CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 1, 2010 among MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC. The Lenders Party Hereto JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Syndication Agent and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL...
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dated as
of
June 1,
2010
among
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
The
Lenders Party Hereto
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.
as
Syndication Agent
and
HSBC BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as
Documentation Agent
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.
as Sole
Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
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ARTICLE I
Definitions
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SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms
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SECTION 1.02.
Classification of Loans and
Borrowings
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22 | |||
SECTION 1.03.
Terms Generally
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22 | |||
SECTION 1.04.
Accounting Terms; GAAP
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23 | |||
SECTION 1.05.
Status of Obligations
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ARTICLE II
The Credits
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23 | |||
SECTION 2.01.
Commitments
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23 | |||
SECTION 2.02.
Loans and Borrowings
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24 | |||
SECTION 2.03.
Requests for Revolving Borrowings
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24 | |||
SECTION 2.04.
Determination of Dollar Amounts
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25 | |||
SECTION 2.05.
Swingline Loans
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25 | |||
SECTION 2.06.
Letters of Credit
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26 | |||
SECTION 2.07.
Funding of Borrowings
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30 | |||
SECTION 2.08.
Interest Elections
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31 | |||
SECTION 2.09.
Termination and Reduction of
Commitments
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32 | |||
SECTION 2.10.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
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32 | |||
SECTION 2.11.
Prepayment of Loans
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33 | |||
SECTION 2.12.
Fees
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34 | |||
SECTION 2.13.
Interest
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35 | |||
SECTION 2.14.
Alternate Rate of Interest
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35 | |||
SECTION 2.15.
Increased Costs
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36 | |||
SECTION 2.16.
Break Funding Payments
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37 | |||
SECTION 2.17.
Taxes
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37 | |||
SECTION 2.18.
Payments Generally; Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing
of Set-offs
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39 | |||
SECTION 2.19.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of
Lenders
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41 | |||
SECTION 2.20.
Expansion Option
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42 | |||
SECTION 2.21.
Judgment Currency
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43 | |||
SECTION 2.22.
Defaulting Lenders
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43 | |||
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
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44 | |||
SECTION 3.01.
Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries
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44 | |||
SECTION 3.02.
Authorization; Enforceability
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45 | |||
SECTION 3.03.
Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
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45 | |||
SECTION 3.04.
Financial Condition; No Material Adverse
Change
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45 | |||
SECTION 3.05.
Properties
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45 | |||
SECTION 3.06.
Litigation, Environmental and Labor
Matters
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46 | |||
SECTION 3.07.
Compliance with Laws and Agreements
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46 | |||
SECTION 3.08.
Investment Company
Status
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SECTION 3.09.
Taxes
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SECTION 3.10.
ERISA
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46 | |||
SECTION 3.11.
Disclosure
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.12.
Federal Reserve
Regulations
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.13.
Liens
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.14. No
Default
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.15. No
Burdensome
Restrictions
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47 | |||
SECTION
3.16.
Solvency.
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.17.
Insurance
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47 | |||
SECTION 3.18.
Security Interest in
Collateral
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48 | |||
SECTION 3.19.
Foreign Assets Control Regulations, etc.
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48 | |||
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
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48 | |||
SECTION 4.01.
Effective
Date
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48 | |||
SECTION 4.02.
Each Credit
Event
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49 | |||
ARTICLE V
Affirmative
Covenants
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50 | |||
SECTION 5.01.
Financial Statements and Other
Information
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50 | |||
SECTION 5.02.
Notices of Material
Events
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51 | |||
SECTION 5.03.
Existence; Conduct of
Business
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52 | |||
SECTION 5.04.
Payment of
Obligations
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52 | |||
SECTION 5.05.
Maintenance of Properties;
Insurance
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52 | |||
SECTION 5.06.
Books and Records; Inspection
Rights
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53 | |||
SECTION 5.07.
Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual
Obligations
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53 | |||
SECTION 5.08.
Use of
Proceeds
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53 | |||
SECTION
5.09.
Subsidiary Guarantors; Pledges; Additional Collateral; Further
Assurances.
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53 | |||
SECTION
5.10.
Most Favored Lender Status.
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54 | |||
SECTION
5.11.
Covenant to Secure Obligations Equally..
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56 | |||
SECTION
5.12.
Guaranteed Obligations..
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56 | |||
ARTICLE VI
Negative
Covenants
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56 | |||
SECTION 6.01.
Indebtedness
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56 | |||
SECTION 6.02.
Liens
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58 | |||
SECTION 6.03.
Fundamental
Changes
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59 | |||
SECTION 6.04.
Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and
Acquisitions
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60 | |||
SECTION
6.05.
Asset Sales.
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61 | |||
SECTION 6.06. Swap
Agreements
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63 | |||
SECTION 6.07.
Transactions with
Affiliates
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63 | |||
SECTION 6.08.
Restricted
Payments
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SECTION 6.09.
Restrictive Agreements
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SECTION 6.10.
Subordinated Indebtedness and Amendments to Subordinated Indebtedness
Documents
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SECTION
6.11.
Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
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SECTION 6.12.
Financial Covenants
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ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
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ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 9.01.
Notices
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71 | |||
SECTION 9.02.
Waivers; Amendments
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SECTION 9.03.
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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74 | |||
SECTION 9.04.
Successors and Assigns
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75 | |||
SECTION 9.05.
Survival
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SECTION 9.06.
Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
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SECTION 9.07.
Severability
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SECTION 9.08.
Right of Setoff
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SECTION 9.09.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process
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79 | |||
SECTION 9.10.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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SECTION 9.11.
Headings
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SECTION 9.12.
Confidentiality
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80 | |||
SECTION
9.13.
Interest Rate Limitation..
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SECTION 9.14.
USA Patriot Act
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SECTION 9.15.
Appointment for Perfection
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SCHEDULES:
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Schedule
2.01 – Commitments
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1 | |||
Schedule
2.02 – Mandatory Cost
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Schedule
3.01 – Subsidiaries
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Schedule
3.06 – Existing Litigation, Environmental and Labor
Matters
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Schedule
6.01 – Existing Indebtedness
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Schedule
6.02 – Existing Liens
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Schedule
6.04 – Existing Investments
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Schedule
6.09 – Existing Restrictive Agreements
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EXHIBITS:
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Exhibit
A – Form of Assignment and Assumption
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X-0 | |||
Xxxxxxx
X-0 – Form of Borrowing Request
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X-0-0 | |||
Xxxxxxx
X-0 – Form of Interest Election Request
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B-2-1 | |||
Exhibit
C – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
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C-1 | |||
Exhibit
D – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
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D-1 | |||
Exhibit
E – Form of Promissory Note
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E-1 | |||
Exhibit
F – List of Closing Documents
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CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as
of June 1, 2010 among MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC., the LENDERS from time to
time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and HSBC BANK USA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent.
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Definitions
SECTION
1.01. Defined
Terms. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:
“ABR”, when used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Alternate Base Rate.
“Additional Covenant”
shall mean any affirmative or negative covenant or similar restriction
applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Permitted
Private Placement Documents (regardless of whether such provision is labeled or
otherwise characterized as a covenant) the subject matter of which either (i) is
similar to that of any covenant in Article V or VI of this Agreement, or related
definitions in Article I of this Agreement, but contains one or more
percentages, amounts or formulas that is more restrictive than those set forth
herein or more beneficial to the holder or holders of the Indebtedness created
or evidenced by the Permitted Private Placement Document in which such covenant
or similar restriction is contained than those set forth herein (and such
covenant or similar restriction shall be deemed an Additional Covenant only to
the extent that it is more restrictive or more beneficial) or (ii) is different
from the subject matter of any covenant in Article V or VI of this Agreement, or
related definitions in Article I of this Agreement.
“Additional Default”
shall mean any provision contained in any Permitted Private Placement Document
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which permits the holder or holders of such
Indebtedness to accelerate (with the passage of time or giving of notice or
both) the maturity thereof or otherwise requires the Borrower or any Subsidiary
to purchase such Indebtedness prior to the stated maturity thereof and which
either (i) is similar to any Default or Event of Default contained in Article
VII of this Agreement, or related definitions in Article I of this Agreement,
but contains one or more percentages, amounts or formulas that is more
restrictive or has a xxxxxxx xxxxx period than those set forth herein or is more
beneficial to the holders of such other Indebtedness than those set forth herein
(and such provision shall be deemed an Additional Default only to the extent
that it is more restrictive, has a xxxxxxx xxxxx period or is more beneficial)
or (ii) is different from the subject matter of any Default or Event of Default
contained in Article VII of this Agreement, or related definitions in Article I
of this Agreement.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate”
means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an
interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%)
equal to the sum of (i) (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by
(b) the Statutory Reserve Rate plus, without duplication and (ii) in the case of
Loans by a Lender from its office or branch in the United Kingdom, the Mandatory
Cost.
“Administrative Agent”
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its
capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
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“Administrative
Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied
by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the Person specified.
“Agents” means the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Aggregate Commitment”
means the aggregate of the Commitments of all of the Lenders, as reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment is
$110,000,000.
“Agreed Currencies”
means (i) Dollars, (ii) euro, (iii) Swiss Francs, (iv) Japanese Yen and (v) any
other Foreign Currency agreed to by the Administrative Agent and each of the
Lenders.
“Alternate Base Rate”
means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime
Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect
on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month
Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the
immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for
the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the
rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute
page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such
day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be
effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime
Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate,
respectively.
“Anti-Terrorism Order”
shall mean Executive Order No. 13224 of September 24, 2001, Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or
Support Terrorism, 66 U.S. Fed. Reg. 49, 079 (2001), as amended.
“Applicable
Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the
Aggregate Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, in the
case of Section 2.22 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable
Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment (disregarding
any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender's
Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the
Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most
recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lender’s status
as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
“Applicable Pledge
Percentage” means 100% but 65% in the case of a pledge by the Borrower or
any Domestic Subsidiary of its Equity Interests in any First-Tier Foreign
Subsidiary.
“Applicable Rate”
means, for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan or any ABR
Revolving Loan or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the
case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption
“Eurocurrency Spread”, “ABR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may
be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:
2
Leverage Ratio:
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Eurocurrency
Spread
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ABR
Spread
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Commitment
Fee Rate
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Category 1:
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<
2.00 to 1.00
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2.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.375 | % | |||||||
Category 2:
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> 2.00 to 1.00 but
<
2.75 to 1.00
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2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.375 | % | |||||||
Category 3:
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> 2.75 to 1.00
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3.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 0.50 | % |
For
purposes of the foregoing,
(i) if at
any time the Borrower fails to deliver the Financials on or before the date the
Financials are due pursuant to Section 5.01, Category 3 shall be deemed
applicable for the period commencing three (3) Business Days after the required
date of delivery and ending on the date which is three (3) Business Days after
the Financials are actually delivered, after which the Category shall be
determined in accordance with the table above as applicable;
(ii)
except as otherwise provided in (iii) below, adjustments, if any, to the
Category then in effect shall be effective three (3) Business Days after the
Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials (it being understood
and agreed that each change in Category shall apply during the period commencing
on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately
preceding the effective date of the next such change); and
(iii)
notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 2 shall be deemed to be applicable until
the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the
Borrower’s first full fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date (unless
such Financials demonstrate that Category 3 should have been applicable during
such period, in which case such other Category shall be deemed to be applicable
during such period) and adjustments to the Category then in effect shall
thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.
“Approved Fund” has
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Assignment and
Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by
a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form
of Exhibit A or
any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Augmenting Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Availability Period”
means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the
earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments
pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Available Revolving
Commitment” means, at any time, the Aggregate Commitment then in effect
minus the Revolving Credit Exposure of all the Lenders at such time; it being
understood and agreed that any Lender’s Swingline Exposure shall not be deemed
to be a component of the Revolving Credit Exposure for purposes of calculating
the commitment fee under Section 2.12(a).
“Banking Services”
means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Borrower or
any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for
commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and
purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards and (c) treasury management services
(including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse
transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network
services).
3
“Banking Services
Agreement” means any agreement entered into by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in connection with Banking Services.
“Banking Services
Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and
whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals,
extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection
with Banking Services provided by any Lender or any of its Affiliates (provided
that, in the case of any such Affiliate, at or prior to the time that the
Banking Services Agreements creating Banking Services Obligations intended to be
secured as Secured Obligations are executed, such Affiliate (if any) party
thereto shall have delivered written notice to the Agents that such Banking
Services Agreements have been entered into and that the applicable Banking
Services Obligations constitute Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits of
the Collateral Documents but subject to the terms and conditions in the
Intercreditor Agreement and that such Affiliate shall be bound by the terms of
the Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a party thereto).
“Board” means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of
America.
“Borrower” means
Measurement Specialties, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.
“Borrowing” means (a)
Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date
and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is
in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request”
means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.03.
“Burdensome
Restrictions” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type
described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.09, excluding such encumbrances and
restrictions expressly permitted under Section 6.09.
“Business Day” means
any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when
used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall
also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in the relevant
Agreed Currency in the London interbank market or the principal financial center
of such Agreed Currency (and, if the Borrowings or LC Disbursements which are
the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection
are denominated in euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on
which the TARGET payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in
euro).
“Capital Expenditures”
means, without duplication, any expenditure or commitment to expend money for
any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a
fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Lease
Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the
right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which
obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on
a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations
shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with
GAAP.
4
“Change in Control”
means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or
of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date
hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than 30% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests
of the Borrower; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant
seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i)
nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by
directors so nominated; or (c) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of
the Borrower by any Person or group.
“Change in Law” means
(a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this
Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the
date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or,
for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such
Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this
Agreement.
“Class”, when used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means any
and all property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may
at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of
Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, on behalf of itself and
the Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations.
“Collateral Agent”
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the
Secured Parties and any successor Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to the
terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Collateral Documents”
means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and all other
agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement
that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured
Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements,
pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes,
guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents,
assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and
all other written matter whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and delivered to the Collateral Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, to secure the Secured
Obligations.
“Commitment” means,
with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving
Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans
hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of
such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)
reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) reduced or increased from
time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section
9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on
Schedule 2.01,
or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby
pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as
applicable.
“Computation Date” is
defined in Section 2.04.
5
“Consolidated EBITDA”
means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, without duplication, an
amount equal to (a) Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period,
determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (b) the sum of
(i) income tax credits, (ii) interest income, (iii) gain from extraordinary
items for such period, (iv) any aggregate net gain (but not any aggregate net
loss) during such period arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of
capital assets by such Person (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or
intangible, all inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed
assets and all securities), (v) any other non-cash gains that have been added in
determining Consolidated Net Income and (vi) gains due to fluctuations in
currency exchange rates, in each case to the extent included in the calculation
of Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period in accordance with
GAAP, but without duplication, plus (c) the sum of
(i) any provision for income taxes, (ii) interest expense, (iii) loss from
extraordinary items (including from export control matters) for such period so
long as the aggregate amount added back during the term of this Agreement for
export control matters does not exceed $10,000,000, (iv) any aggregate net loss
during such period arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of
capital assets by such Person (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or
intangible, all inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed
assets and all securities) (v) the amount of non-cash charges (including
depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation for Equity Interests for
such period, (vi) amortized debt discount for such period, (vii) losses due to
fluctuations in currency exchange rates, and (viii) the amount of any deduction
to Consolidated Net Income as the result of any grant to any members of the
management of such Person of any Equity Interests, in each case to the extent
included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such
period in accordance with GAAP, but without duplication. For purposes of this
definition, in determining Consolidated Net Income of a Person there shall be
included the income (or deficit) of any other Person (including any Person or
division or line of business of a Person acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition) accrued prior to the date it became a subsidiary of, or was merged
or consolidated into, or acquired by purchase of assets by, such Person or any
of such Person’s subsidiaries, as determined to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Administrative Agent. For purposes of this definition,
Consolidated EBITDA for any period shall, for such period, be reduced by an
amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the
property and assets that are the subject of a disposition during such period, or
increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative)
attributable thereto. For purposes of this definition, the following
items shall be excluded in determining Consolidated Net Income of a Person: (1)
the income (or deficit) of any other Person (other than a subsidiary) in which
such Person has an ownership interest, except to the extent any such income has
actually been received by such Person in the form of cash dividends or
distributions; (2) the undistributed earnings of any subsidiary of such Person
to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of
any contractual obligation or requirement of law applicable to such subsidiary;
(3) any write-up of any asset; (4) any net gain from the collection of the
proceeds of life insurance policies; and (5) any net gain arising from the
acquisition of any securities, or the extinguishment, under GAAP, of any
Indebtedness, of such Person.
“Consolidated Interest
Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense
(including without limitation interest expense under Capital Lease Obligations
that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to
all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries allocable to
such period in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, all
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of credit and bankers acceptance financing and net costs under interest rate
Swap Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in
accordance with GAAP). In the event that the Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall have completed an acquisition or a disposition since the
beginning of the relevant period, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be
determined for such period on a Pro Forma Basis as if such acquisition or
disposition, and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, had
occurred at the beginning of such period.
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“Consolidated Net
Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from continuing operations calculated in
accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis (without duplication) for such
period; provided that there
shall be excluded any income (or loss) of any Person other than the Borrower or
a Subsidiary, but any such income so excluded may be included in such period or
any later period to the extent of any cash dividends or distributions actually
paid in the relevant period to the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of
the Borrower.
“Consolidated Total
Assets” shall mean, at any date of determination, the net book value of
all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, reflected in the financial statements of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries most recently delivered to the Lenders pursuant to
Section 5.01 (or prior to delivery of the initial financial statements required
under Section 5.01(b), the December 31, 2009 financial statements of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries).
“Consolidated Total Funded
Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (a)
all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, but excluding obligations to
trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business that are unsecured
and not overdue by more than six (6) months unless being contested in good
faith, (b) all reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of
credit, bankers’ acceptances and surety bonds, whether or not matured, (c) all
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (d)
all Capital Lease Obligations and the present value (discounted at the Alternate
Base Rate as in effect on the Effective Date) of future rental payments under
all synthetic leases, (e) all Indebtedness referred to above secured by (or for
which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property or other assets
(including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such
Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness,
and (f) the Obligations. Consolidated Total Funded Indebtedness shall
not include (y) any Earnouts or (z) any other contingent payments with respect
to any acquisitions existing as of the date of this Agreement or arising from
any Permitted Acquisitions from and after the date of this
Agreement.
“Control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and
“Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Credit Event” means a
Borrowing, the issuance of a Letter of Credit, an LC Disbursement or any of the
foregoing.
“Default” means any
event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice,
lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of
Default.
“Defaulting Lender”
means any Lender, as determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed
to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or
Swingline Loans within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded
by it hereunder, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not
intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has
made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its
funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it
commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after
request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the
terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans
and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans,
(d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender
any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business
Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e)
(i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is
insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,
or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the
benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or
liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or has taken any
action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or
acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that
has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a
receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of
creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its
business or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance
of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding or appointment.
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“Documentation Agent”
means HSBC Bank USA, National Association in its capacity as documentation agent
for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“Dollar Amount” of any
currency at any date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency if such currency
is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent in such currency of Dollars if such currency
is a Foreign Currency, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such
currency, on or as of the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section
2.04.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful
money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary”
means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the
United States of America.
“Dormant Subsidiary”
means each of Elekon Industries USA, Inc. and Entran Devices LLC.
“Earnouts” means any
“earnouts” or similar obligations accrued in connection with any acquisition
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Effective Date” means
the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or
waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Environmental Laws”
means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management,
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety
matters.
“Environmental
Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or
indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation,
use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any
contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability
is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests”
means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a
limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity
ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights
entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the
foregoing.
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“Equivalent Amount” of
any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars at any date shall mean the
equivalent in such currency of such amount of Dollars, calculated on the basis
of the Exchange Rate for such other currency at 11:00 a.m., London time, on the
date on or as of which such amount is to be determined.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with
the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the
Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“ERISA Event” means
(a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the
regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for
which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any
Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to
Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a
waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the
incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt
by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of
any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint
a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of
its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial
withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or
any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization,
within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU” means the
European Union.
“euro” and/or “EUR” means the single
currency of the participating member states of the EU.
“Eurocurrency”, when
used in reference to a currency means an Agreed Currency and when used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Eurocurrency Payment
Office” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each Foreign
Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the
Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Event of Default” has
the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Exchange Rate” means,
on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at which such Foreign
Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00
a.m., Local Time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such
Foreign Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear
on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such
Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly
available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by
the Administrative Agent or, in the event no such service is selected, such
Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean
of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent for such
Foreign Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date
for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, for delivery two
Business Days later; provided, that if at
the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being
quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may use
any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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“Excluded Taxes”
means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or
any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured
by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by
the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign
Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under
Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such
Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement
(or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s
failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), except to the extent that such Foreign
Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a
new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section
2.17(a).
“Existing Credit
Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
April 3, 2006, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party
thereto and General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent, as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date
hereof.
“Federal Funds Effective
Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that
is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100
of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the
Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing
selected by it.
“Financial Officer”
means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or
controller of the Borrower.
“Financials” means the
annual or quarterly financial statements, and accompanying certificates and
other documents, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b).
“First Tier Foreign
Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary with respect to which any one
or more of the Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than a Domestic
Subsidiary which is owned by a Foreign Subsidiary) directly owns or Controls
more than 50% of such Foreign Subsidiary’s issued and outstanding Equity
Interests.
“Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.12(b).
“Foreign Currencies”
means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.
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“Foreign Currency LC
Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Amount of the
aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Foreign Currency
Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of
all LC Disbursements in respect of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit that have
not yet been reimbursed at such time.
“Foreign Currency Letter of
Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign
Currency.
“Foreign Currency
Sublimit” means $66,000,000.
“Foreign Lender” means
any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in
which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the
United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall
be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary”
means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental
Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantee” of or by
any Person (the “guarantor”) means any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any
other Person (the “primary obligor”) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply
funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or
to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for
the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation
of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any
other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to
enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d)
as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty
issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the
term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business.
“Hazardous Materials”
means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or
toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Holders of Note
Obligations” means the holders of the Note Obligations from time to time
and shall include their respective successors, transferees and
assigns.
“Holders of
Obligations” means the holders of the Obligations from time to time and
shall include (i) each Lender and the Issuing Bank in respect of its Loans and
LC Exposure respectively, (ii) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and
the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of every type and description
arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender and
affiliate of such Lender in respect of Swap Agreements and Banking Services
Agreements entered into with such Person by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv)
each indemnified party under Section 9.03 in respect of the obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower to such Person hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents, and (v) their respective successors and (in the case of a Lender,
permitted) transferees and assigns.
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“Increasing Lender”
has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Term
Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Term Loan
Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20.
“Indebtedness” of any
Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar
instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges
are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional
sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such
Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred
purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable
incurred in the ordinary course of business, Earnouts and any other contingent
payments with respect to any acquisitions existing as of the date of this
Agreement or arising from any Permitted Acquisitions from and after the date of
this Agreement), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which
the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether
or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all
Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise,
of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters
of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in
respect of bankers’ acceptances and (k) all obligations of such Person under
Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Indebtedness of any Person shall
include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which
such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor
as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with
such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that
such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Taxes”
means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Information
Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April
2010 relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” means an Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2010, by
and among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Holders of Note
Obligations, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Interest Election
Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a
Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Payment
Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline
Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity
Date, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest
Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case
of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’
duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period
and the Maturity Date and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that
such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date.
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“Interest Period”
means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the
date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower
may elect; provided, that (i) if
any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case
of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall
in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the
next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar
month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day
of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes
hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such
Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be
the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such
Borrowing.
“Issuing Bank” means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section
2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or
more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which
case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to
Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Japanese Yen” means
the lawful currency of Japan.
“LC Collateral
Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.06(j).
“LC Disbursement”
means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
“LC Exposure” means,
at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount
of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time
shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such
time.
“Lenders” means the
Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any
other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20
or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that
ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders”
includes the Swingline Lender.
“Letter of Credit”
means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Leverage Ratio” has
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(a).
“LIBO Rate” means,
with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate
appearing on, in the case of Dollars, Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page and, in the
case of any Foreign Currency, the appropriate page of such service which
displays British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in
such Foreign Currency (or, in each case, on any successor or substitute page of
such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate
quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service,
as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of
providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in the relevant
Agreed Currency in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time, two (2) Business Days prior to (or, in the case of Loans
denominated in Pounds Sterling, on the day of) the commencement of such Interest
Period, as the rate for deposits in the relevant Agreed Currency with a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is
not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with
respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the
rate at which deposits in the relevant Agreed Currency in an Equivalent Amount
of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered
by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time, two (2) Business Days prior to (or, in the case of Loans
denominated in Pounds Sterling, on the day of) the commencement of such Interest
Period.
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“Lien” means, with
respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset,
(b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement,
capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such
asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar
right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Loan Documents” means
this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to Section 2.10(e) of this
Agreement, any Letter of Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, the
Subsidiary Guaranty, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other agreements,
instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and
delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lenders in
connection with this Agreement, including all other pledges, powers of attorney,
consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all
other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on
behalf of any Loan Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. Any reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to
a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and
all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and
shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect
at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
“Loan Parties” means,
collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Loans” means the
loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Local Time” means (i)
New York City time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement
denominated in Dollars and (ii) local time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or
LC Disbursement denominated in a Foreign Currency (it being understood that such
local time shall mean London, England time unless otherwise notified by the
Administrative Agent).
“Mandatory Cost” is
described in Schedule
2.02.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
operations or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as
a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all
other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders thereunder.
“Material
Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of
Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or
more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount
exceeding $4,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency). For
purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement
at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting
agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if
such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
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“Maturity Date” means
June 1, 2014.
“Moody’s” means
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” means each
mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in
favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the
Secured Parties, on real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment,
restatement, modification or supplement thereto.
“Mortgage Instruments”
means such title reports, ALTA title insurance policies (with endorsements),
evidence of zoning compliance, property insurance, flood certifications and
flood insurance, opinions of counsel, ALTA surveys, appraisals, flood
certifications (and, if applicable FEMA form acknowledgements of insurance),
environmental assessments and reports, mortgage tax affidavits and declarations
and other similar information and related certifications as are requested by,
and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent
from time to time.
“Multiemployer Plan”
means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“Note Obligations”
means the Indebtedness and other obligations, if any, of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries under the Permitted Private Placement Secured Financings, secured
on a pari passu basis with the Obligations pursuant to the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“Obligations” means
(i) all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC
Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements,
indemnities and other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including
interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or
allowable in such proceeding) of any of the Loan Parties to any of the Lenders,
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party,
individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising
thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising
by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans
made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of
Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof and (ii) all Swap
Obligations and Banking Services Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or
their respective Affiliates; provided that, for the
avoidance of doubt, the Obligations shall exclude the Note
Obligations.
“Operating Lease
Expense” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate amount of fixed and
contingent rentals payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to
lease transactions under which the parties intend that the lease will be treated
as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended.
“Other Taxes” means
any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or
property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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“Overnight Foreign Currency
Rate” means, for any amount payable in a Foreign Currency, the rate of
interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight
or weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains
unpaid for more than three (3) Business Days, then for such other period of time
as the Administrative Agent may elect) for delivery in immediately available and
freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major
banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for the relevant
currency as determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid principal
amount of the related Credit Event, plus any taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the
Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent bank in respect of such
amount in such relevant currency.
“Participant” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
“PBGC” means the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any
successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted
Acquisition” means any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) or series of related acquisitions by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of (i) all or substantially all the assets of or (ii) all or
substantially all the Equity Interests in, a Person or division or line of
business of a Person, if, (1) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative
Agent at least twenty (20) calendar days’ prior written notice of such proposed
Permitted Acquisition, and (2) at the time of and immediately after giving
effect thereto, (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
arise after giving effect thereto, (b) such Person or division or line of
business is engaged in the same or a similar line of business as the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related thereto, (c) all actions
required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary
under Section 5.09 shall have been taken, (d) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries
are in compliance, on a pro forma basis reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent after giving effect to such acquisition (but only giving
effect to synergies or cost savings if permitted in accordance with Regulation
S-X), with the covenants contained in Section 6.12 recomputed as of the last day
of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial
statements are available, as if such acquisition (and any related incurrence or
repayment of Indebtedness, with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be
amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had
occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such compliance
and, if the aggregate consideration paid in respect of such acquisition exceeds
$10,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a
certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to such effect, together with
all relevant financial information, statements and projections reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent and (e) in the case of an acquisition or
merger involving the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower or such Subsidiary
is the surviving entity of such merger and/or acquisition, (f) the
representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects, and (g) the board of
directors (or equivalent thereof) of the Person whose assets or stock is being
acquired has approved such merger and/or acquisition.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means:
(a) Liens
imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in
compliance with Section 5.04;
(b)
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like
Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing
obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being
contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
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(c) Liens
incurred and pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations;
(d) Liens
incurred and deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade
contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance
bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary
course of business;
(e)
judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of
Default under clause (k) of Article VII; and
(f)
easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real
property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do
not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value
of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g) any
interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease of real
estate;
(h)
leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in
any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries; and
(i)
purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements or similar filings relating to operating leases of personal
property entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business;
provided that the
term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness
or any Liens arising due to a failure to fulfill an obligation arising under
ERISA.
“Permitted Intercompany
Transaction” means transactions by and among the Borrower and its
Affiliates and Subsidiaries including, but not limited to, payments and
collections of debit/credit notes, transfers of assets, royalties, license fees,
technology transfer fees, management fees, and payments related to tax
compliance and other such transactions, in the ordinary course of business for
trade, intercompany loans, advances for Permitted Acquisitions and related
deferred acquisition payments, acquisition notes, Earnouts and acquisition
escrow payments, and transactions that are required to repatriate cash
including, but not limited to, dividend distributions, capital contributions and
the sale of assets by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary to any Foreign
Subsidiary for consideration equal to the fair market value of such
asset.
“Permitted
Investments” means:
(a) direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency
thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the
date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments
in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating
obtainable from S&P or from Xxxxx’x;
(c) investments
in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing
within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or
placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any
domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus
and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
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(d) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30)
days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a
financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;
and
(e) money
market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by
Xxxxx’x and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000;
and
(f) in
the case of investments by a Foreign Subsidiary made in a country other than the
United States of America, investments denominated in any currencies that are
substantially similar to the investments described in clauses (a) through (e) of
this definition in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary is located or in
which such investment is made.
“Permitted Liens”
means Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02.
“Permitted Private Placement
Documents” shall mean any note purchase agreements, loan agreements,
promissory notes, collateral documents, guarantees and all other agreements,
instruments, documents and certificates executed or delivered by any of the Loan
Parties with respect to any Permitted Private Placement Secured Financings, but
excluding all Loan Documents.
“Permitted Private Placement
Secured Financings” means those certain issuances or incurrences of
Indebtedness of the Borrower from time to time pursuant to privately placed note
offerings to institutional investors or term loans from institutional lenders
(as amended, modified, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced and restated from
time to time but subject to Section 5.10), in each case secured on a pari passu
basis with the Obligations pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, with a
maturity date that is no earlier than the Maturity Date, with no amortization or
other scheduled principal payments prior to the Maturity Date and in an
aggregate outstanding cumulative principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000;
provided, however, with respect
to any such Indebtedness issued or incurred after the Effective Date, at the
time of issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect
thereto: (a) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent
and the purchasers and lenders under such note offering or term loans, a
certificate executed by a Financial Officer certifying that (i) no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.13, (b)
the financial covenants in the documentation with respect to such Permitted
Private Placement Secured Financing shall, at the time of issuance thereof, be
no more restrictive than the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement,
and (c) such institutional investors or lenders (or the agents on their behalf),
as the case may be, shall have entered into or become a party to the
Intercreditor Agreement (and such investors, lenders and agents shall be
permitted to become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement at the request of the
Borrower).
“Person” means any
natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“Plan” means any
employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the
provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if
such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
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“Pledge Subsidiary”
means (i) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary that is a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary) and (ii) each First Tier
Foreign Subsidiary.
“Pounds Sterling”
means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Prime Rate” means the
rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York
City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the
date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Forma Basis”
means, with respect to any event, that the Borrower is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the
applicable covenant, calculation or requirement herein recomputed as if the
event with respect to which compliance on a Pro Forma Basis is being tested had
occurred on the first day of the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended
on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01 or, if no financial statements have yet been delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01, then Section 4.01(c).
“Register” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
“Regulation S-X” means
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Related Parties”
means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Required Lenders”
means, at any time, at least three (3) Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures
and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
“Restricted Payment”
means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other
property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such
Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or
other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
“Revolving Credit
Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the
outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC
Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Loan” means
a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01.
“S&P” means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial
Services LLC business.
“Sale and Leaseback
Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of any property or asset by
any Person with the intent to lease such property or asset as
lessee.
“SEC” means the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Secured Obligations”
means the Obligations and the Note Obligations.
“Secured Parties”
means the Holders of Obligations and the Holders of Note
Obligations.
“Security Agreement”
means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all
supplements thereto), dated as of the date hereof, between the Loan Parties and
the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and any other
pledge or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by
any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document),
or any other Person, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“Solvent” means, in
reference to the Borrower, (i) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower, at
a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and liabilities, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of
the Borrower will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent
or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured;
(iii) the Borrower will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and
matured; and (iv) the Borrower will not have unreasonably small capital with
which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now
conducted and is proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.
“Statutory Reserve
Rate” means, with respect to any currency, a fraction (expressed as a
decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which
is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees
or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or
supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank,
monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Services Authority, the European
Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or
liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency, expressed in the
case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve, liquid
asset, fees or similar requirements shall, in the case of Dollar denominated
Loans, include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the
Board. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such
reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit
for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to
any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D
of the Board. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve,
liquid asset or similar requirement.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the obligations under the
Loan Documents.
“Subordinated Indebtedness
Documents” means any document, agreement or instrument evidencing any
Subordinated Indebtedness or entered into in connection with any Subordinated
Indebtedness.
“subsidiary” means,
with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date,
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in
the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50%
of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such
date, owned, Controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise
Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the
parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
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“Subsidiary” means any
subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor”
means each Domestic Subsidiary (which shall not include any Domestic Subsidiary
that is directly or indirectly owned by a Foreign Subsidiary) that is party to
the Subsidiary Guaranty. The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Effective
Date are identified as such in Schedule 3.01
hereto.
“Subsidiary Guaranty”
means that certain Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date (including any and
all supplements thereto) and executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Swap Agreement” means
any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative
transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference
to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or
securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic,
financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination
of these transactions; provided that no
phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services
provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of
the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Obligations”
means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor,
whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising,
evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications
thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements
permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (provided that, in
the case of any such Affiliate, at or prior to the time that any transaction
relating to a Swap Obligation is executed, such Affiliate (if any) party thereto
shall have delivered written notice to the Agents that such a transaction has
been entered into and that it constitutes a Secured Obligation entitled to the
benefits of the Collateral Documents but subject to the terms and conditions in
the Intercreditor Agreement and that such Affiliate shall be bound by the terms
of the Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a party thereto), and (b) any and
all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such
Swap Agreement transaction.
“Swingline Exposure”
means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans
outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any
time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline
Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender”
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans
hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means
a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
“Swiss Francs” means
the lawful currency of Switzerland.
“Syndication Agent”
means Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as syndication agent for the credit
facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“TARGET” means the
Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET)
payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other
payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent
to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in
euro.
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“Taxes” means any and
all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or
withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Transactions” means
the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit
extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of
Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in
reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on
such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference
to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UCC” means the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York
or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection
with the issue of perfection of security interests.
“Unliquidated
Obligations” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion
thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including
any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for
drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other
obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time;
or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing
types of obligations.
“USA Patriot Act”
shall mean United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT Act) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Withdrawal Liability”
means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION
1.02. Classification of Loans and
Borrowings. For
purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class
(e.g., a
“Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency
Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency
Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to
by Class (e.g.,
a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency
Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency
Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION
1.03. Terms
Generally. The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms
of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter
forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
“shall”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all
statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings
and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected
Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all
Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a)
any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document
herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other
document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements,
supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or
reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring
thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
(including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein
to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns
(subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of
any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have
succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be
construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to
have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and
intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.
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SECTION
1.04. 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 Administrative 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 Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance
herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all
terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and
all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without
giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 000-00-00
(previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or
any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard
having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other
liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined
therein.
SECTION
1.05. Status of
Obligations. In
the event that the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall at any time issue or
have outstanding any other Subordinated Indebtedness, the Borrower shall take or
cause such other Loan Party to take all such actions as shall be necessary to
cause the Secured Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however
denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage
or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior
indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated
Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations are
hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior
indebtedness” and words of similar import under and in respect of any indenture
or other agreement or instrument under which such other Subordinated
Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as
shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order
that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies
available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the
terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
ARTICLE
II
The
Credits
SECTION
2.01. Commitments. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies from time to time during
the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in
(a) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment, (b) subject to
Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the sum of the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving
Credit Exposures exceeding the Aggregate Commitment or (c) subject to Sections
2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total outstanding Revolving Loans and
LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, exceeding the
Foreign Currency Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and
reborrow Revolving Loans.
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SECTION
2.02. Loans
and Borrowings. (a) Each
Revolving Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a
Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in
accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any
Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other
Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline
Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
2.05.
(b)
Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of
ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance
herewith; provided that each
ABR Loan shall only be made in Dollars. Each Swingline Loan shall be
an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan
by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make
such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14,
2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such
Lender); provided that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At
the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral
multiple of $500,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign
Currency, 500,000 units of such currency other than Japanese Yen and ¥50,000,000
in the case of Japanese Yen) and not less than $500,000 (or, if such Borrowing
is denominated in a Foreign Currency 500,000 units of such currency other than
Japanese Yen and ¥50,000,000 in the case of Japanese Yen). At the
time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an
aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than
$500,000; provided that an ABR
Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire
unused balance of the Aggregate Commitment or that is required to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section
2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an
integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $500,000. Borrowings
of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there
shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowings outstanding.
(d)Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to
request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest
Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity
Date.
SECTION
2.03. Requests for Revolving
Borrowings. To
request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such request (a) by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing
Request in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, promptly
followed by telephonic confirmation of such request) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3)
Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars)
or by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B-1) not
later than four (4) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in a Foreign Currency), in each case before the date of the proposed
Borrowing or (b) by telephone in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of the
proposed Borrowing; provided that any
such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC
Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed
Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be
irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
B-1. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall
specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
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(i) the
aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the
date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing;
(iv) in
the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Agreed Currency and initial Interest
Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v) the
location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be
disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section
2.07.
If no
election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then, in the case
of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Revolving Borrowing shall
be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect
to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be
deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in
accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender
of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as
part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION
2.04. Determination of Dollar
Amounts. The
Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of:
(a) each
Eurocurrency Borrowing as of the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date of
such Borrowing or, if applicable, the date of conversion/continuation of any
Borrowing as a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
(b) the
LC Exposure as of the date of each request for the issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension of any Letter of Credit, and
(c) all
outstanding Credit Events on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar
quarter and, during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other
Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon
instruction by the Required Lenders.
Each day
upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as
described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a
“Computation Date” with respect to each Credit Event for which a Dollar Amount
is determined on or as of such day.
SECTION
2.05. Swingline
Loans. (a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the
Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Swingline Loans exceeding $5,000,000 or (ii) the Dollar Amount of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the Aggregate Commitment; provided that the
Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an
outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay
and reborrow Swingline Loans.
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(b)To
request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of
such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon,
New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each
such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which
shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline
Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline
Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline
Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a
credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender
(or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC
Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank)
by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline
Loan.
(c)The
Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not
later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the
Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of
the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the
aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will
participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative
Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such
notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or
Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon
receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this
paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall
be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction
whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this
paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as
provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section
2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the
payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the
Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any
participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and
thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the
Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts
received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of
the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline
Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly
remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the
Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to
the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and
to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any
such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the
Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is
required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase
of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not
relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION
2.06. Letters of
Credit. (a)
General. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the
issuance of Letters of Credit denominated in Agreed Currencies for its own
account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the
Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability
Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter
of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or
entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of
Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
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(b) Notice of Issuance,
Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request
the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an
outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or
transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been
approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent
(reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or
identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and
specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be
a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which
shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of
Credit, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare,
amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the
Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on
the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of
Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or
extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each
Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that),
after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i)
subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure shall
not exceed $5,000,000, (ii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the sum of the
Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the
Aggregate Commitment and (iii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar
Amount of the total outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, in each case
denominated in Foreign Currencies, shall not exceed the Foreign Currency
Sublimit.
(c) Expiration
Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the
close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the
issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension
thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is
five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
(d)
Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any
further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing
Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the aggregate Dollar Amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the
foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not
reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this
Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower
for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of
Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without
any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
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(e)
Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC
Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such
LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent in Dollars the Dollar
Amount equal to such LC Disbursement, calculated as of the date the Issuing Bank
made such LC Disbursement (or if the Issuing Bank shall so elect in its sole
discretion by notice to the Borrower, in such other Agreed Currency which was
paid by the Issuing Bank pursuant to such LC Disbursement in an amount equal to
such LC Disbursement) not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date that
such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such
LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such
notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date,
then not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the Business Day immediately
following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not
received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, the
Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request
in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an
ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent Dollar Amount of such
LC Disbursement and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to
make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR
Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make
such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the
applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect
thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly
following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative
Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in
the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such
Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the
payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the
Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of
any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative
Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that
Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing
Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may
appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to
reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of
ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not
constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the Borrower’s reimbursement of,
or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Foreign Currency would subject
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad
valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement
were made or required to be made in Dollars, the Borrower shall, at its option,
either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC
Disbursement made in such Foreign Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the
Equivalent Amount, calculated using the applicable exchange rates, on the date
such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement.
(f) Obligations
Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and
irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or
other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged,
fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply
with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for
the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or
provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations
hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the
Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or
responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of
any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder
(irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding
sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission
or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any
Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder),
any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from
causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to
the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential
damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the
extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by
the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and
other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as
finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall
be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In
furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the
parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their
face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the
Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon
such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of
any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment
upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the
terms of such Letter of Credit.
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(g) Disbursement
Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its
receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for
payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly
notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by
telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or
will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of
its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any
such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim
Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement,
then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the
date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear
interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made
to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at
the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans (or in the case such
LC Disbursement is denominated in a Foreign Currency, at the Overnight Foreign
Currency Rate for such Agreed Currency plus the then
effective Applicable Rate with respect to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans); provided that, if the
Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph
(e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest
accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank,
except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be
for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of Issuing
Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written
agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing
Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall
notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At
the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all
unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to
Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such
replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and
obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to
Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term
“Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous
Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the
context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank
hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall
continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it
prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters
of Credit.
(j) Cash
Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans
has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of
the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this
paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders (the “LC
Collateral Account”), an amount in cash equal to 105% of the Dollar
Amount of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon; provided that (i) the
portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Foreign Currency Letters of
Credit or LC Disbursements in a Foreign Currency that the Borrower is not late
in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Foreign Currencies in the
actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii)
the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective
immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without
demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default
with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article
VII. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Foreign Currency LC
Exposure shall be calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date
notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the
Borrower. The Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to
this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the Secured Obligations. The Administrative Agent
shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account and the Borrower hereby grants the Administrative
Agent a security interest in the LC Collateral Account. Other than
any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall
be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the
Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear
interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall
accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied
by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements
for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be
held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for
the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been
accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC
Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be
applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the Borrower is
required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as
aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days
after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
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SECTION
2.07. Funding of
Borrowings. (a) Each
Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date
thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) in the case of Loans
denominated in Dollars, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the
Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice
to the Lenders and (ii) in the case of each Loan denominated in a Foreign
Currency, by 12:00 noon, Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s
Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency and at such Eurocurrency Payment
Office for such currency; provided that
Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly
crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to (x) an account of the
Borrower designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the
case of Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) an account of the Borrower in the
relevant jurisdiction and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing
Request, in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency; provided that ABR
Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the
Issuing Bank.
(b)Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative
Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In
such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable
Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and
the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of
such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate
determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules
on interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign
Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency) or (ii) in
the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such
Borrowing. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such
Borrowing.
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SECTION
2.08. Interest
Elections. (a) Each
Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable
Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, shall
have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing
Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing
to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as
provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options
with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each
such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be
considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to
Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b)To
make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such election (by telephone or irrevocable written
notice in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars or by irrevocable
written notice (via an Interest Election Request in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B-2) in
the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency) by the time that a
Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were
requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic
Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly
by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest
Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by
the Borrower. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this
Section shall not be construed to permit the Borrower to (i) change the currency
of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans that does
not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (iii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of
a Type not available under such Borrowing.
(c)Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the
Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the
portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the
information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be
specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request,
which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
and
(iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period and
Agreed Currency to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election,
which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the
term “Interest Period”.
If any
such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not
specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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(d)
Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative
Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s
portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If
the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to
a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at
the end of such Interest Period (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in
Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) in the
case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency in respect of which the
Borrower shall have failed to deliver an Interest Election Request prior to the
third (3rd)
Business Day preceding the end of such Interest Period, such Borrowing shall
automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the same Agreed Currency
with an Interest Period of one month unless such Eurocurrency Borrowing is or
was repaid in accordance with Section 2.11. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so
notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no
outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a
Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing (and any such Eurocurrency
Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be redenominated in
Dollars at the time of such conversion) at the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto.
SECTION
2.09. Termination and Reduction of
Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity
Date.
(b) The
Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the
Commitments; provided that (i)
each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral
multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall
not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any
concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11 and cash
collateralization of the LC Exposure in an amount equal to 105% of the Dollar
Amount of the LC Exposure, the Dollar Amount of the sum of the Revolving Credit
Exposures would exceed the Aggregate Commitment.
(c) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or
reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three (3)
Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction,
specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a
notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state
that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit
facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice
to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such
condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the
Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments
shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Commitments.
SECTION
2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence
of Debt. (a)The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan and (ii) to the
Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the
earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is
made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two (2)
Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each
date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline
Loans then outstanding.
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(b) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and
interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class, Agreed Currency and Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each
Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share
thereof.
(d) The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or
any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory
note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if
requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
E. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and
interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to
Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form
payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is
a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION
2.11. Prepayment of
Loans.
(a) The
Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any
Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.11(a). The Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the
Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or electronic mail) of any
prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving
Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3) Business Days (in
the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or four (4)
Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign
Currency), in each case before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of
prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the
case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be
irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of
each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a
notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of
termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice
of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in
accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such
notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise
the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any
Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of
an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section
2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied
ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments
shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section
2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.16.
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(b) If
(i) at any time, other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange
rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the Revolving
Credit Exposures (calculated, with respect to those Credit Events denominated in
Foreign Currencies, as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each
such Credit Event) exceeds the Aggregate Commitment or (ii) on any Computation
Date, solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the sum of
the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the outstanding Revolving Credit
Exposures denominated in Foreign Currencies (the “Foreign Currency
Exposure”), (so calculated), exceeds 105% of the Foreign Currency
Sublimit, the Borrower shall in each case immediately repay Borrowings or cash
collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 2.06(j), as applicable, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient
to cause (x) the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Revolving Credit Exposures (so
calculated) to be less than or equal to the Aggregate Commitment and (y) the
Foreign Currency Exposure to be less than or equal to the Foreign Currency
Sublimit, as applicable.
SECTION
2.12. Fees. (a)The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the
average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during
the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on
which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if
such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment
terminates, then such commitment fee shall continue to accrue on the daily
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on
which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender
ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued commitment fees
shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and
December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any
commitment fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall
be payable on demand. All commitment fees shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days
elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b)The
Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of
Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the
interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans on the average daily
Dollar Amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and
including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which
such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any LC Exposure and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting
fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the average daily
Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to
unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by the
Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date
on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s
standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment,
cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Unless
otherwise specified above, participation fees and fronting fees accrued through
and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year
shall be payable on the third (3rd)
Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur
after the Effective Date; provided that all
such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and
any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall
be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank
pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after
demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on
the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of
days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
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(c)The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees
payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(d)All
fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars (except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.12) and immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees
payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and
participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable
under any circumstances.
SECTION
2.13. Interest. (a) The
Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear
interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)The
Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted
LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the
Applicable Rate.
(c)Notwithstanding
the foregoing, during the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to
the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders
notwithstanding any provision of Section 9.02 requiring the consent of “each
Lender directly affected thereby” for reductions in interest rates), declare
that (i) all Loans shall bear interest at 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable
to such Loans as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in
the case of any other amount outstanding hereunder, such amount shall accrue at
2% plus the rate applicable to such fee or other obligation as provided
hereunder.
(d)Accrued
interest on each Revolving Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date for such Revolving Loan and upon termination of the Commitments;
provided that
(i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable
on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other
than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability
Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be
payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of
any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan prior to the end of the
current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable
on the effective date of such conversion.
(e)All
interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest (i) computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when
the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) for Borrowings
denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365
days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable
Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the
Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
SECTION
2.14. Alternate Rate of
Interest. If
prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency
Borrowing:
(a)the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest
Period; or
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(b)the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO
Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or
maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such
Interest Period;
then the
Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders
by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be
ineffective and any such Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be repaid on the last day
of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, and (ii) if any
Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing in Dollars, such
Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing (and if any Borrowing Request
requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency,
such Borrowing Request shall be ineffective); provided that if the
circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings,
then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
SECTION
2.15. Increased
Costs. (a) If
any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;
or
(ii) impose
on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made
by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the
result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of
making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan or of maintaining its obligation to
make any such Loan (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of
any Borrowing denominated in an Agreed Currency into a Borrowing denominated in
any other Agreed Currency) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing
Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
(including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of any Borrowing
denominated in an Agreed Currency into a Borrowing denominated in any other
Agreed Currency) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by
such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder, whether of principal, interest or
otherwise (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conversion of any
Borrowing denominated in an Agreed Currency into a Borrowing denominated in any
other Agreed Currency), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)If any
Lender or the Issuing Bank determines in good faith that any Change in Law
regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of
such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held
by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level
below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing
Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking
into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies
of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing
Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)A
certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company,
as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall
be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10)
days after receipt thereof.
(d)Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the
Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more
than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s
intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the
Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive,
then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the
period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) This
Section 2.15 shall not apply to the extent any increased costs are Mandatory
Costs.
SECTION
2.16. Break
Funding Payments. In
the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other
than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a
result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to
Section 2.11), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow,
convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any
notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be
revoked under Section 2.11(a) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the
assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender
for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss,
cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by
such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would
have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred,
at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the
period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest
Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue,
for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over
(ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such
period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the
commencement of such period, for deposits in the relevant currency of a
comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency
market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or
amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall
be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on
any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
SECTION
2.17. Taxes. (a) Any
and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder
shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes; provided that if the
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or
Issuing Bank (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 Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(b)In
addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes imposed on or incurred by the
Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c)The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing
Bank, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of
any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the
amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the
Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a
Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d)As
soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e)Any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any
treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under
this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably
requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate.
(f)If the
Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has
received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund
to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or
additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect to
the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority
with respect to such refund); provided, that the
Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to
repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or
other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or
such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to
its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other
Person.
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SECTION
2.18. Payments Generally;
Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs.
(a) The
Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of
principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts
payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to (i) in the case
of payments denominated in Dollars, 12:00 noon, New York City time and (ii) in
the case of payments denominated in a Foreign Currency, 12:00 noon, Local Time,
in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such
currency, in each case on the date when due, in immediately available funds,
without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time
on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to
have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of
calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made (i) in
the same currency in which the applicable Credit Event was made (or where such
currency has been converted to euro, in euro) and (ii) to the Administrative
Agent at its offices at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or, in the case of a Credit Event denominated in a
Foreign Currency, the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for
such currency, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or
Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant
to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons
entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such
payments denominated in the same currency received by it for the account of any
other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt
thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest
thereon shall be payable for the period of such
extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section,
if, after the making of any Credit Event in any Foreign Currency, currency
control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such
currency with the result that the type of currency in which the Credit Event was
made (the “Original
Currency”) no longer exists or the Borrower is not able to make payment
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original
Currency, then all payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder in such
currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the
Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it being the
intention of the parties hereto that the Borrower takes all risks of the
imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.
(b) Any
proceeds of Collateral received by the Agents (i) not constituting a specific
payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan
Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Borrower) or (ii) after an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so
elects or the Required Lenders so direct, shall be applied, subject to the terms
of the Intercreditor Agreement, ratably first, to pay any
fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to the
Agents and the Issuing Bank from the Borrower, second, to pay any
fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrower, third, to pay
interest then due and payable on the Loans ratably, fourth, to prepay
principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements and any other amounts
owing with respect to Banking Services Obligations and Swap Obligations ratably,
fifth, to pay
an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred five percent (105%)
of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and
the aggregate amount of any unpaid LC Disbursements, to be held as cash
collateral for such Obligations, and sixth, to the payment
of any other Obligation due to the Agents or any Lender by the
Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, none of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall
apply any payment which it receives to any Eurocurrency Loan of a Class, except
(a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such
Eurocurrency Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no
outstanding ABR Loans of the same Class and, in any event, the Borrower shall
pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section
2.16. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the
continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such
proceeds and payments to any portion of the Obligations.
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(c) At
the election of the Administrative Agent, all payments of principal, interest,
LC Disbursements, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses (including, without
limitation, all reimbursement for fees and expenses pursuant to Section 9.03),
and other sums due and payable under the Loan Documents, may be paid from the
proceeds of Borrowings made hereunder whether made following a request by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 or a deemed request as provided in this
Section or may be deducted from any deposit account of the Borrower maintained
with the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes (i) the Administrative Agent to make a Borrowing for the purpose of
paying each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder
or any other amount due under the Loan Documents and agrees that all such
amounts charged shall constitute Loans (including Swingline Loans) and that all
such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Sections
2.03, 2.04 or 2.05, as applicable and (ii) the Administrative Agent to charge
any deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent (to
the extent the Borrower maintains any deposit account with the Administrative
Agent and without imposing any obligation on the Borrower to maintain a deposit
account with the Administrative Agent) for each payment of principal, interest
and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan
Documents.
(d) If
any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or
otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of
its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans
resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by
any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the
extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and
accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if
any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment
giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be
rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery,
without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be
construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in
accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a
Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any
of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans to any
assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall
apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the
extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring
a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the
Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation
as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount
of such participation.
(e)
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower
prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will
not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has
made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact
made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon,
for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including
without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans
denominated in a Foreign Currency).
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(f) If
any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), then the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank to satisfy such
Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations
are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash
collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such
Lender under such Sections; in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, in any
order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
SECTION
2.19. Mitigation Obligations;
Replacement of Lenders. (a) If
any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or the Borrower is required
to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the
account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use
reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or
booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to
another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such
Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts
payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and
(ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would
not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in
connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If
(i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or (ii) the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (iii) any
Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense
and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require
such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and
subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests,
rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume
such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided that (i) the
Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent (and if a Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank), which consent
shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment
of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations
in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees
and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent
of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in
the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment
resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required
to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction
in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to
make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a
waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to
require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
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SECTION
2.20. Expansion
Option. The
Borrower may from time to time elect to increase the Commitments or enter into
one or more tranches of term loans (each an “Incremental Term
Loan”), in each case in minimum increments of $5,000,000 so long as,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases and all such
Incremental Term Loans does not exceed $50,000,000. The Borrower may
arrange for any such increase or tranche to be provided by one or more Lenders
(each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, or to participate in
such Incremental Term Loans, an “Increasing Lender”),
or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such
new bank, financial institution or other entity, an “Augmenting Lender”),
to increase their existing Commitments, or to participate in such Incremental
Term Loans, or extend Commitments, as the case may be; provided that (i)
each Augmenting Lender, shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), (ii) no Augmenting Lender shall be the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Borrower and (iii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the
Borrower and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit
C hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and
such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders
participating in the increase or any Incremental Term Loan) shall be required
for any increase in Commitments or Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this
Section 2.20. Increases and new Commitments and Incremental Term
Loans created pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall become effective on the date
agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing
Lenders or Augmenting Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall notify each
Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the
Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) or tranche of Incremental Term
Loans shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed
date of the effectiveness of such increase or Incremental Term Loans, (A) the
conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be
satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall
have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a
Financial Officer of the Borrower and (B) the Borrower shall be in compliance
(on a Pro Forma Basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with
the covenants contained in Section 6.12 and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall
have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as
to the corporate power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after
giving effect to such increase. On the effective date of any increase
in the Commitments or any Incremental Term Loans being made, (i) each relevant
Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the
Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as
being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the
use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s
portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its
Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) except in
the case of any Incremental Term Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any
increase in the Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of
Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a
notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section
2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the
immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued
interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall
be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the
related Interest Periods. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank
pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Loans, (b) shall not mature
earlier than the Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date)
and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more
favorably than) the Revolving Loans; provided that (i) the
terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans
maturing after the Maturity Date may provide for material additional or
different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable
only during periods after the Maturity Date and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans
may be priced differently than the Revolving Loans. Incremental Term
Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an “Incremental Term Loan
Amendment”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan
Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Augmenting Lender participating in
such tranche, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental
Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such
amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or
appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect
the Incremental Term Loans as described in this Section 2.20; provided that any
such Incremental Term Loan Amendment shall require that any waivers or
amendments of Section 4.02 (including the waiver of any Default that has the
effect of waiving the conditions in Section 4.02) shall also require the written
consent or approval of at least three (3) Lenders having Revolving Credit
Exposures and unused Commitments in respect of Revolving Loans representing more
than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused
Commitments in respect of Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding the
foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall have any obligation to
increase its Commitment or provide Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.20.
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SECTION
2.21. Judgment
Currency. If
for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a
sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable
herein (the “specified
currency”) 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
Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other
currency at the Administrative Agent’s main New York City office on the Business
Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is
given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to
any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any
judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to
the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in
such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be)
may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the
specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the
specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such
Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified
currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do
so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify
such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss,
and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum
originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in
the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result
of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under
Section 2.18, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
SECTION
2.22. Defaulting
Lenders. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such
Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue
on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to
Section 2.12(a);
(b) the
Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be
included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken
or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or
waiver pursuant to Section 9.02); provided that any
waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each
affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender differently than other
affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting
Lender;
(c) if
any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time a Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all
or any part of such Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure shall be reallocated
among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable
Percentages but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline
Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting
Lenders’ Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are
satisfied at such time;
(ii) if
the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be
effected, the Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the
Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such
Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash
collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any
partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is
outstanding;
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(iii) if
the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC
Exposure pursuant to Section 2.22(c), the Borrower shall not be required to pay
any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to
such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s
LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv) if
the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to Section
2.22(c), then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) and
2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’
Applicable Percentages; or
(v) if
any Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor
reallocated pursuant to Section 2.22(c), then, without prejudice to any rights
or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all letter of credit
fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC
Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until such LC Exposure is cash
collateralized and/or reallocated; and
(d) so
long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be
required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required
to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that
the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the
non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower
in accordance with Section 2.22(c), and participating interests in any such
newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swingline Loan shall be
allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section
2.22(c)(i) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein).
In the
event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied
all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the
Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect
the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall
purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline
Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for
such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable
Percentage.
ARTICLE
III
Representations and
Warranties
The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION
3.01. Organization; Powers;
Subsidiaries. Each
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to
do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such
qualification is required. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.01 hereto
identifies each Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, as the case may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding
shares of each class of its capital stock or other equity interests owned by the
Borrower and the other Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100%
(excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of
each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock and other equity interests of each Subsidiary
Guarantor and each First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary pledged to the
Collateral Agent are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and
nonassessable and, as of the Effective Date, all such shares and other equity
interests indicated on Schedule 3.01 as
owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor are owned, beneficially and of
record, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, free
and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created under the Loan
Documents. As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3.01, there
are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to
acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary. None of the Dormant Subsidiaries
conducts any business activities or has any material assets.
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SECTION
3.02. Authorization;
Enforceability. The
Transactions are within each Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been
duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions and, if required,
actions by equity holders. The Loan Documents to which each Loan
Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION
3.03. Governmental Approvals; No
Conflicts. The
Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or
filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as
have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for
filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b)
will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or
other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any
order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default
under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to
require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and
(d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Liens created under the Loan
Documents.
SECTION
3.04. Financial Condition; No
Material Adverse Change. (a) The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet
and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public
accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, certified by its chief financial
officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods
in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence
of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii)
above.
(b)Since
March 31, 2009, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
assets, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
SECTION
3.05. Properties. (a) Each
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business,
subject to Permitted Encumbrances and except for minor defects in title that do
not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or
to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b)Each
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property
material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, to Borrower’s knowledge, does not infringe upon the rights of any
other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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SECTION
3.06. Litigation, Environmental
and Labor Matters. (a)
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.06, there
are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by or before any arbitrator
or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as
to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that,
if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this
Agreement or the Transactions.
(b)
Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any
Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or
other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to
any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect
to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental
Liability.
(c) There
are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries pending or, to their knowledge, threatened. The hours
worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other
applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law relating to such
matters. All material payments due from the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance
and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as liabilities on the books of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the Transactions
will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the
part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement under which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is bound.
SECTION
3.07. Compliance with Laws and
Agreements. Except
as disclosed on Schedule 3.06, each
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations
and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and
all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its
property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
3.08. Investment Company
Status. Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined
in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of
1940.
SECTION
3.09. Taxes. Each
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all
Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be
paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or
such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or
(b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.10. ERISA. No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken
together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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SECTION
3.11. Disclosure. The
Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate
or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all
other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other
reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or
on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered
hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished)
contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with
respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that
such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to
be reasonable at the time.
SECTION 3.12. Federal Reserve
Regulations. No
part of the proceeds of any Loan have been used or will be used, whether
directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the
Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. The
Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in
the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
“margin stock” (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System), and the aggregate market value of all “margin
stock” owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not exceed 10% of the
aggregate value of the assets thereof, as determined by any reasonable
method.
SECTION 3.13. Liens. There
are no Liens on any of the real or personal properties of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02.
SECTION
3.14. No
Default. No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION
3.15. No
Burdensome Restrictions. The
Borrower is not subject to any Burdensome Restrictions except Burdensome
Restrictions permitted under Section 6.09.
SECTION
3.16. Solvency.
(a)
Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions and the incurrence of the
Note Obligations to occur on the Effective Date, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are and will be Solvent; after giving effect to
the contribution rights among Loan Parties contained in the Loan Documents, each
Loan Party (other than the Dormant Subsidiaries) is Solvent.
(b) The
Borrower does not intend to, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and
the Borrower does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account
the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary
and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.17. Insurance. The
Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all their real and
personal property in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and
self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as are adequate
and customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar
businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
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SECTION
3.18. Security Interest in
Collateral. The
provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid
perfected Liens on all the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected Liens on the
Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable
Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on
the Collateral except in the case of (a) Permitted Liens, to the extent any such
Permitted Liens would have priority over the Liens in favor of the
Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law and (b) Liens perfected only
by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent
the Collateral Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such
Collateral.
SECTION
3.19. Foreign Assets Control
Regulations, etc.
(i) Neither
the incurrence of the Loans by the Borrower hereunder nor its use of the
proceeds thereof will violate the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any
of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury
Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling
legislation or executive order relating thereto.
(ii) Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (a) is a Person described or designated in
the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of
Foreign Assets Control or in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or
(b) engages in any dealings or transactions with any such
Person. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all
material respects, with the USA Patriot Act.
(iii) No
part of the proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used, directly or
indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political
party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone
else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct
business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, assuming in all cases that
such Act applies to the Borrower.
ARTICLE
IV
Conditions
SECTION
4.01. Effective
Date. The
obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which
each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with
Section 9.02):
(a) The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) each party
hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party
or (B) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
(which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature
page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this
Agreement and (ii) duly executed copies of the Loan Documents and such other
legal opinions, certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the
Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of
closing documents attached as Exhibit
F.
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date)
of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Loan Parties, covering such
matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions as
the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Borrower
hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
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(c) The
Lenders shall have received (i) satisfactory audited consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior to
the Effective Date as to which such financial statements are publicly available,
(ii) satisfactory unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest
financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to
which such financial statements are publicly available and (iii) satisfactory
financial statement projections through and including the Borrower’s 2014 fiscal
year, together with such information as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
shall reasonably request (including, without limitation, a detailed description
of the assumptions used in preparing such projections).
(d) The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the
Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the
organization, existence and good standing of the initial Loan Parties, the
authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such
Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as
further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit
F.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date
and signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Vice President or a
Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set
forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.
(f) The
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it
that the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been terminated and cancelled and
all indebtedness thereunder shall have been fully repaid (except to the extent
being so repaid with the initial Revolving Loans) and any and all liens
thereunder shall have been terminated.
(g) The
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it
that all governmental and third party approvals necessary or, in the reasonable
discretion of the Administrative Agent, advisable in connection with the
Transactions and the continuing operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(h) The
Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced,
reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed
or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective
Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION
4.02. Each
Credit Event. The
obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and
of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)The
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement shall
be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as
applicable, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date.
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(b)At the
time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each
Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section
have been satisfied on and as of the date thereof.
ARTICLE
V
Affirmative
Covenants
Until the
Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all
Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated (or shall have been cash
collateralized pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the
Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION
5.01. Financial Statements and
Other Information. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a)
within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending on March 31, 2010, its
audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all reported on by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of
recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or
exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such
audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b)
within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and
related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the
end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of
the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial
Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition
and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)
concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b)
above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying as to
whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the
details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating
compliance with Section 6.12 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in
the application thereof has occurred since March 31, 2009 and, if any such
change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial
statements accompanying such certificate;
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(d) as
soon as available, but in any event not more than sixty (60) days after the end
of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the plan and forecast (including
a projected consolidated and consolidating balance sheet, income statement and
funds flow statement) of the Borrower for each month of the upcoming fiscal year
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(e)
promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same become
publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements
and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said
Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the
Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and
(f) to
the extent that pursuant to Section 1.04, the Borrower or the Required Lenders
have requested 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, then until such amendment is effective, then
within five Business Days following the delivery of the financial statements
required to be delivered under clause (a) and (b) above, financial statements
setting forth a reconciliation between the calculations of all financial
covenants, including without limitation the Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio, before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP;
and
(g)
promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01
may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have
been delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public
availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System; provided that the
Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the
Administrative Agent of the filing of any such documents and provide to the
Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies)
of such documents for distribution to the Lenders. Reports, proxy
statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the
SEC or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of
said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, required
to be delivered pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed
delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public availability
on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System; provided that the
Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the
Administrative Agent of the filing of any such reports, statements or other
materials. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every
instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the
compliance certificates required by clause (c) of this Section 5.01 to the
Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders.
SECTION
5.02. Notices of Material
Events. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender written notice
of the following:
(a)
within three (3) Business Days after an executive officer of Borrower or a
Financial Officer has actual knowledge thereof, the occurrence of any
Default;
(b)
promptly upon having actual knowledge thereof, the filing or
commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate
thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect;
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(c)
promptly upon having actual knowledge thereof, the occurrence of any
ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have
occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(d)
within three (3) Business Days after an executive officer of Borrower or a
Financial Officer has actual knowledge thereof, any other development that
results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect.
Each
notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a
Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION
5.03. Existence; Conduct of
Business. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect
its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits,
privileges, franchises, governmental authorizations and intellectual property
rights material to the conduct of its business, and maintain all requisite
authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is
conducted; provided that the
foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or
dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.
SECTION
5.04. Payment of
Obligations. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations,
including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse
Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a)
the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the
failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.05. Maintenance of Properties;
Insurance. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain
all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain with financially
sound and reputable carriers (i) insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk
retention) and against such risks (including loss or damage by fire and loss in
transit; theft, burglary, pilferage, larceny, embezzlement, and other criminal
activities; business interruption; and general liability) and such other
hazards, as is customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged
in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and
(ii) all insurance required pursuant to the Collateral Documents. The
Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Collateral Agent,
information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so
maintained. The Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent
endorsements (x) to all “All Risk” physical damage insurance policies on all of
the Loan Parties’ tangible personal property and assets and business
interruption insurance policies naming the Collateral Agent as lender loss
payee, and (y) to all general liability and other liability policies naming the
Collateral Agent an additional insured. In the event the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or
maintain any of the policies or insurance required herein or to pay any premium
in whole or in part relating thereto, then the Collateral Agent, without waiving
or releasing any obligations or resulting Default hereunder, may at any time or
times thereafter (but shall be under no obligation to do so) obtain and maintain
such policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take any other action with
respect thereto which the Collateral Agent deems advisable. All sums
so disbursed by the Collateral Agent shall constitute part of the Obligations,
payable as provided in this Agreement. The Borrower will furnish to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty
or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the
commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion
of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by
condemnation or similar proceeding.
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SECTION
5.06. Books
and Records; Inspection Rights. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of
record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all
dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by either Agent or (so
long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) any Lender, upon at
least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice, to visit and inspect its
properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, including
environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies, and to discuss
its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent
accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested;
provided, however, in no event
shall such visitations, inspections or examinations occur more frequently than
twice per calendar year provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing. The Borrower acknowledges that either Agent, after
exercising its rights of inspection, may prepare and distribute to the Lenders
certain reports pertaining to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries’ assets for
internal use by the Agents and the Lenders.
SECTION
5.07. Compliance with Laws and
Material Contractual Obligations. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply with all
laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to
it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws) and (ii)
perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to
which it is a party, in each case except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.08. Use
of Proceeds. The
proceeds of the Loans will be used only (i) to refinance the outstanding
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Existing Credit
Agreement and (ii) to finance the working capital needs, for general corporate
purposes, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business and Permitted Acquisitions. No part of the proceeds of any
Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails
a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U
and X.
SECTION
5.09. Subsidiary Guarantors;
Pledges; Additional Collateral; Further Assurances.
(a) As
promptly as possible but in any event within thirty (30) days (or such later
date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent) after any Person becomes
a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with written
notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail describing the
material assets of such Person. The Borrower shall cause each such
Subsidiary which is a Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary that
is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary) to deliver to the
Administrative Agent a joinder to the Subsidiary Guaranty and to deliver the
Collateral Agent a joinder to the Security Agreement (in each case in the form
contemplated thereby) pursuant to which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by
the terms and provisions thereof, such Subsidiary Guaranty and the Security
Agreement to be accompanied by appropriate corporate resolutions, other
corporate documentation and legal opinions in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
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(b) The
Borrower will cause, and will cause each other Loan Party to cause, all of its
owned property (whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed) to be
subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured
Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Collateral
Documents, subject in any case to Liens permitted by Section
6.02. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower
(i) will cause the Applicable Pledge Percentage of the issued and outstanding
Equity Interests of each Pledge Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any
other Loan Party to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien
in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents or such other pledge
and security documents as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request and (ii)
will, and will cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to, deliver Mortgages and
Mortgage Instruments with respect to real property owned by the Borrower or such
Guarantor to the extent, and within such time period as is, reasonably required
by the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no such
Mortgages and Mortgage Instruments are required to be delivered hereunder until
August 30, 2010 or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in the
exercise of its reasonable discretion with respect thereto and (ii) no such
pledge agreement in respect of the Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary
shall be required hereunder (A) until August 30, 2010 or such later date as the
Collateral Agent may agree in the exercise of its reasonable discretion with
respect thereto, and (B) to the extent the Collateral Agent or its counsel
determines that such pledge would not, in light of the cost and expense
associated therewith, provide material credit support for the benefit of the
Secured Parties pursuant to legally valid, binding and enforceable pledge
agreements.
(c)
Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to
the Collateral Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take
or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of
financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages, deeds of trust and other
documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section
4.01, as applicable), which may be required by law or which the Collateral Agent
may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and
priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral
Documents, all at the expense of the Borrower.
(d) If
any assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest
therein) are acquired by a Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than
assets constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement that become subject
to the Lien under the Security Agreement upon acquisition thereof), the Borrower
will notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, if requested by the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a
Lien securing the Secured Obligations and will take, and cause the other Loan
Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by
the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions
described in paragraph (c) of this Section, all at the expense of the
Borrower.
SECTION
5.10. Most
Favored Lender Status.
(a) If
any Permitted Private Placement Document contains one or more Additional
Covenants or Additional Defaults, then the terms of this Agreement, without any
further action on the part of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any of
the Lenders, will unconditionally be deemed on the date of execution of any such
amendment or other modification to be automatically amended to include each such
Additional Covenant or Additional Default, as the case may be, together with all
definitions relating thereto, and any event of default in respect of any such
additional or more restrictive covenant(s) so included therein shall be deemed
to be an Event of Default under clause (e) of Article VII, subject to all
applicable terms and provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, all grace periods, all limitations in application, scope or
duration, and all rights and remedies exercisable by the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders hereunder. The Borrower further covenants to promptly
execute and deliver at its expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses
of counsel for the Administrative Agent) an amendment to this Agreement in form
and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders evidencing the amendment of
this Agreement to include such Additional Covenants and Additional Defaults,
provided that
the execution and delivery of such amendment shall not be a precondition to the
effectiveness of such amendment as provided for in this Section 5.10, but shall
merely be for the convenience of the parties hereto.
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(b) If, after the date of execution of any amendment
or modification of any of the Permitted Private Placement Documents containing
one or more Additional Covenants or Additional Defaults that results in the
amendment or deemed amendment of this Agreement as contemplated in Section
5.10(a), the subject Additional Covenant or Additional Default is excluded,
terminated, loosened, relaxed, amended or otherwise modified under such
agreement, or such agreement containing such Additional Covenant or Additional
Default itself is terminated and not replaced, then such Additional Covenant or
Additional Default, without any further action on the part of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, shall unconditionally be deemed on
the date of execution of any such amendment or modification to then and
thereupon be so excluded, terminated, loosened, relaxed or otherwise amended or
modified under this Agreement and subparagraph (e) of Article VII shall be
modified accordingly, or if such agreement containing such Additional Covenant
or Additional Default itself is terminated and not replaced, such Additional
Covenant or Additional Default shall be deemed on the date of such termination
to be no longer effective under this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be
deemed modified accordingly; provided that (i) if a Default or Event of Default
(including as a result of the incorporation herein of any such Additional
Covenant or Additional Default) shall exist at the time any such Additional
Covenant or Additional Default is to be so excluded, terminated, loosened,
relaxed, amended or modified under this Agreement pursuant to this Section
5.10(b), the prior written consent thereto of the Required Lenders shall be
required as a condition to the exclusion, termination, loosening, relaxation or
other amendment or modification of any such Additional Covenant or Additional
Default for so long as such Default or Event of Default continues to exist; (ii)
in any and all events, the affirmative and negative covenants and related
definitions and Events of Default contained in this Agreement as in effect on
the date of this Agreement or as subsequently amended (other than pursuant to
operation of Section 5.10(a)) shall not in any event be deemed or construed to
be excluded, terminated, loosened or relaxed by operation of the terms of this
Section 5.10(b), and only any such Additional Covenant or Additional Default
included pursuant to Section 5.10(a) shall be so excluded, terminated, loosened,
relaxed, amended or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms hereof; and (iii)
in no event shall any Additional Covenant or Additional Default as in effect on
the date of this Agreement or as subsequently amended (other than pursuant to
operation of Section 5.10(a)) be deemed or construed to be excluded, terminated,
loosened or relaxed pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) in a manner that would
cause such Additional Covenant or Additional Default to be excluded, terminated,
loosened, relaxed, amended or otherwise made less restrictive than as in effect
on the date of this Agreement or as subsequently amended (other than pursuant to
operation of Section 5.10(a)). The Required Lenders will promptly
execute and deliver at the Borrower’s expense (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent)
an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Required Lenders evidencing the amendment of this Agreement to remove such
Additional Covenants and Additional Defaults, provided that the
execution and delivery of such amendment shall not be a precondition to the
effectiveness of such amendment as provided for in this Section 5.10(b), but
shall merely be for the convenience of the parties hereto.
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SECTION
5.11. Covenant to Secure
Obligations Equally. The Borrower
will, if it or any Subsidiary shall create or assume any Lien upon any of its
property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Liens
permitted by the provisions of Section 6.02 (unless prior written consent to the
creation or assumption thereof shall have been obtained pursuant to Section
9.02), make or cause to be made effective provision whereby the Obligations will
be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with any and all other Indebtedness
thereby secured so long as any such other Indebtedness shall be so secured;
provided that
the creation and maintenance of such equal and ratable Lien shall not in any way
limit or modify the right of the Administrative Agent to enforce the provisions
of Section 6.02.
SECTION
5.12. Guaranteed
Obligations. The Borrower covenants that if any Person (other
than the Borrower) guarantees or provides collateral in any manner for any Note
Obligations, it will simultaneously cause such Subsidiary to guarantee the
Obligations pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or provide collateral for the
Obligations equally and ratably with all such Note Obligations by such
Subsidiary (i) becoming a party to the Security Agreement or (ii) entering into
such other documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent as may be necessary to provide such collateral as security
for the Obligations if the joinder of such Subsidiary to the Security Agreement
is not sufficient to do so.
ARTICLE
VI
Negative
Covenants
Until the
Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each
Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all
Letters of Credit have expired or terminated (or shall have been cash
collateralized pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the
Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION
6.01. Indebtedness. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume
or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) the
Obligations;
(b)
Indebtedness under Permitted Private Placement Secured Financings and the
Administrative Agent shall permit any issuers or lenders, or their agents, as
the case may be, of any Permitted Private Placement Secured Financing to become
beneficiaries of the Security Agreement and parties to the Intercreditor
Agreement upon the request of the Borrower;
(c)
Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and
amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals and replacements
of any such Indebtedness with Indebtedness of a similar type that does not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d)
Indebtedness under any Permitted Intercompany Transaction, so long as such
Indebtedness is pledged in accordance with the Security Agreement;
(e)
Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary (other
than a Domestic Subsidiary which is owned by a Foreign Subsidiary) and by any
Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Domestic Subsidiary
(other than a Domestic Subsidiary which is owned by a Foreign Subsidiary),
including without limitation the Guarantee of the Note Obligations;
(f)
unsecured Indebtedness (consisting of intercompany loans or capital
contributions) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or
another Subsidiary, including any intercompany loans or capital contributions
made to finance Permitted Acquisitions) so long as such Indebtedness is pledged
in accordance with the Security Agreement;
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(g)
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets,
including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection
with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets
prior to the acquisition thereof, and amendments, modifications, extensions,
refinancings, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that (i)
such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days after such
acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause
(g) shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(h)
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of
trade letters of credit;
(i)
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (not otherwise permitted by this
Section 6.01) secured by a Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
provided that
(x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this
clause (i) shall not in the aggregate exceed $3,000,000 at any time and (y) no
Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Subsidiary of any Foreign
Subsidiary secured by a Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor shall
be permitted under this clause (i);
(j)
unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.01 in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $25,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(k)
Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary so long as (i) no Default has occurred
and is continuing or would arise after giving effect thereto, (ii) the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a pro forma basis reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent after giving effect to such Indebtedness,
with the covenants contained in Section 6.12 recomputed as of the last day of
the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial
statements are available, as if such Indebtedness (amortized over the applicable
testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of
each relevant period and (iii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary;
(l)
unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and
liabilities to the extent they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable
law;
(m)
unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness, and unsecured Indebtedness, consisting of
Earnouts, in each case, incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to finance
the purchase price of a Permitted Acquisition at the time of closing of such
Permitted Acquisition;
(n)
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of performance bonds,
bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations, in each case
provided in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Swap
Agreements permitted by Section 6.06;
(p)
Indebtedness consisting of (i) deferred payments of insurance premiums incurred
in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii)
take-or-pay obligations contained in any supply agreement entered into in the
ordinary course of business; and
(q)
Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness
of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, together with the aggregate
amount of assets sold and leased back by Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary
Guarantors, exceed at any time 15% of Consolidated Total Assets.
SECTION
6.02. Liens. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume
or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts
receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens
securing the Secured Obligations created pursuant to any Loan
Document;
(b)
Permitted Encumbrances;
(c) any
Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the
date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02, and
any amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals and
replacements thereof; provided that (i)
such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date hereof and amendments, modifications, extensions,
refinancings, renewals and replacements thereof that are permitted by Section
6.01(c);
(d) any
Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person
that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i)
such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such
Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, and amendments, modifications, extensions,
refinancings, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the
outstanding principal amount thereof;
(e) Liens
on fixed or capital assets (including capital leases) acquired, constructed or
improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i)
such security interests secure Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations
permitted by clause (g) of Section 6.01, (ii) such security interests and the
Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days
after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement,
(iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring,
constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such security
interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary;
(f) Liens
on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries
permitted under Section 6.01(k);
(g) Liens
granted by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of the Borrower or
another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the
Borrower or such other Loan Party;
(h)
licenses and sublicenses of intellectual property to the extent permitted under
this Agreement;
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(i) Liens
arising out of any conditional sale, title retention, consignment or other
similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent such Liens
do not attach to any assets other than the goods subject to such
arrangements;
(j) Liens
pursuant to insurance premium financing arrangements securing insurance proceeds
solely to the extent of such premiums;
(k) Liens
in favor of collecting banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or
chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries on deposits with or in possession of such banks, other than
relating to Indebtedness;
(l) Liens
(i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods and
(ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the purchase
or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof),
which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and
only attached to such goods or assets;
(m) Liens
solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement
relating to a Permitted Acquisition;
(n) Liens
on assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted
above so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness and other
obligations subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed
$3,000,000.
SECTION
6.03. Fundamental
Changes. (a)
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or
consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or
consolidate with it, or dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time
thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or would exist on a pro forma basis under
Section 6.12 (recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal
quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available, as if such
Indebtedness (amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with
its terms) had occurred on the first day of each relevant period):
(i) any
Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the
surviving corporation;
(ii) any
Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving
entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Borrower
must result in the Borrower as the surviving entity);
(iii) any
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower
determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best
interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the
Lenders;
(iv) any
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge into any other Subsidiary that is
not a Loan Party;
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(v) any
Subsidiary that is a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets to another Loan Party;
(vi) any
Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all of
its assets to (A) another subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (B) a Loan
Party;
(vii) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary may engage in Permitted Acquisitions;
and
(viii) any
Subsidiary that is a Loan Party may liquidate or dissolve if (A) the Borrower
determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best
interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders,
(B) immediately prior to such liquidation or dissolution, all the Equity
Interests in such Subsidiary are owned directly by one or more Loan Parties and
(C) all the assets of such Subsidiary are transferred to the Loan Party or Loan
Parties that directly own all the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary pursuant
to such liquidation or dissolution.
(b) The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any
material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and
businesses reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
(c) The
Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its
fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Effective Date.
SECTION
6.04. Investments, Loans,
Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase,
hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a
wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of
indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right
to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or
advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any
investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise
acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any Person or any
assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:
(a)
Permitted Investments;
(b)
Permitted Acquisitions;
(c) in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investments by any Loan Party in, and
loans or advances made by any Loan Party to, any Subsidiary that is not a Loan
Party; provided
that (i) the proceeds of such investments and loans or advances shall be used
for the sole purpose of paying the consideration for such Permitted Acquisition
and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such investments and loans or advances made
in connection with any Permitted Acquisition shall not exceed the aggregate
consideration for such Permitted Acquisition;
(d)
investments by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries existing on the date
hereof in the capital stock of their respective Subsidiaries;
(e)
investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule
6.04;
(f)
investments in the form of Swap Agreements permitted by Section
6.06;
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(g)investments
constituting deposits described in clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of the
term “Permitted Encumbrances”;
(h)
investments, loans or advances (including, without limitation, capital
contributions) made by the Borrower in or to any Subsidiary and made by any
Subsidiary in or to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(i)
Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01;
(j) any
other investment, loan or advance (other than acquisitions) so long as the
aggregate amount (at original cost) of all such investments, loans and advances
does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(k)
investments comprised of notes payable, stock or other securities issued by
account debtors to the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to negotiated
agreements with respect to settlement of such account debtor’s accounts in the
ordinary course of business;
(l)
extensions of trade credit or the holding of receivables in the ordinary course
of business;
(m)
Permitted Intercompany Transactions;
(n) the
purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of
any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to
acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower, in each case, to the extent
the payment therefor is permitted under Section 6.08;
(o) the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to officers, directors
and employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other similar expenses in
the ordinary course of business not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any
time outstanding; and
(p) any
other investment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Person; provided that (a) no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise after giving
effect thereto, (b) such Person is engaged in the same or a similar line of
business as the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related
thereto and (c) the aggregate amount of all such investments (at original cost)
does not exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding.
SECTION
6.05. Asset
Sales. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset,
including any Equity Interests owned by it, nor will the Borrower permit any
Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (other
than to the Borrower or another Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04),
except:
(a) any
Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of its assets
to a Loan Party;
(b) any
Loan Party may sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of its assets
to any Foreign Subsidiary for consideration equal to the fair market value of
such assets;
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(c) the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (i) sell inventory in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) effect sales, trade-ins, conveyances or dispositions of used,
obsolete, worn out or surplus equipment, fixtures, other tangible property or
real estate, (iii) dispose of assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$500,000 in any fiscal year to any Persons that have tax-exempt status and are
eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions, as determined by a
letter from the Internal Revenue Service recognizing such Persons as tax-exempt,
and (iv) make any other sales, transfers, conveyances, leases or dispositions of
equipment, fixtures, real estate or other property having a value not exceeding
$2,000,000 in any single transaction or that, together with all other equipment,
fixtures, real estate or other property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
previously leased, sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (iv) during
any fiscal year of the Borrower, does not exceed $5,000,000;
(d)
[Intentionally Omitted];
(e)
licenses and sublicenses of technology and intellectual property in the ordinary
course of business;
(f)
leases and subleases of real property no longer used by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries;
(g)
dispositions permitted by Section 6.03;
(h)
Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.08;
(i)
dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise,
settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of
business;
(j)
dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any
taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding
of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(k)
dispositions of assets, so long as (a) the net cash proceeds received by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary from each such disposition are applied by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, within one hundred eighty (180) days
of receipt to acquire assets that are similar to the assets disposed of and (b)
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior to making such
disposition or would arise after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma
Basis;
(l)
dispositions of Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business, so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior to making such
disposition or would arise after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma
Basis;
(m)
dispositions of real property, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing prior to making such disposition or would arise after giving
effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis; and
(n)
Permitted Intercompany Transactions;
provided, that all
dispositions of assets permitted hereby (other than those permitted by
paragraphs (a), (c)(iii), (i), (j) and (k) above) shall be made for fair market
value of such assets.
To the
extent the Required Lenders (or if applicable, all the Lenders) waive the
provisions of this Section 6.05 with respect to the sale or other disposition of
any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of as permitted
by this Section 6.05, such Collateral (unless transferred to the Borrower or a
Subsidiary Guarantor) shall (except as otherwise provided above) be sold or
otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents
and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions (including, without
limitation, directing the Collateral Agent to take such actions) as are
appropriate in connection therewith to release any such Lien.
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SECTION
6.06. Swap
Agreements. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into
any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate
risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than
those in respect of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries), and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap,
collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one
floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any
interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
SECTION
6.07. Transactions with
Affiliates. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease
or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise
acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other
transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that are (i)
in the ordinary course of business and (ii) at prices and on terms and
conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be
obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions
between or among the Borrower and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries not involving
any other Affiliate, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08, (d)
the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
and compensation and employee benefit arrangements paid to, and indemnities
provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of the Borrower or
the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and (e) transactions to the
extent (i) permitted under Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04 and 6.05 and (ii) at
prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated
third parties.
SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay
or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower
and each Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity
Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) any
Subsidiary may make dividends and distributions to any Person that owns a direct
Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective
holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted
Payment is being made, (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Restricted
Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit
plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (d) the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make any other Restricted Payment so long as
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior to making
such Restricted Payment or would arise after giving effect (including giving
effect on a Pro Forma Basis) thereto and the aggregate amount of all such
Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (d) during the term of this
Agreement does not exceed $15,000,000, and
(e) Permitted Intercompany Transactions.
SECTION 6.09. Restrictive
Agreements. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter
into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that
prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any
of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends
or other distributions with respect to holders of its Equity Interests or to
make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to
Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall
not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document
or, to the extent such restrictions and conditions do not restrict or prevent
Liens securing the Obligations on at least a pari passu basis with the other
Secured Obligations, by any Permitted Private Placement Documents, (ii) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date
hereof identified on Schedule
6.09 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or
modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii)
the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained
in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided
such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold
and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not
apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured
Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions
apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (v) clause (a)
of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other
contracts restricting the assignment thereof and/or, with respect to leases of
real property, restricting the placement of a lien on the leasehold interest
therein, and (vi) customary arrangements containing restrictions with respect to
Foreign Subsidiaries in connection with financing arrangements for their benefit
that are not otherwise prohibited by this
Agreement.
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SECTION 6.10. Subordinated Indebtedness and Amendments to
Subordinated Indebtedness Documents. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any Subsidiary to voluntarily prepay, defease, purchase,
redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, any Subordinated Indebtedness or any
Indebtedness from time to time outstanding under the Subordinated Indebtedness
Documents, except refinancings of Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent
permitted by Section 6.01 and regularly scheduled or required repayments or
redemptions of Subordinated Indebtedness set forth on Schedule
6.01.
Furthermore, the Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, amend the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or any
document, agreement or instrument evidencing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant
to the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents (or any replacements, refinancings,
substitutions, extensions or renewals thereof) or pursuant to which such
Indebtedness is issued where such amendment, modification or supplement provides
for the following or which has any of the following effects:
(a) increases
the overall principal amount of any such Indebtedness or increases the amount of
any single scheduled installment of principal or interest;
(b) shortens
or accelerates the date upon which any installment of principal or interest
becomes due or adds any additional mandatory redemption provisions;
(c) shortens
the final maturity date of such Indebtedness or otherwise accelerates the
amortization schedule with respect to such Indebtedness;
(d) increases
the rate of interest accruing on such Indebtedness;
(e) provides
for the payment of additional fees or increases existing fees;
(f) amends
or modifies any financial or negative covenant (or covenant which prohibits or
restricts the Borrower or any Subsidiary from taking certain actions) or event
of default in a manner which is more onerous or more restrictive in any material
respect to the Borrower or such Subsidiary or which is otherwise materially
adverse to the Borrower, any Subsidiary and/or the Lenders or, in the case of
any such covenant or event of default, which places material additional
restrictions on the Borrower or such Subsidiary or which requires the Borrower
or such Subsidiary to comply with more restrictive financial ratios or which
requires the Borrower to better its financial performance, in each case from
that set forth in the existing applicable covenants in the Subordinated
Indebtedness Documents or the applicable covenants and events of default in this
Agreement; or
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(g) amends,
modifies or adds any affirmative covenant in a manner which (i) when taken as a
whole, is materially adverse to the Borrower, any Subsidiary and/or the Lenders
or (ii) is more onerous than the existing applicable covenant in the
Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or the applicable covenant in this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.11. Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Domestic
Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary that is owned directly or
indirectly by a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower) to, enter into any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction, other than Sale and Leaseback Transactions in respect of
which the net cash proceeds received in connection therewith does not exceed
$2,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Borrower,
determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that
are not Subsidiary Guarantors, together with the aggregate amount of assets sold
and leased back by Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, exceed at
any time 15% of Consolidated Total Assets.
SECTION
6.12. Financial
Covenants.
(a)Maximum Leverage
Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the ratio (the
“Leverage
Ratio”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending
on and after March 31, 2010, of (i) Consolidated Total Funded Indebtedness (less
unrestricted cash maintained by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary in
deposit accounts (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) or in securities
accounts (as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC), or any combination thereof,
and which each such deposit account or securities account is the subject of a
control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the Secured
Obligations and is maintained by a branch office of the bank or securities
intermediary located within the United States) to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for
the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such
fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00.
(b)Minimum Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the ratio (the
“Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending
on and after March 31, 2010, of (i) Consolidated EBITDA minus (A) payments in
respect of Capital Expenditures and (B) payments of dividends by the Borrower to
(ii) the sum of (A) scheduled principal payments, (B) income taxes paid in cash
and (C) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for the period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all
calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be
less than 1.20 to 1.00.
(c)Maximum Operating Lease
Expense. The Borrower will not permit Operating Lease Expense
for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last day
of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after March 31, 2010 to exceed
2.50% of Consolidated Total Assets on the last day of such fiscal
quarter.
ARTICLE VII
Events of
Default
If any of
the following events (“Events of Default”)
shall occur:
(a) the
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become
due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for
prepayment thereof or otherwise;
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(b) the
Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other
amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall
become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period
of five (5) days;
(c) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder
or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other
document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder,
shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made;
(d) the
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence), 5.08
or 5.09 or in Article VI;
(e) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, shall fail to observe or
perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other
than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or any other
Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty
(30) days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower
(which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal
or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness,
when and as the same shall become due and payable, which is not cured within any
applicable grace period therefor;
(g) any
event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due
prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits the holder or holders
of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to
cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment,
repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity;
provided that
this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a
result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such
Indebtedness;
(h) an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets,
under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and,
in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for
sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing
shall be entered;
(i) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file
any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law
now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to
contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described
in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv)
file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it
in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
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(j) the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability
or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(k) one
or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of
$2,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency) shall be rendered against the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain
undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution
shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a
judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l) an
ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders,
when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(m) a
Change in Control shall occur;
(n) the
occurrence of any “default”, as defined in any Loan Document (other than this
Agreement) or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Document
(other than this Agreement), which default or breach continues beyond any period
of grace therein provided;
(o) any
material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid,
binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or the Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall
assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such
assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or
otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms);
or
(p) any
Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected
first priority security interest in any portion of the Collateral purported to
be covered thereby, except as permitted by the terms of any Loan
Document;
then, and
in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described
in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of
the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of
the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate
the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and
(ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in
part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may
thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of
the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other Secured Obligations of the Borrower accrued
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall become due and
payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event
with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the
Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then
outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other
Secured Obligations accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the
Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, the Collateral Agent may, in accordance with and subject to the
terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, and at the request of the Required Lenders
shall, exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Collateral Agent under
the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under
the UCC.
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ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative
Agent and the
Collateral Agent
Each of
the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under each
other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank authorizes
each of the Agents to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, on behalf of such
Lender and the Issuing Bank (each Lender and the Issuing Bank hereby agreeing to
be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it were a party
thereto) and to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the
other Loan Documents, and on behalf of the Secured Parties and to exercise such
powers as are delegated to the Agents by the terms hereof and the terms of the
other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto.
The bank
serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and
powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same
as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates
may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it
were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
No Agent
shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth
herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no
Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any
duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers,
except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such
Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or
such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the
circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or as otherwise set forth in the
Intercreditor Agreement, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent
shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to
disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as either Agent or any
of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any
action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the
Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be
necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence
of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be
deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof
is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and neither shall be
responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement,
warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii)
the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or
in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the
covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document
(other than the Intercreditor Agreement) or other instrument or document, (v)
the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein,
other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to
such Agent or (vi) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the
Collateral or the existence of the Collateral.
The
Agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for
relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument,
document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or sent by the proper Person. The Agents also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the
proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying
thereon. The Agents may consult with legal counsel (who may be
counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by
it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in
accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or
experts.
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Either
Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by
or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. The
Agents and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise
its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The
exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such
sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Agents and any such sub-agent, and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of
the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an
Agent.
Subject
to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as
provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by
notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any
such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation
with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have
been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such
appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent
gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on
behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative
Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an
Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to
and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees
payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as
those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower
and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in
effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and
their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative
Agent.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon either
Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently
and without reliance upon either Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based
upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any
document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
None of
the Lenders, if any, identified in this Agreement as a Syndication Agent or
Documentation Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability,
responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all
Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders
shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any
Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with
respect to the relevant Lenders in their respective capacities as Syndication
Agent or Documentation Agent, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the
Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph.
Except
with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender, in accordance with
Section 9.08, the proceeds of which are applied in accordance with this
Agreement, each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute
any actions or proceedings, against the Borrower or with respect to any Loan
Document, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders or, as may
be provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, with the consent of
the Agents.
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The
Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the
acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the
Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative
Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the
payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such
principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
In its
capacity, the Collateral Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties
within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the New York
Uniform Commercial Code. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent
authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into each of the Collateral Documents
to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such
documents. Each Lender agrees that no Secured Parties (other than the
Collateral Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the
security granted by any Pledge Agreement, it being understood and agreed that
such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Collateral
Documents. In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by
any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Collateral
Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute
and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan Documents necessary or
appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the
Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties. The Lenders and
the Administrative Agent hereby authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option
and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral
Agent upon any Collateral (i) as permitted by, but only in accordance with, the
terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (ii) if approved, authorized or
ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, unless such release is required to
be approved by all of the Lenders hereunder. Upon request by the
Collateral Agent at any time, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent will
confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types
or items of Collateral pursuant hereto. Upon any sale or transfer of
assets constituting Collateral which is permitted pursuant to the terms of any
Loan Document, or consented to in writing by the Required Lenders or all of the
Lenders, as applicable, and upon at least five Business Days’ prior written
request by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall (and
is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to)
execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens
granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties herein or
pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided,
however,
that (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any such document
on terms which, in the Collateral Agent’s opinion, would expose the Collateral
Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than
the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release
shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens
upon (or obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of) all
interests retained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including (without
limitation) the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute
part of the Collateral.
The
Borrower, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, and each Lender, on
its behalf and on the behalf of its affiliated Secured Parties, hereby
irrevocably constitute the Collateral Agent as the holder of an irrevocable
power of attorney (fondé de
pouvoir within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec)
in order to hold hypothecs and security granted by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary on property pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec to secure
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any bond, debenture or
similar title of indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
connection with this Agreement, and agree that the Collateral Agent may act as
the bondholder and mandatary with respect to any bond, debenture or similar
title of indebtedness that may be issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and
pledged in favor of the Secured Parties in connection with this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of the An Act
respecting the special powers of legal persons (Quebec), JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. as Collateral Agent may acquire and be the holder of any bond issued by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement (i.e., the fondé de
pouvoir may acquire and hold the first bond issued under any deed of hypothec by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary).
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The
Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver any documents
necessary or appropriate to create and perfect the rights of pledge for the
benefit of the Secured Parties including a right of pledge with respect to the
entitlements to profits, the balance left after winding up and the voting rights
of the Borrower as ultimate parent of any subsidiary of the Borrower which is
organized under the laws of the Netherlands and the Equity Interests of which
are pledged in connection herewith (a “Dutch
Pledge”). Without prejudice to the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree
with the creation of parallel debt obligations of the Borrower or any relevant
Subsidiary as will be described in any Dutch Pledge (the “Parallel Debt”),
including that any payment received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the
Parallel Debt will - conditionally upon such payment not subsequently being
avoided or reduced by virtue of any provisions or enactments relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, preference, liquidation or similar laws of general
application - be deemed a satisfaction of a pro rata portion of the
corresponding amounts of the Obligations, and any payment to the
Secured Parties in satisfaction of the Obligations shall - conditionally upon
such payment not subsequently being avoided or reduced by virtue of any
provisions or enactments relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, preference,
liquidation or similar laws of general application - be deemed as satisfaction
of the corresponding amount of the Parallel Debt. The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of a Dutch Pledge, any resignation by
the Collateral Agent is not effective until its rights under the Parallel Debt
are assigned to the successor Collateral Agent.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree for the purposes of taking and ensuring the
continuing validity of German law governed pledges (Pfandrechte) with the
creation of parallel debt obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
will be further described in a separate German law governed parallel debt
undertaking. The Collateral Agent shall (i) hold such parallel debt
undertaking as fiduciary agent (Treuhaender) and (ii)
administer and hold as fiduciary agent (Treuhaender) any pledge
created under a German law governed Collateral Document which is created in
favor of any Secured Party or transferred to any Secured Party due to its
accessory nature (Akzessorietaet), in each case
in its own name and for the account of the Secured Parties. Each
Lender, on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliated Secured Parties,
hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter as its agent in its name and on
its behalf into any German law governed Collateral Document, to accept as its
agent in its name and on its behalf any pledge under such Collateral Document
and to agree to and execute as agent its in its name and on its behalf any
amendments, supplements and other alterations to any such Collateral Document
and to release any such Collateral Document and any pledge created under any
such Collateral Document in accordance with the provisions herein and/or the
provisions in any such Collateral Document.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION
9.01. Notices. (a)
Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be
given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i) if
to the Borrower, to it at Measurement Specialties, Inc., 0000 Xxxxx Xxx,
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
(Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000; Telephone No. (000) 000-0000); with a copy to, in
the case of a notice of Default, DLA Piper LLP (US), One Atlantic Center, 0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx. (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
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(ii) if
to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (A) in the case of
Borrowings denominated in Dollars, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) and (B) in the case of Borrowings denominated in
Foreign Currencies, to X.X. Xxxxxx Europe Limited, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X
0XX, Attention of Loan and Agency (Telecopy No. 44 207 777 2360), and in each
case with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 000 Xxxxx 00 Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000, Attention of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(iii) if
to the Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No.
(000) 000-0000);
(iv) if
to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000, Attention of Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000); and
(v) if
to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.
(b)Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the
Administrative Agent; provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The
Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept
notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications
pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.
(c)Any
party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All
notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date
of receipt.
SECTION
9.02. Waivers;
Amendments. (a) No
failure or delay by any Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any
right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or
power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or
power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents, the
Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would
otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or
consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall
not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or
knowledge of such Default at the time.
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(b)
Except as provided in Section 2.20 with respect to an Incremental Term Loan
Amendment, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such
agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or
LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees
payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of
any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable
hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or
postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or
(d) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing or application of payments
required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of
the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any
other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required
to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or
grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (it
being understood that, solely with the consent of the parties prescribed by
Section 2.20 to be parties to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, Incremental
Term Loans may be included in the determination of Required Lenders on
substantially the same basis as the Commitments and the Revolving Loans are
included on the Effective Date), (vi) release all or substantially all of the
Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty
without the written consent of each Lender, or (vii) except as provided in
clause (d) of this Section or in any Collateral Document, release all or
substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender;
provided further that no such
agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline
Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may
be.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be
amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to each relevant Loan
Document (x) to add one or more credit facilities (in addition to the
Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment) to this
Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding
thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably
in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the
Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in
respect thereof and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit
facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and
Lenders.
(d) The
Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in
its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the
Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of all the Commitments,
payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Obligations (other than
Unliquidated Obligations), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated
Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (ii) constituting
property being sold or disposed of if the Borrower certifies to the Collateral
Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such
certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property leased to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in
a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any
sale or other disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of
remedies of the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Any
such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the
Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or
obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the
Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to
constitute part of the Collateral.
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(e) If,
in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or
consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender
directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but
the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose
consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting
Lender”), then the Borrower may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender
as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such
replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to
purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting
Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Lender for all
purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the
Non-Consenting Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the
requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04, and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to
such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1)
all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such
Non-Consenting Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of
termination, including without limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting
Lender under Sections 2.15 and 2.17, and (2) an amount, if any, equal to the
payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement
under Section 2.16 had the Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on
such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender.
(f)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may,
with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission,
mistake, defect or inconsistency.
SECTION
9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage
Waiver. (a) The
Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Agents and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel for the Agents, in connection with the syndication and
distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a
service such as Intralinks) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the
preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or
any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof
(whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing
Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, the Issuing Bank or any Lender,
including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agents, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of
its rights in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document,
including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or
Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses
incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect
of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b) The
Borrower shall indemnify the Agents, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each
Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an
“Indemnitee”)
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against
any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument
contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective
obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use
of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a
demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether
any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such
indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Indemnitee.
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(c) To
the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it
to the any Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a)
or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent, the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it
being understood that the Borrower’s failure to pay any such amount shall not
relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof); provided that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent, the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(d) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (i) for any damages arising from
the use by others of information or other materials obtained through
telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems
(including the Internet), or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or
thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the
proceeds thereof.
(e) All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) days
after written demand therefor.
SECTION
9.04. Successors and
Assigns. (a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit),
except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender
(and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent
shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its
rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this
Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be
construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of
the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to
the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent
expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)(i)
Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii)
below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the
Borrower, provided that no
consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, any other assignee;
(B) the
Administrative Agent; and
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(C) the
Issuing Bank.
(ii) Assignments
shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)
except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or
an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the
Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than
$5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise
consent, provided that no such
consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing;
(B) each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all
the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided
that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in
respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee
Lender or shared between such Lenders;
(D) the
assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more
credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain
material non-public information about the Borrower and its affiliates and their
Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who
may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance
procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws;
and
(E) the
assignee shall not be the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Borrower.
For the
purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has
the following meaning:
“Approved Fund” means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing,
holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a
Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an
entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(iii) Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this
Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of
the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a
party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15,
2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of
rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this Section.
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(iv) The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall
maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of
the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC
Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to
time (the “Register”). The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat each Person
whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the
contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time
to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon
its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative
Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and
any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption
and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if
either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any
payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e),
2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation
to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in
the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full,
together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be
effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the
Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks
or other entities (a “Participant”) in all
or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A)
such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and
directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such
Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such
Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall
be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided
such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d) as though it were a
Lender.
(ii) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with
respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the
participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written
consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as
though it were a Lender.
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(d) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or
assignment of a security interest; provided that no such
pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of
its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such
Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION
9.05. Survival. All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties
in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in
connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any
Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation
made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or
knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any
credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as
long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is
outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the
Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of
Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in
full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination
of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or
thereof.
SECTION
9.06. Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with
respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire
contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede
any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to
the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this
Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of
the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of
this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION
9.07. Severability. Any
provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the
invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not
invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
9.08. Right
of Setoff. If
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each
of its Affiliates 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 and in whatever
currency denominated) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing
by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary Guarantor against any of and all of the Secured Obligations
held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made
any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be
unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which
such Lender may have.
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SECTION
9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Consent to Service of Process. (a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the
State of New York.
(b)The
Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of
New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of
the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in
any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the
parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring
any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document
against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(c)The
Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to
in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
(d)Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or
any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION
9.10. WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION
9.11. Headings. Article
and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Agreement.
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SECTION
9.12. Confidentiality. Each
of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain
the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers,
employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors
(it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be
informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep
such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory
authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d)
to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any
remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement
containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i)
any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant
in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any
actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative
transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent
of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes
available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the
purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the
Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the
case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such
information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of
care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would
accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION
9.13. Interest
Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan,
together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest
on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the "Charges"), shall exceed the maximum lawful
rate (the "Maximum
Rate") which may be
contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such
Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect
of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof,
shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and
Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not
payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the
interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods
shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such
cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective
Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such
Lender.
SECTION
9.14. USA
Patriot Act. Each
Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act hereby
notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot
Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan
Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan
Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
SECTION
9.15. Appointment for
Perfection. Each
Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of
perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured
Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other
applicable law can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender
(other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such
Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the
Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the
Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the
Collateral Agent’s instructions.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.,
as
the Borrower
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By
__________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., individually as a Lender, as the Swingline Lender, as
the Issuing Bank, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral
Agent
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By
__________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., individually as a
Lender
and as Syndication Agent
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By
__________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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[OTHER
BANKS],
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SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS
LENDER
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COMMITMENT
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
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$ | 30,000,000 | ||
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
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$ | 28,000,000 | ||
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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$ | 28,000,000 | ||
BRANCH
BANKING & TRUST COMPANY
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$ | 18,000,000 | ||
CREDIT
INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL
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$ | 6,000,000 | ||
AGGREGATE
COMMITMENT
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$ | 110,000,000 |
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SCHEDULE
2.02
MANDATORY
COST
1.
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The
Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders
for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of
England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any
other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the
requirements of the European Central
Bank.
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2.
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On
the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter)
the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate
(the “Associated
Costs Rate”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set
out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the
Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Associated
Costs Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of
each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage
rate per annum.
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3.
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The
Associated Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in a
Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender
to the Administrative Agent. This percentage will be certified
by that Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its
reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that
Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office) of
complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central
Bank in respect of loans made from that Facility
Office.
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4.
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The
Associated Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the
United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as
follows:
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(a)
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in
relation to a Loan in Pounds
Sterling:
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per
cent. per annum
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(b)
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in
relation to a Loan in any currency other than Pounds
Sterling:
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per
cent. per
annum.
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Where:
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A
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is
the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of
any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to
maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England
to comply with cash ratio
requirements.
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B
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is
the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Rate and the
Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an Unpaid Sum, the additional rate of
interest specified in Section 2.13(c)) payable for the relevant Interest
Period on the Loan.
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C
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is
the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is
required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special
Deposits with the Bank of
England.
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1
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D
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is
the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the
Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special
Deposits.
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E
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is
designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules
and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average of the
most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds
per £1,000,000.
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5.
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For
the purposes of this Schedule:
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(a)
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“Eligible Liabilities”
and “Special
Deposits” have the meanings given to them from time to time under
or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by
the Bank of England;
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(b)
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“Facility Office” means
the office or offices notified by a Lender to the Administrative Agent in
writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that
date, by not less than five Business Days’ written notice) as the office
or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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(c)
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“Fees Rules” means the
rules on periodic fees contained in the FSA Supervision Manual or such
other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of
the payment of fees for the acceptance of
deposits;
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(d)
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“Fee Tariffs” means the
fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1
Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required
pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount
rate);
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(e)
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“Participating Member
State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or
has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation
of the European Union relating to economic and monetary
union.
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(f)
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“Reference Banks” means,
in relation to Mandatory Cost, the principal London offices of JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
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(g)
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“Tariff Base” has the
meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the
Fees Rules.
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(h)
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“Unpaid Sum” means any
sum due and payable but unpaid by any Borrower under the Loan
Documents.
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6.
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In
application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the
formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula
as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by
subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting
figures shall be rounded to four decimal
places.
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7.
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If
requested by the Administrative Agent, each Reference Bank shall, as soon
as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority,
supply to the Administrative Agent, the rate of charge payable by that
Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees
Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services
Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank as being the
average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank for that
financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base
of that Reference Bank.
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8.
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Each
Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative Agent
for the purpose of calculating its Associated Costs Rate. In
particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following
information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a
Lender:
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(a) the
jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and
(b) any
other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such
purpose.
Each
Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change to the
information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
9.
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The
percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates
of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be
determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied
to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that,
unless a Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each
Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special
Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of
incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its
Facility Office.
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10.
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The
Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any person if such
determination results in an Associated Costs Rate which over or under
compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the
information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to
paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all
respects.
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11.
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The
Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a
result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Associated
Costs Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each
Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8
above.
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12.
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Any
determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule in
relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Associated Costs Rate or any
amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
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13.
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The
Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the
Borrower and the relevant Lenders, determine and notify to all parties
hereto any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule 2.02
in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements
from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services
Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other
authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such
determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and
binding on all parties hereto.
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Schedule 3.01 to the Credit
Agreement
Subsidiaries
I. Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Name
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Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
or
Organization
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%
Ownership by the
Borrower
and the other
Subsidiaries
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BetaTHERM
USA, LLC
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Massachusetts
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Elekon
Industries USA, Inc.
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California
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Entran
Devices LLC
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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IC
Sensors, Inc.
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California
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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MEAS
US LLC
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Measurement
Specialties Foreign Holdings Corporation (“MSFHC”)
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by
Borrower
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II. Subsidiaries
Subsidiary
Name
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Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
or
Organization
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%
Ownership by the
Borrower
and the other
Subsidiaries
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||
BetaTHERM
USA, LLC
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Massachusetts
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Elekon
Industries USA, Inc.
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California
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Entran
Devices LLC
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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IC
Sensors, Inc.
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California
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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MEAS
US LLC
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Measurement
Specialties Foreign Holdings Corporation
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Delaware
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Owned
100% by Borrower
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Kenabell
Holding Limited
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British
Virgin Islands
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Owned
100% by Measurement Specialties Foreign Holdings
Corporation
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MEAS
Sensors (Asia) Limited
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Hong
Kong
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Owned
100% by Kenabell Holding Limited
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MEAS
Shenzhen (China) Limited
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China
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Owned
100% by MEAS Sensors (Asia) Limited
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Measurement
Specialties (China) Limited
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China
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Owned
100% by MEAS Sensors (Asia)
Limited
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Acalon
Holdings Limited
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Cyprus
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Owned
100% by Kenabell Holding Limited
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MEAS
Europe SAS
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France
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Owned
100% by Acalon Holdings Limited
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Nikkiso-Therm
Co. Ltd.
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Japan
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The
JV has a total of 800 shares of Common Stock and 1 share of Class B
stock outstanding. MEAS Europe holds 400 shares of
Common Stock and 1 share of Class B stock, equivalent to approximately 50%
ownership in the Joint Venture.
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Qualicem
SA
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France
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Qualicem
has 100 shares of common stock outstanding; MEAS Europe owns 25 shares
representing a 25% ownership interest and MEAS France owns 30 shares
representing a 30% ownership interest
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MEAS
France SAS
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France
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Owned
100% by MEAS Europe
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Intersema
Microsystems SA
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Switzerland
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Owned
100% by MEAS Europe
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MEAS
Germany
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Germany
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Owned
100% by MEAS Europe
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Intersema
Sensoric SA
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Switzerland
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Owned
100% by Intersema Microsystems SA
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FGP
Sensors, Inc.
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Pennsylvania
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Owned
100% by MEAS France
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Atex
Ltd
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United
Kingdom
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Owned
100% by MEAS France
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Atexis
Company Electronic Ltd
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China
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Owned
100% by MEAS France
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MEAS
Ireland Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by Acalon Holdings Limited
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BetaTHERM
Automotive Ltd
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by MEAS Ireland Ltd.
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BetaTHERM
R&D Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by MEAS Ireland Ltd.
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BetaTHERM
Group Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by MEAS Ireland Ltd.
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BetaTHERM
Holding Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by BetaTHERM Group Ltd.
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BetaTHERM
Trading Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by BetaTHERM Holding
Ltd.
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Xxxxx
Limited
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by BetaTHERM Trading Ltd.
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BetaTHERM
Systems Ltd.
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Ireland
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Owned
100% by BetaTHERM Trading
Ltd.
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Schedule 3.06 to the Credit
Agreement
Litigation, Environmental
and Labor Matters
In late
May 2009, the Borrower became aware that certain of its piezo products when
designed or modified for use with or incorporation into a defense article are
subject the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) administered
by the United States Department of State. Certain technical data relating to the
design of the products may have been exported to China without authorization
from the U.S. Department of State. As required by the ITAR, the Borrower
conducted a thorough investigation into the matter. Based on
the investigation, the Borrower filed in December 2009 a final voluntary
disclosure with the U.S. Department of State relating to that matter, as well as
to exports and re-exports of other ITAR-controlled technical data and/or
products to Canada, India, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Japan, the
Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the course of
the investigation, the Borrower also became aware that certain of its products
may have been exported from France without authorization from the relevant
French authorities. The U.S. Department of State and other regulatory
authorities encourage voluntary disclosures and generally afford parties
mitigating credit under such circumstances. The Borrower nevertheless could be
subject to potential regulatory consequences related to these possible
violations ranging from a no-action letter, government oversight of facilities
and export transactions, monetary penalties, and in extreme cases, debarment
from government contracting, denial of export privileges and/or criminal
penalties. It is not possible at this time to predict the precise
timing or probable outcome of any potential regulatory consequences related to
these possible violations.
Schedule 6.01 to the Credit
Agreement
Existing
Indebtedness
1.
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In
connection with the acquisition of Intersema, the Borrower’s subsidiary,
MEAS Europe, issued two unsecured promissory notes, each with a principal
balance of 5,000,000 Swiss Francs (“Intersema
Notes”). As of the date hereof, the outstanding balance
on each the Intersema Note is 2,500,000 Swiss Francs plus accrued interest
with additional payments of 1,250,000 Swiss Francs plus interest due on
each of December 28, 2010 and December 28,
2011.
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2.
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Obligations
under the two Promissory Notes issued by the Borrower to HL Planartechnik
GmbH on March 31, 2006 in the principal amounts of € 1,000,000 and €
1,5000,000 respectively with each note maturing on December 31, 2019.
These notes were issued in connection with the acquisition of HL
Planartechnik GmbH.
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3.
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Governmental
loans from French agencies to MEAS France SAS at no interest and payable
based on R&D expenditures in the amount of €662,000. These
are “avance remboursable” or Cash in advance provided by Anvar / Oseo, a
French governmental agency that sponsors innovative R&D projects.
These amounts are advanced by this agency and upon success of the project
the amounts are paid back. If the project
fails, the loan is transformed into a subsidy (under certain
circumstances).
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4.
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On
November 3, 2009, Measurement Specialties (China) Limited, the
Borrower’s subsidiary in China (“MEAS China”)
entered into a two year credit facility agreement (the “China Credit
Facility”) with China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd (“CMB”). The
China Credit facility permits MEAS China to borrow up to XXX 00 xxxxxxx
(xxxxxxxxxxxxx $10 million). MEAS China has pledged its
Shenzhen facility to CMB as collateral. As of the date hereof,
the Borrower has borrowed approximately $5 million under the China Credit
Facility with approximately $5 million remaining
available.
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Informational
Note (not Indebtedness permitted under the Credit Agreement): The
Indebtedness under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 3, 2006
by and among Measurement Specialties, Inc., the US Credit Parties signatory
thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, and
General Electric Capital Corporation (as further amended) (the “GE Credit Agreement”)
shall be repaid in full and satisfied from the proceeds of the Loans on the
Effective Date.
Schedule 6.02 to the Credit
Agreement
Existing
Liens
Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems (“RIDS”): Covering all
Copolymer P (VDF-THFE) resin purchased to support the production of 1007157
arrays for RIDS as set forth in Purchase Order Number/date 4400230887 /
04/06/2007 as amended by the Change Order dated April 24, 2007 and the Change
Order dated July 17, 2007, as further amended from time to
time. Borrower orchestrates the procurement of the copolymer on
RIDS’s behalf, but RIDS ultimately pays for the product. Borrower
stores the product at its Hampton, VA facility.
Informational
Note (not Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement): General
Electric Capital Corporation as agent under the GE Credit Agreement described in
Schedule 6.01 has filed “all asset” financing statements that name General Electric Capital
Corporation as Secured Party. The related obligations shall be
satisfied with proceeds of the Loans and such obligations and the financing
statements shall be released on the Effective Date.
Schedule 6.04 to the Credit
Agreement
Existing
Investments
The
Borrower has a number of foreign currency exchange contracts in Europe in an
attempt to hedge the Borrower’s exposure to the Euro. The Euro/U.S. dollar
currency contracts have notional amounts totaling $1,605,000 as of March 31,
2010.
Schedule 6.09 to the Credit
Agreement
Restrictive
Agreements
None.
EXHIBIT
A
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
This
Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated
as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between
[Insert name of
Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the
“Assignee”). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”),
receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the
Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1
attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and
made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in
full.
For an
agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the
Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions
and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the
Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and
obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other
documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the
amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding
rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities
identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline
loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be
assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other
right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether
known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any
other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan
transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the
foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory
claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and
obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and
obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being
referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned
Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to
the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and
Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.
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Assignor:
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2.
|
Assignee:
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[and
is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]1]
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3.
|
Borrower(s):
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Measurement
Specialties, Inc.
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4.
|
Administrative
Agent:
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit
Agreement
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5.
|
Credit
Agreement:
|
The
Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010 among Measurement Specialties,
Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the other agents parties
thereto
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6.
|
Assigned
Interest:
|
A-1
Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for all
Lenders
|
Amount of
Commitment/
Loans Assigned
|
Percentage Assigned
of
Commitment/Loans2
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$ |
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$ | % | ||||||
$ |
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$ | % | ||||||
$ |
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$ | % |
Effective
Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE
REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms
set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
|
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[NAME
OF ASSIGNOR]
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By:
|
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Title:
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ASSIGNEE
|
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[NAME
OF ASSIGNEE]
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By:
|
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Title:
|
Consented
to and Accepted:
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative
Agent and Issuing Bank
|
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By:
|
||
Title:
|
||
[Consented
to:]3
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MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
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By:
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Title:
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3 To be
added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
A-2
ANNEX
I
STANDARD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and
Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The
Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of
any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this
Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any
collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan
Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective
obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. The
Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and
Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become
a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any,
specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in
order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after
the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement
as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have
the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the
Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to
purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis
and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or
any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment
and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to
the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee;
and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the
Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, 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, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be
performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From
and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments
in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest,
fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but
excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued
from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions.
This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit
of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number
of counterparts, which together shall constitute one
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of
a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and
Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
X-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
BORROWING
REQUEST
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
for the
Lenders referred to below
00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Re: Measurement Specialties,
Inc.
[Date]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010 (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among
Measurement Specialties, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Borrower”), the
financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Lenders (the “Lenders”), and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent. The Borrower
hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that it
requests a Revolving Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that
connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to such
Revolving Borrowing requested hereby:
1.
|
Aggregate
principal amount of Borrowing:1 _________
|
2.
|
Date
of Borrowing (which shall be a Business
Day): _________
|
3.
|
Type
of Borrowing (ABR or
Eurocurrency): _________
|
4.
|
Interest
Period and the last day thereof (if a Eurocurrency Borrowing):2 _________
|
5.
|
Agreed
Currency: _________
|
6.
|
Location
and number of Borrower’s account or any other account agreed upon by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower to which proceeds of Borrowing are
to be
disbursed: _________
|
The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions to lending specified
in Section[s] [4.01 and] 3 4.02 of the Credit
Agreement are satisfied as of the date hereof.
3 To be
included only upon Effective Date.
B-1-1
Very
truly yours,
|
||
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC., as
Borrower
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
INTEREST
ELECTION REQUEST
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
for the
Lenders referred to below
00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Re: Measurement Specialties,
Inc.
[Date]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010 (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among
Measurement Specialties, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Borrower”), the
financial institutions party thereto from time to time as Lenders (the “Lenders”), and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent. The Borrower
hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement that it
requests to convert an existing Revolving Borrowing under the Credit Agreement,
and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with
respect to such conversion requested hereby:
1.
|
List
date, Type, principal amount, Agreed Currency and Interest Period (if
applicable) of existing
Borrowing: _________
|
2.
|
Aggregate
principal amount of resulting
Borrowing: _________
|
3.
|
Effective
date of interest election (which shall be a Business
Day): _________
|
4.
|
Type
of Borrowing (ABR or
Eurocurrency): _________
|
5.
|
Interest
Period and the last day thereof (if a Eurocurrency Borrowing):1 _________
|
6.
|
Agreed
Currency: _________
|
1 Which
must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the
Maturity Date.
B-2-1
Very
truly yours,
|
||
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC., as
Borrower
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
B-2-2
EXHIBIT
C
FORM OF
INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT
INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated
__________, 20___ (this “Supplement”), by and
among each of the signatories hereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June
1, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Credit
Agreement”), among Measurement Specialties, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in
such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) and collateral agent.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section
2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has the right, subject to the
terms and conditions thereof, to effectuate from time to time an increase in the
Aggregate Commitment and/or one or more tranches of Incremental Term Loans under
the Credit Agreement by requesting one or more Lenders to increase the amount of
its Commitment and/or to participate in such a tranche;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has given notice to the Administrative Agent of its intention to
[increase the Aggregate Commitment] [and] [enter into a tranche of Incremental
Term Loans] pursuant to such Section 2.20;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section
2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Increasing Lender now
desires to [increase the amount of its Commitment] [and] [participate in a
tranche of Incremental Term Loans] under the Credit Agreement by executing and
delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent this
Supplement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1. The
undersigned Increasing Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement, that on the date of this Supplement it shall [have its
Commitment increased by $[__________], thereby making the aggregate amount of
its total Commitments equal to $[__________]] [and] [participate in a tranche of
Incremental Term Loans with a commitment amount equal to $[__________] with
respect thereto].
2. The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof.
3. Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used
herein.
4. This
Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York.
5. This
Supplement 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 document.
C-1
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
[INSERT
NAME OF INCREASING LENDER]
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
Accepted
and agreed to as of the date first written above:
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
Acknowledged
as of the date first written above:
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
|
||
as
Administrative Agent
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
C-2
EXHIBIT
D
FORM OF
AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT
AUGMENTING
LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated __________, 20___ (this “Supplement”), to the
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among Measurement Specialties, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in
such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) and collateral agent.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Credit Agreement provides in Section 2.20 thereof that any bank, financial
institution or other entity may [extend Commitments] [and] [participate in
tranches of Incremental Term Loans] under the Credit Agreement subject to the
approval of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, by executing and
delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the
Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and
WHEREAS,
the undersigned Augmenting Lender was not an original party to the Credit
Agreement but now desires to become a party thereto;
NOW,
THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1. The
undersigned Augmenting Lender agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit
Agreement and agrees that it shall, on the date of this Supplement, become a
Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if
originally a party thereto, with a [Commitment with respect to Revolving Loans
of $[__________]] [and] [a commitment with respect to Incremental Term Loans of
$[__________]].
2. The
undersigned Augmenting Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally
authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a
copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof,
as applicable, and has reviewed such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender 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 Credit Agreement
or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d)
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement
or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are
delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such
powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms
all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to
be performed by it as a Lender.
3. The
undersigned’s address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as
follows:
[___________]
4. The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof.
D-1
5. Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used
herein.
6. This
Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York.
7. This
Supplement 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 document.
[remainder
of this page intentionally left blank]
D-2
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
[INSERT
NAME OF AUGMENTING LENDER]
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
Accepted
and agreed to as of the date first written above:
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
Acknowledged
as of the date first written above:
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
|
||
as
Administrative Agent
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
D-3
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
PROMISSORY
NOTE
Dated:
__________, 2010
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, Measurement Specialties, Inc., a New Jersey
corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY
UNCONDITIONALLY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [LENDER] (the “Lender”) the
aggregate unpaid Dollar Amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to the “Credit Agreement” (as defined below) on the Maturity Date or on
such earlier date as may be required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein are as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The
undersigned Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each Loan made to it from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is
paid in full at a rate or rates per annum determined in accordance with the
terms of the Credit Agreement. Interest hereunder is due and payable
at such times and on such dates as set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
At the
time of each Loan, and upon each payment or prepayment of principal of each
Loan, the Lender shall make a notation either on the schedule attached hereto
and made a part hereof, or in such Lender’s own books and records, in each case
specifying the amount of such Loan, the respective Interest Period thereof (in
the case of Eurocurrency Loans) or the amount of principal paid or prepaid with
respect to such Loan, as applicable; provided that the
failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or notation shall not affect
the Secured Obligations of the undersigned Borrower hereunder or under the
Credit Agreement.
This Note
is one of the notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010 by and among the Borrower, the
financial institutions from time to time parties thereto as Lenders and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent (as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the “Credit
Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for
the making of Loans by the Lender to the undersigned Borrower from time to time
in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar Amount
of such Lender’s Commitment, the indebtedness of the undersigned Borrower
resulting from each such Loan to it being evidenced by this Note, and (ii)
contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening
of certain stated events and also for prepayments of the principal hereof prior
to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein
specified.
This Note
is secured by the Collateral Documents. Reference is hereby made to the
Collateral Documents for a description of the collateral thereby mortgaged,
warranted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, pledged
and hypothecated, the nature and extent of the security for this Note, the
rights of the holder of this Note, the Administrative Agent in respect of such
security and otherwise.
Demand,
presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by
the Borrower. Whenever in this Note reference is made to the
Administrative Agent, the Lender or the Borrower, such reference shall be deemed
to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and
assigns. The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of said successors and assigns. The Borrower’s
successors and assigns shall include, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or
debtor in possession of or for the Borrower.
E-1
This Note
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of
New York.
E-2
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
E-3
SCHEDULE
OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OR PREPAYMENTS
Date
|
Amount of
Loan
|
Type of
Loan Currency
|
Interest
Period/Rate
|
Amount of
Principal
Paid or
Prepaid
|
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
|
Notation
Made By
|
||||||
|
|
|
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E-4
EXHIBIT
F
LIST OF
CLOSING DOCUMENTS
MEASUREMENT
SPECIALTIES, INC.
CREDIT
FACILITIES
June 1,
2010
LIST OF
CLOSING DOCUMENTS1
A. LOAN DOCUMENTS
1.
|
Credit
Agreement (the “Credit
Agreement”) by and among Measurement Specialties, Inc., a New
Jersey corporation (the “Borrower”), the
institutions from time to time parties thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”) and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for
itself and the other Lenders (the “Administrative
Agent”) and as Collateral Agent for itself and the other Lenders
(the “Collateral
Agent”), evidencing a revolving credit facility to the Borrower
from the Lenders in an initial aggregate principal amount of
$110,000,000.
|
SCHEDULES
Schedule
2.01
|
—
|
Commitments
|
|
Schedule
2.02
|
—
|
Mandatory
Cost
|
|
Schedule
3.01
|
—
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
Schedule
3.06
|
—
|
Existing
Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters
|
|
Schedule
6.01
|
—
|
Existing
Indebtedness
|
|
Schedule
6.02
|
—
|
Existing
Liens
|
|
Schedule
6.04
|
—
|
Existing
Investments
|
|
Schedule
6.09
|
—
|
Existing
Restrictive
Agreements
|
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
|
—
|
Form
of Assignment and Assumption
|
|
Exhibit
B-1
|
—
|
Form
of Borrowing Request
|
|
Exhibit
B-2
|
—
|
Form
of Interest Election Request
|
|
Exhibit
C
|
—
|
Form
of Increasing Lender Supplement
|
|
Exhibit
D
|
—
|
Form
of Augmenting Lender Supplement
|
|
Exhibit
E
|
—
|
Form
of Promissory Note
|
|
Exhibit
F
|
—
|
List
of Closing
Documents
|
2.
|
Notes
executed by the Borrower in favor of each of the Lenders, if any, which
has requested a note pursuant to Section 2.10(e) of the Credit
Agreement.
|
F-1
3.
|
Guaranty
executed by the initial Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively with the
Borrower, the “Loan Parties”)
in favor of the Administrative
Agent.
|
4.
|
Pledge
and Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties in favor of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together
with pledged instruments and allonges, stock certificates, stock powers
executed in blank, pledge instructions and acknowledgments, as
appropriate.
|
Exhibit
A
|
—
|
Legal
and Prior Names; Principal Place of Business and Chief Executive Office;
FEIN; State Organization Number and Jurisdiction of Incorporation;
Properties Leased by the Grantors; Properties Owned by the Grantors;
Public Warehouses or Other Locations
|
|
Exhibit
B
|
—
|
Aircraft/Engines,
Ships, Railcars and Other Vehicles Governed by Federal Statute; Patents,
Copyrights and Trademarks Protected under Federal Law
|
|
Exhibit
C
|
—
|
Legal
Description, County and Street Address of Property on which Fixtures are
located
|
|
Exhibit
D
|
—
|
List
of Instruments, Pledged Securities and other Investment
Property
|
|
Exhibit
E
|
—
|
UCC
Financing Statement Filing Locations
|
|
Exhibit
F
|
—
|
Commercial
Tort Claims
|
|
Exhibit
G
|
—
|
Grantors
|
5.
|
Confirmatory
Grant of Security Interest in United States Patents made by certain of the
Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties.
|
Schedule
A
|
—
|
Registered
Patents; Patent Applications; Other Patents
|
|
Schedule
B
|
—
|
License
Agreements
|
6.
|
Confirmatory
Grant of Security Interest in United States Trademarks made by certain of
the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties.
|
Schedule
A
|
—
|
Registered
Trademarks; Trademark and Service Xxxx Applications; Other
Trademarks
|
|
Schedule
B
|
—
|
License
Agreements
|
7.
|
Confirmatory
Grant of Security Interest in United States Copyrights made by certain of
the Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties.
|
Schedule
A
|
—
|
Registered
Copyrights; Copyright Applications; Other Copyrights
|
|
Schedule
B
|
—
|
License
Agreements
|
8.
|
Certificates
of Insurance listing the Collateral Agent as (x) lender loss payee for the
property, casualty and business interruption insurance policies of the
Initial Loan Parties, together with long-form lender loss payable
endorsements, as appropriate, and (y) additional insured with respect to
the liability insurance of the Loan Parties, together with additional
insured endorsements.
|
9.
|
Intercreditor
Agreement by and among the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and
the Holders of Note
Obligations.
|
F-2
B. UCC
DOCUMENTS
10.
|
UCC,
tax lien and name variation search reports naming each Loan Party from the
appropriate offices in relevant
jurisdictions.
|
11.
|
UCC
financing statements naming each Loan Party as debtor and the Collateral
Agent as secured party as filed with the appropriate offices in applicable
jurisdictions.
|
C. CORPORATE
DOCUMENTS
12.
|
Certificate
of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party certifying
(i) that there have been no changes in the Certificate of Incorporation or
other charter document of such Loan Party, as attached thereto and as
certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or analogous
governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of its organization, since the
date of the certification thereof by such governmental entity, (ii) the
By-Laws or other applicable organizational document, as attached thereto,
of such Loan Party as in effect on the date of such certification, (iii)
resolutions of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Loan
Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each Loan
Document to which it is a party, and (iv) the names and true signatures of
the incumbent officers of each Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan
Documents to which it is a party, and (in the case of the Borrower)
authorized to request a Borrowing or the issuance of a Letter of Credit
under the Credit Agreement.
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13.
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Good
Standing Certificate (or analogous documentation if applicable) for each
Loan Party from the Secretary of State (or analogous governmental entity)
of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent generally available
in such jurisdiction.
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D. OPINIONS
14.
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Opinion of
DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Loan
Parties.
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E. CLOSING CERTIFICATES AND
MISCELLANEOUS
15.
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A
Certificate signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial
Officer of the Borrower certifying the following: (i) all of the
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth
in the Credit Agreement are true and correct and (ii) no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is then
continuing.
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16.
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A
Certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent supporting the
conclusions that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent and will be Solvent
subsequent to incurring the indebtedness in connection with the
Transactions.
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17.
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Payoff
documentation providing evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
that the Existing Credit Agreement has been terminated and cancelled
(along with all of the agreements, documents and instruments delivered in
connection therewith) and all Indebtedness owing thereunder has been
repaid and any and all liens thereunder have been
terminated.
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18.
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Permitted
Private Placement Secured Financing
documents.
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F. POST-CLOSING
DOCUMENTS
19.
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Foreign
pledge agreements and related
instruments.
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20.
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Foreign
pledge opinions.
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F-4