EXHIBIT 10.6
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 2, 2004,
Among
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.,
TRW AUTOMOTIVE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS CORP.,
TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC. (f/k/a
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP.),
THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS PARTY HERETO,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative Agent,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Co-Syndication Agents
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent
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X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES INC. and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms................................................ 5
SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally.............................................. 72
SECTION 1.03. Exchange Rates............................................... 72
SECTION 1.04. Redenomination of Certain Foreign Currencies................. 73
SECTION 1.05. Effectuation of Transfers.................................... 74
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments.................................................. 74
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings......................................... 75
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings...................................... 76
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans.............................................. 77
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit............................................ 80
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings........................................ 89
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections........................................... 90
SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments..................... 92
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt......................... 93
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Loans.................. 94
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.......................................... 98
SECTION 2.12. Fees......................................................... 99
SECTION 2.13. Interest..................................................... 101
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest................................... 102
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs.............................................. 103
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments....................................... 105
SECTION 2.17. Taxes........................................................ 106
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.. 107
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders............... 110
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Loan Parties.............................. 111
SECTION 2.21. Additional Reserve Costs..................................... 111
SECTION 2.22. Ancillary Facilities......................................... 112
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers......................................... 117
SECTION 3.02. Authorization................................................ 118
SECTION 3.03. Enforceability............................................... 119
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals....................................... 119
SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements......................................... 119
SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect........ 120
SECTION 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases................. 120
SECTION 3.08. Subsidiaries................................................. 121
SECTION 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws............................. 121
SECTION 3.10. Federal Reserve Regulations.................................. 122
SECTION 3.11. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act... 122
SECTION 3.12. Use of Proceeds.............................................. 122
SECTION 3.13. Tax Returns.................................................. 123
SECTION 3.14. No Material Misstatements.................................... 123
SECTION 3.15. Employee Benefit Plans....................................... 124
SECTION 3.16. Environmental Matters........................................ 125
SECTION 3.17. Security Documents........................................... 125
SECTION 3.18. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises................ 127
SECTION 3.19. Solvency..................................................... 127
SECTION 3.20. Labor Matters................................................ 128
SECTION 3.21. Insurance.................................................... 129
ARTICLE IV
Conditions of Lending
SECTION 4.01. All Credit Events............................................ 129
SECTION 4.02. [Intentionally Omitted]...................................... 130
SECTION 4.03. Credit Events Relating to Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers....... 130
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
SECTION 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties......................... 131
SECTION 5.02. Insurance.................................................... 132
SECTION 5.03. Taxes........................................................ 134
SECTION 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. ......................... 135
SECTION 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices................................. 137
SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws......................................... 138
SECTION 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.... 138
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds.............................................. 139
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Environmental Laws........................... 139
SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances; Additional Mortgages..................... 139
SECTION 5.11. Fiscal Year; Accounting...................................... 142
SECTION 5.12. [Intentionally Omitted]...................................... 142
SECTION 5.13. Proceeds of Certain Dispositions............................. 142
SECTION 5.14. [Intentionally Omitted]...................................... 142
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness................................................. 143
SECTION 6.02. Liens........................................................ 147
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions............................. 151
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans and Advances.............................. 152
SECTION 6.05. Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions.... 155
SECTION 6.06. Dividends and Distributions.................................. 157
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates................................. 159
SECTION 6.08. Business of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries............................. 161
SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of
Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other
Agreements; etc. ......................................... 162
SECTION 6.10. Capital Expenditures......................................... 164
SECTION 6.11. Interest Coverage Ratio...................................... 165
SECTION 6.12. Leverage Ratio............................................... 166
SECTION 6.13. Swap Agreements.............................................. 166
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default............................................ 167
SECTION 7.02. Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries......................... 171
SECTION 7.03. U.S. Borrower's Right to Cure................................ 172
ARTICLE VIII
The Agents
SECTION 8.01. Appointment.................................................. 173
SECTION 8.02. Nature of Duties............................................. 174
SECTION 8.03. Resignation by the Agents.................................... 175
SECTION 8.04. Each Agent in its Individual Capacity........................ 175
SECTION 8.05. Indemnification.............................................. 176
SECTION 8.06. Lack of Reliance on Agents................................... 176
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SECTION 8.07. Designation of Affiliates for Foreign Currency Loans......... 176
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices...................................................... 177
SECTION 9.02. Survival of Agreement........................................ 178
SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect............................................... 178
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns....................................... 179
SECTION 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity.......................................... 183
SECTION 9.06. Right of Set-off............................................. 185
SECTION 9.07. Applicable Law............................................... 186
SECTION 9.08. Waivers; Amendment........................................... 186
SECTION 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation..................................... 188
SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement............................................. 188
SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL......................................... 188
SECTION 9.12. Severability................................................. 189
SECTION 9.13. Counterparts................................................. 189
SECTION 9.14. Headings..................................................... 189
SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.................. 189
SECTION 9.16. Confidentiality.............................................. 190
SECTION 9.17. Conversion of Currencies..................................... 191
SECTION 9.18. [Intentionally Omitted]...................................... 191
ARTICLE X
Ancillary Facility Adjustments
SECTION 10.01. Exchange of Interests in Ancillary Facilities................ 191
ARTICLE XI
Collection Allocation Mechanism
SECTION 11.01. Implementation of CAM........................................ 193
SECTION 11.02. Letters of Credit and Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extensions... 195
SECTION 11.03. Existing Credit Agreement; Effectiveness of Third Amendment
and Restatement........................................... 197
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Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B Form of Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit C-1 Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C-2 Form of Swingline Borrowing Request
Exhibit D Form of U.S. Mortgage
Exhibit E Form of U.S. Collateral Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Foreign Guarantee
Exhibit G Form of Xxxxx Guarantee
Exhibit H Form of Intermediate Holdings Note
Exhibit I Form of Xxxxx Note
Exhibit J Forms of Foreign Acquiror Notes
Exhibit K-1 Form of Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement
Exhibit K-2 Form of Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Termination
Exhibit L Reserve Costs for Mandatory Costs Rate
Exhibit M Form of Newco UK Note
Exhibit N Form of Acceptable Letter of Credit
Exhibit O-1 Form of First Reaffirmation Agreement
Exhibit O-2 Form of Second Reaffirmation Agreement
Exhibit O-3 Form of Third Reaffirmation Agreement
Schedule 1.01(a) Acquired Foreign Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(b) Foreign Acquirors, Foreign Acquiror Equity Contributions and
Foreign Acquiror Loans
Schedule 1.01(c) Closing Date Ancillary Facilities
Schedule 1.01(d) Foreign Pledge Agreements
Schedule 1.01(e) Foreign Subsidiary Loan Parties
Schedule 1.01(f) Ancillary Facility Limits
Schedule 1.01(g) Collateral and Guarantee Requirement
Schedule 1.01(h) Certain U.S. Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.01(i) Closing Date Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreements
Schedule 2.01 Commitments
Schedule 2.04(a) Swingline Dollar Commitments
Schedule 2.04(b) Swingline Foreign Currency Commitments
Schedule 2.05(a) Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.01 Organization and Good Standing
Schedule 3.04 Governmental Approvals
Schedule 3.05 Specified Transaction Documents
Schedule 3.08(b) Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.08(c) Subscriptions
Schedule 3.09 Litigation
Schedule 3.13 Taxes
Schedule 3.18 Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 3.20 Labor Matters
Schedule 3.21 Insurance
Schedule 6.01 Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 Liens
Schedule 6.03 Sale and Lease-Back Transactions
Schedule 6.04(h) Existing Investments
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Schedule 6.04(u) Permitted Intercompany Investments
Schedule 6.07 Transactions with Affiliates
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of
November 2, 2004 (this "Agreement"), among TRW AUTOMOTIVE
HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), TRW
AUTOMOTIVE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation
("Intermediate Holdings"), TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC. (f/k/a TRW
AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP.), a Delaware corporation (the
"U.S. Borrower"), the FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS party
hereto, the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"), and as collateral agent (in such
capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Lenders, CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch,
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES
INC., each as co-syndication agent (in such capacity, a
"Co-Syndication Agent"), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
documentation agent (in such capacity, the "Documentation
Agent").
Pursuant to or in connection with the Purchase Agreement (with such
term and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this preamble
having the meaning assigned thereto in Article I), (a) the Equity Contributions
were made, (b) the financing transactions described in this preamble were
consummated, (c) the Xxxxx Equity Contribution, the Xxxxx Loan, the Newco UK
Equity Contribution, the Newco UK Loan, the Foreign Acquiror Equity
Contributions and the Foreign Acquiror Loans were consummated, (d) the Stock
Purchases were consummated, and (e) fees and expenses (the "Transaction Costs")
incurred in connection with the foregoing were paid.
On the Closing Date, (a) Automotive Investors L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company ("AILLC") and a Fund Affiliate, the Management Group
and the Management Equity Vehicle together, contributed not less than
$500,000,000 in cash to Holdings in exchange for not less than 500,000 shares of
Holdings Common Stock (the "Holdings Equity Contribution"), (b) Holdings
contributed (i) the proceeds of the Holdings Equity Contribution and (ii) a
number of shares of Holdings Common Stock (the "Stock Consideration"), that
taken together with the shares issued pursuant to the Holdings Equity
Contribution had an implied value of not less than $868,000,000, to Intermediate
Holdings, in exchange for all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of
Intermediate Holdings (the "Intermediate Holdings Equity Contribution"), (c)
Intermediate Holdings contributed to the U.S.
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Borrower in exchange for all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the
U.S. Borrower (i) the cash proceeds of the Intermediate Holdings Equity
Contribution, (ii) the Stock Consideration and (iii) 62.7% shares of LucasVarity
Holdings purchased by Intermediate Holdings from a subsidiary of Northrop Space
and Mission in exchange for the Seller Note and (d) the U.S. Borrower
contributed $10,000,000 in cash to Automotive (LV) Corp. in exchange for all the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Automotive (LV) Corp. (the steps
described in clauses (a)-(d) of this paragraph together, the "Equity
Contributions").
On February 18, 2003, the U.S. Borrower issued and sold in offerings
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")
and Regulation S under the Securities Act (a) Senior Notes having an aggregate
principal amount of $925,000,000, (b) Senior Notes having an aggregate principal
amount of (Euro)200,000,000, (c) Senior Subordinated Notes having an aggregate
principal amount of $300,000,000 and (d) Senior Subordinated Notes having an
aggregate principal amount of (Euro)125,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Equity Contributions,
(a) the U.S. Borrower obtained, and made Borrowings in an aggregate amount the
Dollar Equivalent of which is not in excess of $1,544,000,000 under, the senior
secured credit facilities provided for by the Original Credit Agreement, (b) the
U.S. Borrower made the Management Equity Loan and (c) the U.S. Borrower and
certain of the Subsidiaries obtained $150,000,000 in proceeds under the
Permitted Receivables Financing.
Prior to the consummation of the transactions described in the
immediately preceding sentence, the U.S. Borrower contributed (Euro)12,500 in
cash to Xxxxx in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of Xxxxx (the "Xxxxx Equity Contributions"). Concurrently with the
consummation of the transactions described in the immediately preceding
paragraph, (a) the U.S. Borrower (i) made the Foreign Acquiror Equity
Contributions and the Xxxxx Loan and (ii) contributed no more than $12,000,000
to Automotive Holdings (UK), Ltd. ("Newco UK") in exchange for all the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of Newco UK (the "Newco UK Equity
Contribution") and made the Newco UK Loan, (b) Xxxxx used the proceeds of the
Xxxxx Loan to make the Foreign Acquiror Loans, (c) the U.S. Borrower purchased
from a subsidiary of Northrop Space and Mission all the issued and outstanding
shares of LucasVarity Holdings not purchased by Intermediate Holdings (as
described above) for $356,510,000 in cash, (d) (i) the Foreign Acquirors
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used the proceeds of the Foreign Acquiror Equity Contributions and the Foreign
Acquiror Loans to purchase from subsidiaries of Northrop Space and Mission all
the Equity Interests of the Acquired Foreign Subsidiaries and (ii) Newco UK used
the proceeds of the Newco UK Equity Contribution and the Newco UK Loan to
acquire 80.4% of the issued and outstanding LucasVarity shares and all the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests in TRW UK Ltd and all the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of TRW INO Ltd., (e) Automotive Holdings (France)
S.A.S. purchased no less than 90% of the Equity Interests of TRW France Holdings
SAS from Xxxxx Investments, Limited in exchange for a subordinated note of
Automotive Holdings (France) S.A.S. in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$542,000,000, (f) Automotive (LV) Corp. purchased from a subsidiary of Northrop
Space and Mission 1% of the issued and outstanding LucasVarity shares for
$10,000,000 in cash, (g) the U.S. Borrower purchased from a subsidiary of
Northrop Space and Mission (i) all the issued and outstanding LucasVarity shares
not purchased by Automotive (LV) Corp. or Newco UK, and (ii) all the issued and
outstanding shares of TRW Steering & Suspension Co. Ltd., TRW Vehicle Safety
Systems and TRW Automotive JV LLC for $280,000,000 in cash and the Stock
Consideration, (h) the U.S. Borrower purchased from a subsidiary of Northrop
Space and Mission all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of TRW Auto
Holdings Inc. and TRW Automotive U.S. LLC for $1,126,000,000 in cash (the steps
described in clauses (c)-(h) of this paragraph together, the "Stock Purchases").
Following the consummation of the Stock Purchases, (i) the U.S. Borrower
contributed to LucasVarity 1% of the Equity Interests of Xxxxx acquired by the
U.S. Borrower as described in clause (a) above and (j) the U.S. Borrower
contributed to Newco UK all the LucasVarity shares purchased by U.S. Borrower
(as described in clause (g) above) in exchange for 18.6% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Newco UK.
The Borrowers borrowed (a) Tranche A Term Loans on the Closing Date,
in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $410,000,000, (b) Tranche B-1
Term Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) on the Closing Date, in
an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $1,030,000,000, and (c) Tranche
B-2 Term Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) on the Closing Date
in an aggregate principal amount in Euros not in excess of (Euro)64,814,815.
The proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans and the Tranche B Term
Loans were used by the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on the Closing Date,
together with (a) the Equity Contributions, (b) up to $12,000,000 in proceeds of
U.S. Revolving Facility Loans, (c) the proceeds of the offering and sale of the
Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes and
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(d) the proceeds of the initial sale on the Closing Date of accounts receivable
and related assets under the Permitted Receivables Financing, solely (v) to make
the Management Equity Loan, (w) to make the Xxxxx Loan, (x) to make the Foreign
Acquiror Loans and the Newco UK Loan, (y) to make the Stock Purchases and (z) to
pay the Transaction Costs.
On July 22, 2003, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and certain Lenders entered into an Amendment
and Restatement Agreement (the "First Amendment and Restatement Agreement")
pursuant to which the Original Credit Agreement was amended and restated in its
entirety (as so amended and restated, the "First Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement").
On January 9, 2004, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and certain Lenders entered into an Amendment
and Restatement Agreement (the "Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement")
pursuant to which the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was amended
and restated in its entirety (as so amended and restated, the "Existing Credit
Agreement").
On February 6, 2004, Holdings completed an initial public offering
of 24,137,931 shares of its common stock (the "IPO") and used the proceeds
therefrom to (a) repurchase 12,068,965 shares of its common stock from AILLC
(the "IPO Repurchase Transaction") and (b) repay a portion of its Senior Notes
and Senior Subordinated Notes (both as defined below) as follows: (i)
approximately $117,000,000 of such proceeds to repay 35% of its $300,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes, (ii) approximately
$61,000,000 of such proceeds to repay 35% of its (Euro)125,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 11.75% Senior Subordinated Notes, (iii) approximately
$109,000,000 of such proceeds to repay approximately 11% of its $925,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 9.375% Senior Notes and (iv) approximately
$30,000,000 of such proceeds to repay approximately 11% of its
(Euro)200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.125% Senior Notes.
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, the Required
Restatement Lenders (as defined therein) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
administrative agent, have entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement
dated as of November 2, 2004 (the "Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement").
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Third
Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the
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Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as provided herein.
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
"ABR Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
"ABR Loan" shall mean any ABR Term Loan, ABR Revolving Loan or
Swingline Dollar Loan.
"ABR Revolving Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR
Revolving Loans.
"ABR Revolving Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with
the provisions of Article II.
"ABR Term Loan" shall mean any Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0
Term Loan or Tranche E Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of
Article II.
"Acceptable Letter of Credit" shall mean a letter of credit that (a)
is issued to Xxxxx by a commercial bank whose long-term debt, or whose parent
holding company's long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating)
or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization
(as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act), (b) has a face amount not
less than the outstanding principal amount of the Xxxxx Notes on the date of
issuance of such letter of credit, (c) is in substantially the form of Exhibit N
and (d) provides for drawing upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which
Xxxxx is required by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to pay
amounts in respect of principal due under the Xxxxx Notes and (ii) 10 Business
Days prior to the stated termination date of such letter of credit if such
letter of credit has not been replaced with a substantially identical letter of
credit.
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"Acquired Foreign Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries
specified on Schedule 1.01(a).
"Additional Mortgage" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.10(c).
"Adjusted LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency
Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate
in effect for such Interest Period and (b) Statutory Reserves applicable to such
Eurocurrency Borrowing, if any.
"Administrative Agent" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Administrative Agent Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.12(c).
"Administrative Questionnaire" shall mean an Administrative
Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B.
"Affiliate" shall mean, when used with respect to a specified
person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the
person specified.
"Agents" shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent.
"Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure" shall mean the aggregate
amount of the Lenders' Revolving Credit Exposures and the Ancillary Facility
Exposures.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Agreement Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.17(b).
"AILLC" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
to this Agreement.
"Alternate Base Rate" shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum
equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. If for any
reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall
be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal
Funds Effective Rate, including the failure of the
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York to publish rates or the inability of the
Administrative Agent to obtain quotations in accordance with the terms thereof,
the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the
preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no
longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime
Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective
date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively.
"Ancillary Commitment" shall mean, with respect to any Ancillary
Lender, the maximum amount that such Ancillary Lender has agreed to make
available from time to time during the Availability Period under Ancillary
Facilities created pursuant to Section 2.22 by such Ancillary Lender; provided
that at no time shall (a) the sum of (i) the Ancillary Commitment of such
Ancillary Lender and (ii) the Available Unused Commitment of such Ancillary
Lender exceed (b) the Global Revolving Facility Commitment of such Ancillary
Lender.
"Ancillary Commitment Limit" shall mean $100,000,000; provided that
the Ancillary Commitments with respect to the Ancillary Facilities in the
jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 1.01(f) shall be limited to the amounts set
forth opposite such jurisdictions on such Schedule.
"Ancillary Credit Extensions" shall mean Funded Ancillary Credit
Extensions and Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extensions.
"Ancillary Facility" shall mean any facility or financial
accommodation (including any revolving, overdraft, foreign exchange, guarantee,
letter of credit, bonding, credit card or automated payments facility) made
available to a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower by a Global Revolving Facility Lender
pursuant to Section 2.22.
"Ancillary Facility Document" shall mean, with respect to any
Ancillary Facility, the agreements between the applicable Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower and the Ancillary Lender thereunder providing for such Ancillary
Facility.
"Ancillary Facility Exposure" shall mean, at any time with respect
to an Ancillary Facility made available by an Ancillary Lender, the sum of the
Dollar Equivalents at such time of each of the following amounts (as calculated
by such Ancillary Lender using the relevant Exchange Rate at such time):
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(a) the aggregate principal amount under any overdraft, check
drawing or other account facilities, determined on the same basis as that
for determining any limit on such facilities imposed by the terms of such
Ancillary Facility;
(b) the maximum potential liability (excluding amounts representing
interest, fees and similar amounts) under all letters of credit,
guarantees and bonds then outstanding under such Ancillary Facility;
(c) the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding thereunder;
and
(d) in the case of any other facility or financial accommodation,
such other amount as fairly represents the aggregate exposure of such
Ancillary Lender under such facility or financial accommodation, as
reasonably determined by such Ancillary Lender from time to time in
accordance with its usual banking practice for facilities or
accommodations of such type.
"Ancillary Facility Repayment Amount" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.22(e)(ii).
"Ancillary Facility Termination Date" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.22(e)(i).
"Ancillary Lender" shall mean, with respect to an Ancillary
Facility, the Global Revolving Facility Lender that has made such Ancillary
Facility available pursuant to Section 2.22.
"Ancillary Replacement Borrowing" shall mean a Global Revolving
Facility Borrowing made by an Eligible Borrower upon the termination of an
Ancillary Facility pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of Section
2.22(e).
"Applicable Agent" shall mean (a) with respect to a Loan or
Borrowing denominated in Dollars or with respect to any payment that does not
relate to any Loan or Borrowing, the Administrative Agent and (b) with respect
to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, a Swingline Foreign
Currency Borrowing or Swingline Foreign Currency Loan, the Administrative Agent
or an Affiliate thereof designated pursuant to Section 8.07.
"Applicable Creditor" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 9.17(b).
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"Applicable Margin" shall mean, for any day with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan that is a Term Loan or a Revolving Loan and any ABR Loan that
is a Term Loan or a Revolving Loan, the applicable margin per annum set forth
below under the caption "Revolving Loan ABR Spread", "Revolving Loan
Eurocurrency Spread", "Tranche A-1 Term Loan ABR Spread", "Tranche A-1 Term Loan
Eurocurrency Spread", "Tranche D-1 Term Loan ABR Spread", "Tranche D-1 Term Loan
Eurocurrency Spread", "Tranche D-2 Term Loan Eurocurrency Spread", "Tranche E
Term Loan ABR Spread" or "Tranche E Term Loan Eurocurrency Spread", as
applicable, based upon the Leverage Ratio or, with respect to the Tranche A-1
Term Loans, Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Loans and Tranche E Term
Loans, the ratings assigned to the Facilities by S&P and/or Xxxxx'x as of the
most recent determination date.
Applicable Margins for Revolving Loans
Revolving
Revolving Loan
Loan ABR Eurocurrency
Leverage Ratio: Spread Spread
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Category 1
Leverage Ratio greater than 4.375
to 1.00 3.25% 4.25%
Category 2
Leverage Ratio less than or equal
to 4.375 to 1.00 but greater than 2.50% 3.50%
3.00 to 1.00
Category 3
Leverage Ratio less than or equal
to 3.00 to 1.00 but greater than 2.00% 3.00%
2.50 to 1.00
Category 4
Leverage Ratio less than or equal
to 2.50 to 1.00 but greater than 1.50% 2.50%
2.00 to 1.00
Category 5
Leverage Ratio less than or equal
to 2.00 to 1.00 1.25% 2.25%
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Applicable Margins for Tranche A-1 Term Loans,
Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Loans
and Tranche E Term Loans
Tranche X-0 Xxxxxxx X-0 Xxxxxxx X-0 Tranche D-2 Tranche E
Term Term Loan Tranche D-1 Term Loan Term Loan Tranche E Term Loan
Leverage Ratio or Loan ABR Euro-currency Term Loan Euro-currency Euro-currency Term Loan Euro-currency
Ratings: Spread Spread ABR Spread Spread Spread ABR Spread Spread
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Category 1
Leverage Ratio
greater than 3.75
to 1.00 1.50% 2.50% 1.75% 2.75% 2.75% 0.75% 1.75%
Category 2
Leverage Ratio
less than or equal
to 3.75 to 1.00
but greater than
3.25 to 1.00 1.25% 2.25% 1.50% 2.50% 2.50% 0.75% 1.75%
Category 3
Leverage Ratio
less than or equal
to 3.25 to 1.00
but greater than
2.00 to 1.00 1.00% 2.00% 1.50% 2.50% 2.50% 0.75% 1.75%
Category 4
Leverage Ratio
less than or equal
to 2.00 to 1.00
OR
Ratings either BB+
or better by S&P
or Ba1 or better
by Xxxxx'x 0.75% 1.75% 1.25% 2.25% 2.25% 0.50% 1.50%
Category 5
Ratings both BB+
or better by S&P
and Ba1 or better
by Xxxxx'x 0.75% 1.75% 1.00% 2.00% 2.25% 0.50% 1.50%
For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Leverage Ratio shall be
determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the U.S. Borrower's fiscal
year based upon the consolidated financial information of the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or (b) and (b) each
change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio
shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the first
Business Day after the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such
consolidated financial information indicating such change and ending on the date
immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that
the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 1 (i) at any time that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) at the option of the
Administrative Agent or
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at the request of the Required Lenders, if the U.S. Borrower fails to deliver
the consolidated financial information required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 5.04(a) or (b), during the period from the expiration of the time for
delivery thereof until such consolidated financial information is delivered.
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either S&P or Xxxxx'x shall
not have in effect a rating for the Facilities (other than by reason of the
circumstances referred to in the following sentence), then such rating agency
(or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, both rating
agencies) will have deemed to have established a rating for the Facilities that
is below BB+ (in the case of S&P) or below Ba1 (in the case of Xxxxx'x) and (ii)
if any rating established or deemed to have been established by S&P or Xxxxx'x
shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of
either S&P or Xxxxx'x), such change shall be effective as of the date on which
such change is first announced by the rating agency making such change. If the
rating system of S&P or Xxxxx'x shall change, or if either such rating agency
shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the U.S.
Borrower and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this
definition to reflect such changed rating system or the non-availability of
ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such
amendment, the rating of such rating agency shall be determined by reference to
the rating most recently in effect from such rating agency prior to such change
or cessation.
For purposes of the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Loans and Tranche E Term Loans, in the event the ratings
established or deemed to have been established by S&P or Xxxxx'x for the
Facilities and the Leverage Ratio shall fall in different Categories, the
Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the Category with the
lower Applicable Margin.
"Applicant Party" shall mean, with respect to a Letter of Credit,
the Borrower that requested such Letter of Credit.
"Approved Fund" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.04(b).
"Asset Disposition" shall mean any sale, transfer or other
disposition by Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to any
person other than a Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any asset or group
of related assets in one or a series of related transactions, the Net Proceeds
from which exceed $50,000,000.
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"Assignment and Acceptance" shall mean an assignment and acceptance
entered into by a Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Administrative
Agent and the U.S. Borrower, in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as
shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.
"Automotive (LV) Corp." shall mean Automotive (LV) Corp., a Delaware
corporation.
"Availability Period" shall mean the period from and including the
Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date
and (a) in the case of each of Global Revolving Facility Loans, Global Revolving
Facility Borrowings, Swingline Foreign Currency Loans and Swingline Foreign
Currency Borrowings, the date of termination of the Global Revolving Facility
Commitments and (b) in the case of each of U.S. Revolving Facility Loans, U.S.
Revolving Facility Borrowings, Swingline Dollar Borrowings and Letters of
Credit, the date of termination of the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments.
"Available Investment Basket Amount" shall mean, on any date of
determination, an amount equal to (a) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow
Amount on such date minus (b) any amounts used to make investments pursuant to
clause (y) of Section 6.04(a), clause (y) of Section 6.04(d), clause (ii) of
Section 6.04(j), clause (ii) of Section 6.04(k) and/or clause (ii) of Section
6.04(m) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date, minus (c) the
aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made after the Closing Date and on or
prior to such date pursuant to Section 6.10(c).
"Available Unused Commitment" shall mean, with respect to a Global
Revolving Facility Lender at any time, an amount equal to the amount by which
(a) the Global Revolving Facility Commitment of such Global Revolving Facility
Lender at such time exceeds (b) the sum of (x) the Global Revolving Facility
Credit Exposure of such Global Revolving Facility Lender at such time and (y)
the Ancillary Commitment (if any) of such Global Revolving Facility Lender at
such time. For purposes of calculating a Global Revolving Facility Lender's
Available Unused Commitment in connection with an Ancillary Replacement
Borrowing, the amount of the Ancillary Commitment of such Global Revolving
Facility Lender shall be reduced by the amount of the Ancillary Commitment being
terminated.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System of the United States of America.
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"Borrowers" shall mean the U.S. Borrower and the Foreign Subsidiary
Borrowers.
"Borrowing" shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type under a
single Facility and made on a single date and, in the case of Eurocurrency
Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
"Borrowing Minimum" shall mean (a) in the case of an ABR Revolving
Borrowing, $5,000,000, (b) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing
denominated in Dollars, $5,000,000, (c) in the case of a Global Revolving
Facility Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, the smallest amount of
such Foreign Currency that is a multiple of 1,000,000 units of such Foreign
Currency and has a Dollar Equivalent in excess of $5,000,000, (d) in the case of
a Swingline Dollar Borrowing, $500,000 and (e) in the case of a Swingline
Foreign Currency Borrowing, the smallest amount of such Foreign Currency that is
a multiple of 500,000 units of such Foreign Currency and has a Dollar Equivalent
in excess of $1,000,000.
"Borrowing Multiple" shall mean (a) in the case of a Revolving
Borrowing denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000, (b) in the case of a Swingline
Dollar Borrowing, $500,000 and (c) in the case of a Global Revolving Facility
Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency or a Swingline Foreign Currency
Borrowing, 100,000 units of such Foreign Currency.
"Borrowing Request" shall mean a request by a Borrower in accordance
with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.
"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required
by law to remain closed; provided that (a) when used in connection with a
Eurocurrency Loan, the term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which
banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the applicable currency in the
London interbank market and (b) when used in connection with a Loan denominated
in Euros, the term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET
payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
"Calculation Date" shall mean (a) the last Business Day of each
calendar month, (b) each date (with such date to be reasonably determined by the
Administrative Agent) that is on or about the date of (i) a Borrowing Request or
an Interest Election Request with respect to any Global Revolving Facility Loan
denominated in a Foreign Currency, (ii) the issuance, amendment,
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renewal or extension of a Foreign Currency Letter of Credit or (iii) a request
for a Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing and (c) if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, any Business Day as determined by the Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion.
"CAM" shall mean the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of
interests in the Loans and extensions of credit under Ancillary Facilities,
participations in Letters of Credit and collections thereunder established under
Article XI.
"CAM Dollar Lender" shall mean each Lender other than a CAM Euro
Lender.
"CAM Euro Lender" shall mean a Lender that has made or holds only
Xxxxxxx X-0 Loans.
"CAM Exchange" shall mean the exchange of the Lenders (TELEPHONE)
interests provided for in Section 11.01.
"CAM Exchange Date" shall mean the first date after the Closing Date
on which there shall occur (a) any event described in paragraph (h) or (i) of
Section 7.01 with respect to any Borrower or (b) an acceleration of Loans
pursuant to Section 7.01.
"CAM Percentage" shall mean, as to each Lender, a fraction,
expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of (i) the
Dollar Equivalent, determined using the Exchange Rates calculated as of the CAM
Exchange Date, of the aggregate Obligations owed to such Lender, (ii) the
Revolving L/C Exposure, if any, of such Lender, (iii) the Swingline Exposure, if
any, of such Lender, and (iv) the Ancillary Facility Exposure, if any, of such
Lender, in each case immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date, and (b) the
denominator shall be the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent, determined using the
Exchange Rates calculated as of the CAM Exchange Date, of the aggregate
Obligations owed to all the Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure
of all the Lenders and (iii) the Ancillary Facility Exposures of all Lenders, in
each case immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date; provided that, for
purposes of clause (a) above, the Obligations owed to a Swingline Lender will be
deemed not to include any Swingline Loans except to the extent provided in
clause (a)(iii) above.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any person in respect of any
period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during such
period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in "additions to
property, plant or
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equipment" or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such
person, provided, however, that Capital Expenditures for the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries shall not include (a) expenditures to the extent they are made
with the proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings after the
Closing Date or with funds that would have constituted Net Proceeds under clause
(a) of the definition of the term "Net Proceeds" (but that will not constitute
Net Proceeds as a result of the first proviso to such clause (a)), (b)
expenditures of proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other
settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets,
equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace
or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other
property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade
or repair assets or properties useful in the business of the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries within 12 months of receipt of such proceeds, (c) interest
capitalized during such period, (d) expenditures that are accounted for as
capital expenditures of such person and that actually are paid for by a third
party (excluding Holdings or any subsidiary thereof) and for which neither
Holdings nor any subsidiary thereof has provided or is required to provide or
incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third
party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period), (e) the
book value of any asset owned by such person prior to or during such period to
the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such
period as a result of such person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset
during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made
in such period, provided that (i) any expenditure necessary in order to permit
such asset to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the
period that such expenditure actually is made and (ii) such book value shall
have been included in Capital Expenditures when such asset was originally
acquired, (f) the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to
the extent the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (i) used or
surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase and (ii) the proceeds
of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary
course of business, (g) investments in respect of a Permitted Business
Acquisition or (h) one-time capital expenditures made in 2003 related to the
Transactions in an aggregate amount not in excess of $10,000,000.
"Capital Lease Obligations" of any person shall mean the obligations
of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which
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obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on
a balance sheet of such person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount
of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such
time determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Card Programs" means (i) purchasing card programs established to
enable headquarters and field staff of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to
purchase goods and supplies from vendors and (ii) any travel and entertainment
card program established to enable headquarters and field staff of the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary to make payments for expenses incurred related to
travel and entertainment.
"Cash Interest Expense" shall mean, with respect to the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of
Interest Expense of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period less
the sum of (a) pay-in-kind Interest Expense, (b) to the extent included in
Interest Expense (and without duplication), the amortization of any financing
fees paid by, or on behalf of, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries,
including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions and the Restatement
Transactions (including any such fees paid by Holdings from the proceeds of
distributions from the U.S. Borrower) and (c) the amortization of debt
discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements; provided that Cash
Interest Expense shall be deemed to be (x) for the four fiscal quarter period
ended June 30, 2003, the Cash Interest Expense for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2003, multiplied by four, (y) for the four fiscal quarter period ended
September 30, 2003, the Cash Interest Expense for the two fiscal quarter period
ended September 30, 2003, multiplied by two and (z) for the four fiscal quarter
period ended December 31, 2003, the Cash Interest Expense for the three fiscal
quarter period ended December 31, 2003, multiplied by 4/3.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) at any time, (i) Holdings shall fail to own directly,
beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of Intermediate Holdings, (ii) Intermediate Holdings shall fail
to own directly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower, (iii) a majority of the
seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Holdings
shall at any time be occupied by persons who were neither (A) nominated by
the board of directors of Holdings or a Permitted Holder nor (B) appointed
by directors so nominated or (iv) a "Change
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in Control" shall occur under the Senior Notes Indentures or the Senior
Subordinated Note Indentures;
(b) (i) the Permitted Holders or any combination of Permitted
Holders shall fail to own beneficially, directly or indirectly, in the
aggregate Equity Interests representing at least 51% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of Holdings (such 51% to be reduced by the amount by which such
voting power is reduced as a result of any combination of (i) the sale by
the Permitted Holders in the initial public offering, or any subsequent
public offering, of Equity Interests of Holdings, (ii) the dilution
suffered by the Permitted Holders in such public offering or (iii) the
redemption or repurchase of Equity Interests from the Permitted Holders
pursuant to the IPO Repurchase Transaction, but in any event not to a
percentage below 25%) or (ii) any person or group (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the
Closing Date), other than the Permitted Holders or any combination of the
Permitted Holders, shall own beneficially, directly or indirectly, in the
aggregate Equity Interests representing at least 35% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of Holdings and the Permitted Holders own beneficially, directly
or indirectly, a smaller percentage of such ordinary voting power at such
time than the Equity Interests owned by such other person or group.
"Change in Law" shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or
regulation after the Original Execution Date, (b) any change in law, rule or
regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority after the Original Execution Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or
Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such
Lender or by such Lender's or Issuing Bank's holding company, if any) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the Original Execution Date.
"Charges" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.09.
"Closing Date" shall mean February 28, 2003.
"Closing Date Ancillary Facility" shall mean each Ancillary Facility
made available on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.01(c).
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"Closing Date Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement" shall mean a
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement listed on Schedule 1.01(i) entered into by
Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers listed on such schedule on the Closing Date.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
"Collateral" shall mean all the "Collateral" as defined in any
Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties.
"Collateral Agent" shall have the meaning given such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Collateral and Guarantee Requirement" shall mean the requirement
that:
(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) from Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary Loan
Party, a counterpart of the U.S. Collateral Agreement duly executed and
delivered on behalf of such person, (ii) from each Subsidiary listed on
Schedule 1.01(d), a counterpart of a Foreign Pledge Agreement with respect
to the amount of the Equity Interests of each Foreign Subsidiary listed
opposite such Subsidiary on such Schedule, duly executed and delivered on
behalf of such party, (iii) except as set forth on Schedule 1.01(g), from
each Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party a counterpart of a Foreign Security
Agreement and a Foreign Mortgage, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
such Foreign Subsidiary, (iv) except as set forth on Schedule 1.01(g),
from each Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party a counterpart of the Foreign
Guarantee, duly executed and delivered on behalf of each such person, (v)
from Xxxxx, a counterpart of the Xxxxx Guarantee and Foreign Pledge
Agreements, with respect to its interest in certain of the Foreign
Acquiror Notes, in each case, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
Xxxxx and (vi) from the U.S. Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary Loan
Party thereto a counterpart of the First-Tier Subsidiary Pledge Agreement,
duly executed and delivered on behalf of each such person;
(b) in the case of any person that becomes a Domestic Subsidiary
Loan Party after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have
received from such subsidiary (i) a supplement to the U.S. Collateral
Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on
behalf of such Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party, (ii) if such
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Subsidiary owns Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary that, as a result
the law of the jurisdiction or organization of such Foreign Subsidiary,
cannot be pledged to the Collateral Agent under the U.S. Collateral
Agreement, a counterpart of a Foreign Pledge Agreement with respect to
such Equity Interests (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary,
other than Xxxxx, be pledged to secure Obligations of the U.S. Borrower),
duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary and (iii) a
supplement to the First-Tier Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or a Foreign
Pledge Agreement, as applicable, with respect to the portion that is not
being pledged pursuant to clause (ii) above of the Equity Interests of a
Foreign Subsidiary owned by it, duly executed and delivered on behalf of
such Subsidiary;
(c) in the case of any person that becomes a Foreign Subsidiary Loan
Party after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)
from such person (x) subject to clause (iii) of Section 5.10(f), a
counterpart of a Foreign Security Agreement and (if applicable) a Foreign
Mortgage, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such person and (y) a
supplement to the Foreign Guarantee, in the form specified therein, duly
executed and delivered on behalf of such person and (ii) from the parent
of such Foreign Subsidiary, a counterpart of a Foreign Pledge Agreement
duly executed and delivered on behalf of such parent;
(d) all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests (i) of (A)
Intermediate Holdings, (B) the U.S. Borrower, (C) each Domestic Subsidiary
Loan Party, (D) each Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party, (E) each Wholly Owned
Subsidiary directly owned by or on behalf of (1) the U.S. Borrower, (2) a
Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(e), (3) any Domestic Subsidiary Loan
Party or (4) subject to clause (iii) of Section 5.10(f), any person that
becomes a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date, (ii) of
any other person owned on the Closing Date directly by or on behalf by any
Loan Party, subject to Section 5.10(h) and except to the extent that a
pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or a
contractual obligation binding upon such Equity Interests as of the
Closing Date and for so long as such restriction exists and (iii) subject
to Section 5.10(h), that are acquired by a Loan Party after the Closing
Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement or
a Foreign Pledge Agreement, as applicable (provided that in no event
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shall more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any
Foreign Subsidiary, other than Xxxxx, be pledged to secure Obligations of
the U.S. Borrower), and the Collateral Agent shall have received all
certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity
Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer
with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(e) all Indebtedness of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower and each Subsidiary having an aggregate principal amount that has
a Dollar Equivalent in excess of $10,000,000 (other than intercompany
current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in
connection with the cash management operations of the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries) that is owing to any Loan Party shall be evidenced by a
promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to
the U.S. Collateral Agreement or a Foreign Pledge Agreement, as
applicable, and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such
promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other
instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(f) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens
intended to be created by the Security Documents (in each case, including
any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by,
and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been
filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for
filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly
following, the execution and delivery of each such Security Document;
(g) the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of
each Mortgage to be entered into on the Closing Date with respect to each
Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such
Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance, paid for
by the U.S. Borrower, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance
company insuring the Lien of each U.S. Mortgage specified on Schedule 3.18
to be entered into on the Closing Date as a valid first Lien on the
Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as
permitted by Section 6.02 and Liens arising by operation of law, together
with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral
Agent may
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reasonably request, and (iii) such legal opinions and other documents as
the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such
Mortgage or Mortgaged Property; and
(h) each Loan Party shall have obtained (i) all consents and
approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (A) the
execution and delivery of all Security Documents (or supplements thereto)
to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder, (B)
in the case of each Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party, the performance of its
obligations thereunder and (C) in the case of each Foreign Subsidiary Loan
Party, the performance of its obligations under the Foreign Guarantee and
(ii) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party, all material consents
and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with the
performance by it of its obligations under the Security Documents (other
than the Foreign Guarantee).
"Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.12(a).
"Commitments" shall mean, (a) with respect to any Lender, such
Lender's Global Revolving Facility Commitment, U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitment and Tranche E Term Loan Commitment and (b) with respect to any
Swingline Lender, its Swingline Dollar Commitment or Swingline Foreign Currency
Commitment, as applicable.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any person for any
period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such person and its subsidiaries for
such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that (i) any net
after-tax extraordinary gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating
thereto) shall be excluded, (ii) any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal
of discontinued operations shall be excluded, (iii) any net after-tax gains or
losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset
dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in
good faith by the U.S. Borrower) shall be excluded, (iv) the Net Income for such
period of any person that is not a subsidiary of such person, or that is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the
extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in
cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a
subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, (v) the Net Income for such period
of any subsidiary of such person shall be excluded to the extent that the
declaration or payment of
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dividends or similar distributions by such subsidiary of its Net Income is not
at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval
(which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of
the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order,
statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends
or in similar distributions has been legally waived, (vi) in the case of the
U.S. Borrower, Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be decreased by the
amount of all payments made during such period pursuant to Sections 6.06(b) and
(g) and used by Holdings or Intermediate Holdings to make payments that reduce
the Consolidated Net Income of Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable,
for such period and (vii) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not
include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such
period.
"Consolidated Total Assets" shall mean, as of any date, the total
assets of the U.S. Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries, determined in
accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the U.S.
Borrower as of such date.
"Consolidated Total Debt" at any date shall mean the sum of (without
duplication), (a) all Indebtedness consisting of Capital Lease Obligations,
Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred
purchase price of property or services of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis on such date plus (b) the "Aggregate
Principal Balance" (as defined in the Receivables Loan Agreement) or any
analogous term in any replacement or amendment of the Receivables Loan Agreement
plus, (c) without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of any financing
of, or Net Investment in, accounts receivable that constitutes a Permitted
Receivables Financing.
"Control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and "Controlling" and "Controlled" shall have meanings correlative
thereto.
"Co-Syndication Agent" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Credit Event" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Article IV.
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"Cumulative Net Income Amount" shall mean, at any time, an amount
equal to (a) the product of (i) Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as
one accounting period) commencing January 1, 2004 to the end of the most
recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available
and (ii) 0.50 (to be reduced to (A) 0.25 if the Leverage Ratio (calculated
immediately before and after giving effect to the event for which the Cumulative
Net Income Amount is being determined) is greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
but less than 3.00 to 1.00 and (B) zero if the Leverage Ratio (calculated
immediately before and after giving effect to the event for which the Cumulative
Net Income Amount is being determined) is greater than or equal to 3.00 to
1.00), minus (b) the aggregate amount of such Consolidated Net Income that has
been utilized, or committed to be utilized, prior to such time to purchase or
redeem, or pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, Equity
Interests of Holdings pursuant to Section 6.06(e), minus (c) the aggregate
amount of such Consolidated Net Income that has been utilized, or committed to
be utilized, prior to such time to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to clause (D)(2) of Section
6.09(b)(i).
"Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount" shall mean, at any
date, an amount, not less than zero, determined on cumulative basis equal to the
amount of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending after the
Closing Date that is not (and, in the case of any Excess Cash Flow Period where
the respective required date of prepayment has not yet occurred pursuant to
Section 2.11(d), will not on such date of required prepayment be) required to be
applied in accordance with Section 2.11(d).
"Cure Amount" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.03.
"Cure Right" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.03.
"Current Assets" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, the sum
of (a) all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash
equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a
consolidated balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current
assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or
deferred Taxes based on income or profits (including the Michigan Single
Business Tax and similar Taxes) and (b) in the event that the Permitted
Receivables Financing is accounted
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for off-balance sheet, (x) gross accounts receivable sold by the U.S. Borrower
or any Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Financing less (y)
collections against the amounts sold pursuant to clause (x).
"Current Liabilities" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all
liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated
balance sheet of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current liabilities
at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any debt or
Capital Lease Obligations, (b) accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest
Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes
based on income or profits (including the Michigan Single Business Tax and
similar Taxes), (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the
Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or
termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and
other post-retirement benefit obligations, (f) the current portion of the
obligations of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries under the Trust Agreement
between Xxxxx and Fidelity Management Trust dated as of October 1, 1995, with
respect to the Varity Automotive Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and the Varity
Automotive Inc. Deferred Compensation Trust Agreement dated as of November 1,
1997, with respect to the Varity Automotive Supplemental Compensation and
Deferred Compensation Plan and (g) accruals for add-backs to EBITDA included in
clauses (a)(v) through (a)(x) of the definition of such term.
"Debt Service" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Cash Interest Expense for
such period plus scheduled principal amortization of Consolidated Total Debt for
such period (whether or not such payments are made).
"Default" shall mean any event or condition that upon notice, lapse
of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Lender" shall mean any Lender or Ancillary Lender with
respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.
"Documentation Agent" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
"Dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.
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"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of determination (a)
with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any
amount in any Foreign Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount,
determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.03(b) using the
Exchange Rate with respect to such Foreign Currency at the time in effect under
the provisions of such Section.
"Dollar Letter of Credit" shall mean a Letter of Credit denominated
in Dollars.
"Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party" shall mean each Wholly Owned
Subsidiary that is not (a) a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) the Receivables Subsidiary,
(c) the Transferor, (d) U.S. Serviceco or (e) listed on Schedule 1.01(h).
"Dutch Holdco" shall mean Roadster Automotive B.V., a company
organized under the laws of The Netherlands.
"EBITDA" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period:
(A) for purposes only of calculating the Leverage Ratio in
connection with the determination of the Applicable Margin in respect of
the Revolving Loans, the Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries for such period
PLUS (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to
the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i)
through (x) of this clause (a) reduced such Consolidated Net
Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being
determined) (i) provision for Taxes based on income or profits
of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including the
Michigan Single Business Tax and similar Taxes) for such
period and provision for Taxes based on income or profits of
Holdings and Intermediate Holdings during such period to the
extent paid using the proceeds of dividends made by the U.S.
Borrower in accordance with Section 6.06(b), (ii) Interest
Expense of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such
period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) any
fees, expenses or charges related to any equity offering, any
investment or acquisition permitted hereunder or occurring
prior to the Closing Date,
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any recapitalization permitted hereunder or any Indebtedness
permitted to be incurred hereunder (whether or not successful)
and fees, expenses, charges or change of control payments
related to the Transactions (including fees to the Fund and
Fund Affiliates) or the acquisition by Northrop Grumman
Corporation of TRW Inc., (v) the amount of any cash
restructuring or other nonrecurring charges incurred not in
excess of (A) $30,000,000 in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 or (B)
$50,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, (vi) any other
noncash charges, including increases in costs of sales
resulting from purchase accounting in relation to the
Transactions or any acquisition (but excluding any such charge
which requires an accrual of a cash reserve for anticipated
cash charges for any future period), (vii) the amount of any
minority interest expense, (viii) noncash exchange,
translation or performance losses relating to any foreign
currency hedging transactions or currency fluctuations, (ix)
the amount of management, consulting, monitoring and advisory
fees paid to the Fund and/or Fund Affiliates (or any accruals
related to such fees) during such period not to exceed
$7,500,000 during any four quarter period and (x) any expense
relating to defined benefits pension or post-retirement
benefit plans (provided that, for purposes of subclauses (vi)
and (viii) of this clause (a), any noncash charges or losses
shall be treated as cash charges or losses in any subsequent
period during which cash disbursements attributable thereto
are made),
MINUS (b) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to
the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i)
through (iii) and (v) of this clause (b) increased such
Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which
EBITDA is being determined) (i) the amount of any minority
interest income, (ii) noncash exchange, translation or
performance gains relating to any foreign currency hedging
transactions or currency fluctuations, (iii) any income
relating to defined benefits pension or post-retirement
benefit plans, (iv) any cash payment relating to defined
benefits pension or post-retirement benefit plans net of any
amounts receivable from Northrop Grumman Corporation
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pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for post-retirement
benefits plans (provided that any such amounts calculated
pursuant to this clause (iv) shall be reduced by $25,000,000
with respect to fiscal year 2003, $35,000,000 with respect to
fiscal year 2004, and $20,000,000 with respect to fiscal year
2005) and (v) noncash items increasing Consolidated Net Income
of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (but
excluding any such items (A) in respect of which cash was
received in a prior period or will be received in a future
period or (B) which represent the reversal of any accrual of,
or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior
period); and
(B) for all other purposes under this Agreement, the Consolidated
Net Income of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period:
PLUS (a) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to
the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i)
through (ix) of this clause (a) reduced such Consolidated Net
Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being
determined) (i) provision for Taxes based on income or profits
of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including the
Michigan Single Business Tax and similar Taxes) for such
period and provision for Taxes based on income or profits of
Holdings and Intermediate Holdings during such period to the
extent paid using the proceeds of dividends made by the U.S.
Borrower in accordance with Section 6.06(b), (ii) Interest
Expense of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such
period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) any
fees, expenses or charges related to any equity offering, any
investment or acquisition permitted hereunder or occurring
prior to the Closing Date, any recapitalization permitted
hereunder or any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
hereunder (whether or not successful) and fees, expenses,
charges or change of control payments related to the
Transactions (including fees to the Fund and Fund Affiliates)
or the acquisition by Northrop Grumman Corporation of TRW
Inc., (v) the amount of any cash restructuring or other
nonrecurring
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charges incurred not in excess of (A) $30,000,000 in fiscal
years 2003 and 2004 or (B) $50,000,000 in any fiscal year
thereafter, (vi) any other noncash charges, including
increases in costs of sales resulting from purchase accounting
in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition (but
excluding any such charge which requires an accrual of a cash
reserve for anticipated cash charges for any future period and
any noncash expense relating to defined benefits pension or
post-retirement benefit plans), (vii) the amount of any
minority interest expense, (viii) noncash exchange,
translation or performance losses relating to any foreign
currency hedging transactions or currency fluctuations and
(ix) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring and
advisory fees paid to the Fund and/or Fund Affiliates (or any
accruals related to such fees) during such period not to
exceed $7,500,000 during any four quarter period (provided
that, for purposes of subclauses (vi) and (viii) of this
clause (a), any noncash charges or losses shall be treated as
cash charges or losses in any subsequent period during which
cash disbursements attributable thereto are made),
MINUS (b) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to
the extent the respective amounts described in subclauses (i)
through (iii) of this clause (b) increased such Consolidated
Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being
determined) (i) the amount of any minority interest income,
(ii) noncash exchange, translation or performance gains
relating to any foreign currency hedging transactions or
currency fluctuations and (iii) noncash items increasing
Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such items (A)
in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or
will be received in a future period, (B) which represent the
reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated
cash charges in any prior period) or (C) which constitute
noncash gains or income relating to defined benefits pension
or post-retirement benefit plans).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) EBITDA calculated
pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above shall be deemed to be $276,000,000 and
$271,000,000, respectively, for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2002 and
March 31, 2003.
"Eligible Borrower" shall mean the U.S. Borrower or any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower that has been designated under Section 2.20 to make
Borrowings under the Global Revolving Facility.
"EMU Legislation" shall mean the legislative measures of the
European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro
in one or more member states of the European Union.
"environment" shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater
(including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or
subsurface strata, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental
Law.
"Environmental Laws" shall mean all applicable laws (including
common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments,
injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into
by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or
threatened release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to health and
safety matters (to the extent relating to the environment or Hazardous
Materials).
"Environmental Liability" shall mean any liability, contingent or
otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental
investigation or remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) a violation of any Environmental
Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment, or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
"Equity Contributions" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Equity Interests" of any person shall mean any and all shares,
interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options,
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participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
equity of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general
partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or a Subsidiary is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412
of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA Event" shall mean (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the existence
with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an
application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any
Plan; (d) the incurrence by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower,
a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA
with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate
from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to
terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section
4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to
the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g)
the receipt by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, a Subsidiary
or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan
from Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, a Subsidiary or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability
or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent
or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
"Euro" or "(Euro)" shall mean the single currency of the European
Union as constituted by the treaty establishing the European Community being the
Treaty of Rome, as amended from time to time and as referred to in the EMU
Legislation.
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"Euro Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of determination, (a) with
respect to any amount in Euros, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount
in Dollars or any Foreign Currency other than Euros, the equivalent in Euros of
such amount or determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
1.03(b) using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency of the time in
effect under the provisions of such Section.
"Eurocurrency Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Eurocurrency Loans.
"Eurocurrency Loan" shall mean any Eurocurrency Term Loan or
Eurocurrency Revolving Loan.
"Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised
of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans.
"Eurocurrency Revolving Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in
accordance with the provisions of Article II.
"Eurocurrency Term Loan" shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with
the provisions of Article II.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
7.01.
"Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Excess Cash Flow Period, EBITDA
of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
Excess Cash Flow Period,
MINUS, without duplication, (a) Debt Service for such Excess Cash
Flow Period, (b) (i) any voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such
Excess Cash Flow Period, (ii) any permanent voluntary reductions during
such Excess Cash Flow Period of Revolving Credit Commitments to the extent
that an equal amount of Revolving Loans was simultaneously repaid and
(iii) any voluntary prepayment permitted hereunder of term Indebtedness
during such Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent not financed, or
intended to be financed, using the proceeds of the incurrence of
Indebtedness, so long as the amount of such prepayment is not already
reflected in Debt Service, (c) (i) Capital Expenditures by the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a
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consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding Capital
Expenditures made in such Excess Cash Flow Period where a certificate in
the form contemplated by the following clause (d) was previously
delivered) that are paid in cash, (ii) the aggregate consideration paid in
cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period in respect of Permitted Business
Acquisitions and other investments permitted hereunder (less any amounts
received in respect thereof as a return of capital) and (iii) one-time
capital expenditures made in 2003 related to the Transactions in an
aggregate amount not in excess of $10,000,000, (d) Capital Expenditures
that the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall, during such Excess Cash
Flow Period, become obligated to make but that are not made during such
Excess Cash Flow Period, provided that the U.S. Borrower shall deliver a
certificate to the Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the
end of such Excess Cash Flow Period, signed by a Responsible Officer of
the U.S. Borrower and certifying that such Capital Expenditures and the
delivery of the related equipment will be made in the following Excess
Cash Flow Period, (e) Taxes paid in cash by the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period
or that will be paid within six months after the close of such Excess Cash
Flow Period (provided that any amount so deducted that will be paid after
the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period shall not be deducted again in a
subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period) and for which reserves have been
established, including income tax expense and withholding tax expense
incurred in connection with cross-border transactions involving the
Foreign Subsidiaries, (f) an amount equal to any increase in Working
Capital of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash
Flow Period, (g) to the extent not deducted in determining EBITDA,
consulting, monitoring and advisory fees paid to the Fund and Fund
Affiliates during such Excess Cash Flow Period, (h) cash expenditures made
in respect of Swap Agreements during such Excess Cash Flow Period, to the
extent not reflected in the computation of EBITDA or Interest Expense, (i)
permitted dividends or distributions or repurchases of its Equity
Interests paid in cash by Holdings during such Excess Cash Flow Period and
permitted dividends paid by the U.S. Borrower on by any Subsidiary to any
person other than the U.S. Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries
during such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case in accordance with
Section 6.06, (j) amounts paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period
on account of (x) items that were accounted for as noncash reductions of
the Consolidated Net Income of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries in a
prior
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Excess Cash Flow Period and (y) reserves or accruals established in
purchase accounting, (k) extraordinary special charges or any nonrecurring
loss paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period, (l) to the extent
not deducted in the computation of Net Proceeds in respect of any asset
disposition or condemnation giving rise thereto, the amount of any
mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created
hereunder or under any other Loan Document), together with any interest,
premium or penalties required to be paid (and actually paid) in connection
therewith, (m) the amount, if any, by which consolidated deferred revenues
of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries decreased during such Excess
Cash Flow Period, (n) the amount related to items that were added to
Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent such items
represented a cash payment, or an accrual for a cash payment, by the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Excess
Cash Flow Period, (o) the amount of minority interest expense added to
Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA for such Excess Cash Flow
Period and (p) any income relating to defined benefits pension or
post-retirement benefit plans and any cash payment relating to defined
benefits pension or post-retirement benefit plans net of any amounts
received by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary from Northrop Grumman Corporation pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement for post-retirement benefit plans,
PLUS, without duplication, (q) an amount equal to any decrease in
Working Capital for such Excess Cash Flow Period, (r) all proceeds
received during such Excess Cash Flow Period of Capital Lease Obligations,
purchase money Indebtedness, Sale and Lease-Back Transactions pursuant to
Section 6.03 and any other Indebtedness, in each case to the extent used
to finance any Capital Expenditure (other than Indebtedness under this
Agreement to the extent there is no corresponding deduction to Excess Cash
Flow above in respect of the use of such Borrowings), (s) all amounts
referred to in clause (c) above to the extent funded with the proceeds of
the issuance of Equity Interests of, or capital contributions to, Holdings
after the Closing Date (to the extent not previously used to prepay
Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans), make any
investment or capital expenditure or otherwise for any purpose resulting
in a deduction to Excess Cash Flow in any prior Excess Cash Flow Period)
or any amount that would have constituted Net Proceeds under clause (a) of
the definition of the term "Net Proceeds" if not so spent, in
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each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction from Excess
Cash Flow above, (t) to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures and
the corresponding delivery of equipment referred to in clause (d) above do
not occur in the Excess Cash Flow Period of the U.S. Borrower specified in
the certificate of the U.S. Borrower provided pursuant to clause (d)
above, the amount of such Capital Expenditures that were not so made in
the Excess Cash Flow Period of the U.S. Borrower specified in such
certificates, (u) cash payments received in respect of Swap Agreements
during such Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent (i) not included in the
computation of EBITDA or (ii) such payments do not reduce Cash Interest
Expense, (v) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain realized in cash
during such Excess Cash Flow Period (except to the extent such gain
consists of Net Proceeds subject to Section 2.11(c)), (w) to the extent
deducted in the computation of EBITDA, interest income, (x) the amount, if
any, by which consolidated deferred revenues of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries increased during such Excess Cash Flow Period, (y) the amount
related to items that were deducted from Consolidated Net Income in
calculating EBITDA to the extent such items represented cash received by
the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such
Excess Cash Flow Period, (z) the amount of minority interest income
deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA for such
Excess Cash Flow Period and (aa) any expense relating to defined benefits
pension or post-retirement benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, items (f) and (q) of the foregoing definition
shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow for the Excess
Cash Flow Period ending December 31, 2003.
"Excess Cash Flow Period" shall mean (i) the period taken as one
accounting period beginning on July 1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2003, and
(ii) each fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower ended thereafter.
"Exchange Rate" shall mean on any day, for purposes of determining
the Dollar Equivalent or Euro Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at
which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars or Euros (as
applicable), as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day
on the Reuters World Currency Page for such currency. In the event that such
rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate shall
be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for
displaying exchange rates as may
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be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower, or, in the
absence of such an 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., Local Time, on such date for the
purchase of Dollars or Euros (as applicable) for delivery two Business Days
later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason,
no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any
reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
"Excluded Intercompany Investment" shall mean any investment by a
Subsidiary Loan Party in a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent
that (a) such investment constitutes the contribution of assets (but not cash or
cash equivalents) in one or a series of related investments having an aggregate
fair market value of less than $5,000,000 and (b) such investment is made in the
ordinary course of business with a valid business purpose.
"Excluded Taxes" shall mean, with respect to the Agents, any Lender,
any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of a Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes
imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or
by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed
by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction described in clause (a) above and (c) in the case of a Foreign
Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower under Section
2.19(b)), any withholding tax (other than a withholding tax levied upon any
amounts payable to such Foreign Lender in respect of any interest in any Loan or
Ancillary Credit Extension acquired by such Foreign Lender pursuant to Section
11.01) that is in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder to such
Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement
(or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender's
failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), except to the extent that such Foreign
Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a
new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a
Borrower with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a).
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"Existing Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Existing Letter of Credit" shall mean each letter of credit
previously issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary that is
(a) outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) listed on Schedule 2.05(a).
"Existing Tranche A Term Loan" shall mean each Tranche A Term Loan
made to the U.S. Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement.
"Existing Tranche C-1 Term Loan" shall mean each Tranche C-1 Term
Loan made to the U.S. Borrower under the First Amendment and Restatement
Agreement and the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and repaid or
converted to a Tranche D-1 Term Loan pursuant to the Second Amendment and
Restatement Agreement.
"Existing Tranche C-2 Term Loan" shall mean each Tranche C-2 Term
Loan made to the U.S. Borrower under the First Amendment and Restatement
Agreement and the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and repaid or
converted to a Tranche D-2 Term Loan pursuant to the Second Amendment and
Restatement Agreement.
"Facility" shall mean the respective facility and commitments
utilized in making Loans and credit extensions hereunder, it being understood
that as of the date of this Agreement there are six Facilities, i.e., the
Tranche A-1 Facility, the Tranche D-1 Facility, the Tranche D-2 Facility, the
Tranche E Facility, the Global Revolving Facility and the U.S. Revolving
Facility.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any day, the weighted
average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day which is a Business Day, the average (rounded upward, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"Fees" shall mean the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees,
the Issuing Bank Fees and the Administrative Agent Fees.
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"Financial Officer" of any person shall mean the Chief Financial
Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or
Controller of such person.
"Financial Performance Covenants" shall mean the covenants of the
U.S. Borrower set forth in Sections 6.11 and 6.12.
"Xxxxx" shall mean TRW Automotive Finance (Luxembourg) S.A X.X., a
company organized under the laws of Luxembourg and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
"Xxxxx Equity Contribution" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Xxxxx Guarantee" shall mean the Xxxxx Guarantee Agreement, in the
form of Exhibit G, between Xxxxx and the Collateral Agent, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Xxxxx Loan" shall mean the loan from the U.S. Borrower to Xxxxx on
the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to approximately
$681,501,000 out of the proceeds of Loans made to the U.S. Borrower on the
Closing Date, which loan shall be evidenced by a note in the form of Exhibit I.
"First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"First Amendment and Restatement Agreement" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"First-Tier Subsidiary Pledge Agreement" shall mean the First-Tier
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement among the Subsidiaries party thereto and the
Collateral Agent.
"Foreign Acquiror Equity Contributions" shall mean direct or
indirect equity contributions from the U.S. Borrower to each Foreign Acquiror on
the Closing Date in the respective amount set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) in
exchange for all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign
Acquiror.
"Foreign Acquiror Loans" shall mean loans from Xxxxx to the Foreign
Acquirors on the Closing Date in the respective principal amounts set forth on
Schedule 1.01(b) out of the proceeds of the Xxxxx Loan, which loans shall be
evidenced by notes in the form of Exhibit J or other instruments reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
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"Foreign Acquirors" shall mean the Wholly Owned Subsidiaries set
forth on Schedule 1.01(b).
"Foreign Currency" shall mean (a) with respect to an Ancillary
Facility, any currency reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that is
freely available, freely transferable and freely convertible into Dollars and
(b) otherwise, Euros and Sterling.
"Foreign Currency Letter of Credit" shall mean a Letter of Credit
denominated in a Foreign Currency.
"Foreign Guarantee" shall mean the Foreign Guarantee Agreement, in
the form of Exhibit F, among the Foreign Subsidiary Loan Parties and the
Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"Foreign Lender" shall mean any Lender that is organized under the
laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the U.S. Borrower is located.
For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State
thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single
jurisdiction.
"Foreign Mortgages" shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust,
charges, assignments of leases and rents and other security documents delivered
on the Closing Date with respect to Mortgaged Properties located outside the
United States of America or pursuant to Section 5.10, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
"Foreign Perfection Certificate" shall mean a certificate with
respect to a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party in the form approved by the
Collateral Agent.
"Foreign Pledge Agreement" shall mean a pledge agreement with
respect to the Pledged Collateral with respect to a Foreign Subsidiary Loan
Party or Foreign Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"Foreign Security Agreement" shall mean one or more security
agreements, charges, mortgages or pledges with respect to the Collateral (other
than Pledged Collateral or Collateral that is subject to a Foreign Mortgage) of
a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party, each in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
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"Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary that is incorporated
or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of
America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
"Foreign Subsidiary Borrower" shall mean, at any time, each Foreign
Subsidiary Loan Party that (a) enters into a Closing Date Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower Agreement or (b) has been designated as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower
by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, other than a Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower that has ceased to be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower as provided in
Section 2.20.
"Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement" shall mean a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1.
"Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Termination" shall mean a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2.
"Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party" shall mean (a) each Foreign
Subsidiary that is set forth on Schedule 1.01(e) and (b) each Wholly Owned
Foreign Subsidiary that has met the requirements of Section 5.10(f) after the
Closing Date.
"Fund" shall mean Blackstone Capital Partners IV Merchant Banking
Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
"Fund Affiliate" shall mean (i) each Affiliate of the Fund that is
neither an operating company nor a company controlled by an operating company
and (ii) each general partner of the Fund or any Fund Affiliate who is a partner
or employee of the Blackstone Group L.P.
"Funded Ancillary Credit Extension" shall mean, at any time, an
extension of credit under an Ancillary Facility in respect of which the
applicable Ancillary Lender has advanced funds to, or on behalf of, the Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower thereunder.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect
from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis.
"Global Lending Office" shall mean, as to any Global Revolving
Facility Lender, the applicable branch, office or Affiliate of such Global
Revolving Facility Lender designated by such Global Revolving Facility Lender to
make Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency.
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"Global Revolving Facility" shall mean the Global Revolving Facility
Commitments and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the Global Revolving
Facility Lenders.
"Global Revolving Facility Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing
comprised of Global Revolving Facility Loans.
"Global Revolving Facility Commitment" shall mean, with respect to
each Global Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such Global Revolving
Facility Lender to make Global Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to Section
2.01, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount
of such Global Revolving Facility Lender's Global Revolving Facility Credit
Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant
to assignments by or to such Lender under Section 9.04. The initial amount of
each Global Revolving Facility Lender's Global Revolving Facility Commitment is
set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to
which such Global Revolving Facility Lender shall have assumed its Global
Revolving Facility Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Global
Revolving Facility Commitments on the date hereof is $325,000,000.
"Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure" shall mean, at any time,
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Global Revolving Facility
Loans denominated in Dollars outstanding at such time, (b) the Dollar Equivalent
of the aggregate principal amount of the Global Revolving Facility Loans
denominated in a Foreign Currency outstanding at such time and (c) the Swingline
Foreign Currency Exposure at such time. The Global Revolving Facility Credit
Exposure of any Global Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall be the sum of
(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Global Revolving Facility Lender's
Global Revolving Facility Loans denominated in Dollars outstanding at such time,
(b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of Global Revolving
Facility Lender's Global Revolving Facility Loans denominated in a Foreign
Currency outstanding at such time and (c) such Global Revolving Facility
Lender's ratable share (based on Available Unused Commitments) of the Swingline
Foreign Currency Exposure at such time.
"Global Revolving Facility Lender" shall mean a Lender with a Global
Revolving Facility Commitment or with outstanding Global Revolving Facility
Loans.
"Global Revolving Facility Loan" shall mean a Loan made by a Global
Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to
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Section 2.01. Each Global Revolving Facility Loan denominated in Dollars shall
be a Eurocurrency Loan or an ABR Loan, and each Global Revolving Facility Loan
denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be a Eurocurrency Loan.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean any federal, state, local or
foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory
body.
"Guarantee" of or by any person (the "guarantor") shall mean (a) any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any
other person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect,
(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment
of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods,
securities or services, to take-or-pay or otherwise) or to purchase (or to
advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of
such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain
working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or
liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation, (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring
in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the
payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in
whole or in part) or (v) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit
or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation,
or (b) any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any
existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be
secured by such a Lien) of any other person, whether or not such Indebtedness or
other obligation is assumed by the guarantor; provided, however, that the term
"Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either
case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity
obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any
acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean all explosive or radioactive
substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other
pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos
containing materials,
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polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other
substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"Holdings" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Holdings Common Stock" shall mean common stock issued by Holdings.
"Holdings Equity Contribution" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Indebtedness" of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a)
all obligations of such person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d)
all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such person, (e) all
obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property or services (other than current trade liabilities and current
intercompany liabilities (but not any refinancings, extensions, renewals or
replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business and maturing
within 365 days after the incurrence thereof), (f) all Guarantees by such person
of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (h)
all payments that such person would have to make in the event of an early
termination, on the date Indebtedness of such person is being determined, in
respect of outstanding Swap Agreements, (i) all obligations, contingent or
otherwise, of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit
and (j) all obligations of such person in respect of bankers' acceptances. The
Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in
which such person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the
instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the
liability of such person in respect thereof.
"Indemnified Taxes" shall mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
"Indemnitee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.05(b).
"Initial Lenders" shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, Credit Suisse
First Boston, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch, Xxxxxx Commercial Paper
Inc., Deutsche Bank A.G., Cayman
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Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank A.G., New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, Bank of America, N.A. and Banc of America Bridge LLC.
"Installment Date" shall mean a Tranche A-1 Installment Date, a
Tranche D Installment Date or a Tranche E Installment Date, as applicable.
"Intercreditor Agreement" shall mean the Intercreditor Agreement
dated as of February 28, 2003, among JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative
Agent, the Receivables Subsidiary, the U.S. Borrower and the Collateral Agent.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 6.11.
"Interest Election Request" shall mean a request by a Borrower to
convert or continue a Term Borrowing or Revolving Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.07.
"Interest Expense" shall mean, with respect to any person for any
period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such person for such period on
a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the
amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to Swap Agreements)
payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included
in interest expense, (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect
to Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense and (iv) commissions,
discounts, yield and other fees and charges incurred in connection with the
Permitted Receivables Financing which are payable to any person other than the
U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party and (b) capitalized interest of such
person. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be
determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to Swap Agreements.
"Interest Payment Date" shall mean, (a) with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the
Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months' duration, each day
that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of
three months' duration been applicable to such Borrowing and, in addition, the
date of any refinancing or conversion of such Borrowing with or to a Borrowing
of a different Type, (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each
calendar quarter, (c) with respect to any Swingline Dollar Loan, the day that
such Swingline Dollar Loan is required to be repaid pursuant to
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Section 2.09(a) and (d) with respect to any Swingline Foreign Currency Loan, the
last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Swingline Foreign Currency
Loan or any day otherwise agreed to by the Swingline Foreign Currency Lenders.
"Interest Period" shall mean, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing,
the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the
immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as
applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no
numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1,
2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (or 9 or 12 months, if at the time of the relevant
Borrowing, all Lenders make interest periods of such length available), as the
applicable Borrower may elect, or the date any Eurocurrency Borrowing is
converted to an ABR Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07 or repaid or
prepaid in accordance with Section 2.09, 2.10 or 2.11 and (b) as to any
Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such
Borrowing and ending on the day that is designated in the notice delivered
pursuant to Section 2.04 with respect to such Swingline Foreign Currency
Borrowing, which shall not be later than the seventh day thereafter; provided,
however, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business
Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month,
in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day.
Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to
but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
"Intermediate Holdings" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Intermediate Holdings Equity Contribution" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"IPO" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
to this Agreement.
"IPO Repurchase Transaction" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Intermediate Holdings Loan" shall mean the loan from the U.S.
Borrower to Intermediate Holdings on the Restatement Effective Date in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000 made with the proceeds of
the Tranche E Term Loans
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and approximately $200,000,000 of cash (including cash from the proceeds of
Borrowings under the U.S. Revolving Facility)of the U.S. Borrower, which loan
shall be evidenced by a note in the form of Exhibit H and pledged pursuant to
the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
"Issuing Bank" shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, each other Issuing
Bank designated pursuant to Section 2.05(l), in each case in its capacity as an
issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as
provided in Section 2.05(i) and, solely with respect to an Existing Letter of
Credit (and any amendment, renewal or extension thereof in accordance with this
Agreement) the Lender that issued such Existing Letter of Credit. An Issuing
Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be
issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term "Issuing Bank"
shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by
such Affiliate.
"Issuing Bank Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.12(b).
"Judgment Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.17(b).
"L/C Disbursement" shall mean a payment or disbursement made by an
Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
"L/C Participation Fee" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 2.12(b).
"Lender" shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule
2.01, as well as any person that becomes a "Lender" hereunder pursuant to
Section 9.04.
"Lender Default" shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been
retracted) of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing, to
acquire participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 or to fund
its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.05(e), (ii) a Lender
having notified in writing the applicable Borrower and/or the Applicable Agent
that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under Section 2.04, 2.05
or 2.06 or (iii) the refusal of an Ancillary Lender to extend credit under an
Ancillary Facility other than a refusal in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Ancillary Facility Document and the terms hereof.
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"Lenders' Presentation" shall mean the Lenders' Presentation dated
October 13, 2004, as modified or supplemented prior to the Restatement Effective
Date.
"Letter of Credit" shall mean any letter of credit (including each
Existing Letter of Credit) issued pursuant to Section 2.05.
"Leverage Ratio" shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters of the U.S. Borrower most recently ended as of such
date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided
that to the extent any Asset Disposition or any Permitted Business Acquisition
(or any similar transaction or transactions that require a waiver or a consent
of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6.04 or Section 6.05) has occurred
during the relevant Test Period, EBITDA shall be determined for the respective
Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such occurrences.
"LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing
for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Applicable Agent
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest
Period by reference to the British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement
Rates for deposits in the currency of such Borrowing (as reflected on the
applicable Telerate screen page), for a period equal to such Interest Period;
provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the "LIBO Rate" shall be the
average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the
respective interest rates per annum at which deposits in the currency of such
Borrowing are offered for such Interest Period to major banks in the London
interbank market by JPMorgan Chase Bank at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period.
"Lien" shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed
of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest
in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
securities.
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Third Amendment and
Restatement Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the
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Security Documents, the Ancillary Facility Documents, the Intercreditor
Agreement and any promissory note issued under Section 2.09(e).
"Loan Parties" shall mean Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrowers and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
"Loans" shall mean the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans and the
Swingline Loans.
"Local Time" shall mean (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing
denominated in Dollars, New York City time and (b) with respect to a Loan or
Borrowing denominated in any Foreign Currency, London time.
"London Administrative Office" shall mean the office of the
Administrative Agent at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, Xxxxxxx, Attention of
Loans Agency Division, Xxxxxxx Xxxx (Telecopy No. 011-44-207-777-2360).
"Xxxxx" shall mean Xxxxx Industries Limited, a company organized
under the Laws of England and Wales.
"Xxxxx Notes" shall mean the 10-7/8% Bonds due 2020 of Xxxxx issued
under the Trust Deed between Xxxxx and The Law Debenture Trust Corporation
p.l.c. dated January 10, 1989.
"LucasVarity" shall mean Xxxxx-Varity Unlimited, a company organized
under the laws of England and Wales.
"LucasVarity Holdings" shall mean LucasVarity Automotive Holding
Co., a Delaware corporation.
"Majority Lenders" of any Facility shall mean, at any time, Lenders
under such Facility having Loans, Ancillary Commitments and unused Commitments
representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding under such
Facility, Ancillary Commitments and unused Commitments under such Facility at
such time.
"Management Equity Loan" shall mean (a) the loan on the Closing Date
by the U.S. Borrower or Holdings to the Management Equity Vehicle in an
aggregate principal amount not in excess of $12,000,000 and (b) if applicable,
the loan on the Closing Date by the U.S. Borrower to Holdings in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the loan, if any, by Holdings to the Management Equity
Vehicle on the Closing Date.
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"Management Equity Vehicle" shall mean trust accounts pursuant to
escrow agreements dated as of February 21, 2003, and as of the Closing Date.
"Management Group" shall mean the group consisting of the directors,
executive officers and other management personnel of the U.S. Borrower, Holdings
and Intermediate Holdings on the Closing Date together with (1) any new
directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for
election by the stockholders of the U.S. Borrower, Holdings, or Intermediate
Holdings, as applicable, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors
of the U.S. Borrower, Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable, then
still in office who were either directors on the Closing Date or whose election
or nomination was previously so approved and (2) executive officers and other
management personnel of the U.S. Borrower, Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as
applicable, hired at a time when the directors on the Closing Date together with
the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the U.S.
Borrower, Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable.
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning given such term in Regulation
U.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean the existence of events,
conditions and/or contingencies that have had or are reasonably likely to have
(a) a materially adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets
or financial condition of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to perform any of its
material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party
or to consummate the Restatement Transactions or (c) an impairment of the
validity or enforceability of, or a material impairment of the material rights,
remedies or benefits available to the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under, any Loan Document.
"Material Indebtedness" shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans,
Ancillary Credit Extensions and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of the
Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.
"Maximum Rate" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.09.
"Moody's" shall mean Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
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"Mortgaged Properties" shall mean the owned real properties of the
Loan Parties set forth on Schedule 3.18.
"Mortgages" shall mean the U.S. Mortgages and the Foreign Mortgages.
"Multiemployer Plan" shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which a Borrower, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings
or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only
pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an
obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan
years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
"Net Income" means, with respect to any person, the net income
(loss) of such person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any
reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
"Net Proceeds" shall mean (a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually
received by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of
principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price
adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements
and condemnation awards, but only as and when received) from any loss, damage,
destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition
(including any sale and leaseback of assets and any mortgage or lease of real
property) to any person of any asset or assets of the U.S. Borrower or any of
the Subsidiaries (other than those pursuant to Section 6.05(a), (b), (c), (e),
(f), (g), (i) or (j)), net of (i) attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, investment
banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and
recording charges, transfer Taxes, deed or mortgage recording Taxes, required
debt payments and required payments of other obligations relating to the
applicable asset (other than pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Senior Notes or
Senior Subordinated Notes), other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant
and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and (ii)
Taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, provided that, if no Event of Default
exists and the U.S. Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible
Officer of the U.S. Borrower to the Administrative Agent promptly following
receipt of any such proceeds setting forth the U.S. Borrower's intention to use
any portion of such proceeds, to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve,
upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, or make
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investments pursuant to Section 6.04(k), in each case within 12 months of such
receipt, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except
to the extent not so used within such 12-month period, and provided, further,
that (x) no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related
transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such proceeds shall exceed
$10,000,000 and (y) no proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds in any fiscal year
until the aggregate amount of all such proceeds in such fiscal year (excluding
any proceeds that do not constitute Net Proceeds during such fiscal year
pursuant to clause (x) of this proviso) shall exceed $50,000,000, and (b) 100%
of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the U.S. Borrower
or any of the Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
permitted pursuant to Section 6.01), net of all Taxes and fees (including
investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case
incurred in connection with such issuance or sale. For purposes of calculating
the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses
payable to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the U.S. Borrower or any Affiliate
of either of them shall be disregarded, except for financial advisory fees
customary in type and amount paid to Affiliates of the Fund.
"Newco UK" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble to this Agreement.
"Newco UK Equity Contribution" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Newco UK Loan" shall mean the loan from the U.S. Borrower to Newco
UK on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $725,740,000
out of the proceeds of Loans made to the U.S. Borrower on the Closing Date,
which loan is evidenced by a note in the form of Exhibit M and pledged pursuant
to a Foreign Pledge Agreement.
"Northrop Space and Mission" shall mean Northrop Grumman Space &
Mission Systems Corp., an Ohio corporation.
"Notice of Termination" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.22(e)(ii).
"Obligations" shall mean all amounts owing to any of the Agents, any
Lender or any Ancillary Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any
Ancillary Facility Document or any other Loan Document.
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"Offering Memorandum" shall mean the Offering Memorandum, dated
February 6, 2003, in respect of the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated
Notes.
"Original Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as
of February 27, 2003 among Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower,
the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto from
time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Credit Suisse
First Boston, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch, Xxxxxx Commercial Paper
Inc., and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each as co-syndication agent, and Bank
of America, N.A., as documentation agent.
"Original Execution Date" shall mean February 27, 2003, the date on
which the Original Credit Agreement was executed.
"Other Taxes" means any and all present or future stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery
or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, the Loan Documents.
"Participant" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.04(c).
"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred
to and defined in ERISA.
"Perfection Certificates" shall mean the U.S. Perfection Certificate
and the Foreign Perfection Certificates.
"Permitted Business Acquisition" shall mean any acquisition of all
or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than
directors' qualifying shares) in, a person or division or line of business of a
person (or any subsequent investment made in a person, division or line of
business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition) if (a) such
person or division is engaged in the same or a similar line of business as the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries or a reasonable extension, development or
expansion of such line of business or a business ancillary to such line of
business, (b) such acquisition was not preceded by, or effected pursuant to, an
unsolicited or hostile offer and (c) immediately after giving effect thereto:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions related thereto shall be
consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii) the Equity Interests of
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any acquired or newly formed corporation, partnership, association or other
business entity are held directly by (A) the U.S. Borrower, (B) a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party or (C) if such corporation,
partnership, association or other business entity is incorporated or organized
under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia, a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party and,
in each case, such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary
Loan Party and all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or
newly formed Subsidiary Loan Party under Section 5.10 shall have been taken and
(iv)(A) the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro
Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition or formation, with the
covenants contained in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 recomputed as at the last day of
the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, and the U.S. Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower to such
effect, together with all relevant financial information for such Subsidiary or
assets, and (B) any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for
any Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01).
"Permitted Cure Security" means an equity security of Holdings
having no mandatory redemption, repurchase or similar requirements prior to May
30, 2011, and upon which all dividends or distributions (if any) shall be
payable solely in additional shares of such equity security.
"Permitted Holder" shall mean the Fund, the Fund Affiliates and the
Management Group.
"Permitted Investments" shall mean: (a) direct obligations of the
United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the
United States of America or any agency thereof; (b) time deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of
the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or
any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital,
surplus and undivided profits having a Dollar Equivalent that is in excess of
$500,000,000 and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding company's
long-term debt, is rated A (or such similar equivalent rating or higher by at
least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in
Rule 436 under the Securities Act); (c) repurchase obligations with a term of
not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in
clause (a) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications
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described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper, maturing not more than 180
days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an
Affiliate of any Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the
United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States
of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made
of P-1 (or higher) according to Moody's, or A-1 (or higher) according to S&P ;
(e) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of
acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any State, commonwealth or territory
of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof, and rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody's; (f) in the case
of any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or
any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is
conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), (ii) investments of the type and
maturity described in clauses (a) through (e) above of foreign obligors, which
investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described
in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies or
(iii) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (e)
above of foreign obligors (or the parents of such obligors), which investments
or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) are not rated as provided in such
clauses or in clause (ii) above but which are, in the reasonable judgment of the
U.S. Borrower, comparable in investment quality to such investments and obligors
(or the parents of such obligors); (g) shares of mutual funds whose investment
guidelines restrict 95% of such funds' investments to those satisfying the
provisions of clauses (a) through (e) above; (h) money market funds that (i)
comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody's and (iii) have portfolio
assets of at least $5,000,000,000; and (i) time deposit accounts, certificates
of deposit and money market deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess
of 1/2 of 1% of the total assets of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on
a consolidated basis, as of the end of the U.S. Borrower's most recently
completed fiscal year.
"Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness" shall mean any
Indebtedness of (a) the U.S. Borrower, Xxxxx or any Subsidiary issued to
Refinance the Xxxxx Notes or (b) Indebtedness of Xxxxx issued to Northrop Space
and Mission upon the drawing of an Acceptable Letter of Credit pursuant to the
Letter Agreement dated as of February 5, 2003, between Northrop Grumman
Corporation and BCP Acquisition Company LLC; provided that the proceeds of such
Acceptable Letter of Credit are applied to repay the Xxxxx Notes or are held in
an escrow
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account reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent until such proceeds
are so applied; provided, further, that, in either case, (u) with respect to the
incurrence of Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness by a Subsidiary pursuant
to clause (a), the incurrence of such Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness
by such Subsidiary is no more adverse, in any material respect, to the Lenders
than the incurrence of such Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness by the U.S.
Borrower or Xxxxx, (v) the principal amount of such Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of Xxxxx Notes (plus unpaid
accrued interest and premium thereon), unless such excess could be incurred
under any provision of Section 6.01 (other than clause (a) thereof), (w) the
stated maturity of such Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness is no earlier
than 180 days after the Tranche A-1 Maturity Date, (x) such Permitted Xxxxx
Refinancing Indebtedness does not require any scheduled amortization, principal
or sinking fund payments earlier than 180 days after the Tranche A-1 Maturity
Date, (y) such Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed
by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than, in the case of Permitted Xxxxx
Refinancing Indebtedness issued by the U.S. Borrower, any Loan Party or
Subsidiary that guarantees the Senior Notes at the time such Permitted Xxxxx
Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred) and (z) no Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing
Indebtedness shall be secured by any collateral.
"Permitted Receivables Documents" means the U.S. Receivables
Purchase Agreement, the Receivables Transfer Agreement and the Receivables Loan
Agreement and all other documents and agreements relating to the Permitted
Receivables Financing.
"Permitted Receivables Financing" shall mean (a)(i) the sale by the
U.S. Borrower and certain Subsidiaries of accounts receivable to the Transferor
pursuant to the U.S. Receivables Purchase Agreement and (ii) the sale of such
accounts receivable by the Transferor to the Receivables Subsidiary pursuant to
the Receivables Transfer Agreement, (b) the loans made by the lenders under the
Receivables Loan Agreement to the Receivables Subsidiary to finance the purchase
of such accounts receivables and loans or (c) any sale or financing by a Foreign
Subsidiary of its accounts receivable (including any bills of exchange) or by
the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable (including any bills
of exchange) owing by an obligor domiciled outside the United States, provided
that (A) any such sale or financing shall provide for recourse to such Foreign
Subsidiary or the U.S. Borrower (as applicable) only to the extent customary for
similar sales or financings in the jurisdiction relevant to such sale or
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financing and (B) the sum of, without duplication, (x) the aggregate principal
amounts financed pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this definition, (y) the
aggregate principal amounts financed pursuant to clause (c) of this definition
and (z) the aggregate Net Investment in accounts receivable pursuant to clause
(c) shall not exceed $600,000,000 at any time. For the purpose of this
definition, "Net Investment" means the cash purchase price paid by the buyer in
connection with its purchase of accounts receivable (including any bills of
exchange) less the amount of collections received in respect of such accounts
receivable and paid to such buyer, excluding any amounts applied to purchase
fees or discount or in the nature of interest, in each case as determined in
good faith and in a consistent and commercially reasonable manner by the U.S.
Borrower.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the
U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of
which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund
(collectively, to "Refinance"), Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(h) (or
previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness)
of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable; provided that (a) the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted
value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued
interest and premium thereon), (b) the average life to maturity of such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to that of the
Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to
such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those
contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d)
no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have different obligors, or greater
guarantees or security, than the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (e) if the
Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by any collateral (whether equally and
ratably with, or junior to, the Secured Parties or otherwise), such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by such collateral on terms no less
favorable to the Secured Parties than those contained in the documentation
governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
"person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or
government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
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"Plan" shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section
412 of the Code and in respect of which Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were
terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"Pledged Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the U.S. Collateral Agreement or a Foreign Pledge Agreement, as applicable.
"primary obligor" shall have the meaning given such term in the
definition of the term Guarantee.
"Prime Rate" shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly
announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in
effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate
shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
"Pro Forma Basis" shall mean, as to any person, for any events as
described in clauses (i) and (ii) below that occur subsequent to the
commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being
calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being
made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such
events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period
last ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the "Reference Period"):
(i) in making any determination of EBITDA, pro forma effect shall be
given to any Asset Disposition and to any Permitted Business Acquisition
(or any similar transaction or transactions that require a waiver or
consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6.04 or 6.05), in each
case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of
determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term "Permitted
Business Acquisition", occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter
and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted
Business Acquisition is consummated); and
(ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all
Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred or assumed and for which the
financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this
Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving
Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes and
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amounts outstanding under any Permitted Receivables Financing, in each
case not to finance any acquisition) incurred or permanently repaid during
the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to
the definition of the term "Permitted Business Acquisition", occurring
during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the
date upon which the respective Permitted Business Acquisition is
consummated) shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid at the
beginning of such period and (y) Interest Expense of such person
attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect
is being given as provided in preceding clause (x), bearing floating
interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that
would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is
being given had been actually in effect during such periods.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of "Pro Forma Basis"
shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower
and, for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the first anniversary of a
Permitted Business Acquisition or Asset Disposition (or any similar transaction
or transactions that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders
pursuant to Section 6.04 or 6.05), may include adjustments to reflect operating
expense reductions reasonably expected to result from such Permitted Business
Acquisition, Asset Disposition or other similar transaction, less the amount of
costs reasonably expected to be incurred by the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries to achieve such cost savings, to the extent that the U.S. Borrower
delivers to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer of
the U.S. Borrower setting forth such operating expense reductions and the costs
to achieve such reductions and (ii) information and calculations supporting in
reasonable detail such estimated operating expense reductions and the costs to
achieve such reductions.
"Projections" shall mean the projections of the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries included in the Lenders' Presentation and any other projections
and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked
business) of such entities furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent
by or on behalf of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or a
Subsidiary prior to the Restatement Effective Date in connection with the
Restatement Transactions.
"Public Offering" shall mean any public sale of common stock of
Holdings, other than public offerings with respect to
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the common stock of Holdings registered on Form S-8 under the Securities Act (or
any successor form thereto).
"Public Offering Net Proceeds" shall mean the cash proceeds from any
Public Offering, net of all fees (including investment banking fees), discounts,
commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with
such Public Offering. In connection with the calculation of the Public Offering
Net Proceeds with respect to any Public Offering, all fees, discounts,
commissions, costs and expenses shall be allocated among the shares sold in such
Public Offering on a pro rata basis.
"Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Master Purchase Agreement
between BCP Acquisition Company L.L.C. and Northrop Grumman Corporation dated as
of November 18, 2002, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with the requirements thereof and of this
Agreement.
"Qualified Intercompany Investment" shall mean any investment by a
Subsidiary Loan Party in a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent
that (i) such investment is part of a series of substantially simultaneous
investments by Subsidiaries in other Subsidiaries, (ii) upon consummation of
such series of investments, all the proceeds of the original investment in the
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party are invested in one or more Subsidiary Loan
Parties and (iii) until such time as each investment in such series of
investments is no longer outstanding, no Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party
participating in such series of investments shall have Indebtedness outstanding
in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 (other than Indebtedness owing
to a Loan Party).
"Quotation Day" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency
Borrowing or Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing and any Interest Period, the
day on which it is market practice in the relevant interbank market for prime
banks to give quotations for deposits in the currency of such Borrowing for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period. If such quotations would
normally be given by prime banks on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be
the last of such days.
"Reaffirmation Agreement" shall mean the Reaffirmation Agreement,
entered into in connection with the Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement,
attached hereto as Exhibit O-2, among Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower and the other Reaffirming Parties (as defined therein), as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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"Receivables Loan Agreement" shall mean the Receivables Loan
Agreement dated as of February 28, 2003, by and among the Receivables
Subsidiary, the conduit lenders and committed lenders from time to time party
thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, Xxxxxx Commercial
Paper Inc. and Deutsche Bank A.G., New York Branch, as funding agents, and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, as it may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified to the extent permitted by Section 6.09 and (b) any
agreement replacing the Receivables Loan Agreement, provided that such replacing
agreement contains terms that are substantially similar to such Receivables Loan
Agreement and that are otherwise no more adverse in any material respect to the
Lenders than the applicable terms of such Receivables Loan Agreement.
"Receivables Subsidiary" shall mean TRW Auto Global Receivables,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
"Receivables Transfer Agreement" shall mean (a) the Transfer
Agreement dated as of February 28, 2003, between the Transferor and the
Receivables Subsidiary, relating to the Permitted Receivables Financing, as it
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the extent permitted by
Section 6.09 and (b) any agreement replacing such Receivables Transfer
Agreement, provided that such replacing agreement contains terms that are
substantially similar to such Receivables Transfer Agreement and that are
otherwise no more adverse in any material respect to the Lenders than the
applicable terms of such Receivables Transfer Agreement.
"Reference Period" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the definition of the term "Pro Forma Basis".
"Refinance" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness", and "Refinanced" shall have
a meaning correlative thereto.
"Register" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
9.04(b).
"Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to
time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or
thereof.
"Regulation X" shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to
time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or
thereof.
"Related Parties" means, with respect to any specified person, such
person's Affiliates and the respective directors,
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officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such person's
Affiliates.
"Remaining Present Value" shall mean, as of any date with respect to
any lease, the present value as of such date of the scheduled future lease
payments with respect to such lease, determined with a discount rate equal to a
market rate of interest for such lease reasonably determined at the time such
lease was entered into.
"Reportable Event" shall mean any reportable event as defined in
Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those
events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by
an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to
subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).
"Required Issuance Date" shall mean, with respect to any claimed
breach of the terms of, or default under, the Xxxxx Notes, (a) the date that is
no later than the second Business Day prior to the expiration of any grace
period applicable to such claimed breach or default (unless the trustee under
the Xxxxx Notes has theretofore been enjoined from declaring the Xxxxx Notes to
be immediately due and payable, in which event such date shall be deferred until
the earliest of (i) the 90th day after the date of issuance of such injunction,
(ii) the second Business Day prior to the date on which Xxxxx reasonably
determines that such injunction is likely to be lifted or to expire and (iii)
two Business Days after such injunction is lifted or expires) or (b) the date
that is no later than the second Business Day after the date on which the
trustee with respect to the Xxxxx Notes delivers written notice declaring the
Xxxxx Xxxxx to be immediately due and payable without having provided Xxxxx an
opportunity to remedy such claimed breach or default.
"Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time, Lenders having (a) Loans
(other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (b) Revolving L/C Exposures, (c)
Swingline Exposures, (d) unused U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments (excluding
Commitments to make Swingline Loans), (e) Available Unused Commitments and (f)
Ancillary Commitments, that taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum
of (u) all Loans (other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (v) Revolving L/C
Exposures, (w) Swingline Exposures, (x) unused U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments (excluding commitments to make Swingline Loans), (y) the total
Available Unused Commitments and (z) Ancillary Commitments at such time. The
Loans, Revolving L/C Exposures, Swingline Exposures, unused U.S. Revolving
Facility Commitment, Available
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Unused Commitment and Ancillary Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall
be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
"Required Percentage" shall mean, with respect to an Excess Cash
Flow Period, (i) 50%, if the Leverage Ratio at the end of such Excess Cash Flow
Period is greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00, (ii) 25%, if the Leverage Ratio
at the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period is greater than or equal to 2.00 to
1.00 but less than 3.25 to 1.00 and (iii) 0%, if the Leverage Ratio at the end
of such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 2.00 to 1.00.
"Reserve Account" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 11.02(a).
"Reset Date" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
1.03(a).
"Responsible Officer" of any person shall mean any executive officer
or Financial Officer of such person and any other officer or similar official
thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such person in
respect of this Agreement.
"Restatement Effective Date" shall mean the "Restatement Effective
Date", as defined in the Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Restatement Transactions" shall mean the execution and delivery of
the Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement by each Person party thereto, the
satisfaction of the conditions to the effectiveness thereof, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
"Revolving Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving
Loans.
"Revolving Credit Commitment" shall mean a Global Revolving Facility
Commitment or a U.S. Revolving Facility Commitment.
"Revolving Credit Exposure" shall mean, with respect to any Lender
at any time, the sum at such time, without duplication, of (a) such Lender's
Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure and (b) such Lender's U.S. Revolving
Facility Credit Exposure.
"Revolving Credit Lender" shall mean a Lender with a Revolving
Credit Commitment.
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"Revolving Credit Maturity Date" shall mean February 28, 2009.
"Revolving L/C Exposure" shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the
aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars
outstanding at such time, (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn
amount of all Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency outstanding at
such time, (c) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Disbursements (i) made
in Dollars that have not yet been reimbursed at such time or (ii) made in a
Foreign Currency and converted into Dollars pursuant to Section 2.05(e) or
2.05(k) and (d) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all
L/C Disbursements made in a Foreign Currency that have not yet been reimbursed
or converted into Dollars pursuant to Section 2.05(e) or 2.05(k). The Revolving
L/C Exposure of any U.S. Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall mean its
U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure at
such time.
"Revolving Loans" shall mean Global Revolving Facility Loans and
U.S. Revolving Facility Loans.
"Sale and Lease-Back Transaction" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 6.03.
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Inc.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.
"Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Second Restatement Effective Date" shall mean January 9, 2004.
"Secured Parties" shall mean the "Secured Parties" as defined in the
U.S. Collateral Agreement.
"Securities Act" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble to this Agreement.
"Security Documents" shall mean the Mortgages, the U.S. Collateral
Agreement, the Foreign Pledge Agreements, the Foreign Security Agreements, the
Foreign Guarantee, the Xxxxx Guarantee, the Reaffirmation Agreement and each of
the security agreements, mortgages and other instruments and documents
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executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section
5.10.
"Seller Note" shall mean the subordinated Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 issued on the Closing Date by
Intermediate Holdings and evidenced by a note, which Indebtedness will be repaid
in full on or prior to November 22, 2004 with the proceeds of the Intermediate
Holdings Loan.
"Senior Note Documents" shall mean the Senior Notes and the Senior
Note Indentures.
"Senior Note Indentures" shall mean the Indentures dated as of
February 18, 2003, among the U.S. Borrower, the Subsidiaries party thereto and
the trustee named therein from time to time, as in effect on the Closing Date
and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with the requirements thereof and of this Agreement.
"Senior Notes" shall mean the U.S. Borrower's 9.375% Senior Notes
due 2013 and 10.125% Senior Notes due 2013, in each case issued pursuant to the
Senior Note Indentures and any notes issued by the U.S. Borrower in exchange
for, and as contemplated by, the Senior Notes with substantially identical terms
as the Senior Notes.
"Senior Subordinated Note Documents" shall mean the Senior
Subordinated Notes and the Senior Subordinated Note Indentures.
"Senior Subordinated Note Indentures" shall mean the Indentures
dated as of February 18, 2003, among the U.S. Borrower, the Subsidiaries party
thereto and the trustee named therein from time to time, as in effect on the
Closing Date and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time in accordance with the requirements thereof and of this Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the U.S. Borrower's 11%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and 11.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2013, in each case issued pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note Indentures
and any notes issued by the U.S. Borrower in exchange for, and as contemplated
by, the Senior Subordinated Notes with substantially identical terms as the
Senior Subordinated Notes.
"Spanish Acquiror" shall mean Automotive Holdings (Spain) S.R.L., a
company organized under the laws of Spain.
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"Statutory Reserves" shall mean, with respect to any currency, a
fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and
the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve, liquid asset or other similar percentages (expressed as a decimal)
established by any Governmental Authority of the United States of America or of
the jurisdiction of such currency or any jurisdiction in which Loans in such
currency are made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any
category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such
currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to Loans in such
currency are determined.
"Sterling" or "(pound)" shall mean the lawful money of the United
Kingdom.
"Stock Consideration" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Stockholders Agreement" shall mean the Stockholders Agreement dated
as of February 28, 2003, among the Fund and Northrop Grumman Corporation, as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with the requirements thereof and of this Agreement.
"Stock Purchases" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the preamble to this Agreement.
"Subordinated Intercompany Debt" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 6.01(e).
"subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred
to as the "parent"), any corporation, partnership, association or other business
entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more
than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more
than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination
is being made, directly or indirectly, owned, Controlled or held, or (b) that
is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise Controlled, by the parent
or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
subsidiaries of the parent.
"Subsidiary" shall mean a subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
"Subsidiary Loan Party" shall mean each Subsidiary that is (a) a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party or (b) a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party.
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"Swap Agreement" shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap,
forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement
involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies,
commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or
any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, provided that
no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of
services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or
consultants of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary shall be a Swap Agreement.
"Swingline Borrowing Request" shall mean a request by a Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.
"Swingline Dollar Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Swingline Dollar Loans.
"Swingline Dollar Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each
Swingline Dollar Lender, the commitment of such Swingline Dollar Lender to make
Swingline Dollar Loans pursuant to Section 2.04. The amount of each Swingline
Dollar Lender's Swingline Dollar Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is
set forth on Schedule 2.04(a). The aggregate amount of the Swingline Dollar
Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is $75,000,000.
"Swingline Dollar Exposure" shall mean at any time the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Dollar Borrowings at such time.
The Swingline Dollar Exposure of any U.S. Revolving Facility Lender at any time
shall mean its U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate Swingline
Dollar Exposure at such time.
"Swingline Dollar Lender" shall mean a Lender with a Swingline
Dollar Commitment or outstanding Swingline Dollar Loans.
"Swingline Dollar Loans" shall mean the swingline loans denominated
in Dollars and made to the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04.
"Swingline Exposure" shall mean at any time the sum of the Swingline
Dollar Exposure and the Swingline Foreign Currency Exposure.
"Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing
comprised of Swingline Foreign Currency Loans.
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"Swingline Foreign Currency Commitment" shall mean, with respect to
each Swingline Foreign Currency Lender, the commitment of such Swingline Foreign
Currency Lender to make Swingline Foreign Currency Loans pursuant to Section
2.04. The amount of each Swingline Foreign Currency Lender's Swingline Foreign
Currency Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is set forth on Schedule
2.04(b). The aggregate amount of the Swingline Foreign Currency Commitments on
the Restatement Effective Date is $50,000,000.
"Swingline Foreign Currency Exposure" shall mean at any time the
Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline
Foreign Currency Loans at such time. The Swingline Foreign Currency Exposure of
any Global Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall mean its ratable share
(based on Available Unused Commitments) of the aggregate Swingline Foreign
Currency Exposure at such time.
"Swingline Foreign Currency Lender" shall mean a Lender with a
Swingline Foreign Currency Commitment or outstanding Swingline Foreign Currency
Loans.
"Swingline Foreign Currency Loans" shall mean the swingline loans
denominated in a Foreign Currency and made to a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.04.
"Swingline Foreign Currency Rate" shall mean with respect to any
Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing, (a) for an Interest Period of 1 day or 7
days, the rate per annum determined by the Applicable Agent on the Quotation Day
for such Interest Period by reference to the British Bankers' Association
Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in the currency of such Borrowing (as
reflected on the applicable Telerate screen page), for a period equal to such
Interest Period or (b) for any other Interest Period, the average (rounded
upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the respective interest rates
per annum at which deposits in the currency of such Swingline Foreign Currency
Borrowing are offered for such Interest Period to major banks in the London
interbank market by JPMorgan Chase Bank, Deutsche Bank A.G. and Bank of America,
N.A. on the Quotation Day.
"Swingline Lender" shall mean (i) the Swingline Dollar Lenders, in
their respective capacities as Lenders of Swingline Dollar Loans, and (ii) the
Swingline Foreign Currency Lenders, in their respective capacities as Lenders of
Swingline Foreign Currency Loans.
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"Swingline Loans" shall mean the Swingline Dollar Loans and the
Swingline Foreign Currency Loans.
"Taxes" shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, duties (including stamp duties), deductions, charges (including ad
valorem charges) or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
"Term Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans.
"Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche A-1 Term Loans, the Tranche D-1
Term Loans, the Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Loans and the Tranche E Term Loans. Each
Tranche A-1 Term Loan, each Tranche D-1 Term Loan and Tranche E Term Loan shall
be a Eurocurrency Term Loan or an ABR Term Loan. Each Tranche D-2 Term Loan
shall be a Eurocurrency Term Loan.
"Test Period" shall mean, on any date of determination, the period
of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the U.S. Borrower then last ended (taken
as one accounting period).
"Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Total Revolving Credit Commitment" shall mean, at any time, the
total Global Revolving Facility Commitments and the total U.S. Revolving
Facility Commitments, as in effect at such time.
"Tranche A-1 Facility" shall mean the Tranche A-1 Term Loans made or
converted pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche A-1 Installment Date" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.10(a).
"Tranche A-1 Maturity Date" shall mean February 28, 2009.
"Tranche A-1 Term Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Tranche A-1 Term Loans.
"Tranche A-1 Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche A-1 Term Loans made
by the Lenders to the U.S. Borrower or converted from Existing Tranche A Term
Loans pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
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"Tranche D Installment Date" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.10(b).
"Tranche D Maturity Date" shall mean February 28, 2011.
"Tranche D Term Borrowing" shall mean a Tranche D-1 Term Borrowing
or a Tranche D-2 Term Borrowing.
"Tranche D Term Loans" shall mean the Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Loans and the
Tranche D-2 Term Loans.
"Tranche D-1 Facility" shall mean the Tranche D-1 Term Loans made or
converted pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche D-1 Term Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Tranche D-1 Term Loans.
"Tranche D-1 Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche D-1 Term Loans made
by the Lenders to the U.S. Borrower or converted from Existing Tranche C-1 Term
Loans pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche D-2 Facility" shall mean the Tranche D-2 Term Loans made or
converted pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche D-2 Term Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Tranche D-2 Term Loans.
"Tranche D-2 Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche D-2 Term Loans made
by the Lenders to the U.S. Borrower or converted from Existing Tranche C-2 Term
Loans pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche E Facility" shall mean the Tranche E Term Loan Commitments
and the Tranche E Term Loans made pursuant to the Third Amendment and
Restatement Agreement.
"Tranche E Installment Date" shall mean the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.10(c).
"Tranche E Maturity Date" shall mean October 31, 2010.
"Tranche E Term Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Tranche E Term Loans.
"Tranche E Term Loan Commitment" shall mean with respect to each
Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make
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Xxxxxxx X Term Loans under the Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement on the
Restatement Effective Date. The aggregate amount of the Tranche E Term Loan
Commitment on the date hereof is $300,000,000.
"Tranche E Term Loans" shall mean the Tranche E Term Loans made by
the Lenders to the U.S. Borrower pursuant to the Third Amendment and Restatement
Agreement.
"Transaction Costs" shall have the meaning given such term in the
preamble to this Agreement.
"Transactions" shall mean all the transactions described in the
preamble to, or otherwise contemplated by, this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement.
"Transferor" shall mean TRW Automotive Receivables, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
"Type", when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer
to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans
comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, the term "Rate"
shall include the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the Swingline
Foreign Currency Rate.
"Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension" shall mean, at any time, an
extension of credit under an Ancillary Facility in respect of which the
applicable Ancillary Lender has not previously advanced funds to, or on behalf
of, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrower but in respect of which such Ancillary
Lender remains obligated so to advance funds.
"U.S. Borrower" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"U.S. Collateral Agreement" shall mean the U.S. Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, in the form of Exhibit E, among Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower, each Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party and the Collateral Agent.
"U.S. Lending Office" shall mean, as to any Lender, the applicable
branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender designated by such Lender to make
Loans in Dollars.
"U.S. Mortgages" shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust,
assignments of leases and rents and other security documents delivered on the
Closing Date, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
with respect to
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Mortgaged Properties located in the United States of America or pursuant to
Section 5.10, each substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
"U.S. Perfection Certificate" shall mean a certificate in the form
of Annex I to the U.S. Collateral Agreement or any other form approved by the
Collateral Agent.
"U.S. Receivables Purchase Agreement" shall mean (a) the Receivables
Purchase Agreement dated as of February 28, 2003, among the Receivables
Subsidiary, Transferor, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries party thereto,
related to the Permitted Receivables Financing, as it may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified to the extent permitted by Section 6.09 and
(b) any agreement replacing such agreement, provided that such replacing
agreement contains terms that are substantially similar to the agreement being
replaced and that are otherwise no more adverse in any material respect to the
Lenders than the applicable terms of the agreement being replaced.
"U.S. Revolving Facility" shall mean the U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the U.S. Revolving
Facility Lenders.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised
of U.S. Revolving Facility Loans.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Commitment" shall mean, with respect to
each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such U.S. Revolving
Facility Lender to make U.S. Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.01,
expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of
such Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure hereunder, as such
commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b)
reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such
Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each U.S. Revolving
Facility Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Commitment is set forth on Schedule
2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such U.S. Revolving
Facility Lender shall have assumed its U.S. Revolving Facility Commitment, as
applicable. The aggregate amount of the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments on
the date hereof is $175,000,000.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure" shall mean, at any time,
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Revolving Facility
Loans outstanding at such time, (b) the Swingline Dollar Exposure at such time
and (c) the Revolving L/C
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Exposure at such time. The U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Lender
at any time shall be such Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of the
U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure at such time.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Lender" shall mean a Lender with a U.S.
Revolving Facility Commitment or with outstanding U.S. Revolving Facility Loans.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Loan" shall mean a Loan made by a U.S.
Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to Section 2.01. Each U.S. Revolving Facility
Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Loan or an ABR Loan.
"U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
U.S. Revolving Facility Lender, the percentage of the total U.S. Revolving
Facility Commitments represented by such Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitment. If the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments have terminated or
expired, the U.S. Revolving Facility Percentages shall be determined based upon
the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect
to any assignments pursuant to Section 9.04.
"U.S. Serviceco" shall mean TRW Management Co. L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company of which the Spanish Acquiror shall be the sole
member.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" of any person means a subsidiary of such
person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors' qualifying
shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law)
are owned by such person or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such person.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references herein to a "Wholly Owned
Subsidiary" are references to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower.
"Withdrawal Liability" shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan
as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as
such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
"Working Capital" shall mean, with respect to the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current
Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of
determination; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow,
increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to
any changes in Current Assets or
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Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with
GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or
(b) the effects of purchase accounting.
SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally. The definitions set forth or referred
to in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include
the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words "include",
"includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without
limitation". All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any
Loan Document shall mean such document as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the U.S.
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the U.S. Borrower requests an
amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change
occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the
operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the U.S.
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. For the purposes of
determining compliance with Section 6.01 through Section 6.10 with respect to
any amount in a currency other than Dollars, amounts shall be deemed to equal
the Dollar Equivalent thereof determined using the Exchange Rate calculated as
of the Business Day on which such amounts were incurred or expended, as
applicable.
SECTION 1.03. Exchange Rates. (a) Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i)
determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date and (ii) give notice
thereof to the Borrowers. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become
effective on the first Business Day immediately following the relevant
Calculation Date (a "Reset Date") or other date of determination, shall remain
effective until the next succeeding Reset Date, and shall for all purposes of
this Agreement (other
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than any other provision expressly requiring the use of an Exchange Rate
calculated as of a specified date) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting
any amounts between Dollars and each of the Foreign Currencies.
(b) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Reset
Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the aggregate amount of the
Dollar Equivalents of the principal amounts of the Loans denominated in Foreign
Currencies then outstanding (after giving effect to any Loans denominated in
Foreign Currencies made or repaid on such date) and the Revolving L/C Exposure
and (ii) notify the Lenders, each Issuing Bank and the Borrowers of the results
of such determination.
SECTION 1.04. Redenomination of Certain Foreign Currencies. (a) Each
obligation of any party to this Agreement to make a payment denominated in the
national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the
Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into
Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If,
in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of
interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be
inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London Interbank Market for
the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis
shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on
which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if
any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately
prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such
Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b) Without prejudice and in addition to any method of conversion
or rounding prescribed by any EMU Legislation and (i) without limiting the
liability of any Borrower for any amount due under this Agreement and (ii)
without increasing any Commitment of any Lender, all references in this
Agreement to minimum amounts (or integral multiples thereof) denominated in the
national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the
Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall, immediately upon such
adoption, be replaced by references to such minimum amounts (or integral
multiples thereof) as shall be specified herein with respect to Borrowings
denominated in Euros.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such
reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to
time specify to be
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appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the
European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the
Euro.
SECTION 1.05. Effectuation of Transfers. Each of the representations
and warranties of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrowers contained in
this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) are made after giving effect
to the Restatement Transactions, unless the context otherwise requires.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender agrees (a) to make (i) Global Revolving Facility Loans
denominated in Dollars to the U.S. Borrower from its U.S. Lending Office and
(ii) Global Revolving Facility Loans denominated in Dollars or Foreign
Currencies to Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from its Global Lending Office, in
the case of clauses (i) and (ii) from time to time during the Availability
Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (A) such
Lender's Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding (1) such Lender's
Global Revolving Facility Commitment minus (2) such Lender's Ancillary
Commitment or (B) the Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding (1)
the total Global Revolving Facility Commitments minus (2) the total Ancillary
Commitments, and (b) to make U.S. Revolving Facility Loans denominated in
Dollars to the U.S. Borrower from its U.S. Lending Office from time to time
during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not
result in (i) such Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeding
such Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Commitment or (ii) the U.S. Revolving
Facility Credit Exposure exceeding the total U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement, each Lender having a Tranche E Term
Loan Commitment made a Tranche E Term Loan to the U.S. Borrower on the
Restatement Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Tranche E Term
Loan Commitment. All Tranche A-1 Term Loans, Tranche D Term Loans, Revolving
Loans, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing
Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date
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shall remain outstanding hereunder on the terms set forth herein. Amounts repaid
in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as
part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans under the same Facility and of the same
Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments
under the applicable Facility (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, in accordance
with their respective Swingline Dollar Commitments or Swingline Foreign Currency
Commitments, as applicable); provided, however, that Global Revolving Facility
Loans under the Global Revolving Facility shall be made by the Global Revolving
Facility Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Available Unused
Commitments on the date such Loans are made hereunder. The failure of any Lender
to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of
its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are
several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender's failure to
make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.14, (i) each Borrowing denominated in
Dollars (other than a Swingline Dollar Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely of
ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the applicable Borrower may request in
accordance herewith and (ii) each Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency
(other than a Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely
of Eurocurrency Loans. Each Swingline Dollar Borrowing shall be an ABR
Borrowing. Each Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing shall be comprised entirely
of Swingline Foreign Currency Loans. Each Lender at its option may make any ABR
Loan or Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate
of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option
shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be
entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.17 or 2.21 solely in
respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount
that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the
Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing that is an
Ancillary Replacement Borrowing shall be permitted to be in an amount necessary
to finance Ancillary Credit Extensions under an Ancillary Facility being
terminated pursuant to Section 2.22(e). At the time that each ABR Revolving
Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the
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Borrowing Minimum; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an
aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the U.S.
Revolving Facility Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement
of an L/C Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Each Swingline Dollar
Borrowing and Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing shall be in an amount that is
an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing
Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type and under more than one Facility may
be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be
more than a total of (i) 10 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under each of
the Tranche A-1 Facility, the Tranche D-1 Facility, Tranche D-2 Facility and the
Tranche E Facility and (ii) 35 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under each of
the Global Revolving Facility and the U.S. Revolving Facility (not including
Ancillary Replacement Borrowings).
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no
Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any
Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Tranche A-1 Maturity Date, Tranche D
Maturity Date or Tranche E Maturity Date, as applicable.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. Except in the case of an
Ancillary Replacement Borrowing (which shall be governed by Section 2.22(e)), to
request a Revolving Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify the
Applicable Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the
date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later
than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed
Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to
finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as contemplated by Section
2.05(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on the date of the
proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable
and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Applicable
Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Applicable Agent
and signed by the applicable Borrower. Each such telephonic and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrower requesting such Borrowing;
(ii) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Global
Revolving Facility Borrowing or a U.S. Revolving Facility Borrowing;
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(iii) in the case of a Global Revolving Facility Borrowing
requested by a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, the Foreign Currency
in which such Borrowing is to be denominated;
(iv) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing
(expressed in Dollars or the applicable Foreign Currency);
(v) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(vi) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars,
whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing;
(vii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial
Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period
contemplated by clause (a) of the definition of the term "Interest
Period"; and
(viii) the location and number of the applicable Borrower's
account to which funds are to be disbursed.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing, unless such Global
Revolving Facility Borrowing (i) is denominated in a Foreign Currency and (ii)
is being requested by a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, in which case such Global
Revolving Facility Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing. If no Interest
Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then
the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of
one month's duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in
accordance with this Section, the Applicable Agent shall advise each Lender of
the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender's Loan to be made as part
of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, (i) each Swingline Dollar Lender agrees to make
Swingline Dollar Loans to the U.S. Borrower from time to time during the
Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
that will not result in (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Swingline Dollar Loans made by such Swingline Dollar Lender exceeding such
Swingline Dollar Lender's Swingline Dollar Commitment or (y) the U.S. Revolving
Facility Credit Exposure exceeding the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments and
(ii) each Swingline Foreign Currency Lender agrees to make Swingline Foreign
Currency Loans
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to the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time during the Availability
Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not
result in (x) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Swingline Foreign Currency Loans made by such Swingline Foreign
Currency Lender exceeding such Swingline Foreign Currency Lender's Swingline
Foreign Currency Commitment or (y) the sum of the Global Revolving Facility
Credit Exposure and the total Ancillary Commitments exceeding the total Global
Revolving Facility Commitments; provided that no Swingline Lender shall be
required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Dollar
Borrowing or Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing. Within the foregoing limits
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may
borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Dollar Borrowing or Swingline
Foreign Currency Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable
Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by a Swingline Borrowing Request
by telecopy), not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on the day of a proposed
Swingline Dollar Borrowing or Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing. Each such
notice and Swingline Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify
(i) in the case of a Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing, the Borrower
requesting such Borrowing, (ii) the requested date (which shall be a Business
Day), (iii) in the case of a Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing, the Foreign
Currency in which such Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing is to be
denominated, (iv) the amount of the requested Swingline Dollar Borrowing
(expressed in Dollars) or Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing (expressed in the
applicable Foreign Currency), as applicable, and (v) in the case of a Swingline
Foreign Currency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which
shall be a period contemplated by clause (b) of the definition of the term
"Interest Period". The Applicable Agent shall promptly advise each Swingline
Dollar Lender (in the case of a notice relating to a Swingline Dollar Borrowing)
or each Swingline Foreign Currency Lender (in the case of a notice relating to a
Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing) of any such notice received from a
Borrower and the amount of such Swingline Lender's Swingline Loan to be made as
part of the requested Swingline Dollar Borrowing or Swingline Foreign Currency
Borrowing, as applicable. Each Swingline Dollar Lender shall make each Swingline
Dollar Loan to be made by it hereunder in accordance with Section 2.02(a) on the
proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 3:00
p.m., Local Time, to the account of the Applicable Agent most recently
designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Swingline Dollar Lenders. The
Applicable Agent will make such Swingline
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Dollar Loans available to the U.S. Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so
received, in like funds, to the general deposit account of the U.S. Borrower
with the Applicable Agent (or, in the case of a Swingline Dollar Borrowing made
to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as provided in Section
2.05(e), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank). Each Swingline Foreign
Currency Lender shall make each Swingline Foreign Currency Loan to be made by it
hereunder in accordance with Section 2.02(a) on the proposed date thereof by
wire transfer of immediately available funds by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, to the
account of the Applicable Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose
by notice to the Swingline Foreign Currency Lenders. The Applicable Agent will
make such Swingline Foreign Currency Loans available to the applicable Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower by (i) promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like
funds, to the general deposit account with the Applicable Agent of the
applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower most recently designated to the
Applicable Agent or (ii) by wire transfer of the amounts received in immediately
available funds to the general deposit account of the applicable Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower most recently designated to the Applicable Agent.
(c) A Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the
Applicable Agent (and to the other Swingline Dollar Lenders or Swingline Foreign
Currency Lenders, as applicable) not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on any
Business Day require (i) in the case of a Swingline Dollar Lender, the U.S.
Revolving Facility Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all
or a portion of the outstanding Swingline Dollar Loans made by it or (ii) in the
case of a Swingline Foreign Currency Lender, the Global Revolving Facility
Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of
the outstanding Swingline Foreign Currency Loans made by it. Such notice shall
specify the aggregate amount of such Swingline Loans in which the U.S. Revolving
Facility Lenders or Global Revolving Facility Lenders, as applicable, will
participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Applicable Agent will
give notice thereof to each such Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender's
U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage or such Global Revolving Facility Lender's
ratable share (based on Available Unused Commitments), as applicable, of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender hereby absolutely
and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as
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provided above, to pay to the Applicable Agent, for the account of the
applicable Swingline Dollar Lender, such U.S. Revolving Facility Lender's U.S.
Revolving Facility Percentage of such Swingline Dollar Loan or Loans. Each
Global Revolving Facility Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees,
upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Applicable Agent, for
the account of the applicable Swingline Foreign Currency Lender, such Global
Revolving Facility Lender's ratable share (based on Available Unused
Commitments) of such Swingline Foreign Currency Loan or Loans. Each Global
Revolving Facility Lender and each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges
and agrees that its respective obligation to acquire participations in Swingline
Foreign Currency Loans and Swingline Dollar Loans, as applicable, pursuant to
this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall
be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each
Revolving Credit Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in
Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender (and
Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the
Lenders), and the Applicable Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable
Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Credit
Lenders. The Applicable Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower of any
participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph (c),
and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the
Applicable Agent and not to the applicable Swingline Lender. Any amounts
received by a Swingline Lender from the applicable Borrower (or other party on
behalf of such Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by such
Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be
promptly remitted to the Applicable Agent; any such amounts received by the
Applicable Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Applicable Agent to the
Revolving Credit Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this
paragraph and to such Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided
that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to such Swingline Lender or to
the Applicable Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is
required to be refunded to the applicable Borrower for any reason. The purchase
of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not
relieve the applicable Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Each Existing Letter
of Credit is deemed to be a letter of credit issued hereunder for all purposes
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In addition, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may request the issuance of
Dollar Letters of Credit and Foreign Currency Letters of Credit for its own
account, in each case in a form reasonably acceptable
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to the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the
Availability Period and prior to the date that is five Business Days prior to
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. In the event of any inconsistency between
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any
form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the
Applicant Party to, or entered into by the Applicant Party with, an Issuing Bank
relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall control.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain
Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment,
renewal (other than an automatic renewal in accordance with paragraph (c) of
this Section) or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Applicant
Party shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication,
if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank)
to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in
advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a
notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter
of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the
date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with
paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, (subject to
paragraph (n) of this Section) the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to
be denominated, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other
information as shall be necessary to issue, amend, renew or extend such Letter
of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Applicant Party also
shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank's standard form
in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall
be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Applicant Party shall be
deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension (i) the Revolving L/C Exposure shall not exceed
$175,000,000 and (ii) the U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not
exceed the total U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or
prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the
date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or
extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date
that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit
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Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may
provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional one-year periods
(which, in no event, shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii) of
this paragraph (c)).
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or
an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without
any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the U.S.
Revolving Facility Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each U.S.
Revolving Facility Lender, and each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender hereby
acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal
to such U.S. Revolving Facility Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of
the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In
consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each U.S. Revolving Facility
Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent in Dollars, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such U.S.
Revolving Facility Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of (i) each L/C
Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in Dollars and (ii) the Dollar
Equivalent, determined using the Exchange Rates calculated as of the date such
payment is required, of each L/C Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in a
Foreign Currency and, in each case, not reimbursed by the U.S. Borrower on the
date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement
payment required to be refunded to the U.S. Borrower for any reason (or, if such
reimbursement payment was refunded in a Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent
thereof determined using the Exchange Rates calculated as of the date of such
refund). Each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of
Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without
any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement. If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make
any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the U.S. Borrower shall
reimburse such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount
equal to such L/C Disbursement in Dollars or (subject to the immediately
succeeding sentence) the applicable Foreign Currency, not later than 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the date the U.S.
Borrower receives notice under paragraph (g) of this Section of such L/C
Disbursement, provided
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that in the case of any L/C Disbursement made in Dollars with respect to a
Letter of Credit issued for the account of the U.S. Borrower, the U.S. Borrower
may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in
accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR
Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Dollar Borrowing, as applicable, in an
equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the U.S. Borrower's obligation
to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR
Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Dollar Borrowing. If the U.S. Borrower fails to
reimburse any L/C Disbursement when due, then (i) if such payment relates to a
Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, automatically and with no further action
required, the obligation to reimburse the applicable L/C Disbursement shall be
permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the Dollar Equivalent,
determined using the Exchange Rates calculated as of the date when such payment
was due, of such L/C Disbursement and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each other U.S. Revolving
Facility Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the Dollar Equivalent
thereof (if such L/C Disbursement relates to a Foreign Currency Letter of
Credit), the payment then due from the U.S. Borrower in respect thereof and, in
the case of a U.S. Revolving Facility Lender, such Lender's U.S. Revolving
Facility Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each
U.S. Revolving Facility Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars
its U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of the payment then due from the U.S.
Borrower (determined as provided in clause (i) of the immediately preceding
sentence, if such payment relates to a Foreign Currency Letter of Credit), in
the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such
Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment
obligations of the U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders), and the Administrative
Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank in Dollars the amounts
so received by it from the U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders. Promptly following
receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the U.S. Borrower
pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such
payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that U.S. Revolving
Facility Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such
Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may
appear. Any payment made by a U.S. Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to this
paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any L/C Disbursement (other than the
funding of an ABR Revolving Loan or a Swingline Dollar Borrowing as contemplated
above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the U.S. Borrower of
its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
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(f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the U.S. Borrower
to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section
shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all
circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or
provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by
the applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a
draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of
Credit or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this
Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of
setoff against, the U.S. Borrower's obligations hereunder. Neither the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related
Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in
connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment
or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the
circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission,
interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or
other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any
document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of
technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of
such Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse
the applicable Issuing Bank from liability to an Applicant Party to the extent
of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of
which are hereby waived by each Applicant Party to the extent permitted by
applicable law) suffered by such Applicant Party that are caused by (i) such
Issuing Bank's failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and
other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof
or (ii) such Issuing Bank's refusal to issue a Letter of Credit in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in
the absence of gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the
applicable Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised
care in each such determination and each refusal to issue a Letter of Credit. In
furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the
parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their
face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the
applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either
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accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or
refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not
in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank
shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting
to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank
shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the Applicant Party and the U.S.
Borrower (if the U.S. Borrower is not the Applicant Party) by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank
has made or will make a L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure
to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the U.S. Borrower of
its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the U.S. Revolving Facility
Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any L/C
Disbursement, then, unless the U.S. Borrower shall reimburse such L/C
Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid
amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date
such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the U.S. Borrower
reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR
Revolving Loans; provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not reimbursed by
the U.S. Borrower when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then
Section 2.13(d) shall apply; provided, further, that, in the case of a L/C
Disbursement made under a Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, the amount of
interest due with respect thereto shall (i) in the case of any L/C Disbursement
that is reimbursed on or before the date such L/C Disbursement is required to be
reimbursed under paragraph (e) of this Section, (A) be payable in the applicable
Foreign Currency and (B) bear interest at a rate equal to the rate reasonably
determined by the applicable Issuing Bank to be the cost to such Issuing Bank of
funding such L/C Disbursement plus the Applicable Margin applicable to
Eurocurrency Revolving Loans at such time and (ii) in the case of any L/C
Disbursement that is reimbursed after the date such L/C Disbursement is required
to be reimbursed under paragraph (e) of this Section, (A) be payable in Dollars,
(B) accrue interest on the Dollar Equivalent, determined using the Exchange
Rates calculated as of the date such L/C Disbursement was made, of such L/C
Disbursement, (C) bear interest at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR
Revolving Loans and (D) Section 2.13(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant
to this paragraph shall be for
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the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and
after the date of payment by any U.S. Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the
account of such U.S. Revolving Facility Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be
replaced at any time by written agreement among the U.S. Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an
Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the U.S.
Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced
Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12. From and after the effective date of any
such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and
obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to
Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term
"Issuing Bank" shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous
Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the
context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the
replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all
the rights and obligations of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement with
respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement but shall
not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, (i) in the case of an Event of Default described in
Section 7.01(h) or (i), on the Business Day or (ii) in the case of any other
Event of Default, on the third Business Day, in each case, following the date on
which the U.S. Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent (or, if
the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders
with Revolving L/C Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Revolving
L/C Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this
paragraph, the U.S. Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders, an amount in Dollars in cash equal to the Revolving L/C Exposure as of
such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that (i) the
portion of such amount attributable to undrawn Foreign Currency Letters of
Credit or L/C Disbursements in a Foreign Currency that the U.S. Borrower is not
late in reimbursing pursuant to Section 2.05(e) shall be deposited with the
Administrative Agent in the applicable Foreign Currencies in the actual amounts
of such undrawn Letters of Credit and L/C Disbursements and (ii) upon the
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occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to a Borrower described in
clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01, the obligation to deposit such cash
collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become
immediately due and payable in Dollars, without demand or other notice of any
kind. The U.S. Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this
paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Each such deposit
pursuant to this paragraph or pursuant to Section 2.11(b) shall be held by the
Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the
obligations of the U.S. Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent
shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment
of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole
discretion of (i) for so long as an Event of Default shall be continuing, the
Administrative Agent and (ii) at any other time, the U.S. Borrower, in each
case, in Permitted Investments and at the risk and expense of the U.S. Borrower,
such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such
investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each Issuing Bank for L/C
Disbursements for which such Issuing Bank has not been reimbursed and, to the
extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement
obligations of the U.S. Borrower for the Revolving L/C Exposure at such time or,
if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of
U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders with Revolving L/C Exposure representing greater
than 50% of the total Revolving L/C Exposure), be applied to satisfy other
obligations of the U.S. Borrower under this Agreement. If the U.S. Borrower is
required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as
aforesaid) shall be returned to the U.S. Borrower within three Business Days
after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If the U.S. Borrower is
required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section
2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned
to the U.S. Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such
return, the U.S. Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.11(b) and no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(k) Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately
due and payable on any date pursuant to Section 7.01, all amounts (i) that the
U.S. Borrower is at such time or thereafter become required to reimburse or
otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of L/C Disbursements made
under any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts
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in respect of which the U.S. Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to
Section 2.05(j), if such cash collateral was deposited in the applicable Foreign
Currency to the extent so deposited or applied), (ii) that the U.S. Revolving
Facility Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the
Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter
becomes required to distribute to an Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (e) of
this Section in respect of unreimbursed L/C Disbursements made under any Foreign
Currency Letter of Credit and (iii) that constitute each U.S. Revolving Facility
Lender's participation in any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit under which a
L/C Disbursement has been made, in each case, shall, automatically and with no
further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, determined
using the Exchange Rates calculated as of such date (or in the case of any L/C
Disbursement made after such date, on the date such L/C Disbursement is made),
of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to
an Agent, an Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the Obligations described
in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise
applicable hereunder.
(l) Additional Issuing Banks. From time to time, the U.S.
Borrower may by notice to the Administrative Agent designate up to four Lenders
(in addition to JPMorgan Chase Bank) that agree (in their sole discretion) to
act in such capacity and are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
as Issuing Banks. Each such additional Issuing Bank shall execute a counterpart
of this Agreement upon the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld) and shall thereafter be an Issuing Bank
hereunder for all purposes.
(m) Reporting. Unless otherwise requested by the
Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall report in writing to the
Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each week and the first
Business Day of each fiscal quarter, the aggregate face amount of Letters of
Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the last Business Day of the preceding
week or the preceding fiscal quarter, as applicable, (ii) on or prior to each
Business Day on which such Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend, renew or extend
any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension, and the aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued,
amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred (and whether the amount
thereof changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes
any L/C Disbursement, the date of such L/C Disbursement and
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the amount of such L/C Disbursement and (iv) on any other Business Day, such
other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if,
after the Closing Date, any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for an Issuing
Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, then by
prompt written notice thereof to the Borrowers and to the Administrative Agent
(which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist),
such Issuing Bank may declare that Letters of Credit will not thereafter be
issued by it in the affected Foreign Currency or Foreign Currencies, whereupon
the affected Foreign Currency or Foreign Currencies shall be deemed (for the
duration of such declaration) not to constitute a Foreign Currency for purposes
of the issuance of Letters of Credit by such Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make
each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire
transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, Local Time, to the
account of the Applicable Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose
by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as
provided in Section 2.04. The Applicable Agent will make such Loans available
to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in
like funds, to an account of the applicable Borrower maintained with the
Applicable Agent (i) in New York City, in the case of Loans denominated in
Dollars, or (ii) in London, in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign
Currency and designated by the applicable Borrower in the applicable Borrowing
Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans and Swingline Dollar Borrowings made
to finance the reimbursement of a L/C Disbursement and reimbursements as
provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to
the applicable Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice
from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will
not make available to the Applicable Agent such Lender's share of such
Borrowing, the Applicable Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share
available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Applicable Agent, then the
applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the
Applicable Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding
amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such
amount is made
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available to the applicable Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the
Applicable Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, (x) the greater of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (in the case
of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or (y) the rate reasonably determined by
the Applicable Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount (in the case of
a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency) or (ii) in the case of the
applicable Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans (in the case of a
Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or the rate reasonably determined by the
Applicable Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount (in the case of a
Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency). If such Lender pays such amount to
the Applicable Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan
included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the
case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as
specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may
elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type, in the case of Borrowings
denominated in Dollars, or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided
in this Section. The applicable Borrower may elect different options with
respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each
such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be
considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline
Foreign Currency Borrowings or Swingline Dollar Borrowings, which may not be
converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the
applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent of such election by
telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section
2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type and denominated in
the Foreign Currency resulting from such election to be made on the effective
date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be
irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Applicable Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by
the Applicable Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower.
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(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request
shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request
applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to
different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each
resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each
resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such
Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR
Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; provided that the resulting
Borrowing is required to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the case of a
Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to
such election, which shall be a period contemplated by clause (a) of
the definition of the term "Interest Period".
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does
not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to
have selected an Interest Period of one month's duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election
Request, the Applicable Agent shall advise each Lender to which such Interest
Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Lender's portion of
each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely
Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the
end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is
repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (unless such Borrowing is denominated in
a Foreign Currency, in which case such Borrowing shall be continued as a
Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month's duration
commencing on the last day of such Interest Period). Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the
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Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request through
electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the applicable Borrower,
then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing
may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless
repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to
an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii)
unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency
shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one
month's duration.
SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, the Global Revolving Facility Commitments shall terminate
on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The parties
hereto acknowledge that the Tranche E Term Loan Commitments shall terminate at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Restatement Effective Date.
(b) The U.S. Borrower (on behalf of itself and all Foreign
Subsidiary Borrowers) may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce,
the Commitments under any Facility; provided that (i) each reduction of the
Commitments under any Facility shall be in an amount that is an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining
amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments) and (ii) the U.S. Borrower shall not
terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect to
any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section
2.11, (x) the Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure plus the total Ancillary
Facility Commitments would exceed the total Global Revolving Facility
Commitments or (y) the U.S. Revolving Facility Credit Exposure would exceed the
total U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments.
(c) The U.S. Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of
any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments under
paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the
effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and
the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each notice delivered by the U.S. Borrower pursuant to this Section
shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving
Credit Commitments delivered by the U.S. Borrower may state that such notice is
conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit
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facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the U.S. Borrower (by
notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date)
if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the
Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments under any
Facility shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their
respective Commitments under such Facility.
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The U.S.
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Applicable Agent for
the account of each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid principal
amount of each U.S. Revolving Facility Loan to the U.S. Borrower on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (ii) to the Applicable Agent for the account of
each Global Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid amount of each Global
Revolving Facility Loan to the U.S. Borrower on the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date, (iii) to the Applicable Agent for the account of each Lender the then
unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section
2.10 and (iv) to the Swingline Dollar Lender the then unpaid principal amount of
each Swingline Dollar Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date
and the first date after such Swingline Dollar Loan is made that is the 15th or
last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such
Swingline Dollar Loan is made; provided that on each date that a U.S. Revolving
Facility Borrowing is made by the U.S. Borrower, the U.S. Borrower shall repay
all Swingline Dollar Loans then outstanding. Each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower
hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Applicable Agent for the
account of each Global Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid principal
amount of each Global Revolving Facility Loan to such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (ii) to each Swingline
Foreign Currency Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline
Foreign Currency Loan made by such Lender on the earlier of the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date and the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such
Swingline Foreign Currency Loan.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual
practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to
such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts
of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(c) Each Applicable Agent shall maintain accounts in which it
shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Facility and Type
thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of
any principal or
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interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each
Lender hereunder and (iii) any amount received by such Applicable Agent
hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender's share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or an Applicable Agent to maintain such accounts or any
error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to
repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced
by a promissory note. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare,
execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of
such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered
assigns) and in a form approved by the Applicable Agent. Thereafter, the Loans
evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or
more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named
therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its
registered assigns).
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Loans. (a)
Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, the U.S.
Borrower shall repay Tranche A-1 Term Borrowings on each date set forth below in
the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such date (each such date
being referred to as a "Tranche A-1 Installment Date"):
Date Amount
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March 31, 2007 $25,200,000.00
June 30, 2007 $38,500,000.00
September 30, 2007 $38,500,000.00
December 31, 2007 $38,500,000.00
March 31, 2008 $38,500,000.00
June 30, 2008 $42,700,000.00
September 30, 2008 $42,700,000.00
December 31, 2008 $42,700,000.00
Tranche A-1 Maturity Date $42,700,000.00
(b) Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (e) of this
Section, the U.S. Borrower shall repay Tranche D Term Borrowings on each date
set forth below in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such date
(each such date being referred to as a "Tranche D Installment Date"):
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Amount of
Amount of Xxxxxxx X-0 Xxxx Xxxxxxx X-0
Borrowings Term Borrowings
Date to be Repaid to be Repaid
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December 31, 2004 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2005 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2005 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2005 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
December 31, 2005 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2006 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2006 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2006 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
December 31, 2006 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2007 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2007 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2007 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
December 31, 2007 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2008 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2008 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2008 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
December 31, 2008 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2009 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2009 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2009 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
December 31, 2009 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
March 31, 2010 $ 2,000,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
June 30, 2010 $ 1,760,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
September 30, 2010 $374,240,000.00 Euro43,477,500.00
December 31, 2010 $ 1,760,000.00 Euro 232,500.00
Tranche D Maturity Date $374,240,000.00 Euro43,477,500.00
(c) Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (e) of this
Section, the U.S. Borrower shall repay Tranche E Term Borrowings on each date
set forth below in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such date
(each such date being referred to as a "Tranche E Installment Date"):
Date Amount
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March 31, 2005 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2005 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2005 $ 750,000.00
December 31, 2005 $ 750,000.00
March 31, 2006 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2006 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2006 $ 750,000.00
December 31, 2006 $ 750,000.00
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March 31, 2007 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2007 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2007 $ 750,000.00
December 31, 2007 $ 750,000.00
March 31, 2008 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2008 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2008 $ 750,000.00
December 31, 2008 $ 750,000.00
March 31, 2009 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2009 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2009 $ 750,000.00
December 31, 2009 $ 750,000.00
March 31, 2010 $ 750,000.00
June 30, 2010 $ 750,000.00
September 30, 2010 $ 750,000.00
Tranche E Maturity Date $282,750,000.00
(d) To the extent not previously paid, (i) all Tranche A-1
Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Tranche A-1 Maturity Date and (ii)
all Tranche D Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Tranche D Maturity Date
and (iii) all Tranche E Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Tranche E
Maturity Date.
(e) Except as set forth in paragraph (f) below:
(i) all Net Proceeds to be applied at any time to prepay Term
Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11(c) shall be applied to the Tranche A-1
Term Borrowings, Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Borrowings
and Tranche E Term Borrowings ratably in accordance with the respective
principal amounts outstanding thereof;
(ii) Excess Cash Flow to be applied at any time to prepay Term
Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11(d) shall be applied to the Term
Borrowings as directed by the U.S. Borrower; and
(iii) each prepayment of principal of the Term Borrowings
pursuant to Section 2.11(a) shall be applied to the Term Borrowings as
directed by the U.S. Borrower.
Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.11 shall be applied to each
Term Borrowing, (A) in the case of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.11(a)
or Section 2.11(d), to reduce scheduled amortization payments under paragraphs
(a), (b) and (c) above as directed by the U.S. Borrower and (B) in the case of
prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.11(c), (1) to reduce in
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order of maturity the scheduled amortization payments under paragraphs (a), (b)
and (c) above occurring within the 12-month period after the date of such
payment in respect of such Term Borrowing and (2) thereafter, to reduce on a pro
rata basis (based on the amount of such amortization payments) the remaining
scheduled amortization payments in respect of such Term Borrowing. For purposes
of determining any allocation made ratably or on a pro rata basis contemplated
under this paragraph at any time, the amount of any Tranche D-2 Term Loan shall
be the Dollar Equivalent of the principal amount thereof, determined using the
Exchange Rate calculated as of the date of such prepayment. For purposes of
determining the amount of any prepayment of Xxxxxxx X-0 Term Borrowings pursuant
to Section 2.11(c) or 2.11(d), the applicable Exchange Rate on the date such
prepayment is to be made shall be used.
(f) Any Lender holding Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0
Term Loans or Tranche E Term Loans may elect, on not less than two Business
Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent with respect to any
mandatory prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or 2.11(d), not to have
such prepayment applied to such Lender's Tranche X-0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X-0
Term Loans or Tranche E Term Loans, as applicable, in which case (i) so long as
Tranche A-1 Term Borrowings are outstanding (A) an amount equal to 50% of the
amount not so applied shall be applied to prepay Tranche A-1 Term Borrowings,
and shall reduce scheduled payments under Section 2.10(a) after the date of any
prepayment on the same basis as is provided for the respective types of payments
pursuant to Section 2.10(e) and (B) 50% of the amount not so applied shall be
retained by the U.S. Borrower and (ii) once all Tranche A-1 Term Borrowings have
been repaid in full, the amount not so applied shall be retained by the U.S.
Borrower.
(g) Prior to any repayment of any Borrowing under any Facility
hereunder, the U.S. Borrower or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, as
applicable, shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings under the applicable
Facility to be repaid and shall notify the Applicable Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time,
(i) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, one Business Day before the scheduled date
of such repayment and (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, three
Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each repayment of a
Borrowing (x) in the case of the Global Revolving Facility, shall be applied to
the Global Revolving Facility Loans included in the repaid Borrowing such that
each Global Revolving Facility Lender receives its ratable share of such
repayment (based upon the respective Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposures
of the
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Global Revolving Facility Lenders at the time of such repayment) and (y) in all
other cases, shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid
Borrowing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the immediately preceding
sentence, prior to any repayment of a Swingline Dollar Borrowing or a Swingline
Foreign Currency Borrowing hereunder, the U.S. Borrower or the applicable
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable, shall select the Borrowing or
Borrowings to be repaid and shall notify the Applicable Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time,
on the scheduled date of such repayment. Repayments of Borrowings shall be
accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The applicable Borrower
shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing
in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.16),
in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing
Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the amount
outstanding, subject to prior notice in accordance with Section 2.10(g).
(b) In the event and on such occasion that (i) (A) the sum of
(1) the Global Revolving Facility Credit Exposure and (2) the total Ancillary
Commitments exceeds (B) (x) 105% of the total Global Revolving Facility
Commitments solely as a result of currency fluctuations or (y) the total Global
Revolving Facility Commitments (other than as a result of currency
fluctuations), the Borrowers under the Global Revolving Facility shall prepay
Global Revolving Facility Borrowings or Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowings
made to such Borrowers, or reduce total Ancillary Commitments, in an aggregate
amount equal to the amount by which (A) the sum of (1) the Global Revolving
Facility Credit Exposure and (2) the total Ancillary Commitments exceeds (B) the
total Global Revolving Facility Commitments or (ii) the U.S. Revolving Facility
Credit Exposure exceeds (A) 105% of the total U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments solely as a result of currency fluctuations or (B) the total U.S.
Revolving Facility Commitments (other than as a result of currency
fluctuations), the U.S. Borrower shall prepay U.S. Revolving Facility Borrowings
or Swingline Dollar Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding,
deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the U.S.
Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceeds the total U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitments.
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(c) The U.S. Borrower shall apply all Net Proceeds promptly
upon receipt thereof to prepay Term Borrowings in accordance with paragraphs (e)
through (g) of Section 2.10.
(d) Not later than 90 days after the end of each Excess Cash
Flow Period, the U.S. Borrower shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for such Excess
Cash Flow Period and shall apply an amount equal to the Required Percentage of
such Excess Cash Flow to prepay Term Borrowings in accordance with paragraphs
(e) through (g) of Section 2.10. Not later than the date on which the U.S.
Borrower is required to deliver financial statements with respect to the end of
each Excess Cash Flow Period under Section 5.04(a), the U.S. Borrower will
deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Financial Officer
of the U.S. Borrower setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for
such fiscal year and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.
(e) All voluntary prepayments of Tranche D Term Loans effected
on or prior to the first anniversary of the Second Restatement Effective Date
with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance or incurrence of new
term loans under this Agreement, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented,
waived or otherwise modified from time to time (excluding a refinancing of all
the Facilities outstanding under this Agreement in connection with another
transaction not permitted by this Agreement (as determined prior to giving
effect to any amendment or waiver of this Agreement being adopted in connection
with such transaction)), shall be accompanied by a prepayment fee equal to 1.00%
of the aggregate amount of such prepayments if the Applicable Rate (or similar
interest rate spread) applicable to such new term loans is or, upon the
satisfaction of certain conditions, could be less than the Applicable Rate
applicable to the Tranche D Term Loans as of the date hereof.
SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The U.S. Borrower (on behalf of itself and
the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers) agrees to pay to each Lender (other than any
Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, 10 Business Days after the
last day of March, June, September and December in each year, and three Business
Days after the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders
shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee (a "Commitment Fee") on
the sum of (a) the daily unused amount of the U.S. Revolving Facility
Commitment, (b) the daily amount of the Available Unused Commitment and (c) the
daily unused amount of the Ancillary Commitment of such Lender during the
preceding quarter (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending
with the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be
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terminated) at a rate equal to (x) 0.75% per annum in respect of each day on
which the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding the Swingline
Exposures) is less than or equal to 50% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment
or the Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25 to 1.00, (y) 0.50% per annum in
respect of each day on which the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding
the Swingline Exposures) represents more than 50% of the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment or the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 but
greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and (z) 0.375%, if the Leverage Ratio is less than or
equal to 2.00 to 1.00 (without regard to the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Exposure). All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. For the purpose of calculating any
Lender's Commitment Fee, the outstanding Swingline Loans during the period for
which such Lender's Commitment Fee is calculated shall be deemed to be zero. The
Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date
and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of
such Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.
(b) The U.S. Borrower (on behalf of itself and the Foreign
Subsidiary Borrowers) from time to time agrees to pay (i) to each U.S. Revolving
Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative
Agent, 10 Business Days after the last day of March, June, September and
December of each year and three Business Days after the date on which the
Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as provided
herein, a fee (an "L/C Participation Fee") on such Lender's U.S. Revolving
Facility Percentage of the daily aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure (excluding the
portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements), during the
preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the Closing Date or ending
with the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the date on which the U.S. Revolving
Facility Commitments shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings effective for each day
in such period minus the amount of Issuing Bank Fees (as defined below) set
forth in clause (ii)(x) below and (ii) to each Issuing Bank, for its own
account, (x) three Business Days after the last day of March, June, September
and December of each year and three Business Days after the date on which the
U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as
provided herein, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by
such Issuing Bank for the period from and including the date of issuance of such
Letter of Credit to and including the termination of such Letter of Credit,
computed at a rate equal to 1/4 of 1% per annum of the daily average stated
amount of such Letter of Credit), plus (y) in connection with the issuance,
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amendment or transfer of any such Letter of Credit or any L/C Disbursement
thereunder, such Issuing Bank's customary documentary and processing charges
(collectively, "Issuing Bank Fees"). All L/C Participation Fees and Issuing Bank
Fees that are payable on a per annum basis shall be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
(c) The U.S. Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the fees set forth in the
Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of November 15, 2002, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, at the times
specified therein (the "Administrative Agent Fees").
(d) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately
available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as
appropriate, among the Lenders, except that Issuing Bank Fees shall be paid
directly to the applicable Issuing Banks. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be
refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing
(including each Swingline Dollar Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall
bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for
such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) The Swingline Foreign Currency Loans comprising each
Swingline Foreign Currency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Swingline
Foreign Currency Rate plus 1.50% per annum plus the Applicable Margin then in
effect for Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or
interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amount payable by the applicable
Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as
well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue
principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as
provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any
other amount (x) payable in Dollars, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as
provided in paragraph (a) of this Section or (y) payable in a Foreign Currency,
the rate set forth in clause (i) of this sentence; provided that this paragraph
(d) shall not apply to any Event of
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Default that has been waived by the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.08.
(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears
(i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, (ii) in the case of Global
Revolving Facility Loans, upon termination of the Global Revolving Facility
Commitments, (iii) in the case of U.S. Revolving Facility Loans, upon
termination of the U.S. Revolving Facility Commitments, (iv) in the case of the
Tranche A-1 Term Loans, on the Tranche A-1 Maturity Date (v) in the case of the
Tranche D Term Loans, on the Tranche D Maturity Date and (vi) in the case of the
Tranche E Term Loans, on the Tranche E Maturity Date; provided that (i) interest
accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand,
(ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a
prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability
Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be
payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of
any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest
Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective
date of such conversion.
(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a
year of 360 days, except that (i) interest on Borrowings denominated in Sterling
and (ii) interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when
the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall
be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate
or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Applicable Agent, and such determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in
any currency:
(a) the Applicable Agent determines (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do
not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as
applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Applicable Agent is advised by the Required Lenders or the
Majority Lenders under the Global Revolving Facility that the Adjusted
LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as
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applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans
included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Applicable Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the
Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Applicable Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in such
currency shall be ineffective and such Borrowing shall be converted to or
continued as on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (A) if
such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, an ABR Borrowing or (B) if such
Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign Currency, as a Borrowing bearing interest
at such rate as the Majority Lenders under the Global Revolving Facility and the
applicable Borrower shall agree adequately reflects the costs to the Global
Revolving Facility Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans, and (ii) if any
Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in such currency, such
Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing (if such Borrowing is requested to
be made in Dollars) or shall be made as a Borrowing bearing interest at such
rate as the Majority Lenders under the Global Revolving Facility shall agree
adequately reflects the costs to the Global Revolving Facility Lenders of making
the Loans comprising such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the
account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or those for which payment
has been requested pursuant to Section 2.21) or Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London
interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement,
Eurocurrency Loans or Swingline Foreign Currency Loans made by such Lender
or any Letter of Credit or participation therein (except those for which
payment has been requested pursuant to Section 2.21);
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency
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Loan or Swingline Foreign Currency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to
make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of
participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the
amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the applicable
Borrower (in the case of a Loan) or the U.S. Borrower (in the case of a Letter
of Credit) will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as
applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change
in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing
the rate of return on such Lender's or Issuing Bank's capital or on the capital
of such Lender's or Issuing Bank's holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held
by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a
level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender's or such
Issuing Bank's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law
(taking into consideration such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's policies and the
policies of such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's holding company with respect to
capital adequacy), then from time to time the applicable Borrower (in the case
of a Loan) or the U.S. Borrower (in the case of a Letter of Credit) shall pay to
such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender's or
such Issuing Bank's holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth
the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its
holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower (in the case of a Loan) or
the U.S. Borrower (in the case of a Letter of Credit) and shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower (in the case of a Loan) or the
U.S. Borrower (in the case of a Letter of Credit) shall pay such Lender or
Issuing Bank, as applicable, the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Promptly after any Lender or any Issuing Bank has
determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to
this Section 2.15, such Lender or Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable
Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to
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demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender's or Issuing Bank's right to demand such compensation; provided that
a Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more
than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable,
notifies such Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs
or reductions and of such Lender's or Issuing Bank's intention to claim
compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise
to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the
payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan or Swingline Foreign Currency
Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto
(including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any
Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency
Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the
assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by a Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.19, then, in any such event, such Borrower shall compensate each
Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of
a Eurocurrency Loan or Swingline Foreign Currency Loan, such loss, cost or
expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be the amount determined by such Lender
to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued
on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the
Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period
from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period
therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue a
Eurocurrency Loan, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for
such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such
principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would
bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the
applicable Foreign Currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks
in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount
or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section
shall be delivered to such Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. Such Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such
certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
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SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of
any obligation of any Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and
without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if a
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) any Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank,
as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and
(iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrowers shall pay any Other Taxes to
the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Each Borrower shall indemnify the Agents, each Lender and
each Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by such Agent, Lender or
Issuing Bank, as applicable, on or with respect to any payment by or on account
of any obligation of such Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this
Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom
or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered
to such Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent
on its own behalf, on behalf of another Agent or on behalf of a Lender or an
Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes by a Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of
the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from
or reduction of withholding Tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a
Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with
respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to such Borrower (with a
copy
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to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law,
such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law
or reasonably requested by such Borrower as will permit such payments to be made
without withholding or at a reduced rate.
(f) If an Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole
discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by a Borrower or with respect to which such
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay
over such refund to such Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 2.17 with
respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority
with respect to such refund); provided that such Borrower, upon the request of
such Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower
(plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent or
such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
This Section shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make
available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which
it deems confidential) to the Borrowers or any other person.
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs. (a) Unless otherwise specified, each Borrower shall make each payment
required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or
reimbursement of L/C Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15,
2.16, 2.17 or 2.21, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date
when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any
amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Applicable Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
shall be made to the Applicable Agent to the applicable account designated to
the U.S. Borrower by each Applicable Agent, except payments to be made directly
to the applicable Issuing Bank or the applicable Swingline Lender as expressly
provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17,
2.21 and 9.05 shall be made directly to the persons entitled thereto. The
Applicable Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the
account of any other person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the
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date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in
the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for
the period of such extension. All payments hereunder of (i) principal or
interest in respect of any Loan shall be made in the currency in which such Loan
is denominated, (ii) reimbursement obligations shall, subject to Sections
2.05(e) and 2.05(k), be made in the currency in which the Letter of Credit in
respect of which such reimbursement obligation exists is denominated or (iii)
any other amount due hereunder or under another Loan Document (other than an
Ancillary Facility Document) shall be made in Dollars. Any payment required to
be made by an Applicable Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by
the time required if such Applicable Agent shall, at or before such time, have
taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the
regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by
such Applicable Agent to make such payment. Any amount payable by any Applicable
Agent to one or more Lenders in the national currency of a member state of the
European Union that has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency shall be paid in
Euros.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Applicable Agent from any Borrower to pay fully all amounts of
principal, unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, interest and fees then due from such
Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of
interest and fees then due from such Borrower hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees
then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and
unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due from such Borrower hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal
and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Term Loans, Revolving Loans or participations in L/C
Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a
greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans, Revolving Loans
and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest
thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender
receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value)
participations in the Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C
Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so
that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in
accordance
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with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their
respective Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements
and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased
and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such
participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent
of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph
(c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by a Borrower pursuant
to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment
obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements to any
assignee or participant, other than to such Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall
apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such
Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount
of such participation.
(d) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice
from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Applicable
Agent for the account of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder
that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Applicable Agent may assume
that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and
may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the
applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, the amount due. In such event, if such
Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the
applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, severally agrees to repay to the
Applicable Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or
Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date
such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at (i) the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and
a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation (in the case of an amount denominated
in Dollars) and (ii) the rate reasonably determined by the Applicable Agent to
be the cost to it of funding such amount (in the case of an amount denominated
in a Foreign Currency).
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to
be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c), 2.05(d) or (e), 2.06(b) or 2.18(d),
then the Applicable Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), apply
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any amounts thereafter received by the Applicable Agent for the account of such
Lender to satisfy such Lender's obligations under such Sections until all such
unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If
any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or 2.21, or if a Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such
Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for
funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would
eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.17 or 2.21, as
applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such
Lender in any material respect. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or
2.21, or if a Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or
any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
2.17, or is a Defaulting Lender, then such Borrower may, at its sole expense and
effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such
Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject
to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and
obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided that (i) such Borrower shall have received the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C
Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of
such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or such Borrower (in
the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment
resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or 2.21 or payments
required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a
reduction in such compensation or payments. Nothing in this
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Section 2.19 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that any Borrower may have
against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Loan Parties. On or after the
Closing Date, the U.S. Borrower may designate any Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower by delivery to the
Administrative Agent of a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement executed by such
Foreign Subsidiary and the U.S. Borrower. Each such designation shall specify
whether such Foreign Subsidiary shall be entitled (i) to make Borrowings under
the Global Revolving Facility and request Letters of Credit under the U.S.
Revolving Facility and/or (ii) to request the creation of Ancillary Facilities
under Section 2.22, and each such designation shall be subject to the consent of
the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld).
Upon the execution by the U.S. Borrower and delivery to the Administrative Agent
of a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Termination with respect to any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower, such Foreign Subsidiary shall cease to be a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower Termination will become effective as to any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower (other than to terminate such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower's
right to make further Borrowings under this Agreement) at a time when any
principal of or interest on any Loan to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower or any
Foreign Currency Letter of Credit for the account of such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower shall be outstanding hereunder or any Ancillary Facility under which
Ancillary Credit Extensions may be made available to such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower has not been previously terminated. Promptly following receipt of any
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement or Foreign Subsidiary Borrower
Termination, the Administrative Agent shall send a copy thereof to each
Revolving Credit Lender. The U.S. Borrower shall be entitled to designate any
Foreign Subsidiary that complies with the requirements described in Section
5.10(f) as a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party.
SECTION 2.21. Additional Reserve Costs. (a) For so long as any
Lender is required to make special deposits with the Bank of England or comply
with reserve assets, liquidity, cash margin or other requirements of the Bank of
England, to maintain reserve asset ratios or to pay fees, in each case in
respect of such Lender's Eurocurrency Loans or Swingline Foreign Currency Loans,
such Lender shall be entitled to require the applicable Borrower to pay,
contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Loans,
additional interest on such Loan at a rate per annum equal to the Mandatory
Costs Rate calculated in accordance with the formula and in the manner set forth
in Exhibit L hereto.
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(b) For so long as any Lender is required to comply with
reserve assets, liquidity, cash margin or other requirements of any monetary or
other authority (including any such requirement imposed by the European Central
Bank or the European System of Central Banks, but excluding requirements
reflected in the Statutory Reserves or the Mandatory Costs Rate) in respect of
any of such Lender's Eurocurrency Loans Swingline Foreign Currency Loans, such
Lender shall be entitled to require the applicable Borrower to pay,
contemporaneously with each payment of interest on each of such Lender's Loans
subject to such requirements, additional interest on such Loan at a rate per
annum specified by such Lender to be the cost to such Lender of complying with
such requirements in relation to such Loan.
(c) Any additional interest owed pursuant to paragraph (a) or
(b) above shall be determined by the applicable Lender, which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and notified to the applicable
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least five Business Days
before each date on which interest is payable for the applicable Loan, and such
additional interest so notified to the applicable Borrower by such Lender shall
be payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender on each
date on which interest is payable for such Loan.
SECTION 2.22. Ancillary Facilities. (a) General. If a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower and a Global Revolving Facility Lender agree, subject to
(i) compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 2.22 and (ii)
such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower having complied with Sections 2.20 and 4.03,
such Global Revolving Facility Lender shall be permitted to provide an
Ancillary Facility on a bilateral basis to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower.
The total Ancillary Commitments shall not at any time exceed the Ancillary
Commitment Limit.
(b) Creation of Ancillary Facilities. To request the creation
of an Ancillary Facility, a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent not later than 10 Business Days prior to the first date on
which such Ancillary Facility is proposed to be made available:
(i) a notice in writing specifying:
(A) the Foreign Subsidiary Borrower to which extensions
of credit will be made available thereunder;
(B) the first date on which such Ancillary Facility
shall be made available and the expiration
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date of such Ancillary Facility (which shall be no later than the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date);
(C) the type of Ancillary Facility being provided;
(D) the identity of the Ancillary Lender; and
(E) the amount of the Ancillary Commitment with respect
to such Ancillary Facility (which shall be expressed in Dollars and
shall not (x) exceed the Available Unused Commitment of such
Ancillary Lender on the first date on which such Ancillary Facility
shall be made available or (y) when combined with all Ancillary
Commitments of the Ancillary Lenders, exceed the Ancillary
Commitment Limit) and the Foreign Currencies in which such Ancillary
Facilities shall be made available.
(ii) a copy of the Ancillary Facility Document with respect to
such Ancillary Facility (which shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent), together with a certificate of a Responsible
Officer certifying that the terms of such Ancillary Facility satisfy the
requirements set forth in clauses (i)(B) and (i)(E) above and in paragraph
(d) of this Section; and
(iii) such other information that the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request in connection with such Ancillary Facility.
The Administrative Agent shall give notice to each Global Revolving Facility
Lender of such matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the 10
Business Day notice period specified in the first sentence of this paragraph
shall not apply to any Closing Date Ancillary Facility.
(c) Amendment of Ancillary Facilities. To request an amendment
of an Ancillary Facility, the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent, not later than five Business Days prior to
the effective date of such amendment, (i) a notice in writing (A) identifying
the Ancillary Facility to be amended, (B) the effective date of such Amendment
and (C) the documentation relating to such proposed amendment (which shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (ii) a certificate of a
Responsible Officer certifying that the terms of such Ancillary Facility, after
giving effect to such proposed amendment, satisfy the requirements set forth in
clauses (i)(B) and (i)(E) of
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paragraph (b) of this Section and in paragraph (d) of this Section. The
Administrative Agent shall give notice to each Global Revolving Facility Lender
of such matters.
(d) Terms of Ancillary Facility. Each Ancillary Facility shall
contain terms and conditions acceptable to the applicable Ancillary Lender and
the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower thereunder; provided that such terms
shall at all times: (i) be based upon normal commercial terms at the time of the
creation of such Ancillary Facility pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section;
(ii) permit extensions of credit thereunder to be made only to such Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower; (iii) provide that the Ancillary Commitment of the
applicable Ancillary Lender under such Ancillary Facility shall not exceed such
Ancillary Lender's Available Unused Commitment and that, in the event and on
such occasion that such Ancillary Commitment exceeds such Available Unused
Commitment, such Ancillary Commitment shall be automatically reduced by the
amount of such excess; (iv) provide that the Ancillary Commitment under such
Ancillary Facility be canceled, and that all extensions of credit under such
Ancillary Facility be repaid, not later than the Revolving Credit Maturity Date;
(v) provide that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 shall be conditions to
each extension of credit under such Ancillary Facility; and (vi) not provide for
the payment of commitment fees in respect of the Ancillary Commitment for such
Ancillary Facility.
(e) Termination and Demand for Repayment.
(i) Any Ancillary Facility shall be permitted to be terminated
by the applicable Ancillary Lender in accordance with the terms of such
Ancillary Facility and, upon the effective date of such termination (an
"Ancillary Facility Termination Date"), all Ancillary Credit Extensions
under such Ancillary Facility shall be refinanced with the proceeds of an
Ancillary Replacement Borrowing as set forth below, unless the Loans shall
have been accelerated pursuant to Section 7.01.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the
Ancillary Facility Document relating to the Ancillary Facility to be
terminated, the Ancillary Lender seeking to terminate an Ancillary
Facility shall deliver to the Applicable Agent, with a copy to the
applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, a written notice of termination (a
"Notice of Termination") not later than five Business Days prior to the
Ancillary Facility Termination Date specified in such Notice of
Termination for such Ancillary Facility. Each such Notice of Termination
shall specify:
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(A) the names of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower and Ancillary Lender;
(B) the aggregate amount of Ancillary Credit Extensions
under the applicable Ancillary Facility (which shall not exceed the
Ancillary Commitment in respect of such Ancillary Facility) (the
"Ancillary Facility Repayment Amount"); and
(C) the applicable Ancillary Facility Termination Date.
(iii) Following receipt of a Notice of Termination with
respect to an Ancillary Facility, the applicable Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower shall deliver to the Applicable Agent a written notice not later
than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days prior to the Ancillary
Facility Termination Date with respect to such Ancillary Facility, which
notice shall specify the following information relating to an Ancillary
Replacement Borrowing:
(A) the name of the Eligible Borrower that shall make
such Ancillary Replacement Borrowing;
(B) the currency in which such Ancillary Replacement
Borrowing is to be denominated (which shall be Dollars, Euros or
Sterling);
(C) the initial Interest Period to be applicable to such
Ancillary Replacement Borrowing, which shall be a period
contemplated by clause (a) of the definition of the term "Interest
Period"; and
(D) the location and number of the applicable Eligible
Borrower's account to which funds are to be disbursed.
(iv) On the Ancillary Facility Termination Date for an
Ancillary Facility, the Global Revolving Facility Lenders shall make Loans
composing an Ancillary Replacement Borrowing in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the Ancillary Facility Repayment amount in accordance with
Sections 2.02 and 2.06.
(v) The Eligible Borrower to which such Ancillary Replacement
Borrowing is made shall use the proceeds of such Ancillary Replacement
Borrowing solely (i) to repay to the applicable Ancillary Lender all
Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions under such terminated Ancillary
Facility and (ii) to deposit cash collateral with such Ancillary Lender
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in respect of all Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extensions under such
terminated Ancillary Facility. Each deposit of cash collateral pursuant to
this paragraph shall be held by the applicable Global Revolving Facility
Lender as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of
the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in respect of Unfunded
Ancillary Credit Extensions under such terminated Ancillary Facility. Such
Global Revolving Facility Lender shall have exclusive dominion and
control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account;
provided that, on the CAM Exchange Date, the Administrative Agent shall
assume exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the
investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option
and sole discretion of (i) for so long as an Event of Default shall be
continuing, the applicable Global Revolving Facility Lender and (ii) at
any other time, the applicable Eligible Borrower, in each case, in
Permitted Investments and at the risk and expense of such Eligible
Borrower, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if
any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such
account shall be applied by the applicable Global Revolving Facility
Lender to offset amounts payable in respect of Unfunded Ancillary Credit
Extensions made under such terminated Ancillary Facility. In the event
that after the ancillary Facility Termination Date for an ancillary
Facility but prior to the CAM Exchange Date, an Unfunded Ancillary Credit
Extension made under such terminated Ancillary Facility shall expire
without requiring payment, the portion of the cash collateral deposited
hereunder with respect to such expired Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension
shall be distributed to the applicable Eligible Borrower.
(f) Cancelation by Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. The Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower to which an Ancillary Facility has been made available shall
be permitted at any time to request the cancelation of all or a portion of such
Ancillary Facility by delivery of a notice in writing to the Administrative
Agent and the applicable Ancillary Lender, specifying the Ancillary Facility to
be canceled and the proposed cancelation date. Such notice shall be delivered
not less than five Business Days prior to the proposed cancelation date. Such
cancelation shall be effective as of the proposed cancelation date unless the
Ancillary Facility Exposure under such Ancillary Facility has not been reduced
to zero as of such date.
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(g) Additional Information. Each Ancillary Lender shall report
in writing to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each fiscal
quarter (i) the Ancillary Facility Exposure for each day during the preceding
fiscal quarter for each Ancillary Facility under which it is an Ancillary Lender
and (ii) the portion (expressed in Dollars) of its Ancillary Commitment that was
unused on each day during the preceding fiscal quarter for each Ancillary
Facility under which it is an Ancillary Lender. In addition, each Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower to which an Ancillary Facility has been made available and
each Ancillary Lender shall, upon request by the Administrative Agent, promptly
supply the Administrative Agent with any information relating to the operation
of such Ancillary Facility (including the Ancillary Facility Exposure) as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(h) Conflict with Loan Documents. In the event of any conflict
between the terms of an Ancillary Facility Document and any other Loan Document
(other than an Ancillary Facility Document), the terms of such other Loan
Document shall govern.
(i) Termination and Expiration of Ancillary Commitments. On
each date on which an Ancillary Facility expires, is terminated or is canceled
(in whole or in part), the Available Unused Commitment of the Ancillary Lender
under such Ancillary Facility shall be increased by an amount equal to the
portion of such Ancillary Facility that has expired or been canceled, unless the
Global Revolving Facility Commitments shall have been previously terminated.
(j) Effect of Restatement Transactions on Ancillary
Facilities. The consummation of the Restatement Transactions shall not have any
effect on any Ancillary Facility that has been provided and is in effect on the
Restatement Effective Date.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrowers represents
and warrants to each of the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.01, each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and each of the
Subsidiaries (a) is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (or, if
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applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status under the
laws of any jurisdiction of organization outside the United States) under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and
authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has the power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the
Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to
which it is or will be a party and, in the case of each Borrower, to borrow and
otherwise obtain credit hereunder.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance
by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, and each of the
Subsidiaries of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the
borrowings hereunder and the transactions forming a part of the Restatement
Transactions (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder,
limited liability company or partnership action required to be obtained by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and such Subsidiaries and (b)
will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or
of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents
or by-laws of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any such
Subsidiary, (B) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or
order of any Governmental Authority or (C) any provision of any indenture,
certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to
which Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any such Subsidiary
is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound,
(ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with
notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or
result in any cancelation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including
any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture,
certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument,
where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i)
or (ii) of this Section 3.02, could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now
owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or any such Subsidiary, other than the Liens created by the Loan
Documents.
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SECTION 3.03. Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each Borrower and
constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each
Loan Party that is party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in
accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval
of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental
Authority is or will be required in connection with the Restatement
Transactions, except for (a) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements, (b) recordation of amendments to the Mortgages, (c) such as have
been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (d) such actions,
consents and approvals the failure to be obtained or made which could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (e) filings or
other actions listed on Schedule 3.04.
SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements. The U.S. Borrower has heretofore
furnished to the Lenders (i) combined balance sheets and combined statements of
income, cash flows and owners' equity of TRW Automotive Inc. and subsidiaries as
of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000, December 31, 2001, December
31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of
Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants as set forth in the Offering
Memorandum and (ii) a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of
income of TRW Automotive Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the six-month
period ended June 25, 2004, reviewed by Ernst & Young LLP pursuant to Statement
of Auditing Standards No. 100. Such financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position and results of operations of TRW
Automotive Inc. and subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. None of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
has or shall have as of the Restatement Effective Date any Guarantee, contingent
liability or liability for Taxes, or any long-term lease or unusual forward or
long-term commitment, including any interest rate or foreign currency hedging
transaction, that individually is material and is not reflected in the foregoing
statements or the notes thereto, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents. Such
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financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of clause
(ii) above).
SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect.
Since December 31, 2003, there has been no material adverse change (or
occurrence that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse change) in the
business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition of the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, it being understood that prior
to the Closing Date, the assets and liabilities of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries constituted all the assets and liabilities of TRW Automotive Inc.
and subsidiaries as reflected in the combined financial statements described in
Section 3.05.
SECTION 3.07. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a) Each
of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries has
good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or
other limited property interests in, all its properties and assets (including
all Mortgaged Properties), except for minor defects in title that do not
interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to
utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where
the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties
and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by
Section 6.02 or arising by operation of law.
(b) Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries has complied with all obligations under all leases to which
it is a party, except where the failure to comply would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and all such leases are in full force and effect, except leases
in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, other than leases in
respect of which the failure to enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession could
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(c) Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries owns or possesses, or could obtain ownership or possession
of, on terms not materially adverse to it, all patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto
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necessary for the present conduct of its business, without any known conflict
with the rights of others, and free from any burdensome restrictions, except
where such conflicts and restrictions could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the Restatement Effective Date, none of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries has received any
notice of any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any of
the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of
condemnation that remains unresolved as of the Restatement Effective Date.
(e) None of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries is obligated on the Restatement Effective Date under any
right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or
otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein, except as
permitted under Section 6.02 or 6.05.
SECTION 3.08. Subsidiaries. (a) As of the Restatement Effective
Date, and after giving effect to the Restatement Transactions, Holdings will
have no subsidiaries other than Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries.
(b) Schedule 3.08(b) sets forth as of the Restatement
Effective Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or
organization of each Subsidiary and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage
of each class of Equity Interests owned by the U.S. Borrower or by any such
Subsidiary.
(c) As of the Restatement Effective Date, there are no
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements
or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and
directors' qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries,
except under the Loan Documents, rights of employees to purchase Equity
Interests of Holdings in connection with the Transactions or as set forth on
Schedule 3.08(c).
SECTION 3.09. Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.09, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in
equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending
or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the U.S. Borrower, threatened in writing
against or affecting Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
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Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any
such person (i) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions or (ii) as to
which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which could reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
or materially adversely affect the Transactions.
(b) None of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective properties or assets is in
violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and
assets as currently conducted violate) any law, rule or regulation (including
any zoning, building, Environmental Law, ordinance, code or approval or any
building permit) or any restriction of record or agreement affecting any
Mortgaged Property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or
default could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) None of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether
directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i)
to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose
of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally
incurred for such purpose, or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of,
or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board,
including Regulation U or Regulation X.
SECTION 3.11. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act. None of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to
regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) a
"holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
SECTION 3.12. Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will use the proceeds
of the Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and will request the issuance of Letters
of Credit solely for general corporate purposes. The U.S. Borrower will use the
proceeds of the Tranche E Term Loan, together with approximately $200,000,000 of
cash of the U.S. Borrower (including cash from the proceeds of
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Borrowings under the U.S. Revolving Facility), to make the Intermediate Holdings
Loan and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Restatement
Transactions. The proceeds of the Intermediate Holdings Loan will be used by
Intermediate Holdings to repurchase the Seller Note on or prior to November 22,
2004 and, prior to the application thereof, such proceeds may be invested in
Permitted Investments.
SECTION 3.13. Tax Returns. Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely
filed all federal, and all material state and local, Tax returns (and, in the
case of a Foreign Subsidiary, except as provided in Schedule 3.13, all material
Tax returns required to be filed in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign
Subsidiary is organized) required to have been filed by it and has paid or
caused to be paid all material Taxes shown thereon to be due and payable by it
and all material assessments, except Taxes or assessments that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section
5.03 and for which Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or a
Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves. Each of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries has paid in full
or made adequate provision (in accordance with GAAP) for the payment of all
Taxes due with respect to all periods ending on or before the Restatement
Effective Date, which Taxes, if not paid or adequately provided for, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except, in the case of
clauses (b) and (c), as set forth on Schedule 3.13, as of the Restatement
Effective Date, with respect to each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries, (a) no material claims are being asserted in
writing with respect to any Taxes, (b) no presently effective waivers or
extensions of statutes of limitation with respect to Taxes have been given or
requested, (c) no Tax returns are being examined by, and no written notification
of intention to examine has been received from, the Internal Revenue Service or,
with respect to any material potential Tax liability, any other Taxing authority
and (d) except as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
in accordance with Section 5.03 and for which Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves,
no currently pending issues have been raised in writing by the Internal Revenue
Service or, with respect to any material potential Tax liability, any other
taxing authority.
SECTION 3.14. No Material Misstatements. (a) All written information
(other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general economic
nature) (the "Information")
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concerning Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, the Subsidiaries,
the Restatement Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby
included in the Lenders' Presentation or otherwise prepared by or on behalf of
the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the
Administrative Agent in connection with the Restatement Transactions or the
other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, were true and
correct in all material respects as of the date thereof, as of the date such
Information was first furnished to the Lenders and as of the Restatement
Effective Date and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of
any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made.
(b) The Projections and estimates prepared by or on behalf of
the U.S. Borrower or any of its representatives and that have been made
available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the
Restatement Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby (i) have
been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the U.S. Borrower
to be reasonable as of the date thereof, as of the date such Projections and
estimates were first furnished to the Lenders and as of the Restatement
Effective Date, and (ii) as of the Restatement Effective Date, have not been
modified in any material respect by the U.S. Borrower.
SECTION 3.15. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Each of the Borrowers,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates is in
compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the
Code relating to Plans and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder and any similar applicable non-U.S. law, except for such
noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years as to which
the Borrowers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate was required to file a report with the PBGC, other than reports that
have been filed and reports the failure of which to file could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Restatement Effective
Date, the excess of the present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan
of the Borrowers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Subsidiaries and the
ERISA Affiliates (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan), as of the
last annual valuation date applicable thereto for which a valuation is
available, over the value of the assets of such Plan could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the excess of the present value
of
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all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (based on those assumptions
used to fund each such Plan) as of the last annual valuation dates applicable
thereto for which valuations are available, over the value of the assets of all
such underfunded Plans could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. None of the Borrowers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates has incurred or could reasonably be
expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Borrowers, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates has received any written
notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been
terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or has knowledge that any
Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be
terminated, where such reorganization or termination has had or could reasonably
be expected to have, through increases in the contributions required to be made
to such Plan or otherwise, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries is in compliance (i) with all applicable provisions of law
and all applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder with
respect to any employee pension benefit plan or other employee benefit plan
governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (ii)
with the terms of any such plan, except, in each case, for such noncompliance
that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.16. Environmental Matters. Except for the matters that
could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, neither the U.S. Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
(i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or
comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any
Environmental Law, (ii) is subject to, or responsible for, any Environmental
Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any
Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any facts or circumstances that would
reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.17. Security Documents. (a) The U.S. Collateral Agreement
is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the
Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the
Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged
Collateral described in the U.S. Collateral Agreement, when certificates or
promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Collateral are
delivered to the
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Collateral Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the U.S.
Collateral Agreement (other than the Intellectual Property (as defined in the
U.S. Collateral Agreement)), when financing statements and other filings
specified on Schedule 3 of the U.S. Perfection Certificate in appropriate form
are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 5 of the U.S. Perfection
Certificate, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall
have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and
interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and, subject to Section 9-315 of
the New York Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, as security for the
Obligations to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements, in each case prior and superior in right
to any other person (except, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged
Collateral, Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02(a) and Liens having
priority by operation of law).
(b) When the U.S. Collateral Agreement or a summary thereof is
properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United
States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security
interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the
financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Collateral Agent
(for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully perfected Lien on,
and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties
thereunder in the Intellectual Property, in each case prior and superior in
right to any other Person (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office
may be necessary to perfect a lien on registered trademarks and patents,
trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights acquired by the
grantors after the Closing Date).
(c) Each Foreign Pledge Agreement and each Foreign Security
Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest
in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the
Pledged Collateral described in a Foreign Pledge Agreement, when certificates or
promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Collateral are
delivered to the Collateral Agent, and, in the case of the Collateral described
in a Foreign Security Agreement, when filings are made in the appropriate
offices in each relevant jurisdiction and the other actions, if any, specified
on such Schedule are taken, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured
Parties) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all
right, title and
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interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as
security for the Obligations, in each case prior and superior in right to any
other person (except, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Collateral,
Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02(a) and Liens having priority by
operation of law).
(d) The Mortgages entered into after the Closing Date pursuant
to Section 5.10 shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent
(for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on
all of the Loan Parties' right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged
Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and when such Mortgages are filed
or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices, the
Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully
perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of
the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable,
subject to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof,
in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with
respect to the rights of a Person pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by
Section 6.02(a) and Liens having priority by operation of law.
SECTION 3.18. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises. (a)
Schedule 2B to the U.S. Perfection Certificate and each Foreign Perfection
Certificate lists completely and correctly as of the Closing Date all material
real property owned by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and
the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the addresses thereof. As of the Closing Date,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries own in
fee all the real property set forth as being owned by them on such Schedules.
(b) Schedule 2B to the U.S. Perfection Certificate lists
completely and correctly as of the Closing Date all material real property
leased by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Domestic
Subsidiary Loan Parties and the addresses thereof. As of the Closing Date,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Domestic Subsidiary
Loan Parties have valid leases in all the real property set forth as being
leased by them on such Schedules.
SECTION 3.19. Solvency. (a) Immediately after giving effect to the
Restatement Transactions (i) the fair value of the assets of each Borrower
(individually) and the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of each Borrower (individually) and the
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U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, respectively; (ii)
the present fair saleable value of the property of each Borrower (individually)
and the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be
greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of
each Borrower (individually) and the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, respectively, on their debts and other liabilities, direct,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities
become absolute and matured; (iii) each Borrower (individually) and the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their
debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such
debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) each Borrower
(individually) and the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the
businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and
are proposed to be conducted following the Restatement Effective Date.
(b) None of Holdings or the Borrowers intend to, and does not
believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability
to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of
cash to be received by it or any such subsidiary and the timing and amounts of
cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of
any such subsidiary.
SECTION 3.20. Labor Matters. There are no strikes pending or
threatened against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of
the Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The hours worked and payments made
to employees of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries have not been in violation in any material respect of the Fair
Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing with such matters. All
material payments due from Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or
any of the Subsidiaries or for which any claim may be made against Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, on account
of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been
paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.20, consummation of the Transactions will not give rise
to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union
under any collective bargaining agreement to which Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any
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predecessor) is a party or by which Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is bound, other than
collective bargaining agreements that, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.21. Insurance. Schedule 3.21 sets forth a true, complete
and correct description of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries as of the
Restatement Effective Date. As of such date, such insurance is in full force and
effect. The U.S. Borrower believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf
of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries is
adequate.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions of Lending
The obligations of (a) the Lenders (including the Swingline Lenders)
to make Loans and (b) any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit or increase
the stated amounts of Letters of Credit hereunder (each, a "Credit Event") are
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
SECTION 4.01. All Credit Events. On the date of each Borrowing
(other than an Ancillary Replacement Borrowing) and on the date of each
issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a
Borrowing, a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 (or a Borrowing
Request shall have been deemed given in accordance with the last paragraph
of Section 2.03) or, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit,
the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have
received a notice requesting the issuance of such Letter of Credit as
required by Section 2.05(b).
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III
hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date of such Borrowing or issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a
Letter of Credit (other than an amendment, extension or renewal of a
Letter of Credit without any increase in the stated amount of such Letter
of Credit), as applicable, with the same
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effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in
which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such earlier date).
(c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing or issuance,
amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit (other than an
amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit without any increase
in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit), as applicable, no Event of
Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing (other than an Ancillary Replacement Borrowing) and each
issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed
to constitute a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower (in the
case of a Borrowing) and each Applicant Party (in the case of a Letter of
Credit) on the date of such Borrowing, issuance, amendment, extension or renewal
as applicable, as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
Section 4.01.
SECTION 4.02. [Intentionally Omitted].
SECTION 4.03. Credit Events Relating to Foreign Subsidiary
Borrowers. The obligations of (x) the Lenders (including the Swingline Foreign
Currency Lenders) to make Loans to any Foreign Subsidiary that becomes a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower after the Closing Date, (y) any Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit for the account of any such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and
(z) any Ancillary Lender to make available an Ancillary Facility to such Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower, in each case to the extent designated in accordance with
Section 2.20, are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (which
are in addition to the conditions contained in Section 4.01):
(a) With respect to the initial Loan made to, the initial Letter of
Credit issued at the request of, or the creation of an Ancillary Facility
for, such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, whichever comes first,
(i) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have
received a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Agreement with respect to
such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower duly executed by all parties
thereto; and
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(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received such
documents (including legal opinions) and certificates as the
Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating
to the formation, existence and good standing of such Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower, the authorization of Borrowings as they relate
to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and any other legal matters
relating to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower or its Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(b) The Administrative Agent and the applicable Ancillary Lender, if
any, shall be reasonably satisfied that Section 5.10(f) shall have been
complied with in respect of such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and that the
Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied with
respect to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and its subsidiaries.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrowers covenants
and agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in
effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under
any Loan Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have
been canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been
reimbursed in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in
writing, each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrowers will, and
will cause each of the ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.01. Existence; Businesses and Properties. (a) Do or cause
to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and
effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under
Section 6.05, and except for the liquidation or dissolution of Subsidiaries if
the assets of such Subsidiaries to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities
are acquired by a Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of a Borrower in such
liquidation or dissolution, provided that Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties may
not be liquidated into
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Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and domestic Subsidiaries may not be
liquidated into Foreign Subsidiaries.
(b) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) obtain,
preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits,
franchises, authorizations, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal
conduct of its business, (ii) comply in all material respects with all material
applicable laws, rules, regulations (including any zoning, building, ordinance,
code or approval or any building permits) or any restrictions of record or
agreements affecting the Mortgaged Properties and judgments, writs, injunctions,
decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or
hereafter enacted and (iii) at all times maintain and preserve all property
necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good
repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be
made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and
replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in
connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each
case except as expressly permitted by this Agreement).
SECTION 5.02. Insurance. (a) Keep its insurable properties insured
at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers in such amounts as
shall be customary for similar businesses and maintain such other reasonable
insurance (including, to the extent consistent with past practices,
self-insurance), of such types, to such extent and against such risks, as is
customary with companies in the same or similar businesses and maintain such
other insurance as may be required by law or any other Loan Document.
(b) Cause all such property and casualty insurance policies
with respect to the Mortgaged Properties to be endorsed or otherwise amended to
include a "standard" or "New York" lender's loss payable endorsement, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent, which endorsement shall provide that, from and after the
Closing Date, if the insurance carrier shall have received written notice from
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of an Event
of Default, the insurance carrier shall pay all proceeds otherwise payable to
the U.S. Borrower or the Loan Parties under such policies directly to the
Collateral Agent; cause all such policies to provide that neither the U.S.
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any other party
shall be a coinsurer thereunder and to contain a "Replacement Cost Endorsement",
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without any deduction for depreciation, and such other provisions as the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably (in light of a
Default or a material development in respect of the insured Mortgaged Property)
require from time to time to protect their interests; deliver original or
certified copies of all such policies or a certificate of an insurance broker to
the Collateral Agent; cause each such policy to provide that it shall not be
canceled, modified or not renewed upon less than 30 days' prior written notice
thereof by the insurer to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent;
deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, prior to the
cancelation, modification or nonrenewal of any such policy of insurance, a copy
of a renewal or replacement policy (or other evidence of renewal of a policy
previously delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent), or
insurance certificate with respect thereto, together with evidence satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent of payment of the premium
therefor.
(c) If at any time the area in which the Premises (as defined
in the Mortgages) are located is designated a "flood hazard area" in any Flood
Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any
successor agency), obtain flood insurance in such reasonable total amount as the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably
require, and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set
forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as it may be amended from
time to time.
(d) With respect to each Mortgaged Property, carry and
maintain comprehensive general liability insurance including the "broad form CGL
endorsement" and coverage on an occurrence basis against claims made for
personal injury (including bodily injury, death and property damage) and
umbrella liability insurance against any and all claims, in each case in amounts
and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the
same or similar industry operating in the same or similar locations naming the
Collateral Agent as an additional insured, on forms reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent.
(e) Notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
promptly whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in
the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 5.02 is
taken out by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries; and promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent a duplicate original copy of such policy or policies, or an
insurance certificate with respect thereto.
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(f) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section
5.02, it is understood and agreed that:
(i) none of the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and
their respective agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or
damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under
this Section 5.02, it being understood that (A) the U.S. Borrower and the
other Loan Parties shall look solely to their insurance companies or any
other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such
loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of
subrogation against the Agents, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or their
agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies do not provide
waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then
each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the U.S. Borrower hereby
agree, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and to cause each of the
Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Agents,
the Lenders, any Issuing Bank and their agents and employees; and
(ii) the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance
coverage by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent under this
Section 5.02 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or
advice by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders
that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries or
the protection of their properties.
SECTION 5.03. Taxes. Pay and discharge promptly when due all
material Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it
or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same
shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien
upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment
and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the affected Subsidiary, as applicable, shall
have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP with respect
thereto and such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested
obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation.
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SECTION 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the
Administrative Agent (which will furnish such information to the Lenders):
(a) within 90 days (or such shorter period as the SEC shall
specify for the filing of Annual Reports on Form 10-K) after the end of each
fiscal year, a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations,
cash flows and owners' equity showing the financial position of the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the
consolidated results of their operations during such year, all audited by
independent public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and accompanied by an opinion of such
accountants (which shall not be qualified in any material respect) to the effect
that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations of the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being
understood that the delivery by the U.S. Borrower of Annual Reports on Form 10-K
of the U.S. Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the
requirements of this Section 5.04(a) to the extent such Annual Reports include
the information specified herein); provided that, in the event that (i) either
Holdings or Intermediate Holdings becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
(ii) Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable, is not engaged in any
business or business activity other than that which is expressly permitted under
Section 6.08, this clause may be satisfied by the provision of consolidated
financial statements of Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable, in a
manner consistent with the other requirements of this clause, and all references
to the U.S. Borrower in this clause shall instead be deemed to be references to
Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable;
(b) within 45 days (or such shorter period as the SEC shall
specify for the filing of Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q) after the end of each
of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a consolidated balance
sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial
position of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the close of such
fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of their operations during such
fiscal quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified by
a Financial Officer of the U.S. Borrower, on behalf of the U.S. Borrower, as
fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position and results
of operations of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP
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(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and
except that purchase accounting may be reflected on a preliminary basis in
financial statements delivered for the fiscal quarters ending in 2003) (it being
understood that the delivery by the U.S. Borrower of Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q of the U.S. Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries shall satisfy the
requirements of this Section 5.04(b) to the extent such Quarterly Reports
include the information specified herein); provided that, in the event that (i)
either Holdings or Intermediate Holdings becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and (ii) Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable, is not
engaged in any business or business activity other than that which is expressly
permitted under Section 6.08, this clause may be satisfied by the provision of
consolidated financial statements of Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as
applicable, in a manner consistent with the other requirements of this clause,
and all references to the U.S. Borrower in this clause shall instead be deemed
to be references to Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, as applicable;
(c) (x) no later than five Business Days after any delivery of
financial statements under (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial
Officer of the U.S. Borrower (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default
has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying
the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth computations in reasonable
detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating (A) compliance
with the covenants contained in Sections 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12, and (B) the
calculation of the Leverage Ratio as of the end of the applicable fiscal quarter
for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin with respect to each Loan and
(y) no later than five Business Days after any delivery of financial statements
under (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm opining on or certifying
such statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of
their examination of such statements of any Default or Event of Default (which
certificate may be limited to accounting matters and disclaims responsibility
for legal interpretations);
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies
of all periodic and other publicly available reports, proxy statements and, to
the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, other materials filed by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
with the SEC, or distributed to its stockholders generally, as applicable;
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(e) if, as a result of any change in accounting principles and
policies from those as in effect on the Closing Date, the consolidated financial
statements delivered pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above will differ in any
material respect from the consolidated financial statements that would have been
delivered pursuant to such clauses had no such change in accounting principles
and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of financial
statements pursuant to paragraph (a) and (b) above following such change, a
schedule prepared by a Financial Officer on behalf of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings or the U.S. Borrower, as applicable, reconciling such changes to what
the financial statements would have been without such changes;
(f) within 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, an
operating and capital expenditure budget, in form satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent prepared by the U.S. Borrower for each of the four fiscal
quarters of such fiscal year prepared in reasonable detail, of the U.S. Borrower
and the Subsidiaries, accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the
U.S. Borrower to the effect that, to the best of his knowledge, the budget is a
reasonable estimate for the period covered thereby;
(g) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent,
deliver updated Perfection Certificates (or, to the extent such request relates
to specified information contained in the Perfection Certificates, such
information) reflecting all changes since the date of the information most
recently received pursuant to this paragraph (g) or Section 5.10(e);
(h) promptly, a copy of all reports submitted to the Board of
Directors (or any committee thereof) of any of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any material interim or
special audit made by independent accountants of the books of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary; and
(i) promptly, from time to time, such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or
compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, or such consolidating financial
statements, as in each case the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.05. Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the
Administrative Agent written notice of the following
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promptly after any Responsible Officer of the U.S. Borrower obtains actual
knowledge thereof:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and
extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with
respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or
notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or
proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental
Authority or in arbitration, against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as to which an adverse determination is
reasonably probable and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c) any other development specific to Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is not a matter of
general public knowledge and that has had, or could reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event, that together with all
other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in
liability of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, the
Subsidiaries and all ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount in excess of
$60,000,000.
SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its
property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
provided that this Section 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are
the subject of Section 5.09, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject
of Section 5.03.
SECTION 5.07. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and
Inspections. Maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit
any persons designated by the Agents or, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the
financial records and the properties of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at reasonable times, upon reasonable
prior notice to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, or the U.S. Borrower, and as
often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such
financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Agents or, upon the
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occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon
reasonable prior notice to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the U.S. Borrower
to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the officers thereof
and independent accountants therefor (subject to reasonable requirements of
confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract).
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Revolving
Loans, Swingline Loans and request issuance of Letters of Credit solely for
general corporate purposes. Use the proceeds of the Tranche E Term Loans,
together with the $200,000,000 of cash of the U.S. Borrower (including cash from
the proceeds of Borrowings under the U.S. Revolving Facility), to make the
Intermediate Holdings Loan and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the
Restatement Transactions. The proceeds of the Intermediate Holdings Loan will be
used by Intermediate Holdings to repurchase the Seller Note on or prior to
November 22, 2004 and, prior to the application thereof, such proceeds may be
invested in Permitted Investments. In the case of an Eligible Borrower, use the
proceeds of an Ancillary Replacement Borrowing only for the purposes set forth
in Section 2.22(e).
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and make
reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying its
properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations
and properties; and obtain and renew all material, authorizations and permits
required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties; and to
conduct any investigations and/or remediations required by Environmental Laws,
except, in each case with respect to this Section 5.09, to the extent the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances; Additional Mortgages. (a) Execute
any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments,
and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of
financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents), that may
be required under any applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and
remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and provide to the
Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request of the
Administrative Agent, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent as to the perfection and priority of the
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Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
(b) If any asset (including any real property or improvements
thereto or any interest therein) that has an individual fair market value in an
amount having a Dollar Equivalent greater than $10,000,000 is acquired by the
U.S. Borrower or any other Loan Party after the Closing Date or owned by an
entity at the time it becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party (in each case other than
assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to
the Lien of such Security Document upon acquisition thereof), cause such asset
to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and take, and cause the
Subsidiary Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such
Liens, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at the
expense of the Loan Parties, subject to paragraph (h) below.
(c) In the case of the U.S. Borrower, grant and cause each of
the Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties to grant to the Collateral Agent security
interests and mortgages in such real property of the U.S. Borrower or any such
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties as are not covered by the original U.S.
Mortgages, to the extent acquired after the Closing Date and having a value at
the time of acquisition in excess of $10,000,000 pursuant to documentation
substantially in the form of the U.S. Mortgages delivered to the Collateral
Agent on the Closing Date or in such other form as is reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent (each, an "Additional Mortgage") and constituting valid and
enforceable perfected Liens superior to and prior to the rights of all third
persons subject to no other Liens except as are expressly permitted by Section
6.02 or arising by operation of law, at the time of perfection thereof, record
or file, and cause each such Subsidiary to record or file, the Additional
Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is
required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor
of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional
Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary to pay, in full, all Taxes,
fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to
paragraph (h) below.
(d) If any additional direct or indirect subsidiary of
Holdings is formed or acquired after the Closing Date if such subsidiary is a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party, within five Business Days after the date such
subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Administrative Agent and the
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Lenders thereof and, within 20 Business Days after the date such subsidiary is
formed or acquired, cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be
satisfied with respect to such subsidiary and with respect to any Equity
Interest in or Indebtedness of such subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan
Party.
(e) In the case of the U.S. Borrower, (i) furnish to the
Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change (A) in any Loan Party's
corporate name, (B) in any Loan Party's identity or corporate structure or (C)
in any Loan Party's organizational identification number; provided that the U.S.
Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been
made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the Uniform
Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent
to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and
perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured
Parties and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any material
portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.
(f) Prior to any Foreign Subsidiary becoming a Foreign
Subsidiary Loan Party, cause (i) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be
satisfied with respect to such Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) the Equity Interests and
Pledged Collateral (if any) of such Foreign Subsidiary to be pledged pursuant to
a Foreign Pledge Agreement and (iii) after giving effect to paragraph (h) below,
at least a substantial portion of the assets (as reasonably determined by the
Administrative Agent) of such Foreign Subsidiary to be subject to a valid first
lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(g) [Intentionally Omitted]
(h) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other
provisions of this Section 5.10 need not be satisfied with respect to (i) any
real property held by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary as a lessee under a lease, (ii) any Equity Interests acquired after
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.04(j) if, and to the extent that, and for
so long as (A) doing so would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation
binding on such Equity Interests and (B) such law or obligation existed at the
time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such
Equity Interests in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of
such Subsidiary (provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not apply in the
case of a joint venture,
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including a joint venture that is a Subsidiary), (iii) any assets acquired after
the Closing Date, to the extent that, and for so long as, taking such actions
would violate a contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at
the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such
assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets
(except in the case of assets acquired with Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
Section 6.01(i) that is secured by a Lien permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(i))
or (iv) any Subsidiary or asset with respect to which the Collateral Agent
determines that the cost of the satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee
Requirement or the provisions of this Section 5.10 with respect thereto exceeds
the value of the security afforded thereby; provided that upon the reasonable
request of the Collateral Agent, the U.S. Borrower shall, and shall cause any
applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or
eliminated any contractual obligation of the types described in clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, other than those set forth in joint venture agreements to which the
U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary is party.
SECTION 5.11. Fiscal Year; Accounting. In the case of the U.S.
Borrower, cause its fiscal year to end on December 31.
SECTION 5.12. [Intentionally Omitted].
SECTION 5.13. Proceeds of Certain Dispositions. If, as a result of
the receipt of any cash proceeds by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary in
connection with any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset,
including any Equity Interest, the U.S. Borrower would be required by the terms
of the Senior Note Indentures or Senior Subordinated Note Indentures to make an
offer to purchase any Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, as applicable,
then, in the case of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary, prior to the first day
on which the U.S. Borrower would be required to commence such an offer to
purchase, (i) prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.11 or (ii) acquire
assets, Equity Interests or other securities in a manner that is permitted by
Section 6.04 or Section 6.05, in each case in a manner that will eliminate any
such requirement to make such an offer to purchase.
SECTION 5.14. [Intentionally Omitted].
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ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrowers covenants
and agrees with each Lender that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in
effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under
any Loan Document have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been
canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed
in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, none of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the U.S. Borrower will, or will cause or
permit any of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist
any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness existing on the Second Restatement Effective
Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01, but not any extensions, renewals or
replacements of such Indebtedness except (i) renewals and extensions
expressly provided for in the agreements evidencing any such Indebtedness
as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, (ii) refinancings and
extensions of any such Indebtedness if the average life to maturity
thereof is greater than or equal to that of the Indebtedness being
refinanced or extended, provided that, in the case of clauses (i) and
(ii), such extending, renewal or replacement Indebtedness shall not be (x)
Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the
Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced (other than (1)
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Loan Party that has extended, renewed or
refinanced Indebtedness of another Subsidiary Loan Party (excluding the
Xxxxx Notes or any Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness), and (2)
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party that has
extended, renewed or refinanced Indebtedness of another Subsidiary that is
not a Subsidiary Loan Party; provided that, in each case, the incurrence
of such Indebtedness by such other Subsidiary is no more adverse, in any
material respect, to the Lenders than such Indebtedness remaining
outstanding at the original Subsidiary) or (y) in a principal amount that
exceeds the Indebtedness being extended or refinanced (plus unpaid accrued
interest and premium thereon) and (iii) Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing
Indebtedness;
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(b) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents;
(c) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries
pursuant to Swap Agreements permitted by Section 6.13;
(d) Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of
letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) any person
providing workers' compensation, health, disability or other employee
benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance to the U.S. Borrower
or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification
obligations to such person, provided that upon the incurrence of
Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers'
compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed not later than 30
days following such incurrence;
(e) Indebtedness of any Borrower to any Subsidiary and any
Subsidiary to any Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i)
Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to the
Borrowers and the Loan Parties shall be subject to Section 6.04(d) and
(ii) Indebtedness of any Borrower to any Subsidiary and Indebtedness of
any other Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party
(the "Subordinated Intercompany Debt") shall be subordinated to the
Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries in
respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and
completion guarantees and similar obligations, in each case provided in
the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure
health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of
business and any extension, renewal or refinancing thereof to the extent
that the amount of refinancing Indebtedness is not greater than the amount
of Indebtedness being refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium
thereon);
(g) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other
financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn
against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided
that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its
incurrence;
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(h) (i) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Second
Restatement Effective Date or a corporation merged into or consolidated
with the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary after the Second Restatement
Effective Date and Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition
of assets, which Indebtedness in each case, exists at the time of such
acquisition, merger or consolidation and is not created in contemplation
of such event and where such acquisition, merger or consolidation is
permitted by this Agreement and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness, provided that the
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness at the time of, and after
giving effect to, such acquisition, merger or consolidation, such
assumption or such incurrence, as applicable (together with Indebtedness
outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (h), paragraph (i) of this Section
6.01 and the Remaining Present Value of outstanding leases permitted under
Section 6.03(b)), would not exceed 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of
the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such
acquisition, merger or consolidation, such assumption or such incurrence,
as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant
to Section 5.04;
(i) Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings and
purchase money Indebtedness incurred after the Second Restatement
Effective Date by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to or within
270 days after the acquisition, lease or improvement of the respective
asset permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition
or improvement, and extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof, in an
aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect
to, the incurrence thereof (together with Indebtedness outstanding
pursuant to paragraph (h) of this Section 6.01, this paragraph (i) and the
Remaining Present Value of leases permitted under Section 6.03(b)) would
not exceed 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal
quarter immediately prior to the date of such incurrence for which
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04,
provided that any such extension, renewal or refinancing Indebtedness
shall not be (i) Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with
respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced or (ii)
in a principal amount that exceeds the Indebtedness being extended,
renewed or refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon);
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(j) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the U.S. Borrower or
any Subsidiary in respect of any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is
permitted under Section 6.03;
(k) other Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
pursuant to this paragraph (k) not in excess of $250,000,000, provided
that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of all Subsidiaries that are not
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties outstanding pursuant to this paragraph
(k) shall not exceed $150,000,000;
(l) Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower (i) pursuant to the
Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount that is not in excess of the
sum of $925,000,000 and (Euro)200,000,000 less the aggregate amount of all
repayments of the Senior Notes effective after the Closing Date and (ii)
pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount
that is not in excess of the sum of $300,000,000 and (Euro)125,000,000
less the aggregate amount of all repayments of the Senior Subordinated
Notes effective after the Closing Date;
(m) (i) Guarantees by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the
Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower described in
paragraph (l), in each case pursuant to the terms of the Senior Notes
Indenture or Senior Subordinated Indenture, as applicable, and (ii)
Guarantees by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary of any Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary
expressly permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, provided that
Guarantees by the U.S. Borrower and the Loan Parties of Indebtedness of
any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subject to
Section 6.04(d);
(n) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the U.S. Borrower
or a Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase
price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in
connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary,
other than Guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any person acquiring all
or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of
financing such acquisition;
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(o) in the case of Intermediate Holdings, the Intermediate
Holdings Loan and, prior to November 22, 2004, the Seller Note;
(p) the Permitted Receivables Financing;
(q) the Xxxxx Loan and the Foreign Acquiror Loans;
(r) letters of credit or bank guarantees (other than Letters
of Credit issued pursuant to Section 2.05) having an aggregate face amount
not in excess of $50,000,000;
(s) all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition
interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest
on obligations described in paragraphs (a) through (r) above; and
(t) Indebtedness arising under Card Programs, provided that
the aggregate outstanding amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed
$25,000,000 at any time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) Xxxxx shall not
be permitted to incur any Indebtedness other than the Xxxxx Loan and a Guarantee
pursuant to paragraph (m)(i) of this Section 6.01 and (ii) none of the Spanish
Acquiror, Dutch Holdco and U.S. Serviceco shall be permitted to incur any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to any Loan Party that is evidenced
by a promissory note and pledged pursuant to a Foreign Pledge Agreement, which
Indebtedness shall be subject to Section 6.04(d)).
SECTION 6.02. Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any
person, including any subsidiary of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the U.S.
Borrower) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in
respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens on property or assets of the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries existing on the Second Restatement Effective Date and set
forth on Schedule 6.02, provided that such Liens shall secure only those
obligations that they secure on the Second Restatement Effective Date (and
extensions, renewals and refinancings of such obligations permitted by
Section 6.01(a)) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or
assets of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary;
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(b) any Lien created under the Loan Documents or permitted in
respect of any Mortgaged Property by the terms of the applicable Mortgage;
(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the U.S. Borrower or
a Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
permitted by Section 6.01(h), provided that such Lien (i) does not apply
to any other property or assets of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries not securing such Indebtedness at
the date of the acquisition of such property or asset (other than
after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and
other obligations incurred prior to such date and which Indebtedness and
other obligations are permitted hereunder that require a pledge of
after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall
not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would
not have applied but for such acquisition), (ii) such Lien is not created
in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition and (iii) in
the case of a Lien securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any such
Lien is permitted, subject to compliance with clause (e) of the definition
of the term "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness";
(d) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance
with Section 5.03 or for property Taxes on property that Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or one of the Subsidiaries has
determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such Tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim is to such property;
(e) landlord's, carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics',
materialmen's, repairmen's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more
than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary shall have set
aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP;
(f) (i) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any
other workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance
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carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such
obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits securing liability for
reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in
respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of)
insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to
the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade
contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease
Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance
bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary
course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and
environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(h) zoning restrictions, easements, trackage rights, leases
(other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments,
rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the
aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not materially detract
from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(i) purchase money security interests in equipment or other
property or improvements thereto hereafter acquired (or, in the case of
improvements, constructed) by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary
(including the interests of vendors and lessors under conditional sale and
title retention agreements), provided that (i) such security interests
secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(i) (including any
refinancing of such Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(i)), (ii)
such security interests are incurred, and the Indebtedness secured thereby
is created, within 270 days after such acquisition (or construction),
(iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of
such equipment or other property or improvements at the time of such
acquisition (or construction), including transaction costs incurred by the
U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition (or
construction), (iv) such expenditures are permitted by this Agreement and
(v) such security interests do not apply to any other property or assets
of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to accessions to such
equipment or other
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property or improvements), provided, further, that individual financings
of equipment provided by a single lender may be cross-collateralized to
other financings of equipment provided solely by such lender;
(j) Liens arising out of capitalized or operating lease
transactions permitted under Section 6.03, so long as such Liens attach
only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any
accessions thereto or proceeds thereof and related property;
(k) Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event
of Default under Section 7.01(j);
(l) other Liens with respect to property or assets not
constituting collateral for the Obligations with an aggregate fair market
value (valued at the time of creation thereof) of not more than
$75,000,000 at any time;
(m) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered
on the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 5.10 and any replacement,
extension or renewal of any such Lien, provided that such replacement,
extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the
property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement,
extension or renewal, provided, further, that the Indebtedness and other
obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Lien are
permitted by this Agreement;
(n) Liens in respect of the Permitted Receivables Financing;
(o) any interest or title of a lessor under any leases or
subleases entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business;
(p) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating
to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in
connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled
deposit or sweep accounts of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit
satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries or (iii)
relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with
customers of the U.S. Borrower or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business;
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(q) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common
law provision relating to banker's liens, rights of set-off or similar
rights;
(r) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related
letters of credit permitted under Section 6.01(r) and covering the goods
(or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed by such
letters of credit and the proceeds and products thereof;
(s) licenses of intellectual property granted in a manner
consistent with past practice;
(t) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising
as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with
the importation of goods; and
(u) Liens on securities held by the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary representing an interest in a joint venture to which the U.S.
Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party (provided that such joint venture
is not a Subsidiary) to the extent that (i) such Liens constitute purchase
options, calls or similar rights of a counterparty to such joint venture
and (ii) such Liens are granted pursuant to the terms of the partnership
agreement, joint venture agreement or other similar document or documents
pursuant to which such joint venture was created or otherwise governing
the rights and obligations of the parties to such joint venture.
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Enter into any
arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or
transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or
other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or
purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a "Sale and Lease-Back
Transaction"), provided that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be
permitted to the extent that (a) such transaction was existing or under contract
on the Second Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.03 or (b)
at the time the lease in connection therewith is entered into, and after giving
effect to the entering into of such Lease, the Remaining Present Value of such
lease (together with Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i)
of Section 6.01 and the Remaining Present Value of outstanding leases entered
into under Section 6.03(b)) would not exceed 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as
of the end of the fiscal quarter
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immediately prior to the date such lease is entered into for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04.
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans and Advances. Purchase, hold or
acquire (including pursuant to any merger with a person that is not a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger) any Equity Interests,
evidences of indebtedness or other securities of, make or permit to exist any
loans or advances (other than intercompany current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of
the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries) to or Guarantees of the obligations of,
or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other
person, except:
(a) investments (i) existing on the Second Restatement
Effective Date in the Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries, (ii) by
Holdings in the Equity Interests of Intermediate Holdings, (iii) by
Intermediate Holdings in the Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower and
(iv) by any Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Borrower or any Subsidiary,
provided that investments by the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Loan Parties
pursuant to this paragraph (a) in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties
may be made in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making
thereof and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs
thereof), together with outstanding intercompany loans permitted under
Section 6.04(d)(ii) and Guarantees subject to the proviso to Section
6.04(m) by Loan Parties of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan
Parties, not to exceed (x) $250,000,000 (plus any return of capital
actually received by the respective investors in respect of investments
theretofore made by them pursuant to this paragraph (a)), plus (y) the
portion, if any, of the Available Investment Basket Amount on the date of
such election that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this paragraph
(a);
(b) Permitted Investments and investments that were Permitted
Investments when made;
(c) investments arising out of the receipt by the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary of noncash consideration for the sale of assets
permitted under Section 6.05;
(d) intercompany loans from the Borrowers and the Subsidiary
Loan Parties to (i) Borrowers or Subsidiary Loan Parties and (ii)
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in
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an aggregate principal amount (together with investments made pursuant to
clause (x) of the proviso to Section 6.04(a)(iv) and Guarantees subject to
the proviso to Section 6.04(m) by Loan Parties of Indebtedness of
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties), not to exceed (x) $250,000,000
plus (y) the portion, if any, of the Available Investment Basket Amount on
the date of such election that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this
paragraph (d);
(e) (i) loans and advances to employees of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at
any time outstanding (calculated without regard to write-downs or
write-offs thereof) and (ii) advances of payroll payments and expenses to
employees in the ordinary course of business;
(f) accounts receivable arising and trade credit granted in
the ordinary course of business and any securities received in
satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled
account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or
limit loss;
(g) Swap Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 6.13;
(h) investments existing on the Second Restatement Effective
Date and set forth on Schedule 6.04(h);
(i) investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred
to in Sections 6.02(f) and (g);
(j) other investments by the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making
thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs
thereof) not to exceed (i) $200,000,000 (plus any returns of capital
actually received by the respective investor in respect of investments
theretofore made by it pursuant to this paragraph (j)), plus (ii) the
portion, if any, of the Available Investment Basket Amount on the date
such election is made that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this
paragraph (j);
(k) investments constituting Permitted Business Acquisitions
in an aggregate amount, which shall be deemed to include the principal
amount of Indebtedness that is assumed pursuant to Section 6.01 in
connection with such Permitted Business Acquisitions, not to exceed
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(i) $500,000,000 (net of any return representing return of capital in
respect of any such investment and valued at the time of the making
thereof) plus (ii) the portion, if any, of the Available Investment Basket
Amount on the date such election is made that the U.S. Borrower elects to
apply to this paragraph (k); provided that, any investment constituting a
Permitted Business Acquisition that is made following the consummation of
the IPO shall not be subject to the foregoing limitation to the extent
that the Leverage Ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such
acquisition, is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00;
(l) additional investments may be made from time to time to
the extent made with proceeds of Equity Interests (excluding proceeds
received as a result of the exercise of Cure Rights pursuant to Section
7.03) of Holdings, which proceeds or investments in turn are contributed
to Intermediate Holdings and in turn to the U.S. Borrower;
(m) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
6.01, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness of
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is Guaranteed by any Loan
Party (together with investments made pursuant to clause (x) of the
proviso to Section 6.04(a)(iv) and intercompany loans permitted under
Section 6.04(d)) shall not exceed (i) $250,000,000 plus (ii) the portion,
if any, of the Available Investment Basket Amount on the date of such
election that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this paragraph (m);
(n) investments arising as a result of the Permitted
Receivables Financing;
(o) the Transactions;
(p) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or
reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with
or judgments against, customers and suppliers, in each case in the
ordinary course of business;
(q) investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing
Date or of a corporation merged into the U.S. Borrower or merged into or
consolidated with a Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.05 after the
Closing Date to the extent that such investments were not made in
contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition,
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merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such
acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(r) Guarantees by the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries of leases
(other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not
constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by any Subsidiary in
the ordinary course of business; and
(s) Excluded Intercompany Investments;
(t) Qualified Intercompany Investments;
(u) investments set forth on Schedule 6.04(u); provided that
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom; and
(v) the Intermediate Holdings Loan.
SECTION 6.05. Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and
Acquisitions. Merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any
other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or
any part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or issue,
sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests of Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary or preferred equity interests of
Holdings, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a
series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of any other
person, except that this Section shall not prohibit:
(a) (i) the purchase and sale of inventory in the ordinary
course of business by the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) the
acquisition of any other asset in the ordinary course of business by the
U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iii) the sale of surplus, obsolete or
worn out equipment or other property in the ordinary course of business by
the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary or (iv) the sale of Permitted
Investments in the ordinary course of business;
(b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect
thereto no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, (i) the merger of any Subsidiary into a Borrower in a
transaction in which such Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) the
merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary into or with any Subsidiary Loan
Party in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is a
Subsidiary Loan Party (which shall be
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a Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party if any party to such merger or
consolidation shall be a domestic Subsidiary) and, in the case of each of
clauses (i) and (ii), no person other than a Borrower or Subsidiary Loan
Party receives any consideration, (iii) the merger or consolidation of any
Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party into or with any other
Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party or (iv) the liquidation or
dissolution of any Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) if the U.S. Borrower
determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the
best interests of the U.S. Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous
to the Lenders;
(c) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to the U.S.
Borrower or a Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise);
provided that any sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions by a Loan
Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance
with Section 6.07;
(d) Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by Section
6.03;
(e) investments expressly permitted by Section 6.04;
(f) the purchase, sale or other transfer of accounts
receivable and related assets pursuant to the Permitted Receivables
Financing;
(g) the sale of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course
of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing
transaction;
(h) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of assets
not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.05 (other than the note
evidencing or any right to payment in respect of the Intermediate Holdings
Loan); provided that the aggregate gross proceeds (including noncash
proceeds) of any or all assets sold, transferred, leased or otherwise
disposed of in reliance upon this paragraph (h) shall not exceed, in any
fiscal year of the U.S. Borrower, 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as of
the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year;
(i) any merger or consolidation in connection with a Permitted
Business Acquisition, provided that following any such merger or
consolidation (i) involving a Borrower, such Borrower is the surviving
corporation, (ii) involving
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a domestic Subsidiary, the surviving or resulting entity shall be a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and (iii)
involving a Foreign Subsidiary, the surviving or resulting entity shall be
a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; and
(j) licensing and cross-licensing arrangements involving any
technology or other intellectual property of the U.S. Borrower or a
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, (i) Holdings shall at
all times own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of
Intermediate Holdings, (ii) Intermediate Holdings shall at all times own,
directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower, (iii)
each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and Xxxxx shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary,
(iv) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by this
Section 6.05 (other than sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to Loan
Parties pursuant to paragraph (c) thereof) unless such disposition is for fair
market value, (v) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be
permitted by paragraphs (a) or (d) of this Section 6.05 unless such disposition
is for at least 75% cash consideration and (vi) no sale, transfer or other
disposition of assets in excess of $10,000,000 shall be permitted by paragraph
(h) of this Section 6.05 unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash
consideration; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (v) and (vi) of
this sentence, the assumption by the transferee of liabilities associated with
the assets subject to any sale, transfer or other disposition shall not be
deemed to be consideration paid in respect of such assets.
SECTION 6.06. Dividends and Distributions. Declare or pay, directly
or indirectly, any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of
capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination
thereof, with respect to any of its Equity Interests (other than dividends and
distributions on Holdings Common Stock payable solely by the issuance of
additional shares of Holdings Common Stock) or directly or indirectly redeem,
purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to
purchase or acquire) any shares of any class of its Equity Interests or set
aside any amount for any such purpose; provided, however, that:
(a) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends to,
repurchase its Equity Interests from or make other distributions to the
U.S. Borrower or to any Wholly Owned
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Subsidiary (or, in the case of non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, to the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of
such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis (or more favorable basis from the
perspective of the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary) based on their
relative ownership interests);
(b) the U.S. Borrower may declare and pay dividends or make
other distributions to Intermediate Holdings (which may, in turn, declare
and pay dividends or make other distributions to Holdings, in an amount
equal to the dividends and distributions received by Intermediate
Holdings) in respect of (i) overhead, tax liabilities of Holdings and
Intermediate Holdings, legal, accounting and other professional fees and
expenses, (ii) fees and expenses related to any equity offering,
investment or acquisition permitted hereunder (whether or not successful)
and (iii) other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of
its existence and its ownership of the U.S. Borrower or Intermediate
Holdings, as applicable, and in order to permit Holdings to make payments
permitted by Sections 6.07(b) and (c);
(c) Holdings may purchase or redeem (and the U.S. Borrower may
declare and pay dividends or make other distributions to Intermediate
Holdings, the proceeds of which are used by Intermediate Holdings to pay
dividends or make other distributions to Holdings, the proceeds of which
are used so to purchase or redeem) Equity Interests of Holdings (including
related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then
present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or by any Plan upon
such person's death, disability, retirement or termination of employment
or under the terms of any such Plan or any other agreement under which
such shares of stock or related rights were issued, provided that the
aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this paragraph (c)
shall not exceed in any fiscal year $7,500,000 (plus the amount of net
proceeds received by Holdings during such calendar year from sales of
Equity Interests of Holdings to directors, consultants, officers or
employees of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary in connection with permitted employee compensation and
incentive arrangements) which, if not used in any year, may be carried
forward to any subsequent calendar year;
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(d) noncash repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur
upon exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests represent a
portion of the exercise price of such options; and
(e) Holdings may purchase or redeem, or declare and pay
dividends or make other distributions in respect of (and the U.S. Borrower
may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions to Intermediate
Holdings, the proceeds of which are used by Intermediate Holdings to pay
dividends or make other distributions to Holdings, the proceeds of which
are used by Holdings so to purchase or redeem, or pay such dividends or
make such other distributions in respect of) Equity Interests of Holdings
(including the purchase or redemption of related stock appreciation rights
or similar securities with respect to such Equity Interests) in an amount
not to exceed the Cumulative Net Income Amount at the time of such
payment, redemption, payment or distribution; provided that no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom.
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates. (a) Sell or transfer any
property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or
otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates or any
known direct or indirect holder of 10% or more of any class of capital stock of
Holdings, unless such transaction is (i) otherwise permitted (or required) under
this Agreement (including in connection with the Permitted Receivables Financing
and the Intermediate Holdings Loan) and (ii) upon terms no less favorable to
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, as
applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm's-length transaction with
a person that is not an Affiliate; provided that this clause (ii) shall not
apply to (A) the payment to the Fund of the monitoring and management fees
referred to in paragraph (c) below or (B) the indemnification of directors of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries in
accordance with customary practice.
(b) The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the
extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (i) any issuance of securities,
or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant
to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock
ownership plans approved by the board of directors of Holdings, (ii) loans or
advances to employees of Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
in accordance with Section 6.04(e), (iii) transactions among the Borrowers and
the
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Subsidiary Loan Parties and transactions among the Subsidiary Loan Parties
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (iv) the payment of fees and indemnities
to directors, officers and employees of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (v)
transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date
and set forth on Schedule 6.07 or any amendment thereto to the extent such
amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (vi) any
employment agreements entered into by any of the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (vii) dividends, redemptions
and repurchases permitted under Section 6.06, (viii) any purchase by the Fund or
any Fund Affiliate of Equity Interests of Holdings or any purchase by
Intermediate Holdings of Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower or any
contribution by Intermediate Holdings to the equity capital of the U.S.
Borrower, provided that any Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower purchased by
Intermediate Holdings shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the
Lenders pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, (ix) payments by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to the Fund
or any Fund Affiliate made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting
or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities,
including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are
approved by the majority of the board of directors of Holdings, in good faith,
(x) subject to paragraph (c) below, the existence of, or the performance by
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of its obligations under
the terms of, the Purchase Agreement, or any agreement contemplated thereunder
to which it is a party as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that the
existence of, or the performance by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary of obligations under any future amendment to any such
existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Closing
Date shall only be permitted by this clause (x) to the extent that the terms of
any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous to the
Lenders in any material respect, (xi) transactions with Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of automotive goods, products, parts and
services entered into in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent
with past practice, (xii) any transaction in respect of which the U.S. Borrower
delivers to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to the Lenders) a letter
addressed to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Borrower or of the applicable
Subsidiary from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each
case of nationally recognized standing that is (A) in the good faith
determination of the U.S. Borrower qualified to render such letter and (B)
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which
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letter states that such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to
the U.S. Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a
comparable arm's-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate or
(xiii) subject to paragraph (c) below, the payment of all fees, expenses,
bonuses and awards related to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement, including fees to the Fund or any Fund Affiliate.
(c) Make any payment of or on account of monitoring or
management or similar fees payable to the Fund or any Fund Affiliate in an
aggregate amount in any fiscal year in excess of $7,500,000 (plus reasonable
expenses in connection therewith).
SECTION 6.08. Business of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower and the Subsidiaries. Engage at any time in any business or business
activity other than (a) in the case of the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries
(other than the Subsidiaries specified in clauses (d) through (f) below), any
business or business activity conducted by it on the Closing Date and any
business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business
or activity that is reasonably similar thereto or a reasonable extension,
development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, including the
consummation of the Transactions, (b) in the case of Intermediate Holdings, (i)
ownership of the Equity Interests in the U.S. Borrower, together with activities
directly related thereto, (ii) performance of its obligations under and in
connection with the Loan Documents, the Seller Note (including its obligation to
repurchase the Seller Note with the proceeds of the Intermediate Holdings Loan
on or prior to November 22, 2004), the Intermediate Holdings Loan, the Purchase
Agreement, the Senior Note Documents and the Senior Subordinated Note Documents,
(iii) actions incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (iv) the
Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(m), (v) actions required by law to
maintain its existence, (vi) investment of the proceeds of the Intermediate
Holdings Loan in Permitted Investments pending application thereof to the
repurchase of the Seller Note and (vii) actions expressly permitted to be taken
by Intermediate Holdings pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (c) in the
case of Holdings, (i) the ownership of the Equity Interests in Intermediate
Holdings, together with activities directly related thereto, (ii) performance of
its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents, the Purchase
Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the other agreements contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement, the Senior Note Documents and the Senior Subordinated Note
Documents, (iii) actions incidental to the consummation of the Transactions,
(iv) the
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Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(m), (v) actions required by law to
maintain its existence, (vi) actions incidental to the consummation of any
Public Offering or any ordinary course grant of common stock to employees and
directors pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit or stock option plan,
including, in each case, the offering, issuance and sale of its common stock and
the payment of customary transaction costs and expenses in connection therewith
(other than any payments to any Affiliate of Holdings) and (vii) actions
expressly permitted to be taken by Holdings pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, (d) in the case of the Spanish Acquiror, (i) the ownership of the
Equity Interests in Dutch Holdco and Foreign Subsidiaries organized under the
laws of Spain, together with activities directly related thereto, (ii)
performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents,
(iii) actions incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (iv)
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by it, or loans made by it to the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case pursuant to Section 6.01 and (v)
actions required by law to maintain its existence, (e) in the case of Dutch
Holdco, (i) the ownership of the Equity Interests in the Foreign Acquirors and
the Acquired Foreign Subsidiaries, together with activities directly related
thereto, (ii) performance of its obligations under and in connection with the
Loan Documents, (iii) actions incidental to the consummation of the
Transactions, (iv) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by it, or loans made by
it to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case pursuant to Section 6.01
and (v) actions required by law to maintain its existence and (f) in the case of
U.S. Serviceco, (i) entry into, and performance under, management contracts with
the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) performance of its obligations under
and in connection with the Loan Documents, (iii) actions incidental to the
consummation of the Transactions, (iv) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by
it, or loans made by it to the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case
pursuant to Section 6.01 and (v) actions required by law to maintain its
existence.
SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Modifications of Indebtedness;
Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other
Agreements; etc. (a) Amend or modify in any manner materially adverse to the
Lenders, or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if
such granting or termination shall be materially adverse to the Lenders), the
articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws or partnership agreement or
limited liability company operating agreement of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, the Purchase Agreement
and the Stockholders Agreement.
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(b)(i) Make, or agree or offer to pay or make, directly or
indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or
other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on the Senior
Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Seller Note, the Intermediate Holdings
Loan or the Permitted Receivables Financing, or any payment or other
distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any
sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of the Senior Notes, the
Senior Subordinated Notes, the Seller Note, the Intermediate Holdings Loan or
the Permitted Receivables Financing, except (A) payments of regularly scheduled
interest and principal payments as and when due in respect thereof, other than
payments in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Seller Note
prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof, (B) the redemption of Senior
Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the terms of the Senior
Note Documents or Senior Subordinated Note Documents, as applicable, with Public
Offering Net Proceeds from one or more Public Offerings, provided that (1) the
aggregate amount of each series of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes
redeemed pursuant to this clause (B) may not exceed 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of such series outstanding on the Second Restatement Effective
Date and (2) such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of consummation
of the relevant Public Offering, (C) the repurchase of the Seller Note by
Intermediate Holdings with the proceeds of the Intermediate Holdings Loan on or
before November 22, 2004, (D) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other
acquisition of the Intermediate Holdings Loan in accordance with its terms with
Public Offering Net Proceeds and (E) (1) the purchase, redemption, retirement or
other acquisition of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $100,000,000 and (2) the purchase redemption, retirement or
other acquisition of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes in an amount not
to exceed the Cumulative Net Income Amount at the time of such payment, provided
that, with respect to clauses (B), (C), (D) and (E), at the time of the
applicable payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom; or
(ii) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of,
any provision of the Seller Note, Intermediate Holdings Loan, any Senior Note,
any Senior Subordinated Note, any Xxxxx Note, any Permitted Receivables
Document, any Permitted Xxxxx Refinancing Indebtedness or any agreement
(including any Senior Notes Document or Senior Subordinated Notes Document)
relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that are not in any
manner materially adverse to Lenders and that do not
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affect the subordination provisions thereof (if any) in a manner adverse to the
Lenders.
(c) Permit any Subsidiary to enter into any agreement or
instrument that by its terms restricts (i) the payment of dividends or
distributions or the making of cash advances by such Subsidiary to the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such
Subsidiary or (ii) the granting of Liens by such Subsidiary pursuant to the
Security Documents, in each case other than those arising under any Loan
Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of: (A)
restrictions imposed by applicable law; (B) contractual encumbrances or
restrictions in effect on the Closing Date under (x) any Senior Note Document,
any Senior Subordinated Note Document, the Seller Note (until the Seller Note is
repurchased by Intermediate Holdings with the Proceeds of the Intermediate
Holdings Loan on or prior to November 22, 2004) or any Permitted Receivables
Document or (y) any agreements related to any permitted renewal, extension or
refinancing of any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date that does not
expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction; (C) any restriction on
a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests or assets of a
Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition; (D) customary
provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable
to joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of business; (E) any
restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted
by this Agreement to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the
property or assets securing such Indebtedness; (F) customary provisions
contained in leases or licenses of intellectual property and other similar
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (G) customary
restrictions imposed on a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party by any
agreement relating to Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted by this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.10. Capital Expenditures. Permit Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries to make any Capital Expenditure,
except that:
(a) During any fiscal year the U.S. Borrower and the
Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures so long as the aggregate amount
thereof does not exceed the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year below
(provided that, for purposes of this clause (a), the amount of Capital
Expenditures made by the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries during the 2003
fiscal year shall be deemed to include only the Capital Expenditures made
following the Closing Date):
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Year Amount
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2003 $495,000,000
2004 $540,000,000
2005 $585,000,000
2006 $600,000,000
2007 $630,000,000
and thereafter
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
paragraph (a) above, to the extent that the aggregate amount of Capital
Expenditures made by the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries in any fiscal year
of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 6.10(a) is less than the amount set
forth for such fiscal year, the amount of such difference may be carried forward
and used to make Capital Expenditures in the two succeeding fiscal years,
provided that in any fiscal year, the amount permitted to be applied to make
Capital Expenditures pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall in no event exceed an
amount equal to 50% of the amount set forth in Section 6.10(a) for such fiscal
year.
(c) In addition to the Capital Expenditures permitted pursuant
to the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b), the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries
may make additional Capital Expenditures at any time in an amount not to exceed
the portion, if any, of the Available Investment Basket Amount on the date of
such Capital Expenditure that the U.S. Borrower elects to apply to this Section
6.10(c).
SECTION 6.11. Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the ratio (the
"Interest Coverage Ratio") on the last day of any fiscal quarter occurring in
any period set forth below, for the four quarter period ended as of such day of
(a) EBITDA to (b) Cash Interest Expense to be less than the ratio set forth
below for such period; provided that to the extent any Asset Disposition or any
Permitted Business Acquisition (or any similar transaction or transactions for
which a waiver or a consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6.05 has
been obtained) has occurred during the relevant Test Period, the Interest
Coverage Ratio shall be determined for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma
Basis for such occurrences:
PERIOD: RATIO:
September 30, 2004 2.50:1.00
December 31, 2004 2.50:1.00
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PERIOD: RATIO:
March 31, 2005 2.50:1.00
June 30, 2005 2.50:1.00
September 30, 2005 2.50:1.00
December 31, 2005 2.50:1.00
March 31, 2006 2.50:1.00
June 30, 2006 2.75:1.00
September 30, 2006 2.75:1.00
December 31, 2006 3.00:1.00
March 31, 2007 3.00:1.00
June 30, 2007 3.25:1.00
and thereafter
SECTION 6.12. Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio on the last
day of any fiscal quarter occurring in any period set forth below, to be in
excess of the ratio set forth below for such period:
PERIOD: RATIO:
September 30, 2004 4.60:1.00
December 31, 2004 4.60:1.00
March 31, 2005 4.60:1.00
June 30, 2005 4.20:1.00
September 30, 2005 4.20:1.00
December 31, 2005 4.00:1.00
March 31, 2006 4.00:1.00
June 30, 2006 3.70:1.00
September 30, 2006 3.70:1.00
December 31, 2006 3.50:1.00
March 31, 2007 3.50:1.00
June 30, 2007 3.00:1.00
and thereafter
SECTION 6.13. Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, other
than (a) Swap Agreements required by any Permitted Receivables Financing, (b)
Swap Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or
mitigate risks to which the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary is exposed in the
conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities and (c) Swap
Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest
rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating
rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment
of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary.
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ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. In case of the happening of any of
the following events ("Events of Default"):
(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, U.S. Borrower or any other Loan Party in
any Loan Document, or any representation, warranty, statement or
information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or
other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan
Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material
respect when so made, deemed made or furnished by Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any other Loan Party;
(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of
any Loan, any Ancillary Credit Extension or the reimbursement with respect
to any L/C Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof
or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on
any Loan, any Ancillary Credit Extension or on any L/C Disbursement or in
the payment of any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred
to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall
become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a
period of five Business Days;
(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance
by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section
5.01(a) (with respect to a Borrower), 5.05(a), 5.08, 5.10(d) or in Article
VI;
(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance
by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan
Document (other than those specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) above)
and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after
notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the U.S. Borrower;
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(f) (i) any event or condition occurs that (A) results in any
Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B)
enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the
holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on
its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or
to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof,
prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) any Borrower or any Subsidiary
shall fail to pay the principal of any Material Indebtedness at the stated
final maturity thereof, provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to
(x) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary
sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if
such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents
providing for such Indebtedness or (y) a breach of the Xxxxx Notes so long
as an Acceptable Letter of Credit has been issued in respect of such
breach prior to the Required Issuance Date and such Acceptable Letter of
Credit remains in effect or has ceased to be in effect as a result of a
drawing thereof;
(g) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an
involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction
seeking (i) relief in respect of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or of a substantial part of the
property or assets of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Borrower or any
of the Subsidiaries, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar
official for Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
any Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than in a transaction
permitted by Section 6.05); and such proceeding or petition shall continue
undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of
the foregoing shall be entered;
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(i) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Borrower or any of
the Subsidiaries shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any
petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the
institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any
proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (h) above,
(iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or for
a substantial part of the property or assets of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, (iv) file an
answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it
in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors or (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail
generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j) the failure by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay one or more final judgments aggregating
in excess of $50,000,000, which judgments are not discharged or
effectively waived or stayed for a period of 30 consecutive days, or any
action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets
or properties of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(k) (i) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events shall have
occurred with respect to any Plan or a trustee shall be appointed by a
United States district court to administer any Plan, (ii) the PBGC shall
institute proceedings (including giving notice of intent thereof) to
terminate any Plan or Plans, (iii) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been
notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or
will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such
person does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal
Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and
appropriate manner, (iv) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S.
Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified
by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization or is being
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terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (v) Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate shall engage in any "prohibited transaction" (as defined in
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan or
(vi) any other similar event or condition shall occur or exist with
respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above,
such event or condition, together with all other such events or
conditions, if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(l) (i) any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party
thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any
Security Document and to extend to assets that are not immaterial to
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the U.S.
Borrower or any other Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected security
interest (having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant
Security Document) in the securities, assets or properties covered
thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority
results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of
certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged
under the Collateral Agreements or to file Uniform Commercial Code
continuation statements and except to the extent that such loss is covered
by a lender's title insurance policy and the Administrative Agent shall be
reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer, (iii) the Guarantees
pursuant to the Security Documents by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or
the Subsidiary Loan Parties of any of the Obligations shall cease to be in
full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof),
or shall be asserted by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower
or any Subsidiary Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid
and binding obligations or (iv) the Obligations of the Borrowers or the
Guarantees thereof by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary
Loan Parties pursuant to the Security Documents shall cease to constitute
senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of the Senior
Subordinated Note Documents or such subordination provisions shall be
invalidated or otherwise cease, or shall be asserted by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary
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to be invalid or to cease, to be legal, valid and binding obligations of
the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to a Borrower
described in paragraph (h) or (i) above), and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the
Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrowers, take any or all of the
following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the
Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and
payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to
be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid
accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and
under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any
other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding and (iii) demand cash
collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j); and in any event with respect to a
Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) above, the Commitments shall
automatically terminate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together
with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other
liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Loan
Document, shall automatically become due and payable and the Administrative
Agent shall be deemed to have made a demand for cash collateral to the full
extent permitted under Section 2.05(j), without presentment, demand, protest or
any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the
contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 7.02. Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries. Solely for the
purposes of determining whether a Default has occurred under clause (h) or (i)
of Section 7.01, any reference in any such clause to any Subsidiary shall be
deemed not to include any Subsidiary affected by any event or circumstance
referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter of the U.S. Borrower most recently ended, have assets with a value in
excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets or 5.0% of total revenues of the
U.S. Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of such date, provided that if it is
necessary to exclude more than one Subsidiary from clause (h) or (i) of Section
7.01 pursuant to this Section 7.02 in order to avoid an Event of Default
thereunder, all excluded Subsidiaries shall be considered to be a single
consolidated Subsidiary for
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purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied.
SECTION 7.03. U.S. Borrower's Right to Cure. (a) Financial
Performance Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 7.01, in the event that the U.S. Borrower fails to comply with the
requirements of any Financial Performance Covenant, until the expiration of the
10th day subsequent to the date the certificate calculating such Financial
Performance Covenant is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(c),
Holdings shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure Securities for cash or
otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of Holdings, and, in each
case, to contribute any such cash to the capital of Intermediate Holdings (which
shall contribute all such cash to the capital of the U.S. Borrower)
(collectively, the "Cure Right"), and upon the receipt by U.S. Borrower of such
cash (the "Cure Amount") pursuant to the exercise by Holdings of such Cure Right
such Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the
following pro forma adjustments:
(i) EBITDA shall be increased, solely for the purpose of
measuring the Financial Performance Covenants and not for any other
purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and
(ii) If, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations,
the U.S. Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of all
Financial Performance Covenants, the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenants as of
the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there
had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable
breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenants that had occurred
shall be deemed cured for this purposes of the Agreement.
(b) Limitation on Exercise of Cure Right. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, (a) in each four-fiscal-quarter period there
shall be at least one fiscal quarter in which the Cure Right is not exercised,
(b) in each eight-fiscal-quarter period, there shall be a period of at least
four consecutive fiscal quarters during which the Cure Right is not exercised
and (c) in each 12-month period, the sum of all Cure Amounts contributed to the
U.S. Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall not exceed $200,000,000.
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ARTICLE VIII
The Agents
SECTION 8.01. Appointment. (a) In order to expedite the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank is hereby appointed to
act as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an Issuing Bank, (ii) Credit
Suisse First Boston acting through its Cayman Islands Branch, Xxxxxx Commercial
Paper Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are each hereby appointed to act as
a Co-Syndication Agent and (iii) Bank of America, N.A. is hereby appointed to
act as Documentation Agent. Each of the Lenders, each assignee of any such
Lender and each Ancillary Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent to take such actions on behalf of such Lender, assignee or
Ancillary Lender and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to
the Administrative Agent by the terms and provisions hereof and of the other
Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent is hereby expressly authorized by
the Lenders, each Ancillary Lender and each Issuing Bank, without hereby
limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Lenders and such
Issuing Bank all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans, all
payments in respect of L/C Disbursements and all other amounts due to the
Lenders and such Issuing Bank hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each
Lender or such Issuing Bank its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to
give notice on behalf of each of the Lenders and each of the Ancillary Lenders
of any Event of Default specified in this Agreement of which the Administrative
Agent has actual knowledge acquired in connection with the performance of its
duties as Administrative Agent hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Lender
and each Ancillary Lender copies of all notices, financial statements and other
materials delivered by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement as received by
the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Agents are hereby expressly authorized to execute any and all documents
(including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the
Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents. In the event that
any party other than the Lenders and the Agents shall participate in all or any
portion of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents, all rights and
remedies in respect of such Collateral shall be controlled by the Collateral
Agent.
(b) Neither the Agents nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents shall be liable as such for any action taken or
omitted by any of them except for its or
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his own gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or be responsible for any
statement, warranty or representation herein or the contents of any document
delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any
inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Borrowers or any other
Loan Party of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in
any Loan Document. The Agents shall not be responsible to the Lenders or any
Ancillary Lender for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or
effectiveness of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or other instruments
or agreements. The Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or
refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the
Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such
instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all
the Lenders and all the Ancillary Lenders. Each Agent shall, in the absence of
knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or document
believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed
or sent by the proper person or persons. Neither the Agents nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any
responsibility to any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any other party hereto
on account of the failure, delay in performance or breach by, or as a result of
information provided by, any Lender, Ancillary Lender or Issuing Bank of any of
its obligations hereunder or to any Lender, Ancillary Lender or Issuing Bank on
account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender,
Ancillary Lender or Issuing Bank or any Borrower or any other Loan Party of any
of their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in
connection herewith or therewith. Each Agent may execute any and all duties
hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to rely upon
the advice of legal counsel selected by it with respect to all matters arising
hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith
by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
SECTION 8.02. Nature of Duties. The Lenders and the Ancillary
Lenders hereby acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any duty to take any
discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required
Lenders. The Lenders and the Ancillary Lenders further acknowledge and agree
that so long as an Agent shall make any determination to be made by it hereunder
or under any other Loan Document in good faith, such Agent shall have no
liability in respect of such determination to any person. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative
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Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall
be read into the Loan Documents or otherwise exist against the Administrative
Agent. Each Lender recognizes and agrees that the Co-Syndication Agents and the
Documentation Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any fiduciary relationship with any
Lender or Ancillary Lenders, and shall have no functions, responsibilities,
duties, obligations or liabilities for acting as the Co-Syndication Agents or as
a Documentation Agent hereunder.
SECTION 8.03. Resignation by the Agents. Subject to the appointment
and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, any Agent may resign at
any time by notifying the Lenders and the U.S. Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
with the consent of the U.S. Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed). If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders
and approved by the U.S. Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment
within 45 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then
the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Ancillary Lenders with
the consent of the U.S. Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New
York and an office in London, England (or a bank having an Affiliate with such
an office) having a combined capital and surplus having a Dollar Equivalent that
is not less than $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Agent's
resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall
continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was acting as Agent.
SECTION 8.04. Each Agent in its Individual Capacity. With respect to
the Loans made by it hereunder and Ancillary Facilities made available by it
pursuant to Section 2.22, each Agent in its individual capacity and not as Agent
shall have the same rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the
same as though it were not an Agent, and the Agents and their Affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business
with any Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or other Affiliates thereof as if
it were not an Agent.
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SECTION 8.05. Indemnification. Each Lender and each Ancillary Lender
agrees (a) to reimburse the Agents, on demand, in the amount of its pro rata
share (based on its Commitments hereunder (or if such Commitments shall have
expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts
of its applicable outstanding Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements, as
applicable)) of any reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders
and Ancillary Lenders by the Agents, including counsel fees and compensation of
agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders and
Ancillary Lenders, which shall not have been reimbursed by the U.S. Borrower and
(b) to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share,
from and against any and all liabilities, Taxes, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against it in its capacity as Agent or any of them in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or
omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to
the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the U.S. Borrower,
provided that no Lender or Ancillary Lender shall be liable to an Agent for any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross
negligence or wilful misconduct of such Agent or any of its directors, officers,
employees or agents.
SECTION 8.06. Lack of Reliance on Agents. Each Lender and each
Ancillary Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Agents, any Lender or any Ancillary Lender and based on such documents
and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Ancillary Lender
also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Agents, any other Lender or any Ancillary Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 8.07. Designation of Affiliates for Foreign Currency Loans.
The Administrative Agent shall be permitted from time to time to designate one
of its Affiliates to perform the duties to be performed by the Administrative
Agent hereunder with respect to Loans and Borrowings denominated in Foreign
Currencies
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and Foreign Currency Letters of Credit. The provisions of this Article VIII
shall apply to any such Affiliate mutatis mutandis.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Notices and other communications provided
for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as
follows:
(i) if to any Borrower, to it at TRW Automotive Inc., 00000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of Executive Vice
President and General Counsel (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000), and if to
Holdings, to it in care of the U.S. Borrower, in each case with a copy to
The Blackstone Group, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention
of Xxxx Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
to JPMorgan Chase Bank, Loan and Agency Services Group, 0000 Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxx (Telecopy No. (713)
750-3563), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(iii) if to an Issuing Bank other than the Administrative
Agent, to it at the address or telecopy number set forth separately in
writing;
(iv) if to any Ancillary Lender, to it at the address and
telecopy number set forth in the applicable Ancillary Facility Document;
and
(v) if such notice relates to a Global Revolving Facility
Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, to the London Administrative
Office.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder
may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the
Applicable Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent and the U.S. Borrower
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(on behalf of itself and the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers) may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by
electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided,
further, that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices
or communications.
(c) All notices and other communications given to any party
hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier
service, sent by telecopy or (to the extent permitted by paragraph (b) above)
electronic means or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified
or registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly
addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with
the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this
Section 9.01.
(d) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number
for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties
hereto.
SECTION 9.02. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the U.S. Borrower and the Loan Parties
herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments
prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders,
each Issuing Bank and each Ancillary Lender and shall survive the making by the
Lenders of the Loans, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the
issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such
persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long
as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or L/C Disbursement, any
extension of credit under Ancillary Facility remains outstanding or any Fee or
any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is
outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the
Commitments have not been terminated. Without prejudice to the survival of any
other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations
contained herein (including pursuant to Sections 2.13, 2.15, 2.18 and 9.05)
shall survive the payment in full of the principal and interest hereunder, the
expiration of the Letters of Credit and the termination of the Commitments or
this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective
when it shall have been executed by Holdings,
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the U.S. Borrower and the Agents and when the Administrative Agent shall have
received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each
of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of Holdings, the Borrowers, each Issuing Bank, the Agents and each
Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any
Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i)
other than pursuant to a merger permitted by Section 6.05(b) or 6.05(i), no
Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted
assignment or transfer by a Borrower without such consent shall be null and
void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or
obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person
(other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any
Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this
Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties
of each of the Agents, each Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii)
below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the U.S. Borrower; provided that no consent of the
U.S. Borrower shall be required for (1) an assignment of a Term Loan
to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (2) if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, an assignment of
any Loan to any assignee (provided that any liability of the
Borrowers to an assignee that is an Approved Fund or Affiliate of
the assigning Lender under Section 2.15, 2.17 or 2.21 shall be
limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable
thereunder by such Borrower in the absence of such assignment); and
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(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent
of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of a
Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or Approved Fund
immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional
conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the
entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment, the
amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each
such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and
Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be less than (x) $5,000,000, in the
case of Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Loans denominated in
Dollars and Tranche A-1 Term Loans, (y) the smallest amount of the
applicable Foreign Currency that is a multiple of 1,000,000 units of
such Foreign Currency and has a Dollar Equivalent in excess of
$5,000,000, in the case of Tranche D-2 Term Loans and Global
Revolving Facility Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency and (z)
$1,000,000, in the case of Tranche D-1 Term Loans or Tranche E Term
Loans, unless each of the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent
otherwise consent; provided that no such consent of the U.S.
Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under paragraph
(b), (c), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an
assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's
rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance,
together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire;
and
(E) no assignment of Global Revolving Facility Loans or
Global Revolving Facility Commitments shall
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be permitted to be made to an assignee that cannot make Global
Revolving Facility Loans in Dollars and each of the Foreign
Currencies.
For purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term "Approved Fund" shall
have the following meaning:
"Approved Fund" shall mean any person (other than a natural person)
that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is
administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an entity or an
Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to
paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified
in each Assignment and Acceptance the assignee thereunder shall be a party
hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement,
and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering
all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05). Any assignment or transfer by a
Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with
this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by
such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent
of the U.S. Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of
the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal
amount of the Loans and L/C Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive, and the U.S. Borrower, the Agents, each Issuing Bank and
the Lenders may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the U.S. Borrower, any Issuing Bank and any Lender,
at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance
executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee's completed
Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender
hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph
(b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and
Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No
assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the U.S.
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Swingline Lender,
sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a "Participant") in
all or a portion of such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it);
provided that (A) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the
Agents, each Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely
and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
described in Section 9.04(a)(i) or clauses (i) (disregarding for this purpose
the parenthetical contained therein), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of the
first proviso to Section 9.08(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to
paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, each of the Borrowers agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to
the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by
law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as
though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater
payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been
entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant,
unless the
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sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the U.S. Borrower's
prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the U.S.
Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section
2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure
obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any
such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge
or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its
obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender
as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The U.S. Borrower agrees to
pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including documentary Taxes) incurred
by the Agents in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, or by the Agents in connection with the syndication of the
Commitments or the administration of this Agreement (including expenses incurred
in connection with due diligence and initial and ongoing Collateral examination
to the extent incurred with the reasonable prior approval of the U.S. Borrower
and the reasonable fees, disbursements and the charges for no more than one
counsel in each jurisdiction where Collateral is located) or in connection with
any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof
(whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated) or
incurred by the Agents, any Lender or any Ancillary Lender in connection with
the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, in connection with the Loans made, the Ancillary
Facilities made available pursuant to Section 2.22 or the Letters of Credit
issued hereunder, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent, and, in connection with any such enforcement or protection,
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any other counsel (including
the reasonable allocated costs of internal counsel if a Lender elects to use
internal counsel in lieu of outside counsel) for the Agents, any Issuing Bank,
any Lender or any Ancillary Lender (but no more than one such counsel for any
Lender or any Ancillary Lender).
(b) The U.S. Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agents, each
Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Ancillary Lender and
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each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents
(each such person being called an "Indemnitee") against, and to hold each
Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements,
incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way
connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their
respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and
the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the
Loans or the use of any Letter of Credit or (iii) any claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any
Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses result primarily from the gross negligence or
wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee (treating, for this purpose only, any
Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender, any Ancillary Lender and any of their
respective Related Parties as a single Indemnitee). Subject to and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the U.S. Borrower agrees to
indemnify each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including
reasonable counsel or consultant fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or
asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as
a result of (A) any Environmental Claim related in any way to Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or (B) any
actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials
on any Property or any property owned, leased or operated by any predecessor of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries,
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 or wilful misconduct of such
Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties. The provisions of this Section 9.05
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration
of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or
unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent, any Issuing
Bank, any Lender or any Ancillary Lender. All amounts due under this Section
9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor.
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(c) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the U.S. Borrower shall be entitled to assume the defense of any
action for which indemnification is sought hereunder with counsel of its choice
at its expense (in which case the U.S. Borrower shall not thereafter be
responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by an
Indemnitee except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel
shall be reasonably satisfactory to each such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the
U.S. Borrower's election to assume the defense of such action, each Indemnitee
shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the
defense of such action, and the U.S. Borrower shall bear the reasonable fees,
costs and expenses of such separate counsel, if (i) the use of counsel chosen by
the U.S. Borrower to represent such Indemnitee would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of,
any such action include both the U.S. Borrower and such Indemnitee and such
Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the
U.S. Borrower (in which case the U.S. Borrower shall not have the right to
assume the defense or such action on behalf of such Indemnitee); (iii) the U.S.
Borrower shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnitee to represent it within a reasonable time after notice of the
institution of such action; or (iv) the U.S. Borrower shall authorize such
Indemnitee to employ separate counsel at the U.S. Borrower's expense. The U.S.
Borrower will not be liable under this Agreement for any amount paid by an
Indemnitee to settle any claims or actions if the settlement is entered into
without the U.S. Borrower's consent, which consent may not be withheld or
delayed unless such settlement is unreasonable in light of such claims or
actions against, and defenses available to, such Indemnitee.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
9.05, this Section 9.05 shall not apply to Taxes, it being understood that the
U.S. Borrower's only obligations with respect to Taxes shall arise under
Sections 2.15 and 2.17.
SECTION 9.06. Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Ancillary
Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other
indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such
Ancillary Lender to or for the credit or the account of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or
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any Subsidiary against any of and all the obligations of Holdings or the U.S.
Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document held by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Ancillary Lender,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Ancillary
Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan
Document and although the obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each
Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Ancillary Lender under this Section 9.06 are
in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off)
that such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Ancillary Lender may have.
SECTION 9.07. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN LETTERS OF CREDIT AND AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.08. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the
Agents, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Ancillary Lender in exercising any
right or power hereunder or under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or
any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents, each Issuing Bank, the
Lenders and each Ancillary Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would
otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or consent to any departure by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any
Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose
for which given. No notice or demand on Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any
Borrower or any other Loan Party in any case shall entitle such person to any
other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any
provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) in the
case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrowers and the Required
Lenders, (y) in the case of any Ancillary Facility Document, pursuant to an
agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each party thereto and (z) in
the case of any other Loan
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Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each
party thereto and the Collateral Agent and consented to by the Required Lenders;
provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) decrease or forgive the
principal amount of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of
interest on, any Loan or any L/C Disbursement, without the prior written consent
of each Lender directly affected thereby, (ii) increase or extend the Commitment
of any Lender or decrease the Commitment Fees or L/C Participation Fees or other
fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender, (iii)
extend or waive any Installment Date or extend any date on which payment of
interest on any Loan or any L/C Disbursement is due, without the prior written
consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, (iv) amend or modify the
provisions of Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would by its terms alter
the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the prior written
consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, (v) amend or modify the
provisions of this Section or the definition of "Required Lenders", "Majority
Lenders" or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of
Lenders or Ancillary Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights
hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the
prior written consent of each Lender or Ancillary Lender adversely affected
thereby (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders,
additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in
the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the
Loans and Commitments are included on the Restatement Effective Date), (vi)
release all or substantially all the Collateral or release any of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or any Subsidiary Loan Party from its Guarantee under the
U.S. Collateral Agreement or the Foreign Guarantee, as applicable, unless, in
the case of a Subsidiary Loan Party, all or substantially all the Equity
Interests of such Subsidiary Loan Party is sold or otherwise disposed of in a
transaction permitted by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of
each Lender adversely affected thereby, (vii) effect any waiver, amendment or
modification that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of
payments or collateral of Lenders participating in any Facility differently from
those of Lenders participating in other Facilities, without the consent of the
Majority Lenders participating in the adversely affected Facility or (viii)
change the relative rights in respect of payments or collateral of the Lenders
participating in different Facilities or Ancillary Facilities without the
consent of the Majority Lenders participating in each adversely affected
Facility and each adversely affected Ancillary Lender; provided, further, that
no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties
of the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank
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hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such
Issuing Bank acting as such at the effective date of such agreement, as
applicable. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification
authorized by this Section 9.08 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this
Section 9.08 shall bind any assignee of such Lender.
SECTION 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together
with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law
(collectively, the "Charges"), as provided for herein or in any other document
executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received,
taken or reserved by any Lender, any Ancillary Lender or any Issuing Bank, shall
exceed the maximum lawful rate (the "Maximum Rate") that may be contracted for,
charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with
applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all
Charges payable to such Lender, such Ancillary Lender or such Issuing Bank,
shall be limited to the Maximum Rate, provided that such excess amount shall be
paid to such Lender, such Ancillary Lender or such Issuing Bank on subsequent
payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.
SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan
Documents and the agreements regarding certain Fees referred to herein
constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject
matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan
Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than
the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH
OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS
APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS SECTION 9.11.
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SECTION 9.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor
in good-faith negotiations 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.
SECTION 9.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which,
when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become
effective as provided in Section 9.03.
SECTION 9.14. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table
of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of
this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each
of Holdings and each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits,
for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York
State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York
City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any
right that any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Ancillary Lender may otherwise
have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Borrower or any Loan
Party or their properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Each of Holdings and each Borrower hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do
so, any objection which it may now
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or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any
New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
SECTION 9.16. Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders, each Issuing
Bank, each Ancillary Lender and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain
in confidence any information relating to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
U.S. Borrower and the other Loan Parties furnished to it by or on behalf of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or the other Loan Parties
(other than information that (a) has become generally available to the public
other than as a result of a disclosure by such party, (b) has been independently
developed by such Lender, such Issuing Bank, such Ancillary Lender or such Agent
without violating this Section 9.16 or (c) was available to such Lender, such
Issuing Bank, such Ancillary Lender or such Agent from a third party having, to
such person's knowledge, no obligations of confidentiality to Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the U.S. Borrower or any other Loan Party) and shall not
reveal the same other than to its directors, trustees, officers, employees and
advisors with a need to know or to any person that approves or administers the
Loans on behalf of such Lender or the Ancillary Facility on behalf of such
Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same
confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16), except: (A) to the extent
necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements of any
Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or
of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any
Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded, (B) as part of normal
reporting or review procedures to Governmental Authorities or the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners, (C) to its parent companies, Affiliates
or auditors (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the
same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16), (D) in order to enforce
its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding, (E) to any prospective
assignee of, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this
Agreement (so long as such person shall have been instructed to keep the same
confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16) and (F) to any direct or
indirect contractual counterparty in Swap Agreements or such contractual
counterparty's professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or
professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Section).
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SECTION 9.17. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of
obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing
hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto (including
any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower) agrees, to the fullest extent that it may
effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first
currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day
immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due
to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the
"Applicable Creditor") shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the
"Judgment Currency") other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be
due hereunder (the "Agreement Currency"), be discharged only to the extent that,
on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum
adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction 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
Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the
Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers
contained in this Section 9.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement
and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 9.18. [Intentionally Omitted].
ARTICLE X
Ancillary Facility Adjustments
SECTION 10.01. Exchange of Interests in Ancillary Facilities. (a) On
the CAM Exchange Date and immediately prior to the deemed exchange of interests
pursuant to the CAM Exchange as provided in Section 11.01(a)(ii):
(i) the principal amount of each Global Revolving Facility
Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency and of each Ancillary Credit
Extension shall, automatically and with no further action required, be
converted into the Dollar Equivalent, determined using the Exchange Rates
calculated
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as of the CAM Exchange Date, of such amount and, subject to Section
11.01(a)(iv), on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to any
Lender or any Ancillary Lender in respect of such Obligations shall accrue
and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder;
(ii) in the event that on the CAM Exchange Date any Unfunded
Ancillary Credit Extension (in respect of which cash collateral shall not
have previously been deposited pursuant to Section 2.22(e)) shall exist,
or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall have failed to
reimburse a disbursement made by the applicable Ancillary Lender, the
applicable Ancillary Lender shall promptly pay over to the Administrative
Agent, in immediately available funds, an amount in Dollars equal to such
Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension or unreimbursed disbursement, together
with interest thereon from the CAM Exchange Date to the date on which such
amount shall be paid to the Administrative Agent at the rate that would be
applicable at the time to an ABR Revolving Loan in a principal amount
equal to such Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension or unreimbursed
disbursement. The Administrative Agent shall establish an account (the
"Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension Account") and shall deposit all
amounts received pursuant to the previous sentence and all amounts of cash
collateral previously deposited pursuant to Section 2.22(e) in the
Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension Account pending application of such
amounts pursuant to Section 11.02. The Administrative Agent shall have
sole dominion and control over the Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension
Account; and
(iii) there shall be a deemed buying and selling of interests
(without regard to Section 9.04) in the outstanding Global Revolving
Facility Loans and Ancillary Credit Extensions by the Global Revolving
Facility Lenders (and each Global Revolving Facility Lender shall promptly
make payment therefor to the Administrative Agent in the same manner as
provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Global
Revolving Facility Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis,
to such payment obligations of such Global Revolving Facility Lender) for
distribution to the applicable Global Revolving Facility Lenders) such
that, after giving effect to such deemed buying and selling of interests,
each Global Revolving Facility Lender holds its ratable share of the
Global Revolving Facility Loans (based on the respective Global Revolving
Facility Commitments of the Global Revolving Facility Lenders immediately
prior to the CAM Exchange
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Date) of each outstanding Global Revolving Facility Loan and each
Ancillary Credit Extension.
ARTICLE XI
Collection Allocation Mechanism
SECTION 11.01. Implementation of CAM.(a) On the CAM Exchange Date,
(i) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as
provided in Section 7.01, (ii) each Global Revolving Facility Lender shall
immediately be deemed to have acquired (and shall promptly make payment therefor
to the Applicable Agent in accordance with Section 2.04(c)) participations in
the Swingline Loans (other than any Swingline Foreign Currency Loan in respect
of which Global Revolving Facility Lenders have funded their purchase of
participations pursuant to Section 2.04(c)) in an amount equal to such Global
Revolving Facility Lender's ratable share (based on the respective Global
Revolving Facility Commitments of the Global Revolving Facility Lenders
immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date) of each Swingline Foreign Currency
Loan outstanding on such date, (iii) each U.S. Revolving Facility Lender shall
immediately be deemed to have acquired (and shall promptly make payment therefor
to the Applicable Agent in accordance with Section 2.04(c)) participations in
the Swingline Dollar Loans (other than any Swingline Dollar Loan in respect of
which the U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders have funded their purchase of
participations pursuant to Section 2.04(c)) in an amount equal to such U.S.
Revolving Facility Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of each Swingline
Dollar Loan outstanding on such date, (iv) simultaneously with the automatic
conversions pursuant to clause (v) below, the Lenders shall automatically and
without further act (and without regard to the provisions of Section 9.04) be
deemed to have exchanged interests in the Loans (other than the Swingline
Loans), Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions and participations in Unfunded
Ancillary Credit Extensions, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, such that in
lieu of the interest of each Lender in each Loan, Letter of Credit and Ancillary
Credit Extension in which it shall participate as of such date (including such
Lender's interest in the Obligations of each Loan Party in respect of each such
Loan, Letter of Credit and Ancillary Credit Extension), such Lender shall hold
an interest in every one of the Loans (other than the Swingline Loans) and
Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions and a participation in every one of the
Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit and Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extensions
(including the Obligations of each Loan Party in respect of each such Loan and
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Ancillary Credit Extension and each Reserve Account established pursuant to
Section 11.02 below), whether or not such Lender shall previously have
participated therein, equal to such Lender's CAM Percentage thereof and (v)
simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause (iv)
above, (A) in the case of the CAM Euro Lenders, the interest in the Loans and
Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions denominated in a currency other than Euros to
be received in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further
action required, be converted into the Euro Equivalent, determined using the
Exchange Rate calculated as of such date, of such amount and on and after such
date all amounts accruing and owed to the CAM Euro Lenders in respect of such
Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Euros at the rates otherwise
applicable hereunder and (B) in the case of the CAM Dollar Lenders, the
interests in the Loans and Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions to be received in
such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required,
be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, determined using the Exchange Rate
calculated as of such date, of such amount and on and after such date all
amounts accruing and owed to the CAM Dollar Lenders in respect of such
Obligation shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise
applicable hereunder. Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby consents and agrees
to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees that the CAM Exchange shall be
binding upon its successors and assigns and any person that acquires a
participation in its interests in any Loan or Ancillary Credit Extension. Each
Loan Party agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the
respective interests of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and
each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it
in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against
delivery of any promissory notes evidencing its interests in the Loans and
Funded Ancillary Credit Extensions so executed and delivered; provided, however,
that the failure of any Loan Party to execute or deliver or of any Lender to
accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the
validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
(b) As a result of the CAM Exchange, upon and after the CAM
Exchange Date, each payment received by the Applicable Agent or the Collateral
Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Obligations, and each
distribution made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to any Security Document in
respect of the Obligations, shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in
accordance with their respective CAM Percentages. Any direct payment received by
a Lender upon or after the CAM
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Exchange Date, including by way of set-off, in respect of an Obligation shall be
paid over to the Applicable Agent for distribution to the Lenders in accordance
herewith.
SECTION 11.02. Letters of Credit and Unfunded Ancillary Credit
Extensions. (a) In the event that on the CAM Exchange Date any Letter of Credit
shall be outstanding and undrawn in whole or in part, or any L/C Disbursement
shall not have been reimbursed either by an Applicant Party or, in the case of
any L/C Disbursement made in Dollars, with the proceeds of a U.S. Revolving
Facility Borrowing or Swingline Dollar Borrowing, each U.S. Revolving Facility
Lender shall promptly pay over to the Administrative Agent, in immediately
available funds, an amount in Dollars equal to such U.S. Revolving Facility
Lender's U.S. Revolving Facility Percentage of such undrawn face amount (or, in
the case of any Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, the Dollar Equivalent of such
face amount) or (to the extent it has not already done so) such unreimbursed
drawing, as applicable, together with interest thereon from the CAM Exchange
Date to the date on which such amount shall be paid to the Administrative Agent
at the rate that would be applicable at the time to an ABR Revolving Loan in a
principal amount equal to such undrawn face amount or unreimbursed drawing, as
applicable. The Administrative Agent shall establish a separate account (each, a
"Reserve Account") or accounts for each Lender for the amounts received with
respect to each such Letter of Credit pursuant to the preceding sentence The
Administrative Agent shall deposit in each Lender's Reserve Account such
Lender's CAM Percentage of (x) the amounts received from the Revolving Credit
Lenders as provided above and (y) the amounts on deposit in the Unfunded
Ancillary Credit Extension Account. The Administrative Agent shall have sole
dominion and control over each Reserve Account, and the amounts deposited in
each Reserve Account shall be held in such Reserve Account until withdrawn as
provided in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) below. The Administrative Agent shall
maintain records enabling it to determine the amounts paid over to it and
deposited in the Reserve Accounts in respect of each Letter of Credit and
Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension and the amounts on deposit in respect of
each Letter of Credit and Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension attributable to
each Lender's CAM Percentage. The amounts held in each Lender's Reserve Account
shall be held as a reserve against the Revolving L/C Exposures and payment
obligations in respect of Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extensions, shall be the
property of such Lender, shall not constitute Loans to or give rise to any claim
of or against any Loan Party and shall not give rise to any obligation on the
part of the U.S. Borrower to pay interest to such Lender, it being agreed that
the reimbursement obligations in respect of (x) Letters of Credit shall arise
only at such
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times as drawings are made thereunder, as provided in Section 2.05, and (y)
disbursements under any Ancillary Facility shall arise only at such time as
payments are required under such Ancillary Facility.
(b) In the event that after the CAM Exchange Date any drawing
shall be made in respect of a Letter of Credit or any payment shall be made in
respect of an Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension, the Administrative Agent
shall, at the request of the applicable Issuing Bank or Ancillary Lender, as
applicable, withdraw from the Reserve Account of each Lender any amounts, up to
the amount of such Lender's CAM Percentage of such drawing or payment, deposited
in respect of such Letter of Credit or Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension and
remaining on deposit and deliver such amounts, in the case of a Letter of
Credit, to such Issuing Bank in satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of
the U.S. Revolving Facility Lenders under Section 2.05(d) (but not of the U.S.
Borrower under Section 2.05(e)) or, in the case of an Unfunded Ancillary Credit
Extension, to the applicable Ancillary Lender. In the event that any U.S.
Revolving Facility Lender shall default on its obligation to pay over any amount
to the Administrative Agent as provided in this Section 11.02, the applicable
Issuing Bank shall have a claim against such U.S. Revolving Facility Lender to
the same extent as if such Lender had defaulted on its obligations under Section
2.05(d), but shall have no claim against any other Lender in respect of such
defaulted amount, notwithstanding the exchange of interests in the applicable
Borrower's reimbursement obligations pursuant to Section 11.01. Each other
Lender shall have a claim against such defaulting U.S. Revolving Facility Lender
for any damages sustained by it as a result of such default, including, in the
event that such Letter of Credit shall expire undrawn, its CAM Percentage of the
defaulted amount.
(c) In the event that after the CAM Exchange Date any Letter
of Credit shall expire undrawn, or an Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension shall
expire without requiring payment, the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from
the Reserve Account of each Lender the amount remaining on deposit therein in
respect of such Letter of Credit, or Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension, as
applicable, and distribute such amount to such Lender.
(d) With the prior written approval of the Administrative
Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), any Lender may withdraw the amount held
in its Reserve Account in respect of the undrawn amount of any Letter of Credit
or Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension. Any Lender making such a withdrawal
shall be unconditionally obligated, in the event there shall
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subsequently be a drawing under such Letter of Credit or payment in respect of
an Unfunded Ancillary Credit Extension, to pay over to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the Issuing Bank or Ancillary Lender, as applicable, on
demand, its CAM Percentage of such drawing or payment.
(e) Pending the withdrawal by any Lender of any amounts from
its Reserve Account as contemplated by the above paragraphs, the Administrative
Agent will, at the direction of such Lender and subject to such rules as the
Administrative Agent may prescribe for the avoidance of inconvenience, invest
such amounts in Permitted Investments. Each Lender that has not withdrawn its
amounts in its Reserve Account as provided in paragraph (d) above shall have the
right, at intervals reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent, to
withdraw the earnings on investments so made by the Administrative Agent with
amounts in its Reserve Account and to retain such earnings for its own account.
SECTION 11.03. Existing Credit Agreement; Effectiveness of Third
Amendment and Restatement. Until this Agreement becomes effective in accordance
with the terms of the Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Existing
Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected
hereby. After the Restatement Effective Date, all obligations of the Borrowers
under the Existing Credit Agreement shall become obligations of the Borrowers
hereunder, secured by the Security Documents, and the provisions of the Existing
Credit Agreement shall be superseded by the provisions hereof.
