FOSTER WHEELER LLC FOSTER WHEELER INC. FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER NORTH AMERICA CORP. FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION as Borrowers CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 13, 2006 BNP...
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LLC
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INC.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA CORP.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
as
Borrowers
_____________________________
Dated
as
of September 13, 2006
______________________________
BNP
PARIBAS
as
Administrative Agent
and
arranged
by
BNP
PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
as
Sole
Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
and
CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
Syndication Agent
_______________
$350,000,000
_______________
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Defined Terms.
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1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.
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1.03. Terms Generally.
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1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.
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SECTION
1.05. Currencies; Currency Equivalents
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ARTICLE
II
LOAN
COMMITMENTS
SECTION
2.01. Revolving Credit Commitments.
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SECTION
2.02. Loans and Borrowings.
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SECTION
2.03. Requests for Borrowings.
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SECTION
2.04. Swingline Loans.
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SECTION
2.05. Revolving Letters of Credit.
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SECTION
2.06. Funding of Revolving Credit and Incremental Loan
Borrowings.
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SECTION
2.07. Interest Elections.
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SECTION
2.08. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Revolving Credit
Commitments.
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2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
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2.10. Prepayment of Loans.
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SECTION
2.11. Fees.
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2.12. Interest.
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SECTION
2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest.
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2.14. Increased Costs.
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2.15. Break Funding Payments.
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SECTION
2.16. Redenomination; Ratable Treatment; Sharing Of
Set-Offs.
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2.17. Replacement of Lenders.
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SECTION
2.18. Defeasance of Revolving Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE
III
THE
SYNTHETIC LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
SECTION
3.01. Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Accounts
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3.02. Synthetic LC Term Loans.
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3.03. Intentionally Omitted
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3.04. Intentionally Omitted
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3.05. Synthetic Letters of Credit.
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SECTION
3.06. Funding of Synthetic LC Term Loans
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SECTION
3.07. Interest Elections.
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SECTION
3.08. Termination, Reduction and Increase of the Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts
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SECTION
3.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
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SECTION
3.10. Prepayments and Cover.
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3.11. Fees
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SECTION
3.12. Interest.
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3.13. Alternate Rate of Interest.
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3.14. Increased Costs.
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SECTION
3.15. Break Funding Payments.
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SECTION
3.16. Payments; Ratable Treatment; Sharing Of Set-Offs.
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3.17. Replacement of Lenders.
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SECTION
3.18. Defeasance of Synthetic Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE
IV
GUARANTEE
BY GUARANTORS
SECTION
4.01. The Guarantee.
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4.02. Obligations Unconditional.
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4.03. Reinstatement.
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4.04. Subrogation.
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4.05. Remedies.
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4.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money.
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4.07. Continuing Guarantee.
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4.08. Rights of Contribution.
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4.09. Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.
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4.10. Parallel Debt.
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ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
5.01. Organization; Powers.
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5.02. Authorization; Enforceability.
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5.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.
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5.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
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5.05. Properties.
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5.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.
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5.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements.
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5.08. Investment Company Status.
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5.09. Taxes.
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SECTION
5.10. ERISA.
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5.11. Disclosure.
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5.12. Labor Matters.
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SECTION
5.13. Subsidiaries, Etc
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5.14. Perfection and Priority of Liens.
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5.15. Real Property.
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5.16. Margin Stock.
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5.17. Commercial Activity; Absence of Immunity
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ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
SECTION
6.01. Effective Date.
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6.02. Closing Date.
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6.03. Each Extension of Credit.
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ARTICLE
VII
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION
7.01. Financial Statements and Other Information.
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7.02. Notices of Material Events.
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7.03. Existence; Conduct of Business.
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7.04. Payment of Obligations.
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7.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.
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7.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights.
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7.07. Governmental Approvals.
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7.08. Compliance with Laws.
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SECTION
7.09. Use of Proceeds
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SECTION
7.10. Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries and Collateral
Security.
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ARTICLE
VIII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
SECTION
8.01. Indebtedness.
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SECTION
8.02. Liens.
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8.03. Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
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8.04. Fundamental Changes.
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SECTION
8.05. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions;
Hedging
Agreements.
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8.06. Restricted Payments.
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SECTION
8.07. Transactions with Affiliates.
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8.08. Restrictive Agreements.
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8.09. Certain Financial Covenants.
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8.10. Lines of Business.
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8.11. Changes to Fiscal Year.
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8.12. Parent and Holdco.
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ARTICLE
IX
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
ARTICLE
X
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
11.01. Notices.
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11.02. Waivers; Amendments.
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11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
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11.04. Taxes.
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11.05. Payments; Currency.
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11.06. Mitigation Obligations.
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11.07. Reallocation of Exposures.
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11.08. Successors and Assigns.
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SECTION
11.09. Survival.
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SECTION
11.10. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
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11.11. Severability.
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SECTION
11.12. Right of Setoff.
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SECTION
11.13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
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SECTION
11.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
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SECTION
11.15. Judgment Currency
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SECTION
11.16. No Immunity
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11.17. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
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11.18. Headings.
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11.19. USA Patriot Act.
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule
5.13 - Subsidiaries
Schedule
6.02 - Security Documents
Schedule
8.01 - Existing Indebtedness
Schedule
8.02 - Existing Liens
Schedule
8.07 - Certain Existing Affiliate Transactions
Schedule
8.08 - Existing Restrictions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit
A -
Form of
Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit
B-1 -
Form of
Opinion of Counsel to the Obligors
Exhibit
B-2 -
Form of
Opinion of General Counsel
Exhibit
C -
Form of
Opinion of Special Counsel
Exhibit
D -
Form of
Security Agreement
Exhibit
E -
Form of
Joinder Agreement
Exhibit
F
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Form of
Lender Addendum
v
CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of September 13, 2006, between XXXXXX XXXXXXX LLC, XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INC., XXXXXX XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION, XXXXXX XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA
CORP., XXXXXX XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION and XXXXXX XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION (each a “Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX LTD. (the “Parent”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD. (“Holdco”),
the
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (as defined below), the LENDERS (as defined below), and
BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender.
Each
of
the Parent, Holdco and the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders extend
credit to the Borrowers, under the guarantee of the Guarantors (as defined
below), in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $350,000,000
(which, in the circumstances provided herein, may be increased to $450,000,000).
The Lenders are prepared to extend such credit upon the terms and conditions
hereof, and, accordingly, 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”
means,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, that such Loan, or the Loans
constituting such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acquisition”
means
any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated after the
date hereof, by which (i) the Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries
acquires from any Person other than a Group Member the business of, or all
or
substantially all of the assets of, any firm, corporation or other Person,
or
division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, purchase of Equity
Interests, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise or (ii) any
Person that was not theretofore a Subsidiary of the Parent becomes a Subsidiary
of the Parent.
“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
(a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by
(b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
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“Administrative
Agent”
means
BNP Paribas, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders
hereunder.
“Administrative
Agent’s Account”
means,
for each Currency, an account in respect of such Currency designated by the
Administrative Agent in a notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders.
“Administrative
Questionnaire”
means
an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative
Agent.
“Affected
Currency”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13.
“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. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(a) no individual shall be an Affiliate of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries solely by reason of his or her being a director, officer or
employee of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) none of the Group
Members shall be Affiliates of each other.
“Agreed
Foreign Currency”
means
Euros, Sterling, Canadian Dollars and any other Foreign Currency approved by
the
Administrative Agent and, in respect of any Letter of Credit requested to be
issued by an Issuing Lender, such Issuing Lender (each of whom agrees not to
withhold such approval unreasonably) but only if at such time (a) such
Foreign Currency is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the
London foreign exchange market and (b) no central bank or other
governmental authorization in the country of issue of such Foreign Currency
(including, in the case of Euros, any authorization by the European Central
Bank) is required to permit use of such Foreign Currency by any Lender for
making any Loan, issuing any Letter of Credit or participating in any LC
Exposure hereunder and/or to permit the respective Borrower to borrow and repay
the principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, unless such authorization
has been obtained and is in full force and effect.
“Alternate
Base Rate”
means,
for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in
effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day
plus
1/2 of
1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate
or
the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the
effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective
Rate, as the case may be.
“Applicable
Margin”
means
(a)(i) with respect to any ABR Loan, 1.00% per annum, (ii) with respect to
any
Eurocurrency Loan, 2.00% per annum, (iii) with respect to any Revolving Letter
of Credit, 2.00% per annum and (iv) with respect to the Revolving Facility
Fee,
0.50% per annum, provided
that on
the first Adjustment Date (as defined below) occurring after the Closing Date,
the Applicable Margin for any Type of Revolving Credit Loan or Synthetic LC
Term
Loan, and for any Revolving Letter of Credit or Revolving Facility Fee, will
be
the respective rates indicated below based upon the ratings by S&P and
Xxxxx’x, respectively, applicable on such date to the credit facilities provided
for in this Agreement and (b) for any Type of Incremental Loans of any
Series, such rates of interest as shall be agreed upon at the time Incremental
Loan Commitments of such Series are established:
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Rating
S&P/Xxxxx’x
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ABR
Loans
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Eurocurrency
Loans
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Letters
of Credit
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Revolving
Facility Fee
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BB+/Ba1
or
above
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0.50%
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1.50%
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1.50%
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.250%
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BB/Ba2
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0.75%
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1.75%
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1.75%
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.375%
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BB-/Ba3
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1.00%
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2.00%
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2.00%
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.500%
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B+/B1
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1.25%
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2.25%
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2.25%
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.500%
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B/B2
or
lower
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1.50%
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2.50%
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2.50%
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.500%
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For
purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either S&P or Xxxxx’x shall not have in
effect a rating for the credit facilities provided for in this Agreement due
to
the Company’s failure to pay such fees, provide such information or undertake
such other action as may be requested by either S&P or Xxxxx’x in connection
with the effectuation or continuation of such rating, then such rating agency
shall be deemed to have established a rating in the lowest category in the
schedule above; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been
established by S&P and Xxxxx’x for such credit facilities shall fall within
different categories in the schedule above, the Applicable Margin shall be
based
on the higher of the two ratings (except that if such ratings differ by more
than one category, the Applicable Margin shall be based on the rating one level
below the higher rating); and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to
have been established by S&P and Xxxxx’x for such credit facilities shall be
changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of S&P or
Xxxxx’x), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first
announced by the applicable rating agency (each such date an “Adjustment
Date”).
Each
change in the Applicable Margin 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. If the rating system of S&P or
Xxxxx’x shall change, or if either S&P or Xxxxx’x shall not have in effect a
rating for the credit facilities provided for in this Agreement (other than
by
reason of the circumstances set out in clause (i) above) or either of such
rating agencies shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt
obligations, the Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of each other
Borrower) and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition
to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from
such
rating agency (and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 11.02, such amendment shall be effective when executed and
delivered by the Company and by the Required Lenders, or by the Company and
the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and, pending
the
effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Margin shall be determined
by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or
cessation.
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“Applicable
Percentage”
means
(a) with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of
Section 2.04 or 2.05, or in respect of any indemnity claim under
Section 11.03(c) arising out of an action or omission of a Revolving
Issuing Lender under this Agreement, the percentage of the total Revolving
Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment,
(b) with respect to any Synthetic LC Lender for purposes of Section 3.01,
3.05, 3.06 or 3.08, or in respect of any indemnity claim under
Section 11.03(c) arising out of an action or omission of a Synthetic LC
Issuing Lender under this Agreement, the percentage of the total Synthetic
LC
Funding Amounts represented by such Synthetic LC Lender’s Synthetic LC Funding
Amount, (c) with respect to any Lender in respect of any indemnity claim
under Section 11.03(c) relating to the Administrative Agent under this
Agreement, the percentage of the total Commitments and Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts represented by such Lender’s Commitments and Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts (as applicable) or, if greater, the percentage of the Revolving Credit
Exposure, Incremental Loan Exposure of all Series and Synthetic LC Exposure
represented by the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure,
Incremental Loan Exposure of all Series and Synthetic LC Exposure (as
applicable) hereunder and (d) with respect to any Lender with respect to
the participations to be purchased pursuant to Section 11.07, the
percentage of the total Revolving Credit Exposure, Incremental Loan Exposure
of
all Series and Synthetic LC Exposure represented by the aggregate amount of
such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, Incremental Loan Exposure of all Series and
Synthetic LC Exposure hereunder (as applicable).
“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.
“Assignment
and Assumption”
means
an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with
the
consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.08), and
accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of
Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative
Agent.
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“Base
Rate”,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or
the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined
by
reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“BNP
Paribas”
means
BNP Paribas, a banking institution organized under the laws of the Republic
of
France.
“Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of
America.
“Borrower”
or
“Borrowers”
have
the meaning assigned to such term in the recital of parties hereto.
“Borrowing”
means
(a) all Syndicated ABR Loans of the same Class, or Synthetic LC Term
Loans, made, converted or continued on the same date, (b) all Eurocurrency
Loans of the same Class denominated in the same Currency that have the same
Interest Period or (c) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing
Request”
means
a
request by a Borrower for a Syndicated Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.03.
“Business
Day”
means
any day (a) 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,
(b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of
principal of or interest on, a continuation or conversion of or into, or the
Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, or to
a
notice by the Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, payment, prepayment,
continuation, conversion, or Interest Period, that is also a day on which
dealings in deposits denominated in Dollars are carried out in the London
interbank market and (c) if such day relates to a borrowing or continuation
of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest
Period for, any Borrowing denominated in any Foreign Currency, or to a notice
by
the Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, continuation, payment,
prepayment or Interest Period, that is also a day on which commercial banks
and
the London foreign exchange market settle payments in the Principal Financial
Center for such Foreign Currency.
“Canadian
Dollar”
and
“C$”
refers
to the lawful money of Canada.
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“Capital
Expenditures”
means,
for any period, the sum for the Group Members (determined on a consolidated
basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) of the aggregate amount
of
expenditures (excluding expenditures financed as Capital Lease Obligations
or
with purchase money financing) made to acquire or construct tangible fixed
assets, plant and equipment (including renewals, improvements and replacements,
but excluding repairs and maintenance costs) during such period computed in
accordance with GAAP; provided
that
such term shall not include any such expenditures in connection with any
Acquisition or any replacement or repair of Property affected by a Casualty
Event.
“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 at the time
of determination 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.
“Cash
Management Obligations”
means,
with respect to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic
Subsidiary, any obligations of such Obligor or such Restricted Subsidiary owed
to any Lender (or any of its affiliates) in respect of treasury management
arrangements, depositary or other cash management services.
“Casualty
Event”
means,
with respect to any Property of any Person, any loss of or damage to, or any
condemnation or other taking of, such Property for which such Person or any
of
its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation
award or other compensation, but excluding any such event relating to Property
having an aggregate fair market value (as to the Group Members) not exceeding
$2,500,000 with respect to any event or series of related events and $5,000,000
during any single fiscal year.
“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 Issuing Lender
(or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b) or 3.15(b), by any lending office of
such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’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.
“Change
of Control”
means
the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(i) the
Parent shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record,
100% of the economic interests and voting power in the Equity Interests of
Holdco, or Holdco shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially
or of
record, 100% of the economic interests and voting power in the Equity Interests
of the Company;
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(ii) any
Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof),
shall become, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of Equity Interests
representing more than 35% of the ordinary voting power represented by the
issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Parent; or
(iii) a
majority of the incumbent directors of the Parent cease to be Persons who were
either (x) directors of the Parent on the Effective Date or (y) new
directors (such Persons being herein called “New
Members”)
appointed or nominated for election by
one or
more Persons who were members of the board of directors of the Parent on the
Effective Date or who were appointed or nominated by one or more such New
Members whether or not they were members on the Effective Date.
“Class”,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan or
the
Loans comprising such Borrowing are Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans or
Borrowings, Incremental Loans or Borrowings of the same Series or Swingline
Loans or Borrowings, and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to
whether the Loans that a Lender holding such Commitment is obligated to make
are
Revolving Credit Loans or Incremental Facility Loans of a particular Series.
None of Synthetic LC Term Loans, Synthetic LC Term Borrowings nor Synthetic
LC
Funding Amounts constitute a “Class” of Loans, Borrowings or Committed Amounts
hereunder.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date on which the conditions specified in Section 6.02 are satisfied (or
waived in accordance with Section 11.02).
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral”
means
all Property of any Obligor subject to any Lien created pursuant to the Security
Documents.
“Commitment
Termination Date”
means
the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, provided
that, if
such day is not a Business Day, then the “Commitment Termination Date” shall be
the next following Business Day.
“Commitments”
means
the Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Loan Commitments of each
Series, as applicable.
“Committed
Amount”
means
a
Revolving Credit Commitment, an Incremental Loan Commitment of any Series,
a
Synthetic LC Funding Amount or any combination thereof (as the context
requires).
“Company”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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“Control”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
have
meanings correlative thereto.
“Confidential
Information Memorandum”
means
the Confidential Information Memorandum dated August, 2006 with respect to
the
syndication of the credit facilities provided for in this
Agreement.
“Currency”
means
Dollars or any Foreign Currency.
“Customer
Contract”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(m).
“Debt
Service”
means,
for any period, the sum, for the Group Members (determined on a consolidated
basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), of the following:
(a) all regularly scheduled payments or prepayments of principal of
Indebtedness (including the principal component of any payments in respect
of
Capital Lease Obligations) made during such period plus
(b) all Interest Expense for such period.
“Default”
means
any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon
the
delivery of a notice or lapse of a period of time described or referred to
in
Article IX (or both) would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of
Default.
“Defeased”
means,
with respect to any Letters of Credit, that cash cover has been posted, or
back-to-back letters of credit have been issued, in respect of such Letters
of
Credit for the benefit of the related Issuing Lenders in accordance with Section
2.18 or 3.18, as applicable.
“Disclosed
Matters”
means
the matters disclosed in the Form 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q filings made by the
Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission made after January 1, 2006
and prior to the date hereof.
“Disposition”
means
any sale, assignment, transfer, lease (as lessor) or other disposition of any
Property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) by any Group Member to any
other Person (other than another Group Member) excluding any sale, assignment,
transfer, lease (as lessor) or other disposition of (i) any property sold
or disposed of in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any tangible
Property that is obsolete or worn-out or no longer used or useful in the
business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, (iii) any Collateral pursuant
to an exercise of remedies by the Administrative Agent under Section 4.05
thereof, (iv) Property of, or Equity Interests in, any Project Entity,
(v) other Property having an aggregate fair market value (as to the Group
Members) not exceeding $2,500,000 with respect to any transaction or series
of
related transactions and not exceeding $5,000,000 during any single fiscal
year.
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“Disposition
Investment”
means,
with respect to any Disposition, any promissory notes or other evidences of
indebtedness or Investments received by any Group Member in connection with
such
Disposition.
“Disqualified
Equity Interests”
means
any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the
option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event,
(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at any time before the first anniversary
of the Commitment Termination Date) at the option of the holder thereof, in
whole or in part, (b) is secured by any assets of any Group Member,
(c) is exchangeable or convertible at the option of the holder into
Indebtedness of any Group Member or (d) provides for the mandatory payment
of dividends (other than dividends comprised of Disqualified Equity Interests),
i.e., regardless of whether or not the board of directors has declared any
such
dividends.
Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute a Disqualified
Equity Interest solely because the holders thereof have the right to require
any
Group Member to repurchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change
of control or an asset sale shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest
if the terms of such Equity Interest provide, in effect, that the Group Members
will not be obligated to repurchase or redeem any such Equity Interest pursuant
to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption is permitted at the
time
under this Agreement.
“Dollar
Equivalent”
means,
on any date of determination, (i) with respect to an amount denominated in
Dollars, such Dollar amount and (ii) with respect to an amount denominated
in any Foreign Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to
purchase such amount of such Foreign Currency on such date, based upon the
rate
appearing on the applicable page of the Reuters
Screen (or
on
any successor or substitute page of such screen, or any successor to or
substitute for such screen, providing rate quotations comparable to those
currently provided on such page of such screen, as determined by the
Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of) providing quotations
of
exchange rates applicable to the sale of such Foreign Currency in the London
foreign exchange market at approximately 11.00 a.m., London Time, for delivery
two days later.
“Dollars”
or
“$”
refers
to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”
means
any Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Dutch
Guarantor”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.09(b).
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“Earn-Out
Obligation”
means
any contingent payment obligation of any Group Member incurred in connection
with the Acquisition of an entity, assets or businesses, to the extent such
obligation is payable based on the performance of the entity, assets or
businesses so acquired. The amount of an Earn-Out Obligation shall be the
maximum amount that in the good faith determination of a Financial Officer
(taking into account any applicable maximum limits specified in the agreement
or
instrument governing such Earn-Out Obligation) could at any time be payable
under such Earn-Out Obligation, provided
that if
such Earn-Out Obligation is of sufficient certainty as to be carried as a
liability on a balance sheet of the Group Members, then the amount of such
Earn-Out Obligation shall be the amount thereof so carried on such balance
sheet.
“EBITDA”
means,
for any period, net income for the Group Members (determined on a consolidated
basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) for such period (calculated
before taxes, interest expense, depreciation, amortization and any other
non-cash income or charges accrued for such period and (except to the extent
received or paid in cash by any Group Member) income or loss attributable to
equity in Affiliates for such period), excluding any extraordinary or unusual
gains or losses during such period, and excluding the proceeds of any Casualty
Events and the proceeds of any dispositions other than sales of inventory in
the
ordinary course of business; provided that
net
income for the Group Members for any period shall exclude income of a Subsidiary
that is not a Restricted Subsidiary during such period except to the extent
of
cash received during such period by Group Members from such Subsidiary (whether
as dividends, loans or otherwise).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (a) if, during any period for which EBITDA is being
determined for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, any of the
Group Members shall have consummated any Acquisition or Disposition for
aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000 then, for purposes solely
of
calculating the Total Leverage Ratio, EBITDA shall be determined on a pro forma
basis as if such Acquisition or Disposition had been made or consummated on
the
first day of such period (and, in that connection, the Parent shall deliver
to
the Lenders a calculation setting forth in reasonable detail the pro forma
adjustments to EBITDA for such period as a result of such Acquisition or
Disposition) and (b) EBITDA for the fiscal quarters of the Parent ended
September 30, 2005, December 30, 2005 March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, shall
be
$63,585,000, $10,390,000, $41,421,000 and $65,891,000,
respectively.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date on which the conditions specified in Section 6.01 are satisfied
(or waived in accordance with Section 11.02).
“Eligible
Hedging Counterparty”
means,
in connection with any Hedging Agreement with a Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary, a Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time
such Hedging Agreement was entered into.
“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 Materials or to health and safety
matters.
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“Environmental
Liability”
means
any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages,
costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any
Group Member 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 of a corporation, membership interests in a limited
liability company, partnership interests in a general or limited partnership,
beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in an
association or other entity or Person, and any warrants, options or other rights
entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such capital stock,
membership or partnership interests, beneficial interests or other equity
ownership interests in any Person.
“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
Parent, 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 Parent
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 Parent 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 Parent or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal
from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (g) the receipt by the Parent or
any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan
from
the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition
of
Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is
expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title
IV
of ERISA.
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“Euro” and “€” refers
to
the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on
European Union and as referred to in EMU Legislation.
“Eurocurrency”,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or
the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined
by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Article IX.
“Excess
Cash Flow”
means,
for any period, the excess of (a) EBITDA for such period over
(b) the sum of (i) Capital Expenditures made during such period
plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of Debt Service for such period.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded
Assets”
means:
(a) Equity
Interests (i) in an Immaterial Subsidiary and (ii) in any Subsidiary
that is owned by an Obligor that is a Foreign Subsidiary (excluding Equity
Interests in Holdco and excluding also Equity Interests in FW Hungary Licensing
Limited Liability Company or any other Subsidiary to which FW Hungary Licensing
Limited Liability Company shall transfer any material portion of its
intellectual property assets);
(b) that
portion of the voting Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary owned by an
Obligor that is a Domestic Subsidiary exceeding 65% thereof to the extent that
a
Financial Officer certifies to the Administrative Agent that the exclusion
of
such voting Equity Interest is necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences
or a
violation of applicable law;
(c) fee
interests in real property, including improvements thereon, if the fair market
value thereof, net of Indebtedness secured by Liens thereon, is $3,000,000
or
less;
(d) leasehold
interests in real property, including improvements thereon made by the
applicable Obligor, if the fair market value of such improvements, net of
Indebtedness secured by Liens thereon, is $3,000,000 or less;
(e) Property
of any Person that is not an Obligor;
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(f) Property
that is subject to, or acquired to perform or fulfill, a Customer
Contract;
(g) any
lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement to which any
Obligor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and to the
extent that the grant of a Lien therein would constitute or result in either
(i) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title
or interest of any Obligor therein or (ii) a breach, termination or default
under any such lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement
(other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective
pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial
Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles
of
equity), provided
that
such lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement shall cease
to constitute “Excluded Assets” immediately upon a Lien therein no longer
constituting or resulting in an abandonment, invalidation, unenforceability,
breach, termination or default described above;
(h) any
“intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance of a
Statement of Use or Amendment to Allege Use to the extent a security interest
therein prior to such time would result in a violation of the Xxxxxx Act, or
an
abandonment of any right of any Grantor in any trademark or application
therefor; provided,
that
such trademark application shall cease to constitute “Excluded Assets”
immediately upon the filing and acceptance of a Statement of Use or Amendment
to
Allege Use in connection with such trademark application;
(i) any
Property subject to a purchase money security interest or lease that are not
prohibited under this Agreement so long as the terms thereof would prohibit
the
grant of a Lien on such Property;
(j) any
deposit
accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage
and
benefit payments to or for the benefit of an Obligor’s salaried
employees;
(k) any
Equity Interests in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bimas Birlesik Insaat ve Muhendislik A.S.
(Turkey), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Engineering & Consulting (Shanghai)
Company, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited, FW
Preferred Capital Trust I (DE) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Power Systems S.A;
and
(l) any
general or limited partnership interests in a general or limited partnership
if
and to the extent that the grant of a Lien therein would not be permitted under
the applicable organizational instrument pursuant to which such partnership
is
formed, provided
that
such general or limited partnership interest shall cease to constitute “Excluded
Assets” immediately upon a Lien therein no longer being prohibited by such
applicable organizational instrument.
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“Excluded
Taxes”
means,
with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or
any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of
any 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 (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which
such
recipient is organized or does business (other than a business deemed to arise
solely by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) 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 such Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a
Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower
under
Section 2.17 or 3.17), 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 is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or
inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with
Section 11.04(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 Borrowers with
respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 11.04(a).
“Existing
Loan Agreement”
means
the Loan Agreement and Guaranty dated as of March 24, 2005 by and among the
Company, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North America Corp.,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., the Guarantors
referred to therein, the lenders referred to therein and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior
Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent.
“Exposures”
means,
at any time, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures, Incremental Loan
Exposures of all Series and Synthetic LC Exposures at such time.
“Federal
Funds Effective Rate”
means,
for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
1/100 of l%) 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 Parent.
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“Foreign
Currency”
means
at any time any Currency other than Dollars.
“Foreign
Currency Equivalent”
means,
with respect to any amount in Dollars, the amount of any Foreign Currency that
could be purchased with such amount of Dollars using the reciprocal of the
foreign exchange rate(s) specified in the definition of the term “Dollar
Equivalent”, as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Foreign
Currency Sublimit”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.05(c).
“Foreign
Lender”
means
any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that
in
which a 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 of the Parent organized in a jurisdiction other than the United
States of America, any State thereof, or the District of Columbia.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States of America, or of 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.
“Group
Members”
means,
collectively, the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee”
means
a
guarantee, an endorsement, a contingent agreement to purchase or to furnish
funds for the payment or maintenance of, or otherwise to be or become
contingently liable under or with respect to, the Indebtedness, other
obligations, net worth, working capital or earnings of any Person, or a
guarantee of the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Equity
Interests of any Person, or an agreement to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee
or lessor) property, products, materials, supplies or services primarily for
the
purpose of enabling a debtor to make payment of such debtor’s obligations or an
agreement to assure a creditor against loss, but does not include (a) causing
a
bank or other financial institution to issue a letter of credit or other similar
instrument for the benefit of another Person other than those directly
supporting Indebtedness and (b) endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business. The terms “Guarantee”
and
“Guaranteed”
used
as
a verb shall have a correlative meaning.
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“Guaranteed
Obligations”
means
(a) in the case of the Parent, Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the
principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers,
all
LC Disbursements and all other amounts from time to time owing to the Lenders
or
the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, and Cash Management Obligations and all obligations of the Borrowers
or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Eligible Hedging Counterparty under any
Hedging Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof;
provided
that in
no event shall “Guaranteed Obligations” in the case of La Societe D’Energie
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Ltee. include Obligations of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc. or Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Systems Inc. and (b) in the case of each Borrower, the
principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to the other
Borrowers, all LC Disbursements and all other amounts from time to time owing
to
the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by the other Borrowers hereunder or
under any other Loan Document, and all Cash Management Obligations and all
obligations of the other Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Eligible
Hedging Counterparty under any Hedging Agreement, in each case strictly in
accordance with the terms thereof.
“Guarantor”
means,
except as otherwise provided in Section 4.08, collectively, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, the Parent, Holdco and the Borrowers.
“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.
“Hedging
Agreement”
means
any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future, cap, collar 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.
“Holdco”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in the recital of parties hereto.
“Immaterial
Subsidiary”
means,
as at any date, any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) designated
as
such by the Parent in a certificate delivered by the Parent to the
Administrative Agent at the Effective Date or at any time thereafter (and which
designation has not been rescinded in a subsequent certificate of the Parent
delivered to the Administrative Agent); provided
that no
Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an “Immaterial Subsidiary” if any
Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary is not an Immaterial
Subsidiary.
“Incremental
Loan”
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans
constituting such Borrowing, are made pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
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“Incremental
Loan Commitment”
means,
with respect to each Lender, the amount of the offer of such Lender to make
Incremental Loans of any Series that is accepted by the Borrowers in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.01(b), as such amount may be
(a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and
(b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to
such Lender pursuant to Section 11.08.
“Incremental
Loan Exposure”
means,
with respect to any Incremental Loan Lender of any Series at any time, the
sum
of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Loans of such
Series at such time.
“Incremental
Loan Lenders”
means,
in respect of any Series of Incremental Loans, (a) initially, the Lenders
(or other financial institutions referred to in Section 2.01(b)) whose
offers to make Incremental Loans of such Series shall have been accepted by
the
Borrowers in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(b) and
(b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Incremental Loans of
such Series and/or Incremental Loan Commitments of such Series after giving
effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 11.08.
“Indebtedness”
means,
for any Person without duplication: (a) obligations created, issued or
incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and
sale of debt securities or a sale of financial assets or commodities subject
to
a repurchase obligation in a transaction commonly known as a “repo”;
(b) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition
price of Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than
for
borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred and payable in the
ordinary course of business; (c) Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien
on the Property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness
so
secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations of such Person in
respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit) or similar
instruments (including bank guaranties) issued or accepted by banks and other
financial institutions for account of such Person, but only if and to the extent
such letters of credit or similar instruments directly support obligations
otherwise constituting Indebtedness; (e) Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person; (f) Indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such Person; (g) any
Disqualified Equity Interest; and (h) any Earn-Out Obligation. 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.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (x) “Indebtedness” shall exclude (i) obligations under
Hedging Agreements and (ii) obligations in respect of letters of credit
(including Letters of Credit hereunder) or similar instruments (including bank
guaranties) except to the extent expressly set forth in clause (d) above and
(y) Non-Recourse Project Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be
Indebtedness of any Group Member.
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“Indemnified
Taxes”
means
Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Interest
Coverage Ratio”
means,
as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Parent, the ratio of
(a) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the
last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have
been delivered pursuant to this Agreement to (b) Interest Expense for such
period.
“Interest
Election Request”
means
a
request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.07 or 3.07, as applicable.
“Interest
Expense”
means,
for any period, the sum, for the Group Members (determined on a consolidated
basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), of the following:
(a) all interest in respect of Indebtedness accrued during such period that
was, in such period, paid or currently payable in cash plus
(b) the net amounts accrued and paid, or currently payable in cash (or
minus
the net
amounts accrued and received, or currently receivable in cash) under Hedging
Agreements relating to interest. In determining “Interest Expense” for any
period, there shall be excluded fees and commissions in respect of letters
of
credit (including Letters of Credit hereunder) or similar instruments (including
bank guaranties) except to the extent that such letters of credit or similar
instruments directly support Indebtedness.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means
(a) with respect to any Syndicated ABR Loan, each Quarterly Date, and
the Commitment Termination Date, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan,
the last day of each Interest Period therefor and, in the case of any Interest
Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of
such Interest Period that occurs at three-month intervals after the first day
of
such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day
that such Loan is required to be repaid.
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“Interest
Period”
means
(a) 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 (or, with the consent
of each Lender of the relevant Class based upon availability of funds for the
applicable period, nine or twelve months) thereafter and, with respect to such
portion of any Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency
that is scheduled to be repaid on the Commitment Termination Date, a period
of
less than one month’s duration commencing on the date of such Loan or Borrowing
and ending on the Commitment Termination Date, as specified in the applicable
Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request and (b) with respect to the
Synthetic LC Credit Linked Deposits (except as otherwise provided in the last
paragraph of Section 3.01(d)), the period commencing on the Closing Date
(or the last day of the preceding Interest Period for the Synthetic LC Credit
Linked Deposits) and ending on the date three months thereafter; 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 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,
(ii) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period pertaining to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency that ends on the
Commitment Termination Date that is permitted to be of less than one month’s
duration as provided in this definition) 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 and (iii) a
single Interest Period shall at all times apply to all of the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposits. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially
shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the
effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such
Borrowing.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (x) if any Interest Period for any Revolving Credit
Borrowing would otherwise end after the Commitment Termination Date, such
Interest Period shall end on the Commitment Termination Date, and
(y) notwithstanding the foregoing clause (x), no Interest Period
(other than an Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in a Foreign Currency that ends on the Commitment Termination Date
that is permitted to be of less than one month’s duration as provided in this
definition) shall have a duration of less than one month and, if the Interest
Period for any Eurocurrency Loan would otherwise be a shorter period, such
Loan
shall not be available hereunder as a Eurocurrency Loan for such
period.
“Investment”
means,
for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property, services
or securities or otherwise) of any Equity Interests in, or bonds, notes,
debentures or other securities of, or capital contribution to, any other Person
or any “short sale” of securities, meaning a sale of securities at a time when
such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale;
(b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of
credit to, any other Person, but excluding any such advance, loan or extension
of credit representing (i) the purchase price of inventory, project equipment,
supplies or services sold or provided by such Person in the ordinary course
of
business and on ordinary trade terms or (ii) the issuance or procurement of
any
letter of credit (including a Letter of Credit) or similar instrument (including
a bank guaranty) for the benefit of any other Person not directly supporting
Indebtedness; (c) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other
contingent obligation, directly supporting Indebtedness; or (d) the making
of any payment, or other transfer for value in payment of, any reimbursement
or
similar obligation arising upon any payment made under any letter of credit
(including a Letter of Credit) or similar instrument (including a bank guaranty)
issued or procured for the benefit of any other Person not directly supporting
Indebtedness. The aggregate amount of an Investment by a Person at any time
shall be determined by reference to the amount of cash or Property delivered
by
such Person in connection with such Investment and not by the amount of cash
or
Property committed to be delivered in connection therewith.
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“Issuing
Lenders”
means,
collectively, the Revolving Issuing Lenders and the Synthetic LC Issuing
Lenders.
“Joinder
Agreement”
means
a
Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“LC Disbursement”
means
a
Revolving LC Disbursement or a Syndicated LC Disbursement.
“LC
Exposure”
means,
collectively, the Revolving LC Exposure and the Synthetic LC
Exposure.
“Lender
Addendum”
means
a
Lender Addendum substantially in the form of Exhibit F, to be executed and
delivered by each initial Lender as provided in Section 11.10.
“Lenders”
means
the Persons that shall become a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Addendum
or an
Assignment and Assumption, or pursuant to Section 2.01(b), 2.08(e) or 3.08(e),
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 and each Issuing Lender.
“Letter
of Credit”
means
any Revolving Letter of Credit or Synthetic Letter of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Documents”
means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor
and
any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether
general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing
or
providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at
risk
with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any
of
such obligations, each as the same may be modified and supplemented and in
effect from time to time.
“LIBO
Rate”
means,
for the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any
Currency, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or 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 such Currency in the London or other applicable
interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as LIBOR for deposits
denominated in such Currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.
In the event that such rate is not available as described above for any reason,
then the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits
in such Currency in the 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 Business Days prior to
the commencement of such Interest Period.
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“LIBOR”
means,
for any Currency, the rate at which deposits denominated in such Currency are
offered to leading banks in the London interbank market (or, in the case of
Sterling, in the eurocurrency market).
“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
and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (including any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing
but
excluding any operating lease) relating to such asset.
“Loan
Documents”
means,
collectively, this Agreement, any promissory notes evidencing Loans hereunder,
the Letter of Credit Documents and the Security Documents.
“Loans”
means
the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement,
including any Incremental Loans of any Series.
“Local
Time”
means,
with respect to any Loan denominated in or any payment to be made in any
Currency, the local time in the Principal Financial Center for the Currency
in
which such Loan is denominated or such payment is to be made.
“Margin
Stock”
has
the
meaning specified in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Group Members taken as a whole,
(b) the enforceability of the obligations of any Obligor under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or remedies
available to the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
“Material
Indebtedness”
means
Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), or obligations in respect of one
or
more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Group Members in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding $15,000,000. For purposes of determining Material
Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Person in respect
of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount
(giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Person would be required
to
pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
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“Monthly
Dates”
means
the last Business Day of each calendar month in each year, the first of which
shall be the first such day after the date of this Agreement.
“Moody’s”
means
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net
Cash Proceeds”
means:
(a) in
the
case of any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of proceeds of insurance,
condemnation awards and other compensation received by the Group Members in
respect of such Casualty Event net of (A) reasonable expenses incurred by
the Group Members in connection therewith and (B) contractually required
repayments of Indebtedness to the extent secured by a Lien on such property
and
any income and transfer taxes payable by the Group Members in respect of such
Casualty Event; and
(b) in
the
case of any Disposition, the aggregate amount of all cash payments received
by
the Group Members directly or indirectly in connection with such Disposition,
whether at the time of such Disposition or after such Disposition under deferred
payment arrangements or Investments entered into or received in connection
with
such Disposition (including, without limitation, Disposition Investments);
provided
that
(i) Net
Cash
Proceeds shall be net of (x) the amount of any legal, title, transfer and
recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses payable by
the
Group Members in connection with such Disposition, (y) any Federal, state
and local income or other taxes estimated to be payable by the Group Members
as
a result of such Disposition and (z) any reserve for retained liabilities or
adjustment in respect of the sale price of such Property in accordance with
GAAP; and
(ii) Net
Cash
Proceeds shall be net of any repayments by any Group Member of Indebtedness
to
the extent that (i) such Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) is
secured by a Lien on the Property that is the subject of such Disposition and
(ii) the transferee of (or holder of a Lien on) such Property requires that
such Indebtedness be repaid as a condition to the purchase of such
Property.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event affecting Property
of
a Foreign Subsidiary, or any Disposition of Property by any Foreign Subsidiary,
shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of funds received by such Foreign
Subsidiary that the Company in good faith determines (and notifies the
Administrative Agent) may not be remitted to the Company (by distribution or
intercompany advance or otherwise) without resulting in adverse tax consequences
or a violation of law.
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“Non-Recourse
Project Indebtedness”
means
Indebtedness of a Project Entity (i) that is without recourse to, and is
not secured by any lien on, any assets of any Group Member other than
(x) recourse in the nature of a guaranty of completion or performance that
does not itself constitute Indebtedness of any Group Member (determined without
regard to clause (y) of the last sentence of the definition of the term
“Indebtedness”) and (y) liens on the equity interests of such Project
Entity, and (ii) any default in respect of which will not result in a
cross-default under Indebtedness of any Group Member in excess of
$15,000,000.
“Obligations”
means
all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of each Obligor to any Lender,
the
Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent from time
to
time arising under or in connection with or related to or evidenced by or
secured by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all extensions or
renewals thereof, whether such indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are
direct or indirect, otherwise secured or unsecured, joint or several, absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, whether for payment or performance, now,
existing or hereafter arising. Without limitation of the foregoing, such
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities include the principal amount of Loans,
Revolving LC Exposure, Synthetic LC Exposure, interest, fees, indemnities or
expenses under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
and all extensions and renewals thereof, whether or not such extensions of
credit were made in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
or in excess of the obligation of the Lenders to extend credit hereunder.
Obligations shall remain Obligations notwithstanding any assignment or transfer
or any subsequent assignment or transfer of any of the Obligations or any
interest therein.
“Obligors”
means,
collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“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 or prepayment
made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Parent”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda.
“Participant”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.08(c).
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or
all
of its functions under ERISA.
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“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 Moody’s;
(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 office
of any commercial bank which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $250,000,000;
(d) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 180 days
for
securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial
institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c)
above;
(e) money
market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Permitted
Investments of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (d) of this
definition;
(f) obligations
issued or guaranteed by the government or governmental agencies of the United
States of America, Canada, Japan, Australia, Switzerland and the countries
belonging to the European Union with a country credit rating of at least AA
from
S&P or similar rating from any other recognized credit rating agency
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; and
(g) obligations
of a Group Member to any other Group Member arising from any cash management
arrangement maintained in for the purpose of investing in Permitted
Investments.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“Perryville
Fee-Owned Property”
means
the fee interest of the Company in Units 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the Perryville
Corporate Park Condominium located in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New
Jersey.
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“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 any the Parent 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.
“Prime
Rate”
means
the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by BNP
Paribas, as its prime rate in effect at its 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.
“Principal
Financial Center”
means,
for any Currency, the principal financial center where such Currency is cleared
and settled, as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Project
Entity”
means
each and all of (a) the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.13 identified as
“Project Entities” therein and their present and future Subsidiaries and (b) any
other existing or future Subsidiary of the Company designated by the Company,
by
written notice to the Administrative Agent, as formed or acquired for the
primary purpose of constructing, acquiring, owning, leasing and/or operating
one
or more sites, facilities or projects and any agreements related thereto and
the
Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary, together, in the case of each Subsidiary
referred to in clause (a) or (b), with any intermediate holding companies
of any such Subsidiary.
“Property”
means
any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real,
personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
“provide
cover”
means,
when used in reference to a Letter of Credit, the deposit of cash collateral
pursuant to Section 2.05(k) or 3.05(k).
“Quarterly
Dates”
means
the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year,
the
first of which shall be the first such day after the date of this
Agreement.
“Register”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.08.
“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
Incremental Lenders”
means,
at any time, with respect to Incremental Lenders of any Series, Incremental
Loan
Lenders of such Series having Incremental Loan Exposures and unused Incremental
Loan Commitments of such Series representing more than 50% of the total
Incremental Loan Exposures of such Series and unused Incremental Loan
Commitments of such Series at such time.
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“Required
Lenders”
means,
at any time, Lenders having Exposures and unused Committed Amounts representing
more than 50% of the sum of the total Exposures and unused Committed Amounts
at
such time.
“Required
Revolving Credit Lenders”
means,
at any time, Revolving Credit Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and
unused Revolving Credit Commitments representing more than 50% of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such
time.
“Required
Synthetic LC Lenders”
means
(i) at any time before the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts have been terminated
or
reduced to zero, Synthetic LC Lenders having Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
representing more than 50% of the total Synthetic LC Funding Amounts at such
time and (ii) thereafter Synthetic LC Lenders having Synthetic LC Exposures
representing more than 50% of the total Synthetic LC Exposures at such
time.
“Restricted
Payment”
means
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, contractual obligations,
securities or other property) with respect to any class of outstanding equity
interests of the Parent, 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 interest of the Parent, but excluding dividends payable solely
in equity interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Equity
Interests).
“Restricted
Subsidiary”
means
all Subsidiaries of the Parent other than the Project Entities.
“Revolving
Credit”,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans
constituting such Borrowing, are made pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving
Credit Availability Period”
means
the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier
of
(a) the Commitment Termination Date and (b) the date of termination of
the Revolving Credit Commitments.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment”
means,
with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving
Credit Loans and to acquire participations in Revolving Letters of Credit
hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced, increased or terminated
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender
pursuant to Section 11.08. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving
Credit Commitment is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on its Lender
Addendum under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment”, or in the Assignment
and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving
Credit Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Revolving
Credit Commitments is $200,000,000.
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“Revolving
Credit Exposure”
means,
with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the
outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans,
its Revolving LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time minus
(b) for purposes of Sections 2.10(c) and (d), the aggregate balance
then held by the Administrative Agent in the Revolving Credit Letter of Credit
Collateral Account under and as defined in Section 2.05(k).
“Revolving
Credit Lender”
means
(a) initially, a Lender that has a “Revolving Credit Commitment” set forth
opposite the name of such Lender on its Lender Addendum and (b) thereafter,
the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving
Credit Commitments, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted
by
Section 11.08.
“Revolving
Credit Letter of Credit Collateral Account”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(k).
“Revolving
Credit
Loan
Sublimit”
means
$100,000,000.
“Revolving
Facility Fee”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a).
“Revolving
Issuing Lender”
means
BNP Paribas and each other Lender designated by the Company as a “Revolving
Issuing Lender” and “Synthetic LC Issuing Lender” hereunder that has agreed to
such designation and has been approved as a “Revolving Issuing Lender” and
“Synthetic LC Issuing Lender” by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion. Each Revolving Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for
one or more Revolving Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such
Revolving Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Revolving Issuing Lender”
shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit
issued by such Affiliate.
“Revolving
LC Disbursement”
means
a
payment made by a Revolving Issuing Lender pursuant to a Revolving Letter of
Credit.
“Revolving
LC Exposure”
means,
at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Revolving Letters of Credit at such time plus
(b) the aggregate amount of all Revolving LC Disbursements that have not
yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Revolving
LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of
the
total Revolving LC Exposure at such time.
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“Revolving
Letter of Credit”
means
a
letter of credit issued pursuant to Article II.
“S&P”
means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
“Sale
and Leaseback Transaction”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.03.
“Security
Agreement”
means
a
Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D between the
Obligors and the Administrative Agent.
“Security
Documents”
means,
collectively, the Security Agreement and any other security agreement,
assignment, pledge, mortgage or other instrument executed and delivered on
the
Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, or thereafter from time to time
(whether pursuant to Section 7.10 or otherwise), by the Obligors or any
other Person granting Liens on assets or Equity Interests of the Group
Members.
“Series”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).
“Significant
Subsidiary”
means
a
Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Obligor) that has aggregate assets or
aggregate revenues (excluding in each case intercompany loans or receivables
that are eliminated on the consolidated financial statements of the Group
Members in accordance with GAAP) greater than 5% of the aggregate assets or
aggregate revenues of the Group Members taken as a whole.
“Special
Counsel”
means
Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP, in its capacity as special counsel to
BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent of the credit facilities contemplated
hereby.
“Statutory
Reserve Rate”
means,
for the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, 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
arithmetic mean, taken over each day in such Interest Period, of the aggregate
of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency
or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to
which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).
Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to
Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency
funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or
credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time
to
time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.
The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the
effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
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“Sterling” and “₤”
refers
to the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person (the “parent”)
at any
date, (a) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other
entity (other than a partnership) 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
or (b) any partnership 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.
References herein to “Subsidiaries” shall, unless the context requires
otherwise, be deemed to be references to Subsidiaries of the
Parent.
“Subsidiary
Guarantors”
means
the Persons listed under the caption “SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” on the signature
pages hereto or which become a party hereto as a “Subsidiary Guarantor”
hereunder pursuant to any Joinder Agreement.1
“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
BNP Paribas, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans
hereunder.
“Swingline
Loan”
means
a
Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Syndicated”,
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or
the
Loans constituting such Borrowing, are made pursuant to
Section 2.01.
“Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit”
means,
with respect to each Synthetic LC Lender at any time, amounts actually on
deposit in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account to the credit of
such
Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account at such time.
“Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account”
means
the “Synthetic LC Lenders Credit-Linked Deposit Account” established , pursuant
to Section 3.01(a) by the Administrative Agent at BNP Grand Cayman NY
Branch, Piccadilly Centre, 4th Floor Elgin Ave., PO Box 10632 APO Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands.
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“Subsidiary
Guarantors” will not include (a) any Project Entity, (b) any Immaterial
Subsidiary, (c) FW Energie B.V. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Europe B.V and
(d) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Power Systems,
S.A..
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“Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Synthetic
LC Disbursement”
means
a
payment made by a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender pursuant to a Synthetic Letter
of
Credit.
“Synthetic
LC Exposure”
means,
at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Synthetic Letters of Credit at such time plus
(b) the aggregate amount of all Synthetic LC Disbursements that have
not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time
plus
(c) the aggregate principal amount of the Synthetic LC Term Loans
outstanding at such time minus
(d) the aggregate balance then held by the Administrative Agent in the
Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account under and as defined in
Section 3.05(k). The Synthetic LC Exposure of any Synthetic LC Lender at
any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Synthetic LC Exposure
at such time.
“Synthetic
LC Funding Amount”
means,
with respect to each Synthetic LC Lender, the amount that such Synthetic LC
Lender is required hereby to maintain as its Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit,
as such amount may be (a) reduced, increased or terminated from time to
time pursuant to Section 3.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time
to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to
Section 11.08. The initial amount of each Synthetic LC Lender’s Synthetic
LC Funding Amount is set forth on its Lender Addendum under the caption
“Synthetic LC Funding Amount”, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to
which such Lender shall have assumed its Synthetic LC Funding Amount, as
applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Synthetic LC Lenders’ Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts is $150,000,000.
“Synthetic
LC Issuing Lender”
means
BNP Paribas and each other Lender designated by the Company as a “Synthetic LC
Issuing Lender” and “Revolving Issuing Lender” hereunder that has agreed to such
designation and has been approved as a “Synthetic LC Issuing Lender” and
“Revolving Issuing Lender” by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion. Each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange
for
one or more Synthetic Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Synthetic LC Issuing
Lender” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Synthetic Letters of
Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Synthetic
LC Lender”
means
a
Lender with a Synthetic LC Funding Amount or, if the Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts have terminated or expired, a Lender with Synthetic LC Exposure.
“Synthetic
LC Term”
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans
constituting such Borrowing, are made pursuant to Section 3.02.
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“Synthetic
Letter of Credit”
means
a
letter of credit issued pursuant to Article III.
“Synthetic
Letter of Credit Collateral Account”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.05(k).
“Taxes”
means
any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Total
Leverage Ratio”
means
as at any date the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness of the Group Members
(determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with
GAAP)
on such date to (b) EBITDA for the period ending on the last day of the
most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to this Agreement.
“Transactions”
means
(a) with respect to a Borrower, the execution, delivery and performance by
such Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the borrowing of
Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof, and the issuance of Letters of Credit
hereunder and (b) with respect to any Obligor (other than the Borrowers),
the execution, delivery and performance by such Obligor of the Loan Documents
to
which it is a party.
“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.
“Unapplied
Equity Proceeds”
means,
at any date of determination, (a) the aggregate cash proceeds received by
the Parent in respect of its equity capital (whether through the issuance of
additional equity interests, through the receipt of capital contributions to
the
Parent or otherwise) during the period commencing on the Effective Date through
and including such date or determination minus
(b) the aggregate amount of Investments made by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (ix) of
Section 8.05(a) during such period.
“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
“Syndicated Revolving Credit Loan” or “Incremental Loan”) or by Type
(e.g.,
an “ABR
Loan”, or a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g.,
a
“Syndicated ABR Revolving Credit Loan” or a “Syndicated Eurocurrency Revolving
Credit Loan”); each Series of Incremental Loans shall be deemed a separate Class
of Loans hereunder. In similar fashion, (i) Borrowings may be classified
and referred to by Class, by Type and by Class and Type, and
(ii) Commitments may be classified and referred to by Class; each Series of
Incremental Loan Borrowings and Incremental Loan Commitments shall be deemed
a
separate Borrowing and Commitment hereunder. Loans and Borrowings may also
be
identified by Currency.
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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”. 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, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) 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, (e) any reference to an
undertaking, obligation or liability in this Agreement shall be construed as
a
reference to such undertaking, obligation or liability as the same shall from
time to time be modified or supplemented 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.
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 Parent notifies the Administrative Agent that the Parent 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 Parent
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.
SECTION
1.05. Currencies;
Currency Equivalents .
At any
time, any reference in the definition of the term “Agreed Foreign Currency” or
in any other provision of this Agreement to the Currency of any particular
nation means the lawful currency of such nation at such time whether or not
the
name of such Currency is the same as it was on the date hereof. Except as
provided in Section 2.10(d), 2.16(a) or 3.10(d), for purposes of
determining
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(i) whether
the amount of any Revolving
Credit Borrowing
or Revolving Letter of Credit, together with all other Revolving Credit
Borrowings and Revolving Letters of Credit then outstanding or to be borrowed
or
issued at the same time that such Revolving Credit Borrowing or Revolving Letter
of Credit is outstanding, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Credit
Commitments,
(ii) whether
the amount of any Incremental
Borrowing of any Class, together with all other Incremental Borrowings of such
Class then outstanding or to be borrowed at the same time that such Incremental
Borrowing is outstanding, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Incremental
Commitments of such Class,
(iii) whether
the amount of any Synthetic
LC Term
Borrowing or Synthetic Letter of Credit, together with all other Synthetic
LC Term
Borrowings and Synthetic
Letters
of Credit then outstanding or to be borrowed or issued at the same time that
such Synthetic
LC Term
Borrowing or Synthetic
Letter
of Credit is outstanding, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Synthetic
LC
Funding Amount,
(iv) the
aggregate unutilized amount of the Commitments of any Class or
(v) the
Revolving
Credit
Exposure, the Revolving LC Exposure, the Incremental Loan Exposure of any Class
or the Synthetic LC Exposure
the
outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit that is
denominated in any Foreign Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent
of the amount of the Foreign Currency of such Borrowing or Letter of Credit,
as
the case may be, determined as of the date of such Borrowing (determined in
accordance with the last sentence of the first paragraph in the definition
of
the term “Interest Period”) or Letter of Credit, as the case may be. Wherever in
this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit a
required minimum or multiple amount is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing,
Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in a Foreign Currency, such amount
shall
be the relevant Foreign Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded
to
the nearest 1,000 units of such Foreign Currency).
ARTICLE
II
LOAN
COMMITMENTS
SECTION
2.01. Revolving
Credit
Commitments.
(a) Revolving
Credit Loans.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender
agrees to make Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers from time
to
time during the Revolving Credit Availability Period in an aggregate principal
amount that will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding
such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, provided
that
(i) the aggregate amount of Revolving
Credit
Loans
(including all Swingline Loans) shall not at any time exceed the Revolving
Credit Loan Sublimit and (ii) the
total
Revolving Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the total Revolving
Credit Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Revolving Credit Loans.
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(b) Incremental
Loans.
In
addition to Borrowings of Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to
paragraph (a) above, at any time and from time to time,
the
Company
may
request that the Lenders or, at the option of the Borrowers, other financial
institutions or funds selected by the Borrowers
and consented to by the Administrative Agent (which agrees not to withhold
such
consent unreasonably) offer
to
enter into commitments to make additional revolving Incremental Loans in Dollars
and other Currencies under this paragraph (b) to the Borrowers.
In
the
event that one or more of the Lenders or such other financial institutions
or
funds offer, in their sole discretion, to enter into such commitments, and
such
Lenders or financial institutions or funds and the Borrowers
agree
as
to the amount of such commitments that shall be allocated to the respective
Lenders or financial institutions or funds making such offers and the fees
(if
any) to be payable by the Borrowers
in
connection therewith, such Lenders or financial institutions or funds shall
become obligated to make Incremental Loans under this Agreement in an amount
equal to the amount of their respective Incremental Loan Commitments (and such
financial institutions shall become “Incremental
Loan Lenders”
hereunder). The Incremental Loans to be made pursuant to any such agreement
between the Borrowers
in
response to any such request by the Company
shall
be
deemed to be a separate “Series”
of
Incremental Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the minimum aggregate principal
amount of Incremental Loan Commitments entered into pursuant to any such request
(and, accordingly, the minimum aggregate principal amount of any Series of
Incremental Loans) shall be $20,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000
and
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments and
all outstanding Series of Incremental Loans, together with any increase of
Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.08(e)
and
increase in Synthetic LC Funding Amounts pursuant to Section 3.08(e), shall
not exceed $100,000,000. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
Incremental
Loans of any Series shall have the interest rate, participation and other fees,
commitment reduction schedule (if any) and maturity date, and be subject to
such
conditions to effectiveness and initial credit extension, as shall be agreed
upon by the respective Incremental Loan Lenders of such Series and the
Borrowers,
provided
that in
any event (i) the Incremental Loans shall be subject to, and entitled to
the benefits of, the collateral security and Guarantees provided for herein
and
in the other Loan Documents on an equal and ratable basis with each other
Obligation and (ii) the maturity or commitment termination date for any
Incremental Loans shall not be earlier than the Commitment Termination Date
and
may be later than the Commitment Termination Date to the extent so agreed by
the
Borrowers and such Incremental Loan Lenders.
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Following
the acceptance by the Borrowers of the offers made by any one or more Lenders
to
make any Series of Incremental Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this paragraph (b), each Incremental Loan Lender in respect of such Series
of Incremental Loans severally agrees, on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, to make such Incremental Loans to the Borrowers during the period
from and including the date of such acceptance to and including the commitment
termination date specified in the agreement entered into with respect to such
Series in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount
of
the Incremental Loan Commitment of such Incremental Loan Lender in respect
of
such Series as in effect from time to time. Thereafter, subject to the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, the Borrowers may convert Incremental Loans of
such Series of one Type into Incremental Loans of such Series of another Type
(as provided in Section 2.07) or continue Incremental Loans of such Series
of one Type as Incremental Loans of such Series of the same Type (as provided
in
Section 2.07).
SECTION
2.02. Loans
and Borrowings.
(a) Obligations
Several.
Each
Revolving
Credit Loan
or
Incremental Loan of a particular Class, Currency and Type (other than Swingline
Loans, as to which the provisions of Section 2.04 shall be applicable)
shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of such Class, Currency
and Type made by the respective Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Commitments of such Class. The failure of any such Lender to make
any
Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder; provided
that the
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Type
of Loans.
Subject
to Section 2.14, each Syndicated Borrowing of a Class shall be constituted
entirely of ABR Loans or of Eurocurrency Loans of such Class denominated in
a single Currency as the respective Borrower may request in accordance herewith.
Each ABR Loan shall be denominated in Dollars. 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; provided
that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower to
repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Minimum
Amounts.
Each
Revolving
Credit Loan
or
Incremental Loan Borrowing (whether Eurocurrency, Syndicated ABR or Swingline)
shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of
$1,000,000; provided
that
(i) each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a larger
multiple of $250,000 and (ii) any Borrowing of a Class may be in an aggregate
amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments
of
such Class or, in the case of Revolving Credit Loans, that is required to
finance the reimbursement of a Revolving LC Disbursement as contemplated by
Section 2.05(f). Borrowings of more than one Class and Type may be
outstanding at the same time; provided
that
there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten Eurocurrency Borrowings
outstanding.
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(d) Limitations
on Interest Periods.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not
be
entitled to request (or to elect to convert to or continue as a Eurocurrency
Borrowing) any Revolving Credit Borrowing if the Interest Period requested
therefor would end after the Commitment Termination Date, or any Incremental
Loan Borrowing of any Series if the Interest Period requested therefor would
end
after the commitment termination date for such Series.
SECTION
2.03. Requests
for Borrowings.
(a) Notice
by the Borrowers.
To
request a Syndicated Borrowing, the respective Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing to be denominated in Dollars, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the
proposed Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing to be
denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m., London time,
three Business Days (or four Business Days if longer notice is reasonably
determined by the Administrative Agent to be required) before the date of the
proposed Borrowing or (iii) in the case of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing,
not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed
Borrowing; provided
that any
such notice of a Revolving ABR Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an
LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(f) or 3.05(f) 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 a form approved by the Administrative Agent
and signed by the Borrower.
(b) Content
of Request for Syndicated Loans.
Each
telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information
in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) whether
such Borrowing is to be a Revolving Credit Borrowing or an Incremental Borrowing
(and, if so, which Series of Incremental Loans will arise
therefrom);
(ii) the
aggregate amount and Currency of the requested Borrowing;
(iii) the
date
of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
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(iv) in
the
case of a Syndicated Borrowing denominated in Dollars, whether such Borrowing
is
to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(v) in
the
case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period therefor, which shall
be a
period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period” and
permitted under Section 2.02(d); and
(vi) the
location and number of the respective Borrower’s account to which funds are to
be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of
Section 2.06.
(c) Notice
by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders.
Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Revolving
Credit
Lender
or relevant Incremental Lenders, as the case may be, of the details thereof
and
of the amounts of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested
Borrowing.
(d) Failure
to Elect.
If no
election as to the Currency of a Syndicated Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Syndicated Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars. If no election
as to the Type of a Syndicated Borrowing to be denominated in Dollars is
specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If an Agreed
Foreign Currency has been specified, the requested Syndicated Borrowing shall
be
a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in such Agreed Foreign Currency and having
an Interest Period of one month. If a Eurocurrency Borrowing is requested but
no
Interest Period is specified, (i) if the Currency specified for such
Borrowing is Dollars (or if no Currency has been so specified), the requested
Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars having an
Interest Period of one month’s duration, and (ii) if the Currency specified
for such Borrowing is an Agreed Foreign Currency, the Borrower shall be deemed
to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
SECTION
2.04. Swingline
Loans.
(a) Agreement
to Make Swingline Loans.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrowers from time to time during the Revolving
Credit
Availability Period, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $10,000,000,
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving
Credit
Loans
and Swingline Loans exceeding the Revolving
Credit Loan Sublimit or
(iii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate
Revolving
Credit
Commitments, 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 Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Swingline Loans.
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(b) Notice
of Swingline Loans by the Borrowers.
To
request a Swingline Loan, the respective 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 such proposed
Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount of the requested
Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline
Lender of any such notice received from a Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall
make each Swingline Loan available to such Borrower by means of a credit to
the
general deposit account of such 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 2.05(f), by remittance to the
applicable Revolving Issuing Lender) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) Participations
by Lenders in Swingline Loans.
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
Revolving
Credit
Lenders
to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the
Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice to the Administrative Agent shall
specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which the applicable Lenders
will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative
Agent
will give notice thereof to each applicable 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 in this paragraph, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of
the
Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or
Loans, provided
that no
Lender shall be required to purchase a participation in a Swingline Loan
pursuant to this paragraph (c) if (x) the conditions set forth in
Section 6.03 would not be satisfied in respect of a Borrowing at the time
such Swingline Loan was made and (y) the Required Revolving
Credit
Lenders
shall have so notified the Swingline Lender in writing before such Swingline
Loan was made and shall not have subsequently determined that the circumstances
giving rise to such conditions not being satisfied no longer exist.
Subject
to the foregoing, each Revolving
Credit
Lender
acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in
Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph (c) 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 Revolving
Credit
Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving
Credit
Lender
shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07
with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply,
mutatis mutandis,
to the
payment obligations of the Revolving
Credit
Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline
Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving
Credit
Lenders.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower of any
participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this
paragraph (c), and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan
shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.
Any
amounts received by the Swingline Lender from such Borrower (or other party
on
behalf of such 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. The purchase of
participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve
a Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
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SECTION
2.05. Revolving
Letters of Credit.
(a) General.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including the last paragraph
of
Section 2.05(b)), in addition to the Revolving
Credit
Loans
provided for in Section 2.01, any Borrower may request the issuance of
Revolving Letters of Credit for its own account (or for the account of any
of
its Subsidiaries) by a Revolving Issuing Lender, at any time and from time
to
time during the period commencing on the Closing Date through and including
the
date five Business Days preceding the Commitment Termination Date, which
Revolving Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or in any Agreed
Foreign Currency and shall be in such form as is acceptable to such Issuing
Lender in its reasonable determination, provided
that no
Revolving Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Revolving
Letter
of
Credit if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more of
the
policies of such Issuing Lender generally applicable to the issuance of letters
of credit (other than policies as to expiration dates that conflict with Section
2.05(d)).
Revolving Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of
the
Revolving
Credit
Commitments up to the aggregate amount available to be drawn
thereunder.
(b) Notice
of Issuance; Redesignation, Etc.
To
request the issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal
or extension of an outstanding Revolving Letter of Credit), the respective
Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic
communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the respective
Revolving Issuing Lender) to a Revolving Issuing Lender and the Administrative
Agent (by the times specified in the next following sentence) a notice
requesting the issuance of such Letter of Credit, or identifying the Revolving
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 Revolving Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply
with paragraph (d) of this Section), the amount and Currency of such
Revolving Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof
and
such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend
such Revolving Letter of Credit. Such notice shall be given to the
Administrative Agent (i) in the case of a Revolving Letter of Credit to be
denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
three Business Days before the date of the proposed issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension and (ii) in the case of a Revolving Letter of Credit to be
denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later than 11:00 a.m., London time,
three Business Days (or four Business Days if longer notice is determined by
the
Administrative Agent to be required) before the date of the proposed issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension.
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If
requested by such Issuing Lender, such Borrower also shall submit a letter
of
credit application on such Issuing Lender’s standard form in connection with any
request for a Revolving Letter of Credit. 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
a
Borrower to, or entered into by a Borrower with, a Revolving Issuing Lender
relating to any Revolving Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall control.
Each
Revolving Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of
any
Revolving Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it hereunder
(or any Revolving Letter of Credit that shall have been cancelled or terminated)
and shall deliver a report (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent) on the last Business Day of each month after the Closing
Date detailing its Revolving Letter of Credit activity under this Agreement
during such month.
Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any notice requesting
issuance of a Letter of Credit under this Agreement by any Issuing Lender shall,
so long as the requested face amount of such Letter of Credit is less than
the
unused Synthetic LC Funding Amount (and, if such Letter of Credit is to be
denominated in a Foreign Currency, less than the portion of the Foreign Currency
Sublimit not then utilized by Synthetic Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign
Currencies), such notice shall be deemed to be a request for the issuance of
a
Synthetic Letter of Credit by such Issuing Lender; otherwise such notice shall
be deemed to be a request for the issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit
by
such Issuing Lender. In addition, if at any time any one or more Revolving
Letters of Credit of any one or more Issuing Lenders shall be outstanding in
an
aggregate face amount that is less than the unused Synthetic LC Funding Amount
(and, if such Revolving Letters of Credit are denominated in Foreign Currencies,
less than the portion of the Foreign Currency Sublimit not then utilized by
Synthetic Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign Currencies), such Revolving
Letters of Credit shall automatically, without action on the part of any Person,
be redesignated as Synthetic Letters of Credit hereunder of the respective
Issuing Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Company,
each Lender and each Issuing Lender of any such redesignation of a Revolving
Letter of Credit as a Synthetic Letter of Credit.
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(c) Limitation
on Amount.
A
Revolving 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
respective Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving
effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension the total Revolving
Credit Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Credit
Commitments.
(d) Expiration
Date.
The
applicable Borrower will have the right to request that the expiration date
for
a Revolving Letter of Credit be fixed (without giving effect to any extension
thereof by reason of an interruption of business) for any date selected by
such
Borrower that is not later than five Business Days prior to the Commitment
Termination Date. If any Revolving Letter of Credit includes an extension
clause, it may provide that the respective Revolving Issuing Lender shall have
the option to refuse to extend the expiration of such Revolving Letter of Credit
to a date that is later than five Business Days prior to the Commitment
Termination Date or that automatic extensions thereof will not be effective
if
the extended expiration date is later than the date five Business Days prior
to
the Commitment Termination Date.
(e) Participations.
By the
issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Revolving Letter
of Credit increasing the amount thereof) by any Revolving Issuing Lender, and
without any further action on the part of such Issuing Lender or any Lender,
such Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Revolving Credit Lender, and each
Revolving Credit Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Lender, a
participation in such Revolving Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Credit
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn
under such Revolving Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Credit Lender acknowledges
and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this
paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Revolving Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or
reduction or termination of the Revolving
Credit
Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
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In
consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving
Credit
Lender
hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
in Dollars, for account of the respective Revolving Issuing Lender, such
Revolving
Credit
Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of each Revolving
LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Lender in respect of Revolving Letters
of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender promptly upon the request of such
Issuing Lender at any time from the time of such Revolving LC Disbursement
until such Revolving LC Disbursement is reimbursed by the respective
Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be
refunded to such Borrower for any reason. Such payment shall be made without
any
offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall
be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to
Revolving
Credit
Loans
made by such Revolving
Credit
Lender
(and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis,
to the
payment obligations of the Revolving
Credit
Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender
the amounts so received by it from the Revolving
Credit
Lenders.
Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from
a
Borrower pursuant to the next following paragraph, the Administrative Agent
shall distribute such payment to the respective Revolving Issuing Lender or,
to
the extent that the Revolving
Credit
Lenders
have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Lender,
then to such Revolving
Credit
Lenders
and such Issuing Lender as their interests may appear. Any payment made by
a
Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse a Revolving Issuing Lender for
any Revolving LC Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not
relieve the respective Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Revolving
LC Disbursement.
(f) Reimbursement.
If a
Revolving Issuing Bank shall make any Revolving LC Disbursement in respect
of a
Revolving Letter of Credit, the respective Borrower shall reimburse such Issuing
Bank in respect of such Revolving LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to such Revolving LC Disbursement (in
the
Currency thereof) not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business
Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives notice of such
Revolving LC Disbursement, provided
that, if
such Revolving LC Disbursement is denominated in Dollars and is not less than
$1,000,000, such Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth
herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04 that such payment
be financed with a Syndicated ABR Borrowing or a Swingline Loan in an
equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to
make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Syndicated
ABR Borrowing or Swingline Loan.
If
the
respective Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative
Agent shall notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the applicable Revolving
LC
Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and
such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent
thereof.
(g) Obligations
Absolute.
A
Borrower’s obligation to reimburse Revolving LC Disbursements made in respect of
a Revolving Letter of Credit issued for its account as provided in
paragraph (f) 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 Revolving
Letter of Credit,
or any
term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under
a Revolving
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 respective
Revolving Issuing Lender under a Revolving
Letter of Credit
against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with
the
terms of such Revolving
Letter of Credit
and
(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 2.05, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of such Borrower’s
obligations hereunder.
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Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Credit Lenders nor any Revolving Issuing
Lender, 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 Revolving Letter of Credit by any Revolving Issuing Lender 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 Revolving Letter of Credit (including
any
document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation
of
technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of
such Issuing Lender; provided
that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse a Revolving Issuing Lender from
liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed
to
consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the
Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrowers
that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct
when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Revolving
Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly
agree that:
(i) a
Revolving Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to
be in
substantial compliance with the terms of a Revolving Letter of Credit without
responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents
that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of
such
Revolving Letter of Credit;
(ii) a
Revolving Issuing Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to
decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents
are
not in strict compliance with the terms of such Revolving Letter of Credit;
and
(iii) this
sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by a Revolving
Issuing Lender when determining whether drafts and other documents presented
under a Revolving Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the
parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
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(h) Disbursement
Procedures.
The
Revolving Issuing Lender for any Revolving Letter of Credit shall, within a
reasonable time following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting
to represent a demand for payment under any Revolving Letter of Credit. Such
Issuing Lender shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower for whose account such Revolving Letter of Credit was
issued by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and
whether such Issuing Lender has made or will make a Revolving LC Disbursement
thereunder; provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve such Borrower
of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Lender and the Revolving Credit
Lenders with respect to any such Revolving LC Disbursement.
(i) Interim
Interest.
If the
Revolving Issuing Lender for any Revolving Letter of Credit shall make any
Revolving LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrowers shall reimburse such
Revolving LC Disbursement in full on the date such Revolving LC Disbursement
is
made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and
including the date such Revolving LC Disbursement is made to but excluding
the
date that the Borrowers reimburse such Revolving LC Disbursement, at the rate
per annum then applicable to Syndicated ABR Loans; provided
that, if
the Borrowers fail to reimburse such Revolving LC Disbursement when due pursuant
to paragraph (f) of this Section, then Section 2.12(c) shall apply.
Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of such
Issuing Lender, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment
by
any Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section to
reimburse such Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Revolving
Credit
Lender
to the extent of such payment.
(j) Existing
Letters of Credit.
Any
letter of credit that has been issued under the Existing Loan Agreement by
a
Revolving Issuing Lender hereunder and that is designated as a “Revolving Letter
of Credit” hereunder by the Company in a notice to the Administrative Agent and
such Revolving Issuing Lender on the Closing Date shall, on the Closing Date,
become a Revolving Letter of Credit of such Revolving Issuing Lender
hereunder.
(k) Cash
Collateralization.
If any
Borrower shall be required to provide cover for the Revolving LC Exposure
of any Class pursuant to paragraphs (c) or (d) of Section 2.10, or the last
paragraph of Article IX, such Borrower shall immediately deposit into a
segregated collateral account or accounts (collectively, the “Revolving
Letter of Credit Collateral Account”)
in the
name and under the dominion and control of the Administrative Agent cash in
an
amount in Dollars equal to the amount required under said paragraphs of
Section 2.10 or the last paragraph of Article IX, as applicable. Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral in the first
instance for the Revolving LC Exposure under this Agreement and thereafter
for the payment of the other Obligations, and for these purposes each Borrower
hereby grants a security interest to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of
the Lenders in such Revolving Letter of Credit Collateral Account and in any
financial assets (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) or other property
held therein.
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Amounts
deposited in the Revolving Letter of Credit Collateral Account by any Borrower
pursuant to paragraphs (c) or (d) of Section 2.10 shall be retained by
the Administrative Agent and (i) in the case of amounts deposited pursuant
to said paragraph (c), (x) applied to the payment of LC Disbursements
in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit as and when the same shall become
due
(applied ratably to the respective amounts then due and payable to the
respective Issuing Lenders) and (y) when all Revolving Letters of Credit
shall have been drawn in full or terminated or expired or the condition set
forth in said paragraph (c) ceases to exist, any balance therein shall be
remitted to such Borrower upon three Business Days’ prior request to the
Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of amounts deposited pursuant to
said paragraph (d), either (x) applied to the payment when due of that
portion of the LC Disbursements made by the respective Issuing Lenders in excess
of the amount thereof that the Revolving Credit Lenders are required to pay
to
the Revolving Issuing Lenders under paragraph (e) of this Section in
respect of drawings on Revolving Letters of Credit (applied to the respective
Issuing Lenders ratably in accordance with such excess amounts held by them)
or
(y) remitted to such Borrower as and to the extent required by Section
2.10(d), provided
that, if
any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Lenders shall request
the provision of cover for outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to the last
paragraph of Article IX, then the amounts deposited pursuant to
paragraphs (c) or (d) of Section 2.10 shall be deemed to have instead
been deposited pursuant to the last paragraph of Article IX.
Amounts
deposited in the Revolving Letter of Credit Collateral Account by any Borrower
pursuant to the last paragraph of Article IX shall be retained by the
Administrative Agent until the payment in full of all Obligations and shall
be
applied as follows: first,
to the
payment of LC Disbursements in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit (applied
to the LC Disbursements of the respective Issuing Lenders ratably in accordance
with the respective amounts thereof), second,
to the
ratable payment of other Obligations that are then due and payable and
third,
after
the payment in full of all Obligations, any balance in the Revolving Letter
of
Credit Collateral Account shall be remitted to such Borrower.
SECTION
2.06. Funding
of Revolving Credit and Incremental Loan Borrowings.
(a) Funding
by Lenders.
Each
Lender shall make each Revolving Credit Loan or Incremental Loan to be made
by
it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately
available funds by 1:00 p.m., Local Time, to the account of the
Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice
to the Lenders; provided
that
Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the respective Borrower
by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account
of
such Borrower designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request;
provided
that
Syndicated ABR Borrowings made to finance the reimbursement of a Revolving
LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f) shall be remitted by
the Administrative Agent to the respective Revolving Issuing
Lender.
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(b) Presumption
by Administrative Agent.
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 and in its sole discretion, make available to the relevant
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 such 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 such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative
Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate
or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to
ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent,
then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such
Borrowing.
SECTION
2.07. Interest
Elections.
(a) Elections
for Syndicated Borrowings.
Subject
to Section 2.03(d), the Loans constituting each Syndicated Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in
the
case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have the Interest Period specified
in
such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the respective Borrower may elect to convert
such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing
as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
may elect the Interest Period therefor, all as provided in this Section;
provided
that
(i) a Syndicated Borrowing of a Class may only be continued or converted
into a Syndicated Borrowing of the same Class, (ii) a Syndicated Borrowing
denominated in one Currency may not be continued as, or converted to, a
Syndicated Borrowing in a different Currency, (iii) no Eurocurrency
Borrowing of any Class may be continued if, after giving effect thereto, the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures or Incremental Loan Exposures of the
relevant Class would exceed the aggregate Commitments, and (iv) a
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency may not be converted
to
a Borrowing of a different Type. The respective 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 of the
respective Class holding the Loans constituting such Borrowing, and the Loans
constituting each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This
Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted
or
continued.
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(b) Notice
of Elections.
To make
an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would
be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Syndicated
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 (but no later than the close of
business on the date of such request) 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.
(c) Content
of Interest Election Requests.
Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the
Borrowing (including the Class) 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) of this paragraph 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,
in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, 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 therefor
after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated
by
the definition of the term “Interest Period” and permitted under
Section 2.02(d).
(d) Notification
by Administrative Agent to Lenders.
Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative
Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) Failure
to Elect; Events of Default.
If the
respective Borrower fails to deliver a timely and complete Interest Election
Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided
herein, (i) if such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, at the end of such
Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to a Syndicated ABR Borrowing
of the same Class, and (ii) if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign
Currency, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period
of
one month’s duration. 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 Revolving Credit Lenders (in the case of Revolving
Credit Borrowings) or the Required Incremental Lenders for particular Series
(in
the case of Incremental Borrowings of such Series) so notifies such Borrower,
then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing no outstanding Eurocurrency
Borrowing may have an Interest Period of more than one month’s
duration.
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SECTION
2.08. Termination,
Reduction and Increase of Revolving Credit Commitments.
(a) Scheduled
Termination and Reduction.
Unless
previously terminated, (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate
at the close of business on the Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the
Incremental Loan Commitments of any Series shall terminate on the close of
business on the commitment termination date, and shall reduce on the dates
and
in the amounts (if any), specified in the agreement establishing such Series
pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
(b) Voluntary
Terminations and Reductions.
The
Borrowers may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the
Commitments of any Class; provided
that
(i) each reduction of the Commitments of such Class shall be in an amount
that is at least equal to $10,000,000 or any greater multiple of $5,000,000,
(ii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit
Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of Revolving
Credit Loans (or cover for Revolving Letters of Credit by deposit by any Obligor
to the Revolving Credit Letter of Credit Collateral Account) in accordance
with
the terms hereof, the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total
Revolving Credit Commitments and (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or
reduce the Incremental Loan Commitments of any Series if, after giving effect
to
any concurrent prepayment of the Incremental Loans of such Series in accordance
with Section 2.10, the total Incremental Loan Exposures of such Series
would exceed the total Incremental Loan Commitments of such Series.
(c) Notification
of Termination or Reduction.
The
Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate
or
reduce Commitments of any Class under paragraph (b) of this Section at
least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or
reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise
the
appropriate Revolving Credit Lenders or Incremental Loan Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section shall
be irrevocable; provided
that a
notice of termination of Commitments of a Class delivered by the Borrowers
may
state that such notice is conditioned upon the issuance of securities or the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be
revoked by the Borrowers (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior
to
the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(d) Effect
of Termination or Reduction.
Any
termination or reduction of the Commitments of a Class shall be permanent.
Each
reduction of the Commitments of a Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders
of such Class in accordance with their respective Commitments.
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(e) Increase
of the Commitments.
(i) Requests
for Increase by Borrowers.
The
Borrowers may, at any time prior to the Commitment Termination Date, propose
that the Revolving Credit Commitments be increased (each such proposed increase
being a “Commitment
Increase”)
by
notice to the Administrative Agent, specifying each existing Revolving Credit
Lender (each an “Increasing
Lender”)
and/or
each additional lender (each an “Assuming Lender”)
that
shall have agreed to an additional Revolving Credit Commitment and the date
on
which such increase is to be effective (the “Commitment
Increase Date”),
which
shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after delivery of such
notice and 30 days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided
that:
(A) the
minimum amount of any such increase shall be $20,000,000 or a larger multiple
of
$1,000,000, and the minimum amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of any
Assuming Lender, and the minimum amount of the increase of the Revolving Credit
Commitment of any Increasing Lender, as part of such Commitment Increase shall
be $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(B) the
aggregate amount of any such Commitment Increase, together with the aggregate
amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments of all Series established pursuant
to
Section 2.01(b) and any increase of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts pursuant
to Section 3.08(e), shall not exceed $100,000,000;
(C) the
Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent certificate of the
Company stating on such Commitment Increase Date that (i) no Default has
occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made
on
and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);
and
(D) each
Assuming Lender shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each
Revolving Issuing Lender (who agree not to withhold acceptance
unreasonably).
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(ii) Effectiveness
of Commitment Increase.
Each
Assuming Lender, if any, shall become a Revolving Credit Lender hereunder as
of
such Commitment Increase Date and the Revolving Credit Commitment of any
Increasing Lender and such Assuming Lender shall be increased as of such
Commitment Increase Date; provided
that:
(x) the
Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on such Commitment Increase Date (or on or prior to a time
on an
earlier date specified by the Administrative Agent) a certificate of a duly
authorized officer of the Company stating that each of the applicable conditions
to such Commitment Increase set forth in the foregoing paragraph (i) has
been satisfied; and
(y) each
Assuming Lender or Increasing Lender shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent, on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on such Commitment
Increase Date (or on or prior to a time on an earlier date specified by the
Administrative Agent), an agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which
such Lender shall, effective as of such Commitment Increase Date, undertake
a
Revolving Credit Commitment or an increase of Revolving Credit Commitment duly
executed by such Assuming Lender and the Borrowers and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent.
Promptly
following satisfaction of such conditions, the Administrative Agent shall notify
the Revolving Credit Lenders (including any Assuming Lenders) thereof and of
the
occurrence of the Commitment Increase Date by facsimile transmission or
electronic messaging system.
(iii) Recordation
into Register.
Upon
its receipt of an agreement referred to in clause (ii)(y) above executed by
an Assuming Lender or any Increasing Lender, together with the certificate
referred to in clause (ii)(x) above, the Administrative Agent shall, if
such agreement has been completed, (x) accept such agreement,
(y) record the information contained therein in the Register and
(z) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers.
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(iv) Adjustments
of Borrowings.
On the
Commitment Increase Date, the Borrowers shall (A) prepay in full the
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (if any) made to them,
(B) simultaneously borrow new Revolving Credit Loans hereunder in an amount
equal to such prepayment and (C) pay to the Revolving Credit Lenders the
amounts, if any, payable under Section 2.15
as a
result of any such prepayment; provided
that
with respect to subclauses (A) and (B), (x) the prepayment to, and
borrowing from, any existing Lender shall be effected by book entry to the
extent that any portion of the amount prepaid to such Lender will be
subsequently borrowed from such Lender and (y) the existing Lenders, the
Increasing Lenders and the Assuming Lenders shall make and receive payments
among themselves, in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent, so that,
after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit Loans are held ratably by
the
Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the respective Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders (after giving effect to such
Commitment Increase). Concurrently therewith, the Revolving Credit Lenders
shall
be deemed to have adjusted their participation interests in any outstanding
Revolving Letters of Credit so that such interests are held ratably in
accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments as so increased.
SECTION
2.09. Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) Repayment.
The
Borrowers hereby unconditionally jointly and severally promise to pay the Loans
of each Class as follows:
(i) to
the
Administrative Agent for account of the Revolving
Credit
Lenders,
the outstanding principal amount of the Syndicated Revolving
Credit
Loans on
the Commitment Termination Date;
(ii) to
the
Swingline Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on
the
earlier of the Commitment Termination Date and the fifth Business Day after
such
Swingline Loan is made; and
(iii) to
the
Administrative Agent for account of the Incremental Loan Lenders of any Series,
the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Loans of such Series on
the
maturity date for such Incremental Loans specified at the date such Incremental
Loans are established hereunder.
(b) Manner
of Payment.
Prior
to any repayment or prepayment of any Revolving Credit Borrowings or Incremental
Loan Borrowings of any Class hereunder, the respective Borrower shall select
the
Borrowing or Borrowings of such Class to be paid and shall notify the
Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such selection
not
later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the
scheduled date of such repayment; provided
that
each repayment of Borrowings of a Class shall be applied to repay any
outstanding ABR Borrowings of such Class before any other Borrowings of
such Class. If the respective Borrower fails to make a timely selection of
the
Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid or prepaid, such payment shall be applied,
first, to pay any outstanding ABR Borrowings of the applicable Class and,
second, to other Borrowings of such Class in the order of the remaining duration
of their respective Interest Periods (the Borrowing with the shortest remaining
Interest Period to be repaid first). Each payment of a Syndicated Borrowing
shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in such Borrowing.
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(c) Maintenance
of Records by Lenders.
Each
Revolving Credit Lender and Incremental Loan Lender shall maintain in accordance
with its usual practice records evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower
to
such Lender resulting from each Revolving Credit or Incremental Loan of any
Series made by such Lender, including the amounts and Currency of principal
and
interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(d) Maintenance
of Records by the Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent shall maintain records in which it shall record
(i) the Borrower, amount and Currency of each Revolving Credit Loan and
Incremental Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and each Interest
Period therefor, (ii) the amount and Currency of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from such Borrower to each Lender
of such Class hereunder and (iii) the amount and Currency of any sum
received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for account of such Lenders
and
each such Lender’s share thereof.
(e) Effect
of Entries.
The
entries made in the records maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of
this Section shall be prima facie
evidence, absent obvious error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations
recorded therein; provided
that the
failure of any Revolving Credit Lender or Incremental Loan Lender or the
Administrative Agent to maintain such records or any error therein shall not
in
any manner affect the obligation of a Borrower to repay the Revolving Credit
Loans or Incremental Loans made to it in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(f) Promissory
Notes.
Any
Revolving Credit Lender or Incremental Loan Lender may request that Loans of
any
Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, each Borrower
shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable
to
such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered
assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the
Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 11.08) be represented by
one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein
(or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its
registered assigns).
SECTION
2.10. Prepayment
of Loans.
(a) Optional
Prepayments.
The
Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay
any
Syndicated Loans or Swingline Loans in whole or in part, without premium or
penalty, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (e) of this
Section 2.10.
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(b) Mandatory
Prepayments - Casualty Events and Asset Sales.
The
Borrowers shall make prepayments of the Revolving
Credit
and
Incremental Loans hereunder as follows (it being understood that the Borrowers
shall not be required to provide cover for Revolving LC Exposure as a result
of
any such events):
(i) Casualty
Events.
Upon
the date 365 days following the receipt by a Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of the proceeds of insurance, condemnation award or other
compensation in respect of any Casualty Event affecting any property of such
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or upon such earlier date as
such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have
determined not to, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, repair
or replace the property affected by such Casualty Event or, directly or through
one or more of its Subsidiaries, to apply the proceeds of such Casualty Event
to
purchase other capital assets), such Borrower shall prepay such Loans in an
aggregate amount, if any, equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such
Casualty Event not theretofore applied or committed to be applied, directly
or
through one or more of its Subsidiaries, to the repair or replacement of such
property or purchase of other capital assets (it being understood that if Net
Cash Proceeds committed to be applied are not in fact applied within twelve
months of the respective Casualty Event, then such Proceeds shall be applied
to
the prepayment of Loans as provided in this clause (i) at the expiration of
such twelve-month period), such prepayment to be effected in each case in the
manner and to the extent specified in clause (iii) of this
Section 2.10(b).
(ii) Sale
of Assets.
Without
limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to obtain the consent of the Required
Lenders to any Disposition not otherwise permitted hereunder, each Borrower
agrees, on or prior to the occurrence of any Disposition affecting property
of
such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to deliver to the
Administrative Agent a statement certified by a Financial Officer, in form
and
detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the estimated
amount of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition that will (on the date
of
such Disposition) be received by such Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in cash and, unless such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary shall
elect to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds as provided below, such Borrower or
any
other Borrower (at such Borrower’s option) will prepay such Loans hereunder as
follows:
(x) upon
the
date of such Disposition, in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such estimated
amount of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition, to the extent received
by
such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash on the date of
such
Disposition; and
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(y) thereafter,
quarterly, on the date of the delivery by the Parent to the Administrative
Agent
pursuant to Section 7.01 of the financial statements for any quarterly
fiscal period or fiscal year, to the extent such Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds during the quarterly
fiscal period ending on the date of such financial statements in cash under
deferred payment arrangements or Disposition Investments entered into or
received in connection with any Disposition, an amount equal to (A) 100% of
the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds minus
(B) any transaction expenses associated with Dispositions and not
previously deducted in the determination of Net Cash Proceeds plus
(or
minus,
as the
case may be) (C) any other adjustment received or paid by such Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the respective agreements giving
rise to Dispositions and not previously taken into account in the determination
of the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, provided
that, if
prior to the date upon which such Borrower would otherwise be required to make
a
prepayment under this clause (y) with respect to any quarterly fiscal
period, the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds (after giving effect
to
the adjustments provided for in this clause (y)) shall exceed $25,000,000,
then such Borrower shall within three Business Days make a prepayment under
this
clause (y) in an amount equal to such required prepayment.
Prepayments
of Loans shall be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent
specified in clause (iii) of this Section 2.10(b).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Borrower shall not be required to make a prepayment pursuant
to
this Section 2.10(b)(ii) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds from any
Disposition in the event that such Borrower advises the Administrative Agent
at
the time a prepayment is required to be made under the foregoing
clauses (x) or (y) that it or such Restricted Subsidiary intends to
reinvest, directly or through one of more of its Subsidiaries, such Net Cash
Proceeds into assets pursuant to one or more Capital Expenditures or
acquisitions of assets permitted hereunder, so long as the Net Cash Proceeds
from any Disposition by such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
are
in fact so reinvested within twelve months of such Disposition (it being
understood that, in the event more than one Disposition shall occur during
any
twelve-month period, the Net Cash Proceeds received in connection with such
Dispositions shall be reinvested in the order in which such Dispositions shall
have occurred) and, accordingly, any such Net Cash Proceeds so held for more
than twelve months shall be forthwith applied to the prepayment of Loans as
provided in clause (iii) of this Section 2.10(b).
(iii) Application.
Upon
the occurrence of any of the events described in the above paragraphs of this
Section 2.10(b), but subject to the last paragraph of
Section 11.05(a), the amount of the required prepayment shall be applied
first
to the
prepayment of any Swingline Loans and second
to the
prepayment of any other Loans (including Incremental Loans), without reduction
of the Revolving Credit Commitments or any Incremental Loan
Commitments.
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(c) Mandatory
Prepayments - Outstandings Exceeding Commitments.
The
Borrowers will prepay the Revolving Credit Loans (and/or provide cover for the
Revolving LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.05(k)) in the event that
the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposure shall at any time exceed
the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments for any reason other
than changes in exchange rates, and will prepay the Incremental Loans of any
Series in the event that the aggregate amount of the Incremental Loan Exposure
of such Series shall at any time exceed the aggregate amount of the Incremental
Loan Commitments of such Series for any such reason.
(d) Mandatory
Prepayments due to Changes in Exchange Rates.
(i) Determination
of Amount Outstanding.
On each
Monthly Date or Revolving Discretionary Request Date (as defined below), on
each
date that a Borrower shall request a Borrowing or the issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of a Revolving Letter of Credit and, in addition, promptly
upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Currency Valuation Notice
(as
defined below), the Administrative Agent shall determine the aggregate Revolving
Credit Exposure and Incremental Loan Exposure of each Series. For the purpose
of
this determination, the outstanding principal amount of any Loan or face amount
of any Revolving Letter of Credit that is denominated in any Foreign Currency
shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the amount in the Foreign
Currency of such Loan or Letter of Credit, determined as of such Monthly Date
or
Revolving Discretionary Request Date or, in the case of a Currency Valuation
Notice received by the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, on a Business Day, on such Business Day or, in the case of a Currency
Valuation Notice otherwise received, on the first Business Day after such
Currency Valuation Notice is received. Upon making such determination, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the relevant Lenders and the
Borrowers thereof.
(ii) Prepayment
and Cover.
If, on
the date of such determination (after giving effect to any prior or
substantially concurrent deposit made by the respective Borrower, at its option,
to the Revolving Letter of Credit Collateral Account) the aggregate Revolving
Credit Exposure or Incremental Loan Exposure of any Series exceeds the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Loan Commitments
of
such Series, as applicable and as then in effect (such excess, whether
attributable to Loans or Letters of Credit, an “Excess”),
the
Borrowers shall, if requested by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case
of
Revolving Credit Exposure, by any Revolving Issuing Lender), within three
Business Days following the Borrowers’ receipt of such request:
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(A) if
any
Loans of such Class are outstanding, prepay all such Loans or such portion
thereof as is sufficient to eliminate the Excess, and
(B) if
such
prepayment is not sufficient to eliminate the Excess, provide cover for
Revolving LC Exposure pursuant to Section 2.05(k) in an amount sufficient to
eliminate the Excess.
For
purposes hereof, “Currency
Valuation Notice”
means,
with respect to any Class, a notice given by the Required Revolving Credit
Lenders or any Revolving Issuing Lender (in the case of Revolving Credit
Exposure) or the Required Incremental Lenders for particular Series (in the
case
of Incremental Loan Exposure of such Series) to the Administrative Agent stating
that such notice is a “Currency Valuation Notice” and requesting that the
Administrative Agent determine the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure or
Incremental Loan Exposure of a Series, as applicable.
Any
prepayment of Loans constituting Revolving Credit Exposure pursuant to this
paragraph shall be applied, first,
to
Swingline Loans outstanding and second,
to
Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans outstanding. Any prepayment of Incremental
Loans of any Class shall be applied to the Incremental Loans of such Class
outstanding.
If
as at
any Monthly Date (or on up to two other dates during any calendar year requested
by the Company; any such date being herein called a “Revolving
Discretionary Request Date”)
it
shall be determined that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Exposure
is
less than the Revolving Credit Commitments and any cover is at the time held
by
the Administrative Agent under Section 2.05(k), the Administrative Agent
shall, within three Business Days after request therefor by the Company, remit
such portion (or all) of such cover as will not result in the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the Revolving Credit
Commitments.
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(e) Notices,
Etc.
The
Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment
of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy)
of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or, in the case
of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, 11:00 a.m., London time),
three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of
prepayment of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on 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, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion
thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably
detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided
that, if
a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of
termination of the Commitments of a Class as contemplated by Section 2.08,
then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination
is
revoked in accordance with Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any
such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise
the
affected Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any
Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of a
Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary
to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment
of
a Syndicated Borrowing of a Class shall be applied ratably to the Loans of
such
Class included in the prepaid Borrowing.
(f) Prepayments
Accompanied by Interest.
Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required
by
Section 2.12.
SECTION
2.11. Fees.
(a) Revolving
Facility Fees.
The
Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Revolving Credit Lender a facility fee (herein, the “Revolving
Facility Fee”),
which
shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin, on the daily
average unused amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during
the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date on
which such Revolving Credit Commitment terminates. Accrued facility fees shall
be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and, in respect of any Revolving
Credit Commitments, on the date such Revolving Credit Commitments terminate,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All facility
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). For purposes of computing facility fees, the Revolving Credit
Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the
outstanding Syndicated Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving LC Exposure of
such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded
for
such purpose).
(b) Incremental
Loan Fees.
The
Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Incremental Loan Lender of a Series the facility fee, if any, agreed to be
paid
in respect of the Incremental Loan Commitments of such Series at the time such
Commitments are established pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
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(c) Letter
of Credit Fees.
Each
Borrower agrees to pay with respect to Revolving Letters of Credit outstanding
hereunder that are issued for its account the following fees:
(i) to
the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender a
participation fee with respect to its participations in Revolving Letters of
Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin
on
the average daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving LC Exposure (excluding any
portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed Revolving LC Disbursements) during
the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the later of
the
date on which such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment terminates and the date
on which there shall no longer be any Revolving Letters of Credit outstanding
hereunder, and
(ii) to
the
Revolving Issuing Lender of each Revolving Letter of Credit (x) a fronting
fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 1/8 of 1% per annum on the average
daily amount of the Revolving LC Exposure of such Issuing Lender (determined
for
these purposes without giving effect to the participations therein of the
Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) of Section 2.05,
and excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed Revolving LC
Disbursements) during the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments and the date on which there shall no longer be any Revolving Letters
of Credit of such Issuing Lender outstanding hereunder, and (y) such
Issuing Lender’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension of any Revolving Letter of Credit or processing of drawings
thereunder.
Accrued
participation fees and fronting fees shall be payable in arrears on each
Quarterly Date and on the date the Revolving Credit Commitments terminate,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof, provided
that any
such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments
terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to a Revolving
Issuing Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 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).
(d) Administrative
Agency Fees.
The
Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees
payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed in writing between
the
Company and the Administrative Agent.
(e) Payment
of Fees.
All
fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (except for fronting
fees, which shall be paid directly to the respective Revolving Issuing Lenders)
for distribution to the Revolving Credit Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid
shall not be refundable under any circumstances, absent manifest error in the
determination thereof.
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SECTION
2.12. Interest.
(a) ABR Loans.
Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Loans constituting each
ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus
the
Applicable Margin.
(b) Eurocurrency
Loans.
Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Loans constituting each Eurocurrency
Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO
Rate for the related Interest Period for such Borrowing plus
the
Applicable Margin.
(c) Default
Interest.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Revolving
Credit Loan or Incremental Loan or any fee or other amount payable by a Borrower
hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration,
by mandatory prepayment or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest,
after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the
case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus
the rate
otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of
any other amount, 2% plus
the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this
Section.
(d) Payment
of Interest.
Accrued
interest on each Revolving Credit Loan or Incremental Loan shall be payable
in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan in the Currency in which
such Loan is denominated and, in the case of Syndicated Loans of any Class,
upon
termination of the Commitments of such Class; 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 a Syndicated ABR Loan prior to the
Commitment Termination Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid
or
prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment,
(iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in Dollars prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, accrued
interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the effective date of such
conversion and (iv) all accrued interest on Revolving Credit Loans shall be
payable upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, and all accrued
interest on the Incremental Loans of any Series shall be payable upon
termination of the Incremental Loan Commitments of such Series.
(e) Computation.
All
interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when
the
Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis
of
a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO
Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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SECTION
2.13. Alternate
Rate of Interest.
If prior
to the commencement of the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing of
a
Class (the Currency of such Borrowing herein called the “Affected
Currency”):
(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 for the Affected Currency for such Interest Period;
or
(b) the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders (if
such Borrowing is a Syndicated Borrowing) or the Required Incremental Lenders
of
the relevant Series (is such Borrowing is an Incremental Borrowing) that the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Affected Currency for such Interest Period will
not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining
their respective Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest
Period;
then
the
Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the affected Borrower and
the
affected Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter
and, until the Administrative Agent notifies such Borrower and such Lenders
that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any
Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Syndicated
Borrowing of such Class to, or the continuation of any Syndicated Borrowing
of
such Class as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in the Affected Currency
shall be ineffective and, if the Affected Currency is Dollars, such Syndicated
Borrowing (unless prepaid) shall be continued as, or converted to, a Syndicated
ABR Borrowing, (ii) if the Affected Currency is Dollars and any
Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing of such Class denominated
in
Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as a Syndicated ABR Borrowing and
(iii) if the Affected Currency is a Foreign Currency, any Borrowing Request
that requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing of such Class denominated in the Affected
Currency shall be ineffective; provided that, in the case of clause (b) above:
(x) at the request of the affected Borrower, the Required Revolving Credit
Lenders or the Required Incremental Lenders of such Series, as the case may
be,
shall propose an increased Applicable Margin for Borrowings of such Class
denominated in the Affected Currency that would result in the Adjusted LIBO
Rate
for such Affected Currency plus the amount of such increase adequately and
fairly reflecting the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their
respective Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period and (y)
if
such Borrower accepts such increase, then such increase shall become effective
during such Interest Period in lieu of the consequences described in the
preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z) during such Interest Period.
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SECTION
2.14. Increased
Costs.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally.
If any
Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended
by,
any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO
Rate) or any Revolving Issuing Lender; or
(ii) impose
on
any Lender or any Revolving Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such
Lender or any Revolving 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) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing
Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Revolving Letter of
Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender
or such Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise),
then the relevant Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Lender,
as
the case may be, in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such
additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements.
If any
Lender or any Revolving Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law
regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the
rate
of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of
such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence
of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Swingline Loans
and
Revolving Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Revolving Letters
of
Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, to a level deemed to be material by such
Lender or such Issuing Lender below that which such Lender or such Issuing
Lender or such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or
such Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing
Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to
time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case
may be, in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or such Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding
company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c) Certificates
from Lenders.
A
certificate of a Lender or a Revolving Issuing Lender setting forth the amount
or amounts, in Dollars, necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing
Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be promptly delivered to the
Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay
such Lender and such Revolving Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
(d) Delay
in Requests.
Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or any Revolving Issuing Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation;
provided
that no
Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or a Revolving Issuing Lender
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more
than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Lender,
as
the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’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 six-month period referred to above shall be extended
to
include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e)
Taxes.
This
Section 2.14 shall not apply to increased costs with respect to Taxes with
respect to payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, which shall be governed solely by Section
11.04.
SECTION
2.15. Break
Funding Payments.
In the
event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Syndicated Eurocurrency
Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor (including as
a
result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Syndicated
Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor,
(c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Syndicated
Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto
(regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable under
Section 2.10(e) and is revoked in accordance herewith), or (d) the
assignment as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to
Section 2.17 of any Syndicated
Eurocurrency
Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor, then, in any
such event, the respective Borrowers shall compensate each Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Lender, as applicable, for the loss, cost and expense attributable
to such event.
In
the
case of a Eurocurrency Loan, the loss to any Lender attributable to any such
event shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be
equal
to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such Lender would
pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of such Loan denominated in
the
Currency of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion,
failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for
such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the
duration of the Interest Period that would have resulted from such borrowing,
conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were
equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Currency for such Interest Period,
over
(ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal
amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount
for
such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an
affiliate of such Lender) for deposits denominated in such Currency from other
banks in the eurocurrency market at the commencement of such
period.
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Payment
under this Section shall be made upon request of a Lender delivered not later
than five Business Days following the payment, conversion, or failure to borrow,
convert, continue or prepay that gives rise to a claim under this Section
accompanied by a certificate of such Lender setting forth the amount or amounts
that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section, which
certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The respective Borrower
shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within
10
days after receipt thereof.
SECTION
2.16. Redenomination;
Ratable Treatment; Sharing Of Set-Offs.
(a) Redenomination
Upon Default.
If a
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when due at stated maturity
or by acceleration, the unpaid portion of such Loan shall, if such Loan is
not
denominated in Dollars, automatically be redenominated in Dollars on the due
date thereof (or, if such due date is a day other than the last day of the
Interest Period therefor, on the last day of such Interest Period) in an amount
equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof on the date of such redenomination and
such principal shall be payable on demand; and upon the occurrence and
continuation of any Event of Default under Section 9(b) with respect to any
Loan
that is not denominated in Dollars, such interest shall automatically be
redenominated in Dollars on the due date therefor (or, if such due date is
a day
other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor, on the last day of
such
Interest Period) in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof on the
date
of such redenomination and such interest shall be payable on
demand.
(b) Application
of Insufficient Payments.
If at
any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees in respect of
Revolving Credit Loans or the Incremental Loans of any Series, or in respect
of
unreimbursed Revolving LC Disbursements, then due hereunder, such funds
shall be applied (i) first,
to pay
interest and fees of the applicable Class then due hereunder, ratably among
the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees
of
such Class then due to such parties, and (ii) second,
to pay
principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements of such Class then due
hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the
amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements of such Class then
due to such parties.
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(c) Ratable
Treatment.
Except
to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Syndicated Borrowing of a
Class shall be made from the Lenders of such Class, each payment of facility
fee
under Section 2.11 shall be made for account of the Lenders of the
applicable Class, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the
Commitments of a Class under Section 2.08 shall be applied to the
respective Commitments of the Lenders of such Class, pro rata according to
the
amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (ii) each Syndicated
Borrowing of a Class shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders of such
Class
according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class (in
the
case of the making of Syndicated Loans) or their respective Loans of such Class
that are to be included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and
continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of
Syndicated Loans of a Class by a Borrower shall be made for account of the
Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid
principal amounts of the Syndicated Loans of such Class held by them; and
(iv) each payment of interest on Syndicated Loans of a Class by a Borrower
shall be made for account of the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance
with the amounts of interest on such Loans of such Class then due and payable
to
the respective Lenders.
(d) Sharing
of Payments by Lenders.
If any
Lender of any Class 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 Syndicated Loans, or participations in Revolving LC Disbursements or
Swingline Loans, of such Class resulting in such Lender receiving payment of
a
greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Syndicated Loans, and
participations in Revolving LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, and
accrued interest thereon of such Class then due than the proportion received
by
any other Lender of such Class, then the Lender receiving such greater
proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the
Syndicated Loans, and participations in Revolving LC Disbursements and
Swingline Loans, of other Lenders of such Class to the extent necessary so
that
the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders of such Class
ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued
interest on their respective Syndicated Loans, and participations in Revolving
LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, of such Class; 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 a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with
the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
Loans or participations in Revolving LC Disbursements to any assignee or
participant, other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
(as
to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Obligor consents
to
the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under
applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the
foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Obligor rights of set-off
and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were
a direct creditor of such Obligor in the amount of such
participation.
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(e) Presumptions
of Payment.
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to
the
date on which any payment or prepayment is due to the Administrative Agent
for
account of the Revolving Credit Lenders or Incremental Loan Lenders of any
Series, or a Revolving Issuing Lender, hereunder that such Borrower will not
make such payment or prepayment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Borrower has made such payment or prepayment, as the case may be, on such date
in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption and in its
sole
discretion, distribute to such Lenders or such Issuing Lender, as the case
may
be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such
payment or prepayment, then each of such Lenders or such Issuing Lender, as
the
case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith
on
demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Lender 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 Federal Funds Effective Rate.
(f) Certain
Deductions by the Administrative Agent.
If any
Revolving Credit Lender or Incremental Loan Lender of any Series shall fail
to
make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c),
2.05(e), 2.06(b) or 2.16(e), then the Administrative Agent may, in its
discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts
thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for account of such Lender
to
satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied
obligations are fully paid.
SECTION
2.17.
Replacement
of Lenders.
If any
Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loan Lender of any Class requests compensation under
Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount
to any such
Lender
or
any Governmental Authority for account of such Lender pursuant to
Section 11.04,
or if
any such
Lender
defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, or if any such Lender does
not consent to a proposed amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document requested by the Borrowers which has been approved
by
the Required Lenders but which requires the consent of such Lender (or such
Lender and other Lenders) to become effective, then the Company may, at its
sole
expense (and without any obligation on the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to
co-operate or assist in any way in locating an assignee), 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 11.08), all its interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee
may
be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided
that
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(i) the
Company shall have received the prior consent of the Administrative Agent (and,
if a Revolving Credit Commitment is being assigned, the Revolving Issuing
Lenders and the Swingline Lender), which consents shall not unreasonably be
withheld,
(ii) such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Revolving Credit and Incremental Loans (and participations
in
Revolving LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans), as applicable, 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 Company (in the case of all other amounts) and
(iii) in
the
case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to
Section 11.04,
such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments;
provided,
however, the assignor hereunder shall not be liable to the Administrative Agent
for any assignment fee provided in Section 11.08(b)(ii)(D).
In
connection with any such replacement, if the replaced Lender does not execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and
Assumption reflecting such replacement within five Business Days of the date
on
which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and
Assumption to the replaced Lender, then such replaced Lender shall be deemed
to
have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption. 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
Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION
2.18. Defeasance
of Revolving Letters of Credit .
The
Borrowers may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior notice to the
Administrative Agent stating that it is exercising its rights under this Section
2.18 (which shall promptly notify all of the Revolving Credit Lenders), take
the
following actions (each of which shall be effected concurrently):
(a) terminate
the Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Loan Commitments of each Series
in accordance with Section 2.08(b),
(b) pay
or
prepay in accordance with Section 2.10(a) the principal of and interest on
all Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loans and Incremental Loans of each Series
and pay all Revolving LC Disbursements, fees and other amounts outstanding
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents that are payable in connection
with
Revolving Credit Loans, Synthetic Loans, Incremental Loans of each Series and
Revolving Letters of Credit, and
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(c) provide
to each Revolving Issuing Lender either or both (or a combination of both)
of
(i) cash collateral for the Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations for each
Revolving Letter of Credit issued by such Revolving Issuing Lender then
outstanding in amount equal to 101% of (and in the same currency as) the undrawn
amount of such Letter of Credit, under arrangements satisfactory to such
Revolving Issuing Lender or (ii) a letter of credit issued to such Issuing
Lender covering the Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations for each Revolving
Letter of Credit issued by such Revolving Issuing Lender then outstanding in
amount equal to the sum of 101% of (and in the same currency as) the undrawn
amount of such Letter of Credit together with an additional letter of credit
issued to such Issuing Lender in an amount (in Dollars) equal to the letter
of
credit fees under Section 2.11(c) that will accrue (at the highest
Applicable Margin) for the period from the date of the issuance of such letter
of credit to the date of scheduled expiration of such Letter of Credit (taking
into account extensions), the form and issuer of each such letter of credit
to
be satisfactory to such Revolving Issuing Lender.
Upon
each
of such actions being taken, (x) the obligations of the Revolving Credit
Lenders under Section 2.05(e) shall terminate and (y) the obligations
of the Borrowers under Section 2.11(a) and 2.11(c)(i) shall
terminate.
ARTICLE
III
THE
SYNTHETIC LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
SECTION
3.01. Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit Accounts .
(a) Establishment
of Accounts.
On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall establish a Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account at BNP Paribas with the title “Synthetic LC
Lenders Credit-Linked Deposit Account”. The Administrative Agent shall maintain
records enabling it to determine at any time the amount of the interest of
each
Synthetic LC Lender in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account (the
interest of each Synthetic LC Lender in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit
Account, as evidenced by such records, being referred to as such Lender’s
“Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account”).
The
Administrative Agent shall establish such additional Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Sub-Accounts for assignee Lenders as shall be required pursuant to
Section 11.08(b). No Person (other than the Administrative Agent) shall
have the right to make any withdrawal from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit Account or to exercise any other right or power with respect
thereto.
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Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto acknowledges and
agrees that the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits are and will at all times
be
solely the property of the Synthetic LC Lenders, that the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposits shall be used solely in accordance with this Agreement
and that no amount on deposit at any time in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit Account shall be the property of any of the Obligors, constitute
collateral for any Obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents or
otherwise be available in any manner to satisfy any Obligations of any of the
Obligors under the Loan Documents. Each Synthetic LC Lender agrees that its
right, title and interest in and to the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit
Account shall be limited to the right to require amounts in its Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Account to be applied as provided in paragraph (c) below
and that it will have no right to require the return of its Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit other than as expressly provided in said
paragraph (c) (each Synthetic LC Lender hereby acknowledging that its
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit constitutes payment for its participations
in
Synthetic Letters of Credit issued or to be issued hereunder and that the
Synthetic LC Issuing Lenders will be issuing, amending, renewing and extending
Synthetic Letters of Credit in reliance on the availability of such Lender’s
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit to discharge such Lender’s obligations in
accordance with Section 3.05(f)). The funding of the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposits and the agreements with respect thereto set forth in
this
Agreement constitute arrangements solely among the Administrative Agent, the
Synthetic LC Issuing Lenders and the Synthetic LC Lenders with respect to the
funding and reimbursement obligations of the Synthetic LC Lenders under this
Agreement, and do not constitute loans, extensions of credit or other financial
accommodations to any Obligor.
No
Obligor shall have any responsibility or liability to the Synthetic LC Lenders,
the Administrative Agent or any other Person in respect of the establishment,
maintenance, administration or misappropriation of the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account (or any Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account)
or
with respect to the investment of amounts held therein, including pursuant
to
paragraph (d) below, or the duties and responsibilities of the
Administrative Agent with respect to the foregoing contemplated by
paragraph (e) below.
(b) Deposits
in Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account.
The
following amounts will be deposited in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit
Account at the following times:
(i) Deposits
on Closing Date.
On the
Closing Date, each Synthetic LC Lender shall deposit in the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account an amount in Dollars equal to such Lender’s
Synthetic LC Funding Amount. Thereafter, the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits
shall be available, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
for application pursuant to Section 3.05(f) to reimburse such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of Synthetic LC Disbursements that are not reimbursed
by
the applicable Borrower.
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(ii) Application
of Reimbursement Payments.
On any
date prior to the Commitment Termination Date on which the Administrative Agent
receives any reimbursement payment from a Borrower in respect of a Synthetic
LC
Disbursement with respect to which amounts were withdrawn from the Synthetic
LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account to reimburse or pay such Issuing Lender, subject
to clause (iv) below, the Administrative Agent shall deposit in the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account, and credit to the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Accounts of the Synthetic LC Lenders, the portion of such
reimbursement or other payment to be deposited therein. Any such reimbursement
payment received directly by a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender shall be forthwith
remitted to the Administrative Agent for application as described in the
preceding sentence.
(iii) Application
of Synthetic LC Term Loan Payments.
On any
date prior to the Commitment Termination Date on which the Administrative Agent
receives any payment from a Borrower in respect of a Synthetic LC Term Loan,
subject to clause (iv) below, the Administrative Agent shall deposit in the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account, and credit to the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Accounts of the Synthetic LC Lenders, the portion of such
payment to be deposited therein. Any such payment received directly by a
Synthetic LC Lender shall be forthwith remitted to the Administrative Agent
for
application as described in the preceding sentence.
(iv) Application
of Excess Deposits.
If, at
any time when any amount is required to be deposited in the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account under clause (ii) or (iii) above, the sum of
such amount and the aggregate amount of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits
at such time would exceed the higher of the total aggregate Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts and the Synthetic LC Exposure, then such excess shall not be deposited
in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account and the Administrative Agent
shall instead pay to each Synthetic LC Lender its Applicable Percentage of
such
excess.
(v) Assignments
by Synthetic LC Lenders.
Concurrently with the effectiveness of any assignment by any Synthetic LC Lender
of all or any portion of its Synthetic LC Funding Amount, the Administrative
Agent shall transfer into the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account of the
assignee the corresponding portion of the amount on deposit in the assignor’s
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account in accordance with
Section 11.08(b)(iii).
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(c) Withdrawals
From and Closing of Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account.
Amounts
on deposit in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account shall be withdrawn
and distributed (or transferred, in the case of clause (vi) below) as
follows:
(i) Payments
to Synthetic LC Issuing Lenders.
On each
date on which a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender is to be reimbursed by the Lenders
pursuant to Section 3.05(f) for any Synthetic LC Disbursement (including
any such reimbursement to be made from the proceeds of a Synthetic LC Term
Loan
as provided in Section 3.06), the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from
the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account the amount of such unreimbursed
Synthetic LC Disbursement (and debit the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account
of each Synthetic LC Lender in the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
of such unreimbursed Synthetic LC Disbursement) and make such amount available
to such Issuing Lender in accordance with Section 3.05(f).
(ii) Reductions
of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts.
Concurrently with each voluntary reduction of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.08(b), the Administrative
Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account and
pay
to each Synthetic LC Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of
such reduction (provided that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount
of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits is not less than the greater of
the
Synthetic LC Exposure or Synthetic LC Funding Amounts).
(iii) Reduction
of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts to Zero.
Concurrently with any reduction of the total aggregate Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts to zero pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.08(b) or
Article IX, the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account and pay to each Synthetic LC Lender such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the excess at such time of the aggregate amount of
the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits over the Synthetic LC Exposure.
(iv) Assignments
by Synthetic LC Lenders.
Concurrently with the effectiveness of any assignment by any Synthetic LC Lender
of all or any portion of its Synthetic LC Funding Amount, the corresponding
portion of the assignor’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account shall be
transferred from the assignor’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account to the
assignee’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account in accordance with
Section 11.08(b) and, if required by Section 11.08(b), the
Administrative Agent shall close such assignor’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Sub-Account.
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(v) Reduction
of Synthetic LC Exposure to Zero.
Upon
the reduction of each of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts and the Synthetic
LC
Exposure to zero (or the Defeasance of all Synthetic LC Exposure pursuant to
Section 3.18), the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account and pay to each Synthetic LC Lender the entire
remaining amount of such Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit, and shall
close the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account.
Each
Synthetic LC Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that its Synthetic
LC
Credit-Linked Deposit may be applied or withdrawn from time to time as set
forth
in this paragraph (c).
(d) Deposit
Earnings; Early Withdrawals.
Each of
the Administrative Agent, each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender and each Synthetic
LC
Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Synthetic LC Lender is funding
its Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit to the Administrative Agent for
application in the manner contemplated by Section 3.05(f) and that the
Administrative Agent has agreed to invest the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposits so as to earn a return (except during periods when such Synthetic
LC
Credit-Linked Deposits are used to cover unreimbursed Synthetic LC Disbursements
that have not been repaid when due (at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), and subject to Section 3.13) for the Synthetic LC Lenders equal
at any time to (i) the LIBO Rate for Interest Periods of three-months
duration minus
(ii) 10 basis points; provided
that, in
the event that a Borrower shall revoke any notice of prepayment pursuant to
Section 3.10(c), the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to invest the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits that are affected
thereby in a manner that is consistent with its policies relating to such
deposits. Such interest will be paid to the Synthetic LC Lenders by the
Administrative Agent in arrears on each day on which fees are due and payable
to
the Synthetic LC Lenders under Section 3.11(a).
In
the
event that a Borrower shall request a Synthetic LC Term Loan be made on a day
other than the last day of an Interest Period for the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposits, such Borrower shall be required to pay to each Synthetic LC Lender
the
amounts required to be paid under Section 3.15 as a result thereof. In the
event that a Borrower shall repay a Synthetic LC Term Loan and the proceeds
thereof shall be redeposited to the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account
other than on the last day of the three-month Interest Period for deposits
in
the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account, the Administrative Agent has
agreed to invest such proceeds for an Interest Period commencing on the date
of
such payment to but not including the last day of such three-month Interest
Period so as to earn a return as provided in the preceding paragraph equal
to
(i) the LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of such shorter duration
minus
(ii) 10 basis points.
(e) Sufficiency
of Deposits to Provide for Synthetic LC Exposure.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Synthetic Letter
of
Credit shall be issued, if after giving effect thereto the Synthetic LC Exposure
would exceed the aggregate amount of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposits.
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(f) Satisfaction
of Lender Funding Obligations.
The
Borrower and each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender acknowledge and agree that,
notwithstanding any other provision contained herein (but without limiting
the
obligations of any Synthetic LC Lender under Section 11.03(c)), the deposit
by each Synthetic LC Lender in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account
on
the Closing Date of funds equal to its Synthetic LC Funding Amount will fully
discharge the obligation of such Lender to reimburse such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of Synthetic LC Disbursements that are not reimbursed by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 3.05(f), and that no other or further payments shall be
required to be made by any Synthetic LC Lender in respect of any such funding
or
reimbursement obligations.
(g) Security.
Each
Synthetic LC Lender hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the equal
and
ratable benefit of the Synthetic LC Issuing Lenders, a security interest
in such Synthetic LC Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit to secure the
obligations of such Synthetic LC Lender under Section 3.05(f).
(h) Issuing
Lenders Insecure.
If any
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender is enjoined from taking any action referred to
in
paragraph (i) or (ii) of Section 3.01(c) as a result of any action on
the part of, or bankruptcy or insolvency event, affecting any Obligor, or if
any
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender reasonably determines that, by operation of law,
it
may be precluded from taking any such action as a result of any action on the
part of, or bankruptcy or insolvency event, affecting any Obligor, or if any
Obligor challenges in any legal proceeding any of the acknowledgements,
agreements or characterizations set forth in the first sentence of the second
paragraph of Section 3.01(a), then, in any such case (and so long as such
event or condition shall be continuing), and notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, such Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue,
renew or extend any Synthetic Letter of Credit.
SECTION
3.02. Synthetic
LC Term Loans.
(a) Synthetic
LC Term Loans.
Upon
the request of a Borrower as provided in Section 3.05(f), the obligation of
such Borrower to reimburse the respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender for a
Synthetic LC Disbursement in respect of a Synthetic Letter of Credit, may be
satisfied by the making of a Synthetic LC Term Loan as described in
Section 3.06. Synthetic LC Term Loans may be prepaid without reducing the
aggregate Synthetic LC Funding Amounts; provided,
however,
that
Synthetic LC Term Loans may not be reborrowed as such.
(b) Type
of Loans.
Subject
to Section 3.14, each Synthetic LC Term Loan shall be constituted entirely
of ABR Loans or of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars as the
respective Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Synthetic LC 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; provided
that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower to
repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(c) Minimum
Amounts.
Each
Synthetic LC Term Borrowing (whether Eurocurrency or ABR) shall be in an
aggregate amount at least equal to $1,000,000 and, if the amount of the
respective Synthetic LC Disbursement giving rise to such Borrower is less than
$1,000,000, then the reimbursement obligation of the respective Borrower in
respect of such Synthetic LC Disbursement may not be repaid through the making
of a Synthetic LC Term Loan. Synthetic LC Term Borrowings of more than one
Type
may be outstanding at the same time; provided
that
there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten Eurocurrency Borrowings
outstanding.
(d) Limitations
on Interest Periods.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not
be
entitled to request (or to elect to convert to or continue as a Eurocurrency
Borrowing) any Synthetic LC Term Borrowing if the Interest Period requested
therefor would end after the Commitment Termination Date.
SECTION
3.03. Intentionally
Omitted .
This
Section 3.03 has been intentionally omitted.
SECTION
3.04. Intentionally
Omitted .
This
Section 3.04 has been intentionally omitted.
SECTION
3.05. Synthetic
Letters of Credit.
(a) General.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including the last paragraph
of
Section 3.05(b)), any Borrower may request the issuance of Synthetic
Letters of Credit for its own account (or for the account of any of its
Subsidiaries) by a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, at any time and from time to
time during the period commencing on the Closing Date through and including
the
date five Business Days preceding the Commitment Termination Date, which
Synthetic Letters of Credit maybe denominated in Dollars or in any Agreed
Foreign Currency and shall be in such form as is acceptable to such Issuing
Lender in its reasonable determination, provided
that no
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Synthetic
Letter
of
Credit if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more of
the
policies of such Issuing Lender generally applicable to the issuance of letters
of credit (other than policies as to expiration dates that conflict with Section
2.05(d)).
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(b) Notice
of Issuance; Redesignation, Etc.
To
request the issuance of a Synthetic Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal
or extension of an outstanding Synthetic Letter of Credit), the respective
Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic
communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the respective
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender) to a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender and the
Administrative Agent (by the times specified in the next following sentence)
a
notice requesting the issuance of a Synthetic Letter of Credit, or identifying
the Synthetic 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 Synthetic Letter of Credit is to expire
(which shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section), the amount and
Currency of such Synthetic Letter of Credit, the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare,
amend, renew or extend such Synthetic Letter of Credit. Such notice shall be
given to the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of a Synthetic Letter of
Credit to be denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension and (ii) in the case of a Synthetic Letter
of Credit to be denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later than
11:00 a.m., London time, three Business Days (or four Business Days if
longer notice is determined by the Administrative Agent to be required) before
the date of the proposed issuance, amendment, renewal or extension.
If
requested by such Issuing Lender, such Borrower also shall submit a letter
of
credit application on such Issuing Lender’s standard form in connection with any
request for a Synthetic Letter of Credit. 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
a
Borrower to, or entered into by a Borrower with, a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender
relating to any Synthetic Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall control.
Each
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent
of
any Synthetic Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it
hereunder (or any Synthetic Letter of Credit that shall have been cancelled
or
terminated) and shall deliver a report (in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent) on the last Business Day of each month
after the Closing Date detailing its Synthetic Letter of Credit activity under
this Agreement during such month.
Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any notice requesting
issuance of a Letter of Credit under this Agreement by any Issuing Lender shall,
so long as the requested face amount of such Letter of Credit is less than
the
unused Synthetic LC Funding Amount (and, if such Letter of Credit is to be
denominated in a Foreign Currency, less than the portion of the Foreign Currency
Sublimit not then utilized by Synthetic Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign
Currencies), such notice shall be deemed to be a request for the issuance of
a
Synthetic Letter of Credit by such Issuing Lender; otherwise such notice shall
be deemed to be a request for the issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit
by
such Issuing Lender. In addition, if at any time any one or more Revolving
Letters of Credit of any one or more Issuing Lenders shall be outstanding in
an
aggregate face amount that is less than the unused Synthetic LC Funding Amount
(and, if such Revolving Letters of Credit are denominated in Foreign Currencies,
less than the portion of the Foreign Currency Sublimit not then utilized by
Synthetic Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign Currencies), such Revolving
Letters of Credit shall automatically, without action on the part of any Person,
be redesignated as Synthetic Letters of Credit hereunder of the respective
Issuing Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Company,
each Lender and each Issuing Lender of any such redesignation of a Revolving
Letter of Credit as a Synthetic Letter of Credit.
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(c) Limitation
on Amount.
A
Synthetic 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
respective Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving
effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) if such
Synthetic Letter of Credit is denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Dollar
Equivalent of the aggregate Synthetic LC Exposure in respect of Synthetic
Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign Currencies shall not exceed the Dollar
Equivalent of $50,000,000 (the “Foreign
Currency Sublimit”)
and
(ii) the total Synthetic LC Exposure shall not exceed the total Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts.
(d) Expiration
Date.
The
applicable Borrower will have the right to request that the expiration date
for
a Synthetic Letter of Credit be fixed (without giving effect to any extension
thereof by reason of an interruption of business) for any date selected by
such
Borrower that is not later than five Business Days prior to the Commitment
Termination Date. If any Synthetic Letter of Credit includes an extension
clause, it may provide that the respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender shall
have the option to refuse to extend the expiration of such Synthetic Letter
of
Credit to a date that is later than five Business Days prior to the Commitment
Termination Date or that automatic extensions thereof will not be effective
if
the extended expiration date is later than the date five Business Days prior
to
the Commitment Termination Date.
(e) Participations.
By the
issuance of a Synthetic Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Synthetic Letter
of Credit increasing the amount thereof) by any Synthetic LC Issuing Lender,
and
without any further action on the part of such Issuing Lender or any Lender,
such Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Synthetic LC Lender, and each
Synthetic LC Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Lender, a participation
in
such Synthetic Letter of Credit equal to such Synthetic LC Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Synthetic
Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each
Synthetic LC Lender hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, such Synthetic LC
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each Synthetic LC Disbursement made by such
Issuing Lender and not reimbursed. Each Synthetic LC Lender acknowledges and
agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph
is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Synthetic
Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or, subject
to
Section 3.01(f), reduction or termination of the Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts,
and
that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding
or reduction whatsoever.
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In
consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Synthetic LC Lender
hereby absolutely and unconditionally authorizes and directs the Administrative
Agent to withdraw from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account (and
debit
such Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account in the amount of), for
account of the respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of each Synthetic LC Disbursement made by such Synthetic LC Issuing
Lender in respect of Synthetic Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender
at any time from the time of such Synthetic LC Disbursement until such Synthetic
LC Disbursement is reimbursed by the respective Borrower or at any time after
any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to such Borrower for any
reason (it being understood and agreed that each Synthetic LC Lender’s
obligations in respect of participations in Synthetic Letters of Credit shall
be
payable solely from, and limited to, such Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit). Such withdrawal from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account
(and debit of such Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account) shall be
made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. No
such
withdrawal or debit shall relieve the respective Borrower of its obligation
to
reimburse such Synthetic LC Disbursement.
(f) Reimbursement.
If a
Synthetic LC Issuing Bank shall make any Synthetic LC Disbursement in respect
of
a Synthetic Letter of Credit, the respective Borrower shall reimburse such
Issuing Bank in respect of such Synthetic LC Disbursement either by
(i) paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such Synthetic LC
Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business
Day
immediately following the day that such Borrower receives notice of such
Synthetic LC Disbursement (the “Deadline”)
or
(ii) subject to the satisfaction of the conditions thereto set forth in
Sections 3.02 and 6.02, converting such reimbursement obligation into
Synthetic Term Loans as specified in Section 3.02 by delivery of a request
to such effect to the Administrative Agent not later than the Deadline. Any
payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing
clause (i) shall be promptly distributed by the Administrative Agent to the
respective Synthetic LC Issuing Bank. Upon any conversion of such reimbursement
obligation into Synthetic Term Loans pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii),
the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit Account (and debit each Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account
in the amount of) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the respective LC
Disbursement and promptly apply the amount of such withdrawal to make payment
to
such Issuing Bank.
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If
such
Borrower fails to so reimburse such Issuing Bank as provided above by the
Deadline, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Synthetic LC Lender of
the
applicable Synthetic LC Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower
in
respect thereof and such Synthetic LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof,
and the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit Account (and debit such Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account
in the amount of) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement
and promptly apply such amount to make payment to such Issuing Bank. To the
extent that such Borrower shall, after any withdrawal referred to in the
preceding sentence, make any payment to the Administrative Agent of such
Synthetic LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent shall deposit such payment
in the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account (and credit to each Synthetic
LC Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account in the amount of such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such deposit). Any payment made with amounts
withdrawn from the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account to reimburse
a
Synthetic LC Issuing Bank for any Synthetic LC Disbursement constitutes the
funding by the respective Synthetic LC Lenders of their participations in the
related Synthetic Letter of Credit and shall not constitute a Synthetic LC
Loan
or relieve the respective Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC
Disbursement.
(g) Obligations
Absolute.
A
Borrower’s obligation to reimburse Synthetic LC Disbursements made in respect of
a Synthetic Letter of Credit issued for its account as provided in
paragraph (f) 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 Synthetic
Letter
of Credit, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other
document presented under a Synthetic
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 respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender under a Synthetic
Letter
of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply
strictly with the terms of such Synthetic
Letter of Credit
and
(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 3.05, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of such Borrower’s
obligations hereunder.
Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Synthetic LC Lenders nor any Synthetic LC Issuing
Lender, 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 Synthetic Letter of Credit by any Synthetic LC Issuing Lender 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 Synthetic Letter of Credit
(including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in
interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond
the control of such Issuing Lender; provided
that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender from
liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed
to
consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the
Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrowers
that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct
when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Synthetic
Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly
agree that:
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(i) a
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face
to be
in substantial compliance with the terms of a Synthetic Letter of Credit without
responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents
that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of
such
Synthetic Letter of Credit;
(ii) a
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to
decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents
are
not in strict compliance with the terms of such Synthetic Letter of Credit;
and
(iii) this
sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by a Synthetic
LC
Issuing Lender when determining whether drafts and other documents presented
under a Synthetic Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the
parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
(h) Disbursement
Procedures.
The
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender for any Synthetic Letter of Credit shall, within
a
reasonable time following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting
to represent a demand for payment under any Synthetic Letter of Credit. Such
Issuing Lender shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower for whose account such Synthetic Letter of Credit was
issued by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and
whether such Issuing Lender has made or will make a Synthetic LC Disbursement
thereunder; provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve such Borrower
of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Lender and the Synthetic LC Lenders
with respect to any such Synthetic LC Disbursement.
(i) Interim
Interest.
If the
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender for any Synthetic Letter of Credit shall make any
Synthetic LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrowers shall reimburse such
Synthetic LC Disbursement in full on the date such Synthetic LC Disbursement
is
made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and
including the date such Synthetic LC Disbursement is made to but excluding
the
date that the Borrowers reimburse such Synthetic LC Disbursement, at the rate
per annum then applicable to Syndicated ABR Loans; provided
that, if
the Borrowers fail to reimburse such Synthetic LC Disbursement when due pursuant
to paragraph (f) of this Section, then Section 3.12(d) shall apply.
Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of such
Issuing Lender, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment
by
any Synthetic LC Lender pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section to
reimburse such Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Synthetic
LC Lender
to the
extent of such payment.
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(j) Existing
Letters of Credit.
Any
letter of credit that has been issued under the Existing Loan Agreement by
a
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender hereunder and that is designated as a “Synthetic
Letter of Credit” hereunder by the Company in a notice to the Administrative
Agent and such Synthetic LC Issuing Lender on the Closing Date shall, on the
Closing Date, become a Synthetic Letter of Credit of such Synthetic LC Issuing
Lender hereunder.
(k) Cash
Collateralization.
If any
Borrower shall be required to provide cover for Synthetic LC Exposure
pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or the last paragraph of Article IX, such
Borrower shall immediately deposit into a segregated collateral account or
accounts (herein, collectively, the “Synthetic
Letter of Credit Collateral Account”)
in the
name and under the dominion and control of the Administrative Agent cash in
an
amount in Dollars equal to the amount required under Section 3.10(b) or the
last paragraph of Article IX, as applicable. Such deposit shall be held by
the Administrative Agent as collateral in the first instance for the Synthetic
LC Exposure under this Agreement and thereafter for the payment of the
other Obligations, and for these purposes each Borrower hereby grants a security
interest to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in the
Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account and in any financial assets (as
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) or other property held
therein.
Amounts
deposited in the Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account by any Borrower
pursuant to Section 3.10(b) shall be retained by the Administrative Agent
and either (i) applied to the payment when due of that portion of the LC
Disbursements made by the respective Issuing Lenders in excess of the amount
thereof that the Synthetic LC Lenders are required to pay to the Synthetic
LC
Issuing Lenders under paragraph (e) of this Section in respect of drawings
on Synthetic Letters of Credit (applied to the respective Issuing Lenders
ratably in accordance with such excess amounts held by them) or
(ii) remitted to such Borrower as and to the extent required by Section
3.10(b), provided
that, if
any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Lenders shall request
the provision of cover for outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to the last
paragraph of Article IX, then the amounts deposited pursuant to
Section 3.10(b) shall be deemed to have instead been deposited pursuant to
the last paragraph of Article IX.
Amounts
deposited in the Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account by any Borrower
pursuant to the last paragraph of Article IX shall be retained by the
Administrative Agent until the payment in full of all Obligations and shall
be
applied as follows: first,
to the
payment of LC Disbursements in respect of Synthetic Letters of Credit (applied
to the LC Disbursements of the respective Issuing Lenders ratably in accordance
with the respective amounts thereof), second,
to the
ratable payment of other Obligations that are then due and payable and
third,
after
the payment in full of all Obligations, any balance in the Synthetic Letter
of
Credit Collateral Account shall be remitted to such Borrower.
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SECTION
3.06. Funding
of Synthetic LC Term Loans .
As
provided in Section 3.05(f), each Synthetic LC Term Loan of each Lender
shall be made by the Administrative Agent’s withdrawing from the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account (and debiting each Lender’s Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Account in the amount of) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
of the respective Synthetic LC Disbursement giving rise to such Loan and
promptly applying the amount of such withdrawal to make payment to the
respective Synthetic LC Issuing Lender.
SECTION
3.07. Interest
Elections.
(a) Elections
for Synthetic LC Term Loan Borrowings.
Each
Synthetic LC Term Loan shall initially shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing with
an
Interest Period of a duration of one month. Thereafter, the respective Borrower
may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to
continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case of
a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect the Interest Period therefor, all as provided
in this Section. The respective 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 Synthetic LC Lenders holding the
Loans constituting such Borrowing, and the Loans constituting each such portion
shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) Notice
of Elections.
To make
an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such election by telephone (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, no later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing and (ii) in the case of an ABR
Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the date of the
proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be
irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly (but no later than the close of
business on the date of such request) 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.
(c) Content
of Interest Election Requests.
Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 3.02:
(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) of this
paragraph shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
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(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 therefor
after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated
by
the definition of the term “Interest Period” and permitted under
Section 3.02(d).
(d) Notification
by Administrative Agent to Lenders.
Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative
Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) Failure
to Elect; Events of Default.
If the
respective Borrower fails to deliver a timely and complete Interest Election
Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided
herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted
to
an ABR Borrowing. 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 Synthetic LC Lenders so notifies such Borrower, then,
so
long as an Event of Default is continuing no outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing
may have an Interest Period of more than one month’s duration.
SECTION
3.08. Termination,
Reduction and Increase of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts .
(a) Scheduled
Termination.
Unless
previously terminated the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts shall be reduced to
zero
on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Voluntary
Terminations and Reductions.
The
Borrowers may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts; provided
that
(i) each reduction of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts shall be in an
amount that is at least equal to $10,000,000 or any greater multiple of
$5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts if, after giving effect to any concurrent
cancellation or expiration of Synthetic Letters of Credit, (or cover for
Synthetic Letters of Credit by deposit by any Obligor to the Synthetic Letter
of
Credit Collateral Account) in accordance with the terms hereof, the total
Synthetic LC Exposures would exceed the total Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts.
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(c) Notification
of Termination or Reduction.
The
Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate
or
reduce the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts under paragraph (b) of this Section
at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination
or
reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise
the
Synthetic LC Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the
Borrowers pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided
that a
notice of termination of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts delivered by the Borrowers
may state that such notice is conditioned upon the issuance of securities or
the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be
revoked by the Borrowers (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior
to
the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(d) Effect
of Termination or Reduction.
Any
termination or reduction of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts shall be permanent.
Each reduction of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts shall be made ratably among
the Synthetic LC Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable
Percentages.
(e) Increase
of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts.
(i) Requests
for Increase by Borrowers.
The
Borrowers may, at any time prior to the Commitment Termination Date, propose
that the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts be increased (each such proposed increase
being a “Funding
Amount Increase”)
by
notice to the Administrative Agent, specifying each existing Synthetic LC Lender
(each an “Increasing
Lender”)
and/or
each additional lender (each an “Assuming Lender”),
at
the Company’s option, that shall have agreed to participate in such increase of
the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts and the date on which such increase is to
be
effective (the “Funding
Amount Increase Date”),
which
shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after delivery of such
notice and 30 days prior to the Commitment Termination Date:
(A) the
minimum amount of any such increase shall be $20,000,000 or a larger multiple
of
$1,000,000, the minimum Synthetic LC Funding Amount of any Assuming Lender,
and
the minimum amount of the increase of the Synthetic LC Funding Amount of any
Increasing Lender, as part of such Funding Amount Increase shall be $5,000,000
or a larger multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(B) the
aggregate amount of any such Funding Amount Increase, together with the
aggregate amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments of all Series established
pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and any increase of Revolving Credit
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.08(e), shall not exceed
$100,000,000;
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(C) the
Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent certificate of the
Company stating on such Funding Amount Increase Date that (i) no Default has
occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made
on
and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);
and
(D) each
Assuming Lender shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender (who agree not to withhold acceptance
unreasonably).
(ii) Effectiveness
of Funding Amount Increase.
Each
Assuming Lender, if any, shall become a Synthetic LC Lender hereunder as of
such
Funding Amount Increase Date and the Synthetic LC Funding Amount of any
Increasing Lender and such Assuming Lender shall be increased as of such Funding
Amount Increase Date; provided
that:
(x) the
Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on such Funding Amount Increase Date (or on or prior to a time
on an earlier date specified by the Administrative Agent) a certificate of
a
duly authorized officer of the Company stating that each of the applicable
conditions to such Funding Amount Increase set forth in the foregoing
paragraph (i) has been satisfied;
(y) each
Assuming Lender or Increasing Lender shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent, on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on such Funding Amount
Increase Date (or on or prior to a time on an earlier date specified by the
Administrative Agent), an agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which
such Lender shall, effective as of such Funding Amount Increase Date, undertake
a Synthetic LC Funding Amount or an increase of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
duly executed by such Assuming Lender and the Borrowers and acknowledged by
the
Administrative Agent; and
(z) each
Assuming Lender or Increasing Lender shall have deposited into the Synthetic
LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account an amount in Dollars equal to the increase in
Synthetic LC Funding Amount for such Lender.
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Promptly
following satisfaction of such conditions, the Administrative Agent shall notify
the Synthetic LC Lenders (including any Assuming Lenders) thereof and of the
occurrence of the Funding Amount Increase Date by facsimile transmission or
electronic messaging system.
(iii) Recordation
into Register.
Upon
its receipt of an agreement referred to in clause (ii)(y) above executed by
an Assuming Lender or any Increasing Lender, together with the certificate
referred to in clause (ii)(x) above, the Administrative Agent shall, if
such agreement has been completed, (x) accept such agreement,
(y) record the information contained therein in the Register and
(z) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers.
(iv) Adjustments
of Participations.
On the
Funding Amount Increase Date, the Synthetic LC Lenders shall be deemed to have
adjusted their participation interests in any outstanding Synthetic Letters
of
Credit so that such interests are held ratably in accordance with their
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts as so increased.
SECTION
3.09. Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) Repayment.
The
Borrowers hereby unconditionally jointly and severally promise to pay each
Synthetic LC Term Loan in full on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Manner
of Payment.
Prior
to any repayment or prepayment of any Synthetic LC Term Loan Borrowings, the
respective Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be paid and
shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy)
of
such selection not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three
Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment; provided
that
each repayment of Borrowings shall be applied to repay any outstanding
ABR Borrowings before any other Borrowings. If the respective Borrower
fails to make a timely selection of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid
or
prepaid, such payment shall be applied, first, to pay any outstanding
ABR Borrowings and, second, to other Borrowings in the order of the
remaining duration of their respective Interest Periods (the Borrowing with
the
shortest remaining Interest Period to be repaid first). Each payment of a
Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in such
Borrowing.
(c) Maintenance
of Records by Lenders.
Each
Synthetic LC Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice records
evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from
each
Synthetic LC Term Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal
and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
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(d) Maintenance
of Records by the Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent shall maintain records in which it shall record
(i) the Borrower and amount of each Synthetic LC Term Loan made hereunder,
the Type thereof and each Interest Period therefor, (ii) the amount of any
principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from such
Borrower to each Synthetic LC Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any
sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for account of such Lenders
and each such Lender’s share thereof.
(e) Effect
of Entries.
The
entries made in the records maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of
this Section shall be prima facie
evidence, absent obvious error, of the existence and amounts of the obligations
recorded therein; provided
that the
failure of any Synthetic LC Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain
such
records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of a
Borrower to repay the Synthetic LC Term Loans made to it in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement.
(f) Promissory
Notes.
Any
Synthetic LC Lender may request that Synthetic LC Term Loans made by it be
evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, each Borrower shall prepare,
execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender
(or,
if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and
in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced
by
such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 11.08) be represented by one or more
promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such
promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered
assigns).
SECTION
3.10. Prepayments
and Cover.
(a) Optional
Prepayments.
The
Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay
any
Synthetic LC Term Loans in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject
to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 3.10.
All prepayments of Synthetic LC Term Loans made by any Borrower shall be
deposited by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit Account ratably for account of each Synthetic LC Lender
as
property of such Synthetic LC Lender and shall become part of such Synthetic
LC
Lender’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits for all purposes, including future
application to funding of Synthetic LC Term Loans pursuant to this Section
3.10(a). No Synthetic LC Lender shall have the right to demand that such
prepayment be remitted to it or otherwise to any Person or in any manner except
to the Administrative Agent or the applicable Synthetic LC Issuing Lender for
deposit to the applicable Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account as provided
in this Section 3.10(a).
(b) Mandatory
Cover due to Changes in Exchange Rates.
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(i) Determination
of Amount Outstanding.
On each
Monthly Date or Synthetic Discretionary Request Date (as defined below), on
each
date that a Borrower shall request the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of a Synthetic Letter of Credit and, in addition, promptly upon the receipt
by
the Administrative Agent of a Currency Valuation Notice (as defined below),
the
Administrative Agent shall determine the aggregate Synthetic LC Exposure. For
the purpose of this determination, the outstanding face amount of any Synthetic
Letter of Credit that is denominated in any Foreign Currency shall be deemed
to
be the Dollar Equivalent of the amount in the Foreign Currency of such Letter
of
Credit, determined as of such Monthly Date or Synthetic Discretionary Request
Date or, in the case of a Currency Valuation Notice received by the
Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Business
Day, on such Business Day or, in the case of a Currency Valuation Notice
otherwise received, on the first Business Day after such Currency Valuation
Notice is received. Upon making such determination, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the relevant Synthetic LC Lenders and the Borrowers
thereof.
(ii) Cover.
If, on
the date of such determination (after giving effect to any prior or
substantially concurrent deposit made by the respective Borrower, at its option,
to the Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account) the aggregate Synthetic
LC
Exposure exceeds the total Synthetic LC Funding Amounts as then in effect,
the
Borrowers shall, if requested by the Administrative Agent (or by any Synthetic
LC Issuing Lender), provide cover for Synthetic LC Exposure as specified in
Section 3.05(k)) within three Business Days following the Borrowers’
receipt of such request in such amounts as shall be necessary so that after
giving effect thereto the aggregate Synthetic LC Exposure does not exceed the
total Synthetic LC Funding Amounts.
For
purposes hereof, “Currency
Valuation Notice”
means
a
notice given by the Required Synthetic LC Lenders to the Administrative Agent
stating that such notice is a “Currency Valuation Notice” and requesting that
the Administrative Agent determine the aggregate Synthetic LC
Exposure.
If
as at
any Monthly Date (or on up to two other dates during any calendar year requested
by the Company; any such date being herein called a “Synthetic
Discretionary Request Date”)
it
shall be determined that the aggregate amount of Synthetic LC Exposure is
less than the total Synthetic LC Funding Amounts and any cover is at the time
held by the Administrative Agent under Section 3.05(k), the Administrative
Agent shall, within three Business Days after request therefor by the Company,
remit such portion (or all) of such cover as will not result in the aggregate
Synthetic LC Exposure exceeding the total Synthetic LC Funding
Amounts.
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(c) Notices,
Etc.
The
Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by
telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a
Synthetic LC Eurocurrency Term Loan, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment and (ii) in
the case of prepayment of a Synthetic LC ABR Term Loan, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount
of each Synthetic LC Term Loan or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided
that, if
a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of
prepayment in full of the Synthetic LC Term Loans and reduction of the total
aggregate Synthetic LC Funding Amounts to zero, then such notice of prepayment
may be revoked. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the affected Lenders of the contents thereof.
Each partial prepayment of any Synthetic LC Term Loan shall be in an amount
that
would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided
in
Section 3.02. Each prepayment of a Synthetic LC Term Loan shall be applied
ratably to such Loans.
(d) Prepayments
Accompanied by Interest.
Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required
by
Section 3.12.
SECTION
3.11. Fees .
(a) Facility
Fees.
The
Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Synthetic LC Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at a rate per annum
equal
to 2.10%, on the daily average amount of the Synthetic LC Funding Amount of
such
Lender during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding
the date on which such Synthetic LC Funding Amount terminates. Accrued facility
fees shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and, in respect of
any
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts, on the date such Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.
All
facility 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) Letter
of Credit Fees.
Each
Borrower agrees to pay to each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, with respect to
Synthetic Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder that are issued for its
account by such Issuing Lender, the following fees:
(i) a
fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 1/8 of 1% per annum on the
average daily amount of the Synthetic LC Exposure of such Issuing Lender
(determined for these purposes without giving effect to the participations
therein of the Synthetic LC Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) of
Section 3.05, and excluding any portion thereof attributable to
unreimbursed Synthetic LC Disbursements) during the period from and including
the Closing Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts and the date on which there shall no longer be
any
Synthetic Letters of Credit of such Issuing Lender outstanding hereunder,
and
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(ii) such
Issuing Lender’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension of any Synthetic Letter of Credit or processing of drawings
thereunder.
Accrued
fronting fees shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the
date
the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts terminate, commencing on the first such date
to
occur after the date hereof, provided
that any
such fees accruing after the date on which the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to a Synthetic
LC
Issuing Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after
demand. All 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).
(c) Payment
of Fees.
All
fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (except for fronting
fees, which shall be paid directly to the respective Synthetic LC Issuing
Lenders) for distribution to the Synthetic LC Lenders entitled thereto. Fees
paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances, absent manifest error
in
the determination thereof.
SECTION
3.12. Interest.
(a) ABR Loans.
Synthetic LC Term Loans constituting each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest
at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus
the
Applicable Margin.
(b) Eurocurrency
Loans.
Synthetic LC Term Loans constituting each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the related
Interest Period for such Borrowing plus
the
Applicable Margin.
(c) Default
Interest.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Synthetic
LC Term Loan or any fee or other amount payable by a Borrower hereunder is
not
paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration, by mandatory
prepayment or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as
well
as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue
principal of any Loan, 2% plus
the rate
otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of
any other amount, 2% plus
the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this
Section.
(d) Payment
of Interest.
Accrued
interest on each Synthetic LC Term Loan shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date for such Loan in Dollars and upon termination of the
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts; 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, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall
be
payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, (iii) in the event of
any conversion of any Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest
Period therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the
effective date of such conversion and (iv) all accrued interest on
Synthetic LC Term Loans shall be payable upon termination of the Synthetic
LC
Funding Amounts.
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(e) Computation.
All
interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when
the
Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis
of
a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO
Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION
3.13. Alternate
Rate of Interest.
If prior
to the commencement of the Interest Period for any Synthetic LC Eurocurrency
Term Loan 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 for such Interest Period; or
(b) the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Synthetic LC Lenders that the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their respective
Loans
included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then
the
Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the affected Borrower and
the
affected Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter
and, until the Administrative Agent notifies such Borrower and such Lenders
that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any
Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to,
or
the continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be
ineffective and such Borrowing (unless prepaid) shall be continued as, or
converted to, an ABR Borrowing and (ii) any Borrowing Request that
requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall be made as an
ABR Borrowing.
SECTION
3.14. Increased
Costs.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally.
If any
Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended
by,
any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO
Rate) or any Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, or any Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit, the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account or any Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Account; or
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(ii) impose
on
any Lender or any Synthetic LC Bank or the London interbank market any other
condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender
or
any Synthetic Letter of Credit or participation therein, or any Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit, the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account or any
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account;
and
the
result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender
of
making or maintaining its Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit or any Eurocurrency
Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase
the
cost to such Lender or such Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or
maintaining any Synthetic Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Lender hereunder (whether
of principal, interest or otherwise), then the relevant Borrower will pay to
such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in Dollars, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing
Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements.
If any
Lender or any Synthetic LC Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding
capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Swingline Loans and
Synthetic Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit or the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account of such
Lender, or the Synthetic Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, to
a
level deemed to be material by such Lender or such Issuing Lender below that
which such Lender or such Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or such Issuing
Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking
into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s policies and the
policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect
to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such
Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in Dollars, such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Lender or
such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction
suffered.
(c) Certificates
from Lenders.
A
certificate of a Lender or a Synthetic LC Bank setting forth the amount or
amounts, in Dollars, necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Lender
or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a)
or (b) of this Section shall be promptly delivered to the Company and shall
be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender and such
Synthetic LC Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such
certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
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(d) Delay
in Requests.
Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or any Synthetic LC Bank to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation;
provided
that no
Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or a Synthetic LC Bank
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more
than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Lender,
as
the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’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 six-month period referred to above shall be extended
to
include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e)
Taxes.
This
Section 3.14 shall not apply to increased costs with respect to Taxes with
respect to payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, which shall be governed solely by Section
11.04.
SECTION
3.15. Break
Funding Payments.
In the
event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Synthetic LC Eurocurrency
Term Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor (including
as a result of an Event of Default), unless the proceeds of such payment are
being concurrently redeposited into the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit
Account, (b) the making of any Synthetic LC Eurocurrency Term Loan other
than on the last day of an Interest Period for the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposits, (c) the failure to prepay any Synthetic LC Term Loan on the date
specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such
notice is permitted to be revocable under Section 3.10(c) and is revoked in
accordance herewith), unless the proceeds of such prepayment were to have been
concurrently redeposited into the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account,
(d) the assignment as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to
Section 3.17 of any Synthetic LC Eurocurrency Term Loan other than on the
last day of an Interest Period therefor, or (e) the reduction of any
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit other than on the last day of an Interest
Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), then,
in any such event, the respective Borrowers shall compensate each Synthetic
LC
Lender and each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event, it being understood that, in the case of any event
described in the foregoing clauses (b) or (e), any such compensation shall
be payable to the Administrative Agent to compensate it for the early
termination of investments made by it of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits
pursuant to Section 3.01(d).
In
the
case of a Synthetic LC Eurocurrency Term Loan, the loss to any Lender
attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount determined
by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of
interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount
of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion, failure
or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for such
Loan
(or, in the case of a failure to convert or continue, the duration of the
Interest Period that would have resulted from such conversion or continuation)
if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the Adjusted LIBO
Rate for such Interest Period, over
(ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal
amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount
for
such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an
affiliate of such Lender) for Dollar deposits from other banks in the
eurocurrency market at the commencement of such period.
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In
the
case of a Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit, the loss to any Lender or Issuing
Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount
determined by such Lender or Issuing Lender to be equal to the excess, if any,
of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on such Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate
that would have been applicable to such Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit,
for
the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current
Interest Period therefor, over
(ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for
such period at the interest rate which such Lender or Issuing Lender would
bid
were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for Dollar deposits of
a
comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurocurrency
market.
Payment
under this Section shall be made upon request of a Lender delivered not later
than five Business Days following the payment, conversion, or failure to
convert, continue or prepay that gives rise to a claim under this Section
accompanied by a certificate of such Lender setting forth the amount or amounts
that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section, which
certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The respective Borrower
shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within
10
days after receipt thereof.
SECTION
3.16. Payments;
Ratable Treatment; Sharing Of Set-Offs.
(a) Application
of Insufficient Payments.
If at
any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees in respect of
Synthetic LC Term Loans, or in respect of unreimbursed Synthetic
LC Disbursements, then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i) first,
to pay
interest and fees in respect of such Loans or LC Disbursements then due
hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the
amounts of such interest and fees then due to such parties, and
(ii) second,
to pay
principal of the Synthetic LC Term Loans and unreimbursed Synthetic
LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled
thereto in accordance with the amounts of such principal and unreimbursed
LC Disbursements then due to such parties.
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(b) Ratable
Treatment.
Except
to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Synthetic LC Term Loan
Borrowing shall be made from the Synthetic LC Lenders, each payment of facility
fee under Section 3.11 shall be made for account of the Synthetic LC
Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Synthetic LC
Funding Amounts under Section 3.08 shall be applied to the respective
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts of the Synthetic LC Lenders, pro rata according
to
the amounts of their respective Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits;
(ii) each Synthetic LC Term Loan Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata
among the Synthetic LC Lenders according to the amounts of their respective
Synthetic LC Funding Amounts (in the case of the making of Synthetic LC Term
Loans) or their respective Synthetic LC Term Loans that are to be included
in
such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans);
(iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Synthetic LC Term Loans by
a Borrower shall be made for account of the Synthetic LC Lenders pro rata in
accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Synthetic LC
Term
Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Synthetic LC Term
Loans by a Borrower shall be made for account of the Synthetic LC Lenders pro
rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and
payable to the respective Lenders.
(c) Sharing
of Payments by Lenders.
If any
Synthetic LC 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 Synthetic LC Term Loans, or participations in Synthetic LC Disbursements,
resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Synthetic LC Term Loans, and participations in Synthetic
LC Disbursements, and accrued interest thereon then due than the proportion
received by any other Synthetic LC Lender, then the Lender receiving such
greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in
the
Synthetic LC Term Loans, and participations in Synthetic LC Disbursements,
of
other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments
shall be shared by the Synthetic LC Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective
Synthetic LC Term Loans, and participations in Synthetic LC Disbursements;
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 a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with
the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
Loans or participations in Synthetic LC Disbursements to any assignee or
participant, other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
(as
to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Obligor consents
to
the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under
applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the
foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Obligor rights of set-off
and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were
a direct creditor of such Obligor in the amount of such
participation.
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(d) Presumptions
of Payment.
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to
the
date on which any payment or prepayment is due to the Administrative Agent
for
account of the Synthetic LC Lenders, or a Synthetic LC Issuing Lender, hereunder
that such Borrower will not make such payment or prepayment, the Administrative
Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment or prepayment, as
the
case may be, on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such
assumption and in its sole discretion, distribute to such Lenders or such
Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such
Borrower has not in fact made such payment or prepayment, then each of such
Lenders or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay
to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such
Lender or such Issuing Lender (or, if such amount shall have been deposited
in
the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account, each Synthetic LC Lender
authorizes the Administrative Agent to withdraw such amount from the Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account) with interest thereon, for each day from
and
including the date such amount is distributed to it (or deposited in the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account and credited to its Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Account) to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
(e) Certain
Deductions by the Administrative Agent.
If any
Synthetic LC Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it
pursuant to Section 3.05(e) or 3.16(d), then the Administrative Agent may,
in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any
amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for account of such
Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such
unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION
3.17.
Replacement
of Lenders.
If any
Synthetic LC Lender requests compensation under Section 3.14, or if any
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Synthetic LC Lender
or
any Governmental Authority for account of any Synthetic LC Lender pursuant
to
Section 11.04,
or if
any such Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, modification or waiver
of this Agreement or any other Loan Document requested by the Borrowers which
has been approved by the Required Lenders but which requires the consent of
such
Lender (or such Lender and other Lenders) to become effective, then the Company
may, at its sole expense (and without any obligation on the Administrative
Agent
or any Lender to co-operate or assist in any way in locating an assignee),
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 11.08), all its interests, rights and
obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided
that
(i) the
Company shall have received the prior consent of the Administrative Agent (and,
if a Synthetic LC Funding Amount is being assigned, the Synthetic LC Issuing
Lenders), which consents shall not unreasonably be withheld,
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(ii) such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Synthetic LC Term Loans (and participations in Synthetic LC
Disbursements), together with an amount equal to the outstanding principal
of
its unreimbursed Synthetic LC Disbursements owing to it and its Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Deposit, and in each case 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 Company
(in
the case of all other amounts) and
(iii) in
the
case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to
Section 11.04,
such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments;
provided,
however, the assignor hereunder shall not be liable to the Administrative Agent
for any assignment fee provided in Section 11.08(b)(ii)(D).
In
connection with any such replacement, if the replaced Lender does not execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and
Assumption reflecting such replacement within five Business Days of the date
on
which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and
Assumption to the replaced Lender, then such replaced Lender shall be deemed
to
have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption. 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
Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION
3.18. Defeasance
of Synthetic Letters of Credit .
The
Borrowers may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior notice to the
Administrative Agent stating that it is exercising its rights under this Section
3.18 (which shall promptly notify all of the Synthetic LC Lenders), take the
following actions (each of which shall be effected concurrently):
(a) terminate
the Synthetic Funding Amounts in accordance with
Section 3.08(b),
(b) pay
or
prepay in accordance with Section 3.10(a) the principal of and interest on
all
Synthetic LC Term Loans and pay all Synthetic LC Disbursements, fees and other
amounts outstanding hereunder and under the other Loan Documents that are
payable in connection with Synthetic LC Term Loans and Synthetic Letters of
Credit and
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(c) provide
to each Synthetic Issuing Lender either or both (or a combination of both)
of
(i) cash collateral for the Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations for each
Synthetic Letter of Credit issued by such Synthetic Issuing Lender then
outstanding in amount equal to 101% of (and in the same currency as) the undrawn
amount of such Letter of Credit, under arrangements satisfactory to such
Synthetic Issuing Lender or (ii) a letter of credit issued to such Issuing
Lender covering the Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations for each Synthetic
Letter of Credit issued by such Synthetic Issuing Lender then outstanding in
amount equal to the sum of 101% of (and in the same currency as) the undrawn
amount of such Letter of Credit together with an additional letter of credit
issued to such Issuing Lender in an amount (in Dollars) equal to the letter
of
credit fees under Section 3.11(b) that will accrue (at the highest
Applicable Margin) for the period from the date of the issuance of such letter
of credit to the date of scheduled expiration of such Letter of Credit (taking
into account extensions), the form and issuer of each such letter of credit
to
be satisfactory to such Synthetic Issuing Lender.
Upon
such
actions being taken, (x) the obligations of the Synthetic Credit Lenders
under Section 3.05(e) shall terminate and (y) the Borrowers’
obligations under Section 3.11(a) and 3.11(b)(i) shall
terminate.
ARTICLE
IV
GUARANTEE
BY GUARANTORS
SECTION
4.01. The
Guarantee.
Each
Guarantor hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender (and each
Affiliate thereof party to any Hedging Agreement or holding any Cash Management
Obligations), each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their
respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise) of the
Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby further agrees
that if any Borrower shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise) any of such Guarantor’s
Guaranteed Obligations, such Guarantor will promptly pay the same, without
any
demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time
of
payment or renewal of any of such Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be
promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or
renewal.
For
purposes hereof, it is understood that any Guaranteed Obligations to a Person
arising under a Hedging Agreement entered into at the time such Person (or
an
Affiliate thereof) is a Lender shall nevertheless continue to constitute
Guaranteed Obligations for purposes hereof, notwithstanding that such Person
(or
its Affiliate) may have assigned all of its Loans and other interests hereunder
and, therefore, at the time a claim is to be made in respect of such Guaranteed
Obligations, such Person (or its Affiliate) is no longer a Lender party hereto;
provided
that
such Person shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Section unless, at
the
time it ceased to be a Lender, it shall have notified the Administrative Agent
of the existence of such Hedging Agreement.
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SECTION
4.02. Obligations
Unconditional.
The
obligations of each Guarantor under Section 4.01 are absolute and
unconditional irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity
or
enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other
agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution,
release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law,
irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor,
it being the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the
Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed
that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or
impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute
and
unconditional as described above:
(i) at
any
time or from time to time, without notice to such Guarantors, the time for
any
performance of or compliance with any of its Guaranteed Obligations shall be
extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(ii) any
of
the acts mentioned in any of the provisions hereof or of the other Loan
Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein
shall be done or omitted;
(iii) the
maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any
of
the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any
respect, or any right hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or any other
agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be waived or any
other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor
shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt
with
(iv)
any
law or regulation of any jurisdiction or any other event affecting any term
of a
guaranteed obligation; or
(v) any
lien
or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent,
any
Issuing Lender or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations shall fail to be perfected.
The
Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment,
protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative
Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender (or Affiliate thereof) exhaust any
right, power or remedy or proceed against the respective Borrower hereunder
or
under the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred
to
herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of,
or
security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
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SECTION
4.03. Reinstatement.
The
obligations of each Guarantor under this Article IV shall be automatically
reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf
of a Borrower in respect of its Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
be
otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether
as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise,
and
each of the Guarantors agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent,
each Issuing Lender and each Lender (and each Affiliate thereof part to any
Hedging Agreement) on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including
fees of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender (or Affiliate)
or any Issuing Lender in connection with such rescission or restoration,
including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim
alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or
similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
SECTION
4.04. Subrogation.
Until
the payment of all Guaranteed Obligations, and the termination of all Committed
Amounts, each Guarantor hereby waives all rights of subrogation or contribution,
whether arising by contract or operation of law (including, without limitation,
any such right arising under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended)
or
otherwise by reason of any payment by it pursuant to the provisions of this
Article IV and further agrees with each Borrower for the benefit of each of
its creditors (including, without limitation, each Issuing Lender, each Lender,
each Affiliate thereof and the Administrative Agent) that any such payment
by it
shall constitute a contribution of capital by such Guarantor to such
Borrower.
SECTION
4.05. Remedies.
Each
Guarantor agrees that, as between such Guarantor and the Lenders, the
obligations of the respective Borrower hereunder may be declared to be forthwith
due and payable as provided in Article IX or Section 2.05(i), as
applicable (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable
in
the circumstances provided in Article IX or Section 2.05(k) or
3.05(k), as applicable) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any
stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such
obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against such
Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being
deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether
or not due and payable by such Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable
by such Guarantor for purposes of Section 4.01.
SECTION
4.06. Instrument
for the Payment of Money.
Each
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article IV
constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees
that
any Issuing Lender, any Lender (and any Affiliate thereof party to any Hedging
Agreement) or the Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of
a
dispute by the Guarantors in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall
have
the right to bring motion-action under New York CPLR
Section 3213.
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SECTION
4.07. Continuing
Guarantee.
The
guarantee in this Article IV is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to
all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
SECTION
4.08. Rights
of Contribution.
The
Guarantors (which, for purposes of this Section 4.08 only shall be deemed
to exclude the Parent and Holdco) hereby agree, as between themselves, that
if
any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by
reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, each
other Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject
to the next sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal
to
such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this
purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such
Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined below) in respect
of
such Guaranteed Obligations. The payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess
Funding Guarantor under this Section shall be subordinate and subject in right
of payment to the prior payment in full of the obligations of such Guarantor
under the other provisions of this Article IV and such Excess Funding
Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess
until payment and satisfaction in full of all of such obligations.
For
purposes of this Section 4.08, (i) “Excess
Funding Guarantor”
means,
in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount
in
excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) “Excess
Payment”
means,
in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding
Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations and
(iii) “Pro
Rata Share”
means,
for any Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the amount
by which the aggregate present fair saleable value of all properties of such
Guarantor (excluding any Equity Interests in any other Guarantor) exceeds the
amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent,
subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the
obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other
Guarantor that have been Guaranteed by such Guarantor) to (y) the amount by
which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the
Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including
contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding
the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents)
of all of the Guarantors, determined (A) with respect to any Guarantor that
is a party hereto on the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date and
(B) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor
becomes a Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION
4.09. Limitation
on Guarantee Obligations.
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(a) General
Limitation.
In any
action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of
creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor or Borrower
under Section 4.01 would otherwise, taking into account the provisions of
Section 4.08, be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable,
or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount
of its liability under Section 4.01, then, notwithstanding any other
provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without
any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor or Borrower, any Lender, the
Administrative Agent or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced
to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to
the
claims of other creditors as determined in such action or
proceeding.
(b) Limitation
Applicable to Dutch Guarantors.
Anything in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any Hedging
Agreement or any other instrument to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor organized under the laws of the
Netherlands (each a “Dutch
Guarantor”)
shall
in no event exceed the amounts which can be guaranteed by such Dutch Guarantor
without constituting a “transgression of object” (“doeloverschrijding”)
by such
Dutch Guarantor within the meaning of article 2:7 of the Netherlands Civil
Code
or similar concepts under the laws of the Netherlands.
(c) Limitation
Applicable to Luxembourg Guarantors.
Anything
in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding,
the maximum liability under Section 4.01 of any Subsidiary Guarantor
organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the “Luxembourg
Guarantor”)
shall
be limited at any time to an amount not exceeding the maximum financial capacity
at such time of such Luxembourg Guarantor, such maximum financial capacity
being
equal to 85% of the Net Assets of the Luxembourg Guarantor, where “Net
Assets”
shall
be deemed to be equal to such Luxembourg Guarantor’s shareholder’s equity
(including share capital, share premium, legal and statutory reserves, other
reserves, profits or losses carried forward, investment subsidies and regulated
provisions) (Capitaux
Propres)
as
calculated on the basis of such Luxembourg Guarantor’s most recent financial
statements (Comptes
Annuels),
approved by such Luxembourg Guarantor’s managers or shareholders’ meeting in
accordance with Luxembourg company law, certified by the statutory auditors
and
available at the date of the relevant payment obligation hereunder.
SECTION
4.10. Parallel
Debt.
(a) Agreement
to Create Parallel Debt.
For
purposes of (x) creating a Lien in the Collateral in or subject to the laws
of any jurisdiction (each being herein called a “Relevant
Jurisdiction”),
such
as Luxembourg or the Netherlands, that only permits Liens to be granted to
the
Administrative Agent to secure obligations directly held by the Administrative
Agent and (y) ensuring the continued validity of any such Lien, the
Administrative Agent and each of the Obligors that is either organized in a
Relevant Jurisdiction or that is granting Liens on the Equity Interests of
a
Restricted Subsidiary that is organized in a Relevant Jurisdiction (herein
a
“Relevant
Obligor”),
and
each Lender (on behalf of itself, each of the Hedging Counterparties and each
of
the Lender Affiliates), agrees notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or instrument as
follows.
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(b) Definitions.
For the
purposes of this Section:
“Hedging
Counterparty”
means
any Eligible Hedging Counterparty that may at any time be a creditor with
respect of any Guaranteed Obligation.
“Lender
Affiliate”
means
any affiliate of a Lender that may at any time be a creditor with respect of
any
Guaranteed Obligation.
“Principal
Obligation”
means
any obligation to pay an amount to the Lenders, Hedging Counterparties or Lender
Affiliates, or any one or more of them, whether present or future under or
in
connection with any Loan Document, Hedging Agreement or other instrument
referred to in the definition of Guaranteed Obligations.
“Parallel
Debt”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in paragraph (c) below.
(c) Creation
of Parallel Debt.
Each of
the Relevant Obligors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to
pay
to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate amount payable by
such Relevant Obligor in respect of its Principal Obligations as they may exist
from time to time. The payment undertaking of each Relevant Obligor to the
Administrative Agent
under
this paragraph (c) is hereinafter to be referred to as a “Parallel
Debt”.
(d) Due
and Payable.
Each
Parallel Debt of a Relevant Obligor will become due and payable as and when
one
or more of the Principal Obligations of such Relevant Obligor become due and
payable. Each Parallel Debt will be payable in the Currency or Currencies of
the
relevant Principal Obligations.
(e) Separate
and Independent Undertaking, Obligation and Claim.
Each of
the parties to this Agreement (including but not limited to each Lender on
behalf of itself, each of the Hedging Counterparties and each of the Lender
Affiliates) hereby acknowledges that:
(i) each
Parallel Debt constitutes an undertaking, obligation and liability of the
Relevant Obligor to the Administrative Agent which is separate and independent
from, and without prejudice to, the Principal Obligations; and
(ii) each
Parallel Debt represents the Administrative Agent’s own separate and independent
claim to receive payment of such Parallel Debt from the Relevant
Obligor,
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it
being
understood, in each case, that pursuant to paragraph (c) above the amount
which may become payable by a Relevant Obligor as its Parallel Debt shall never
exceed the total of the amounts which are payable under the Principal
Obligations of such Relevant Obligor.
(f) Received
Parallel Debt Amounts.
Upon
receipt by the Administrative Agent of any amount in payment of the Parallel
Debt of a Relevant Obligor (“Received
Amount”),
the
Principal Obligations of such Relevant Obligor to the relevant Lender, Hedging
Counterparty or Lender Aaffiliate shall be reduced by amounts totaling an amount
(“Deductible
Amount”)
equal
to the Received Amount in the same manner as if the Deductible Amount were
received as a payment of the Principal Obligations on the date of receipt by
the
Administrative Agent of the Received Amount. To the extent the Administrative
Agent receives any amount in payment of the Parallel Debt of a Relevant Obligor,
the Administrative Agent shall distribute such amount among the Lenders, Hedging
Counterparties and Lender Affiliates who are creditors of the Principal
Obligations of such Relevant Obligor in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(g) Role
of Administrative Agent.
For
purposes of this Section, the Administrative Agent acts in its own name and
not
as trustee or agent of any of the Lenders, the Hedging Counterparties or the
Lender Affiliates and its claims in respect of the Parallel Debt shall not
be
held in trust. The Liens granted by the Relevant Obligors to the Administrative
Agent under the Security Documents to secure the obligations under the Parallel
Debt is granted to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a direct creditor
in respect of the Parallel Debt, and not as a trustee or agent for the Lenders,
the Hedging Counterparties or the Lender Affiliates. Nothing in this Section
shall in any way limit the right of the Administrative Agent to act in
protection or preservation of, the rights under, or to enforce any Security
Document as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each
Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent,
as
to itself and each of its Subsidiaries (or, as applicable, each of its
Restricted Subsidiaries), that:
SECTION
5.01. Organization;
Powers.
Each
Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is duly organized, incorporated
or formed, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent, if
applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except
in
each case (other than in the case of the existence of each Obligor and each
of
its Significant Subsidiaries) where the failure to do so (individually or in
the
aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has all requisite power
and
authority under its organizational or constitutional documents to carry on
its
business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing (or
its
equivalent, if applicable) in, every jurisdiction where such qualification
is
required.
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SECTION
5.02. Authorization;
Enforceability.
The
Transactions are within the corporate or other power of each Obligor and have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action (including,
if
required, equityholder action) on the part of such Obligor. This Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor and constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Obligor, 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
5.03. 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 or any other
Person (other than the filing or recording of the Liens to be created pursuant
to the Security Documents), (b) will not violate any applicable law, policy
or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational or constitutional
documents of any Obligor or any order of any Governmental Authority,
(c) will not violate or result in a default in any material respect under
any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Obligor, or any
of
its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be
made
by any Obligor, and (d) except for the Liens created by the Security
Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of the Obligors.
SECTION
5.04. Financial
Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
The
Company has heretofore delivered to the Lenders the following financial
statements:
(i) the
audited consolidated balance sheet, statements of operations and comprehensive
loss, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2005,
reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants;
and
(ii) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet, statements of operations and comprehensive
loss, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006,
certified by a Financial Officer.
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Such
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the respective
consolidated financial condition of the respective entities as at said
respective dates and the consolidated results of their operations for the fiscal
periods ended on said respective dates, all in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and practices applied on a consistent basis,
subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of
footnotes and year-end audit adjustments. None of said entities had on the
date
of said annual financial statements any material contingent liabilities,
liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized
or
anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are required by GAAP
to
be disclosed in such financial statements or the footnotes thereto that are
not
disclosed therein. Since December 30, 2005, there has been no material
adverse change (or any event, development or circumstance that, individually
or
in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse
change) in the business, assets, operations or condition, financial or
otherwise, of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION
5.05. Properties.
(a) Properties
Generally.
Each
Obligor and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business,
except for (i) defects in title that do not interfere in any material
respect with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or
to
utilize such properties for their intended purposes and (ii) Liens
permitted under Section 8.02.
(b) Intellectual
Property.
Each
Obligor and its Restricted 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 such Obligor and its Restricted
Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except
for
any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.06. Litigation
and Environmental Matters.
(a) Litigation.
There
are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of any of the Obligors,
threatened against or affecting the Obligors or any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed
Matters).
(b) Environmental
Matters.
Except
for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result
in
a Material Adverse Effect, no (i) Group Member 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) Group Member
has become subject to any Environmental Liability or (iii) Group Member has
received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or
any
inquiry, allegation, notice or other communication from any Governmental
Authority concerning its compliance with any Environmental Law.
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(c) No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION
5.07. Compliance
with Laws and Agreements.
Each
Obligor and its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws (other
than, subject to Section 5.06, Environmental Matters), regulations,
policies 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, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
5.08. Investment
Company Status.
No
Obligor nor any of their respective subsidiaries is an “investment company” as
defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
SECTION
5.09. Taxes.
Each of
the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to
be
filed all material Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and
has
paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by
it,
except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which such Obligor or Subsidiary has set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) to
the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.10. 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.
There has been no failure to make any required contribution to any Plan that
has
resulted in a Lien arising under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412
of the Code.
SECTION
5.11. Disclosure.
The
information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished
in
writing by or on behalf of the Obligors to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation or delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the
information other than projections or forward-looking statements set forth
in
the Confidential Information Memorandum) or delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto, when taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein
or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. All written information (other than projections or forward-looking
statements) furnished after the date hereof by each Obligor and its Subsidiaries
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby will be true and accurate in every material respect, on the date as
of
which such information is stated or certified.
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SECTION
5.12. Labor
Matters.
No
Obligor nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor
practice that has had or would (individually or together with other similar
unfair labor practices) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint, or comparable
proceeding under applicable legislation in any other jurisdiction, pending
or
(to the knowledge of any Obligor) threatened against any Obligor or any of
its
Restricted Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board, or comparable
governmental board in any other jurisdiction, and no grievance or arbitration
proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so
pending or (to the knowledge of any Obligor) threatened against any Obligor
or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown
or stoppage pending or (to the knowledge of any Obligor) threatened against
any
Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) no union
representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Obligor
or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and no union organizing activities are taking
place, except with respect to any matter specified in clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate, such as has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
5.13. Subsidiaries,
Etc .
(a) Subsidiaries.
Set
forth in Schedule 5.13 is a complete and correct list of all of the
Subsidiaries of the Obligors as of the date hereof together with, for each
such
Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (i) the jurisdiction of organization,
incorporation or formation of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding
ownership interests in such Subsidiary, (iii) identifying whether or not
such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary and (iv) the nature of the
ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership
of
such Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests.
(b) Project
Entities.
The
Persons identified on Schedule 5.13 as Project Entities, and their
respective Subsidiaries, were formed or acquired for the primary purpose of
constructing, acquiring, owning, leasing and/or operating any sites, facilities,
projects or any agreements related thereto.
SECTION
5.14. Perfection
and Priority of Liens.
Except
for Liens expressly permitted by Section 8.02, at all times after the
execution of the Security Documents, the Security Documents create (or will,
within applicable periods prescribed by law, create), in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under and as defined
in the Security Agreement, as security for the obligations purported to be
secured thereby, a legal, valid, enforceable and perfected (or its equivalent
under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction) security interest in all of
the
Collateral (excluding (i) any portion thereof not giving rise to an Event
of Default under paragraph (l) of Article IX and (ii) any
security interests in any Collateral not required to be perfected hereunder
or
under the Security Documents), in each case (except in the case of Liens
expressly permitted by Sections 8.02 (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h))
superior to and prior to all other Liens.
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SECTION
5.15. Real
Property.
As of
the date hereof and except for the Perryville Fee-Owned Property, no Obligor
owns any fee interest in any real property having a fair market value in excess
of $3,000,000.
SECTION
5.16. Margin
Stock.
No Group
Member is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the
business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental
or
ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of
any
extension of credit hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin
Stock.
SECTION
5.17. Commercial
Activity; Absence of Immunity .
Each
Obligor organized outside of the United States of America is subject to civil
and commercial law with respect to its respective Obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and performance
by each such Obligor of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute
private and commercial acts rather than public or governmental
acts.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
SECTION
6.01. Effective
Date.
The
Effective Date shall be the date on which each of the following conditions
is
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02):
(a) Counterparts
of Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received counterparts
of
the following documents signed by the following parties or written evidence
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy
transmission of a signed signature page) that the following parties have signed
counterparts of the following documents: (i) from the Obligors, this Agreement,
(ii) from the Borrowers and the Persons that will be the initial Lenders
hereunder, Lender Addenda providing for Revolving Credit Commitments in the
aggregate amount of $200,000,000 and Synthetic LC Funding Amounts in the
aggregate amount of $150,000,000.
(b) Opinion
of Counsel to Obligors.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received a favorable
written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and
dated
the Effective Date) of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, special New York counsel to the
Obligors, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, and of the General
Counsel of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (and each
Obligor hereby requests such counsels to deliver such opinions).
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(c) Opinion
of Special Counsel.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written legal opinion
(addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective
Date) of Special Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit C (and the
Administrative Agent requests Special Counsel to deliver such
opinion).
(d) Corporate
and Similar Matters.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received such documents
and
certificates as the Administrative Agent or Special Counsel may reasonably
request relating to the organization, incorporation or formation, existence
and
good standing (or its equivalent, if applicable, under the laws of any relevant
jurisdiction) of each Obligor, the authorization of the Transactions and any
other legal matters relating to the Obligors, this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and Special Counsel.
(e) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date and signed by the President or a Vice President of
the
Parent, or a Financial Officer, confirming compliance on the Effective Date
with
the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
Section 6.03.
(f) Notes.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received for each Lender
that shall have requested a promissory note, a duly completed and executed
promissory note for such Lender.
(g) Lien
Search Results.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search
in
each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect
to each of the Obligors (to the extent obtainable in such jurisdiction), and
such search results shall not reveal Liens on any of the assets of any Obligor
except for Liens permitted hereunder or Liens to be discharged on or prior
to
the Closing Date pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(h) Environmental
Survey and Questionnaire.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received a recent Phase I environmental survey
and assessment prepared by a firm of licensed engineers (familiar with the
identification of toxic and hazardous substances) reasonably satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent with respect to the Company’s facility and related real
property located in Union Township, New Jersey, which survey and assessment
shall be in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and show
a
condition of such facility and related real property reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent.
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(i) Process
Agent Acceptance.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of the acceptance by the
Person appointed by the Obligors pursuant to Section 11.13(d) to act as agent
for service of process.
(j) Ratings.
The
extensions of credit to
be
outstanding hereunder shall have received a rating from both S&P and
Xxxxx’x.
(k) Other
Documents.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the
Administrative Agent or Special Counsel shall have reasonably
requested.
Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if and to the extent that
the
existence or performance of any obligation of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries set forth in Section 7.10, 8.01, 8.02, 8.05(a), 8.06, 8.07 or
8.08
would constitute a default or event of default under the Existing Loan Agreement
then such obligation shall not exist or be enforceable and all its effects
and
consequences shall be suspended for the period from and including the Effective
Date to and including the making of the initial extensions of credit hereunder
on the Closing Date.
The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective
Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Effective Date shall not occur unless such notification is given
by the Administrative Agent at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
September 15, 2006.
SECTION
6.02. Closing
Date.
The
obligations of the Lenders to make Loans, issue Letters of Credit or fund
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits shall subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions (or their waiver in accordance with
Section 11.02):
(a) Security
Documents; Title Insurance; Legal Opinions.
The
Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall have received from the Obligors
the mortgages, security agreement, pledge agreements, control agreements and
other Security Documents described in Schedule 6.02, in each case in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and each Obligor shall
have
taken such action (or made arrangements for the same reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent) as shall be necessary for such Security Documents
to
create in favor of the Administrative Agent valid, perfected (to the extent
required in the respective Security Documents), enforceable, first priority
Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on
the
Property of the Obligors intended to be covered thereby. In addition, to the
extent set forth in said Schedule 6.02, the Administrative Agent shall have
received (i) title insurance with respect to any mortgage covering real
property in the United States of America in an amount not less than 125% of
the
fair market value of such real property (including improvements) as estimated
in
good faith by a Financial Officer and (ii) opinions of counsel in the
respective foreign jurisdictions under the laws of which such Security Documents
are executed, in each case in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
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(b) Insurance.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received certificates of insurance evidencing
the existence of all such insurance and the designation of the Administrative
Agent as the loss payee, as the case may be, thereunder to the extent required
by Section 7.05, such certificates to be in such form and contain such
information as is specified in Section 7.05.
(c) Repayment
of Indebtedness under Existing Loan Agreement.
The
Company shall have repaid in full the principal of and interest on all of the
“Loans” outstanding under the Existing Loan Agreement and all other amounts
owing by the Company thereunder (other than in respect of “Letters of Credit”
thereunder which are either continued as Letters of Credit hereunder, as
provided in Section 2.05(j) or 3.05(j), or back-stopped by Letters of
Credit issued hereunder) and all commitments under the Existing Loan Agreement
shall have been terminated, and the Administrative Agent shall have received
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all Liens securing, any Indebtedness
under the Existing Loan Agreement will be released concurrently with the initial
extension of credit under this Agreement (or arrangements for such release
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been
made).
(d) Fees
and Expenses.
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 Company hereunder.
(e) Certificate
as to Certain -Representations and Defaults.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate made on behalf of the
Obligors by a Financial Officer substantially to the effect that the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 5.03 are
true and correct on the Closing Date.
(f) Effective
Date.
The
Administrative Agent shall have notified the Company and Lenders that the
Effective Date has occurred.
(g) Notification
of Closing.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company notices of borrowing,
or requests for the issuance of Letters of Credit, in form satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent.
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The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Closing
Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Closing Date shall not occur unless such notification is given
at
or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 16,
2006.
SECTION
6.03. Each
Extension of Credit.
The
obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing to
be
made at any time on or after the Closing Date, and of an Issuing Lender to
issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit at any time on or after
the
Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Obligor set forth in this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects
on
and as of the date of such Borrowing, or (as applicable) the date of issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, both before and after
giving effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof (or, if any such
representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a
specific date, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as
of
such specific date).
(b) No
Defaults.
At the
time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, or (as
applicable) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter
of Credit, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each
Borrowing Request, or request for issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of a
Letter of Credit, shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty
by
the Company (both as of the date of such Borrowing Request, or request for
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and as of the date of the related
Borrowing or issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) as to the matters
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
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ARTICLE
VII
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Until
the
Committed Amounts 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 Defeased and all LC Disbursements outstanding at such time shall have
been
reimbursed, each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Lenders
that:
SECTION
7.01. Financial
Statements and Other Information.
The
Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the
Lenders:
(a) as
soon
as available, but in any event no later than the later of (x) 90 days after
the end of each fiscal year of the Parent and (y) the second Business Day
after the date the financial statements for the Parent and its Subsidiaries
referred to in clause (i) below are required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:
(i) consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows of the Parent
and
its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year and the related consolidated balance
sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding consolidated
figures for the preceding fiscal year,
(ii) an
opinion of independent certified 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 said consolidated financial statements referred to in the preceding
clause (i) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
as at the end of, and for, such fiscal year in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and
(iii) a
statement of adjustments necessary to exclude the effect of that portion of
the
components of EBITDA, Indebtedness and interest attributable to Project Entities
from the foregoing financial statements, certified by a Financial
Officer;
(b) as
soon
as available, but in any event no later than the later of (x) 50 days after
the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the Parent and
(y) the second Business Day after the date the financial statements for the
Parent and its Subsidiaries referred to in clause (i) below are required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
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(i) consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity (deficit)
and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period from the
beginning of the respective fiscal year to the end of such period, and the
related consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at
the
end of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
corresponding consolidated figures for the corresponding period in the preceding
fiscal year (except that, in the case of balance sheets, such comparison shall
be to the last day of the prior fiscal year),
(ii) a
certification made on behalf of the Parent by a Financial Officer to the effect
that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of and for the periods presented in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to year-end audit adjustments
and the absence of footnotes, and
(iii) a
statement of adjustments necessary to exclude the effect of that portion of
the
components of EBITDA, Indebtedness and interest attributable to Project Entities
from the foregoing financial statements, certified by a Financial
Officer;
(c) concurrently
with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a
certificate of a Financial Officer (i) stating, to the best of his or her
personal knowledge, information and belief after due inquiry, whether a Default
has occurred and, if a Default known to him or her 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 Sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.04, 8.05, 8.06, 8.07 and 8.09,
(iii) setting forth a calculation, in form and detail reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of any pro forma adjustments to EBITDA
and Interest Expense described in the last paragraphs of the definitions of
such
terms in Section 1.01 and (iv) stating whether any material change in
GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited
financial statements referred to in Section 5.04 and, if any such change
has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements
accompanying such certificate;
(d) as
soon
as available and in any event within 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal
year of the Parent following the Effective Date, an annual operating budget
(setting forth an itemization of the principal assumptions relating thereto)
for
such fiscal year;
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(e) promptly
after the same become publicly available, copies of all registration statements,
regular periodic reports and press releases filed by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental
Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or
with
any national securities exchange;
(f) promptly
upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Parent generally, copies
of
all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed;
and
(g) promptly
following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations,
business affairs and financial condition of any Group Member, or compliance
with
the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request; provided,
that the
Group Members will not be required to deliver confidential information
consisting of trade secrets or other proprietary or competitively sensitive
information not constituting financial information.
SECTION
7.02. Notices
of Material Events.
The
Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written
notice of the following:
(a) the
occurrence of any Default known to a Financial Officer;
(b) the
filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Parent or any
Affiliate thereof that, in the reasonable judgment of a Financial Officer,
has a
reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and which, if adversely
determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(c) any
other
development that has resulted in, or in the good faith judgment of a Financial
Officer would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect.
Each
notice delivered under this Section 7.02 shall be accompanied by a
statement of a Financial Officer describing in reasonable detail (to the extent
known to such officer after due inquiry) of the event or development requiring
such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto.
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SECTION
7.03. Existence;
Conduct of Business.
The
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted 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, licenses, permits, privileges and
franchises material to the conduct and continuation of its business, except
where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided
that the
foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
liquidation, winding up or dissolution permitted under
Section 8.04.
SECTION
7.04. Payment
of Obligations.
The
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay its
obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, would reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Parent 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 would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
7.05. Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance.
The
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep and
maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working
order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and except where the
failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect excepted. In addition, the
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted
Subsidiaries
to:
(a) maintain
with financially sound and reputable
insurers, insurance on all real and personal property in at least such amounts
and against at least such risks as are usually insured against by companies
of
established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and owning
similar assets as the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary (such companies
being
herein called “Similar
Companies”),
except where such risks are covered by self insurance, so long as the amount
of
such self insurance and the risks covered thereby are consistent with that
maintained by Similar Companies; and
(b) cause
all such
property damage policies, to the extent maintained for the benefit of any
Obligor, to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” lender’s
loss payable endorsement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION
7.06. Books
and Records; Inspection Rights.
The
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted 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
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit
any
representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon
reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and
make extracts from its books and records, 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
that the
Parent shall not be required to disclose any trade secrets or any other
confidential, proprietary information relating to the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries and respective businesses. If such visit and inspection occurs
at a
time when no Default has occurred and is continuing, such visit and inspection
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be coordinated through the
Administrative Agent and shall be limited to one visit and one inspection during
any consecutive twelve-month period.
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SECTION
7.07. Governmental
Approvals.
Each
Obligor agrees that it will promptly obtain from time to time at its own expense
all such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals
as may be required (a) for this Agreement and each other Loan Document to
which such Obligor is a party to be a valid and enforceable obligation of such
Obligor and (b) to maintain the existence, priority and perfection (or its
equivalent under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction) of the Liens purported
to be created under the Security Documents to which such Obligor is a
party.
SECTION
7.08. Compliance
with Laws.
The
Parent will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply
with
all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including
Environmental Laws) applicable to it or its property, except where the failure
to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
7.09. Use
of
Proceeds .
The
proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans or Incremental Loans of any Series will
be used to provide funds for any lawful purpose of the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries, provided
that no
more than $75,000,000 in Revolving Credit Loans funded to make payments of
LC
Disbursements (whether in respect of Revolving Letters of Credit or Synthetic
Letters of Credit) may be outstanding at any one time. Letters of Credit may
be
issued for any lawful purpose of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (including
of any Foreign Subsidiary). No part 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 U and X.
SECTION
7.10. Certain
Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries and Collateral Security.
(a) New
Restricted Subsidiaries.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will take such
action, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to take such action,
from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that all Restricted
Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the date
hereof that are not Immaterial Subsidiaries are “Guarantors” hereunder and under
the applicable Security Documents, including causing each such newly-formed
or
acquired Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary)
to
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(i) become
a
“Guarantor” hereunder, and under the applicable Security Documents pursuant to a
Joinder Agreement or other instrument in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) cause
such newly-formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to take such action as
shall
be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to create and perfect valid
and enforceable Liens on substantially all of the Property of such Restricted
Subsidiary (other than Excluded Assets) as collateral security for the
Guaranteed Obligations of such newly-formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary,
and
(iii) deliver
such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel
and
other documents as is consistent with those delivered by each Obligor pursuant
to Section 6.01 on the Effective Date or pursuant to Section 6.02 on
the Closing Date or as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion waive the
requirements of this paragraph (a) with respect to any Restricted
Subsidiary, or any property of any Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent that
it
determines (in consultation with the Company) that the costs of obtaining a
Lien
on such property are excessive in relation to the value of the security to
be
afforded thereby.
(b) Additional
Equity Interests.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, in the event that any
additional Equity Interests not constituting Excluded Assets shall be issued
by
any Restricted Subsidiary to any Obligor, such Obligor shall forthwith deliver
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement or other Security
Document (or, subject to the following proviso, in the case of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, pursuant to a pledge agreement,
security agreement or other instrument under the law applicable to such
Restricted Subsidiary creating a lien on) any certificates evidencing such
Equity Interest, accompanied by undated stock or other powers executed in blank
and take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request
to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security
Documents, provided
that, in
the case of the Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary, the Administrative
Agent may in its discretion waive the requirements of this paragraph (b)
with respect to obtaining a foreign law pledge agreement, security agreement
or
other instrument to the extent that it determines (in consultation with the
Company) that the costs of obtaining a Lien on such Equity Interests are
excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded
thereby.
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(c) Immaterial
Subsidiaries.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, if, based upon the financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) for any fiscal
quarter, either the aggregate assets or aggregate revenue of all Subsidiaries
designated as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” hereunder in effect at such time shall
exceed $10,000,000
as
at the
end of and for the most-recently ended four-quarter period, the Company shall,
within five Business Days thereof, (i) rescind the designation as
“Immaterial Subsidiaries” of one or more of such Subsidiaries (and of any
Subsidiaries thereof) so that, after giving effect thereto, neither the
aggregate assets nor aggregate revenue of all Subsidiaries so designated (and
which designations have not been rescinded) shall exceed $10,000,000 and
(ii) within 60 days thereafter, cause the actions and the documents and
other instruments referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above to be taken
or delivered by the applicable Obligors and such Restricted Subsidiaries, or
in
respect of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiaries, as if such
Subsidiaries were newly-acquired Restricted Subsidiaries.
(d) Real
Property.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, if after the Closing Date any
Obligor shall acquire any real property interest not constituting Excluded
Assets (or shall make any improvements to any real property interest resulting
in its no longer constituting Excluded Assets), then (subject, (i) in the
case of any such interest that is a leasehold interest, to the delivery by
the
relevant landlord(s) of any required landlord consent, and the execution and
recording of any required memorandum of lease, and (ii) in the case of any
real property or leasehold interest that is subject to a Lien permitted under
Section 8.02 or, in the case of a leasehold interest where the underlying
fee is subject to a Lien, to the delivery by the holder of such Lien of any
necessary consent) it will or, as applicable, will cause the respective
Restricted Subsidiary holding such real property interest, to execute and
deliver in favor of the Administrative Agent a mortgage, deed of trust or
similar instrument (as appropriate for the jurisdiction in which such respective
real property is situated), all as reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent, pursuant to which such Obligor will create a Lien upon such real property
interest (and improvements) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders (and any Eligible Hedging Counterparty) as collateral security
for the Secured Obligations under and as defined in the Security Agreement,
and
will deliver (or, or in case of landlord or lienholder consents, will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the relevant landlord(s) or
lienholder(s) to deliver) such opinions of counsel, landlords consents,
memoranda of lease, lienholder consents and title insurance policies as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection therewith,
provided
that the
Administrative Agent in its discretion may waive the requirements of this
paragraph (d) with respect to any real property or leasehold interest to
the extent that it determines (in consultation with the Company) that the costs
of obtaining a Lien on such real property or leasehold interest are excessive
in
relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby.
(e) Further
Assurances.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will, and will
cause each Obligor to, take such action from time to time as shall reasonably
be
requested by the Administrative Agent to effectuate the purposes and objectives
of this Section 7.10.
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ARTICLE
VIII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Until
the
Committed Amounts 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 Defeased and all LC Disbursements outstanding at such time shall have
been
reimbursed, each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Lenders
that:
SECTION
8.01. Indebtedness.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, and will
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to
exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
created hereunder (and, up to to the initial extensions of credit hereunder
on
the Closing Date, Indebtedness under the Existing Loan Agreement and, after
such
initial extensions of credit, Indebtedness in respect of any letter of credit
issued under the Existing Loan Agreement but only to the extent that the full
face amount of such letter of credit is backstopped by a Letter of Credit issued
hereunder);
(b) Indebtedness
existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 8.01, and any
extension, renewal or refinancing thereof so long as the terms of any such
extension, renewal or refinancing provide that (i) no principal payment or
prepayment thereof shall be required before the Commitment Termination Date,
except by reason of acceleration resulting from an event of default,
(ii) the average life to maturity thereof is greater than or equal to the
Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced, (iii) the principal
amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being
extended, renewed or refinanced (plus any related transaction costs) and
(iv) such Indebtedness as so extended, renewed or refinanced is not secured
by any Property not pledged as security in respect of the Indebtedness being
extended, renewed or refinanced);
(c) unsecured
Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit and bank guaranties;
(d) Indebtedness
of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors in an aggregate principal
amount up to but not exceeding $100,000,000;
(e) Indebtedness
of the Parent or any Restricted 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 extensions, 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 90 days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this
clause (e) shall not exceed $75,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
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(f) Indebtedness
in respect of unsecured senior or subordinated notes issued by the Parent,
Holdco or the Company after the date hereof in a public or Rule 144A offering
(and any Guarantees of other Obligors in respect of such Indebtedness) so long
as (i) no Default exists at the time of such issuance or would result
therefrom (including compliance with the provisions of Section 8.09),
(ii) no installments of principal of such notes shall be payable (whether
by sinking fund payments, mandatory redemptions or repurchases or otherwise)
earlier than the date twelve months after the Commitment Termination Date,
(iii) the proceeds of such Indebtedness are applied to finance the purchase
price of one or more Acquisitions permitted hereunder and (iv) the
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $100,000,000
at
any time outstanding;
(g) Indebtedness
of any Group Member to any other Group Member or to any Project Entity for
so
long as such Group Member or Project Entity, as applicable, remains a
Subsidiary; provided
that any
such Indebtedness of any Obligor to a Subsidiary or a Project Entity that is
not
an Obligor shall be subordinated to the Obligations upon terms in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(h) Guarantees
permitted under Section 8.05;
(i) unsecured
Indebtedness incurred by any Obligor under one or more borrowing
arrangements;
(j) additional
Indebtedness of any Group Member incurred in respect of Acquisitions in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $25,000,000 at any one time
outstanding; and
(k) additional
Indebtedness of any Group Member incurred for any purpose in an aggregate
principal amount not exceeding $50,000,000 at any one time
outstanding.
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SECTION
8.02. Liens.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, and will
not permit any Restricted 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
created under the Security
Documents (and, up to the initial extensions of credit hereunder on the Closing
Date, Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing
Loan
Agreement);
(b) any
Lien
on any property or asset of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary existing
on
the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 8.02,
provided
that
(i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and
replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount
thereof;
(c) Liens
imposed by any Governmental Authority for taxes, assessments or charges not
yet
due or delinquent (or in the case of property taxes and assessments not
exceeding $2,000,000 in the aggregate more than 90 days overdue) or which
are
being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves
with
respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Parent or the affected
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in accordance with GAAP;
(d) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens, and
vendors’ Liens imposed by statute or
common
law not securing the repayment of Indebtedness, arising in the ordinary course
of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which
are
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and Liens securing
judgments (including, without limitation, pre-judgment attachments) but only
to
the extent, for an amount and for a period not resulting in an Event of Default
under paragraph (j) of Article IX;
(e) pledges
or deposits under worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation;
(f) deposits
to secure the performance
of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases (other
than capital leases),
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
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(g) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business and encumbrances
consisting of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the
use
of Property or imperfections in title thereto which, in the aggregate, are
not
material in amount, and which do not, in the aggregate, materially detract
from
the value of the Property of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries or
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent
or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens
consisting of bankers’ liens
and
rights of setoff, in each case, arising by operation of law, and Liens on
documents presented in letters of credit drawings; and
(i) Liens
on
fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Parent or
any
Restricted Subsidiary, provided
that
(i) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.01(e),
(ii) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to
or within 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 Parent or any Subsidiary;
(j) Liens
on
Property of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors, so long as such
Liens
do not extend to cover Property of any Obligor;
(k)
licenses,
on a non-exclusive basis (or, solely with respect to any territory where neither
the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is doing business, on an exclusive
basis) of rights in the intellectual property of the Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business;
(l)
Liens
on
the Equity Interests of, and on the property or assets of, a Project Entity
securing Non-Recourse Project Indebtedness;
(m)
Liens
on
Property purchased or built pursuant to any engineering, construction,
procurement, manufacturing, equipment or supply contract (each, a “Customer
Contract”)
with a
customer (including any Governmental Authority) in favor of such customer,
which
Liens arise in the ordinary course of business and secure the performance
obligations of the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable)
under such Customer Contract; and
(n) additional
Liens upon real or personal Property created after the date hereof provided
that
the aggregate amount of obligations
secured
thereby shall not exceed $50,000,000.
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SECTION
8.03. Sale
and Leaseback Transactions.
The
Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly
or
indirectly, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby they
shall sell or transfer any Property, real or personal, used or useful in their
business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease
such Property or other Property that they intend to use for substantially the
same purpose or purposes as the Property sold or transferred (a “Sale
and Leaseback Transaction”)
unless
(i) the sale of such Property is permitted by Section 8.04 and
(ii) any Lien arising in connection with the use of such Property by any
Group Member is permitted by Section 8.02.
SECTION
8.04. Fundamental
Changes.
The
Parent will not, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
enter
into any transaction of merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate,
wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or
dissolution). The Parent will not, nor will it permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, acquire any business or property from, or Equity Interests
in,
or be a party to any acquisition of, any Person except for purchases of
inventory and other property to be sold or used in the ordinary course of
business, Investments and Acquisitions permitted under Section 8.05 and
Capital Expenditures. The Parent will not, nor will it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in
one
transaction or a series of transactions, any part of its business or property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including, without limitation,
receivables and leasehold interests, but excluding (x) obsolete or worn-out
property, tools or equipment no longer used or useful in its business and
(y) any inventory or other property sold or disposed of in the ordinary
course of business and on ordinary business terms).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04:
(a) any
Restricted Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any other
Subsidiary so long as at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided
that if
any party to such transaction shall be an Obligor, the surviving or continuing
entity must be or become an Obligor;
(b) any
Restricted Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
or
all of its property (upon voluntary liquidation, winding up, dissolution or
otherwise) to any other Restricted Subsidiary so long as at the time thereof
and
after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
provided
that if
such sale is of all or substantially all of the assets of an Obligor, either
(i) the acquiring Subsidiary must be or become an Obligor or (ii) such
sale must be for fair market value (and, if such fair market value shall exceed
$50,000,000, such value shall have been determined based upon an independent
valuation);
(c) the
Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary may be sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as
at
the time thereof and after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing;
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(d) any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) may be liquidated, wound up or
dissolved so long as at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided
that if
such Restricted Subsidiary is an Obligor, than the Subsidiary to which the
assets of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred upon such liquidation,
winding up or dissolution shall be or become an Obligor;
(e) so
long
as at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
may
sell assets (including Equity Interests issued by any of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries) for fair market value provided that the aggregate
fair
market value of all assets sold pursuant to this paragraph (e) during any
single fiscal year shall not exceed $100,000,000;
(f) in
addition to the sales permitted under the foregoing paragraph (f), the
Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) sell the Property of, or
equity interests in, Project Entities (so long as after giving effect to such
sale, the Parent shall be in pro forma compliance with the requirements of
Section 8.09 and shall have delivered a calculation, in form and detail
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to such effect from a
Financial Officer) and (ii) consummate other sales so long as the aggregate
fair market value thereof in any single fiscal year shall not exceed
$100,000,000 and during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed
$300,000,000; and
(g)
the
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Property that is subject to a Customer Contract to the customer under such
Customer Contract in connection with the transfer of the project to such
customer.
SECTION
8.05. Investments,
Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions; Hedging Agreements.
(a) Investments,
Etc.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, and will
not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or permit to remain
outstanding any Investment, except:
(i) Investments
held by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of, and reflected
in the most recent financial statement delivered under
Section 5.04;
(ii) Investments
by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Obligors and by any Subsidiary
of the Parent that is not an Obligor in any other Restricted
Subsidiary;
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(iii) Investments
by the Obligors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors, so long as
the
aggregate amount of all such Investments made at any time after the Effective
Date shall not exceed the sum of (w) $80,000,000 plus
(x) 100% of all cash received after the Effective Date by any Obligor on
account of Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii), whether as
income, return of capital or proceeds of the sale of such Investments
plus
(y) 100% of all loan repayments, proceeds of intercompany loans and other
cash, except for amounts included in the foregoing sub-clause (x), received
any time after January 1, 2006 by Obligors from Restricted Subsidiaries that
are
not Obligors plus
(z) the Unapplied Equity Proceeds at such time;
(iv) Investments
in Project Entities or joint ventures in an aggregate amount up to but not
exceeding $70,000,000 at any one time plus
(x) 100% of all cash received after the Effective Date by any Obligor on
account of Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv), whether as
income, return of capital or proceeds of the sale of such Investments
plus
(y) at any time 50% of the cumulative Excess Cash Flow for the period
commencing on January 1, 2007 through and including the last day of the fiscal
year most recent ended prior to such time plus
(z) the Unapplied Equity Proceeds at such time;
(v) Permitted
Investments;
(vi) operating
deposit accounts with banks;
(vii) Guarantees
by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations
of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or Affiliate not otherwise prohibited
by this Agreement;
(viii) Investments
constituting Acquisitions permitted under Section 8.05(c); and
(ix) additional
Investments in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding at any one time
the
sum of (x) $50,000,000 plus
(y) 100% of all cash received after the Effective Date by the Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of Investments made pursuant to this
clause (x), whether as income, return of capital or proceeds of the sale of
such Investments plus
(z) the Unapplied Equity Proceeds at such time.
(b) Hedging
Agreements.
The
Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered into
in
the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the
management of its liabilities.
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(c) Acquisitions.
The
Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
make
any Acquisition unless:
(i) such
Acquisition (if by purchase of assets, merger, consolidation or amalgamation)
shall be effected in such manner so that the acquired business, and the related
assets, are owned either by the Parent or a Subsidiary of the Parent and, if
effected by merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving the Parent, the
Parent shall be the continuing or surviving entity and, if effected by merger,
consolidation or amalgamation involving a Subsidiary of the Parent, such
Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving entity;
(ii) such
Acquisition (if by purchase of Equity Interests) shall be effected in such
manner so that the acquired entity becomes a Subsidiary of the
Parent;
(iii) such
business and the related assets, or any acquired Subsidiary, are primarily
a
business permitted under Section 8.10;
(iv) after
giving effect to such Acquisition on a pro forma basis (as if completed on
the
first day of the four-quarter period ended on the last day of the most recent
fiscal quarter for which financial statements are then available, and including
in such pro forma calculation all Indebtedness assumed as part of or incurred
to
finance such Acquisition as if such Indebtedness was incurred on the first
day
of such period) the Total Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 2.25 to 1
(such ratio to be based upon financial statements for the acquired business
that, in the Parent’s reasonable opinion, are sufficient for it to make a
calculation thereof on a pro forma basis, as at the end of and for the period
of
four fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date of such Acquisition
for which financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries are available,
under the assumption that such Acquisition shall have occurred, and any
Indebtedness in connection therewith shall have been incurred, at the beginning
of the applicable period), provided
that, in
the event such Acquisition shall be of a stand-alone business entity or unit
of
the respective seller for which separate audits are available and the aggregate
amount of consideration in respect of such Acquisition shall exceed $25,000,000,
the Parent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent financial statement
for the acquired business for its most recent fiscal year reviewed by
independent auditors; and
(v) at
the
time of and giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing and the sum of the unused Revolving Credit Commitments and
Incremental Loan Commitments of each Class together with Cash and cash
equivalents carried on the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its
consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries is at least equal to
$50,000,000.
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SECTION
8.06. Restricted
Payments.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, nor will
it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make any Restricted
Payment at any time; provided
that the
Parent may declare and make Restricted Payments in cash (including, without
limitation, Restricted Payments to Affiliates), subject to the satisfaction
of
each of the following conditions on the date of such Restricted Payment and
after giving effect thereto:
(a) the
Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may repurchase from management,
employees and directors equity interests distributed to such management,
employees and directors pursuant to stock option plans or other benefit plans
in
an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding $10,000,000 during any single fiscal
year, provided
that
such figure shall be increased by the aggregate net cash proceeds received
by
the Parent after the date hereof from additional equity contributions or the
issuance of equity interests and not applied to make Restricted Payments under
this paragraph (a) during any preceding fiscal year or to Investments under
paragraph (a)(iii), (iv) or (ix) of Section 8.05;
(b) so
long
as at the time such Restricted Payment is made and after giving effect thereto
no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Parent and any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments during any fiscal year
in
an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding 25% of Excess Cash Flow for the
immediately preceding fiscal year; and
(c) the
Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may make other Restricted Payments
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding.
Nothing
herein shall be deemed to prohibit the payment of any dividend or distribution
or the making of any payment in cash on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any equity interest
in
any Subsidiary of the Company so long as either (i) the portion of such
dividends, distributions or other payments that are paid to the Company and
its
Restricted Subsidiaries are not less than the portion thereof that such Persons
would be entitled to received if such dividends, distributions and other
payments were declared and paid ratably to the shareholders, partners and other
equityholders of such Subsidiary or (ii) such payment is being made in
respect of the purchase by such Restricted Subsidiary from one or more of its
equityholders of minority interests held by such equityholders in such
Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such purchase is an Investment permitted
under
Section 8.05(a).
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SECTION
8.07. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as expressly permitted by this Agreement, subject to the penultimate paragraph
of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, nor will it permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly enter into any other
transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of an Affiliate
(including, without limitation, guarantees and assumptions of obligations of
an
Affiliate) unless the consideration received (or paid) by the Parent or the
relevant Subsidiary, as the case may be, is not less than (if received) or
more
than (if paid) the consideration that would be received or paid, as the case
may
be, in a comparable transaction effected on an arms’ length basis with a Person
that is not an Affiliate, provided
that
(i) any Affiliate who is an individual may serve as a director, officer,
employee or consultant of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
and
receive reasonable compensation for his or her services in such capacity,
(ii) the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in and continue
the transactions with or for the benefit of Affiliates which are described
in
Schedule 8.07, (iii) the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may
Guarantee any Indebtedness of Project Entities to the extent permitted under
Section 8.01, and may Guarantee any other obligations of Project Entities
not constituting Indebtedness so long as the aggregate value provided or
aggregate amount paid by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect
of
such Guarantee is permitted under Section 8.05 when provided or paid and
(iv) the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into any
transaction with an Affiliate involving consideration having an aggregate value
not exceeding $1,000,000.
SECTION
8.08. Restrictive
Agreements.
Subject
to the penultimate paragraph of Section 6.01, the Parent will not, and will
not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter
into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or
imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Obligor to create, incur
or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions
with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or
advances to the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary or to guarantee
Indebtedness of the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that
(i) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law (or
imposed by agreement reflecting such law so long as such agreement is no more
restrictive than the restrictions and conditions imposed by law) or by this
Agreement,
(ii) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date
hereof identified on Schedule 8.08 and any amendment, modification,
extension, renewal or replacement thereof on terms that, taken as a whole,
are
not materially more adverse to the interests of the Lenders than such
restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof,
(iii) the
foregoing shall not apply to 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,
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(iv) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement
relating to any Indebtedness or other obligation not prohibited by this
Agreement if such restrictions or conditions consist of (x) requirements to
maintain a borrowing base in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation,
(y) the grant of, or promise to grant, Liens permitted hereunder as
collateral security for such Indebtedness or other obligation, or
(z) restrictions upon the grant or existence of other Liens on property or
assets securing such Indebtedness or other obligation,
(v) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions on any Property
purchased or built pursuant to a Customer Contract arising in the ordinary
course of business, and
(vi) clause (a)
of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other
contracts restricting the assignment thereof.
SECTION
8.09. Certain
Financial Covenants.
(a) Total
Leverage Ratio.
The
Parent
will
not
permit the Total Leverage Ratio at any time to exceed 2.50 to 1.
(b) Interest
Coverage Ratio.
The
Parent will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as at the last day of any
fiscal quarter to be less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.
(c) Capital
Expenditures.
The
Parent will not permit the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures by the
Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries to exceed $40,000,000 during any single
fiscal year, provided
that,
(i) if the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures for any fiscal year shall
be
less than $40,000,000, then such shortfall shall be added to the amount of
Capital Expenditures permitted for the immediately succeeding (but not any
other) fiscal year and, for purposes hereof, the amount of Capital Expenditures
made during any fiscal year shall be deemed to have been made first from the
$40,000,000 expressly permitted amount for such fiscal year and last from the
amount of any carryover from the previous fiscal year and (ii) for any fiscal
year (other than the fiscal year in which the Commitment Termination Date
falls), the amount of any Capital Expenditures permitted in such fiscal year
(including as a result of any carryover permitted by clause (i) above) may
be increased by an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000 (in which case
the
amount of such increase shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount
of Capital Expenditures that would have been permitted to be incurred in the
immediately succeeding fiscal year).
SECTION
8.10. Lines
of Business.
Neither
the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall engage to any substantial extent
in
any line or lines of business activity other than that conducted on the
Effective Date, and any other business that, in the good faith judgment of
the
board of directors of the Parent, is in any respect related or ancillary to
or
supportive of any such business.
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SECTION
8.11. Changes
to Fiscal Year.
To
enable the ready and consistent determination of compliance with the covenants
set forth in Section 8.09, the Parent will not change the last day of its
fiscal year from the last Friday of each calendar year, or the last day of
the
first three fiscal quarters in each of its fiscal years from the last Friday
in
March, June or September, respectively.
SECTION
8.12. Parent
and Holdco.
The
Parent and Holdco will not acquire directly (as opposed to acquiring indirectly
through Subsidiaries) ownership of the operating assets used to conduct any
business.
ARTICLE
IX
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
If
any of
the following events (“Events
of Default”)
shall
occur:
(a) any
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;
(b) any
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 under any other Loan Document, when and as
the
same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied
for a period of three or more Business Days;
(c) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor
or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in or in connection with this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof,
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 hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been
incorrect when made or deemed made in any material respect;
(d) any
Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in Section 7.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or in
Article VIII;
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(e) any
Obligor, 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), (d) or (e) of this Article) or any other Loan Document and
such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after
notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (given at the request of any
Lender) to the Borrower;
(f) any
Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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, after
giving effect to any applicable grace period as originally in
effect;
(g) any
event
or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due
prior
to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (if any required giving
of
notice, lapse of time or both has occurred) 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 or any other mandatory prepayment, redemption, repurchase
event or condition (such as a change of control, sale of assets or determination
of taxability) not customarily constituting events of default in respect of
such
Indebtedness;
(h) an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief
in respect of any Obligor or any Significant Subsidiary or the debts of any
of
them, or of a substantial part of the assets of any of them, 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,
liquidator, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any
Obligor or any of such Restricted Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of
the
assets of any of them, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall
continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering
any
of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) any
Obligor or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, winding up, 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,
liquidator, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any
Obligor or any of such Restricted Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of
the
assets of any of them, (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) a
final
judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $20,000,000 in
the
aggregate for the Obligors and the Significant Subsidiaries (exclusive of
judgment amounts covered by insurance issued by creditworthy carriers where
such
carriers have admitted liability in respect of such amounts or assumed the
defense for the related proceeding) shall be rendered by one or more courts,
administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction against the
Obligors or any of the Significant Subsidiaries and the same shall not be
discharged (or provision shall not be made for such discharge), or a stay of
execution thereof shall not be procured, within 60 days from the date of
entry thereof and the relevant Obligor or Significant Subsidiary shall not,
within said period of 60 days, or such longer period during which execution
of the same shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution
thereof to be stayed during such appeal;
(k) 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 one or more claims or other liabilities against the
Obligors and their Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would exceed
$15,000,000;
(l) the
Liens
created by the Security Documents shall, at any time with respect to any
material portion of the Property intended to be covered thereby, not be valid
and perfected (to the extent perfection by filing, registration, recordation,
possession or control is required herein or therein) in favor of the
Administrative Agent, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Liens
permitted under Section 8.02 or under the respective Security Documents);
or except for expiration in accordance with its terms, any of the Security
Documents shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force
and effect in any material respect, or the enforceability thereof shall be
contested by any Obligor; or
(m)
any
Change of Control shall occur and be continuing,
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then,
and
in every such event (other than an event with respect to a 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 Company, take either or both of
the
following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Committed Amounts, and thereupon the Committed Amounts 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 obligations of each Borrower
accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by each Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to a
Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Committed
Amounts shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then
outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other
obligations of each Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due
and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower.
In
the
event that the Loans shall be declared, or shall become, due and payable
pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph then, upon notice from the
Administrative Agent or Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50%
of the total LC Exposure demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant
to this paragraph, the Borrowers shall immediately deposit into the Revolving
Letter of Credit Collateral Account referred to in Section 2.05(k), and
Synthetic Letter of Credit Collateral Account referred to in
Section 3.05(k), respectively, cash in an amount equal to the relevant
LC Exposure as of such date plus
any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided
that the
obligation to deposit such cash 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 a
Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article.
ARTICLE
X
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each
of
the Lenders and each of the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the
Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated
to
the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.
BNP
Paribas shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender
hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though BNP Paribas
were not the Administrative Agent, and BNP Paribas and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with
any Obligor or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of any thereof as if it were
not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
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The
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent
shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative
Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise
any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that the
Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the
Required Lenders, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein and in the
other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to
disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information
relating to any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries that is
communicated to or obtained by BNP Paribas or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken
or
not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders
or,
if provided herein, with the consent or at the request of the Required
Revolving
Credit
Lenders
or Required Incremental Loan Lenders of any Class or the Required Synthetic
LC
Lenders, or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default
unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent
by
a Borrower or Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible
for
or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty
or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document
delivered hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or in connection
herewith of therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the
covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any
other Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or
genuineness of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement,
instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth
in Article VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent shall not, except to the extent expressly instructed by
the
Required Lenders with respect to collateral security under the Security
Documents, be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection
proceedings hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent
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 Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for a 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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The
Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties, and exercise its
rights and powers, by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may
perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through
its
Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall
apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative
Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to its activities in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as
activities as the Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time upon 15 days notice to the Lenders,
the Issuing Lenders and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required
Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Company (not to be
unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no
successor shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment
within 15 days after such retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then such retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, 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, provided
that if
no such bank is willing to accept such appointment, the retiring Administrative
Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective (and the
retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) and the Lenders shall
assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder
until
such time, if any, as the Required lenders appoint a successor Administrative
Agent. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent, 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 and under the other Loan Documents). The fees payable
by
the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those
payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and
such
successor. After an Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions
of this Article and Section 11.03 shall continue in effect for its benefit
in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting
as Administrative Agent.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender 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 the
Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender 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 and the other Loan Documents, any related agreement or
any
document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
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ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
11.01. Notices.
(a) Notices
Generally.
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 a
Borrower, to it at Perryville Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attention of the Treasurer (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000)
and
the General Counsel (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000);
(ii) if
to a
Guarantor, to it care of the Company at the address indicated in clause (i)
above;
(iii) if
to the
Administrative Agent, to BNP Paribas, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Attention of Xxxx Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) and Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx (Telecopy No (000) 000-0000); and
(iv) if
to any
Lender (including to BNP Paribas in its capacity as the Issuing Lender), to
it
at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative
Questionnaire.
(b) Electronic
Communications.
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 or III unless
otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The
Administrative Agent and the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept
notices and other communications hereunder to the Administrative Agent or the
Borrowers, as the case may be, by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be
limited to particular notices or communications.
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(c) Changes
to Notice Information.
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
11.02. Waivers;
Amendments.
(a) Waivers.
No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender
in exercising any right or power hereunder 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lenders and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any
rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision
of
this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in
any
event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of
this Section 11.02, 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 any Issuing Lender may have had notice
or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Amendments.
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
Company and the Required Lenders or by the Company and the Administrative Agent
with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided
that no
such agreement shall:
(i) increase
the Committed Amount of any Lender without the 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 consent
of
each Lender directly affected thereby;
(iii) provide
for the release of, or reduce the interest on, any Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit of any Synthetic LC Lender (other than as provided in this Agreement),
without the written consent of such Synthetic LC Lender,
(iv) 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 or reduction of any Committed Amount, or postpone the ultimate
expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Commitment Termination Date,
without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
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(v) change
paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of Section 2.16 or Section 3.16 in a
manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or prepayments required
thereby, without in each case the consent of each Lender affected
thereby;
(vi) change
any of the provisions of this Section 11.02 or the percentage in the
definition of “Required Lenders” without the consent of each Lender 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 affected Lender;
or
(vii) except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, release any Guarantor that
is a
Significant Subsidiary from its obligations in respect of its Guarantee under
Article IV, without the consent of each Lender, except in connection with
the disposition of all of the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary Guarantor in
a
transaction permitted hereunder or as to which the Required Lenders have
consented (and, in connection with any such permitted disposition, the
Administrative Agent hereby agrees to execute and deliver, at the request and
expense of the Company, any such instruments of release with respect to such
Subsidiary Guarantor or Equity Interests as shall be reasonably requested by
the
Company);
provided further
that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties
of
the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender hereunder without the prior
consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender, as the case may
be.
For
purposes of this Section, the “scheduled
date of payment”
of
any
amount shall refer to the date of payment of such amount specified in this
Agreement, and shall not refer to a date or other event specified for the
mandatory or optional prepayment of such amount. In addition, whenever a waiver,
amendment or modification requires the consent of a Lender “directly affected”
thereby, such waiver, amendment or modification shall, upon consent of such
Lender, become effective as to such Lender whether or not it becomes effective
as to any other Lender, so long as the Required Lenders consent to such waiver,
amendment or modification as provided above.
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(c) Amendments
to Security Documents.
No
Security Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified,
nor may the Liens thereof be spread to secure any additional obligations (other
than any increase contemplated in Section 2.01(b), 2.08(e) or 3.08(e))
except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the
Borrower and by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Lenders; provided
that,
(i) without the written consent of each Lender, no such agreement shall
release all or substantially all of the Obligors from their respective
obligations under all or substantially all of the Security Documents and
(ii) without the written consent of each Lender, no such agreement shall
release all or substantially all of the collateral security or otherwise
terminate all or substantially all of the Liens under all or substantially
all
of the Security Documents, alter the relative priorities of the obligations
entitled to the benefit of the Liens created under the Security Documents
(except in connection with securing additional obligations equally and ratably
with the Loans and other obligations hereunder) with respect to all or
substantially all of the collateral security provided thereby, except that
no
such consent shall be required to release any Lien covering Property that is
the
subject of either a disposition of Property permitted hereunder or a disposition
to which the Required Lenders have consented (and, in connection with any such
permitted disposition, the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to execute and
deliver, at the request and expense of the Company, any such instruments of
release with respect to such Property as shall be reasonably requested by the
Company).
(d) Release
Upon Termination.
At such
time as the Committed Amounts 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 Defeased and all LC Disbursements outstanding at such time shall have
been
reimbursed, and the other Obligations under the Loan Documents (other than
(i)
obligations under Sections 2.14, 2.15, 3.14, 3.15, 11.03 and 11.04 and Article
X
that are not then due and payable and (ii) obligations under or in respect
of
Hedging Agreements) shall have been paid in full in cash, the Administrative
Agent agrees, at the expense and request of the Company, to release and
terminate immediately and unconditionally all Liens created by the Security
Documents and the Guarantees of the Obligors hereunder. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, if so requested
by
any Obligor at or after such release and termination, execute, deliver and
(if
necessary) acknowledge such termination statements or releases as may be
necessary or reasonably appropriate to confirm, assure or give notice of such
termination and take such actions as may be necessary to redeliver or release
all Collateral within its control, in each case at the expense of such Obligor.
Each Lender hereby acknowledges, on behalf of itself, any of its Affiliates
and
each Eligible Hedging Counterparty, that the Administrative Agent shall be
authorized to effect the releases described in this paragraph (d)
notwithstanding that the obligations of such Lender or Eligible Hedging
Counterparty under Hedging Agreements to which they are party shall not have
been paid or terminated.
(e) Disposition
in Ordinary Course of Business.
Upon
any sale of Collateral by an Obligor in the ordinary course of its business,
the
Liens of the Security Documents therein shall be automatically released. In
that
connection, the Administrative Agent shall, if so requested by such Obligor
at
or after such sale, execute, deliver and (if necessary) acknowledge such
termination statements or releases as may be necessary or reasonably appropriate
to confirm, assure or give notice of such release, in each case at the expense
of such Obligor.
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SECTION
11.03. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Expenses.
The
Obligors jointly and severally agree to pay, or reimburse the Administrative
Agent or Lenders for paying, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Special Counsel, in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the
preparation 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 any Issuing Lender in connection
with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit
or
any demand for payment thereunder, (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender,
including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for such
Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender, in connection with the
enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in
connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including
in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect
thereof, and (iv) all transfer, stamp, documentary or other similar taxes,
assessments or charges levied by any governmental or revenue authority in
respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any other
document referred to herein or therein and all costs, expenses, taxes,
assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any filing,
registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated
by
any Security Document or any other document referred to therein.
(b) Indemnification
by Obligors.
The
Obligors jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent,
each
Issuing Lender 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 (other
than
loss of profit), 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 this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance
by
the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or
thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an Issuing Lender 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 any Obligor
or
any of their subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way
to
any Obligor or any of their 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) Indemnification
by Lenders.
To the
extent that the Obligors fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them
to
the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each
Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided
that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
To
the
extent that the Obligors fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them
to a
Revolving Issuing Lender of any Class under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section 11.03, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to pay to such
Issuing Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time
that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of
such
unpaid amount; provided
that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Issuing
Lender in its capacity as such.
To
the
extent that the Obligors fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them
to a
Synthetic LC Issuing Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section 11.03, each Synthetic LC Lender severally agrees to pay to such
Issuing Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time
that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of
such
unpaid amount; provided
that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related
expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Issuing
Lender in its capacity as such.
(d) Waiver
of Indirect or Consequential Damages, Etc.
To the
extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Obligors shall assert, and
each
Obligor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, 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, the other Loan Documents 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) Payment
upon Demand.
All
amounts due under this Section 11.03 shall be payable promptly after
written demand therefor.
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SECTION
11.04.
Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes.
Any and
all payments or prepayments by or on account of any obligation of a Borrower
hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of
and
without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided
that if
a Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required to deduct any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from any such payments or prepayments, 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 Lender
(as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such
deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to
the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
(b) Payment
of Other Taxes.
In
addition, the Borrowers shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Indemnification
by Borrowers.
The
Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing
Lender for, and within 20 Business Days after written demand therefor, pay
the
full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified
Taxes
or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under
this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing
Lender, as the case may be, with respect to any payment by or on account of
any
obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document
(including any interest or penalties 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 Borrowers by a Lender or such Issuing
Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a
Lender or such Issuing Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposits.
The
Borrowers shall indemnify each Synthetic LC Lender for, and within 10 days
after
written demand therefor, pay the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or
attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld by the
Administrative Agent with respect to any and all payments of interest on the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits to the Synthetic LC Lenders, whether or
not
such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, provided
that no
such indemnification or payment shall be required except to the extent such
Indemnified Tax or Other Tax arises as the result of a change in applicable
law
after the date on which the interest in the relevant Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposit is acquired or entered into. A certificate as to the amount of such
payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Synthetic LC Lender, or
by
the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender, shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
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(e) Evidence
of Payments.
As soon
as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Foreign
Lenders.
Any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located, or any
treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments and
prepayments under this Agreement shall deliver to such Borrower (with a copy
to
the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law
or
reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed
documentation prescribed by applicable law (including W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP
and
W-8IMY) as will permit such payments and prepayments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate.
In
addition, any Lender, if requested by a Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable
such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such
Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements.
(g)
Internal
Revenue Service Forms.
The
Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrowers, on or before the Effective
Date, two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY
certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the
account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade
or
business in the United States of America and that it is using such form as
evidence of its agreement with the Borrowers to be treated as a United States
person with respect to such payments (and the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a United States person
with
respect to such payments), with the effect that the Borrowers can make payments
to the Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes
imposed by the United States of America.
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(h) Treatment
of Certain Refunds.
If the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Lender determines, in its sole
discretion, that it has received a refund or credit (in lieu of such refund)
of
any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower
or
with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
Section, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but
only
to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such
Borrower under this Section 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, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be,
as
reasonably determined in the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s reasonable
discretion and
without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental
Authority with respect to such refund), provided that such Borrower, upon the
request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, agrees
to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest
or
other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender is required to repay
such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be
construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Lender
to make available its tax returns or its books or records (or any other
information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to a Borrower
or
any other Person. Nothing in
this
paragraph (g) is intended to, nor shall anything in this paragraph (g)
be construed to, require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to alter or
supplement any policy, procedure or system with respect to the identification,
tracking and allocation of tax refunds and neither the Administrative Agent
nor
any Lender shall have any liability to the Borrower or any Guarantor by reason
of its non-identification of any such refund.
SECTION
11.05. Payments;
Currency.
(a) Payments
Generally.
Each
Borrower shall make each payment and prepayment required to be made by it
hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of
LC Disbursements, or under Section 2.14, 2.15, 3.14, 3.15 or 11.04, or
otherwise) or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise
provided therein) prior to 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date when due, in
immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
and
prepayments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the Administrative
Agent’s Account, except as otherwise expressly provided in the relevant Loan
Document and except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Lender or the
Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and payments pursuant to
Sections 2.14, 2.15, 3.14, 3.15, 11.03 and 11.04, which shall be made
directly to the Persons entitled thereto. If any payment or prepayment hereunder
shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment or
prepayment, as the case may be, shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day and, in the case of any payment or prepayment accruing interest,
interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.
The
Administrative Agent shall distribute any payments received by it for account
of
any other Person to the appropriate recipient (or will deposit such payments
in
the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit Account, as applicable) promptly
following receipt thereof, provided
that any
such payment received by it upon the exercise of remedies hereunder or under
the
other Loan Documents shall be applied to the Obligations hereunder in the
following order:
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first,
to the
payment of the costs and expenses of collecting such payments, including
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, and
the
fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, in each case in such order as
the
Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine;
second,
to the
payment of the Obligations (including cover for Letters of Credit outstanding
hereunder), in each case ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
thereof (except that the portion, if any, of LC Disbursements made by the
respective Issuing Lenders in excess of the amount thereof that the Revolving
Credit Lenders or Synthetic LC Lenders, as applicable, are required to pay
to
the Issuing Lenders under Section 2.05(e) and 3.05(e) in respect of
drawings on Revolving Letters of Credit and Synthetic Letters of Credit shall
be
paid in full prior to the payment of any other Obligations); and
third,
after
payment in full of the Obligations, to the payment to the Obligors as specified
by the Company to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Currency
of Payment.
All
amounts owing under this Agreement (including facility fees, payments required
under Section 2.14 or 3.14, and payments required under Section 2.15
or 3.15 relating to any Loan denominated in Dollars, but not including principal
of, and interest on, any Loan denominated in any Foreign Currency or payments
relating to any such Loan required under Section 2.15, which are payable in
such Foreign Currency) or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent
otherwise provided therein) are payable in Dollars.
SECTION
11.06.
Mitigation
Obligations.
If any
Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 or 3.14, or if any Borrower
is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 11.04,
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 2.14, 3.14 or
11.04,
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. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.
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SECTION
11.07.
Reallocation
of Exposures.
On the
date of occurrence of any Event of Default described in paragraph (h) or
(i) of Article IX with respect to the Parent, Holdco, any Borrower or any
Obligor constituting a Significant Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent shall
calculate the amount of the Section 11.07 Exposure (as defined below) of
each Revolving Credit Lender, each Incremental Loan Lender of each Series and
each Synthetic LC Lender on such date (the “Calculation
Date”),
and
the percentage that each such amount represents of the aggregate amount of
the
Section 11.07 Exposures of all of the Lenders on the Calculation Date (such
percentage being referred to herein as the “Credit
Percentage”
for
the
Lender holding such amount).
Upon
each
date on or after the Calculation Date upon which any of the events described
below shall occur, the Lenders shall take the actions described below in this
Section with the objective of ensuring that any reductions in Section 11.07
Exposure after the Calculation Date are shared ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Credit Percentages:
(a) in
the
case of a payment (including by way of offset or counterclaim or otherwise)
of
any principal of any Revolving
Credit
Loan,
Incremental Loan of any Series or Synthetic LC Term Loan, or any payment to
any
Lender in respect of an LC Disbursement under a Letter of Credit following
a
drawing thereunder, each Lender receiving any such payment in an amount greater
than its Credit Percentage of the aggregate remaining Section 11.07
Exposure of all of the Lenders shall purchase participations in the
Section 11.07 Exposure of each of the other Lenders in such amounts as
shall be necessary so that the benefit of such payment is shared by the Lenders
ratably in accordance with their respective Credit Percentages;
(b) in
the
case of a payment (including by way of offset or counterclaim or otherwise)
of
any interest or fees owing under this Agreement as of the Calculation Date,
each
Lender receiving any such payment in an amount greater than its Credit
Percentage of the aggregate remaining Section 11.07 Exposure of all of the
Lenders shall purchase participations in the Section 11.07 Exposure of each
of the other Lenders in such amounts as shall be necessary so that the benefit
of such payment is shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Credit Percentages (it being understood that payment made in respect
of interest and fees accruing under this Agreement after the Calculation Date
shall not be subject to this Section); and
(c) in
the
case of a termination or expiration of a Letter of Credit without any drawing
thereunder, each Lender receiving a reduction in its Section 11.07 Exposure
as a result thereof in an amount greater than its Credit Percentage of the
aggregate remaining Section 11.07 Exposure of all of the Lenders shall
purchase participations in the Section 11.07 Exposure of each of the other
Lenders in such amounts as shall be necessary so that the benefit of such
reduction is shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective
Credit Percentages.
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Any
purchase of a participation in the principal of a Loan, or any interest or
fees,
shall be effected by the purchaser paying to the seller of the participation
an
amount in cash (at full face value) equal to the amount of such participation.
Any purchase of a participation in a Revolving Letter of Credit shall be
effected by the purchaser depositing the cash amount of the participation to
be
purchased with the respective Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit, such
cash
to be held by such Issuing Lender as collateral security for the obligation
of
the purchaser of such participation to fund its obligation to pay for such
participation upon any drawing under such Letter of Credit, provided
that if
such Letter of Credit shall expire or be terminated without being drawn, the
amount so deposited shall be reallocated to the extent necessary in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Section. Any purchase of a participation
in a Synthetic Letter of Credit shall be accompanied by an assignment to the
purchaser of a corresponding portion of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Sub-Account of the seller of the participation. In the case of a termination
or
expiration of a Synthetic Letter of Credit, any purchase of a participation
in
the Section 11.07 Exposure of another Lender shall be effected by debiting
the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account of the purchaser of such
participation and remitting the proceeds thereof in the manner provided above
in
this paragraph. Any participation in a Letter of Credit, or assignment of a
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account, shall be effected without any
requirement of any additional execution or delivery of any
documents.
The
Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and directed by each of the Lenders
to
effect the participations described in the preceding paragraph for their
account, and to maintain appropriate records thereof on the Register, without
any requirement that payments be formally remitted to the Lenders prior to
the
effectuation of such participations.
For
purposes hereof, “Section 11.07
Exposure”
means,
as at any date, (a) in respect of any Revolving
Credit
Lender,
the sum of the outstanding principal of such Lender’s Syndicated Revolving
Credit Loans, its Revolving LC Exposure (without deducting the balance, if
any,
in the Revolving Credit Letter of Credit Collateral Account under and as defined
in Section 2.05(k)) and Swingline Exposure on such date together with all
accrued interest and fees in respect thereof on such date, (b) in respect
of any Incremental Loan Lender of any Series, the sum of the outstanding
principal of such Lender’s Incremental Loans of such Series on such date
together with all accrued interest in respect thereof on such date, and
(c) in respect of any Synthetic LC Lender, the sum of the outstanding
principal of such Lender’s Synthetic LC Term Loans and its Synthetic LC Exposure
(without deducting the balance, if any, in the Synthetic Letter of Credit
Collateral Account under and as defined in Section 3.05(k)) on such date
together with all accrued interest and fees in respect thereof on such
date.
Each
Obligor consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively
do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Obligor rights of
set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if
such
Lender were a direct creditor of such Obligor in the amount of such
participation.
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SECTION
11.08. Successors
and Assigns.
(a) Successors
Generally.
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 an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit),
except that (i) no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior consent of each Lender (and
any attempted assignment or transfer by any 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 an Issuing Lender 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 Lenders and the
Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of
this Agreement.
(b) Assignments
by Lenders.
(i) Assignments
Generally.
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, the Loans,
Synthetic LC Funding Amount and its Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit at the
time held by it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the
Company, provided
that no
consent of the Company 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;
(C) in
the
case of any assignment of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swingline Lender
and each Revolving Issuing Lender; and
(D) in
the
case of any assignment of the Synthetic LC Funding Amount of any Synthetic
LC
Lender, each Synthetic LC Issuing Lender.
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(ii) Certain
Conditions to Assignments.
Assignments shall be subject to the following additional
conditions:
(A) except
in
the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate (or Approved Fund) of
a
Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s
Revolving Credit or Incremental Loan 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 $2,500,000 unless
each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided
that
(x) no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (y) in determining the amount of any
assignment, simultaneous assignments to or from two or more affiliated Approved
Funds shall be aggregated);
(B) except
in
the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate (or Approved Fund) of
a
Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s
Synthetic LC Funding Amount or Synthetic LC Term Loans, the amount of the
Synthetic LC Funding Amount or Synthetic LC Term 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 $1,000,000 unless each of the Company and the
Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided
that no
such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(C) each
partial assignment of any Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loan Commitment or Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loans, and each partial assignment of any Synthetic LC Funding
Amount or Synthetic LC Term Loans, shall be made as an assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement in respect of such Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loan Commitment and Loans, or Synthetic LC Funding Amount and
Synthetic LC Term Loans, as applicable, 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
Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loan Commitments or Revolving
Credit
or
Incremental Loans,
(D) 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, provided
that
simultaneous assignments to or from two or more affiliated Approved Funds shall
be treated as a single assignment for purposes of such fee, and
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(E) the
assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent
an Administrative Questionnaire and any applicable tax forms as may be requested
by the Administrative Agent.
(iii) Assignment
of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts.
In
connection with each assignment of Synthetic LC Funding Amounts, the Synthetic
LC Credit-Linked Deposit of the assignor Lender shall not be released, but
shall
instead be purchased by the relevant assignee and continue to be held for
application (to the extent not already applied) in accordance with
Article III to satisfy such assignee’s obligations in respect of the
Synthetic LC Exposure. Each Synthetic LC Lender agrees that immediately prior
to
each assignment by a Synthetic LC Lender (x) the Administrative Agent shall
establish a new Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account in the name of the
assignee, (y) unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent, a
corresponding portion of the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit credited to
the
Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account of the assignor Lender shall be purchased
by the assignee and shall be transferred from the assignor’s Synthetic LC
Credit-Linked Sub-Account to the assignee’s Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Sub-Account and (z) if after giving effect to such assignment the Synthetic
LC Funding Amount of the assignor Lender shall be zero, the Administrative
Agent
shall close the Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Sub-Account of such assignor
Lender.
(iv) Effectiveness
of Assignments.
Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) 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 in addition to any rights and
obligations theretofore held by it as a Lender, 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 2.14, 2.15, 3.14, 3.15, 11.03
and
11.04, as applicable). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
paragraph (b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by
such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance
with
paragraph (c) of this Section.
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(v) Maintenance
of Register.
The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers,
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 Revolving
Credit
and
Incremental Loan Commitments of each Class and Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
of,
and principal amount of 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 Company, the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Lenders 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 any Borrower or any Issuing
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice. Any Lender shall be entitled to obtain confirmation from the
Administrative Agent of the entries in the Register with respect to such Lender
for purposes of verifying the amount of its Revolving
Credit
Commitments, Incremental Loan Commitments and Synthetic LC Funding Amounts
recorded in the Register.
(vi) Acceptance
of Assignments by Administrative Agent.
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),
applicable tax forms, if any, requested by the Administrative Agent (unless
the
assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation
fee referred to in paragraph (b)(ii)(D) of this Section and any written
consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b)(i) of this Section,
the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record
the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be
effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the
Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Participations.
(i) Participations
Generally.
Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent, the
Swingline Lender or any Issuing 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 the Commitments, Loans, Synthetic LC Funding
Amount and Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposit held by 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 Company, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders 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 11.02(b), or the first proviso to
Section 11.02(c), that affects such Participant. Subject to
paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Company agrees that each Participant
shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 3.14, 3.15, 11.03
and 11.04,
as
applicable,
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 11.12 as
though it were a Lender, provided
that
such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16(d) and 3.16(c) as
though it were a Lender.
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(ii) Limitations
on Rights of Participants.
A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 2.14, 3.14 or 11.04
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 Company’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 11.04
unless
the Company is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Company, to comply with
Section 11.04(e)
as
though it were a Lender.
(d) Certain
Pledges.
Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of
a
security interest; provided
that no
such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from
any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for
such
Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION
11.09. Survival.
All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Obligors
herein and in the other Loan Documents, and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents, shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other
parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other 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, any Issuing
Lender 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 so long as the principal
of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable
under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is outstanding and unpaid
or
any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Committed Amounts have
not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 3.14,
3.15, 11.03
and
11.04 and Article X 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,
or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision
hereof or thereof.
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SECTION
11.10. 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
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 6.01, 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 telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Each
initial Lender shall become a party to this Agreement by delivering to the
Administrative Agent a Lender Addendum duly executed by such Lender and the
Borrowers and, by executing its Lender Addendum, each such Lender agrees to
be
bound by the provisions hereof with the Revolving Credit Commitment and
Synthetic LC Funding Amount, as applicable, set forth opposite its name in
such
Lender Addendum.
SECTION
11.11. Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement 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 hereof; and the
invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not
invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
11.12. Right
of Setoff.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted
by
law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any
time owing by such Lender or any branch, agency or Affiliate thereof to or
for
the credit or the account of any Obligor against any of and all the obligations
of any Obligor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, irrespective
of
whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement
and
although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under
this
Section 11.12 are in addition to any other rights and remedies (including
other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender exercising
any
such right of set off shall promptly provide notice thereof to the Company
and
the Administrative Agent (it being understood that failure to deliver such
notice shall not affect the validity of such set off).
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SECTION
11.13. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of
the
State of New York.
(b) Submission
to Jurisdiction.
Each of
the parties hereto 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 this Agreement or any of the other
Loan
Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims
in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any
such
New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in any such federal
court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such
action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise
have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes,
if any, in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Waiver
of Venue, Etc.
Each of
the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any New York State
or
federal court. Each of the parties hereto 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. Each
of
the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, suit or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or any other manner provided by law.
(d) Process
Agent.
Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 11.01. In addition, each Obligor not organized
in the United States of America or a State thereof (each such Obligor being
herein called a “Foreign
Obligor”)
hereby
irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “Process
Agent”)
with
an office on the date hereof at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, as its agent to receive on behalf of such Obligor
and
its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other
process which may be served in any such action or proceeding. Such service
may
be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to such Obligor in
care
of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address, and such Obligor
hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such
service on its behalf. As an alternative method of service, each Obligor also
irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action
or
proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process to such Obligor at its
address specified in Section 11.01
(such
service to be effective seven days after mailing thereof). Each Foreign Obligor
covenants and agrees that it shall take any and all reasonable action,
including
the
execution and filing of any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue
the designation of the Process Agent above in full force and effect, and to
cause the Process Agent to continue to act as such.
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(e) Other
Process.
Nothing
in this Section shall affect the right of any Lender or the Administrative
Agent
to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law or affect
the right of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to bring any suit, action
or
proceeding against each Obligor or its property in the courts of other
jurisdictions.
SECTION
11.14. 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 OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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 11.14.
SECTION
11.15. Judgment
Currency .
This is
an international loan transaction in which the specification of Dollars or
a
Foreign Currency, as the case may be (the “Specified
Currency”),
and
payment in New York City or the city specified by the Administrative Agent
for
the payment of such Foreign Currency, as the case may be (the “Specified
Place”),
is of
the essence, and the Specified Currency shall be the currency of account in
all
events relating to Loans or other obligations denominated in the Specified
Currency. The payment obligations of a Borrower under this Agreement shall
not
be discharged or satisfied by an amount paid in another currency or in another
place, whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the
amount so paid on conversion to the Specified Currency and transfer to the
Specified Place under normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of
the
Specified Currency at the Specified Place due hereunder. If for the purpose
of
obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder
in the Specified Currency into another currency (the “Second
Currency”),
the
rate of exchange that shall be applied shall be the rate at which in accordance
with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the
Specified Currency with the Second Currency on the Business Day next preceding
the day on which such judgment is rendered.
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The
obligation of a Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (in this Section called an
“Entitled
Person”)
shall,
notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such
judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following
receipt by such Entitled Person of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder in
the
Second Currency such Entitled Person may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase and transfer to the Specified Place the Specified Currency
with the amount of the Second Currency so adjudged to be due; and such Borrower
hereby, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, agrees
to indemnify such Entitled Person against, and to pay such Entitled Person
on
demand, in the Specified Currency, the amount (if any) by which the sum
originally due to such Entitled Person in the Specified Currency hereunder
exceeds the amount of the Specified Currency so purchased and
transferred.
SECTION
11.16. No
Immunity .
To the
extent that any Obligor organized outside the United States of America may
be or
become entitled, in any jurisdiction in which judicial proceedings may at any
time be commenced with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
to
claim for itself or its properties or revenues any immunity from suit, court
jurisdiction, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution
of a
judgment, execution of a judgment or from any other legal process or remedy
relating to its obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed such
an
immunity (whether or not claimed), such Obligor hereby irrevocably agrees not
to
claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.
SECTION
11.17. Treatment
of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
Each of
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders agrees to maintain
the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its
Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to
whom
such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such
Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to
the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction
over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process;
provided
that,
unless prohibited by law or by the rules governing the process requiring such
disclosure, (i) it will promptly notify the Company of the existence, terms
and
circumstances surrounding such requirement, (ii) it will consult with the
Company on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or
narrow such requirement, and (iii) it will identify to the Company any such
Information which is legally required to be disclosed and will exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance,
at the Company’s expense, that confidential treatment will be accorded to such
information, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any
action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document
or
the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an
agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section,
to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or
Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or
(ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap
or derivative transaction relating to any Obligor and its obligations,
(g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such
Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative
Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates
on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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For
purposes of this Section, “Information”
means
all information received from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating
to
the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses,
other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent,
any Lender or any Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure
by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, provided
that, in
the case of information received from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
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
11.18. 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.
SECTION
11.19. USA
Patriot Act. Each
Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the
USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)), such Lender may be required to obtain, verify and
record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes
the
name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such
Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with said Act.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized representatives as of the day and year
first above written.
BORROWERS
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LLC
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INC
|
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX USA
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH
|
|
CORPORATION
|
AMERICA
CORP
|
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
|
|
CORPORATION
|
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
|
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title: Treasurer
|
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer
|
-158-
THE
PARENT
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer
HOLDCO
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
-159-
SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTORS
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ASIA LIMITED
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
MANUFACTURING,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
CONSTRUCTORS,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
SERVICES,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENVIRONMENTAL
CORPORATION
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
|
-160-
PROCESS
CONSULTANTS, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
PYROPOWER
OPERATING SERVICES
COMPANY,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERCONTINENTAL
CORPORATION
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX POWER
SYSTEMS,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
-161-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX PYROPOWER, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT
CORP.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
President & Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX REALTY
SERVICES,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
President & Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX VIRGIN
ISLANDS,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXX, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
|
-162-
FW
EUROPEAN E&C LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
FW
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice
President & Treasurer
|
PERRYVILLE
SERVICE COMPANY LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Treasurer
|
CONTINENTAL
FINANCE
COMPANY
LTD.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice
President & Treasurer
|
-163-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX POWER COMPANY LTD.
LA
SOCIETE D’ENERGIE XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LTEE
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Chairman
|
-164-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CANADA LTD.
By: /s/ C.
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
C. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
|
-165-
[Page
Reserved]
|
-166-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX EUROPE LIMITED
By: /s/ X.
X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
X. X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Director
|
-167-
FW
HUNGARY LICENSING LIMITED
LIABILITY
COMPANY
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
|
-168-
FINANCIAL
SERVICES S.À X.X.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Manager
|
-169-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX (MALAYSIA)
SDN.
BHD.
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxx Bin
Ali
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxx Bin Ali
Title:
"B" Director
|
-170-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CONTINENTAL B.V.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
|
|
FW
NETHERLANDS C.V.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLC the General Partner
|
-171-
F.W.-
GESTĂO E SERVIÇOS, S.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title:
Director
|
-172-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ASIA
PACIFIC
PTE. LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Director
|
-173-
P.E.
CONSULTANTS, INC.
By: /s/ Denis
Sek
Sum
Name:
Denis Sek Sum
Title:
Director
|
-174-
MANOPS
LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Director
|
-175-
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CARIBE
CORPORATION,
C.A.
By:
Name:
[illegible]
Title:
Director
|
-176-
FW
OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Director
|
-177-
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
BNP
PARIBAS, as
|
|
Administrative
Agent
|
|
By: /s/ Pierre
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Pierre Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
|
|
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
|
-178-
Schedule
5.13
Subsidiaries
and Project Entities
Schedule
6.02
Security
Documents
U.S.
Security Documents
Security
Agreement
Real
estate documents with respect to the Perryville Fee-Owned Property and leasehold
interest of the Perryville Corporate Park Condominium located in Union Township
Hunterdon County, New Jersey.:
· Title
policy
· Affidavit
of Title
· Zoning
Letter
· Landlord's
Lien Waiver and Consent and Estoppel Agreement
· Estoppel
Certificate from Perryville Condo Association
· Discharge
of Mortgage and Subordination from Xxxxx Fargo
· Discharge
of Mortgage from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
· NJ
Local
Counsel Opinion
· Survey
· Mortgage
· Flood
Certificate
Intellectual
Property Security Agreement in the form attached as Annex 9 to the Security
Agreement.
Account
Control Agreements between the applicable Obligors and the following financial
institutions:
· PNC
Bank
· Any
other
institution identified in Annex 7 to the Security Agreement
Deliver
such other documents as is required under the above-referenced Security
Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date, provided
that
with respect to such other documents, or any of the above-referenced documents
(other than the Security Agreement or the Mortgage), the Administrative Agent
may agree to delivery thereof on a date (determined by it to be reasonable)
following the Closing Date under arrangements reasonably satisfactory to
it.
Foreign
Security Documents
Bermuda
Evidence
of registration of Security Agreement (a) in the Register of Charges
maintained by the Bermuda Registrar of Companies (the “ROC”)
pursuant to Section 55 of the Companies Xxx 0000 of Bermuda (the
“Act”)
as a
charge on the assets of Guarantors organized in Bermuda and (b) in the
Register of Charges maintained by the ROC pursuant to Sections 55 and 61 of
the Act as a charge on the property in Bermuda of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
LLC.
England
A
debenture between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Europe Limited as chargor and the
Administrative Agent.
A
charge
over the shares in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Europe Limited granted by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
International Corporation as chargor in favour of the Administrative
Agent.
Process
Agent appointment by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Corporation and acknowledged
by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Europe Limited.
Deliver
such other documents as is required under the above-referenced Security
Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date, provided
that
with respect to such other documents, or any of the above-referenced Security
Documents, the Administrative Agent may agree to delivery thereof on a date
(determined by it to be reasonable) following the Closing Date under
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it.
Hungary
A
first
ranking quota lien agreement granted by Financial Services S.a.r.l. in favour
of
the Administrative Agent.
A
first
ranking floating charge agreement granted by FW Hungary Licensing Limited
Liability Company in favour of the Administrative Agent.
Deliver
such other documents as is required under the above-referenced Security
Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date, provided
that
with respect to such other documents, or any of the above-referenced Security
Documents, the Administrative Agent may agree to delivery thereof on a date
(determined by it to be reasonable) following the Closing Date under
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it.
Luxembourg
A
share
pledge agreement (or equivalent instrument) entered into by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
LLC
and Perryville Service Company Ltd, as Pledgors and the Administrative Agent,
as
Pledgee, and made in the presence of the Financial Services S.a.r.l. relating
to
shares issued by Financial Services S.a.r.l., granting a first share pledge
(gage
de premier rang)
to the
Administrative Agent.
An
account pledge agreement (or equivalent instrument) entered into by Financial
Services S.a.r.l., as Pledgor and the Administrative Agent, as Pledgee, relating
to the accounts of the Pledgor.
Deliver
such other documents as is required under the above-referenced Security
Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date, provided
that
with respect to such other documents, or any of the above-referenced Security
Documents, the Administrative Agent may agree to delivery thereof on a date
(determined by it to be reasonable) following the Closing Date under
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it.
Netherlands
A
deed of
disclosed pledge of registered shares in Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Continental B.V. between
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Corporation as pledgor and the Administrative
Agent
as pledgee.
A
deed of
disclosed pledge of receivables between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Continental B.V. and
FW
Netherlands C.V. as pledgors and the Administrative Agent as
pledgee.
A
deed of
disclosed pledge of financial rights between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
LLC as pledgors and the Administrative Agent as pledgee.
Deliver
such other documents as is required under the above-referenced Security
Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date, provided
that
with respect to such other documents, or any of the above-referenced Security
Documents, the Administrative Agent may agree to delivery thereof on a date
(determined by it to be reasonable) following the Closing Date under
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it.
Opinions
of counsel with respect to Guarantors in each of the jurisdictions identified
below:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
To
the
extent any of the foregoing opinions relate to Security Documents that, as
provided above, may be delivered on a post-closing basis, the corresponding
opinions may similarly be delivered later than the Closing Date concurrently
with such Security Documents.
Schedule
8.01
Existing
Indebtedness
Schedule
8.02
Existing
Liens
Schedule
8.07
Certain
Existing Affiliate Transactions
Schedule
8.08
Existing
Restrictions
EXHIBIT
A
[Form
of
Assignment and Assumption]
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 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. Assignor: ______________________________
2. Assignee: ______________________________
[and
is
an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify
Lender](1)]
——————
(1) Select
as
applicable.
Assignment
and Assumption
3. Administrative Agent: |
BNP
Paribas, as the administrative agent under the Credit
Agreement
|
4. Credit Agreement: |
BNP
Paribas, as the administrative agent under the Credit
Agreement
|
5. Assigned Interest: |
The
$350,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2006
between
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA
Corporation,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North America Corp., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy
Corporation and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Corporation (each a “Borrower”
and, collectively, the “Borrowers”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd. (the “Parent”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd. (“Holdco”),
the
Subsidiary Guarantors
party thereto,
the Lenders party thereto and
BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent.
|
Facility
Assigned(2)
|
Aggregate
Amount of Commitment/Loans/
Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts/Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits for all
Lenders
|
Amount
of Commitment/Loans/
Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts/Synthetic LC Credit-Linked Deposits
Assigned
|
Percentage
Assigned of Commitment/Loans/
Synthetic
LC Funding Amounts/Synthetic LC Credit-Linked
Deposits(3)
|
$
|
$
|
%
|
|
$
|
$
|
%
|
|
$
|
$
|
%
|
Effective
Date (herein, the “Effective
Date”):
_____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH
SHALL
BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER
THEREFOR.]
——————
(2)
|
Fill
in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities
under the
Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment
(e.g.
“Revolving Credit Commitment,” “Synthetic LC Funding Amount,”
etc.)
|
(3) | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
Assignment
and Assumption
-
2
-
The
terms
set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME
OF
ASSIGNOR]
By:______________________________
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME
OF
ASSIGNEE]
By:______________________________
Title:
Assignment
and Assumption
-
3
-
Consented
to and Accepted:
BNP
PARIBAS, as Administrative
Agent
[and Swingline Lender](4)
By_________________________________
Title:
[ISSUING
LENDERS]
[Complete
as appropriate]
[Consented
to:](5)
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LLC
By________________________________
Title:
——————
(4)
|
To
be added in the case of any assignment of Revolving Credit
Commitments.
|
(5) | To be added only if the consent of the Company is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
Assignment
and Assumption
-
4
-
ANNEX
1
$350,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
BETWEEN
XXXXXX XXXXXXX LLC, XXXXXX XXXXXXX INC., XXXXXX XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA CORP., XXXXXX XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION and XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, AS BORROWERS, XXXXXX XXXXXXX LTD., XXXXXX
XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD., THE
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
PARTY
THERETO, THE LENDERS PARTY THERETO AND BNP PARIBAS,
AS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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 Company, 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 Company, 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 7.01
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 this 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.
Assignment
and Assumption
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.
Assignment
and Assumption
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EXHIBIT
B-1
[Form
of
Opinion of Counsel to the Obligors]
[__________],
2006
The
lenders listed on Schedule
A
hereto
and
BNP
Paribas, as Administrative Agent for the lenders listed on Schedule
A
hereto
Re:
|
The
Credit Agreement referred to below
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
have
acted as special counsel to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”),
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., a Delaware corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation,
a
Delaware corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North America Corp., a Delaware
corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (collectively,
the
“Corporate
Borrowers,”
and
together with Company, the “Borrowers”),
and
the Affiliates of the Company that are listed as “U.S. Guarantors” (together
with the Borrowers, the “U.S.
Credit Parties”)
and
“Non-U.S. Guarantors” on Schedule
B
hereto
(collectively, the “Guarantors”
and
together with the Borrowers, the “Credit
Parties”)
in
connection with that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 13,
2006
(the “Credit
Agreement”),
among
the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the lenders party thereto and BNP Paribas,
as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”)
and as
issuing lender.
This
letter is furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement.
Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement, used herein and not
otherwise
defined herein, shall have the meanings given them in the Credit
Agreement.
As
such
counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as
we have
considered appropriate for purposes of this letter, except where a specified
fact confirmation procedure is stated to have been performed (in which
case we
have with your consent performed the stated procedure), and except where
a
statement is qualified as to knowledge (in which case we have with your
consent
made no or limited inquiry as specified below). We have examined, among
other
things, the Credit Agreement.
Opinion
of Counsel to the Obligors
As
used
in this letter, the “NY
UCC”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as now in effect in the State of New
York.
With
your
consent, we have relied with respect to certain factual matters upon the
foregoing, including the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties
in
the Credit Agreement, and upon certificates of officer(s) of the Credit
Parties
and of others. We have not independently verified such factual
matters.
We
are
opining herein as to the effect on the subject transaction only of the
federal
laws of the United States and the internal laws of the State of New York.
We
express no opinion with respect to the applicability to the opinions expressed
herein, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or
as to
any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any
state.
Unless
otherwise stated herein, our opinions herein are based upon our consideration
of
only those statutes, rules and regulations which, in our experience, are
normally applicable to borrowers and guarantors in secured loan transactions.
We
express no opinion as to any state or federal laws or regulations applicable
to
the subject transactions because of the legal or regulatory status of any
parties to the Credit Agreement or the legal or regulatory status of any
of
their affiliates. Various matters pertaining to certain US laws and Bermuda,
Canada, Cyprus, England, Hungary, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal,
Singapore and Venezuela law are addressed in the opinions of Xxxxx X. Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Pearman,
Blake,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, Kinanis - Pyrgou + Co., Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
(London), Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Law Firm, Linklaters Xxxxxx, NautaDutilh
N.V.,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Associados, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxx, respectively, separately provided to you. We express no
opinion with respect to those matters, and to the extent elements of those
opinions are necessary to the conclusions expressed herein, we have, with
your
consent, assumed such matters.
Subject
to the foregoing, assuming each and all of the matters set forth in the
penultimate paragraph of this letter and subject to the other matters set
forth
herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
1. The
Credit Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of
the
Credit Parties, enforceable against each Credit Party in accordance with
its
terms.
2. The
execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement by the Credit Parties on
the date
hereof do not:
(i) violate
any federal or New York statute, rule, or regulation applicable to the
Credit
Parties (including, without limitation, Regulations T, U or X of the Board
of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, assuming the Credit Parties comply
with
the provisions of the Loan Documents relating to the use of proceeds);
or
(ii) require
any consents, approvals, or authorizations to be obtained by the Credit
Parties
from, or any registrations, declarations or filings to be made by the Credit
Parties with, any governmental authority, under any federal or New York
statute,
rule or regulation applicable to the Credit Parties that have not been
obtained
or made, except (a) filings and recordings required in order to perfect
or
otherwise protect the security interests to be granted pursuant to the
Credit
Agreement and (b) any consents or approvals required in connection with
a
disposition of collateral including compliance with federal and state securities
laws in connection with any sale of any portion of the collateral consisting
of
securities under such securities laws.
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of Counsel to the Obligors
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3. The
Company is not required to be registered as an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Our
opinions are subject to:
(a) the
effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent
transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights
or remedies of creditors, or the judicial application of foreign laws or
governmental actions affecting creditors’ rights;
(b) the
effects of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance
or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith
and
fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding
is
brought;
(c) the
invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of
provisions for the indemnification or exculpation of or contribution to
a party
with respect to a liability where such indemnification, exculpation or
contribution is contrary to public policy;
(d) we
express no opinion with respect to (i) consents to, or restrictions upon,
governing law (except for the validity under the laws of the State of New
York,
but subject to mandatory choice of law rules and constitutional limitations,
of
provisions in the Credit Agreement which expressly choose New York as the
governing law for the Credit Agreement), jurisdiction (except for the validity
under the laws of the State of New York, but subject to mandatory jurisdiction
rules and constitutional limitations, of provisions in the Credit Agreement
which expressly provide for submission to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of
New York state courts), venue, remedies or judicial relief; (ii) advance
waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity
for
hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury
or at
law, or other procedural rights; (iii) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated
rights; (iv) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights
or remedies; (v) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or
discretionary determinations; (vi) grants of setoff rights;
(vii) provisions to the effect that a guarantor is liable as a primary
obligor, and not as a surety; (viii) provisions for the payment of
attorneys’ fees where such payment is contrary to law or public policy;
(ix) proxies, powers and trusts; (x) provisions prohibiting,
restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right
or
property; and (xi) provisions for liquidated damages, default interest,
late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic
remedies
to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty;
and
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of Counsel to the Obligors
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(e) we
express no opinion as to federal or state securities laws, tax laws, antitrust
or trade regulation laws, insolvency or fraudulent transfer laws, antifraud
laws, compliance with fiduciary duty requirements, margin regulations,
pension
or employee benefit laws, usury laws (other than those of the State of
New York)
and environmental laws (without limiting other laws excluded by customary
practice).
We
express no opinion as to the creation, perfection or priority of any security
interest or lien.
We
call
to your attention that enforcement of a claim denominated in a foreign
currency
may be limited by requirements that the claim (or a judgment in respect
of the
claim) be converted into United States dollars, and we express no opinion
as to
the enforceability of any indemnity for losses associated with the exchange
of
the judgment currency into any other currency.
With
your
consent, we have assumed (a) that each Credit Party and each other party
to the
Credit Agreement exists and has the right, power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement under all
laws
applicable to it, (b) that the Credit Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each Credit Party and each other party thereto,
(c)
that the Credit Agreement constitutes legally valid and binding obligations
of
the parties thereto other than the Credit Parties, enforceable against
each of
them in accordance with their respective terms, and (d) that the status
of the
Credit Agreement as legally valid and binding obligations of each party
thereto
is not affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or
instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or
governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents,
approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations
or filings with, governmental authorities, provided that we make no such
assumption to the extent we have opined as to such matters with respect
to the
Credit Parties in paragraph 2(ii) of this letter.
This
letter is furnished only to you and is solely for your benefit in connection
with the transactions referenced in the first paragraph. This letter may
not be
relied upon by you for any other purpose or furnished or quoted by you to
any other person, firm or entity for any other purpose and may not be assigned
to or relied on by any other person, firm or entity for any purpose, in
each
case without our prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld
in our
discretion. At your request, we hereby consent to reliance hereon by any
future
assignee of your interest in the loans under the Credit Agreement pursuant
to an
assignment that is made and consented to in accordance with the express
provisions of Section 11.08 of the Credit Agreement, on the condition and
understanding that (i) this letter speaks only as of the date hereof, (ii)
we
have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider
its
applicability or correctness to other than its addressees, or to take into
account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may
later
become aware, and (iii) any such reliance by a future assignee must be
actual
and reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time of assignment,
including any changes in law, facts or any other developments known to
or
reasonably knowable by the assignee at such time.
Very
truly yours,
Opinion
of Counsel to the Obligors
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SCHEDULE
A
LENDERS
Opinion
of Counsel to the Obligors
SCHEDULE
B
GUARANTORS
U.S.
Guarantors:
1.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLC (DE)
|
2.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Inc. (DE)
|
3.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx USA Corporation (DE)
|
4.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx North America Corp. (DE)
|
5.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation
(DE)
|
6.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation (DE)
|
7.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Virgin Islands, Inc. (DE)
|
8.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Inc. (DE)
|
9.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Services, Inc. (CA)
|
10.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Pyropower, Inc. (NY)
|
11.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Real Estate Development Corp.
(DE)
|
12.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Development Corporation (DE)
|
13.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Realty Services, Inc. (DE)
|
14.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Systems, Inc. (DE)
|
15.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Asia Limited (DE)
|
16.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Intercontinental Corporation
(DE)
|
17.
|
Process
Consultants, Inc. (DE)
|
18.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Holdings, Inc.
(DE)
|
19.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Constructors, Inc. (DE)
|
20.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Manufacturing, Inc.
(DE)
|
21.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Facilities Management, Inc.
(DE)
|
22.
|
Pyropower
Operating Services Company, Inc.
(CA)
|
23.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Environmental Corporation
(TX)
|
Non-U.S.
Guarantors:
1.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd.
|
2.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd.
|
3.
|
FW
Management Operations, Ltd.
|
4.
|
Perryville
Service Company Ltd.
|
5.
|
Continental
Finance Company Ltd.
|
6.
|
FW
European E&C Ltd.
|
7.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Company Ltd./La Societe D’Energie Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Ltee
|
8.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Canada Ltd.
|
9.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Europe Limited
|
10.
|
FW
Hungary Licensing Limited Liability Company
|
11.
|
Financial
Services S.à x.x.
|
12.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
|
13.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Continental B.V.
|
14.
|
FW
Netherlands C.V.
|
15.
|
F.W.-
Gestăo E Serviços, S.A.
|
16.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
|
17.
|
FW
Overseas Operations Limited
|
18.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Caribe Corporation, C.A.
|
19.
|
Manops
Limited
|
20.
|
P.E.
Consultants, Inc.
|
Opinion
of Counsel to the Obligors
EXHIBIT
B-2
[Form
of
Opinion of General Counsel]
[__________],
2006
The
lenders listed on Schedule
A
hereto
and
BNP
Paribas, as Administrative Agent for the lenders listed on Schedule
A
hereto
Re:
|
The
Credit Agreement referred to below
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
am
General Counsel to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Ltd., a Bermuda company, and have acted
in
that capacity as counsel to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”),
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., a Delaware corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation,
a
Delaware corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North America Corp., a Delaware
corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (collectively,
the
“Borrowers”),
and
the Affiliates of the Company that are listed as “U.S. Guarantors” (together
with the Borrowers, the “U.S.
Credit Parties”)
and
“Non-U.S. Guarantors” on Schedule
B
hereto
(collectively, the “Guarantors”
and
together with the Borrowers, the “Credit
Parties”)
in
connection with that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 13,
2006
(the “Credit
Agreement”),
among
the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the lenders party thereto and BNP Paribas,
as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”)
and as
issuing lender.
This
letter is furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement.
Capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement, used herein and not
otherwise
defined herein, shall have the meanings given them in the Credit
Agreement.
As
such
counsel, I have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as I
have
considered appropriate for purposes of this letter, except where a specified
fact confirmation procedure is stated to have been performed (in which
case I
have with your consent performed the stated procedure), and except where
a
statement is qualified as to knowledge (in which case I have with your
consent
made no or limited inquiry as specified below). I have examined, among
other
things, the following:
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of General Counsel
(a) The
Credit Agreement; and
(b) The
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or LLC Agreement or Certificate of
Formation or Operating Agreement (or other similar constitutive document),
as
applicable, of the U.S. Credit Parties (the “U.S. Governing
Documents”).
With
your
consent, I have relied with respect to certain factual matters upon the
foregoing, including the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties
in
the Credit Agreement, and upon certificates of officer(s) of the Credit
Parties
and of others. I have not independently verified such factual
matters.
I
am
opining herein as to the effect on the subject transaction only of the
General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”),
the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”),
the
Corporations Code of the State of California (the “CCC”),
the
Business Corporation Law of the State of New York (the “NYBCL”)
and
the Business Corporation Act of the State of Texas (the “TBCA”;
each
of the foregoing, a “Constitutive
Law”),
as
applicable to the U.S. Credit Parties existing under such law. Except as
described in the previous sentence, I express no opinion with respect to
the
applicability to the opinions expressed herein, or the effect thereon,
of the
laws of any other jurisdiction or any other laws in any such jurisdiction,
or as
to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within
any
state. I call to your attention that I am admitted to practice law only
in the
States of New York and New Jersey.
Unless
otherwise stated herein, my opinions herein are based upon my consideration
of
only those statutes, rules and regulations which, in my experience, are
normally
applicable to borrowers and guarantors in secured loan transactions. I
express
no opinion as to any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to
the
subject transactions because of the legal or regulatory status of any parties
to
the Credit Agreement or the legal or regulatory status of any of their
affiliates. Various issues pertaining to Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, England,
Hungary, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore and Venezuela
law are
addressed in the opinions of Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Pearman,
Blake,
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, Kinanis - Pyrgou + Co., Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
(London), Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Law Firm, Linklaters Xxxxxx, NautaDutilh
N.V.,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Associados, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxx, respectively, separately provided to you (collectively, the
“Foreign
Opinions”).
I
express no opinion with respect to those matters, and to the extent elements
of
those opinions are necessary to the conclusions expressed herein, I have,
with
your consent, assumed such matters.
Subject
to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is my opinion
that,
as of the date hereof:
1. The
Company is a limited liability company under the DLLCA with limited liability
company power and authority to enter into the Credit Agreement, to incur
liability in respect of borrowings and letters of credit thereunder, and
to
perform its obligations thereunder. Based on certificates from public officials,
I confirm that the Company is validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware.
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of General Counsel
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2. Each
entity listed in Schedule
C(1)
(a
“Delaware
Corporate Credit Party”)
is a
corporation under the DGCL with corporate power and authority to enter
into the
Credit Agreement, to incur liability in respect of borrowings and letters
of
credit thereunder, and to perform its obligations thereunder. Based on
certificates from public officials, I confirm that each Delaware Corporate
Credit Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
State of Delaware.
3. Each
entity listed in Schedule
C(2)
(a
“California
Credit Party”)
is a
corporation under the CCC with corporate power and authority to enter into
the
Credit Agreement, to incur liability in respect of borrowings and letters
of
credit thereunder, and to perform its obligations thereunder. Based on
certificates from public officials, I confirm that each California Credit
Party
is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California.
4. The
entity listed in Schedule
C(3)
(the
“New
York Credit Party”)
is a
corporation under the NYBCL with corporate power and authority to enter
into the
Credit Agreement, to incur liability in respect of borrowings and letters
of
credit thereunder, and to perform its obligations thereunder. Based on
certificates from public officials, I confirm that the New York Credit
Party is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New
York.
5. The
entity listed in Schedule
C(4)
(the
“Texas
Credit Party”)
is a
corporation under the TBCA with corporate power and authority to enter
into the
Credit Agreement, to incur liability in respect of borrowings and letters
of
credit thereunder, and to perform its obligations thereunder. Based on
certificates from public officials, I confirm that the Texas Credit Party
is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Texas.
6. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Agreement by the U.S.
Credit
Parties have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company
or
corporate action of the U.S. Credit Parties and the Credit Agreement has
been
duly executed and delivered by the U.S. Credit Parties.
7. The
execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement by a U.S. Credit Party on
the
date hereof do not:
(i) violate
the provisions of its Governing Documents;
(ii) violate
its Constitutive Law; or
(iii) require
any consents, approvals, or authorizations to be obtained by it from, or
any
registrations, declarations or filings to be made by it with, any governmental
authority under its Constitutive Law that have not been obtained or
made.
I
express
no opinion as to the enforceability of any document, as to the creation,
perfection or priority of any security interest or lien, or as to compliance
with any laws other than, as to each U.S. Credit Party, its Constitutive
Law.
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of General Counsel
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This
letter is furnished only to you and is solely for your benefit in connection
with the transactions referenced in the first paragraph. This letter may
not be
relied upon by you for any other purpose or furnished or quoted by you to
any other person, firm or entity for any other purpose and may not be assigned
to or relied on by any other person, firm or entity for any purpose, in
each
case without my prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld
in my
discretion. At your request, I hereby consent to reliance hereon by any
future
assignee of your interest in the loans under the Credit Agreement pursuant
to an
assignment that is made and consented to in accordance with the express
provisions of Section 11.08 of the Credit Agreement, on the condition and
understanding that (i) this letter speaks only as of the date hereof, (ii)
I
have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider
its
applicability or correctness to other than its addressees, or to take into
account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may
later
become aware, and (iii) any such reliance by a future assignee must be
actual
and reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time of assignment,
including any changes in law, facts or any other developments known to
or
reasonably knowable by the assignee at such time.
Very
truly yours,
Opinion
of General Counsel
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SCHEDULE
A
LENDERS
Opinion
of General Counsel
SCHEDULE
B
GUARANTORS
U.S.
Guarantors:
1.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLC
|
2.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Inc.
|
3.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx USA Corporation
|
4.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx North America Corp.
|
5.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation
|
6.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation
|
7.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Virgin Islands, Inc.
|
8.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Inc.
|
9.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Services, Inc.
|
10.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Pyropower, Inc.
|
11.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Real Estate Development
Corp.
|
12.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Development Corporation
|
13.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Realty Services, Inc.
|
14.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Systems, Inc.
|
15.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Asia Limited
|
16.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Intercontinental
Corporation
|
17.
|
Process
Consultants, Inc.
|
18.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Holdings,
Inc.
|
19.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Constructors, Inc.
|
20.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Manufacturing, Inc.
|
21.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Facilities Management, Inc.
|
22.
|
Pyropower
Operating Services Company, Inc.
|
23.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Environmental Corporation
|
Non-U.S.
Guarantors:
1.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd.
|
2.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd.
|
3.
|
FW
Management Operations, Ltd.
|
4.
|
Perryville
Service Company Ltd.
|
5.
|
Continental
Finance Company Ltd.
|
6.
|
FW
European E&C Ltd.
|
7.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Company Ltd./La Societe D’Energie Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Ltee
|
8.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Canada Ltd.
|
9.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Europe Limited
|
10.
|
FW
Hungary Licensing Limited Liability Company
|
11.
|
Financial
Services S.à x.x.
|
12.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
|
13.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Continental B.V.
|
14.
|
FW
Netherlands C.V.
|
15.
|
F.W.-
Gestăo E Serviços, S.A.
|
16.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
|
17.
|
FW
Overseas Operations Limited
|
18.
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Caribe Corporation, C.A.
|
19.
|
Manops
Limited
|
20.
|
P.E.
Consultants, Inc.
|
Opinion
of General Counsel
SCHEDULE
C
1.
DELAWARE CORPORATE CREDIT PARTIES:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLC
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx USA Corporation
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx North America Corp.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Virgin Islands, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Real Estate Development Corp.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Development Corporation
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Realty Services, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Power Systems, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Asia Limited
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Intercontinental Corporation
Process
Consultants, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Holdings, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Constructors, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Manufacturing, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Facilities Management, Inc.
2.
CALIFORNIA CREDIT PARTIES:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Energy Services, Inc.
Pyropower
Operating Services Company, Inc.
3.
NEW
YORK CREDIT PARTY:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Pyropower, Inc.
4.
TEXAS
CREDIT PARTY:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Environmental Corporation
Opinion
of General Counsel
EXHIBIT
C
[Form
of
Opinion of Special Counsel]
[__________],
2006
To
the
Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
referred
to below and BNP Paribas
as
Administrative Agent
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
have
acted as special New York counsel to BNP Paribas (“BNP”)
in
connection with the Credit Agreement (the “Credit
Agreement”)
dated
as of September 13, 2006, between Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
LLC,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North
America Corp., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
International Corporation (each a “Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd. (the “Parent”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd. (“Holdco”),
the
Subsidiary Guarantors
named
therein (collectively,
the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”
and,
together with the Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors,
the “Obligors”),
the
lenders named therein and
BNP
Paribas, as Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
This opinion is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c) of the Credit
Agreement.
In
rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined the Credit Agreement
and the form of Security Agreement (collectively, the “Credit
Documents”).
In
our examination, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted
to
us as originals and the conformity with authentic original documents of
all
documents submitted to us as copies. When relevant facts were not independently
established, we have relied upon representations made in or pursuant to
the
Credit Documents. In addition, we have assumed that all
authorizations, approvals or consents of (including without limitation
all
foreign exchange control approvals), and all filings or registrations with,
any
governmental or regulatory authority or agency of each jurisdiction in
which an
Obligor is organized or does business) required for the making and performance
by such Obligor of the Credit Documents have been obtained or made and
are in
effect.
Opinion
of Special Counsel
In
rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed, with respect to
all of
the documents referred to in this opinion letter, that (except, to the
extent
set forth in the opinions expressed below, as to the Obligors):
(i) the
Credit Agreement has been (and the Security Agreement, when executed, will
be)
duly authorized by, has been (and will be) duly executed and delivered
by, and
constitutes (and will constitute) legal, valid, binding and enforceable
obligations of, all of the parties to such documents;
(ii) all
signatories to the Credit Agreement have been (and to the Security Agreement,
when executed, will be) duly authorized; and
(iii) all
of
the parties to the Credit Agreement are (and to the Security Agreement,
when
executed, will be) duly organized and validly existing and have (or will
have)
the power and authority (corporate or other) to execute, deliver and perform
such documents.
Based
upon and subject to the foregoing and subject also to the comments and
qualifications set forth below, and having considered such questions of
law as
we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below, we
are of
the opinion that:
1. The
Credit Agreement constitutes (and the Security Agreement, when executed
and
delivered, will constitute) the legal, valid and binding obligation of
each
Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms,
except
as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights of creditors generally, and to the possible judicial
application of foreign laws or governmental action affecting the rights
of
creditors generally, and except as the enforceability of the Credit Documents
is
subject to the application of general principles of equity (regardless
of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including (a) the
possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or any
other
equitable remedy and (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing.
2. The
Security Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be effective to create,
in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors
(as
defined in the Security Agreement), a valid security interest under the
Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (the “UCC”)
in all
of the right, title and interest of the Obligors in, to and under the Collateral
under as defined in the Security Agreement as collateral security for the
payment when due of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security
Agreement), except that (a) such security interest will continue in
Collateral after its sale, exchange or other disposition and in any proceeds
(as
defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC) thereof only to the extent
provided in Section 9-315 of the UCC and (b) such security interest in
any portion of such Collateral in which an Obligor acquires rights after
the
commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of such Obligor
may
be limited by Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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of Special Counsel
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3. The
security interest referred to in paragraph 2 above in that portion of the
Pledged Shares (as defined in the Security Agreement) represented by a
certificate in bearer form or in registered form indorsed (as provided
in
Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC) to the Administrative Agent or in blank by
an effective indorsement (as so provided) or registered in the name of
the
Administrative Agent, will, upon the creation of such security interest,
be
perfected by the Administrative Agent taking possession thereof in the
State of
New York, and such perfected security interest will remain perfected thereafter
so long as such certificates are retained by the Administrative Agent in
its
possession in the State of New York.
4. With
respect to any portion of the Collateral consisting of Pledged Shares
represented by certificates, if the security interest therein is perfected
by
the Administrative Agent in the manner specified in paragraph 3 above for
value without notice (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC) of
any adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC) to
the Pledged Shares so represented by certificates, then the Administrative
Agent
will acquire such security interest free of any adverse claim (as so
defined).
The
foregoing opinions are subject to the following comments and
qualifications:
(A) The
enforceability of provisions in the Credit Documents to the effect that
terms
may not be waived or modified except in writing may be limited under certain
circumstances.
(B) The
enforceability of Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement (and
any
similar provisions in the Security Agreement) may
be
limited by laws limiting the enforceability of provisions exculpating or
exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability
for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves
gross negligence, recklessness, wilful misconduct or unlawful
conduct.
(C) We
express no opinion as to (i) the effect of the laws of any jurisdiction in
which any Lender is located (other than the State of New York) that limit
the
interest, fees or other charges such Lender may impose for the loan or
use of
money or other credit, (ii) the last sentence of Section 2.16(d) and
3.16(c) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) Section 4.06 or 4.09 of the
Credit Agreement, (iv) Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement,
(v) the first sentence of Section 11.13(b) of the Credit Agreement
(or
any
similar provision in the Security Agreement), insofar as such sentence
relates
to the subject matter jurisdiction of the United States District Court
for the
Southern District of New York to adjudicate any controversy related to
the
Credit Documents,(vi) the
waiver of inconvenient forum set forth in Section 11.12 of the Credit
Agreement (or any similar provision in the Security Agreement) with respect
to
proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New
York, (vii) Section 11.15 of the Credit Agreement (or any similar
provision in the Security Agreement) or (viii) the waiver of sovereign
immunity set forth in Section 11.16 of the Credit Agreement (or any similar
provision in the Security Agreement) to the extent it relates to immunity
acquired after the date of execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement
(or
the Security Agreement).
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(D) Clauses (i)
and (iii) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement may not be enforceable to
the extent that the Guaranteed Obligations as defined therein are materially
modified.
(E) We
express no opinion as to the applicability to the obligations of any Subsidiary
Guarantor of (or the enforceability of such obligations under) Section
548 of
the Bankruptcy Code, Article 10 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law
or any
other provision of law relating to fraudulent conveyances, transfers or
obligations, or the provisions of the law of the jurisdiction of organization
of
any Subsidiary Guarantor restricting dividends, loans or other distributions
by
a corporation for the benefit of its equityholders.
(F) We
wish
to point out that the obligations of the Obligors, and the rights and remedies
of the Administrative Agent, under the Security Agreement may be subject
to
possible limitations upon the exercise of remedial or procedural provisions
contained therein, provided that such limitations do not, in our opinion
(but
subject to the other comments and qualifications set forth in this opinion
letter), make the remedies and procedures that will be afforded to the
Administrative Agent inadequate for the practical realization of the substantive
benefits purported to be provided by such Security Agreement.
(G) Except
as
provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) above, we express no opinion as to
the creation, perfection or priority of any security interest in any Collateral.
In addition, (i) we express no opinion as to the creation, perfection or
priority of any security interest in any Collateral as to which, pursuant
to
Section 9-109 of the UCC, Article 9 of the UCC does not apply, (ii) with
respect to paragraph 2 above, we express no opinion as to the creation of
any security interest in timber to be cut, commercial tort claims (as defined
in
Section 9-102(a)(13) of the UCC), uncertificated securities (as defined
in
Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) or fixtures.
(H) We
wish
to point out that the acquisition by an Obligor after the initial extension
of
credit under the Credit Agreement of an interest in property that becomes
subject to the lien of any of the Security Agreement may constitute a voidable
preference under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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(I) The
opinions expressed herein as of the date hereof, and except as may otherwise
be
provided herein, we have no obligation to advise you as to any change in
the
matters, factual, legal or otherwise, set forth herein after the date of
this
letter.
The
foregoing opinions are limited to matters involving the Federal laws of
the
United States and the law of the State of New York, and we do not express
any
opinion as to the law of any other jurisdiction.
This
opinion letter is provided to you by us as special New York counsel to
BNP
Paribas pursuant to Section 6.02(c) of the Credit Agreement and may not be
relied upon by any other Person or for any purpose other than in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement without,
in each instance, our prior written consent.
Very
truly yours,
Opinion
of Special Counsel
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EXHIBIT
D
[Form
of
Security Agreement]
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
SECURITY
AGREEMENT dated as of _______, 2006, between XXXXXX XXXXXXX LLC, XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
INC., XXXXXX XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION, XXXXXX XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA CORP.,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION and XXXXXX XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(each a
“Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX LTD. (the “Parent”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD. (“Holdco”),
each
of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each entity, if any, that becomes
a “Subsidiary Guarantor” hereunder as contemplated by Section 6.12
(individually, a “Subsidiary
Guarantor”
and,
collectively, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”
and,
together with the Borrowers, Parent and Holdco, the “Obligors”),
and
BNP PARIBAS, as administrative agent for the parties defined as “Lenders” under
the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with
its
successors in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
The
Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors, such Lenders
and
the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of
September
13, 2006 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time,
the
“Credit
Agreement”),
providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions
of credit
(by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by such Lenders to
the
Borrowers in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $350,000,000
(which, in the circumstances contemplated therein, may be increased to
$450,000,000). In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time be obligated
to
various of said Lenders (or their Affiliates) in respect of one or more
Hedging
Agreements and/or cash management arrangements under and as defined in
the
Credit Agreement.
To
induce
such Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to extend credit thereunder
and under the Hedging Agreements and cash management arrangements, and
for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged, each Obligor has agreed to grant a security interest in the
Collateral (as so defined) as security for the Secured Obligations (as
so
defined).
Security
Agreement
Accordingly,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions,
Etc.
1.01 Terms
Generally.
Terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined
in the
Credit Agreement.
1.02 Certain
Uniform Commercial Code Terms.
As used
herein, the terms “Accession”,
“Account”,
“As-Extracted
Collateral”,
“Chattel
Paper”,
“Commodity
Account”,
“Commodity
Contract”,
“Deposit
Account”,
“Document”,
“Electronic
Chattel Paper”,
“Equipment”,
“Fixture”,
“General
Intangible”,
“Goods”,
“Instrument”,
“Inventory”,
“Investment
Property”,
“Letter-of-Credit
Right”,
“Payment
Intangible”,
“Proceeds”,
“Promissory
Note”,
“Software”
and
“Tangible
Chattel Paper”
have
the respective meanings set forth in Article 9 of the NYUCC, and the terms
“Certificated
Security”,
“Entitlement
Holder”,
“Financial
Asset”,
“Instruction”,
“Securities
Account”,
“Security”,
“Security
Certificate”,
“Security
Entitlement”
and
“Uncertificated
Security”
have
the respective meanings set forth in Article 8 of the NYUCC.
1.03 Additional
Definitions.
In
addition, as used herein:
“Cash
Management Obligations”
means,
with respect to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic
Subsidiary, any obligations of such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary owed
to any
Secured Creditors (or any of its Affiliates) in respect of treasury management
arrangements, depositary or other cash management services.
“Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.
“Collateral
Account”
has
the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a).
“Copyright
Collateral”
means
all Copyrights, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor,
including each Copyright identified in Annex 4.
“Copyrights”
means
all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications for copyright
registrations, including all renewals and extensions thereof, all rights
to
recover for past, present or future infringements thereof and all other
rights
whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.
“Initial
Pledged Shares”
means
the Shares of each Issuer beneficially owned by any Obligor on the date
hereof
and identified in Annex 3 (Part A).
“Intellectual
Property”
means,
collectively, all Copyright Collateral, all Patent Collateral and all Trademark
Collateral, together with (a) all inventions, processes, production
methods, proprietary information, know-how and trade secrets; (b) all
licenses or user or other agreements granted to any Obligor with respect
to any
of the foregoing, in each case whether now or hereafter owned or used;
(c) all information, customer lists, identification of suppliers, data,
plans, blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, recorded knowledge,
surveys, engineering reports, test reports, manuals, materials standards,
processing standards, performance standards, catalogs, computer and automatic
machinery software and programs; (d) all field repair data, sales data and
other information relating to sales or service of products now or hereafter
manufactured; (e) all accounting information and all media in which or on
which any information or knowledge or data or records may be recorded or
stored
and all computer programs used for the compilation or printout of such
information, knowledge, records or data; (f) all licenses, consents,
permits, variances, certifications and approvals of governmental agencies
now or
hereafter held by any Obligor; and (g) all causes of action, claims and
warranties now or hereafter owned or acquired by any Obligor in respect
of any
of the items listed above.
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“Issuers”
means,
collectively, (a) the respective Persons identified on Annex 3
(Part A) under the caption “Issuer”
and
(b) any other Person that shall at any time be a Subsidiary of any Obligor
(excluding any Subsidiary that is not directly owned by any Obligor and
any
Subsidiary the Shares of which constitute Excluded Assets).
“Motor
Vehicles”
means
motor vehicles, tractors, trailers and other like property, if the title
thereto
is governed by a certificate of title or ownership.
“NYUCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State
of New
York.
“Patent
Collateral”
means
all Patents, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor, including
each Patent identified in Annex 5, and all income, royalties, damages and
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect
thereto.
“Patents”
means
all patents and patent applications, including the inventions and improvements
described and claimed therein together with the reissues, divisions,
continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof,
all
income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable
with
respect thereto, all damages and payments for past or future infringements
thereof and rights to xxx therefor, and all rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world.
“Pledged
Shares”
means,
collectively, (i) the Initial Pledged Shares and (ii) all other Shares
of any Issuer now or hereafter owned by any Obligor, together in each case
with
(a) all certificates representing the same, (b) all shares,
securities, moneys or other property representing a dividend on or a
distribution or return of capital on or in respect of the Pledged Shares,
or
resulting from a split-up, revision, reclassification or other like change
of
the Pledged Shares or otherwise received in exchange therefor, and any
warrants,
rights or options issued to the holders of, or otherwise in respect of,
the
Pledged Shares, and (c) without prejudice to any provision of any of the
Loan Documents prohibiting any merger or consolidation by an Issuer, all
Shares
of any successor entity of any such merger or consolidation, excluding
in each
case Shares that constitute Excluded Assets.
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“Secured
Creditors”
means,
collectively, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, any other holder
from
time to time of any of the Secured Obligations and, in each case, their
respective successors and assigns.
“Secured
Obligations”
means,
collectively, (a) in the case of the Borrowers (other than in their capacity
as
Guarantors) each of the following obligations, whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the
Secured
Creditors or any of them under the Loan Documents, (i) in the case of the
Guarantors (including the Borrowers in their capacity as Guarantors), all
obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents to pay the principal
of
and interest on the Loans and all fees, indemnification payments and other
amounts whatsoever, (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers to any Lender (or
any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement and (iii) all Cash
Management Obligations of the Borrowers, (b) all obligations of the
Guarantors under Article IV of the Credit Agreement and (c) in the
case of each of the foregoing, including all interest thereon and expenses
related thereto, including any interest or expenses accruing or arising
after
the commencement of any case with respect to any of the Borrowers under
the
United States Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law
(whether
or not such interest or expenses are allowed or allowable as a claim in
whole or
in part in such case).
“Shares”
means
shares of capital stock of a corporation, limited liability company interests,
partnership interests and other ownership or equity interests of any class
in
any Person.
“Trademark
Collateral”
means
all Trademarks, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor,
including each Trademark identified in Annex 6, together, in each case,
with the product lines and goodwill of the business connected with the
use of,
and symbolized by, each such trade name, trademark and service xxxx.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trademark Collateral does not and shall
not
include any Trademark that would be rendered invalid, abandoned, void or
unenforceable by reason of its being included as part of the Trademark
Collateral.
“Trademarks”
means
all trade names, trademarks and service marks, logos, trademark and service
xxxx
registrations, and applications for trademark and service xxxx registrations,
including all renewals of trademark and service xxxx registrations, all
rights
to recover for all past, present and future infringements thereof and all
rights
to xxx therefor, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the
world.
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1.04 Treatment
of Hedging Agreements.
For
purposes hereof, it is understood that any obligations of any of the Borrowers
to a Person arising under a Hedging Agreement entered into at the time
such
Person (or an Affiliate thereof) is a “Lender” party to the Credit Agreement
shall nevertheless continue to constitute Secured Obligations for purposes
hereof, notwithstanding that such Person (or its Affiliate) may have assigned
all of its Loans and other interests under the Credit Agreement and, therefore,
at the time a claim is to be made in respect of such obligations, such
Person
(or its Affiliate) is no longer a “Lender” party to the Credit Agreement,
provided
that
neither such Person nor any such Affiliate shall be entitled to the benefits
of
this Agreement (and such obligations shall not constitute Secured Obligations
hereunder) unless, at or prior to the time it ceased to be a Lender hereunder,
it shall have notified the Administrative Agent in writing of the existence
of
such Hedging Agreement.
Section
2. Representations
and Warranties.
Each
Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Creditors that:
2.01 Title.
Such
Obligor is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral in which it purports
to
grant a security interest pursuant to Section 3 and no Lien exists upon the
Collateral (and no right or option to acquire the same exists in favor
of any
other Person) other than (a) the security interest created or provided for
herein or the other Security Documents, which security interest (except
for
Liens expressly permitted by Sections 8.02 (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h)
of Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement) constitutes a valid first and
prior perfected (or its equivalent under the laws of any applicable
jurisdiction) Lien on the Collateral (excluding (i) any portion thereof not
giving rise to an Event of Default under paragraph (l) of Article IX
of the Credit Agreement and (ii) any security interests in any Collateral
not required to be perfected hereunder or under the Loan Documents), and
(b) the Liens expressly permitted by Section 8.02 of the Credit
Agreement.
2.02 Names,
Etc.
The full
and correct legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization
or
incorporation, organizational ID number (if applicable), the location of
the
chief executive office or sole place of business, mailing address (if different
from the chief executive office or sole place of business) of each Obligor
as of
the date hereof are correctly set forth in Annex 1.
2.03 Changes
in Circumstances.
Such
Obligor has not (a) within the period of four months prior to the date
hereof, changed its location (as defined in Section 9-307 of the NYUCC),
(b) except as specified in Annex 1, heretofore changed its name, or
(c) except as specified in Annex 2, heretofore become a “new debtor”
(as defined in Section 9-102(a)(56) of the NYUCC) with respect to a
currently effective security agreement previously entered into by any other
Person.
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2.04 Pledged
Shares.
The
Initial Pledged Shares constitute (a) 100% of the issued and outstanding
Shares
of each Issuer other than a Foreign Subsidiary beneficially owned by such
Obligor on the date hereof (other than any Shares held in a Securities
Account
referred to in Annex 7), whether or not registered in the name of such
Obligor and (b) in the case of each Issuer that is a Foreign Subsidiary,
(i) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Shares of such Issuer and
(ii) 100%
of all other issued and outstanding Shares of such Issuer beneficially
owned by
such Obligor on the date hereof, in each case whether or not registered
in the
name of such Obligor. Annex 3 (Part A) correctly identifies, as at the
date hereof, the respective Issuers of the Initial Pledged Shares and (in
the
case of any corporate Issuer) the respective class of such Shares and the
respective number of such Shares (and registered owner thereof).
The
Initial Pledged Shares are, and all other Pledged Shares in which such
Obligor
shall hereafter grant a security interest pursuant to Section 3 will be,
(i) duly authorized, validly existing, fully paid and non-assessable (in
the case of any Shares issued by a corporation or similar entity) and
(ii) duly issued and outstanding (in the case of any Shares in any other
entity), and none of such Pledged Shares are or will be subject to any
contractual restriction, or any restriction under the charter, by-laws,
partnership agreement or other organizational instrument of the respective
Issuer thereof, upon the transfer of such Pledged Shares (except for any
such
restriction contained herein or in the Loan Documents, or under such
organizational instruments or otherwise permitted under the Loan
Documents).
2.05 Promissory
Notes.
Annex 3 (Part B) sets forth a complete and correct list of all
Promissory Notes (other than any held in a Securities Account referred
to in
Annex 7) held by any Obligor on the date hereof having an aggregate
principal amount in excess of $5,000,000.
2.06 Intellectual
Property.
Annexes 4, 5 and 6, respectively, set forth under the name of
such Obligor a complete and correct list of all copyright registrations,
patents, patent applications, trademark registrations and trademark applications
owned by such Obligor on the date hereof (or, in the case of any supplement
to
said Annexes 4, 5 and 6, effecting a pledge thereof, as of the
date of such supplement).
2.07 Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts.
Annex 7 sets forth a complete and correct list of all Deposit Accounts,
Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts of the Obligors on the date
hereof.
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2.08 Commercial
Tort Claims.
Annex 8 sets forth a complete and correct list of all commercial tort
claims of the Obligors in existence on the date hereof and that equal or
exceed
$5,000,000 individually.
2.09 Fair
Labor Standards Act.
Any
goods now or hereafter produced by such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries
included in the Collateral have been and will be produced in compliance
with the
requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.
Section
3. Collateral.
As
collateral security for the payment in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, each
Obligor
hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the
Secured Creditors as hereinafter provided a security interest in all of
such
Obligor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following property, in
each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and whether
now
owned by such Obligor or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or
hereafter coming into existence (all of the property described in this
Section 3 being, collectively, referred to herein as “Collateral”):
(a) all
Accounts:
(b) all
As-Extracted Collateral;
(c) all
Chattel Paper;
(d) all
Deposit Accounts;
(e) all
Documents;
(f) all
Equipment;
(g) all
Fixtures;
(h) all
General Intangibles;
(i) all
Goods
not covered by the other clauses of this Section 3;
(j) the
Pledged Shares;
(k) all
Instruments, including all Promissory Notes;
(l) all
Intellectual Property;
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(m) all
Inventory;
(n) all
Investment Property not covered by other clauses of this Section 3,
including all Securities, all Securities Accounts and all Security Entitlements
with respect thereto and Financial Assets carried therein, and all Commodity
Accounts and Commodity Contracts;
(o) all
Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(p) all
commercial tort claims, as defined in Section 9-102(a)(13) of the NYUCC,
arising out of the events described in Annex 8;
(q) all
other
tangible and intangible personal property whatsoever of such Obligor;
and
(r) all
Proceeds of any of the Collateral, all Accessions to and substitutions
and
replacements for, any of the Collateral, and all offspring, rents, profits
and
products of any of the Collateral, and, to the extent related to any Collateral,
all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices and other papers
(including all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents
in the
possession or under the control of such Obligor or any computer bureau
or
service company from time to time acting for such Obligor),
IT
BEING
UNDERSTOOD, HOWEVER, that none of the Excluded Assets shall constitute
Collateral.
It
is
contemplated that, with respect to Collateral of any Obligor existing on
the
date hereof that is organized or is located in Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Hungary or England such Obligor will either concurrently with the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement or promptly thereafter execute and deliver such
Security Documents under the law of the applicable jurisdiction as shall
be
reasonably required in order to grant and make enforceable Liens on the
Collateral of each such Obligor under the law of each such applicable
jurisdiction; provided
that
such Obligors shall not be required to perfect any such Lien granted in
any
Deposit Accounts, Security Accounts or Commodity Accounts of such Obligors
that
are located in any foreign jurisdiction.
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Section
4. Cash
Proceeds of Collateral.
4.01 Collateral
Account.
The
Administrative Agent will cause to be established at a banking institution
to be
selected by the Administrative Agent a cash collateral account (the
“Collateral
Account”),
that
(i) to
the
extent of all Investment Property or Financial Assets (other than cash)
credited
thereto shall be a Securities Account in respect of which the Administrative
Agent shall be the Entitlement Holder, and
(ii) to
the
extent of any cash credited thereto shall be a Deposit Account in respect
of
which the Administrative Agent shall be the depositary bank’s customer,
and
into
which each Obligor agrees to deposit from time to time the cash proceeds
of any
of the Collateral (including proceeds of insurance thereon) required to
be
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents,
or
pursuant hereto, and into which the Obligors may from time to time deposit
any
additional amounts that it wishes to provide as additional collateral security
hereunder. The Collateral Account, and any money or other property from
time to
time therein, shall constitute part of the Collateral hereunder and shall
not
constitute payment of the Secured Obligations until applied as hereinafter
provided.
Except
as
expressly provided in Section 4.03, the Administrative Agent shall remit
the collected balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account
to or
upon the order of the respective Obligor as such Obligor through the Company
shall from time to time instruct, provided
that, at
any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to remit such balance
to
any Obligor and may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as specified in
the
Credit Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion apply or cause to
be
applied (subject to collection) the balance from time to time standing
to the
credit of the Collateral Account to the payment of the Secured Obligations
then
due and payable in the manner specified in Section 5.09. The balance from
time to time in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only
as
provided herein and in Sections 2.05(k) and 3.05(k) of the Credit
Agreement.
4.02 Investment
of Balance in Collateral Account.
The
cash balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account shall be
invested
from time to time in such Permitted Investments as the respective Obligor
(through the Company) (or, after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent) shall determine, which Permitted
Investments shall be held in the name and be under the control of the
Administrative Agent (and credited to the Collateral Account), provided
that at
any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default,
the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as provided
in
the Credit Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and
from
time to time elect to liquidate any such Permitted Investments and to apply
or
cause to be applied the proceeds thereof to the payment of the Secured
Obligations then due and payable in the manner specified in
Section 5.09.
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4.03 Cover
for LC Exposure.
Amounts
deposited into the Collateral Account as cover for LC Exposure under the
Credit Agreement as contemplated by Sections 2.05(k) and 3.05(k) thereof
shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a separate sub-account (designated
“LC Exposure Sub-Account”) and all amounts held in such sub-account shall
(a) constitute collateral security first
for the
LC Exposure outstanding from time to time and second
as
collateral security for the other Secured Obligations hereunder and (b)
be
invested from time to time in Permitted Investments as provided for in
Section
4.02.
Section
5. Further
Assurances; Remedies.
In
furtherance of the grant of the security interest pursuant to Section 3,
the Obligors hereby jointly and severally agree with the Administrative
Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Creditors as follows:
5.01 Delivery
and Other Perfection.
Each
Obligor shall promptly from time to time give, execute, deliver, file,
record,
authorize or obtain all such financing statements, continuation statements,
notices, instruments, documents, agreements, prescribed forms or consents
or
other papers as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the
Administrative Agent to create, preserve, perfect, maintain the perfection
of or
validate the security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the
Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with
respect
to such security interest, and without limiting the foregoing,
shall:
(a) if
any of
the Pledged Shares, Investment Property or Financial Assets constituting
part of
the Collateral are received by such Obligor, forthwith (x) deliver to the
Administrative Agent the certificates or instruments representing or evidencing
the same, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by such instruments of
assignment and transfer in such form and substance as the Administrative
Agent
may reasonably request, all of which thereafter shall be held by the
Administrative Agent, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as part
of the
Collateral and (y) take such other action as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to duly record or otherwise perfect
the
security interest created hereunder in such Collateral;
(b) if
any of
the Collateral the
fair
market value of which is in excess of $5,000,000 individually, or $10,000,000
in
the aggregate, is
or
shall become evidenced or represented by any Instrument promptly from time
to
time deliver to the Administrative Agent any and all such Instruments,
endorsed
and/or accompanied by such instruments of assignment and transfer in such
form
and substance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided
that
(other than in the case of the Promissory Notes described in Annex 3
(Part B)) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, such Obligor may retain for collection in the ordinary course
any
Instruments received by such Obligor in the ordinary course of business
and the
Administrative Agent shall, promptly upon request of such Obligor (through
the
Company), make appropriate arrangements for making any Instrument delivered
by
such Obligor available to such Obligor for purposes of presentation, collection
or renewal (any such arrangement to be effected, to the extent reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, against trust receipt or like
document);
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(c) promptly
from time to time enter into such control agreements, each in form and
substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative
Agent
may reasonably request to perfect the security interest created hereby
in
(i) any and all Electronic Chattel Paper and Letter-of-Credit Rights that
in each case constitute Collateral, and will promptly furnish to the
Administrative Agent true copies thereof and (ii) any and all Deposit
Accounts or Investment Property held in Securities Account in the United
States
of America and, in the case of any such Deposit Accounts or Investment
Property,
having a fair market value in excess of $2,500,000 individually or in each
individual account (as applicable), or $5,000,000 in the aggregate, and
will
promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent true copies thereof;
(d) promptly
from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, execute
and
deliver such short-form security agreements in
substantially the form of Annex 9 as
the
Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary in
order
to record the security interest granted herein to the Administrative Agent
in
respect of that portion of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property
with
the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright
Office,
and any other applicable Governmental Authority
(e) promptly
upon request of the Administrative Agent, cause the Administrative Agent
to be
listed as the lienholder on certificates of title or ownership covering
Motor
Vehicles that have a fair market value equal to or in excess of $200,000
(other
than Motor Vehicles constituting Inventory) and within 120 days of such
request
deliver evidence of the same to the Administrative Agent;
(f) keep
full
and accurate books and records relating to the Collateral, and stamp or
otherwise xxxx such books and records in such manner as the Administrative
Agent
may reasonably require in order to reflect the security interests granted
by
this Agreement; and
(g) if
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and upon reasonable
notice, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent at any time
during
normal business hours to inspect and make abstracts from its books and
records
pertaining to the Collateral, and permit representatives of the Administrative
Agent to be present at such Obligor’s place of business to receive copies of
communications and remittances relating to the Collateral, and forward
copies of
any notices or communications received by such Obligor with respect to
the
Collateral, all in such manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require.
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5.02 Other
Financing Statements or Control.
Except
as otherwise permitted under Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement or
otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent, no Obligor shall
(a) file or suffer to be on file, or authorize or permit to be filed or to
be on file, in any jurisdiction, any financing statement or like instrument
with
respect to any of the Collateral in which the Administrative Agent is not
named
as the sole secured party for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, or
(b) cause or permit any Person other than the Administrative Agent to have
“control” (as defined in Section 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 or 9-107 of the NYUCC)
of any Deposit Account, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property or
Letter-of-Credit Right constituting part of the Collateral.
5.03 Preservation
of Rights.
The
Administrative Agent shall not be required to take steps necessary to preserve
any rights against prior parties to any of the Collateral.
5.04 Special
Provisions Relating to Certain Collateral.
(a) Pledged
Shares.
(i) Each
Obligor will cause the Pledged Shares to constitute at all times (1) 100%
of the total number of Shares of each Issuer other than a Foreign Subsidiary
then issued and outstanding beneficially owned by such Obligor and (2) in
the case of any Issuer that is a Foreign Subsidiary, 65% of the voting
Shares of
such Issuer and 100% of all other issued and outstanding Shares of such
Issuer
beneficially owned by such Obligor.
(ii) So
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Obligors
shall
have the right to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership
pertaining to the Pledged Shares for all purposes not inconsistent with
the
terms of this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other instrument or
agreement
referred to herein or therein, provided
that the
Obligors jointly and severally agree that they will not vote the Pledged
Shares
in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the
Loan
Documents or any such other instrument or agreement; and the Administrative
Agent shall execute and deliver to the Obligors or cause to be executed
and
delivered to the Obligors all such proxies, powers of attorney, dividend
and
other orders, and all such instruments, without recourse, as the Obligors
may
reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Obligors to exercise
the
rights and powers that they are entitled to exercise pursuant to this
Section 5.04(a)(ii).
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(iii) Unless
and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Obligors shall be entitled to receive and retain any dividends, distributions
or
proceeds on the Pledged Shares.
(iv) If
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative
Agent shall have given written notice to the relevant Obligor of the Secured
Creditors’ intent to exercise any available right to declare any Secured
Obligations due and payable or seek or pursue any other relief or remedy
available to them under applicable law or under this Agreement, the Loan
Documents or any other agreement relating to such Secured Obligation, all
dividends and other distributions on the Pledged Shares shall be paid directly
to the Administrative Agent and retained by it in the Collateral Account
as part
of the Collateral, subject to the terms of this Agreement, and, if the
Administrative Agent shall so request in writing, the Obligors jointly
and
severally agree to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent appropriate
additional dividend, distribution and other orders and documents to that
end,
provided
that if
such Event of Default is cured, any such dividend or distribution theretofore
paid to the Administrative Agent shall, upon request of the Obligors (except
to
the extent theretofore applied to the Secured Obligations), be returned
by the
Administrative Agent to the Obligors.
(b) Intellectual
Property.
(i) For
the
purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies
under Section 5.05 at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be
lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other
purpose, each Obligor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, to the
extent
assignable, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without
payment
of royalty or other compensation to such Obligor) to use, assign, license
or
sublicense any of the Intellectual Property constituting Collateral now
owned or
hereafter acquired by such Obligor, wherever the same may be located, including
in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed
items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the
compilation or printout thereof.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions
of
Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement that limit the rights of the Obligors
to dispose of their Property, so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred
and be continuing, the Obligors will be permitted to exploit, use, enjoy,
protect, license, sublicense, assign, sell, dispose of or take other actions
with respect to the Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of the
business
of the Obligors. In furtherance of the foregoing, so long as no Event of
Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall from
time
to time, upon the request of the respective Obligor (through the Company),
execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents, in
the
form so requested, that such Obligor (through the Company) shall have certified
are appropriate in its judgment to allow it to take any action permitted
above
(including relinquishment of the license provided pursuant to clause (i)
immediately above as to any specific Intellectual Property). Further, upon
the
payment in full of all of the Secured Obligations and cancellation or
termination of the Commitments and LC Exposure or earlier expiration of
this Agreement or release of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall
grant back to the Obligors the license granted pursuant to clause (i)
immediately above. The exercise of rights and remedies under Section 5.05
by the Administrative Agent shall not terminate the rights of the holders
of any
licenses or sublicenses theretofore granted by the Obligors in accordance
with
the first sentence of this clause (ii).
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(c) Chattel
Paper.
The
Obligors will (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent each original of each
item of Chattel Paper in excess of $5,000,000 individually, or $10,000,000
in
the aggregate at any time constituting part of the Collateral, and
(ii) cause each such original and each copy thereof to bear a conspicuous
legend, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, indicating that such Chattel Paper is subject to the security interest
granted hereby and that purchase of such Chattel Paper by a Person other
than
the Administrative Agent without the consent of the Administrative Agent
would
violate the rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder.
5.05 Remedies.
(a) Rights
and Remedies Generally upon Default.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative
Agent
shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral
of a
secured party under the NYUCC (whether or not the NYUCC is in effect in
the
jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and such additional
rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws
in
effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may
be
asserted, including the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
to
exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining
to the
Collateral as if the Administrative Agent were the sole and absolute owner
thereof (and each Obligor agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate
to give effect to such right); and without limiting the foregoing:
(i) the
Administrative Agent in its discretion may, in its name or in the name
of any
Obligor or otherwise, demand, xxx for, collect or receive any money or
other
property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange
for any
of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so;
(ii) the
Administrative Agent may make any reasonable compromise or settlement deemed
desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may extend the time
of
payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms
of,
any of the Collateral;
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(iii) the
Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to notify (and each Obligor
hereby
authorizes the Administrative Agent to so notify) each account debtor in
respect
of any Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible, and each obligor on
any
Instrument, constituting part of the Collateral that such Collateral has
been
assigned to the Administrative Agent hereunder, and to instruct that any
payments due or to become due in respect of such Collateral shall be made
directly to the Administrative Agent or as it may direct (and if any such
payments, or any other Proceeds of Collateral, are received by any Obligor
they
shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the benefit of the Administrative
Agent and as promptly as possible remitted or delivered to the Administrative
Agent for application as provided herein);
(iv) the
Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to assemble the Collateral
at such
place or places, reasonably convenient to the Administrative Agent and
the
Obligors, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably select;
(v) the
Administrative Agent may apply the Collateral Account and any money or
other
property therein to payment of the Secured Obligations;
(vi) the
Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to cause the Pledged Shares
to be
transferred of record into the name of the Administrative Agent or its
nominee
(and the Administrative Agent agrees that if any of such Pledged Shares
is
transferred into its name or the name of its nominee, the Administrative
Agent
will thereafter promptly give to respective Obligor (through the Company)
copies
of any notices and communications received by it with respect to such Pledged
Shares); and
(vii) the
Administrative Agent may sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of all
or any
part of the Collateral, at such place or places as the Administrative Agent
deems best, and for cash or for credit or for future delivery (without
thereby
assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale, without demand of
performance or notice of intention to effect any such disposition or of
the time
or place thereof (except such notice as is required by applicable statute
and
cannot be waived), and the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Creditor
or
anyone else may be the purchaser, lessee, assignee or recipient of any
or all of
the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted
by
law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free
from any
claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption
(statutory or otherwise), of the Obligors, any such demand, notice and
right or
equity being hereby expressly waived and released. In the event of any
sale,
assignment, or other disposition of any of the Trademark Collateral, the
goodwill connected with and symbolized by the Trademark Collateral subject
to
such disposition shall be included. The Administrative Agent may, without
notice
or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to
be
adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed
for the
sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the sale
may be so
adjourned.
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The
Proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this
Section 5.05, including by virtue of the exercise of any license granted to
the Administrative Agent in Section 5.04(b), shall be applied in accordance
with Section 5.09.
(b) Certain
Securities Act Limitations.
The
Obligors recognize that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws,
the
Administrative Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all
or any
part of the Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among
other
things, to acquire the Collateral for their own account, for investment
and not
with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Obligors acknowledge
that
any such private sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to
the
Administrative Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without
such
restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agree that any such
private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable
manner and that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to engage
in
public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any Collateral for
the
period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for
public
sale.
(c) Notice.
The
Obligors agree that to the extent the Administrative Agent is required
by
applicable law to give reasonable prior notice of any sale or other disposition
of any Collateral, ten Business Days’ notice shall be deemed to constitute
reasonable prior notice.
5.06 Deficiency.
If the
proceeds of sale, collection or other realization of or upon the Collateral
pursuant to Section 5.05 are insufficient to cover the costs and expenses
of such realization and the payment in full of the Secured Obligations,
the
Obligors shall remain liable for any deficiency.
5.07 Locations;
Names, Etc.
Without
at least 15 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, no Obligor
shall (i) change its location (as defined in Section 9-307 of the
NYUCC), (ii) change its name from the name shown as its current legal name
on Annex 1, or (iii) agree to or authorize any modification of the
terms of any item of Collateral that would result in a change thereof from
one
Uniform Commercial Code category to another such category (such as from
a
General Intangible to Investment Property), if the effect thereof would
be to
result in a loss of perfection of, or diminution of priority for, the security
interests created hereunder in such item of Collateral, or the loss of
control
(within the meaning of Section 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 or 9-107 of the NYUCC)
over such item of Collateral.
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5.08 Private
Sale.
The
Secured Creditors shall incur no liability as a result of the sale of the
Collateral, or any part thereof, at any private sale pursuant to
Section 5.05 conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. Each Obligor
hereby waives any claims against the Secured Creditors arising by reason
of the
fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such
a private
sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public
sale or
was less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if
the
Administrative Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer
the
Collateral to more than one offeree so long as such sale is commercially
reasonable.
5.09 Application
of Proceeds.
Except
as otherwise herein expressly provided and except as provided below in
this
Section 5.09, the Proceeds of any collection, sale or other realization of
all or any part of the Collateral pursuant hereto, and any other cash at
the
time held by the Administrative Agent under Section 4 or this
Section 5, shall be applied by the Administrative Agent:
First,
to the
payment of the costs and expenses of such collection, sale or other realization,
including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative
Agent and the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, and all other
expenses incurred and advances made by the Administrative Agent in connection
therewith;
Next,
to the
payment in full of the Secured Obligations, in each case (except to the
extent
otherwise provided in Section 11.05(a) of the Credit Agreement) equally and
ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and
owing or
as the Lenders holding the same may otherwise agree; and
Finally,
to the
payment to the respective Obligor, or its successors or assigns, or as
a court
of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then
remaining.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the proceeds of any cash or other amounts held in the
“LC Exposure Sub-Account” of the Collateral Account pursuant to
Section 4.03 shall be applied first
to the
LC Exposure outstanding from time to time and second
to the
other Secured Obligations in the manner provided above in this
Section 5.09.
5.10 Attorney-in-Fact.
Without
limiting any rights or powers granted by this Agreement to the Administrative
Agent while no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Administrative
Agent is hereby appointed the attorney-in-fact of each Obligor for the
purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this Section 5 and taking any action and
executing any instruments that the Administrative Agent may reasonably
deem
necessary to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as
attorney-in-fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, so long as the Administrative Agent shall
be
entitled under this Section 5 to make collections in respect of the
Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have the right and power to
receive,
endorse and collect all checks made payable to the order of any Obligor
representing any dividend, payment or other distribution in respect of
the
Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the
same.
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5.11 Perfection
and Recordation.
Each
Obligor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file Uniform Commercial
Code
financing statements describing the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal
property and fixtures” of such Obligor (provided that no such description shall
be deemed to modify the description of Collateral set forth in
Section 3).
5.12 Termination
and Release.
Without
limiting the generality of Section 11.02(d) of the Credit Agreement, when
the
conditions set forth in said Section have been satisfied, this Agreement
shall
terminate, and the Administrative Agent shall forthwith cause to be assigned,
transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty
or
representation whatsoever, any remaining Collateral and money received
in
respect thereof, to or on the order of the respective Obligor and to be
released
and canceled all licenses and rights referred to in Section 5.04(b). The
Administrative Agent shall also, at the expense of such Obligor, execute
and
deliver to the respective Obligor upon such termination such Uniform Commercial
Code termination statements, certificates for terminating the Liens on
the Motor
Vehicles and such other documentation as shall be reasonably requested
by the
respective Obligor to effect the termination and release of the Liens on
the
Collateral as required by this Section 5.12.
In
addition to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall release any Lien
covering Collateral to the extent provided in Section 11.02(a)(vii) or
11.02(c) of the Credit Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
specified therein.
5.13 Further
Assurances.
Each
Obligor agrees that, from time to time upon the written request of the
Administrative Agent, such Obligor will execute and deliver such further
documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent
may
reasonably request in order fully to effect the purposes of this
Agreement.
Section
6. Miscellaneous.
6.01 Notices.
All
notices, requests, consents and demands hereunder shall be in writing and
telecopied or delivered to the intended recipient at its “Address for Notices”
specified pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement and shall be
deemed to have been given at the times specified in said Section 11.01. Any
notice to be delivered to any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be delivered
to the Company (at its aforesaid address) on behalf of such Subsidiary
Guarantor.
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6.02 No
Waiver.
No
failure on the part of any Secured Creditor to exercise, and no course
of
dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or
remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise by any Secured Creditor of any right, power or remedy hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are cumulative and are not
exclusive
of any remedies provided by law.
6.03 Amendments,
Etc.
The
terms of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument
in writing duly executed by each Obligor affected thereby and the Administrative
Agent (with the consent of the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement)
in
each case in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided
that the
Obligors may amend any Schedule referred to herein after the date hereof
to
reflect any change in facts after the date hereof if necessary in connection
with the making of any representation set forth herein or in the Credit
Agreement. Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the Secured
Creditors and each Obligor in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit
Agreement.
6.04 Expenses.
The
Obligors jointly and severally agree to reimburse each of the Secured Creditors
for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by them (including the reasonable
fees and expenses of legal counsel) in connection with (i) any Default and
any enforcement or collection proceeding resulting therefrom, including
all
manner of participation in or other involvement with (w) performance by the
Administrative Agent of any obligations of the Obligors in respect of the
Collateral that the Obligors have failed or refused to perform,
(x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or
liquidation proceedings, or any actual or attempted sale, or any exchange,
enforcement, collection, compromise or settlement in respect of any of
the
Collateral, and for the care of the Collateral and defending or asserting
rights
and claims of the Administrative Agent in respect thereof, by litigation
or
otherwise, including expenses of insurance, (y) judicial or regulatory
proceedings and (z) workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect
thereof and (ii) the enforcement of this Section 6.04, and all such
costs and expenses shall be Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits
of the
collateral security provided pursuant to Section 3.
6.05 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors and assigns of each Obligor and the Secured Creditors (provided
that no
Obligor shall assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without
the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent).
6.06 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
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6.07
Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law
of the
State of New York.
(b) Submission
to Jurisdiction.
Each
Obligor 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 this Agreement,
or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect
of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York
State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall
be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or
in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect
any
right that any Secured Creditor may otherwise have to bring any action
or
proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Obligor or its properties
in
the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Waiver
of Venue.
Each
Obligor 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 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) Service
of Process.
Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the
manner
provided for notices in Section 6.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect
the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other
manner
permitted by law.
6.08 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 OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (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.
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6.08 Captions.
The
captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation
of
any provision of this Agreement.
6.10 Agents
and Attorneys-in-Fact.
The
Administrative Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection
herewith and shall not be responsible for the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good
faith.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time or from time
to
time, in order to comply with applicable law, the Administrative Agent
may
appoint another bank or trust company or one of more other persons, either
to
act as co-agent or, with the consent of the Company, as agents on behalf
of the
Secured Parties with such power and authority as may be necessary for the
effectual operation of the provisions hereof and which may be specified
in the
instrument of appointment (which may, in the discretion of the Administrative
Agent, include provisions for indemnification and similar protections of
such
co-agent or separate agent).
6.11 Severability.
If any
provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then,
to the
fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the other provisions hereof shall
remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the Secured Creditors in order to carry out the intentions
of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the invalidity
or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not
affect
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
6.12 Additional
Subsidiary Guarantors.
As
contemplated by Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries
of the Obligors formed or acquired after the date hereof, or certain other
Subsidiaries not then a party hereto, may be required to become a “Subsidiary
Guarantor” under this Agreement, by executing and delivering to the
Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement in the form of Exhibit E to the
Credit
Agreement. Accordingly, upon the execution and delivery of any such Joinder
Agreement by any such new Subsidiary, such new Subsidiary shall automatically
and immediately, and without any further action on the part of any Person,
become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” and an “Obligor” under and for all purposes of
this Agreement, and each of the Annexes hereto shall be supplemented in
the
manner specified in such Joinder Agreement. In addition, upon the execution
and
delivery of any such Joinder Agreement, the new Subsidiary Guarantor makes
the
representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit
Agreement and in Section 2.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement
to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
written.
BORROWERS
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LLC
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INC
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX USA
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH
AMERICA
CORP
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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THE
PARENT
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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HOLDCO
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTORS
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ASIA LIMITED
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
CONSTRUCTORS,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
MANUFACTURING,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY
SERVICES,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENVIRONMENTAL
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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PROCESS
CONSULTANTS, INC.
By:___________________________ Name:Title:
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PYROPOWER
OPERATING SERVICES
COMPANY,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERCONTINENTAL
CORPORATION
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX POWER
SYSTEMS,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX PYROPOWER, INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT
CORP.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX REALTY
SERVICES,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX VIRGIN
ISLANDS,
INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXX, INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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FW
EUROPEAN E&C LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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FW
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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PERRYVILLE
SERVICE COMPANY LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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CONTINENTAL
FINANCE
COMPANY
LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX POWER COMPANY
LTD/LA
SOCIETE D’ENERGIE
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LTEE
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXXX CANADA LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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Reserved]
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX EUROPE LIMITED
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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HUNGARY LICENSING LIMITED
LIABILITY
COMPANY
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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FINANCIAL
SERVICES S.À X.X.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXXX (MALAYSIA)
SDN.
BHD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CONTINENTAL B.V.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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FW
NETHERLANDS C.V.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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GESTĂO E SERVIÇOS, S.A.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ASIA
PACIFIC
PTE. LTD.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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P.E.
CONSULTANTS, INC.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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MANOPS
LIMITED
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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XXXXXXX CARIBE
CORPORATION,
C.A.
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LIMITED
By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
BNP
PARIBAS,
as Administrative Agent By:___________________________ Name:
Title:
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ANNEX
1
FILING
DETAILS
[See
Sections 2.02 and 2.04 and 5.07]
Annex
1 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
2
NEW
DEBTOR EVENTS
[See
Section 2.03]
Annex
2 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
3
PLEDGED
SHARES AND PROMISSORY NOTES
[See
definitions of “Initial Pledged Shares” and “Issuers” in
Section 1.03,
and
Sections 2.04, 2.05, 3(a), 3(b) and 5.01(b)]
Annex
3 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
4
LIST
OF COPYRIGHTS, COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS AND
APPLICATIONS
FOR COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS
[See
definition of “Copyright Collateral” in Section 1.03 and
Section 2.06]
Annex
4 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
5
LIST
OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS
[See
definition of “Patent Collateral” in Section 1.03 and
Section 2.06]
Annex
5 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
6
LIST
OF TRADE NAMES, TRADEMARKS, SERVICES MARKS,
TRADEMARK
AND SERVICE XXXX REGISTRATIONS AND
APPLICATIONS
FOR TRADEMARK AND SERVICE XXXX REGISTRATIONS
[See
definition of “Trademark Collateral” in Section 1.03 and
Section 2.06]
Annex
6 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
7
LIST
OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS AND COMMODITY
ACCOUNTS
[See
Sections 2.04 and 2.07]
Annex
7 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
8
LIST
OF COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS
[See
Sections 2.08 and 3(p)]
Annex
8 to Security Agreement
ANNEX
9
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of _________, 2006, between
XXXXXX XXXXXXX LLC, XXXXXX XXXXXXX INC., XXXXXX XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA CORP., XXXXXX XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION and XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (each a “Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX LTD. (the “Parent”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX HOLDINGS LTD. (“Holdco”),
each
of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto (individually, a “Subsidiary
Guarantor”
and,
collectively, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”
and,
together with the Borrowers, Parent and Holdco, the “Obligors”),
and
BNP PARIBAS, as administrative agent for the parties defined as “Lenders” under
the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with
its
successors in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).(1)
The
Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco and the Subsidiary Guarantors, such Lenders
and
the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of
September
13, 2006 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time,
the
“Credit
Agreement”),
providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions
of credit
(by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by such Lenders to
the
Borrowers. In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time be obligated
to
various of said Lenders (or their Affiliates) in respect of one or more
Hedging
Agreements and/or cash management arrangements under and as defined in
the
Credit Agreement.
To
induce
such Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to extend credit thereunder
and under the Hedging Agreements and cash management arrangements, and
for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged, the Obligors and the Administrative Agent have entered into
a
Security Agreement dated as of _______, 2006 (the “Security
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Obligors have granted liens on certain of their property
to the Administrative Agent as collateral security for the obligations
of the
Obligors under the Credit Agreement and in respect of such Hedging Agreements
and cash management arrangements. Term defined in the Security Agreement
are
used herein as defined therein.
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This
preamble and subsequent paragraphs should be appropriately
revised in the
event this Intellectual Property Security Agreement is
to be executed by a
single Obligor (such as will be necessary in the case of
a new Subsidiary
Guarantor becoming a party to the Security
Agreement).
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9 to Security Agreement
Pursuant
to the Security Agreement, the Obligors have granted a security interest
in
the
Intellectual Property Collateral (as defined in Section 1
below)
of
the Obligors to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties,
and have agreed as a condition thereof to execute this Intellectual Property
Security Agreement for recording with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
and
the United States Copyright Office.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, each Obligor agrees as follows:
SECTION
1. Grant
of
Security.
To
secure the payment of the Secured Obligations when due, each Obligor hereby
grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
a
security interest in and to all of such Obligor’s right, title and interest in
and to the following (the “Intellectual
Property Collateral”):
(i) the
patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto together
with all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions
and reexaminations thereof, and all rights therein provided by international
treaties or conventions (the “Patents”);
(ii) the
trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications set forth in
Schedule B
hereto
(the “Trademarks”);
(iii) the
copyright registrations and applications set forth in Schedule C hereto
(the “Copyrights”);.
(iv) any
and
all claims for damages for past, present and future infringement,
misappropriation or breach with respect to the Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights, with the right, but not the obligation, to xxx for and collect,
or
otherwise recover, such damages; and
(v) any
and
all proceeds of the foregoing.
SECTION
2.
Security
for Obligations.
The
security interest in the Collateral granted by the Obligors under this
Intellectual Property Security Agreement secures the payment of all Secured
Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) of such Obligor.
SECTION
3.
Recordation.
Each
of
the Obligors authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights and
the
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks record this Intellectual Property
Security Agreement.
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SECTION
4
.
Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Intellectual Property Security Agreement may be executed in any number
of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the
same
agreement.
SECTION
5
.
Grants,
Rights and Remedies.
This
Intellectual Property Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction
with the provisions of the Security Agreement. Each of the Obligors does
hereby
acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder
to,
and the rights and remedies of, the Administrative Agent with respect to
the
Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms
and
provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set
forth
herein.
SECTION
6.
Governing
Law.
This
Intellectual Property Security Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Intellectual Property
Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and
year
first above written.
[To
be
completed]
BNP
PARIBAS,
as
Administrative Agent
By
________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT
E
[Form
of
Joinder Agreement]
JOINDER
AGREEMENT
JOINDER
AGREEMENT dated as of ____________, 20__ by ____________, a ___________
(the
“Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor”),
in
favor of BNP Paribas as administrative agent for the Lenders party to the
Credit
Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors
in
such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
North America Corp., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
International Corporation (each a “Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd. (the “Parent”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd. (“Holdco”),
the
Subsidiary Guarantors
party
thereto
(collectively, the “Existing
Subsidiary Guarantors”
and,
together with the Borrowers, the Parent and Holdco, the “Existing
Obligors”),
the
lenders party thereto and
BNP
Paribas as Administrative Agent
are
parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2006 (as modified
and
supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”,
providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions
of credit
(by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders named
therein to the Company in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding
$350,000,000 (which, in the circumstances contemplated therein, may be
increased
to $450,000,000). In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time be obligated
to one or more of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement in respect of
Hedging
Agreements and/or cash management arrangements under and as defined in
the
Credit Agreement.
In
connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco,
the
Existing Subsidiary Guarantors and the Administrative Agent are parties
to a
Security Agreement dated as of [_________], 2006 (as modified and supplemented
and in effect from time to time, the “Security
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Existing Obligors have, inter alia,
granted
a security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement)
as
collateral security for the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security
Agreement). Terms defined in the Security Agreement are used herein as
defined
therein.
As
contemplated by Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement, to induce the Secured
Creditors to enter into the Credit Agreement, and to extend credit thereunder
and to extend credit to the Borrowers under Hedging Agreements and/or cash
management arrangements, and for other good and valuable consideration
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor has agreed to become a party to the Credit Agreement
and
the Security Agreement as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” thereunder, and to pledge and
grant, in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement, a security
interest in all Collateral of the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor.
Joinder
Agreement
Accordingly,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions.
Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
Section
2. Joinder
to Agreements.
Effective upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Additional Subsidiary
Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” under and
for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement with
all the
rights and obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder (and hereby
supplements Annexes 1 through 8 of the Security Agreement as specified in
Appendix A). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereby:
(i) jointly
and severally with the other Subsidiary Guarantors party to the Credit
Agreement
guarantees to each Lender (and each Affiliate thereof party to any Hedging
Agreement or holding any Cash Management Obligations), each Issuing Lender
and
the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns the
prompt
payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of all Guaranteed Obligations in the same manner and to the
same
extent as is provided in Article IV of the Credit Agreement;
(ii) pledges
and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors, the security interests in all right, title and interest of the
Additional Subsidiary Guarantor in all Collateral now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor and whether now existing
or
hereafter coming into existence provided for by Section 3 of the Security
Agreement as collateral security for the Secured Obligations and agrees
that the
Annexes thereof shall be supplemented as provided in Appendix A
hereto;
(iii) represents
and warrants that each of the representations and warranties set forth
in
Article V of the Credit Agreement and in Section 2 of the Security
Agreement that are applicable to the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor is
true and
correct both before and after giving effect to this Agreement as if each
reference in said provisions to the Loan Documents included reference to
this
Agreement (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated
to be
made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty is true and
correct
as of such specific date);
(iv) agrees
to
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such additional Security
Documents and related instruments as shall be required under Section 7.10
of the Credit Agreement; and
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(v) submits
to the jurisdiction of the courts, and waives jury trial, as provided in
Sections 11.13 and 11.14 of the Credit Agreement.
The
Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereby instructs its counsel to deliver
the
opinions referred to in Section 7.10(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement to the
Secured Creditors.
The
terms
of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only in accordance
with the
requirements of Section 6.03 of the Security Agreement applicable to
waivers, alterations or amendments thereunder. Any notice or other communication
herein required or permitted to be given shall be given in accordance with
the
requirements of Section 6.01 of the Security Agreement. If any provision
hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, (a) the other provisions hereof shall remain in
full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed
in
favor of the Secured Creditors in order to carry out the intentions of
the
parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not
affect
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law
of the
State of New York.
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Agreement
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Joinder
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first
above
written.
[ADDITIONAL
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
By:_______________________________
Title:
Accepted
and agreed:
BNP
PARIBAS
as
Administrative Agent
By:___________________________
Title:
Joinder
Agreement
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Appendix
A to Joinder Agreement
SUPPLEMENTS
TO ANNEXES TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
Supplement
to Annex 1:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 2:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 3:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 4:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 5:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 6:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 7:
[to
be
completed]
Supplement
to Annex 8:
[to
be
completed]]
Joinder
Agreement
EXHIBIT
F
[Form
of
Lender Addendum]
LENDER
ADDENDUM
Reference
is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2006 (as modified
and
supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”),
between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx USA Corporation,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx North America Corp., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Energy Corporation and
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx International Corporation (each a “Borrower”
and,
collectively, the “Borrowers”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Ltd. (the “Parent”),
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Holdings Ltd. (“Holdco”),
the
Subsidiary Guarantors
party
thereto (the
“Subsidiary
Guarantors”),
the
Lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and
BNP
Paribas as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement
and used
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
Upon
execution and delivery of this Lender Addendum by the parties hereto as
provided
in Section 11.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby becomes a
Lender thereunder having the Revolving Credit Commitment and Synthetic
LC
Funding Amount set forth below, effective as of the Effective Date.
Revolving
Credit Commitment
|
$
|
Synthetic
LC Funding Amount
|
$
|
This
Lender Addendum shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
law of
the State of New York.
This
Lender Addendum may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on
any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of
an
executed signature page hereof by facsimile transmission shall be effective
as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Lender
Addendum
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Lender Addendum to
be duly
executed and delivered under the above-referenced Credit Agreement by their
proper and duly authorized officers as of this 13th day of September,
2006.
_____________________________
[Name
of
Lender]
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted
and agreed:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX LLC
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INC.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX USA CORPORATION
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX NORTH AMERICA CORP.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ENERGY CORPORATION
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
BNP
PARIBAS
as
Administrative Agent
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
Lender
Addendum