AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 6, 2018, Amended and Restated as of February 14, 2020 Among APX GROUP, INC., THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and THE OTHER...
Exhibit 10.2
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PUBLISHED DEAL CUSIP NO. 00000XXX0
PUBLISHED TERM B LOAN CUSIP NO. 00000XXX0
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of SeptemberΒ 6, 2018,
Amended and Restated as of FebruaryΒ 14, 2020
Among
APX GROUP, INC.,
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
XXXXXXX XXXXX LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC1, and
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
and
BLACKSTONE ADVISORY PARTNERS L.P.
as Co-Manager
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1Β | RBC Capital Markets is the brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Β Β | ARTICLEΒ I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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SectionΒ 1.01 |
Β Β | Defined Terms | Β Β | Β | 1 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.02 |
Β Β | Other Interpretive Provisions | Β Β | Β | 61 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.03 |
Β Β | Accounting Terms | Β Β | Β | 64 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.04 |
Β Β | Rounding | Β Β | Β | 64 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.05 |
Β Β | References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.06 |
Β Β | Times of Day | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.07 |
Β Β | Timing of Payment of Performance | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.08 |
Β Β | Cumulative Credit Transactions | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.09 |
Β Β | Currency Generally | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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SectionΒ 2.01 |
Β Β | The Loans | Β Β | Β | 66 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.02 |
Β Β | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | Β Β | Β | 66 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.03 |
Β Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 68 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.04 |
Β Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 68 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.05 |
Β Β | Prepayments | Β Β | Β | 68 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.06 |
Β Β | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | Β Β | Β | 79 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.07 |
Β Β | Repayment of Loans | Β Β | Β | 79 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.08 |
Β Β | Interest | Β Β | Β | 79 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.09 |
Β Β | Fees | Β Β | Β | 80 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.10 |
Β Β | Computation of Interest and Fees | Β Β | Β | 80 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.11 |
Β Β | Evidence of Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 80 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.12 |
Β Β | Payments Generally | Β Β | Β | 81 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.13 |
Β Β | Sharing of Payments | Β Β | Β | 82 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.14 |
Β Β | Incremental Credit Extensions | Β Β | Β | 83 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.15 |
Β Β | Refinancing Amendments | Β Β | Β | 88 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.16 |
Β Β | Extension of Loans | Β Β | Β | 90 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.17 |
Β Β | Defaulting Lenders | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ III. TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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SectionΒ 3.01 |
Β Β | Taxes | Β Β | Β | 93 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.02 |
Β Β | Illegality | Β Β | Β | 96 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.03 |
Β Β | Inability to Determine Rates | Β Β | Β | 96 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.04 |
Β Β | Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves | Β Β | Β | 97 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.05 |
Β Β | Funding Losses | Β Β | Β | 98 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.06 |
Β Β | Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation | Β Β | Β | 98 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.07 |
Β Β | Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | Β Β | Β | 99 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.08 |
Β Β | Survival | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β |
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Β Β | ARTICLEΒ IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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SectionΒ 4.01 |
Β Β | Conditions to Initial Credit Extension | Β Β | Β | 101 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SectionΒ 5.01 |
Β Β | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws | Β Β | Β | 102 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.02 |
Β Β | Authorization; No Contravention | Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.03 |
Β Β | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.04 |
Β Β | Binding Effect | Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.05 |
Β Β | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.06 |
Β Β | Litigation | Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.07 |
Β Β | Ownership of Property; Liens | Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.08 |
Β Β | Environmental Matters | Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.09 |
Β Β | Taxes | Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.10 |
Β Β | ERISA Compliance | Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.11 |
Β Β | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests | Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.12 |
Β Β | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.13 |
Β Β | Disclosure | Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.14 |
Β Β | Labor Matters | Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.15 |
Β Β | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.16 |
Β Β | Solvency | Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.17 |
Β Β | Subordination of Junior Financing | Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.18 |
Β Β | USA Patriot Act | Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.19 |
Β Β | Security Documents | Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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SectionΒ 6.01 |
Β Β | Financial Statements | Β Β | Β | 108 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.02 |
Β Β | Certificates; Other Information | Β Β | Β | 110 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.03 |
Β Β | Notices | Β Β | Β | 111 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.04 |
Β Β | Payment of Taxes | Β Β | Β | 111 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.05 |
Β Β | Preservation of Existence, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 111 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.06 |
Β Β | Maintenance of Properties | Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.07 |
Β Β | Maintenance of Insurance | Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.08 |
Β Β | Compliance with Laws | Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.09 |
Β Β | Books and Records | Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.10 |
Β Β | Inspection Rights | Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.11 |
Β Β | Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors | Β Β | Β | 113 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.12 |
Β Β | Compliance with Environmental Laws | Β Β | Β | 114 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.13 |
Β Β | Further Assurances | Β Β | Β | 114 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.14 |
Β Β | Designation of Subsidiaries | Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.15 |
Β Β | Maintenance of Ratings | Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
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Β Β | ARTICLEΒ VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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SectionΒ 7.01 |
Β Β | Liens | Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.02 |
Β Β | Investments | Β Β | Β | 120 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.03 |
Β Β | Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 124 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.04 |
Β Β | Fundamental Changes | Β Β | Β | 131 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.05 |
Β Β | Dispositions | Β Β | Β | 133 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.06 |
Β Β | Restricted Payments | Β Β | Β | 135 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.07 |
Β Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 139 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.08 |
Β Β | Transactions with Affiliates | Β Β | Β | 140 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.09 |
Β Β | Burdensome Agreements | Β Β | Β | 142 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.10 |
Β Β | Use of Proceeds | Β Β | Β | 143 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.11 |
Β Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 144 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.12 |
Β Β | Accounting Changes | Β Β | Β | 144 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.13 |
Β Β | Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 144 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.14 |
Β Β | Permitted Activities | Β Β | Β | 145 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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SectionΒ 8.01 |
Β Β | Events of Default | Β Β | Β | 145 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.02 |
Β Β | Remedies Upon Event of Default | Β Β | Β | 147 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.03 |
Β Β | Application of Funds | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.04 |
Β Β | Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries | Β Β | Β | 149 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS |
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SectionΒ 9.01 |
Β Β | Appointment and Authority | Β Β | Β | 149 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.02 |
Β Β | Rights as a Lender | Β Β | Β | 149 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.03 |
Β Β | Exculpatory Provisions | Β Β | Β | 150 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.04 |
Β Β | Reliance by Administrative Agent | Β Β | Β | 151 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.05 |
Β Β | Delegation of Duties | Β Β | Β | 151 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.06 |
Β Β | Resignation of Administrative Agent | Β Β | Β | 151 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.07 |
Β Β | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Arrangers, and Other Lenders | Β Β | Β | 152 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.08 |
Β Β | No Other Duties, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 152 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.09 |
Β Β | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | Β Β | Β | 152 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.10 |
Β Β | Collateral and Guaranty Matters | Β Β | Β | 153 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.11 |
Β Β | Secured Treasury Services Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | Β Β | Β | 154 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.12 |
Β Β | Withholding Tax Indemnity | Β Β | Β | 154 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.13 |
Β Β | ERISA Representation | Β Β | Β | 155 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ X. MISCELLANEOUS |
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SectionΒ 10.01 |
Β Β | Amendments, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 156 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.02 |
Β Β | Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies | Β Β | Β | 159 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.03 |
Β Β | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | Β Β | Β | 160 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.04 |
Β Β | Attorney Costs and Expenses | Β Β | Β | 161 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.05 |
Β Β | Indemnification by the Borrower | Β Β | Β | 161 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.06 |
Β Β | Payments Set Aside | Β Β | Β | 163 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.07 |
Β Β | Successors and Assigns | Β Β | Β | 163 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.08 |
Β Β | Confidentiality | Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.09 |
Β Β | Setoff | Β Β | Β | 172 | Β |
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SectionΒ 10.10 |
Β Β | Interest Rate Limitation | Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.11 |
Β Β | Counterparts | Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.12 |
Β Β | Integration; Termination | Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.13 |
Β Β | Survival of Representations and Warranties | Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.14 |
Β Β | Severability | Β Β | Β | 174 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.15 |
Β Β | GOVERNING LAW | Β Β | Β | 174 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.16 |
Β Β | WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY | Β Β | Β | 174 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.17 |
Β Β | Binding Effect | Β Β | Β | 175 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.18 |
Β Β | USA Patriot Act | Β Β | Β | 175 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.19 |
Β Β | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | Β Β | Β | 175 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.20 |
Β Β | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | Β Β | Β | 176 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.21 |
Β Β | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | Β Β | Β | 176 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.22 |
Β Β | Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs | Β Β | Β | 176 | Β |
SectionΒ 10.23 |
Β Β | Cashless Rollovers | Β Β | Β | 177 | Β |
Β Β | ARTICLEΒ XI. GUARANTEE |
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SectionΒ 11.01 |
Β Β | The Guarantee | Β Β | Β | 178 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.02 |
Β Β | Obligations Unconditional | Β Β | Β | 178 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.03 |
Β Β | Reinstatement | Β Β | Β | 179 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.04 |
Β Β | Subrogation; Subordination | Β Β | Β | 179 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.05 |
Β Β | Remedies | Β Β | Β | 180 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.06 |
Β Β | Instrument for the Payment of Money | Β Β | Β | 180 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.07 |
Β Β | Continuing Guarantee | Β Β | Β | 180 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.08 |
Β Β | General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations | Β Β | Β | 180 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.09 |
Β Β | Release of Guarantors | Β Β | Β | 180 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.10 |
Β Β | Right of Contribution | Β Β | Β | 181 | Β |
SectionΒ 11.11 |
Β Β | Keepwell | Β Β | Β | 181 | Β |
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SCHEDULES |
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Β | 1.01A | Β Β | Guarantors | |
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Β | 1.01B | Β Β | Commitments |
Β | 1.01C | Β Β | Collateral Documents | |
Β | 1.01D | Β Β | Approved Counterparties | |
Β | 5.06 | Β Β | Litigation | |
Β | 5.07 | Β Β | Property | |
Β | 5.08 | Β Β | Environmental | |
Β | 5.11 | Β Β | Subsidiaries | |
Β | 7.01(b) | Β Β | Liens | |
Β | 7.02(f) | Β Β | Investments | |
Β | 7.03(b) | Β Β | Indebtedness | |
Β | 7.08(j) | Β Β | Affiliate Transactions | |
Β | 7.09(b) | Β Β | Burdensome Agreements | |
Β | 10.02 | Β Β | Administrative Agentβs Office, Certain Addresses for Notices | |
EXHIBITS |
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Β | FormΒ of | Β Β | ||
Β | A | Β Β | Committed Loan Notice | |
Β | B | Β Β | [Reserved] | |
Β | C | Β Β | Note | |
Β | D-1 | Β Β | Compliance Certificate | |
Β | D-2 | Β Β | Solvency Certificate | |
Β | E | Β Β | Assignment and Assumption | |
Β | F | Β Β | Security Agreement | |
Β | G | Β Β | Intercompany Note | |
Β | I-1 | Β Β | United States Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | |
Β | I-2 | Β Β | United States Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | |
Β | I-3 | Β Β | United States Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | |
Β | I-4 | Β Β | United States Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) | |
Β | J | Β Β | [Reserved] | |
Β | K | Β Β | [Reserved] | |
Β | L-1 | Β Β | Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption | |
Β | L-2 | Β Β | Affiliated Lender Notice | |
Β | L-3 | Β Β | Acceptance and Prepayment Notice | |
Β | L-4 | Β Β | Discount Range Prepayment Notice | |
Β | L-5 | Β Β | Discount Range Prepayment Offer | |
Β | L-6 | Β Β | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice | |
Β | L-7 | Β Β | Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer | |
Β | L-8 | Β Β | Specified Discount Prepayment Notice | |
Β | L-9 | Β Β | Specified Discount Prepayment Response |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of FebruaryΒ 14, 2020 among APX GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ( βBorrowerβ), APX GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (βInitial Holdingsβ), the other Guarantors party hereto from time to time, each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the βLendersβ and individually, a βLenderβ) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
On the Original Closing Date, a credit agreement (the βOriginal Credit Agreementβ) was entered into among the Borrower, Holdings, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Administrative Agent.
The applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Initial Loans on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date in an initial aggregate principal amount of $950,000,000.
The proceeds of the Initial Loans will be used by the Borrower to prepay the entire aggregate principal amount of terms loans outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement, to prepay certain borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below), to refinance a portion of the Secured Notes Due 2022 (as defined below) and for general corporate purposes.
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLEΒ I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SectionΒ 1.01 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
β2GIG Dispositionβ means the direct or indirect sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of 2GIG Technologies, Inc. (for the avoidance of doubt, including a sale, transfer or other disposition of Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets, so long as substantially all of the assets of such Person consists of such assets).
βAcceptable Discountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(2).
βAcceptable Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).
βAcceptance and Prepayment Noticeβ means a notice of the Borrowerβs acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit L-3.
βAcceptance Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(2).
βAcquired EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.
βAcquired Entity or Businessβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βAdditional Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(c).
βAdditional Refinancing Lenderβ means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.15, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i)Β the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an existing Lender, an Affiliate of a then existing Lender or an Approved Fund and (ii)Β the Borrower.
βAdministrative Agentβ means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
βAdministrative Agent Fee Letterβ means that certain fee letter dated as of the Original Closing Date between the Borrower and Bank of America.
βAdministrative Agentβs Officeβ means the Administrative Agentβs address and account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 hereto, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
βAdministrative Questionnaireβ means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
βAffected Financial Institutionβ means (a)Β any EEA Financial Institution or (b)Β any UK Financial Institution.
βAffiliateβ means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. βControlβ means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. βControllingβ and βControlledβ have meanings correlative thereto.
βAffiliated Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor (including portfolio companies of the Investors notwithstanding the exclusion in the definition of βInvestorsβ) (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) or a Non-Debt Fund Affiliate of an Investor at such time.
βAffiliated Lender Assignment and Assumptionβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(l)(i).
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βAffiliated Lender Capβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.02(b)(iii).
βAgent Partiesβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.02(b).
βAgent-Related Personsβ means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives.
βAgentsβ means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Co-Manager.
βAggregate Commitmentsβ means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
βAgreementβ means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βAll-In Yieldβ means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, a Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate floor, respectively, or otherwise; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided, further, that βAll-In Yieldβ shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees or other fees not paid to all Lenders of such Indebtedness.
βAmendment and Restatement Effective Dateβ means FebruaryΒ 14, 2020, the first date on which all conditions precedent in SectionΒ 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 4.01.
βAnnual Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as of DecemberΒ 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, statements of shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for the Borrower for the fiscal years then ended.
βApplicable Discountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(2).
βApplicable Rateβ means a percentage per annum equal to for (i)Β Eurocurrency Rate Loans 5.00% and (ii)Β Base Rate Loans, 4.00%.
βApplicable Tax Ownerβ means the applicable direct or indirect equity owner of a Lender or Agent to which the applicable U.S. federal withholding Tax relates.
βAppropriate Lenderβ means, at any time, with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class.
βApproved Bankβ has the meaning set forth in clause (c)Β of the definition of βCash Equivalents.β
βApproved Counterpartyβ means (i)Β any Agent, Lender or any Affiliate of an Agent or Lender (a)Β at the time it entered into a Swap Contract or a Treasury Services Agreement, as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto, (b)Β with respect to a Swap Contract or a Treasury Services Agreement in effect as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, as applicable, in its capacity as a party thereto, and in the case of (a)Β or (b) notwithstanding whether such Approved Counterparty may cease to be an Agent, Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender thereafter, as applicable, (ii)Β any Person listed on Schedule 1.01D hereto and (iii)Β any other Person from time to time approved in writing by the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
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βApproved Fundβ means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
βArrangersβ means Bank of America, N.A. (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporationβs or any of its subsidiariesβ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., RBC Capital Markets LLC and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in their capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner under this Agreement.
βAssigneesβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(b).
βAssignment and Assumptionβ means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ E hereto or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
βAssignment Taxesβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 3.01(b).
βAttorney Costsβ means and includes all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.
βAttributable Indebtednessβ means, on any date, in respect of any Financing Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
βAuction Agentβ means (a)Β the Administrative Agent or (b)Β any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Loan Prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.
βAvailable Incremental Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(d).
βAvailable RP Capacity Amountβ means (i)Β the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Sections 7.06(f), (g), (j) and (l)Β minus (ii) the sum of the amount of the Available RP Capacity Amount utilized by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to (A)Β make Restricted Payments in reliance on Sections 7.06 (f), (g)(x), (g)(y), (j) or (l), (B) make Investments pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n) and (C)Β make prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity utilizing the Available RP Capacity Amount pursuant to SectionΒ 7.13.
βBail-In Actionβ means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
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βBail-In Legislationβ means, (a)Β with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b)Β with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
βBank of Americaβ means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, acting in its individual capacity, and its successors and assigns.
βBase Rateβ means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a)Β the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its βprime rateβ and (c)Β the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). The βprime rateβ is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of Americaβs costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. Further, the Base Rate will be deemed to be 0% per annum if the Base Rate calculated pursuant to the foregoing provisions would otherwise be less than 0% per annum.
βBase Rate Loanβ means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
βBeneficial Ownership Certificationβ means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
βBeneficial Ownership Regulationβ means 31 C.F.R. Β§ 1010.230.
βBenefit Planβ means any of (a)Β an βemployee benefit planβ (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b)Β a βplanβ as defined in and subject to SectionΒ 4975 of the Code or (c)Β any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA SectionΒ 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or SectionΒ 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such βemployee benefit planβ or βplanβ.
βBookrunnerβ means each of Bank of America, N.A., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., RBC Capital Markets LLC and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.
βBona Fide Debt Fundβ means any fund or investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and other similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
βBorrowerβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
βBorrower Materialsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 6.01.
βBorrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepaymentβ means the offer by any Company Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(A).
βBorrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offersβ means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(A).
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βBorrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offersβ means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(A).
βBorrowingβ means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 2.02.
βBusiness Dayβ means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agentβs Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
βCanadian Dollarβ means lawful money of Canada.
βCapitalized Software Expendituresβ means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
βCaptive Insurance Subsidiaryβ means (i)Β any Subsidiary established for the primary purpose of insuring the businesses or properties owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii)Β any Subsidiary of any such insurance subsidiary established for the same primary purpose described in clause (i)Β above.
βCash Collateral Accountβ means a blocked account at Bank of America (or another commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
βCash Equivalentsβ means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) Dollars, pound sterling, Canadian Dollars or euros;
(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;
(c) time deposits or eurodollar time deposits with, insured certificates of deposit, bankersβ acceptances or overnight bank deposits of, or letters of credit issued by, any commercial bank that (i)Β is a Lender or (ii)Β (A) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B)Β has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 (any such bank in the foregoing clause (i)Β or (ii) being an βApproved Bankβ), in each case with maturities not exceeding 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
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(d) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation (other than structured investment vehicles and other than corporations used in structured financing transactions) rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxxβx, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e) marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Xxxxxβx or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Xxxxxβx nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower);
(f) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (c) and (e)Β above entered into with any Approved Bank;
(g) securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Xxxxxβx (or the equivalent thereof);
(h) Investments (other than in structured investment vehicles and structured financing transactions) with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxxβx;
(i) securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;
(j) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a)Β through (i) above denominated in euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;
(k) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a)Β through (i) of this definition; and
(l) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a)Β through (k) above.
βCasualty Eventβ means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
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βCFCβ means a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ (as defined in SectionΒ 957(a) of the Code).
βChange of Controlβ means the occurrence of any of the following after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date:
(a) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition in one or a series of related transactions (other than by merger, consolidation or amalgamation), of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case, taken as a whole, to any Person other than any Permitted Holder or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or
(b) the Borrower becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to SectionΒ 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by (A)Β any Person (other than any Permitted Holder) or (B)Β Persons (other than any Permitted Holders) that are together a group (within the meaning of SectionΒ 13(d)(3) or SectionΒ 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any such group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Borrower directly or indirectly through any of its direct or indirect parent holding companies, other than in connection with any transaction or series of transactions in which the Borrower shall become the wholly owned Subsidiary of a parent company.
Notwithstanding the preceding or any provision of SectionΒ 13d-3 or 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, (i)Β a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own Equity Interests subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Equity Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement, (ii)Β if any group (other than a Permitted Holder) includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower owned, directly or indirectly, by any Permitted Holders that are part of such group shall not be treated as being beneficially owned by such group or any other member of such group for purposes of determining whether a Change of Control has occurred and (iii)Β a Person or group will not be deemed to beneficially own the Equity Interests of another Person as a result of its ownership of the Equity Interests or other securities of such other Personβs parent entity (or related contractual rights) unless it owns 50% or more of the total voting power of the Equity Interests entitled to vote for the election of directors of such parent entity having a majority of the aggregate votes on the board of directors (or similar body) of such parent entity.
βCity Codeβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 1.02(j).
βClassβ (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular ClassΒ of Loans or Commitments, (b)Β when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Initial Commitments, Other Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Commitments or Refinancing Commitments of a given Refinancing Series and (c)Β when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Loans, Incremental Loans, Refinancing Loans of a given Refinancing Series, Other Term Loan Commitments or Extended Loans of a given Extension Series. Initial Commitments, Incremental Commitments or Refinancing Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
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βClosing Date Intercreditor Agreementβ means that certain Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 16, 2012, among the Administrative Agent, the administrative agent for the Revolving Credit Agreement and the collateral agent for each of the Secured High Yield Notes, as amended, modified or changed from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
βClosing Feeβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.09(a).
βCo-Managerβ means Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., in its capacity as co-manager under this Agreement.
βCodeβ means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the United States Treasury Department regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
βCollateralβ means the βCollateralβ as defined in the Security Agreement and all the βCollateralβ or βPledged Assetsβ as defined in any other Collateral Document and any other assets pledged pursuant to any Collateral Document.
βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (i)Β on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iv) and (ii)Β at such time as may be designated therein, pursuant to the Collateral Documents, SectionΒ 6.11 or 6.13, subject, in each case, to the limitations and exceptions of this Agreement, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;
(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including those that are listed on ScheduleΒ 1.01A hereto (each, a βGuarantorβ);
(c) the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a first priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01) in (i)Β all the Equity Interests of the Borrower and (ii)Β all Equity Interests of each wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary described in the following clause (iii)(A)) that is directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of (A)Β each Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that substantially all of the assets (directly or indirectly) of which consist of the Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more CFCs and any other assets incidental thereto and (B)Β each Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01, or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected first-priority security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities or instruments, filing financing
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statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office or to the extent required in the Security Agreement) in, substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts (other than any Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, subscriber contracts and communication paths, contract rights, applications and registrations of IP Rights filed in the United States, other general intangibles and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents, in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents; and
(e)Β Β Β Β [Reserved]
provided, however, that the foregoing definition shall not require and the Loan Documents shall not contain any requirements as to the creation or perfection of pledges of, security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to any Excluded Assets; provided, further, that assets constituting Collateral (as defined therein) under any of the Secured High Yield Notes Indentures shall not constitute Excluded Assets.
The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
No actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect such security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
βCollateral Documentsβ means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iv), SectionΒ 6.11 or SectionΒ 6.13, the Intercreditor Agreements and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
βCommitmentβ means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Loan to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.06 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i)Β assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii)Β an Incremental Amendment, (iii)Β a Refinancing Amendment or (iv)Β an Extension.
βCommitted Loan Noticeβ means a notice of (a)Β a Borrowing, (b)Β a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c)Β a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ A hereto or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
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βCompanyβ means Borrower, together with its successors and assigns.
βCompany Partiesβ means the collective reference to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, and βCompany Partyβ means any one of them.
βCompensation Periodβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.12(c)(ii).
βCompliance Certificateβ means a certificate substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ D-1 hereto.
βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period
(a) increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than with respect to clauses (viii)Β and (xi)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise, and similar taxes (such as the Delaware franchise tax, the Pennsylvania capital tax, Texas margin tax and provincial capital taxes paid in Canada), and foreign withholding taxes (including any future taxes or other levies which replace or are intended to be in lieu of such taxes and any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (a)Β through (o) of the definition of βConsolidated Net Incomeβ; plus
(ii) Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (x)Β net losses or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y)Β bank fees and other financing fees and (z)Β costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in clauses (a)(r) through (z)Β in the definition thereof); plus
(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of intangible assets, including Capitalized Software Expenditures) of such Person for such period; plus
(iv) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves, equity-based or non-cash compensation charges or expenses, including any such charges or expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights, retention charges (including charges or expenses in respect of incentive plans), start-up or initial costs for any project or new production line, division or new line of business or other business optimization expenses or reserves including, without limitation, costs or reserves associated with improvements to IT and accounting functions, integration and facilities opening costs or any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and Investments and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities; plus
(v) any other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A)Β the Borrower may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the current period and (B)Β to the extent the Borrower elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus
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(vi) the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; plus
(vii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory fees and other fees (including termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Sponsor Management Agreement or otherwise to the Investors to the extent otherwise permitted under SectionΒ 7.08 hereof; plus
(viii) the amount of (x) βrun rateβ cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 36 months after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (including from any actions taken in whole or in part prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and (y) βrun rateβ cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, dispositions, divestitures, restructurings, operating improvements, cost savings initiatives and other similar transactions or initiatives (including the modification and renegotiation of contracts and other arrangements) that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken (in each case, including from any actions taken in whole or in part prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or the applicable consummation date of such transaction, initiative or event) or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after any such transaction, initiative or event is consummated, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized on the first day of the applicable period for the entirety of such period; provided that no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (viii)Β to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period; plus
(ix) the amount of loss or discount on sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; plus
(x) any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in SectionΒ 7.06 hereof; plus
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(xi) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)Β below for any previous period and not added back; plus
(xii) any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations; plus
(xiii) [reserved]; plus
(xiv) interest income or investment earnings on retiree medical and intellectual property, royalty or license receivables; plus
(xv) costs, expenses or charges during such period relating to selling, equipping and installing new alarm and smart home systems and other products used in the business in connection with new subscriber acquisition of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(b) decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus
(ii) any net income from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations.
There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A)Β the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an βAcquired Entity or Businessβ) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (B)Β for the purposes of the calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or, closed or classified as discontinued operations (but if such
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operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a βSold Entity or Businessβ) and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each a βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition).
βConsolidated First Lien Net Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, any Indebtedness described in clause (a)Β of the definition of βConsolidated Total Net Debtβ outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary but excluding any such Indebtedness in which the applicable Liens are expressly subordinated or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations (it being understood that the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement shall not cause the Liens securing any Indebtedness to be deemed expressly subordinated or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations for the purposes of this definition of Consolidated First Lien Net Debt) minus (b)Β the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case, included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated First Lien Net Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i)Β letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder; provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated First Lien Net Debt until 3 Business Days after such amount is drawn, (ii)Β Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii)Β any Qualified Securitization Financing; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Contracts do not constitute Consolidated First Lien Net Debt.
βConsolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
βConsolidated Interest Expenseβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
(a) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (i)Β amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (ii)Β all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (iii)Β non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (iv) the interest component of Financing Lease Obligations, and (v)Β net payments, if any made (less net payments, if any, received), pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (r)Β annual agency fees paid to the administrative agents and collateral agents under any credit facilities, (s)Β costs associated with obtaining Hedging Obligations, (t)Β any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in connection with any acquisition, (u)Β penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v)Β any additional interest and any βadditional interestβ or βliquidated damagesβ with respect to securities for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (w)Β amortization or expensing of deferred financing fees, amendment and consent fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and discounted liabilities, (x)Β any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees and any other fees related to any acquisitions after the Original Closing Date,
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(y)Β commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Financing, (z)Β any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities and any prepayment premium or penalty) and (aa) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a Non-Financing Lease Obligation); plus
(b) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less
(c) interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Financing Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financing Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP (or, if not implicit, as otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP).
βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that, without duplication,
(a) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), charges or expenses (including relating to any multi-year strategic initiatives), Transaction Expenses, restructuring and duplicative running costs, relocation costs, integration costs, facility consolidation and closing costs, severance costs and expenses, one-time compensation charges, costs relating to pre-opening and opening costs for facilities, signing, retention and completion bonuses, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, transition costs, costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and non-recurring product and intellectual property development, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems design, retention charges, system establishment costs and implementation costs) and operating expenses attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives, and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans shall be excluded;
(b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;
(c) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses on disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations, as applicable, shall be excluded;
(d) any net after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, bulk subscriber contract sales) or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded; provided that bulk subscriber contract sales in excess of $10,000,000 per annum shall not be considered ordinary course;
(e) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be excluded; provided, that Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;
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(f) solely for the purpose of determining the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (b)Β of the definition thereof, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived, provided, that Consolidated Net Income of such Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(g) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in such Personβs consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP (including in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to any consummated acquisition or joint venture investment or the amortization or write-off or write-down of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
(h) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (i)Β Indebtedness, (ii) Hedging Obligations or (iii)Β other derivative instruments shall be excluded;
(i) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities and investments recorded using the equity method or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;
(j) any equity-based or non-cash compensation charge or expense including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights or equity incentive programs, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration, or payout of Equity Interests by management, other employees or business partners of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, shall be excluded;
(k) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, recapitalization, Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering and issuance of any notes and the related guarantees thereof and other securities and the syndication and incurrence of any credit facilities), issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any notes and the related guarantees thereof and other
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securities and any credit facilities) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated on or prior to the Original Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805), shall be excluded;
(l) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Original Closing Date that are so required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions (or within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition) in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of modifications of accounting policies shall be excluded;
(m) any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance or indemnity and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), shall be excluded;
(n) any non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No.Β 718, Compensation β Stock Compensation, shall be excluded; and
(o) the following items shall be excluded:
(i) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No.Β 815, Derivatives and Hedging;
(ii) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items;
(iii) any adjustments resulting for the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No.Β 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation;
(iv) effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks; and
(v) earn-out and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments.
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement.
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βConsolidated Secured Net Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, any Indebtedness described in clause (a)Β of the definition of βConsolidated Total Net Debtβ outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary minus the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case, included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Secured Net Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i)Β letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder; provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated Secured Net Debt until 3 Business Days after such amount is drawn, (ii)Β Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii)Β any Qualified Securitization Financing; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Contracts do not constitute Consolidated Secured Net Debt.
βConsolidated Total Net Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, (a)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition constituting an Investment permitted under this Agreement) consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Attributable Indebtedness, and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents, in each case, included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Net Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i)Β letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder; provided that any unreimbursed amount under commercial letters of credit shall not be counted as Consolidated Total Net Debt until 3 Business Days after such amount is drawn, (ii)Β Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii)Β any Qualified Securitization Financing; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that obligations under Swap Contracts and Tax Receivable Agreements or in respect of Non-Financing Lease Obligations do not constitute Consolidated Total Net Debt.
βContinuing Directorsβ means the directors of Holdings on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, as elected or appointed after giving effect to the Transactions, and each other director, if, in each case, such other directorβs nomination for election to the board of directors of Holdings is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors or such other director receives the vote of the Permitted Holders in his or her election by the stockholders of Holdings.
βContractual Obligationβ means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
βControlβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βAffiliate.β
βControlled Investment Affiliateβ means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Sponsor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower and/or other companies.
βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βConsolidated EBITDA.β
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βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtednessβ means (a)Β Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b)Β Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (c)Β Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d)Β other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Loans or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (βRefinanced Debtβ); provided that (i)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii)Β such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, (iii)Β the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (except as otherwise provided in clause (ii)Β above and with respect to pricing, fees, rate floors and optional prepayment or redemption terms) either (A)Β reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by the Borrower); provided that, if any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Indebtedness, such provisions shall also be applicable to the Facility (except to the extent such financial covenant applies only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date) or (B)Β if not consistent with the terms of the Refinanced Debt, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (as determined by the Borrower), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the applicable ClassΒ under the Facility being refinanced or replaced (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date) or reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any applicable Lender under this clause (B)Β to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness) (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5)Β Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement of this clause (iii)Β shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement), and (iv)Β such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained.
βCredit Extensionβ means a Borrowing.
βCumulative Creditβ means, at any time,
(a) [reserved]; plus
(b) 50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for the period (taken as one accounting period and including the predecessor) beginning on OctoberΒ 1, 2012 to the end of the Borrowerβs most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at such time, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100.0% of such deficit; plus
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(c) 100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower since immediately after NovemberΒ 16, 2012 from the issue or sale of:
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provided, that this clause (b)Β shall not include the proceeds from (X)Β Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of Holdings or Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (Y)Β Disqualified Equity Interests or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Equity Interests or (Z)Β Excluded Contributions; plus
(d) 100.0% of the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Borrower following NovemberΒ 16, 2012 (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary and other than any Excluded Contributions); plus
(e) 100.0% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by means of:
(i) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of, or other returns on Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y) and repurchases and redemptions of Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y) from the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y), in each case after NovemberΒ 16, 2012; or
(ii) the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a dividend or distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y)) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary NovemberΒ 16, 2012 that did not otherwise increase Consolidated Net Income; plus
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(f) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after NovemberΒ 16, 2012, the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary (or the assets transferred) at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets, in each case to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y); provided, that, in the case of this clause (e), if the fair market value of such Investment shall exceed $50,000,000, such fair market value shall be determined by the board of directors of the Borrower, whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the Administrative Agent, at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(g) 100% of the aggregate amount of any Declined Proceeds; minus
(h) any use of the Cumulative Credit pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(n)(y), 7.06(g)(y) or SectionΒ 7.13(a)(y).
βDebt Fund Affiliateβ means (i)Β any fund or client managed by, or under common management with GSO Capital Partners LP, Blackstone Real Estate Special Situations Advisors L.L.C. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund L.P., (ii) any fund or client managed by an adviser within the credit focused division of The Blackstone Group L.P. or Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C., (iii) The Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Funds (including masters, feeders, onshore, offshore and parallel funds), (iv) any trust, other entity or separate allocation of funds and portfolio of assets (other than a fund or investment vehicle) whose primary purpose is investing in commercial loans, bonds or extensions of credit and which is in each case managed, and whose investment decisions are made, independently of all other trusts, funds, allocation of funds, portfolios of assets or other entities managed or controlled by an Affiliate of the Investors or the Borrower which invest in the share capital of companies and (v)Β any other Affiliate of the Investors or Holdings that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
βDebtor Relief Lawsβ means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
βDefaultβ means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
βDeclined Proceedsβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(vi).
βDefaulting Lenderβ means, subject to SectionΒ 2.17(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agent (a)Β has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b)Β has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c)Β has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)Β upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower),
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or (d)Β has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i)Β become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii)Β had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii)Β taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv)Β become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.
βDefault Rateβ means an interest rate equal to (a)Β the Base Rate plus (b)Β the Applicable Rate plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to the overdue principal or interest in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan, plus 2.0% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
βDelaware Divided LLCβ means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
βDelaware LLCβ means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
βDelaware LLC Divisionβ means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to SectionΒ 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
βDesignated Jurisdictionβ means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.
βDesignated Preferred Stockβ means Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Equity Interests) that is issued for cash (other than to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c)(i)(A)(y) of the definition of βCumulative Credit.β
βDiscount Prepayment Accepting Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(2).
βDiscount Rangeβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).
βDiscount Range Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).
βDiscount Range Prepayment Noticeβ means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit L-4.
βDiscount Range Prepayment Offerβ means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L-5, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agentβs receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
βDiscount Range Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).
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βDiscount Range Prorationβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(3).
βDiscounted Loan Prepaymentβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(A).
βDiscounted Prepayment Determination Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).
βDiscounted Prepayment Effective Dateβ means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five (5)Β Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1), SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1) or SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.
βDisposed EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and in the component definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
βDispositionβ, βDisposeβ or βDisposedβ means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division; provided that βDispositionβ and βDisposeβ shall not be deemed to include any issuance by the Borrower of any of its Equity Interests to another Person.
βDisqualified Equity Interestsβ means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a)Β matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments, (b)Β is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable, in whole or in part, (c)Β provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d)Β is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91)Β days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or if its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
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βDisqualified Lenderβ means (i)Β those Persons identified by the Borrower (or one of its Affiliates) or the Sponsor to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to JanuaryΒ 4, 2020, (ii) competitors (and such competitorsβ sponsors and Affiliates identified in writing or reasonably identifiable as such solely on the basis of their names) of the Borrower identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing (x)Β from time to time prior to the date of the bank meeting in connection with the Facility prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and (y)Β thereafter (including after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date) from time to time and (iii)Β any Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i)Β or competitor described in clause (ii)Β that is identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time or reasonably identifiable solely by name as an Affiliate of such Person, other than an Affiliate of such Person that is a Bona Fide Debt Fund; provided that (x)Β no updates to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously validly acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders and (y)Β notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Borrower may withhold consent for any assignments to any Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender (to the extent such consent is otherwise required under SectionΒ 10.07) regardless of whether such assignee is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender solely on the basis of its name (other than with respect to Affiliates that are Bona Fide Debt Funds). The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available to any Lender upon request to the Administrative Agent, subject to customary confidentiality requirements.
βDollarβ and β$β mean lawful money of the United States.
βDomestic Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
βEEA Financial Institutionβ means (a)Β any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b)Β any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a)Β of this definition, or (c)Β any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a)Β or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
βEEA Member Countryβ means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
βEEA Resolution Authorityβ means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
βEffective Yieldβ means, as to any Loans of any Class, the effective yield on such Loans, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x)Β the original stated life of such Loans and (y)Β the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared ratably with all relevant Lenders and consent fees paid generally to consenting Lenders.
βEligible Assigneeβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(a).
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βEngagement Letterβ means the Engagement Letter, dated as of JanuaryΒ 31, 2020 (as may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), among Holdings and the Arrangers.
βEnvironmentβ means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
βEnvironmental Lawsβ means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution or the protection of the Environment and natural resources, and the protection of human health and safety as it relates to the Environment, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
βEnvironmental Liabilityβ means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)Β violation of any Environmental Law, (b)Β the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)Β the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e)Β any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
βEnvironmental Permitβ means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
βEquity Funded Employee Plan Costsβ means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than amounts designated as Excluded Contributions or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).
βEquity Interestsβ means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).
βEquityholding Vehicleβ means any direct or indirect parent entity of Holdings and any equityholder thereof through which Management Stockholders hold Equity Interests of Holdings or such parent entity.
βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary within the meaning of SectionΒ 414(b) or (c) of the Code or SectionΒ 4001 of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o)Β of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to SectionΒ 412 of the Code).
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βERISA Eventβ means (a)Β a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b)Β a withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to SectionΒ 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under SectionΒ 4062(e) of ERISA; (c)Β a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of SectionΒ 4245 of ERISA) or in βendangeredβ or βcriticalβ status (within the meaning of SectionΒ 432 of the Code or SectionΒ 305 of ERISA); (d)Β a determination that any Pension Plan is in βat riskβ status (within the meaning of SectionΒ 430 of the Code or SectionΒ 303 of ERISA); (e)Β the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f)Β an event or condition which constitutes grounds under SectionΒ 4042 of ERISA for, and that could reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g)Β with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of SectionΒ 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, (h)Β a failure by a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; or (i)Β the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under SectionΒ 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.
βEU Bail-In Legislation Scheduleβ means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
βEurocurrency Rateβ means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i)Β the London Interbank Offered Rate or the successor thereto if the London Interbank Offered Rate is no longer making a LIBOR Rate available (βLIBORβ), as published by Bloomberg (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or (ii)Β if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the βEurocurrency Rateβ for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of Americaβs London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Banking Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i)Β LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii)Β if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of Americaβs London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination;
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provided, that in the case of each of clauses (a)Β and (b), if the Eurocurrency Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement and such clause.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine in good faith that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition and the inability to ascertain such rate is unlikely to be temporary, they shall so notify the Lenders in writing (the occurrence of the foregoing conditions, a βBenchmark Discontinuation Eventβ) and the βEurocurrency Rateβ shall be an alternate benchmark floating term rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining the rate of interest for similar U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated loans in the United States at such time and shall include (i)Β the spread or method for determining a spread or other adjustment or modification that is generally accepted as the then prevailing market convention for determining such spread, method, adjustment or modification and (ii)Β other adjustments to such alternate term rate and this Agreement (x)Β to not increase or decrease pricing in effect for the Interest Period on the Business Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which such alternate rate is selected pursuant to this provision (but for the avoidance of doubt which would not reduce the Applicable Rate) and (y)Β other changes necessary to reflect the available interest periods for such alternate rate) for similar U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated loans in the United States at such time) (any such rate, the βSuccessor Benchmark Rateβ). The Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in SectionΒ 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, that if a Successor Benchmark Rate has not been established pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders may select a different alternate term rate of interest that is reasonably practicable, as determined by the Administrative Agent, for the Administrative Agent to administer such different rate and, upon not less than 15 Business Daysβ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in SectionΒ 10.01, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of Successor Benchmark Rate or other alternate term rate determined pursuant to the proviso above shall provide that in no event shall such rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Benchmark Discontinuation Event occurs, the Applicable Rate for any Loan shall be determined in accordance with SectionΒ 3.06(c) until the date a Successor Benchmark Rate or other alternate term rate determined pursuant to the proviso above has been established in accordance with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence.
βEurocurrency Rate Loanβ means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a)Β of the definition of βEurocurrency Rate.β
βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 8.01.
βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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βExcluded Assetsβ means (i)Β any fee owned real property and any leasehold rights and interests in real property (including landlord waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (to the extent the perfection of a security interest therein requires more than the filing of a UCC financing statement by the Loan Party owning the assets described in this clause (ii)Β in such Loan Partyβs jurisdiction of incorporation), (iii) commercial tort claims where the amount of damages claimed by the applicable Loan Party is less than $8,000,000, (iv) governmental licenses, state or local franchises, charters and authorizations and any other property and assets to the extent that the Administrative Agent may not validly possess a security interest therein under applicable Laws (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority or agency) or the pledge or creation of a security interest in which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization, other than to the extent such prohibition or limitation is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (v)Β any particular asset or right under contract, to the extent such contract by the terms of a restriction in favor of a Person who is not a Loan Party, or any requirement of law, prohibits, or requires any consent or establishes any other condition for or would terminate because of an assignment thereof or a grant of a security interest therein by such Loan Party, in each case, (a)Β provided that, rights under any such contract otherwise constituting an Excluded Asset by virtue of this clause (v)Β shall be included in the Collateral to the extent permitted thereby or by SectionΒ 9-406 or SectionΒ 9-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (b)Β provided that, all proceeds paid or payable to any Loan Party from any sale, transfer or assignment of such contract and all rights to receive such proceeds shall be included in the Collateral, (c)Β excluding any such written agreement that relates to Incremental Loans, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Permitted Ratio Debt and (d)Β only to the extent that such limitation on such pledge or security interest is otherwise permitted under SectionΒ 7.09, (vi) Margin Stock and Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (but excluding Excluded Pledged Subsidiaries and Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries), (vii) any equipment or other assets of any Loan Party which is subject to, or secured by, a Financing Lease Obligation or a purchase money obligation if and to the extent that (a)Β a restriction in favor of a Person who is not Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary contained in the agreements or documents granting or governing such Financing Lease Obligation purchase money obligation prohibits, or requires any consent or establishes any other conditions for or would result in the termination of such agreement of document because of an assignment thereof, or a grant of a securing interest therein, by any Loan Party and (b)Β such restriction relates only to the asset or assets acquired by any Loan Party with the proceeds of such Financing Lease Obligation or purchase money obligation and attachments thereto, improvements thereof or substitutions therefor; proved that all proceeds paid or payable to any Loan Party from any sale, transfer or assignment or other voluntary or involuntary disposition of such assets and all rights to receive such proceeds shall be included in the Collateral to the extent not otherwise required to be paid to the holder of any Financing Lease Obligations or purchase money obligation secured by such assets, (viii)Β the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, any property or assets that would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (ix)Β any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a βStatement of Useβ or βAmendment to Allege Useβ with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law and (x)Β particular assets if and for so long as, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets exceed the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i)Β through (x) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (i)Β through (x)); provided, further, that assets constituting Collateral (as defined therein) under any of the Secured High Yield Notes Indentures shall not constitute Excluded Assets. It is understood that no deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement shall be required with respect to any deposit account or securities account.
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βExcluded Contributionβ means the amount of capital contributions to the Borrower or net proceeds from the sale or issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or issuances of debt securities that have been converted into or exchanged for any such Equity Interests) (other than any amount used for Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs) and designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as an Excluded Contribution on the date such capital contributions are made or such Equity Interests are sold or issued.
βExcluded Pledged Subsidiaryβ means (a)Β any Subsidiary for which the pledge of its Equity Interests is prohibited by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligations existing on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (or, in the case of a newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) or by such Subsidiaryβs Organization Documents or for which governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization would be required (in each case, after giving effect to the relevant provisions of the UCC or other applicable laws), (b) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower confirmed in writing by notice to the Administrative Agent, the burden or cost or other consequences (including any material adverse tax consequences) of the pledge of its Equity Interests shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (c)Β any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, (d)Β any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), including any Securitization Subsidiary only to the extent that the pledge of its Equity Interests is prohibited by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligations in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing and (e)Β any Captive Insurance Subsidiary.
βExcluded Subsidiaryβ means (a)Β any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Guarantor, (b)Β any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligations existing on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligation would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, (c)Β any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, guaranteeing the Obligations would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrowerβs Restricted Subsidiaries, (d)Β any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a CFC or any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a CFC, (e)Β any non-for-profit Subsidiaries, (f)Β any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (g)Β any special purpose securitization vehicle (or similar entity), including any Securitization Subsidiary and (h)Β any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which (directly or indirectly) consist of the Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more CFCs and any other assets incidental thereto.
βExcluded Swap Obligationβ means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a)Β any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof)Β (i) by virtue of such Guarantorβs failure to constitute an βeligible contract participant,β as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to SectionΒ 11.11 and any other applicable keepwell, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all applicable guarantees of such Guarantorβs Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii)Β in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a βfinancial entity,β as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect
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to such Swap Obligation or (b)Β any other Swap Obligation designated as an βExcluded Swap Obligationβ of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and the Approved Counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the Swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
βExisting Loan Trancheβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(a).
βExtended Loansβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(a).
βExtending Lenderβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(c).
βExtensionβ means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to SectionΒ 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
βExtension Amendmentβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(d).
βExtension Electionβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(c).
βExtension Requestβ means any Loan Extension Request.
βExtension Seriesβ means any Loan Extension Series.
βFacilityβ means the Initial Loans, a given ClassΒ of Incremental Loans, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Loans or a given Extension Series of Extended Loans, as the context may require.
βFATCAβ means current Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code or any current or future Treasury regulations or other administrative guidance promulgated thereunder or any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with, any agreements entered into pursuant to SectionΒ 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
βFederal Funds Rateβ means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a)Β if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b)Β if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
βFinancing Lease Obligationβ means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Financing Lease; provided that any obligations of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries either existing on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or created prior to any recharacterization described below (i)Β that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as financing or capital lease obligations and (ii)Β that are subsequently recharacterized as financing or capital lease obligations or indebtedness due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, shall for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) not be treated as financing or capital lease obligations, Financing Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.
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βFinancing Leasesβ means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as a financing or capital leases (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not a straight-line or operating lease) on both the balance sheet and income statement for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP as in effect on JanuaryΒ 1, 2015; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Financing Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as in effect on JanuaryΒ 1, 2015.
βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Person for any Test Period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such Test Period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such Test Period.
βFixed Chargesβ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
(a) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;
(b) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock during such period; and
(c) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests during such period.
βForeign Subsidiaryβ means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
βFree and Clear Incremental Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(d).
βFundβ means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
βGAAPβ means at the election of the Borrower, (a)Β the accounting standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standard Board, as in effect from time to time (βIFRSβ) or (b)Β generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time (βU.S. GAAPβ); provided, however, that (i)Β if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in accounting principles or change as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies or any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks) occurring after the Original Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS) on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through conforming changes made consistent with IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith, (ii)Β GAAP shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein
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shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at βfair value,β as defined therein, and Indebtedness shall be measured at the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iii)Β the accounting for operating leases and financing or capital leases under GAAP as in effect on JanuaryΒ 1, 2015 (including, without limitation, Accounting Standards Codification 840) shall apply for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the definition of Financing Leases and obligations in respect thereof.
βGovernmental Authorityβ means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
βGranting Lenderβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(i).
βGuaranteeβ means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a)Β any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii)Β to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii)Β to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv)Β entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b)Β any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term βGuaranteeβ shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term βGuaranteeβ as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
βGuaranteed Obligationsβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 11.01.
βGuarantorsβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ and shall include each Restricted Subsidiary that shall have become a Guarantor pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11. For avoidance of doubt, the Borrower in its sole discretion may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor, Loan Party and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder for all purposes.
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βGuarantyβ means, collectively, the guaranty of the Obligations by the Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement.
βHazardous Materialsβ means all materials, pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, compounds, constituents, substances or wastes, in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, mold, electromagnetic radio frequency or microwave emissions that are regulated pursuant to, or which would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Law.
βHedging Obligationsβ means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, commodity swap agreement, commodity cap agreement, commodity collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer, modification or mitigation of interest rate, currency or commodity risks either generally or under specific contingencies.
βHigh Yield Notesβ means the Secured High Yield Notes and the Unsecured High Yield Notes.
βHolding Companyβ means any Person so long as such Person directly or indirectly holds 100% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower, and at the time such Person acquired such voting power, no Person and no group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date), including any such group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) (other than any Permitted Holder), shall have beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Person.
βHoldingsβ means Initial Holdings, if it is the direct parent of the Borrower, or, if not, any Subsidiary of Initial Holdings that directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and issues a Guaranty of the Obligations and agrees to assume the obligations of βHoldingsβ pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to one or more instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
βIdentified Participating Lendersβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(3).
βIdentified Qualifying Lendersβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).
βIFRSβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βGAAPβ.
βImmediate Family Membersβ means with respect to any individual, such individualβs child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.
βIncremental Amendmentβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(f).
βIncremental Base Amountβ means $350,000,000.
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βIncremental Commitmentsβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
βIncremental Equivalent First Lien Debtβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.03(x).
βIncremental Equivalent Junior Debtβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.03(x).
βIncremental Equivalent Unsecured Debtβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.03(y).
βIncremental Facilityβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14.
βIncremental Facility Closing Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(d).
βIncremental Lendersβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(c).
βIncremental Loanβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(b).
βIncremental Loan Requestβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
βIncremental Revolving Credit Commitmentsβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14.
βIncremental Revolving Facilityβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14.
βIncremental Revolving Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(c).
βIncremental Term Facilityβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14.
βIncremental Term Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(c).
βIncremental Term Loanβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14.
βIncurrence-Based Incremental Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(d).
βIndebtednessβ means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankersβ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i)Β trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii)Β any earn-out obligation until such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable and (iii)Β accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
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(f) all Attributable Indebtedness;
(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; and
(h) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A)Β include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Personβs liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt, (B)Β in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date and (C)Β exclude contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, obligations under or in respect of Non-Financing Lease Obligations, Qualified Securitization Financings, straight-line leases, operating leases, sale and lease-back transactions (except any resulting Financing Lease Obligations) or lease lease-back transactions. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e)Β shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i)Β the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii)Β the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.
βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.05.
βIndemnified Taxesβ means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, all Taxes other than (i)Β any Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income, however denominated, and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income Taxes, imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising from executing, delivering, being a party to, engaging in any transactions pursuant to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, (ii)Β any Taxes (other than Taxes described in clause (i)Β above) imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction, or as a result of any connection between such Lender or Agent and such jurisdiction other than any connections arising from executing, delivering, being a party to, engaging in any transactions pursuant to, performing its obligations under, receiving payments under, or enforcing, any Loan Document, (iii)Β any Taxes attributable to the failure by or inability of such Agent or Lender to deliver the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01(d) or (e), (iv) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States under SectionΒ 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which such Lender or Agent is located, (v)Β in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under SectionΒ 3.07(a)), any U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to a Law in effect at such time the Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new Lending Office, or, in the case of a Lender that is a flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any U.S. federal withholding Tax attributable to an Applicable Tax Owner of such Lender (whether imposed on payments
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by the Borrower, any Guarantor, or the Administrative Agent to the Lender, or by the Lender to such Applicable Tax Owner) pursuant to a Law in effect at the time such Applicable Tax Owner acquires its indirect interest in this Agreement, except to the extent such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment) or such acquisition by an Applicable Tax Owner, as applicable, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01, and (vi)Β any taxes imposed under FATCA.
βIndemniteesβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.05.
βIndependent Financial Advisorβ means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates.
βInformationβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.08.
βInitial Commitmentβ means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make an Initial Loan to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01 in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lenderβs name in Schedule 1.01B under the caption βInitial Commitmentβ or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including SectionΒ 2.14). The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Commitments is $950,000,000.
βInitial Holdingsβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
βInitial Loansβ means the term loans made by the Lenders on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01.
βIntellectual Property Security Agreementβ has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
βIntercompany Noteβ means a promissory note substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G.
βIntercreditor Agreementsβ means the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, collectively, in each case to the extent in effect.
βInterest Payment Dateβ means, (a)Β as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b)Β as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
βInterest Periodβ means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, to the extent agreed by each Lender of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, nine or twelve months or less than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
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(ii) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.
βInvestmentβ means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a)Β the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b)Β a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c)Β the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, less any Returns in respect of such Investment.
βInvestorsβ means the Sponsor and any of its Affiliates (other than any portfolio operating companies).
βIP Rightsβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 5.15.
βJunior Financingβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.13(a).
βJunior Financing Documentationβ means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
βJunior Lien Intercreditor Agreementβ means an intercreditor agreement providing that Liens on Collateral securing specified Indebtedness are contractually junior in priority to the Liens securing the Obligations in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
βLatest Maturity Dateβ means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Loan, any Refinancing Commitment, any Extended Loan, any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment, or any Incremental Loans, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
βLawsβ means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
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βLCT Electionβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 1.02(j).
βLCT Test Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 1.02(j).
βLenderβ has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a βLender.β
βLending Officeβ means, as to any Lender, such office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
βLienβ means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); provided that in no event shall a Non-Financing Lease Obligation be deemed to constitute a Lien.
βLimited Condition Transactionβ means (1)Β any Investment or acquisition (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Equity Interests or otherwise and which may include, for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction that may constitute a Change of Control) whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing, (2)Β any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment, (3)Β Restricted Payments requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof, and (4)Β any Disposition.
βLimited Originator Recourseβ means a letter of credit, cash collateral account or other such credit enhancement issued in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness by a Securitization Subsidiary under a Qualified Securitization Financing.
βLoanβ means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II, including any Initial Loan, Incremental Loan, Refinancing Loan or Extended Loan, as the context may require.
βLoan Documentsβ means, collectively, (i)Β this Agreement, (ii)Β the Notes, (iii)Β the Collateral Documents, (iv)Β any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment and (v)Β the Intercreditor Agreements.
βLoan Extension Requestβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(a).
βLoan Extension Seriesβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.16(a).
βLoan Partiesβ means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
βLondon Banking Dayβ means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
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βManagement Stockholdersβ means the future, present and former members of management, employees, directors, officers, managers, members or partners (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members) of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof; provided that Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxx shall in all cases constitute Management Stockholders.
βMargin Stockβ has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means a (a)Β material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b)Β material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to fully and timely perform any of their payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties is a party; or (c)Β material adverse effect on the rights and remedies available to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document.
βMaterial Domestic Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrowerβs Domestic Subsidiaries (a)Β whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets at such date or (b)Β whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in clauses (a)Β or (b) comprise in the aggregate more than 5.0% of Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 or more than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than forty-five (45)Β days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries as βMaterial Domestic Subsidiariesβ to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii)Β comply with the provisions of SectionΒ 6.11 applicable to such Subsidiary.
βMaterial Foreign Subsidiaryβ means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrowerβs Foreign Subsidiaries (a)Β whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of Total Assets at such date or (b)Β whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, Foreign Subsidiaries not meeting the thresholds set forth in clauses (a)Β or (b) comprise in the aggregate more than 5.0% of Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 or more than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than forty-five (45)Β days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Foreign Subsidiaries as βMaterial Foreign Subsidiariesβ to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii)Β comply with the provisions of the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement.β
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βMaterial Subsidiaryβ means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.
βMaturity Dateβ means (x)Β if the Springing Maturity Condition does not apply, DecemberΒ 31, 2025 and (y)Β if the Springing Maturity Condition does apply, the Springing Maturity Date; provided that, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. Any provisions relating to the determination of a minimum tenor, maturity or Weighted Average Life to Maturity with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including without limitation Permitted Notes Refinancing Debt, Incremental Loans, Permitted Ratio Debt, and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) shall assume (solely for purposes of such determination and not for any other purpose) that the Springing Maturity Condition does not apply.
βMaximum Rateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.10.
βMFN Protectionβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(e)(i).
βMoodyβsβ means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
βMultiemployer Planβ means any employee benefit plan of the type described in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
βNet Incomeβ means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.
βNet Proceedsβ means:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but in each case only as and when received) from any Disposition or Casualty Event, net of (i)Β attorneysβ fees, accountantsβ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii)Β the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien (other than a Lien that ranks pari passu with or subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs, (iii)Β in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iii)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (iv)Β taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof, and (v)Β the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i)Β above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y)Β retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities
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related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event occurring on the date of such reduction); provided that the Borrower may reinvest any portion of such proceeds in its business (which shall include any Investment permitted by this Agreement) within 450 days of such receipt and such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 450 days of such receipt, so reinvested or contractually committed to be so reinvested (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 450-day period but within such 450-day period are contractually committed to be used, then upon the termination of such contract or if such Net Proceeds are not so used within 630 days of initial receipt, such remaining portion shall constitute Net Proceeds as of the date of such termination or expiry without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that the proceeds realized in connection with any Disposition in any single transaction or series of related transactions shall not constitute Net Proceeds unless the amount of such proceeds exceeds $125,000,000 (and for the avoidance of doubt, only the amount of any such excess shall constitute Net Proceeds), and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to the Borrower shall be disregarded.
βNon-Consenting Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 3.07(d).
βNon-Debt Fund Affiliateβ means any Affiliate of the Investors other than (a)Β Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b)Β any Debt Fund Affiliates and (c)Β any natural person.
βNon-Defaulting Lenderβ means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
βNon-Financing Lease Obligationβ means a lease obligation that is not required to be accounted for as a financing or capital lease on both the balance sheet and the income statement for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, a straight-line or operating lease shall be considered a Non-Financing Lease Obligation.
βNoteβ means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
βObligationsβ means all (x)Β advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding and (y)Β obligations of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Treasury Services Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a)Β the obligation
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(including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b)Β the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations of any Guarantor shall in no event include any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor and obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Treasury Services Agreement that constitute βObligationsβ (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) shall not constitute Obligations hereunder.
βOFACβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 5.18(a).
βOffered Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).
βOffered Discountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).
βOIDβ means original issue discount.
βOrganization Documentsβ means, (a)Β with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c)Β with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
βOriginal Closing Dateβ means SeptemberΒ 6, 2018.
βOther Applicable Indebtednessβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i).
βOther Debt Representativeβ means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder on a pari passu or junior Lien basis to the Lien securing the Obligations, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.
βOther Taxesβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 3.01(b).
βOther Term Loan Commitmentsβ means one or more Classes of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βOther Term Loansβ means one or more Classes of Refinancing Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βOutstanding Amountβ means, with respect to the Loans, on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date.
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βOvernight Rateβ means, for any day, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
βParticipantβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(f).
βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(f).
βParticipating Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(2).
βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
βPension Planβ means any βemployee pension benefit planβ (as such term is defined in SectionΒ 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in SectionΒ 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five (5)Β plan years.
βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.
βPermitted Acquisitionβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.02(i).
βPermitted Asset Swapβ means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided, that any Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i); provided, further, that the assets received are pledged as Collateral to the extent required by the Collateral Documents to the extent that the assets disposed of constituted Collateral.
βPermitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exceptionβ means, with respect to any Incremental Loans, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Ratio Debt and any Indebtedness incurred under SectionΒ 7.03(g), (x) and (y)Β permitted to be incurred hereunder, that up to an aggregate principal amount of the greater of $325,000,000 and 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, determined at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (the βSpecified Debtβ) may have a maturity date that is earlier than and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than, the Indebtedness with respect to which the Specified Debt is otherwise required to have a later maturity date.
βPermitted First Priority Refinancing Debtβ means any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes and any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Loans.
βPermitted First Priority Refinancing Loansβ means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured loans incurred by the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more tranches of loans not under this Agreement; provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii)Β such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (iii)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such Indebtedness does not mature on or prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued or have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Initial Loans and (iv)Β an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect.
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βPermitted First Priority Refinancing Notesβ means any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in the form of secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes (whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A, private placement or otherwise); provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii)Β such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (iii)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default) on or prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued and (iv)Β an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Notes will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPermitted Holdersβ means each of (a)Β the Sponsor, (b)Β the Management Stockholders (including any Management Stockholders holding Equity Interests through an Equityholding Vehicle), (c) any Person who is acting solely as an underwriter in connection with a public or private offering of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, acting in such capacity, (d)Β any group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date) of which any of the foregoing, any Holding Company, Permitted Plan or any Person or group that becomes a Permitted Holder specified in the last sentence of this definition are members and any member of such group; provided, that in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, Persons referred to in clauses (a)Β through (c), collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies held by such group, (e)Β any Holding Company and (f)Β any Permitted Plan.
βPermitted Intercompany Activitiesβ means any transactions (A)Β between or among Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (i)Β payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements, (ii)Β management, technology and licensing arrangements and (iii)Β customer loyalty and rewards programs or (B)Β between or among Holdings, its Restricted Subsidiaries and any captive insurance subsidiaries.
βPermitted Notes Refinancing Debtβ means Indebtedness that is permitted to be incurred hereunder and that (i) does not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (ii) does not have mandatory prepayment or mandatory offer to purchase events that are materially more onerous, taken as a whole, to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries than those mandatory prepayment or mandatory offer to purchase events contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Secured High Yield Notes or Unsecured High Yield Notes as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, (iii) to the extent secured, (x) is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (y) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Loan Parties than the Collateral Documents (with such
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differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (z)Β a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (iv)Β is not at any time guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
βPermitted Other Debt Conditionsβ means that such applicable debt (i)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except customary asset sale or change of control provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (ii)Β is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
βPermitted Planβ means any employee benefits plan of Holdings or any of its Affiliates and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan.
βPermitted Ratio Debtβ means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that immediately after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, (i)Β no Event of Default shall be continuing or result therefrom and (ii)Β (x) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than either (I) 4.25 to 1.00 or (II)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness being applied to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, in each case, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (βPermitted First Lien Ratio Debtβ), (y) if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Secured Leverage Ratio is no greater than either (I) 4.25 to 1.00 or (II)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness being applied to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other similar permitted Investment, the Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, in each case, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (βPermitted Junior Secured Ratio Debtβ) and (z)Β if such Indebtedness is unsecured (or not secured by all or any portion of the Collateral), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is no less than either (A) 2.00 to 1.00 or (B)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness being applied to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other similar permitted Investment, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, in each case, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (βPermitted Unsecured Ratio Debtβ); provided that, such Indebtedness shall (A)Β in the case of clause (x)Β above, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of clause (y)Β or (z) above, have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91)Β days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (in each case, subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception); provided that restrictions in this clause (A)Β shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes (i)Β a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (A)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (ii)Β term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (B) in the case of clause (x)Β above, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities and,
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in the case of clause (y)Β or (z) above, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity (in each case, subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception); provided that restrictions in this clause (B)Β shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes (i)Β a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (B)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (ii)Β term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (C)Β (x) if such Indebtedness is incurred or guaranteed on a secured basis by a Loan Party on a junior Lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a βJunior Priority Representativeβ (or similar term, in each case, as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (y)Β if such Indebtedness is incurred or guaranteed on a secured basis by a Loan Party on a pari passu basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to each Intercreditor Agreement, (D)Β have terms and conditions (other than (x)Β pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions and (y)Β covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Permitted Ratio Debt, to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Permitted Ratio Debt)Β (i) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole), (ii) that reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance or (iii)Β that are otherwise as agreed between the Borrower and the lender, holder or other provider of such Indebtedness (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (D)Β delivered at least five (5)Β Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (D), shall be conclusive evidence) and (E)Β in the case of Permitted First Lien Ratio Debt in the form of term loans (other than customary bridge loans or term loan A facilities as determined by the Borrower in good faith), be subject to the MFN Protection as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan; provided, further, that any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (x), (y) or (z)Β above by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(g) does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of $110,000,000 and 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case determined at the time of incurrence.
βPermitted Refinancingβ means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a)Β the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b)Β other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(e) and subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c)Β other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 7.03(e) or
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(f), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (d)Β if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is Junior Financing, to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended.
βPermitted Second Priority Refinancing Debtβ means Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness constituting secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes or junior lien secured loans; provided that (i)Β notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,β such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii)Β an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a βJunior Priority Representativeβ (or similar term, in each case, as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), and (iii)Β such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPermitted Unsecured Refinancing Debtβ means Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness constituting unsecured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii)Β meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPersonβ means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
βPlanβ means any βemployee benefit planβ (as such term is defined in SectionΒ 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to SectionΒ 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
βPlatformβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 6.01.
βPledged Debtβ has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
βPledged Equityβ has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
βPost-Acquisition Periodβ means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or the conversion of any Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated and ending on the twenty-four month anniversary of the date on which such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated.
βPreferred Stockβ means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
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βProceedingβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.05.
βProceedsβ has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
βPro Forma Adjustmentβ means, for any four-quarter period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a)Β actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable βrun rateβ cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies or (b)Β any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i)Β at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $100,000,000, and (ii)Β so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such four-quarter period, or such additional costs will be accrued or incurred during the entirety of such four-quarter period; provided, further, that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such four-quarter period.
βPro Forma Basis,β βPro Forma Complianceβ and βPro Forma Effectβ mean, with respect to compliance with any test hereunder, that (A)Β to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B)Β all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test: (a)Β income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i)Β in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii)Β in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of βSpecified Transaction,β shall be included, (b)Β any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c)Β any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that (I)Β without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A)Β above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i)Β (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y)Β expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z)Β reasonably identifiable and factually supportable or (ii)Β otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment; (II)Β that when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i)Β the definition of βApplicable Rate,β and (ii)Β Applicable Asset Sale Percentage, the events that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable four-quarter period shall not be given pro forma effect, (III)Β when calculating the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of the Applicable ECF Percentage, such percentage shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to any prepayment of Excess Cash Flow to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i) in connection with
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such calculation and any other Indebtedness prepaid subsequent to the end of the applicable four-quarter period and prior to such date of determination; and (IV)Β in determining Pro Forma Compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or any other incurrence test, in connection with the incurrence (including by assumption or guarantee) of any Indebtedness, (i)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility or any other revolving facility immediately prior to or in connection therewith included in the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or such other incurrence test calculation immediately prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the Pro Forma Compliance determination of such ratio or other test is being made and (ii)Β the incurrence under any Revolving Credit Facility or under any other revolving facility used to finance working capital needs of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), in each case, shall be disregarded; provided, further, that with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by the provisions of this Agreement in reliance on the pro forma calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or such other incurrence test calculation, (i)Β any Indebtedness being incurred (or expected to be incurred) substantially simultaneously or contemporaneously with the incurrence of any such Indebtedness or any applicable transaction or action in reliance on any fixed βbasketβ set forth in this Agreement (including the Incremental Base Amount and any βbasketsβ measured as a percentage of Total Assets or Consolidated EBITDA), including under the Revolving Credit Facilities and (ii)Β any Indebtedness being incurred under any Revolving Credit Facility or any other revolving facility that is used to finance working capital needs of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) shall, in each case, be disregarded. In the event any fixed βbasketsβ are intended to be utilized together with any incurrence-based βbasketsβ in a single transaction or series of related transactions (including utilization of the Free and Clear Incremental Amount and the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount), (i) compliance with or satisfaction of any applicable financial ratios or tests for the portion of Indebtedness or any other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any incurrence-based βbasketsβ shall first be calculated without giving effect to amounts being utilized pursuant to any fixed βbaskets,β but giving full pro forma effect to all applicable and related transactions (including, subject to the foregoing with respect to fixed βbaskets,β any incurrence and repayments of Indebtedness) and all other permitted Pro Forma Adjustments (except that (i)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness under any Revolving Credit Facility or any other revolving facility immediately prior to or in connection therewith and (ii)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness under any Revolving Credit Facility or any other revolving facility used to finance working capital needs of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) shall, in each case, be disregarded), and (ii)Β thereafter, incurrence of the portion of such Indebtedness or other applicable transaction or action to be incurred under any fixed βbasketsβ shall be calculated.
βPro Rata Shareβ means, with respect to each Lender (other than any Lender in respect of Incremental Commitments (or loans made thereunder) or Refinancing Commitments (or loans made thereunder)), at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments (other than Incremental Commitments or Refinancing Commitments) of such Lender and the denomination of which is the amount of Commitments (other than Incremental Commitments or Refinancing Commitments) of all Lenders; provided that if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
βProjectionsβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 6.01(c).
βPTEsβ means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
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βPublic Lenderβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 6.01.
βPublic Offerβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 1.02.
βQualified ECP Guarantorβ means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Guarantor that, at the time the relevant Guaranty (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an βeligible contract participantβ under the Commodity Exchange Act and which may cause another person to qualify as an βeligible contract participantβ with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into a keepwell , support, or other agreement in accordance with Β§ 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
βQualified Equity Interestsβ means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
βQualified IPOβ means the issuance by Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering), including the offering of Equity Interests by Mosaic Acquisition Corp. in connection with its business combination with Vivint Smart Home, Inc., effective as of JanuaryΒ 17, 2020 and any related secondary public offering.
βQualified Securitization Financingβ means any Securitization Facility (a)Β constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (i)Β the board of directors of the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and (ii)Β all sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (b)Β constituting a receivables or payables financing or factoring facility.
βQualifying Lendersβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).
βQuarterly Financial Statementsβ means (a)Β for purposes of SectionΒ 5.05, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower as of and for the fiscal quarters ended MarchΒ 31, 2019, JuneΒ 30, 2019 and SeptemberΒ 30, 2019 and (b)Β otherwise, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company for each fiscal quarter ended after the date of the Annual Financial Statements referred to in clause (b)Β of the definition thereof and at least forty-five (45)Β days prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, other than with respect to the fourth quarter of any fiscal year).
βReal Propertyβ means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned or leased by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
βRefinanced Debtβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.β
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βRefinancing Amendmentβ means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a)Β the Borrower, (b)Β the Administrative Agent, (c)Β each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d)Β each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.15.
βRefinancing Seriesβ means all Refinancing Loans or Refinancing Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Loans or Refinancing Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield and amortization schedule.
βRefinancing Commitmentsβ means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.
βRefinancing Loansβ means one or more term loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βRegisterβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(d).
βRegistered Equivalent Notesβ means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.
βRelated Business Assetsβ means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business, provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.
βRelated Partiesβ means, with respect to any Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Personβs Affiliates.
βReleaseβ means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing or migrating in, into, onto or through the Environment.
βReportable Eventβ means any of the events set forth in SectionΒ 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the otherwise applicable notice period has been waived by regulation or otherwise by the PBGC.
βRepricing Transactionβ means the prepayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Initial Loans with the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any broadly syndicated term loan financing denominated in the same currency and having an All-In Yield that is less than the All-In Yield of such Initial Loans so repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced, including without limitation, as may be effected through any amendment to this Agreement relating to the interest rate for, or weighted average yield of, such Loans or the incurrence of any replacement Loans, in each case the primary purpose of which was to reduce such All-In Yield and other than in connection with a Change of Control, Qualified IPO or Transformative Acquisition.
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βRequest for Credit Extensionβ means, with respect to a Borrowing, continuation or conversion of Loans, a Committed Loan Notice.
βRequired ClassΒ Lendersβ means, with respect to any ClassΒ on any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (i)Β the outstanding Loans under such ClassΒ and (ii)Β the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility; provided that, to the same extent set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(n) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required ClassΒ Lenders.
βRequired Facility Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Facility, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a)Β the Total Outstandings under such Facility and (b)Β the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(n) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders.
βRequired Lendersβ means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a)Β Total Outstandings and (b)Β aggregate unused Commitments; provided that the unused Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(n) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
βResolution Authorityβ means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
βResponsible Officerβ means the chief executive officer, director, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief legal officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, controller or assistant controller or other similar officer of a Loan Party or designee of a Responsible Officer and in the case of a limited partnership or an exempted limited partnership, any officer or director of the general partner or ultimate general partner, as the case may be, and, as to any document delivered on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party and any officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party whose signature is included on an incumbency certificate or similar certificate reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
βRestricted Cashβ means cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually restricted from being distributed to the Borrower.
βRestricted Paymentβ means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrowerβs or a Restricted Subsidiaryβs stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).
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βRestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
βReturnsβ means, with respect to any Investment, any dividends, distributions, interest, fees, premium, return of capital, repayment of principal, income, profits (from a Disposition or otherwise) and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment.
βRevolving Credit Agreementβ means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of FebruaryΒ 14, 2020, among the Borrower, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.
βRevolving Credit Facilitiesβ means the collective reference to the Series A Revolving Credit Facility, the Series B Revolving Credit Facility and the Series C Revolving Credit Facility (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), in each case outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
βS&Pβ means S&P Global Ratings, a business unit of StandardΒ & Poorβs Financial Services LLC, and any successor thereto.
βSame Day Fundsβ means immediately available funds.
βSanction(s)β means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majestyβs Treasury (βHMTβ).
βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
βSecured Hedge Agreementβ means any Swap Contract that is entered into by and between Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Approved Counterparty (unless otherwise designated in writing by the Borrower and the applicable Approved Counterparty to the Administrative Agent as unsecured, which notice may designate all Swap Contracts under a specified Master Agreement as unsecured).
βSecured 7.875% Notes Due 2022β means (A) $900,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowerβs 7.875% senior secured notes due 2022 and (B)Β any Registered Equivalent Notes having substantially identical terms and issued pursuant to the Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022 Indenture in exchange for the initial, unregistered senior secured notes referred to in clause (A).
βSecured 7.875% Notes Due 2022 Indentureβ means the indenture dated MayΒ 26, 2016, between the Borrower, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and the other entities from time to time party thereto, with respect to the Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or refinanced to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement
βSecured 8.500% Notes Due 2024β means (A) $225,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowerβs 8.500% senior secured notes due 2024 and (B)Β any Registered Equivalent Notes having substantially identical terms and issued pursuant to the Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 Indenture in exchange for the initial, unregistered senior secured notes referred to in clause (A).
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βSecured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 Indentureβ means the indenture dated MayΒ 10, 2019, between the Borrower, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and the other entities from time to time party thereto, with respect to the Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or refinanced to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.
βSecured 6.75% Notes due 2027β means $600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowers 6.75% senior secured notes due 2027.
βSecured 6.75% Notes Due 2027 Indentureβ means the indenture dated FebruaryΒ 14, 2020, between the Borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, with respect to the Secured 6.75% Notes Due 2027, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or refinanced to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.
βSecured High Yield Notesβ means (A)Β the Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022, (B) the Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 and (C)Β the Secured 6.75% Notes Due 2027.
βSecured High Yield Notes Indenturesβ means (A)Β the Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022 Indenture, (B)Β the Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 Indenture and (C)Β the Secured 6.75% Notes Due 2027 Note Indenture.
βSecured Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
βSecured Partiesβ means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Approved Counterparties party to any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Treasury Services Agreement and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 9.05.
βSecured Treasury Services Agreementβ means a Treasury Services Agreement between an Approved Counterparty and Borrower and or a Subsidiary.
βSecurities Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
βSecuritization Assetsβ means the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and any other assets related thereto subject to a Qualified Securitization Financing and the proceeds thereof.
βSecuritization Facilityβ means any of one or more receivables, factoring or securitization financing facilities as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated or refunded from time to time, the Obligations of which are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells or grants a security interest in its accounts receivable, payable or Securitization Assets or assets related thereto to either (a)Β a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (b)Β a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells its accounts receivable, payable or Securitization Assets or assets related thereto to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.
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βSecuritization Feesβ means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing.
βSecuritization Financingβ means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a)Β a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (b)Β any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including all collateral securing such Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets and other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Securitization Assets.
βSecuritization Repurchase Obligationβ means any obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Qualified Securitization Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a result of a breach of a Standard Securitization Undertaking, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
βSecuritization Subsidiaryβ means a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Financing in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower transfers Securitization Assets and related assets) that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Securitization Assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contingent and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person (as provided below) as a Securitization Subsidiary and (a)Β no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i)Β is guaranteed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or Limited Originator Recourse), (ii) is recourse to or obligates Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or Limited Originator Recourse or (iii)Β subjects any property or asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b)Β with which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower and (c)Β to which none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entityβs financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person giving effect to such designation and a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
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βSecurity Agreementβ means a Security Agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
βSecurity Agreement Supplementβ has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
βSimilar Businessβ means (a)Β any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, and any reasonable extension thereof, or (b)Β any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or proposed to be engaged on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date.
βSold Entity or Businessβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βSolicited Discount Prorationβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Noticeβ means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit L-6.
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Offerβ means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L-7, submitted following the Administrative Agentβs receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).
βSolventβ and βSolvencyβ mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a)Β the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b)Β the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c)Β such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and (d)Β such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have unreasonably small capital. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
βSPCβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 10.07(i).
βSpecified Debtβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βPermitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exceptionβ.
βSpecified Discountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).
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βSpecified Discount Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Noticeβ means a written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit L-8.
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Responseβ means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit L-9, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).
βSpecified Discount Prorationβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(3).
βSpecified Guarantorβ means any Guarantor that is not an βeligible contract participantβ under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to SectionΒ 11.11).
βSpecified Junior Financing Obligationsβ means any obligations in respect of any Junior Financing in respect of which any Loan Party is an obligor in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.
βSpecified Representationsβ means those representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Sections 5.01(b)(ii), 5.02(a), 5.02(b)(i), 5.04, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18 and 5.19.
βSpecified Transactionβ means any Investment, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition, or any incurrence (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility or line of credit, after the closing date of such revolving credit facility or line of credit) or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or Incremental Loan that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a βPro Forma Basisβ or after giving βPro Forma Effect.β
βSponsorβ means any of Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. and its Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.
βSponsor Management Agreementβ means the Transaction and Advisory Fee Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 16, 2012, among the Borrower and Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. as in effect on the Original Closing Date and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in a manner not materially adverse to the Lenders.
βSpringing Maturity Conditionβ means that, to the extent the Maturity Date has not occurred prior to such time, on the Springing Maturity Date, an aggregate principal amount of Unsecured Notes Due 2023 in excess of $125,000,000 are either outstanding or have not been repurchased (and cancelled), redeemed, defeased, repaid, refinanced or satisfied and discharged with (a)Β Permitted Notes Refinancing Debt, (b)Β net cash proceeds of (i)Β an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings to a Person other than a Subsidiary of Holdings or (ii)Β Disposition of assets of Holdings or a Subsidiary thereof and/or (c)Β a capital contribution to Holdings from a Person other than a Subsidiary of Holdings.
βSpringing Maturity Dateβ means the date that is 91 days before the maturity date with respect to the Unsecured Notes Due 2023.
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βStandard Securitization Undertakingsβ means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that are customary in a Securitization Financing.
βSubmitted Amountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).
βSubmitted Discountβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).
βSubsidiaryβ of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any charitable organizations and any other Person that meets the requirements of SectionΒ 501(c)(3) of the Code) of which (i)Β a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, (ii)Β more than half of the issued share capital is at the time beneficially owned or (iii)Β the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a βSubsidiaryβ or to βSubsidiariesβ shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
βSubsidiary Guarantorβ means any Guarantor other than Holdings.
βSuccessor Benchmark Rateβ has the meaning specified in the definition of βEurocurrency Rateβ.
βSuccessor Companyβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 7.04(d).
βSwapβ means, any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a βswapβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
βSwap Contractβ means, any and all interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, commodity swap agreements, commodity cap agreements, commodity collar agreements, foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or similar agreements providing for the transfer, modification or mitigation of interest rate, currency or commodity risks either generally or under specific contingencies.
βSwap Obligationβ means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.
βSwap Termination Valueβ means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a)Β for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b)Β for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
βTaxesβ means all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority including interest, penalties and additions to tax.
βTax Groupβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 7.06(h)(iii).
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βTerm Loan Increaseβ has the meaning provided in SectionΒ 2.14(a).
βTest Periodβ means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination.
βThreshold Amountβ means $100,000,000.
βTotal Assetsβ means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b)Β or, for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b), the Quarterly Financial Statements for the fiscal quarter ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2019.
βTotal Leverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
βTotal Outstandingsβ means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans.
βTransaction Expensesβ means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Sponsors, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its (or their) Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (including expenses in connection with hedging transactions), this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
βTransactionsβ means, collectively, (a)Β the funding of the Initial Loans on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and the execution and delivery of Loan Documents to be entered into on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, (b)Β the repayment or redemption of the Initial Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Facilities outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, and the Secured Notes Due 2022, (c) the payment of Transaction Expenses and (d)Β the Transactions (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof).
βTransferred Guarantorβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 11.09.
βTransformative Acquisitionβ shall mean any acquisition or investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that either (a)Β is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment or (b)Β if permitted by the terms of the this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment, would not provide the Borrower and its subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower acting in good faith. All voluntary prepayments (including from the proceeds of any refinancing debt) shall be applied as directed by the Borrower (and in the absence of such direction, in direct order of maturity), which may be applied to any specific class or classes, tranche or tranches or facility or facilities as selected by the Borrower; provided, that such prepayments shall be made on a pro rata basis within such class, tranche or facility.
βTreasury Services Agreementβ means any agreement relating to facilities or services related to cash management, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
βTypeβ means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.
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βUK Financial Institutionβ means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms
βUK Resolution Authorityβ means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
βUniform Commercial Codeβ or βUCCβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
βUnited Statesβ and βU.S.β mean the United States of America.
βUnited States Tax Compliance Certificateβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 3.01(d)(ii)(C) and is in substantially the form of ExhibitΒ I hereto.
βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14 subsequent to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and each Securitization Subsidiary.
βUnsecured High Yield Notesβ means (A) $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowerβs 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2023 and (B)Β any Registered Equivalent Notes having substantially identical terms and issued pursuant to the Unsecured High Yield Notes Indenture in exchange for the initial, unregistered senior unsecured notes referred to in clause (A).
βUnsecured High Yield Notes Indentureβ means the Indenture for the Unsecured Notes Due 2023, dated AugustΒ 10, 2017, between the Borrower, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and the other entities from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, replace or refinanced to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.
βU.S. GAAPβ has the meaning set forth in the definition of βGAAPβ.
βU.S. Special Resolution Regimeβ has the meaning set forth in SectionΒ 10.22.
βUSA Patriot Actβ means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.
βWeighted Average Life to Maturityβ means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i)Β the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a)Β the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b)Β the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii)Β the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness. Any provisions relating to the determination of a minimum tenor, maturity or Weighted Average Life to Maturity with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including without limitation Permitted Notes Refinancing Debt, Incremental Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Permitted Ratio Debt, and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) shall assume (solely for purposes of such determination and not for any other purpose) that the Springing Maturity Condition does not
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apply; provided that, for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness that is being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, the effect of any amortization or prepayment prior to the date of the applicable extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance shall be disregarded.
βwholly ownedβ means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x)Β directorβs qualifying shares and (y)Β shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
βWrite-Down and Conversion Powersβ means, (a)Β with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b)Β with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
βYield Differentialβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.14(e)(i).
SectionΒ 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b) The words βherein,β βhereto,β βhereofβ and βhereunderβ and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(c) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.
(d) The term βincludingβ is by way of example and not limitation.
(e) The word βorβ is not exclusive.
(f) The term βdocumentsβ includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.
(g) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word βfromβ means βfrom and includingβ; the words βtoβ and βuntilβ each mean βto but excludingβ; and the word βthroughβ means βto and including.β
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(h) SectionΒ headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(i) For purposes of determining compliance with any SectionΒ of Article VII at any time, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness (whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof), Disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Obligation or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses as determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion at such time.
(j) In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (including any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of any Liens or the making of any Investments, Restricted Payments or fundamental changes, the repayment of any Indebtedness for which an irrevocable notice of prepayment or redemption is required or the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, in each case, in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction), for purposes of:
(x) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; or
(y) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Total Assets or Consolidated EBITDA, if any)
in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrowerβs election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an βLCT Electionβ), the date (the βLCT Test Dateβ) of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be either (a)Β the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into, irrevocable prepayment or redemption notices are provided to the applicable holders (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of an irrevocable notice, declaration of a Restricted Payment or similar event), as applicable, or (b)Β solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the βCity Codeβ) or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions apply, the date on which a βRule 2.7 announcementβ of a firm intention to make an offer or similar announcement or determination in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to the City Code in respect of such target company made in compliance with the City Code or similar law or practices in other jurisdictions (a βPublic Offerβ), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or assumption of any Liens or the making of any Investments, Restricted Payments or fundamental changes, the repayment of any Indebtedness for which an irrevocable notice of prepayment or redemption is required or the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCT Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of Holdings are available, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations
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in Total Assets or Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant transaction or action is permitted to be consummated or taken; provided that if such ratios or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, such improved ratios and/or baskets may be utilized. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Holdings, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the definitive agreement, notice or declaration for, or, as applicable the offer in respect of a Public Offer for, such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be tested by calculating the availability under such ratio or basket on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith have been consummated (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and any associated Lien and the use of proceeds thereof; provided that Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (x)Β incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any Unrestricted Subsidiary or repays any Indebtedness in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction under a ratio-based basket and (y)Β incurs Indebtedness, creates Liens, makes Investments, makes Restricted Payments, designates any Unrestricted Subsidiary or repays any Indebtedness in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction under a non-ratio-based basket (which shall occur within five Business Days of the events in clause (x)Β above), then the applicable ratio will be calculated with respect to any such action under the applicable ratio-based basket without regard to any such action under such non-ratio-based basket made in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction.
In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into, irrevocable prepayment or redemption notices are provided to the applicable holders, a Public Offer is made or such dividend or Restricted Payment is declared, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under this clause (j), and any Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder.
(k) For purposes of determining whether Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with any exception to Article 7 where compliance with any such exception is based on a financial ratio or metric being satisfied as of a particular point in time, it is understood that (a)Β compliance shall be measured at the time when the relevant event is undertaken, as such financial ratios and metrics are intended to be βincurrenceβ tests and not βmaintenanceβ tests and
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(b) correspondingly, any such ratio and metric shall only prohibit Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from creating, incurring, assuming, suffering to exist or making, as the case may be, any new, for example, Liens, Indebtedness or Investments, but shall not result in any previously permitted, for example, Liens, Indebtedness or Investments ceasing to be permitted hereunder.
SectionΒ 1.03 Accounting Terms.
(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
(c) In the event that Holdings elects to change the accounting method in which it will prepare its financial statements in accordance with GAAP and such election results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms (collectively, the βGAAP Accounting Changesβ) in this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement (including the levels applicable herein to any computation of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) so as to reflect equitably the GAAP Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrowerβs financial condition shall be substantially the same after such change as if such change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed in accordance with the previous accounting method (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) (it being agreed that the reconciliation between U.S. GAAP and IFRS used in such determination shall be made available to Lenders) as if such change had not occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, solely making an election (without any other action) will not (1)Β be treated as an incurrence of Indebtedness and (2)Β have the effect of rendering invalid any Restricted Payment or Investment, the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Liens, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary made prior to the date of such election conditioned on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries having been able to satisfy any Total Leverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Leverage Ratio, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or any other test or action that was previously valid under this Agreement on the date made, incurred or taken and prior to such election, as the case may be.
SectionΒ 1.04 Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).
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SectionΒ 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a)Β references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by the Loan Documents; and (b)Β references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this Agreement and the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement occurring on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and reaffirms, as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, (i)Β the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to the amendments and the transactions contemplated hereby on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and (ii)Β its guarantee of the Obligations under the Guaranty, as applicable, and its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
The Obligations under the Original Credit Agreement as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date shall continue to exist under this Agreement on the terms set forth herein and the loans under the Original Credit Agreement outstanding as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date shall be Loans under and as defined in this Agreement on the terms set forth herein.
SectionΒ 1.06 Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SectionΒ 1.07 Timing of Payment of Performance.
When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
SectionΒ 1.08 Cumulative Credit Transactions.
If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount of the Cumulative Credit immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously.
SectionΒ 1.09 Currency Generally.
For purposes of determining compliance with Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred (so long as such Indebtedness or Investment, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder).
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ARTICLEΒ II.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
SectionΒ 2.01 The Loans.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Xxxxxxβs Initial Commitment. Amounts borrowed under this SectionΒ 2.01 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
SectionΒ 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowerβs irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time)Β (1) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and (2)Β on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided that the notice referred to in subclause (1)Β above may be delivered no later than one(1) Business Day prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date in the case of initial Credit Extensions. Except as provided in SectionΒ 2.14(a), each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000,000, or a whole multiple of $1,000,000, in excess thereof. Except as provided in SectionΒ 2.14(a) or the last sentence of this paragraph, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (and each telephonic notice in advance of a Committed Loan Notice) shall specify (i)Β whether the requesting Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii)Β the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv)Β the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (v)Β if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi)Β wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the amount to be disbursed to any particular account may be less than the minimum or multiple limitations set forth above so long as the aggregate amount to be disbursed to all such accounts pursuant to such Borrowing meets such minimums and multiples). If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1)Β month.
(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable ClassΒ of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in SectionΒ 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the
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Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agentβs Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i)Β crediting the account(s) of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii)Β by wire transfer of such funds, in each case, in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under SectionΒ 3.05 in connection therewith. During the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of Americaβs prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than nine (9)Β Interest Periods in effect; provided that after the establishment of any new ClassΒ of Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment, the number of Interest Periods otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 2.02(e) shall increase by three (3)Β Interest Periods for each applicable ClassΒ so established.
(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
(g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Xxxxxxβs Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (b)Β above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i)Β in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans which should have been funded by such Lender comprising such Borrowing and (ii)Β in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this SectionΒ 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such
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interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
SectionΒ 2.03 [Reserved].
SectionΒ 2.04 [Reserved].
SectionΒ 2.05 Prepayments.
(a) Optional. (i)Β The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans of any ClassΒ or Classes in whole or in part without premium or penalty (subject to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)); provided that (1)Β such notice must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)Β (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (B)Β on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2)Β any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000,000, or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (3)Β any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans and the order of Borrowing(s) to be prepaid (and, for the avoidance of doubt, may indicate the prepayment by more than one Borrower on such date in such amounts so specified, which, individually may be below any minimum and multiple requirements). The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to SectionΒ 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a), the prepaying Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings (and the order of maturity of principal payments) to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares or other applicable share as provided for under this Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, subject to the payment of any amounts owing pursuant to SectionΒ 3.05, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under SectionΒ 2.05(a)(i) if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or a portion of the applicable Facility, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. Each prepayment of any ClassΒ of Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a) shall be applied in an order of priority to repayments thereof required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07 as directed by the Borrower and, absent such direction, shall be applied in direct order of maturity to repayments thereof required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07.
(iii) Voluntary prepayments of any ClassΒ of Incremental Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity).
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(iv) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Company Party may prepay the outstanding Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Loans and immediately cancel them) on the following basis:
(A) Any Company Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the βDiscounted Loan Prepaymentβ), in each case made in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv); provided that no Company Party shall initiate any action under this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) in order to make a Discounted Loan Prepayment unless (I)Β at least ten (10)Β Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by a Company Party on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II)Β at least three (3)Β Business Days shall have passed since the date the Company Party was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of any Company Partyβs election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.
(B) Subject to the proviso to subsectionΒ (A) above, any Company Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Company Party, to (x)Β each Lender and/or (y)Β each Lender with respect to any ClassΒ of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II)Β any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Amountβ) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the βSpecified Discountβ) of such Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV)Β each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Response Dateβ).
(1) Each Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a βDiscount Prepayment Accepting Lenderβ), the amount and the tranches of such Xxxxxxβs Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.
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(2) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Company Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Loans pursuant to this paragraph (B)Β to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Loans specified in such Lenderβs Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to subsectionΒ (1) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βSpecified Discount Prorationβ). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3)Β Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I)Β the relevant Company Party of the respective Lendersβ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II)Β each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III)Β each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Company Party and such Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsectionΒ (F) below (subject to subsectionΒ (J) below).
(C) Subject to the proviso to subsectionΒ (A) above, any Company Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x)Β each Lender and/or (y)Β each Lender with respect to any ClassΒ of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II)Β any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Loans (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Amountβ), the tranche or tranches of Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the βDiscount Rangeβ) of the principal amount of such Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Loans willing to be prepaid by such Company Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV)Β each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The
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Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Response Dateβ). Each Lenderβs Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the βSubmitted Discountβ) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lenderβs Loans (the βSubmitted Amountβ) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Loan Prepayment of any of its Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.
(1) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsectionΒ (C). The relevant Company Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the βApplicable Discountβ) which yields a Discounted Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I)Β the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II)Β the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following subsectionΒ (2)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Lender, a βParticipating Lenderβ).
(2) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Company Party will prepay the respective outstanding Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lenderβs Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the βIdentified Participating Lendersβ) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made
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in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βDiscount Range Prorationβ). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5)Β Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I)Β the relevant Company Party of the respective Lendersβ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II)Β each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III)Β each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV)Β if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Company Party and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsectionΒ (F) below (subject to subsectionΒ (J) below).
(D) Subject to the proviso to subsectionΒ (A) above, any Company Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x)Β each Lender and/or (y)Β each Lender with respect to any ClassΒ of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II)Β any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Loans (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Amountβ) and the tranche or tranches of Loans the applicable Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as separate offer pursuant to the terms of this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV)Β each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Response Dateβ). Each Lenderβs Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x)Β be irrevocable, (y)Β remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z)Β specify both a discount to par (the βOffered Discountβ) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Loans (the βOffered Amountβ) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Loans at any discount.
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(1) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Company Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Company Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Company Party (the βAcceptable Discountβ), if any. If the Company Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by such Company Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this subsectionΒ (1) (the βAcceptance Dateβ), the Company Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Company Party by the Acceptance Date, such Company Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.
(2) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3)Β Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the βDiscounted Prepayment Determination Dateβ), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Loans (the βAcceptable Prepayment Amountβ) to be prepaid by the relevant Company Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv)(D). If the Company Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Company Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a βQualifying Lenderβ). The Company Party will prepay outstanding Loans pursuant to this subsectionΒ (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lenderβs Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the βIdentified Qualifying Lendersβ) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βSolicited Discount Prorationβ). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I)Β the relevant Company Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Loan
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Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II)Β each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Loans and the tranches to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III)Β each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV)Β if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Company Party and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsectionΒ (F) below (subject to subsectionΒ (J) below).
(E) In connection with any Discounted Loan Prepayment, the Company Parties and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Company Party in connection therewith.
(F) If any Loan is prepaid in accordance with paragraphs (B)Β through (D) above, a Company Party shall prepay such Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Company Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agentβs Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans on a pro-rata basis across such installments. The Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv), the relevant Company Party shall waive any right to bring any action against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, in connection with any such Discounted Loan Prepayment.
(G) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower.
(H) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agentβs (or its delegateβs) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.
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(I) Each of the Company Parties and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Loan Prepayment provided for in this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.
(J) Each Company Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Company Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01 or otherwise).
(v) In the event that, on or prior to the twelve-month anniversary of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower (x)Β prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Loans pursuant to a Repricing Transaction (including, for avoidance of doubt, any prepayment made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(iii) that constitutes a Repricing Transaction), or (y)Β effects any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, (i)Β in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Loans incurred on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (ii)Β in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Loans amended or otherwise modified pursuant to such amendment. If, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, any Lender that is a Non-Consenting Lender and is replaced pursuant to SectionΒ 3.07(a) in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, such Lender (and not any Person who replaces such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 3.07(a)) shall receive its pro rata portion (as determined immediately prior to it being so replaced) of the prepayment premium or fee described in the preceding sentence. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.
(b) Mandatory. (i)Β If (x) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower Disposes of any property or assets pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05(i) or (j), or (y)Β any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (vii)Β below, on or prior to the date which is ten (10)Β Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds an aggregate principal amount of Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received (the βApplicable Proceedsβ); provided that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Permitted Ratio Debt that is secured on a
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pari passu basis with the Obligations, the Secured High Yield Notes or any other Indebtedness outstanding at such time that is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event (such Indebtedness required to be offered to be so repurchased, βOther Applicable Indebtednessβ), then the Borrower may apply such Applicable Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time); provided , further that (A)Β the portion of the Applicable Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Applicable Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i) shall be reduced accordingly and (B)Β to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10)Β Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.
(ii) If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (other than Indebtedness not prohibited under SectionΒ 7.03 (other than Indebtedness that is intended to constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness)), the Borrower shall cause to be offered to be prepaid in accordance with clause (vii)Β below an aggregate principal amount of Loans in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5)Β Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds; provided that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase any Other Applicable Indebtedness with the Net Proceeds of such Indebtedness, then the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time); provided, further, that (A)Β the portion of such Net Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof to the prepayment of the Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b)(ii) shall be reduced accordingly and (B)Β to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10)Β Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof. If Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party incurs any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the Net Proceeds of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be used pursuant to clause (iv)Β of the definition thereof.
(iii) Except with respect to Loans incurred in connection with any Refinancing Amendment, Loan Extension Request or any Incremental Amendment (which may be prepaid on a less than pro-rata basis in accordance with its terms), (A) each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b) shall be applied as between series, Classes or tranches of Loans then outstanding as directed by the Borrower (provided that (i)Β any prepayment of Loans with the Net Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable ClassΒ of Refinanced Debt, and (ii)Β any ClassΒ of Incremental Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Loans and Incremental Loans may be prepaid prior to such ClassΒ of Incremental Loans); (B) with respect to each ClassΒ of Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses
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(i) through (iv)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05(b) shall be applied to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07 in direct order of maturity (without premium or penalty) unless otherwise directed by the Borrower; and (C)Β each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.
(iv) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i)Β through (iv) of this SectionΒ 2.05(b) at least four (4)Β Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrowerβs prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the prepayment.
(v) Funding Losses, Etc. All prepayments under this SectionΒ 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan pursuant to SectionΒ 3.05. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this SectionΒ 2.05(b), prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.05(b).
(vi) Opt-out of Prepayment. With respect to each prepayment of Loans required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b), (A) the Borrower will, not later than the date specified in Sections 2.05(b)(i), (ii) or (iv)Β for offering to make such prepayment, give the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (promptly confirmed in writing) requesting that the Administrative Agent provide notice of such offer of prepayment to each Lender, (B)Β the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such offer of prepayment to each Lender, (C)Β each Lender will have the right to refuse such offer of prepayment (such refused amounts, the βDeclined Proceedsβ) by giving written notice of such refusal to the Administrative Agent within one (1)Β Business Day after such Xxxxxxβs receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of such offer of prepayment (and the Borrower shall not prepay any Loans on the date that is specified in clause (D)Β below), (D) the Borrower will make all such prepayments not so refused upon the fourth Business Day after delivery of notice by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(vii) and (E)Β any Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower.
(vii) In connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05(b), such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Loans of the applicable ClassΒ or Classes being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Loans are Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans; provided that if no Lenders
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exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(iv), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment within any tranche of Loans, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to such Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 3.05.
(viii) Foreign Dispositions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05, (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (βForeign Dispositionβ) attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in this SectionΒ 2.05 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds would otherwise be required to be used to make an offer of prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b)(i), is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05 and (ii)Β to the extent that the Borrower has reasonably determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition would have material adverse Tax cost consequences to Holdings, the Borrower, any direct or indirect owner of Holdings or any of Holdingsβ direct or indirect Subsidiaries with respect to such Net Proceeds, such Net Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which any such Net Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b), the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Proceeds to such reinvestments or prepayments, as applicable, as if such Net Proceeds had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Proceeds had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Proceeds that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary).
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this SectionΒ 2.05, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.05 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this SectionΒ 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.
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SectionΒ 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) [Reserved].
(b) Mandatory. The Initial Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of Initial Loans to be made by it on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date.
(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused Commitments of any ClassΒ under this SectionΒ 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such ClassΒ shall be reduced by such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in SectionΒ 3.07).
SectionΒ 2.07 Repayment of Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders with respect to the Initial Loans, (i)Β on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with JuneΒ 30, 2020, an aggregate principal amount of the Initial Loans incurred on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the priority of order set forth in SectionΒ 2.05) and (ii)Β on the Maturity Date of the Initial Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on such date. In the event any Incremental Loans, Refinancing Loans or Extended Loans are made, such Incremental Loans, Refinancing Loans or Extended Loans, as applicable, shall be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment with respect thereto and on the applicable Maturity Date thereof.
SectionΒ 2.08 Interest.
(a) Subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.08(b), (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii)Β each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) During the continuance of a Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
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SectionΒ 2.09 Fees.
(a) Closing Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date to each Lender party to this Agreement on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, as fee compensation for the making of such Xxxxxxβs Initial Loan, a closing fee (the βClosing Feeβ) in an amount equal to 0.50% of the stated principal amount of such Xxxxxxβs Initial Loan funded on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date. Such Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and, at the option of the Borrower, shall be netted against Initial Loans made by such Lender.
(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified (including, for the avoidance of doubt, fees payable under the Administrative Agent Fee Letter). Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).
SectionΒ 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees.
All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365)Β days, or three hundred and sixty-six (366)Β days, as applicable, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a three hundred and sixty (360)Β day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to SectionΒ 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1)Β day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SectionΒ 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Xxxxxx and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Xxxxxx and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Xxxxxx made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Xxxxxxβs Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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SectionΒ 2.12 Payments Generally.
(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agentβs Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lenderβs applicable Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m., shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(c) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, then:
(i) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and
(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the βCompensation Periodβ) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Xxxxxx does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agentβs demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this SectionΒ 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Xxxxxx as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(e) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan.
(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(g) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in SectionΒ 8.03. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law), but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Total Outstandings at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.
SectionΒ 2.13 Sharing of Payments.
If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain payment in respect of any principal or interest on account of the Loans made by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a)Β notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b)Β purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal or interest on such Loans pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in SectionΒ 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Xxxxxxβs ratable share (according to the proportion of (i)Β the amount of such paying Lenderβs required repayment to (ii)Β the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A)Β any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the
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existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B)Β any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. Each Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to SectionΒ 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this SectionΒ 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.
SectionΒ 2.14 Incremental Credit Extensions.
(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an βIncremental Loan Requestβ), request (A)Β one or more new commitments which may be in the same Facility as any outstanding Loans (a βTerm Loan Increaseβ) or a new ClassΒ of term loans (each an βIncremental Term Facilityβ and any loans thereunder, βIncremental Term Loansβ) or pursuant to any Term Loan Increase and/or (B)Β the establishment of one or more revolving credit commitments (each an βIncremental Revolving Facilityβ and collectively with any Incremental Term Facility, an βIncremental Facilityβ and any such new commitments, the βIncremental Revolving Credit Commitmentsβ and the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the βIncremental Commitmentsβ), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders. The Incremental Commitments shall be (A)Β secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Initial Term Loans, (B)Β secured by the Collateral on a junior Lien basis to the Liens securing the Initial Term Loans or (C)Β unsecured.
(b) Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Commitments effected through the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments or new Term Loans not in the same Facility of any existing ClassΒ of Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate ClassΒ of Incremental Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Commitments of any ClassΒ are effected (including through any Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this SectionΒ 2.14, (i)Β each Incremental Lender of such ClassΒ shall make a Loan to the Borrower (or any Loan Party organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, may be designated as a borrower in respect thereof so long as all obligors under such Incremental Commitments are the same as with respect to the Loans hereunder) (an βIncremental Loanβ) in an amount equal to its Incremental Commitment of such ClassΒ and (ii)Β each Incremental Lender of such ClassΒ shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Commitment of such ClassΒ and the Incremental Loans of such ClassΒ made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms to any of the Loans and be treated as the same ClassΒ as any of such Loans.
(c) Incremental Loan Request. Each Incremental Loan Request from the Borrower pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments. Incremental Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment) or by any other bank or other
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financial institution or other institutional lender (any such other bank or other financial institution or other institutional lender being called an βAdditional Lenderβ) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such, an βIncremental Revolving Lenderβ or βIncremental Term Lender,β as applicable and collectively, the βIncremental Lendersβ); provided that (i)Β the Administrative Agent shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lenderβs or Additional Lenderβs making such Incremental Loans to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under SectionΒ 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans to such Lender or Additional Lender and (ii)Β with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(l) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Loans.
(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the βIncremental Facility Closing Dateβ) of each of the following conditions:
(i) (x) if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, Investment, or irrevocable repayment, repurchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to Holdings and the Borrower, SectionΒ 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments, or (y)Β if otherwise, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments;
(ii) after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments, the conditions of SectionsΒ 4.01(e) shall be satisfied (it being understood that all references to βthe date of such Credit Extensionβ or similar language in such Sections shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment); provided that if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, Investment, or irrevocable repayment, repurchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, there shall be no requirement to satisfy any or all conditions of SectionΒ 4.01(e), instead, the accuracy of the representations and warranties shall refer to the accuracy of the representations and warranties that would constitute Specified Representations, in each case, subject to the provisions set forth herein in connection with Limited Condition Transactions; provided, further, that the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments may waive the requirement regarding the accuracy of Specified Representations;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) each Incremental Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability) and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in increments set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement or as otherwise agreed by the Borrower, the Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment and the Administrative Agent; and
(v) the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments incurred after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date shall not exceed the sum of (A)Β the Incremental Base Amount plus (B)Β all voluntary prepayments, repurchases, redemptions and other retirements of Loans, Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt or any other Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (including any prepayment of the Revolving Credit Facilities or loans under any Incremental Revolving Facility, in each case that is accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction in
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commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement or such Incremental Revolving Facility) prior to or simultaneous with the Incremental Facility Closing Date (including through (x) βDutch Auctionsβ open to all Lenders of the applicable ClassΒ on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(v) or (y)Β open-market purchases pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(l), which shall be credited to the extent of the actual purchase price paid in cash in connection with such βDutch Auctionβ or open-market purchase) (excluding voluntary prepayments, repurchases, redemptions and other retirements of Incremental Term Loans and all voluntary prepayments of revolving loans under any Incremental Revolving Facility accompanied by corresponding voluntary permanent reductions of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, to the extent such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments were obtained pursuant to clause (D)Β below or to the extent funded with a contemporaneous incurrence of long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving loans)) minus (C)Β (x) the aggregate amount of Incremental Facilities incurred pursuant to the Free and Clear Incremental Amount under and as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement and (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of debt incurred under SectionΒ 7.03(x) plus (D)Β additional amounts (including at any time prior to the utilization of amounts under clauses (A)Β and/or (B)Β above) so long as (1)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, does not exceed (x) 4.25 to 1.00 or (y)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (2)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Secured Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, is either (x) 4.25 to 1.00 or (y)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and (3)Β if such Indebtedness is unsecured (or not secured by any portion of the Collateral), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, is either not less than (x) 2.00 to 1.00 or (y)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (the amounts under the foregoing clauses (A)Β through (C) are herein referred to as the βFree and Clear Incremental Amountβ, and the amounts under the foregoing clause (D)Β are herein referred to as the βIncurrence-Based Incremental Amountβ (the Free and Clear Incremental Amount, together with the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount, less the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(x) or SectionΒ 7.03(y) are herein referred to as the βAvailable Incremental Amountβ)); provided that no more than $60,000,000 of such Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments in the aggregate (when taken together with all (i)Β Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt and (ii)Β Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement)), may constitute βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.
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The Borrower may elect to use the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount prior to the Free and Clear Incremental Amount or any combination thereof, and any portion of any Incremental Loans incurred in reliance on the Free and Clear Incremental Amount shall be reclassified, as the Borrower may elect from time to time, as incurred under the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount if the Borrower meets the applicable ratio for the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount at such time on a Pro Forma Basis, and if any applicable ratio for the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of any subsequent fiscal quarter after the initial incurrence of such Incremental Loans, such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred whether or not elected by the Borrower.
For purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance and any testing of any ratios in the Incurrence-Based Incremental Amount, (a)Β the cash proceeds of any Incremental Loans and any Indebtedness incurred and excluded under clauseΒ (b) shall be excluded in any calculation of βnetβ Indebtedness in determining whether such Incremental Loans can be incurred (provided that the use of proceeds thereof and any other Pro Forma Adjustments shall be included), (b) the incurrence (including by assumption or guarantee) of any Indebtedness in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility (and/or any Incremental Revolving Facility (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and any other revolving facilities included in such calculation) prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the Pro Forma Compliance determination of such ratio or other test is being made, and/or any incurrence of Indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facilities or any other revolving facility that is used to finance working capital needs of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) shall, in each case, be disregarded and (c)Β it shall be assumed that all Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments then being established at such time are fully drawn..
(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Loans and Incremental Commitments, as the case may be, of any ClassΒ shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not identical to the Initial Loans existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (except for covenants and other provisions applicable only to the periods after the Latest Maturity Date) (it being understood that to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any facility established pursuant to any Incremental Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added (pursuant to the Incremental Amendment relating to such Incremental Commitments) for the benefit of each then-outstanding Facility). In any event:
(i) the Incremental Term Loans:
(A) subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date of the Initial Loans; provided that Incremental Loans (x)Β incurred for purposes of consummating a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder, (y)Β constituting customary bridge facilities, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facilities are to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (A)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (z)Β constituting customary term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), shall not be subject to such requirement;
(B) subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Initial Loans; provided that Incremental Loans (x)Β incurred for purposes of consummating a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited hereunder, (y)Β constituting customary bridge facilities, so long as the long-
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term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facilities are to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (B)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (z)Β constituting customary term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), in each case, shall not be subject to such requirement;
(C) the Incremental Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any mandatory prepayments of Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided that the Borrower shall be permitted to prepay any ClassΒ of Term Loans on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other ClassΒ of Term Loans with a later maturity date than such Class; and
(D) shall have an Applicable Rate, and subject to clauses (e)(i)(A) and (e)(i)(B) above and (e)(iii) below, amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders; provided, however, that with respect to any Incremental Loans incurred under any Incremental Commitments secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Initial Loans, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Loans shall be greater than the applicable All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to such applicable Initial Loans by more than 50 basis points per annum (the amount of such excess of the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Loans over the sum of the All-In Yield applicable to the applicable Initial Loans plus 50 basis points per annum, the βYield Differentialβ) then the interest rate (together with the Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate floor, as applicable) with respect to the applicable Initial Loans shall be increased by the applicable Yield Differential (this proviso, the βMFN Protectionβ); provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing, the MFN Protection shall not apply to Incremental Loans consisting of (x)Β customary bridge facilities, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facilities are to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (D)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (y)Β constituting customary term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);
(ii) the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall be entered into on terms as agreed between the Borrower, the Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and the Administrative Agent; provided that the terms thereof shall be consistent with the requirements of this SectionΒ 2.14, including the final proviso of SectionΒ 2.14(d)(v), and otherwise substantially consistent with the terms applicable to the Revolving Credit Facilities, including, without limitation, with respect to borrowing and repayment mechanics, assignment provisions and other mechanical provisions applicable solely to Incremental Revolving Facilities; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this SectionΒ 2.14 or otherwise any such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall not mature or provide for mandatory commitment reductions earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of any Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding at the time of incurrence under the Revolving Credit Facilities;
(iii) Subject to Sections 2.14(e)(i)(A) and (B), the amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Loans and the All-In Yield applicable to the Incremental Loans of each ClassΒ shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment.
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(f) Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall become Commitments, under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an βIncremental Amendmentβ) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, any other Loan Party party thereto, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this SectionΒ 2.14 (and in the case of an Incremental Amendment relating to Incremental Loans, customary voluntary and mandatory prepayment provisions, assignment provisions (including Borrower buy back and affiliated lender provisions and for the avoidance of doubt including changes to the voting requirements and determination of Required Lenders customarily associated with such affiliated lender provisions), extension provisions, refinancing facility provisions and any other provisions customarily included in term loan credit agreements of the Sponsor and related definitions in favor of (and relating to) the lenders under such Incremental Loans may be added to the Loan Documents pursuant to such Incremental Amendment in the discretion of the Borrower (so long as such provisions are consistent with credit facilities of other portfolio companies of Sponsor executed prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date), so long as such provisions are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent). The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments unless it so agrees.
(g) This SectionΒ 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Commitments may be established and incurred as a means of effectively extending the maturity or effecting a repricing or a refinancing, in whole or in part, without utilizing any of the Available Incremental Amount, without regard to whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, without regard to the minimums set forth in SectionΒ 2.14(d)(iv), to the extent that the net cash proceeds from the Incremental Loans are used to prepay Loans; provided that (i)Β the Lenders with respect to any ClassΒ of Loans or Commitments being prepaid are offered the opportunity to participate in such transaction on a pro rata basis (and on the same terms) and (ii)Β the aggregate principal amount of such ClassΒ of Loans or Commitments, as the case may be, does not exceed the sum of (A)Β the aggregate principal amount of the applicable ClassΒ of Loans or Commitments being prepaid, extended, repriced or refinanced, (B)Β fees and expenses associated with the such prepayment (including any prepayment premium, penalties or other call protection) and (C)Β fees and expenses (including any OID, upfront fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, arrangement fees, underwriting fees or other fees) related to the establishment and incurrence of such Incremental Commitments.
SectionΒ 2.15 Refinancing Amendments.
(a) On one or more occasions after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any other bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.15 (each, an βAdditional Refinancing Lenderβ) (provided that (i)Β the Administrative Agent shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lenderβs or Additional Refinancing Lenderβs making such Refinancing Loans to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under SectionΒ 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans to such Lender or Additional Refinancing Lender and (ii)Β with respect to Refinancing Loans, any Affiliated Lender providing an Refinancing Loans shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in SectionΒ 10.07(l) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Loans), Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of any ClassΒ of Loans then outstanding under this Agreement, in the form of Refinancing Loans or Refinancing Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment;
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(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of (i)Β the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article 5 and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to βmaterialityβ or βmaterial adverse effectβ shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date of such Refinancing Amendment with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (ii)Β no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Refinancing Amendment or from the application of the proceeds therefrom and, (iii)Β to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (x)Β customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officersβ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y)Β reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.
(c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under SectionΒ 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x)Β not less than $10,000,000 and (y)Β an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i)Β reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii)Β make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the third paragraph of SectionΒ 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii)Β effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this SectionΒ 2.15, and the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.
(e) Any secured Other Term Loans and Other Term Loan Commitments shall be subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.
(f) Other Term Loans may constitute βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement solely to the extent (and not in a greater amount) that the Incremental Loans in respect of which the applicable Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is being obtained constituted βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.
(g) This SectionΒ 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
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SectionΒ 2.16 Extension of Loans.
(a) Extension of Loans. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Loans of a given Class (each, an βExisting Loan Trancheβ) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Loans (any such Loans which have been so amended, βExtended Loansβ) and to provide for other terms consistent with this SectionΒ 2.16. In order to establish any Extended Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Loan Tranche) (each, a βLoan Extension Requestβ) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Loans to be established, which shall (x)Β be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Loan Tranche and (y)Β be identical to the Loans under the Existing Loan Tranche from which such Extended Loans are to be amended, except that: (i)Β all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Loans of such Existing Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii)Β the Effective Yield with respect to the Extended Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for the Loans of such Existing Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii)Β the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Loans); and (iv)Β Extended Loans may have prepayment premiums or call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Loans under the Existing Loan Tranche from which they were amended) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by at least a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Loans; provided, however, that (A)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Loans of a given Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any then existing Loans hereunder, (B)Β subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Loans of a given Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter (other than by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Indebtedness prior to the time of incurrence of such Extended Loans) than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Existing Loan Tranche, (C)Β all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (D)Β any Extended Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Loans amended pursuant to any Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a βLoan Extension Seriesβ) of Extended Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Loans amended from an Existing Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Loan Tranche. Each Loan Extension Series of Extended Loans incurred under this SectionΒ 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least three (3)Β Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Loan Tranche are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this SectionΒ 2.16. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans of any Existing Loan Tranche amended into Extended Loans pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Loan Tranche (each, an βExtending Lenderβ) wishing to have all or a portion of its Loans under the Existing Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Loans shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an βExtension Electionβ) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension
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Request of the amount of its Loans under the Existing Loan Tranche which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Loans (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Loans under the Existing Loan Tranche in respect of which applicable Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Loans requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Loans subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Loans on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Loans included in each such Extension Election.
(d) Extension Amendment. Extended Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an βExtension Amendmentβ) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Lender, providing an Extended Loan thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in SectionΒ 2.16(a) (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i)Β legal opinions, board resolutions and officersβ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Borrower may, at its election, specify as a condition to consummating any Extension Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request in the Borrowerβs sole discretion and as may be waived by the Borrower) of Loans of any or all applicable Classes be tendered. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i)Β reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Loans incurred pursuant thereto, (ii)Β modify the scheduled repayments set forth in SectionΒ 2.07 with respect to any Existing Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Loans required pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in SectionΒ 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv)Β make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of SectionΒ 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v)Β effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this SectionΒ 2.16, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.
(e) No conversion of Loans pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.
(f) This SectionΒ 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
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SectionΒ 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lenderβs right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in SectionΒ 10.01.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lenderβs breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x)Β such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y)Β such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders, whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Xxxxxx was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Xxxxxxβs having been a Defaulting Lender.
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ARTICLEΒ III.
TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
SectionΒ 3.01 Taxes.
(a) Except as provided in this SectionΒ 3.01, any and all payments made by or on account of the Borrower or Guarantor under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If the Borrower, any Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i)Β if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by the Borrower or any Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this SectionΒ 3.01), such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)Β the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii)Β the applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv)Β within thirty (30)Β days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30)Β days, as soon as practicable thereafter), if the Borrower or any Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, it shall furnish to such Agent or Lender (as the case may be) the original or a copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or other evidence acceptable to such Agent or Lender. If the applicable withholding agent is a Person other than a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, the applicable Lender or Agent shall be required to establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Borrower that the Tax in question is in fact an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax (and, upon the reasonable written request of the Borrower, to provide copies of any documentation, including copies of any documentation provided to the applicable withholding agent, that the Applicable Tax Owner is legally eligible to provide that would reduce or eliminate such Tax).
(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes, imposed by any Governmental Authority, that arise from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, any such Tax imposed as a result of an Agent or Xxxxxxβs Assignment and Assumption, grant of a participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document (collectively, βAssignment Taxesβ), except for Assignment Taxes resulting from an assignment or participation that is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (all such non-excluded taxes described in this SectionΒ 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as βOther Taxesβ).
(c) The Borrower and each Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i)Β the full amount of Indemnified Taxes imposed on payments hereunder and Other Taxes payable by such Agent or such Lender and (ii)Β any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by such Agent or Lender (or by an Agent on behalf of such Xxxxxx), accompanied by a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Each Lender and Agent shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under the Loan Documents. In addition, each Lender and Agent, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each such Lender and Agent shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly and on or before the date such documentation expires, becomes obsolete or inaccurate to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
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updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding Tax or are subject to such Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the applicable withholding agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable Law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this clause (d)Β that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver. Without limiting the foregoing:
(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from federal backup withholding.
(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,
(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under SectionΒ 881(c) of the Code, (A)Β a certificate substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ I-1 hereto to the effect that such Lender is not a βbankβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a β10-percent shareholderβ of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (any such certificate a βUnited States Tax Compliance Certificateβ) and (B)Β two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),
(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership, or is a Participant holding a participation granted by a participating Lender), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, a United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that, if one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner), or
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(E) in the case of a Lender that receives payments with respect to the Loans through a nominee that is a βqualified intermediaryβ as defined in Treasury Regulation SectionΒ 1.1441-1T(e)(5)(ii), either (I)Β two (2) properly completed and duly signed copies of an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or successor form) and any attachments thereto by the nominee (A)Β confirming its qualified intermediary status, (B)Β designating the accounts ofΒ such Lender for which the qualified intermediary acts as a qualified intermediary and (C)Β certifying that it assumes primary responsibility for withholding under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Code and for Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 reporting and backup withholding with respect to such Lender, or (II)Β two (2) properly completed and duly signed copies of an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or successor form) and any attachments thereto by the nominee confirming its qualified intermediary status and any other information (e.g., Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E of such Lender) that it is required to provide under the applicable Treasury Regulations.
(iii) Each Agent that is a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(3)) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 with respect to fees received on its own behalf, certifying that such Agent is exempt from federal backup withholding. Each Agent that is not a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(3) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI with respect to fees received on its own behalf.
(e) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in SectionΒ 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Laws and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Laws (including as prescribed by SectionΒ 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lenderβs obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (e), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date. Solely for the purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Loans as not qualifying as βgrandfathered obligationsβ within the meaning of Treasury Regulation SectionΒ 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
(f) Any Lender or Agent claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.01 shall use its reasonable efforts to mitigate or reduce the additional amounts payable, which reasonable efforts may include a change in the jurisdiction of its Lending Office (or any other measures reasonably requested by the Borrower) if such a change or other measures would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, result in any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
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(g) If any Lender or Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund in respect of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by a Loan Party pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.01, it shall promptly remit such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnification or additional amounts paid by the Loan Party under this SectionΒ 3.01(g) with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund net of any Taxes payable by any Agent or Lender on such interest); provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agree promptly to return such refund (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant taxing authority) to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. This SectionΒ 3.01Β shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other person.
SectionΒ 3.02 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Xxxxxx notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under SectionΒ 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.
SectionΒ 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or that the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar, or other applicable, market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request, if applicable, into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
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SectionΒ 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Eurocurrency Rate Loan Reserves.
(a) If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, in each case after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, or such Lenderβs compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this SectionΒ 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i)Β Indemnified Taxes indemnified pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01, or any Taxes excluded from the definition of Indemnified Taxes (other than Taxes excluded under clause (ii)Β thereof) or Other Taxes or (ii)Β reserve requirements contemplated by SectionΒ 3.04(c)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within fifteen (15)Β days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with SectionΒ 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for all purposes under this Agreement, (x)Β the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y)Β all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
(b) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, in each case after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lenderβs obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity and such Xxxxxxβs desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with SectionΒ 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within fifteen (15)Β days after receipt of such demand.
(c) Each Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i)Β as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Rate funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii)Β as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of any Eurocurrency Rate Loans of the Borrower, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15)Β daysβ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15)Β days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15)Β days from receipt of such notice.
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(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Xxxxxxβs right to demand such compensation.
(e) If any Lender requests compensation under this SectionΒ 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this SectionΒ 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 3.04(a), (b), (c) or (d).
SectionΒ 3.05 Funding Losses.
Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense actually incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan of the Borrower on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;
including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.
SectionΒ 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.
(a) Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
(b) With respect to any Lenderβs claim for compensation under SectionΒ 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180)Β days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under SectionΒ 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or, if applicable, to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loan, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of SectionΒ 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.
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(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to SectionΒ 3.06(b) hereof, or a Benchmark Discontinuation Event has occurred, such Lenderβs applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans (or, if such conversion is not possible, repaid) on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by SectionΒ 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law) and the Borrower may revoke any pending request of a Borrowing, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or interest periods, the Eurocurrency Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in SectionΒ 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:
(i) to the extent that such Xxxxxxβs Eurocurrency Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lenderβs applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and
(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans (if possible), and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.
(d) If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in SectionΒ 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of any of such Xxxxxxβs Eurocurrency Rate Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 3.06 no longer exist (which such Xxxxxx agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by other Lenders under the applicable Facility are outstanding, if applicable, such Lenderβs Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurocurrency Rate Loans under such Facility and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments for the applicable Facility.
SectionΒ 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.
(a) If at any time (i)Β the Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts or indemnity payments described in SectionΒ 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in SectionΒ 3.02 or SectionΒ 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii)Β any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on ten (10)Β Business Daysβ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (x)Β replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in respect of any applicable Facility only in the case of clause (i)Β or, with respect to a ClassΒ vote, clause (iii)) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided, further, that (A)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under SectionΒ 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents; or (y)Β terminate the Commitment of such Lender and repay all Obligations, including, without limitation, Obligations owing under SectionΒ 3.05, of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date;
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provided that in the case of any such termination of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall be in respect of any applicable facility only in the case of clause (i)Β or, with respect to a ClassΒ vote, clause (iii).
(b) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to SectionΒ 3.07(a) above shall (i)Β execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lenderβs applicable Commitment and outstanding Loans in respect thereof, and (ii)Β deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A)Β the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment and outstanding Loans, (B)Β all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption and (C)Β upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such replacement within five (5)Β Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on the part of the Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 9.06.
(d) In the event that (i)Β the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii)Β the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each affected Lender or each Lender of a ClassΒ in accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain ClassΒ of the Loans and (iii)Β the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a consent, waiver or amendment involving all affected Lenders of a certain Class, the Required ClassΒ Lenders) have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a βNon-Consenting Lender.β
SectionΒ 3.08 Survival.
All of the Borrowerβs obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
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ARTICLEΒ IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
SectionΒ 4.01 Conditions to Initial Credit Extension.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:
(a) The Administrative Agentβs receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or pdf copies or other facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
(i) a Committed Loan Notice in accordance with the requirements hereof;
(ii) executed counterparts of this Agreement;
(iii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two (2)Β Business Days in advance of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date;
(iv) each Collateral Document set forth in Schedule 1.01C hereto required to be executed on or prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:
(A) certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank; and
(B) evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Collateral Documents that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) such certificates of good standing (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party, certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date;
(vi) an opinion from Xxxxxxx XxxxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties;
(vii) an opinion from XxxxxΒ & Xxxxxx L.L.P., Utah counsel to the Loan Parties; and
(viii) a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or other officer with equivalent duties of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as ExhibitΒ D-2.
(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and invoiced at least three (3)Β Business Days before the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (except as reasonably agreed by the Borrower) shall have been paid from the proceeds of the initial fundings under the Facilities, including fees pursuant to the Engagement Letter.
(c) [Reserved].
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(d) Since DecemberΒ 31, 2018, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(e) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article 5 and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to βmaterialityβ or βMaterial Adverse Effectβ shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(f) No Default shall exist or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
(g) The Arrangers shall have received the Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three days prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors required under applicable βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least 15 days prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date. If the Borrower qualifies as a βlegal entity customerβ under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Beneficial Ownership Certification.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of SectionΒ 9.03(b), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this SectionΒ 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Amendment and Restatement Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
ARTICLEΒ V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto represent and warrant to the Agents and the Lenders on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date that both before and after giving effect to this Agreement:
SectionΒ 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (a)Β is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction, (b)Β has all requisite power and authority to (i)Β own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (ii)Β in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c)Β is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d)Β is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs and injunctions and (e)Β has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case, referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (b)(i) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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SectionΒ 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, (a)Β have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b)Β do not (i)Β contravene the terms of any of such Personβs Organization Documents, (ii)Β conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by SectionΒ 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (x)Β any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y)Β any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii)Β violate any Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clauses (ii)Β and (iii), to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.
No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i)Β filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii)Β the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to obtained, taken, given or made or in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (iii)Β those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.04 Binding Effect.
This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i)Β Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and (ii)Β the need for filings and registrations necessary to create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties and (iii)Β the effect of foreign Laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.
SectionΒ 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (A)Β except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (B) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
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(b) Since DecemberΒ 31, 2018, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.06 Litigation.
Except as set forth in Schedule 5.06 hereto, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues (other than actions, suits, proceedings and claims in connection with the Transactions) that either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.07 Ownership of Property; Liens.
The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all Real Property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except as set forth in ScheduleΒ 5.07 hereto and except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.08 Environmental Matters.
Except as specifically disclosed in ScheduleΒ 5.08 hereto or except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) each Loan Party and its respective properties and operations are and have been in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, which includes obtaining and maintaining all applicable Environmental Permits required under such Environmental Laws to carry on the business of the Loan Parties;
(b) the Loan Parties have not received any written notice that alleges any of them is in violation of or potentially liable under any Environmental Laws and none of the Loan Parties nor any of the Real Property is the subject of any claims, investigations, liens, demands, or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, under any Environmental Law or to revoke or modify any Environmental Permit held by any of the Loan Parties;
(c) there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or from any Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or arising out of the conduct of the Loan Parties that would reasonably be expected to require investigation, remedial activity or corrective action or cleanup or would reasonably be expected to result in the Borrower incurring any Environmental Liability; and
(d) to the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions arising out of or relating to the operations of the Loan Parties or Real Property or facilities owned, operated or leased by any of the Loan Parties or the knowledge of the Borrower, Real Property or facilities formerly owned, operated or leased by the Loan Parties that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company incurring any Environmental Liability.
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SectionΒ 5.09 Taxes.
Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income, profits or assets, that are due and payable (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.
SectionΒ 5.10 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.
(b) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii)Β neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under SectionΒ 4007 of ERISA); (iii) neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under SectionΒ 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (iv)Β neither any Loan Party, Restricted Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this SectionΒ 5.10(b), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.11 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.
As of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), no Loan Party has any material Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in ScheduleΒ 5.11 hereto, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such material Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and all Equity Interests owned by a Loan Party (or a Subsidiary of any Loan Party) in such material Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i)Β those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii)Β any Lien that is permitted under SectionΒ 7.01. As of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, Schedules 1(a) and 5(a) to the Perfection Certificate (a)Β set forth the name and jurisdiction of each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, (b)Β set forth the ownership interest of the Borrower and any other Subsidiary thereof in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership and (c)Β identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
SectionΒ 5.12 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) (i) The Borrower is not engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of (1)Β purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or (2)Β extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1)Β and (2) in a manner that violates Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, and (ii)Β no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.
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(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an βinvestment companyβ under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SectionΒ 5.13 Disclosure.
No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.
SectionΒ 5.14 Labor Matters.
Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a)Β there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b)Β hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with such matters; and (c)Β all payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant party.
SectionΒ 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, licenses, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, βIP Rightsβ) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, such IP Rights do not conflict with the rights of any Person, except to the extent the absence of such IP Rights and such conflicts, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no IP Rights, advertising, product, process, method, substance, part or other material used by any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes upon any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Except pursuant to licenses and other user agreements entered into by each Loan Party in the ordinary course of business, to the knowledge of the Borrower, as of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, all registrations listed in Schedule 12(a) or 12(b) to the Perfection Certificate are valid and in full force and effect, except, in each case, to the extent failure to own or possess such right to use or of such registrations to be valid and in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.16 Solvency.
On the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
SectionΒ 5.17 Subordination of Junior Financing.
The Obligations are βSenior Debt,β βSenior Indebtedness,β βGuarantor Senior Debtβ or βSenior Secured Financingβ (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation.
SectionΒ 5.18 USA Patriot Act.
(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with (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)Β the USA Patriot Act.
(b) 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.
(c) Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any director, officer, employee, agent or controlled affiliate thereof, is currently the subject of any Sanctions nor is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction. The proceeds of the Loans will not, to the knowledge of the Borrower, be made available to any Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently the subject of any Sanctions.
SectionΒ 5.19 Security Documents.
Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to the Administrative Agent or the administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement of any Pledged Debt and any Pledged Equity required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as otherwise provided hereunder, including subject to Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01, a legal, valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Lien on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein.
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Notwithstanding anything herein (including this SectionΒ 5.19) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (A)Β the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest (other than with respect to those pledges and security interests made under the Laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary) in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (B)Β the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or (C)Β on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and until required pursuant to SectionΒ 6.13 or 4.01(a)(iv), the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01(a)(iv).
ARTICLEΒ VI.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than obligations under Treasury Services Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, then from and after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
SectionΒ 6.01 Financial Statements.
(a) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, within ninety (90)Β days after the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending DecemberΒ 31, 2019), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of XxxxxΒ & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not contain any qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of such audit or any βgoing concernβ explanatory paragraph or like qualification (excluding any βemphasis of matterβ paragraph) (other than resulting from (x)Β activities, operations, financial results or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (y)Β the impending maturity of any Indebtedness and (z)Β any prospective default under any financial covenant);
(b) Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender, on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, within forty-five (45)Β days after the end of each of the first three (3)Β fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related (i)Β consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii)Β consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
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(c) [Reserved]; and
(d) Deliver to the Administrative Agent with each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) (which may be in footnote form only) from such consolidated financial statements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a)Β and (b) of this SectionΒ 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (A)Β the applicable financial statements of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or (B)Β the Borrowerβs (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to clauses (A)Β and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by unaudited consolidating information (whether in footnote format or otherwise) that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii)Β to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under SectionΒ 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of XxxxxΒ & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
Any financial statement required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a) or (b)Β shall not be required to include purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions to the extent it is not practicable to include them.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 and SectionsΒ 6.02(b) and (c)Β may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i)Β on which the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 hereto; or (ii)Β on which such documents are posted on the Borrowerβs behalf on Debtdomain, Roadshow Access (if applicable) or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i)Β upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a)Β the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, βBorrower Materialsβ) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debtdomain, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the βPlatformβ) unless the
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Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers are explicitly told in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower that such materials should not be made available to the Lenders and (b)Β certain of the Lenders (each, a βPublic Lenderβ) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Personsβ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that so long as the Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w)Β all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked βPUBLICβ which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word βPUBLICβ shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x)Β by marking Borrower Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in SectionΒ 10.08); (y) all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated βPublic Side Informationβ; and (z)Β the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked βPUBLICβ as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated βPublic Side Information.β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials βPUBLIC.β
SectionΒ 6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:
(a) no later than five (5)Β days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in SectionΒ 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
(b) promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this SectionΒ 6.02; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this SectionΒ 6.02(b) may be satisfied so long as such information is publicly available on the SECβs XXXXX website;
(c) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities (other than in connection with any board observer rights) of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any Secured High Yield Notes Indenture or any Unsecured High Yield Notes Indenture and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof in each case in a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this SectionΒ 6.02;
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(d) together with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02(a), (i) in the case of annual Compliance Certificates only, a report setting forth the information required by sections describing the legal name and the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and the location of the chief executive office of each Loan Party of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or the date of the last such report, (ii)Β a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under SectionΒ 2.05(b) and (iii)Β a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate (to the extent that there have been any changes in the identity or status as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary of any such Subsidiaries since the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or the most recent list provided); and
(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
SectionΒ 6.03 Notices.
Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has obtained knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default; or
(b) of the occurrence of an ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) of the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, whether at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.03Β shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x)Β that such notice is being delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 6.03(a), (b) or (c) (as applicable) and (y)Β setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.
SectionΒ 6.04 Payment of Taxes.
Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (a)Β any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (b)Β the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.
(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except (x)Β in a transaction permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05 and (y)Β any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Restricted Subsidiary, and
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(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing where applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business,
except, in the case of (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b), to the extent (i)Β that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)Β pursuant to any transaction permitted by Article VII.
SectionΒ 6.06 Maintenance of Properties.
Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and fire, casualty or condemnation excepted.
SectionΒ 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons. Each such policy of insurance shall as appropriate (i)Β name the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as an additional insured thereunder as its interest may appear or (ii)Β in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as loss payee thereunder.
SectionΒ 6.08 Compliance with Laws.
Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 6.09 Books and Records.
Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP and which reflect all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).
SectionΒ 6.10 Inspection Rights.
Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
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directors, officers, and independent public accountants (subject to such accountantsβ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this SectionΒ 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2)Β times during any calendar year and only one (1)Β such time shall be at the Borrowerβs expense; provided, further, that during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors), on behalf of the Lenders, may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrowerβs independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this SectionΒ 6.10, none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a)Β constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b)Β in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (c)Β is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
SectionΒ 6.11 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors.
At the Borrowerβs expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:
(a) Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party (including, without limitation, upon the formation of any Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC), or the designation in accordance with SectionΒ 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Subsidiary becoming a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or any Subsidiary ceasing to qualify as an Excluded Subsidiary:
(i) within 60 days after such formation, acquisition or designation, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion:
(A) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, other than with respect to any Excluded Assets, joinders to this Agreement as Guarantors, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreements, a counterpart of the Intercompany Note and other security agreements and documents as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements in effect on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
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(B) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (and the parent of each such Domestic Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) to deliver to the Administrative Agent or the administrative agent in respect of the Revolving Credit Agreement any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) and intercompany notes (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank;
(C) take and cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and each direct or indirect parent of such Material Domestic Subsidiary to take whatever action (including the filing of UCC financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(ii) [Reserved];
(iii) [Reserved]; and
(iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, within sixty (60)Β days after such request (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent and other items necessary from time to time to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to perfection and existence of security interests with respect to property of any Guarantor acquired after the Original Closing Date and subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, but not specifically covered by the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)Β or clause (b)Β below.
SectionΒ 6.12 Compliance with Environmental Laws.
Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and take all reasonable actions to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, in each case to the extent the Loan Parties are required by Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, remedial or other corrective action necessary to address Hazardous Materials at any property or facility in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws.
SectionΒ 6.13 Further Assurances.
Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i)Β correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii)Β do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
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SectionΒ 6.14 Designation of Subsidiaries.
The Borrower may at any time after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β immediately before and after such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)Β no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a βRestricted Subsidiaryβ for the purpose of any Secured High Yield Notes, any Unsecured High Yield Notes or any Junior Financing and (iii)Β no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrowerβs or its Subsidiaryβs (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i)Β the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii)Β a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of the Borrowerβs or its Subsidiaryβs (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.
SectionΒ 6.15 Maintenance of Ratings.
Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i)Β a public corporate credit rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Xxxxxβx, in each case in respect of the Borrower, and (ii)Β a public rating (but not any specific rating) in respect of the Facilities from each of S&P and Xxxxxβx.
ARTICLEΒ VII.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than (i)Β contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (ii)Β obligations under Treasury Services Agreements or obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements) which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, then from and after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower (and, with respect to SectionΒ 7.14 only, Holdings) shall not and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
SectionΒ 7.01 Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
(a) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to (1)Β any Loan Document, (2)Β the Secured High Yield Notes, (3)Β SectionΒ 7.03(g) (to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be secured and such Indebtedness is subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or, if intended or required to be junior secured, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (4)Β SectionΒ 7.03(m) (limited, in the case of this clause (4), to Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the greater of $97,500,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available) and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;
(b) Liens existing on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and, with respect to each such Lien securing amounts in excess of $10,000,000, listed in Schedule 7.01(b) hereto and any modifications, replacements, renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof;
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provided that (i)Β the Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (A)Β after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03, and (B)Β proceeds and products thereof, and (ii)Β the replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, is permitted by SectionΒ 7.03;
(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60)Β days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, sublandlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens, so long as, in each case, such Liens secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60)Β days or if more than sixty (60)Β days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(e) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii)Β pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including (i)Β those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii)Β letters of credit and bank guarantees required or requested by any Governmental Authority in connection with any contract or Law) and letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers acceptances and completion guarantees, in each case, issued or incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting Real Property that do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(h) Liens securing judgments or orders for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(h);
(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice which do not (i)Β interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii)Β secure any Indebtedness or (iii)Β are permitted by SectionΒ 7.05;
(j) Liens (i)Β in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (ii)Β Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Personβs obligations in respect of bankersβ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
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(k) Liens (i)Β of a collection bank arising under SectionΒ 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii)Β attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii)Β in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of Law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institutions general terms and conditions;
(l) Liens (i)Β on cash advances or Cash Equivalents in favor of (x)Β the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02(g), (i) and (n)Β or, to the extent related to any of the foregoing, SectionΒ 7.02(r) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or (y)Β the buyer of any property to be Disposed of pursuant to Sections 7.05(j), (o) or (t)Β to secure obligations in respect of indemnification, termination fee or similar seller obligations, and (ii)Β consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under SectionΒ 7.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(m) Liens (i)Β in favor of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing permitted intercompany Indebtedness and (ii)Β in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(n) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement;
(p) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under SectionΒ 7.02;
(q) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(r) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off or rights of pledge (i)Β relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii)Β relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii)Β relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(s) Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;
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(t) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;
(u) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(e); provided that (i)Β such Liens are created within 365 days of the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease, expansion, development, installation, relocation, renewal, maintenance, upgrade or improvement of such asset subject to such Liens, (ii)Β such Liens do not at any time encumber property (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such property) other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii)Β with respect to Financing Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for replacements, additions and accessions to such assets) other than the assets subject to such Financing Leases and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;
(v) Liens on property of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03;
(w) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14), in each case after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (i)Β such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii)Β such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (iii)Β the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under SectionΒ 7.03;
(x) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business complies, and (ii)Β any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(y) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings;
(z) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(aa) the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clauses (b), (u) and (w)Β of this SectionΒ 7.01; provided that (i)Β the Lien does not extend to any additional property, other than (A)Β after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (B)Β proceeds and products thereof, and (ii)Β the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by SectionΒ 7.03 (to the extent constituting Indebtedness); provided further that if the obligations subject to such Liens being modified, replaced, renewed or extended were subject to the Closing
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Date Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the obligations to be subject to such modified, replacement, renewed or extended Liens shall be subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a capacity no less favorable to the Lenders then that which it was prior to such refinancing, refunding, replacement, amendment, extension or modification;
(bb) Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of $130,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case determined as of the date of incurrence;
(cc) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as after giving effect to such Indebtedness and such Liens on a Pro Forma Basis, the Secured Leverage Ratio is no greater than 4.25:1.00; provided that to the extent such Liens are on Collateral, such Liens are subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and, if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the liens securing the Obligations, a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
(dd) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing; provided that (x)Β any such Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt are subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement and (y)Β any such Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing in respect of Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt are subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
(ee) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Personβs obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or bankerβs acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;
(ff) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the performance of the Borrowerβs or such Subsidiaryβs obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;
(gg) Liens on the Securitization Assets arising in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing;
(hh) Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing directly or indirectly permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(b), (s), (u) or (x)Β that are secured by Liens on the same assets as the Liens securing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended by such Permitted Refinancing, plus improvements, accessions, dividends, distributions, proceeds or products thereof and after-acquired property;
(ii) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Equity Interests of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;
(jj) Liens on Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
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(kk) Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(s) or 7.03(x); provided that an Other Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to (i)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if any) as a βSenior Representativeβ (or similar term, in each case, as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), if applicable, and the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or (ii)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior Lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a βJunior Priority Representativeβ (or similar term, in each case, as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement);
(ll) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents to secure Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03(f) or (l).
It is understood that apart from (A)Β the Revolving Credit Facilities in the principal amount in effect on the Fourth Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), (B) Incremental Commitments (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) permitted to be incurred by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.14 of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof as βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ (less the amount under clause (C)Β below), (C) Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt permitted to be incurred by the Borrower under SectionΒ 7.03 (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the maximum amount of βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ permitted under SectionΒ 2.14(d)(v)) and (D)Β the amount of Incremental Loans permitted to be incurred as βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the final proviso of SectionΒ 2.14(d)(v), no obligations secured by a Lien permitted hereunder shall constitute βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement.
SectionΒ 7.02 Investments.
Make or hold any Investments, except:
(a) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in assets that were Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;
(b) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of any Loan Party (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i)Β for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii)Β in connection with such Personβs purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof; provided that, to the extent such loans or advances are made in cash, the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such Equity Interests shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity and (iii)Β for any other purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i)Β and (ii); provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time under clause (iii)Β above shall not exceed $15,000,000;
(c) Investments by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (x)Β any such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii)Β by any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated in right of payments to the Loans and (y)Β any Investment made by any Loan Party in in any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i)Β be made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (ii)Β be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral on a first priority basis for the benefit of the Obligations, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
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(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Investments (excluding loans and advances made in lieu of Restricted Payments pursuant to and limited by SectionΒ 7.02(m) below) consisting of transactions permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03 (other than 7.03(c) and (d)), 7.04 (other than 7.04(c)(ii) or (e)), 7.05 (other than 7.05(e)), 7.06 (other than 7.06(d) or (h)(iv)) and 7.13, respectively;
(f) Investments (i)Β existing or contemplated on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or made pursuant to legally binding written contracts in existence on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, and, with respect to each such Investment in excess of $10,000,000, set forth in ScheduleΒ 7.02(f) hereto and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii)Β existing on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided, that the amount of any such Investment may be increased in such extension, modification or renewal as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (ii)Β as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(g) Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under SectionΒ 7.03;
(h) promissory notes, securities and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by SectionΒ 7.05;
(i) any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or any Equity Interests in a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent Investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), in a single transaction or series of related transactions, if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i)[reserved]; (ii)any acquired or newly formed Restricted Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 7.03; and (iii)Β to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (A)Β the property, assets and businesses acquired in such purchase or other acquisition shall constitute Collateral and (B)Β any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become Guarantors, in each case, in accordance with SectionΒ 6.11 (any such acquisition, a βPermitted Acquisitionβ);
(j) [Reserved];
(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
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(m) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to such parent in accordance with Sections 7.06(f), (g) or (h), such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of SectionΒ 7.06, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment made pursuant to such clause;
(n) Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this clause (n) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write downs or write offs thereof) at any time not to exceed (x)Β the greater of $260,000,000 and 40% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (in each case, net of any return in respect thereof, including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) plus (y)Β the Cumulative Credit at such time plus (z)Β the Available RP Capacity Amount;
(o) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(p) (i) Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors in the ordinary course of business and (ii)Β Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower);
(q) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or of a corporation merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with SectionΒ 7.04 after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(r) Investments made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this SectionΒ 7.02 (other than Investments made pursuant to clauses (c), (e), (f) and (i)Β of this SectionΒ 7.02);
(s) Guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Financing Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(t) (i) Investments in a Securitization Subsidiary or any Investment by a Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that any such Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary is in the form of (x)Β a contribution of additional Securitization Assets or (y)Β Limited Originator Recourse and (ii)Β distributions or payments of Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing;
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(u) any Investment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person (including, to the extent constituting an Investment, in assets of a Person that represent substantially all of its assets or a division, business unit or product line, including research and development and related assets in respect of any product) that is engaged directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment: (i)Β such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii)Β such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets (or such division, business unit or product line) to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided, that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer;
(v) Investments in a Similar Business taken together with all other investments made pursuant to this clause (v)Β that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $260,000,000 and 40% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);
(w) Investments, the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower, or any of its direct or indirect parent companies; provided, that such Equity Interests will not increase the Cumulative Credit;
(x) repurchase of High Yield Notes;
(y) Investments (i)Β by the Captive Insurance Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice and (ii)Β in the Captive Insurance Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or required under statutory or regulatory authority applicable to such Captive Insurance Subsidiary;
(z) Investments in joint ventures of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (z)Β that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $130,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);
(aa) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (aa) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities (until such proceeds are converted to Cash Equivalents), not to exceed the greater of (a) $40,000,000 and (b) 6.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to sub-sequent changes in value);
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(bb) the contribution, assignment, licensing, sub-licensing or other Investment of IP Rights or other general intangibles pursuant to any Intercompany License Agreement and any other Investments made in connection therewith;
(cc) Investments constituting promissory notes or the non-cash portion of consideration, in each case, received in a Disposition permitted by SectionΒ 7.05;
(dd) Investments constituting Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(ee) Investments that are made in (i)Β an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and the Borrower elects to apply under this clause (ee); less any Restricted Payments made under SectionΒ 7.06(l)(a) or (ii)Β without duplication with clause (i), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a Disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions;
(ff) xxxxxxx money deposits required in connection with Permitted Acquisitions (or similar Investments);
(gg) contributions to a βrabbiβ trust for the benefit of employees or other grantor trusts subject to claims of creditors in the case of bankruptcy of Holdings or the Borrower; and
(hh) Investments to the extent required by applicable rules under the Exchange Act or by any Governmental Authority, including any Investment made in order to avoid any early warning or notice requirements under such rules or requirements.
For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 7.02, in the event that an item of Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Investments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Investment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this SectionΒ 7.02 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a portion of the Investments could be classified as incurred under a βratio-basedβ basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such Investments), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Investment as having been incurred pursuant to such βratio-basedβ basket and thereafter the remainder of the Investments as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this SectionΒ 7.02 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
SectionΒ 7.03 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) (i) Indebtedness of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents and (ii)Β Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement and any Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness incurred under this clause (a)(ii); provided that the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred or issued under this clause (a)(ii) shall not exceed the sum of (x)Β the aggregate amount of Commitments (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) as of the date hereof plus (y)Β the aggregate amount of Incremental Commitments (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) permitted to be incurred by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.14 of the Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof;
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(b) Indebtedness (i)Β outstanding on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and, with respect to such Indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of $10,000,000, listed in ScheduleΒ 7.03(b) hereto and any refinancing thereof and (ii)Β intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and any refinancing thereof, of which any amount owed by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note; provided that (x)Β any Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (b)Β shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and (y)Β any Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i)Β be made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (ii)Β be evidenced by a note pledged as Collateral on a first priority basis for the benefit of the Obligations, which note shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an Intercompany Note shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);
(c) Guarantees by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A)Β no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Guarantees by a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Foreign Subsidiary) of any Indebtedness constituting a Specified Junior Financing Obligation shall be permitted unless such guaranteeing party shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations on the terms set forth herein and (B)Β if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary (or issued or transferred to any direct or indirect parent of a Loan Party which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party); provided that (x)Β any such Indebtedness advanced by any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall either (i)Β be made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (ii)Β be evidenced by an Intercompany Note and (y)Β any such Indebtedness advanced by any Person that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, any such Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be deemed to be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans unless the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provided otherwise);
(e) (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Financing Leases) financing an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease, expansion, development, installation, relocation, renewal, maintenance, upgrade or improvement of a fixed or capital asset incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or within 365 days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease, expansion, development, installation, relocation, renewal, maintenance, upgrade or improvement of the applicable asset and any Permitted Refinancing thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $52,000,000 and 8.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case determined at the time of incurrence (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof but without giving effect to any increase in principal amount permitted under clause (a)Β of the proviso to the definition of βPermitted Refinancingβ) at any time outstanding, (ii)Β Attributable Indebtedness arising out of any sale and lease-back transaction or lease lease-back transactions permitted by SectionΒ 7.05 and (iii)Β any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing;
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(f) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against the Borrowerβs or any Restricted Subsidiaryβs exposure to interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes and Guarantees thereof;
(g) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance or assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder; provided that such assumed Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided further that, after giving pro forma effect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed (x) $100,000,000 at any time outstanding, plus (y)Β any additional amount of such Indebtedness so long as (A)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, either (1)Β the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior thereto or (2)Β the Borrower could incur $1.00 of Permitted First Lien Ratio Debt, (B)Β if such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior Lien basis to the Facilities, either (1)Β the Secured Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed the Secured Leverage Ratio immediately prior thereto or (2)Β the Borrower could incur $1.00 of Permitted Junior Secured Ratio Debt or (C)Β if such Indebtedness is unsecured or not secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (and including all such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties), either (1)Β the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis would be greater than or equal to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior thereto or (2)Β the Borrower could incur $1.00 of Permitted Unsecured Ratio Debt; provided that (I)Β if any Indebtedness incurred to finance such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment is in the form of term loans secured on a pari passu basis with the Loans (other than customary bridge loans or term A loan facilities as determined by the Borrower in good faith), be subject to the MFN Protection as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan and (II)Β in the case of clause (y)Β any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(s), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of $110,000,000 and 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case determined at the time of incurrence and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or similar arrangements to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, managers, members, partners, independent contractors or consultants of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(i) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to future, present or former officers, managers, members, independent contractors, consultants, directors and employees, their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members, in each case, to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower permitted by SectionΒ 7.06;
(j) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or thereafter in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any Disposition, in each case, constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;
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(k) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred purchase price, earn-outs or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person prior to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date or thereafter in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder;
(l) obligations in respect of Treasury Services Agreements and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts;
(m) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof, would not exceed the greater of $195,000,000 and 30% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available;
(n) Indebtedness consisting of (a)Β the financing of insurance premiums or (b)Β take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(o) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankersβ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;
(p) obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of stays, customs, performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(q) Indebtedness in respect of the (i)Β Unsecured Notes Due 2023 (including any guarantees by the Guarantors thereof) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (ii)Β Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022 (including any guarantees by the Guarantors thereof) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (iii) [reserved], (iv) Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 (including any guarantees by the Guarantors thereof) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (v)Β Secured 6.75% Notes Due 2027 (including any guarantees by the Guarantors thereof) and any Permitted refinancing thereof;
(r) Indebtedness incurred by any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (r)Β and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of $52,000,000 and 8.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(s) Permitted Ratio Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
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(t) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;
(u) Indebtedness incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (u)Β and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of $260,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (excluding, solely when calculating Total Assets for purposes of this SectionΒ 7.3(u), the assets of any Person that is not a Foreign Subsidiary), in each case determined at the time of incurrence;
(v) Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Financing that is not recourse (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings and Limited Originator Recourse) to the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(w) Indebtedness, Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference up to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower since immediately after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or cash contributed to the capital of the Borrower (in each case, other than Excluded Contributions, proceeds of Disqualified Equity Interests or sales of Equity Interests to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (b)Β and (c) of the definition of βCumulative Creditβ to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments pursuant to SectionΒ 7.06 hereof or to make Investments pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02 (other than clauses (a)Β and (c) thereof);
(x) Indebtedness incurred (x)Β and secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Facilities (βIncremental Equivalent First Lien Debtβ) or (y)Β and secured by the Collateral on a junior Lien basis with the Facilities and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (βIncremental Equivalent Junior Debtβ), in an aggregate principal amount under this clause (x), when aggregated with the amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 2.14(d)(v) and Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(y), not to exceed the Available Incremental Amount, so long as (a)Β if the proceeds of such Indebtedness are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, Investment, or irrevocable repayment, repurchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f)Β with respect to Holdings or the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Indebtedness, or (b)Β if otherwise, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness shall(A) in the case of Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and, in the case of Incremental Equivalent Junior Debt, have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91)Β days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (and in each case subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception); provided that the foregoing requirements of this clause (A)Β shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes (i)Β a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (A)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (ii)Β term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (B) in the case of Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities and, in the case of Incremental Equivalent Junior Debt, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity (and in each case subject to the Permitted
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Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception); provided that the foregoing requirements of this clause (B)Β shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes (i)Β a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (B)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (ii)Β term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (C) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior Lien basis by a Loan Party with respect to Collateral, be subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be subject to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, (D)Β in the case of Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt in the form of term loans (other than customary bridge loans or term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith)), be subject to the MFN Protection as if such Indebtedness were an Incremental Term Loan and (E)Β have terms and conditions (other than (x)Β pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions and (y)Β covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt or Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt, to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt or Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower (i)Β are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole), (ii) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance or (iii)Β are otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the relevant lender, holder or other provider of such Indebtedness issuance (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (E)Β delivered at least five (5)Β Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the materials terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (E), shall be conclusive); provided that no more than $60,000,000 of such Incremental Loans in the aggregate (when taken together with all Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Commitments (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement)), may constitute βPriority Payment Lien Obligationsβ under the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement;
(y) (i) Indebtedness that is unsecured (or that is not secured by the Collateral) (βIncremental Equivalent Unsecured Debtβ) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount under this clause (y), and when aggregated with the amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 2.14(d)(v) and Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt and Incremental Equivalent Junior Lien Debt incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(c) not to exceed the Available Incremental Amount, so long as (x)Β if the proceeds of such Indebtedness are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition, Investment, or irrevocable repayment, repurchase or redemption of any Indebtedness, no Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or (f)Β with respect to Holdings or the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Indebtedness, or (y)Β if otherwise, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Indebtedness; provided that such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt shall (A)Β have a maturity date that is at least ninety-one (91)Β days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt is incurred, (B)Β have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Facilities (in each case subject to the Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception) and (C)Β have terms and conditions (other than (x)Β pricing, rate floors,
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discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions and (y)Β covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt, to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of each Facility remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such Incremental Equivalent Unsecured Debt) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower (1)Β are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole), (2) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance or (3)Β are otherwise as agreed between the Borrower and the lender, holder or other provider of such Indebtedness (provided that a certificate of the Borrower as to the satisfaction of the conditions described in this clause (C)Β delivered at least five (5)Β Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the materials terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements of this clause (C), shall be conclusive); provided that the foregoing requirements shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes (i)Β a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (y)Β and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges or (ii)Β term loan A facilities (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);
(z) Indebtedness supported by a letter of credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such letter of credit;
(aa) Indebtedness attributable to (but not incurred to finance) the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto;
(bb) Indebtedness arising from Permitted Intercompany Activities;
(cc) [reserved]; and
(dd) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition and paid-in-kind interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a)Β through (cc) above;
For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including OID) incurred in connection with such refinancing.
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For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 7.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof (including as between the components of the Available Incremental Amount) in a manner that complies with this SectionΒ 7.03 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, will at all times be deemed to be outstanding in reliance only on the exception in SectionΒ 7.03(a) (but without limiting the right of the Borrower to classify and reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, Indebtedness incurred under SectionΒ 2.14 or Sections 7.03(s), 7.03(x) or 7.03(y)). In the event that a portion of Indebtedness or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a βratio-basedβ basket (giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness or other obligations), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been incurred pursuant to such βratio-basedβ basket and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness or other obligations as having been incurred pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this SectionΒ 7.03 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time. The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this SectionΒ 7.03.
The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this SectionΒ 7.03. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.
SectionΒ 7.04 Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (i)Β the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (ii)Β one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Person that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (ii)Β any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve and (iii)Β any Subsidiary may change its legal form if, with respect to clauses (ii)Β and (iii), (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y)Β to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party, any assets or business not otherwise disposed of or transferred in accordance with SectionΒ 7.02 (other than SectionΒ 7.02(e)) or SectionΒ 7.05 or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to or otherwise owned or conducted by another Loan Party after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution (it being understood that in the case of any change in legal form, a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor will remain a Guarantor unless such Guarantor is otherwise permitted to cease being a Guarantor hereunder);
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(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then (i)Β the transferee must be a Guarantor or the Borrower or (ii)Β to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 (other than SectionΒ 7.02(e)) and 7.03, respectively; and
(d) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii)Β if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the βSuccessor Companyβ), (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (B)Β the Successor Company shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (C)Β each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Companyβs obligations under the Loan Documents, (D)Β each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement and other applicable Collateral Documents confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Companyβs obligations under the Loan Documents, (E) [reserved], and (F)Β the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officerβs certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; and
(e) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (in the case of a merger involving a Loan Party), any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11 to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(f) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions;
(g) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.05;
(h) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect the formation, dissolution, liquidation or Disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC; provided that upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, Holdings has complied with SectionΒ 6.11 to the extent applicable; and
(i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate Permitted Intercompany Activities.
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SectionΒ 7.05 Dispositions.
Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition (other than as part of or in connection with the Transactions), except:
(a) (i) Dispositions of obsolete, non-core, worn out or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful or economically practical to maintain in the conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii)Β Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of business (and for consideration complying with the requirements applicable to Dispositions pursuant to clause (j)Β below) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $165,000,000;
(b) Dispositions of inventory, goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business and immaterial assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned) in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i)Β such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii)Β the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, (i)Β the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii)Β if such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under SectionΒ 7.02;
(e) to the extent constituting Dispositions, transactions permitted by Sections 7.01, 7.02 (other than SectionΒ 7.02(e)), 7.04 (other than SectionΒ 7.04(g)) and 7.06 (other than 7.06(d));
(f) [Reserved];
(g) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents;
(h) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii)Β Dispositions of IP Rights that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long so as the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives a license or other ownership rights to use such IP Rights;
(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events;
(j) any Disposition of property (including a Disposition of Securitization Assets to a Securitization Subsidiary) or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), no Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or (g)Β with respect to Holdings or the Borrower shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition and (ii)Β with respect to any Disposition (other than a Permitted Asset Swap) pursuant to this clause (j)Β for a purchase price in excess of $25,000,000 the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in
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each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by SectionΒ 7.01 and Liens permitted by Sections 7.01(a), (f), (k), (l), (p), (q), (r)(i), (r)(ii), (s) and (dd) (only to the extent the Obligations are secured by such cash and Cash Equivalents)); provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (j)(ii), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A)Β any liabilities (as shown on the Borrowerβs most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B)Β any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C)Β aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate fair market value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available (net of any non-cash consideration converted into cash and Cash Equivalents);
(k) [Reserved];
(l) Dispositions or discounts without recourse of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets, or any disposition of the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of which are Securitization Assets, in each case in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business;
(m) [Reserved];
(n) any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets in the ordinary course of business of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;
(o) any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Restricted Subsidiary which owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than the Equity Interests of such an Unrestricted Subsidiary);
(p) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(q) the unwinding of any Swap Contract;
(r) the lapse or abandonment in the ordinary course of business of any registrations or applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights;
(s) Permitted Intercompany Activities;
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(t) Dispositions of assets (i)Β acquired pursuant to or in order to effectuate a Permitted Acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii)Β that are made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of Holdings to consummate any acquisition;
(u) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(v) the issuance of directorsβ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable law;
(w) Dispositions to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC, provided that upon formation of such Delaware Divided LLC, Holdings has complied with SectionΒ 6.11, to the extent applicable; and
(x) any sale of property or assets, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions and the proceeds of such sale are used to make Investments or Restricted Payments pursuant to Sections 7.02(ee) or 7.06(l);
provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this SectionΒ 7.05 (except pursuant to Sections 7.05(e), (i), (o), (p), (q) and (s)Β and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to any other Loan Party) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition as determined by the Borrower in good faith. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this SectionΒ 7.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
SectionΒ 7.06 Restricted Payments.
Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, and other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 7.03) of such Person;
(c) Restricted Payments made (i)Β on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date to consummate the Transactions and (ii)Β to holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (immediately prior to giving effect to the Transactions) in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, in each case, with respect to the Transactions;
(d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of SectionΒ 7.02 (other than 7.02(e) and (m)), 7.04 or 7.08 (other than SectionΒ 7.08(f) or 7.08(l));
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(e) repurchases of Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
(f) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may (i)Β pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of the Borrower or any other such direct or indirect parent thereof) held by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii)Β make Restricted Payments in the form of distributions to allow Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay principal or interest on promissory notes that were issued to any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of cash payments for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Equity Interests held by such Persons, in each case, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or pursuant to any employee, manager or director equity plan, employee, manager or director stock option plan or any other employee, manager or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, director, officer or consultant of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (f)Β together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(m) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clauseΒ (f) shall not exceed $25,000,000 in any calendar year (which shall increase to $40,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO) (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $50,000,000 in any calendar year (which shall increase to $80,000,000 subsequent to the consummation of a Qualified IPO)); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may further be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower and, to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any of the Borrowerβs direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise increased the Cumulative Credit; and
(B) the Net Proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries less the amount of Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds of such key man life insurance policies; less
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(C) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (A)Β and (B) above;
and provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from members of management of the Borrower, any of the Borrowerβs direct or indirect parent companies or any of the Borrowerβs Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of any of the Borrowerβs direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;
(g) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with prepayment of Indebtedness pursuant to SectionΒ 7.13(a)(iv), (x) the greater of $100,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case, determined at the time such Restricted Payments are made plus (y)Β the Cumulative Credit at such time; provided, that with respect to any Restricted Payment made pursuant to clause (y)Β above, no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom plus (z)Β an unlimited amount so long as the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, in each case, determined at the time the applicable Restricted Payment is made;
(h) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower:
(i) to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Transaction Expenses and any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of such parent attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parentsβ) corporate existence;
(iii) for any taxable period in which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a βTax Groupβ), to pay federal, foreign, state and local income taxes of such Tax Group that are attributable to the taxable income of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that, for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone Tax Group; provided further that the permitted payment pursuant to this clause (iii)Β with respect to any Taxes of any Unrestricted Subsidiary for any taxable period shall be limited to the amount actually paid with respect to such period by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the purposes of paying such consolidated, combined or similar income Taxes;
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(iv) to finance any Investment that would be permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02 and SectionΒ 7.08 if such parent were subject to such sections; provided that (A)Β such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B)Β such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1)Β all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2)Β the merger (to the extent permitted in SectionΒ 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.11;
(v) the proceeds of which (A)Β shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B)Β shall be used to make payments permitted under Sections 7.08 (e), (i), (k) and (p) (but only to the extent such payments have not been and are not expected to be made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary);
(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) that is directly attributable to the operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vii) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of the Borrower related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent entity;
(viii) amounts payable pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement, (including any amendment thereto or replacement thereof so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Borrower to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date (it being understood that any amendment thereto or replacement thereof to increase the fees payable pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement would be deemed to be materially disadvantageous to the Lenders)), solely to the extent such amounts are not paid directly by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;
(i) payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by or with respect to any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;
(j) after a Qualified IPO, (i)Β any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii)Β additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed an amount equal to 6% the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Qualified IPO;
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(k) Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition;
(l) Restricted Payments in the amount of (a)Β any Excluded Contributions previously received; less any Investments with Excluded Contributions under SectionΒ 7.02(ee)(i) or (b)Β without duplication with clause (a), from the Net Proceeds from a Disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions;
(m) one or more Restricted Payments that are made with the net cash proceeds of the 2GIG Disposition; provided that the Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall be no more than 5.00 to 1.00 at the time of each such Restricted Payment;
(n) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees;
(o) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law (including in connection with, or as a result of, exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or action (whether actual, contingent or potential)), pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets permitted by SectionΒ 7.02 (other than SectionΒ 7.02(e)) or SectionΒ 7.04;
(p) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries and no other material assets) or Indebtedness owed to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or a Restricted Subsidiary that owns one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries and no other material assets), in each case, other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents; and
(q) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or the giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement.
For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 7.06, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this SectionΒ 7.06 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a Restricted Payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a βratio-basedβ basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such Restricted Payment), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Restricted Payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such βratio-basedβ basket and thereafter the remainder of the Restricted Payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this SectionΒ 7.06 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
Section 7.07 [Reserved].
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SectionΒ 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $20,000,000, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than:
(a) loans or transactions among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such loan or other transaction,
(b) on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable armβs-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate,
(c) the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses (including Transaction Expenses) as part of or in connection with the Transactions,
(d) the issuance of Equity Interests to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions,
(e) the payment of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees), indemnities and expenses pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement (plus any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and any termination fees (including any such cash lump sum or present value fee upon the consummation of a corporate event, including an initial public equity offering) pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Borrower to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such amendment or replacement,
(f) Restricted Payments permitted under SectionΒ 7.06,
(g) transactions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under an express provision (including any exceptions thereto) of this Article VII,
(h) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business,
(i) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(j) transactions pursuant to agreements, instruments or arrangements in existence on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and set forth in ScheduleΒ 7.08(j) hereto or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect,
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(k) customary payments by the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the board of directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower, in good faith,
(l) payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements with any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, but only to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 7.06(h)(iii),
(m) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof,
(n) transactions with customers, clients, joint venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party,
(o) Permitted Intercompany Activities,
(p) the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses and indemnities pursuant to the stockholders agreement or the registration and participation rights agreement entered into on the Original Closing Date in connection therewith,
(q) transactions in which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 7.08,
(r) payments to or from, and transactions with, joint ventures (to the extent any such joint venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint venture),
(s) any Disposition of Securitization Assets or related assets, Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(t) or Standard Securitization Undertakings, in each case in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing,
(t) (i) investments by Permitted Holders in securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Permitted Holders in connection therewith) so long as (A)Β the investment is being offered by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B)Β the investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities (provided, that any investments in debt securities by any Debt Fund Affiliates shall not be subject to the limitation in this clause (B)), and (ii)Β payments to Permitted Holders in respect of securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i)Β or that were acquired from Persons other than the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities; and
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(u) transactions with any Affiliated Lender in its capacity as a Lender party to any Loan Document or party to any agreement, document or instrument governing or relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03 (including Permitted Refinancings thereof) to the extent such Affiliated Lender is being treated no more favorably than all other Lenders or lenders thereunder,
SectionΒ 7.09 Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor, or
(b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a)Β and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which:
(i) (x) exist on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 7.09) are listed in ScheduleΒ 7.09(b) hereto and (y)Β to the extent Contractual Obligations permitted by clause (x)Β are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation,
(ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, further, that this clause (ii)Β shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 6.14,
(iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by SectionΒ 7.03 and which does not apply to any Loan Party,
(iv) arise in connection with (x)Β any Lien permitted by SectionΒ 7.01 and relate to the property subject to such Lien or (y)Β any Disposition permitted by SectionΒ 7.04 or 7.05 and relate solely to the assets or Person subject to such Disposition,
(v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under SectionΒ 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business,
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(vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to (i)Β the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof or (ii)Β the property secured by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof so long as the agreements governing such Indebtedness permit the Liens securing the Obligations,
(vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the property interest, rights or the assets subject thereto,
(viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03 and to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness,
(ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice,
(xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(xii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit,
(xiii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement governing Indebtedness entered into on or after the Original Closing Date and permitted under SectionΒ 7.03 (including, without limitation, the (A)Β Unsecured Notes Due 2023 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (B)Β Secured 7.875% Notes Due 2022 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (C) [reserved] and (D)Β Secured 8.500% Notes Due 2024 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) that are, taken as a whole, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type (and, in any event, are no more restrictive than the restrictions contained in this Agreement), so long as the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such restrictions will not affect its obligation or ability to make any payments required hereunder, and
(xiv) are restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Facility and relate solely to the Securitization Assets subject thereto.
SectionΒ 7.10 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of any Borrowing, whether directly or indirectly, on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, in a manner inconsistent with the uses set forth in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.
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SectionΒ 7.11 [Reserved]
SectionΒ 7.12 Accounting Changes.
Make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
SectionΒ 7.13 Prepayments, Etc. of Subordinated Indebtedness.
(a) Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that (A)Β payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest, (B)Β customary βAHYDO catchupβ payments and (C)Β any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other retirement in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case, due within one year of such prepayment redemption, purchase, defeasance or other retirement thereof shall be permitted) any subordinated Indebtedness incurred under SectionΒ 7.03, or any other Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Loan Party that is subordinated to the Obligations expressly by its terms (other than Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (collectively, βJunior Financingβ), in each case, in an amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, except (i)Β the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under SectionΒ 7.03(g), is permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(g)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii)Β the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv)Β prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed, when combined with the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to SectionΒ 7.06(g), (x) the greater of $100,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, in each case, determined at the time such actions are taken plus (y)Β the Cumulative Credit at such time plus (z)Β an unlimited amount so long as the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, in each case, determined at the time the applicable prepayment is made, (v)Β prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in (x)Β an amount equal to the amount of Excluded Contributions previously received and the Borrower elects to apply under this clause (v), less the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions previously applied pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02(ee) and/or SectionΒ 7.06(l), or (y)Β without duplication with clause (x), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a Disposition in respect of property or assets acquired after the Fourth Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions and (vi)Β prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available RP Capacity Amount.
(b) Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation in respect of any Junior Financing having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 7.13, in the event that a payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of payments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or later divide, classify or reclassify all or a portion of such payment or any portion thereof in a manner that complies with this SectionΒ 7.13 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such payment in one or more of the above clauses. In the event that a payment or other obligations could be classified as incurred under a βratio-basedβ basket (giving pro forma effect to the making of such portion of such payment), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such payment (and any obligations in respect thereof) as having been made pursuant to such βratio-basedβ basket and thereafter the remainder of the payment as having been made pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this SectionΒ 7.13 and if any such test would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the relevant date of determination, then such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred at such time.
SectionΒ 7.14Β Β Β Β Permitted Activities.
With respect to Holdings, engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event: (i)Β its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and activities incidental thereto, including payment of dividends and other amounts in respect of its Equity Interests, (ii)Β the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (iii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents and any other Indebtedness, (iv)Β any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests, (v)Β financing activities, including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt, payment of dividends, making contributions to the capital of the Borrower and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower, (vi)Β participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (vii)Β holding any cash or property (but not operate any property), (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and (ix)Β any activities incidental to the foregoing. Holdings shall not incur any Liens on Equity Interests of the Borrower other than those for the benefit of the Obligations and Holdings shall not own any Equity Interests other than those of the Borrower.
ARTICLEΒ VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SectionΒ 8.01Β Β Β Β Events of Default.
Any of the following from and after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date shall constitute an event of default (an βEvent of Defaultβ):
(a)Β Β Β Β Non-Payment. Any Loan Party fails to pay (i)Β when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii)Β within five (5)Β Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or
(b)Β Β Β Β Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of SectionΒ 7.14, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03(a) or 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or Article VII; or
(c)Β Β Β Β Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in SectionΒ 8.01(a) or (b)Β above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30)Β days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or
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(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and, to the extent capable of being cured, such incorrect representation or warranty shall remain incorrect for a period of thirty (30)Β days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or
(e) Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A)Β fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B)Β fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Contracts, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Contracts and not as a result of any default thereunder by any Loan Party), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder; provided, further, that such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 8.02; provided, further, that no Event of Default under this SectionΒ 8.01(e) with respect to the Revolving Credit Agreement shall occur unless such default is a payment default thereunder at its stated final maturity or otherwise unless and until the lenders thereunder cause the Indebtedness outstanding thereunder to be accelerated and due prior to its stated maturity; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60)Β calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60)Β calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Attachment. Any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60)Β days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied coverage) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60)Β consecutive days; or
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(i) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or the validity or priority of a Lien as required by the Collateral Documents on a material portion of the Collateral; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or
(j) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or
(k) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 4.01, 6.11 or 6.13 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof including as a result of a transaction not prohibited under this Agreement) cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under SectionΒ 7.01, (i) except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or results from the failure of the Administrative Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and (ii)Β except as to Collateral consisting of Real Property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lenderβs title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or
(l) ERISA. (i)Β An ERISA Event occurs which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii)Β a Loan Party, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under SectionΒ 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions:
(i) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
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(iii) [Reserved]; and
(iv) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;
provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any Debtor Relief Laws, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
SectionΒ 8.03 Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in SectionΒ 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to SectionΒ 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order (to the fullest extent permitted by mandatory provisions of applicable Law):
First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under SectionΒ 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest and Obligations under Treasury Services Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under SectionΒ 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and scheduled periodic payments due under Treasury Services Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, and any breakage, termination or other payments under Treasury Services Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.
SectionΒ 8.04 Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries.
Solely for the purpose of determining whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred under SectionΒ 8.01(f) or (g), any reference in any such clause to any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to include any Restricted Subsidiary (an βImmaterial Subsidiaryβ) affected by any event or circumstances referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the most recent completed fiscal quarter of the Borrower, have assets with a fair market value in excess of 2.5% of Total Assets (it being agreed that all Restricted Subsidiaries affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause shall be considered together, as a single consolidated Restricted Subsidiary, for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied).
ARTICLEΒ IX.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS
SectionΒ 9.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and, as applicable, the Arrangers, neither the Lenders nor any Loan Party have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the βcollateral agentβ under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Approved Counterparty) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as βcollateral agentβ and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including the second paragraph of SectionΒ 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the βcollateral agentβ under the Loan Documents as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.
SectionΒ 9.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term βLenderβ or βLendersβ shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder
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in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
SectionΒ 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i)Β with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii)Β in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i)Β any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii)Β the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv)Β the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v)Β the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi)Β the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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SectionΒ 9.04 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
SectionΒ 9.05 Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
SectionΒ 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may remove such Defaulting Lender from such role upon fifteen (15)Β daysβ notice to the Lenders. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower at all times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(f) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Xxxxxxx and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a)Β the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b)Β all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Xxxxxxx appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this SectionΒ 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successorβs appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not
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already discharged therefrom as provided above in this SectionΒ 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i)Β while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii)Β after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a)Β acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b)Β in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
SectionΒ 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Arrangers, and Other Lenders.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
SectionΒ 9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or the Co-Manager listed on the cover page hereof shall have any duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder. Each Arranger shall be an intended third party beneficiary of the provisions herein applicable thereto.
SectionΒ 9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09 and 10.04 and 10.05) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04 and 10.05.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
SectionΒ 9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
Each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Approved Counterparty) irrevocably agrees that:
(a) any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i)Β upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A)Β contingent indemnification obligations and (B)Β obligations and liabilities under Treasury Services Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Approved Counterparty shall have been made), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is Disposed or to be Disposed (other than to another Loan Party) as part of or in connection with any Disposition (other than a lease or a license) permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii)Β subject to SectionΒ 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (iv)Β to the extent such asset constitutes an Excluded Asset and (v)Β if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c)Β below;
(b) the Administrative Agent is authorized to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by SectionΒ 7.01(u) or (w)Β to the extent required by the holder of, or pursuant to the terms of any agreement governing, the obligations secured by such Liens;
(c) any Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of any Junior Financing with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount;
(d) at the sole option of the Borrower, Holdings or any existing entity constituting βHoldingsβ shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such entity ceases to be the direct parent of the Borrower as a result of a transaction or designation permitted pursuant to the definition thereof and otherwise permitted hereunder, subject to the assumption of all obligations of βHoldingsβ under the Loan Documents by such other Subsidiary that directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower pursuant to the definition thereof and satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirements by such Subsidiary; provided that 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations; and
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(e) the Administrative Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into (i)Β the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement with the administrative agent or other representatives of holders of Incremental Equivalent First Lien Debt and Permitted Ratio Debt that is intended and permitted hereunder to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations and/or (ii)Β a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the administrative agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 7.03 that is intended and permitted hereunder to be secured on a junior Lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, in each case, where such Indebtedness is secured by Xxxxx permitted under SectionΒ 7.01. The Administrative Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted. The Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on the Secured Parties.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agentβs authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.10. In each case as specified in this SectionΒ 9.10, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrowerβs expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this SectionΒ 9.10.
SectionΒ 9.11 Secured Treasury Services Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Approved Counterparty that obtains the benefits of SectionΒ 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Treasury Services Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Approved Counterparty.
The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement and any such intercreditor agreement is binding upon the Lenders.
SectionΒ 9.12 Withholding Tax Indemnity.
To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in
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circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall, within 10 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01 and SectionΒ 3.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this SectionΒ 9.12. The agreements in this SectionΒ 9.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
SectionΒ 9.13 ERISA Representation.
(a) Each Lender (x)Β represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to, and (y)Β covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using βplan assetsβ (within the meaning of SectionΒ 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Xxxxxxβs entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans and the Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a βQualified Professional Asset Managerβ (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans and the Agreement, (C)Β the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans and the Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b)Β through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D)Β to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a)Β of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Xxxxxxβs entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans and the Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
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(b) In addition, unless either (1)Β sub-clause (i)Β in the immediately preceding clause (a)Β is true with respect to a Lender or (2)Β a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv)Β in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x)Β represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y)Β covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in the Loans and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
ARTICLEΒ X.
MISCELLANEOUS
SectionΒ 10.01 Amendments, Etc.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders, or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and such Loan Party and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that any amendment or waiver contemplated in clause (h)Β below, shall only require the consent of such Loan Party and the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility, as applicable; provided further that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender holding such Commitment including without limitation by an amendment, waiver or consent to any of the provisions relating to the Springing Maturity Condition (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of any Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);
(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce or forgive the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under SectionΒ 2.07 or 2.08 (other than pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08(b)) or postpone any date for the payment of fees hereunder without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it further being understood that any change to the definition of βTotal Leverage Ratioβ, βConsolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratioβ, βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ or βSecured Leverage Ratioβ or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest;
(c) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (iii)Β of the second proviso to this SectionΒ 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or extend the timing of payments of such fees or other amounts) without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that any change to the definition of βTotal Leverage Ratioβ, βConsolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,β βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ or βSecured Leverage Ratioβ or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of βDefault Rateβ or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate);
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(d) change any provision of this SectionΒ 10.01 or the definition of βRequired Lenders,β βRequired Facility Lenders,β βRequired ClassΒ Lendersβ or any other provision specifying the number of Lenders or portion of the Loans or Commitments required to take any action under the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided that such definitions may be amended pursuant to an Incremental Amendment with respect to Incremental Loans in order to restrict Affiliated Lenders and other persons from being included in such definitions;
(e) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04 or SectionΒ 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
(f) other than in connection with a transaction permitted under SectionΒ 7.04 or SectionΒ 7.05, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guarantees, without the written consent of each Lender;
(g) [reserved]; or
(h) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision (including the availability and conditions to funding under SectionΒ 2.14 with respect to Incremental Loans and the rate of interest applicable thereto) which directly affects Lenders of one or more Incremental Loans and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Loans (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the waivers described in this clause (h)Β shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Loans;
and provided, further, that (i) [reserved]; (ii) [reserved]; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv)Β SectionΒ 10.07(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x)Β the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y)Β any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms materially and adversely affects any Defaulting Lender to a greater extent than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement that is for the purpose of adding the holders of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, as expressly contemplated by the terms of the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement, such Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the
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Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing and provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect, to the interests of the Lenders); provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment is delivered in order (A)Β to correct or cure ambiguities, errors, omissions or defects, (B)Β to effect administrative changes of a technical or immaterial nature, (C)Β to fix incorrect cross references or similar inaccuracies in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document, (D)Β solely to add benefit to one or more existing Facilities, including but not limited to, increase in margin, interest rate floor, prepayment premium, call protection and reestablishment of or increase in amortization schedule, in order to cause any Incremental Facility to be fungible with any existing Facility and (E)Β to add any financial covenant or other terms for the benefit of all Lenders or any ClassΒ of Lenders pursuant to the conditions imposed on the incurrence of any Indebtedness set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, and in each case of clauses (A), (B) and (C), such amendment shall become effective without any further action or the consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5)Β Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. The Collateral Documents and related documents in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i)Β to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii)Β to correct or cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii)Β to cause such Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in each case, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or the consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5)Β Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this SectionΒ 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i)Β to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii)Β to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii)Β to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any Incremental Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.14, Refinancing Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.15 and Extension Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.16 and such Incremental Amendments, Refinancing Amendments and Extension Amendments shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement to the extent permitted to be amended by such Sections without complying with this SectionΒ 10.01 and the other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any amendment, waiver, consent or supplement to this Agreement and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable to amend the definition of βEurocurrency Rateβ with the consents, if any, and in the manner, as set forth therein.
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SectionΒ 10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
(A) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsectionΒ (B) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 hereto; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsectionΒ (B) below shall be effective as provided in such subsectionΒ (B).
(B) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Xxxxxx has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i)Β notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senderβs receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the βreturn receipt requestedβ function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii)Β notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i)Β of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(b) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED βAS ISβ AND βAS AVAILABLE.β THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
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STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the βAgent Partiesβ) have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowerβs or the Administrative Agentβs transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(c) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Xxxxxx agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i)Β an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii)Β accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the βPrivate Side Informationβ or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lenderβs compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the βPublic Side Informationβ portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.
(d) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Xxxxxxx. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices and Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i)Β such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii)Β the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
SectionΒ 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with SectionΒ 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a)Β the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) [reserved], (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with SectionΒ 10.09 (subject to the terms of SectionΒ 2.13), or (d)Β any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i)Β the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 8.02 and (ii)Β in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d)Β of the preceding proviso and subject to SectionΒ 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
SectionΒ 10.04 Attorney Costs and Expenses.
The Borrower agrees (a)Β if the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Co-Manager for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Xxxxxx XxxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxx LLP and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and (b)Β from and after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in any relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole). The agreements in this SectionΒ 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this SectionΒ 10.04 shall be paid within thirty (30)Β days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail; provided that, with respect to the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, all amounts due under this SectionΒ 10.04 shall be paid on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date solely to the extent invoiced to the Borrower within three (3)Β Business Days of the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, this SectionΒ 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.
SectionΒ 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower.
The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, Agent-Related Person, Xxxxxx and Arranger and their Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of the foregoing (collectively the βIndemniteesβ) from and against any and all
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liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a)Β the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b)Β any Commitment, Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, or (c)Β any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property or facility owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or (d)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 (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) (a βProceedingβ) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person and, in each case, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee (all of the foregoing, collectively, the βIndemnified Liabilitiesβ); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (x)Β the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (y)Β a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or of any of its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (z)Β any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, the Sponsor or any of their Affiliates. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Debtdomain or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date) (other than, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out of pocket expenses); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification or reimbursement obligations of Holdings or any Subsidiary. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this SectionΒ 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. All amounts due under this SectionΒ 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30)Β days after written demand therefor (together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this SectionΒ 10.05. The agreements in this SectionΒ 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments
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and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this SectionΒ 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.
To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under this SectionΒ 10.05 or SectionΒ 10.04 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Xxxxxxβs Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph are subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.12(e).
SectionΒ 10.06 Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a)Β to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b)Β each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b)Β of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
SectionΒ 10.07 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, 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 (except as permitted by SectionΒ 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i)Β to an Assignee pursuant to an assignment made in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 10.07(b) (such an assignee, an βEligible Assigneeβ) and (A)Β in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, SectionΒ 10.07(l), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) or SectionΒ 10.07(m), or (C)Β in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, SectionΒ 10.07(p), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 10.07(f), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of SectionΒ 10.07(j) or (iv)Β to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 10.07(i) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (i)Β any Person
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that is a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender (and any failure of the Borrower to respond to any request for consent of assignment shall not cause such Person to cease to constitute a Disqualified Lender), (ii) a natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person or (iii)Β to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(a)(iv) or SectionΒ 10.07(m)). 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, Participants to the extent provided in SectionΒ 10.07(f) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
If any Loans or Commitments are assigned or participated (x)Β to a Disqualified Lender or (y)Β without complying with any otherwise applicable notice requirement, then: (a)Β the Borrower may (i)Β terminate any Commitment of such person and prepay any applicable outstanding Loans at a price equal to the lesser of (x)Β the current trading price of the Loans, (y)Β par and (z)Β the amount such person paid to acquire such Loans, in each case, without premium, penalty, prepayment fee or breakage, and/or (ii)Β require such person to assign its rights and obligations to one or more Eligible Assignees at the price indicated above (which assignment shall not be subject to any processing and recordation fee) and if such person does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Assumption reflecting such assignment within three (3)Β Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption to such person, then such person shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption without any action on its part, (b)Β no such person shall receive any information or reporting provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (c)Β for purposes of voting, any Loans or Commitments held by such person shall be deemed not to be outstanding, and such person shall have no voting or consent rights with respect to βRequired Lenderβ or class votes or consents, (d)Β for purposes of any matter requiring the vote or consent of each Lender affected by any amendment or waiver, such person shall be deemed to have voted or consented to approve such amendment or waiver if a majority of the affected class (giving effect to clause (c)Β below) so approves, and (e)Β such person shall not be entitled to any expense reimbursement or indemnification rights under any Loan Documents (including Sections 10.04 and 10.05) and the Borrower expressly reserves all rights against such person under contract, tort or any other theory and shall be treated in all other respects as a Defaulting Lender; it being understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions shall only apply to a Disqualified Lender and not to any assignee of such Disqualified Lender that becomes a Lender so long as such assignee is not a Disqualified Lender or an affiliate thereof.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders or Affiliated Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (a)Β be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether and Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or Affiliated Lender or (b)Β have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (βAssigneesβ) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (i)Β an assignment of all or any portion of the Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment of any Loans unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within fifteen (15)Β Business Days after having received notice thereof or (ii)Β if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to Holdings or the Borrower, SectionΒ 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing;
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(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i)Β of all or any portion of a Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (ii)Β all or any portion of the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(l) or SectionΒ 10.07(m).
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent any Lender is required to assign any portion of its Commitments, Loans and other rights, duties and obligations hereunder in order to comply with applicable Laws, such assignment may be made by such Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other party hereto so long as such Lender complies with the requirements of SectionΒ 10.07(b)(ii).
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Xxxxxxβs Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than an amount of $1,000,000 (provided that simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 10.7(b)(ii)(A)), and shall be in increments of an amount of $1,000,000, in excess thereof unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that only one such fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds; and
(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
This paragraph (b)Β shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis among such Facilities.
In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x)Β pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest
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accrued thereon) and (y)Β acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (1)Β other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(m), the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and (2)Β the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (c)Β shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with SectionΒ 10.07(f).
(d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agentβs Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) 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, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This SectionΒ 10.07(d) and SectionΒ 2.11 shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in βregistered formβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations).
(e) Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b)Β above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent, if required, and, if required, the Borrower, to such assignment and any applicable tax forms required pursuant to SectionΒ 3.01(d), the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i)Β accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii)Β record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (e).
(f) Any Lender may at any time, sell participations to any Person, subject to clause (x)Β of the first proviso of SectionΒ 10.07(a) (each, 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
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and (iii)Β the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenderβs 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 the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (a)Β through (f) of the first proviso to SectionΒ 10.01 that requires the affirmative vote of such Xxxxxx, in each case, to the extent the Participant is directly and adversely affected thereby. Subject to SectionΒ 10.07(f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to SectionΒ 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to SectionΒ 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the βParticipant Registerβ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participantβs interest in any Commitments or Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that (w)Β such disclosure is necessary in connection with an audit or other proceeding to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or (x)Β upon request of the Borrower, to confirm no Participant or SPC of Loans is a Disqualified Lender, a natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The portion of any Participant Register relating to any Participant or SPC requesting payment from the Borrower or seeking to exercise its rights under SectionΒ 10.09 shall be available for inspection by the Borrower upon reasonable request to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such loan or other obligation is in registered form under SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless such entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in any Law after the sale of the participation takes place.
(h) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a βGranting Lenderβ) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an βSPCβ) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i)Β nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii)Β if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such
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Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii)Β such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof, shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i)Β an SPC shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (subject to the requirements and the limitations of such section), but neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement except, in the case of SectionΒ 3.01, to the extent that the grant to the SPC was made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have reasonable basis for withholding consent if an exercise by SPC immediately after the grant would result in materially increased indemnification obligation to the Borrower at such time), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii)Β the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i)Β with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii)Β disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (1)Β any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2)Β any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this SectionΒ 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii)Β such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.
(k) [Reserved].
(l) (1) Any Lender may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (x)Β Dutch auctions open to all Lenders of the applicable ClassΒ on a pro rata basis in accordance with analogous procedures of the type described in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(v) or (y)Β open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis and (2)Β any Affiliated Lender may, at any time, purchase all or a portion of the rights and obligations of a Defaulting Lender, in each case subject to the following limitations:
(i) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Xxxxxxβs Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ L-1 hereto (an βAffiliated Lender Assignment and Assumptionβ);
(ii) Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;
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(iii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the principal amount of any ClassΒ of Loans at such time outstanding (measured at the time of purchase) (such percentage, the βAffiliated Lender Capβ); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of each such ClassΒ of Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio;
(i) with respect to SectionΒ 10.07(l)(2), any non-Defaulting Lender of the same ClassΒ willing to repurchase any Loans/Commitments of the Defaulting Lenders from the Affiliated Lenders shall have the right to make such repurchase at par plus accrued and unpaid interest or at a lower price agreed to by such Defaulting Lender on a pro rata basis based on their share of the applicable Facility; and
(iv) as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this clause (l), the Administrative Agent shall have been provided a notice in the form of ExhibitΒ L-2 to this Agreement in connection with each assignment to an Affiliated Lender or a Person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would constitute an Affiliated Lender pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such.
Each Affiliated Xxxxxx agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within ten (10)Β Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in ExhibitΒ L-2.
(m) Any Lender may, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, to the extent purchased at a discount, no proceeds of loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement are applied to fund the consideration for any such assignment, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiaries through (x)Β Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis or non-pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in SectionΒ 2.05(a)(v) or (y)Β notwithstanding Sections 2.12 and 2.13 or any other provision in this Agreement, open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis; provided, that, in connection with assignments pursuant to clause (y)Β above:
(i) if Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Borrower is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings or such Subsidaiary shall automatically be deemed to have contributed the principal amount of such Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower; or
(ii) if the assignee is the Borrower (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (i)Β above), (a) the principal amount of such Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (b)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Loans then held by the Borrower and (c)Β the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Loans in the Register.
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(n) Notwithstanding anything in SectionΒ 10.01 or the definition of βRequired Lenders,β βRequired ClassΒ Lenders,β or βRequired Facility Lendersβ to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, Required ClassΒ Lenders (in respect of a ClassΒ of Loans) or the Required Facility Lenders have (i)Β consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to SectionΒ 10.07(o), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (ii)Β otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii)Β directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:
(A) all Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders and Required ClassΒ Lenders (in respect of a ClassΒ of Loans) have taken any actions; and
(B) all Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.
(o) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation that, if a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agentβs sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders.
(p) Notwithstanding anything in SectionΒ 10.01 or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i)Β consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii)Β otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii)Β directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 49.9% (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to SectionΒ 10.01.
(q) Any request for consent of the Borrower pursuant to this SectionΒ 10.07 and related communications shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent simultaneously to the following Persons:
(i) with respect to any request for consent in respect of any assignment of or participation relating to Loans to (A)Β any recipient that is an employee of Holdings or the Borrower, as designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time (if any) and (B)Β the chief financial officer of Holdings or the Borrower or any other Responsible Officer designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time; and
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(ii) in addition to the Persons set forth in clause (i)Β above and prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, with respect to any request for consent in respect of any assignment or participation related to Loans, to an employee of the Sponsor designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Sponsor from time to time.
SectionΒ 10.08 Confidentiality.
Each of the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information and not to disclose such information, except that Information may be disclosed (a)Β to its Affiliates and its Affiliatesβ managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (excluding Affiliates, managers, administrators, directors, officers, employees, trustees, partners, investors, investment advisors and agents that are engaged as principals primarily in the business of (i)Β asset management or (ii)Β the sale or distribution of asset management products, including, without limitation, mutual funds, in each case, other than a limited number of senior employees who are required, in accordance with such Lenderβs internal policies and procedures, to act in a supervisory capacity and such Lenderβs internal legal, compliance, risk management, credit or investment committee members (each, with respect to any Lender, an βExcluded Personβ)) (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority having or asserting jurisdiction over such Person (including any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender or its Affiliates); provided that the Administrative Agent, such Arranger or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory authority or examiner) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (c)Β to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Facilities or market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the Loan Documents; (d)Β to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (other than at the request of a regulatory authority or examiner) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation; (e)Β to any other party to this Agreement or to the Investors; (f)Β subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this SectionΒ 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in SectionΒ 10.07(j), counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (other than an Excluded Person that is not a Bona Fide Debt Fund) (provided that the disclosure of any such Information to any Lenders or Eligible Assignees or Participants shall be made subject to the acknowledgement and acceptance by such Lender, Eligible Assignee or Participant that such Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this SectionΒ 10.08 or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, including, without limitation, as agreed in any Borrower Materials) in accordance with the standard processes of the Administrative Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of Information); provided that nothing in this SectionΒ 10.08 shall prohibit any Lender from disclosing any such information to an Excluded Person that is a
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Bona Fide Debt Fund in its capacity as an Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; (g)Β with the written consent of the Borrower; (h)Β to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this SectionΒ 10.08 or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or any Investor or their respective Affiliates (so long as such source is not known to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party); (i) [reserved]; (j) to any Rating Agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Rating Agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries received by it from such Lender) or to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization; (k)Β in connection with establishing a βdue diligenceβ defense or (l)Β to the extent such Information is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates; provided that no disclosure shall be made to any Disqualified Lender or Excluded Person (other than an Excluded Person that is a Bona Fide Debt Fund in its capacity as a prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this SectionΒ 10.08, βInformationβ means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to any Loan Party, its Affiliates or its Affiliatesβ directors, managers, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or its business, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this SectionΒ 10.08; provided that all information received after the Original Closing Date from Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed confidential unless such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as not being confidential.
SectionΒ 10.09 Setoff.
In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates (and the Administrative Agent, in respect of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses payable hereunder) is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x)Β all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y)Β the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
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affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under this SectionΒ 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent and such Lender may have at Law. No amounts set off from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.
SectionΒ 10.10 Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the βMaximum Rateβ). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a)Β characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b)Β exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c)Β amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
SectionΒ 10.11 Counterparts.
This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier.
SectionΒ 10.12 Integration; Termination.
This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.
SectionΒ 10.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied shall remain outstanding.
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SectionΒ 10.14 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a)Β the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b)Β the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions; provided, that, the Lenders shall charge no fee in connection with any such amendment. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 10.14, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
SectionΒ 10.15 GOVERNING LAW.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY (BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN) OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN TELECOPIER) IN SECTIONΒ 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
SectionΒ 10.16 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
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OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)Β 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.
SectionΒ 10.17 Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender, that each such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in each case in accordance with SectionΒ 10.07 (if applicable) and except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by SectionΒ 7.04.
SectionΒ 10.18 USA Patriot Act.
Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification number of such Loan Party and other information regarding such Loan Party that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and is effective as to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
SectionΒ 10.19 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliatesβ understanding, that: (i)Β (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the other Arrangers are armβs-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B)Β each Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C)Β each Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii)Β (A) the Administrative Agent, each other Arranger and each Lenders each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for each Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B)Β neither the Administrative Agent, any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii)Β the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, or conflict with, those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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SectionΒ 10.20 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.
The words βexecute,β βexecution,β βsigned,β βsignature,β and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
SectionΒ 10.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Solely to the extent any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
Section 10.22 Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, βQFC Credit Supportβ, and each such QFC, a βSupported QFCβ), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the βU.S. Special Resolution Regimesβ) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit
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Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a βCovered Partyβ) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
(b) As used in this SectionΒ 10.20, the following terms have the following meanings:
βBHC Act Affiliateβ of a party means an βaffiliateβ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
βCovered Entityβ means any of the following: (i)Β a βcovered entityβ as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a βcovered bankβ as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii)Β a βcovered FSIβ as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
βDefault Rightβ has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
βQFCβ has the meaning assigned to the term βqualified financial contractβ in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
SectionΒ 10.23 Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with Incremental Commitments, Facilities in connection with any Refinancing Series, Extended Loans or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected by means of a βcashless rollβ by such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder or any other Loan Document that such payment be made βin Dollars,β βin immediately available funds,β βin cashβ or any other similar requirement.
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ARTICLEΒ XI.
GUARANTEE
SectionΒ 11.01 The Guarantee.
Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees, as a primary obligor and not as a surety to each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, demand, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of (i)Β the Title 11 of the United States Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under Title 11 of the United States Code and (ii)Β any other Debtor Relief Laws) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, the Borrower (other than such Guarantor), and all other Obligations (other than with respect to any Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor) from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any Loan Party under any Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Treasury Services Agreement, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the βGuaranteed Obligationsβ). The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or other Guarantor(s) shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay the same in cash, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws.
SectionΒ 11.02 Obligations Unconditional.
The obligations of the Guarantors under SectionΒ 11.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment (and not collection) and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or Guarantor (except for payment in full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:
(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, to the extent permitted by Law, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(ii) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
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(iii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or except as permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 11.09, any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
(iv) any Lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, any Lender or Agent as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected; or
(v) the release of any other Guarantor pursuant to SectionΒ 11.09.
The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by Law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes, if any, or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Guarantors waive, to the extent permitted by Law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party upon this Guarantee or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guarantee, and all dealings between the Borrower and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Borrower or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
SectionΒ 11.03 Reinstatement.
The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article XI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
SectionΒ 11.04 Subrogation; Subordination.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in SectionΒ 11.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other Guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Loan Party to any Person that is not a Loan Party permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 7.03(b)(ii) or 7.03(d) shall be subordinated to such Loan Partyβs Obligations in the manner set forth in the Intercompany Note evidencing such Indebtedness.
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SectionΒ 11.05 Remedies.
The Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, if any, may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in SectionΒ 8.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in SectionΒ 8.02) for purposes of SectionΒ 11.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of SectionΒ 11.01.
SectionΒ 11.06 Instrument for the Payment of Money.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article XI constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR SectionΒ 3213.
SectionΒ 11.07 Continuing Guarantee.
The guarantee in this Article XI is a continuing guarantee of payment, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
SectionΒ 11.08 General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.
In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate limited partnership or limited liability company law, or any applicable state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Guarantor under SectionΒ 11.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under SectionΒ 11.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Loan Party or any other person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in SectionΒ 11.10) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.
SectionΒ 11.09 Release of Guarantors.
If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (i)Β all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Subsidiary Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred to a Person or Persons none of which is a Loan Party or (ii)Β any Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary (any such Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary Guarantor referred to in clause (i), a βTransferred Guarantorβ), such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer or other transaction or upon becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under SectionΒ 10.05 hereof) and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Collateral Document and, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of the Transferred Guarantor, the pledge of such Equity Interests to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect each release described in this SectionΒ 11.09 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Collateral Documents.
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When all Commitments hereunder have terminated, and all Loans or other Obligation hereunder which are accrued and payable have been paid or satisfied, this Agreement and the Guarantees made herein shall terminate with respect to all Obligations, except with respect to Obligations that expressly survive such repayment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
SectionΒ 11.10 Right of Contribution.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantorβs right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of SectionΒ 11.04. The provisions of this SectionΒ 11.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
SectionΒ 11.11 Keepwell.
Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Guarantor as may be needed by such Specified Guarantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this SectionΒ 11.11 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantorβs obligations and undertakings under this Article XI voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this SectionΒ 11.11 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Commitments have been terminated. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this SectionΒ 11.11 constitute, and this SectionΒ 11.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a βkeepwell, support, or other agreementβ for the benefit of each Specified Guarantor in accordance with Β§ 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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APX GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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APX GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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VIVINT, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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SMART HOME PROS. INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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313 AVIATION, LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
AP AL LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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FARMINGTON IP LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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IPR LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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SPACE MONKEY LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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VIVINT PURCHASING, LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
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VIVINT GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
VIVINT LOUISIANA LLC | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Senior Vice President of FinanceΒ & Treasurer |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Vice President | |
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Β | Title: Director |