175,000,000 and €60,000,000 SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING FACILITIES CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of November 10, 2010 As amended and restated as of December 4, 2013 among CHEMTURA CORPORATION and the US Subsidiary Borrowers referenced herein, as US Borrowers...
$175,000,000 and €60,000,000
SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING FACILITIES CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 10, 2010
As amended and restated as of December 4, 2013
among
CHEMTURA CORPORATION and
the US Subsidiary Borrowers referenced herein,
as US Borrowers
and
chemtura sales europe b.v.
as Foreign Borrower
and
chemtura europe GMBH
as Swiss Guarantor
and
Bank of America, N.A.
as US Administrative Agent, Foreign Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender
and
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
as Syndication Agent
and
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Documentation Agent
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Initial US Issuing Bank and Initial Foreign Issuing Bank
and
THE INITIAL LENDERS AND THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX iNCORPORATED
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
as Joint Lead Arrangers
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX iNCORPORATED
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
as Joint Bookrunners
Chemtura (Revolving Facility) Credit Agreement |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | |
Article I | |
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | |
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms | 5 |
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods; Other Definitional Provisions | 61 |
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms | 61 |
Section 1.04 Terms Generally | 61 |
Section 1.05 Dutch Terms | 61 |
Article II | |
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES | |
AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT | |
Section 2.01 The Advances | 62 |
Section 2.02 Making the Advances | 64 |
Section 2.03 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under US Letters of Credit | 66 |
Section 2.04 Swing Line Advances | 72 |
Section 2.05 Repayment of Advances | 75 |
Section 2.06 Termination, Reduction or Re-Allocation of Commitments and Availability | 75 |
Section 2.07 Prepayments | 76 |
Section 2.08 Interest | 78 |
Section 2.09 Fees | 79 |
Section 2.10 Conversion of Advances | 80 |
Section 2.11 Increased Costs, Etc | 81 |
Section 2.12 Payments and Computations | 83 |
Section 2.13 Taxes | 85 |
Section 2.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc | 88 |
Section 2.15 Use of Proceeds | 89 |
Section 2.16 Defaulting Lenders | 89 |
Section 2.17 Evidence of Debt | 91 |
Section 2.18 Replacement of Certain Lenders | 91 |
Section 2.19 Commitment Increase | 92 |
Section 2.20 Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability | 93 |
Section 2.21 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Foreign Letters of Credit | 95 |
Section 2.22 Extensions | 102 |
Article III | |
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS | |
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness | 103 |
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Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Each Issuance of a Letter of Credit | 108 |
Section 3.03 Determinations Under Sections 3.01 and 3.03 | 109 |
Article IV | |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | |
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties | 109 |
Article V | |
COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES | |
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants | 114 |
Section 5.02 Negative Covenants | 119 |
Section 5.03 Reporting Requirements | 132 |
Section 5.04 Financial Covenant | 136 |
Article VI | |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | |
Section 6.01 Events of Default | 136 |
Section 6.02 Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default | 139 |
Section 6.03 Waterfall | 139 |
Article VII | |
THE AGENTS | |
Section 7.01 Appointment and Authority | 140 |
Section 7.02 Rights as a Lender | 141 |
Section 7.03 Exculpatory Provisions | 142 |
Section 7.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent | 142 |
Section 7.05 Delegation of Duties | 143 |
Section 7.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent | 143 |
Section 7.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lender Parties | 144 |
Section 7.08 No Other Duties, etc | 144 |
Section 7.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 144 |
Section 7.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters | 145 |
Section 7.11 Intercreditor Agreement and Subordination Agreements | 146 |
Section 7.12 Parallel Debt Obligations | 146 |
Section 7.13 Agent as security trustee | 147 |
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Article VIII | |
[Intentionally omitted] | |
Article IX | |
[intentionally omitted] | |
Article X | |
MISCELLANEOUS | |
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc | 149 |
Section 10.02 Notices, Posting of Approved Electronic Communications, Etc | 150 |
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies | 152 |
Section 10.04 Costs, Fees and Expenses | 152 |
Section 10.05 Right of Set-off | 154 |
Section 10.06 Binding Effect | 155 |
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns | 155 |
Section 10.08 Execution in Counterparts; Integration | 159 |
Section 10.09 Survival of Representations and Warranties | 160 |
Section 10.10 Severability | 160 |
Section 10.11 Confidentiality and Related Matters | 160 |
Section 10.12 Treatment of Information | 161 |
Section 10.13 Patriot Act Notice | 161 |
Section 10.14 Jurisdiction, Etc Without affecting the choice of jurisdiction made in each Foreign Security Document: | 162 |
Section 10.15 Governing Law | 162 |
Section 10.16 Waiver of Jury Trial | 162 |
Section 10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship | 162 |
Section 10.18 Release of Guarantees and Collateral | 163 |
Section 10.19 Process Agent | 163 |
Section 10.20 Judgment Currency | 164 |
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Schedule I | - | Commitments and Applicable Lending Offices |
Schedule III | - | Form of Invoices |
Schedule IV | - | Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule V | Foreign Eligible Inventory Locations | |
Schedule 1.01A | - | [Intentionally Omitted] |
Schedule 1.01B | - | US Subsidiary Borrowers |
Schedule 1.01C | - | Guarantors |
Schedule 1.01D | - | Foreign Security Documents |
Schedule 4.01(a) | - | Equity Investments; Subsidiaries |
Schedule 4.01(b) | - | Loan Parties |
Schedule 4.01(i) | - | Disclosures |
Schedule 4.01(m) | - | Environmental Liabilities |
Schedule 4.01(t) | - | Surviving Debt and Effective Date Debt |
Schedule 4.01(u) | - | Liens |
Schedule 5.02(r) | - | Exempt Accounts |
Schedule 10.02 | - | Administrative Agents’ Offices, Certain Addresses for Notices |
Exhibit A-1 | - | Form of US Revolving Credit Note |
Exhibit A-2 | - | Form of Foreign Revolving Credit Note |
Exhibit B-1 | - | Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit B-2 | - | Form of Swing Line Advance Notice |
Exhibit C | - | Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
Exhibit D | - | Form of Intercreditor Agreement |
Exhibit E | - | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
Exhibit F | - | Form of US Security Agreement |
Exhibit G | - | Form of US Guaranty |
Exhibit H | - | Form of Foreign Facility Security Agreement |
Exhibit I | - | Form of Foreign Facility Guaranty |
Exhibit J | - | Form of Subordination Agreement |
Exhibit K-1 | - | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit K-2 | - | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit K-3 | - | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not U.S. Persons or Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit K-4 | - | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
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SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING FACILITIES CREDIT AGREEMENT
SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING FACILITIES CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 10, 2010, as amended and restated as of December 4, 2013, among CHEMTURA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and each of the US Subsidiary Borrowers (as hereinafter defined) (each, including the Company, a “US Borrower”, and collectively, the “US Borrowers”), CHEMTURA SALES EUROPE B.V., a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (the “Foreign Borrower”, and together with the US Borrowers, the “Borrowers”), Chemtura Europe GmbH, a company formed under the laws of Switzerland (the “Swiss Guarantor”), the Initial Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and the other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders party hereto (each, a “Lender”, and together with the Initial Lenders and any other person that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 10.07, the “Lenders”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as the initial issuing bank in respect of the US Letters of Credit (in such capacity, the “US Initial Issuing Bank”), as the initial issuing bank in respect of the Foreign Letters of Credit (in such capacity, the “Foreign Initial Issuing Bank”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative and collateral agent (or any successor appointed pursuant to Article VII, the “US Administrative Agent”) for the US Lender Parties and the other US Secured Parties (each as hereinafter defined), as administrative and collateral agent (or any successor appointed pursuant to Article VII, the “Foreign Administrative Agent”) for the Foreign Lender Parties and the other Foreign Secured Parties (each as hereinafter defined) and as Swing Line Lender (as hereinafter defined), XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC (“Xxxxx Fargo”), as syndication agent, CITIBANK. N.A. (“Citibank”), as documentation agent, XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED (“MLPF&S”), Xxxxx Fargo and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. (“CGMI”), as joint lead arrangers (the “Lead Arrangers”), and as joint bookrunners (the “Bookrunners”).
(1) On November 10, 2010, the Company and the other Loan Parties party thereto entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Facility Credit Agreement (as heretofore amended or otherwise modified, the “Existing Facility”).
(2) The parties hereto hereby wish to amend and restate the Existing Facility in the form hereof effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below).
Article I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“ABR” means, for any day, with respect to Advances denominated in US Dollars, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate denominated in US Dollars, plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
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“ABR Advance” an Advance denominated in US Dollars that bears interest based on the ABR.
“Account Debtor” means, with respect to any Account, the Person obligated on such Account.
“Accounts” has the meaning set forth in the UCC.
“Activities” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(b).
“Administrative Agent” means any or each of the US Administrative Agent (with respect to the US Obligations) or the Foreign Administrative Agent (with respect to the Foreign Obligations), as the context may require.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means any or each of the US Administrative Agent’s Office (with respect to the US Obligations) or the Foreign Administrative Agent’s Office (with respect to the Foreign Obligations), as the context may require.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means a Revolving Credit Advance, a Letter of Credit Advance or a Swing Line Advance.
“Affected Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms "controlling", “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote 10% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Agents” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agents, (b) MLPF&S, Xxxxx Fargo and CGMI in their capacities as Lead Arrangers, and (c) MLPF&S, Xxxxx Fargo and CGMI in their capacities as Bookrunners.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20.
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“Agreement Value” means, for each Hedge Agreement, on any date of determination, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent equal to: (a) in the case of a Hedge Agreement documented pursuant to the Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) published by the International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the “Master Agreement”), the amount, if any, that would be payable by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to its counterparty to such Hedge Agreement, as if (i) such Hedge Agreement were being terminated early on such date of determination, (ii) such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary were the sole “Affected Party,” and (iii) the Administrative Agent were the sole party determining such payment amount (with the Administrative Agent reasonably making such determination pursuant to the provisions of the form of Master Agreement); (b) in the case of a Hedge Agreement traded on an exchange, the xxxx-to-market value of such Hedge Agreement, which will be the unrealized loss on such Hedge Agreement to the Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party party to such Hedge Agreement reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent based on the settlement price of such Hedge Agreement on such date of determination; or (c) in all other cases, the xxxx-to-market value of such Hedge Agreement, which will be the unrealized loss on such Hedge Agreement to the Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party party to such Hedge Agreement reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the amount, if any, by which (i) the present value of the future cash flows to be paid by such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary exceeds (ii) the present value of the future cash flows to be received by such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such Hedge Agreement; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this definition or this Agreement shall have the respective meanings set forth in the above described Master Agreement or any other document governing such Hedge Agreement.
“Allocated US Availability” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a)(iv).
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“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender Party, such Lender Party’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lender Party’s Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance.
“Applicable Margin” means, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, an ABR Advance or a Foreign Base Rate Advance outstanding on any date of determination, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below opposite Average Excess Availability, which shall for purposes of this definition be determined by reference to (a) for any such date during the fiscal quarter in which the Effective Date occurs or during the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Effective Date, Average Excess Availability as of the Effective Date (after giving effect to all Transactions contemplated to occur on the Effective Date) and (b) for any such date during each subsequent fiscal quarter, Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter:
Average Excess Availability | Eurocurrency Rate Advances and Foreign Base Rate Advances | ABR Advances | ||||||
<$100 million | 2.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||
$100 million to $175 million | 1.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||
>$175 million | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
“Applicable Rate” means, for any period, (a) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facilities, if the daily average for each day during such period of the percentage of the US Revolving Credit Commitments represented by the US Unused Revolving Credit Commitments (i) exceeds 50%, 0.375% per annum or (ii) does not exceed 50%, 0.25%, and (b) in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facilities, if the daily average for each day during such period of the percentage of the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments represented by the Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitments (i) exceeds 50%, 0.375% or (ii) does not exceed 50%, 0.25% per annum.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, with respect to (a) any Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment or Advances outstanding, in each case with respect to or under such Revolving Credit Facility at such time, (b) any Letter of Credit Sublimit with respect to any Revolving Credit Facility, (i) any Issuing Bank under such Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) if the Revolving Credit Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility have made Letter of Credit Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility that are outstanding at such time, each such Revolving Credit Lender, and (c) the Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Advances are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the US Lenders.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
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“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender Party and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the applicable Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 10.07 and in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease and (c) all Synthetic Debt of such Person.
“Availability” means, at any time, the sum of the US Availability at such time and the Foreign Availability at such time.
“Available Amount” of any Letter of Credit means, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at such time (assuming compliance at such time with all conditions to drawing).
“Average Excess Availability” means, for any period, the average amount of Availability for each day during such period.
“Average US Excess Availability” means, for any period, the average amount of US Availability for each day during such period.
“BA Rate” means, for the applicable Interest Period of each Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate of interest per annum equal to the annual rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances having an identical or comparable term as the proposed Advance displayed and identified as such on the display referred to as the “CDOR Page” (or any display substituted therefor or if no longer displayed and no substitute exists, a comparable reference rate designated by the Foreign Administrative Agent shall be the BA Rate) of Xxxxxx Monitor Money Rates Service as at approximately 10:00 a.m. Local Time on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of 10:00 a.m. Local Time on the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Bank of America” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Bank Product Reserves” means all reserves which the applicable Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its reasonable judgment for the Obligations under the Secured Cash Management Agreements then outstanding.
“Bankruptcy Code” means chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York having jurisdiction over the Cases or any other court having jurisdiction over the Cases, including, to the extent of the withdrawal of any reference under 28 U.S.C. § 157, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
“Base Rate” means the ABR in respect of Base Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars or the Foreign Base Rate in respect of Base Rate Advances denominated in other currencies, as the context may require.
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“Base Rate Advance” means each or any of an ABR Advance or a Foreign Base Rate Advance, as the context may require.
“BofA Collection Accounts” means deposit accounts located in the Netherlands and England and Wales, subject to a Foreign Account Control Agreement, under the sole control and dominion of the Foreign Administrative Agent and maintained at Bank of America or any of its Affiliates. As of the Effective Date, the BofA Collection Accounts are: account no. 600856014071, account no. 600418754015 and account no. 600418754031.
“Bookrunners” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Borrower” means any or each of the US Borrowers or Foreign Borrower, as the context may require.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.
“Borrower’s Account” means the account of the Company (with respect to the US Revolving Credit Facility) or the Foreign Borrower (with respect to the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility) maintained by the Company or the Foreign Borrower, as the case may be, and specified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Borrowing Base” means any or each of the US Borrowing Base or the Foreign Borrowing Base, as the context may require.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto (with such changes therein as may be required in accordance with the terms of this Agreement by the Administrative Agents to reflect the components of, and reserves against, each Borrowing Base as provided for hereunder from time to time), executed and certified as accurate and complete by a Responsible Officer of the Company or by the controller of the Company, which shall include detailed calculations as to the Borrowing Base as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York or the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located, and if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Advance or any Advance under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, shall also exclude (a) any day on which banks are not open for the transaction of banking business in London, United Kingdom and (b) in respect of any Advance denominated in Euros, any day that is not a TARGET Day.
“Canadian Debtor” means Chemtura Canada Co./Cie, a company organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada.
“Canadian Dollars” or “C$” means the lawful currency of Canada.
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“Capital Expenditures” means, for any Person for any period, the sum (without duplication) of all expenditures made, directly or indirectly, by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period for equipment, fixed assets, real property or improvements, or for replacements or substitutions therefor or additions thereto, that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, reflected as additions to property, plant or equipment on a Consolidated balance sheet of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade in of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount of such purchase price less the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or the amount of such proceeds, as the case may be.
“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.
“Cases” means the voluntary petitions filed on March 18, 2009 by the Borrowers and certain of its Subsidiaries in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to (a) the US Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the US Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender and the US Lenders, as collateral for the US L/C Obligations, US Obligations in respect of Swing Line Advances, or obligations of US Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances in an amount not less than 103% of the face amount of such Obligations, pursuant to customary documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (i) the US Administrative Agent and (ii) the US Issuing Banks or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable) or (b) the Foreign Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Foreign Issuing Banks and the Foreign Lenders, as collateral for the Foreign L/C Obligations or obligations of Foreign Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances in an amount not less than 103% of the face amount of such Obligations, pursuant to customary documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (i) the Foreign Administrative Agent and (ii) the Foreign Issuing Banks. Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings.
“Cash Dominion Period” means (a) the period commencing on any date that is the fifth consecutive Business Day that US Availability is less than the greater of (i) $17,500,000 and (ii) 10% of the aggregate amount of US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when US Availability has been, for 30 consecutive days including such date, equal to or greater than the greater of (i) $17,500,000 and (ii) 10% of the aggregate amount of US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (b) any period during which a Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following, to the extent having a maturity of not greater than 12 months from the date of issuance thereof: (a) readily marketable direct obligations of the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the Government of the United States, (b) certificates of deposit of or time deposits with any commercial bank that is a Lender Party or a member of the Federal Reserve System that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c), is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, (c) commercial paper in an aggregate amount of no more than $25,000 per issuer outstanding at any time, issued by any corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, and (d) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP, as current assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Xxxxx’x or S&P.
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“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
“Cash Management Bank” means any or each of a US Cash Management Bank and a Foreign Cash Management Bank, as the context may require.
“CFC” means an entity that is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“CGMI” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Change of Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Company (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing 35% or more (in the case of a single Person) or 50% or more (in the case of two or more Persons acting in concert) of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Company; or (b) after the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement, individuals who as of the date of such second anniversary were directors of the Company, together with each individual on the board of directors of the Company who was either (x) elected or appointed by a majority of those members of the board of directors of the Company who were members at the time of such election or appointment or (y) nominated for election or appointment by a majority of those members of the board of directors of the Company who were members at the time of such nomination, shall cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company.
“Citibank” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Collateral” means all “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all other property of the Loan Parties that is or is purported to be subject to any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of any of the applicable Secured Parties.
“Collateral Access Agreement” means any landlord waiver, mortgagee waiver, bailee letter, or any similar acknowledgment or agreement of any warehouseman or processor that owns or is in possession of property where any Inventory is stored or located, pursuant to which a Person shall waive or subordinate its rights and claims as landlord, mortgagee, bailee, warehouseman or processor in any Inventory of a Loan Party and grant access to the Administrative Agent for the enforcement of its security rights with respect to such Inventory, in each case in form and substance substantially identical to the collateral access agreements obtained in connection with the Existing Facility.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreements, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, the Foreign Security Documents and any other agreement that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of any Administrative Agent for any of the benefit of the Secured Parties.
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“Commitment” means a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Letter of Credit Commitment.
“Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
“Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” of a Person (the “Specified Person”) for any period means the aggregate of the net income (loss) of the Specified Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a Consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
(1) the net income (loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Specified Person or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof (subject, in the case of dividends or distributions paid to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below);
(2) [Intentionally Omitted];
(3) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto, realized in connection with: (a) any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of business of the Specified Person; or (b) the disposition of any securities by the Specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof or the extinguishment of any Debt of the Specified Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, will be excluded;
(4) any extraordinary gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain or loss (less all costs and expenses if incurred in connection with the Cases, the Senior Notes, this Revolving Credit Facility or the Term Facility), will be excluded;
(5) any non-cash compensation expense realized for grants of performance shares, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Specified Person and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof will be excluded; provided that such shares, options or other rights can be redeemed at the option of the holder only for Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Equity Interests) of the Specified Person;
(6) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(7) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Original Effective Date, will be excluded;
(8) any charges or credits relating to any purchase accounting adjustments or to the adoption of fresh-start accounting principles will be excluded;
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(9) to the extent the related loss is not added back in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance policies to the extent of such related loss will be excluded;
(10) fees and expenses related to a Foreign Asset Based Financing or any asset-based revolving credit agreement incurred in reliance on Section 5.02(b)(vi) or 5.02(b)(xi) and secured by Liens on inventory and/or accounts receivable (and related assets) of the relevant Foreign Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(11) any net after-tax gains attributable to the termination of any employee pension benefit plan will be excluded;
(12) (a) any non-cash net after-tax income or loss from operating results of discontinued operations as defined by GAAP and (b) any net after-tax gains or losses from sales of discontinued operations, in each case will be excluded;
(13) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of Debt, Obligations in respect of Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments entered into in relation with the Debt extinguished will be excluded;
(14) any gain or loss for such period from currency translation gains or losses or net gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt (including any net loss or gain resulting from Obligations in respect of Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk entered into in relation with Debt) will be excluded; and
(15) any non-cash impairment charges or asset write-downs or write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP will be excluded.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, as of any date, the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries less goodwill and intangibles (other than intangibles arising from, or relating to, intellectual property, licenses or permits (including, but not limited to, emissions rights) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), in each case calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of the most recent fiscal year or quarter in respect of which financial statements have been furnished to the Administrative Agents pursuant to Section 5.03 prior to such date; provided that in the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has assumed or acquired any assets in connection with the acquisition by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of another Person subsequent to such balance sheet date but prior to the event as a result of which the calculation of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets is being made, then Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such assumption or acquisition of assets, as if the same had occurred on such balance sheet date.
“Contract” means an agreement between any Borrower and an Account Debtor in any written form acceptable to such Borrower, or in the case of any open account agreement as evidenced by one of the forms of invoices set forth in Schedule III hereto or otherwise approved by the Administrative Agents from time to time (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), pursuant to or under which such Account Debtor shall be obligated to pay for goods or services from time to time.
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“Control” means 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 the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“Conversion”, “Convert” and “Converted” each refers to the conversion of Advances from one Type to Advances of the other Type.
“Conyers Fire Settlement” means the settlement of certain claims against Bio-Lab, Inc. (“BioLab”) and GLCC relating to a fire that occurred at BioLab’s Plant 14 finished goods warehouse in Conyers, Georgia on May 25 and May 26, 2004, pursuant to which settlement such claims against the Company and its Subsidiaries will be dismissed and released in consideration of BioLab and GLCC establishing, in an escrow account with Citibank or another escrow agent mutually agreed upon by the parties, a $7,000,000 settlement fund for the payment of such claims in accordance with the settlement agreement therefor approved by the Bankruptcy Court.
“DCC” means the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek).
“Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) the outstanding principal amount of all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder), (b) all Obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business not overdue by more than 90 days), (c) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (d) all Obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person and all Synthetic Debt of such Person, (f) all Obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (g) all Obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interests in such Person or any other Person or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Equity Interests, valued, in the case of Redeemable Preferred Interests, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (h) all Obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements, valued at the Agreement Value thereof, (i) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person, and (j) all indebtedness and other payment Obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness or other payment Obligations.
“Debtor Relief Law” means the Bankruptcy Code, the Council of the European Union Regulation 1346/2000/EC on insolvency proceedings and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, including the Dutch Bankruptcy Act (Faillissementswet).
“Default” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
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“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith, (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Advances or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Advances, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.
“Designated Litigation Liabilities” means liabilities for litigation matters the liabilities for which have been estimated or determined under and in accordance with the Plan and/or Disclosure Statement.
“Disclosure Statement” means that certain disclosure statement dated as of August 4, 2010 and filed with the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the Cases, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Xxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxx–Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173) signed into law on July 21, 2010, as amended from time to time.
“Dollars” or “US Dollars” or “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender Party, the office of such Lender Party specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender Party, as the case may be, or such other office of such Lender Party as such Lender Party may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means, at any time, any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Foreign Subsidiaries.
“EBITDA” means, for any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person plus (a) without duplication, to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries, plus (ii) Fixed Charges (as defined in the Term Facility Credit Agreement in effect as of the date hereof), (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, and (v) other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) minus (b) the sum of (i) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) any cash expense paid in such period that had been accrued or reserved for as a non-cash expense (for expenses in any future period) and added back in the calculation of EBITDA in a prior period, except to the extent that such expense decreased Consolidated Net Income for such period in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) charges for legal and other expenses in connection with Designated Litigation Liabilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) through (c), for such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. EBITDA for the Company shall mean EBITDA for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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“Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
“Effective Date Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(b).
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender Party; (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender Party; (iii) an Approved Fund; and (iv) any other Person (other than an individual) approved by (w) the applicable Administrative Agent, (x) each Issuing Bank, (y) the Swing Line Lender and (z) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and provided that if the Company shall not grant or deny any such approval in writing within 10 days of any request therefor, such approval shall be deemed to have been given); provided, however, that (i) neither any Loan Party nor any Affiliate of a Loan Party shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee under this definition and (ii) the Eligible Assignee to which the rights and obligations of this Agreement with respect to the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility are transferred is a PMP.
“Eligible Inventory” means, at the time of any determination thereof, without duplication, the Inventory Value of the US Borrowers in US Dollars (in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility) or of the Swiss Guarantor in Euros or the Equivalent of US Dollars in Euros (in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility) at such time that is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the applicable Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (n) below. No Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory if, without duplication:
(a) a US Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor does not have good, valid and unencumbered title thereto, subject only to Liens granted to the US Administrative Agent for the benefit of the US Secured Parties under the Loan Documents and Liens granted to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Foreign Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, Permitted Liens and Liens that are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; or
(b) (i) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, it is not located in the United States or (ii) in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, it is not located at a Foreign Eligible Inventory Location; or
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(c) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, it is either (i) not located on property owned by a US Borrower or (ii) located at a third party processor or (except in the case of consigned Inventory, which is covered by clause (f) below) in another location not owned by a US Borrower (it being understood that the Company will provide its best estimate of the value of such Inventory to be agreed to by the Administrative Agent and reflected in the Borrowing Base Certificate), and either (A) is not covered by a Collateral Access Agreement, (B) a Rent Reserve has not been taken with respect to such Inventory or, in the case of any third party processor, a Reserve has not been taken by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion or (C) is not subject to an enforceable agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the relevant Borrower has validly assigned its access rights to such Inventory and property to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that no Inventory of a Person that is not a US Borrower as of the Effective Date but becomes a US Borrower after the Effective Date shall be deemed ineligible solely pursuant to this clause (c) during the 40-day period following the later of (x) the date such Person becomes a US Borrower and (y) such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine (it being understood that such later date shall not be more than 20 days after the end of such 40-day period); provided, further, however, that during the 60-day period following the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably determines), no Inventory of a Person at any location shall be deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (c) so long as a Rent Reserve is taken with respect to such location (and such Rent Reserve shall be taken with respect to such location if the Borrowers shall so notify the Administrative Agents) in an amount equal to the “Rent Reserve” taken under the Existing Facility with respect to such location immediately prior to the Effective Date; or
(d) it is operating supplies, labels, packaging or shipping materials, cartons, repair parts, labels or miscellaneous spare parts, nonproductive stores inventory and other such materials, in each case not considered used for sale in the ordinary course of business of the Borrowers or the Swiss Guarantor by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion from time to time; or
(e) (i) in the case of Inventory of any US Borrower, it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the US Administrative Agent subject only to Permitted Liens (it being understood that Eligible Inventory of US Borrowers may be subject to a second priority Lien securing the Foreign Obligations and a third priority Lien securing the Term Facility in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) or (ii) in the case of Inventory of the Swiss Guarantor, it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent subject only to Permitted Liens; or
(f) it has been sold or is consigned at a customer, supplier or contractor location but still accounted for in the Borrowers’ inventory balance; or
(g) in the case of Inventory of any US Borrower, it is in transit (unless (i) it is in transit from one location within the United States of a US Borrower to another location of a US Borrower within the United States and (ii) as to which a Reserve has been taken by an Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable discretion); or
(h) it is obsolete, slow-moving, nonconforming or unmerchantable or is identified as a write-off, overstock or excess by a Borrower, or does not otherwise conform to the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents applicable to Inventory; or
(i) it is Inventory used as a sample or prototype, display or display item; or
(j) it is Inventory located in the Netherlands which constitutes bodemzaken under the 1990 Dutch Tax Collection Act (Invorderingswet 1990); or
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(k) to the extent any portion of Inventory Value thereof is attributable to intercompany profit among Borrowers or their Affiliates; or
(l) it is damaged, defective or marked for return to vendor, has been deemed by a Loan Party to require rework or is being held for quality control purposes; or
(m) it does not meet all material applicable standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over it; or
(n) in the case it is owned by a Person that is not a Borrower as of the Effective Date but becomes a Borrower after the Effective Date, as to which the applicable Administrative Agent shall not have completed its due diligence investigation in scope, and with results, satisfactory to such Administrative Agent (each Administrative Agent hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete its due diligence investigation of any such Person on or prior to the date such Person becomes a Borrower; provided the Administrative Agent is given all diligence information on a timely basis pursuant to Section 5.01(n)(iv)).
“Eligible Receivables” means, at the time of any determination thereof, each Account that satisfies the following criteria: such Account (i) has been invoiced to, and represents the bona fide amounts due to a Borrower from, the purchaser of goods or services, in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (w) below. In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of an Account shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (A) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that a Borrower may be obligated to rebate to a customer pursuant to the terms of any written agreement or understanding), (B) the aggregate amount of all limits and deductions provided for in this definition and elsewhere in this Agreement, if any, and (C) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by a Borrower to reduce the amount of such Account. No Account shall be an Eligible Receivable if, without duplication:
(a) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document with respect to such specific Account is not true and correct with respect to such Account; or
(b) the Account Debtor on such Account has disputed liability or made any claim with respect to such Account or any other Account due from such Account Debtor to any Borrower but only to the extent of such dispute or claim; or
(c) the Account Debtor in respect of such Account or any of its Affiliates is also a supplier to any Borrower; provided that such Account shall be ineligible pursuant to this clause (c) only to the extent of an amount equal to the aggregate amount of accounts payable or other indebtedness owing by the Borrowers to such Account Debtor or any of its Affiliates as at such date, unless the Account Debtor has executed a satisfactory no-offset letter; or
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(d) (i) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the transaction represented by such Account is to an Account Debtor which, if a natural person, is not a resident of the United States, or if not a natural person, is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or has its chief executive office outside the United States or (ii) in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, the transaction represented by such Account is to an Account Debtor which, if a natural person, is not a resident of a Foreign Account Debtor Jurisdiction, or if not a natural person, is not organized under the laws of a Foreign Account Debtor Jurisdiction or has its chief executive office outside a Foreign Account Debtor Jurisdiction, unless (A) such Account is backed by a letter of credit in customary and reasonable form from an issuer reasonably deemed creditworthy by the Administrative Agents, which letter of credit is reasonably acceptable to each Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and such letter of credit names the Administrative Agent as the beneficiary or the issuer of such letter of credit has consented to the assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Administrative Agent, (B) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, such Account Debtor is, if a natural person, a resident of Canada or the United Kingdom or, if not a natural person, is organized under the laws of the United Kingdom, Canada or a province of Canada and has its chief executive office in the United Kingdom or Canada, as applicable, and such Account is denominated in US Dollars, (C) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the aggregate face amount of such Accounts included as Eligible Receivables of the US Borrowers in the calculation of the US Borrowing Base does not exceed $10,000,000 at any time or (D) such Account is backed by insurance reasonably acceptable to each applicable Administrative Agent and the relevant insurance policy names each applicable Administrative Agent as additional insured and loss payee; provided that in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, if the Account Debtor is located in a jurisdiction outside the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada, this clause (d) shall not apply with respect to Accounts to the extent that such Accounts are denominated in US Dollars and arise from sales of inventory shipped from the United States and the face amount thereof does not exceed 10% of the face amount of all Eligible Receivables of the US Borrowers included in the calculation of the US Borrowing Base; or
(e) the sale to the Account Debtor on such Account is on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale-on-approval or consignment basis; or
(f) (i) in the case of an Account of a US Borrower, such Account is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the US Administrative Agent for the benefit of the US Secured Parties or (ii) in the case of an Account of the Foreign Borrower, such Account is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Foreign Secured Parties; or
(g) such Account is subject to any deduction, offset, counterclaim, return privilege or other conditions; or
(h) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the Account Debtor on such Account is located in any State of the United States requiring the holder of such Account, as a precondition to commencing or maintaining any action in the courts of such State either to (A) receive a certificate of authorization to do business in such State or be in good standing in such State or (B) file a Notice of Business Activities Report with the appropriate office or agency of such State, in each case unless the holder of such Account has received such a certificate of authority to do business, is in good standing or, as the case may be, has duly filed such a notice in such State; or
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(i) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the Account Debtor on such Account is a Governmental Authority, unless the applicable Borrower has assigned its rights to payment of such Account to the applicable Administrative Agent pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended, in the case of a federal Governmental Authority, and pursuant to applicable law, if any, in the case of any other Governmental Authority, and such assignment has been accepted and acknowledged by the appropriate government officers; or
(j) 50% or more of the face amount of the Accounts of the Account Debtor are not, or are determined by the applicable Administrative Agent not to be, Eligible Receivables as a result of the provisions of clause (o) below; or
(k) (i) in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the payment obligation represented by such Account is denominated in a currency other than US Dollars or (ii) in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, the payment obligation represented by such Account is denominated in a currency that is not freely tradable or convertible into Euros, Sterling or US Dollars in open foreign exchange markets; or
(l) such Account is not evidenced by an invoice or other writing in form acceptable to the applicable Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion; or
(m) any Borrower, in order to be entitled to collect such Account, is required to deliver any additional goods or merchandise to, perform any additional service for, or perform or incur any additional obligation to, the Person to whom or to which it was made; or
(n) the total Accounts of the Account Debtor on such Account to the Borrowers (taken as a whole) represent (a) if such Account Debtor has an Investment Grade Rating, more than 15% of the face amount of the Eligible Receivables of the Borrowers (taken as a whole) at such time, or (b) if such Account Debtor does not have an Investment Grade Rating, more than 5% of the face amount of the Eligible Receivables of the Borrowers (taken as a whole) at such time, but in each case only to the extent of such excess; or
(o) such Account (or any portion thereof) remains unpaid for more than (x) 60 days from the original payment due date or (y) 90 days from the original invoice date thereof, except that in the case of this clause (y), such Account that is a Long Term Account shall not be excluded pursuant to this clause to the extent that Long Term Accounts represent no more than 30% in face amount of the Eligible Receivables included in the calculation of US Borrowing Base or Foreign Borrowing Base, as applicable; or
(p) the Account Debtor on such Account has (i) filed a petition for bankruptcy or any other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) had filed against it any petition or other application for relief under any Debtor Relief Law, (iv) failed, suspended business operations, become insolvent, called a meeting of its creditors for the purpose of obtaining any financial concession or accommodation or (v) had or suffered a receiver or a trustee to be appointed for all or a significant portion of its assets or affairs; or
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(q) (i) in the case of an Account of a US Borrower, such Account is not payable into a deposit account maintained with the US Administrative Agent or which is the subject of an account control agreement described in Section 5.01(j); provided that no such Account shall be deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (q)(i) solely because it is not payable into a deposit account meeting the foregoing requirements until such time as the US Borrowers are required to have obtained control agreements with respect to such deposit account under Section 5.01(j), or (ii) in the case of an Account of the Foreign Borrower, such Account is not payable into a deposit account for which the Foreign Borrower is in compliance with Sections 5.01(i)(ii) and (k) and which is the subject of a Foreign Account Control Agreement; or
(r) such Account does not arise under a Contract which has been duly authorized and which, together with such Account, is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Account Debtor of such Account enforceable against such Account Debtor in accordance with its terms; or
(s) such Account, together with the Contract related thereto, contravenes in any material respect any laws, rules or regulations applicable thereto (including, without limitation, laws, rules and regulations relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) or with respect to which any party to the Contract related thereto is in violation of any such law, rule or regulation in any material respect; or
(t) the inventory giving rise to such Account has not been sent to the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to such Account have not yet been rendered to the Account Debtor; or
(u) the sale to such Account Debtor on such Account is not a final sale; or
(v) such Account relates to inventory not yet shipped or services not yet rendered; or
(w) in the case such Account is owned by a Person that is not a Borrower as of the Effective Date but becomes a Borrower after the Effective Date, as to which the applicable Administrative Agent shall not have completed its due diligence investigation in scope, and with results, satisfactory to each applicable Administrative Agent (each Administrative Agent hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete its due diligence investigation of any such Person on or prior to the date such Person becomes a Borrower; provided such Administrative Agent is given all diligence information on a timely basis pursuant to Section 5.01(n)(iv)).
For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that any calculation of ineligibility made pursuant to more than one clause above shall be made without duplication.
“Environmental Action” means any action, suit, written demand, demand letter, claim, notice of noncompliance or violation, written notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Permit, or Hazardous Material, or arising from alleged injury or threatened injury to public or employee health and safety, as such relates to exposure to Hazardous Material, or to pollution or protection of the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response or remedial action and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
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“Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree, or legally binding judicial or agency interpretation, relating to pollution or protection of the environment, public or employee health and safety, as such relates to exposure to Hazardous Material, or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized on any date of determination.
“Equivalent” of a currency in another currency means, on any date of determination, with respect to an amount of the former currency, the equivalent thereof in the latter currency, as determined by the US Administrative Agent using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currencies on such date.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the controlled group of any Loan Party, or under common control with any Loan Party, within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any ERISA Plan (other than any such event with respect to which the notice requirement has been waived pursuant to applicable regulations in effect as of the date hereof); (b) the application by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate for a minimum funding waiver with respect to an ERISA Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any ERISA Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such ERISA Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions for imposition of a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA on the assets of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate shall have been met with respect to any ERISA Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to an ERISA Plan requiring the provision of security by any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to such ERISA Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate an ERISA Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, such ERISA Plan.
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“ERISA Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.
“EURIBOR” means, in relation to any Advance denominated in Euros:
(a) the applicable Screen Rate; or
(b) (if no Screen Rate is available for the Interest Period of such Advance) the Base Rate,
as of 11:00 am (London time) on the Quotation Day for Euros and for a period comparable to the Interest Period of such Advance and, if that rate is less than zero, EURIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.
“Eurocurrency Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender Party, the office of such Lender Party specified as its “Eurocurrency Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender Party, as the case may be, or such other office of such Lender Party as such Lender Party may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agents.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advance for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) (i) for any Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in US Dollars, Sterling or Swiss Francs, the LIBO Rate, (ii) for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Euros, EURIBOR, and (iii) for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the BA Rate, in each case in effect for the relevant currency for such Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus the Statutory Reserves applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Advance, if any.
“Eurocurrency Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on Eurocurrency Rate.
“Euros” and “€” means the lawful single currency of the Participating Member States.
“Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Exchange Rate” means the exchange rate, as determined by the US Administrative Agent, that is applicable to conversion of one currency into another currency, which is (a) the exchange rate reported by Bloomberg (or other commercially available source designated by the US Administrative Agent) as of the end of the preceding business day in the financial market for the first currency; or (b) if such report is unavailable for any reason, the spot rate for the purchase of the first currency with the second currency as in effect during the preceding business day in the US Administrative Agent's principal foreign exchange trading office for the first currency.
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“Excluded Accounts” means payroll accounts, trust accounts, escrow accounts or security deposits established pursuant to statutory obligations or for the payment of taxes or holding funds in trust for third parties not affiliated with the Company in the ordinary course of business or in connection with acquisitions, investments or dispositions permitted under this Agreement, deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, and reserve accounts expressly contemplated under the Plan and/or Disclosure Statement (including, but not limited to reserves expressly contemplated under the Plan and/or Disclosure Statement for diacetyl claims and environmental claims), and escrow accounts established pursuant to contractual obligations to third parties not affiliated with the Company for casualty payments and insurance proceeds, or deposit accounts holding deposits below $1,000,000.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Foreign Subsidiary, (b) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary if substantially all of its assets consist of Equity Interests of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries, (c) any Receivables Entity, (d) any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary but that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (e) any Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Excluded Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).
“Exempt Account” means each of the deposit accounts of the US Loan Parties listed on Schedule 5.02(r) and each other deposit account of any US Loan Party that is opened after the Effective Date for similar operating or disbursement purposes and not for purposes of collecting payments on Accounts.
“Existing Facility” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.
“Existing Letter of Credit” means each “Letter of Credit” (as defined in the Existing Facility) issued under the Existing Facility and outstanding on the Effective Date (each of which that is outstanding as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule IV).
“Existing Revolving Credit Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.22(a).
“Extended Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.22(a).
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.22(a).
“Extraordinary Receipt” means any proceeds of property or casualty insurance (in any event excluding proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings) and condemnation awards in respect of any Revolving Facility Collateral (and payments in lieu thereof).
“Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b)(i).
“Facility” means each or any of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, the US Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Foreign Letter of Credit and the Swing Line Sublimit, as the context may require.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1).
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“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the US Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” means the fee letter dated October 25, 2013 among the Company, Bank of America and MLPF&S.
“Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries ending on December 31.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any time, the ratio, determined on a Consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters, of (a) EBITDA for such period minus Capital Expenditures made (other than those funded by (i) the issuance of Debt (it being understood such Debt does not include Debt borrowed under this Agreement) or equity, (ii) reinvestment of cash proceeds received within 360 days from any asset sale or condemnation or (iii) any other third party reimbursements made no later than the end of the fiscal quarter during which such Capital Expenditures were made) during such period minus taxes paid in cash during such period (to the extent added back to net income in the calculation of EBITDA for such period), to (b) the sum of (i) Interest Expense paid in cash during such period (minus the sum of (A) total cash interest income and (B) without duplication of any component of EBITDA, net payments received with respect to interest rate Hedge Agreements, in each case for such period) plus (ii) scheduled principal payments (it being understood that scheduled principal payments shall not include mandatory prepayments required as a result of an event other than the occurrence of a certain date) made on borrowed money plus (iii) declared or paid dividends or other distributions, or repurchases, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value, in each case to the extent paid (or declared for payment) in cash with respect to capital stock (except that this clause (iii) shall not include such payments made or declared (1) to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to a person other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries if such payment or declaration is made ratably to holders of the relevant class of capital stock of the relevant Restricted Subsidiary), plus (iv) to the extent not deducted from Consolidated Net Income to determine EBITDA during such period, amounts paid during such period with respect to any (A) environmental liabilities, and (B) pension and other post employment benefit liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions” means, on any date of determination of whether the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions are satisfied with respect to a particular transaction, that immediately after giving effect to such transaction, on a Pro Forma Basis, (a) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be no less than 1.00:1.00 and (b) (i) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date of determination and the Availability on such date of determination shall not be less than 15% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (ii) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date of determination and the US Availability on such date of determination shall not be less than 15% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
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“Flood Hazard Property” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(iv)(I).
“Foreign Account Control Agreement” means a deposit account control agreement (whether in the form of an agreement, notice and acknowledgement or like instrument) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent and executed by the applicable financial institution maintaining a deposit account for the Foreign Borrower, in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Foreign Secured Parties.
“Foreign Account Debtor Jurisdiction” (i) the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Canada and the U.S. and (ii) so long as Availability is greater than 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, Singapore, Hong Kong, and any other country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and approved from time to time by Foreign Administrative Agent in its discretion (unless disapproved from time to time by Foreign Administrative Agent), which shall initially include Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and Sweden (together, in each case, with any state or province thereof, as applicable), provided, however, if at any time Availability is less than 25% of aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, any such jurisdiction shall continue to be a Foreign Account Debtor Jurisdiction solely to the extent that the Foreign Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that Foreign Administrative Agent has a duly perfected and enforceable Lien on the Accounts of Account Debtors organized or located in such jurisdiction under the applicable law of such jurisdiction.
“Foreign Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Foreign Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Foreign Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the applicable Foreign Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Foreign Borrower and the Foreign Lenders.
“Foreign Advance” means a Foreign Revolving Credit Advance or a Foreign Letter of Credit Advance.
“Foreign Asset Based Financing” means any asset-based financing (including receivables and/or and inventory based financing), factoring arrangements or other securitization programs, in each case entered into by Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that Foreign Asset Based Financing Obligations shall be considered Debt, and the “principal amount” of a Foreign Asset Based Financing that is not indebtedness for borrowed money shall mean the amount invested by investors that are not Affiliates of the Company and paid to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as reduced by the aggregate amounts received by such investors from the payment of receivables and applied to reduce such invested amounts.
“Foreign Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(b)(iii).
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“Foreign Availability” means, at any time, (a) the lesser of (i) the Foreign Borrowing Base at such time (based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate), and (ii) the aggregate Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments at such time minus (b) the sum of (i) the Foreign Revolving Credit Advances outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit outstanding at such time. Foreign Availability at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.03(o) and the amount described in clause (b) above at such time.
“Foreign Base Rate” means, for any day:
(a) With respect to Advances denominated in Sterling, the rate of interest per annum as set and published by the Bank of England known as the BOE Official Bank Rate (or any successor rate) for such day.
(b) With respect to Advances denominated in Euros, the rate of interest per annum as set and published by the European Central Bank known as the ECB Main Refinancing Rate (or any successor rate) for such day.
(c) With respect to Advances denominated in Swiss Francs, the rate of interest per annum in effect for such day as announced by the local branch of the Foreign Administrative Agent in the jurisdiction in which such currency is funded as its “base rate” with respect to such currency.
(d) With respect to Advances under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility denominated in Canadian Dollars, the higher of (i) the rate of interest per annum published by the Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” in respect of Canadian Dollars for such day and (ii) the interest rate per annum equal to the BA Rate then in effect applicable to banker acceptances with a one month period.
“Foreign Base Rate Advance” an Advance denominated in Sterling, Euros, Swiss Francs or Canadian Dollars that bears interest based on the Foreign Base Rate.
“Foreign Borrower” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Foreign Borrowing” means a Borrowing under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility.
“Foreign Borrowing Base” means (a) 85% of the value of Eligible Receivables of the Foreign Borrower, plus (b) the lesser of (i) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value Percentage of Eligible Inventory of the Swiss Guarantor and (ii) 75% of the cost of Eligible Inventory of the Swiss Guarantor, plus (c) the Equivalent in Euros of the then Allocated US Availability, minus (d) applicable Reserves.
“Foreign Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with the Foreign Borrower or Swiss Guarantor, is a Foreign Lender Party, an Affiliate of a Foreign Lender Party, a Lead Arranger or an Affiliate of a Lead Arranger, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
“Foreign Eligible Inventory Location” means at any time, any of the locations set forth on Schedule V hereto and any other location reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in each case, for such time that such location is covered by a Collateral Access Agreement.
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“Foreign Facility Guarantor” means each or any of the Swiss Guarantor and the Guarantors that are party to the Foreign Facility Guaranty, as the context may require.
“Foreign Facility Guaranty” means a guaranty substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Foreign Facility Guaranty Supplement” has the meaning of “Guaranty Supplement” set forth in the Foreign Facility Guaranty.
“Foreign Facility Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means the amended and restated intellectual property security agreement in favor of the US Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the Foreign Facility Security Agreement, together with each other security agreement supplement delivered to the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(m).
“Foreign Facility Security Agreement” means the pledge and security agreement in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit H, together with each other security agreement supplement delivered to the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(m).
“Foreign Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(c).
“Foreign Initial Issuing Bank” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Foreign Issuing Bank” means each Foreign Initial Issuing Bank, and any other Foreign Revolving Credit Lender approved as a Foreign Issuing Bank by the Foreign Administrative Agent and the Foreign Borrower and any Eligible Assignee to which a Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment hereunder has been assigned pursuant to Section 7.09 or 10.07.
“Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account” means the account established by the Foreign Borrower in the name of the Foreign Administrative Agent and under the sole and exclusive control of the Foreign Administrative Agent that shall be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.
“Foreign L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding Foreign Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Foreign Unreimbursed Amounts, including all Foreign Letter of Credit Advances.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that has a Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Foreign Lender Party” means any Foreign Lender or any Foreign Issuing Bank.
“Foreign Letter of Credit” means any standby or documentary letter of credit, foreign guarantee, bankers’ acceptance or similar instrument issued by any Foreign Issuing Bank under Section 2.21.
“Foreign Letter of Credit Advance” means an advance made by any Foreign Issuing Bank or Foreign Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.21(c).
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“Foreign Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Foreign Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank.
“Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment” means with respect to any Foreign Issuing Bank, at any time, the obligation of such Foreign Issuing Bank to issue foreign Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the dollar amount (a) set forth opposite such Foreign Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment” or (b) if such Foreign Issuing Bank has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such Foreign Issuing Bank in the Foreign Register maintained by the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d) as such Foreign Issuing Bank’s Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment, in each case as the amount of such obligation may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.06.
“Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of the Foreign Issuing Banks’ Foreign Letter of Credit Commitments at such time and (b) €0 as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06. The Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments.
“Foreign Loan Parties” means the Foreign Borrower and the Foreign Facility Guarantors.
“Foreign Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(b)(iii).
“Foreign Obligations” means Obligations of the Foreign Loan Parties owing to Foreign Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, excluding US Obligations, and including, to the extent relating to Foreign Advances, Foreign Letters of Credit or Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreements, (a) the obligation to pay principal and interest, letter of credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Foreign Loan Party under any Foreign Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Foreign Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Foreign Lender Party, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Foreign Loan Party; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor shall not have any liability or other obligation in respect of any Foreign Obligations of any Foreign Loan Party (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor).
“Foreign Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan, or similar program, policy, arrangements or agreement (in each case to the extent a similar substantially plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement in the U.S. would satisfy the definition of “Multiemployer Plan”, “Multiple Employer Plan” or “Single Employer Plan”) maintained or contributed to by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to employees employed outside the United States of America.
“Foreign Protective Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Foreign Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Foreign Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Foreign Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made by the Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders.
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“Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the amount set forth for such time opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment” or, if such Lender has entered into one or more Assignments and Acceptances, set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d) as such Lender’s “Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.06 or as increased pursuant to a Commitment Increase in accordance with Section 2.19. The aggregate principal amount of the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments shall be €60,000,000 as of the Effective Date.
“Foreign Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Foreign Revolving Credit Advances and Foreign Letter of Credit Advances made by such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender (as opposed to the capacity of the Foreign Issuing Bank)) and outstanding at such time, plus (b) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of (i) the aggregate Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Foreign Letter of Credit Advances made by the Foreign Issuing Banks pursuant to Section 2.21(c) and outstanding at such time.
“Foreign Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Foreign Revolving Credit Lender” means any Lender that has a Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Foreign Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Foreign Borrower payable to the order of any Foreign Revolving Credit Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Foreign Borrower to such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Foreign Revolving Credit Advances made by such Lender.
“Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement permitted under Article V that is entered into by and between the Foreign Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor and any Foreign Cash Management Bank and designated in a writing delivered by the Company or the Foreign Borrower, in its sole discretion, to the Foreign Administrative Agent as a “Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreement”, in each case solely to the extent that the obligations in respect of such Cash Management Agreement are not cash collateralized or otherwise secured (other than pursuant to the Collateral Documents).
“Foreign Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Foreign Administrative Agent, the Foreign Lender Parties and the Foreign Cash Management Banks.
“Foreign Security Documents” means the documents set forth in Schedule 1.01D.
“Foreign Stepped-Up Dominion Period” means any period:
(a) commencing on the fifth consecutive Business Day that Availability is less than the greater of $25,000,000 and 10% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $25,000,000 and 10% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect;
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(b) commencing on the fifth consecutive Business Day that Foreign Availability is less than the greater of $7,500,000 and 10% of the aggregate Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, Foreign Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $7,500,000 and 10% of the aggregate Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect; or
(c) during which a Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means, at any time, any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company that are organized outside of the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof at such time.
“Foreign Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(c)(i).
“Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) such Lender’s Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment at such time minus (b) the Equivalent in Euros of such Lender’s Foreign Revolving Credit Exposure at such time.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Banks, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Advances other than Swing Line Advances as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“FSA” means the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) as amended from time to time.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation, sovereign or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any central bank (which shall include, without limitation, the European Central Bank and the Council of Ministers of the European Union).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(k).
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“Guarantee Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any Obligation or arrangement of such Person to guarantee or intended to guarantee any Debt (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guarantee, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the Obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the Obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement or (c) any Obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Guarantee Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.
“Guarantor” means each or any of the US Guarantors and the Foreign Facility Guarantors, as the context may require.
“Guaranty” means each or any of the US Guaranty and the Foreign Facility Guaranty, as the context may require.
“Hazardous Materials” means (a) petroleum or petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, toxic mold and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous, toxic or words of similar import under any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Agreements” means interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and other hedging agreements.
“Honor Date” means each or any of US Honor Date or Foreign Honor Date, as the context may require.
“IHB” means the Company’s Swiss “in-house bank” Subsidiary, Chemtura Financial Services GmbH, or any other Foreign Subsidiary of the Company designated by the Company after the Effective Date with a prior written notice to the Foreign Administrative Agent as the netting center/cash pool leader of the Company’s foreign operations.
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“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company meeting any one of the following conditions that has been designated by the Company as an Immaterial Subsidiary in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent (which designation may be rescinded by the Company’s delivery of written notice of such rescission to the Administrative Agent): (a) the consolidated total assets of such Restricted Subsidiary determined as of the end of the fiscal year of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are required to be delivered under Section 5.03 does not exceed $5 million, or (b) the EBITDA of such Restricted Subsidiary does not exceed $5 million, for the period of four consecutive quarters of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03; provided that, at any time or from time to time, Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be designated as Immaterial Subsidiaries to the extent that the Immaterial Subsidiaries would represent, in the aggregate, (a) 5% or more of the consolidated total assets of the Company at the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of the Company or (b) 5% or more of the EBITDA of the Company for the most recently ended fiscal year, in each case, based upon the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03; provided, further, that, if the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 for any fiscal quarter indicate that, by reason of subsequent changes following the designation of any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as an Immaterial Subsidiary, the foregoing requirements of this definition would not be complied with (other than as a result of an impairment charge), individually or in the aggregate, then the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (but in any event within 180 days after the delivery of such financial statements) rescind such designations as are necessary so as to comply with such requirements and, in connection therewith, shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.01(m) (provided that any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 5.01(m) that are applicable as a result of such a rescission shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default hereunder until the expiration of such 180-day period, provided that such efforts are used).
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.
“Initial Extension of Credit” means the earlier to occur of the initial Borrowing and the initial issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder.
“Initial Issuing Bank” means each or any of the US Initial Issuing Bank or Foreign Initial Issuing Bank, as the context may require.
“Initial Lenders” means the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the signature pages hereof as the Initial Lenders, which shall consist of the Bookrunners and/or their Affiliates; provided that any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender shall cease to be an Initial Lender on any date on which it ceases to have a Commitment.
“Initial Pledged Debt” has the meaning specified in the US Security Agreement.
“Initial Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in the US Security Agreement.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person under any state, federal or foreign law for, or any agreement of such Person to, (a) the entry of an order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or any other Debtor Relief Law; (b) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, administrator, conservator or other custodian for such Person or any part of its property; (c) an assignment or trust mortgage for the benefit of creditors; or (d) in the case of the Foreign Borrower, suspension of payment (surseance van betaling), bankruptcy (faillissement), dissolution or winding up (ontbinding) or an administrative order (onderbewindstelling).
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“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means each or any of the US Intellectual Property Security Agreement and the Foreign Facility Intellectual Property Security Agreement, as the context may require.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Original Effective Date, as amended and restated as of the Effective Date, among the Borrowers, the initial Guarantors, the Administrative Agents and the administrative agent under the Term Loan Facility, in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, as may be further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced.
“Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum for such period of (a) interest on, and amortization of debt discount in respect of, Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) amortization of discount of receivables or other assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are subject to factoring or securitization programs. Interest Expense shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Advance, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Advance is disbursed or Converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Advance and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrowers in their Notice of Borrowing, provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“Inventory” has the meaning specified in the UCC.
“Inventory Value” means with respect to any Inventory of a Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor at the time of any determination thereof, (a) the lower of market value and standard cost determined on a first-in-first-out basis and carried on the general ledger or inventory system of such Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor, as applicable, stated on a basis consistent with its current and historical accounting practices, in US Dollars (with respect to Inventory of a US Borrower) or Euros or US Dollars (with respect to Inventory of the Swiss Guarantor), determined in accordance with the standard cost method of accounting less, (b) without duplication, (i) any markup on Inventory from an affiliate and (ii) in the event variances under the standard cost method are expensed, a reserve reasonably determined by the applicable Administrative Agent as appropriate in order to adjust the standard cost of Eligible Inventory to approximate actual cost.
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“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition (whether for cash, securities, property, services or otherwise) by such Person of, or of a beneficial interest in, any Equity Interests or Debt of any other Person, (b) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition (whether for cash, securities, property, services or otherwise) by such Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of any other Person or of any division, branch or other unit of operation of any other Person, (c) any direct or indirect loan, advance, other extension of credit or capital contribution by such Person to, or any other investment by such Person in, any other Person (including, without limitation, any arrangement pursuant to which the investor incurs indebtedness of the types referred to in clause (i) or (j) of the definition of “Debt” set forth in this Section 1.01 in respect of such other Person) and (d) any agreement irrevocably binding such Person to make any Investment prior to the Stated Maturity Date. The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions made thereto, without adjustment for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, but deducting therefrom the amount of any cash repayments or distributions received on account of such Investment by the Person making such Investment.
“Investment Grade Rating” with respect to a Person means that the Public Debt Rating of such Person is at least BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s and such rating shall not be accompanied by either, in the case of S&P, a negative outlook, creditwatch negative or the equivalent thereof, or in the case of Moody’s, a negative outlook, a review for possible downgrade or the equivalent thereof (or, if such Person does not have a Public Debt Rating from S&P and Moody’s, the Public Debt Rating of such Person is at least BBB- by Fitch, and such rating shall not be accompanied by a negative watch or the equivalent thereof).
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuance” or “issuance” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance (or the deemed issuance under Section 2.03(a) in the case of any Existing Letter of Credit), amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit. “issue”, “issues” and “issued” have correlative meanings.
“Issuing Bank” means each or any of a US Issuing Bank or Foreign Issuing Bank, as the context may require.
“Joint Venture” means a joint venture formed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
“Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20.
“L/C Cash Collateral Account” means each or any of a US L/C Cash Collateral Account or Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account, as the context may require.
“L/C Obligations” means each or any of US L/C Obligations or Foreign L/C Obligations, as the context may require.
“Lead Arrangers” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Lender Party” means any Lender or any Issuing Bank.
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“Lenders” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means each or any of a US Letter of Credit or Foreign Letter of Credit, as the context may require.
“Letter of Credit Advance” means an advance made by any Issuing Bank or Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable Issuing Bank.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” means each or any of a US Letter of Credit Commitment or Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment, as the context may require.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means as of any date of determination, the day that is 5 Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means each or any of a US Letter of Credit Sublimit or Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit, as the context may require.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars, Sterling or Swiss Francs for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1.0%) of the offered rates for deposits in such currency with a term comparable to such Interest Period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which deposits in such currency are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market as designated by the applicable Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period (and, with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances in Sterling, on the first day of such Interest Period); provided, however, that (a) if no comparable term for an Interest Period is available, the LIBO Rate shall be determined using the weighted average of the offered rates for the two terms most nearly corresponding to such Interest Period and (b) if Reuters Screen LIBOR01 shall at any time no longer exist and if the applicable Administrative Agent has failed to designate a substitute page, “LIBO Rate” shall mean the rate per annum equal to the rate at which the applicable Administrative Agent is offered deposits in such currency and comparable amount and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
“Lien” means any lien, pledge, security assignment, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.
“Listed Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(m).
“Listed Subsidiary Date” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(m).
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“Loan Documents” means (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, if any, (iii) the US Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Intercreditor Agreement, (vi) the Fee Letter, (vii) solely for purposes of the Collateral Documents, each Secured Cash Management Agreement, (viii) each Letter of Credit Application, (ix) the Foreign Facility Guaranty and (x) any other document, agreement or instrument executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with the Facilities, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“Local Time” means (a) with respect to an Advance or Borrowing under the US Revolving Credit Facility, New York City time, and (b) with respect to an Advance or Borrowing under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, London time.
“Long Term Account” means an Account that relates to a Contract (a) which has an original payment due date that is more than 90 days after the invoice date specified in such Contract and (b) pursuant to or under which the Account Debtor is obligated to pay for crop protection goods or services or consumer goods or services (including pool and spa treatment products and household cleaning products).
“Margin Stock” has the meaning specified in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change, or any event or occurrence which could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties, contingent liabilities, material agreements or prospects of the Borrowers, the Guarantors and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (it being understood that (i) matters disclosed prior to the date hereof in connection with the Cases, and (ii) to the extent consistent with the disclosure described in clause (i), the continuation and prosecution of the Cases, and the filing, solicitation of approvals and negotiation of the Plan for the Cases, shall not constitute such a change), (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party under any Loan Document and (c) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties, contingent liabilities, material agreements or prospects of the Borrowers, the Guarantors and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (it being understood that (i) matters disclosed prior to the date hereof in connection with the Cases, and (ii) to the extent consistent with the disclosure described in clause (i), the continuation and prosecution of the Cases, and the filing, solicitation of approvals and negotiation of the Plan for the Cases, shall not be deemed to have such an effect), (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party under any Loan Document and (c) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Real Property” means any real property owned or leased by any Loan Party reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be material (it being understood and agreed that no real property held on the date hereof is Material Real Property unless it was already designated as such pursuant to the Existing Facility).
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“Material Subsidiary” means, on any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that, on such date, is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and (b) the 60th day prior to the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Notes if on such day more than $75,000,000 in principal amount of such Senior Notes are outstanding, as such date may be extended by any Lender from time to time with respect to the Commitments and/or Advances of such Lender in accordance with the terms hereof.
“MLPF&S” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“MNPI” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investor Services, Inc.
“Mortgages” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(iv)(A).
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate 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.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person that is not a Loan Party or an ERISA Affiliate or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate would reasonably be expected to have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, (a) with respect to any sale or other disposition of ownership of any asset of any Borrower constituting Revolving Facility Collateral consummated after the Effective Date (other than any sale or other disposition of assets pursuant to Section 5.02(h)(i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx); or (xxi)) or any single sale or other disposition (or series of related sales or other dispositions) of assets for cash proceeds of less than $50,000), the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such sale or other disposition (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the amount required to be paid in respect of any Debt permitted hereunder (other than Debt under the Loan Documents) that is secured by a lien permitted under Section 5.02(a) on such asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such sale or other disposition thereof, (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket costs, fees, commissions, premiums and expenses incurred by such Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (C) federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes reasonably estimated (on a Consolidated basis) to be actually payable within the current or the immediately succeeding tax year as a result of such sale or other disposition, and (D) a reasonable reserve (which reserve shall be deposited into an escrow account with the applicable Administrative Agent) for any purchase price adjustment or any indemnification payments (fixed and contingent) or other liabilities attributable to the seller’s obligations to the purchaser undertaken by such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such sale or other disposition (but excluding any purchase price adjustment or any indemnity which, by its terms, will not under any circumstances be made prior to the Maturity Date); and
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(b) with respect to any Extraordinary Receipt of any Borrower after the Effective Date that is not otherwise included in clause (a) above, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection therewith over (ii) the sum of (A) the amount required to be paid in respect of any Debt permitted hereunder (other than Debt under the Loan Documents) that is secured by a lien permitted under Section 5.02(a) on the assets giving rise to such Extraordinary Receipt and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Extraordinary Receipt, (B) the amount required to be paid with such Extraordinary Receipt under the terms of any contractual obligations permitted hereunder then in effect, (C) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket costs, fees, commissions, premiums and expenses incurred by such Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (D) federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes reasonably estimated (on a Consolidated basis) to be actually payable within the current or the immediately succeeding tax year as a result of such Extraordinary Receipt.
“Net Orderly Liquidation Value Percentage” means, (a) with respect to Inventory of the US Borrowers at any time, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of all Inventory owned by the US Borrowers divided by (ii) the gross inventory cost of such Inventory, determined on the basis of the then most recently conducted third party appraisal in form and substance, and performed by an independent appraisal firm, reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent and (b) with respect to Inventory of the Swiss Guarantor at any time, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of all Inventory owned by the Swiss Guarantor divided by (ii) the gross inventory cost of such Inventory, determined on the basis of the then most recently conducted third party appraisal in form and substance, and performed by an independent appraisal firm, reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent.
“Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to Inventory, the orderly liquidation value with respect to such Inventory, net of expenses estimated to be incurred in connection with such liquidation, based on the most recent third party appraisal in form and substance, and by an independent appraisal firm, reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means, in the event that the Required Lenders have agreed to any consent, waiver or amendment pursuant to Section 10.01 that requires the consent of one or more Lenders in addition to the Required Lenders (other than in the case of any consent, waiver or amendment that solely requires the consent of the Required Lenders), any Lender whose agreement is necessary for the effectiveness of such consent, waiver or amendment but who does not so agree.
“Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not a Loan Party.
“Note” means each or any of a US Revolving Credit Note or Foreign Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
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“Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender Party, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor shall not have any liability or other obligation in respect of any US Obligations.
“Original Effective Date” means November 10, 2010.
“Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(b).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Advances or Swing Line Advances on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Advances or Swing Line Advances, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any Letter of Credit Advance occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the Available Amount of any Letter of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001, as amended from time to time.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).
“Permitted Acquired Debt” means Debt of a Person existing at the time that such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an Investment permitted hereunder, which Debt is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than Debt incurred solely in contemplation of such Person’s becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company).
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“Permitted Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or line of business of such Person, or all of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) of a Person; provided that (a) such acquired Person shall be in a similar line of business as that of Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or reasonably related thereto; (b) at the time of such transaction, both before and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (c) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition involving a merger or consolidation of any Loan Party (other than the Company), the surviving entity shall be a Loan Party and in the case of a merger or consolidation of the Company, the Company shall be the surviving entity; and (d) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis, either (i)(A) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be no less than 1.00:1.00 and (B)(1) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on the date of such acquisition and the Availability on the date of such acquisition shall not be less than 12.5% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (2) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on the date of such acquisition and the US Availability on the date of such acquisition shall not be less than 12.5% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (ii)(A) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on the date of such acquisition and the Availability on the date of such acquisition shall not be less than 20.0% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (B) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on the date of such acquisition and the US Availability on the date of such acquisition shall not be less than 20.0% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
“Permitted Discretion” means the applicable Administrative Agent’s determination based upon such credit and collateral considerations as it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion acting in a commercially reasonable manner and in accordance with its customary business practices.
“Permitted Lien” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced (or if commenced, shall have been stayed): (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies to the extent not required to be paid under Section 5.01(d) hereof; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations that individually or together with all other Permitted Liens outstanding on any date of determination do not materially and adversely affect the use of the property to which they relate; (c) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Debt), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting a Default under Section 6.01(f) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments; (f) any banker's Lien or right of offset on moneys of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of any lender or holder of its commercial paper deposited with such lender or holder in the ordinary course of business; (g) interest of lessees in property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries where such interests are created in the ordinary course of their respective leasing activities and are not created directly or indirectly in connection with the borrowing of money or the securing of Debt by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (h) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (i) Liens arising from or related to precautionary UCC or like personal property security financing statements regarding operating leases (if any) entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (j) licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases, to the extent that such would be an encumbrance, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business and not materially interfering with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (k) easements, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), rights of way and other encumbrances on title to real property that do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable or materially adversely affect the use of such property for its present purposes; (l) pledges of or Liens on raw materials or on manufactured products as security for any drafts or bills of exchange drawn in connection with the importation of such raw materials or manufactured products; (m) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods (including under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code) and Liens that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other similar agreements entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (n) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto incurred in the ordinary course of business; (o) Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted under this Agreement; (p) Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (q) Liens consisting of escrow arrangements with respect to escrow accounts, to the extent such escrow accounts hold deposits by any proposed buyer in connection with any sale or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement; (r) Liens consisting of an agreement to sell or otherwise dispose of any property in each case solely to the extent such sale or disposition would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien; (s) any netting or set-off arrangements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements (including, for the avoidance of doubt, cash pooling arrangements) for the purposes of netting debit and credit balances of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (t) any Lien over bank accounts arising under clauses 24 or 25 of the general terms and conditions (algemene bankvoorwaarden) of any member of the Dutch Bankers' Association (Nederlandse Vereniging xxx Xxxxxx).
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“Permitted Refinancing Debt” means any Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof issued in exchange for, or the net cash proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund, other Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (other than Debt owed to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company); provided that:
(1) the amount of such Permitted Refinancing Debt does not exceed the amount of the Debt so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and the amount of any reasonably determined premium necessary to accomplish such refinancing and such reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Debt has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than the weighted average life to maturity of, the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(3) if the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations under the Loan Documents, such Permitted Refinancing Debt is subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable, taken as a whole, to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(4) if the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded ranks equally in right of payment with any of the Obligations under the Loan Documents, such Permitted Refinancing Debt ranks equally in right of payment with, or is subordinated in right of payment to, such Obligations; and
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(5) such Debt is incurred by either (a) the Restricted Subsidiary that is the obligor on the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded or (b) a Loan Party.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“Petition Date” means March 18, 2009.
“Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b) of the Existing Facility.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.
“PMC Settlement” means the settlement of certain claims relating to the asset purchase agreement (the “PMC APA”) entered into by the Company and PMC Biogenix, Inc. (“PMC”) prior to the Petition Date, pursuant to which the Company sold its oleochemicals business and certain related assets to PMC, pursuant to which settlement (i) the value of a subordinated unsecured promissory note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 owed by PMC to the Company shall be fixed (the “PMC Note Value”); (ii) the amount of PMC’s claim for amounts due and owing by Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (“GLCC”) to PMC in connection with certain products sold and delivered on various dates prior to the Petition Date by PMC to GLCC (the “GLCC Trade Receivables”) shall be fixed at $7,782; (iii) the amount of PMC’s claim for amounts due and owing by the Company to PMC in connection with certain products sold and delivered on various dates prior to the Petition Date by PMC to the Company (the “Chemtura Trade Receivables”) shall be fixed; (iv) the amount of the Company’s claims for amounts due and owing by PMC to the Company in connection with the parties’ ongoing business relationship (the “Chemtura Trade Payables”) shall be fixed; (v) PMC’s claims against the Company specified in the proof of claim (No. 392) filed in the Cases on account of alleged breaches of representations and warranties under the PMC APA, for rejection of the PMC APA and for prepetition and postpetition interest allegedly arising from the PMC APA shall be deemed an allowed unsecured claim in the amount of $5,500,000 (the “Initial PMC Allowed Chemtura Claim”); (vi) the PMC APA shall be deemed rejected under and pursuant to section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code; (vii) the amount of the Initial PMC Allowed Chemtura Claim shall be set off against the PMC Note Value, resulting in a net obligation of PMC to the Company of $3,209,810 for which PMC shall issue a new subordinated unsecured promissory note in like principal amount; (viii) the amount of the GLCC Trade Receivables shall be allowed as a general unsecured claim against GLCC; (ix) the amount of the Chemtura Trade Receivables shall be set off against the amount of the Chemtura Trade Payables, resulting in net obligation of the Company to PMC of $70,777.26, to be allowed against the Company as an administrative expense priority claim; (x) the subordinated secured promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,000,000 owed by PMC to the Company as of the Petition Date shall remain in full force and effect; and (xi) PMC and the Company shall execute a mutual release.
“PMP” means a professional market party (professionele marktpartij) as defined in the FSA, as amended from time to time.
“Preferred Interests” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person that are entitled to a preference or priority over any other Equity Interests issued by such Person upon any distribution of such Person’s property and assets, whether by dividend or upon liquidation.
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“Pro Forma Basis” means, in connection with the calculation of EBITDA, clause (b) of the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (for purposes of this definition, “Fixed Charges”) or Interest Expense (each, a “Specified Metric”), that:
(1) in the event that the Company or any Subsidiary incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Debt or issues, repurchases or redeems Redeemable Equity Interests or Preferred Interests subsequent to the commencement of the period for which any Specified Metric is being calculated but on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of such Specified Metric is made (the “Calculation Date”), then such Specified Metric will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Debt, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Redeemable Equity Interests or Preferred Interests, and the use of the proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of such period;
(2) acquisitions and dispositions of business entities or property and assets constituting a division or line of business of any Person that have been made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or by any Person that has subsequently become a Subsidiary or has subsequently merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any Subsidiary), including through mergers or consolidations, in each case, during the 12-month reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the 12-month reference period, and EBITDA for such reference period will be calculated on a pro forma basis, but without giving effect to clause (3) of the proviso set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”;
(3) any EBITDA attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, will be excluded;
(4) any Fixed Charges or Interest Expense attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges or Interest Expense, as the case may be, will not be obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary following the Calculation Date;
(5) whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition or disposition, the amount of EBITDA relating thereto and the amount of Fixed Charges or Interest Expense associated with any Debt incurred in connection therewith, unless otherwise specified, the pro forma calculations will be made in compliance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company provided that, pro forma calculations may include operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies for such period resulting from such transaction (as determined in accordance with GAAP) for which pro forma effect is being given that have been realized, including but not limited to (a) reduction in personnel expenses, (b) reduction of costs related to administrative functions, (c) reduction of costs related to leased or owned properties and (d) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead;
(6) Fixed Charges or Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Debt (whether existing or being incurred) computed on a pro forma basis and bearing a floating interest rate will be computed as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date (taking into account any interest rate option, swap, cap or similar agreement applicable to such Debt if such agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months or, if shorter, at least equal to the remaining term of such Debt) had been the applicable rate for the entire period; and
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(7) Fixed Charges or Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Debt incurred under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis will be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Debt for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation to the extent that such Debt was incurred solely for working capital purposes.
“Pro Rata Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Commitment under such Revolving Credit Facility at such time (or, if the Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.06 or 6.01, such Lender’s Commitment under such Revolving Credit Facility as in effect immediately prior to such termination) and the denominator of which is the amount of such Revolving Credit Facility at such time (or, if the Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.06 or 6.01, the amount of such Revolving Credit Facility as in effect immediately prior to such termination).
“Process Agent” has the meaning provided in Section 10.19.
“Protective Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Public Debt Rating” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by either S&P, Xxxxx’x or Fitch, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by such Person or, if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such rating, the lowest such rating issued by such rating agency for such debt of such Person. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any rating established by S&P, Xxxxx'x or Fitch shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (b) if S&P, Xxxxx'x or Fitch shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P, Xxxxx'x or Fitch, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P, Xxxxx'x or Fitch, as the case may be.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.12.
“Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Receivables Entity evidencing a line of credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to a Receivables Entity in connection with a Foreign Asset Based Financing, which note is intended to finance that portion of the purchase price that is not paid in cash or a contribution of equity and which is customary in a Foreign Asset Based Financing as determined in good faith by the Company.
“Quotation Day” means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined:
(a) (if the currency is Sterling) the first day of that period;
(b) (if the currency is Euros) two TARGET Days before the first day of that period; or
(c) (for any other currency) two Business Days before the first day of that period,
unless market practice differs in the Relevant Interbank Market for a currency, in which case the Quotation Day for that currency will be determined by the Foreign Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of those days).
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“Receivables Assets” means any accounts receivable and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable and assets and all contracts and contract rights including rights to returned or repossessed goods, all insurance policies, security deposits, indemnities, checks or other negotiable instruments relating to debtor(s) obligations, and all guarantees or other supporting obligations (within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code Section 9-102(a)(77)) (including Obligations under Hedge Agreements), in respect of such accounts receivable and assets and all proceeds of the foregoing and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Receivables Assets.
“Receivables Entity” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Foreign Asset Based Financing or which is regularly engaged in receivables financings and to which any Foreign Subsidiary transfers Receivables Assets, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of such Foreign Subsidiary (as provided below) to be a Receivables Entity (a) no portion of the Debt or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Debt) pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings), (2) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than the Receivables Entity) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings or (3) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than Receivables Assets and related assets as provided in the definition of “Foreign Asset Based Financing”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings, (b) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company) other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing Receivables Assets, and (c) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results; provided that any such designation by the Board of Directors of such Foreign Subsidiary is evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of such Foreign Subsidiary giving effect to such designation, together with a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
“Receivables Fees” means all yield, interest, distributions or other payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Receivables Entity in connection with, any Foreign Asset Based Financing.
“Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Receivables Assets in a Foreign Asset Based Financing to repurchase Receivables Assets arising as a result of a breach of a Standard Receivables Undertaking, including as a result of a Receivables Asset or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
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“Recipient” means any Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
“Redeemable” means, with respect to any Equity Interest, Debt or other right or Obligation, any such right or Obligation that (a) the issuer has undertaken to redeem at a fixed or determinable date or dates at any time prior to the date that is six months after the Maturity Date, whether by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise, or upon the occurrence of a condition not solely within the control of the issuer (other than a change of control, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Advances and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable under the Loan Documents) or (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder at any time prior to the date that is six months after the Maturity Date.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and such Person’s and such Person’s Affiliates’ respective administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, fund managers and advisors.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Account, (a) all of the applicable Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the goods (including returned or repossessed goods), if any, relating to the sale which gave rise to such Account, (b) all other security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Account, whether pursuant to the obligation giving rise to such Account or otherwise, (c) all guarantees and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Account whether pursuant to the obligation giving rise to such Account or otherwise, (d) all records relating to the foregoing and (e) all proceeds of the foregoing.
“Relevant Interbank Market” means in relation to Euros and Swiss Francs, the European interbank market and, in relation to Sterling, the London interbank market.
“Rent Reserve” means, with respect to any plant, warehouse distribution center or other operating facility where any Inventory subject to landlords’ Liens or other Liens arising by operation of law is located and a Collateral Access Agreement has not been duly executed and delivered by the lessor or bailee at such location, a reserve equal to three (3) month’s rent at such plant, warehouse distribution center, or other operating facility, and such other reserve amounts that may be determined by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
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“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders owed or holding at least a majority in interest of the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances outstanding at such time (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Swing Line Advances being deemed owned or held by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation in outstanding Letters of Credit being deemed owned or held by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (c) the aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders at such time (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) and outstanding at such time, (ii) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (iii) the Unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender at such time.
“Reserves” means, at any time of determination with respect to any Revolving Credit Facility, (a) Bank Product Reserves, (b) Rent Reserves, (c) in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, (i) amounts owed to carriers of goods, storage providers, commission agents or other creditors with regard to Inventory in their possession and (ii) amounts owed to sellers of Inventory or moveable assets with retention of title claims or extended retention of title claims (including revindicatory claims (recht van reclame)) in respect of Accounts and/or Inventory owned by the Swiss Guarantor, and (d) such other reserves as determined from time to time in the Permitted Discretion of the applicable Administrative Agent to preserve and protect the value of the Revolving Facility Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, in each case of the forgoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) as applicable to such Revolving Credit Facility.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, any executive vice president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, chief restructuring officer or treasurer of a Loan Party or, solely with respect to the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor, any director or managing director thereof. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(e).
“Restricted Payment Conditions” means, with respect to any event on any date, immediately after giving effect to such event, on a Pro Forma Basis, either (a)(i) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (ii) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the US Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (b) the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions with respect thereto are satisfied.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Reuters Screen LIBOR01” means the display designated on the Reuters 3000 Xtra Page (or such other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of displaying the rates at which deposits in the applicable currency are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market as designated by the Administrative Agents from time to time).
“Revolving Credit Advance” means each or any of a US Revolving Credit Advance or a Foreign Revolving Credit Advance, as the context may require.
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“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means each or any of a US Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Foreign Revolving Credit Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means each or any of a US Revolving Credit Commitment or a Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means each or any of the US Revolving Credit Facility or the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.
“Revolving Credit Lender” means each or any of a US Revolving Credit Lender or a Foreign Revolving Credit Lender, as the context may require.
“Revolving Facility Collateral” means (a) with respect to the Loan Parties (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor), all of the existing and future Inventory and Accounts of the Loan Parties (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor), together with all related general intangibles, contract rights under agreements relating to Inventory and Accounts, documents relating to Inventory, supporting obligations and letter-of-credit rights relating to Inventory and Accounts, instruments representing payments for Inventory and Accounts; money, cash, Cash Equivalents, securities and other property held by any Administrative Agent or any Lender; deposit accounts, credits and balances which contain proceeds of or collections on Inventory and Accounts; books, records and other property related to or referring to any of the foregoing; and all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, proceeds of any insurance policies and claims against third parties with respect to the foregoing, all as more fully described in the US Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) with respect to the Foreign Borrower, its assets constituting collateral subject to Liens granted by it under the Foreign Security Documents to which it is a party and (c) with respect to the Swiss Guarantor, its assets constituting collateral subject to Liens granted by it under the Foreign Security Documents to which it is a party.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The Xx-Xxxx Xxxx Companies, Inc.
“Screen Rate” means, in relation to EURIBOR, the euro interbank offered rate administered by the Banking Federation of the European Union (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed on page EURIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays such page), or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Foreign Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Foreign Borrower.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Second Lien Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(iv)(C).
“Second Lien Mortgages” means, with respect to each Mortgaged real property, the Second Lien Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by applicable US Borrower in favor of the US Administrative Agent.
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“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means each or any of the US Secured Cash Management Agreements and the Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreements, as the context may require.
“Secured Obligations” means the “Secured Obligations” under and as defined in the Collateral Documents.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the US Secured Parties and the Foreign Secured Parties.
“Security Agreement” means each or any of the US Security Agreement and the Foreign Facility Security Agreement, as the context may require.
“Senior 2021 Notes” means the 5.75% senior notes due 2021 issued by the Company pursuant to the Senior 2021 Notes Indenture, as such notes may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced (in each case to the extent permitted by the terms hereof and in compliance with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt”).
“Senior 2021 Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2013, and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2013, between the Company, the guarantors named therein, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, under which the Senior 2021 Notes are issued, as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced (in each case to the extent permitted by the terms hereof and in compliance with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt”).
“Senior Notes” means the 7.875% senior notes due 2018 issued by the Company pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture, as such notes may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced (in each case to the extent permitted by the terms hereof and in compliance with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt”).
“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2010, between the Company, the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, under which the Senior Notes are issued, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced to the extent permitted by the terms hereof.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which, at the date of determination, is a “Significant Subsidiary” as such term is defined in Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
“Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and is not a Multiple Employer Plan or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
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“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to the Loan Parties on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, is greater than the total amount of debt, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) the Loan Parties do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts beyond their collective ability to pay such debts as such debts mature and (d) the Loan Parties do not have unreasonably small capital to conduct their business as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted. For purposes of the foregoing, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(k).
“Specified Credit Agreement” means any agreement with any Specified Credit Bank to provide foreign working capital facilities or foreign vendor financing facilities.
“Specified Credit Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Specified Credit Agreement, is a “Lender”, an Affiliate of a “Lender”, a “Lead Arranger”, or an Affiliate of a “Lead Arranger” in each case, as such terms are defined in the Term Facility Credit Agreement, and in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Credit Agreement.
“Specified Default” means any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), 6.01(b) (but only with respect to a representation made in a Borrowing Base Certificate or a certificate of an officer accompanying any financial statement), or 6.01(l), or consisting of a failure to comply with Section 5.01(e)(ii), 5.01(e)(iii), 5.01(e)(iv), 5.01(j) or 5.03(o).
“Standard Receivables Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which are customary in a Foreign Asset Based Financing, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Entity, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed a Standard Receivables Undertaking.
“Statutory Reserves” means, with respect to any currency, the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve percentages shall, in the case of Advances denominated in US Dollars, include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor). Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
“Sterling” or “₤” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subordination Agreement” means a subordination agreement entered into by IHB, the Swiss Guarantor and any other Affiliate required to be a party thereto in accordance with the terms hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Foreign Administrative Agent.
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“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, joint venture or limited liability company or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders owed or holding 66⅔% or more in interest of the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances outstanding at such time (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Swing Line Advances being deemed owned or held by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation in outstanding Letters of Credit being deemed owned or held by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (c) the aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Supermajority Lenders at such time (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) and outstanding at such time, (ii) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (iii) the Unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender at such time.
“Surviving Debt” means Debt of each Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding immediately before and after the Effective Date (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Debt under the Senior Notes, the Senior 2021 Notes and the Term Facility).
“Swing Line Advance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Swing Line Advance Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2.
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Advance pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Advances, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $30,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“Swiss Francs” or “CHF” means the lawful currency of Switzerland.
“Swiss Guarantor” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
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“Synthetic Debt” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, all Obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds (including, without limitation, any minority interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing) but are not otherwise included in the definition of “Debt” or as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in euro.
“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on 19 November 2007.
“Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).
“Term Facility” means the term loan credit facility entered into on August 27, 2010 in the initial principal amount of $295 million (subject to subsequent commitment increases), as amended and restated as of October 30, 2013 and as may be further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, modifications, replacements or refinancings set forth herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement, and provided that any such amendment, supplement, amendment and restatement, modification, replacement or refinancing that constitutes Debt issued in exchange for, or the net cash proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund the Term Facility complies with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt”, provided that for purposes of clause (1) of such definition, the amount of the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded shall be deemed to be $420,000,000).
“Term Facility Collateral” means all tangible and intangible assets of the US Loan Parties (other than any assets comprising Revolving Facility Collateral), including, without limitation, real property, equipment, Intellectual Property, Equity Interests of their direct Subsidiaries (including 100% of the non-Voting Stock of their respective Foreign Subsidiaries and no more than (to the extent the pledge of any greater percentage would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Loan Parties) 65% of the Voting Stock of their respective Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and entities that are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for United States federal income tax purposes and whose assets are solely capital stock of CFCs) and other investment property.
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“Term Facility Credit Agreement” means Senior Secured Term Facility Credit Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2010, among the Company, the other US Loan Parties, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as administrative agent, to govern the Term Facility, as amended and restated as of October 30, 2013 and as may thereafter further be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, amendments and restatements, modifications, replacements or refinancings set forth herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement, and provided that any such amendment, supplement, amendment and restatement, modification, replacement or refinancing that constitutes Debt issued in exchange for, or the net cash proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund, the Term Facility complies with the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt”, provided that for purposes of clause (1) of such definition, the amount of the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded shall be deemed to be $420,000,000).
“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 or 6.01.
“Testing Period” means any period:
(a) commencing on any date on which Availability is less than the greater of $25,000,000 and 10% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, (i) Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $25,000,000 and 10% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (ii); or
(b) commencing on any date on which US Availability is less than the greater of $17,500,000 and 10% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, US Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $17,500,000 and 10% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
“Third Lien Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f)(iv)(C).
“Third Lien Mortgages” means, with respect to each Mortgaged real property, the Third Lien Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by applicable Foreign Loan Party in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent.
“Third Party Collection Accounts” means deposit accounts, subject to a Foreign Account Control Agreement, and under the sole control and dominion of the Foreign Administrative Agent that are not maintained at Bank of America or any of its Affiliates. As of the Effective Date, the Third Party Collection Accounts are: account no. 000.04.03.22.041 at RBS (United Kingdom) and account no. 000.04.03.22.033 at RBS (United Kingdom). Notwithstanding the foregoing, from the Effective Date until the date that is 60 days (or a later day as extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) after the Effective Date and so long as being subject to a Foreign Account Control Agreement as required by Section 5.01(k), account no. 0000000 at Commerzbank shall also be deemed to be a Third Party Collection Account so long as it is owned by the Foreign Borrower as a receivables collection account.
“Transactions” means (i) the amendment and restatement of the Existing Facility, the Intercreditor Agreement and certain of the Collateral Documents as of the date hereof, (ii) the entering into certain of the Collateral Documents as of the date hereof and this Agreement and the extensions of credit hereunder and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses in respect of the forgoing transactions.
“Type” refers to the distinction between Advances bearing interest at the Base Rate and Advances bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate.
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“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
“Unreimbursed Amount” means each or any of a US Unreimbursed Amount or a Foreign Unreimbursed Amount, as the context may require.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company which has been designated on or after the Effective Date as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02(k)(i) and which has not been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.02(k)(ii) and (b) any Subsidiary of a Subsidiary described in clause (a); provided that until the termination of the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments and payment in full of all of the Foreign Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreements, as to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Foreign Cash Management Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Foreign Letters of Credit (other than Foreign Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent and the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank shall have been made), no Foreign Loan Party shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the representations and warranties, affirmative or negative covenants or event of default provisions of the Loan Documents, and the financial position, results of operations and Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be taken into account for purposes of determining compliance with any financial covenant in Section 5.04 (or other financial ratio calculation) and any cash or Cash Equivalents of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will not be taken into account for purposes of any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculation.
“Unused Revolving Credit Commitment” means each or any of a US Unused Revolving Credit Commitment or a Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitments, as the context may require.
“US Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“US Administrative Agent’s Office” means the US Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the applicable US Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the US Borrowers and the US Lenders.
“US Advance” means a US Revolving Credit Advance, a US Letter of Credit Advance or a Swing Line Advance.
“US Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“US Availability” means, at any time, (a) the lesser of (i) the US Borrowing Base at such time (based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate), and (ii) the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments at such time minus (b) the sum of (i) the US Revolving Credit Advances outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit outstanding at such time. US Availability at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the US Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.03(o) and the amount described in clause (b) above at such time.
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“US Borrower” and “US Borrowers” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement; provided, that, upon the request of the Company from time to time, additional wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company that own assets eligible to be included in the US Borrowing Base may be added as US Borrowers hereunder, effective upon the execution and delivery to each applicable Administrative Agent (a) by the relevant additional US Subsidiary Borrower of Notes replacing the outstanding Notes or amendments or joinders to the outstanding Notes (in each case to the extent Notes have been issued under Section 2.17) and appropriate joinder agreements to this Agreement (and if applicable, to the Collateral Documents, each Guaranty and the Intercreditor Agreement) and (b) by the US Guarantors of their reaffirmation of each US Guaranty, in each case in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents, and any other Collateral Documents and other documents that such US Subsidiary Borrower would be required to deliver pursuant to Section 5.01(m) hereof if it were becoming a US Guarantor (with such modifications thereto as are reasonably necessary to accommodate the relevant US Subsidiary Borrower becoming a US Borrower and not a US Guarantor).
“US Borrowing” means a Borrowing under the US Revolving Credit Facility.
“US Borrowing Base” means (a) 85% of the value of Eligible Receivables of the US Borrowers, plus (b) the lesser of (i) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value Percentage of Eligible Inventory of the US Borrowers and (ii) 75% of the cost of Eligible Inventory the US Borrowers, minus (c) applicable Reserves, minus (d) the then Allocated US Availability.
“US Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a US Loan Party, is a US Lender Party, an Affiliate of a US Lender Party, a Lead Arrangers or an Affiliate of a Lead Arranger, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.
“US Guarantor” means (a) those Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that are parties to the “Guaranty” under and as defined in the Existing Facility immediately prior to the Effective Date, which Subsidiaries are listed on Schedule 1.01C annexed hereto, and are the same as the guarantors under the Senior Notes and the Term Facility, and (b) each direct Restricted Subsidiary of any US Loan Party to the extent that such direct Restricted Subsidiary (i) is a Material Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Effective Date and required to execute and deliver a counterpart to the US Guaranty pursuant to Section 5.01(m), or (ii) otherwise has delivered a counterpart to the US Guaranty and remains a guarantor thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.
“US Guaranty” means the amended and restated guaranty substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, as in effect on the Effective Date and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“US Guaranty Supplement” has the meaning of “Guaranty Supplement” set forth in the US Guaranty.
“US Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).
“US Initial Issuing Bank” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
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“US Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means the amended and restated intellectual property security agreement in favor of the US Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the US Security Agreement, together with each other security agreement supplement delivered to the US Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(m).
“US Issuing Bank” means each US Initial Issuing Bank (including any that issued an Existing Letter of Credit), and any other US Revolving Credit Lender approved as a US Issuing Bank by the US Administrative Agent and any Eligible Assignee to which a US Letter of Credit Commitment hereunder has been assigned pursuant to Section 7.09 or 10.07.
“US L/C Cash Collateral Account” means the account established by the US Borrowers in the name of the US Administrative Agent and under the sole and exclusive control of the US Administrative Agent that shall be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.
“US L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding US Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all US Unreimbursed Amounts, including all US Letter of Credit Advances.
“US Lender” means any Lender that has a US Revolving Credit Commitment.
“US Lender Party” means any US Lender or any US Issuing Bank.
“US Letter of Credit” means any standby or documentary letter of credit issued (or deemed issued in the case of any Existing Letter of Credit), bankers acceptance or similar instrument issued by any US Issuing Bank under Section 2.03.
“US Letter of Credit Advance” means an advance made by any US Issuing Bank or US Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
“US Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a US Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable US Issuing Bank.
“US Letter of Credit Commitment” means with respect to any US Issuing Bank, at any time, the obligation of such US Issuing Bank to issue US Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in the dollar amount (a) set forth opposite such US Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “US Letter of Credit Commitment” or (b) if such US Issuing Bank has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such US Issuing Bank in the US Register maintained by the US Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d) as such US Issuing Bank’s US Letter of Credit Commitment, in each case as the amount of such obligation may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.06.
“US Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of the US Issuing Banks’ US Letter of Credit Commitments at such time and (b) $125,000,000 as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06. The US Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the US Revolving Credit Commitments.
“US Loan Parties” means the US Borrowers and the US Guarantors.
“US Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
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“US Obligations” means Obligations of the US Loan Parties owing to US Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, excluding Obligations under the Foreign Facility Guaranty and the Foreign Security Documents, and including, to the extent relating to US Advances, US Letters of Credit or US Secured Cash Management Agreements, (a) the obligation to pay principal and interest, letter of credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by any US Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any US Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any US Lender Party, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such US Loan Party.
“US Protective Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“US Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).
“US Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous US Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made by the US Revolving Credit Lenders.
“US Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the amount set forth for such time opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “US Revolving Credit Commitment” or, if such Lender has entered into one or more Assignments and Acceptances, set forth for such Lender in the US Register maintained by the US Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d) as such Lender’s “US Revolving Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.06 or as increased pursuant to a Commitment Increase in accordance with Section 2.19. The aggregate principal amount of the US Revolving Credit Commitments shall be $175,000,000 as of the Effective Date.
“US Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all US Revolving Credit Advances, US Letter of Credit Advances and Swing Line Advances made by such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender (as opposed to the capacity of the US Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender)) and outstanding at such time, plus (b) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of (i) the aggregate Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit outstanding at such time, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all US Letter of Credit Advances made by the US Issuing Banks pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and outstanding at such time and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Swing Line Advances made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(a) and outstanding (i.e., not yet reimbursed by the Lenders) at such time.
“US Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ US Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“US Revolving Credit Lender” means any Lender that has a US Revolving Credit Commitment.
“US Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the US Borrowers payable to the order of any US Revolving Credit Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the US Borrowers to such Lender resulting from the US Revolving Credit Advances or Swing Line Advances made by such Lender.
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“US Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement permitted under Article V that is entered into by and between any US Loan Party and any US Cash Management Bank and designated in a writing delivered by the Company, in its sole discretion, to the US Administrative Agent as a “US Secured Cash Management Agreement”, in each case solely to the extent that the obligations in respect of such Cash Management Agreement are not cash collateralized or otherwise secured (other than pursuant to the Collateral Documents).
“US Secured Parties” means, collectively, the US Administrative Agent, the US Lender Parties and the US Cash Management Banks.
“US Security Agreement” means the amended and restated pledge and security agreement in favor of the US Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit F, together with each other security agreement supplement delivered to the US Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(m).
“US Subsidiary Borrowers” means the Subsidiaries of the Company set forth on Schedule 1.01B hereto, and any Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a US Borrower.
“US Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(e).
“US Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“US Unused Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment at such time minus (b) the Equivalent in US Dollars of such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Exposure at such time; provided that for purposes of Section 2.09(a), Swing Line Advances shall be excluded from the determination of US Unused Revolving Credit Commitment (i.e., not deducted).
“Voting Stock” means capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
“Weekly Reporting Period” means any period:
(a) commencing on the fifth consecutive Business Day that Availability is less than the greater of $30,875,000 and 12.5% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $30,875,000 and 12.5% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect; or
(b) commencing on the fifth consecutive Business Day that US Availability is less than the greater of $21,875,000 and 12.5% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and continuing until the date when, for 30 consecutive days including such date, US Availability is equal to or greater than the greater of $21,875,000 and 12.5% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
“Xxxxx Fargo” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
“Withdrawal Liability” has the meaning specified in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
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Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods; Other Definitional Provisions. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document in any Loan Document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document) and (b) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. Unless otherwise specified herein or the context otherwise requires, (i) each defined term in respect of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, including, without limitation, Foreign Availability, Foreign Borrowing Base, Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment, Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment, Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit, Foreign Obligations, Foreign Revolving Credit Advances and Available Amount of Foreign Letters of Credit, and the components of each thereof, shall be in Euros or the Equivalent in Euros of any other applicable currency and (ii) each defined term in respect of the US Revolving Credit Facility, including, without limitation, US Availability, US Borrowing Base, US Revolving Credit Commitment, US Letter of Credit Commitment, US Letter of Credit Sublimit, US Obligations, US Revolving Credit Advances and Available Amount of US Letters of Credit, and the components of each thereof, shall be in US Dollars or the Equivalent in US Dollars of any other applicable currency.
Section 1.03 Accounting TermsAll accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(f) (“GAAP”).
Section 1.04 Terms GenerallyWhen any Reserve is to be established or a change in any amount, percentage, reserve, eligibility criteria or other item in the definitions of the terms “Bank Product Reserves”, “US Borrowing Base”, “Foreign Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Inventory”, “Eligible Receivables”, “Rent Reserve” and “Reserves” is to be determined in each case in the applicable Administrative Agent’s “reasonable discretion” or “Permitted Discretion”, such Reserve shall be implemented or such change shall become effective on the second Business Day after the date of delivery of a written notice thereof to the Borrowers, or immediately, without prior written notice, during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Section 1.05 Dutch Terms .In this Agreement, where it relates to a Dutch entity, a reference to:
(a) a security interest includes any mortgage (hypotheek), pledge (pandrecht), lien and, in general, any right in rem (beperkte recht), created for the purpose of granting security (goederenrechtelijk zekerheidsrecht) and a lien includes any retention of title arrangement (eigendomsvoorbehoud), privilege (voorrecht), right of retention (recht van retentie) or right to reclaim goods (recht van reclame);
(b) a winding-up, administration or dissolution (and any of those terms) includes a Dutch entity being declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard) or dissolved (ontbonden);
(c) a moratorium includes surseance van betaling and granted a moratorium includes surseance verleend;
(d) any step taken in connection with insolvency proceedings includes a Dutch entity having filed a notice under article 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990) or article 23 of the Sectoral Pension Fund (Obligatory Membership) Xxx 0000 (Wet verplichte deelneming in een bedrijfstakpensioenfonds 2000);
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(e) a trustee in bankruptcy includes a curator;
(f) an administrator includes a bewindvoerder;
(g) attaching or taking possession of (and any of those terms) includes beslag leggen; and
(h) subsidiary includes a subsidiary as defined in article 2:24a DCC.
Article II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01 The Advances(a) (i) The US Revolving Credit Advances. Each US Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make advances (each, a “US Revolving Credit Advance”) in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars to the US Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an amount for each such Advance not to exceed the lesser of (A) such US Revolving Credit Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment at such time and (B) such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of US Availability at such time; provided that the aggregate amount of US Revolving Credit Advances that may be made at any time shall not exceed the US Availability at such time. On the Effective Date, each outstanding “Advance” under and as defined in the Existing Facility shall be automatically converted into a US Revolving Credit Advance in like principal amount.
(b) (i) US Borrowings. Each US Borrowing shall be (x) in the case of each US Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, in a principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, or (y) in the case of each US Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, in a principal amount of at least C$1,000,000 or an integral multiple of C$1,000,000 in excess thereof (other than (A) a Borrowing the proceeds of which shall be used solely to repay or prepay in full outstanding US Letter of Credit Advances and (B) a US Borrowing in an amount equal to the aggregate unused principal amount of the US Commitments under the US Revolving Credit Facility) and in each case shall consist of US Revolving Credit Advances made simultaneously by the US Lenders under the US Revolving Credit Facility ratably according to the US Lenders’ Commitments under the US Revolving Credit Facility. Within the limits of each US Lender’s US Unused Revolving Credit Commitment in effect from time to time, the US Borrowers may borrow under Section 2.01(a)(i), prepay pursuant to Section 2.07, and reborrow under Section 2.01(a)(i). The minimum principal amount of any US Borrowing required under this Section 2.01(b)(i) only applies to Eurocurrency Rate Advances.
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(ii) Foreign Borrowings. Each Foreign Borrowing shall be (x) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, in a principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (y) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, in a principal amount of at least C$1,000,000 or an integral multiple of C$1,000,000 in excess thereof, (z) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Euros, in a principal amount of at least €500,000 or an integral multiple of €500,000 in excess thereof, (aa) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Sterling, in a principal amount of at least £500,000 or an integral multiple of £500,000 in excess thereof and (bb) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, in a principal amount of CHF1,000,000 or an integral multiple of CHF1,000,000 in excess thereof (other than (A) a Foreign Borrowing the proceeds of which shall be used solely to repay or prepay in full outstanding Foreign Letter of Credit Advances and (B) a Foreign Borrowing in an amount equal to the aggregate unused principal amount of the Foreign Commitments under any Foreign Facility) and in each case shall consist of Foreign Revolving Credit Advances made simultaneously by the Foreign Lenders under the applicable Foreign Facility ratably according to the Foreign Lenders’ Commitments under such Foreign Facility. Within the limits of each Foreign Lender’s Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitment in effect from time to time, the Foreign Borrower may borrow under Section 2.01(a)(ii), prepay pursuant to Section 2.07, and reborrow under Section 2.01(a)(ii). The minimum principal amount of any Foreign Borrowing required under this Section 2.01(b)(ii) only applies to Eurocurrency Rate Advances.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lenders may employ the services of their respective Affiliates or branches in making the Advances and other payments contemplated hereby and to allocate, in whole or in part, to such Affiliates or branches certain fees payable to such Lenders in such manner as each such Lender and its Affiliates or branches may agree, but only if such Affiliate or branch complies with Section 2.13(e) as though it were a Lender Party.
Section 2.02 Making the Advances(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.02(b), or 2.03, each Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing) shall be made on notice, given not later than 11:00 A.M. Local Time on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, or the second Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances denominated in Sterling, Euros or Swiss Francs, or on the first Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars, by the US Borrowers to (in the case of a US Borrowing) the US Administrative Agent or by the Foreign Borrower (in the case of a Foreign Borrowing) to the Foreign Administrative Agent, which, in each case, shall give to each relevant Lender prompt notice thereof by telex or telecopier. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be by electronic communication, confirmed promptly in writing, or telex or telecopier, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) the Facility under which such Borrowing is to be made, (iii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing (it being understood that Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars under the US Revolving Credit Facility shall only be Eurocurrency Rate Advances), (iv) the currency and aggregate amount of such Borrowing, (v) whether such Borrowing is a US Borrowing or a Foreign Borrowing and (vi) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each Appropriate Lender shall, before 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the US Administrative Agent or the Foreign Administrative Agent at the US Administrative Agent’s Office or the Foreign Administrative Agent’s Office, as applicable, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing in accordance with the respective Commitments of such Lender and the other Lenders. After the applicable Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, such Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the applicable Borrowers by crediting the applicable Borrower’s Account or such other account as such Borrowers shall request; provided, however, that, in the case of Revolving Credit Advances under any Revolving Credit Facility, the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility shall first apply such funds to prepay ratably the aggregate principal amount of any Letter of Credit Advances outstanding under any Revolving Credit Facility on the date of such Borrowing, plus interest accrued and unpaid thereon to and as of such date.
(b) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrowers may not select Eurocurrency Rate Advances for the initial Borrowing hereunder or for any Borrowing which is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than $1,000,000 if denominated in US Dollars or C$1,000,000 if denominated in Canadian Dollars or €500,000 if denominated in Euros or £500,000 if denominated in Sterling or CHF1,000,000 if denominated in Swiss Francs, or if the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.10 or 2.11, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than 15 separate Borrowings.
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(c) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the applicable Borrowers shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent of the Revolving Credit Facility under which a Borrowing is requested to be made shall have received notice from any Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility prior to the date of such Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to such Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, such Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to such Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and such Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to such Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility severally agree to repay or pay to such Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount and to pay interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to such Borrowers until the date such amount is repaid or paid to such Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the applicable Borrowers, the interest rate applicable at such time under Section 2.08 to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, (A) in the case of an Advance to US Borrowers denominated in US Dollars, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and (B) in other cases, a customary rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation. If such Lender shall pay to such Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing under such Revolving Credit Facility for all purposes of this Agreement.
(e) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance or make available on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by it.
(f) If any Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility makes available to the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility funds for any Advance to be made by such Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02, and such funds are not made available to the applicable Borrowers by such Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Borrowing are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, such Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
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Section 2.03 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under US Letters of Credit
(i) The US Lenders (including each US Lender that issued any Existing Letter of Credit) and the US Borrowers agree that effective as of the Effective Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued and maintained under, and to be governed by the terms and conditions of, this Agreement as US Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each US Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other US Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue US Letters of Credit for the account of any US Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the US Letters of Credit; and (B) the US Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in US Letters of Credit issued for the account of any US Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the US Issuing Banks shall not be obligated to issue any US Letter of Credit, and no US Revolving Credit Lender shall be obligated to participate in any US Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such issuance, (w) the Available Amount for all US Letters of Credit issued by such US Issuing Bank would exceed the lesser of the US Letter of Credit Sublimit at such time and such US Issuing Bank’s US Letter of Credit Commitment at such time, (x) the Available Amount of such US Letter of Credit would exceed the aggregate US Unused Revolving Credit Commitments or (y) the Available Amount of such US Letter of Credit would exceed the US Availability at such time. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the US Borrowers’ ability to obtain US Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the US Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain US Letters of Credit to replace US Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) No US Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any US Letter of Credit, and no US Revolving Credit Lender shall be obligated to participate in any US Letter of Credit, if: (A) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which such Issuing Bank in good xxxxx xxxxx materially adverse to it; (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the US Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date; (C) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank; or (D) such Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than $100,000 (unless such Issuing Bank agrees otherwise), or is to be denominated in a currency other than US Dollars or Canadian Dollars (except with the prior written consent of such Issuing Bank).
(iii) No US Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to amend or extend any US Letter of Credit if (A) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended or extended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment or extension to such Letter of Credit.
(iv) [Reserved]
(v) In addition to the other conditions precedent herein set forth, if any US Lender becomes, and during the period it remains a Defaulting Lender, no US Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any US Letter of Credit or to amend or extend any outstanding US Letter of Credit to increase the face amount thereof, alter the drawing terms thereunder or extend the expiry date thereof, unless such Issuing Bank is satisfied that any exposure that would result therefrom is eliminated or fully covered by the US Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders or by Cash Collateralization or a combination thereof reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank.
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(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment and Auto-Extension of Letters of Credit.
(i) Each US Letter of Credit (other than with respect to deemed issuance of Existing Letters of Credit) shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the US Borrowers delivered to the applicable US Issuing Bank (with a copy to the US Administrative Agent) in the form of a US Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable Issuing Bank and the US Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as such Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a US Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as such Issuing Bank may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding US Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as such Issuing Bank may reasonably require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any US Letter of Credit Application for a US Letter of Credit, the applicable US Issuing Bank will confirm with the US Administrative Agent (by electronic communication or otherwise in writing) that the US Administrative Agent has received a copy of such US Letter of Credit Application from the US Borrowers and, if not, such US Issuing Bank will provide the US Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by such US Issuing Bank of confirmation from the US Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such US Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a US Letter of Credit for the account of the US Borrowers or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such US Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each US Letter of Credit, each US Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such US Issuing Bank a risk participation in such US Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such US Lender’s Pro Rata Share in respect of the US Revolving Credit Facility times the amount of such US Letter of Credit.
(iii) If a US Borrower so requests in any applicable US Letter of Credit Application, the US Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, agree to issue a US Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, a “US Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such US Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the US Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such US Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “US Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such US Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the US Issuing Bank, such US Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the US Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an US Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the US Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the US Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such US Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the US Issuing Bank shall not permit any such extension if (A) the US Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such US Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the US Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the US Administrative Agent that the US Revolving Credit Lenders holding at least 50% of Advances and Commitments under the US Revolving Credit Facility have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the US Administrative Agent, any US Revolving Credit Lender or any US Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the US Issuing Bank not to permit such extension.
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(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any US Letter of Credit or any amendment to a US Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable US Issuing Bank will also deliver to the US Borrowers and the US Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such US Letter of Credit or amendment.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any US Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such US Letter of Credit, the applicable US Issuing Bank shall notify the US Borrowers and the US Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) on the Business Day following the date of any payment by the applicable US Issuing Bank under a US Letter of Credit, so long as the US Borrowers have received notice of such drawing by 10:00 A.M. (Local Time) on such following Business Day (each such date, an “US Honor Date”), the US Borrowers shall reimburse such US Issuing Bank through the US Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing (together with interest thereon at the rate set forth in Section 2.08 for US Revolving Credit Advances bearing interest at the Base Rate). If the US Borrowers fail to so reimburse the applicable US Issuing Bank by such time, the US Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each US Revolving Credit Lender of the US Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “US Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the US Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a US Borrowing to be disbursed on the US Honor Date in an amount equal to the US Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Borrowings, but subject to the amount of the US Unused Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 (other than the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing).
(ii) Each US Revolving Credit Lender (including a US Revolving Credit Lender acting as US Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable US Issuing Bank at the US Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the US Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 P.M. (Local Time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the US Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each US Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a US Letter of Credit Advance to the US Borrowers in such amount. The US Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable US Issuing Bank.
(iii) With respect to any US Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing because the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the US Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable US Issuing Bank a US Letter of Credit Advance in the amount of the US Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which US Letter of Credit Advance shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate described in Section 2.08(b) for US Revolving Credit Advances bearing interest based upon the Base Rate. In such event, each US Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable US Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such US Letter of Credit Advance and shall constitute a US Letter of Credit Advance from such US Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
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(iv) Until each US Revolving Credit Lender funds its US Revolving Credit Advance or US Letter of Credit Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the applicable US Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any US Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such US Issuing Bank.
(v) Each US Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make US Letter of Credit Advances to reimburse the applicable US Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under US Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against such Issuing Bank, the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. No such making of a US Letter of Credit Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the US Borrowers to reimburse the applicable US Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any US Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable US Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such US Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such US Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such US Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the US Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such US Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the applicable US Issuing Bank submitted to any US Revolving Credit Lender (through the US Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any US Issuing Bank has made a payment under any US Letter of Credit and has received from any US Revolving Credit Lender such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Letter of Credit Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the US Administrative Agent receives for the account of the applicable US Issuing Bank any payment in respect of the related US Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the US Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the US Administrative Agent), the US Administrative Agent will distribute to such US Revolving Credit Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such US Revolving Credit Lender’s US Letter of Credit Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the US Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the US Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable US Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any circumstances (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such US Issuing Bank in its discretion), each US Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the US Administrative Agent for the account of such US Issuing Bank its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the US Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such US Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
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(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that any Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), such Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrowers.
The US Borrowers shall promptly examine a copy of each US Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the US Borrowers’ instructions or other irregularity, the US Borrowers will promptly notify the applicable US Issuing Bank. The US Borrowers shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable US Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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Section 2.04 Swing Line Advances. (a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make advances (each such advance, a “Swing Line Advance”) to the US Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date to the Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Advances, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of US Revolving Credit Advances and US L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Advance, (i) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all US Advances and all US L/C Obligations shall not exceed the US Revolving Credit Facility at such time and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the US Revolving Credit Advances of any US Revolving Credit Lender at such time, plus such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all US L/C Obligations at such time, plus such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Advances at such time shall not exceed such US Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment, and provided further that the US Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Advance to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Advance. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the US Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.06, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Advance shall be a Base Rate Advance. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Advance, each US Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Advance in an amount equal to such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Advance.
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(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrowers’ delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the US Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Advance Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of any US Borrower, which may be given by electronic communication. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the US Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by electronic communication or otherwise in writing) from the US Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Advance as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article III is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Advance Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Advance available to such Borrower.
(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Advance cannot be refinanced by such a US Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Advances submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the US Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Advance and each US Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii) If any US Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such US Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such US Lender (acting through the US Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such US Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such US Lender’s Advance included in the relevant US Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Advance, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any US Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each US Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make US Revolving Credit Advances or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Advances pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each US Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Advances pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the US Borrowers to repay Swing Line Advances, together with interest as provided herein.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Advance is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any circumstances (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each US Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The US Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the US Obligations under the Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement.
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(i) terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused portions of the US Revolving Credit Facility, the US Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit (which shall be applied to the US Unused Revolving Credit Commitments (it being understood that such “unused” portion of any such Commitments shall include any portion that becomes unused as a result of any repayment occurring concurrently with such Commitment reduction or termination), as applicable); provided, however, that each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof,
(ii) terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused portions of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility or the Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit (which shall be applied to the Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitments (it being understood that such “unused” portion of any such Commitments shall include any portion that becomes unused as a result of any repayment occurring concurrently with such Commitment reduction or termination), as applicable); provided, however, that each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of €5,000,000 or an integral multiple of €2,500,000 in excess thereof,
(iii) increase the Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit by an amount no more than the lesser of (A) the Equivalent of $125,000,000 in Euros and (B) the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments in effect at the time of such increase; provided, however, that (x) each such increase shall automatically and concurrently result in a decrease in the Equivalent in US Dollars of the same amount in the US Letter of Credit Sublimit (and each notice from the Borrowers to so increase the Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be deemed to also constitute a notice from the Borrowers to so decrease the US Letter of Credit Sublimit) and (y) immediately after giving effect to the decrease in the US Letter of Credit Sublimit described in clause (x), the Available Amount for all US Letters of Credit would not exceed the US Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided further, that each such increase and deemed decrease shall become effective without the consent of any Lender Party and this Section 2.06(a)(iii) shall supersede any provision in Section 10.01 to the contrary, and
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(iv) change the amount (the “Allocated US Availability”) to be deducted from the US Borrowing Base and the Equivalent thereof in Euros to be added to the Foreign Borrowing Base; provided that (A) the Borrowers shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate on the effective date of such change, (B) any increase in the Allocated US Availability shall not exceed the excess of the US Borrowing Base over the sum of the US Advances and the aggregate Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit, in each case immediately prior to such increase, (C) the Equivalent in Euros of any decrease in the Allocated US Availability shall not exceed the excess of the Foreign Borrowing Base over the sum of the Foreign Advances and the aggregate Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit, in each case immediately prior to such decrease, (D) the Allocated US Availability may not be changed more than four times in each calendar month, (E) the Allocated US Availability shall remain constant until the next change thereof pursuant to this Section 2.06(a)(v) and (F) on the Effective Date, the Allocated US Availability shall be $0; provided further, that each change of the Allocated US Availability pursuant to this clause (iv) shall become effective without the consent of any Lender Party and this Section 2.06(a)(iv) shall supersede any provision in Section 10.01 to the contrary.
Section 2.07 Prepayments. (a) Optional. (i) Each Borrower under any Revolving Credit Facility may, upon written notice given to the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility not later than 11:00 A.M. Local Time on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, or the second Business Day prior to the date of the proposed prepayment of Base Rate Advances denominated in Sterling, Euros or Swiss Francs, or on the first Business Day prior to the date of the proposed prepayment of Base Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars, stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount, currency and Type of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility shall, prepay the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Advances and Letter of Credit Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility, in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the aggregate principal amount prepaid and any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 10.04(d); provided, however, that each partial prepayment shall be (x) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, in a principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (y) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, in a principal amount of at least C$1,000,000 or an integral multiple of C$1,000,000 in excess thereof, (z) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Euros, in a principal amount of at least €500,000 or an integral multiple of €500,000 in excess thereof, (aa) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Sterling, in a principal amount of at least £500,000 or an integral multiple of £500,000 in excess thereof and (bb) in the case of each Foreign Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, in a principal amount of CHF1,000,000 or an integral multiple of CHF1,000,000 in excess thereof, or, in each case, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Advance denominated in one currency. Any prepayment of Advances pursuant to this Section 2.07(a) shall be applied to any one or more of the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Advances as directed by the Borrowers.
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(ii) The US Borrowers may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Advances in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the US Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by any US Borrower, the US Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(i) The Borrowers shall, if a Cash Dominion Period, has occurred and is continuing, on the Business Day following the date of receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Cash Dominion Period, prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Advances equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided, however, that (A) the Borrowers shall not be required to make any prepayment hereunder with Net Cash Proceeds unless and until the aggregate amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds (excluding Net Cash Proceeds from Extraordinary Receipts) that have not theretofore been applied to prepay the Advances pursuant to this Section 2.07(b)(i) exceeds $5,000,000 (at such time the Borrowers shall be required to make a prepayment hereunder with all such excess Net Cash Proceeds except to the extent such prepayment is not required under clause (B), (C), (D) or (E) of this proviso), (B) to the extent the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds (excluding Net Cash Proceeds from Extraordinary Receipts) received by the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries shall exceed $10,000,000, only 75% of such excess amount of Net Cash Proceeds received shall be required to be applied to prepayment hereunder, (C) in the case of Net Cash Proceeds that are Extraordinary Receipts in respect of any casualty or condemnation event (“Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds”), to the extent such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds are used to repair, restore or replace the assets that are the subject of such event in substantially the same location promptly after the receipt of such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds by a Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, no such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds shall be required to be applied to any prepayment hereunder, (D) in the case of Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds received with respect to a casualty or condemnation event in respect of Inventory, no such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds shall be required to be applied to any prepayment hereunder and (E) in the case of Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds on account of the claims subject to the Xxxxxxx Fire Settlement, no such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds shall be required to be applied to any prepayment hereunder to the extent that such Extraordinary Receipts Proceeds shall be used to pay or reimburse the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries for funding the settlement fund described in the definition of “Xxxxxxx Fire Settlement” and/or for legal fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Net Cash Proceeds attributable to the assets of the Foreign Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor or any CFC shall not be required under this Section 2.07(b) to be applied to any repayment in respect of the US Revolving Credit Facility and (y) Net Cash Proceeds attributable to the assets of the US Loan Parties shall be applied first to the US Revolving Credit Facility as set forth in clause (iv) below, second, if required under Section 2.03(g), deposited in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account, third, to the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility as set forth in clause (iv) below, fourth, if required under Section 2.21(g), deposited in the Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account.
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(ii) (A) The US Borrowers shall, on each Business Day, if applicable, prepay, in each case without any reduction of any Commitments, an aggregate principal amount of the US Revolving Credit Advances, the US Letter of Credit Advances or the Swing Line Advances or deposit an amount in the US L/C Collateral Account in an amount equal to the amount by which (1) the sum of (x) the US Revolving Credit Advances, the US Letter of Credit Advances and the Swing Line Advances then outstanding plus (y) the aggregate Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds (2) the lesser of (x) the sum of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments and (y) the US Borrowing Base.
(B) The Foreign Borrower shall, on each Business Day, if applicable, prepay, in each case without any reduction of any Commitments, an aggregate principal amount of the Foreign Revolving Credit Advances or the Foreign Letter of Credit Advances or deposit an amount in the Foreign L/C Collateral Account in an amount equal to the amount by which (1) the sum of (x) the Foreign Revolving Credit Advances and the Foreign Letter of Credit Advances then outstanding plus (y) the aggregate Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds (2) the lesser of (x) the sum of the aggregate Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments and (y) the Foreign Borrowing Base, in each case without any reduction of any Commitments.
(iii) The US Borrowers shall, on each Business Day, if applicable, pay to the US Administrative Agent for deposit in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account an amount sufficient to cause the aggregate amount on deposit in such US L/C Cash Collateral Account to equal the amount by which the aggregate Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds the US Letter of Credit Sublimit on such Business Day. The Foreign Borrower shall, on each Business Day, if applicable, pay to the Foreign Administrative Agent for deposit in the Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account an amount sufficient to cause the aggregate amount on deposit in such Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account to equal the amount by which the aggregate Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit then outstanding exceeds the Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit on such Business Day.
(iv) Prepayments of any Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be first applied ratably to prepay Letter of Credit Advances and the Swing Line Advances then outstanding under such Revolving Credit Facility, if any, until such Advances are paid in full, second applied ratably to prepay Revolving Credit Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility then outstanding, if any, until such Advances are paid in full and third, if required under Section 2.03(g) or 2.21(g), as applicable, deposited in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account or Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account, as the case may be, in each case without any reduction of any Commitments; and, in the case of any prepayment of a Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to clause (i) above, the amount remaining, if any, from such Revolving Credit Facility’s portion of such Net Cash Proceeds after the prepayment of the Advances then outstanding and any required Cash Collateralization of Letters of Credit then outstanding may be retained by the Borrowers for use in their business and operations. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit in a L/C Cash Collateral Account, such funds shall be applied to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank or Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.
(v) [Reserved].
(vi) All prepayments under this subsection (b) shall be made together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 10.04(d).
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Section 2.09 Fees. (a) Commitment Fees. (i) The US Borrowers shall pay to the US Administrative Agent for the account of the US Revolving Credit Lenders a commitment fee, from the Effective Date in the case such Lender is an Initial Lender and (if such date is later than the Effective Date) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a US Lender in the case of each other such Lender until the Termination Date, payable in arrears monthly on the first day of each month ending after the Effective Date and on the Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate on the average daily unused portion of the US Unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such US Lender; provided, however, that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
(ii) The Foreign Borrower shall pay to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of the Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders a commitment fee, from the Effective Date in the case such Lender is an Initial Lender and (if such date is later than the Effective Date) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Foreign Lender in the case of each other such Lender until the Termination Date, payable in arrears monthly on the first day of each month ending after the Effective Date and on the Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate on the average daily unused portion of the Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such Foreign Lender; provided, however, that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
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(b) Letter of Credit Fees, Etc.
(i) The US Borrowers shall pay to the US Administrative Agent for the account of each US Revolving Credit Lender a commission, payable in arrears on the first day of each month, on the earliest to occur of the full drawing, expiration, termination or cancellation of any US Letter of Credit and on the Termination Date, on such US Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such month of all US Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time during such month at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Rate Advances under the US Revolving Credit Facility; provided, however, that no such commission shall accrue with respect to any of the US Revolving Credit Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The Foreign Borrower shall pay to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender a commission, payable in arrears on the first day of each month, on the earliest to occur of the full drawing, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Foreign Letter of Credit denominated in any currency and on the Termination Date, on such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such month of all Foreign Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time during such month at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in such currency under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility; provided, however, that no such commission shall accrue with respect to any of the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
(ii) The US Borrowers shall pay to each US Issuing Bank, for its own account, (A) a fronting fee, payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each month and on the Termination Date, on the average daily Available Amount during such month of all US Letters of Credit issued by such US Issuing Bank, at the rate of 0.125% per annum and (B) the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such US Issuing Bank. The Foreign Borrowers shall pay to each Foreign Issuing Bank, for its own account, (A) a fronting fee, payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each month and on the Termination Date, on the average daily Available Amount during such month of all Foreign Letters of Credit issued by such Foreign Issuing Bank, at the rate of 0.125% per annum and (B) the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Foreign Issuing Bank.
Section 2.10 Conversion of Advances. (a) Optional. The applicable Borrowers may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion (or the Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion, in the case of a Conversion of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance to a Base Rate Advance) and subject to the provisions of Section 2.11, Convert all or any portion of the Advances denominated in a currency of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Advances denominated in the same currency of the other Type; provided, however, that any Conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advances, any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(b), no Conversion of any Advances shall result in more separate Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.02(b) and each Conversion of Advances under any Revolving Credit Facility comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility; provided, further, that no Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars under the US Revolving Credit Facility may be Base Rate Advances. Each such notice of Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Advances and the currency denomination to be Converted and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for such Advances. Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the applicable Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line Advance may not be Converted to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance.
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(i) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in US Dollars comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $5,000,000, such Advances shall, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, automatically Convert into Base Rate Advances.
(ii) If the applicable Borrowers shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any currency in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.01, the Administrative Agent under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility will forthwith so notify the Borrowers and the Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility, whereupon each such Eurocurrency Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance denominated in such currency; provided that in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars under the US Revolving Credit Facility, in lieu of such Conversion into Base Rate Advances, upon the US Administrative Agent’s aforesaid notification to the US Borrowers and the US Lenders, the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, be changed into an Interest Period with a duration of one month.
(iii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, (x) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in any currency will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance denominated in such currency and (y) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended; provided that in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars under the US Revolving Credit Facility, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, (A) the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) in this Section 2.10(b)(iii) shall not apply and (B) the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, be changed into an Interest Period with a duration of one month.
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(b) If any Lender Party determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender Party or any corporation controlling such Lender Party and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender Party’s commitment to lend or to issue or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder and other commitments of such type or the issuance or maintenance of or participation in the Letters of Credit (or similar contingent obligations), then, upon demand by such Lender Party or such corporation (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the applicable Borrowers with respect to the affected Facility shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender Party, from time to time as specified by such Lender Party, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender Party in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender Party reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of such Lender Party’s commitment to lend or to issue or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder or to the issuance or maintenance of or participation in any Letters of Credit. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Borrowers by such Lender Party shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances under any Revolving Credit Facility, the Lenders holding at least a majority of the Commitments and Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility notify the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility that the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurocurrency Rate Advances for such Interest Period, such Administrative Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrowers and the Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility, whereupon (i) each such Eurocurrency Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility shall be suspended until such Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility that such Lenders have determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any currency or to continue to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any currency hereunder, then, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to the Borrowers through the Administrative Agent, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in such currency will automatically, upon such demand, Convert into a Base Rate Advance denominated in such currency and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in such currency shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers that such Lender has determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
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(e) For purposes of this Section 2.11, (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act and any and all rules, regulations, orders, requests, guidelines and directives adopted, promulgated or implemented in connection therewith, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued, in each case are deemed to have been introduced and adopted after the date of this Agreement.
Section 2.12 Payments and Computations. (a) The US Borrowers shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes, without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or set-off (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.16), not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York, New York time) on the day when due in US Dollars for US Advances denominated in US Dollars or in Canadian Dollars for Canadian Advances denominated in Canadian Dollars to the US Administrative Agent at the US Administrative Agent’s Office in same day funds. The Foreign Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes, without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or set-off (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.16), not later than 11:00 A.M. Local Time on the day when due, in the case of principal and interest of Advances denominated in a currency, in such currency, and in the case of fees and other amounts, in Euros, to the Foreign Administrative Agent at the Foreign Administrative Agent’s Office in same day funds. Each Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause like funds to be distributed (i) if such payment by the applicable Borrowers is in respect of principal, interest, commitment fees or any other Obligation then payable hereunder and under the Notes to more than one Lender Party, to such Lender Parties for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices ratably in accordance with the amounts of such respective Obligations then payable to such Lender Parties and (ii) if such payment by the applicable Borrowers is in respect of any Obligation then payable hereunder to one Lender Party, to such Lender Party for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance, each Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender Party assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
(b) If the US Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the US Obligations under the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the Advances to which, or the manner in which, such funds are to be applied, the US Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each US Lender Party ratably in accordance with such US Lender Party’s proportionate share of the principal amount of all outstanding US Advances and the Available Amount of all US Letters of Credit then outstanding, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding US Advances or other US Obligations under the Loan Documents owed to such Lender Party, and for application to such principal installments, as the US Administrative Agent shall direct. If the Foreign Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Foreign Obligations under the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the Advances to which, or the manner in which, such funds are to be applied, the Foreign Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each Foreign Lender Party ratably in accordance with such Foreign Lender Party’s proportionate share of the principal amount of all outstanding Foreign Advances and the Available Amount of all Foreign Letters of Credit then outstanding, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Foreign Advances or other Foreign Obligations under the Loan Documents owed to such Lender Party, and for application to such principal installments, as the Foreign Administrative Agent shall direct.
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(c) The US Borrowers hereby authorize each US Lender Party, if and to the extent payment owed to such US Lender Party is not made when due hereunder or, in the case of a US Lender, under the Note held by such US Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of the US Borrowers’ accounts with such US Lender Party any amount so due (subject to the limitations on the exercise of remedies upon an Event of Default set forth in Article VI hereof). Each of the US Lender Parties hereby agrees to notify the Borrowers promptly after any such setoff and application shall be made by such US Lender Party; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such charge. The Foreign Borrower hereby authorizes each Foreign Lender Party, if and to the extent payment owed to such Foreign Lender Party is not made when due hereunder or, in the case of a Foreign Lender, under the Note held by such Foreign Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of any Foreign Loan Party’s accounts with such Foreign Lender Party any amount so due (subject to the limitations on the exercise of remedies upon an Event of Default set forth in Article VI hereof). Each of the Foreign Lender Parties hereby agrees to notify the Borrowers promptly after any such setoff and application shall be made by such Foreign Lender Party; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such charge.
(d) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of fees and Letter of Credit commissions shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest, fees or commissions are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate, fee or commission hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(e) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or commitment fee, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.
(f) Unless the US Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the US Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to any US Lender Party hereunder that the US Borrowers will not make such payment in full, the US Administrative Agent may assume that the US Borrowers have made such payment in full to the US Administrative Agent on such date and the US Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each such US Lender Party on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such US Lender Party. If and to the extent the US Borrowers shall not have so made such payment in full to the US Administrative Agent, each such US Lender Party shall repay to the US Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such US Lender Party in immediately available funds together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such US Lender Party until the date such US Lender Party repays such amount to the US Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the US Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation. Unless the Foreign Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Foreign Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to any Foreign Lender Party hereunder that the Foreign Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Foreign Administrative Agent may assume that the Foreign Borrower has made such payment in full to the Foreign Administrative Agent on such date and the Foreign Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each such Foreign Lender Party on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Foreign Lender Party. If and to the extent the Foreign Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Foreign Administrative Agent, each such Foreign Lender Party shall repay to the Foreign Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Foreign Lender Party in immediately available funds together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Foreign Lender Party until the date such Foreign Lender Party repays such amount to the Foreign Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Foreign Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.
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(g) All principal and interest in respect of Advances denominated in any currency shall be payable in such currency; all fees payable under Section 2.09 in respect of the US Revolving Credit Facility shall be payable in US Dollars; all fees payable under Section 2.09 in respect of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility shall be payable in Euros; and unless otherwise specified herein or in the applicable Loan Document, all other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be payable in US Dollars.
Section 2.13 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender Party or any Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.12 or the applicable provisions of such other Loan Document, if any, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, fees or withholdings, and all liabilities, penalties, interest and additions to tax with respect thereto (“Taxes”), excluding any of the following taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (i) taxes that are imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), franchise taxes, and branch profits taxes, in each case, (A) imposed by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or has its principal office or, in the case of each Lender Party, its Applicable Lending Office, or (B) that are imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than connections that would not have arisen but for entering into the Loan Documents, receiving any payments under or with respect to the Loan Documents, or enforcing any rights and remedies under the Loan Documents), (ii) any U.S. federal withholding tax that would not have been imposed but for a failure by such Recipient (or any financial institution through which any payment is made to such Lender Party or such Agent) to comply with FATCA, (iii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the loan or Commitment or (B) such Lender changes its Applicable Lending Office, except for any change or assignment requested by a Borrower or to the extent amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender before it changed its Applicable Lending Office, and (iv) in the case of any Lender, any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.13(e) (all such non-excluded Taxes in respect of payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document being hereinafter referred to as “Indemnified Taxes” and all such excluded Taxes in respect of payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document being hereinafter referred to as “Excluded Taxes”). If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Administrative Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender Party or any Agent, (i) the sum payable by such Loan Party shall be increased as may be necessary so that after such Loan Party and the applicable Administrative Agent have made all required deductions for Indemnified Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.13) such Lender Party or such Agent, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction for Indemnified Taxes been made, (ii) such Loan Party or the applicable Administrative Agent, as required by law, shall make all required deductions for Taxes and (iii) such Loan Party or the applicable Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such law, shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) In addition, the Borrowers shall pay any present or future stamp, documentary, excise, property, intangible, mortgage recording or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from any payment made by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performance under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).
(c) The Borrowers shall indemnify each Lender Party and each Agent for and hold them harmless against the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes, including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.13, imposed on or paid by such Lender Party or such Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted. A certificate as to the amount of any such taxes or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender (with a copy to the applicable Administrative Agent), or by the applicable Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender Party or such Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor. Each Lender Party shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify each Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, against any (i) Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender Party (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender Party, in each case, that are payable or paid by an Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such 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 any Lender Party by an Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agents to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender Party, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to an Administrative Agent under this paragraph.
(d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the appropriate Loan Party shall furnish to each applicable Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 10.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment, to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to such Administrative Agent. In the case of any payment hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or on behalf of a US Loan Party through an account or branch outside the United States or by or on behalf of a US Loan Party by a payor that is not a United States person, if such Loan Party determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, such US Loan Party shall furnish, or shall cause such payor to furnish, to the applicable Administrative Agent, at such address, an opinion of counsel acceptable to such Administrative Agent stating that such payment is exempt from Taxes. For purposes of subsections (d) and (e) of this Section 2.13, the terms “United States” and “United States person” shall have the meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(e) Each Lender Party under any Revolving Credit Facility organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States shall, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Initial Lender Party and on the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender Party in the case of each other Lender Party, and from time to time thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by the Borrowers (but only so long thereafter as such Lender Party remains lawfully able to do so), provide each of the Administrative Agent and US Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility with whichever of the following is applicable: (i) two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, (ii) two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, (iii) two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation, (iv) in the case of a Lender Party claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1, K-2, K-3 or K-4, as applicable, to the effect that such Lender Party is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Loan Party within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (any such certificate, a “US Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or (v) two executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable laws to permit the applicable Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. Each Lender Party under any Revolving Credit Facility that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or such Administrative Agent if necessary to enable the Borrowers or such Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender Party is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and each Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. If any form or document referred to in this subsection (e) requires the disclosure of information, other than information necessary to compute the tax payable and information required by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or the related certificate described above, or, in each case, any successor or related form required by the Internal Revenue Service to establish an exemption from or reduction in the rate of, United States withholding tax, that the applicable Lender Party reasonably considers to be confidential, such Lender Party shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and shall not be obligated to include in such form or document such confidential information.
(f) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers and an Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or such Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or such Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and such Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
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(g) Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall any Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender Party, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender Party, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender Party. If any applicable Administrative Agent or any Lender Party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Administrative Agent or such Lender Party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of such Administrative Agent or such Lender Party, agree to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Administrative Agent or such Lender Party in the event such Administrative Agent or such Lender Party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Administrative Agent or any Lender Party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Person.
(h) Any Lender Party claiming any additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.11 or this Section 2.13 shall use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and requirements of law) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office if such a change (i) is necessary to reduce any such additional amounts and (ii) would not, in the sole discretion exercised in good faith of such Lender Party, be disadvantageous to such Lender Party.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Foreign Borrower nor the Swiss Guarantor shall be required to provide any indemnify under this Section 2.13 in respect of any US Obligations.
Section 2.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender Party under any Revolving Credit Facility shall obtain at any time any payment, whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise (other than pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.13, 10.04 or 10.07), (a) on account of Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility due and payable to such Lender Party hereunder and under the Notes at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility due and payable to such Lender Party at such time (other than pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.13, 10.04 or 10.07) to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility due and payable to all Lender Parties hereunder and under the Notes at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility due and payable to all Lender Parties hereunder and under the Notes at such time obtained by all the Lender Parties at such time or (b) on account of Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender Party hereunder and under the Notes at such time (other than pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.13, 10.04 or 10.07) in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility owing to such Lender Party at such time (other than pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.13, 10.04 or 10.07) to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility owing (but not due and payable) to all Lender Parties hereunder and under the Notes at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility owing (but not due and payable) to all Lender Parties hereunder and under the Notes at such time obtained by all of the Lender Parties at such time, such Lender Party shall forthwith purchase from the other Lender Parties under such Revolving Credit Facility such participations in the Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility under the Loan Documents due and payable or owing to them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender Party to share the excess payment ratably in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility with each of them; provided, however, that, if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender Party, such purchase from such other Lender Party shall be rescinded and such other Lender Party shall repay to the purchasing Lender Party the purchase price to the extent of such Lender Party’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the purchase price paid to such Lender Party to (ii) the aggregate purchase price paid to all Lender Parties under such Revolving Credit Facility) of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender Party’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such other Lender Party’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender Party) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender Party in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrowers under each Revolving Credit Facility agree that any Lender Party under such Revolving Credit Facility so purchasing a participation from another Lender Party pursuant to this Section 2.14 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender Party were the direct creditor of such Borrowers in the amount of such participation.
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Section 2.15 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Advances shall only be utilized (i) to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with such refinancing and the Transactions and (ii) to provide financing for working capital, letters of credit, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and the Guarantors, including but not limited to investments in other Subsidiaries to the extent not prohibited under this Agreement or to Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure with respect to Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15, the Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Advances to grant inter-company loans to the Swiss Guarantor, it being understood that nothing in this clause shall restrict commercial transactions in the ordinary course between the Borrowers and the Swiss Guarantor.
Section 2.16 Defaulting Lenders. (a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
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Section 2.17 Evidence of Debt. (a) The Advances made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the applicable Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and any Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Advances made by the Lenders to the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the applicable Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations hereunder. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of any Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through any applicable Administrative Agent, the applicable Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through such Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Advances under each applicable Revolving Credit Facility in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Advances and payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility and (in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility) Swing Line Advances. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
Section 2.18 Replacement of Certain Lenders. In the event a Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility shall have (a) become a Defaulting Lender under Section 2.16, (b) requested compensation from the Borrowers under Section 2.13 with respect to Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes or with respect to increased costs or capital or under Section 2.11 or other additional costs incurred by such Lender which, in any case, are not being incurred generally by the other Lenders, (c) delivered a notice pursuant to Section 2.11(d) claiming that such Lender is unable to extend Eurocurrency Rate Advances to the Borrowers for reasons not generally applicable to the other Lenders or (d) become a Non-Consenting Lender (in each case, an “Affected Lender”), then, in any case, the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility may make written demand on such Affected Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent in the case of a demand by the Borrowers and a copy to the Borrowers in the case of a demand by the Administrative Agent) for the Affected Lender to assign, and such Affected Lender shall assign pursuant to one or more duly executed Assignments and Acceptances within 5 Business Days after the date of such demand, to one or more financial institutions that the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall have engaged for such purpose, all of such Affected Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, its Commitment, all Advances owing to it, all of its participation interests in existing Letters of Credit, and its obligation to participate in additional Letters of Credit hereunder), in accordance with Section 10.07. The Administrative Agent under any Revolving Credit Facility is authorized to execute one or more of such Assignments and Acceptances as attorney-in-fact for any Affected Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility failing to execute and deliver the same within 5 Business Days after the date of such demand. Further, with respect to such assignment, the Affected Lender shall have concurrently received, in cash, all amounts due and owing to the Affected Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided that upon such Affected Lender’s replacement, such Affected Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11, 2.13 and 10.04, as well as to any fees accrued for its account hereunder and not yet paid, and shall continue to be obligated under Section 7.09 with respect to losses, obligations, liabilities, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements for matters which occurred prior to the date the Affected Lender is replaced.
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Section 2.19 Commitment Increase. (a) The Borrowers may at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date (but no more than five times during the term of the Facilities), by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request one or more increases in the amount of the US Revolving Credit Commitments and/or the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Commitment Increase”); provided that upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment (as defined below), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and each Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25,000,000 in the case of a Commitment Increase under the US Revolving Credit Facility or €15,000,000 in the case of a Commitment Increase under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility (provided that such amount may be less than $25,000,000 or €15,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Commitment Increases shall not result in the aggregate Commitments exceeding $400,000,000 (calculated based on the Equivalent thereof in US Dollars in the case of Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments). Each notice from the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall set forth the requested amount of the relevant Commitment Increase. Commitment Increases may be provided by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to provide a portion of any Commitment Increase) or by any other Eligible Assignee (provided that any required approval of such Eligible Assignee by the Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the commitment of any such Eligible Assignee to the relevant Commitment Increase is at least $5,000,000 in the case of a Commitment Increase under the US Revolving Credit Facility or €5,000,000 in the case of a Commitment Increase under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility). Commitments in respect of Commitment Increases shall become Commitments (or in the case of a Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to Schedule I (with a joinder agreement in the case of any Eligible Assignee providing any portion of such Commitment Increases), executed by the applicable Administrative Agent, each Lender and Eligible Assignee that is in each case agreeing to provide any portion of the relevant Commitment Increase, and the Borrowers. Any such Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate (including any increase in the Applicable Margin and the fees set out in Sections 2.09, provided that any such increase shall apply to and be for the benefit of all the Lenders under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility), in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Borrowing, issuance or renewal” or similar language in such Section 3.02 shall be deemed to refer to in such instance to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment). The Borrowers may use Commitment Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.
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(b) Upon each increase in the Commitments under any Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to this Section 2.19, (x) each Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Commitment Increase (each a “Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such increase, and each such Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding participations hereunder in Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility held by each Lender (including each such Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility of all Lenders represented by such Lender’s Commitment under such Revolving Credit Facility and (y) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility outstanding, portions of such Advances shall on the date of the effectiveness of such Commitment Increase be prepaid with the proceeds of additional Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility made by the Commitment Increase Lenders (such that after giving effect to such prepayment, the percentage of the Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility held by each Lender will equal the percentage of the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Lender’s Commitment under such Revolving Credit Facility after giving effect to such Commitment Increase), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Advances being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 10.04(d). The Administrative Agents and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. Except as permitted under Section 2.19(a) with respect to any increase in Applicable Margin and fees, the terms and conditions of such Commitment Increases (including pricing and maturity date) shall be identical to those applicable to the Commitments immediately prior to the effectiveness of such Commitment Increases, and the applicable commitments to the relevant Commitment Increase shall, upon the effectiveness of the relevant Commitment Increase, constitute Commitments hereunder. This Section 2.19 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.
Section 2.20 Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability. (a) Joint and Several Liability. Each US Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to the US Administrative Agent and the US Lenders the prompt payment and performance of, all US Obligations under the Loan Documents. Each US Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligations hereunder constitute a continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection, that such guaranty obligations shall not be discharged until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of all US Obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) the Termination Date, and that such guaranty obligations are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of (A) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any Obligations thereunder; (B) the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section 2.20) or any other Loan Document, or any waiver, consent or indulgence of any kind by any Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto; (C) the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect a Lien or to preserve rights against, any security or guaranty for the Obligations under the Loan Documents or any action, or the absence of any action, by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any security or guaranty); (D) the insolvency of any Loan Party; (E) any election by any Administrative Agent or any Lender in an Insolvency Proceeding for the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (F) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any other Borrower, as debtor-in-possession under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; (G) the disallowance of any claims of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Loan Party for the repayment of any Obligations under the Loan Documents under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; or (H) any other action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, except the payment in full in cash of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, neither the Foreign Borrower nor the Swiss Guarantor shall be liable for any US Obligations.
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(ii) At any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Administrative Agent and the Lenders may, in their discretion, pursue such rights and remedies as they deem appropriate, including realization upon Collateral by judicial foreclosure or non-judicial sale or enforcement, without affecting any rights and remedies under this Section 2.20. If, in taking any action in connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies, any Administrative Agent or any Lender shall forfeit any other rights or remedies, including the right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Borrower or other Person, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or otherwise, each Borrower consents to such action and waives any claim based upon it, even if the action may result in loss of any rights of subrogation that any Borrower might otherwise have had. Any election of remedies that results in denial or impairment of the right of any Administrative Agent or any Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against any US Borrower shall not impair any other US Borrower’s obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies, such as nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any security for the Obligations under the Loan Documents, even though that election of remedies destroys such Borrower’s rights of subrogation against any other Person. The Administrative Agent under any Revolving Credit Facility may bid all or a portion of the Obligations under such Revolving Credit Facility under the Loan Documents at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at any private sale, and the amount of such bid need not be paid by such Administrative Agent but shall be credited against such Obligations under the Loan Documents. The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility or any other Person is the successful bidder, shall be conclusively deemed to be the fair market value of the Collateral acquired pursuant to such sale, and, after application of the proceeds of such sale and/or, if applicable, the amount of such credit bid to payment of the Obligations under such Revolving Credit Facility under the Loan Documents, the difference between such bid amount and the remaining balance of such Obligations under the Loan Documents shall be conclusively deemed to be the amount of such Obligations under the Loan Documents guaranteed under this Section 2.20, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which such Administrative Agent or any Lender might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such sale.
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(ii) If any US Borrower makes a payment under this Section 2.20 of any US Obligations under the Loan Documents (other than amounts for which such Borrower is primarily liable) (a “Guarantor Payment”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments previously or concurrently made by any other US Borrower, exceeds the amount that such US Borrower would otherwise have paid if each US Borrower had paid the aggregate US Obligations under the Loan Documents satisfied by such Guarantor Payments in the same proportion that such US Borrower’s Allocable Amount bore to the total Allocable Amounts of all US Borrowers, then such US Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and to be reimbursed by, each other US Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment. The “Allocable Amount” for any US Borrower shall be the maximum amount that could then be recovered from such US Borrower under this Section 2.20 without rendering such payment voidable under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state fraudulent transfer or conveyance act, or similar statute or common law.
(iii) Nothing contained in this Section 2.20 shall limit the liability of any US Borrower to pay US Revolving Credit Advances made directly or indirectly to that US Borrower (including US Revolving Credit Advances advanced to any other US Borrower and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, such US Borrower), US L/C Obligations relating to US Letters of Credit issued to support such US Borrower’s business, and all accrued interest, fees, expenses and other related US Obligations under the Loan Documents, with respect thereto, for which such US Borrower shall be primarily liable for all purposes hereunder.
Section 2.21 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Foreign Letters of Credit (a) The Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) The Foreign Lenders (including each Foreign Lender that issued any Existing Letter of Credit) and the Foreign Borrower agree that effective as of the Effective Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued and maintained under, and to be governed by the terms and conditions of, this Agreement as Foreign Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Foreign Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.21, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Foreign Letters of Credit for the account of any Foreign Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any Foreign Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Issuing Banks shall not be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit, and no Foreign Revolving Credit Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such issuance, (w) the Available Amount for all Foreign Letters of Credit issued by such Foreign Issuing Bank would exceed the lesser of the Foreign Letter of Credit Sublimit at such time and such Foreign Issuing Bank’s Foreign Letter of Credit Commitment at such time, (x) the Available Amount of such Foreign Letter of Credit would exceed the aggregate Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitments or (y) the Available Amount of such Foreign Letter of Credit would exceed the Foreign Availability at such time. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Foreign Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Foreign Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Foreign Letters of Credit to replace Foreign Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
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(ii) No Foreign Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Foreign Letter of Credit, and no Foreign Revolving Credit Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Foreign Letter of Credit, if: (A) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which such Issuing Bank in good xxxxx xxxxx materially adverse to it; (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless such Foreign Issuing Bank has approved such expiry date; (C) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank; or (D) such Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than $100,000 (unless such Issuing Bank agrees otherwise), or is to be denominated in a currency other than US Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros or Swiss Francs (except with the prior written consent of such Issuing Bank).
(iii) No Foreign Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to amend or extend any Foreign Letter of Credit if (A) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended or extended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment or extension to such Letter of Credit.
(iv) [Reserved]
(v) In addition to the other conditions precedent herein set forth, if any Foreign Lender becomes, and during the period it remains a Defaulting Lender, no Foreign Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Foreign Letter of Credit or to amend or extend any outstanding Foreign Letter of Credit to increase the face amount thereof, alter the drawing terms thereunder or extend the expiry date thereof, unless such Issuing Bank is satisfied that any exposure that would result therefrom is eliminated or fully covered by the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders or by Cash Collateralization or a combination thereof reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank.
(i) Each Foreign Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Foreign Borrower delivered to the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Foreign Administrative Agent) in the form of a Foreign Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Foreign Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Foreign Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as such Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Foreign Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as such Issuing Bank may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Foreign Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as such Issuing Bank may reasonably require.
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(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Foreign Letter of Credit Application for a Foreign Letter of Credit, the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank will confirm with the Foreign Administrative Agent (by electronic communication or otherwise in writing) that the Foreign Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Foreign Letter of Credit Application from the Foreign Borrower and, if not, such Foreign Issuing Bank will provide the Foreign Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by such Foreign Issuing Bank of confirmation from the Foreign Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Foreign Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a Foreign Letter of Credit for the account of the Foreign Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such Foreign Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Foreign Letter of Credit, each Foreign Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such Foreign Issuing Bank a risk participation in such Foreign Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Foreign Lender’s Pro Rata Share in respect of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility times the amount of such Foreign Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Foreign Borrower so requests in any applicable Foreign Letter of Credit Application, the Foreign Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, agree to issue a Foreign Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, a “Foreign Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Foreign Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Foreign Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Foreign Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Foreign Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Foreign Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the Foreign Issuing Bank, such Foreign Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Foreign Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an Foreign Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the Foreign Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Foreign Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Foreign Issuing Bank shall not permit any such extension if (A) the Foreign Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Foreign Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Foreign Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Foreign Administrative Agent that the Foreign Revolving Credit Lenders holding at least 50% of Advances and Commitments under the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Foreign Administrative Agent, any Foreign Revolving Credit Lender or any Foreign Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the Foreign Issuing Bank not to permit such extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Foreign Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Foreign Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank will also deliver to the Foreign Borrower and the Foreign Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Foreign Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Foreign Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Foreign Letter of Credit, the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank shall notify the Foreign Borrower and the Foreign Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 A.M. (Local Time) on the Business Day following the date of any payment by the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank under a Foreign Letter of Credit, so long as the Foreign Borrower have received notice of such drawing by 10:00 A.M. (Local Time) on such following Business Day (each such date, an “Foreign Honor Date”), the Foreign Borrower shall reimburse such Foreign Issuing Bank through the Foreign Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing (together with interest thereon at the rate set forth in Section 2.08 for Foreign Revolving Credit Advances bearing interest at the Base Rate). If the Foreign Borrower fails to so reimburse the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank by such time, the Foreign Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender of the Foreign Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Foreign Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Foreign Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Foreign Borrowing to be disbursed on the Foreign Honor Date in an amount equal to the Foreign Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Borrowings, but subject to the amount of the Foreign Unused Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 (other than the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing). Any notice given by an Issuing Bank or the Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.21(c)(i) may be given by electronic communication.
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(ii) Each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender (including a Foreign Revolving Credit Lender acting as Foreign Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.21(c)(i) make funds available to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank at the Foreign Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Foreign Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 P.M. (Local Time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Foreign Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.21(c)(iii), each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Foreign Letter of Credit Advance to the Foreign Borrower in such amount. The Foreign Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank.
(iii) With respect to any Foreign Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing because the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Foreign Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank a Foreign Letter of Credit Advance in the amount of the Foreign Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Foreign Letter of Credit Advance shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate described in Section 2.08(b) for Foreign Revolving Credit Advances bearing interest based upon the Base Rate. In such event, each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.21(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Foreign Letter of Credit Advance and shall constitute a Foreign Letter of Credit Advance from such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.21.
(iv) Until each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender funds its Foreign Revolving Credit Advance or Foreign Letter of Credit Advance pursuant to this Section 2.21(c) to reimburse the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Foreign Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such Foreign Issuing Bank.
(v) Each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Foreign Letter of Credit Advances to reimburse the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Foreign Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.21(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against such Issuing Bank, the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. No such making of a Foreign Letter of Credit Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Foreign Borrower to reimburse the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
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(vi) If any Foreign Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.21(c) by the time specified in Section 2.21(c)(ii), such Foreign Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Foreign Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Foreign Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect and a rate determined by the Foreign Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation. A certificate of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank submitted to any Foreign Revolving Credit Lender (through the Foreign Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Foreign Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Foreign Letter of Credit and has received from any Foreign Revolving Credit Lender such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s Letter of Credit Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.21(c), if the Foreign Administrative Agent receives for the account of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank any payment in respect of the related Foreign Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Foreign Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Foreign Administrative Agent), the Foreign Administrative Agent will distribute to such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender’s Foreign Letter of Credit Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Foreign Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.21(c)(i) is required to be returned under any circumstances (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Foreign Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Foreign Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Foreign Administrative Agent for the account of such Foreign Issuing Bank its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Foreign Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Foreign Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect and a rate determined by the Foreign Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that any Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), such Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
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(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrowers.
The Foreign Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Foreign Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Foreign Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Foreign Borrower will promptly notify the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank. The Foreign Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable Foreign Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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(iii) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.21(g) or Sections 2.03(g), 2.07, 2.16, 5.01(i) or 6.02 in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Advances shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, Swing Line Advances, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.
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(iv) Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure in respect of Foreign Letters of Credit or other obligations in respect of Foreign Letters of Credit shall be released promptly following (A) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.07(a))) or (B) the Foreign Administrative Agents’ good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Banks may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
Section 2.22 Extensions.
(a) The Borrowers and any one or more Lenders may at any time and from time to time agree that all or a portion of such Lender’s Commitments in respect of any Facility (an “Existing Revolving Credit Facility”) be converted and/or modified to extend the final maturity date or scheduled date(s) of any payments of principal, as applicable, with respect to such Commitments and the Advances then outstanding or subsequently made in respect thereof (any such Commitments which have been so converted and/or modified, “Extended Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.22, in each case, pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Amendment”) executed by the applicable Borrowers and each Lender agreeing to provide any portion of the relevant Extended Commitments; provided, a copy of such Extension Amendment shall be provided to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the applicable Lender Parties); provided further, that no such extension shall be effective to extend the “Maturity Date” with respect to any applicable Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender (if such Commitments relate to the US Revolving Credit Facility) without the consent of such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. The terms and conditions of the Extended Commitments shall be identical in all material respects to the Existing Revolving Credit Facility from which such Extended Commitments are to be converted and/or modified except that (1) all or any of the scheduled payments of principal (including payment at maturity) in respect of the Extended Commitments and Advances made thereunder may be delayed to dates later than the scheduled payments of principal of the Commitments and Advances, as applicable, under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, to the extent provided in such Extension Amendment, and (2) the Applicable Margin and/or fees payable with respect to the Extended Commitments and Advances made in respect thereof may be different from the same provisions under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, to the extent provided in such Extension Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Facility converted into Extended Commitments pursuant to any Extension Amendment. Upon the effectiveness of such Extension Amendment, the Extended Commitments shall be Commitments under the same Facility as the related Existing Revolving Credit Facility.
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(b) All Extended Commitments, Advances made thereunder and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under related Existing Revolving Credit Facility under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agents to enter into further amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrowers solely as may be necessary in order to establish new classes or sub-classes in respect of such Commitments so extended and/or modified and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers in connection with the establishment of such new classes or sub-classes, of Commitments and/or Advances made in respect thereof, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.22. The Administrative Agents and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.22. This Section 2.22 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. The initial obligation of the Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances, and the obligation of any Issuing Bank to issue the initial Letter of Credit are, in each case, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent (the first date on which all such conditions shall have been satisfied or waived being the “Effective Date”):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated such day (unless otherwise specified) and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each Initial Lender:
(i) Executed counterparts of this Agreement and each Guaranty.
(ii) The Notes payable to the order of the Lenders to the extent requested in accordance with Section 2.17(a).
(iii) Certified copies of the resolutions of the boards of directors of each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor (as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Date) and in respect of the Foreign Borrower, its shareholders, in customary form approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(iv) A copy of the charter or other constitutive document of each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor and each amendment thereto, certified (as of a date reasonably near the Effective Date), if applicable, by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, thereof as being a true and correct copy thereof; and (x) with respect to the Foreign Borrower, an up-to-date excerpt (uittreksel) from the trade register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamers van Koophandel); and (y) with respect to the Swiss Guarantor a certified copy of the excerpt of the commercial register of the Canton of Thurgau relating to the Swiss Guarantor and a certified copy of the articles of association of the Swiss Guarantor issued by the commercial register of the Canton of Thurgau.
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(v) A certificate of each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor signed on behalf of each such Borrower and each such Guarantor, respectively, by a director, its President or a Vice President and its Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, dated the Effective Date (the statements made in which certificate shall be true on and as of the Effective Date), in customary form, certifying as to (A) the accuracy and completeness as of the Effective Date of the charter or other constitutive document of each such Borrower or such Guarantor and each amendment thereto delivered in connection with this Agreement and the absence of any changes thereto; (B) the accuracy and completeness of the bylaws (or equivalent organizational document) delivered in connection with this Agreement of each such Borrower or such Guarantor as in effect on the date on which the resolutions of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person referred to in Section 3.01(a)(iii) were adopted and the absence of any changes thereto; (C) a certificate as to the good standing (or equivalent document to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Borrower or such Guarantor as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official, register or notary) of the jurisdiction where such Borrower or such Guarantor is organized and, to the extent available in such jurisdiction, commercial register excerpts; and (D) in the case of the Foreign Borrower, the accuracy and completeness of the trade register excerpt delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iv) above.
(vi) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or director in the case of the Foreign Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor) of each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor, in customary form, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of each such Borrower and such Guarantor, respectively, authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder to which it is a party.
(vii) A certificate (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company attesting to the Solvency of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions.
(viii) A certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company, in customary form, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 3.01(f)(i) and Sections 3.02(i)(A) and (B) have been satisfied.
(ix) The following: (A) reasonably satisfactory evidence that certificates representing the Initial Pledged Equity, accompanied by undated stock powers, duly executed in blank, and such instruments evidencing the Initial Pledged Debt, duly indorsed in blank, as the US Loan Parties may be able to deliver using their reasonable best efforts, have been delivered to and remained held by the administrative agent under the Term Facility, and (B) evidence of insurance (to the extent required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
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(x) (A) Each Security Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party expressed to be a party to it, together with evidence that all actions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the Liens and security interests in the Revolving Facility Collateral and the Liens and security interests in the Term Facility Collateral, in each case created under such Security Agreement, have been taken or will be taken in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, (B) each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party having Intellectual Property covered thereby, together with evidence that all actions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the Liens and security interests created under such Intellectual Property Security Agreement in the United States have been taken or will be taken in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, (C) each Foreign Security Document (other than those set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above), duly executed by the relevant Foreign Loan Parties, (D) each Foreign Account Control Agreement duly executed by the appropriate parties, (E) the Deposit Account Control Agreements, in each case referred to in the Security Agreements and duly executed by the appropriate parties, (F) the Intercreditor Agreements, duly executed by the parties thereto and (G) the Subordination Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto; provided, however, that if the Company is unable to deliver one or more of the items described in clause (E) above after the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts, or one or more of the items described in clause (B) above, or the item described in clause (C) or (D) above with respect to the Foreign Account Control Agreement for the account no. 0000000 at Commerzbank, delivery of such undelivered items shall not be a condition precedent under this Section 3.01, and the Company hereby agrees to deliver such items to the Administrative Agent within 60 days after the Effective Date; provided further that in each case, the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, grant extensions of such time period.
(xi) Certified copies of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any US Loan Party as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions, as applicable, in which any Loan Party is organized or maintains its principal place of business, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens and other Liens permitted under Section 5.02(a)).
(xii) (A) audited annual financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, for the year ended December 31, 2012; and (B) interim unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2012 through September 30, 2013.
(xiii) A Notice of Borrowing for (and to the extent of) any Borrowing to be made, and/or one or more Letter of Credit Applications for each Letter of Credit (other than Existing Letters of Credit) to be issued, on the Effective Date, if any.
(xiv) A favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.
(xv) A favorable opinion of Eversheds B.V., Dutch counsel to the Foreign Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent.
(xvi) A favorable opinion of Eversheds Ltd, Swiss counsel to the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent.
(xvii) A favorable opinion of Norton Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, English counsel to the Administrative Agents.
(xviii) [Reserved]
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(xix) A favorable opinion of Norton Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, German counsel to the Administrative Agents.
(xx) A favorable opinion of Lydian CVBA, Belgian counsel to the Administrative Agents.
(xxi) A favorable opinion of Xxxx & Staehelin, Swiss counsel to the Administrative Agents.
(b) No Default; Representations and Warranties. The conditions set forth in clauses (i)(A) and (B) in Section 3.02 shall be satisfied on the Effective Date (i) with respect to any Advance or issuance of any Letter of Credit to be made on the Effective Date (ii) or, absent the making of any Advance or issuance of any Letter of Credit on the Effective Date, as if an Advance were made on the Effective Date.
(c) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Lenders shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate as of October 31, 2013.
(d) Payment of Fees. All costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, title premiums, survey charges and recording taxes and fees) and other compensation contemplated by the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and payable to the Agents and/or the Lenders shall have been paid to the extent due.
(e) [Reserved]
(f) Others.
(i) Since December 31, 2012, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Change, or any event or occurrence which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. There shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding pending in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality that (i) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or (ii) restrains, prevents or imposes or can reasonably be expected to impose conditions materially adverse to the Lenders upon any Revolving Credit Facility.
(ii) All material governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the Facilities and the Transactions shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any adverse conditions that are not reasonably acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect.
(iii) The Foreign Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent requested no later than 3 Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
(iv) The Administrative Agents shall have received, with respect to each Mortgage, each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents:
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(A) (i) amendments to the Second Lien Mortgages, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the US Administrative Agent and (ii) duly executed Third Lien Mortgages, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Foreign Administrative Agent (each, a “Third Lien Mortgage”) (such Second Lien Mortgage, as so amended, together with the Third Lien Mortgages and each other mortgage delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(l), in each case as amended, the “Mortgages”), duly executed by the appropriate Loan Party, together with:
(B) evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agents may deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid second and subsisting Lien on the property described therein in favor of the Administrative Agents for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all filing, documentary, stamp, intangible and recording taxes and fees have been paid;
(C) fully paid date down, modification endorsements or, if not available in the applicable jurisdiction, new American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies, with endorsements (including same as survey endorsements) and in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents, issued by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents, insuring the Second Lien Mortgages (such policies, the “Second Lien Mortgage Policies”) and the Third Lien Mortgages (such policies, the “Third Lien Mortgage Policies”) to be valid and subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, excepting only Liens permitted under Section 5.02(a);
(D) American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid, and dated or rectified to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, certified (or, in the case of existing surveys, recertified or updated) to the Administrative Agents and the issuer of the Second Lien Mortgage Policies and the Third Lien Mortgage Policies in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents by a land surveyor duly registered and licensed in the States in which the property described in such surveys is located and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents; provided, however, if title insurers agree that Second Lien Mortgage Policies and the Third Lien Mortgage Policies can be issued with same as survey endorsements, surveys required under this Section 3.01(f)(iv)(D) shall not be required;
(E) a favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties (and if applicable, a favorable opinion of in-house counsel or local counsel to the Loan Parties), as to corporate formalities and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agents may reasonably request, in customary form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents;
(F) opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in states in which the Real Properties subject to any of the Mortgages are located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings in customary form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents;
(G) evidence that all other action that the Administrative Agents may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgages has been taken;
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(H) evidence of insurance required by the terms of the Mortgages; and
(I) (1) evidence as to whether the Material Real Property is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards (a “Flood Hazard Property”) pursuant to a standard flood hazard determination form ordered and received by the Administrative Agents, and (2) if such Material Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, (x) evidence as to whether the community in which such Material Real Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, (y) each applicable Borrower’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Administrative Agents as to the fact that such Material Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property and as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (z) copies of each applicable Borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued or such other evidence of flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to each Administrative Agent and naming the Administrative Agent under each Revolving Credit Facility as loss payee on behalf of the Secured Parties under such Revolving Credit Facility;
provided, however, the items described in Section 3.01(f)(iv) above shall not be a condition precedent under this Section 3.01, and the Company hereby agrees to deliver such items (to the extent still applicable as of such date) to the Administrative Agents within 90 days after the Effective Date; provided further that in each case, the Administrative Agents may, in their reasonable discretion, grant extensions of such time period.
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Each Issuance of a Letter of Credit. Each of (a) the obligation of each Appropriate Lender to make an Advance (other than a Letter of Credit Advance to be made by the Issuing Banks or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or 2.21(c)) on the occasion of each Borrowing, and (b) the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue a Letter of Credit (other than an Existing Letter of Credit) or to renew a Letter of Credit, shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing, issuance or renewal:
(i) the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing, Swing Line Advance Notice or Letter of Credit Application and the acceptance by any of the Borrowers of the proceeds of such Borrowing or the issuance or renewal of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that both on the date of such notice and on the date of such Borrowing, issuance or renewal such statements are true):
(A) the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document, are correct in all material respects (provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date, immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, issuance or renewal and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date other than the date of such Borrowing, issuance or renewal, in which case such representations or warranties were true and correct in all material respects (provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language were true and correct in all respects) as of such specific date; and
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(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing, issuance or renewal or from the application of the proceeds, if any, therefrom, that constitutes a Default; and
(ii) the Lenders shall have received the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03(o).
Section 3.03 Determinations Under Sections 3.01 and 3.03. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 3.01, each Lender Party shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to one or more of the Lender Parties unless an officer of the applicable Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received notice from such Lender Party prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto, and if a Borrowing occurs on the Effective Date, such Lender Party shall not have made available to the applicable Administrative Agent such Lender Party’s ratable portion of such Borrowing.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, except where the failure to be so duly organized, validly existing or in good standing in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent applicable with respect to the subject jurisdiction) as a foreign corporation or company in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed except where the failure to so qualify or be licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority (including, without limitation, all governmental licenses, permits and other approvals) to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the outstanding capital stock of each Loan Party (other than the Company) has been validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Persons listed on Schedule 4.01(a) hereto in the percentages specified on Schedule 4.01(a) hereto free and clear of all Liens, except those created under the Collateral Documents or otherwise permitted under Section 5.02(a) hereof.
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(b) Set forth on Schedule 4.01(a) hereto is a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Company, showing as of the Effective Date (as to each such Subsidiary) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and the percentage of the Equity Interests owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company or its Subsidiaries. Set forth on Schedule 4.01(b) hereto is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Effective Date (solely as to each US Loan Party) its U.S. taxpayer identification number. The copy of the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iii) is a true and correct copy of each such document as of the Effective Date, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the Notes and by each Loan Party of each other Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, and the consummation of each aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transactions, are within such Loan Party’s constitutive powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary constitutive action, and do not (i) contravene such Loan Party’s constitutive documents, (ii) violate any law (including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), rule, regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to such Loan Party, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument binding on or affecting any Loan Party or (iv) except for the Liens created or to be created under the Loan Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except, in each case referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach or default would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any third party is required for (i) the due execution, delivery, recordation, filing or performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement or the Notes or by any Loan Party of any other Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, or for the consummation of each aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (iii) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents or (iv) the exercise by any Administrative Agent or any Lender Party of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for those authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given, waived or made and are in full force and effect, and those the failure to obtain which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) This Agreement has been, and each of the Notes, if any, and each other Loan Document when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement is, and each of the Notes and each other Loan Document when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability and the effect of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they relate to Pledged Equity in Foreign Subsidiaries.
(f) The Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2012, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, which have been furnished to each Lender Party, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Since December 31, 2012, there has not occurred a Material Adverse Change.
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(g) All projected Consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries delivered to the Lender Parties pursuant to Section 5.03 were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were fair in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such projections, it being understood that projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no guarantees can be given that the forecasts will be realized and that any differences from the projections may be material.
(h) The information, exhibits and reports furnished by or on behalf of the Borrowers to any Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation and syndication of the Loan Documents or pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, taken as a whole, made therein not misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01(i), there is no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any Environmental Action, pending before any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality that (i) would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or (ii) purports to adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document.
(j) No Borrower is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Advance or any drawing under any Letter of Credit will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.
(k) The Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted except for those the failure to own or license which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary know of any valid basis for any such claim, except, in either case, for such claims that in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of such Intellectual Property by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for such claims and infringements that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) (i) Other than the filing of the Cases, no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that has resulted in or is reasonably expected to result in a liability of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate that in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any Multiemployer Plan that in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(iii) Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate (A) has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and (B) no such Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, that, in the case of (A) or (B) above and in the aggregate is reasonably expected to result in a liability to a Loan Party or an ERISA Affiliate in excess of $15,000,000.
(iv) Except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable domestic and foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable Governmental Authorities, and (B) neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any material obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan.
(m) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01(m) or as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the operations and currently owned, leased or operated properties of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, (ii) all material past non-compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits has been resolved, and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, no circumstances exist that could be reasonably likely to (A) form the basis of an Environmental Action against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) cause any currently owned, leased or operated property to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any applicable Environmental Law.
(n) Except to the extent failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Affiliates has filed, has caused to be filed or has been included in all tax returns (Federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and has paid all Federal and taxes shown thereon to be due, together with applicable interest and penalties except for those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.
(o) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the business nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are affected by any unfair labor practices complaint, union representation campaigns, strike, lockout or other labor dispute.
(p) Other than as a result of the filing of the Cases, each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all contracts and agreements to which it is a party, except such non-compliances as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(q) The Collateral Documents (to the extent required hereby and thereby) create a valid security interest in the Collateral having the priority set forth in the Loan Documents (subject to Liens and security interests permitted under the Loan Documents) securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and all UCC financing statements and filings of security agreements in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable, in appropriate form, required to perfect (subject to Liens and security interests permitted under the Loan Documents) such security interest, to the extent such security interests can be perfected by the filing thereof, have been duly filed or provided to the applicable Administrative Agent for filing. The Loan Parties are the legal and beneficial owners of the Collateral free and clear of any Lien, except for (i) the Liens and security interests created or permitted under the Loan Documents and (ii) defects in legal title to Intellectual Property that do not materially adversely affect the use of such property for its present purposes.
(r) Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Advances, nor the issuance of any Letters of Credit, nor the application of the proceeds or repayment thereof by any Borrower, nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the Transactions, will violate any provision of any such Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
(s) For the purposes of The Council of the European Union Regulation No. 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings (the “Regulation”), each of the Foreign Borrower’s and the Swiss Guarantor’s centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) is situated in its jurisdiction of incorporation and it has no “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(h) of the Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.
(t) Set forth on Schedule 4.01(t) hereto is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Surviving Debt that is Debt for borrowed money (other than Surviving Debt in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000,000), showing as of the Effective Date the obligor and the principal amount outstanding thereunder (as of September 30, 2013), and the maturity date thereof.
(u) Set forth on Schedule 4.01(u) hereto is a complete and accurate list as of the Effective Date of all Liens on the property or assets of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing any Surviving Debt for borrowed money (other than Debt in aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000,000), showing as of the Effective Date the lienholder thereof, the principal amount of the obligations secured thereby (as of September 30, 2013) and the property or assets of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary subject thereto.
(v) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Effective Date, are Solvent.
(w) To the extent applicable, each of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the Patriot Act. No Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, nor to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any director, officer or employee of a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, is subject, as of the Effective Date, to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”). The proceeds of the Advances and the Letters of Credit will not, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, be made available to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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(x) No part of the proceeds of the Advances and Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and not Cash Collateralized or any Lender Party shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party will:
(a) Corporate Existence. Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its corporate existence, material rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises; provided, however, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under Section 5.02(h) or (l) and provided further that neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any right or franchise, or the existence of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, if the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Company, such Subsidiary or the Lender Parties.
(b) Compliance with Laws. Comply, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders material to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA, applicable Environmental Laws and the Patriot Act, except in each case where noncompliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Insurance. Maintain, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary operates; provided, however, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as other companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary operates and to the extent consistent with prudent business practice.
(d) Obligations and Taxes. Pay all its material obligations promptly and in accordance with their terms, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and pay and discharge and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay and discharge promptly 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 in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, would become a Lien or charge upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that the Company and each Guarantor shall not be required to pay and discharge or to cause to be paid and discharged any such obligation, tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, in each case, if the Company and the Guarantors shall have set aside on their books adequate reserves therefor in conformity with GAAP.
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(e) Access to Books and Records.
(i) Maintain or cause to be maintained at all times books and records in accordance with GAAP of the financial operations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors; and, upon reasonable advance notice, provide the Lender Parties and their representatives (coordinated by the Administrative Agents) access to all such books and records during regular business hours (provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits shall be limited to, and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay the expenses of the Lender Parties for more than, one visit per calendar year), in order that the Lender Parties (coordinated by the Administrative Agents) may examine and make abstracts from such books, accounts, records and other papers for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the various reports delivered by the Borrowers or the Guarantors to any Agent or the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or for otherwise ascertaining compliance with this Agreement and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrowers and the Guarantors with the officers and independent accountants of the Borrowers.
(ii) Grant the Lender Parties (coordinated by the Administrative Agents) reasonable access to and the right to inspect all reports, audits and other internal information of the Borrowers and the Guarantors relating to environmental matters upon reasonable written notice (provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such inspections shall be limited to, and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay the expenses of the Lender for more than, one inspection per calendar year).
(iii) At any reasonable time during regular business hours, upon reasonable notice, permit the Initial Lenders and/or any representatives designated by the Initial Lenders (including any consultants, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by the Initial Lenders), in each case coordinated by the Administrative Agents, to visit the properties of the Borrowers and the Guarantors (provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits shall be limited to one visit per calendar year) to conduct evaluations, appraisals, environmental compliance reviews and ongoing maintenance and monitoring in connection with the Borrowers’ computation of the Borrowing Base and the assets included in the Borrowing Base and such other assets and properties of the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries as the Initial Lenders may require, and to monitor, examine and audit the Collateral and all related systems.
(iv) Permit third-party appraisals of Inventory and field audits and examinations of Receivables and Inventory; provided that such third-party appraisals may be conducted (A) at the reasonable request of any Administrative Agent, at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, (B) except as otherwise provided in clause (A) above, if Availability shall have become and continue for any 5 consecutive days to be less than the greater of (x) $61,750,000 and (y) 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then outstanding at such time, no more than two times per each 12-month period (provided that no such field audit and examination and appraisal shall be required under this clause (B) unless 120 days have elapsed since the most recent field audit and examination and appraisal conducted by any Administrative Agent and/or a third party and Availability continues for 5 consecutive days to be less than the minimum amount described in this clause (B)) and (C) except as otherwise provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, no more than once per each 12-month period.
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(f) Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Advances solely for the purposes, and subject to the restrictions, set forth in Section 2.15.
(g) [Intentionally Omitted].
(h) Covenant to Give Foreign Security. If and for so long as Availability is less than 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, at the reasonable request of the Foreign Administrative Agent, the Foreign Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Foreign Administrative Agent, within 30 days of each such request, such local law security documentation in respect of receivables owed to it by Account Debtors in any relevant jurisdiction as the Foreign Administrative Agent may deem necessary to perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Liens created under any of the Foreign Security Documents and to assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Foreign Secured Parties the rights granted or now hereafter intended to be granted to the Foreign Secured Parties thereunder; provided that no such documentation shall be required to the extent such receivables are not included in the Foreign Borrowing Base.
(i) Cash Dominion.
(i) During any Cash Dominion Period, any and all balances in each lockbox and deposit account subject to an account control agreement pursuant to Section 5.01(j) or Section 3.01(a)(x) (other than any Exempt Account) shall be transferred to the US Administrative Agent’s Office on a daily basis to the extent necessary (and will thereupon be applied) to repay any outstanding US Revolving Credit Advance and to Cash Collateralize any US L/C Obligations. Whether or not reporting by the Borrowers with respect to Availability is otherwise required on any particular day, the Borrowers may elect to deliver a certificate and supporting information as to Availability in the event a Cash Dominion Period has commenced.
(ii) (A) Cause any and all balances in each bank account in which any payment in respect of any Account owed to the Foreign Borrower has been deposited or credited to be transferred to one or more BofA Collection Accounts or Third Party Collection Accounts on a daily basis, where such balances may be applied at any time by the Foreign Administrative Agent to repay any outstanding Foreign Advance and to Cash Collateralize any Foreign L/C Obligations, up to the amount of such Advances and Foreign L/C Obligations, provided that unless a Foreign Stepped-Up Dominion Period is continuing, such application of balances from any such Third Party Collection Account shall only be made on each Business Day when the aggregate balance in such bank account before such application exceeds €500,000 or the Equivalent thereof and (B) instruct all Account Debtors of the Foreign Borrower that make any payment to the Foreign Borrower’s office or bank accounts in the Netherlands that are not Third Party Collection Accounts or BofA Collection Accounts in the Netherlands, to instead make any and all of such payments in respect of any Account owed to the Foreign Borrower to a BofA Collection Account, and instruct all other Account Debtors of the Foreign Borrower to make payments in respect of any Account owed to the Foreign Borrower to a BofA Collection Account or Third Party Collection Account.
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(j) US Account Control Agreements. With respect to all lockboxes and deposit accounts (including all Exempt Accounts, but excluding Excluded Accounts and those (for so long as Bank of America, N.A. is the Administrative Agent hereunder) maintained with Bank of America, N.A.) (i) of each Person that is a Non-Loan Party as of the Effective Date but becomes a US Loan Party after the Effective Date, obtain and deliver to the US Administrative Agent, no later than 30 days following the date such Person becomes a US Loan Party (or such later date as the US Administrative Agent may reasonably determine), account control agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent and (ii) of each other US Loan Party, obtain and deliver to the US Administrative Agent, no later than 60 days following the Effective Date (or such later date as the US Administrative Agent may reasonably determine), account control agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent, and maintain such account control agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent.
(k) Foreign Account Control Agreements. With respect to (i) each collection account with respect to any Accounts (including each BofA Collection Account but excluding account no. 0000000 at Commerzbank and collection accounts obtained by the Foreign Borrower after the Effective Date) maintained by the Foreign Borrower, obtain and deliver to the Foreign Administrative Agent a Foreign Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent no later than the Effective Date, (ii) account no. 0000000 at Commerzbank, the Company shall obtain and deliver to the Foreign Administrative Agent a Foreign Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent within 60 days (and the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, grant extensions of such time period) after the Effective Date and (iii) collection accounts obtained by the Foreign Borrower after the Effective Date, obtain and deliver to the Foreign Administrative Agent a Foreign Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent prior to the inclusion in the Borrowing Base of Accounts payable into such collection account (which inclusion shall be at the Foreign Borrower’s sole discretion, subject to satisfaction of the definition of Eligible Receivables with respect to any such Account).
(l) Mortgages. With respect to any Material Real Property acquired by any Loan Party (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor) after the Effective Date or owned by any Person that is a Non-Loan Party as of the Effective Date but becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date, obtain and deliver to the Administrative Agent, no later than 60 days following the date of such acquisition or the date on which such Person becomes a Loan Party (or such later date as the administrative agent under the Term Facility may reasonably determine), as applicable, duly executed Mortgages suitable for recording with respect to such Material Real Property and such other documents required to be furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(f)(iv). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.01(l), with respect to any leased Material Real Property with respect to which a Loan Party (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor) is the lessee, (i) such Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain (x) (1) a memorandum of lease in recordable form with respect to such leasehold interest, executed and acknowledged by the lessor of such leasehold interest, or (2) evidence that the applicable lease with respect to such leasehold interest or a memorandum thereof has been recorded in all places necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice to third-party purchasers of such leasehold interest, and (y) any lessor consent or approval of such Mortgage as may be required pursuant to the terms of the applicable lease with respect to such leasehold interest, and (ii) if such Loan Party shall fail to obtain the documents referred to in clauses (x) or (y) above with respect to any such leasehold interest, after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so, such Loan Party shall have no further obligation to comply with this Section 5.01(l) with respect to the applicable leasehold interest.
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(m) Covenant to Guarantee US Obligations and Give US Security. (i) Upon the formation or acquisition of any Material Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned direct Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) of any US Loan Party or (ii) if any Subsidiary of the Company provides a guaranty of the Senior Notes or the Term Facility at a time when such Subsidiary is not already a US Guarantor or a US Borrower, or if the designation of any Subsidiary of the Company as an Immaterial Subsidiary is subsequently rescinded in accordance with the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary” (the date on which such guarantee is provided, or on which such designation is rescinded, each being a “Relevant Date”), then in each case the Company shall, at the Company’s expense:
(A) within 10 days after (x) such formation or acquisition (in the case of clause (i) above), or (y) the Relevant Date (in the case of clause (iii) above), cause such Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to (1) the US Administrative Agent a US Guaranty Supplement guaranteeing the US Obligations and (2) the Foreign Administrative Agent a Foreign Facility Guaranty Supplement guaranteeing the Foreign Obligations,
(B) within 15 days after (x) such formation or acquisition (in the case of clause (i) above), or (y) the Relevant Date (in the case of clause (iii) above), cause such Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to (1) the US Administrative Agent a security agreement supplement and an intellectual property security agreement supplement (to the extent such Subsidiary owns registered Intellectual Property) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent, securing payment of all the US Obligations of such Subsidiary under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all the Collateral owned by such Subsidiary and (2) the Foreign Administrative Agent a security agreement supplement and an intellectual property security agreement supplement (to the extent such Subsidiary owns registered Intellectual Property) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Foreign Administrative Agent, securing payment of all the Foreign Obligations of such Subsidiary under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all the Collateral owned by such Subsidiary,
(C) within 60 days after (x) such formation or acquisition (in the case of clause (i) above), or (y) the Relevant Date (in the case of clause (iii) above), deliver to (1) the US Administrative Agent, upon the reasonable request of the US Administrative Agent, a signed copy of a customary favorable opinion, addressed to the US Administrative Agent and the other US Secured Parties, of counsel for the US Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the US Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (A) and (B) above and (2) the Foreign Administrative Agent, upon the reasonable request of the Foreign Administrative Agent, a signed copy of a customary favorable opinion, addressed to the Foreign Administrative Agent and the other Foreign Secured Parties, of counsel for the Foreign Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Foreign Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (A) and (B) above.
(n) Further Assurances.
(i) Promptly upon reasonable request by any Agent, or any Lender Party through any Administrative Agent, correct, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries promptly to correct, any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof (except to the extent such correction requires consent of one or more third parties that cannot be obtained after commercially reasonable efforts).
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(ii) Promptly upon reasonable request by any Agent, or any Lender Party through any Administrative Agent, except with respect to real properties that are not Material Real Properties, do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, conveyances, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds, assignments, financing statements and continuations thereof, termination statements, notices of assignment, transfers, certificates, assurances and other instruments as any Agent, or any Lender Party through any Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (A) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (B) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject any Loan Party’s Collateral to the Liens now or hereafter required to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (C) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens required to be created thereunder and (D) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do so (but in any event subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth therein).
(iii) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered promptly to the Administrative Agent copies of Collateral Access Agreements duly signed by all parties thereto with respect to all Inventory of US Borrowers located at a third party processor or in a location not owned by a Loan Party.
(iv) Use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the business or assets of any additional US Subsidiary Borrower on a timely basis so that the Administrative Agent may complete its due diligence investigation thereof as described in the definitions of “Eligible Inventory” and “Eligible Receivables”.
(o) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Except as otherwise permitted under Sections 5.02(h) and (l), maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties that are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted.
(p) Quarterly Conference Call. The Company shall host one conference call or meeting with the Lenders, if requested by the Administrative Agent, during each calendar quarter at a time mutually agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agent and upon reasonable advance notice to the Administrative Agent.
Section 5.02 Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and not Cash Collateralized or any Lender Party shall have any Commitment hereunder, no Loan Party will, at any time:
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(a) Liens. Incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries now owned or hereafter acquired by any of the Borrowers or the Guarantors, other than: (i) (A) Liens listed on Schedule 4.01(u), (B) Liens outstanding on the Effective Date as permitted under the Existing Facility as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, (C) Liens (with the priority set out in the Intercreditor Agreement) securing Debt under the Term Facility (and Obligations under certain credit facilities, cash management agreements and Hedge Agreements secured by the Liens securing the Term Facility) and any refinancing or replacement thereof permitted hereunder, and Liens securing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(xxv), and (D) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Debt issued in exchange for, or the net cash proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund Effective Date Debt (as defined below), to the extent that such Liens extend solely to the property securing the Effective Date Debt being so exchanged, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; (ii) Permitted Liens; (iii) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries to secure Debt permitted by Section 5.02(b)(vi); (iv) Liens in favor of any Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties granted under the Loan Documents; (v) Liens in connection with Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(vii) so long as such Liens extend solely to the property (and improvements and proceeds of such property) acquired with the proceeds of such Debt or subject to the applicable Capitalized Lease and so long as the assets subject to such Lien do not include any assets included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base); (vi) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(x); (vii) Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (viii) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit, Liens on documents of title in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issues or credit for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; (ix) Liens granted by a Non-Loan Party in favor of any Loan Party; (x) Liens pursuant to the Albemarle Settlement and Cross License; (xi) Liens consisting of escrow arrangements with respect to escrow accounts, to the extent such escrow accounts hold deposits in connection with any acquisition, Investment, sale or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement; (xii) Liens on assets (not including any assets included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Debt permitted under Sections 5.02(b)(xi) and/or (if limited to the assets acquired pursuant to, and not incurred in contemplation of, the acquisition to which such Debt relates) 5.02(b)(xiii); (xiii) Liens on assets (not including any assets included in the calculation of any Borrowing Base) of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary securing its pension plan or other similar obligations of up to the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence or creation of such Lien); (xiv) Liens on assets (not including any assets included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base) securing obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence or creation of such Lien); (xv) Liens securing Debt incurred in reliance on Section 5.02(b)(xii); and (xvi) Liens on assets (not including any assets included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base) or Equity Interests of Joint Ventures securing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(xiv).
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(b) Debt. Contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except for (i) Debt under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (ii)(A) Surviving Debt described in Schedule 4.01(t), Debt and leases (including any operating leases recharacterized as capital leases) outstanding on the Effective Date that are in each case permitted under the Existing Facility as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date (such Debt and leases, together with such Surviving Debt described in Schedule 4.01(t), the “Effective Date Debt”), Debt under the Term Facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $420,000,000 at any time outstanding, Debt under the Senior Notes not to exceed $455,000,000 at any time outstanding, and Debt under the Senior 2021 Notes in a principal amount not exceeding the principal amount outstanding as of the Effective Date, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing Debt refunding, replacing or refinancing, in whole or in part, any Effective Date Debt or any such Debt under the Term Facility, the Senior Notes or the Senior 2021 Notes; provided that the terms of any such extending, refunding, replacing or refinancing Debt, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents and such refunding or refinancing complies with Section 5.02(j); (iii) Debt arising from Investments among the Company and its Subsidiaries that are permitted hereunder; (iv) Debt in respect of customary overdraft protection and netting services and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services in the ordinary course of business; (v) Debt consisting of Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 5.02(c); (vi) Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries owing to third parties in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the greater of $175,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 7.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Debt); (vii) Debt constituting mortgage financing, purchase money debt and Capitalized Lease obligations (not otherwise included in subclause (ii) above) in an aggregate amount not in excess of the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Debt); (viii) (A) Debt in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to protect against fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices and (B) Debt outstanding under Cash Management Agreements; (ix) Debt which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any surety bonds, appeal bonds or similar obligations or guarantees or letters of credit, in each case incurred in connection with any judgment not constituting an Event of Default or arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-outs or similar obligations, surety, performance, bid or appeal bonds and other similar types of performance and completion guarantees securing any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in any case incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or Equity Interests held by a Subsidiary (other than guarantees of Debt incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Equity Interests held by a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition), so long as the amount does not exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such disposition; (x) Debt of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries arising under any Foreign Asset Based Financing, in an aggregate principal amount for all such Foreign Asset Based Financings not to exceed $200,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent) at any time outstanding; (xi) Debt not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $175,000,000 and 7.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Debt); provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Debt owed by the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) that matures on or prior to the Maturity Date shall not exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding; (xiii) Permitted Acquired Debt and Permitted Refinancing Debt refunding, replacing or refinancing, in whole or in part, such Permitted Acquired Debt, provided, that (A) any such Debt is not secured by assets of Loan Parties that would constitute Revolving Facility Collateral of such Loan Parties prior to such acquisition and, if secured by assets of Loan Parties that would constitute the Term Facility Collateral of such Loan Parties prior to such acquisition, shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent and (B) any such Debt shall mature at least six months after the Maturity Date (it being understood that up to $50,000,000 in principal amount of such Debt at any time outstanding shall not be subject to this clause (B)); (xiv) Debt incurred on behalf of Joint Ventures of the Company or any Subsidiary not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, together with any Guarantee Obligations incurred in reliance on Section 5.02(c)(vii), the greater of $100,000,000 and 4.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of such Debt); (xv) Debt constituting guarantees permitted under Section 5.02(c)(vi); (xvi) an aggregate of up to the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Debt) at any one time outstanding of (A) Debt under Specified Credit Agreements and (B) Debt constituting obligations with respect to letters of credit issued, or surety bonds incurred, in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, or other Debt with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or similar requirements, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims; provided that, upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Debt, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 Business Days following such drawing or incurrence; (xvii) Debt arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business; (xviii) Debt consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements relating to products, services or commodities of a type that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries uses or sells in the ordinary course of business; (xix) Debt consisting of the financing of insurance premiums; (xx) Debt consisting of guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business under repurchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with the financing of sales of goods in the ordinary course of business; (xxi) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business; (xxii) Debt issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to future, current or former employees, directors and consultants thereof, or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent described in Section 5.02(e)(iii); (xxiii) Debt not in excess of the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Debt) at any time outstanding of Foreign Subsidiaries and/or Joint Ventures to the extent such Debt is supported by one or more Letters of Credit; (xxiv) any unsecured Debt maturing at least six months after the Maturity Date; and (xxv) Debt secured by Liens subject to the Intercreditor Agreement with the same respective priorities on the Term Facility Collateral and the Revolving Facility Collateral as the Liens securing the Term Facility as of the Effective Date, which Debt matures at least six months after the Maturity Date.
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(c) Guarantees and Other Liabilities. Contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to contract, create, assume or permit to exist, any Guarantee Obligations, except (i) Guarantee Obligations of a Loan Party in respect of Debt or other obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, if such Debt or other obligations are then permitted under this Agreement, (ii) by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Guarantee Obligations constituting Investments of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted hereunder, (iv) (A) to the extent constituting Guarantee Obligations, Letters of Credit issued to support Foreign Subsidiaries and other Non-Loan Parties so long as such Guarantee Obligations do not exceed the greater of $100,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 4.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Guarantee Obligations) in the aggregate at any time outstanding and (B) any other support arrangements supporting Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(x) that are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, (v) any Guarantee Obligation or guaranty of Debt or other obligations of any Non-Loan Party by another Non-Loan Party, (vi) guarantees by the Company (which shall not be secured by assets of the Company) of contribution obligations existing on the Effective Date of Foreign Subsidiaries to pension plans of such Foreign Subsidiaries not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in foreign currencies) and 2.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as measured at the time of incurrence of each such Guarantee Obligations) at any one time outstanding, (vii) guarantees of Debt of Joint Ventures of the Company or any Subsidiary so long as such Guarantee Obligations, if the amounts thereof were Investments under Section 5.02(g), would be permitted Investments under Section 5.02(g); (viii) the Guaranty; (ix) Guarantee Obligations outstanding on the Effective Date that are in each case permitted under the Existing Facility that is in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date; (x) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Debt incurred in reliance on Section 5.02(b)(xii); and (xi) Guarantee Obligations in respect of (or constituting) Debt incurred or assumed in reliance on Section 5.02(b)(viii), 5.02(b)(xiii), or 5.02(b)(xx).
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(d) Cash Pooling of Foreign Loan Parties. Permit or suffer to exist (i) any cash pooling or netting of the Foreign Borrower with the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) any cash pooling and netting of the Swiss Guarantor with the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, except (A) in the case of clause (ii) above, cash pooling and netting with IHB, (B) the foregoing shall in no event be construed to prohibit (1) the Foreign Borrower or the Swiss Guarantor from paying, and each shall be permitted to pay, any bona fide payables, intercompany or otherwise, generated in the ordinary course of its business, (2) the Foreign Borrower from advancing, and the Foreign Borrower shall be permitted to advance, funds to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the aggregate amount of such advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed €20.0 million, and (3) the Swiss Guarantor from having, and the Swiss Guarantor shall be permitted to have, cash pooling and netting (and may make and receive payments) arrangements through IHB with the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Foreign Borrower, and may borrow (and repay borrowings) from IHB, (C) if the Restricted Payment Conditions are then satisfied, cash of the Foreign Borrower may be paid as dividends (or similar distributions) or Investments (but not via cash pooling arrangements) to the Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, and (D) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, cash of the Swiss Guarantor may be distributed, loaned, advanced, paid or otherwise transferred (whether via cash pooling arrangements or otherwise) to the Company or any other Subsidiary of Company; provided that: (x) the Company may elect that amounts loaned by IHB to the Swiss Guarantor from time to time be assigned by IHB to a parent company of the Swiss Guarantor, in which case such parent company shall agree in the event of an Insolvency Proceeding of the Swiss Guarantor, its right to repayment of such borrowings shall be subordinated to the payment in full of the Swiss Guarantor’s obligations under the Loan Documents on terms substantially as set forth in the form of the Subordination Agreement, (y) IHB shall agree that its right to repayment of any amounts loaned by it to the Swiss Guarantor shall, in the event of an Insolvency Proceeding of the Swiss Guarantor, be subordinated to the payment in full of Swiss Guarantor’s obligations under the Loan Documents on terms substantially as set forth in the form of the Subordination Agreement; and (z) in no event shall the Foreign Administrative Agent or the Foreign Lenders have rights to exercise remedies against such pooled cash of any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Foreign Borrower, the Swiss Guarantor and (to the extent the Foreign Administrative Agent shall have a Lien on any amount of such pooled cash of the other Foreign Loan Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents) the other Foreign Loan Parties.
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(e) Dividends; Capital Stock. Declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any dividends or make any other distribution, redemption, repurchase or payment, whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, with respect to (whether by reduction of capital or otherwise) any shares of capital stock (or any options, warrants, rights or other equity securities or agreements relating to any capital stock) of the Company, or set apart any sum for the aforesaid purposes (any such dividend, distribution, redemption, repurchase or payment declared, paid or made, or sum set apart therefor, a “Restricted Payment”) except for (i) Restricted Payments made on or after the Effective Date in accordance with the Plan and/or the Disclosure Statement; (ii) Restricted Payments made when (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or would result immediately therefrom and (B) the Restricted Payment Conditions with respect thereto are satisfied on the date such Restricted Payment is made, provided that solely for purposes of this clause (B), a non-recurring discretionary payment of dividends, if any, that has been made under Section 5.02(e)(v) shall be excluded from the calculation of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in determining whether the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions are satisfied; (iii) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company (and any direct or indirect parent thereof) held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer or consultant of the Company (or any Subsidiary) (or their respective spouses and/or estates) pursuant to the terms of any employee equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests in any calendar year will not exceed $5,000,000 (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next two succeeding calendar years); (iv) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to any direct or indirect parent company of the Company that owns 100% of the Company’s common stock in aggregate amounts not to exceed the aggregate amount required for such parent company to pay, in each case without duplication: (A) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain the corporate existence of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (B) foreign, federal, state and local income taxes, to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Company and its Subsidiaries, provided that in each case the amount of such payments in any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Company and its Subsidiaries would be required to pay in respect of foreign, federal, state and local taxes for such fiscal year were the Company, and Subsidiaries to pay such taxes separately from any such parent company; (C) customary salary, bonus, indemnification obligations and other benefits payable to officers, directors and employees or former officers, directors or employees of such parent company to the extent such salaries, bonuses, indemnification obligations and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (D) general corporate overhead expenses of such parent company to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (E) fees and expenses incurred by such parent company in connection with any unsuccessful equity issuances or incurrences of Debt to the extent the net proceeds thereof were intended to be contributed to the Company; and (F) taxes with respect to income of any such parent company derived from funding made available to the Company and its Subsidiaries by such parent company; (v) the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock in an annual amount not to exceed 6.0% of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Company from any public offering of common stock, other than public offerings (provided that such dividends are provided substantially contemporaneously with such offering) with respect to the Company’s common stock registered on Form S-8 (or any successor form); (vi) the payment of dividends by the Company consisting solely of shares of the Company’s common stock or other Equity Interests of the Company (other than Redeemable Equity Interests); (vii) the payment of any dividend by a Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests (on a pro rata basis, subject to any preferential arrangements in existence at the time of, and not entered into in contemplation of, such dividend); (viii) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of options or warrants to the extent that such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise price thereof and applicable withholding taxes, if any; (ix) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (A) the exercise of options or warrants or (B) the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such Person; (x) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the transactions arising out of the Plan; (xi) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Redeemable Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 5.02(b); and (xii) purchases of Receivables Assets pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Foreign Asset Based Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees.
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(f) Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into any transaction with any Affiliate, other than on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtained at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except for the following: (i) any transaction between any US Loan Party and any other US Loan Party, between the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor, or between any Non-Loan Party and any other Non-Loan Party; (ii) Restricted Payments made when (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing or would result immediately therefrom and (B) the Restricted Payment Conditions with respect thereto are satisfied on the date such Restricted Payment is made, provided that solely for purposes of this clause (B), a non-recurring discretionary payment of dividends, if any, that has been made under Section 5.02(e)(v) shall be excluded from the calculation of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in determining whether the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions are satisfied; (iii) any transaction expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Investments permitted under Section 5.02(g); (iv) customary fees and other benefits to officers, directors, managers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (v) reasonable and customary employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (vi) transactions pursuant to contractual obligations or arrangements in existence on the Effective Date; or (vii) any transaction with a Receivables Entity effected as part of a Foreign Asset Based Financing and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement on fair and reasonable terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (as determined in good faith by the Company).
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(g) Investments. Make or hold, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to make, any Investment in any Person, except for (i) Investments outstanding on the Effective Date; (ii) Investments in Cash Equivalents (and other customary cash equivalents acceptable to the Administrative Agents in their reasonable discretion) and Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries in securities and deposits similar in nature to Cash Equivalents and customary in the applicable jurisdiction; (iii) Investments not to exceed $150,000,000 (subject to reduction pursuant to the proviso in Section 5.02(j)(ii)) at any time outstanding; (iv) Investments or intercompany loans or advances made on or after the Effective Date (A) by any Loan Party to or in any other Loan Party, (B) by any Non-Loan Party to or in any Loan Party or (C) by any Non-Loan Party to or in any other Non-Loan Party; (v) investments (A) received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors or in connection with the settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with customers and suppliers, or (B) received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments; (vi) Investments (A) in the form of deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (B) in the form of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, or (C) in the form of prepaid expenses and deposits to other Persons in the ordinary course of business; (vii) Investments made in any Person to the extent such investment represents the non-cash portion of consideration received for an asset disposition permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents; (viii) investments constituting guaranties permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(c)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi) above; (ix) loans and advances to employees, directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (A) required by applicable employment laws or (B) otherwise in the ordinary course of business for travel, business, related entertainment, relocation, as part of a recruitment or retention plan and related expenses in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000 (provided that the aggregate amount thereof consisting of loans or advances for travel, business, related entertainment and related expenses shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding); (x) Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements and Specified Credit Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (xi) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary through the licensing, contribution or transactions that economically result in a contribution in kind of intellectual property rights pursuant to joint venture arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; provided that, in the case of this clause (xi), in the event any Non-Loan Party becomes a Loan Party, all such Investments made by such Person and outstanding on the date such Person becomes a Loan Party shall continue to be permitted under this Section 5.02(g)(xi); (xii) any Investment made if (A) on the date such Investment is made, immediately after giving effect to such Investment, on a Pro Forma Basis, either (x) (1) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (2) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the US Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (y) the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions with respect to such Investment are satisfied and (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such Investment; (xiii) Investments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in joint ventures that are not Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding (with unfunded guarantees not counting against such dollar limitation), it being understood that funding and reimbursement arrangements with respect to the Rubicon LLC joint venture that are consistent with past practices shall not be deemed loans or investments subject to limitation under this Section 5.02(g); (xiv) [reserved]; (xv) Investments consisting of guarantees by the Company or Non-Loan Parties of loan obligations of the Gulf Stabilizers Industries, Ltd. joint venture in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000 at any time outstanding; (xvi) Investments consisting of (A) equity investments by Chemtura Organometallics GmbH or other Non-Loan Parties and (B) guarantee or other credit support obligations by Chemtura Organometallics GmbH, other Non-Loan Parties or Loan Parties (including letters of credit issued for the account of such Persons), in each case in or for the benefit of a joint venture for a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, so long as the aggregate amount of Investments pursuant to this clause (xvi) shall not exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; (xvii) Investments by any Loan Party to Canadian Debtor consisting of intercompany advances not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, provided that a portion of such advances shall be applied to repay in full the intercompany obligations owed by Canadian Debtor to IHB; (xviii) any Investment by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in (x) a Receivables Entity or (y) any other Person (in the case of an Investment by a Receivables Entity or by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a European securitization transaction) in connection with a Foreign Asset Based Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangement governing such Foreign Asset Based Financing or any related Debt; provided that such Investment is in the form of a Purchase Money Note, contribution of additional Receivables Assets, Cash Equivalents or Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Equity Interests) of the Company; and (xix) Permitted Acquisitions.
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(h) Disposition of Assets. Sell or otherwise dispose of, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to sell or otherwise dispose of, any assets (including, without limitation, the Equity Interests in any Subsidiary) except (i) sales or other dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) in a transaction authorized by Section 5.02(l); (iii) in transactions between or among the Loan Parties or between or among the Non-Loan Parties; (iv) dispositions of obsolete or worn-out tools, equipment or other property no longer used or useful in business and sales or other dispositions of intellectual property determined to be uneconomical, negligible or obsolete; (v) licenses and sub-licenses of intellectual property incurred in the ordinary course of business or to customers on a non-exclusive basis for the purpose of ensuring supply of product; (vi) dispositions made in the ordinary course of business in connection with any Investment permitted under Section 5.02(g)(ii), (v) or (vi) above; (vii) leases of real property; (viii) equity issuances by any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary to the extent such equity issuance constitutes an Investment permitted under Section 5.02(g)(iv) above; (ix) transfers of Receivables Assets or any interest therein by any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary in connection with any Foreign Asset Based Financing incurred under Section 5.02(b)(vi) or (x) or (xi) above; (x) any sale or other disposition made if (A) on the date such sale or other disposition is made, immediately after giving effect to such sale or other disposition, on a Pro Forma Basis, either (x) (1) both the Average Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect and (2) both the Average US Excess Availability for the 30 day period ending on such date and the US Availability on such date shall not be less than 25% of the aggregate US Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (y) the Fixed Charge and Liquidity Conditions with respect to such sale or other disposition are satisfied and (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such sale or other disposition; (xi) transfers or dispositions of property that is the subject of a casualty event; (xii) sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of assets; provided that the aggregate fair value of all such sales or dispositions effected in reliance on this clause (xii) after the Effective Date shall not exceed $100,000,000; (xiii) sales or dispositions of property in the ordinary course of business to the extent that (A) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property in substantially the same location or (B) the proceeds of such sale or disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property; provided that, in each case, the proceeds of such sale or disposition are retained and applied by the entity making the sale or disposition to purchase such replacement property; (xiv) dispositions of cash and property and issuance of Equity Interests solely to consummate Investments permitted under Section 5.02(g)(iv), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi) or (xviii); (xv) dispositions of property made or deemed made solely because Liens permitted under Section 5.02(a) on such property are granted; (xvi) sales or dispositions pursuant to the Albemarle Settlement and Cross License; (xvii) the sale or disposition of equity securities of Persons that are not Subsidiaries held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date for cash consideration not exceeding $500,000; (xviii) dispositions pursuant to the PMC Settlement or in accordance with the Plan; (xix) netting by the Company or any Subsidiary of intercompany loans, advances and accounts receivable (and interest receivable on such loans, advances and receivables) that are held by the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, against intercompany loans, advances and accounts payable (and interest payable with respect to such loans, advances and payables) owed by the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and dispositions thereof to accomplish such netting, and dispositions of intercompany loans, advances, accounts receivable and accounts payable (and of interest receivable on, and interest payable with respect to, such loans, advances, receivables and payables) in accordance with the Plan and/or the Disclosure Statement; (xx) Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 5.02(e); (xxi) dispositions of cash or Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course in any transaction otherwise permitted hereunder; and (xxii) the sale of the Consumer Products business (including dedicated manufacturing plants in the U.S. and South Africa) of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated as of October 9, 2013 among KIK Custom Products Inc., the Company, Chemtura Holdings GmbH, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Great Lakes Chemical (Netherlands) B.V. and KCP Corporate Holdings Inc. and related documentation in effect as of the Effective Date, as such agreement and documentation may thereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in a manner not material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
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(i) Nature of Business. Engage, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in any material line of business other than businesses in which they are engaged in on the Effective Date or which are substantially related thereto or are reasonable extensions thereof, it being understood that transactions permitted by Sections 5.02(a), 5.02(b), 5.02(c), 5.02(d), 5.02(e), 5.02(f), 5.02(g), 5.02(h) and 5.02(l) and (for the avoidance of doubt) the discontinuance of a particular line or lines of business shall not constitute a breach of this Section 5.02(i).
(j) Limitation on Prepayments, Redemption and Repurchase of Debt. Make, or permit any other Loan Party to make, any payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due) or any cancellation or other retirement of any Debt for borrowed money of any Loan Party or any intercompany loan or advance (other than ordinary course accounts payable for goods and services and interest payable thereon) owed by any Loan Party to a Non-Loan Party, either prior to the scheduled maturity thereof or (if such Debt for borrowed money, intercompany loan or advance is stated to be payable on demand or has no scheduled maturity) upon demand, in any manner other than the refinancing thereof with Permitted Refinancing Debt (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 5.02(j) shall be construed to prohibit the incurrence of additional Debt contemporaneously with such refinancing if the incurrence of additional Debt is permitted under Section 5.02(b)); provided that (i) nothing in this Section 5.02(j) shall be construed to prohibit (A) any Loan Party from paying, prepaying, redeeming, acquiring, cancelling or retiring (or netting against intercompany loans, advances and accounts receivable (and interest receivables on such loans, advances and receivables)) (1) accounts payable or (2) Debt or intercompany loans or advances owed to any other Loan Party, or (B) any Non-Loan Party from paying, prepaying, redeeming, acquiring, cancelling or retiring (or netting against intercompany loans, advances and accounts receivable (and interest receivables on such loans, advances and receivables)) any of its Debt, or (C) any Loan Party from paying, prepaying, redeeming, acquiring, cancelling or retiring (or netting against intercompany loans, advances and accounts receivable (and interest receivables on such loans, advances and receivables)) any Debt or intercompany loans or advances owed to any Non-Loan Party or Joint Venture unless a Default has occurred and is continuing; provided that notwithstanding the occurrence and continuance of a Default, any Loan Party may pay, prepay, redeem, acquire, cancel or retire (or net against intercompany loans, advances and accounts receivable (and interest receivables on such loans, advances and receivables)) such Debt or intercompany loans or advances in the ordinary course of the Loan Parties’ management of their intercompany receivables and payables, (ii) the Loan Parties may make any prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value or any cancellation or other retirement of Debt or other obligations of the Company or any Loan Party not to exceed in the aggregate $10,000,000 (to the extent made after the Effective Date), and notwithstanding the occurrence and continuance of a Default, the Loan Parties may make any prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value or any cancellation or other retirement of any Debt of a Loan Party or intercompany loans or advances owed by any Loan Parties to any Non-Loan Parties not to exceed in the aggregate $35,000,000 (to the extent made after the Effective Date) (provided that any portion of such amount utilized for such repayment and not re-loaned or re-advanced to Loan Parties shall count against the $35,000,000 of Investments permitted under Section 5.02(g)(iii)), (iii) nothing in this Section 5.02(j) shall be construed to prohibit (A) the issuance of any Letter of Credit to support any Debt or other obligations of the Company or any Loan Party (and the drawing or reimbursement of any such Letter of Credit), to the extent the issuance of such Letter of Credit is otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (B) the [reserved], or (C) the PMC Settlement, (iv) the Borrowers may (A) prepay the obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) make mandatory prepayments required under the Term Facility in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of ownership of any asset of the Borrowers or the receipt of any proceeds of property or casualty insurance and condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), (v) each Loan Party may make any such prepayment, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement if (A) the Restricted Payment Conditions with respect thereto are satisfied on the date of such transaction and (B) no Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto; (vi) the Company and its Subsidiaries may make any prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value or any cancellation or other retirement of Debt or other obligations in accordance with the Plan and/or the Disclosure Statement; and (vii) the Loan Parties may pay, prepay, redeem acquire, cancel, retire, defease or refund the Senior Notes. In addition, no Loan Party shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to make any payment, redemption or acquisition on behalf of such Loan Party which such Loan Party is prohibited from making under the provisions of this subsection (j).
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(k) Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(i) Designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such designation is made on or after the Effective Date by the Company delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying such designation and the satisfaction of the following conditions: (A) Investments in such Subsidiary by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, valued at the fair market value of such Unrestricted Subsidiary immediately prior to the time of such designation, shall be permitted by Section 5.02(g), (B) at the time of such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (C) on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Restricted Payment Conditions are satisfied and (D) such Subsidiary is not a “Restricted Subsidiary” (or “restricted subsidiary” or similar term) under, to the extent outstanding, the Term Facility, the Senior Notes or any other Debt for borrowed money of the Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries with an outstanding principal amount exceeding $100,000,000; or
(ii) Re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary unless such re-designation is made by Company delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying such re-designation and certifying that (A) immediately after giving effect to such re-designation as a Restricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be in compliance with the covenants hereunder, (B) at the time of such re-designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and the Company shall be in compliance with the financial covenants in Section 5.04 on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such re-designation as a Restricted Subsidiary, and (C) on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such re-designation, the Restricted Payment Conditions are satisfied.
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(l) Mergers. Merge into or consolidate with any Person or permit any Person to merge into it, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to merge into or consolidate with any Person or permit any Person to merge into it, except (i) for mergers or consolidations constituting permitted Investments under Section 5.02(g) or dispositions (including dispositions of equity by means of a merger or consolidation) permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(h) (other than Section 5.02(h)(ii)); (ii) mergers, consolidations, liquidations or dissolutions (A) by any Loan Party (other than the Company) with or into any other Loan Party or any Non-Loan Party (provided that the surviving entity is a Loan Party or becomes a Loan Party in accordance with Section 5.01(m)) or (B) by any Non-Loan Party with or into any other Non-Loan Party or into any Loan Party (provided in the latter case that the surviving entity is a Loan Party or becomes a Loan Party in accordance with Section 5.01(m)); provided that, in the case of any such merger or consolidation under this clause (ii) involving a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company that is a Loan Party, the Person formed by or surviving such merger or consolidation shall be a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company that is a Loan Party; and provided further that in the case of any such merger or consolidation under this clause (ii)(x) to which the Company is a party, the Person formed by such merger or consolidation shall be the Company and (y) to which a Loan Party (other than the Company) is a party (other than a merger or consolidation made in accordance with subclause (B) above), the Person formed by such merger or consolidation shall be a Loan Party; (iii) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of any Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such dissolution, liquidation or winding up would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and the assets of the Subsidiary so dissolved, liquidated or wound-up are distributed to the Company or to a Loan Party or, in the case of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of a Non-Loan Party, to the Persons holding the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) mergers, liquidations, dissolutions and consolidations contemplated under (and consummated in accordance with) the Plan and/or the Disclosure Statement; and (v) any other merger or consolidation if (A) the condition set forth in clause (d) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” is satisfied with respect to such merger or consolidation, (B) no Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto and (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation of any Loan Party (other than the Company) the surviving entity shall be a Loan Party and in the case of a merger or consolidation of the Company, the Company shall be the surviving entity.
(m) Amendments of Constitutive Documents, Etc. Amend, or permit any other Loan Party to amend, its constitutive documents or any document evidencing Debt for borrowed money of any Loan Party in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000, except for: (i) in the case of constitutive documents or Debt other than the Term Facility and the Senior Notes, amendments that would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the interests of the Lenders and (ii) in the case of any document evidencing Debt under the Term Facility or the Senior Notes, amendments that (A) do not provide for an earlier final scheduled maturity date or scheduled amortization that would by its terms result in a shorter weighted average life to maturity of such Debt, as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, (B) do not result in the principal amount of such Debt (excluding any accrual of interest) exceeding the applicable amount permitted under Section 5.02(b)(ii), (C) do not by their terms result in such Debt ranking senior in right of payment to the Obligations under the Loan Documents, (D) do not by their terms contravene any of the requirements contained in the definition of Permitted Refinancing Debt, mutatis mutandis (as if such amendments result in a replacement of such Debt with the Permitted Refinancing Debt thereof), provided that for the avoidance of doubt, if any such amendment evidences a refinancing of such Debt, nothing in this Section 5.02(m)(ii)(D) shall be construed to prohibit the incurrence of additional Debt contemporaneously with such refinancing if such additional Debt is permitted under Section 5.02(b), (E) do not by their terms result in any additional direct restriction on any specific payment of the Revolving Credit Facility or imposition of any other additional direct restriction on the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that by its express terms conflicts with any express term or provision set forth in the Loan Documents or contravention of the Intercreditor Agreement and (F) do not result in such Debt containing any financial covenant with such maximum or minimum level for any period that (x) is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or (y) does not take into account drawings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the most recent applicable forecasts delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03(e).
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(n) Accounting Changes. Without the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), make or permit any changes in (i) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as permitted or required by generally accepted accounting principles, or (ii) its Fiscal Year, it being understood that the application of fresh start accounting shall not be restricted.
(o) Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or allow to exist, or allow any Restricted Subsidiary to enter into or allow to exist, any agreement or arrangement prohibiting or conditioning the ability of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to (i) create or assume any Lien upon any of its property or assets, (ii) pay dividends to, or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, any Loan Party, (iii) make loans or advances to, or other investments in, any Loan Party, or (iv) transfer any of its assets to any Loan Party, other than (A) any such agreement with or in favor of the Administrative Agents or the Lenders; (B) in connection with (1) any agreement evidencing any Liens (or the underlying obligations secured by such Liens) permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (xi), (xii), (xv) or (xvi) (so long as (x) in the case of agreements evidencing Liens (or the underlying obligations secured by such Liens) permitted under Section 5.02(a)(iii) or (xii), such prohibitions or conditions are customary for such Liens and the obligations they secure and (y) in the case of agreements evidencing Liens (or the underlying obligations secured by such Liens) permitted under Section 5.02(a)(v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (xi) or (xvi), such prohibitions or conditions relate solely to the assets that are the subject of such Liens or in the case of clause (vi), the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries) or (2) any Debt permitted to be incurred under Sections 5.02(b)(ii), (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii) or (xiv) above (so long as in the case of agreements evidencing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(ii)(B), (vii), (x), (xi) or (xiv), such prohibitions or conditions are limited to the assets securing such Debt or in the case of clause (x), the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries); (C) any agreement setting forth customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract of similar property or assets; (D) any restriction or encumbrance imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the disposition of any of its property or assets so long as such disposition is otherwise permitted under the Loan Documents; (E) any such agreement imposed in connection with consignment agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (F) any agreement in existence on the Effective Date; (G) any agreement in existence at the time a Subsidiary is acquired so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition; (H) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (I) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (J) the definitive agreements entered into with respect to the Senior Notes and the Term Facility.
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(p) Sales and Lease Backs. Enter into, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into, any arrangement 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 lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”) unless (a) such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is consummated for fair value as determined at the time of consummation in good faith by (i) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) in the case of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (or series of related Sale and Leaseback Transactions) the aggregate proceeds of which exceed $25.0 million, the board of directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (which such determination may take into account any retained interest or other Investment of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, and any other material economic terms of, such Sale and Leaseback Transaction); (b) the sale of such property is permitted by Section 5.02(h)(x); (c) the Net Cash Proceeds of the sale of such property are applied as and to the extent required by Section 2.07(b)(i); and (d) the incurrence of any Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof is permitted under Section 5.02(b); provided, this Section 5.02(p) shall not apply to Sale and Leaseback Transactions (i) between Loan Parties or (ii) between Non-Loan Parties.
(q) Speculative Transactions. Engage, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage, in any interest rate, commodity, hedge, currency or future contract or similar speculative transaction, except for hedge transactions for the sole purpose of risk management of fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates and commodity prices in the normal course of business and consistent with industry practice.
(r) Exempt Accounts. Deposit or permit to be deposited into any Exempt Account or Excluded Account, or allow any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to deposit or permit to be deposited into any Exempt Account or Excluded Account, the proceeds of any Revolving Facility Collateral (to the extent when such proceeds are first received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, such proceeds are paid for sales of Inventory of the US Loan Parties or collections of Accounts of the US Loan Parties or related general intangibles and contract rights); provided that (i) so long as a Cash Dominion Period is not in effect, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor) may transfer funds from any other account that is not an Exempt Account or Excluded Account into an Exempt Account or Excluded Account, which funds may contain proceeds of Revolving Facility Collateral, (ii) any such proceeds of such Revolving Facility Collateral that have been deposited in an Exempt Account or Excluded Account without causing a breach of this Section 5.02(r) shall immediately after such deposit cease to be subject to the restrictions of this Section 5.02(r) for all purposes, and (iii) if any such proceeds of such Revolving Facility Collateral are deposited in or transferred to any Exempt Account or Excluded Account (other than pursuant to clause (i) above and other than such proceeds which have ceased to be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.02(r)), the US Loan Parties shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such proceeds into a lockbox or deposit account other than an Exempt Account or an Excluded Account, and the US Loan Parties shall not be deemed in breach of this Section 5.02(r) if they comply with their obligation under this clause (iii).
Section 5.03 Reporting Requirements. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and not Cash Collateralized or any Lender Party shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent:
(a) Default Notice. As soon as possible and in any event within (i) three Business Days after any Loan Party or any Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge of the occurrence of each Default, (ii) five Business Days after any Loan Party or any Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge of the occurrence of any event, development or occurrence that has had a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) 30 days after any Loan Party or any Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge of the occurrence of any event, development or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of a Responsible Officer (or person performing similar functions) of the Company setting forth details of such Default or other event and the action that the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.
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(b) [Intentionally Omitted]
(c) Quarterly Financials. As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each Fiscal Year, a Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter, and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous quarter and ending with the end of such quarter, and Consolidated statements of income cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such quarter, setting forth, in each case in comparative form, the corresponding figures for the corresponding period of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and duly certified (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments) by a Responsible Officer of the Company as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certificate of said officer stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing or, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and the action that the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a schedule in form reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent of the computations that would be used (if such fiscal quarter ended during a Testing Period) in determining, as of the end of such fiscal quarter, compliance with the covenant contained in Section 5.04; provided that, in the event of any change in GAAP used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.04 and a Testing Period has commenced and is continuing, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP; and provided further that, if the Company has designated any Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the quarterly financial information required by this Section 5.03(c) shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, as determined in good faith by senior management of the Company, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in (to the extent delivered or required to be delivered) “Management’s Discussion and Analysis Condition and Results of Operations,” of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(d) Annual Financials. As soon as available and in any event no later than 90 days following the end of the Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audit report for such Fiscal Year, including therein a Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case accompanied by (A) an opinion of independent public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the US Administrative Agent and (B) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing or, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and the action that the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, together with (if such Fiscal Year ended during a Testing Period) a schedule in form reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent of the computations used in determining, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, compliance with the covenant contained in Section 5.04; provided that, in the event of any change in GAAP used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.04 and a Testing Period has commenced and is continuing, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP; provided further that in the event the Company’s accountants have not yet completed the procedures required to issue an opinion at the time delivery of such opinion would be required under preceding clause (A), the requirement to deliver the annual audit report (and the aforementioned financial statements) at such time shall be deemed satisfied by delivery at such time of a complete draft of the Company’s Form 10-K and delivery of such opinion not later than 120 days following the end of such Fiscal Year; and provided further that, if the Company has designated any Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the annual financial information required by this Section 5.03(d) shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, as determined in good faith by senior management of the Company, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in (to the extent delivered or required to be delivered) “Management’s Discussion and Analysis Condition and Results of Operations,” of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
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(e) Budget. No later than 45 days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, the budget for such Fiscal Year and each subsequent Fiscal Year through the Maturity Date, showing projected Consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries on an annual basis.
(f) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. No later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each Fiscal Year and no later than 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying whether the Company would be in compliance with the covenant in Section 5.04 if such covenant were applicable at such time for the quarter then ended, together with a schedule in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent of the computations used in making such determination, such certificate to be required whether or not the Testing Period applies.
(g) ERISA and Foreign Plan Events and Reports. Promptly and in any event within 10 Business Days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event (or similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) has occurred, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company describing such ERISA Event (or such similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) and the action, if any, that such Loan Party or the applicable ERISA Affiliate has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, on the date any records, documents or other information must be furnished to the PBGC with respect to any ERISA Plan pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA (or to the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan pursuant to applicable law), a copy of such records, documents and information.
(h) Plan Terminations. Promptly and in any event within two Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate, copies of each notice from the PBGC stating its intention to terminate any ERISA Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any ERISA Plan.
(i) Actuarial Reports. Promptly and in any event within 20 Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate, a copy of the annual actuarial valuation report for each Single Employer Plan with respect to any plan year with respect to which the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 303(d)(2) of ERISA) is less than 90%.
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(j) Multiemployer Plan Notices. Promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, copies of each notice concerning (i) the imposition of Withdrawal Liability upon a Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate by any such Multiemployer Plan, (ii) the reorganization or termination, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, of any such Multiemployer Plan or (iii) the amount of liability that will be incurred, or that may be incurred, by such Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in clause (i) or (ii) above.
(k) Litigation. Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of each unstayed action, suit, investigation, litigation and proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that (i) would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note, any other Loan Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(l) Securities Reports. Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and reports that the Company sends to its public stockholders, copies of all regular, periodic and special reports, and all registration statements, that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange and copies of all private placement or offering memoranda pursuant to which securities of any Loan Party that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act are proposed to be issued and sold thereby; provided that such documents may be made available by posting on the Company’s website.
(m) Environmental Conditions. As soon as practicable after the assertion or receipt thereof, written notice of any Environmental Action against or of any non-compliance by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that would reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) cause any of its real property to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Other Information. Such other information respecting the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender Party (through the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(o) Borrowing Base Certificate. A Borrowing Base Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E as of the date required to be delivered or so requested, in each case with supporting documentation, which shall be furnished to the Lenders: (i) as soon as available and in any event prior to the Initial Extension of Credit to be made on the Effective Date, (ii) after the Effective Date, (A) if a Weekly Reporting Period or Specified Default has commenced and is continuing, on or before Wednesday (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day) of each calendar week, which weekly Borrowing Base Certificate shall reflect the Inventory and Eligible Receivables updated as of the end of the immediately preceding Friday, and (B) if no Weekly Reporting Period or Specified Default has commenced and is continuing, on or before the 10th Business Day of each calendar month, which monthly Borrowing Base Certificate shall reflect the Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory updated as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar month; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall be permitted upon notice of such election to the Administrative Agent to deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate more frequently than monthly (as specified in such notice) (provided that in such case, the Company shall, for the immediately following 90 days, deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate with the same frequency as the frequency specified in such notice), (iii) if there is any sale pursuant to Section 5.02(h)(x) or any casualty or condemnation event with respect to any Inventory or Accounts of the Borrowers, in any such case for an amount exceeding $25,000,000 in any single such transaction or event, as soon as practicable after such sale or casualty or condemnation event, and (iv) if reasonably requested by any Administrative Agent at any time when the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that the then existing Borrowing Base Certificate is materially inaccurate, as soon as reasonably available after such time or such request, in each case with supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
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Section 5.04 Financial Covenant. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and not Cash Collateralized or any Lender Party shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will, at all times during any Testing Period, maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.0:1.0.
Section 6.01 Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a) a Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance or any unreimbursed drawing with respect to any Letter of Credit when the same shall become due and payable or any Loan Party shall fail to make any payment of interest on any Advance or any other payment under any Loan Document within three business days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(b) any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party (or any of its officers acting in his/her capacity as such and on behalf of a Loan Party) under or in connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(c) any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 2.15, 5.01(a) (with respect to the Loan Parties), 5.01(c), 5.01(f), 5.02, 5.03(o) or 5.04 or (ii) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.03 (other than subsection (o) thereof) if such failure shall remain unremedied for 10 Business Days; or
(d) any Loan Party shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed if such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days; or
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(e) (i) any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of, premium or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items of Debt of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) that is outstanding in an aggregate principal or notional amount (or, in the case of any Hedge Agreement, an Agreement Value) of at least $20,000,000 when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable cure or grace period, if any, specified in the agreements or instruments relating to all such Debt; or (ii) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under the agreements or instruments relating to one or more items of Debt of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) that is outstanding in an aggregate principal or notional amount of at least $20,000,000, and such other event or condition shall continue after the applicable cure or grace period, if any, specified in all such agreements or instruments, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt or otherwise to cause, or to permit the holder thereof to cause, such Debt to mature, provided that in the case that such other event or condition shall be a breach of the financial covenant contained in the Term Facility Credit Agreement that shall not have resulted in the acceleration of the Debt under the Term Facility Credit Agreement, such other event or condition shall have continued for 15 days after the end of the cure or grace period specified in the Term Facility Credit Agreement as being applicable to such breach; or (iii) one or more items of Debt of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) that is outstanding in an aggregate principal or notional amount (or, in the case of any Hedge Agreement, an Agreement Value) of at least $20,000,000 shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled or required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(f) there is rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries one or more final, non-appealable judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $20,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the potential claim and does not dispute coverage or by reserves established as contemplated under, and in accordance with, the Plan and/or the Disclosure Statement) in the aggregate at any time and (A) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order and such proceedings are not stayed or vacated, or (B) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which such judgment or order has not been vacated, discharged or bonded or a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
(g) (i) a conservatory attachment (conservatoir beslag) is made on any asset of the Foreign Borrower in respect of an alleged claims of $10,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in the applicable currency) or more and such attachment is not lifted within 65 days, or (ii) the Foreign Borrower files a notice under Clause 36 of the 1990 Dutch Tax Collection Act (Invorderingswet 1990); or
(h) any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Article III shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof or as a result of an action or inaction of any Administrative Agent or any Lender, to the extent that such action or inaction relates to the perfection or non-perfection of Collateral) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien on and security interest in the Collateral purported to be covered thereby and to the extent required therein; or
(i) the Company or any Loan Party shall incur, or shall be reasonably likely to incur liability as a result of one or more of the following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event or similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan; (ii) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates or Loan Party from a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan, except, in each case, (a) any liability that is reasonably expected to be treated as a general unsecured claim in the Cases and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (b) other liabilities not greater than $20,000,000 in the aggregate; or
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(j) any Loan Party shall challenge the validity of any Loan Document or the applicability or enforceability of any Loan Document or shall seek to void, avoid, limit, or otherwise adversely affect the security interest created by or in any Loan Document or any payment made pursuant thereto; or
(k) a Change of Control shall occur; or
(l) any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it) that is being diligently contested by it in good faith, either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (l);
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agents (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Advances (other than Letter of Credit Advances by the Issuing Banks or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c)) and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, and (iii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders (A) set-off amounts in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, or any other accounts of the Loan Parties and apply such amounts to the Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (B) exercise any and all remedies against the Collateral under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, and applicable law available to the Agents and the Lenders; provided, however, that, upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, (x) the Commitments of each Lender Party and the obligation of each Lender Party to make Advances (other than Letter of Credit Advances by the Issuing Banks or a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c)) and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (y) the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower.
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Section 6.02 Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Administrative Agent may, or shall at the request of the Required Lenders, irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions described in Section 6.01 or otherwise, make demand upon the Borrowers to, and forthwith upon such demand the Borrowers will, pay to the Administrative Agents on behalf of the Lender Parties in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s Offices, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Accounts, an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding. If at any time the Administrative Agent under any Revolving Credit Facility determines that any funds held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account with respect to such Revolving Credit Facility are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than such Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties under such Revolving Credit Facility or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrowers under such Revolving Credit Facility will, forthwith upon demand by such Administrative Agent, pay to such Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in such L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to 103% of the excess of (a) such aggregate Available Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held in such L/C Cash Collateral Account that such Administrative Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.
Section 6.03 Waterfall. (a) Any cash held by or on behalf of the US Administrative Agent and all cash proceeds received by or on behalf of the US Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the US Administrative Agent, be held by the US Administrative Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied in whole or in part by the US Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the US Secured Parties against, all or any part of the US Obligations that are Secured Obligations, in the following manner:
(i) first, paid to the US Administrative Agent for any costs and expenses then owing to such Agent pursuant to Section 9.04 or otherwise under the Loan Documents, ratably in accordance with the amount of such costs and expenses then owing to the Agents;
(ii) second, ratably (A) paid to the US Lender Parties for any amounts then owing to them, in their capacities as such, in respect of the Obligations under the Loan Documents (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Obligations under Cash Management Agreements), ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then owing to such US Lender Parties;; and (B) deposited as Collateral in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account up to an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding US Letters of Credit, provided that in the event that any such US Letter of Credit is drawn, the US Administrative Agent shall pay to the US Issuing Bank that issued such US Letter of Credit the amount held in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account in respect of such US Letter of Credit, provided further that, to the extent that any such US Letter of Credit shall expire or terminate undrawn and as a result thereof the amount of the Collateral in the US L/C Cash Collateral Account shall exceed 103% of the aggregate Available Amount of all then outstanding US Letters of Credit, such excess amount of such Collateral shall be applied in accordance with the remaining order of priority set out in this Section 6.03(a); and
(iii) third, ratably paid to the US Cash Management Banks for any amounts then owing to them in respect of Obligations under US Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then owing to such US Cash Management Banks;.
(b) Any cash held by or on behalf of the Foreign Administrative Agent and all cash proceeds received by or on behalf of the Foreign Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Foreign Administrative Agent, be held by the Foreign Administrative Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied in whole or in part by the Foreign Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Foreign Secured Parties against, all or any part of the Foreign Obligations that are Secured Obligations, in the following manner:
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(i) first, paid to the Foreign Administrative Agent for any costs and expenses then owing to such Agent pursuant to Section 9.04 or otherwise under the Loan Documents;
(ii) second, ratably (A) paid to the Foreign Lender Parties for any amounts then owing to them, in their capacities as such, in respect of the Foreign Obligations under the Loan Documents (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Obligations under Cash Management Agreements), ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then owing to such Foreign Lender Parties; and (B) deposited as Collateral in the Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account up to an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding Foreign Letters of Credit, provided that in the event that any such Foreign Letter of Credit is drawn, the Foreign Administrative Agent shall pay to the Foreign Issuing Bank that issued such Foreign Letter of Credit the amount held in the Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account in respect of such Foreign Letter of Credit, provided further that, to the extent that any such Foreign Letter of Credit shall expire or terminate undrawn and as a result thereof the amount of the Collateral in the Foreign L/C Cash Collateral Account shall exceed 103% of the aggregate Available Amount of all then outstanding Foreign Letters of Credit, such excess amount of such Collateral shall be applied in accordance with the remaining order of priority set out in this Section 6.03(b); and
(iii) third, ratably paid to the Foreign Cash Management Banks for any amounts then owing to them in respect of Foreign Obligations under Foreign Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably in accordance with such respective amounts then owing to such Foreign Cash Management Banks;.
Section 7.01 Appointment and Authority. (a) Each of the US Lender Parties hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the US Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the US Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the US Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Foreign Lender Parties hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Foreign Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Foreign Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Foreign Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except for Sections 7.01(c), 7.01(d), 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, and 7.13, the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties, and neither any Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
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(b) The US Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” for the US Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, and each of the US Lender Parties and Lead Arrangers (including in its capacities as a potential US Cash Management Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the US Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such US Lender Party or Lead Arranger for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the US Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Foreign Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” for the Foreign Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, and each of the Foreign Lender Parties and Lead Arrangers (including in its capacities as a potential Foreign Cash Management Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Foreign Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Foreign Lender Party or Lead Arranger for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Foreign Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, each Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by any Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VII and Article X (including Section 10.04(c), as though such co agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
(c) In addition to the foregoing, each Foreign Secured Party (other than the Foreign Administrative Agent) hereby appoints the Foreign Administrative Agent as (i) its representative (vertegenwoordiger / représentant) within the meaning of article 5 of the Belgian Financial Collateral Act of 15 December 2004 in respect of each Foreign Security Document governed by Belgian law relating to financial instruments and cash on account, and (ii) its representative (lasthebber / mandataire) within the meaning of Article 1984 et seq. of the Belgian Civil Code in respect of any Foreign Security Document governed by Belgian law other than mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) above, to represent and act on behalf of each Foreign Secured Party in relation to any action required or advisable in connection with the entry into, performance, management and foreclosure of, and in respect of any dispute arising from or in connection with, any such Foreign Security Document governed by Belgian law.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, so long as both the US Administrative Agent and the Foreign Administrative Agent are the same Person or Affiliates, (i) any obligation or requirement under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to deliver a document, request, report, notice or other information to an Administrative Agent, shall be satisfied upon the delivery of such document, request, report, notice or other information to any Administrative Agent, and (ii) with respect to any term, condition or other provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than with respect to amendments to the extent expressly set forth in Section 10.01) requiring the consent or satisfaction of (or determination that any event, document, information, condition, circumstance, etc. is satisfactory) an Administrative Agent, such consent, satisfaction or determination furnished by any Administrative Agent shall be deemed furnished by each Administrative Agent and shall satisfy such term, condition or provision, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), without any further requirement, obligation or action of any Loan Party or any other Person.
Section 7.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as an Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as an Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
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Section 7.03 Exculpatory Provisions. No Administrative Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
No Administrative Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 6.01 and 10.01) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to such Administrative Agent by the Company or a Lender Party.
No Administrative Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Administrative Agent.
Section 7.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. Each Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or Issuing Bank, each Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless such Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Advance or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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Section 7.05 Delegation of Duties. Each Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Administrative Agent. Each Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Section 7.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent under each Revolving Credit Facility may at any time give prior written notice of its resignation to the Lender Parties and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Lenders holding at least the majority of the Commitments and Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which in the case of the US Administrative Agent shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States; provided that such successor shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.13(e) prior to becoming the successor under this Agreement, and a foreign agent shall not be appointed as successor if such appointment would, upon the effectiveness of such appointment, result in a tax gross-up or indemnification payment under this Agreement. If no such successor shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lender Parties appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the retiring Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Administrative Agent in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by such Administrative Agent on behalf of any of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as nominee until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender Party directly, until such time as the Lenders holding a majority of the Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as Administrative Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article VII and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
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Any resignation by Bank of America as US Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as Swing Line Lender and, if Bank of America shall have become an US Issuing Bank, its resignation as an US Issuing Bank. Any resignation by Bank of America as Foreign Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as a Foreign Issuing Bank. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as US Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swing Line Lender and, if applicable, US Issuing Bank, (ii) the retiring Swing Line Lender and, if applicable, US Issuing Bank shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as Swing Line Lender and US Issuing Bank, as the case may be, hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor US Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the US Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring US Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring US Issuing Bank with respect to such US Letters of Credit. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Foreign Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Foreign Issuing Bank, (ii) the retiring Foreign Issuing Bank shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as Foreign Issuing Bank hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor Foreign Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Foreign Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring Foreign Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Foreign Issuing Bank with respect to such Foreign Letters of Credit.
Section 7.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lender Parties. Each Lender Party acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party or any of their Related Parties 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 also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 7.08 No Other Duties, etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as an Administrative Agent or as a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder.
Section 7.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, each Administrative Agent under each Revolving Credit Facility (irrespective of whether the principal of any Advance or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether such Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Advances, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations in respect of such Revolving Credit Facility hereunder and under the other Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lender Parties under such Revolving Credit Facility and such Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lender Parties and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lender Parties and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
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(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender Party under such Revolving Credit Facility to make such payments to such Administrative Agent and, if such Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lender Parties, to pay to such Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due such Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize any Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations under the Loan Documents or the rights of any Lender Party to authorize any Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or in any such proceeding.
Section 7.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each of the Lender Parties and Lead Arrangers (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank) under each Revolving Credit Facility irrevocably authorize each Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by such Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements, as to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to such Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall have been made) under such Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.01;
(b) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under any Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or if such Person is merged, liquidated, dissolved or consolidated into another Guarantor or its assets are sold as permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents and, in the case of such liquidation, dissolution or sale the assets of such Person or the proceeds thereof, as applicable, are distributed to (x) the Company or (y) the Subsidiary of the Company holding all of the Equity Interests of such Person or into which such Person is dissolved or liquidated; and
(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by such Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 5.02(a).
Upon request by the Administrative Agent under any Revolving Credit Facility at any time, the Lenders holding at least the majority of Commitments and Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility will confirm in writing such Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 7.10. In each case as specified in this Section 7.10, each Administrative Agent will, at the Company’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 7.10.
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Section 7.11 Intercreditor Agreement and Subordination Agreements. (a) The Administrative Agents are authorized to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and the parties hereto acknowledge that the Intercreditor Agreement is binding upon them. Each Lender (i) hereby consents to the subordination of the Liens on the Term Facility Collateral securing the Obligations on the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (iii) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agents to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof.
(b) The Administrative Agents are authorized to enter into the Subordination Agreements and any other subordination contemplated herein and the parties hereto acknowledge that the Subordination Agreements and each such subordination agreement in respect of Debt subordinated to the Obligations shall be binding upon them. Each Lender hereby agrees that it will be bound by, and will take no actions contrary to, the Subordination Agreement and each such subordination agreement that is on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.
Section 7.12 Parallel Debt Obligations.
In order to ensure the continuing validity of the security interests governed by Dutch law, German law, Swiss law or Belgian law (a) each Foreign Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes (that undertaking in respect of any amount, a “Parallel Debt Obligation” and in respect of all of them, the “Parallel Debt Obligations”) to pay to the Foreign Administrative Agent an amount equal to and in the same currency as all amounts from time to time due and payable by that Foreign Loan Party to the Lenders under the Loan Documents (the obligations to the Lenders in respect of any amount and a certain currency, an “Original Obligation” and its obligations to the Lenders in respect of all of them, the “Original Obligations”); (b) the Parallel Debt Obligations shall be separate from and independent of the Original Obligations, so that the Foreign Administrative Agent will have an independent right to demand performance of any Parallel Debt Obligation and any security right granted to the Foreign Administrative Agent to secure the Parallel Debt Obligations is granted to the Foreign Administrative Agent in its capacity of sole creditor of the Parallel Debt Obligations; (c) the Parallel Debt Obligations shall be owed to the Foreign Administrative Agent in its own name and any Foreign Security Document governed by Dutch law, German law, Swiss law or Belgian law shall also be expanded to secure the Parallel Debt Obligations; (d) the Lenders, the Foreign Loan Parties and the Foreign Administrative Agent acknowledge that the Foreign Administrative Agent acts in its own name and on behalf of itself but for the benefit of the Foreign Secured Parties and not as an agent or representative of the Lenders and the security interests governed by Dutch law, German law, Swiss law or Belgian law created in favor of the Foreign Administrative Agent will not be held on trust and do not constitute common property (gemeenschap) within the meaning of article 3:166 DCC and that the provisions relating to such common property shall not apply. If, however, it would be held that such claims of the Foreign Administrative Agent and such claims of any one or more of the Foreign Secured Parties do constitute such common property and such provisions do apply, the parties hereto agree that this Agreement shall constitute an administration agreement (beheersregeling) within the meaning of article 3:168 DCC. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that this Agreement is not to be construed as an agreement as referred to in article 6:16 DCC; (e) other than as set out in clause (f) below, the Parallel Debt Obligations shall not limit or affect the existence of the Original Obligations, for which the Lenders shall have an independent right to demand performance (to the extent permitted by this Agreement); and (f) payment by the Foreign Loan Parties of any Parallel Debt Obligation shall to the same extent decrease and be a good discharge of the corresponding Original Obligation owing to the Lenders and payment by the Foreign Loan Parties of any Original Obligations to the Lenders shall to the same extent decrease and be a good discharge of the corresponding Parallel Debt Obligation owing by it to the Foreign Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parallel Debt Obligations will become due and payable at the same time as the corresponding Original Obligations.
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Section 7.13 Agent as security trustee.
(a) Appointment. The Foreign Secured Parties appoint the Foreign Administrative Agent to hold (i) any security interest created by any Foreign Security Document governed by English law (the “English Security Documents”); and (b) the covenants and undertakings of the English Security Documents, with respect to any jurisdiction where the concept of trust is appropriate, on trust for the Foreign Secured Parties and with respect to any jurisdiction where the concept of trust is not appropriate, as security agent for the Foreign Secured Parties, and, in each case, the Foreign Administrative Agent accepts that appointment.
(b) Delegation. The Foreign Administrative Agent may (whether for the purpose of complying with any law or regulation of any overseas jurisdiction, or for any other reason) appoint any Person to act jointly with it either as a separate trustee or as a co-trustee (each an "Appointee") on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Foreign Administrative Agent thinks fit and with such of the rights, powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Foreign Administrative Agent by any Loan Document as may be conferred by the instrument of appointment of the Appointee. The Foreign Administrative Agent may pay reasonable remuneration to any Appointee, together with any costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the Appointee in connection with its appointment. All such remuneration, costs and expenses shall be treated, for the purposes of this Agreement, as paid or incurred by the Foreign Administrative Agent.
(c) The English Security Documents.
(i) Each Foreign Secured Party confirms its approval of the English Security Documents and of any security interest intended to be created under it, and authorizes and instructs the Foreign Administrative Agent to execute and deliver the English Security Documents.
(ii) The Foreign Administrative Agent may accept without enquiry the title (if any) which any Person may have to any assets over which security interest is intended to be created by the English Security Documents, and shall not be liable to any other party for any defect in or failure of any such title.
(iii) The Foreign Administrative Agent shall not be (A) liable or responsible to any Foreign Secured Party for any failure to perfect, protect, register, make any filing or give notice in respect of the security interest intended to be created by the English Security Documents, unless that failure arises directly from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct; (B) obliged to insure any assets over which security interest is intended to be created by the English Security Documents, to require any other person to maintain any such insurance, or to make any enquiry or conduct any investigation into the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any insurance existing over any such asset; or (C) obliged to hold in its own possession the English Security Documents, title deed or other document relating to any assets over which security interest is intended to be created by the English Security Documents.
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(iv) The Foreign Administrative Agent shall accept without investigation, requisition or objection, such title as any person may have to the assets which are subject to the English Security Documents and shall not (A) be bound or concerned to examine or enquire into the title of any person; (B) be liable for any defect or failure in the title of any person, whether that defect or failure was known to the Foreign Administrative Agent or might have been discovered upon examination or enquiry and whether capable of remedy or not; or (C) be liable for any failure on its part to give notice of the English Security Documents to any third party or otherwise perfect or register the security interests created by the English Security Documents (unless such failure arises directly from the Foreign Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct).
(v) The Foreign Administrative Agent shall hold the English Security Documents and all proceeds of enforcement of them on trust for the Foreign Secured Parties on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(vi) The English Security Documents shall rank as continuing security interest for the discharge of the liabilities secured by it.
(d) Foreign Administrative Agent as Proprietor. Each Foreign Secured Party confirms that it does not wish to be registered as a joint proprietor of any mortgage or charge created pursuant to the English Security Documents and accordingly (i) authorizes the Foreign Administrative Agent to hold such mortgages and charges in its sole name as trustee for the Foreign Secured Parties; and (ii) requests the Land Registry (or other relevant registry) to register the Foreign Administrative Agent as a sole proprietor (or heritable creditor, as the case may be) of any such mortgage or charge.
(e) Investments. Except to the extent that an English Security Document otherwise requires, any moneys received by the Foreign Administrative Agent under or pursuant to an English Security Document may be (i) invested in any investments which it may select and which are authorized by applicable law; or (ii) placed on deposit at any bank or institution (including itself) on such terms as it may think fit, in each case in the name or under the control of the Foreign Administrative Agent, and those moneys, together with any accrued income (net of any applicable taxes) shall be held by the Foreign Administrative Agent.
(f) Foreign Secured Parties' Indemnity to the Foreign Administrative Agent. Each Foreign Secured Party shall indemnify the Foreign Administrative Agent, its delegates and sub-delegates and Appointees (each an "Indemnified Party"), within three Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Foreign Administrative Agent or the relevant Indemnified Party (otherwise than by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Foreign Administrative Agent or that Indemnified Party) in acting as Foreign Administrative Agent or its delegate, sub-delegate or Appointee under the English Security Documents (except to the extent that the Foreign Administrative Agent, or the relevant Indemnified Party has been reimbursed by any Foreign Loan Party pursuant to the English Security Documents).
(g) Trust. The perpetuity period for each trust created by this Agreement shall be 80 years.
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Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. Except as provided in Section 2.19 and 2.22 or as otherwise specifically provided for herein, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agents, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 3.01 without the written consent of each Initial Lender;
(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 6.01) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent in Article III or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of any Commitment of a Lender);
(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (but not any prepayment) of principal, interest (other than any default interest payable pursuant to Section 2.08), fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby;
(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Advance, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (it being understood that any waiver of default interest payable pursuant to Section 2.08, any waiver of a Default or Event of Default and/or any modification or amendment of defined terms used in the definition of Applicable Margin, shall not constitute a decrease in the rate of interest or fees for this purpose) or change Section 6.03 or alter the pro rata sharing of payments required hereunder, whether by modification of Section 2.12 or 2.14 or otherwise, without the written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby;
(e) change the definition of “Required Lenders,” “Supermajority Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or grant any consent hereunder, in each case in a manner that would have the direct effect of reducing the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
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(f) release one or more Guarantors (or otherwise limit such Guarantors’ liability with respect to the Obligations owing to the Agents and the Lender Parties under the Guaranties) if such release or limitation is in respect of all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranties to the Lender Parties, or release all or substantially all of the Collateral, in each case without the written consent of each Lender;
(g) amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 5.04 without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders; and
(h) change the definition of any of “US Availability”, “Foreign Availability”, “Availability’, “Bank Product Reserves”, “Borrowing Base”, “US Borrowing Base”, “Foreign Borrowing Base”, “Eligible Inventory”, “Eligible Receivables”, or “Reserves”, in each case in a manner adverse to the Lenders, without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders;
and provided further that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Issuing Banks, in addition to the Lenders required above, by its terms adversely affect the rights or duties of the Issuing Banks under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, adversely affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; and (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, by its terms affect the rights or duties of such Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent in Article III or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of any Commitment of a Lender). For the avoidance of doubt, (x) Schedule I may be modified from time to time and technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made to the extent necessary to effectuate any changes to the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 or any Commitment Increase or Incremental Amendment pursuant to Section 2.19, in each case with the prior written consent of each Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties and each Lender or Eligible Assignee participating in such Commitment Increase pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to each Administrative Agent without the consent of any other Lender or any Issuing Bank and (y) this Agreement and the Loan Documents may be modified from time to time to effect any Extended Commitments or Extension Amendment pursuant to Section 2.22, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 2.22 and without the consent of any Administrative Agent or other Lender Party (other than as specified in Section 2.22).
Section 10.02 Notices, Posting of Approved Electronic Communications, Etc. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, all 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 telecopier as follows:
(i) if to any Borrower or any other Loan Party, or to any Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number or electronic mail address specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and
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(ii) if to any other Lender Party, to the address, telecopier number or electronic mail address specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender Party on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Company).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lender Parties hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agents, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender Party pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agents that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Any Administrative Agent or any Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(i) Notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Lender Party or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s or any Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Lender Party or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
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(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agents and the Swing Line Lender may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender Party may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the applicable Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lender Parties. The Administrative Agents and the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The US Borrowers shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the US Administrative Agent, each US Lender Party and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any US Borrower. The Foreign Borrower shall indemnify the Foreign Administrative Agent, each Foreign Lender Party and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any Foreign Borrower.
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender Party or Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 10.04 Costs, Fees and Expenses. (a) Each Borrower agrees (i) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agents and the Lead Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Persons (including, without limitation, third-party appraisal costs, per diem costs and other charges of field examiners and other employees in connection with matters relating to the Collateral and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (it being agreed that reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for the Administrative Agents and all of the Lead Arrangers (with one additional counsel if there is a conflict between or among the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers in the opinion of counsel) shall be payable or reimbursable under the preceding provisions of this sentence, together with reasonable fees and expenses of special and local counsel, in each case reasonably retained by the Lead Arrangers jointly)) in connection with (A) the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Loan Documents; (B) the syndication and funding of the Advances and the issuance of any Letters of Credit; (C) the creation, perfection or protection of the liens under the Loan Documents (including all search, filing and recording fees); and (D) the on-going administration of the Loan Documents (including the preparation, negotiation and execution of any amendments, consents, waivers, assignments, restatements or supplements thereto) (provided that the Lead Arrangers shall not in their capacities as such be entitled to any such payments or reimbursements pursuant to this subclause (D)), and (ii) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agents and each of the Lender Parties for all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agents or such Lender Parties in connection with (A) the enforcement of the Loan Documents; (B) any refinancing or restructuring of the Facilities in the nature of a “work-out” or any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding; and (C) any legal proceeding relating to or arising out of the Facilities or the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. All amounts due under this Section 10.04(a) shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section and Sections 2.11 and 2.13 shall survive the termination of the Commitments, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations under the Loan Documents.
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(b) Each Borrower shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agents (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender Party and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of outside counsel), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of any Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Advance or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under any Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Action relating to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrowers’ or such Loan Party’s directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that (x) 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 willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Borrower, any of its directors, security holders or creditors, an Indemnitee or any other Person or whether or not an Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. Each Borrower also agrees that no Indemnitee shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates or to its or their respective security holders or creditors arising out of, related to or in connection with any aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent such liability is determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event, however, shall any Indemnitee be liable on any theory of liability for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent such damages are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. All amounts due under this Section 10.04(b) shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of any Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender Party, the termination of the Commitments, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations under the Loan Documents. This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(c) To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 10.04 to be paid by them to any Administrative Agent under any Revolving Credit Facility (or any sub-agent thereof) any Related Party thereof, each Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility severally agrees to pay to such Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party thereof acting for such Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.14.
(d) If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurocurrency Rate Advance is made by any Borrower to or for the account of a Lender Party other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.10(b)(i) or 2.11(d), acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, or if any Borrower fails to make any payment or prepayment of an Advance for which a notice of prepayment has been given or that is otherwise required to be made, whether pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.07 or 6.01 or otherwise, the Borrowers shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the applicable Administrative Agent), pay to such Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender Party any amounts required to compensate such Lender Party for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or Conversion or such failure to pay or prepay, as the case may be, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender Party to fund or maintain such Advance.
Section 10.05 Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender Party under any Revolving Credit Facility and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender Party or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility or any other Loan Party under such Revolving Credit Facility against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender Party, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party are owed to a branch or office of such Lender Party different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to such Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of such Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender Parties, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to such Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations under the Loan Documents owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender Party and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender Party or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender Party agrees to notify the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
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Section 10.06 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrowers, each Agent, the Initial Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under each Revolving Credit Facility shall have been notified by each Initial Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility that such Initial Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, each Agent and each Lender Party and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrowers shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Lender Party.
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns. (a) Each Lender under any Revolving Credit Facility may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment or Commitments, the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility, each such assignment under such Revolving Credit Facility shall be of a uniform, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under and in respect of any or all Facilities, (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a Person that, immediately prior to such assignment, was a Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund of any Lender or an assignment of all of a Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Commitments being assigned to any such Eligible Assignee pursuant to such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall be, unless the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility shall otherwise consent, $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility and €5,000,000 or an integral multiple of €500,000 in excess thereof in the case of the Foreign Revolving Credit Facility, (iii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to such Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any Note or Notes (if any) subject to such assignment and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (v) to the extent any such assignment immediately upon becoming effective shall increase amounts payable under Section 2.11 or 2.13, the Borrowers shall not be liable for payment of such increased amounts unless such assignment is made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent after the Borrowers have been informed in writing of such increased amounts and (vi) prior to such assignment, the assignor or such Administrative Agent shall have given written notice of such assignment to the Borrowers. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder with respect to any Revolving Credit Facility, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent under such Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrowers and such Administrative Agent, the applicable Pro Rata Share of Advances under such Revolving Credit Facility previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to such Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) with respect to such Revolving Credit Facility and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Advances and participations in Letters of Credit under such Revolving Credit Facility and in the case of the US Revolving Credit Facility, Swing Line Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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(b) Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, hereunder and (ii) the Lender or Issuing Bank assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (other than its rights under Sections 2.11, 2.13 and 10.04 to the extent any claim thereunder relates to an event arising prior to such assignment) and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender or Issuing Bank shall cease to be a party hereto).
(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, each Lender Party assignor thereunder and each assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties thereto and hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender Party makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (ii) such assigning Lender Party makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, such assigning Lender Party or any other Lender Party and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes each Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Loan Documents as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be.
(d) The Administrative Agent under each Facility, acting for this purpose (but only for this purpose) as the agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation in book entry form of the names and addresses of the Lender Parties and the Commitment under such Facility of, and principal amount of the Advances owing under such Facility to, each Lender Party from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register with respect to each Facility shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lender Parties may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender Party hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. In addition, the Administrative Agent under each Revolving Credit Facility shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility as Defaulting Lender. The Register with respect to each Revolving Credit Facility shall be available for inspection by any Borrower or any Agent or any Lender Party under such Revolving Credit Facility at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 10.07(d) shall be construed so that the Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender Party and an assignee, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment, the applicable Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers and each other Agent. In the case of any assignment by a Lender, within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice and request by such Eligible Assignee of a new Note, the Borrowers, at their own expense, shall execute and deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent in exchange for the surrendered Note or Notes (if any) a new Note to the order of such Eligible Assignee in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by it under each Facility pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and, if any assigning Lender that had a Note or Notes prior to such assignment has retained a Commitment hereunder under such Facility, a new Note to the order of such assigning Lender in an amount equal to the Commitment retained by it hereunder. Such new Note or Notes shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto.
(f) Each Issuing Bank, with the written consent of the Company, may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the undrawn portion of its Letter of Credit Commitment at any time; provided, however, that (i) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee and (ii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500.
(g) Each Lender Party may sell participations to one or more Persons (other than any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender Party’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitments) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender Party shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender Party shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Borrowers, the Agents and the other Lender Parties shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender Party in connection with such Lender Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v) no participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest (other than default interest) on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation, postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation, or release all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral or of the value of the Guaranties, (vi) the participating banks or other entities shall be entitled to the benefit of Section 2.13 to the same extent as if they were a Lender Party but, with respect to any particular participant, to no greater extent than the Lender Party that sold the participation to such participant and only if such participant agrees to comply with Section 2.13(e) as though it were a Lender Party and (vii) to the extent any such participation immediately upon becoming effective shall increase amounts payable under Section 2.11 or 2.13, the Borrowers shall not be liable for payment of such increased amounts unless such participation is made with the Borrowers’ prior consent after the Borrowers have been informed of such increased amounts. Each Lender Party that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Advances owing under each Facility (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender Party shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f-103-1(c) of the United States Treasury regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender Party shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, each Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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(h) Any Lender Party may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 10.07, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Borrowers furnished to such Lender Party by or on behalf of the Borrowers; provided, however, that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the confidentiality of any Information received by it from such Lender Party in accordance with Section 10.11 hereof.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender Party may at any time (and without the consent of any Administrative Agent or the Borrowers) create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such fund as security for such obligations or securities, provided, however, that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender Party (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle organized and administered by such Lender Party identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Advance that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Advance, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Advance, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Advance pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of an Advance by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Advance were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender Party would be liable, (ii) no SPC shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11 and 2.13 (or any other increased costs protection provision) and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including, without limitation, the approval of any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender Party of record hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior Debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; provided that each Lender Party designating any SPC hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such SPC during such period of forbearance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of, the Borrowers and any Administrative Agent, assign all or any portion of its interest in any Advance to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Advances to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This subsection (k) may not be amended without the prior written consent of each Granting Lender, all or any part of whose Advances are being funded by the SPC at the time of such amendment.
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(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Advances pursuant to Section 10.07(a), Bank of America may, (i) if Bank of America shall have become an Issuing Bank, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders, resign as Issuing Bank and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrowers to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Bank and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Advances or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Advances made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Advances or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Advances pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Bank and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession (and the Letters of Credit being issued in substitution shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of determining Availability, US Availability or Foreign Availability until substituted for the relevant Letters of Credit issued by Bank of America) or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
(m) For the purposes of Article 1271 et seq of the Belgian Civil Code, the parties to this Agreement agree that upon any novation under the Loan Documents, the Liens, guarantees, indemnities, and other undertakings created under and pursuant to the Loan Documents shall continue for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors, transferees and assignees, as the case may be.
Section 10.08 Execution in Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier or by electronic transmission (e.g. “.pdf” or “tiff”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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Section 10.09 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agents and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Advance or the issuance, extension or increase in the amount of any Letter of Credit, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Advance or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Section 10.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.10, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agents, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
Section 10.11 Confidentiality and Related Matters. Each of the Administrative Agents and the Lender Parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) on a need to know basis to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers and their obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to any Administrative Agent, any Lender Party or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company; provided that in the case of disclosure under subsection (c) of this Section 10.11, such party subject to such requirement or request shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, rules and regulations, provide the applicable Loan Party with written notice as promptly as practicable and use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Loan Party in such Loan Party’s efforts, at its own expense, to obtain a protective order or other confidential treatment. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrowers or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Administrative Agent or any Lender Party on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrowers or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
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Each of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders Parties acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including United States Federal and state securities laws.
Section 10.12 Treatment of Information. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agents and/or the other Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lender Parties materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information (within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities law) (“MNPI”) with respect to the Borrowers or their respective Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will, if so requested by any Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) at the request of any Administrative Agent, all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized each Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, and the Lender Parties to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.11); and (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) each Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”.
Section 10.13 Patriot Act Notice. (a) Each Lender Party that is subject to the Patriot Act and each Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender Party) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender Party or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Borrower shall, promptly following a request by any Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
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Section 10.14 Jurisdiction, Etc Without affecting the choice of jurisdiction made in each Foreign Security Document:. (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, 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 shall be heard and determined in any such New York State court 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.
(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party 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 10.15 Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 10.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Loan Parties acknowledges and agrees that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers and the other Bookrunners are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers and the other Bookrunners, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) each of the Loan Parties is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) each of the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers and the other Bookrunners is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for any Loan Party or any other Person and (ii) none of the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers or the other Bookrunners has any obligation to any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers and the other Bookrunners and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers or the other Bookrunners has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Administrative Agents, the Lenders, the Lead Arrangers and the other Bookrunners with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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Section 10.18 Release of Guarantees and Collateral. If (i) any Guarantor or US Subsidiary Borrower or any of their successors in interest shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or (ii) if any Guarantor or US Subsidiary Borrower is merged, liquidated, dissolved or consolidated into another Guarantor or US Subsidiary Borrower or its assets are sold as permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents and, in the case of such liquidation, dissolution or sale the assets of such Guarantor or US Subsidiary Borrower or the proceeds thereof, as applicable, are distributed in accordance with the Loan Documents or, if the Loan Documents do not provide for such distribution, to (x) the Company or (y) the Subsidiary of the Company holding all of the Equity Interests of such Person or into which such Person is dissolved or liquidated, each applicable Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the Borrowers, at the Borrowers’ expense, all documents that the Borrowers shall reasonably request to evidence the release of such obligations of such Guarantor under the Guaranty (and in the case of a US Subsidiary Borrower, under this Agreement) and the Liens securing such obligations.
Section 10.19 Process Agent. Each of the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Company, presently located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Process Agent”), in the case of any suit, action or proceeding brought in the United States of America as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Such service may be made by mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) or delivering a copy of such process to such Loan Party in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and each of the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternative method of service, each of the Foreign Borrower and the Swiss Guarantor irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) of copies of such process to such Loan Party at its address specified in Schedule 10.02 or at such other address of which the Foreign Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant to Section 10.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. The Company hereby irrevocably accepts the designation, appointment and empowerment set forth in this Section 10.19.
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Section 10.20 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the applicable Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of each Loan Party in respect of any such sum due from it to any of the Administrative Agents or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the applicable Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, such Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Administrative Agent from such Loan Party in the Agreement Currency, such Loan Party each agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the applicable Administrative Agent in such currency, such Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Loan Party (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
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