REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 28, 2006 among LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. as Borrower, THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, SUNTRUST BANK as Administrative Agent WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and UNION BANK OF...
Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Version
Β
Β
Β
dated
as of July 28, 2006
among
LANDAMERICA
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
as
Borrower,
THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
SUNTRUST
BANK
as
Administrative Agent
WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
as
Co-Syndication Agents
and
US
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK
as
Co-Documentation Agents
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SUNTRUST
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
as
Lead
Arranger and Book Manager
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
IΒ DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
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1
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Section
1.1.Β Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2.Β Classifications
of Loans and Borrowings
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21
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Section
1.3.Β Accounting
Terms and Determination
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21
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Section
1.4.Β Terms
Generally
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21
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ARTICLE
IIΒ AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS
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22
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Section
2.1.Β General
Description of Facilities
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22
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Section
2.2.Β Revolving
Loans
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22
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Section
2.3.Β Procedure
for Revolving Borrowings
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22
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Section
2.4.Β Swingline
Commitment
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23
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Section
2.5.Β Procedure
for Swingline Borrowing; Etc
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23
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Section
2.6.Β Funding
of Borrowings
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24
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Section
2.7.Β Interest
Elections
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5
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Section
2.8.Β Optional
Reduction and Termination of Commitments
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26
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Section
2.9.Β Repayment
of Loans
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26
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Section
2.10.Β Evidence
of Indebtedness
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27
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Section
2.11.Β Optional
Prepayments
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27
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Section
2.12.Β
Mandatory Prepayments
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28
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Section
2.13.Β Interest
on Loans
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28
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Section
2.14.Β Fees
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29
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Section
2.15.Β Computation
of Interest and Fees
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30
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Section
2.16.Β Inability
to Determine Interest Rates
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30
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Section
2.17.Β Illegality
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31
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Section
2.18.Β Increased
Costs
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31
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Section
2.19.Β Funding
Indemnity
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32
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Section
2.20.Β Taxes
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33
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Section
2.21.Β Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
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34
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Section
2.22.Β
Letters of Credit
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36
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Section
2.23.Β Mitigation
of Obligations
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40
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Section
2.24.Β Increase
of Commitments; Additional Lenders
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40
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ARTICLE
IIIΒ CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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42
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Section
3.1.Β Conditions
To Effectiveness
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42
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Section
3.2.Β Each
Credit Event
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43
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Section
3.3.Β Delivery
of Documents
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44
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ARTICLE
IVΒ REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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44
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Section
4.1.Β Existence;
Power
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44
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Section
4.2.Β Organizational
Power; Authorization
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44
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Section
4.3.Β Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts
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44
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Section
4.4.Β Financial
Statements
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45
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Section
4.5.Β Litigation
and Environmental Matters
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45
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Section
4.6.Β Compliance
with Laws and Agreements
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45
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Section
4.7.Β Investment
Company Act, Etc.
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46
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Section
4.8.Β Taxes
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46
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Section
4.9.Β Margin
Regulations
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46
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Section
4.10.Β ERISA
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46
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Section
4.11.Β Ownership
of Property
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47
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Section
4.12.Β Disclosure
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47
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Section
4.13.Β Labor
Relations
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47
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Section
4.14.Β Subsidiaries
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48
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Section
4.15.Β Insolvency
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48
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Section
4.16.Β Insurance
Licenses
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48
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Section
4.17.Β Reinsurance
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48
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Section
4.18.Β Reserves
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48
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Section
4.19.Β OFAC
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49
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Section
4.20.Β Patriot
Act
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49
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ARTICLE
VΒ AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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49
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Section
5.1.Β Financial
Statements and Other Information
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49
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Section
5.2.Β Notices
of Material Events
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51
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Section
5.3.Β Existence;
Conduct of Business
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52
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Section
5.4.Β Compliance
with Laws, Etc.
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52
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Section
5.5.Β Payment
of Obligations
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52
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Section
5.6.Β Books
and Records
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53
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Section
5.8.Β Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance
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53
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Section
5.9.Β Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
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53
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ARTICLE
VIΒ FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
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53
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Section
6.1.Β Leverage
Ratio
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54
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Section
6.2.Β Interest
Coverage Ratio
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54
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ARTICLE
VIIΒ NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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54
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Section
7.1.Β Indebtedness
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54
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Section
7.2.Β Negative
Pledge
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55
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Section
7.3.Β Fundamental
Changes
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56
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Section
7.4.Β Investments,
Loans, Etc.
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57
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Section
7.5.Β Restricted
Payments
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58
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Section
7.6.Β Sale
of Assets
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58
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Section
7.7.Β Transactions
with Affiliates
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59
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Section
7.8.Β ERISA
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60
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Section
7.9.Β Sale
and Leaseback Transactions
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60
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Section
7.10.Β Hedging
Transactions
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60
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Section
7.11.Β Accounting
Changes
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60
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Section
7.12.Β Restrictive
Agreements
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60
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Section
7.13.Β Lease
Obligations
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61
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Section
7.14.Β Material
Subsidiaries
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61
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ARTICLE
VIIIΒ EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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62
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Section
8.1.Β Events
of Default
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62
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ARTICLE
IXΒ THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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65
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Section
9.1.Β Appointment
of Administrative Agent
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65
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Section
9.2.Β Nature
of Duties of Administrative Agent
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65
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Section
9.3.Β Lack
of Reliance on the Administrative Agent
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66
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Section
9.4.Β Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent
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66
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Section
9.5.Β Reliance
by Administrative Agent
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66
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Section
9.6.Β The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity
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67
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Section
9.7.Β Successor
Administrative Agent
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67
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Section
9.8.Β Authorization
to Execute other Loan Documents
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68
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Section
9.9.Β Co-Documentation
Agents; Co-Syndication Agents
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68
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ARTICLE
XΒ MISCELLANEOUS
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68
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Section
10.1.Β Notices
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68
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Section
10.2.Β Waiver;
Amendments
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70
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Section
10.3.Β Expenses;
Indemnification
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71
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Section
10.4.Β Successors
and Assigns
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72
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Section
10.5.Β Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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74
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Section
10.6.Β WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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75
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Section
10.7.Β Right
of Setoff
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75
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Section
10.8.Β Counterparts;
Integration
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76
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Section
10.9.Β Survival
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76
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Section
10.10.Β Severability
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76
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Section
10.11.Β Confidentiality
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76
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Section
10.12.Β Interest
Rate Limitation
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77
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Section
10.13.Β Waiver
of Effect of Corporate Seal
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77
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Section
10.14.Β Location
of Closing
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77
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Schedules
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Annex
I
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Revolving
Credit Commitments
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Schedule
I
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Applicable
Margin and Applicable Percentage
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Schedule
4.5(a)
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Litigation
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Schedule
4.5(b)
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule
4.14
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
4.16
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Insurance
Subsidiaries
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Schedule
4.18
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Reserves
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Schedule
7.1
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Outstanding
Indebtedness
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Schedule
7.2
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Existing
Liens
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Schedule
7.14
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Material
Subsidiaries
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Revolving Credit Note
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Swingline Note
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Assignment and Acceptance
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Exhibit
2.3
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Form
of Notice of Revolving Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.5
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Form
of Notice of Swingline Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.7
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Form
of Continuation/Conversion
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Exhibit
5.1(c)
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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iv
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THIS
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
βAgreementβ)Β is
made
and entered into as of July 28, 2006, by and among LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL
GROUP,
INC., a Virginia corporation (the βBorrowerβ),
the
several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time
party hereto (the βLend-ersβ)
and
SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the
βAdministrative
Agentβ),
as
issuing bank (the βIssuing
Bankβ)
and as
swingline lender (the βSwingline
Lenderβ).
Β
W
I T N E S S E T H:
Β
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower has requested that the Lenders establish a $200,000,000Β revolving
credit facility in favor of the Borrower;
Β
WHEREAS,
subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
and
the Swingline Lender to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined
herein, are willing severally to establish the requested revolving credit
facility, letter of credit subfacility and the swingline subfacility in favor
of
the Borrower;
Β
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender agree as follows:
Β
ARTICLE
IΒ Β
Β
DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
Β
Section
1.1.Β Β Definitions.
In
addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein
shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
Β
βAcquisitionβ
shall
mean any transaction or a series of related transactions consummated after
the
Closing Date for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in
(a) the
acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially
all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person,
(b)
the acquisition of more than of 50% of the capital stock of any Person, or
otherwise causing any Person to become a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
the
Borrower or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with another Person (other than a Person
that, as of the date of such merger or consolidation is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Borrower) provided that the Borrower or such Subsidiary
shall
be the surviving Person.
Β
βAdditional
Commitment Amountβ
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.24(a).
Β
βAdditional
Lenderβ
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.24(b).
Β
βAdjusted
LIBO Rateβ
shall
mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the
rate
per annum ob-tained by dividing (i)Β LIBOR for such Interest Period by
(ii)Β a percentage equal to 1.00 minus
the
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
Β
βAdministrative
Questionnaireβ
shall
mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the
form
prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative
Agent
duly completed by such Lender.
Β
βAffiliateβ
shall
mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such Person. For
the
purposes of this definition, βControlβ shall mean the power, directly or
indirectly, either to (i) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary
voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar
functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting
power,
by control or otherwise. The terms βControllingβ, βControlled byβ, and βunder
common Control withβ have the meanings correlative thereto.
Β
βAggregate
Revolving Commitment Amountβ
shall
mean the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
from
time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount
equals $200,000,000.
Β
βAggregate
Revolving Commitmentsβ
shall
mean, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time
outstanding.
Β
βAnnual
Statementβ
shall
mean the annual statutory financial statement of any Insurance Subsidiary
required to be filed with the insurance commissioner (or similar authority)
of
its jurisdiction of organization, which statement shall be in the form required
by such Insurance Subsidiaryβs jurisdiction of organization or, if no specific
form is so required, in the form of financial statements permitted by such
insurance commissioner (or similar authority) to be used for filing annual
statutory financial statements and shall contain the type of information
permitted by such insurance commissioner (or similar authority) to be disclosed
therein, together with all exhibits or schedules therewith.
Β
βApplicable
Lending Officeβ
shall
mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the βLending Officeβ of such
Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan
in the
Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office
of
such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time
to
time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by
which
its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.
Β
βApplicable
Marginβ
shall
mean, as of any date, with respect to interest on all Loans outstanding on
any
date or the letter of credit fee referred to in Section
2.14(c),
as the
case may be, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable
Leverage Ratio from time to time in effect as set forth on Schedule
I;
provided,
that a
change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio
shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower delivers
the financial statements required by Section
5.1(a)
or
(b)
and the
Compliance Certificate required by Section
5.1(c);
provided
further,
that if
at any time the
Β
2
Borrower
shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance
Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level IV
as set
forth on Schedule
I
until
such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered,
at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date
until
the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter
ending June 30, 2006 are required to be delivered shall be at Level III as
set
forth on Schedule
I.
Β
βApplicable
Percentageβ
shall
mean, with respect to the facility fee referred to in Section
2.14(b)
as of
any date, the percentage per annum determined by reference to the applicable
Leverage Ratio in effect on such date as set forth on Schedule
I;
provided,
that a
change in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Leverage
Ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower
delivers the financial statements required by Section
5.1(a)
or
(b)
and the
Compliance Certificate required by Section
5.1(c);
providedΒ further,
that if
at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements
and such Compliance Certificate, the Applicable Percentage shall be at Level
IV
as set forth on Schedule
I
until
such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered,
at which time the Applicable Percentage shall be determined as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage for the facility
fee
from the Closing Date until the financial statements and Compliance Certificate
for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2006Β are
required to be delivered shall be at Level III as set forth on Schedule
I.
Β
βApproved
Fundβ
shall
mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged
in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that
is
administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or
(iii)
an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
Β
βArbitrage
Liensβ
shall
mean Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries having
a
maturity of 92 days or less representing borrowings from a bank or banks
in
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary has at least a like amount of funds
on
deposit, which borrowings are incurred in the ordinary course of business
in
amounts and for purposes consistent with past business practices and are
secured
only by Permitted Investments purchased by the Borrower or such Subsidiary
with
the proceeds of such borrowings.
Β
βAssignment
and Acceptanceβ
shall
mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee
(with
the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
10.4(b))
and
accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Β
βAvailability
Periodβ
shall
mean the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
Β
βBase
Rateβ
shall
mean the higher of (i)Β the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent
publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in
effect
from time to time, and (ii)Β the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time
to time, plus
one-half
of one percent (0.50%). The Administrative Agentβs prime lending rate is a
reference rate
Β
3
and
does
not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers. The
Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of
interest at, above or below the Administrative Agentβs prime lend-ing rate. Each
change in the Administrative Agentβs prime lending rate shall be effective from
and including the date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
Β
βBorrowingβΒ shall
mean a borrowing consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made,
converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans,
as
to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline
Loan.
Β
βBusiness
Dayβ
shall
mean (i) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in Atlanta, Georgia and New York, New York are authorized or required
by
law to close and (ii) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or
prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest
Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing,
any day on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank
market.
Β
βCapital
Lease Obligationsβ
of
any
Person shall mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts
under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) of real
or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required
to
be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such
Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized
amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βCapital
Stockβ
shall
mean any capital stock (or in the case of a partnership or limited liability
company, the partnersβ or membersβ equivalent equity interest) of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries (to the extent issued to a Person other than the
Borrower), whether common or preferred.
Β
βCapital
Titleβ
shall
mean Capital Title Group, Inc.
Β
βCapital
Title Acquisitionβ
shall
mean the acquisition by the Borrower of all of the capital stock ofΒ Capital
Title.
Β
βCentennial
Bankβ
shall
mean Centennial Bank, a California industrial bank, whose principal place
of
business is located in Fountain Valley, California.
Β
βChange
in Controlβ
shall
mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale,
lease,
exchange or other transfer (in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower to
any
Person or βgroupβ (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder in effect
on the
date hereof), (ii) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by any Person or βgroupβ (within the meaning of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of 25% or more of
the
outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Borrower, or (iii) occupation
of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors
of the
Borrower by Persons who were neither (a) nominated by the current board of
directors nor (b) appointed by directors so nominated.
Β
4
βChange
in Lawβ
shall
mean (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the
date
of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation,
or
any change in the interpretation or application thereof, by any Governmental
Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender
(or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of
Section
2.18(b),
by
such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs holding company, if applicable) 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.
Β
βClassβ,Β when
used
in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the
Loans
comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans and when
used
in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving
Commitment or a Swingline Commitment.
Β
βClosing
Dateβ
shall
mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section
3.1
and
Section
3.2
have
been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section
10.2.
Β
βCodeβ
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time
to
time.
Β
βCommitmentβ
shall
mean a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline Commitment or any combination
thereof
(as the context shall permit or require).
Β
βCommonwealthβ
shall
mean Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania
corporation.
Β
βCompliance
Certificateβ
shall
mean a certificate from the treasurer or the principal financial officer
of the
Borrower in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in,
the
certificate attached hereto as Exhibit
5.1(c).
Β
βConsolidated
EBITβ
shall
mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal
to
the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(ii) to
the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(A)
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, and (B) income tax expense
for
such period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with
GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
EBITDAβ
shall
mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal
to
the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(b) to
the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(i)
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for
such
period, (iii) depreciation and amortization for such period and (iv)Β all
other non-cash charges for such period, in each case determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus
(c) any
cash expenditures or losses during such period to the extent a non-cash charge
was taken for such expenditure or loss in an earlier period.
Β
βConsolidated
Interest Expenseβ
shall
mean, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period determined on
a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, total interest expense, including
without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of capital
lease obligations capitalized or expensed during such periodΒ (whether
or not actually paid during such period), other than interest expense on
certificates of deposit and interest on deposits of Centennial Bank.
Β
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βConsolidated
Net Incomeβ
shall
mean for any period for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period,
the
net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding
therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i)Β any extraordinary
gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets,
(iii)Β any equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, and (iv)
any
income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary
or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary on
the
date that such Personβs assets are acquired by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
Β
βConsolidated
Net Worthβ
shall
mean as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
(i)
the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that would be reflected
on
the Borrowerβs consolidated balance sheet as of such date prepared in accordance
with GAAP, after eliminating all amounts properly attributable to minority
interests, if any, in the stock and surplus of its Subsidiaries, minus
the (ii)
sum of (x) the total liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that
would
be reflected on the Borrowerβs consolidated balance sheet as of such date
prepared in accordance with GAAP and (y) the amount of any write-up in the
book
value of any assets resulting from a revaluation thereof or any write-up
in
excess of the cost of such assets acquired reflected on the consolidated
balance
sheet of the Borrower as of such date prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Shareholdersβ Equityβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate shareholdersβ equity of the
Borrower as of such date determined in accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Total Assetsβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries as of such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Total Capitalβ
shall
mean, as of any date, the sum of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date
and
(ii) Consolidated Shareholdersβ Equity as of such date.
Β
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βConsolidated
Total Debtβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as
of such
date, including, without limitation, all Indebtedness with respect to Federal
Home Loan Bank Borrowings, but excluding (i) Indebtedness of the type described
in clause (xi) of the definition thereof, (ii) Indebtedness incurred in
connection with Arbitrage Liens, (iii) Specified Relocation Indebtedness
permitted under Section
7.1(g)
and (iv)
intercompany Indebtedness.
βContractual
Obligationβ
of
any
Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or
of any
agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated
or by
which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is
bound.
Β
βDefaultβ
shall
mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time
or both, would constitute an Event of De-fault.
Β
βDefault
Interestβ
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.13(c).
Β
βDollar(s)β
and
the
sign β$β
shall
mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Β
βEligible
Assigneeβ
shall
mean (i) a Lender; (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender; (iii) an Approved Fund;
and
(iv) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, and unless (x) such Person is taking
delivery of an assignment in connection with physical settlement of a credit
derivatives transaction or (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed). If the consent of the Borrower to an assignment or to an Eligible
Assignee is required hereunder (including a consent to an assignment which
does
not meet the minimum assignment thresholds specified in paragraph (b)(i)
of
Section
10.4),
the
Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent five Business Days after
the
date notice thereof has actually been delivered by the assigning Lender (through
the Administrative Agent) to the Borrower, unless such consent is expressly
refused by the Borrower prior to such fifth Business Day.
Β
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ
shall
mean all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated
or
entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to
the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management,
Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and
safety
matters.
Β
βEnvironmental
Liabilityβ
shall
mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for
damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of
administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or
indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental
Law,
(ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) any actual or alleged exposure
to any
Hazardous Materials, (iv) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous
Materials or
Β
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Β
βERISAβ
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Secu-rity Act of 1974, as amended from
time
to time, and any successor statute.
Β
βERISA
Affiliateβ
shall
mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated), which, together
with
the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c)
of the
Code or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412
of the
Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
Β
βERISA
EventβΒ shall
mean (i) any βreportable eventβ, 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); (ii) the existence with respect
to
any Plan of an βaccumulated funding deficiencyβ (as defined in Section 412 of
the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iii) 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; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates
of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any
Plan;
(v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a
plan
administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention
to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan;
(vi)
the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability
with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower
or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition 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.
Β
βEurodollarβ
when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing refers to whether such Loan, or
the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Β
βEurodollar
Reserve Percentageβ
shall
mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without
limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves)
expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100th
of 1%)
in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect
to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as βeurocurrency liabilitiesβ under Regulation
D). Eurodollar 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 Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
Β
βEvent
of Defaultβ
shall
have the meaning provided in ArticleΒ VIII.
Β
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βExcluded
TaxesβΒ shall
mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank
or
any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder, (i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured
by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction
under
the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office
is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office
is located, (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any
Lender
is located and (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax
that
(x) is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such
Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, (y) is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at any time that such Foreign Lender designates
a
new lending office, other than taxes that have accrued prior to the designation
of such lending office that are otherwise not Excluded Taxes, and (z) is
attributable to such Foreign Lenderβs failure to comply with Section
2.20(e).
Β
βExisting
Credit Agreementβ
shall
mean that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2003,
by
and among the Borrower, such lenders, and SunTrust Bank as administrative
agent,
as amended.
Β
βFacultative
Reinsurance Agreementβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.17.
Β
βFederal
Funds Rateβ
shall
mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the
next 1/100th
of 1%)
equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal
funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the
next
succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on
such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
βFederal
Home Loan Bank Borrowingsβ
shall
mean all Indebtedness of Centennial Bank owing to the Federal Home Loan
Bank.
Β
βFee
Letterβ
shall
mean that certain fee letter, dated as of June 13, 2006, executed by SunTrust
Capital Markets, Inc. and SunTrust Bank and accepted by the
Borrower.
Β
βFiscal
Quarterβ
shall
mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.
Β
βFiscal
Yearβ
shall
mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.
Β
βForeign
LenderβΒ shall
mean any Lender that is not a United States person under Section 7701(a)(3)
of
the Code.
Β
βGAAPβ
shall
mean generally accepted accounting prin-ciples in the United States applied
on a
consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section
1.3.
Β
βGovernmental
Authorityβ
shall
mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or
any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other
entity
exercising
Β
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Β
βHazardous
Materialsβ
shall
mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous
or
toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances
or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Β
βHedging
Obligationsβ
of
any
Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute
or
contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired
under (i) any and all Hedging Transactions, (ii) any and all cancellations,
buy
backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions
and
(iii) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging
Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging
Transactions.
Β
βHedging
Transactionβ
of
any
Person shall mean any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto)
now existing or hereafter entered into between such Person and any Lender
or
Affiliate of any Lender that is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate
transaction, commodity swap, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collateral transaction, forward transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency
option, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect
to
any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to
one or
more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices
or
other financial measures, including, without limitation, the 2004 Convertible
Debenture Xxxxxx.
Β
βIndebtednessβ
of
any
Person shall mean, without dupli-cation (i)Β all obligations of such Person
for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such
Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other
than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided,
that
for purposes of Section
8.1(f),
trade
payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition
except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in
good
faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property
acquired by such Person, (v)Β all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect
of
letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii)Β all
guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses
(i)
through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any
Lien
on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been
assumed by such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or
otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any
common
stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) all Hedging
Obligations.Β The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership
or
joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer,
except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such
Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness
shall
not include amounts
Β
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Β
βIndemnified
Taxesβ
shall
mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Β
βInformation
Memorandumβ
shall
mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated June, 2006 relating to
the
Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents.
Β
βInsurance
SubsidiaryβΒ shall
mean any Subsidiary which has a License as an insurance underwriter to engage
in
the insurance business.
Β
βInterest
Coverage Ratioβ
shall
mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the four
consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date to
(ii)
Consolidated Interest Expense for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending
on
or immediately prior to such date.
Β
βInterest
Periodβ
shall
mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three
or
six months; provided,
that:Β
Β
(i)Β Β the
initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of
such
Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another
Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such
Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest
Period
expires;
Β
(ii)Β Β if
any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such
Interest Pe-riod shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless
such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest
Period would end on the next preceding Business Day; and
Β
(iii)Β Β any
Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month
or on
a day for which there is no nu-merically corresponding day in the calendar
month
at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of
such
calendar month.
Β
βInvestmentsβ
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section
7.4.
Β
βIssuing
Bankβ
shall
mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant
to
Section
2.22.
Β
βJoint
Ventureβ
shall
mean a single purpose corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint
venture or other similar legal arrangement (whether created by contract or
conducted through a separate legal entity) now or hereafter formed by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with another Person in order to conduct
a
venture or enterprise with such Person.
Β
βLawyers
Title Insuranceβ
shall
mean Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, a Virginia corporation.
Β
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βLC
Commitmentβ
shall
mean that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount that may be
used
by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face
amount not to exceed $25,000,000.
Β
βLC
Disbursementβ
shall
mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
Β
βLC
Documentsβ
shall
mean the Letters of Credit and all applications, agreements and instruments
relating to the Letters of Credit.
Β
βLC
Exposureβ
shall
mean, at any time, the sum of (i)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus
(ii)Β the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been
reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure
of any
Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such
time.
Β
βLendersβ
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this
Agreement and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline
Lender.
Β
βLetter
of Creditβ
shall
mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section
2.22
by the
Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the LC
Commitment.
Β
βLeverage
Ratioβ
shall
mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such
date
to (ii) Consolidated Total Capital as of such date.Β
Β
βLIBORβ
shall
mean, for any applicable Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan,
the British Bankersβ Association Interest Settlement Rate per annum for deposits
in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period appearing on the display
designated as Page 3750 on the Dow Xxxxx Markets Service (or such other page
on
that service or such other service designated by the British Bankersβ
Association for the display of such Associationβs Interest Settlement Rates for
Dollar deposits) as of 11:00Β a.m. (London, England time) on the day that is
two Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period or if such
Page
3750 is un-available for any reason at such time, the rate which appears
on the
Reuters Screen ISDA Page as of such date and such time; provided,
that if
the Administrative Agent determines that the relevant foregoing sources are
unavailable for the relevant Interest Period, LIBOR shall mean the rate of
interest determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded
upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th
of 1%)
of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the
Administrative Agent two (2) Business Days preceding the first day of such
Interest Period by leading banks in the London interbank market as of 10:00
a.m.
for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, for the number of
days
comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of the Eurodollar
Loan of the Administrative Agent.
Β
βLicenseβ
shall
mean any license, certificate of authority, permit or other authorization
which
is required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority in connection
with
the operation, ownership or transaction of an insurance business.
Β
βLienβ
shall
mean any mortgage, pledge, security inter-est, lien (statutory or otherwise),
charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other
Β
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Β
βLoan
Documentsβ
shall
mean, collectively, this Agree-ment, the Notes (if any), the LC Documents,
all
Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance
Certificates and any and all other instruments, agreements, documents and
writings executed in connection with any of the foregoing.
Β
βLoansβ
shall
mean all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them,
as
the context shall require.
Β
βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ
shall
mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever
nature
(including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or
governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction
with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence
or occurrences whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect on, (i)Β the business, results of operations,
xxxxx-cial condition, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Borrower or
of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii)Β the ability of
Borrower to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, (iii)
the
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline
Lender and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or (iv) the legality,
validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
Β
βMaterial
Indebtednessβ
shall
mean Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), including,
without limitation, Hedging Obligations, of any of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$10,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness
from Hedging Obligations, the βprincipal amountβ of any Hedging Obligations at
any time shall be the Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging
Obligations.
Β
βMaterial
Insurance Subsidiaryβ
a
Material Subsidiary which is an Insurance Subsidiary.
Β
βMaterial
Subsidiaryβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, any direct or indirect Subsidiary
of the
Borrower (a) having total assets aggregating in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated
Total Assets as of such date, or (b) the portion of Consolidated Net Income
which was contributed by such Subsidiary during the four Fiscal Quarters
then
most recently ended exceeds 5% of Consolidated Net Income for the four Fiscal
Quarters then most recently ended or (c) has been identified by the Borrower
as
a Material Subsidiary on Schedule
7.16
or in
any Compliance Certificate or has been designated by the Borrower as a Material
Subsidiary pursuant to Section
7.16,
in all
cases under this clause (c) subject to the Borrowerβs right to de-designate
pursuant to Section
7.16.
Β
βMoodyβsβ
shall
mean Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc.
Β
βMultiemployer
Planβ
shall
have the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Β
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βNAICβ
shall
mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor
thereto, or in the absence of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or such successor, any other association, agency or other
organization performing advisory, coordination or other like functions among
insurance departments, insurance commissioners and similar Governmental
Authorities of various states of the United States toward the promotion of
uniformity in the practices of such Governmental Authorities.
Β
βNet
Xxxx-to-Market Exposureβ
of
any
Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging
Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized
profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. βUnrealized lossesβ
shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing
the
Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date
of
determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as
of that
date), and βunrealized profitsβ means the fair market value of the gain to such
Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination
(assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that
date).
Β
βNotesβ
shall
mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swingline
Note.
Β
βNotices
of Borrowingβ
shall
mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of
Swingline Borrowing.
Β
βNotice
of Conversion/ContinuationβΒ shall
mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect
of
the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in
Section
2.7(b).
Β
βNotice
of Revolving Borrowingβ
shall
have the meaning as set forth in Section
2.3.
Β
βNotice
of Swingline BorrowingβΒ shall
have the meaning as set forth in Section
2.5.
Β
βObligationsβ
shall
mean all amounts owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) pursuant to or in connection
with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including without limitation,
all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing
of any
petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or
like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing
or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement
obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments,
costs
and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliqui-dated, now existing
or
hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, and all Hedging Obligations owing
to
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Affiliates, and all
obligations and liabilities incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing,
together with all renew-als, extensions, modifications or refinancings
thereof.
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βOff-Balance
Sheet Liabilitiesβ
of
any
Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person
with
respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability
of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create
a
liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease
Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other similar
transaction which is the functional equivalent of off-balance sheet financing
of
such Person. For purposes of this definition, the value of any sale and
leaseback transaction referenced in clause (ii) above shall be equal to
all
rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such sale
and
leaseback transaction assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase
the
leased property at the end of the lease term, discounted at the Treasury
Rate
plus 200 bps.Β
Β
βOSHAβ
shall
mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time
to
time, and any successor statute.
Β
βOther
Taxesβ
shall
mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment
made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Β
βParticipantβ
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(d).
Β
βPayment
Officeβ
shall
mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, or such other location as to which the
Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and
the
other Lenders.
Β
βPBGCβΒ shall
mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora-tion referred to and defined in
ERISA,
and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Β
βPermitted
Encumbrancesβ
shall
mean:
Β
(i)Β Β Liens
imposed by law for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges
not
yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance
with GAAP;
Β
(ii)Β Β statutory
Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and similar
Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for
amounts
not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained
in
accordance with GAAP;
Β
(iii)Β Β pledges
and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workersβ
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or
regulations;
Β
(iv)Β Β deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obli-gations
of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
Β
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(v)Β Β judgment
and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created
by
or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which
adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP; and
Β
(vi)Β Β easements,
zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property
imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not
secure
any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of
the
affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
Β
provided,
that
the term βPermitted Encumbrancesβ shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.
Β
βPermitted
Investmentsβ
shall
mean:
Β
(vii)Β Β direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency or
instrumentality thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the
full
faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within one
year
from the date of acquisition thereof;
Β
(viii)Β Β commercial
paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P
or Moodyβs and in either case maturing within six monthsΒ from
the
date of acquisition thereof;
Β
(ix)Β Β certificates
of de-posit, bankersβ acceptances and time deposits issued or guaranteed by or
placed with, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the
laws
of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and
surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; and
Β
(x)Β Β mutual
funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described
in clauses (i) through (iii) above.
Β
βPersonβ
shall
mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture,
limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental
Authority.
Β
βPlanβ
shall
mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject
to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section
302
of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is
(or, if
such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to
be) an
βemployerβ as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Β
βPro
Rata Shareβ
shall
mean (i) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage,
the numerator of which shall be such Lenderβs Commitment (or if such Commitments
have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due
and
payable, such Lenderβs Loan funded under such Commitment), and the denominator
of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such
Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared
to
be due and payable, all Loans of all
Β
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Β
βQuarterly
Statementsβ
shall
mean the quarterly financial statements of any Insurance Subsidiary required
to
be filed with the insurance commissioner (or similar authority) of its
jurisdiction of organization, which statement shall be in the form required
by
such Insurance Subsidiaryβs jurisdiction of organization or, if no specific form
is so required, in the form of financial statements permitted by such insurance
commissioner (or similar authority) to be used for filing quarterly statutory
financial statements and shall contain the type of information permitted
by such
insurance commissioner (or similar authority) to be disclosed therein, together
with all exhibits or schedules therewith.
Β
βRabbi
Trustβ
shall
mean a non-qualified deferred compensation trust that qualifies as a βrabbi
trustβ under the Code.
Β
βRegulationΒ Dβ
shall
mean RegulationΒ D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor
regulations.
Β
βRelated
Partiesβ
shall
mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Personβs Affiliates.
Β
βReleaseβ
shall
mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the
environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface
or
subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or
fixture.
Β
βRelocation
Subsidiaryβ
shall
mean, any Subsidiary of the Borrower engaged in providing relocations service
of
the general type previously provided by Relocation Services, LLC, a Michigan
limited liability company, Agronaut
Relocation Services, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company
and
Commonwealth Relocations Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation.
Β
βRequired
Lendersβ
shall
mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding
Revolving Commitments at such time or if the Lenders have no Commitments
outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the Loans.
Β
βRequirement
of Lawβ
for
any
Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws,
partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate
of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational
and
governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation,
or
determination of
Β
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Β
βResponsible
Officerβ
shall
mean any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating
officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or a vice president of
the
Borrower or such other representative of the Borrower as may be designated
in
writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative
Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial
officer or the treasurer of the Borrower.
Β
βRevolving
Commitmentβ
shall
mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount
set
forth with respect to such Lender on Annex
I,
or in
the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date through an
assignment of an existing Revolving Commitment, the amount of the assigned
βRevolving Commitmentβ as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by
such Person as an assignee, as the same may be increased or deceased pursuant
to
terms hereof.
Β
βRevolving
Commitment Termination Dateβ
shall
mean the earliest of (i) July 28, 2011 (ii) the date on which the Revolving
Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section
2.8
and
(iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have
been
declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration
or otherwise).
Β
βRevolving
Credit Exposureβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding
principal amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Loans, LC Exposure and Swingline
Exposure.
Β
βRevolving
Credit Noteβ
shall
mean a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a requesting
Lender in the principal amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment, in
substantially the form of Exhibit
A.
Β
βRevolving
Loanβ
shall
mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower
under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Loan.
Β
βSAPβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance commissioner (or other
similar authority) in the jurisdiction of such Insurance Subsidiary for the
preparation of annual statements and other financial reports by insurance
companies of the same type as such Insurance Subsidiary, which are applicable
to
the circumstances as of the date of determination.
Β
βS&Pβ
shall
mean Standard & Poorβs, a Division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies.
Β
βSpecified
Relocation Indebtednessβ
shall
mean Indebtedness of the Relocation Subsidiaries incurred to acquire real
estate
in the ordinary course of the relocation services business of the Relocation
Subsidiaries, the maturity of which Indebtedness shall not exceed one year
from
the original date of such Indebtedness and which Indebtedness is secured
solely
by such real estate and is otherwise non-recourse to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
Β
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βStatutory
Surplusβ
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary,
such Insurance Subsidiaryβs statutory capital and surplus at such date as
determined in accordance with SAP (βLiabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
Statement,β page, 3 line 26 of the Annual Statement).
Β
βSubsidiaryβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Person (the βparentβ),
any
corporation, part-nership, joint venture, limited liability company, association
or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
the
parent in the parentβs consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well
as any
other corporation, part-nership, joint venture, limited liability company,
association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests
representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary
voting
power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership
interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held. Unless otherwise
indicated, all references to βSubsidiaryβ hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of
the Borrower.
Β
βSurety
Instrumentsβ
shall
mean all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankerβs
acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds and similar
instruments.
Β
βSwingline
Commitmentβ
shall
mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceedΒ $10,000,000.
Β
βSwingline
Exposureβ
shall
mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline
Loans
in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan
or to
purchase a participation in accordance with Section
2.5,
which
shall equal such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline
Loans.
Β
βSwingline
Lenderβ
shall
mean SunTrust Bank.
Β
βSwingline
Loanβ
shall
mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline
Commitment.
Β
βSwingline
Noteβ
shall
mean the promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the Swingline
Lender in the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment, substantially
the
form of Exhibit
B.
Β
βSwingline
Rateβ
shall
mean, for any Interest Period, the rate as offered by the Administrative
Agent
and accepted by the Borrower. The Borrower is under no obligation to accept
this
rate and the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to provide
it.
Β
βSynthetic
Leaseβ
means
a
lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will
be
treated as an βoperating leaseβ by the lessee pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 13, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled
to
various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed
to
lessees) of like property.
Β
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βSynthetic
Lease Obligationsβ
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental
obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are
attributable to principal and, without duplication and (ii) all rental and
purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases
assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property
at the
end of the lease term, discounted at the Treasury Rate plus 200
bps.
Β
βTaxesβ
shall
mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Β
βTransnationβ
shall
mean Transnation Title Insurance Company, an Arizona corporation.
Β
βTreasury
Rateβ
means,
as of any date, with respect to the determination with respect to any Synthetic
Lease or sale and leaseback transaction, the rate of interestΒ for
U.S.
Treasury Bills published by the Bloomberg Reporting System on the Business
Day
prior to such day, with a maturity equal to the remaining term of such
lease.
Β
β2004
Convertible Debentureβ
shall
mean, collectively, senior unsecured convertible debentures of the Borrower,
in
an aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Million Dollars
($125,000,000), as described on Schedule
7.1
attached
hereto.
Β
β2004
Convertible Debenture Xxxxxxβ
shall
mean hedging transactions in the Borrowerβs Common Stock entered into by the
Borrower in connection with the offering of the 2004 Convertible Debenture
concurrently with the pricing of such offering, including but not limited
to the
following: the purchase by the Borrower of a call option, the sale by the
Borrower of a warrant option, and the Borrower entering into a dividend floor
protection agreement, an indemnity side letter and other agreements relating
to
such hedging transactions.
Β
β2006
Prudential Notesβ
shall
mean, collectively, senior unsecured notes issued by the Borrower on the
Closing
Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars
($150,000,000) with an additional shelf facility in an aggregate amount not
to
exceed Seventy Five million Dollars ($75,000,000).
Β
βTypeβ,
when
used in reference to a 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 Base Rate.Β
Β
βWholly
Owned Subsidiaryβ
shall
mean any corporation or other entity into which (other than directorsβ
qualifying shares required by law) 100% of the Capital Stock of each class
having ordinary voting power, and 100% of the Capital Stock in every other
class, in each case (or, in the case of Persons other than corporations,
membership interests or other equity interests), at the time of which any
determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record, by the
Borrower, or by one or more of the other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or
both.
Β
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βWithdrawal
Liabilityβ
shall
mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part
I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Β
Section
1.2.Β Β Classifications
of Loans and Borrowings.Β For
purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class
(e.g. a βRevolving Loanβ or βSwingline Loanβ) or by Type (e.g. a βEurodollar
Loanβ or βBase Rate Loanβ) or by Class and Type (e.g. βRevolving Eurodollar
Loanβ). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g.
βRevolving Borrowingβ) or by Type (e.g. βEurodollar Borrowingβ) or by Class and
Type (e.g. β Revolving Eurodollar Borrowingβ).
Β
Section
1.3.Β Β Accounting
Terms and Determination..
Un-less
otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall
be
interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared,
in
accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis
consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement
of the
Borrower delivered pursuant to Section
5.1(a);
provided,
that if
the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to
amend
any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP
on the
operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower
that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then
the
Borrowerβs compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of
GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective,
until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner
satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. References herein
to
particular columns, lines or sections of any Personβs Annual Statement shall be
deemed, where appropriate, to be references to the corresponding columns,
lines
or sections of such Personβs Quarterly Statements, or if no such corresponding
column, line or section exists or if any report form changes, then to the
corresponding item referenced thereby. In the event the columns, lines or
sections of the Annual Statement referenced herein are changed or renumbered,
all such references shall be deemed references to such column, line or section
as so renumbered or changed.
Β
Section
1.4.Β Β Terms
Generally.Β 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
βincludeβ, βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase βwithout limitationβ. The word βwillβ shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word βshallβ. In the computation of periods of time
from a specified date to a later specified date, the word βfromβ means βfrom and
includingβ and the word βtoβ means βto but excludingβ. Unless the context
requires otherwise (i) 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 it was originally executed or
as it
may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to
Β
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Β
ARTICLE
IIΒ Β
Β
AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS
Β
Section
2.1.Β Β General
Description of Facilities.
Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i)Β the Lenders
hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant
to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lenderβs Revolving
Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with
Section
2.2,
(ii)
the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with
SectionΒ 2.22,
(iii)
the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with
Section
2.4,
and
(iv) each Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters
of
Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof;
provided,
that in
no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving
Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed at any time the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount from time to time in effect.
Β
Section
2.2.Β Β Revolving
Loans.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees
to
make Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, to the
Borrower, from time to time during theΒ Availability
Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will
not
result in (a) such Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs
Revolving Commitment or (b) the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures
of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount. During
the
Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and
reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; pro-vided,
that
the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event
of
Default.
Β
Section
2.3.Β Β Procedure
for Revolving Borrowings.
The
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially
in the form of Exhibit
2.3
attached
hereto (a βNotice
of Revolving Borrowingβ)
(x)
prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested
date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time)
three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each Eurodollar
Borrowing. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable
andΒ shall
specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date
of
such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving
Loan comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a
Β
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Section
2.4.Β Β Swingline
Commitment.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees
to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability
Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed
the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the
difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided,
that
the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance
an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow,
repay
and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this
Agreement.
Β
Section
2.5.Β Β Procedure
for Swingline Borrowing; Etc.
(a)
The
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially
in the form of Exhibit
2.5
attached
hereto (βNotice
of Swingline Borrowingβ)
prior
to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing.
Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify:
(i)
the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline
Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower
to
which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The Administrative
Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline
Borrowing. Each Swingline Loan shall accrue interest at the Swingline Rate
and
shall have an Interest Period (subject to the definition thereof) as agreed
between the Borrower and the Swingline Lender. The aggregate principal amount
of
each Swingline Loan shall be not less thanΒ $100,000
or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to
by the
Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds
of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately
available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable
Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the
requested date of such Swingline Loan.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion,
may,
on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs
the
Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing
to
the
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Β
(c)Β Β If
for
any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with
the
foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender)
shall
purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an
amount
equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing
should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender
shall
promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its
participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Swingline Lender. If such Swingline Loan bears interest at a rate other than
the
Base Rate, such Swingline Loan shall automatically become a Base Rate Loan
on
the effective date of any such participation and interest shall become payable
on demand.
Β
(d)Β Β Each
Lenderβs obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section
2.5(b)
or to
purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section
2.5(c)
shall
be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense
or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against
the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason
whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the
termination of any Lenderβs Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or
alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any
Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether
or
not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made
available to the Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall
be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with
accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof (i)
at the
Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and (ii)
at
the Base Rate at all times thereafter. Until such time as such Lender makes
its
required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have
outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for
all
purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed
to have
assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans
and
any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the
amount of such Lenderβs participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such
Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section, until such amount has been
purchased in full.
Β
Section
2.6.Β Β Funding
of Borrowings.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed
date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m.
(New
York time) to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office; provided,
that
the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section
2.5.
The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly
crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business
on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the
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Β
(b)Β Β Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to
5:00
p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing
in
which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available
to
the Administrative Agent such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available
to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in
reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date
a
cor-responding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made
available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such
corresponding amount on demand from such Lender to-gether with interest at
the
Federal Funds Rate until the second Business Day after such demand and
thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding
amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agentβs demand therefor, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower
shall
immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together
with interest at the rate specified for such Bor-rowing. Nothing in this
subsec-tion shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to
fund
its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to preju-dice any rights
which
the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any de-fault by such
Lender hereunder.
Β
(c)Β Β All
Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their
respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default
by
any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be
ob-ligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless
of
the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.
Β
Section
2.7.Β Β Interest
Elections.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice
of
Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial
Interest Period as specified in such Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to
continue such Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect
Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower
may
elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected
Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among
the
Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising
each
such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall
NOT
apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or
continued.
Β
(b)Β Β To
make
an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give the Administrative
Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing)
of each Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit
2.7
attached
hereto (a βNotice
of Conversion/Continuationβ)
that
is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, (x) prior to 11:00 a.m.
(New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of a conversion
into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) three
(3)
Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar
Borrowing. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable
and
shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of
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Β
(c)Β Β If,
on
the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing,
the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/ Continuation,
then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall
be
deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing.
No
Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing
if a
Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and
each
of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of
any
Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest
Period in respect thereof.Β
Β
(d)Β Β Upon
receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent
shall
promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion
of each resulting Borrowing.
Β
Section
2.8.Β Β Optional
Reduction and Termination of Commitments.
Β
(a)Β Β Unless
previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments (including the LC Commitments)
shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Β
(b)Β Β Upon
at
least three (3) Business Daysβ prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice
shall
be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
in
part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided,
that
(i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently
the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant
to
this Section
2.8
shall be
in an amount of at least $5,000,000 and any larger multiple of $1,000,000,
and
(iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than the outstanding Revolving
Credit Exposures of all Lenders. Any such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving
Commitment Amount shall result in a proportionate reduction (rounded to the
next
lowest integral multiple of $100,000) in the Swingline Commitment and the
LC
Commitment.
Β
Section
2.9.Β Β Repayment
of Loans.
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(a)Β Β The
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable
(together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Β
(b)Β Β The
principal amount of each Swingline Borrowing shall be due and payable (together
with accrued interest thereon) on the earlier of (i) the last day of the
Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing and (ii) the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Β
Section
2.10.Β Β Evidence
of Indebtedness.
(a)
Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from
each
Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal
and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under
this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintainΒ appropriate
recordsΒ in
which
shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount
of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and
the
Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof
pursuant to Section
2.7,
(iv)
the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant
to Section
2.7,
(v) the
date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due
and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such
Loans
and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lenderβs Pro
Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima
facie evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein
recorded; provided,
that
the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining
or
making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any
manner
affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal
and
unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β At
the
request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower
agrees that it will execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Credit
Note
and, in the case of the Swingline Lender only, a Swingline Note, payable
to the
order of such Lender.
Β
Section
2.11.Β Β Optional
Prepayments.
The
Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay
any
Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving
irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing)
to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of
any
Eurodollar Borrowing, noon (New York time) not less than three (3) Business
Days
prior to any such prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base
Rate Borrowing, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of such
prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, prior to noon
on the
date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall
specify
the proposed date of such prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing
or portion thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents
thereof and of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such
notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due
and
payable on the date designated in such notice, together with
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Β
accrued
interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section
2.13(d);
provided,
that if
a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of
an
Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts
required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19.
Each
partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in
an
amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving
Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section
2.3
or in
the case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section
2.5.
Each
prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising
such
Borrowing.
Β
Section
2.12.Β Β Mandatory
Prepayments.
Β
(a)Β Β Immediately
upon receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of proceeds of any
sale
or disposition by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of any of its assets
(excluding (i) up to $20,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of proceeds from the
sale of
assets permitted under Section
7.6(d)
and (ii)
sales of assets permitted by Section
7.6
other
than pursuant to clause (d) thereof) the Borrower shall prepay the Loans
in an
amount equal to all such proceeds, net of commissions and other reasonable
and
customary transaction costs, fees and expenses properly attributable to such
transaction and payable by such Borrower in connection therewith (in each
case,
paid to non-Affiliates). Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance
with
Section
2.12(b).
Β
(b)Β Β Any
prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.12(a)
above
shall be applied as follows: first,
to
Administrative Agentβs fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable
pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second,
to all
other fees and reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank
then
due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders
and the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees
and
expenses; third,
to
interests then due and payable on the Loans made to Borrower, pro rata to
the
Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments; fourth,
to the
principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been
paid in
full, to the Swingline Lender; and fifth,
to the
principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been
paid in
full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments.
The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall be permanently reduced by
the
amount of any prepayments made pursuant to clauses fourth and fifth
above.
Β
(c)Β Β If
at any
time the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans exceeds
the
Revolving Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately repay the Revolving
Loans
in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest
on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section
2.19.
Β
Section
2.13.Β Β Interest
on Loans.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay interest on each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate in effect
from time to time and on each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for
the
applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus
the
Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.
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(b)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Swingline Rate
in
effect from time to time.
Β
(c)Β Β While
an
Event of Default exists or after acceleration, at the option of the Required
Lenders, the Borrower shall pay interest (βDefault
Interestβ)
with
respect to all Eurodollar Loans at the rate otherwise applicable for the
then-current Interest Pe-riod plus
an
additional 2% per annum until the last day of such Interest Period, and
thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all Swingline
LoansΒ and
all
other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at an all-in rate in effect
for
Base Rate Loans, plus
an
additional 2% per annum.
Β
(d)Β Β Interest
on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and includ-ing the
date
such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repay-ment thereof.
Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be
payable
quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December
and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all outstanding
Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period
applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest
Period in excess of three months or 90 days, respectively, on each day which
occurs every three months or 90 days, as the case may be, after the initial
date
of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which
is
repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the
date
of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof.
All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.
Β
(e)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the
Loans
hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such
rate in
writing (or by telephone, promptly con-firmed in writing). Any such
determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
Β
Section
2.14.Β Β Fees.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in
the
amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent.Β
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage per
annum
(determined daily in accordance with Schedule
I)
on the
daily amount of the Revolving Commitment (whether used or unused) of such
Lender
during the Availability Period; provided,
that if
such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date, then the facility fee shall continue to accrue
on
the daily amount of such Revolving Credit ExposureΒ from
and
after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date to the date that all of such
Lenderβs Revolving Credit Exposure has been paid in full.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
each
Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each
Letter
of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Margin
for Eurodollar
Β
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Β
(d)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
each
Lender, the upfront fee previously agreed upon by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, which shall be due and payable on the Closing
Date.
Β
(e)Β Β Accrued
fees (other than the upfront fee referenced in paragraph (d)) shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and
December, commencing on September 30, 2006 and on the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall
be
repaid in their entirety); providedΒ further,
that
any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall
be
payable on demand.
Β
Section
2.15.Β Β Computation
of Interest and Fees.
All
computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of
a year
of 360Β days for the actual number of days (including the first day but
excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or
fees
are payable (to the extent computed on the basis of days elapsed). Each
determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest amount or fee hereunder
shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final,
con-clusive and binding for all purposes.
Β
Section
2.16.Β Β Inability
to Determine Interest Rates.
If
prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Borrowing,
Β
(i)Β Β the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the relevant interbank market, ad-equate means do not exist for
ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or
Β
(ii)Β Β the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders
that
the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to
such
Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans for such
Interest Period,
Β
the
Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable
thereafter. In the case of Eurodollar Loans, until the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that
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the
circumstances giv-ing rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations
of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans or to continue or convert
outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii)
all
such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day
of
the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays
such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies
the
Administrative Agent at least one Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing has previously
been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving
Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.Β
Β
Section
2.17.Β Β Illegality.
If
any
Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make,
maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice
thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender
notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances
giving
rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to
make
Eurodollar Revolving Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as
or
into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a
Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Lenderβs Revolving Loan shall be made as a
Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest
Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan
shall
be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current
Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully
continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender
shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar
Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall,
prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different
Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving
such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous
to
such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.
Β
Section
2.18.Β Β Increased
Costs.
Β
(a)Β Β If
any
Change in Law shall:
Β
(i)Β Β impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO
Rate
hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in
the
Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; orΒ
Β
(ii)Β Β impose
on
any Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any
other
condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender
or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein; and the result of either
of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting
into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost
to
such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter
of
Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the
Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of
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Β
Β Β Β Β principal,Β interest
or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon written
notice
from and demand by such Lender on the Borrower (with a copy of such notice
and
demand to the Administrative Agent), to the Administrative Agent for the
account
of such Lender, within five Business Days after the date of such notice
and
demand, additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender
or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or
reduction suffered.
Β
(b)Β Β If
any
Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date
of
this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would
have the ef-fect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or the Issuing
Bankβs capital (or on the capital of such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs parent
corporation) as a consequence of its obligations here-under or under or in
respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or
the
Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs parent corporation could
have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lenderβs or the Issuing Bankβs policies or the policies of such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs parent corporation with respect to capital adequacy) then, from
time to time, within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower
of
written xx-xxxx by such Lender (with a copy thereof to the Administrative
Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as
will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the Issuing
Bankβs parent corporation for any such reduction suffered.
Β
(c)Β Β A
certifi-cate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or
amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs parent corporation, as the case may be, specified in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy
to
the Administrative Agent) and shall be con-clusive, absent manifest error.
The
Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be,
such
amount or amounts within 10 days after receipt thereof.
Β
(d)Β Β Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or the
Issuing Bankβs right to demand such compensation.
Β
Section
2.19.Β Β Funding
Indemnity.
In the
event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than
on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result
of an
Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan
other
than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto or (c) the
failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar
Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether
such
notice is withdrawn or revoked), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall
compensate each Lender, within five (5) Business Days after written demand
from
such Lender, for any loss, cost or expense attributable to such event. In
the
case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to
include
an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the
amount
of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar
Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable
to such
Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day
of
the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to
borrow, convert or continue, for the period that
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Β
Section
2.20.Β Β Taxes.
Β
(a)Β Β Any
and
all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder
shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes
or
Other Taxes; provided,
that if
the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary
so
that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable
to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, any
Lender
or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to
the
sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower
shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
Β
(b)Β Β In
addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing
Bank, within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the
full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative
Agent,
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to
any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of
such
payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing
Bank,
or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender
or the
Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β
(d)Β Β As
soon
as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued
by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
Β
(e)Β Β Any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the Code or any treaty to which the United States is a party, with
respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with
a
copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable
law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable
law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments
to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
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Β
Section
2.21.Β Β Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether
of
principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts
payable under Section
2.18,
2.19
or
2.20,
or
otherwise) prior to 12:00 noonΒ (New
York
time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear
of
any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction
of
taxes. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion
of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next
succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All
such
payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office,
except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as
expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections
2.18,
2.19
and
2.20
and
10.3
shall be
made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other
Person
to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment
hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for
payment
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the
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Β
(b)Β Β If
at any
time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements,
interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first,
towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees
then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed
LC
Disbursements then due to such parties.
Β
(c)Β Β If
any
Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its
Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans
that
would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of
the
aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received
by
any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to
the
extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared
by the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and
accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in
LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided,
that
(i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the
payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without
interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed
to
apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with
the
express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of
its
Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans to any assignee
or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower
consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do
so
under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant
to the
foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off
and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were
a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
Β
(d)Β Β Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior
to
the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the
account
of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make
such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made
such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such
assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be,
the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact
made
such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may
be,
severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
the
amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon,
for
each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to
but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater
of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate
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Β
(e)Β Β If
any
Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant
to
Section
2.5(c),
2.6(b),
2.21(d),
2.22(c)
or
(d),
or
10.3(d),
then
the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lenderβs obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully
paid.
Β
Section
2.22.Β Β Letters
of Credit.
Β
(a)Β Β During
the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements
of
the other Lenders pursuant to Section
2.22(d),
agrees
to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit for the account
of
the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided,
that
(i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one
year
after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any
renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and
(B)
the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date; (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount
of at
least $50,000; and (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit,
if,
after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would
exceed
the LC Commitment or (B) the aggregate LC Exposure, plus
the
aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans of all Lenders
would
exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.Β Upon
the
issuance of each Letter of Credit each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank
without recourse a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lenderβs
Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter
of Credit. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize
the
Revolving Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such
participation.
Β
(b)Β Β To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or
extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the
Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying
the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued
(or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date
of
such Letter of Credit, the amount of such 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 Letter of Credit. In addition to the
satisfaction of the conditions in Article III, the issuance of such Letter
of
Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit)
will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall
be in
such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that
the
Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications,
agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing
Bank
shall reasonably require; provided,
that in
the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments
and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Β
(c)Β Β At
least
two Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing
Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing)
that the
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Β
(d)Β Β The
Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand
for
payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof.
The
Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such
demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC
Disbursement thereunder; provided,
that
any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the
Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders
with
respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and
unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements
paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment,
demand
or other formalities of any kind. Unless the Borrower shall have notified
the
Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time)
on
the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored
that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of
such
drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower
shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the
Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate
BorrowingΒ on
the
date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing
Bank; provided,
that
for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedents set forth
in
Section
3.2
hereof
shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders
of
such Borrowing in accordance with Section
2.3,
and
each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such
Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Bank in accordance with Section
2.6.
The
proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative
Agent
to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.
Β
(e)Β Β If
for
any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with
the
foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall
be
obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to
subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata ShareΒ of
such
LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should
have
occurred.Β Each
Lenderβs obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without
limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
that
such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any
other
Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event
of
Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii)
any
adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower
or any
of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or
any
other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit
or
(vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing. On
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Β
(f)Β Β To
the
extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant
to paragraph (d) of this Section
2.22
on the
due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through
the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such
payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate;
provided,
that if
such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three
(3)
Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such
Lender
shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the Default
Rate.
Β
(g)Β Β If
any
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that
the
Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders
demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the
Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the
name
of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus
any
accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided,
that
the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective
immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without
demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default
with
respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of Section
8.1.
Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including
the
exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Borrower agrees to execute
any
documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph.
Other
than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments
shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent
and
at the Borrowerβs risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest.
Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such
account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent
to
reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been
reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction
of
the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such
time
or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of
the
Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower
under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required
to
provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence
of
an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid)
shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events
of
Default have been cured or waived.
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(h)Β Β Promptly
following the end of each Fiscal Quarter, the Issuing Bank shall deliver
(through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report
describing the aggregate Letters of Credit outstanding at the end of such
Fiscal
Quarter. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank
shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by
such
Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.
Β
(i)Β Β The
Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective
of any of the following circumstances:
Β
(i)Β Β Any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this
Agreement;
Β
(ii)Β Β The
existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against
a
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or
entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any
Lender
(including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with
this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or
thereto
or any unrelated transaction;
Β
(iii)Β Β Any
draft
or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged,
fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue
or
inaccurate in any respect;
Β
(iv)Β Β Payment
by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft
or
other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of
such
Letter of Credit;
Β
(v)Β Β Any
other
event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute
a
legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the
Borrowerβs obligations hereunder; or
Β
(vi)Β Β The
existence of a Default or an Event of Default.
Β
Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party
of
any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason
of or
in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any
payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of
the
circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss
or
delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication
under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required
to
make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms
or
any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank;
provided,
that
the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability
to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to
special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential
damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived
by
the Borrower
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to
the
extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused
by
the Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts
or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall
be
deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance
of
the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree
that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be
in
substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing
Bank
may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or
information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such
documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of
such
Letter of Credit.
Β
(j)Β Β Each
Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for
Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce
Publication No. 500, as the same may be amended from time to time, and, to
the
extent not inconsistent therewith, the governing law of this Agreement set
forth
in Section
10.5.
Β
Section
2.23.Β Β Mitigation
of Obligations.
If any
Lender requests compensation under Section
2.18,
or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
2.20,
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 sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would
eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section
2.18
or
Section
2.20,
as the
case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such
Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred
by any
Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.
Β
Section
2.24.Β Increase
of Commitments; Additional Lenders.Β
Β
(a)Β So
long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, from time to time
after
the Closing Date, the Borrower may, upon at least 30 daysβ written notice to the
Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to
each
Lender), propose to increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments by an amount
not to exceed $100,000,000Β (the
amount of any such increase, the βAdditional
Commitment Amountβ).
Each
Lender shall have the right for a period of 15 days following receipt of
such
notice, to elect by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent
to increase its Revolving Commitment by a principal amount equal to its Pro
Rata
Share of the Additional Commitment Amount. No Lender (or any successor thereto)
shall have any obligation to increase its Revolving Commitment or its other
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any decision
by a Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment shall be made in its sole
discretion independently from any other Lender.
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(b)Β If
any
Lender shall not elect to increase its Revolving Commitment pursuant to
subsection (a) of this Section
2.24,
the
Borrower may designate another bank or other financial institution (which
may
be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time
agrees to, in the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, increase
its Revolving Commitment and in the case of any other such Person (an
βAdditional
Lenderβ),
become a party to this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
any new bank or financial institution must be acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
sum of
the increases in the Revolving Commitments of the existing Lenders pursuant
to
this subsection (b) plus the Revolving Commitments of the Additional Lenders
shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional
Commitment Amount.
Β
(c)Β An
increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to
this
Section
2.24
shall
become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of a supplement
or
joinder in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent executed
by the Borrower, by each Additional Lender and by each other Lender whose
Revolving Commitment is to be increased, setting forth the new Revolving
Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional
Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms
and
provisions hereof, together with Notes evidencing such increase in the
Commitments, and such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on
the
part of the Borrower with respect to the increase in the Revolving Commitments
and such opinions of counsel for the Borrower with respect to the increase
in
the Revolving Commitments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
Β
(d)Β Upon
the
acceptance of any such supplement or joinder by the Administrative Agent,
the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount shall automatically be increased by
the
amount of the Revolving Commitments added through such supplement or joinder
and
Annex
I
shall
automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Revolving Commitments.
Β
(e)Β Upon
any
increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to
this
Section
2.24
that is
not pro rata among all Lenders, (x) within five Business Days, in the case
of
any Base Rate Loans then outstanding, and at the end of the then current
Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans
then
outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and,
to the
extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified
in
Article
III,
the
Borrower shall reborrow Loans from the Lenders in proportion to their respective
Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time
as
all outstanding Loans are held by the Lenders in proportion to their respective
Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such
increase, the amount of the participations held by each Lender in each Letter
of
Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after
giving
effect to such adjustments, the Lenders shall hold participations in each
such
Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective Revolving
Commitments.
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ARTICLE
IIIΒ Β
Β
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
Β
Section
3.1.Β Β Conditions
To Effectiveness.
The
obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans
and
the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder
shall
not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions
is
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section
10.2).
Β
(a)Β Β The
Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment
of
all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid
by the
Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement
with
the Administrative Agent or SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc., as Lead
Arranger.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the
following:
Β
(i)Β Β a
counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of each party hereto
or
written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include
telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that
such
party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;
Β
(ii)Β Β duly
executed Revolving Credit Notes payable to such Lender and the Swingline
Note
payable to the Swingline Lender;
Β
(iii)Β Β a
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secre-tary of the Borrower, attaching
and certifying copies of its bylaws and of the resolutions of its board of
directors, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true
signature of each officer of the Borrower executing the Loan Documents to
which
it is a party;
Β
(iv)Β Β certified
copies of the articles or certificate of incorporation of the Borrower, together
with certificates of good standing or existence, as may be avail-able from
the
Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization and each other
jurisdiction where the Borrower is required to be qualified to do business
as a
foreign corporation;
Β
(v)Β Β a
favorable written opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, counsel to the Borrower, addressed
to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lend-ers, and covering such matters
relating to the Borrower, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated
therein as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably
request;
Β
(vi)Β Β a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer,
confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b)
and
(c) of Section
3.2;
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(vii)Β Β a
duly
executed Notice of Borrowing;
Β
(viii)Β Β a
duly
executed funds disbursement agreement;
Β
(ix)Β Β certified
copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings
and
orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement
of
Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity
and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings
and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods
shall have expired;
Β
(x)Β Β copies
of
(A) the internally prepared quarterly financial statements of Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and of the Borrower only for the Fiscal
Quarter ending on March 31, 2006, and (B) the audited consolidated financial
statements for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ending
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005; and
Β
(xi)Β Β a
true
and correct copy of that certain Note Purchase and Master Shelf Agreement,
dated
as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, Prudential Investment
Management, Inc. and the purchasers from time to time party thereto governing
the issuance of the 2006 Prudential Notes.
Β
(c)Β Β All
βObligationsβ (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (other than
contingent obligations that by the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement
survive the termination thereof) have been paid in full, or will be paid
in full
with the initial funding hereunder.
Β
Upon
the
satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Existing Credit Agreement and
all
βCommitmentsβ (as defined therein) shall be deemed terminated.
Β
Section
3.2.Β Β Each
Credit Event.
The
obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing
and of
the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Β
(a)Β Β at
the
time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable,
no
Default or Event of Default shall exist; and
Β
(b)Β Β all
representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents
shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the
date of
issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, in each
case
before and after giving effect thereto; and
Β
(c)Β Β since
the
date of the financial statements of the Borrower described in Section
4.4,
there
shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(d)Β Β the
Borrower shall have delivered the required Notice of Borrowing; and
Β
(e)Β Β the
Administrative Agent shall have received such other docu-ments, certificates,
information or legal opinions as the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably
sat-isfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders.
Β
Each
Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter
of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a),
(b)
and (c) of this SectionΒ 3.2.
Β
Section
3.3.Β Β Delivery
of Documents.
All of
the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and
papers
referred to in this Article III, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered
to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and, except
for the Notes, in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders
and
shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the
Administrative Agent.
Β
ARTICLE
IVΒ Β
Β
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Β
The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender
as
follows:
Β
Section
4.1.Β Β Existence;
Power.
The
Borrower and each of its Material Subsidiaries (i) is duly orga-nized, validly
existing and in good standing as corporation, partnership or limited liability
company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) -has
all
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted,
and
(iii)Β is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure
to be
so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.Β
Β
Section
4.2.Β Β Organizational
Power; Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of
the
Loan Documents to which it is a party are within the Borrowerβs organizational
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and
if
required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been
duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower, andΒ constitutes,
and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, when executed and delivered
by the Borrower, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
en-forceable against it in accordance with their re-spective terms, except
as
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally and by
general principles of equity.
Β
Section
4.3.Β Β Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or
of the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent
or
approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental
Authority, except those
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Β
Section
4.4.Β Β Financial
Statements.
The
Borrower has furnished to each Lender (i) the audited con-solidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and the
related consolidated statements of income, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows
for the Fiscal Year then ended prepared by Ernst & Young LLP and
(ii)Β the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as ofΒ March
31,
2006, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of in-come and cash
flows for the Fiscal Quarter and year-to-date period then ending, certified
by a
Responsible Officer. Such financial statements fairly present the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such dates
and
the consolidated results of op-erations for such periods in conformity with
GAAP
consistently applied, subject to year end audit adjustments and the absence
of
footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii). Since
December 31, 2005, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries which have had or couldΒ reasonably
be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
Β
Section
4.5.Β Β Litigation
and Environmental Matters.
Β
(a)Β Β No
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitra-tors or
Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse
determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually
or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, except for those matters listed
on
Schedule
4.5(a)
or (ii)
which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Β
(b)Β Β Except
for the matters set forth on Schedule
4.5(b),
neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any
Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license
or
other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject
to
any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with
respect
to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental
Liability, in each case which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
4.6.Β Β Compliance
with Laws and Agreements.
The
Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of
Law
and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority and (b)
all
indentures,
Β
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Β Β Β Β Β Β agreements
or other instruments
binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance, either
singly or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.Β
Β
Section
4.7.Β Β Investment
Company Act, Etc.
Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an βinvestment companyβ or is
βcontrolledβ by an βinvestment companyβ, as such terms are defined in, or
subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
or
(b) a βholding companyβ as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. The Borrower is not
subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt
or
requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any
Governmental Authority in connection therewith.
Β
Section
4.8.Β Β Taxes.
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and each other Person for whose taxes the Borrower
or any Subsidiary could become liable have timely filed or caused to be filed
all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are
re-quired to be filed by them, and have paid all Federal and material taxes
shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against
it or its property and all other material taxes, fees or other charges imposed
on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where
the
same are currently being contested in good faith by ap-propriate proceedings
and
for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside
on
its books adequate reserves in accordance with SAP and GAAP. The charges,
accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be
materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.
Β
Section
4.9.Β Β Margin
Regulations.
None of
the pro-ceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly
or
indirectly, for βpurchasingβ or βcarryingβ any βmargin stockβ with the
respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U of the Board
of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter
in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation
U.
Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one
of
its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of
purchasing or carrying βmargin stock.β
Β
Section
4.10.Β Β 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. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each
Plan
(based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards
No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements
reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such
Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all
underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement
of
Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial
statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets
of all such underfunded Plans.
Β
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Section
4.11.Β Β Ownership
of Property.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation
of
its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent
audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section
4.4
or
purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after said
date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of
business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement.
All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business
or
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting
and are
in full force.
Β
(b)Β Β Each
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise has
the
right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights
and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof
by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe in any material respect
on
the rights of any other Person.
Β
(c)Β Β The
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the
Borrower, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as
are
customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning
similar properties in localities where the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary
operates.
Β
Section
4.12.Β Β Disclosure.
The
Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate
or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or
in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including
without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates or
other
information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder
(as
modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains
any
material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary
to
make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
Β
Section
4.13.Β Β Labor
Relations.
There
are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrowerβs knowledge,
threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
and no
significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Borrowerβs knowledge, threatened
against any of them before any Governmental Authority which could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective
bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books
of
the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
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Section
4.14.Β Β Subsidiaries.
Schedule
4.14
sets
forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization of, and the type of each Subsidiary as of
the
Closing Date.
Β
Section
4.15.Β Β Insolvency.
After
giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making
of
the Loans under this Agreement, neither the Borrower nor its Material
Subsidiaries will be βinsolvent,β within the meaning of such term as defined in
Β§ 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time,
or be
unable to pay its debts generally as such debts become due, or have an
unreasonably small capital to engage in any business or transaction, whether
current or contemplated.
Β
Section
4.16.Β Β Insurance
Licenses.
Schedule
4.16
sets
forth the jurisdiction of domicile of each Insurance Subsidiary, the line
or
lines of insurance in which such Insurance Subsidiary is engaged, the state
or
states in which such Insurance Subsidiary is licensed to engage in any line
of
insurance and, with respect to each Material Insurance Subsidiary, all of
the
jurisdictions in which such Material Insurance Subsidiary holds a License
and is
authorized to transact insurance business as of the Closing Date. No License,
the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, is the subject of any proceeding for suspension or revocation. To
the
Borrowerβs knowledge, there is no sustainable basis for such suspension or
revocation, and no such suspension or revocation has been threatened by any
Governmental Authority. To the Borrowerβs knowledge, no Insurance Subsidiary has
received written notice from any Governmental Authority that is deemed to
be
βcommercially domiciledβ for insurance regulatory purposes in any jurisdiction
other than that indicated on Schedule
4.16.
Β
Section
4.17.Β Β Reinsurance.
The
Insurance Subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of business, cede to other
title
insurance underwriters (and assume from other title insurance underwriters)
reinsurance on specific title risks pursuant to one or more standard (American
Land Title Association (ALTA)) facultative reinsurance agreements (each a
βFacultative
Reinsurance Agreementβ).
The
Borrower does not have knowledge that any amount recoverable by any Insurance
Subsidiary pursuant to any Facultative Reinsurance Agreement is not fully
collectible in due course. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no Insurance
Subsidiary is in default in any material respect under any Facultative
Reinsurance Agreement. There are no claims in excess of $1,000,000 under
any
Facultative Reinsurance Agreement which are being disputed by any Insurance
Subsidiary or any other party to any Facultative Reinsurance
Agreement.
Β
Section
4.18.Β Β Reserves.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.18,
each
reserve and other material liability amount in respect of the insurance
business, including, without limitation, material reserve and other material
liability amounts in respect of insurance policies of each Insurance Subsidiary
established or reflected in the Annual Statement for the year ended December
31,
2005 of such Insurance Subsidiary, was determined in accordance with usual
and
customary industry practice, was fairly stated in accordance with usual and
customary industry practice and was in compliance with the requirement of
the
insurance laws, rules and regulations of its state of domicile
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Β
Section
4.19.Β OFAC.
Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a Person whose property or
interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section
1 of
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism
(66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions
prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated
with
any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a Person
on
the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject
to the
limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasuryβs Office
of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
Β
Section
4.20.Β Patriot
Act.
Each of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects,
with the (i)Β the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the
foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department
(31
CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation
or
executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening
America
By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism
(USA
Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used,
directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or
employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for
political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order
to
obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation
of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
Β
ARTICLE
VΒ Β
Β
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:
Β
Section
5.1.Β Β Financial
Statements and Other Information.
The
Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies
for
each Lender:
Β
(a)Β Β as
soon
as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal
Year
of Borrower, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of
the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows (together
with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
Fiscal
Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by Ernst &
Young LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized
standing (without a βgoing concernβ or like qualification, exception or
explanation and without any qualification or exception as to
Β
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Β
(b)Β Β as
soon
as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal
Quarter of the Borrower (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal
Year), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited
statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for
such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
quarter
and the corresponding portion of the Borrowerβs previous Fiscal
Year;
Β
(c)Β Β concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a)
and (b)
above, a Compliance Certificate signed by the treasurer or the principal
financial officer of the Borrower;
Β
(d)Β Β as
soon
as avail-able and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal
Year
of the Borrower, an unaudited Borrower only balance sheet as of the end of
such
Fiscal Year and the related unaudited statements of in-come and cash flows
of
the Borrower for such Fiscal Year, all certified by a Responsible Officer
as
having been developed and used in connection with the financial statements
referred to in Section
5.1(a);
Β
(e)Β Β as
soon
as avail-able and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal
Quarter of the Borrower, (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal
Year) an unaudited Borrower only balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal
Quarter and the related unaudited statements of in-come and cash flows of
the
Borrower for such Fiscal Quarter, all certified by a Responsible Officer
as
having been developed and used in connection with the financial statements
referred to in Section
5.1(a);
Β
(f)Β Β concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauseΒ (a)
above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial
statements stating whether they obtained any knowledge during the course
of
their examination of such financial statements of any Default or Event of
Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting
rules or guidelines);
Β
(g)Β Β as
soon
as available, and in any event within 30 days after the regulatory filing
date
for each such document, copies of the Annual Statement and financial statements
relating thereto of each of the Material Insurance Subsidiaries, audited
and
certified by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized
standing, all such statements to be prepared in accordance with SAP consistently
applied through the period reflected hereof;
Β
(h)Β Β as
soon
as available, and in any event within 15 days after the regulatory filing
date
(other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year), copies of the
Quarterly Statement and financial statements relating thereto of each of
the
Material
Β
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Β
(i)Β Β promptly
and in any event within ten (10) days after obtaining knowledge thereof,
notification of any negative change in ratings given by any nationally
recognized rating agency in respect of any Material Insurance Subsidiary
and (i)
upon receipt thereof, copies of ratings analysis by any such nationally
recognized rating agency relating to any Material Insurance Subsidiary;
Β
(j)Β Β promptly
and in any event within five (5) days after obtaining knowledge thereof,
notification of any changes after the Closing Date in the rating given by
either
S&Pβs or Xxxxxβx, implicitly or explicitly, in respect of the Borrowerβs
senior unsecured Indebtedness;
Β
(k)Β Β promptly
after the filing of the same with any state insurance regulatory authority,
a
copy of any βManagement Analysis and Discussionβ filed by any Material Insurance
Subsidiary with any such state insurance regulatory authority (other than
as
contained in an Annual Statement or a Quarterly Statement); and
Β
(l)Β Β promptly
following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results
of
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably
request.
Β
Section
5.2.Β Β Notices
of Material Events.
The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt
written
notice of the following:
Β
(a)Β Β the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
Β
(b)Β Β the
filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
Β
(c)Β Β the
occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or
any of
its Subsidiaries (i) fails 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) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii)
receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability,
or
(iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each
of
the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(d)Β Β the
occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding
$10,000,000;
Β
(e)Β Β the
occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by Borrower
or any
of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event
of
default, in respect of any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries;
Β
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(f)Β Β the
receipt of any notice from any Governmental Authority of the expiration without
renewal, revocation or suspension of, or the institution of any proceedings
to
revoke or suspend, any License now or hereafter held by any Material Insurance
Subsidiary which is required to conduct insurance business in compliance
with
all Applicable Laws and the expiration, revocation or suspension of which
could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(g)Β Β the
receipt of any notice from any Governmental Authority of the institution
of any
disciplinary proceedings against or in respect of any Insurance Subsidiary,
or
the issuance of any order, the taking of any action or any request for an
extraordinary audit for cause by any Governmental Authority which if adversely
determined could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
Β
(h)Β Β any
judicial or administrative order limiting or controlling the insurance business
of any Insurance Subsidiary (and not the insurance industry generally) which
has
been issued or adopted and which has had, or which could reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect; and
Β
(i)Β Β any
other
development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in,
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Β
Each
notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement
of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development
requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto.
Β
Section
5.3.Β Β Existence;
Conduct of Business.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, do or
cause
to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force
and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits,
privileges, xxxx-chises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names
material to the conduct of its business and will continue to engage in
substantially the same business as presently conducted or such other businesses
that are reasonably related thereto, including any business in which a
βfinancial holding companyβ (as defined in Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding
Company Act (12 U.S.C. Β§1841)) may engage; provided,
that
nothing in this Section shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation
or
dissolution permitted under Section
7.3.
Β
Section
5.4.Β Β Compliance
with Laws, Etc.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all
laws,
rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable
to
its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental
Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually
or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
Section
5.5.Β Β Payment
of Obligations.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge
at
or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities (including without
limitation all tax liabilities and claims that could result in a statutory
Lien)
before the same shall become delinquent or in default,
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Β
Section
5.6.Β Β Books
and Records.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep
properΒ books
of
record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made
of all
dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the
extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower
in
conformity with GAAP or SAP, as applicable.
Β
Section
5.7.Β Β Visitation,
Inspection, Etc.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any
representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect
its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take
ex-tracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and ac-counts with
any
of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants, all
at
such reasonable times and as of-ten as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may reasonably request after rea-sonable prior notice to the Borrower;
provided,
however,
if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prior notice shall be
required.
Β
Section
5.8.Β Β Maintenance
of Properties;Β Insurance.
The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain
all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order
and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its
prop-erties and business, and the properties and business of its Subsidiaries,
against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies
in
the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
Β
Section
5.9.Β Β Use
of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
The
Borrower will use the proceeds of all Loans to fund a portion of the Capital
Title Acquisition and other Acquisitions, to finance working capital needs,
capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower.
No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or
indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of
the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T,
U or
X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate
purposes.Β
Β
ARTICLE
VIΒ Β
Β
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains unpaid or outstanding:
Β
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Β
Section
6.2.Β Β Interest
Coverage Ratio.Β The
Borrower will maintain, as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing
with
the Fiscal Quarter ending June
30, 2006,
an
Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 3.00:1.0.
Β
Section
6.3.Β Β Consolidated
Net Worth.
The
Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be less
than
an amount equal to the sum of (i) 85% of the Consolidated Net Worth as of
December 31, 2005 plus
(ii)
50%
of Consolidated Net In-come on a cumulative basis for each succeeding Fiscal
Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2006; provided,
that if
Consolidated Net Income is negative in any Fiscal Quarter the amount added
for
such Fiscal Quarter shall be zero and such negative Consolidated Net Income
shall not reduce the amount of Consolidated Net Income added from any previous
Fiscal Quarter; plus
(iii)
100% of the amount by which the Borrowerβs βtotal stockholdersβ equityβ is
increased as a result of any public or private offering of common stock of
the
Borrower after the Closing Date (other than issuances of stock options to
employees and issuances of restricted stock to employees). Promptly upon
the
consummation of such offering, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of the amount of such increase in βtotal stockholdersβ
equityβ.
Β
ARTICLE
VIIΒ Β
Β
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
The
Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment
hereunder or any Obligation remains outstanding:
Β
Section
7.1.Β Β Indebtedness.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Indebtedness
created pursuant to the Loan Documents;
Β
(b)Β Β Intentionally
Omitted;
Β
(c)Β Β Indebtedness
described on Schedule
7.1
and
extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving
effect to such extension, renewal or replacement) or shorten the maturity
or the
weighted average life thereof including the 2006 Prudential Notes;
Β
(d)Β Β Indebtedness
incurred in connection with leases permitted pursuant to Section
7.13;
Β
(e)Β Β Indebtedness
incurred in connection with Arbitrage Liens;
Β
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(f)Β Β Other
Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower so long as (1) at the time of incurrence
thereof and after giving pro forma effect thereto, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) such Indebtedness matures
no earlier than 180 days after the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date;
Β
(g)Β Β Specified
Relocation Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
Β
(h)Β Federal
Home Loan Bank Borrowings;
Β
(i)Β Indebtedness
incurred in connection with Investments permitted by Section
7.4(c);
and
Β
(j)Β The
2004
Convertible Debenture.
Β
Section
7.2.Β Β Negative
Pledge.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property
now
owned or hereafter acquired or, except:
Β
(a)Β Β Liens,
if
any, created in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders
pursuant to the Loan Documents;
Β
(b)Β Β Permitted
Encumbrances;
Β
(c)Β Β any
Liens
on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the
Closing Date set forth on Schedule
7.2;
provided,
that
such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower
or any
Subsidiary;
Β
(d)Β Β Liens
securing obligations in respect of Capital Lease Obligations; provided
that
such Capital Lease Obligations are otherwise permitted hereunder;
Β
(e)Β Β any
Lien
(i) existing on any asset of any Person at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) existing on any asset of any Person at the
time
such Person is merged with or into the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or (iii) existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof
by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided,
that
any such Lien was not created in the contemplation of any of the foregoing
and
any such Lien secures only those obligations which it secures on the date
that
such Person becomes a Subsidiary or the date of such merger or the date of
such
acquisition; and
Β
(f)Β Β extensions,
renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs (a) through
(e)
of this Section; provided,
that
the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased
and
that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets
originally encumbered thereby;
Β
(g)Β Β Liens
arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating
to
banker's liens, rights of set-off similar rights and remedies as to deposit
accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution,
provided
that (i)
such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not
subject to restrictions against access
Β
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Β
(h)Β Β Liens
consisting of deposits made by any Insurance Subsidiary with the insurance
regulatory authority in its jurisdiction of domicile or other statutory Liens
or
Liens or claims imposed or required by applicable insurance law or regulation
against the assets of any Insurance Subsidiary, in each ease in favor of
all
policyholders of such Insurance Subsidiary and in the ordinary course of
such
Insurance Subsidiaries business;
Β
(i)Β Β Liens
upon Permitted Investments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which are pledged
as collateral for Arbitrage Liens of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as
applicable;
Β
(j)Β Β Liens
securing other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to exceed
$25,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
Β
(k)Β Β Liens
upon real estate owned by a Relocation Subsidiary and securing Indebtedness
permitted by Section
7.1(g);
Β
(l)Β Β Liens
securing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or to another
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
Β
(m)Β Β Liens
securing leases or sub-leases entered into in the ordinary course of business
pursuant to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is lessee (excluding financing
leases, synthetic leases and similar arrangements), including precautionary
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements filed in connection with such
leases; provided that the Lien shall attach solely to the property or assets
leased; and
Β
(n)
Β Liens
securing obligations in respect of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings permitted
hereunder.
Β
Section
7.3.Β Β Fundamental
Changes.
(a)The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, merge
into or
consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into
or
consolidate with it, or sell, or lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(in a
single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all
of its
assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or
substantially all of the stock of any of its Material SubsidiariesΒ (in
each
case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired)Β or
liquidate or dissolve; provided,
that
if
at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default
or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (a) any Material
Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower, provided
that the
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, (b) any Material
Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any one or more Subsidiaries;
provided,
that if
any transaction shall be between a Subsidiary which is not a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall
be
the continuing or surviving corporation; (c) and any Subsidiary may sell
or
transfer all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation
or
otherwise), to the Borrower or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; (d) any
Β
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Β Β Β
Material Subsidiary which is a financial institution (excluding any Insurance
Subsidiary) may consolidate with or be a party to a merger with another
Person,
and may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, and the Borrower
or
another Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Capital
Stock
of any such Material Subsidiary, in each case, pursuant to a divestiture
of such
Material Subsidiary which is specifically mandated by a regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided
that (i)
at the time of such divestiture and immediately after giving effect thereto,
no
Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) such divestiture could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(b)Β The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage
in any
business other than businesses substantially the same as presently conducted
or
such other businesses that are reasonably related thereto, including any
business in which a βfinancial holding companyβ (as defined in Section 4(k) of
the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. Β§1841)) may engage.
Β
Section
7.4.Β Β Investments,
Loans, Etc.
The
Borrower shall not purchase or acquire, or suffer or permit any Subsidiary
to
purchase or acquire, or make any commitment therefore, any Capital Stock,
equity
interest, or any obligations or other securities of, or any interest in,
any
Person, or make or commit to make any Acquisitions, or make or commit to
make
any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to or any
other
investment in, any Person including any Affiliate of the Borrower (together,
βInvestmentsβ),
except for:
Β
(a)Β Β Investments
held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of cash equivalents or
marketable securities;
Β
(b)Β Β extensions
of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising
from
the sale or lease of goods or services in the ordinary course of
business;
Β
(c)Β Β Investments
(i) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a Subsidiary or (ii) by
any
Subsidiary in the Borrower;
Β
(d)Β Β Investments
incurred in order to consummate Acquisitions (including, without limitation,
the
Capital Title Acquisition) of Persons in the title insurance business or
related
lines of business including any business in which a βfinancial holding companyβ
(as defined in Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. Β§1841))
may engage; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default results therefrom;
(ii) such Acquisitions are undertaken in accordance with all applicable
Requirements of Law; and (iii) the prior, effective written consent or approval
to such Acquisition of the board of directors or equivalent governing body
of
the acquiree is obtained;
Β
(e)Β Β Hedging
Transactions permitted by Section
7.10;
Β
(f)Β Β loans
to
agents in an amount not to exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate at any one
time
outstanding;
Β
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(g)Β Β Other
Investments by Insurance Subsidiaries permitted by the applicable laws, rules
or
regulations governing such Insurance Subsidiaries;
Β
(h)Β Β Investments
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is not an Insurance Subsidiary
(including LandAmerica Alliance Company) in joint ventures in the ordinary
course of the business of the Insurance Subsidiaries; and
Β
(i)Β Β Investments
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is not an Insurance Subsidiary in
joint
ventures (other than those permitted by Sections
7.4 (g) and (h))
which
total at any time not greater than $15,000,000.
Β
Section
7.5.Β Β Restricted
Payments.Β The
Borrower shall not declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution
of
assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on any shares
of any
class of its capital stock, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for
value
any shares of its capital stock or any warrants, rights or options to acquire
such shares, now or hereafter outstanding, except that the Borrower
may:
Β
(a)Β Β declare
and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in its common
stock;
Β
(b)Β Β purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or warrants or options
to
acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially
concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock;
Β
(c)Β Β
declare
or pay cash dividends to its stockholders and purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire shares of its capital stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire
any such shares for cash; provided,
that
immediately after giving effect to such proposed action, no Default or Event
of
Default would exist;
Β
(d)
Β consummate,
perform and settle the 2004 Convertible Debenture Xxxxxx in cash or shares
of
the Borrowerβs common stock, as required thereunder; and
Β
(e)Β purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock pursuant to the terms
of
a Rabbi Trust.
Β
The
provisions of this Section
7.5
shall
not be deemed to preclude any conversion of convertible debt issued by the
Borrower, including but not limited to the purchase for cash by the Borrower
pursuant to the terms thereof of all of the holdersβ rights thereunder and/or
common stock into which such debt is convertible in lieu of or in conjunction
with the conversion of such debt.
Β
Section
7.6.Β Β Sale
of Assets.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, convey,
sell,
lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets, business
or
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any
Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiaryβs common stock to any
Person other than the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (or to qualify directors
if required by applicable law), except:
Β
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(a)Β Β dispositions
of used, worn-out or surplus equipment in the ordinary course of
business;
Β
(b)Β Β the
sale
of equipment to the extent that such equipment is exchanged for credit against
the purchase price of similar replacement equipment, or the proceeds of such
sale are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement
equipment;
Β
(c)Β Β dispositions
of Investments by any Insurance Subsidiary;
Β
(d)Β Β dispositions
(including by way of bulk reinsurance) not otherwise permitted hereunder
which
are made for fair market value; provided,
that
(i) at the time of any disposition, no Event of Default shall exist or shall
result from such disposition and (ii) the aggregate value of all assets sold
pursuant to this Section
7.6(d)
by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together, shall not exceed $40,000,000 in
any
Fiscal Year;
Β
(e)Β Β disposition
of the real estate and improvements therein, for fair market value, of the
Borrowerβs headquarters located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX as
previously disclosed in the Borrowerβs 10Q for the first quarter of
2006;
Β
(f)Β Β ordinary
course dispositions of real estate and related properties by Relocation
Subsidiaries in the relocation business;
Β
(g)Β Β dispositions
of real property received by an Insurance Subsidiary as part of a settlement
or
claims resolution under a policy of insurance issued by such Insurance
Subsidiary;
Β
(h)Β Β sale
of
property permitted by Section
7.9;
Β
(i)Β Β sale
or
other disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(j)Β Β dispositions
of tangible property as part of a like kind exchange under Section 1031 of
the
Code entered into in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(k)Β Β the
Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Capital Stock of a Subsidiary in connection with a merger or consolidation
permitted (including any merger or consolidation not prohibited) under
Section
7.3;
Β
(l)Β Β a
Material Subsidiary may issue shares of its Capital Stock in connection with
an
issuance whereby the Borrower or a Subsidiary maintains its or their, as
applicable, same proportionate interest in the issuing Subsidiary;
and
Β
(m)Β Β the
Borrower or a Subsidiary may transfer assets (including the Capital Stock
of a
Subsidiary), and a Subsidiary may issue its Capital Stock, in connection
with an
Investment in a joint venture permitted by Sections
7.4(g), (h) or (i).
Β
Section
7.7.Β Β Transactions
with Affiliates.
The
Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, enter
into
any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower (other than a Subsidiary),
except upon fair and reasonable terms no less
Β
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Β
Section
7.8.Β Β ERISA.
The
Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its ERISA Affiliates
to: (a) engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could
reasonably expected to result in liability of the Borrower in an aggregate
amount in excess of $5,000,000;
or (b)
engage in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c)
of
ERISA.
Β
Section
7.9.Β Β Sale
and Leaseback Transactions.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter
into
any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer
any
property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned
or
hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other
property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes
as the property sold or transferred; provided,
that
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into such sale and leaseback
transactions so long as the fair market value of the property transferred
pursuant thereto in any calendar year shall not exceed $50,000,000.
Β
Section
7.10.Β Β Hedging
Transactions.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter
into
any Hedging Transaction, other than: (i) Hedging Transactions entered into
in
the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower
or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management
of
its liabilities, (ii) the 2004 Convertible Debenture Xxxxxx and (iii) Hedging
Transactions entered into with respect to the 2006 Prudential Notes. Solely
for
the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction
entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall
be
deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any
of the
Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection
with
the purchase by any third party of any common stock or any Indebtedness or
(ii)
as a result of changes in the market value of any common stock or any
Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course
of business to hedge or mitigate risks.
Β
Section
7.11.Β Β Accounting
Changes.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any
significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except
as
required by GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or change the fiscal year of the
Borrower or of any of its Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year
of a
Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower.
Β
Section
7.12.Β Β Restrictive
Agreements.
The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, directly
or
indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that directly
or
expressly prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability
of any
Material Subsidiary toΒ pay dividends or other distributions with respect to
its common stock; provided,
that
(i) the foregoing shall be
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Β
Section
7.13.Β Β Lease
Obligations.
The
Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, create
or
suffer to exist any obligations for the payment of rent for any property
under
lease or agreement to lease, except for;
Β
(a)Β Β leases
of
the Borrower and of Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date and any
renewal or extension thereof;
Β
(b)Β Β operating
leases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date
in
the ordinary course of business;
Β
(c)Β Β leases
entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant
to sale-leaseback transactions permitted under Section
7.9;
Β
(d)Β Β capital
leases other than those permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of this Section,
entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date in
the
ordinary course of business to finance the acquisition of equipment;
and
Β
(e)Β Β leases
acquired or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to an Acquisition
permitted hereunder and any renewal or extension thereof.
Β
Section
7.14.Β Β Material
Subsidiaries.
Β
(a)
The
Borrower will not at any time, determined in accordance with the most recently
available financial statements delivered by the Borrower pursuant to
Section
5.1(a)
or
Section
5.1(b),
permit
all of the then existing Material Subsidiaries, together with the Borrower,
to
account for less than (i) 85% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end
of the
immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower or (ii) 85% of Consolidated
Net Income for the four Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower then most recently
ended.
Β
(b)Β If
at any
time, the Borrower or all of the existing Material Subsidiaries do not together
account for 85% or more of such Consolidated Total Assets and 85% or more
of
Consolidated Net Income as provided in Section
7.14(a),
the
Borrower shall promptly designate, by written notice to the Lenders, such
other
Subsidiaries of the Borrower (which would not otherwise be Material
Subsidiaries) to be deemed Material Subsidiaries hereunder so that such 85%
threshold is satisfied.
Β
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(c)
Β The
Borrower may designate any Subsidiary as a Material Subsidiary and may
de-designate any Material Subsidiary identified in Schedule
7.14
or in a
Compliance Certificate or previously designated as a Material Subsidiary
pursuant to the requirements of this Section
7.14;
provided that:
Β
(i)Β the
Borrower shall have given not less than ten daysβ prior written notice to the
Lenders of such designation or de-designation;
Β
(ii)Β at
the
time of such designation or de-designation and immediately after giving effect
thereto no Default or Event of Default shall exist (including, without
limitation, under Section
7.14(a));
Β
(iii)Β in
the
case of the designation of a Subsidiary as a Material Subsidiary, such
Subsidiary shall not at any time after the date of this Agreement have
previously been designated as a Material Subsidiary more than once;
and
Β
(iv)Β in
the
case of the de-designation of a Material Subsidiary, such Material Subsidiary
shall not at any time after the date of this Agreement have previously been
de-designated more than once.
Β
Β
ARTICLE
VIIIΒ Β
Β
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Β
Section
8.1.Β Β Events
of Default.
If any
of the following events (each an βEvent
of Defaultβ)
shall
occur:
Β
(a)Β Β the
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of 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 or otherwise; or
Β
(b)Β Β the
Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other
amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section
8.1)
pay-able under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the
same
shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied
for a
period of five (5) Business Days; or
Β
(c)Β Β any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (including the Sched-ules attached thereto) and any amendments or
modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report,
financial statement or other document sub-mitted to the Administrative Agent
or
the Lenders by the Borrower or any representative of
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Β
(d)Β Β (i)
the
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained
in
SectionsΒ 5.2,
5.3
(with
respect to the Borrowerβs existence) or Articles VI or VII or (ii) the Borrower
shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in
Section
5.1
and such
failure shall remain unremedied for 15 days ; or
Β
(e)Β Β the
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained
in
this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d)
above)
or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain unremedied for
30Β days after the earlier of (i)Β any officer of the Borrower becomes
aware of such failure, or (ii) notice thereof shall have been given to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
Β
(f)Β Β the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor
or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest
on,
any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall
become
due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after
the
applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument
evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur
or
condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such
Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any,
specified in such agreement or instrument, and as a consequence the maturity
of
such Indebtedness is accelerated; or any such Indebtedness has become or
has
been declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed
(other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption),
purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease
such
Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated
maturity thereof;
Β
(g)Β Β the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or
other
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a
custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it
or any
substantial part of its property, (ii) apply for or consent to the appointment
of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for
the
Borrower or any such Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its
assets, (iii) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition
filed against it in any such proceeding, (iv) make a general assignment for
the
benefit of creditors, or (v) take any action for the purpose of effecting
any of
the foregoing; or
Β
(h)Β Β an
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect
of the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part
of its
assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian,
trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower
or any
Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such
case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of
60
days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall
be
entered; or
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(i)Β Β the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit
in
writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become
due; or
Β
(j)Β Β an
ERISA
Event (other than an ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to result
solely in a negative non-cash impact on goodwill and/or earnings) shall have
occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together
with
other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result
in
liability to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding
$25,000,000; or
Β
(k)Β Β anyΒ judgment
or order for the payment of money in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate
shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and either (i)
enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30Β consecutive days
during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of
a
pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
Β
(l)Β Β anyΒ non-monetaryΒ judgment
or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall
be a
period of 30Β consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such
judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not
be in
effect; or
Β
(m)Β Β a
Change
in Control shall occur or exist; or
Β
(n)Β Β Any
Insurance Subsidiary shall be the subject of a final nonappealable order
imposing a fine in an amount in excess of $5,000,000 in a single instance
or
other such orders imposing fines in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate
after
the Closing Date by or at the request of any state insurance regulatory agency
as a result of the violation by such Insurance Subsidiary of such stateβs
applicable insurance laws or the regulations promulgated in connection
therewith;
Β
then,
and
in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described
in clause (g) or (h) of this Section) and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any
or
all of the follow-ing actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate
the
Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate
immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the
Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same
shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower,
(iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv)
exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity; and that, if an
Event
of Default specified in either clause (g) or (h) shall occur, the Commitments
shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding,
together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations
shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the
Borrower.
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ARTICLE
IXΒ Β
Β
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Β
Section
9.1.Β Β Appointment
of Administrative Agent.
Β
(a)Β Β Each
Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and
authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers
as
are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more
sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform
any
and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their
respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this
Article
shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties
of
the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact
and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication
of
the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as
Administrative Agent.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters
of
Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time
and
except for so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of
the
Required Lenders to act for the Issuing Bank with respect thereto; provided,
that the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided
to
the Administrative Agent in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken
or
omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit
issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements
for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if
the
term βAdministrative Agentβ as used in this Article IX included the Issuing Bank
with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided
in this
Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.
Β
Section
9.2.Β Β Nature
of Duties of Administrative Agent.
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 or an Event of 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 those discretionary rights and
powers
expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent
is
required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number
or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as
provided in Section
10.2),
and
(c) except as expressly set forth in the 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 the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent
or
any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not
be
li-able for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or
attorneys-in-fact with the consent or
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Β
Section
9.3.Β Β Lack
of Reliance on the Administrative Agent.
Each of
the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that
it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each
of
the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges
that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or
any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of
any
action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document
furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Β
Section
9.4.Β Β Certain
Rights of the Administrative Agent.
If the
Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders
with
re-spect to any action or ac-tions (including the failure to act) in connection
with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain
from
such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received
instructions from such Lend-ers; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur
liability to any Person by rea-son of so refraining. Without limiting the
foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the
Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or
refraining from acting hereunder in ac-cordance with the instructions of
the
Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.
Β
Section
9.5.Β Β Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
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, sent or made by the proper
Β
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Person.
The Administrative Agent may also 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 (including counsel for the Borrower), indepen-dent public
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 such counsel,
accountants or experts.
Β
Section
9.6.Β Β The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity.
The
bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers
under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender
as
any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as
though
it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms βLendersβ, βRequired
Lendersβ, βholders of Notesβ, or any similar terms shall, unless the context
clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual
capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates
may
accept de-posits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower
as if
it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Section
9.7.Β Β Successor
Administrative Agent.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the
Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders
shall
have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the
approval by the Borrower provided that no Default or Event of Default shall
exist at such time. If no suc-cessor Administrative Agent shall have been
so
appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within 30Β days after
the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank,
appoint
a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or a
bank
which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital
and
surplus of at least $500,000,000.
Β
(b)Β Β Upon
the
acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall there-upon 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 under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. If within 45 days after written notice is given of the retiring
Administrative Agentβs resignation under this Section
9.7
no
successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted
such appointment, then on such 45th
day (i)
the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation shall become effective, (ii) the
retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties
and
obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) the Required Lenders shall
thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under
the
Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retir-ing Administrative
Agentβs resignation hereunder, the provi-sions of this ArticleΒ IX shall
continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent
and its
representatives and agents in respect of any ac-tions taken or not taken
by any
of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.
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Section
9.8.Β Β Authorization
to Execute other Loan Documents.
Each
Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of
all
Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.
Β
Section
9.9.Β Β Co-Documentation
Agents; Co-Syndication Agents.
Each
Lender hereby designates US Bank, National AssociationΒ and
JPMorgan Chase Bank as Co-Documentation Agents and agrees that the
Co-Documentation Agents shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan
Documents to any Lender or Borrower. Each Lender hereby designates Wachovia
Bank, National Association and Union Bank of California, N.A. as Co-Syndication
Agents and agrees that the Co-Syndication Agents shall have no duties or
obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or Borrower.
Β
ARTICLE
XΒ Β
Β
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
Section
10.1.Β Β Notices.
Β
(a)Β Β Except
in
the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given
by
telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be
effective 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:
Β
To
the
Borrower:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
LandAmerica
Financial Group, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Β Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Treasurer
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
0000
X.
Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx,
XXΒ 00000Β
Attention:
G. Andrew Nea, Jr.
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
To
the
Administrative Agent
or
Swingline Lender:Β Β Β Β Β Β SunTrust
Bank
000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
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With
a
copy to:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β SunTrust
Bank
Agency
Services
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X. E./ 25th
Floor
Atlanta,
Georgia 30308
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
and
Β
King
& Spalding LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
To
the
Issuing Bank:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
SunTrust
Bank
00
Xxxx
Xxxxx, X. E./Mail Code 3706
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
To
the
Swingline Lender:Β Β Β Β Β Β SunTrust
Bank
Agency
Services
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X./00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy
Number: (000) 000-0000
To
any
other Lender:Β Β Β Β Β the
address set forth in the AdministrativeΒ Β Questionnaire
Β
Any
party
hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such
notices
and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or
faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or
transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed,
upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if
delivered, upon delivery; provided, that notices delivered to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Bank shall not be effective until
actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section
10.1.
Β
(b)Β Β Any
agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders herein to receive certain
notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the
request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be
entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person
authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent
and
Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account
of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
in
reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the
Borrower to repay the
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Β
Section
10.2.Β Β Waiver;
Amendments.
Β
(a)Β Β No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
in
exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no
course of dealing between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any
Lender,
shall
oper-ate 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exer-cise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights
and
remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclu-sive
of any
rights or remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom
shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph
(b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in
the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter
of
Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default,
regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing
Bank
may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the
time.
Β
(b)Β Β No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall
in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent
with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent
shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the spe-cific purpose
for
which given; provided,
that no
amendment or waiver shall: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without
the
written consent of such Lender, (ii)Β reduce the principal amount of any
Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce
any
fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected
thereby, (iii)Β postpone the date fixed for any payment of any princi-pal
of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any
fees
hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone
the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without
the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section
2.21
(b) or
(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required
thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the
provisions of this Section or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or any other
provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are
required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any
determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each
Lender; (vi) release any guarantor or limit the liability of any such guarantor
under any guaranty agreement, without the written consent of each Lender;
(vii)
release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the
Obligation, without the written consent of each Lender; providedΒ further,
that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties
or
obligations of the
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Section
10.3.Β Β Expenses;
Indemnification.
Β
(a)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
the
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates,
including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative
Agent and its Affiliates, in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the
Loan
Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or
not
the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall
be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of
any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of outside coun-sel and the allocated cost
of
inside counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any
Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in
connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section,
or in
connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder,
including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout,
restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of
Credit.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing (each, an βIndemniteeβ)
against, and hold each of them harmless from, any and all costs, losses,
liabilities, claims, damages and related expenses, including the fees, charges
and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, which may be 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 or any other agreement
or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto
of
their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or any
actual or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by
the
Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the
documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply
with
the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence
or
release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned by the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower
or any SubsidiaryΒ or
(iv)Β 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
the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnitee for any of
the
fore-going arising out of such Indemniteeβs gross negligence or willful
misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
and
nonappealable judgment.
Β
(c)Β Β The
Borrower shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders
harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary,
and other similar taxes with re-spect to this Agreement and any other Loan
Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder,
and
save the Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any
and
all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to
pay
such taxes.
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(d)Β Β To
the
extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses
(a), (b) or (c) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case
may
be, such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided,
that
the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability
or
related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against
the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity
as such.
Β
(e)Β Β To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby
waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual
or
direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this
Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions
contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds
thereof.
Β
(f)Β Β All
amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand
therefor.
Β
Section
10.4.Β Β Successors
and Assigns.
Β
(a)Β Β 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,
except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights
or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender
(and
any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent
shall
be null and void). 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 and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason
of
this Agreement.
Β
(b)Β Β Any
Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of
its
Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided
that (i)
except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lenderβs Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the
case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund
with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for
this
purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) of the assigning Lender subject
to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance
with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent)
shall
not be less than $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment of a Revolving
Loan
or reimbursement obligation of outstanding Letters of Credit, unless each
of the
Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) each partial assignment shall be
made as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment
assigned and (iii) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver
to
the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a
processing and
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(c)Β Β The
Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy
of
each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments
of,
and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms
hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ).
The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent 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.
Β
(d)Β Β Any
Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Swingline Bank or the Issuing Bank sell participations
to one or more banks or other entities (a βParticipantβ)
in all
or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it);
provided
that
(i)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(ii)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii)Β the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Swingline Bank, the Issuing Bank and the other
Lenders
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
with
such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement
or
instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide
that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and
to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement; provided
that
such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without
the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
with
respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase
the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender,
(ii)Β reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce
the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without
the
written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii)Β postpone the date
fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC
Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount
of,
waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the
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(e)Β Β A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section
2.18
and
Section
2.20Β 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 Borrowerβs prior written consent. A
Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not
be
entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 2.20Β unless
the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and
such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section
2.20(e)Β as
though
it were a Lender.
Β
(f)Β Β Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such
Lender,
including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations
to a
Federal Reserve Bank; 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.
Β
Section
10.5.Β Β Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
Β
(a)Β Β This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with
and
be governed by the law (without giving effect to the conflict of law principles
thereof) of the State of New York.
Β
(b)Β Β The
Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court
of
the Southern District of New York, and of any state court of the State of
New
York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof,
in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, 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
court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court.
Each of
the parties hereto agrees that a final
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(c)Β Β The
Borrower ir--revocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it
mayΒ now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section and brought in any
court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such court.
Β
(d)Β Β Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in
the
manner provided for notices in Section
10.1.
Nothing
in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of
any
party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Β
Section
10.6.Β Β WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH
PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR
THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR
ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT
OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO
HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY,
AMONG
OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.
Β
Section
10.7.Β Β Right
of Setoff.
In
addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and
not by
way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall
have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and
during
the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower,
any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted
by applicable law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time
held
or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank
to or
for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations
held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective
of
whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder
and
although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank
agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after
any
such set-off and any application made
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Section
10.8.Β Β Counterparts;
Integration.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement
on any
number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letter, the other Loan Documents, and
any
separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative
Agent constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto
regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject
matters.
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Section
10.9.Β Β Survival.
All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower
herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection
with
or pursuant to this Agreement 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 making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit,
regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf
and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect
representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder,
and
shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any
accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under
this
Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding
and
so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions
of
Sections
2.18,
2.19,
2.20,
and
10.3
and
Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the
Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the
Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
All
representations and warranties made herein, in the cer-tifi-xxxxx, reports,
notices, and other documents delivered pursu-ant to this Agreement shall
survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and
the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.
Β
Section
10.10.Β Β Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement -or any other Loan Document held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be
ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining
provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate
or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β
Section
10.11.Β Β Confidentiality.
Each of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees to take
normal
and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information
designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by the Borrower
or any
Subsidiary, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related
Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender,
including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors,
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(ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena
or similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory
agency
or authority, (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or which
becomes
available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or
any
Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from
a source
other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy
hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or the
enforcement of rights hereunder, and (ix) subject to provisions substantially
similar to this Section
10.11,
to any
actual or prospective assignee or Participant, or (vi) with the consent
of the
Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information
as provided for 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
its
own confidential information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
any party to this Agreement (and any employee, representative, or other
agent of
any party to this Agreement) may disclose to any and all persons, without
limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including
opinions
or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax treatment
and tax structure.
However,
any such information relating to the tax treatment or tax structure is
required
to be kept confidential to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable
federal or state securities laws.
Β
Section
10.12.Β Β Interest
Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest
rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts
which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law
(collectively, the βChargesβ),
shall
exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the βMaximum
Rateβ)
which
may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding
such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable
in
respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect
thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful,
the
interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan
but
were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated
and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans
or
periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until
such
cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate
to
the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
Β
Section
10.13.Β Β Waiver
of Effect of Corporate Seal.
The
Borrower represents and warrants that it is not required to affix its corporate
seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any requirement
of
law or regulation, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under
seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result
from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan
Documents.
Β
Section
10.14.Β Β Location
of Closing.
Each
Lender acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent to
be
bound, its executed counterparts of
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Agreement to Agent, c/o
King & Spalding LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has delivered, with the intent
to be
bound, its executed counterparts of this Agreement and each other Loan
Document,
together with all other documents, instruments, opinions, certificates
and other
items required under Section
3.1,
to
Agent, c/o King & Spalding LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000. All parties agree that closing of the transactions contemplated
by
this Credit Agreement has occurred in New York.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
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LANDAMERICA
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President and Treasurer
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SUNTRUST
BANK, as Administrative Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Swingline Lender
and as
a Lender
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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WACHOVIA
BANK, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agent and a
Lender
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By
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President
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UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a
Lender
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By
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Name:
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Xxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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US
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a
Lender
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By
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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AVP
& Portfolio Manager
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Co-Documentation Agent and
as a
Lender
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title:
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Vice
President
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COMERICA
BANK, as a Lender
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant
Vice President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
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By
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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PNC
BANK, N.A., as a Lender
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By
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Β | Β |
Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President & Credit Manager
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT]
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK ARIZONA, N.A., as a Lender
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Β | |
Β | Β |
Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT]
[SCHEDULES
AND EXHIBITS OMITTED.]
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