U.S. $1,200,000,000 FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 9, 2007 Among HALLIBURTON COMPANY as Borrower, THE ISSUING BANKS NAMED HEREIN as Issuing Banks, THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN as Banks, and CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. as...
EXHIBIT
10.1
U.S.
$1,200,000,000
FIVE
YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as
of July 9, 2007
Among
HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
as
Borrower,
THE
ISSUING BANKS NAMED HEREIN
as
Issuing Banks,
THE
BANKS
NAMED HEREIN
as
Banks,
and
CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC.
as
Administrative Agent,
THE
ROYAL
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
as
Syndication Agent,
ABN
AMRO
BANK N.V.
HSBC
BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
as
Co-Documentation Agents
Co-Lead
Arrangers and Joint Book Running Managers:
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
and
RBS
SECURITIES CORPORATION
Agent
Tier Lenders:
The
Bank
of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Credit
Suisse, Cayman Islands Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Street Credit Corp.
Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Bank
UBS
Loan
Finance LLC
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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Article
I
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DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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Section
1.01
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Certain
Defined Terms
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1
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Section
1.02
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Computation
of Time Periods
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12
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Section
1.03
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Accounting
Terms; GAAP
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12
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Section
1.04
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Miscellaneous
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12
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Section
1.05
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Ratings
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12
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Article
II
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AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCES
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Section
2.01
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The
Revolving Credit Advances
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13
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Section
2.02
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Making
the Revolving Credit Advances
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13
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Section
2.03
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Issuance
of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit
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15
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Section
2.04
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Fees
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16
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Section
2.05
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Reduction
of Commitments
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17
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Section
2.06
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Repayment
of Advances; Required Cash Collateral
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17
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Section
2.07
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Interest
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18
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Section
2.08
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Additional
Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances
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19
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Section
2.09
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Interest
Rate Determination
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19
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Section
2.10
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Optional
Prepayments
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20
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Section
2.11
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Payments
and Computations
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21
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Section
2.12
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Increased
Costs and Capital Requirements
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22
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Section
2.13
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Taxes
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23
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Section
2.14
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Sharing
of Payments, Etc
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25
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Section
2.15
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Illegality
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26
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Section
2.16
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Conversion
of Advances
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26
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Section
2.17
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Replacement
or Removal of Bank
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26
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Section
2.18
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Evidence
of Indebtedness
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27
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Section
2.19
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Increase
in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments
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28
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Section
2.20
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New
Issuing Banks
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29
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Section
2.21
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Extension
of Commitments
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29
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Section
2.22
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Change
in Control
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30
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Article
III
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CONDITIONS
OF LENDING
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Section
3.01
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Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness
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32
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Section
3.02
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Conditions
Precedent to Each Revolving Credit Advance, Each Commitment
Increase and
Each Issuance, Renewal and Increase of Each Letter of
Credit
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Section
3.03
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Determinations
Under Section 3.01
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34
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Article
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Section
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties of the Borrower
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34
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Article
V
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COVENANTS
OF THE BORROWER
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Section
5.01
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Affirmative
Covenants
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36
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Section
5.02
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Negative
Covenants
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39
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Article
VI
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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Section
6.01
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Events
of Default
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42
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Section
6.02
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Actions
in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default
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44
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Article
VII
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THE
AGENT
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Section
7.01
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Authorization
and Action
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44
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Section
7.02
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Agent's
Reliance, Etc
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44
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Section
7.03
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The
Agent and its Affiliates
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45
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Section
7.04
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Bank
Credit Decision
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45
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Section
7.05
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Indemnification
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45
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Section
7.06
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Successor
Agent
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46
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Section
7.07
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Co-Lead
Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agents
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46
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Article
VIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
8.01
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Amendments,
Etc
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46
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Section
8.02
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Notices,
Etc
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46
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Section
8.03
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No
Waiver; Remedies
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48
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Section
8.04
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Expenses
and Taxes; Compensation
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48
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Section
8.05
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Right
of Set-Off
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49
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Section
8.06
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Limitation
and Adjustment of Interest
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50
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Section
8.07
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Binding
Effect
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51
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Section
8.08
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Assignments
and Participations
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51
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Section
8.09
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No
Liability of Issuing Banks
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53
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Section
8.10
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Execution
in Counterparts
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53
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Section
8.11
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Judgment
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53
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Section
8.12
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Governing
Law
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54
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Section
8.13
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Jurisdiction;
Damages
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54
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Section
8.14
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Confidentiality
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54
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Section
8.15
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Patriot
Act Notice
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55
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Section
8.16
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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55
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ANNEX
Annex
A
SCHEDULES
Schedule
I
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Commitments
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Schedule
II
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Bank
Information
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Schedule
5.02(a)
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Certain
Existing Indebtedness
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Note
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Exhibit
B-1
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Form
of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing
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Exhibit
B-2
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Form
of Notice of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit
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Exhibit
C-1
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Form
of Opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Exhibit
C-2
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Assignment and Acceptance
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-iii-
FIVE
YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as
of July 9, 2007
Halliburton
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the lenders party
hereto and Citicorp North America, Inc. ("CNAI"), as Agent hereunder,
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section
1.01 Certain
Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms "Borrower"
and "CNAI" shall have the meanings set forth above and 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):
"Additional
Change in Control Commitment Banks" has the meaning specified in Section
2.22(e).
"Additional
Commitment Bank" has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(c).
"Advance"
means a Revolving Credit Advance under Section 2.01 or a Letter of Credit
Advance under Section 2.03 and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar
Rate Advance.
"Affected
Bank" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15.
"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 any
Subsidiary of such Person.
"Agent"
or "Administrative Agent" means CNAI solely in its capacity as Agent
pursuant to Article VII and any successor in such capacity pursuant to Section
7.06.
"Agent's
Account" means the account of the Agent maintained by the Agent with
Citibank at its office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Account No. 00000000, Attention: Halliburton Account Officer, or such
other account as the Agent shall specify in writing to the Banks.
"Agreement"
means this Five Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof
among the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent, as amended from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof.
"Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate" has the meaning specified in Annex A.
"Applicable
Lending Office" means, with respect to each Bank, (i) in the case of a Base
Rate Advance, such Bank's Domestic Lending Office, and (ii) in the case of
a
Eurodollar Rate Advance, such Bank's Eurodollar Lending Office.
"Applicable
Margin" has the meaning specified in Annex A.
"Assignment
and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Bank
and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form
of Exhibit D.
"Assuming
Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Assumption
Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Available
Amount" of any Letter of Credit means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of
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).
"Banks"
means the Issuing Banks and the other banks and other financial institutions
party hereto from time to time as lenders, including each Eligible Assignee
that
becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.08(a), (b) and (d).
"Base
Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall
be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal
to the highest of:
(a)
the
rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from
time
to time, as Citibank's base rate; and
(b)
the
sum (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1% or, if there is no nearest 1/8 of 1%,
to
the next higher 1/8 of 1%) of (i) ½ of one percent per annum plus (ii) the rate
obtained by dividing (A) the latest three-week moving average of secondary
market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month certificates
of deposit of major United States money market banks, such three-week moving
average (adjusted to the basis of a year of 360 days) being determined weekly
on
each Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the previous Friday by
Citibank on the basis of such rates reported by certificate of deposit dealers
to and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication
shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates
received by Citibank from three New York certificate of deposit dealers of
recognized standing selected by Citibank, by (B) a percentage equal to 100%
minus the average of the daily percentages specified during such three-week
period by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve
requirement (including, but not limited to, any emergency, supplemental or
other
marginal reserve requirement) for Citibank with respect to liabilities
consisting of or including (among other liabilities) three-month Dollar
non-personal time deposits in the United States, plus (iii) the average during
such three-week period of the annual assessment rates estimated by Citibank
for
determining the then current annual assessment payable by Citibank to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for insuring Dollar
deposits of Citibank in the United States; and
(c
)the
sum of ½ of one percent per annum plus the Federal Funds Rate in effect from
time to time.
"Base
Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section
2.07(a).
"Borrowing"
means a borrowing consisting of Advances of the same Type made on the same
day
by the Banks pursuant to Section 2.01 and, if such Advances are Eurodollar
Rate
Advances, having Interest Periods of the same duration.
"Business
Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized
to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any
Eurodollar Rate Advance, on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried on
in
the London interbank market.
"Change
in Control" means that any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of
Section 13 or Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
shall have acquired, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership (with the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under said Act) of 50% or more
of
the outstanding shares of equity securities of the Borrower at the time entitled
to vote for election of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the
Borrower.
"Citibank"
means Citibank, N.A., a national banking association.
"Co-Documentation
Agents" means each of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., HSBC Bank USA, National
Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., solely in its capacity as
co-documentation agent under this Agreement.
"Co-Lead
Arrangers" means Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBS Securities
Corporation.
"Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor Federal
tax code, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder, in
each
case as now or hereafter in effect, and any reference to any statutory provision
shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or
provisions.
"Commercial
Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit qualifying as a "commercial
letter of credit" under 12 C.F.R. Part 3, Appendix A, Section 3(b)(3)(i) or
any
successor U.S. Comptroller of the Currency regulation.
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"Commitment"
means a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Letter of Credit
Commitment.
"Commitment
Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Commitment
Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
"Commitment
Increase" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Communications"
has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).
"Consolidated
Net Worth" means at any time the consolidated stockholders' equity of the
Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis
as
of such time (excluding treasury stock), determined in accordance with
GAAP.
"Convert",
"Conversion" and "Converted" each refers to a conversion of
Revolving Credit Advances of one Type into Revolving Credit Advances of the
other Type pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.15 or 2.16.
"Convertible
Notes" means the 3-1/8% Convertible Senior Notes of the Borrower due July
15, 2023, issued pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indenture.
"Convertible
Notes Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of June 30, 2003 between the
Borrower, as issuer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
"Default"
means any event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would,
unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
"Dollar
Equivalent" means, on any date, (i) in relation to an amount denominated in
a currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars determined by using
the
quoted spot rate at which Citibank's principal office in London offers to
exchange Dollars for such currency in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time)
on
such date and (ii) in relation to an amount denominated in Dollars, such
amount.
"Dollars"
and "$" means lawful money of the United States of America.
"Domestic
Lending Office" means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank
specified as its "Domestic Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule II
hereto or as on file with the Agent or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant
to which it became a Bank, or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may
from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
"Early
Maturity Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.22.
"Effective
Date" means has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
"Eligible
Assignee" means (i) any Bank, (ii) with the consent of the Issuing Banks
(which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), any Affiliate of any Bank
and (iii) with the consent of the Agent and the Issuing Banks (which consents
shall not be unreasonably withheld) and, so long as no Event of Default under
Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(e) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), any other Person not covered
by clause (i) or (ii) of this definition; provided, however, that
neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be an Eligible
Assignee.
"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 or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
"ERISA"
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time
to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
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"ERISA
Affiliate" means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a
member of the Borrower's controlled group, or under common control with the
Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414(a) or (b) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and, for purposes of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, Section
414(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"ERISA
Event" means (a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the
meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day
notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC,
or
(ii) the requirements of subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without
regard to subsection (2) of such Section) are met with respect to a contributing
sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event
described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of
ERISA
is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following
30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a
Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent
to terminate such 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 the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA;
(e)
the withdrawal by the Borrower 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 the imposition of a lien
under Section 303(k) of ERISA (or Section 302(f) of ERISA, for plan
years beginning prior to 2007) shall have been met with respect to any Plan;
(g)
the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security
to
such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC
of proceedings to terminate a 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, a Plan.
"Eurocurrency
Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the
Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time.
"Eurodollar
Lending Office" means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank
specified as its "Eurodollar Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule
II
hereto or as on file with the Agent or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant
to which it became a Bank (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic
Lending Office), or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may from time
to
time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
"Eurodollar
Rate" means, for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance
comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing at Reuters Reference LIBOR01
page (or on any successor thereto or substitute therefor provided by Reuters,
providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page,
as determined by the Agent from time to time, for purposes of providing
quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London
interbank market) at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the
first
day of such Interest Period as the rate for Dollar deposits for a period equal
to such Interest period (provided that, if for any reason the rate
specified above in this definition does not so appear at Reuters Reference
LIBOR01 page (or any successor thereto or substitute therefor provided by
Reuters) as the rate for Dollar deposits, the term "Eurodollar Rate" shall
mean,
for any Interest Period for all Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of
the
same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole
multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum, if such rate per annum is not such a
multiple) equal to the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered
by the principal office of Citibank in London, England to prime banks in the
London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before
the
first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal
to
Citibank's Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of such Borrowing and for
a
period equal to such Interest Period).
"Eurodollar
Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section
2.07(b).
"Eurodollar
Rate Reserve Percentage" of any Bank for any Interest Period for all
Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing means the reserve
percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such
percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for
those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be
so
applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve
Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without
limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement)
for such Bank with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest
Period.
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"Events
of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
"Exercising
Banks" has the meaning specified in Section 2.22.
"Existing
Agreement" means the Five Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March
10, 2005 among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and CNAI, as
agent.
"Extending
Banks" has the meaning specified in Section 2.21.
"Extension
Request Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 2.21.
"Federal
Funds Rate" means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal
for such day to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business
Day,
for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the
average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the
Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by
it.
"Federal
Reserve Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
any successor thereof.
"Financial
Statements" means (i) the consolidated balance sheet and other financial
statements of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries dated December
31,
2006 included in the Borrower's Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal
year
ended December 31, 2006, and (ii) the consolidated balance sheet and other
financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries dated
March 31, 2007 included in the Borrower's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for
the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007.
"Foreign
Currency" means any lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is freely
transferable and convertible into Dollars.
"GAAP"
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
"Increase
Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Increasing
Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
"Indebtedness"
means, for any Person, (a) its liabilities for borrowed money or the deferred
purchase price of property or services (other than current accounts and salaries
payable or accrued in the ordinary course of business), (b) obligations of
such
Person for borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments, (c) all Indebtedness of others the payment, purchase or other
acquisition or obligation of which such Person has assumed, or the payment,
purchase or other acquisition or obligation of which such Person has otherwise
become directly or contingently liable for and (d) leases required to be
capitalized, each determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that for
the
avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include obligations under letter
of
credit reimbursement agreements so long as such letters of credit remain
undrawn.
"Indemnified
Costs" has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
"Indemnified
Party" has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).
"Initial
Extension of Credit" means the earlier to occur of the initial Revolving
Credit Borrowing and the initial issuance of a Letter of Credit
hereunder.
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"Interest
Period" means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same
Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Rate Advance
or
the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurodollar Rate
Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower
pursuant to the provisions below and, thereafter, with respect to Eurodollar
Rate Advances, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the
immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period
selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The
duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months
(or, as to any Interest Period, such other period as the Borrower and each
of
the Banks may agree to for such Interest Period), in each case as the Borrower
may, upon notice received by the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York
City
time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period
(or, as to any Interest Period, at such other time as the Borrower and the
Banks
may agree to for such Interest Period), select; provided, however,
that:
(i) Interest
Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same
Borrowing shall be of the same duration;
(ii) whenever
the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than
a
Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur
on
the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if such extension would
cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following
calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next
preceding Business Day;
(iii) any
Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of the 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 in which it would have ended if there were a numerically
corresponding day in such calendar month; and
(iv) the
Borrower may not select an Interest Period for any Advance if the last day
of
such Interest Period would be later than the date on which the Advances are
then
payable in full or if any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a) shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of selection.
"Issuing
Bank" means (i) each of CNAI, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, ABN AMRO Bank
N.V., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and
any
of their respective Affiliates, in their capacities as initial issuing banks,
(ii) any Eligible Assignee to which a Letter of Credit Commitment has been
assigned pursuant to Section 8.08 so long as each such Eligible Assignee
expressly agrees to perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations
that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as an
Issuing Bank and notifies the Agent of its Applicable Lending Office and the
amount of its Letter of Credit Commitment (which information shall be recorded
by the Agent in the Register), and (iii) each New Issuing Bank, in each case
for
so long as such initial Issuing Bank, Eligible Assignee or New Issuing Bank,
as
the case may be, shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment.
"Joint
Venture Debt" has the meaning specified in Section
5.02(a)(vii).
"JV
Subsidiary" means each Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that, at any time,
directly holds an Equity Interest in any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary
of the Borrower and (b) that has no other material assets.
"L/C
Cash Collateral Account" means the l/c cash collateral deposit account,
Account No. 00000000, with Citibank, as securities intermediary and depository
bank, at its office at Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
in
the name of the Borrower but under the sole control and dominion of the Agent
and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
"L/C
Related Documents" has the meaning specified in Section
2.06(b)(ii)(A).
"Letter
of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
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"Letter
of Credit Advance" means an Advance made by any Issuing Bank or any Bank
pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
"Letter
of Credit Commitment" of any Issuing Bank means, at any time, the amount set
opposite such Issuing Bank's name on Schedule I under the heading "Letter of
Credit Commitments" or as set forth in the New Issuing Bank Agreement for such
Issuing Bank or as reflected for such Issuing Bank in the relevant Assignment
and Acceptance to which it is a party, as such amount may be terminated, reduced
or increased pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 2.22, Section 6.01 or Section
8.08 or increased pursuant to agreement between the Borrower and such Issuing
Bank with the consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
"Lien"
means any lien, 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, a statutory deemed trust and any easement, right of
way
or other encumbrance on title to real property; provided,
however, that for the avoidance of
doubt, the interest of a Person as owner or lessor under charters or leases
of
property and the rights of setoff of banks
shall not
constitute a "Lien" on or in respect of the relevant
property.
"Loan
Documents" means this Agreement and the Notes.
"Material
Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies
of
the Agent or any Bank under any Loan Document or (c) the ability of the Borrower
to perform its Obligations under any Loan Document to which it is or is to
be a
party.
"Moody's"
means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its debt ratings
business.
"Multiemployer
Plan" means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA, which is maintained by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute
of) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
"Multiple
Employer Plan" means a single employer plan, as defined in Section
4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower
or
any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Borrower and the
ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA
in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
"New
Issuing Bank" means any Person that becomes an Issuing Bank pursuant to
Section 2.20.
"New
Issuing Bank Agreement" means an agreement between the Borrower and a Person
that becomes a New Issuing Bank pursuant to such agreement in accordance with
Section 2.20.
"Non-Extending
Bank" has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(a).
"Note"
means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Bank, in
substantially
the
form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the
Borrower to such Bank resulting from the Advances owing to such
Bank.
"Notice
of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified
in Section 2.03(a).
"Notice
of Revolving Credit Borrowing" has the meaning specified in Section
2.02(a).
"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 referred to in Section 6.01(e). Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Borrower under
the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter
of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys' fees and
disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Borrower under
any
Loan Document and (b) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any amount
in
respect of any of the foregoing that any Bank, in its sole discretion, may
elect
to pay or advance on behalf of the Borrower.
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"Other
Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(b).
"Patriot
Act" shall mean 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.
"PBGC"
means the Pension Benefit of Guaranty Corporation.
"Performance
Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit qualifying as a "performance
based standby letter of credit" under 12 C.F.R. Part 3, Appendix A, Section
3(b)(2)(i) or any successor U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
regulation.
"Permitted
Non-Recourse Indebtedness" means Indebtedness and other obligations of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in connection with the acquisition or
construction by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of any property with respect
to
which:
(a) the
holders of such Indebtedness and other obligations agree that they will look
solely to the property so acquired or constructed and securing such Indebtedness
and other obligations, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (i) provides
any direct or indirect credit support, including any undertaking, agreement
or
instrument that would constitute Indebtedness or (ii) is otherwise directly
or
indirectly liable for such Indebtedness; and
(b) no
default with respect to such Indebtedness or obligations would cause, or permit
(after notice or passage of time or otherwise), according to the terms thereof,
any holder (or any representative of any such holder) of any other Indebtedness
of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to declare a default on such Indebtedness
or
cause the payment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition
or
retirement for value thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to any scheduled
principal payment, scheduled sinking fund or scheduled maturity.
"Person"
means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust),
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof or any
trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official.
"Plan"
means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.
"Pro
Rata Share" of any amount means, with respect to any Bank at any time, such
amount times a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Bank's
Revolving Credit Commitment at such time (or, if the Revolving Credit
Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.22
or
6.01,
such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment as in effect immediately prior to such
termination) and the denominator of which is the Revolving Credit Facility
at
such time (or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have been terminated
pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.22 or 6.01, the Revolving Credit Facility as in
effect immediately prior to such termination).
"Project
Finance Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary that is a special-purpose entity
created solely to (i) construct or acquire any asset or project that will be
or
is financed solely with Project Financing for such asset or project and related
equity investments in, loans to, or capital contributions in, such Subsidiary
that are not prohibited hereby and/or (ii) own an interest in any such asset
or
project.
"Project
Financing" means Indebtedness and other obligations that (a) are incurred by
a Project Finance Subsidiary, (b) are secured by a Lien of the type permitted
under clause (iii) of Section 5.02(a) and (c) constitute Permitted Non-Recourse
Indebtedness (other than recourse to the assets of, and Equity Interests in,
any
Project Finance Subsidiary).
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"Property"
or "asset" (in each case, whether or not capitalized) means any interest
in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible
or intangible.
"Rating
Agencies" means S&P and Xxxxx'x.
"Receivables
Subsidiary" means any special purpose entity created in connection with a
Securitization Transaction.
"Register"
has the meaning specified in Section 8.08(c).
"Regulation
U" means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as the same is from
time
to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or
thereof.
"Required
Banks" means at any time Banks owed or holding at least a majority in
interest of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances
outstanding at such time (with Letter of Credit Advances held by an Issuing
Bank
being deemed held by each Bank in accordance with such Bank's Pro Rata Share);
(ii) the Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time
(calculated by reference to each Bank's Pro Rata Share) and (iii) the
aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
"Responsible
Officer" means each of the chairman and chief executive officer, the
president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, the secretary or any
vice
president (whether or not further described by other terms, such as, for
example, senior vice president or vice president-operations) of the Borrower
or,
if any such office is vacant, any Person performing any of the functions of
such
office.
"Revolving
Credit Advance" means an Advance by a Bank to the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.01 and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance
(each of which shall be a "Type" of Revolving Credit
Advance).
"Revolving
Credit Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving
Credit Advances of the same Type made by the Banks.
"Revolving
Credit Commitment" means, with respect to any Bank at any time, the amount
set forth opposite such Bank's name on Schedule I hereto under the caption
"Revolving Credit Commitment" or, if such Bank has entered into one or more
Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such Bank in the Register maintained
by the Agent pursuant to Section 8.08(c) as such Bank's "Revolving Credit
Commitment", as such amount may be reduced, increased or terminated at or prior
to such time pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 2.19, Section 2.21, Section
2.22
or Section 6.01.
"Revolving
Credit Facility" means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Banks'
Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
"S&P"
means Standard & Poor's Ratings Service Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc. on the date hereof, or any successor to its debt ratings
business.
"SEC"
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereof.
"Securitization
Transaction" means any transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
accounts receivable or interests therein (including, without limitation, all
collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and guarantees
or
other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, the proceeds of such
receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect
of
which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset
securitizations involving accounts receivable), or grant of a security interest
therein, (a) to a trust, in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence
or
issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness or
securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in,
the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests, or (b)
directly to one or more investors or other purchasers.
"Single
Employer Plan" means a single employer plan, as defined in Section
4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower
or
any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA
Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower 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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"Stated
Termination Date" means, for any Bank, the earlier of (i) July 9, 2012 or
such later date, if any, as may be in effect for such Bank pursuant to Section
2.21 and (ii) if such Bank becomes an Exercising Bank, the Early Maturity Date
applicable pursuant to Section 2.22.
"Subsidiary"
of any Person means any corporation (including a business trust), partnership,
joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock, securities
or
other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect directors of
such corporation or, in the case of any other entity, others performing similar
functions (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock, securities
or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation
or such other entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of
any
contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, by
such
Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by one or more
other
Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Syndication
Agent" means The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, solely in its capacity as
syndication agent under this Agreement.
"Taxes"
has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).
"Termination
Date" means, for any Bank, the Stated Termination Date for such Bank or the
earlier date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 6.01.
"Type"
has the meaning specified in the definition of Revolving Credit
Advance.
"Unused
Revolving Credit Commitment" means, with respect to any Bank at any time,
(a) such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment at such time minus (b)
without duplication, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Credit Advances and Letter of Credit Advances made by such Bank and
outstanding at such time plus (ii) such Bank's Pro Rata Share of
(A) the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at
such time and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit
Advances made by the Issuing Banks pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and
outstanding at such time.
"Utilization
Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).
Section
1.02 Computation of Time Periods. 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 means "to but excluding".
Section
1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall
be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided
that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment
to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after
the date hereof in GAAP or in
the
application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies
the Borrower that the Required Banks request an amendment to any provision
hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before
or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have
been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance
herewith.
Section
1.04 Miscellaneous. The words "hereof", "herein"
and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall
refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement, and Article, Section, Annex, Schedule and Exhibit references are
to
Articles and Sections of and Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement,
unless otherwise specified. The term "including" shall mean
"including, without limitation".
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Section
1.05 Ratings. A rating, whether public or private,
by S&P or Xxxxx'x shall be deemed to be in effect on the date of
announcement or publication by S&P or Xxxxx'x, as the case may be, of such
rating or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the effective
date of such rating and will remain in effect until the announcement or
publication of, or (in the absence of such announcement or publication) the
effective date of, any change in such rating. In the event the
standards for any rating by Xxxxx'x or S&P are revised, or such rating is
designated differently (such as by changing letter designations to numerical
designations), then the references herein to such rating shall be deemed to
refer to the revised or redesignated rating for which the standards are closest
to, but not lower than, the standards at the date hereof for the rating which
has been revised or redesignated, all as determined by the Required Banks in
good faith. Long-term debt supported by a letter of credit, guaranty
or other similar credit enhancement mechanism shall not be considered as senior
unsecured long-term debt. If either Xxxxx'x or S&P has at any
time more than one rating applicable to senior unsecured long-term debt of
any
Person, the lowest such rating shall be applicable for purposes
hereof. For example, if Xxxxx'x rates some senior unsecured long-term
debt of the Borrower Baa1 and other such debt of the Borrower Baa2, the senior
unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower shall be deemed to be rated Baa2 by
Xxxxx'x.
ARTICLE
II
AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCES
Section
2.01 The Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Each Bank
severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make
Revolving Credit Advances in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time on any
Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination
Date for such Bank in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Bank's Unused
Revolving Credit Commitment at such time; provided that no Revolving Credit
Advance shall be required to be made, except as a part of a Revolving Credit
Borrowing that is in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 in the case
of Eurodollar Rate Advances and $5,000,000 in the case of Base Rate Advances
and
in an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and each Revolving Credit Borrowing
shall
consist of Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made on the same day
by
the Banks ratably according to their respective Revolving Credit
Commitments. Within the limits of each Bank's Unused Revolving Credit
Commitment in effect from time to time, the Borrower may borrow, prepay pursuant
to Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.01. The Borrower
agrees to give a Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section
2.02(a) as to each Revolving Credit Advance.
(b) Letters
of Credit. Each Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, to issue letters of credit (collectively, the "Letters
of Credit", and each a "Letter of Credit") for the account of the
Borrower (such issuance, and any funding of a draw thereunder, to be made by
the
Issuing Banks in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks pursuant to
Section 2.03) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from
the
Effective Date until 10 Business Days prior to the latest Stated
Termination Date for any Bank in an aggregate Available Amount (i) for all
Letters of Credit
issued by the Issuing Banks not to exceed at any time the aggregate Letter
of
Credit Commitments at such time minus all Letter of Credit Advances
outstanding at such time, (ii) for all Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing
Bank, not to exceed at any time the Letter of Credit Commitment of such Issuing
Bank at such time minus all Letter of Credit Advances owed to such
Issuing Bank outstanding at such time (or such greater amount as such Issuing
Bank shall approve), (iii) for each such Letter of Credit not to exceed an
amount equal to the Unused Revolving Credit Commitments of the Banks at such
time and (iv) if the Stated Termination Date for all Banks is not the same,
then
for each such Letter of Credit not to exceed an amount equal to the Unused
Revolving Credit Commitments at such time of those Banks for which the Stated
Termination Date is 10 or more Business Days after the stated expiration date
of
such Letter of Credit. No Letters of Credit shall have expiration
dates later than 10 Business Days prior to the latest Stated Termination Date
for any Bank. Within the limits referred to above, the Borrower may
request the issuance of Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b), repay
any
Letter of Credit Advances resulting from drawings thereunder and request the
issuance of additional Letters of Credit under this Section
2.01(b).
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Section
2.02 Making the Revolving Credit
Advances. (a) Each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be
made on notice in the form of Exhibit B-1 (a
"Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing"), given not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) (i) on the date of a proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing
comprised of Base Rate Advances and (ii) on the third Business Day prior to
the
date of a proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate
Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent, which shall give to each Bank prompt
notice thereof by facsimile. Each Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 2.01(a) and
shall
be by facsimile, confirmed immediately in writing, in substantially the form
of
Exhibit B-1, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing, (ii) Type of Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving
Credit Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Borrowing,
and
(iv) if such Revolving Credit Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate
Advances, the initial Interest Period for each such Revolving Credit
Advance. Each Bank shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, make available for the account
of
its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at its address referred to in Section
8.02, in same day funds, such Bank's ratable portion of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing. After the Agent's receipt of such funds, the Agent will
make such funds available to the Borrower at the Agent's aforesaid address;
provided that the Agent shall not be required to make such funds available
if
the applicable conditions set forth in Article III have not been
fulfilled.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, at no time shall there
be
more than ten Revolving Credit Borrowings outstanding; provided that for
purposes of the limitation set forth in this sentence, all Revolving Credit
Borrowings consisting of Base Rate Advances shall constitute a single Revolving
Credit Borrowing.
(c)
Each
Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the
Borrower. In the case of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that the
related Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of
Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against any
loss, cost or expense incurred by such Bank as a result of any failure to
fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing for such Revolving Credit 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 Bank to fund the
Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such Bank as part of such Revolving
Credit Borrowing when such Revolving Credit Advance, as a result of such
failure, is not made on such date.
(d) Unless
the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the time of any
Revolving Credit Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Agent
such Bank's ratable portion of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Agent may
assume that such Bank has made such portion
available to the Agent on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing in
accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date
a
corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not
have so made such ratable portion available to the Agent, such Bank and the
Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the
date
such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is
repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate
applicable at the time to Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving
Credit Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds
Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding
amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank's Revolving Credit
Advance as part of such Revolving Credit Borrowing for all
purposes.
(e) The
failure of any Bank to make the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by it as
part of any Revolving Credit Borrowing shall not relieve any other Bank of
its
obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Revolving Credit Advance on the date
of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, but no Bank shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Bank to make the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by
such other Bank on the date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing.
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Section
2.03 Issuance of and
Drawings and
Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit. (a) Request
for Issuance. Each Letter of Credit
shall be issued upon notice and application, given not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on the third Business Day (or a later day, if acceptable
to
the relevant Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, but in no event later than
the
first Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed issuance of such Letter
of
Credit, by the Borrower to any Issuing Bank, which shall give to the Agent
prompt notice thereof by facsimile. Each such notice of issuance of a
Letter of Credit (a "Notice of Issuance
and Application
for Letter of Credit")
shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) and shall be by
telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or facsimile, in the form of
Exhibit B-2, specifying therein the requested (A) date of such issuance (which
shall be a Business Day), (B) Available Amount of such Letter of Credit, (C)
expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) name and address of the
beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, (E) form
of such
Letter of Credit and (F) the
requested currency of such Letter of Credit, if other than
Dollars. If the requested form of such Letter of Credit is acceptable
to such Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, such Issuing Bank will make such
Letter of Credit available to the Borrower at its office referred to in Section
8.02 or as otherwise agreed with the Borrower in connection with such issuance;
provided
that no Issuing Bank shall be
obligated to issue any Letter of Credit in any currency other than Dollars,
but
each Issuing Bank shall be permitted to issue any Letter of Credit in any
Foreign Currency in its sole discretion if requested by the
Borrower; provided,
further that no
Issuing Bank shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit that is not
consistent with the requirements of Section 2.01(b); provided, further
that no Issuing Bank shall be required
to issue any Letter of Credit if the applicable conditions set forth in Article
III have not been fulfilled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit after it has received a notice
from the Agent or the Required Banks that a Default has occurred and is
continuing, until it receives a subsequent notice from the Agent or the Required
Banks that such Default has been cured or
waived.
(b) Letter
of Credit Reports. Each Issuing Bank shall furnish (A) to the
Agent on the first Business Day of each week a written report summarizing
issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank
during the previous week and drawings during such week under all Letters of
Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, (B) to the Agent on the first Business
Day
of each month a written report summarizing issuance and expiration dates of
Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the preceding month and
drawings during such month under all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing
Bank and (C) to the Agent on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter
a
written report setting forth the average daily aggregate Available Amount during
the preceding calendar quarter of
all
Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. The Agent shall
promptly deliver such report to the Banks by the means provided for delivery
of
Communications pursuant to Section 8.02.
(c) Drawing
and Reimbursement. The payment by any Issuing Bank of a draft
drawn under any Letter of Credit shall constitute for all purposes of this
Agreement the making by such Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit Advance, which
shall be a Base Rate Advance, in the Dollar Equivalent amount of such
draft. Upon written demand by any Issuing Bank with an outstanding
Letter of Credit Advance, with a copy of such demand to the Agent, each Bank
shall purchase from such Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall sell and
assign to each such Bank, such Bank's Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Letter
of Credit Advance as of the date of such purchase, by making available for
the
account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent for the account of such
Issuing Bank, by deposit to the Agent's Account, in same day funds, an amount
equal to the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Letter of
Credit Advance to be purchased by such Bank. Promptly after receipt
thereof, the Agent shall transfer such funds to such Issuing
Bank. The Borrower hereby agrees to each such sale and
assignment. Each Bank agrees to so purchase its Pro Rata Share of an
outstanding Letter of Credit Advance on (i) the Business Day on which demand
therefor is made by the Issuing Bank which made such Advance, provided that
notice of such demand is given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time)
on
such Business Day, or (ii) the first Business Day next succeeding such demand
if
notice of such demand is given after such time. Upon any such
assignment by an Issuing Bank to any Bank of a portion of a Letter of Credit
Advance, such Issuing Bank represents and warrants to such other Bank that
such
Issuing Bank is the legal and beneficial owner of such interest being assigned
by it, free and clear of any liens, but makes no other representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to such Letter of Credit
Advance, the Loan Documents or the Borrower. If and to the extent
that any Bank shall not have so made its Pro Rata Share of the amount of such
Letter of Credit Advance available to the Agent, such Bank agrees to pay to
the
Agent forthwith on demand its Pro Rata Share of such amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date of demand by such Issuing Bank
until the date such Bank pays its Pro Rata Share of such amount to the Agent,
at
the Federal Funds Rate for its account or the account of Issuing Bank, as
applicable. If such Bank shall pay to the Agent its Pro Rata Share of
such amount for the account of such Issuing Bank on any Business Day, such
amount so paid in respect of principal shall constitute a Letter of Credit
Advance made by such Bank on such Business Day for purposes of this Agreement,
and the outstanding principal amount of the Letter of Credit Advance made by
such Issuing Bank shall be reduced on such Business Day by such amount so paid
in respect of principal.
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(d) Failure
to Make Letter of Credit Advances. The failure of any Bank to
make the Letter of Credit Advance to be made by it on the date specified in
Section 2.03(c) shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation hereunder
to
make its Letter of Credit Advance on such date, but no Bank shall be responsible
for the failure of any other Bank to make the Letter of Credit Advance to be
made by such other Bank on such date.
Section
2.04 Fees. (a) Commitment
Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of
each Bank a commitment fee through the Termination Date for such Bank on the
amount of such Bank's Unused Revolving Credit Commitment, (i) from the date
of
this Agreement in the case of each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof
or
(ii) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant
to which it became a Bank, payable quarterly in arrears (within three Business
Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor) for each period ending
on the last day of each March, June, September and December hereafter,
commencing September 30, 2007, and on the Termination Date for each Bank, at
a
rate per annum equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate in effect from time
to time (the "Commitment Fee").
(b)
Letter of Credit Fees, Etc. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the
Agent for the account of each Bank a commission, payable in arrears quarterly
(within three Business Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor)
for each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and
December, commencing September 30, 2007 and on the Termination Date for each
Bank, on such Bank's Pro
Rata
Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such quarter of
all
Letters of Credit then outstanding at a rate equal to the Applicable Margin
on
Eurodollar Rate Advances in effect from time to time; provided,
however, that with respect to Performance Letters of Credit and
Commercial Letters of Credit such commission shall be equal to 50% of such
Applicable Margin from time to time.
(ii) The
Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, (A) an issuance
fee for each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank in an amount equal
to
0.125% of the Available Amount of such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance
of such Letter of Credit, payable on such date and (B) such other commissions,
fronting fees, transfer fees and other fees and charges in connection with
the
issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit as the Borrower and such
Issuing Bank shall agree.
(c)
Utilization Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the
ratable account of each Bank a utilization fee (the "Utilization Fee")
equal to 0.10% per annum of the aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments during any period that utilization (whether in the form of Letters
of Credit or Advances or any combination thereof) exceeds 62.5% of the Revolving
Credit Facility at such time, payable quarterly in arrears (within three
Business Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor) for each
period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December
hereafter, commencing September 30, 2007, and on the Termination Date for each
Bank, for the actual number of days during each such period on which utilization
exceeded 62.5% of the Revolving Credit Facility.
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(d) Other
Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, the Co-Lead
Arrangers, and the Banks such other fees as may be separately agreed to in
writing.
Section
2.05 Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower shall
have the right, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the Agent, to
terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the Unused Revolving Credit
Commitments; provided that each partial reduction shall be in the minimum
aggregate amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $5,000,000;
provided further, that no such termination or reduction shall be made pursuant
to this Section 2.05, unless after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit
Facility equals or exceeds the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments of the
Issuing Banks. The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three
Business Days' notice to the Agent and an Issuing Bank to terminate in whole
or
reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of such Issuing Bank; provided that
each
partial reduction shall be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in an
integral multiple of $5,000,000; provided further that no termination or
reduction of the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank shall be made
pursuant to this Section 2.05, unless after giving effect thereto, the Letter
of
Credit Commitment of such Issuing Bank equals or exceeds the sum of the
Available Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing
Bank plus the principal amount of all outstanding Letter of Credit Advances
relating to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. Any
termination or reduction of any of the Commitments shall be
permanent.
Section
2.06 Repayment of Advances; Required Cash
Collateral. (a) Revolving Credit
Advances. The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of each
Revolving Credit Advance owing to each Bank on the Stated Termination Date
for
such Bank or on such earlier date as may be applicable pursuant
hereto.
(b)
Letter of Credit Advances. (i) The Borrower
shall repay to the Agent for the account of each Issuing Bank and each other
Bank that has made a Letter of Credit Advance on the earlier of the third
Business Day following the date on which such Letter of Credit Advance is made
and the earliest Stated Termination Date then in effect for any Bank the
outstanding principal amount of each Letter of Credit Advance made by each
of
them.
(ii) The
Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and any other agreement
or
instrument, in each case relating to any Letter of Credit, shall be
unconditional and irrevocable, andshall be paid strictly in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement and such other agreement or instrument under all
circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances
(it
being understood that any such payment by the Borrower is without prejudice
to,
and does not constitute a waiver of, any rights the Borrower might have or
might
acquire as a result of the payment by any Issuing Bank of any draft or the
reimbursement by the Borrower thereof):
(A) any
lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, any Letter of Credit
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (all of the foregoing being,
collectively, the "L/C Related Documents");
(B) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of any L/C Related Document
or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or
any
of the L/C Related Documents;
(C
) the existence
of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at
any
time against any beneficiary or any transferee of a Letter of Credit (or any
Persons for which any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting),
any Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the L/C Related Documents or any unrelated
transaction;
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(D) any
statement or any other document presented under a 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;
(E) payment
by any Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft
or
certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of
Credit;
(F) any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all
or
any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of the L/C Related Documents;
or
(G) any
other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the
foregoing, including, without limitation, any other circumstance that might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower
or
a guarantor.
(c)
Required Payment and Cash Collateral. If on any date the sum
of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding on such
date plus the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such date
exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility on such date, the Borrower shall, within
three Business Days thereafter, (i) prepay Advances in an aggregate principal
amount sufficient to reduce the sum of the Available Amount of all Letters
of
Credit outstanding on such date plus the aggregate principal amount of Advances
outstanding on such date to be less than or equal to the Revolving Credit
Facility on such date or (ii) if no Advances are outstanding at such time or
prepayment pursuant to clause (i) of this sentence does not result in the sum
of
the Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date plus
the
aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such date being less
than
or equal to the Revolving Credit Facility on such date, prepay in full all
Advances, if any
Advance is outstanding, and pay to the Agent in same day funds at the Agent's
office, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to
such
excess less the principal amount of Advances so prepaid, which amount shall
be
released within three Business Days after notice from the Borrower to the Agent
that the sum of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit plus
the
aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding no longer exceeds the
Revolving Credit Facility. If on any date the sum of the aggregate
Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date plus the
aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Advances outstanding on
such
date exceeds the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments of all Issuing Banks
on
such date, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days thereafter, pay to
the
Agent in same day funds at the Agent's office, for deposit in the L/C Cash
Collateral Account, an amount equal to such excess which amount shall be
released within three Business Days after notice from the Borrower to the Agent
that the sum of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit plus
the
aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Advances outstanding no
longer exceeds the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments of all Issuing
Banks.
Section
2.07 Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on
the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until
such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per
annum:
(a) During
such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal
at
all times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable
Margin in effect from time to time, payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on
the
date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full; provided,
that any amount of principal of a Base Rate Advance which is not paid when
due
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest,
from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full,
payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the
rate
otherwise payable thereon plus 2%.
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(b) During
such periods as such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum
equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum
of
the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in
effect from time to time, payable on the last day of such Interest Period and,
if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day
that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day
of
such Interest Period and on the date such Revolving Credit Advance shall be
Converted or paid in full; provided, that any amount of principal of a
Eurodollar Rate Advance which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, payable on demand, (i) from
the date on which such amount is due until the end of the Interest Period for
such Revolving Credit Advance, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the
sum
of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin
in
effect from time to time plus 2%, and (ii) from the end of such Interest Period
until such amount is paid in full, at a rate per annum equal at all times to
the
sum of the rate of interest in effect from time to time for Base Rate Advances
plus 2%.
(c) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section
6.01(a), the Borrower shall pay simple interest, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, on the amount of any interest, fee or other amount (other than principal
of Advances which is covered by Sections 2.07(a) and 2.07(b)) payable hereunder
that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such
amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall
be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the
sum
of the rate of interest in effect from time to time for Base Rate Advances
plus
2% per annum.
Section
2.08 Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate
Advances. The Borrower shall pay to each Bank, so long as such
Bank shall be required under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board to
maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or
including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Advance of such Bank during such periods as such Advance is
a
Eurodollar Rate Advance, from the date of such Advance until such principal
amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to
the
remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest
Period then in effect for such Eurodollar Rate Advance from (ii) the rate
obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus
the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Bank for such Interest Period,
payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Eurodollar Rate
Advance. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Bank
and notified to the Borrower through the Agent.
Section
2.09 Interest Rate
Determination. (a) The Agent shall give prompt notice
to the Borrower and the Banks of the applicable interest rate determined by
the
Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(b).
(b) If
the Agent is unable to determine the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar Rate
Advances:
(i) the
Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Banks that the interest rate
cannot be determined for such Eurodollar Rate Advances,
(ii) each
such Eurodollar Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then
existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance (or if
such
Advance is then a Base Rate Advance, will continue as a Base Rate Advance),
and
(iii) the
obligation of the Banks to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving
Credit Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the
Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
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(c) If,
with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Required Banks notify the
Agent (A) that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances
will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Banks of making, funding
or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest
Period or (B) that Dollar deposits for the relevant amounts and Interest Period
for their respective Advances are not available to them in the London interbank
market, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Banks,
whereupon
(i) each
Eurodollar 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 Banks to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate
Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the
Banks that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer
exist.
(d) If
the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any
Eurodollar Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the
definition of "Interest Period" in Section 1.01, the Agent will forthwith so
notify the Borrower and the Banks and such Revolving Credit Advances will
automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor,
Convert into Base Rate Advances (or if such Advances are then Base Rate
Advances, will continue as Base Rate Advances).
(e) On
the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Rate
Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment
or
otherwise, to less than $10,000,000, such Advances shall automatically Convert
into Base Rate Advances, and on and after such date the right of the Borrower
to
Convert such Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall
terminate.
(f) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section
6.01(a), (i) each Eurodollar 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 Banks to make, or to Convert Advances into,
Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended.
Section
2.10 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have
no right to prepay any principal amount of any Advance other than as provided
in
this Section 2.10. The Borrower may, upon notice given to the Agent
before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first Business Day prior to the
date of prepayment in the case of Base Rate Advances or upon at least three
Business Days' notice to the Agent in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances,
in
each case stating the proposed date (which shall be a Business Day) and
aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the
Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Advances
comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together
with
accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid;
provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate
principal amount not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Rate
Advances and $5,000,000 in the case of Base Rate Advances and in integral
multiples of $1,000,000, and after giving effect thereto no Borrowing then
outstanding shall have a principal amount of less than $5,000,000; and (y)
in
the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the Borrower
shall
be obligated to reimburse the Banks in respect thereof pursuant to Section
8.04(b).
Section
2.11 Payments and Computations. (a) The
Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes not later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Agent
(except that payments under Section 2.08 shall be paid directly to the Bank
entitled thereto) at Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
in
same day funds. The Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be
distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal, interest,
Commitment Fees or Letter of Credit fees ratably (except amounts payable
pursuant to Section 2.12, Section 2.13 or 2.17 and except that (i) any Bank
may
receive less than its ratable share of interest to the extent Section 8.06
is
applicable to it, (ii) if the Stated Termination Date for all Banks is not
the
same, then principal payments due pursuant to Section 2.06(a) in respect of
the
Stated Termination Date for any Bank (but not in respect of payments due before
the relevant Stated Termination Date as contemplated by Section 2.06(a)) shall
be distributed ratably among all Banks having that same Stated Termination
Date
(and not to those Banks with a Stated Termination Date occurring later), and
(iii) if, in respect of any Change in Control, not all Banks are Exercising
Banks, then payments due from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22 shall
be distributed ratably among all such Exercising Banks (and not to those Banks
that are not Exercising Banks)) to the Banks for the account of their respective
Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other
amount payable to any Bank to such Bank for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and
recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to
Section 8.08(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment
and Acceptance, the Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes
in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Bank 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. At the time of each payment of any principal of
or interest on any Borrowing to the Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Agent
of the Borrowing to which such payment shall apply. In the absence of
such notice the Agent may specify the Borrowing to which such payment shall
apply.
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(b) All
computations of interest based on the Base Rate (except during such times as
the
Base Rate is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof),
of
Utilization Fees, of Commitment Fees and of Letter of Credit fees shall be
made
by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be,
and
all computations of interest based on the Eurodollar Rate, the Federal Funds
Rate or, during such times as the Base Rate is determined pursuant to clause
(c)
of the definition thereof, the Base Rate shall be made by the Agent, and all
computations of interest pursuant to Section 2.07 shall be made by a Bank,
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 or fees are payable. Each determination by the
Agent (or in the case of Section 2.07, by a Bank) of an interest rate hereunder
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
(c) 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, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit fees,
as the case may be; provided, however, if such extension would
cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be
made
in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next
preceding Business Day.
(d) Unless
the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on
which any payment is due to the Banks hereunder that the Borrower will not
make
such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such
payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent may, in reliance upon
such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due date an amount
equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent that the
Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Agent, each Bank
shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such
Bank together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount
is
distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such amount to the
Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
Section
2.12 Increased Costs and Capital Requirements.
(a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other
than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements
included in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation
of any law or regulation by any governmental authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof or (ii) the compliance with any
guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority
(whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the
cost to any Bank of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any
Eurodollar Rate Advance or of agreeing to issue or of issuing or maintaining
or
participating in Letters of Credit or of agreeing to make or of making or
maintaining Letter of Credit Advances (excluding,
for purposes of this Section 2.12, any such increased
costs resulting from (x) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.13 shall
govern) and (y) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or
overall gross income by the United States or by the foreign jurisdiction or
state under the laws of which such Bank is organized or has its Applicable
Lending Office or
any
political subdivision thereof), then the Borrower shall from time to time,
within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the
Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Bank additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Bank for such increased cost; provided, however,
that the Borrower shall not be required to pay to such Bank any portion of
such
additional amounts that are incurred more than 90 days prior to any such demand,
unless such additional amounts had not been imposed or were not determinable
on
the date that is 90 days prior to such demand. A certificate setting
forth in reasonable detail the amount of such increased cost, submitted to
the
Borrower and the Agent by such Bank, shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.
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(b) If
following the introduction of or any change in any applicable law or regulation
or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental
authority (whether or not having the force of law) any Bank determines that
compliance by such Bank with any such law or regulation or guideline or request
regarding capital adequacy affects or would affect the amount of capital
required or expected to be maintained by such Bank or any Person controlling
such Bank and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon
the
existence of such Bank'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 Letters of Credit (or similar contingent
obligations), then, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy of
such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account
of such Bank, from time to time as specified by such Bank, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Bank or such Person in the light of such
circumstances, to the extent that such Bank reasonably determines such increase
in capital to be allocable to the existence of such Bank's commitment to lend
or
to issue or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder or to the issuance
of or
participation in any Letters of Credit; provided,
however, that the Borrower shall not be required
to pay to such Bank any
portion of such additional amounts that are incurred more than 90 days prior
to
any such demand, unless such additional amounts had not been imposed or were
not
determinable on the date that is 90 days prior to such demand. A
certificate setting forth in reasonable detail such amounts submitted to the
Borrower and the Agent by such Bank shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) Each
Bank shall make reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and
legal and regulatory restrictions) to select a jurisdiction for its Applicable
Lending Office or change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office,
as
the case may be, so as to avoid the imposition of any increased costs under
this
Section 2.12 or to eliminate the amount of any such increased cost which may
thereafter accrue; provided that no such selection or change of the
jurisdiction for its Applicable Lending Office shall be made if, in the
reasonable judgment of such Bank, such selection or change would be
disadvantageous to such Bank.
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2.13 Taxes. (a) Any and all
payments by the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes shall be made, in
accordance with Section 2.11, free and clear of and without deduction for any
and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges and
withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case
of each Bank and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income (including
branch profits), and franchise taxes imposed on or measured by net income,
by
the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Bank or the Agent (as the case
may
be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each
Bank, taxes imposed on its overall net income (including branch profits), and
franchise taxes imposed on or measured by net income, by the jurisdiction of
such Bank's Applicable Lending Office or principal executive office or any
political subdivision thereof, and all liabilities with respect thereto (all
such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings
and
liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"), except as may otherwise
be required by law. If the Borrower shall be required by law to
deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any
Note to any Bank or the Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased by such
amount (an "Additional Amount") as may be necessary so that after making
all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section 2.13) such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be)
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had
no
such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and
(iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law. Any
such payment by the Borrower shall be made in the name of the relevant Bank
or
the Agent (as the case may be).
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(b) In
addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which
arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or from the execution,
delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to,
this Agreement or any of the Notes (hereinafter referred to as "Other
Taxes").
(c) The
Borrower will indemnify each Bank and the Agent for the full amount of Taxes
and
Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed
by
any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.13) imposed on or
paid
by such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses) arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
asserted. Payments under any indemnification provided for in this
Section 2.13(c) shall be made within 30 days from the date such Bank or the
Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor describing such Taxes
or Other Taxes in reasonable detail.
(d) If
the Agent or a Bank reasonably determines that it has finally and irrevocably
received a refund in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has
been
indemnified by the Borrower, or with respect to which the Borrower has paid
Additional Amounts, pursuant to this Section 2.13, it shall within 30 days
from
the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to
the
extent such refund is attributable, as reasonably determined by such Agent
or
Bank, to such indemnity payments made, or Additional Amounts paid, by the
Borrower under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving
rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent
or Bank and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxation
authority with respect to such refund); provided, however, that
the Borrower, upon the request of the Agent or Bank, agrees to repay the amount
paid over to the Borrower (plus penalties, interest or other charges, if any,
imposed by the relevant taxation authority in respect of such repayment) to
the
Agent or Bank in the event the Agent or Bank is required to repay such refund
to
the applicable taxation authority. Nothing contained in this Section
2.13(d) shall interfere with the right of the Agent or any Bank to arrange
its
tax affairs in whatever manner it determines appropriate nor oblige the Agent
or
any Bank to claim any tax credit or to disclose any information relating to
its
tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require the Agent or
any
Bank to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other
tax relief to which it may be entitled.
(e) Within
30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Borrower will furnish to
the
Agent, at its address referred to in Section 8.02, the original or a certified
copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof (or other evidence of payment
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent). In the case of any payment
hereunder or under the Notes by or on behalf of the Borrower through an account
or branch outside the United States or by or on behalf of the Borrower by a
payor that is not a United States person, if the Borrower determines that no
Taxes are payable in respect thereof, the Borrower shall furnish, or shall
cause
such payor to furnish, to the Agent, at such address, an opinion of counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Agent stating that such payment is exempt from
Taxes imposed by the jurisdiction from which such payment is
made. For purposes of this Section 2.13(e) and Section 2.13(f), the
terms "United States" and "United States person" shall have the
meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Code.
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(f) Each
Bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States,
(i)
on or prior to the date of the Initial Extension of Credit in the case of each
such Bank listed on the signature pages hereof, (ii) on the date of the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Bank, (iii) on or
before the date, if any, it changes its Applicable Lending Office, and (iv)
from
time to time thereafter
if reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Agent or promptly
upon
the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Bank
(but only so long as such Bank remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide
the Agent and the Borrower with two original Internal Revenue Service Forms
W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or, in the case of a Bank that is entitled to claim exemption
from withholding of United States federal income tax under Section 871(h) or
881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate representing that such Bank is not a
"bank" for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent
shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the
Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
(within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code) and (B) Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN), as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed
by the Internal Revenue Service, properly completed and duly executed by such
Bank, certifying that such Bank is exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate
of
United States withholding tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement or the
Notes (or, in the case of a Bank providing the certificate described in clause
(A), certifying that such Bank is a foreign corporation, partnership, estate
or
trust). If the forms provided by a Bank at the time such Bank first
becomes a party to this Agreement indicate or require a United States interest
withholding tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall
be
considered excluded from Taxes for purposes of this Section 2.13 unless and
until such Bank provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate
applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered
excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such forms; provided,
however, that if, at the effective date of the Assignment and Acceptance
pursuant to which a Bank becomes a party to this Agreement (or the date, if
any,
a Bank changes its Applicable Lending Office), the Bank assignor (or such Bank)
was entitled to payments under subsection (a) of this Section 2.13 in respect
of
United States withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then,
to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes
that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includable in
Taxes, subject to the provisions of this subsection (f)) United States
withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the Bank assignor (or such
Bank) on such date.
(g) For
any period with respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the Borrower
with
the appropriate form described in subsection (f) above (other than if such
failure is due to a change in law, or in the interpretation or application
thereof by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or
application thereof, occurring after the date on which a form originally was
required to be provided or if such form otherwise is not required under
subsection (f) above), such Bank shall not be entitled to indemnification or
payment of an Additional Amount under subsection (a) or (c) of this Section
2.13
with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States to the extent such United
States Taxes exceed the United States Taxes that would have been imposed had
such form been provided; provided, however, that should a Bank
become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required
hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Bank shall reasonably
request to assist such Bank to recover such Taxes.
(h) Any
Bank claiming any indemnity payment or Additional Amounts payable pursuant
to
this Section 2.13 shall use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with
its
generally applicable internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions)
to
file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower
or to designate a different Applicable Lending Office following the reasonable
request in writing of the Borrower if the making of such a filing or change
would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment
or
Additional Amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole
determination of such Bank, require the disclosure of information that the
Bank
reasonably considers confidential, or be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Bank.
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2.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Bank shall
obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of
any
right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the principal of or interest
on
the Advances owing to it (except amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.08,
2.12, 2.13, 2.17 or 8.08 and except that (i) any Bank may receive less than
its
ratable share of interest to the extent Section 8.06 is applicable to it, (ii)
if the Stated Termination Date for all Banks is not the same,
then principal payments due pursuant to Section 2.06(a) in respect of the Stated
Termination Date for any Bank (but not in respect of payments due before the
relevant Stated Termination Date as contemplated by Section 2.06(a)) shall
be
distributed ratably among all Banks having that same Stated Termination Date
(and not to those Banks with a Stated Termination Date occurring later), and
(iii) if, in respect of any Change in Control, not all Banks are Exercising
Banks, then payments due from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22 shall
be distributed ratably among all such Exercising Banks (and not to those Banks
that are not Exercising Banks)) in excess of its ratable share of payments
on
account of the principal of or interest on the Advances obtained by all the
Banks, such Bank shall forthwith purchase from the other Banks such
participations in the Advances owing to them as shall be necessary to cause
such
purchasing Bank to share the excess payment ratably with each of them, provided,
however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter
recovered from such purchasing Bank, such purchase from each Bank shall be
rescinded and such Bank shall repay to the purchasing Bank the purchase price
to
the extent of such Bank's ratable share (according to the proportion of (i)
the
amount of the participation purchased from such Bank as a result of such excess
payment to (ii) the total amount of such excess payment) of such recovery
together with an amount equal to such Bank's ratable share (according to the
proportion of (i) the amount of such Bank's required repayment to (ii) the
total
amount so recovered from the purchasing Bank) of any interest or other amount
paid or payable by the purchasing Bank in respect of the total amount so
recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Bank so purchasing a
participation from another Bank 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
Bank were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
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Section
2.15 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, if any Bank ("Affected Bank") shall notify the
Borrower and the Agent that the introduction of or any change in any law or
regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental
authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Bank, or its Eurodollar Lending
Office, to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurodollar Rate Advances
or
to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances hereunder, (i) the obligation
of
the Affected Bank to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances
shall forthwith be suspended (and any request by the Borrower for a Borrowing
comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances shall, as to each Affected Bank, be deemed
a request for a Base Rate Advance to be made on the same day as the Eurodollar
Rate Advances of the Banks that are not Affected Banks and such Base Rate
Advance shall be considered as part of such Borrowing) until the Affected Bank
shall notify the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist and (ii) forthwith after such notice
from an Affected Bank to the Agent and the Borrower, all Eurodollar Rate
Advances of such Affected Bank shall be deemed to be Converted to Base Rate
Advances (but will otherwise continue to be considered as a part of the
respective Borrowings that they were a part of prior to such Conversion);
provided, however, that, before making any such demand, such Bank agrees to
use
reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory
restrictions) to designate a different Eurodollar Lending Office if the making
of such a designation would allow such Bank or its Eurodollar Lending Office
to
continue to perform its obligations to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to
continue to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances and would not, in the
judgment of such Bank, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such
Bank. In the event any Bank shall notify the Agent of the occurrence
of any circumstance contemplated under this Section 2.15, all payments and
prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the
Eurodollar Rate Advances that would have been made by such Bank or the Converted
Eurodollar Rate Advances shall instead be applied to repay the Base Rate
Advances made by such Bank in lieu of such Eurodollar Rate Advances or resulting
from the Conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Advances and shall be made at the
time that payments on the Eurodollar Rate Advances of the Banks that are not
Affected Banks are made. Each Bank that has delivered a notice of
illegality pursuant to this Section 2.15 above agrees that it will notify the
Borrower as soon as practicable if the conditions giving rise to the illegality
cease to exist.
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Section
2.16 Conversion of Advances. The Borrower may on
any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New
York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed
Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.02(b), 2.09 and 2.15,
Convert all Advances of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Advances of the
other
Type; provided, however, that (i) any Conversion of any Eurodollar Rate Advances
into Base Rate Advances shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an
Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Advances, except as provided in Section
2.15, and (ii) Advances comprising a Borrowing may not be Converted into
Eurodollar Rate Advances if the outstanding principal amount of such Borrowing
is less than $10,000,000 or if any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a) shall
have occurred and be continuing on the date the related notice of Conversion
would otherwise be given pursuant to this Section 2.16. Each such
notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify
(i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Advances to be Converted, and (iii)
if
such Conversion is into Eurodollar Rate Advances, the duration of the initial
Interest Period for each such Advance. Each notice of Conversion
shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. If any Event of
Default under Section 6.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing on the
third
Business Day prior to the last day of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Rate Advances, the Borrower agrees to Convert all such Advances into Base Rate
Advances on the last day of such Interest Period.
Section
2.17 Replacement or Removal of Bank. In the event
that any Bank shall claim payment of any increased costs pursuant to Section
2.12 or the Borrower is required to pay any Additional Amounts, Taxes or Other
Taxes to or on account of any Bank pursuant to Section 2.13, or any Bank
exercises its rights under Section 2.15, or if any Bank fails to execute and
deliver a consent, amendment or waiver to this Agreement requested by the
Borrower by the date specified by the Borrower (or gives the Borrower written
notice prior to such date of its intention not to do so), the Borrower shall
have the right, if no Default or Event of Default then exists, to (a) replace
such Bank with an Eligible Assignee in accordance with Section 8.08(a), (b)
and
(d) (including execution of an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance);
provided that such Eligible Assignee (i) shall unconditionally offer in
writing (with a copy to the Agent) to purchase on a date therein specified
all
of such Bank's rights hereunder and interest in the Advances owing to such
Bank
and the Note held by such Bank without recourse at the principal amount of
such
Note plus interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit fees accrued thereon
to
the date of such purchase and (ii) shall execute and deliver to the Agent an
Assignment and Acceptance, as assignee, pursuant to which such Eligible Assignee
becomes a party hereto with a Commitment equal to that of the Bank being
replaced (plus, if such Eligible Assignee is already a Bank, the amount of
its
Commitment prior to such replacement), provided, further, that no Bank or
other Person shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment or otherwise
to replace, in whole or in part, any Bank or (b) remove such Bank without
replacing it by (x) giving notice to such Bank and the Agent of such removal
and
(y) simultaneously with such notice paying to the Agent for the account of
such
Bank all principal owed to such Bank, all accrued interest, Commitment Fees
and
Letter of Credit fees owed to such Bank, all requested costs accruing to the
date of removal which the Borrower is obligated to pay to such Bank under
Section 8.04 and all other amounts owed by the Borrower to such Bank under
this
Agreement; provided that the Borrower may not remove a Bank pursuant to
this clause (b) if the aggregate Commitments of all Banks so removed would
exceed $150,000,000 or, if immediately after giving effect to such removal
and
payment, the aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments of the Banks not
so
removed would be less than zero; provided further that if the Bank being
replaced or removed pursuant to this sentence is an Issuing Bank, the Borrower
shall take such steps (which may include delivery of cash collateral) requested
by such Issuing Bank to fully protect such Issuing Bank from any loss, cost,
expense or liability related to or in connection with any Letter of Credit
issued by such Issuing Bank. Upon satisfaction of the requirements
for replacement set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.17, payment
to
such Bank of the purchase price in immediately available funds by the Eligible
Assignee replacing such Bank, execution of such Assignment and Acceptance by
such Bank (which Bank shall execute such Assignment and Acceptance
contemporaneously with or prior to the payment of all amounts required to be
paid to it pursuant to this sentence), such Eligible Assignee and the Agent,
the
payment by the Borrower of all requested costs accruing to the date of purchase
which the Borrower is obligated to pay
under
Section 8.04 and all other amounts owed by the Borrower to such Bank under
this
Agreement (other than Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit fees accrued for
the
account of such Bank and the principal of and interest on the Advances of such
Bank purchased by such Eligible Assignee) and notice by the Borrower to the
Agent that such payment has been made, such Eligible Assignee shall constitute
a
"Bank" hereunder with a Commitment as so specified and the Bank being so
replaced shall no longer constitute a "Bank" hereunder except that the rights
under Sections 2.08, 2.12, 2.13 and 8.04 of the Bank being so replaced shall
continue with respect to events and occurrences occurring before or concurrently
with its ceasing to be a "Bank" hereunder. If, however, such Eligible
Assignee fails to purchase such rights and interest on such specified date
in
accordance with the terms of such offer or such Eligible Assignee or the Agent
fails to execute the relevant Assignment and Acceptance, the Borrower shall
continue to be obligated to pay the increased costs to such Bank pursuant to
Section 2.12 or the additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.13, as the case
may
be. Upon satisfaction of the requirements for removal set forth in
the first sentence of this Section 2.17, the Bank being so removed shall no
longer constitute a "Bank" hereunder except that the rights under Sections
2.08,
2.12, 2.13 and 8.04 of the Bank being so removed shall continue with respect
to
events and occurrences occurring before or concurrently with its ceasing to
be a
"Bank" hereunder.
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2.18 Evidence
of Indebtedness. Each
Bank shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Bank resulting from each
Advance owing to such Bank from time to time, including the amounts of principal
and interest payable and paid to such Bank from time to time
hereunder. The Borrower agrees that upon notice by any Bank to the
Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Agent) to the effect that a
promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness is required or appropriate
in
order for such Bank to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement
or
otherwise) the Advances owing to, or to be made by, such Bank, the Borrower
shall promptly execute and deliver to such Bank, with a copy to the Agent,
a
Note in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, payable to the
order of such Bank in a principal amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Commitment of such Bank. All references to Notes in the Loan
Documents shall mean Notes, if any, to the extent issued hereunder.
Section
2.19 Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments. (a) Subject
to Section 2.19(e), the Borrower may, at any time and from time to time prior
to
the latest Termination Date for any Bank, by notice to the Agent, request that
the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments be increased by an
amount of $50,000,000 or an integral multiple of $10,000,000 in excess thereof
(each a "Commitment Increase") to be effective as of a date that is at
least 90 days prior to the latest Stated Termination Date for any Bank (the
"Increase Date") as specified in the related notice to the Agent;
provided, however that (i) in no event shall the aggregate amount of all
increases effected pursuant to this Section 2.19 exceed $300,000,000 and (ii)
on
the date of any request by the Borrower for a Commitment Increase and on the
related Increase Date, the applicable conditions set forth in Article III shall
be satisfied.
(b)
The
Agent shall promptly notify the Banks of a request by the Borrower for a
Commitment Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of
such
requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the
date by which Banks wishing to participate in the Commitment Increase must
commit to an increase in the amount of their respective Revolving Credit
Commitments (the "Commitment Date"). Each Bank that is willing
to participate in such requested Commitment Increase (each an "Increasing
Lender") shall, in its sole discretion, give written notice to the Agent on
or prior to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to increase
its Revolving Credit Commitment.
(c) Promptly
following each Commitment Date, the Agent shall notify the Borrower as to the
amount, if any, by which Banks are willing to participate in the requested
Commitment Increase. If the aggregate amount by which Banks are
willing to participate in any requested Commitment Increase on any such
Commitment Date is less than the requested Commitment Increase, then the
Borrower may extend offers to one or more Eligible Assignees to participate
in
any portion of the requested Commitment Increase that has not been committed
to
by Banks as of the applicable Commitment Date; provided, however, that the
Revolving Credit Commitment of each such Eligible Assignee shall be in an amount
of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof. The Borrower, at its discretion, may withdraw its request
for a Commitment Increase at any time prior to the Increase Date.
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(d) On
each Increase Date, (i) each Eligible Assignee that accepts an offer to
participate in a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with Section
2.19(c) (each such Eligible Assignee, an "Assuming Lender") shall become
a Bank party to this Agreement as of such Increase Date and (ii) the Revolving
Credit Commitment of each Increasing Lender for such requested Commitment
Increase shall be so increased by the amount allocated to such Bank as agreed
between the Borrower and the Agent (not to exceed the amount by which such
Bank
was willing to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment (as specified in such
Bank's relevant notice pursuant to Section 2.19(b)); provided,
however, that the Agent shall have received on or before such Increase
Date the following, each dated such date:
(i) an
assumption agreement from each Assuming Lender, if any, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent (each an "Assumption
Agreement"), duly executed by such Assuming Lender, the Agent and the
Borrower; and
(ii) confirmation
from each Increasing Lender of the increase in the amount of its Commitment
in a
writing satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent.
On
each
Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence of this Section 2.19(d), the Agent shall notify the Banks
(including, without limitation, each Assuming Lender) and the Borrower, on
or
before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time), by telecopier, of the occurrence of
the
Commitment Increase to be effected on such Increase Date and shall record in
the
Register the relevant information with respect to each Increasing Lender and
each Assuming Lender on such date. On the last day of the Interest
Period in effect on any Increase Date, the Borrower shall make such Borrowings
and prepayments as shall be necessary to cause the outstanding Advances to
be
ratable with the revised Commitments resulting from any non-ratable increase
in
the Commitments under this Section 2.19.
(e) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 2.19, no increase of any Commitment shall
be
effected pursuant to this Section 2.19 without the consent of the Agent and
the
Issuing Banks (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld).
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2.20 New Issuing Banks. From time to time, with the
approval of the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld),
the
Borrower may enter into an agreement with a Person that is not already an
Issuing Bank hereunder pursuant to which such Person shall become an Issuing
Bank hereunder, if (i) such agreement provides that such Person expressly agrees
to perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations that by the terms
of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as an Issuing Bank, (ii)
such agreement sets forth such Person's Applicable Lending Office and the amount
of its Letter of Credit Commitment (which information shall be recorded by
the
Agent in the Register) and (iii) a copy of such agreement is promptly delivered
to the Agent.
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2.21 Extension of Commitments. (a) The Borrower may
request by notice (an "Extension Request Notice") to the Agent (which shall
promptly notify the Banks), given during any period beginning on (and including)
the day that is 75 days prior to an anniversary of the Effective Date and ending
on (and including) the day that is 30 days prior to such anniversary, but in
no
event later than 30
days
prior to the latest Stated Termination Date for any Bank, that the Banks extend
their respective Revolving Credit Commitments for an additional year;
provided that the Borrower may effectuate an extension pursuant to this
Section 2.21 only two times; provided further that the Borrower agrees
that it shall not make such request unless on the date of such request it has
satisfied all conditions that would be required pursuant to Article III for
a
Revolving Credit Advance on such date (other than the giving of a Notice of
Revolving Credit Borrowing). If a Bank agrees, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to so extend its Revolving Credit Commitment, it will
give
notice to the Agent of its decision to do so within the ten day period following
the date of such Extension Request Notice. Promptly following
expiration of such ten day period, the Agent will notify the Borrower and the
Banks of the Banks from which it has received such a notice agreeing to so
renew
("Extending Banks"). Any failure by a Bank to so notify the
Agent shall be deemed to be a decision by such Bank to not so extend its
Revolving Credit Commitment (each a "Non-Extending
Bank").
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(b) If
all Banks elect to so extend their respective Revolving Credit Commitments,
the
Stated Termination Date for each Bank shall automatically become the date that
is one year following the Stated Termination Date for such Bank as in effect
immediately prior to such extension.
(c) The
Borrower shall have the right, on or before the anniversary of the Effective
Date in respect of which an Extension Request Notice is given, to replace each
Non-Extending Bank with, and add as "Banks" under this Agreement in place
thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an "Additional Commitment
Bank") as provided in Section 8.08, each of which Additional Commitment
Banks shall have entered into an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which
such Additional Commitment Bank shall, effective as of such anniversary,
undertake a Revolving Credit Commitment (and, if any such Additional Commitment
Bank is already a Bank, its Revolving Credit Commitment shall be in addition
to
any other Revolving Credit Commitment of such Bank hereunder on such
date).
(d) If
the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Extending Banks and the Additional
Commitment Banks aggregate 50% or less of the aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments of all Banks, none of the Revolving Credit Commitments (including
the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Extending Bank) will be extended and
the
Stated Termination Date for each Bank shall remain unchanged.
(e) If
the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Extending Banks and the Additional
Commitment Banks aggregate greater than 50% and less than 100% of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitments of all Banks, (i) the Stated Termination Date
for
each Bank that is an Extending Bank or an Additional Commitment Bank shall
automatically become the date that is one year following the Stated Termination
Date for such Bank (or in the case of an Additional Commitment Bank that was
not
already a Bank with a Revolving Credit Commitment, one year following the Stated
Termination Date of the Bank it replaced) as in effect immediately prior to
such
extension, (ii) the Stated Termination Date for each Bank that is a
Non-Extending Bank shall remain unchanged and (iii) each Additional Commitment
Bank shall thereupon become a "Bank" for all purposes of this Agreement with
a
Revolving Credit Commitment as contemplated by Section 2.21(c).
(f) The
election by any Bank to renew at any time shall not obligate such Bank to renew
at any other time, it being agreed that each election of any Bank to renew
or
not renew shall be made by such Bank in its sole and absolute discretion and
that such discretion shall not be limited by any prior election to
renew.
(g) The
Borrower agrees to deliver to the Agent on each date that any extension pursuant
to this Section 2.21 becomes effective a certificate of an officer of the
Borrower to the effect that on such date the Borrower has satisfied all
conditions that would be required pursuant to Article III for a Revolving Credit
Advance on such date (other than the giving of a Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing).
Section
2.22 Change in Control. (a) If a Change in Control
occurs, (i) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Agent (which shall promptly
notify the Banks) of such occurrence and specify in such
notice a date (the "Early Maturity Date") on which the matters referred to
in
clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.22(a) shall occur as to each Bank,
at
the option of such Bank, which date shall be any Business Day not earlier than
60 days after, and not later than 90 days after, the Borrower gives such notice,
(ii) any Bank may, at its sole option, elect to require the following to occur
on the Early Maturity Date: (a) termination of its Revolving Credit Commitment,
if any, (b) payment in full by the Borrower of all Obligations owed to such
Bank, and (c) grant by the Borrower of a first priority perfected security
interest in, and delivery by the Borrower to each Issuing Bank, for such Issuing
Bank's sole benefit, of, an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to
such Bank's Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such
Issuing Bank, to be held as cash collateral by such Issuing Bank under the
sole
control and dominion of such Issuing Bank and subject to the terms of this
Agreement; provided that any such election shall elect all (and not less
than all) of the actions referred to in such clauses (a), (b) and (c), and
(iii)
any Issuing Bank may, at its sole option, elect to require the following to
occur on the Early Maturity Date: (x) termination of its Letter of Credit
Commitment, if any, (y) payment in full by the Borrower of all Obligations
owed
to such Issuing Bank, and (z) grant by the Borrower of a first priority
perfected security interest in, and delivery by the Borrower to such Issuing
Bank, for such Issuing Bank's sole benefit, of, an amount in Dollars and in
same
days funds equal to the Available Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
issued by such Issuing Bank (but without duplication of amounts, if any,
delivered in respect of such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section
2.22(a)(ii)(c)), to be held as cash collateral by such Issuing Bank under the
sole control and dominion of such Issuing Bank and subject to the terms of
this
Agreement; provided that any such election shall elect all (and not less than
all) of the actions referred to in such clauses (x), (y) and (z). Any
Bank that is also an Issuing Bank and elects to exercise its rights under clause
(ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.22(a) shall elect to exercise its rights under
both such clauses.
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(b) Any
Bank (an "Exercising Bank") may exercise its rights pursuant to Section
2.22(a) by giving the Agent and the Borrower a written notice of such exercise
not earlier than 20 days after, and not later than 40 days after, such Bank's
receipt of a notice from the Agent under Section 2.22(a) (but the failure to
so
exercise such rights in respect of any Change in Control shall not impair the
exercise of any such rights in respect of any other Change in
Control).
(c) On
the relevant Early Maturity Date, each Exercising Bank's Revolving Credit
Commitment shall terminate, and the Borrower shall (i) pay in full all
Obligations owed to such Bank hereunder, including all of such Bank's
outstanding Advances together with interest thereon accrued to such Early
Maturity Date and any amounts payable pursuant to subsection 8.04(b), all
Commitment Fees, Letter of Credit fees and Utilization Fees accrued to such
Early Maturity Date with respect to such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment
and
all amounts then owing to such Bank pursuant to Sections 2.08, 2.12, 2.13 and
8.04, (ii) grant the security interest and deliver to the relevant Issuing
Banks
the respective amounts contemplated by clause (ii)(c) of Section 2.22(a) and
(iii) if immediately after giving effect to such termination and payment, the
sum of the aggregate Available Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
plus
the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Letter of Credit Advances
would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, pay to the Agent in same day funds
at the Agent's office, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount
equal to such excess; provided that such termination of such Bank's Revolving
Credit Commitment shall not occur until the requirements of clause (ii) of
this
sentence and this clause (iii) are satisfied, but effective as of the Early
Maturity Date such Bank shall have no further obligation to make any Revolving
Credit Advance, no obligation to make Letter of Credit Advances in respect
of
Letters of Credit issued after such Early Maturity Date and no obligation to
purchase any share or portion of any Letter of Credit Advance in respect of
Letters of Credit issued after such Early Maturity Date. Upon
termination of such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment in accordance with this
Section 2.22(c), such Bank shall cease to be a party hereto, except that (I)
rights of such Bank under Sections 2.08, 2.12, 2.13 and 8.04 shall continue
with
respect to events and occurrences occurring before or on such Early Maturity
Date, (II) the obligations of such Bank under Section 7.05 shall continue as
to
events, actions and circumstances arising on or prior to such Early Maturity
Date and (III) such Bank shall be liable to each Issuing Bank for such Bank's
ratable share of any
loss
incurred by such Issuing Bank as a result of in the collateral provided pursuant
to this Section 2.22 to such Issuing Bank being inadequate for any reason,
but
no Issuing Bank, solely in its capacity as such, shall be liable to another
Issuing Bank under this clause (III). Nothing contained in this
Section 2.22 shall impair the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amount
owing
to the Banks hereunder when due prior to an Early Maturity Date.
(d) On
the relevant Early Maturity Date, such Exercising Bank's Letter of Credit
Commitment shall terminate, and the Borrower shall (i) pay in full all
Obligations owed to such Issuing Bank, including all of such Issuing Bank's
outstanding Advances together with interest thereon accrued to such Early
Maturity Date and any amounts payable pursuant to subsection 8.04(b), all Letter
of Credit fees and all amounts then owing to such Issuing Bank pursuant to
Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 8.04 and (ii) grant the security interest and deliver
to
such Issuing Bank the amount contemplated by clause (z) of Section
2.22(a). Nothing contained in this Section 2.22 shall impair the
obligation of the Borrower to pay any amount owing to the Issuing Banks
hereunder when due prior to an Early Maturity Date.
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(e) The
Borrower shall have the right, on or before the Early Maturity Date, to replace
each Exercising Bank with, and add as "Banks" under this Agreement in place
thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an "Additional Change in
Control Commitment Bank") as provided in Section 8.08, each of which
Additional Change in Control Commitment Banks shall have entered into an
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Additional Change in Control
Commitment Bank shall, effective as of such Early Maturity Date, undertake
a
Revolving Credit Commitment or Letter of Credit Commitment, as the case may
be
(and, if any such Additional Change in Control Commitment Bank is already a
Bank, its Revolving Credit Commitment or Letter of Credit Commitment, as the
case may be, shall be in addition to any other Revolving Credit Commitment
or
Letter of Credit Commitment, as the case may be, of such Bank hereunder on
such
date).
ARTICLE
III
CONDITIONS
OF LENDING
Section
3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This
Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the "Effective
Date") on which the Agent shall have received a counterpart of this
Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and a counterpart of, or a copy of
a
signature page to, this Agreement duly executed by all of the Banks and the
following additional conditions precedent shall have been satisfied, except
that
Section 2.04(a) shall become effective as of the first date on which the Agent
shall have received counterparts of (or, in the case of any Bank, a copy of
a
signature page to) this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and all of
the
Banks:
(a) The
Borrower shall have notified the Agent in writing as to the proposed Effective
Date.
(b) The
Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each
dated such day, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent:
(i) The
Notes to the order of the Banks to the extent requested by any Bank pursuant
to
Section 2.18.
(ii) Certified
copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving
each Loan Document, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate
or
organizational action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to each
Loan Document.
(iii) A
certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Borrower
certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower
authorized to sign
each
Loan Document and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower
hereunder.
(iv) A
certificate of an officer of the Borrower stating the respective ratings by
each
of S&P and Xxxxx'x of the senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower as
in effect on the Effective Date.
(v) A
certificate of an officer of the Borrower stating that all "Commitments" (as
defined in the Existing Agreement) of the "Banks" (as defined in the Existing
Agreement) have been terminated, no letter of credit is outstanding thereunder,
no "Advances" (as defined in the Existing Agreement) are outstanding under
the
Existing Agreement, and all fees and other amounts known by the Borrower to
be
payable under the Existing Agreement have been paid in full. Each
Bank that is a party to the Existing Agreement waives the requirement of
Section 2.05 of the Existing Agreement that notice of such termination be
given at least three Business Days prior to such termination.
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(vi) A
favorable opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Assistant Secretary and Assistant
General Counsel for the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1
hereto.
(vii) A
favorable opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in substantially
the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto.
(viii) A
favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(c) On
the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and the Agent shall
have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower,
dated the Effective Date, stating that:
(i) The
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and
as
of the Effective Date, and
(ii) No
event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event
of
Default.
(d) All
accrued fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Co-Lead Arrangers
shall have been paid (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
to
the Co-Lead Arrangers for which invoices have been submitted).
(e) The
Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
of the Agent (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for which
invoices have been submitted).
Section
3.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving Credit Advance, Each
Commitment Increase and Each Issuance, Renewal and Increase of Each Letter
of
Credit. The
obligation of each Bank to make an Advance (other than a Letter of Credit
Advance made by an Issuing Bank or a Revolving Credit Bank pursuant to
Section 2.03(c)) (including, without limitation, the initial Revolving
Credit Advance) and each Issuing Bank to issue or renew Letters of Credit
(including the initial Letter of Credit), each Commitment Increase and each
amendment of a Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the Available
Amount of such Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent
that on the date of such Advance, such Commitment Increase or such issuance,
renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, the following statements shall be
true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing, Notice of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit, request
for
a Commitment Increase or request for increase of a Letter of Credit and the
acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Advance or of such Commitment
Increase, such Letter of Credit or of the renewal or increase of such Letter
of
Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that
on
the date of such Advance, such Commitment Increase or such issuance, renewal
or
increase of a Letter of Credit such statements are true):
(i) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and
as
of the date of such Revolving Credit Advance, such Commitment Increase or such
issuance, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit (other than those
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01(e) and
Section 4.01(f) and those other representations and warranties that
expressly relate solely to a specific earlier date, which shall remain correct
as of such earlier date) before and after giving effect to such Advance,
Commitment Increase or issuance, renewal or increase and to the application
of
the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date,
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(ii) no
event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance, such
Commitment Increase or such issuance, renewal or increase or from the
application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes a Default or an Event
of Default, and
(iii) there
exists no request or directive issued by any governmental authority, central
bank or comparable agency, injunction, stay, order, litigation or proceeding
purporting to affect or calling into question the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Loan Document or the consummation of any transaction
(including any Advance or proposed Advance, Commitment Increase, proposed
Commitment Increase, issuance, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit or
proposed issuance, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit) contemplated
hereby.
Section
3.03 Determinations Under Section 3.01. For
purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section
3.01, the Agent, the Co-Lead Arrangers and each Bank 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 such Persons unless an officer of the Agent responsible
for
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have received notice
from
such Person prior to the date that the Borrower, by notice to the Agent,
designates as the proposed Effective Date, specifying its objection
thereto. The Agent shall promptly notify the Banks and the Borrower
of the occurrence of the Effective Date, which notice shall be conclusive and
binding.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
4.01 Representations and Warranties of the
Borrower. The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has
all
requisite organizational power and authority to own its properties, to conduct
its business as now being conducted and to execute, deliver and perform each
Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, except for any failures to
be
so organized, existing, qualified to do business or in good standing
or to have such power and authority as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan Document and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without
limitation, each Revolving Credit Borrowing and issuance or renewal of a Letter
of Credit hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof) and the transactions
contemplated thereby (i) are within the Borrower's corporate power, (ii) have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and (iii) do not
contravene (A) the Borrower's certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (B)
any
law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree, or (C) any contractual
restriction under any material agreements binding on or affecting the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or any other contractual restriction the contravention of
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No
authorization, approval, consent, license or other action by, and no notice
to
or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or other Person
is
required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
each
Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, or for the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, each Revolving
Credit Borrowing and issuance or renewal of a Letter of Credit hereunder and
the
use of the proceeds thereof) and the transactions contemplated thereby, except
(i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained
or
made and are in full force and effect, (ii) approvals that would be required
under agreements that are not material agreements and (iii) as otherwise
permitted by the Loan Documents.
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(d) This
Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document when delivered hereunder will
have been, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may
be
limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
similar law affecting creditors' rights generally.
(e) The
Financial Statements referred to in clause (i) of the definition herein of
Financial Statements have been reported on by KPMG LLP and fairly present in
all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its
consolidated subsidiaries as at December 31, 2006 and the consolidated results
of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, all in accordance
with GAAP. The Financial Statements referred to in clause (ii) of the
definition herein of Financial Statements fairly present in all material
respects, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes,
the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated
subsidiaries as at March 31, 2007 and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the three months then ended, all in accordance
with GAAP. Since December 31, 2006 through the date hereof there has
been no material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as disclosed in any filing by the
Borrower with the SEC on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K not less than five
days prior to the date hereof.
(f) As
of the date hereof, except as disclosed in any filing by the Borrower with
the
SEC on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K not less than five days prior to the
date hereof, there is no litigation, investigation or proceeding pending or,
to
the Borrower's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower, any
of
its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective rights or properties before
any court or by or before any arbitrator or governmental department, commission,
board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (i) that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that in any
manner draws into question or purports to affect any transaction contemplated
hereby or the legality, validity, binding
effect or enforceability of the Borrower's obligations or the rights and
remedies of the Banks relating to this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
(g) Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is engaged in the business of extending credit
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning
of
Regulation U). Following the application of the proceeds of each
Advance and each Letter of Credit, (i) not more than 25% of the value of the
assets of the Borrower that are subject to any arrangement with the Agent or
any
Bank (herein or otherwise) whereby the Borrower's right or ability to sell,
pledge or otherwise dispose of assets is in any way restricted (or pursuant
to
which the exercise of any such right is or may be cause for accelerating the
maturity of all or any portion of the Advances or any other amount payable
hereunder or under any such other arrangement), will be margin stock (within
the
meaning of Regulation U); and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of the assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are subject to any arrangement with
the Agent or any Bank (herein or otherwise) whereby the right or
ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to sell, pledge or otherwise
dispose of assets is in any way restricted (or pursuant to which the exercise
of
any such right is or may be cause for accelerating the maturity of all or any
portion of the Advances or any other amount payable hereunder or under any
such
other arrangement), will be any such margin stock. No proceeds of any
Advance or any Letter of Credit will be used in any manner that is not permitted
by Section 5.02.
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(h) The
Borrower is not an "investment company", or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company", within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(i) No
statement or information contained in this Agreement or any other document,
certificate or statement furnished to the Agent or the Banks by or on behalf
of
the Borrower for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Notes (as modified or supplemented by other information
furnished) contains as of the date such statement, information, document or
certificate was so furnished any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which
they
were made; provided, however, that, with respect to any such
information, exhibit or report consisting of statements, estimates, pro forma
financial information, forward-looking statements and projections regarding
the
future performance of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
("Projections"), no representation or warranty is made other than that
such Projections have been prepared in good faith based
upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the
time.
(j) Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any laws relating
to
terrorism or money laundering, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act,
except to the extent such violation could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
OF THE BORROWER
Section
5.01 Affirmative Covenants. So
long as any Advance or any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or
under any other Loan Document shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall
be
outstanding or any Bank or Issuing Bank shall have any Commitment hereunder,
the
Borrower will, unless the Required Banks shall otherwise consent in
writing:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
comply, with all applicable law, rules, regulations and orders (including,
without limitation, ERISA and environmental
laws and permits) except to the extent that failure to so comply (in the
aggregate for all such failures) could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Payment
of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, within 90 days after becoming due or, in
the
case of taxes, assessments, charges and like levies, if later, prior to the
date
on which penalties are imposed for such unpaid taxes, assessments, charges
and
like levies (i) all taxes, assessments, charges and like levies levied or
imposed upon it or upon its income, profits or Property and (ii) all lawful
claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its Property;
provided that neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall be required
to pay and discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (1)
the
failure to do so (in the aggregate for all such failures) could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (2) the same is being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and reserves, if required by GAAP,
have been established in conformity with GAAP.
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(d) Reporting
Requirements. Furnish to the Agent:
(i) not
later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, (1) the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the
consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous
fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, all in reasonable detail,
(2) a copy of the Borrower's Form 10-Q for such quarter as filed with the SEC
and (3) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to compliance
with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) not
later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (1)
copies of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and audited
consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the
Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries for such fiscal year, (2) a copy
of
the Borrower's Form 10-K for such year as filed with the SEC and (3) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to compliance with
the
terms of this Agreement;
(iii) within
five Business Days after filing with the SEC, copies of all registration
statements (other than on Form S-8), proxy statements, Forms 8-K (other than
press releases) and Schedules 13-D filed by, or in respect of, the Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC;
(iv) as
soon as possible, and in any event within ten days after any Responsible Officer
has obtained knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default,
written notice thereof setting forth details of such Default or Event of Default
and the actions that the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect
thereto;
(v) promptly
(and in any event within five Business Days) after any change in, or withdrawal
or termination of, the rating of any senior unsecured long-term debt of the
Borrower by S&P or Xxxxx'x, notice thereof;
(vi) promptly
after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports that the Borrower
sends to any of its holders of common stock; and
(vii) such
other information as any Bank through the Agent may from time to time reasonably
request.
Information
required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(d)(i) or 5.01(d)(ii) shall
be
deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Borrower provides notice
to the Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower's website
on
the Internet at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, at xxx.xxx/xxxxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx or at another
website identified in such notice and accessible by the Banks without charge;
provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of the information
referred to in such Sections to the Agent for distribution to (x) any Bank
to
which the above referenced websites are for any reason not available if such
Bank has so notified the Borrower and (y) any Bank that has notified the
Borrower that it desires paper copies of all such information;
providedfurther that the Agent shall notify the Banks as provided
in Section 8.02 of any materials delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01(d)
(other than clauses (iii) and (vi) hereof). Information required to
be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(d)(iii) or 5.01(d)(vi) shall be deemed
to
have been delivered on the date when posted on a website as provided in the
preceding sentence.
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(e) Inspections. At
any reasonable time and from time to time, in each case upon reasonable notice
to the Borrower and subject to any applicable restrictions or limitations on
access to any facility or information that is classified or restricted by
contract or by law, regulation or governmental guidelines, permit each Bank
to
visit and inspect the properties of the Borrower or any material Subsidiary
of
the Borrower, and to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records
and books of account of the Borrower and its material Subsidiaries and discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its material Subsidiaries
with its and their officers and independent accountants; provided, however,
that
advance notice of any discussion with such independent public accountants shall
be given to the Borrower and the Borrower shall have the opportunity to be
present at any such discussion.
(f) Keeping
of Books. Keep proper books of record and account, in which full
and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets
and business of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP on
a
consolidated basis.
(g) Maintenance
of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its
material Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties
that are used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and
its
material Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted.
(h) Transactions
with Affiliates. Conduct, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
conduct, all transactions otherwise permitted under this Agreement with any
of
their Affiliates on terms that are fair and reasonable and, if a comparable
arm's-length transaction is known by the Borrower, no less favorable to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary than it would obtain in a comparable arm's-length
transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided, however,
that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to
(i) transactions
between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) transactions
or payments pursuant to any employment arrangements or employee, officer or
director benefit plans or arrangements entered into by the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) to
the extent permitted by law, customary loans, advances, fees and compensation
paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees
or
consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) transactions
pursuant to any contract or agreement in effect on the date hereof, as the
same
may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time, so long as any such
contract or agreement as so amended, modified or replaced is, taken as a whole,
no less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any material respect
than the contract or agreement as in effect on the date hereof; or
(v) any
transaction or series of transactions between the Borrower or any Subsidiary
and
any of their joint ventures, provided that (a) such transaction or series
of transactions is in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices of the Borrower, and/or its Subsidiaries and their joint ventures
and
(b) such Affiliate transaction involves aggregate consideration paid to such
Affiliate not in excess of $35 million.
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Section
5.02 Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance or
any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan
Document shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or
any
Bank or Issuing Bank shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will
not,
without the written consent of the Required Banks:
(a) Liens,
Etc. (x) Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any
of
its Properties whether now owned or hereafter acquired to secure Indebtedness
or
reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit, or (y) except for
collateral assignments, which are governed by Section 5.02 (a)(x), assign,
or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to assign, any accounts or other right to receive
income, except:
(i) Liens
incurred pursuant to, and assignments made in connection with, Securitization
Transactions;
(ii) Liens
on or with respect to any of the properties of the Borrower and any of its
Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof;
(iii) (A)
Liens upon or in property acquired (including acquisitions through merger or
consolidation) or constructed or improved by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries including general tangibles, proceeds and improvements, accessories
and upgrades thereto and created contemporaneously with, or within 12 months
after, such acquisition or the completion of construction or improvement to
secure or provide for the payment
of all or a portion of the purchase price of such property or the cost of
construction or improvement thereof (including any Indebtedness incurred to
finance such acquisition, construction or improvement), as the case may be
and
(B) Liens on property (including any unimproved portion of partially improved
property) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries created within 12 months
of
completion of construction of a new plant or plants on such property to secure
all or part of the cost of such construction (including any Indebtedness
incurred to finance such construction) if, in the opinion of the Borrower,
such
property or such portion thereof was prior to such construction substantially
unimproved for the use intended by the Borrower; provided,
however, no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property other
than
the property being acquired, constructed or improved (including any unimproved
portion of a partially improved property) including general intangibles,
proceeds and improvements, accessories and upgrades thereto;
(iv) Liens
arising in connection with capitalized leases, provided that no such Lien
shall extend to or cover any assets other than the assets subject to such
capitalized leases; and proceeds (including, without limitation, proceeds from
associated contracts and insurances) of, and improvements, accessories and
upgrades to, the property leased pursuant thereto;
(v) Any
Lien existing on any property including general intangibles, proceeds and
improvements, accessories and upgrades thereto prior to the acquisition
(including acquisition through merger or consolidation) thereof by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or existing on any property of any Person that
becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes
a Subsidiary, provided that such a Lien is not created in contemplation
or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary
and
no such Lien shall be extended to cover property other than the asset being
acquired including general intangibles, proceeds and improvements, accessories
and upgrades thereto;
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(vi) Liens
to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or
successive extensions, renewals, refinancings, refundings or replacements),
in
whole or in part, of any Indebtedness or other obligation secured by any Lien
referred to in the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), provided
that (A) the principal amount of the Indebtedness or other obligation secured
thereby is no greater than the outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness
or other obligation immediately before such extension, renewal, refinancing,
refunding or replacement and (B) such Lien shall only extend to such assets
as
are already subject to a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation;
(vii) Liens
arising in connection with the pledge of any Equity Interests in any joint
venture (that is not a Subsidiary), and liens on the assets of a JV Subsidiary,
in each case to secure Joint Venture Debt of such joint venture and/or such
JV
Subsidiary. For purposes hereof, "Joint Venture Debt" shall
mean Indebtedness and other obligations as to which the lenders will not,
pursuant to the terms in the agreements governing such Indebtedness, have any
recourse to the stock or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than
such pledged assets of such JV Subsidiary;
(viii) Liens
arising in connection with the pledge of any Equity Interests in any Project
Finance Subsidiary, so long as such Liens secure only Project
Financing;
(ix) Liens
securing other Indebtedness and reimbursement obligations in respect of letters
of credit, provided that at the time of the creation, incurrence or
assumption
of any Indebtedness or reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit
secured by such Liens and after giving effect thereto, the sum of the principal
amount of such Indebtedness and the maximum possible amount of reimbursement
obligations in respect of letters of credit (assuming compliance at such time
with all conditions to drawing) secured by Liens permitted by this clause (ix)
shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth as reflected in the most recent
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(i) and
(ii);
(x) Liens
securing Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule
5.02(a) (or securing any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or
replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings, refundings or
replacements), in whole or in part, of such Indebtedness, if the aggregate
principal amount of such Indebtedness (as so extended, renewed, refinanced,
refunded or replaced) is no greater than the outstanding principal amount of
such Indebtedness immediately before such extension, renewal, refinancing,
refunding or replacement), provided that the Obligations of the Borrower
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are secured equally and ratably
with such Indebtedness and all extensions, renewals, refinancings, refundings
and replacements, whether or not initial or successive and whether in or whole
or in part, of such Indebtedness; and
(xi) Liens
in favor of one or more Banks pursuant to Section 2.22 or Section
6.02.
(b)
Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with or into, or convey,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions, all or substantially all of its assets (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person; provided, however,
that (i) this Section 5.02(b) shall not prohibit any such merger or
consolidation if (1) at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to,
such merger or consolidation, no Default or Event of Default exists or would
result therefrom, and (2) either (I) the Borrower is the surviving corporation
in such merger or consolidation or (II) if the Borrower is not the surviving
corporation, the survivor shall be an entity organized and existing under the
laws of the United States or a state thereof and, as the successor in such
consolidation or merger, shall have assumed all Obligations and other
liabilities of the Borrower under the Loan Documents, and (ii) any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may transfer assets to, or merge into or consolidate
with, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Person that
becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower as a result of any such merger or
consolidation; provided, however, that (x) at the time of, and
immediately after giving effect to, such transfer, merger or consolidation,
no
Default of Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and (y) if the
Borrower is a party to any such merger or consolidation, either (I) the Borrower
shall be the surviving corporation or (II) if the Borrower is not the surviving
corporation, the survivor shall be an entity organized and existing under the
laws of the United States or a state thereof and, as the successor in such
consolidation or merger, shall have assumed all Obligations and other
liabilities of the Borrower under the Loan Documents.
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(c)
Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Advance or any Letter
of Credit for any purpose other than for general corporate purposes of the
Borrower or use any such proceeds (i) in a manner which violates or results
in a
violation of any law or regulation, (ii) to purchase or carry any margin stock
(as defined in Regulation U), except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit
the Borrower from using proceeds of the Advances to purchase its own common
stock, (iii) to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or
carrying any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U), or (iv) to acquire
any
equity security of a class which is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, if such acquisition would give
the
Borrower a controlling interest in the Person that has issued such security,
unless the board of directors
or equivalent governing body of such Person or of the parent of such Person
shall have approved such acquisition.
ARTICLE
VI
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
Section
6.01 Events of Default. If any of the following
events ("Events of Default") shall occur and be continuing:
(a) (i)
The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same
becomes due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or by acceleration
thereof or otherwise or (ii) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on
any
Advance or any fees hereunder or other amount payable hereunder, in each case
under this clause (ii), within five Business Days of when the same becomes
due
and payable, whether at the due date thereof or by acceleration thereof or
otherwise; or
(b) Any
representation, warranty or certification made by the Borrower (or any of its
Responsible Officers) herein pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document
or in any certificate or document furnished to any Bank pursuant to or in
connection with any Loan Document, or any representation or warranty deemed
to
have been made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.02, shall prove to have
been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or so deemed
to
have been made; or
(c)
(i)
The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 5.01(b), 5.01(c) or 5.02 of this Agreement; or (ii) the
Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed (other
than
any term, covenant or agreement covered by Section 6.01(a)) and, in each case
under this clause (ii), such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after
notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Agent or by any
Bank; or
(d) (i)
The Borrower or any material Subsidiary of the Borrower shall default in the
payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by
acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness (other than the Advances (which
are covered by Section 6.01(a)), Project Financing or Permitted Non-Recourse
Indebtedness) (whether principal, interest, premium or otherwise) of, or
directly or indirectly guaranteed by, the Borrower or any such material
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in excess of $100,000,000 or (ii) the Borrower
or any material Subsidiary of the Borrower shall default in the performance
or
observance of any obligation or condition with respect to any such Indebtedness
(other than the Advances (which are covered by Section 6.01(a)), Project
Financing or Permitted Non-Recourse Indebtedness) if the effect of such default
is to accelerate the maturity of or require the posting of cash collateral
with
respect to any such Indebtedness or, in any case, any such Indebtedness shall
become due prior to its stated maturity (other than by a regularly-scheduled
required payment and mandatory prepayments from proceeds of asset sales, debt
incurrence, excess cash flow, equity issuances and insurance proceeds);
providedthat for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge
and agree that (i) any payment required to be made under an assumption or other
direct or contingent liability referred to in clause (c) of the definition
herein of Indebtedness shall be due and payable at the time such payment is
due
and payable under the terms of such assumption or liability (taking into account
any applicable grace period) and such payment shall not be deemed to have been
accelerated or have become due as a result of the obligation assumed or for
which the Borrower or any material Subsidiary of the Borrower is otherwise
liable having become due and (ii) the conversion of the Convertible Notes shall
not be a Default or Event of Default hereunder; or
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(e) The
Borrower or any material Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be adjudicated a
bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 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 the Borrower
or
any such 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,
custodian 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), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed
for a period of 90 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 for any substantial part of its Property) shall occur; or the Borrower or
any
such material Subsidiary shall take any corporate or organizational action
to
authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e);
or
(f) Any
final, non-appealable judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction
for
the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 over and above the amount of
insurance coverage available from a financially sound insurer that has
acknowledged coverage shall be rendered against the Borrower or any material
Subsidiary of the Borrower and not discharged within 30 days after such order
or
judgment becomes final (or 60 days in the case of any foreign order or
judgment); or any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar
process shall be issued or levied against a substantial part of the property
of
the Borrower or any material Subsidiary of the Borrower and such judgment,
writ,
warrant of attachment or execution or similar process shall not be released,
stayed, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy (or
60
days in the case of any foreign judgment, writ, warrant or similar process);
or
(g) The
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall both (1) incur liability in excess
of $250,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the
following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or
complete withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a
Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a
Multiemployer Plan and (2) fail to pay such liability within fifteen days of
such incurrence; then,
and
in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent,
of the Required Banks, by notice to the Borrower, declare the obligation of
each
Bank to make Advances (other than Letter of Credit Advances by an Issuing Bank
or a Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(c)) and of each Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same (and all of the
Commitments) shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may
with the consent, of the Required Banks, by notice to the Borrower, declare
the
Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this
Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such
interest and all such other amounts shall become and be forthwith due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate,
notice of acceleration or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the
event of any actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to
the
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, (A) the Commitment of each Bank and the
obligation of each Bank to make Advances (other than Letter of Credit Advances
by an Issuing Bank or a Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(c)) and of each
Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated,
and
(B) the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under
this
Agreement shall automatically and immediately become and be due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice
of
acceleration, or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the 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, the Agent may, or shall at the request of the
Required Banks, irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions
described in Section 6.01 or otherwise, make demand upon the Borrower to,
and forthwith upon such demand the Borrower will, pay to the Agent on behalf
of
the Banks in same day funds at the Agent's office designated in such demand,
for
deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to the aggregate
Available Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding. If at any
time the Agent determines that any funds held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account
are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Agent and the
Banks or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate
Available Amount of all Letters of Credit, the Borrower will, forthwith upon
demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent, as additional funds to be deposited
and
held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to the excess of
(a) such aggregate Available Amount over (b) the total amount of
funds, if any, then held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account that the Agent
determines to be free and clear of all such rights and claims. Upon
the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit in the L/C
Cash Collateral Account, such funds shall be applied to reimburse the relevant
Issuing Bank or the Banks, as applicable, to the extent permitted by applicable
law.
ARTICLE
VII
THE
AGENT
Section
7.01 Authorization and Action. Each Bank hereby
appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as Agent on its behalf
and
to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent
by the terms hereof or of any other Loan Document, together with such powers
and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters
not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Agent shall not be required to
exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or
to
refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining
from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Banks and such instructions
shall be binding upon all Banks and all holders of Notes; provided, however,
that the Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Agent
to personal liability or which is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable
law. The Agent agrees to give to each Bank prompt notice of each
notice given to it by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
Section
7.02 Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the Agent nor
any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with
any Loan Document, except for their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limitation
of the generality of the foregoing, the Agent: (i) may consult with legal
counsel (including, without limitation, counsel for the Borrower), independent
public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable
for
any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with
the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty
or
representation to any Bank and shall not be responsible to any Bank for any
statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in
or
in connection with any of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or
document; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any
of
Loan Documents or any other instrument or document on the part of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or to inspect the Property (including the
books and records) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; (iv)
shall
not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any of the Loan Documents
or any other instrument or document; and (v) shall incur no liability under
or
in respect of any of Loan Documents or any other instrument or document by
acting upon any notice (including telephonic notice), consent, certificate
or
other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile, telegram or telex)
believed by it to be genuine and signed, given or sent by the proper party
or
parties.
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Section
7.03 The Agent and its Affiliates. With respect to
its Commitment, the Advances owed to it and the Notes issued to it, each Bank
which is also the Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not
the
Agent; and the term "Bank" or "Banks" shall, unless otherwise expressly
indicated, include any Bank serving as the Agent in its individual
capacity. Any Bank serving as the Agent and its affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept
investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business
with, the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower and any Person who may do
business with or own securities of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the
Borrower, all as if such Bank were not the Agent and
without any duty to account therefor to the Banks. In the event that
Citibank or any of its affiliates shall be or become an indenture trustee under
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (as amended, the "Trust Indenture Act")
in respect of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Borrower, the parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that any payment or property received in
satisfaction of or in respect of any Obligation of the Borrower hereunder or
under any other Loan Document by or on behalf of CNAI in its capacity as the
Agent for the benefit of any Bank under any Loan Document (other than Citibank
or an affiliate of Citibank) and which is applied in accordance with the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to be exempt from the requirements of Section 311
of
the Trust Indenture Act pursuant to Section 311(b)(3) of the Trust Indenture
Act.
Section
7.04 Bank Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges
that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other
Bank
and based on the Financial Statements and such other documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to
enter
into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank and based
on
such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents or
any
other instrument or document.
Section
7.05 Indemnification. The Banks (other than the
Issuing Banks) agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not promptly
reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably according to the respective principal
amounts of the Advances then held by each of such Banks (or if no Advances
are
at the time outstanding or if any Advances (other than Letter of Credit Advances
held by an Issuing Bank) are held by Persons which are not such Banks, ratably
according to either (a) the respective amounts of the Banks' Revolving Credit
Commitments, or (b) if no Revolving Credit Commitments are at the time
outstanding, the respective amounts of the Revolving Credit Commitments
immediately prior to the time the Revolving Credit Commitments ceased to be
outstanding), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements
of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against the Agent in any
way
relating to or arising out of any of the Loan Documents or any other instrument
or document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, or any action
taken or omitted by the Agent under any of the Loan Documents or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
("Indemnified Costs"); provided that no Bank shall be liable for any portion
of
such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent's gross
negligence or willful misconduct as found in a final, non-appealable judgment
by
a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the
foregoing, each Bank (other than the Issuing Banks) agrees to reimburse the
Agent promptly upon demand for such Bank's ratable share of any costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, counsel fees) incurred by the Agent
in
connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, any of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith to the extent
that
the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower. In the
case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any
Indemnified Costs, this Section 7.05 applies whether any such
investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Agent, any other
Agent, any Bank or a third party.
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Section
7.06 Successor Agent. The Agent may resign at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower and may
be
removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Banks. Upon
any such resignation or removal, the Required Banks shall have the right to
appoint a successor Agent which, if such successor Agent is not a Bank, is
approved by the Borrower (which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the
Required Banks (and, if not a Bank, approved by the Borrower), and shall have
accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent's giving
of
notice of resignation or the Required Banks' removal of the retiring Agent,
then
the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent,
which
shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed under the laws of the United
States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. After any retiring Agent's resignation or removal
hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article VII shall inure to its
benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent
under this Agreement.
Section
7.07 Co-Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation
Agents. The Co-Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent and
Co-Documentation Agents shall have no duties, obligations or liabilities
hereunder or in connection herewith.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement or any Note, nor consent to any departure by the
Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
in
writing and signed by the Required Banks, and then 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 of the conditions specified in Section 3.01
without the written consent of each Bank, (b) increase the Commitment of any
Bank or subject any Bank to any additional obligations without the written
consent of such Bank, (c) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances
or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, without the written consent
of
each Bank affected thereby, (d) postpone any date fixed for any payment of
principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable
hereunder without the written consent of each Bank affected thereby, (e) amend
the definition of "Required Banks" without the written consent of each Bank;
or
(f) amend Section 2.14 or this Section 8.01 without the written consent of
each Bank; and provided, further,
that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed
by
the Agent in addition to the Banks required above to take such action, affect
the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any of the Notes
and
(y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by
each Issuing Bank in addition to the Banks required above to take such action,
affect the rights or obligations of any Issuing Bank under this
Agreement.
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Section
8.02 Notices, Etc. (a) Except as otherwise
provided
in Section 8.02(b) or in the proviso to this Section 8.02(a), all notices and
other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including
facsimile communication) and mailed, telecopied, or delivered (i) if to the
Borrower, at its address at 0000 XxXxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Treasurer, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000; (ii) if to any Bank
listed on the signature pages hereof, at its Domestic Lending Office specified
opposite its name on Schedule II hereto or as on file with the Agent; (iii)
if
to any other Banks, at its Domestic Lending Office specified in the Assignment
and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Bank; (iv) if to the Agent, at
the
addresses set forth below:
Xxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Bank Loan Syndications Department
with
a
copy to:
000
Xxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxx, Director
(but
references herein to the address of the Agent for purposes of payments or making
available funds or for purposes of Section 8.08(c) shall not include the address
to which copies are to be sent); or, as to the Borrower or the Agent, at such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the
other parties and, as to each other party, at such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice to the Borrower and the Agent,
provided that materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(d)(i), (ii), (iii) or (vi), unless delivered by posting to a website as
provided in Section 5.01(d), shall be delivered to the Agent as specified in
Section 8.02(b) or as otherwise specified to the Borrower by the
Agent. Each such notice or communication shall be effective (i) if
mailed, upon receipt, (ii) if delivered by hand, upon delivery with written
receipt, and (iii) if telecopied, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, except
that any notice or communication to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall
not be effective until actually received by the Agent.
(b) The
Borrower hereby agrees that it will provide to the Agent all information,
documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Agent
pursuant to the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all notices,
requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and
other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i)
relates to a request for a new, or a Conversion of an existing, Borrowing or
other extension of credit (including any election of an interest rate or
interest period relating thereto), (ii) relates to the payment of any principal
or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor,
(iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) is required
to be
delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this
Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder or (v)
is
delivered by posting to a website as provided in Section 5.01(d) (all such
non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as
"Communications"), by transmitting the Communications in an
electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Agent to
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx. In addition, the Borrower agrees to
continue to provide the Communications to the Agent in the manner specified
in
the Loan Documents but only to the extent requested
by the Agent. The Borrower further agrees that the Agent may make the
Communications available to the Banks by posting the Communications on
Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (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 communications, or the adequacy of the Platform
and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the
communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or
freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Agent Parties in
connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall
the Agent or any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (collectively,
"Agent Parties") have any liability to
the Borrower, any Bank or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind,
including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or
consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or
otherwise) arising out of the Borrower's or the Agent's transmission of
Communications through the internet, except to the extent the liability of
any
Agent Party is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Agent Party's gross negligence
or willful misconduct. The Agent agrees that the receipt of
the Communications by the Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall
constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Agent for purposes
of
the Loan Documents.
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(c) Each
Bank agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a
"Notice") specifying that any Communications have been posted to the
Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents
or
other materials to such Bank for purposes of this Agreement; provided
that if requested by any Bank the Agent shall deliver a copy of the
Communications to such Bank by email or facsimile. Each Bank agrees
(i) to notify the Agent in writing of such Bank's e-mail address to which a
Notice may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic
communication) on or before the date such Bank becomes a party to this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter to ensure that the Agent has on record an
effective e-mail address for such Bank) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent
to
such e-mail address.
(d) Nothing
herein shall prejudice the right of the Agent or any Bank to give any notice
or
other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified
in such Loan Document.
Section
8.03 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of
any Bank or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.
Section
8.04 Expenses and Taxes;
Compensation. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay on demand
(i) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Co-Lead Arrangers
and the Agent and each of their respective affiliates in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents and
the other documents and instruments delivered hereunder or in connection with
any amendments, modifications, consents or waivers in
connection with the Loan Documents, (ii) all reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Co-Lead Arrangers and the Agent and, during the existence of
any
Event of Default, any Bank with respect to advising either Co-Lead Arranger
or
the Agent or, during the existence of any Event of Default, any Bank as to
its
rights and responsibilities under the Loan Documents and (iii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
fees
and expenses of counsel) of the Co-Lead Arrangers, the Agent and each Bank
in
connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings
or otherwise) of the Loan Documents (including
the enforcement of rights under this Section 8.04(a)) and the other documents
and instruments delivered hereunder and rights and remedies hereunder and
thereunder.
(b) If
any payment or purchase of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurodollar Rate
Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such
Advance, as a result of a payment, purchase or Conversion pursuant to Section
2.09, Section 2.10, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17, acceleration
of
the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason,
the Borrower shall, within 15 days after demand by any Bank (with a copy of
such
demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Bank any amounts
required to compensate such Bank for any additional losses, costs or expenses
which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, purchase or
Conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of
anticipated profits), cost or expense reasonably incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Bank
to
fund or maintain such Advance. A certificate as to the amount of such
additional losses, costs or expenses, submitted to the Borrower and the Agent
by
such Bank, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
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(c) The
Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the Banks, the Co-Lead
Arrangers and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates,
advisors, attorneys and agents (each, an "Indemnified
Party") from and against any and all claims, damages,
losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and
expenses of counsel) for which any of them may become liable or which may be
incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties in connection
with or arising out of (i) any Loan Document or any other document or instrument
delivered in connection herewith or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds
of any Advance or Letter of Credit or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, (ii) the existence of any condition on any property of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that constitutes a violation of any
environmental protection law or any other law, rule, regulation or order, or
(iii) any investigation, litigation, or proceeding, whether or not any of the
Indemnified Parties is a party thereto, related to or in connection with any
of
the foregoing or any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any
transaction in which any proceeds of any Advance or Letter of Credit are
applied, including, without limitation, in each of the foregoing cases, any
such
claim, damage, loss, liability or expense resulting from the negligence of
any
Indemnified Party, but excluding any such claim, damage, loss, liability or
expense sought to be recovered by any Indemnified Party to the extent such
claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable
judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified
Party.
(d) Except
as set forth in the next succeeding sentence, each of the Banks and the Agent
and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates,
advisors and agents shall not be liable to the Borrower for, and the Borrower
agrees not to assert any claim for, amounts constituting special, indirect,
consequential, punitive, treble or exemplary damages arising out of or in
connection with any breach by such Bank or the Agent of any of its obligations
hereunder. If the Borrower becomes liable to a third party for
amounts constituting punitive, treble or exemplary damages as a result of a
breach of an obligation hereunder by a Bank or the Agent, as the case may be,
the Borrower shall be entitled to claim and recover (and does not waive its
rights to claim and recover) such amounts from such Bank or the Agent, as the
case may be, to the extent such Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, would
be
liable to the Borrower for such amounts but for the limitation set forth in
the
preceding sentence.
(e) Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder,
all
obligations of the Borrower under Section 2.12, Section 2.13 and this Section
8.04 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and this Agreement and
the
payment in full of all amounts hereunder and under the Notes.
Section
8.05 Right of Set-Off. Upon (i) the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making by the
Required Banks of the request or the granting by the Required Banks of the
consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Advances
due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, each Bank is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted
by
law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any
time owing by such Bank (or by any branch, agency, subsidiary or other Affiliate
of such Bank, wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter
existing under this Agreement or any Note held by such Bank, whether or not
such
Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any such Note and
although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Bank agrees promptly
to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such
Bank,
provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity
of
such set-off and application. The rights of each Bank under this
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of setoff) which such Bank may have.
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Section
8.06 Limitation and Adjustment of
Interest. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth herein, in any other Loan Document or in any other document or
instrument, no provision of any of the Loan Documents or any other instrument
or
document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith is intended or
shall be construed to require the payment or permit the collection of interest
in excess of the maximum non-usurious rate permitted by applicable
law. Accordingly, if the transactions with any Bank contemplated
hereby would be usurious under applicable law, if any, then, in that event,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Note payable to such Bank,
this
Agreement or any other document or instrument, it is agreed as follows: (i)
the
aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under applicable
law
that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Bank under
any Note payable to such Bank, this Agreement or any other document or
instrument shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by
such applicable law, and any excess shall be canceled
automatically and, if theretofore paid, shall, at the
option of such Bank, be credited by such Bank on the principal amount of the
indebtedness owed to such Bank by the Borrower or refunded by such Bank to
the
Borrower, and (ii) in the event that the maturity of any Note payable to such
Bank is accelerated or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment,
then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to such
Bank may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable
law and excess interest, if any, to such Bank provided for in this Agreement
or
otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration
or
prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall, at the option of such Bank, be
credited by such Bank on the principal amount of the indebtedness owed to such
Bank by the Borrower or refunded by such Bank to the Borrower. In
determining whether or not the interest contracted for, taken, reserved, charged
or received by any Bank exceeds the maximum non-usurious rate permitted by
applicable law, such determination shall be made, to the extent that doing
so
does not result in a violation of applicable law, by amortizing, prorating,
allocating and spreading, in equal parts during the period of the full stated
term of the loans hereunder, all interest at any time contracted for, taken,
charged, received or reserved by such Bank in connection with such
loans.
(b) In
the event that at any time the interest rate applicable to any Advance made
by
any Bank would exceed the maximum non-usurious rate allowed by applicable law,
the rate of interest to accrue on the Advances by such Bank shall be limited
to
the maximum non-usurious rate allowed by applicable law, but shall accrue,
to
the extent permitted by law, on the principal amount of the Advances made by
such Bank from time to time outstanding, if any, at the maximum non-usurious
rate allowed by applicable law until the total amount of interest accrued on
the
Advances made by such Bank equals the amount of interest which would have
accrued if the interest rates applicable to the Advances pursuant to Article
II
had at all times been in effect. In the event that upon the final
payment of the Advances made by any Bank and termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitment of such Bank, the total amount of interest paid to such Bank
hereunder and under the Notes is less than the total amount of interest which
would have accrued if the interest rates applicable to such Advances pursuant
to
Article II had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower agrees to pay
to
such Bank, to the extent permitted by law, an amount equal to the excess of
(a)
the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on such
Advances if the maximum non-usurious rate allowed by applicable law had at
all
times been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued
on
such Advances if the interest rates applicable to such Advances pursuant to
Article II had at all times been in effect over (b) the amount of interest
otherwise accrued on such Advances in accordance with this
Agreement.
Section
8.07 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become
effective as provided in Section 3.01 hereof and thereafter shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Agent and each Bank and
their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not
have
the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other
Loan
Document or any interest herein or therein without the prior written consent
of
all of the Banks.
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Section
8.08 Assignments and
Participations. (a) Each Bank may assign to one or
more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its
Commitment, the Advances owing to it and the Notes held by it); provided,
however, that (i) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a
varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement,
(ii) except in the case of an assignment of all of a Bank's rights and
obligations under this Agreement, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning
Bank being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the
date
of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in
no
event be less than $5,000,000, (iii) each such assignment shall be to an
Eligible Assignee, and (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute
and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register,
an
Assignment and Acceptance, together with the Notes subject to such assignment
and a processing and recordation fee of $3,000. Upon such execution,
delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified
in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party
hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been
assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights
and
obligations of a Bank hereunder and (y) the 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 and be
released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an
Assignment and Acceptance covering all of an assigning Bank's rights and
obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall cease to be a party
hereto).
(b) By
executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Bank assignor
thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other
and
the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such
Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Bank 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
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of any Loan Document or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith; (ii) such assigning Bank
makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect
to the financial condition of the Borrower or any other Person or the
performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Person of any of its
respective obligations under any Loan Document or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith; (iii) such
assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with
copies of the Financial Statements 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 the Agent, such assigning Bank or any other Bank 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, any of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or
document; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi)
such
assignee appoints and authorizes the 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 the Agent by the terms hereof or 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 which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed
by
it as a Bank.
(c) The
Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 8.02 a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for
the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks and the Commitment of,
and
the principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances owing to, each Bank from
time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and
the
Borrower, the Agent and the
Banks
may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder
for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available
for inspection by the Borrower or any Bank at any reasonable time and from
time
to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(d) Upon
its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Bank and
an
assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with the Notes,
if any, subject to such assignment, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and
Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit D,
(i)
accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained
therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the
Borrower. Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice,
the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent in exchange for the
surrendered Notes, if any, a new Note (if requested by the assignee) payable
to
the order of such Eligible Assignee in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Commitment assumed by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance (plus any
Revolving Credit Commitment already held by it) and, if the assigning Bank
has
retained a Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, a new Note payable to the
order of the assigning Bank in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Commitment retained by it hereunder (such new Notes shall be in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such surrendered
Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance
and
shall otherwise be in substantially the form of Exhibit A).
(e) Each
Bank may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other
than
the Borrower 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 Commitment, the Advances owing to it and the Notes held by it);
provided, however, that (i) such Bank's obligations under this
Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Borrower
hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Bank shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) such Bank shall remain the holder of any such Notes for all purposes
of
this Agreement, (iv) the Borrower, the Agent and the other Banks shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank's rights
and obligations under this Agreement, and (v) the terms of any such
participation shall not restrict such Bank's ability to make any amendment
or
waiver of this Agreement or any Note or such Bank's ability to consent to any
departure by the Borrower therefrom without the approval of the participant,
except that the approval of the participant may be required to the extent that
such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest
on,
the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the
extent subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment
of principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable
hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such
participation.
(f) Each
Issuing Bank may assign to an Eligible Assignee all 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 Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register,
an
Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500.
(g) Any
Bank may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed
assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 8.08, disclose to the
assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information
relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries furnished to such Bank
by or
on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that,
prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee
or participant shall agree to comply with Section 8.14.
(h) Notwithstanding
any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Bank may at any time create
a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the Revolving Credit Advances owing to it and
the Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance
with Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Section
8.09 No Liability of Issuing Banks. The Borrower
assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee
of
any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letter of
Credit. Neither any Issuing Bank nor any of its employees,
affiliates, advisors, attorneys, agents, officers or directors shall be liable
or responsible for: (a) the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or
any
acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith;
(b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any
endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all
respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by such
Issuing Bank against presentation of documents that do not comply with the
terms
of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference
or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d) any other
circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter
of Credit, except that the Borrower shall have a claim against such Issuing
Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall be liable to the Borrower, to the extent
of
any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower that the
Borrower proves were caused by (i) such Issuing Bank's willful
misconduct or gross negligence as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment
by a court of competent jurisdiction in determining whether documents presented
under any Letter of Credit comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or
(ii) such Issuing Bank's willful failure to make lawful payment under a
Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificates
strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, such
Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order,
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or
information to the contrary.
Section
8.10 Execution in Counterparts. 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 taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of a copy of a signature page to this Agreement
by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.
Section
8.11 Judgment. (a) If for the purposes
of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due
hereunder in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the
fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used
shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent
could purchase Dollars with such other currency at Citibank's principal office
in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Business Day preceding that on
which final judgment is given.
(b) If
for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert
a
sum due hereunder in a Foreign Currency into Dollars, the parties agree to
the
fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used
shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent
could purchase such Foreign Currency with Dollars at Citibank's principal office
in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Business Day preceding that on
which final judgment is given.
(c
) The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any sum due from it in
any currency (the "Primary Currency") to any Bank or the Agent hereunder
shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only
to
the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Bank or the Agent
(as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency,
such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal
banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other
currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is
less
than such sum due to such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be) in the
applicable Primary Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation
and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Bank or the Agent (as
the
case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary
Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Bank or the Agent (as the
case
may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Bank or the Agent (as the
case
may be) agrees to remit to the Borrower such excess.
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Section
8.12 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
8.13 Jurisdiction; Damages. To the fullest extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, (i) each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Property, to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state court or federal court sitting
in New York City, and any appellate court from any appeal thereof, in any action
or proceeding arising out of
or
relating to this Agreement, any of the Notes, or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith 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 such action
or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court; (ii) each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the defense of
an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding and any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such
action or proceeding in any such court; (iii) the Borrower hereby agrees that
service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which
may
be served in any such action or proceeding may be made by mailing or delivering
a copy of such process to the Borrower at its address specified in Section
8.02;
and (iv) each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such
action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing herein shall affect the rights of any Bank or the Agent
to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right
that any party hereto may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement, any of the Notes or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith in the courts of any other
jurisdiction. Each of the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively
do so under applicable law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any
action or proceeding referred to in this Section 8.13 any exemplary or punitive
damages. The Borrower hereby further irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, any right it
may
have to claim or recover in any action or proceeding referred to in this Section
8.13 any special or consequential damages.
Section
8.14 Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees that it will
use reasonable efforts, to the extent not inconsistent with practical business
requirements, not to disclose without the prior consent of the Borrower (other
than to employees, auditors, accountants, counsel or other professional advisors
of the Agent or any Bank) any information with respect to the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement, provided that any
Bank may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally available
to
the public, (b) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement
or
testimony submitted to or required by any municipal, state or Federal regulatory
body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over any Bank or its Affiliates
or
submitted to or required by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States
or
elsewhere) or their successors, and including any self-regulatory body having
or
claiming authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of any Bank's or its
Affiliates' businesses, (c) as may be required or appropriate in response to
any
summons or subpoena in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply
with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to any Bank, (e) to any
assignee, participant, prospective assignee, or prospective participant that
has
agreed to comply with this Section 8.14, (f) in connection with the exercise
of
any remedy by any Bank pertaining to this Agreement, any of the Notes or any
other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, (g) in connection
with any litigation involving any Bank pertaining to any Loan Document or any
other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, (h) to any Bank
or the Agent, or (i) to any Affiliate of any Bank.
Section
8.15 Patriot Act Notice. Each Bank and the Agent
(for itself and not on behalf of any Bank) hereby notifies the Borrower that
pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower
and other information that will allow such Bank or the Agent, as applicable,
to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. The
Borrower shall provide, to the extent commercially reasonable in light of
applicable restrictions or limitations under contract or law, regulation or
governmental guidelines, such information and take such actions as are
reasonably requested by the Agent or any Banks in order to assist the Agent
and
the Banks in maintaining compliance with the Patriot
Act.
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Section
8.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Borrower, the Agent and
the Banks hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it may effectively do so under applicable law,
any
and all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, any of the Notes, any other Loan Document or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.
BORROWER:
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HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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Taxpayer
Identification of Borrower: 00-0000000
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Address
of Principal Place of Business of Borrower: 0000 XxXxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000-0000
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XXXXXXXX
XXXXX XXXXXXX, INC., as Agent, as an Issuing Bank and as a
Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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XXX
XXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX PLC, as an Issuing Bank and as a
Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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ABN
AMRO BANK N.V., as an Issuing Bank
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and
as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Bank and as a
Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXXXX
XXXXX XXXX, X.X., as an Issuing Bank
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and
as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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THE
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXX BRANCH, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-00-
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX CREDIT CORP., as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-00-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXX, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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UBS
LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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DEUTSCHE
BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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BANCO
BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-00-
XXX
XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXXX
XXXXX BANK USA, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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SUMITOMO
MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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LLOYDS
TSB BANK, PLC, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-00-
XXXXXX
XXXX XXXXX XXX, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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-00-
XXXXX
XXXXXX XXXX AND TRUST COMPANY, as a Bank
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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ANNEX
A
"Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate" means, for any date, the rate per annum set forth in
the table below under the heading "Applicable Commitment Fee Rate" opposite
the
debt rating from S&P and Xxxxx'x, respectively, in effect on such date for
the senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower, with the higher of the
two
ratings to be determinative in the case where the ratings from S&P and
Xxxxx'x would result in different Applicable Commitment Fee Rates;
provided, that if the debt rating from one of the Rating Agencies is more
than one level below the debt rating from the other Rating Agency, then the
debt
rating one level below the higher of the two shall be used in determining the
Applicable Commitment Fee Rate; provided further that (i) if only one
Rating Agency has a rating in effect on such date for the senior unsecured
long-term debt of the Borrower, then only such rating shall be used in
determining the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate, and (ii) if neither Rating
Agency has a rating in effect on such date for the senior unsecured long-term
debt of the Borrower, then the lowest level (i. e., highest Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate) shall be used in determining the Applicable Commitment
Fee
Rate:
S&P
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Xxxxx'x
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Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate
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A+
or higher
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A1
or higher
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0.045%
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A
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A2
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0.055%
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A-
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A3
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0.065%
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BBB+
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Baa1
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0.075%
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BBB
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Baa2
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0.095%
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Lower
than BBB
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Lower
than Baa2
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0.13%
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"Applicable
Margin" means, for any date, the rate per annum set forth in the table below
opposite the debt rating from S&P and Xxxxx'x, respectively, in effect on
such date for the senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower, with the
higher of the two ratings to be determinative in the case where the ratings
from
S&P and Xxxxx'x would result in different Applicable Margins;
provided, that if the debt rating from one of the Rating Agencies is more
than one level below the debt rating from the other Rating Agency, then the
debt
rating one level below the higher of the two shall be used in determining the
Applicable Margin; provided further that (i) if only one Rating Agency
has a rating in effect on such date for the senior unsecured long-term debt
of
the Borrower, then only such rating shall be used in determining the Applicable
Margin, and (ii) if neither Rating Agency has a rating in effect on such date
for the senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower, then the lowest level
(i. e., highest Applicable Margin) shall be used in determining the Applicable
Margin:
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S&P
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Xxxxx'x
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Base
Rate Advances
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Eurodollar
Rate Advances
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A+
or higher
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A1
or higher
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0
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0.15%
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A
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A2
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0
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0.20%
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A-
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A3
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0
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0.25%
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BBB+
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Baa1
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0
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0.30%
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BBB
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Baa2
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0
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0.40%
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lower
than BBB
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Lower
than Baa2
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0
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0.60%
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