THIRD AMENDMENT dated as of January 11, 2007 to CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 16, 2003 among DeVry Inc. and Global Education International, Inc., as the Borrowers, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,...
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Β
THIRD
AMENDMENT
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dated
as
of January 11, 2007
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to
Β
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dated
as
of May 16, 2003
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among
Β
DeVry
Inc. and Global Education International, Inc.,
as
the
Borrowers,
Β
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C
Issuer,
Β
The
Other
Lenders Party Hereto
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Β
________________________________________________________
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BANC
OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Sole
Lead
Arranger and Sole Book Manager,
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as
Syndication
Agent
and
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
BMO
CAPITAL MARKETS,
as
Co-Documentation
Agents
________________________________________________________
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DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1.1.Β Β Β Β Defined
Terms..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1
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1.2.Β Β Β Β Other
Interpretive
Provisions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
25
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1.3.Β Β Β Β Accounting
Terms..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
26
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1.4Β Β Β Β .Rounding..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
26
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1.5.Β Β Β Β References
to Agreements and
Laws...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
26
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1.6.Β Β Β Β Times
of
Day....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
27
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1.7.Β Β Β Β Exchange
Rates; Currency
Equivalents.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
27
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1.8.Β Β Β Β Additional
Alternative
Currencies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
27
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1.9.Β Β Β Β Change
of
Currency.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28
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1.10.Β Β Β Letter
of
Credit Amounts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28
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ARTICLE
II
THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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2.1.Β Β Β Β Revolving
Loans...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
29
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2.2.Β Β Β Β Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Revolving
Loans..........................................................................................................................................................................
29
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2.3.Β Β Β Β Letters
of
Credit.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
31
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2.4.Β Β Β Β Swing
Line Loans..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
39
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2.5.Β Β Β Β Prepayments.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42
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2.6.Β Β Β Β Termination
or Reduction of
Commitments...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43
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2.7.Β Β Β Β
Repayment
of
Loans........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44
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2.8.Β Β Β Β Β
Interest..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44
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2.9.Β Β Β Β Β
Fees...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44
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2.10.Β Β
Β Computation
of Interest and
Fees................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
45
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2.11.Β Β Β Β Evidence
of
Debt.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
45
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2.12.Β Β Β Β Payments
Generally.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
46
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2.13.Β Β Β Β Sharing
of
Payments.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
48
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2.14.Β Β Β Β Increase
in
Commitments................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
48
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ARTICLE
III
Β Β Β Β TAXES,
YIELD
PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Β
3.1.Β Β Β Β Taxes.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 50
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3.2.Β Β Β Β Illegality................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51
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3.3.Β Β Β Β Inability
to Determine
Rates..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51
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3.4.Β Β Β Β Increased
Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate
Loans............................................................................................................................................................................................
52
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3.5.Β Β Β Β Compensation
for
Losses..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 54
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3.6.Β Β Β Β Matters
Applicable to all Requests for
Compensation.................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 54
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3.7.Β Β Β Β SurvivalΒ ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
55
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ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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4.1.Β Β Β Β Conditions
of Initial Credit
Extension..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
55
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4.2.Β Β Β Β Conditions
to all Credit
Extensions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58
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ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Β
5.1.Β Β Β Β Existence,
Qualification and Power; Compliance with
Laws........................................................................................................................................................................................
58
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5.2.Β Β Β Β Authorization;
No
Contravention....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 59
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5.3.Β Β Β Β Governmental
Authorization; Other
Consents..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
59
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5.4.Β Β Β Β Binding
EffectΒ .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59
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5.5.Β Β Β Β Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse
Effect.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
59
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5.6.Β Β Β Β Litigation..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60
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5.7.Β Β Β Β No
Default............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60
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5.8.Β Β Β Β Ownership
of Property;
Liens...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60
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5.9.Β Β Β Β Environmental
Compliance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61
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5.10.Β Β Β Β Insurance...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61
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5.11.Β Β Β Β Taxes..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61
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5.12.Β Β Β Β ERISA
Compliance...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61
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5.13.Β Β Β Β Subsidiaries.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
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5.14.Β Β Β Β Margin
Regulations; Investment Company
Act..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
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5.15.Β Β Β Β Dominica
Purchase
Agreement......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
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5.16.Β Β Β Β Disclosure..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
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5.17.Β Β Β Β Compliance
with
Laws.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
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5.18.Β Β Β Β Intellectual
Property; Licenses,
Etc...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63
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5.19.Β Β Β Β Guaranties..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63
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5.20.Β Β Β Β Pledge
Documents............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63
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5.21.Β Β Β Β Solvency............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64
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5.22.Β Β Β Β Pari-Passu
Obligations.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64
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5.23.Β Β Β Β Senior
Notes......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64
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ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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6.1.Β Β Β Β Financial
Statements..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 64
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6.2.Β Β Β Β Certificates;
Other
Information.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
65
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6.3.Β Β Β Β Notices.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
67
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6.4.Β Β Β Β Payment
of
Obligations.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
67
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6.5.Β Β Β Β Preservation
of Existence,
Etc...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
67
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6.6.Β Β Β Β Maintenance
of
Properties................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
68
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6.7.Β Β Β Β Maintenance
of
Insurance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
68
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6.8.Β Β Β Β Compliance
with
Laws.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 68
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6.9.Β Β Β Β Books
and
Records............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
68
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6.10.Β Β Β Β Inspection
Rights.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
69
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6.11.Β Β Β Β Use
of
Proceeds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
69
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6.12.Β Β Β Β Additional
Guarantors.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
69
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6.13.Β Β Β Β Pledgors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
69
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6.14.Β Β Β Β Post
Closing
Items............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
70
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ARTICLE
VII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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7.1.Β Β Β Β Liens.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 71
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7.2.Β Β Β Β Investments.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
72
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7.3.Β Β Β Β Indebtedness.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
72
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7.4.Β Β Β Β Fundamental
Changes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
73
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7.5.Β Β Β Β Dispositions........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
74
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7.6.Β Β Β Β Restricted
Payments...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 75
Β
7.7.Β Β Β Β Change
in
Nature of
Business..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
75
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7.8.Β Β Β Β Transactions
with
Affiliates..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 75
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7.9.Β Β Β Β Burdensome
Agreements..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
75
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7.10.Β Β Β Β Use
of
Proceeds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 76
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7.11.Β Β Β Β Dominica
Purchase
Agreement......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
76
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7.12.Β Β Β Β Sale
and
Leaseback..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
76
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7.13.Β Β Β Β ERISA.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 76
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7.14.Β Β Β Β Subsidiaries.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
77
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7.15.Β Β Β Β Financial
Covenants.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
77
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ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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8.1.Β Β Β Β Events
of
Default................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
77
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8.2.Β Β Β Β Remedies
Upon Event of
Default.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 79
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8.3.Β Β Β Β Application
of
Funds.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 80
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ARTICLE
IX
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Β
9.1.Β Β Β Β Appointment
and Authorization of Administrative
Agent..........................................................................................................................................................................................
81
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9.2.Β Β Β Β Delegation
of
Duties..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
81
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9.3.Β Β Β Β Liability
of Administrative
AgentΒ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82
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9.4.Β Β Β Β Reliance
by Administrative
Agent...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82
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9.5.Β Β Β Β Notice
of
Default.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
83
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9.6.Β Β Β Β Credit
Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative
Agent.......................................................................................................................................................................
83
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9.7.Β Β Β Β Indemnification
of Administrative
Agent.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
83
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9.8.Β Β Β Β Administrative
Agent in its Individual
Capacity...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
84
Β
9.9.Β Β Β Β Successor
Administrative
Agent.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
84
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9.10.Β Β Β Β Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of
Claim.........................................................................................................................................................................................................Β
85
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9.11.Β Β Β Β Collateral
and Guaranty
Matters....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86
Β
9.12.Β Β Β Β Other
Agents; Arrangers and
Managers......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86
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ARTICLE
X
CONTINUING
GUARANTY
Β
10.1.Β Β Β Β Guaranty.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 86
Β
10.2.Β Β Β Β No
TerminationΒ ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87
Β
10.3.Β Β Β Β Waiver
of
NoticesΒ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87
Β
10.4.Β Β Β Β Subrogation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87
Β
10.5.Β Β Β Β Waiver
of
Suretyship
Defenses.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87
Β
10.6.Β Β Β Β Exhaustion
of Other Remedies Not
Required...............................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 88
Β
10.7.Β Β Β Β ReinstatementΒ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88
Β
10.8.Β Β Β Β Subordination....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 88
Β
10.9.Β Β Β Β Stay
of
Acceleration.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88
Β
10.10.Β Β Β Β Condition
of
GEI.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 89
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ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
11.1.Β Β Β Β Amendments,
Etc..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Β 89
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11.2.Β Β Β Β Notices;
Effectiveness; Electronic
Communication....................................................................................................................................................................................................
90
Β
11.3.Β Β Β Β No
Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92
Β
11.4.Β Β Β Β Attorney
Costs, Expenses and
Taxes............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92
Β
11.5.Β Β Β Β Indemnification
by the
Borrowers..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93
Β
11.6.Β Β Β Β Payments
Set
Aside.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94
Β
11.7.Β Β Β Β Successors
and
Assigns.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94
Β
11.8.Β Β Β Β Confidentiality...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98
Β
11.9.Β Β Β Β Set-off.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98
Β
11.10.Β Β Β Β Interest
Rate
Limitation..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99
Β
11.11.Β Β Β Β Counterparts....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99
Β
11.12.Β Β Β Β Integration.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99
Β
11.13.Β Β Β Β Survival
of Representations and
Warranties.............................................................................................................................................................................................................
99
Β
11.14.Β Β Β Β Severability....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100
Β
11.15.Β Β Β Β Tax
Forms.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100
Β
11.16.Β Β Β Β Replacement
of
Lenders..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102
Β
11.17.Β Β Β Β Governing
Law..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102
Β
11.18.Β Β Β Β Service
of Process on
GEI...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103
Β
11.19.Β Β Β Β Waiver
of
Right to Trial by
Jury.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
103
Β
11.20.Β Β Β Β Judgment
Currency......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104
Β
11.21.Β Β Β Β Obligations
of
DeVry...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104
Β
11.22.Β Β Β Β Authorization
of Pledge
Agreement..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104
Β
11.23.Β Β Β Β USA
PATRIOT Act
Notice.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104
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ARTICLE
XII
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO AMENDMENT
Β
12.1.Β Β Β Β Conditions
Precedent to
Amendment.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
105
Β
12.2.Β Β Β Β Representations
and
Warranties..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
106
Β
12.3.Β Β Β Β Reproration
of
Outstandings........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
106
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Β
Β Β Β Β SCHEDULES
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
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1.1AΒ Β Β Β Β Existing
Letters of Credit
1.1BΒ Β Β Β Β Mandatory
Cost Formulae
1.1Β Β Β Β Β Β
Β Existing
Letters of Credit
2.1Β Β Β Β Β Β
Β Commitments
and Pro Rata Shares
5.5Β Β Β Β Β Β
Β Supplement
to Interim Financial Statements
5.6Β Β Β Β Β Β
Β Litigation
5.9Β Β Β Β Β Β
Β Environmental
Matters
5.13Β Β Β Β
Β Subsidiaries
and Other Equity Investments
5.18Β Β Β Β
Β Intellectual
Property
5.20Β Β Β Β
Β Filings
Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement
7.1Β Β
Β Β Β Β Existing
Liens
7.3Β
Β
Existing
Indebtedness
11.2Β Β Β Β
Β Administrative
Agentβs Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
Β Β Β Β EXHIBITS
Form
of
Β
A
Β Β Β Β Β Β Revolving
Loan Notice
B
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Swing
Line Loan Notice
C-1
Β Β Β
DeVry
Note
C-2
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β GEI
Note
D
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Compliance
Certificate
E
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Assignment
and Assumption
F-1
Β Β Β Β Β Β U.S.
Subsidiary Guaranty
F-2Β
Β Β
Β Offshore
Subsidiary Guaranty
G
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Pledge
Agreement
H-1
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Opinion
of DeVry General Counsel
H-2
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Opinion
of Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP
Β
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Β
THIRD
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Β
This
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (βAmendmentβ)
is
entered into as of January 11, 2006, among DeVry Inc., a Delaware corporation
(βDeVryβ),
Global Education
International, Inc.,
a
Barbados corporation (βGEIβ and together with DeVry a βBorrowerβ
and
collectively the βBorrowersβ),
each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the βLendersβ
and
individually, a βLenderβ),
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
Β
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers, the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer are parties to that certain Credit Agreement,
dated as of May 16, 2003 (the βOriginal Credit Agreementβ) as amended by a First
Amendment dated as of June 29, 2004 and a Second Amendment dated as of September
30, 2005 (together with the Original Credit Agreement, the βAmended
Credit Agreementβ,
as
amended and in effect from time to time, including by this Amendment, the
βCredit
Agreementβ
or
the
βAgreementβ)
pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed, upon certain terms and conditions,
to
make loans and otherwise extend credit to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein, to amend certain provisions of the
Amended Credit Agreement; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that effective
as of the Third Amendment Closing Date, the Amended Credit Agreement is further
amended to read in its entirety, as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Β
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Β
1.1.
Defined
Terms.
Β
βAcquired
Entityβ
means
any Person or assets, as the case may be, acquired through an Acquisition.
Β
βAcquisitionβ
means
any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or
resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division
of a
Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock,
partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person, or
otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or
consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a
Person
that is a Subsidiary before giving effect to such merger or consolidation,
provided that DeVry or the Subsidiary is the surviving entity).
Β
"Acquisition
Certificate"
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.1(a)(xii).
Β
βAdministrative
Agentβ
means
Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the
Loan
Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
Β
βAdministrative
Agentβs
Officeβ
means,
with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agentβs
address
and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule
11.2
with
respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to
such
currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrowers
and the Lenders.
Β
βAdministrative
Questionnaireβ
means
an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other
Person
possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general
partners or the equivalent.
Β
βAgent-Related
PersonsβΒ means
the
Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates (including, in the case
of
Bank of America in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, the Arranger),
and
the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such
Persons
and Affiliates.
Β
βAggregate
Commitmentsβ
means
the Commitments of all the Lenders.
Β
βAlternative
Currencyβ
means
each of Euro, Sterling, Mexican Pesos, Canadian Dollars and each other currency
(other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section
1.8.
Β
βAlternative
Currency Equivalentβ
means,
at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent
amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the
Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time
on the
basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation
Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
Β
βAlternative
Currency Sublimitβ
means
an amount equal to the lesser of the Aggregate Commitments and $50,000,000.
The
Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate
Commitments.
Β
βAmendment"
has the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Β
βApplicable
Rateβ
means
the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio
as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 6.2(b):
Β
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Applicable
Rate
|
|||||
Β
Β
Pricing
Level
|
Β
Β
Consolidated
Leverage
Ratio
|
Β
Β
Commitment
Fee
|
Eurocurrency
Rate Loans and Letters of Credit
|
Β
Β
Β
Base
Rate Loans
|
|
1
|
β₯
2.50:1
|
25
bps
|
125
bps
|
0
bps
|
|
2
|
β₯
2.00:1 but < 2.50:1
|
20
bps
|
100
bps
|
0
bps
|
|
3
|
β₯
1:50:1 but < 2.00:1
|
15
bps
|
75
bps
|
0
bps
|
|
4
|
β₯1.00:1
but < 1.50:1
|
12.5
bps
|
62.5
bps
|
0
bps
|
|
5
|
<
1.00:1
|
10
bps
|
50
bps
|
0
bps
|
Β
Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business
Day
immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant
to
Section 6.2(b); provided,
however,
that if
a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such
Section, then Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after
the
date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered.
The Applicable Rate in effect from the Third Amendment Closing Date through
the
date upon which the initial Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant
to
SectionΒ 6.2(b), shall be determined based upon Pricing Level
5.
Β
βApplicable
Timeβ
means,
with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency,
the
local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may
be
determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may
be, to
be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with
normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
Β
βApproved
Fundβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(g).
Β
βArrangerβ
means
Banc of AmericaΒ Securities
LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.
Β
βAsset
Saleβ
shall
mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by DeVry or any of its Subsidiaries
to any Person (including by way of redemption by such Person) other than
to
DeVry or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of DeVry of any asset (including, without
limitation, any capital stock or other securities of, or equity interests
in,
another Person); provided,
however,
that
the term Asset Sale shall not include (i) Dispositions permitted under Section
7.5, or (ii) Sale and Leasebacks permitted under Section 7.12.
Β
βAssignment
and Assumptionβ
means
an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit
E.
Β
βAttorney
Costsβ
means
and includes all fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other
external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of internal
legal
services and all expenses and disbursements of internal counsel.
Β
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βAttributable
Indebtednessβ
means,
on any date, (a) in respect of any capital 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, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic
Lease
Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under
the
relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared
as
of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as
a
capital lease.
Β
βAudited
Financial Statementsβ
means
the audited consolidated balance sheet of DeVry and its Subsidiaries for
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, and the related consolidated statements
of
income or operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year
of DeVry and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
Β
βAuto-Renewal
Letter of Creditβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
Β
βAvailability
Periodβ
means
the period from and including the Original Closing Date to the earliest of
(a)
the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments
pursuant to Section
2.6,
and (c)
the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and
of
the obligation of the of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant
to Section
8.2.
Β
βBank
of Americaβ
means
Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
Β
βBankruptcy
Codeβ
means
the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Β§ 101, et.
seq.).
Β
βBase
RateβΒ means
for
any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal
Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such
day as
publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its βprime rate.β 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.
Β
βBase
Rate Revolving Loanβ
means
a
Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.
Β
βBase
Rate Loanβ
means
a
Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall
be
denominated in Dollars.
Β
βBorrowerβ
means
DeVry or GEI, as the context may require.
Β
βBorrower
Materialsβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section
6.2.
Β
βBorrowersβ
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Β
βBorrowingβ
means
a
Revolving Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may
require.
Β
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βBusiness
Dayβ
means
(i) 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 Chicago,
Illinois and the state where the Administrative Agentβs Office is located with
respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars, and
Β
(a)
if
such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate
Loan
denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments
in
Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings
in
Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such
Eurocurrency
Β
(b)
if
such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate
Loan
denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments
in
Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings
in
Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such
Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day;
Β
(c)
if
such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate
Loan
denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day
on
which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and
between
banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such
currency; and
Β
(d)
if
such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments
in a
currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan
denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings
in
any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this
Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest
rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange
business in the principal financial center of the country of such
currency.
Β
βCash
Collateralizeβ
means
to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent, as collateral
for
the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement. Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings.
Β
βChange
in Lawβ
means
the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:
(a)
the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b)
any
change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration,
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c)
the
making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not
having
the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
Β
βChange
of Controlβ
means,
with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by which:
Β
(a)Β any
βpersonβ or βgroupβ (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan
of such
person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity
as
trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes
the
βbeneficial ownerβ (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have
βbeneficial ownershipβ of all
Β
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Β
securities
that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an βoption
rightβ), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage
of time), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the equity securities
of
such Person entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account
all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant
to any option right); or
Β
(b)Β during
any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board
of
directors or other equivalent governing body of such Person cease to be composed
of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing
body
on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that
board
or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause
(i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least
a
majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election
or
nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved
by
individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the
time
of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent
governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii),
any
individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member
of
that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal
of
one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for
the
election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of
directors).
Β
βClosing
Certificateβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 4.1(a)(xi).
Β
βCodeβ
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Β
βCollateralβ
means
all Collateral as defined in the Pledge Agreement.
Β
βCollateral
Agentβ
means
Bank of America in its capacity as collateral agent under the Pledge Agreement,
or any successor collateral agent.
Β
βCommitmentβ
means,
as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers
pursuant to Section 2.1, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations,
and (c)
purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount
at
any one time outstanding not to exceed for either Borrower (or both Borrowers)
the applicable Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lenderβs name on Schedule
2.1 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.
Β
βCompensation
Periodβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.13 (c)(ii).
Β
βCompliance
Certificateβ
means
a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Β
βConsolidated
EBITDAβ
means,
for any period, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an
amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus
Β
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(a)
the
following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:
(i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the provision for
federal, state, local and foreign income taxes based on or measured by income
used or included in the determination of such Consolidated Net Income, (iii)
the
amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted in determining such
Consolidated Net Income, (iv) all non-cash expenses incurred for the issuance
of
employee stock options and other stock based compensation in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), and
(v)Β all non-cash and nonrecurring charges, minus
Β
(b)
to
the extent included in such Consolidated Net Income, all nonrecurring and
extraordinary gains for such period.
Β
βConsolidated
EBITRβ
means,
for any period, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an
amount equal to Consolidated EBITDA for such period, less (i) the amount
of
depreciation and amortization expense deducted in the determination of
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (ii) Consolidated Rental Payments
deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such
period.
Β
βConsolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ
means
as of any date of determination, the ratio of:
Β
(a)Β Consolidated
EBITR for the period of the four fiscal quarters then most recently ended,
to
Β
(b)Β the
sum
of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges paid or required to be paid during such
period, plus (ii) all Consolidated Rental Payments of DeVry and its Subsidiaries
during such period.
Β
βConsolidated
Funded Indebtednessβ
means,
as of any date of determination, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all
obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including
Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money
Indebtedness, (c) all obligations (whether direct or contingent) arising
under
standby letters of credit, bankersβ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds
(but only to the extent such surety bonds exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate)
and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary
course of business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital
leases
and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees
with
respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a)
through (e) above of Persons other than DeVry or any Subsidiary, and (g)
all
Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of
any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a
corporation or limited liability company) in which DeVry or a Subsidiary
is a
general partner or joint ventures, unless such Indebtedness is expressly
made
non-recourse to DeVry or such Subsidiary; provided, however, that, effective
on
and after June 25, 2005, the definition of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness
shall not include any outstanding principal amounts for Obligations borrowed
hereunder within 5 business days of June 30 of each year; it being understood,
however, that the total of all Obligations not included in the
definition
Β
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of
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness pursuant to the first proviso of this
paragraph, shall (i) be repaid within 5 business days after June 30, (ii)
not
exceed $50,000,000 at any time, (iii) only be excluded from the definition
of
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of June 30 of each applicable year and
not
at any other date, and (iv) only be excluded from the definition of Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness for the express purpose of determining the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio for use in determining the Applicable Rate at June 30 of each
year following the year ended June 30, 2004, based on such Consolidated Leverage
Ratio.
Β
βConsolidated
Interest Chargesβ
means,
for any period, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the
sum
of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related
expenses of DeVry and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money
(including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase
price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance
with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of DeVry and its Subsidiaries
with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest
in
accordance with GAAP.
Β
βConsolidated
Leverage Ratioβ
means,
as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of
the
four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which DeVry has delivered financial
statements pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b).
Β
βConsolidated
Net Incomeβ
means,
for any period, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the
net
income of DeVry and its Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains but
including extraordinary losses) for that period.
Β
βConsolidated
Net Worthβ
means,
as of any date of determination, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, Shareholdersβ Equity of DeVry and its Subsidiaries on that
date.
Β
βConsolidated
Rental Paymentsβ
means,
for any period, for DeVry and its Subsidiaries, all payments under all operating
leases (including subleases but excluding payments under (i) Synthetic Leases
and (ii) leases of student housing so long as the terms thereof do not exceed
18
months, and the aggregate payments under all such student housing leases
do not
exceed $5,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters).
Β
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.
Β
βControlβ
has
the
meaning specified in the definition of βAffiliate.β
Β
βCredit
Extensionβ
means
each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit
Extension.
Β
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
Β
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United
States or other applicable jurisdictions (including any applicable foreign
jurisdictions) from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
Β
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.
Β
βDefault
Rateβ
means
an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate,
if
any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2% per annum; provided,
however,
that
with respect to 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% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Laws.
Β
βDeVry
Guarantyβ
means
the guaranty of DeVry pursuant to Article X.
Β
βDeVry
Noteβ
means
a
promissory note made by DeVry in favor of a Lender, substantially in the
form of
ExhibitΒ C-1.
Β
βDispositionβ
or
βDisposeβ
means
the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (excluding any Sale
and
Leaseback transactions) 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.
Β
βDOEβ
means
the United States Department of Education and any successor agency administering
federal student financial assistance under Title IV.
Β
βDOE
Ratioβ
means
DeVry's composite score as of any fiscal year end, as determined by the
Secretary of the DOE pursuant to Section 668.172 of 34 C.F.R.
Β
βDollarβ
and
β$β
mean
lawful money of the United States.
Β
βDollar
Equivalentβ
means,
at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such
amount,
and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency,
the
equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative
Agent
or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot
Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the
purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
Β
βDominicaβ
means
Dominica Management, Inc.
Β
βDominica
Acquisitionβ
means
the acquisition by DeVry of all of the shares of the stock of Dominica pursuant
to the Dominica Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
related thereto pursuant to the Dominica Acquisition Documents (including,
without limitation, the acquisition of subsidiaries of Dominica).
Β
βDominica
Acquisition Documentsβ
means
the Dominica Purchase Agreement and all other documents provided for therein
or
delivered in connection therewith.
Β
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βDominica
Purchase Agreementβ
means
the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of MarchΒ 19, 2003, as amended, among
Dominica, its stockholders and optionholders, RUSI, XXXX, and
DeVry.
Β
βDormant
Subsidiaryβ
means,
as of any date of determination, any Subsidiary which (i) conducts no business,
(ii) is not the obligor of any Indebtedness, (iii) has assets which (together
with the assets of all other Dormant Subsidiaries) do not exceed 3% of the
consolidated assets of DeVry and its Subsidiaries at such time, and (iv)
has
EBITDA which (together with EBITDA of its Subsidiaries, if any, and EBITDA
of
all other Dormant Subsidiaries) does not exceed 3% of the Consolidated EBITDA
of
DeVry and its Subsidiaries at such time.
Β
βEMUβ
means
the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957,
as
amended by the Single Euxxxxxx Xxx 0000, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and
the
Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
Β
βEMU
Legislationβ
means
the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of,
changeover to or operation of a single or unified European
currency.
Β
βEuroβ
and
βEURβ
mean
the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance
with the EMU Legislation.
Β
"EBITDA"
means,
in the case of a Subsidiary, for any period, on a consolidated basis, an
amount
equal to consolidated net income for such period, plus (a) the following
to the
extent deducted in calculating such consolidated net income: (i) consolidated
interest charges for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state,
local
and foreign income taxes based on or measured by income used or included
in the
determination of such consolidated net income, (iii) the amount of depreciation
and amortization expense deducted in determining such consolidated net income
and (iv) all non-cash and nonrecurring charges, minus (b) to the extent included
in such consolidated net income, all nonrecurring and extraordinary gains
for
such period.
Β
βEligible
Assigneeβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(g).
Β
βEnvironmental
Lawsβ
means
any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations,
ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to
pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials
into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or
wastes,
air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
Β
βEnvironmental
Liabilityβ
means
any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages,
costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of
DeVry,
any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental
Law,
(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of
the
foregoing.
Β
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βERISAβ
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Β
βERISA
Affiliateβ
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control
with
DeVry within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections
414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of
the Code).
Β
βEurocurrency
Rateβ
means,
for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate
per
annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (βBBA
LIBORβ),
as
published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing
quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time
to
time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to
the
commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency
(for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent
to
such Interest Period. If such 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
the relevant currency 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 (or
other Bank of America branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or
other
offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period.
Β
βEurocurrency
Rate Loanβ
means
a
Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurocurrency Rate.
Eurocurrency Rate Loans may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative
Currency. All Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must
be
Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
Β
βEvent
of Defaultβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 8.1.
Β
βExcluded
Taxesβ
-
see
Section 3.1(a).
Β
βExisting
Indebtednessβ
means
all Funded Indebtedness listed in ScheduleΒ 5.22.
Β
βExisting
Letters of Creditβ
means
the Letters of Credit listed in Schedule 1.1B regardless of whether or not
the
account party is DeVry (it being understood that for purposes of this Agreement,
DeVry shall be deemed to be the account party with respect to all Existing
Letters of Credit).
Β
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) 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) 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
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1%)
charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined
by the
Administrative Agent.
Β
βForeign
Lenderβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.15(a)(i).
Β
βFRBβ
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
Β
βFundβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(g).
Β
βGAAPβ
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in
the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may
be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United
States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination, consistently applied.
Β
βGEI
Sublimitβ
means
an amount equal to the lesser of the Aggregate Commitments and $50,000,000.
The
GEI Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate
Commitments.
Β
βGEI
Noteβ
means
a
promissory note made by GEI
in favor
of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit C-2.
Β
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.
Β
βGuarantorβ
means
any U.S. Guarantor and any Offshore Guarantor.
Β
βGuarantyβ
means
any U.S. Subsidiary Guaranty and any Offshore Subsidiary Guaranty.
Β
βGuaranteeβ
means,
as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness or other 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) to purchase or pay
(or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness
or
other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for
the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other
obligation, (iii) 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 obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in
any
other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation
of
the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss
in
respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such
Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person,
whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person.
The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the
stated
or determinable amount of the
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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; provided,
however,
with
respect to any Guarantee described in clause (b) above, to the extent the
Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby has not been assumed by the guarantor
or is nonrecourse to the guarantor, the amount of such Guarantee shall be
deemed
to be an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the assets
subject to such Lien or the Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby. The
term
βGuaranteeβ as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Β
βGuaranteed
Obligationsβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 10.1.
Β
βHazardous
Materialsβ
means
all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances
or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Β
βHonor
Dateβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(c)(i).
Β
βIndebtednessβ
means,
as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the
following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance
with GAAP:
Β
(a)Β 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;
Β
(b)Β all
direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of
credit
(including standby and commercial), bankersβ acceptances, bank guaranties,
surety bonds (but only to the extent that such surety bonds exceed $10,000,000
in the aggregate) and similar instruments;
Β
(c)Β net
obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
Β
(d)Β all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property
or
services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);
Β
(e)Β 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), whether or not such indebtedness
shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
Β
(f)Β capital
leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; and
Β
(g)Β all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
Β
For
all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself
a
corporation or limited
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liability
company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless
such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. 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. The amount of any capital
lease
or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount
of
Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. The amount
of any
Indebtedness described in clause (e), if such Indebtedness has not been assumed
or is limited in recourse to the property subject to such Lien, shall be
deemed
to be an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the such
property or the Indebtedness secured thereby. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, and subject to Section 7.2(g), the obligation to
repurchase Xxxxxxxx Loans in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Loan Program shall
not
constitute Indebtedness.
Β
βIndemnified
Liabilitiesβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 11.5.
Β
βIndemniteesβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 11.5.
Β
βInterest
Payment Dateβ
means,
(a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest
Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided,
however,
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) as to any Base
Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March,
June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
Β
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, as selected by the applicable Borrower in its Revolving Loan
Notice
provided that:
Β
(i)Β 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;
Β
(ii)Β any
Interest Period 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
Β
(iii)Β no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
Β
βInvestmentβ
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such
Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital
stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital
contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt 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, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a
series
of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.
For purposes of covenant compliance,
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the
amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without
adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such
Investment.
Β
βIP
Rightsβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.18.
Β
βIRSβ
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Β
βISPβ
means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the βInternational Standby Practices 1998β
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such
later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Β
βIssuer
Documentsβ
means
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and
any
other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and
DeVry (or any Subsidiary) or in favor the L/C Issuer and relating to such
Letter
of Credit.
Β
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, in each case
whether or not having the force of law.
Β
βL/C
Advanceβ
means,
with respect to each Lender, such Lenderβs funding of its participation in any
L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. All L/C Advances shall
be
denominated in Dollars
Β
βL/C
Borrowingβ
means
an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit
which
has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing.
All
L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
Β
βL/C
Credit Extensionβ
means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of
the
expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount
thereof.
Β
βL/C
Issuerβ
means
Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder,
or any
successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
Β
βL/C
Obligationsβ
means,
as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including
all
L/C Borrowings.
Β
βLenderβ
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context
requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.
Β
βLending
Officeβ
means,
as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such
in such
Lenderβs Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a
Lender may from time to time notify the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent.
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βLetter
of Creditβ
means
any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing
Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an
Alternative Currency.
Β
βLetter
of Credit Applicationβ
means
an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of
Credit
in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
Β
βLetter
of Credit Expiration Dateβ
means
the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or,
if
such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Β
βLetter
of Credit Sublimitβ
means
an amount equal to $50,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of,
and
not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
Β
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, and any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
Β
βLoanβ
means
an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the
form of
a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
Β
βLoan
Documentsβ
means
this Agreement, each Note, the Original Fee Letter, the Third Amendment Fee
Letter, the U.S. Guaranty, the Offshore Guaranty, the Pledge Documents and
any
documents executed pursuant to Section 7.14.
Β
βLoan
Partiesβ
means,
collectively, the Borrowers, each Guarantor and any Special Non U.S.
Subsidiary.
Β
βMandatory
Costβ
means,
with respect to any period, the percentage rate per annum determined in
accordance with Schedule 1.1B.
Β
βMaterial
Adverse Effectβ
means
(a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, regulatory or tax
status,
properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or condition
(financial or otherwise) of DeVry and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(b) a
material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations
under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse
effect
upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any
Loan
Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
Β
βMaturity
Dateβ
means
January 11, 2012.
Β
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Β
βMultiemployer
Planβ
means
any employee benefit plan of the type described in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA, to which DeVry or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make
contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been
obligated to make contributions.
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βNet
Cash Proceedsβ
means
with respect to any Asset Sale of DeVry or any Subsidiary, the excess, if
any,
of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such
sale (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to,
or by
monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so
received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness
that
is secured by such asset and that is required to be repaid in connection
with
the sale thereof, (B) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by DeVry or any
Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale, (C) income taxes reasonably
estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant
Asset Sale as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith, (D)
the
amount required to be paid to any Person (other than DeVry or any Subsidiary)
owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale, and
(E)
appropriate amounts to be provided by DeVry or any Subsidiary, as the case
may
be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated
with such Asset Sale and retained by DeVry or any such Subsidiary, as the
case
may be, after such Asset Sale (including pension and other post-employment
benefit liabilities, Environmental Liabilities and liabilities under any
indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale), provided that
to
the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve
(and
not applied to such liabilities), such amounts shall constitute Net Cash
Proceeds.
Β
β1996
Credit Agreementβ
means
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of JuneΒ 12, 1996 among DeVry
University, Inc., Bank of America, as agent, and a syndicate of lenders,
as
amended or modified.
Β
"Nonrenewal
Notice Date"
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
Β
βNoteβ
means
a
promissory note made by a Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans
made by
such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 in the case of DeVry
or
C-2 in the case of GEI.
Β
βObligationsβ
means
(i) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect
to
any Loan or Letter of Credit, and (ii) all debts, liabilities, obligations,
covenants and duties of any Loan Party arising under any Specified Swap
Contract, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), 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 any
Affiliate thereof 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.
Β
βOffshore
Guarantorβ
means
each Subsidiary of GEI
which
has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent an Offshore
Guaranty.
Β
βOffshore
Subsidiary Guarantyβ
means
a
guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
Β
βOffshore
Subsidiaryβ
means
any Subsidiary of GEI which is not a U.S. Subsidiary.
Β
βOrganization
Documentsβ
means,
(a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive
documents
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with
respect to any Offshore jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability
company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating
agreement; and (c) 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.
Β
βOriginal
Closing Dateβ
means
the date on or about May 16, 2003 representing the first date all the conditions
precedent in Section 4.1 were satisfied or waived in accordance with Section
4.1.
Β
βOriginal
Fee Letterβ
means
the letter agreement, dated MarchΒ 19, 2003 among DeVry, the Administrative
Agent and the Arranger.
Β
βOther
Taxesβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 3.1(b).
Β
βOutstanding
Amountβ
means
(i) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the
Dollar
Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after
giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving
Loans
and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii)
with
respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount
of the
aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving
effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes
in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including
as a
result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters
of
Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under
Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
Β
βOvernight
Rateβ
means,
for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater
of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case
may
be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation,
and (b)
with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate
of
interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative
Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to
which
such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch
or
Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market
for
such currency to major banks in such interbank market.
Β
βParticipantβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 11.7(d).
Β
βParticipating
Member Stateβ
means
each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
Β
βPBGCβ
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Β
βPension
Planβ
means
any βemployee pension benefit planβ (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA
and is sponsored or maintained by DeVry or any ERISA Affiliate or to which
DeVry
or any
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ERISA
Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case
of a
multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has
made
contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan
years.
Β
βPermitted
Acquisitionβ
means
an Acquisition which meets each of the following conditions:
Β
(i)
DeVry
shall have given to the Administrative Agent 30 daysβ notice of the proposed
closing date thereof (together with a summary thereof), it being understood
that
promptly upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall furnish
a
copy thereof to the Lenders or post a copy thereof on IntraLinks/IntraAgency
or
another relevant website for access thereto by each Lender;
Β
(ii)
such
Acquisition is non-hostile (i.e., the prior, effective written consent or
approval to such Acquisition of the board of directors or equivalent governing
body of the Acquired Entity is obtained);
Β
(iii)
the
Acquired Entity represents a line of business substantially the same as or
related or incidental to the lines of business carried on by DeVry and its
Subsidiaries on the date hereof;
Β
(iv)
if
the Acquired Entity is an accredited, Title IV eligible institution and the
total consideration for the Acquisition exceeds $25,000,000, such Acquired
Entity is in good standing with all applicable accrediting agencies (it being
understood that, for purposes hereof, an Acquired Entity shall be deemed
not to
be in good standing if it shall have received an order, notice or other decision
from an accrediting agency in a jurisdiction in which such Acquired Entity
provides post secondary education, to the effect that the authority of such
Acquired Entity to provide postsecondary education in such jurisdiction is
or
will be withdrawn, revoked or terminated);
Β
(v)
immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, (a) no Default
or Event of Default shall exist, and (b) the financial tests set forth in
SectionΒ 7.15, determined on a pro forma basis, shall not exceed the limits
specified in SectionΒ 7.15; and
Β
(vi)
DeVry shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Senior
Responsible Officer satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the effect
of
the matters set forth in clauses (ii) through (v) above (it being understood
that such certificate shall include reasonable calculations supporting the
matters set forth therein).
Β
βPersonβ
means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
Β
βPlanβ
means
any βemployee benefit planβ (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
established by DeVry or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to
Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
Β
βPlatformβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section
6.2.
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βPledge
Agreementβ
means
the Pledge and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May
16,
2003
among DeVry, various Subsidiaries party thereto, and the Collateral Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G,
as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
Β
βPledge
Documentsβ
means
the Pledge Agreement and all documents executed in connection therewith or
provided for therein.
Β
βPro
Rata Shareβ
means,
with respect to each Lender 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 Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is
the
amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that if the
commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer
to
make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.2,
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. The
initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such
Lender on Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which
such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
Β
βRegisterβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 11.7(c).
Β
"Reorganization"
means
the transfer of the proceeds of Senior Debt by GEI and the exchange and/or
issuance of shares by GEI and other Subsidiaries on the Original Closing
Date in
connection with the Dominica Acquisition which results in Xxxx University
Management Inc. being a wholly owned Subsidiary of GEI.
Β
βRequest
for Credit Extensionβ
means
(a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving
Loans,
a Revolving Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter
of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing
Line
Loan Notice.
Β
βRequired
Lendersβ
means,
as of any date of determination, at least two Lenders having more than 50%
of
the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans
and
the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been
terminated pursuant to Section 8.2, at least two Lenders holding in the
aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount
of
each Lenderβs risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and
Swing Line Loans being deemed βheldβ by such Lender for purposes of this
definition).
Β
βResponsible
Officerβ
means
the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer
or
assistant treasurer of a Loan Party. 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, 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.
Β
βRestricted
Paymentβ
means
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other
property) with respect to any capital stock or other equity interest of DeVry
or
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any
Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such
capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant or other
right
to acquire any such capital stock or other equity interest.
Β
βRevaluation
Dateβ
means
(a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a
Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency,
(ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated
in an
Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional
dates
as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall
require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:
(i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative
Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having
the
effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased
amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter
of
Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (iv) such additional dates
as
the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required
Lenders shall require.
Β
βRevolving
Borrowingβ
means
a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type, in
the
same currency, and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same
Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section
2.1.
Β
βRevolving
Loanβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Β
βRevolving
Loan Noticeβ
means
a
notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans
from
one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans,
pursuant to Section 2.2(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially
in the
form of Exhibit A.
Β
βXXXXβ
means
Xxxx University Management, Inc.
Β
βRUSIβ
means
Xxxx University Services, Inc.
Β
βRUSOMβ
means
Xxxx University School of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine
Limited.
Β
βRUSOVβ
means
Xxxx University School of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine (St. Kitts)
Limited.
Β
"Sale
and Leaseback"
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.12.
Β
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. and any successor thereto.
Β
βSame
Day Fundsβ
means
(a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available
funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative
Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative
Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place
of
disbursement or
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payment
for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant
Alternative Currency.
Β
βSECβ
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding
to any of its principal functions.
Β
βSecured
Partiesβ
has
the
meaning specified in the Pledge Agreement.
Β
βSenior
Debtβ
means
the Obligations and the Senior Notes (to the extent then
outstanding).
Β
βSenior
Notesβ
means
the $75,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes of DeVry due April 30, 2010, and
the
$50,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes of GEI
due
April 30, 2010, in each case issued pursuant to the Senior Note Purchase
Agreement.
Β
βSenior
Note Funding Certificateβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 4.1(a)(xiii).
Β
βSenior
Note Purchase Agreementβ
means
the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May
16,
2003
among the Borrowers and the note purchasers parties thereto, as the same
may be
amended or modified.
Β
βSenior
Responsible Officerβ
means
the chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of
DeVry.
Β
βShareholdersβ
Equityβ
means,
as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholdersβ equity of DeVry and
its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with
GAAP.
Β
"Special
Non-U.S. Subsidiary"
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.14.
Β
βSpecial
Notice Currencyβ
means
at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country
that
is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
at such
time located in North America or Europe.
Β
βSpecified
Swap Contractβ
means
any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender or any Affiliate
of any
Lender.
Β
"Specified
Swap Obligations"
means
Obligations in respect of any and all Specified Swap Contracts.
Β
βSpot
Rateβ
for
a
currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C
Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such
capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency
with
another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at
approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date
as of
which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative
Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial
institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the
Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination
a
spot buying rate for any such currency;
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and
provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the
date
as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter
of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
Β
"Xxxxxxxx
Loans"
means
(a) loans for which the interest rate is governed by Section 427A(a), Section
427A(d), 427A(e), Section 427A(f), Section 427A(g), Section 427A(h)(1), Section
427A(j)(1), Section 427A(j)(2), Section 427A(k)(1), Section 427A(k)(2) or
Section 427A(l)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended from time
to
time, and all regulations and directives promulgated thereunder from time
to
time (the "Act"), and (b) loans made under Section 428H of the Act authorized
under Section 427 of the Act.
Β
"Xxxxxxxx
Loan Program"
means
Xxxxxxxx Loans which are initially made by DeVry or its Subsidiaries to graduate
students and ultimately sold to the Student Loan Marketing Association pursuant
to (a) the Origination and Servicing Agreement and the Sale and Purchase
Agreement, each dated as of April 6, 2006 and between DeVry University Inc.
and
Wachovia Education Finance Inc., as such agreements may be amended, modified
or
restated or replaced from time to time and (b) any similar agreements entered
into by DeVry or any of its Subsidiaries with other financial institutions
from
time to time.
Β
βSubsidiaryβ
of
a
Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other business entity of which 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,
or 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 DeVry.
Β
βSterlingβ
and
βΒ£β
mean
the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Β
βSwap
Contractβ
means
(a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative
transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,
forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond
or
bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond
price
or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign
exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions,
currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any
combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into
any of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject
to
any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the
related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of,
or
governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International
Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master
Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together
with any related schedules, a βMaster Agreementβ), including any such
obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
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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) 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) for any date prior to the date referenced in
clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-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).
Β
βSwing
Lineβ
means
the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant
to Section 2.4.
Β
βSwing
Line Borrowingβ
means
a
borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.
Β
βSwing
Line Lenderβ
means
Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any
successor swing line lender hereunder.
Β
βSwing
Line Loanβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.4(a).
Β
βSwing
Line Loan Noticeβ
means
a
notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(b), which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Β
βSwing
Line Sublimitβ
means
an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate
Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to,
the
Aggregate Commitments.
Β
βSynthetic
Lease Obligationβ
means
the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance
sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession
of
property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of
such
Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would
be
characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting
treatment).
Β
βTARGET
Dayβ
means
any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement
Express
Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be
operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative
Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments
in
Euro.
Β
βTaxesβ
has
the
meaning specified in Section 3.1(a).
Β
βThird
Amendment Closing Dateβ
means
the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 11.1 are satisfied
or
waived in accordance with Section 11.1.
Β
βThird
Amendment Fee Letterβ
means
the letter agreement, dated December 20, 2006 among DeVry, the Administrative
Agent and the Arranger.
Β
βTitle
IVβ
means
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C.A. (S)
1070,
and any amendments or successor statutes thereto.
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βTitle
IV Programsβ
means
the Title IV Programs as defined in SectionΒ 668.1(c) of 34
C.F.R.
Β
βThreshold
Amountβ
means
$10,000,000.
Β
βTotal
Outstandingsβ
means
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C
Obligations.
Β
βTypeβ
means,
with respect to a Revolving Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurocurrency Rate Loan.
Β
βUnited
Statesβ
and
βU.S.β
mean
the United States of America.
Β
βUnreimbursed
Amountβ
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(i).
Β
βU.S.
Guarantorβ
means
each U.S. Subsidiary which has executed and delivered to the Administrative
Agent a U.S. Guaranty.
Β
βU.S.
Subsidiaryβ
means
any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision
of
the United States; provided,
however,
that
any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the
United States which is owned by GEI or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed
an Offshore Subsidiary.
Β
βU.S.
Subsidiary Guaranty"
means a
guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.
Β
βWholly-Owned
Subsidiaryβ
of
a
Person means (i) any Subsidiary all of the outstanding voting securities
of
which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such
Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such
Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii)
any
partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar
business organization 100% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting
power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.
Β
1.2.
Other
Interpretive Provisions.
Β
With
reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
Β
(a)
The
meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of the defined terms.
Β
(b)
(i)
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.
Β
(i)
Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document
in
which such reference appears.
Β
(ii)
The
term βincludingβ is by way of example and not limitation.
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(iii)
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.
Β
(c)
In
the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word βfromβ means βfrom and including;β the words βtoβ and βuntilβ
each mean βto but excluding;β and the word βthroughβ means βto and
including.β
Β
(d)
Section 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.
Β
1.3.
Accounting
Terms.
Β
(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 on a consistent
basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with
that
used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise
specifically prescribed herein.
Β
(b)
If at
any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial
ratio
or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either DeVry or the Required
Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and DeVry
shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the
original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval
of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio
or
requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to
such
change therein and (ii)Β DeVry shall provide to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this
Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation
between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving
effect to such change in GAAP.
Β
1.4.
Rounding.
Β
Any
financial ratios required to be maintained by DeVry pursuant to 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).
Β
1.5.
References
to Agreements and Laws.
Β
Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) 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
not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b)
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references
to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
Β
1.6.
Times
of Day.
Β
Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Β
1.7.
Exchange
Rates; Currency Equivalents.
i)
The
Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the
Spot
Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent
amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative
Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation
Date
and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the
applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for
purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or
calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided
herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes
of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined
by
the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.
Β
(b)
Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Revolving Borrowing, conversion,
continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or the issuance,
amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required
minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Revolving
Borrowing, Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an
Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency
Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such
Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined
by
the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.
Β
1.8.
Additional
Alternative Currencies.
ii)
DeVry
may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made and/or
Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed
in the definition of βAlternative Currency;β provided that such requested
currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available
and
freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such
request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such request
shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters
of
Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative
Agent and the L/C Issuer.
Β
(b)
Any
such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00
a.m., 15 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension
(or
such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and,
in the
case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer,
in its
or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to
Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters
of
Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof.
Each Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate
Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters
of
Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00
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a.m.,
five Business Days after receipt of such request whether or not it consents,
in
its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or the issuance
of
Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.
Β
(c)
Any
failure by a Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to
such
request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall
be
deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may
be, to
permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued
in
such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders
consent
to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative
Agent shall so notify DeVry and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for
all
purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Revolving
Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and
the
L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested
currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify DeVry and such currency
shall
thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder
for
purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall
fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this
Section 1.8, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify
DeVry.
Β
1.9.
Change
of Currency.
iii)
Each
obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national
currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro
as
its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro
at
the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in
relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of
interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be
inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market
for
the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis
shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date
on
which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided
that if
any Revolving Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding
immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with
respect
to such Revolving Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest
Period.
Β
(b)
Each
provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to
be
appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the
European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating
to the
Euro.
Β
(c)
Each
provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes
of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to
be
appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any
relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in
currency.
Β
1.10.
Letter
of Credit Amounts.
Β
Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit
at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount
of
such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with
respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer
Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic
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increases
in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter
of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such
maximum
stated amount is in effect at such time.
Β
ARTICLE
II
Β
THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Β
2.1.
Revolving
Loans.
Β
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees
to
make loans (each such loan, a βRevolving Loanβ) to the Borrowers or either of
them in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time,
on
any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not
to
exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lenderβs Commitment;
provided,
however,
that
after giving effect to any Borrowing:
Β
(a)
the
Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments,
Β
(b)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus
such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans
shall not exceed such Lenderβs Commitment;
Β
(c)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans made to GEI plus the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations of GEI shall not exceed the GEI
Sublimit, and
Β
(d)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency
Sublimit.
Β
Within
the limits of each Lenderβs Commitment, and subject to the other terms and
conditions hereof, each Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.1, prepay
under
Section 2.5, and reborrow under this Section 2.1. Revolving Loans may be
Base
Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
Β
2.2.
Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans.
Β
(a)
Each
Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to
the
other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon
the
applicable Borrowerβs irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may
be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative
Agent not later than 10:00 a.m.:
Β
(i)
three
Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion
to or
continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars or of any
conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate
Revolving Loans,
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(ii)
four
Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency)
prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency
Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and
Β
(iii)
on
the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans.
Β
Each
telephonic notice by the applicable Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)
must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written
Revolving Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the applicable Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or
continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as
provided in Sections 2.3(c) and 2.4(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to
Base
Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether
telephonic or written) shall specify:
Β
(i)
whether the applicable Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of
Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency
Rate Loans,
Β
(ii)
the
requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case
may be
(which shall be a Business Day),
Β
(iii)
the
principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or
continued,
Β
(iv)
the
Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans
are
to be converted,
Β
(v)
if
applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto,
and
Β
(vi)
the
currency of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed.
Β
If
DeVry
fails to specify a currency in a Revolving Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing,
then the Revolving Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If Borrower
fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if
a
Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation,
then the related Revolving Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base
Rate
Loans; provided,
however,
that in
the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Revolving Loans
denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as
Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period
of
one month. 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 a Borrower requests a Borrowing of,
conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Revolving
Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to
have
specified an Interest Period of one month. No Revolving Loan may be converted
into or continued as a Revolving Loan denominated in a different currency,
but
instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Revolving Loan and
reborrowed in the other currency.
Β
(b)
Following receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent
shall
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promptly
notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Pro Rata Share of
the
applicable Revolving Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or
continuation is provided by the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent
shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base
Rate
Loans or continuation of Revolving Loans denominated in a currency other
than
Dollars, in each case as described in the preceding subsection. In the case
of a
Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available
to
the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agentβs Office
not later than 12:00 (noon) in the case of any Revolving Loan denominated
in
Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative
Agent in the case of any Revolving Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each
case
on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice. Upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (and,
if such
Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.1), the Administrative
Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Borrower
in
like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting
the
account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount
of such
funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with
instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative
Agent
by such Borrower; provided,
however,
that
if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing
is
given by DeVry, there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding,
then
the proceeds of such Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be applied, first,
to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, second, to the payment
in
full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to DeVry as provided
above.
Β
(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. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as,
converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether in Dollars
or any
Alternative Currency) without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the
Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurocurrency
Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated
into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last
day of
the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.
Β
(d)
The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders
of the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans
upon
determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are
outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers 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.
Β
(e)
After
giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from
one
Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type,
there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect
to
Revolving Loans.
Β
2.3.
Letters
of Credit.
Β
(a)
The
Letter of Credit Commitment.
Β
(i)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer
agrees,
in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section
2.3, (1) from
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time
to
time on any Business Day during the period from the Original Closing Date
until
the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated
in
Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of either
Borrower, and to amend or renew all such Letters of Credit in accordance
with
subsection 2.3(b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under such Letters of Credit;
and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in such Letters of Credit;
provided
that the
L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect
to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate
in any
Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension:
Β
(w)Β the
Total
Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments,
Β
(x)Β the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus
such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans
shall not exceed such Lenderβs Commitment;
Β
(y)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans made to GEI, plus the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations of GEI shall not exceed the GEI
Sublimit;
Β
(z)Β the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of
Credit
Sublimit;
Β
Within
the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each
Borrower's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving,
and
accordingly each Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters
of
Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn
upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have
been
issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Original Closing Date shall
be
subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
Β
(ii)
The
L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
Β
(A)
any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such
Letter
of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority
with
jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C
Issuer
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter
of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to
such
Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which
the
L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Original
Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss,
cost or
expense which was not applicable on the Original Closing Date and which the
L/C
Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
Β
(B)
the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
of
Credit Expiration Date (in which case the L/C Issuer shall not
issue
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such
Letter of Credit, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry
date);
Β
(C)
the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C
Issuer; or
Β
(D)
such
Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than the Dollar Equivalent
of
$100,000.
Β
(iii)
The
L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(A) the
L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of
Credit
in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such
Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of
Credit.
Β
(b)
Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of
Credit.
Β
(i)
Each
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the applicable Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy
to
the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower.
Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and
the
Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. at least two Business Days
(or
such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance
in
its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment,
as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a
Letter
of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested
Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof;
(C)
the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof;
(E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing
thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters
as the
L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any
outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify
in
form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to
be
amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business
Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters
as
the L/C Issuer may require.
Β
(ii)
Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application of a Borrower,
the
L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in
writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter
of
Credit Application and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative
Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the L/C Issuer of confirmation
from
the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted
in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit
for the account of the requesting Borrower or enter into the applicable
amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the
L/C
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Issuer's
usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of
each
Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably
and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation
in
such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lenderβs Pro
Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
Β
(iii)
If
a Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the
L/C
Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter
of
Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an βAuto-Renewal Letter of
Creditβ); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the
L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month
period
(commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving
prior
notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the βNonrenewal Notice
Dateβ) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such
Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer,
neither
Borrower shall be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for
any
such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the
Lenders
shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to
permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date
not
later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided,
however,
that
the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the L/C Issuer has
determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter
of
Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions
of Section 2.3(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which
may be
by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is two Business Days
before the Nonrenewal Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that
the
Required Lenders have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the related Borrower that one or more
of the
applicable conditions specified in Section 4.2 is not then
satisfied.
Β
(iv)
Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a
Letter
of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary
thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and
the
Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or
amendment.
Β
(c)
Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
Β
(i)
Upon
receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing
under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the applicable Borrower
and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit
denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse
the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at
its
option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement
in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement
in
Dollars, the applicable Borrower shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly
following receipt of the notice of drawing that it will reimburse the L/C
Issuer
in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing
under
a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer
shall
notify the applicable Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of
the
drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 11:00
a.m.
on the date of
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any
payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars,
or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under
a
Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date,
an
βHonor
Dateβ),
the
applicable Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative
Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable
currency. If a Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time,
the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date,
the
amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars) in the amount of
the
Dollar Equivalent thereof, in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated
in an
Alternative Currency (the βUnreimbursed Amountβ), and the amount of such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, such Borrower shall be deemed to
have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on
the
Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard
to the
minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.2 for the principal amount of
Base
Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate
Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (other than the delivery
of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3(c)(i) may be given by
telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of
such an
immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect
of
such notice.
Β
(ii)
Each
Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice
pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative
Agent
for the account of the L/C Issuer in Dollars, at the Administrative Agentβs
Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata
Share
of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 12:00Β p.m. on the Business Day
specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject
to the
provisions of Section 2.3(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the related Borrower
in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received
to
the L/C Issuer.
Β
(iii)
With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a
Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section
4.2
cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the related Borrower shall be
deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount
of
the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall
be
due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest
at
the Default Rate. In such event, each Lenderβs payment to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) shall
be
deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and
shall
constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation
obligation under this Section 2.3.
Β
(iv)
Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
Section 2.3(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any
Letter
of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of such amount
shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
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(v)
Each
Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this
Section 2.3(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected
by
any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense
or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, either
Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence
or
continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided,
however,
that
each Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.3(c)
is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (other than delivery
of a
Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or
otherwise impair the obligation of either Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer
for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of
Credit,
together with interest as provided herein.
Β
(vi)
If
any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant
to the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.3(c) by the time specified in Section
2.3(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender
(acting
through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon
for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which
such
payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal
to
the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate
of the
L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with
respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
Β
(d)
Repayment
of Participations.
Β
(i)
At
any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
and
has received from any Lender such Lenderβs L/C Advance in respect of such
payment in accordance with Section 2.3(c), if the Administrative Agent receives
for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related
Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the related
Borrower or otherwise), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such
Lender
its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenderβs L/C Advance
was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative
Agent.
Β
(ii)
If
any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) is required to be returned under any
of the
circumstances described in Section 11.6 (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay
to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share
thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from
the
date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at
a
rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in
effect.
Β
(e)
Obligations
Absolute.
The
obligation of each Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer
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for
each
drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall
be
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including
the following:
Β
(i)
any
lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement,
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
Β
(ii)
the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that
such
Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of
such
Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such
transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by
such
Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any
unrelated transaction;
Β
(iii)
any
draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter
of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to
make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
Β
(iv)
any
payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such
Letter
of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit
to
any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other
representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such
Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding
under
any Debtor Relief Law;
Β
(v)
any
adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the
relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrowers, or in the relevant currency
markets generally; or
Β
(vi)
any
other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any
of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, such Borrower.
Β
Each
Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim
of
noncompliance with such Borrowerβs instructions or other irregularity, such
Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. Such Borrower shall be
conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer
and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
Β
(f)
Role
of L/C Issuer.
Each
Lender and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter
of
Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document
(other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required
by
the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy
of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering
any
such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person nor any of
the
respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the
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L/C
Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted
in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or
the
Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the
absence
of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution,
effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related
to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. Each Borrower hereby
assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee
with
respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided,
however,
that
this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude such Borrower
from
pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary
or
transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any
Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants
or
assignees of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the
matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.3(e); provided,
however,
that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the applicable
Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may
be
liable to such Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct,
as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower
which such Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer's willful misconduct
or
gross negligence or the L/C Issuer's willful failure to pay under any Letter
of
Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and
certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter
of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer
may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without
responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible
for the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason.
Β
(g)
Letter
of Credit Fees.
Each
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars a letter of credit fee for
each
Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower, such fee to be
equal
to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily maximum amount
available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum
amount is in effect under such Letter of Credit at the time such fee is
payable). Such letter of credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis
in
arrears. After the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing
with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit,
such fees shall be due and payable one Business Day after receipt by the
Borrowers of an invoice for the same. If there is any change in the Applicable
Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit
shall
be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period
during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
Β
(h)
Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.
Each
Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting
fee, payable in Dollars with respect to each Letter of Credit in the amounts
and
at the times specified in the Third Amendment Fee Letter (such Fronting Fee
to
be based on the Dollar Equivalent amount of the Letters of Credit). In addition,
each Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the
customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and
other
standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit
as
from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges
are due and payable one Business Day after receipt by the Borrowers of an
invoice for the same and are nonrefundable.
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(i)
Conflict
with Letter of Credit Application.
In the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter
of
Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.
Β
(j)
Removal
of L/C Issuer.
If (i)
the L/C Issuer shall fail to issue any Letters of Credit by reason of the
conditions specified in Section 2.3(a)(ii)(A) or (C), or (ii) the L/C Issuer
shall cease to have a minimum long or short term credit rating of A or better
from S&P or a long or short term rating of A-3 or better from Xxxxx'x, the
Borrowers may remove the L/C Issuer by notice to the L/C Issuer, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders. No removal of the L/C Issuer shall
be
effective prior to the acceptance by another Lender hereunder of an appointment
as L/C Issuer. Upon the acceptance of an appointment as L/C Issuer, such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the interests, rights
and
obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer and the retiring L/C Issuer shall
be
discharged from its obligations to issue additional Letters of Credit hereunder.
At the time such removal shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay
all
accrued and unpaid fees pursuant to Section 2.3(g) and (h). The acceptance
of an
appointment as L/C Issuer hereunder by a successor Lender shall be evidenced
by
an agreement entered into by such successor, in a form satisfactory to the
Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and, from and after the effective
date
of such agreement, (a) such successor Lender shall have all the rights and
obligations of the previous L/C Issuer under this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents, and (b) references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the
term
"L/C Issuer" shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous
L/C
Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context
shall
require. After the removal of the L/C Issuer hereunder, the retiring L/C
Issuer
shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and
obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation
or
removal, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
Β
2.4.
Swing
Line Loans.
Β
(a)
The
Swing Line.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender shall
make,
in its sole discretion, loans in Dollars (each such loan, a βSwing Line Loanβ)
to DeVry from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period
in
an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the
Swing Line Sublimit (notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans,
when
aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Loans
and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed
the
amount of such Lenderβs Commitment); provided,
however,
that
after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan,
Β
(i)
the
Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments,
Β
(ii)
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such
Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus
such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans,
shall not exceed such Lenderβs Commitment,
Β
and
provided,
further,
that
DeVry shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any
outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to
the
other terms and conditions hereof, DeVry may borrow under this Section 2.4,
prepay under Section 2.5, and
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reborrow
under this Section 2.4. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed
to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the
Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount
equal to the product of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share times the amount of such
Swing Line Loan.
Β
(b)
Borrowing
Procedures.
Each
Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon DeVryβs irrevocable notice to the Swing
Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.
Each
such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative
Agent not later than 12:00 (noon) on the requested borrowing date, and shall
specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000,
and
(ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such
telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line
Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of DeVry. Promptly
after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan
Notice,
the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone
or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing
Line
Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative
Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing
Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the
Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 12:00
(noon) on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the
Swing
Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations
set
forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.4(a), or (B) that
one or
more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied,
then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will,
not later than 2:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line
Loan
Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to DeVry at its
office
by crediting the account of DeVry on the books of the Swing Line Lender in
immediately available funds.
Β
(c)
Refinancing
of Swing Line Loans.
Β
(i)
The
Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request,
on behalf of DeVry (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender
to
so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan
in
an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line
Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written
request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof)
and
in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2, without regard to the
minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base
Rate
Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments
and
the conditions set forth in Section 4.2. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish
DeVry with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after
delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make
an
amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Revolving
Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available
funds
for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agentβs Office
not later than 12:00 (noon) on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice,
whereupon, subject to Section 2.4(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds
available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to DeVry
in
such amount. The Administrative Agent
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shall
remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(ii)
If
for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing
in
accordance with Section 2.4(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans
submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to
be a
request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk
participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lenderβs payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to
Section 2.4(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such
participation.
Β
(iii)
If
any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4(c) by the time specified
in
Section 2.4(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from
such
Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount
with
interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to
the
date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender
at
a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time
in
effect. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through
the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause
(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Β
(iv)
Each
Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk
participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(c) shall
be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, DeVry or any other
Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a
Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not
similar
to any of the foregoing; provided,
however,
that
each Lenderβs obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(c)
is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2. No such funding of
risk
participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of DeVry
to
repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
Β
(v)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, the Swing Line
Lender shall not make any Swing Line Loan after the Swing Line Lender has
received written notice from any Lender (which Lender shall promptly notify
the
Administrative Agent and the other Lenders of such notice) specifying that
a
Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing
the
nature thereof and stating that, as a result thereof, such Lender shall cease
to
make Revolving Loans or purchase participating interests with respect to
Swing
Line Loans, as the case may be, and no Lender will be required to make Revolving
Loans or to purchase participating interests, as the case may be, with respect
to any Swing Line Loan made after the Swing Line Lender has received such
notice; provided,
however,
that
the Swing Line Lender may resume making Swing Line Loans and the obligations
of
the Lenders to make Revolving Loans and purchase such participating interests
with respect to Swing Line Loans shall be reinstated upon the earlier to
occur
of (x) the date upon which such Lender notifies the Swing Line Lender (with
prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent and the other
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Lenders)
that its prior notice is withdrawn and (y) the date upon which the Default
or
Event of Default specified in such notice is no longer continuing.
Β
(d)
Repayment
of Participations.
Β
(i)
At
any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in
a
Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account
of
such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender
its
Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenderβs risk
participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing
Line
Lender.
Β
(ii)
If
any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or
interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line
Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.6 (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its
discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata
Share
thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from
the
date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum
equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make
such
demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(e)
Interest
for Account of Swing Line Lender.
The
Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing DeVry for interest on
the
Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or
risk
participation pursuant to this Section 2.4 to refinance such Lenderβs Pro Rata
Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share
shall
be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(f)
Payments
Directly to Swing Line Lender.
DeVry
shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing
Line
Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.
Β
(g)
Swing
Loans in Administrative Agent's Discretion.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including Section
4.2), all Swing Loans shall be made at the sole discretion of the Swing Line
Lender.
Β
2.5.
Prepayments.
Β
(a)
The
Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from
time
to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium
or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative
Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date
of
prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (B) four Business
Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special
Notice
Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans
denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (C) on the date of prepayment
of Base
Rate Revolving Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated
in Dollars shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple
of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof; (iii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans
denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be in a minimum principal amount
of
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iv)
any
prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount
of
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$500,000
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 Type(s) of Revolving Loans
to be
prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest
Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each
Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lenderβs
Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by a Borrower,
such
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 Section 3.5. Each
such
prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance
with their respective Pro Rata Shares.
Β
(b)
DeVry
may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans
in
whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice
must
be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later
than
12:00 (noon) on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment
shall
be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify
the
date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by DeVry, DeVry
shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice
shall
be due and payable on the date specified therein.
Β
(c)
If
for any reason the Total Outstandings of either Borrower at any time exceed
the
Aggregate Commitments then in effect to such Borrower, DeVry shall immediately
prepay Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided,
however,
that
DeVry shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant
to this Section 2.5(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving
Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate
Commitments then in effect.
Β
(d)
If
the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers at any time that the Outstanding
Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds
the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business
Days
after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans in an aggregate
amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment
to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then
in
effect.
Β
2.6.
Termination
or Reduction of Commitments.
Β
(a)
DeVry
may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate
Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments;
provided
that (i)
any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
10:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction,
(ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000
or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) DeVry shall
terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto
and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would
exceed
the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction
of
the Aggregate Commitments, the Alternative Currency Sublimit, the Letter
of
Credit Sublimit, the GEI Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the
amount
of the Aggregate Commitments, such
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Sublimit
shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative
Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination
or
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Except as set forth in clause (iv)
above, the amount of any such Aggregate Commitment reduction shall not be
applied to the Alternative Currency Sublimit or the Letter of Credit Sublimit
unless otherwise specified by DeVry.
Β
(b)
Any
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment
of
each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share. All commitment fees accrued
until
the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall
be paid
on the effective date of such termination.
Β
2.7.
Repayment
of Loans.
Β
(a)
Each
Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal
amount of its Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
Β
(b)
DeVry
shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date
five
Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.
Β
2.8.
Interest.
Β
(a)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (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 plus (in the case of a Eurocurrency
Rate Loan of any Lender which is lent from a Lending Office in the United
Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost; (ii) each Base
Rate
Revolving 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; and (iii) each Swing Line 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.
Β
(b)
If
any principal amount payable by the Borrowers (or either of them) under any
Loan
Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods),
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall
thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all
times
equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
Furthermore, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of
Default exists, each Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount
of all
outstanding Obligations hereunder then owing by it at a fluctuating interest
rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts
shall be due and payable upon demand.
Β
(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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2.9.
Fees.
In
addition to certain fees described in subsections (g) and (h) of Section
2.3:
Β
(a)
Commitment
Fee.
DeVry
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable
Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed
the
sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding
Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during
the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of
the
conditions in Article IV is not met. The commitment fee shall be due and
payable
quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September
and
December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Original
Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date, provided that if DeVry has not received
an invoice for such fees, such fees shall be due one Business Day after receipt
of an invoice therefore. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly
in
arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter,
the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable
Rate
separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate
was in
effect.
Β
(b)
Other
Fees.
(i)
DeVry shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own
respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the
Original Fee Letter or the Third Amendment Fee Letter, as the case may be
(it
being understood that such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall
not be
refundable for any reason whatsoever), and (ii) DeVry shall pay to the Lenders
such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts
and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid
and
shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
Β
2.10.
Computation
of Interest and Fees.
Β
All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined
by
Bank of Americaβs βprime rateβ shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations
of
fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual
days
elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid
than
if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest
in
respect of Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which
market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market
practice. 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 Section 2.12(a), bear
interest for one 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.
Β
2.11.
Evidence
of Debt.
Β
(a)
The
Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts
or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the
ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest
error
of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to each Borrower
and
the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or
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any
error
in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation
of each
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
Lender 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 Lender made through
the Administrative Agent, each Borrower shall execute and deliver to such
Lender
(through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lenderβs
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, currency
and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Β
(b)
In
addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each
Lender
and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual
practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender
of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event
of any
conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative
Agent
and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence
of
manifest error.
Β
2.12.
Payments
Generally.
Β
(a)
All
payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or
deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal
of and
interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by
the
Borrowers (or either of them) 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 1:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect
to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency
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 such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable
Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent
may
require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United
States.
If, for any reason, any Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any
required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall
make
such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency
payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each
Lender
its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such
payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lenderβs Lending
Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m.
in the
case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified
by the
Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency,
shall
in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any
applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
Β
(b)
If
any payment to be made by the Borrower s (or either of them) 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.
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Β
Β Β Β Β (c)
Unless
either 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 such Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not
make
such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such 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 immediately available funds,
then:
Β
(i)
if
such 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 immediately available 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 immediately available funds
at
the applicable Overnight Funds Rate from time to time in effect;
and
Β
(ii)
if
any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand
pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available
funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount
was made available by the Administrative Agent to such 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 Funds Rate from time to
time in
effect. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then
such
amount shall constitute such Lenderβs Revolving Loan included in the applicable
Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the
Administrative Agentβs demand therefore, the Administrative Agent may make a
demand therefore upon DeVry, and DeVry 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 DeVry may have against any Lender as a result of
any
default by such Lender hereunder.
Β
A
notice
of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or DeVry with respect to any amount
owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
Β
(d)
If
any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan
to be
made by such Lender 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.
Β
(e)
The
obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans and to fund
participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and
not
joint. The failure of
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any
Lender to make any Revolving Loan or to fund any such participation 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 Revolving Loan or purchase its
participation.
Β
(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.
Β
2.13.
Sharing
of Payments.
Β
If,
other
than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account
of the Revolving Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations
or
in Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary,
through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of
its
ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender
shall
immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase
from the other Lenders such participations in the Revolving Loans made by
them
and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or
Swing
Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause
such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Revolving
Loans
or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them;
provided,
however,
that if
all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the
purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.6
(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 therefore,
together with an amount equal to such paying Lender's ratable share (according
to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender's required repayment
to (ii) 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. Each Borrower
agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender
may, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment
(including the right of set-off, but subject to Section 11.9) with respect
to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of
such
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 Section 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 Section 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.
Β
2.14.
Increase in Commitments.
Β
(a)Β Upon
notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders),
DeVry may from time to time (but not more than twice), request an increase
in
the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding
$100,000,000; provided, however, that (i) any increase shall be in an aggregate
amount of $15,000,000 or any
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whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) no Default shall then
exist.
At the time of sending such notice, DeVry (in consultation with the
Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender
is
requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days
from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall
notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it
agrees
to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater
than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender
not
responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase
its Commitment, it being understood that no Lender shall have any obligation
to
increase its Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify DeVry and
each
Lender of the Lendersβ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the
full amount of a requested increase, DeVry may also invite additional Eligible
Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
Β
(b)Β If
the
Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent and DeVry shall determine the effective date (the βIncrease
Effective Dateβ) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify DeVry and the Lenders of the final allocation
of
such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition precedent to
such
increase, DeVry shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the following,
in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, dated as of such
Increase Effective Date, and in sufficient copies for each Lender:
Β
(i)Β a
certificate signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of DeVry certifying
and attaching the resolutions adopted by DeVry approving such
increase,
Β
(ii)Β a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of DeVry certifying that, before
and
after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties
contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct
on and
as of the Extension Effective Date (except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in
which
case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for
purposes of this Section 2.14, the representations and warranties contained
in
Section 5.5(a) and (b) hereof shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.1 (a) and (b) hereof), and (B)
no
Default exists,
Β
(iii)Β an
acknowledgment signed by each other Loan Party consenting to such increase
and
reaffirming its obligations under the Loan Documents; and
Β
(iv)Β to
the
extent requested by the Administrative Agent, such opinions of counsel
(including opinions of counsel for its Non-U.S. Subsidiaries) reaffirming
the
opinions furnished pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 6.15 as applied to the increase
in Commitments pursuant to this Section and confirming that the Collateral
secures the Obligations as so increased.
Β
On
the
Increase Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall revise Schedule 2.1
to
reflect the increase in Commitments and the allocation thereof, it being
understood that (i) each Lender's Pro Rata Share shall be revised to reflect
a
fraction (expressed as a decimal, carried out to the ninth decimal place)
the
numerator of which is the amount of the aggregate Commitment of
such
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Lender
at
such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate
Commitments of all Lenders, and (ii) the allocation of such Lender's Commitment
shall be revised to reflect such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate
Commitments as so revised. DeVry shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding
on
the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant
to
Section 3.5) to the extent necessary to keep all outstanding Revolving Loans
ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase
in
the Commitments under this Section.
Β
(c)Β This
Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.13 or 11.1 to the contrary.
Β
ARTICLE
III
Β
TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Β
3.1.
Taxes.
Β
(a)
Any
and all payments by the Borrowers to or for the account of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear
of and
without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges,
and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the Administrative
Agent and each Lender, taxes (βExcluded Taxesβ) imposed on or measured by its
overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income
taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under
the
Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be,
is
organized or maintains a lending office (all such non-excluded taxes, duties,
levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges,
and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as βTaxesβ). If either Borrower
shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any
sum
payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender,
(i)
the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section 3.1(a)), each of the Administrative Agent and such Lender
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii)
such
Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority
or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30
days
after the date of such payment, such Borrower shall furnish to the
Administrative Agent (which shall forward the same to such Lender) the original
or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. The Obligations
of
the Borrowers under this Section 3.1 are subject to the provisions of Section
11.16.
Β
(b)
In
addition, each Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp,
court
or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or
similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document
or from
the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or
otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as
βOther
Taxesβ).
Β
(c)
If
either Borrower shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or Other Taxes
from
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or
in
respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative
Agent
or any Lender, such Borrower shall also pay to the Administrative Agent or
to
such Lender, as the case may be, at the time interest is paid, such additional
amount that the Administrative Agent or such Lender specifies is necessary
to
preserve the after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes, including taxes
imposed on or measured by net income) that the Administrative Agent or such
Lender would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been
imposed.
Β
(d)
Each
Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for
(i)
the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on additional amounts payable under
this
Section 3.1) paid by the Administrative Agent and such Lender with respect
to
payments made by a Borrower hereunder, (ii) amounts payable under Section
3.1(c), and (iii) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest
and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, but excluding penalties,
interest and expenses imposed or asserted on account of the bad faith or
willful
neglect of the Administrative Agent or such Lender). Payment under this
subsection (d) shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or
the
Administrative Agent makes a demand therefore.
Β
3.2.
Illegality.
Β
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 (whether
denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge
interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority
has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase
or
sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the
applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the
applicable Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such
Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency
or
currencies or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars, to convert
Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such
Lender
notifies the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt
of
such notice, the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender
(with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans
are
denominated in Dollars, convert all Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender
to
Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefore,
if
such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans
to
such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain
such Eurocurrency Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the
applicable Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid
or
converted. 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.
Β
3.3.
Inability
to Determine Rates.
Β
If
the
Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request
for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that
(a)
deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) are not being offered
to banks in the applicable offshore
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interbank
market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of
such
Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with
respect
to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or an
Alternative Currency), or (c) 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, the Administrative
Agent will promptly so notify the applicable Borrower and each Lender.
Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency
Rate
Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended until the
Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes
such
notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower may revoke any
pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, failing
that,
will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing
of
Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
Β
3.4.
Increased
Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
Β
(a)
Increased
Costs Generally.
If any
Change in Law shall:
Β
(i)
impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with
or for
the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except
(A)
any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.4(e) and (B) the requirements
of the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority or the European
Central Bank reflected in the Mandatory Cost, other than as set forth below)
or
the L/C Issuer;
Β
(ii)
subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter
of Credit or any Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of
taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof
(except
for Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.1 and the imposition of, or
any
change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C
Issuer);
Β
(iii)
result in the failure of the Mandatory Cost, as calculated hereunder, to
represent the cost to any Lender of complying with the requirements of the
Bank
of England and/or the Financial Services Authority or the European Central
Bank
in relation to its making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans;
or
Β
(iv)
impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any
other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate
Loans
made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation
therein;
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and
the
result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender
of
making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender
or the
L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
(or
of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of
Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such
Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any
other
amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, DeVry will pay
to
such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount
or
amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may
be,
for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
Β
(b)
Capital
Requirements.
If any
Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such
Lender
or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lenderβs or the
L/C Issuerβs holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or the L/C
Issuerβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding
company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such
Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held
by,
such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level
below
that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs
holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
consideration such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs policies and the policies of
such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding company with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time DeVry will pay to such Lender or the L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs holding
company for any such reduction suffered.
Β
(c)
Certificates
for Reimbursement.
A
certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company,
as
the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and
delivered to DeVry shall be conclusive absent manifest error. DeVry shall
pay
(or cause GEI to pay) such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be,
the
amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
Β
(d)
Delay
in Requests.
Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute
a
waiver of such Lenderβs or the L/C Issuerβs right to demand such compensation,
provided that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or the
L/C
Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased
costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 90 days prior to the date
that
such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies DeVry of the
Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenderβs or
the L/C Issuerβs intention to claim compensation therefore (except that, if the
Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive,
then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the
period
of retroactive effect thereof).
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(e)
Additional
Reserve Requirements.
DeVry
shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to
maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or
including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as βEurocurrency
Liabilitiesβ), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Eurocurrency Rate Loan 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), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall
be
required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement
of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect
of
the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate
Loans, 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), which in
each
case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on
such
Loan, provided DeVry shall have received at least 10 daysβ prior notice (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or costs from
such
Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest
Payment Date, such additional interest or costs shall be due and payable
10 days
from receipt of such notice.
Β
3.5.
Compensation
for Losses.
Β
Upon
demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time
to
time, DeVry shall promptly compensate (or cause GEI to compensate) such Lender
for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred
by it
as a result of:
Β
(a)
any
continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a
Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loan
(whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise);
Β
(b)
any
failure by either Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender
to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than
a
Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by DeVry or GEI as
applicable;
Β
(c)
Β any
failure by either Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any
Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative
Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different
currency; or
Β
(d)
any
assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of
the
Interest Period therefore as a result of a request by DeVry pursuant to Section
11.16;
Β
including
any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss
or
expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by
it to
maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which
such
funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract.
DeVry shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender
in
connection with the foregoing.
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For
purposes of calculating amounts payable by DeVry to the Lenders under this
Section 3.5, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency
Rate
Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit
or
other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for such currency for a
comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency
Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Β
3.6.
Matters
Applicable to all Requests for Compensation.
Β
(a)
A
certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation
under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts
to be
paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
In
determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use
any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Β
(b)
To
the extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate
Lending
Office with respect to its Eurocurrency Rate Loans to reduce any liability
of
the Borrowers to such Lender under Sections 3.1 and 3.4 and/or to avoid
suspension of such Lender's obligation to make Eurocurrency Rate Loans under
Section 3.2, as long as such designation is not, in the judgment of such
Lender,
disadvantageous to such Lender.
Β
(c)
Upon
any Lender's making a claim for compensation under Section 3.1 or 3.4 or
any
exercise by such Lender of its rights not to make Eurocurrency Rate Loans
under
Section 3.2, the Borrowers may replace such Lender in accordance with Section
11.16.
Β
3.7.
Survival.
Β
The
obligations of each Borrower under this Article III shall survive termination
of
the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
Β
ARTICLE
IV
Β
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Β
4.1.
Conditions
of Initial Credit Extension.
Β
The
obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder
was
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (except with
respect to non-material matters or items with respect to which DeVry gave
assurances satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such items would
be
delivered promptly following the Original Closing Date):
Β
(a)
The
Administrative Agentβs (or in the case of items (iii), (iv) and (v) the
Collateral Agentβs) receipt of the following, each of which were originals or
facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each
properly executed by a Responsible Officer or Senior Responsible Officer
of the
signing Loan Party, each dated the Original Closing Date (or, in the case
of
certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Original
Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and its legal counsel:
Β
(i)
executed counterparts of the Original Credit Agreement, the U.S.
Subsidiary
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Guaranty,
the Offshore Guaranty, and the Pledge Agreement, in sufficient number for
distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the
Borrowers;
Β
(ii)
as
to each Borrower, a Note executed by such Borrower in favor of each Lender
requesting a Note;
Β
(iii)
share certificates representing the Collateral pledged under the Pledge
Agreement, together with stock powers executed in blank;
Β
(iv)
evidence of the filing in the appropriate offices of UCC financing statements
in
the name of each Loan Party which is a pledgor under the Pledge Agreement
(as
debtor) and the Collateral Agent (as secured party) describing the Collateral
under the Pledge Agreement;.
Β
(v)
such
UCC search reports as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall
have requested;
Β
(vi)
such
certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the
Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity
of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer
in connection with the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
to
which such Loan Party is a party;
Β
(vii)
such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and
that
each of the Loan Parties is validly existing, in good standing and qualified
to
engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation
of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification,
except
to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect;
Β
(viii)
favorable opinions of (A) Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, General Counsel of DeVry and
Mayer,
Brown, Xxxx & Maw special counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters set forth in Exhibits
H-1 and H-2 and (B) Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Barbados counsel to the Loan
Parties;
Β
(ix)
copies of all opinions of counsel, if any, addressed and delivered to DeVry
pursuant to the Dominica Purchase Agreement, together with reliance letters
to
the effect that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely on such
opinions as if addressed to them;
Β
(x)
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching
copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with
the
execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against
such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents,
licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating
that no
such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;
Β
(xi)
a
certificate (the βClosing Certificateβ) signed by a Senior
Responsible
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Officer
of DeVry to the effect that (A) the conditions specified in Sections 4.2(a)
and
(b) have been satisfied, (B) there has been no event or circumstance since
March
31, 2003 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (C) attached
thereto is a calculation of the financial tests set forth in Section 7.15
(such
calculation to be as of the last day of the period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters of DeVry most recently ended prior to the Original Closing Date
and to
be on a proforma basis as if the Dominica Acquisition had been consummated
at
the beginning of such period), and (D) the unutilized Aggregate Commitments
shall not be less than $25,000,000 after giving effect to the consummation
of
the Dominica Acquisition, the incurrence of all Indebtedness under the Original
Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes on the Original Closing Date, and the
repayment of the Existing Indebtedness;
Β
(xii)
a
certificate (the βAcquisition Certificateβ) signed by a Senior Responsible
Officer of DeVry to the effect that concurrently therewith, (A) the conditions
in SectionΒ 2.01(a) through 2.01(l) of the Dominica Purchase Agreement have
been satisfied, without waiver thereof, (B) the Dominica Acquisition has
been
consummated substantially in accordance with the terms of the Dominica
Acquisition Documents, and in compliance with applicable Laws, (C) all Existing
Indebtedness has been repaid, all Liens (if any) securing such Existing
Indebtedness have been released, and all commitments to extend credit pursuant
to any agreement giving rise to such Existing Indebtedness have been terminated,
(D) the Dominica Acquisition Documents have not been materially altered,
amended
or changed or supplemented or any condition therein waived, in each case
in a
manner adverse to the Lenders (without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger), and (E) attached thereto is a copy
of
the Dominica Purchase Agreement (together with related schedules and
exhibits);
Β
(xiii)
a
certificate (the βSenior Note Funding Certificateβ) signed by a Responsible
Officer of DeVry to the effect that (A) attached thereto is a true and correct
copy of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, and (B) the Senior Notes have
been
issued in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $125,000,000, (C)
concurrently therewith, the Borrowers have received proceeds of the Senior
Notes
in an amount not less than the aggregate principal amount thereof (less fees
and
related expenses), and (D) concurrently therewith, all fees and expenses
then
due and owing in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes have been
paid;
Β
(xiv)
evidence that the 1996 Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the
Original Closing Date is being terminated and all Liens (if any) securing
obligations under the 1996 Credit Agreement have been or concurrently with
the
Original Closing Date are being released;
Β
(xv)
such
other evidence of the accuracy of the certifications in the Closing Certificate,
the Acquisition Certificate, and the Senior Note Funding Certificate as the
Administrative Agent shall have requested; and
Β
(xvi)
such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required
Lenders reasonably may require.
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Β
Β
(b)
Any
and all fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Original Closing
Date (including any and all fees and expenses in respect of the Original
Credit
Agreement, the Original Fee Letter and the Senior Note Purchase Agreement),
shall have been paid.
Β
(c)
Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, DeVry shall have paid all Attorney
Costs of the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the
Original Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as
shall
constitute its reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred
by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall
not
thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between DeVry and the
Administrative Agent).
Β
4.2.
Conditions
to all Credit Extensions.
Β
The
obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other
than
a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to
the
other Type, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to the
following conditions precedent:
Β
(a)
The
representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party
contained in Article V of this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or
which
are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection
herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects
on and
as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in
which
case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that
for
purposes of this Section 4.2, the representations and warranties contained
in
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.5 shall be deemed to refer to the most
recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively,
of
Section 6.1.
Β
(b)
No
Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit
Extension.
Β
(c)
The
Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line
Lender
shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the
requirements hereof.
Β
(d)
In
the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency,
there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial,
political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls
which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required
Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency)
or the L/C Issuer (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated
in an
Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension
to
be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.
Β
Each
Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting
only
a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of
Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by either Borrower shall be deemed to
be a
representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.2(a)
and
(b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit
Extension.
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ARTICLE
V
Β
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Β
Each
Borrower jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that:
Β
5.1.
Existence,
Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.
Β
Each
Loan
Party (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly
organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite
power
and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it
is a
party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the
Laws
of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties
or
the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d)
is
in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i),
(c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.2.
Authorization;
No Contravention.
Β
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document
to
which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the
terms
of any of such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result
in
any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than Liens
under the Loan Documents) under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which
such
Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any
Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its
property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.
Β
5.3.
Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents.
Β
No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice
to,
or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person not previously
obtained or made 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 other than filings in connection with
the
Pledge Agreement.
Β
5.4.
Binding
Effect.
Β
This
Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder,
will
have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered
will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with
its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable Debtor
Relief Laws and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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5.5.
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
Β
(a)
The
Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise
expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of DeVry
and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations
for
the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities,
direct
or contingent, of DeVry and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including
liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
Β
(b)
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements of DeVry and its Subsidiaries
dated
September 30, 2006 and the related consolidated statements of income or
operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on
that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein, (ii) fairly present the financial condition of DeVry and its
Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the
period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to
the
absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and (iii) except
as set forth on Schedule 5.5, show all material indebtedness and other
liabilities, direct or contingent, of DeVry and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as
of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for taxes,
material commitments and Indebtedness.
Β
(c)
Since
SeptemberΒ 30, 2006, 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.
Β
5.6.
Litigation.
Β
Except
as
specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.6, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of DeVry after
due
and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity,
in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against DeVry or
any of
its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a)
purport
to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
Dominica Purchase Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
or
(b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.7.
No
Default.
Β
Neither
DeVry nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual
Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Β
5.8.
Ownership
of Property; Liens.
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Each
of
DeVry and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title in fee simple to,
or
valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the
ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could
not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The property of DeVry and its Subsidiaries is subject to
no
Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.1.
Β
5.9.
Environmental
Compliance.
Β
DeVry
and
its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the
effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability
or
responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective
businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof DeVry has
reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.9,
such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.10.
Insurance.
Β
The
properties of DeVry and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound
and
reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of DeVry, in such amounts, with
such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies
engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities
where
DeVry or the applicable Subsidiary operates.
Β
5.11.
Taxes.
Β
Except
as
disclosed in writing to the Lenders by letter dated January 4, 2007, DeVry
and
its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns
and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other
material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or
imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and
payable, 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. There is no proposed tax assessment against
DeVry or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
5.12.
ERISA
Compliance.
Β
(a)
Each
Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions
of
ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended
to
qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination
letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being
processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of DeVry,
nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such
qualification.
Β
(b)
There
are no pending or, to the best knowledge of DeVry, threatened claims, actions
or
lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan
that
could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There
has
been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility
rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
None
of the Borrowers, any Subsidiary, or any ERISA Affiliate is a party to,
participates in or has any liability with respect to any Pension Plan or
any
other plan subject to Section 412 of the Code.
Β
(d)
None
of the Borrowers, any Subsidiary, or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred withdrawal
liabilities (or is subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) (and no
event
has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA,
would
result in such liability) under Section 4201, 4204 or 4243 of ERISA with
respect
to a Multiemployer Plan.
Β
5.13.
Subsidiaries.
Β
As
of the
Third Amendment Closing Date, DeVry has no Subsidiaries other than those
specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 and has no equity
investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically
disclosed in Part(b) of Schedule 5.13. ScheduleΒ 5.13 correctly sets forth,
as of the Third Amendment Closing Date, (i)Β the percentage ownership
(direct or indirect) of DeVry in each class of capital stock or other equity
of
each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof and
(ii)Β the jurisdiction of organization of each such Subsidiary.
ScheduleΒ 5.13 identifies (by an asterisk) each Subsidiary (if any) which is
a Dormant Subsidiary. Set forth in ScheduleΒ 5.13 is a true and correct
organization chart showing DeVry and its Subsidiaries as of the Third Amendment
Closing Date.
Β
5.14.
Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
Β
(a)
Neither Borrower is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its
important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit
for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
Β
(b)
None
of DeVry, any Person Controlling DeVry, or any Subsidiary is or is required
to
be registered as an βinvestment companyβ under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
Β
5.15.
Dominica
Purchase Agreement.
Β
DeVry
has
furnished to the Administrative Agent a true and correct copy of the Dominica
Purchase Agreement.
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5.16.
Disclosure.
Β
Each
Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or
any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other
information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any
Loan
Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or
delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so
furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Β
5.17.
Compliance
with Laws.
Β
DeVry
and
each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements
of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to
it or
to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement
of Law
or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply
therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all of the operations of DeVry
and
each Subsidiary are in compliance with (i) all Laws the violation of which
would
terminate or materially impair the eligibility of DeVry or any Subsidiary
for
participation, if applicable, in student financial assistance programs under
Title IV, (ii) the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Β§ 1601 et seq., and
all other consumer credit laws applicable to DeVry or any Subsidiary in
connection with the advancing of student loans, except for such laws and
regulations the violation of which, in the aggregate, will not have a Material
Adverse Effect, (iii) all statutory and regulatory requirements for
authorization to provide post-secondary education in the jurisdictions in
which
its educational facilities are located, except for such requirements the
violation of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) if
applicable, all requirements for continuing its accreditations from the Higher
Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges,
except for such requirements the violation of which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
5.18.
Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.Β Β
Β
DeVry
and
its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises,
licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, βIP Rightsβ) that
are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses,
without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge
of
DeVry, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method,
substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by DeVry or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any
other
Person except as disclosed in Schedule 5.18. No claim or litigation regarding
any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of DeVry, threatened,
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to
have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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5.19.
Guaranties.
Β
Each
U.S.
Subsidiary (other than a Dormant Subsidiary) has executed and delivered to
the
Administrative Agent a U.S. Subsidiary Guaranty; and each Offshore Subsidiary
(other than GEI) has duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent
an
Offshore Subsidiary Guaranty.
Β
5.20.
Pledge
Documents.
Β
Each
Subsidiary which owns any capital stock or other equity interest in any other
Subsidiary has duly executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement. The Pledge
Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security
interest in the Collateral and, when the Collateral is delivered to the
Collateral Agent (and the appropriate filings or other action specified in
Schedule 5.20 are made), the Pledge Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected
first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest
of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, in each case prior and superior
in right to any other person.
Β
5.21.
Solvency.
Β
Immediately
following the making of each Loan and after giving effect to the application
of
the proceeds of the Loans, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Loan Parties,
at a fair valuation, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property
of
the Loan Parties will be greater than the amount that will be required to
pay
the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute
and
matured; (c) each Loan Party will be able to pay its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become
absolute and matured; and (d) each Loan Party will not have unreasonably
small
capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such
business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Closing
Date. Subject to Section 7.2 (last sentence), the provisions of this Section
5.21 shall not apply to DeVry Canada, LLC, DeVry Leasing Corp. and DeVry
Educational Products, Inc.
Β
5.22.
Pari-Passu
Obligations.
Β
The
Barbados Courts (or other applicable jurisdictions in the case of any Offshore
Subsidiary) will rank the obligations of GEI or any Offshore Subsidiary
Guarantor under the GEI Notes or the Offshore Subsidiary Guaranty at least
pari
passu
with all
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of GEI or such Offshore Subsidiary
Guarantor in the event such Person becomes insolvent or bankrupt and a
custodian, liquidator, trustee or receiver is appointed for the major part
of
the property of such entity.
Β
5.23.
Senior
Notes.
Prior
to the date hereof, DeVry has repaid in full all Senior Notes.
Β
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Β
ARTICLE
VI
Β
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other
Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of
Credit
shall remain outstanding, DeVry shall, and shall (except in the case of the
covenants set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.11) cause each Subsidiary
to:
Β
6.1.
Financial
Statements.
Β
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
Β
(a)
as
soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal
year of DeVry, a consolidated balance sheet of DeVry and its Subsidiaries
as at
the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income
or operations, shareholdersβ 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 an independent certified public
accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the
Required Lenders, 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; and
Β
(b)
as
soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each
of the
first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of DeVry, a consolidated
balance
sheet of DeVry and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter,
and
the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholdersβ
equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of DeVryβs
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 DeVry as fairly presenting the financial
condition, results of operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows of DeVry
and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end
audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
Β
As
to any
information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.2(d),
DeVry
shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause
(a) or
(b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation
of
DeVry to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a)
and
(b) above at the times specified therein.
Β
6.2.
Certificates;
Other Information.
Β
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
Β
(a)
concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
SectionΒ 6.1(a), a certificate of its independent certified public
accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making
the
examination necessary therefore no knowledge was obtained of any Default
under
the financial covenants set forth herein or, if any such Default shall exist,
stating the nature and status of such event;
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(b)
concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
SectionsΒ 6.1(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by
a Responsible Officer of DeVry;
Β
(c)
promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies
of
any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted
to
the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors)
of
DeVry by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books
of
DeVry or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
Β
(d)
promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy
or
financial statement or other report or communication of a financial nature
sent
to the stockholders of DeVry, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic
and
special reports and registration statements which DeVry may file or be required
to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant hereto; and
Β
(e)
promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or
corporate affairs of DeVry or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms
of
the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time
to
time reasonably request.
Β
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) or Section 6.2(d)
(to
the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with
the
SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed
to
have been delivered on the date (i) on which DeVry posts such documents,
or
provides a link thereto on DeVryβs website on the Internet at the website
address listed on Schedule 11.2; or (ii) on which such documents are posted
on
DeVryβs behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency 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) DeVry shall deliver paper copies of such documents
to
the Administrative Agent for any Lender that requests DeVry to deliver such
paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is
given
by the Administrative Agent and (ii) DeVry 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. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein, in every instance DeVry shall be required to provide
paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.2(b) to
the
Administrative Agent. Promptly upon receipt of any certificate or other
information pursuant to this Section 6.2, the Administrative Agent shall
furnish
a copy thereof to each Lender or post a copy thereof on IntraLinks/IntraAgency
or another relevant website for access thereto by each Lender.
Β
Each
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the
Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials
and/or
information provided by or on behalf of such Borrower hereunder (collectively,
βBorrower
Materialsβ)
by
posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic
system (the βPlatformβ)
and
(b) certain of the Lenders may be βpublic-sideβ Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do
not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to any Borrower
or its
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securities)
(each, a βPublic
Lenderβ).
Each
Borrower hereby agrees that so
long
as such 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 securitiesΒ (w)
all
Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders 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) by
marking Borrower Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrowers shall be deemed to have
authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material
non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their respective
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 Section
11.8);
(y)
all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ are permitted to be made available
through a portion of the Platform designated βPublic Investor;β and (z) the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower
Materials that are not marked βPUBLICβ as being suitable only for posting on a
portion of the Platform not designated βPublic Investor.β Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Borrower shall be under any obligation to xxxx any Borrower
Materials βPUBLIC.β
Β
6.3.
Notices.
Β
Promptly
notify the Administrative Agent:
Β
(a)
of
the occurrence of any Default;
Β
(b)
of
any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any
default under, a Contractual Obligation of DeVry or any Subsidiary; (ii)
any
dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between DeVry
or
any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement
of, or
any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting DeVry
or any
Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Laws;
Β
(c)
of
the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and
Β
(d)
of
any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices
by
DeVry or any Subsidiary
Β
Each
notice pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of
a
Responsible Officer of DeVry setting forth details of the occurrence referred
to
therein and stating what action DeVry has taken and proposes to take with
respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.3(a) shall describe with
particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan
Document that have been breached. Promptly upon receipt of any notice pursuant
to this Section 6.3, the Administrative Agent shall furnish a copy thereof
to
each Lender or post a copy thereof on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant
website for access thereto by each Lender.
Β
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Β
6.4.
Payment
of Obligations.Β
Pay
and
discharge as the same shall become due and payable all material taxes,
assessments and other material liabilities except as contested in good faith
and
by appropriate proceedings with respect to which reserves have been established
and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP, except where the failure
to
pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.5.
Preservation
of Existence, Etc.Β
Β
(a)
Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence
and
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except
in a
transaction permitted by Section 7.4 or 7.5 (other than Dormant Subsidiaries);
(b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits,
licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its
business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all
of its
registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the
non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Β
6.6.
Maintenance
of Properties.
Β
(a)
Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment
necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto
and
renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the
standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance
of its
facilities.
Β
6.7.
Maintenance
of Insurance.
Β
Maintain
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of
DeVry, 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 as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.
Β
6.8.
Compliance
with Laws.
Β
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
in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ,
injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, DeVry will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, comply with (i) all applicable Laws, the violation of which
would
terminate or materially impair the eligibility of DeVry or any Subsidiary
for
participation, if applicable, in student financial assistance programs under
Title IV, (ii) the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Β§ 1601 et seq., and
all other consumer credit laws applicable to DeVry or any Subsidiary in
connection with the advancing of student loans, except for such laws and
regulations the violation of which, in the aggregate, will not result in
the
assessment of penalties and damages claims against DeVry or any
Subsidiary
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which
could have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) all statutory and regulatory
requirements for authorization to provide post-secondary education in the
jurisdictions in which its educational facilities are located, except for
such
requirements the violation of which will not have a Material Adverse Effect,
and
(iv) if applicable, all requirements for continuing its accreditations from
the
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, except for such requirements
the violation of which will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Β
6.9.
Books
and Records.
Β
(a)
Maintain proper books of record and account, in which materially complete
and
accurate entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made
of
all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business
of
DeVry or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books
of
record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements
of
any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over DeVry or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Β
6.10.
Inspection
Rights.
Β
Permit
representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and
each
Lender (at their expense, so long as no Event of Default exists) 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 directors, officers, and independent
public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours
and as
often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to DeVry;
provided,
however,
that
when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or
any
of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any
of
the foregoing at the expense of DeVry at any time during normal business
hours
and without advance notice.
Β
6.11.
Use
of
Proceeds.
Β
Use
the
proceeds of the Credit Extensions to (i) finance working capital and capital
expenditures, (ii) support the issuance of standby letters of credit, (iii)
make
Restricted Payments to the extent permitted in Section 7.6, and (iv) for
other
general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan
Document (it being understood that proceeds of the Credit Extensions on or
about
the Original Closing Date were used to finance the Dominica Acquisition and
refinance then existing Indebtedness).
Β
6.12.
Additional
Guarantors.Β
Β
(a)
Cause
each U.S. Subsidiary (including any U.S. Subsidiary which converts from a
Dormant Subsidiary to a non-Dormant Subsidiary) to forthwith execute and
deliver
a U.S. Subsidiary Guaranty; and
Β
(b)
Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a Subsidiary
after the date hereof (such notice to specify whether such Subsidiary is
a U.S.
Subsidiary or an Offshore Subsidiary), and promptly thereafter (and in any
event
within 30 days), (i) if such Person is a U.S. Subsidiary (other than a Dormant
Subsidiary) cause such Person to become a U.S. Guarantor by executing and
delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of the U.S.
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Guaranty,
and (ii) if such Person is an Offshore Subsidiary, to the extent permitted
by
Law, cause such Person to become a Offshore Guarantor by executing and
delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Offshore Guaranty,
Β
Each
Guaranty executed pursuant to this Section 6.12 is to be accompanied by such
supporting documents of the types referred to in Section 4.1(a)(vi) and (vii)
and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among
other
things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of U.S.
Guaranty), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
Β
6.13.
Pledgors.
Β
(a)
Cause
each Subsidiary (whether now or hereafter existing) which owns any stock
(or
equity interest) in any Subsidiary (other than a Dormant Subsidiary of a
U.S.
Subsidiary) to be a party to the Pledge Agreement, and (b) pursuant to the
terms
of the Pledge Agreement, grant or cause to be granted to the Collateral Agent,
a
first priority perfected security interest in such stock (or equity interest),
subject to the following: (i) 100% of the stock of (or equity interest in)
each
U.S. Subsidiary shall secure all Senior Debt, (ii) 65% of the stock of (or
equity interest in) any first tier Offshore Subsidiary (or first tier Special
Non-U.S. Subsidiary formed pursuant to Section 7.14) shall secure the Senior
Debt, (iii) 100% of the stock of (or equity interest in) each Offshore
Subsidiary (and each Special Non-U.S. Subsidiary) shall secure the Senior
Debt
of GEI (but not the Senior Debt of DeVry), and (iv) the pledge of any stock
of
(or equity interest in) any Offshore Subsidiary shall only be required hereunder
to the extent permitted by Law. In the case of any Subsidiary created after
the
date hereof, DeVry shall cause the pledge of the stock (or equity interest)
to
be effected within 30 days of the date of creation.
Β
(b)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6.13 or any other provision
of
this Agreement to the contrary, it is understood that the capital stock of
or
equity interest in RUSOV (the βRUSOV Stockβ) shall not be required to be pledged
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, it being understood that at any time (whether
or not a Default or Event of Default then exists), the Required Lenders may
request that DeVry cause the RUSOV Stock to be pledged as security for the
Senior Debt of GEI, whereupon within 30 days of such request DeVry shall
(and
hereby agrees that it will) cause all of the RUSOV Stock to be pledged as
Offshore Stock (under and as defined in) the Pledge Agreement (such pledge
to be
accompanied by such documents and/or the taking of such action in connection
therewith, as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall require
pursuant to Section 6.15(c)).
Β
(c)
In
connection with the pledge of stock or equity interests pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement, DeVry agrees that it will from time to time upon request of the
Administrative Agent, at DeVryβs expense, deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Collateral Agent such pledge supplements, share certificates, stock powers,
opinions of counsel, and other documents, and take or cause to be taken such
other action (including the action identified in Schedule 5.20, the filing
of
documents, and the payment of taxes and charges) as the Administrative Agent
or
Collateral Agent shall request.
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6.14.
Post Closing Items.
Β
At
any
time after the Third Amendment Closing Date, upon request of the Administrative
Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent (at DeVryβs expense) opinions of
local counsel in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and St.
Lucia with respect to the Loan Parties which are Offshore Subsidiaries, such
opinions to (i) address such matters as the Administrative Agent may request
(including, without limitation, the matters set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2,
5.3,
5.4, 5.19 and 5.20 and the payment of taxes and completion of Collateral
filings) and (ii) be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
Β
ARTICLE
VII
Β
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Β
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall
remain outstanding, DeVry shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly:
Β
7.1.
Liens.
Β
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:
Β
(a)
Liens
in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;
Β
(b)
Liens
existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.1 and any renewals or
extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby is not increased
and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby
is
permitted by Section 7.3(b);
Β
(c)
Liens
for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance
with
GAAP;
Β
(d)
carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or other like
Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for
a
period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and
by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
Β
(e)
pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with
workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
Β
(f)
deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other
than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds
related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations
of
a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(g)
easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting
real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and
which
do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject
thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business
of the
applicable Person;
Β
(h)
Liens
securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of
Default
under Section 8.1(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to
such
judgments;
Β
(i)
Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3(e); provided that (i) such
Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed
by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed
the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being
acquired on the date of acquisition; and
Β
(j)
Liens
on bank accounts of DeVry established pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx Loan Program
securing obligations of DeVry to pay fees and repurchase Xxxxxxxx Loans in
certain instances.
Β
7.2.
Investments.
Β
Make
any
Investments, except:
Β
(a)
Investments held by DeVry or such Subsidiary in the form of cash equivalents
or
short-term marketable debt securities;
Β
(b)
advances to officers, directors and employees of DeVry and Subsidiaries in
an
aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel,
entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
Β
(c)
Investments of DeVry in any U.S. Guarantor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary
and Investments of any U.S. Guarantor in DeVry or in another U.S. Guarantor
which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary;
Β
(d)
Investments by GEI or any Offshore Subsidiary in GEI or any Offshore Subsidiary
or in DeVry or any wholly owned U.S. Guarantor;
Β
(e)
Investments made on the Original Closing Date in connection with the
Reorganization;
Β
(f)
Investments by DeVry or any U.S. Guarantor in GEI or any Offshore Guarantor;
provided,
however,
that
such Investments to the extent made after the Reorganization shall not at
any
time exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Worth;
Β
(g)
Investments in Xxxxxxxx Loans, provided,
however,
that
such Investments shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any one time;
Β
(h)
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 to the extent
reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
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(i)
Guarantees permitted by Section 7.3;
Β
(j)
the
Dominica Acquisition;
Β
(k)
Permitted Acquisitions; and
Β
(l)
other
Investments not exceeding $50,000,000 in the aggregate;
Β
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall DeVry or any Subsidiary make any Investment
after the Original Closing Date in DeVry Leasing Corp. or DeVry Educational
Products, Inc. unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received
from each such Subsidiary a solvency certificate in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Β
7.3.
Indebtedness.
Β
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
Β
(a)
Indebtedness comprising the Senior Debt;
Β
(b)
Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.3 and
any
refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the
amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable
premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably
incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any
existing commitments unutilized thereunder;
Β
(c)
Guarantees of DeVry or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise
permitted hereunder of DeVry or any wholly-owned Subsidiary;
Β
(d)
Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of DeVry or any Subsidiary existing
or
arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or
were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for
the
purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments,
investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person,
or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for
purposes of speculation or taking a βmarket view;β and (ii) such Swap Contract
does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from
its
obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting
party;
Β
(e)
Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and
purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations
set forth in Section 7.1(i); provided,
however,
that
the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding
shall
not exceed $50,000,000; and
Β
(f)
Unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$30,000,000 at any time outstanding.
Β
7.4.
Fundamental
Changes.Β
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Xxxxx,
xxxxxxxx, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or, except
as
permitted under Section 7.5, 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, except that, so
long
as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
Β
(a)
any
U.S. Subsidiary may merge with (i) DeVry, provided that DeVry shall be the
continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other U.S. Subsidiaries,
provided that when any U.S. Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary,
a U.S.
Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
Β
(b)
any
Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise) to DeVry or to another Subsidiary; provided that
if
the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee
must
either be DeVry or a U.S. Guarantor;
Β
(c)
any
Offshore Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets
(upon
voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to DeVry or to a U.S. Guarantor wholly-owned
Subsidiary or to GEI or to an Offshore Guarantor;
Β
(d)
any
Offshore Subsidiary may (i) merge with GEI, provided that GEI shall be the
continuing or surviving person and (ii) merge with any one or more Offshore
Subsidiaries, provided that when any Offshore Guarantor is merging with another
Offshore Subsidiary, an Offshore Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving
person;
Β
(e)
Dispositions on the Original Closing Date in connection with the Reorganization;
and
Β
(f)
Dormant Subsidiaries may be dissolved.
Β
7.5.
Dispositions.
Β
Make
any
Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition,
except:
Β
(a)
Dispositions of obsolete or worn out or excess property, whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(b)
Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
Β
(c)
Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property
is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement
property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly
applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
Β
(d)
Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to DeVry or to a wholly-owned
Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a U.S.
Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be DeVry or a U.S. Guarantor;
Β
(e)
Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(b), (c), (d) or (e);
Β
(f)
Non-exclusive licenses of IP Rights (i) in the ordinary course of business
and
substantially consistent with past practice for terms not exceeding five
years,
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or
(ii)
by any Subsidiary to DeVry or any other Subsidiary;
Β
(g)
Dispositions of Xxxxxxxx Loans in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Loan Program;
and
Β
(h)
Dispositions by DeVry and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under
this
Section 7.5; provided
that (i)
at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from
such Disposition, (ii) the aggregate net book value of all property Disposed
of
in reliance on this clause (h) from the Third Amendment Closing Date shall
not
exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate, and (iii) immediately before and after
giving effect to such Disposition, the financial tests set forth in Section
7.15, determined on a pro forma basis, shall not exceed the limits specified
in
Section 7.15;
Β
provided,
however,
that
any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c), (f)(i) and (h) shall be
for
fair market value.
Β
7.6.
Restricted
Payments.
Β
Declare
or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:
Β
(a)
Each
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to DeVry and to wholly-owned
Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned
Subsidiary, to DeVry and any Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital
stock
or other equity interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on
their
relative ownership interests);
Β
(b)
DeVry
and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity
interests of such Person;
Β
(c)
DeVry
and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its
common stock or other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire
any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent
issue of new shares of its common stock or other common equity interests;
and
Β
(d)
DeVry
may make Restricted Payments in any fiscal year, provided that immediately
before and after giving effect thereto (i) the aggregate of all Restricted
Payments made in such fiscal year shall not exceed Consolidated EBITDA for
such
fiscal year plus the amount, if any, by which Consolidated EBITDA for the
immediately preceding fiscal year exceeded the aggregate of all Restricted
Payments made in such prior fiscal year, (ii) DeVry shall be in compliance with
the financial tests set forth in Section 7.15, and (iii) no Default or Event
of
Default shall have occurred or be continuing.
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7.7.
Change in Nature of Business.
Β
Engage
in
any material line of business substantially different from those lines of
business conducted by DeVry and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any
business substantially related or incidental thereto.
Β
7.8.
Transactions
with Affiliates.
Β
Enter
into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate (other than a Subsidiary)
of
DeVry, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair
and
reasonable terms substantially as favorable to DeVry or such Subsidiary as
would
be obtainable by DeVry or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable armβs
length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
Β
7.9.
Burdensome
Agreements.
Β
Enter
into any Contractual Obligation that;
Β
(a)
limits the ability of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to DeVry
or any
U.S. Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to DeVry or any Guarantor;
Β
(b)
limits the ability of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of DeVry
or
GEI;
Β
(c)
limits the ability of DeVry or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or
suffer
to exist Liens on property of such Person (it being understood that this
clause
(c) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor
of any
holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3(e) solely to the extent
any
such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of
such
Indebtedness); or
Β
(d)
requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a
Lien is
granted to secure another obligation of such Person.
Β
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.9 shall not apply to this
Agreement or any Specified Swap Contract, and further provided that subsection
7.9(c) shall not apply to the Xxxxxxxx Loans.
Β
7.10.
Use
of
Proceeds.
Β
Use
the
proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether
immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness
originally incurred for such purpose.
Β
7.11.
Dominica
Purchase Agreement.
Β
Amend
or
modify the Dominica Purchase Agreement in any manner adverse to the
Lenders.
Β
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7.12.
Sale and Leaseback.
Β
Enter
into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person (other than
a
Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) whereby it shall sell or transfer
any
property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property
which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as
the
property being sold or transferred (a βSale
and Leasebackβ);
provided
that
DeVry or any Subsidiary may enter into any such transaction to the extent
that
the aggregate obligation of DeVry and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed
$50,000,000.
Β
7.13.
ERISA.Β
Β
(a)
Become, nor permit an ERISA Affiliate to become, a party to, participate
in or
have any liability with respect to a Pension Plan or any other plan subject
to
Section 412 of the Code; or
Β
(b)
Incur, nor permit an ERISA Affiliate to incur, any withdrawal liabilities
(or
become subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under Section 4201,
4204 or
4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan.
Β
7.14.
Subsidiaries.Β
Β
Create
or
permit to exist any Subsidiary other than an Offshore Subsidiary or a U.S.
Subsidiary; provided,
however,
that
DeVry may create a Subsidiary organized outside the laws of the United States
or
any political subdivision thereof (a "Special Non-U.S. Subsidiary") so long
as
each of the following conditions is satisfied:
Β
(a)
The
stock of (or equity interest in) such Subsidiary shall be pledged to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.13.
Β
(b)
Such
Subsidiary shall execute and delivery an Offshore Subsidiary Guaranty (but
modified to reflect that such Subsidiary is not a Subsidiary of
GEI);
Β
(c)
The
foregoing pledge and guaranty shall be accompanied by such other assurances,
certificates, documents, consents and/or opinions as the Administrative Agent
shall reasonably request; and
Β
(d)
Any
Investment (direct or indirect) of DeVry in such Subsidiary shall comply
with
the limitations set forth in Section 7.2(f).
Β
7.15.
Financial
Covenants.
Β
(a)
Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal
quarter
of DeVry to be less than 1.50:1.0.
Β
(b)
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio.
Permit
the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters to exceed 3.00:1.
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(c)
Composite
DOE Financial Responsibility Ratio.
Permit
the βDOE Ratioβ to be less than 1.50:1 as of the end of any fiscal year of
DeVry; provided that, if a Permitted Acquisition that has total consideration
that exceeds $50,000,000 causes the DOE Ratio as of the end of the fiscal
year
in which that Permitted Acquisition occurred to be less than 1.50:1, than
DeVry
will not permit the DOE Ratio as of the end of that fiscal year to be less
than
1.25:1.
Β
ARTICLE
VIII
Β
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Β
8.1.
Events
of Default.
Β
Any
of
the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
Β
(a)
Non-Payment.
DeVry
or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid
herein,
and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan
or
any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three Business Days after the same becomes
due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any commitment
or
other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five Business Days after the same
becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document; or
Β
(b)
Specific
Covenants.
DeVry
fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in
any of
Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 or Article VII; or
Β
(c)
Other
Defaults.
Any
Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not
specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document
on its
part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days;
or
Β
(d)
Representations
and Warranties.
Any
representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed
made
by or on behalf of DeVry or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan
Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith
shall
be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made;
or
Β
(e)
Cross-Default.
(i)
DeVry or any Loan Party (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise)
in
respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder
and
Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount
(including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing
to
all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more
than
the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement
or
condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in
any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any
other
event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to
permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or
beneficiaries of such Guarantee (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 be demanded or 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,
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or
such
Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be
demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination
Date
(as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default
under
such Swap Contract as to which DeVry or any Loan Party is the Defaulting
Party
(as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined)
under such Swap Contract as to which DeVry or any Subsidiary is an Affected
Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed
by
DeVry or such Loan Party as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold
Amount; or
Β
(f)
Insolvency
Proceedings, Etc.
Any
Loan Party 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 or similar officer for it or for all
or
any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian,
conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without
the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues
undischarged or unstayed for 60 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 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered
in any such proceeding; or
Β
(g)
Inability
to Pay Debts; Attachment.
(i)
DeVry or any Loan Party becomes unable or admits in writing its inability
or
fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) 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 any such Person and is not released,
vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
Β
(h)
Judgments.
There
is entered against DeVry or any Loan Party (i) 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
does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments
that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement
proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or
(B)
there is a period of 10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement
of
such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;
or
Β
(i)
Invalidity
of Loan Documents.
Any
Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason
other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all
the
Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or
any
other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any
Loan
Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or
obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind
any Loan Document; or
Β
(j)
Collateral.
Any
security interest created by the Pledge Documents shall cease to be, or shall
be
asserted by DeVry or any other Loan Party not to be, a valid, perfected,
first
priority (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and the
Pledge Documents) security interest in the securities, assets or properties
covered thereby; or
Β
(k)
Change
of Control.
There
occurs any Change of Control with respect to DeVry.
Β
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8.2.
Remedies Upon Event of Default.
Β
If
any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall,
at
the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any
or
all of the following actions:
Β
(a)
declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of
the
L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such
commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
Β
(b)
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 each Borrower;
Β
(c)
require that DeVry Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal
to
the then Outstanding Amount thereof by furnishing cash collateral to the
Collateral Agent for pledge under the Pledge Agreement); and
Β
(d)
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;
Β
provided,
however,
that
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in SectionΒ 8.1(f) or
8.1(g), the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of
the
L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions 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, and the
obligation of DeVry to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid
shall
automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Β
8.3.
Application
of Funds.
Β
After
the
exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.2 (or after the Loans have
automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations
have
automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the
proviso to Section 8.2), any amounts received on account of the Obligations
(including any distribution by the Collateral Agent to the Administrative
Agent
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement) shall be applied by the Administrative
Agent
in the following order (but subject to the provisions of the Pledge Agreement,
including Section 10 thereof, which shall control in the event of a conflict
with the terms of this Agreement).
Β
First,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,
expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable
under
Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as
such;
Β
Second,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities
and
other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders
(including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III), ratably
among
them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable
to
them;
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Β
Β
Third,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in
proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable
to
them;
Β
Fourth,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting (i) unpaid principal
of the Loans and L/C Borrowings or (ii) Swap Termination Values under any
Specified Swap Contract (to the extent such Specified Swap Contract shall
have
been terminated and as to which the Agent shall have received notice of such
termination and the Swap Termination Value thereof), all ratably among the
Lenders (and in the case of Related Swap Contracts, any Affiliate of a Lender)
in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held
by
them;
Β
Fifth,
to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to be held by
it to
satisfy that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn
amount of Letters of Credit; and
Β
Last,
the
balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid
in
full, to the applicable Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Β
Subject
to Section 2.3(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn
amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied
to
satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount
remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either
been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the
other
Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. Β
Β
ARTICLE
IX
Β
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Β
9.1.
Appointment
and Authorization of Administrative Agent.
Β
(a)
Each
Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement
and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such
duties
as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein
or in
any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties
or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the
Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship
with
any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence,
the use of the term βagentβ herein and in the other Loan Documents with
reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary
or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of
any
applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom,
and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship
between
independent contracting parties.
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Β
(b)
The
L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters
of
Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer
shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i)Β provided to the
Administrative Agent in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or
omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit
issued
by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements
for
letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the
term
βAdministrative Agentβ as used in this Article IX and in the definition of
βAgent-Related Personβ included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (ii)Β as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C
Issuer.
Β
9.2.
Delegation
of Duties.
Β
The
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact
and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent
shall
not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or
attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
Β
9.3.
Liability
of Administrative Agent.
Β
No
Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted
to be
taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own
gross
negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly
set
forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant
for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party
or
any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in
any
certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided
for in,
or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any
Loan
Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related
Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain
or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements
contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or to
inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate
thereof.
Β
9.4.
Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
Β
(a)
The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected
in
relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation,
notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex
or
telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,
sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and
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statements
of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants
and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent
shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under
any
Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of
the
Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall
first
be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability
and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing
to
take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully
protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required
Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby
in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act
pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.
Β
(b)
For
purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section
4.1
and 11.1, 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 Original Closing Date or Third Amendment
Closing Date (as applicable) specifying its objection thereto.
Β
9.5.
Notice
of Default.
Β
The
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment
of
principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
written notice from a Lender or a Borrower referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default and stating that such notice is a βnotice of default.β
The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such
notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such
Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article
VIII; provided,
however,
that
unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction,
the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action,
or
refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall
deem
advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
Β
9.6.
Credit
Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent.
Β
Each
Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation
or
warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken,
including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the
affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to
constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to
any
Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed
material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to the
Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon
any
Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition
and
creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and
all
applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement
and
to extend credit to the Borrowers and the other Loan
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Parties
hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without
reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action
under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations
as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers
and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents
expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent
herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility
to
provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or
creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective
Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related
Person.
Β
9.7.
Indemnification
of Administrative Agent.
Β
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders
shall
indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed
by
or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any
Loan
Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from
and
against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any
portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined in a final,
nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from such Agent-Related Personβs own gross negligence or willful misconduct;
provided,
however,
that no
action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders shall
be
deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes
of this
Section 9.7. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse
the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or
out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative
Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document
contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative
Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrowers.
The
undertaking in this Section 9.7 shall survive termination of the Aggregate
Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of
the
Administrative Agent.
Β
9.8.
Administrative
Agent in its Individual Capacity.
Β
Bank
of
America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for
the
account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally
engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or
other
business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as
though
Bank of America were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder
and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge
that,
pursuant to such activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates may receive
information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information
that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan
Party
or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be
under
no obligation to provide such information to them. With
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respect
to its Loans, Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers under
this
Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as
though
it were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, and the terms βLenderβ
and βLendersβ include Bank of America in its individual capacity.
Β
9.9.
Successor
Administrative Agent.
Β
The
Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 45 daysβ notice to
the Lenders; provided that any such resignation by Bank of America shall
also
constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If the
Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall
appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders,
which successor administrative agent shall be consented to by DeVry at all
times
other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of
DeVry
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor administrative
agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting
with the Lenders and DeVry, a successor administrative agent from among the
Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor administrative
agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor administrative agent
shall
succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative
Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender and the respective terms βAdministrative
Agent,β βL/C Issuerβ and βSwing Line Lenderβ shall mean such successor
administrative agent, Letter of Credit issuer and swing line lender, and
the
retiring Administrative Agentβs appointment, powers and duties as Administrative
Agent shall be terminated and the retiring L/C Issuerβs and Swing Line Lenderβs
rights, powers and duties as such shall be terminated, without any other
or
further act or deed on the part of such retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line
Lender
or any other Lender, other than the obligation of the successor L/C Issuer
to
issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any,
outstanding at the time of such succession or to make other arrangements
satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations
of
the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any
retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent,
the provisions of this Article IX and SectionsΒ 11.4 and 11.5 shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it
was
Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative
agent
has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date which is 30
days
following a retiring Administrative Agentβs notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agentβs resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective
and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
agent as provided for above.
Β
9.10.
Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
Β
In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective
of
whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation 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 DeVry) shall
be
entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise
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(a)
to
file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest
owing
and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations 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 2.3(i) and (j), 2.9 and 11.4) allowed
in
such judicial proceeding; and
Β
(b)
to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same;
Β
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, in the event
that
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 2.9 and 11.4.
Β
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 or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote
in
respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
Β
9.11.
Collateral
and Guaranty Matters.
Β
The
Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and
in its
discretion,
Β
(a)
to
release or authorize the release of any Lien (if any) on any property granted
to
or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan
Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in
full
of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and
the
expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (ii) that comprises an
Asset
Sale consented to by the Required Lenders or that is sold or to be sold as
part
of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other
Loan
Document, or (iii) subject to Section 11.1, if approved, authorized or ratified
in writing by the Required Lenders; and
Β
(b)
to
release any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty if such Person
ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted
hereunder.
Β
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 Section
9.11.
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Β Β Β Β Β
Β 9.12.
Other
Agents; Arrangers
and Managers.
Β
None
of
the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages
of
this Agreement as a βsyndication agent,β βdocumentation agent,β βco-agent,β
βbook manager,β βlead manager,β βarranger,β βlead arrangerβ or βco-arrangerβ
shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty
under
this Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable
to all
Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other
Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship
with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will
not
rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to
enter
into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
Β
ARTICLE
X
Β
CONTINUING
GUARANTY
Β
10.1.
Guaranty.
Β
DeVry
hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees, as a guarantee of payment
and
not merely as a guarantee of collection, prompt payment when due, whether
at
stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter,
of
any and all Obligations of GEI (including all renewals, extensions and
modifications thereof and all costs, attorneysβ fees and expenses incurred by
the Lenders in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof)
(collectively, the βGuaranteed Obligationsβ). The books and records of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders showing the amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding,
and
shall be binding upon DeVry and conclusive, absent manifest error, for the
purpose of establishing the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations. This guaranty
shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any
Guaranteed Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability,
perfection, or extent of any collateral therefore, or by any fact or
circumstance relating to the Guaranteed Obligations which might otherwise
constitute a defense to the obligations of DeVry hereunder.
Β
10.2.
No
Termination.
Β
The
obligations of DeVry under this Article X constitute a continuing and
irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing
and
shall remain in full force and effect until all Guaranteed Obligations and
any
other amounts payable under this Article X are indefeasibly paid and performed
in full and the Commitments of the Lenders with respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations are terminated.
Β
10.3.
Waiver
of Notices.Β
Β
DeVry
waives notice of the extension or continuation of the Guaranteed Obligations
or
any part thereof. DeVry further waives presentment, protest, notice, dishonor
or
default, demand for payment and any other notices to which DeVry might otherwise
be entitled.
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10.4.
Subrogation.
Β
DeVry
shall exercise no right of subrogation, contribution or similar rights with
respect to any payments it makes in respect of this guaranty until all of
the
Guaranteed Obligations and any amounts payable under this Article X are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Commitments of the Lenders
are
terminated. If any amounts are paid to DeVry in violation of the foregoing
limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the
Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Lenders to reduce the amount of
the
Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
Β
10.5.
Waiver
of Suretyship Defenses.Β
Β
DeVry
agrees that the Administrative Agent and Lenders may, at any time and from
time
to time, and without notice to DeVry, make any agreement with GEI or with
any
other person or entity liable on any of the Guaranteed Obligations or providing
collateral as security for the Guaranteed Obligations, for the extension,
renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release of the Guaranteed Obligations
or any collateral (in whole or in part), or for any modification or amendment
of
the terms thereof or of any instrument or agreement evidencing the Guaranteed
Obligations or the provision of collateral, all without in any way impairing,
releasing, discharging or otherwise affecting the obligations of DeVry under
this Article X. DeVry waives any defense arising by reason of any disability
or
other defense of GEI or any other Loan Party, or the cessation from any cause
whatsoever of the liability of GEI, or any claim that DeVryβs obligations exceed
or are more burdensome than those of GEI and waives the benefit of any statute
of limitations affecting the liability of the Administrative Agent or DeVry
hereunder. DeVry waives any right to enforce any remedy which the Administrative
Agent or Lenders now have or may hereafter have against GEI and waives any
benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter
held by
the Lenders. Further, DeVry consents to the taking of, or failure to take,
any
action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of DeVry
under
this Article X or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge
of
DeVry.
Β
10.6.
Exhaustion
of Other Remedies Not Required.
Β
The
obligations of DeVry in respect of this guaranty are those of primary obligor,
and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations.
DeVry waives diligence by the Lenders and action on delinquency in respect
of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, including, without limitation
any provisions of law requiring the Lenders to exhaust any right or remedy
or to
take any action against GEI, or any other person, entity or property before
enforcing this guaranty against DeVry.
Β
10.7.
Reinstatement.
Β
Notwithstanding
anything in this Article X to the contrary, the obligations of DeVry under
this
Article X shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be,
if at any time any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is
revoked, terminated, rescinded or reduced or must otherwise be restored or
returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of GEI or any
other
person or entity or otherwise, as if such payment had not been made and whether
or not the Lenders is in possession of or has released DeVry from the
obligations of this Article X and regardless of any prior revocation,
rescission, termination or reduction.
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Β
Β
10.8.
Subordination.
Β
DeVry
hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of GEI
owing
to DeVry, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited
to any obligation of GEI to DeVry as subrogee of the Lenders or resulting
from
DeVryβs performance under this Article X, to the indefeasible payment in full of
all Guaranteed Obligations. If the Lenders so request, any such obligation
or
indebtedness of GEI to DeVry shall be enforced and performance received by
DeVry
as trustee for the Lenders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to
the
Lenders on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without reducing or
affecting in any manner the liability of DeVry under this Article
X.
Β
10.9.
Stay
of Acceleration.
Β
In
the
event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations is stayed, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization
of GEI
or any other person or entity, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless
be payable by DeVry immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent or
the
Required Lenders.
Β
10.10.
Condition
of GEI.
Β
DeVry
acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has
adequate means of, obtaining from GEI such information concerning the financial
condition, business and operations of GEI as DeVry requires, and that neither
the Administrative Agent nor the Lenders have any duty, and DeVry is not
relying
on the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time, to disclose to DeVry
any
information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of
GEI.
Β
ARTICLE
XI
Β
MISCELLANEOUS
Β
11.1.
Amendments,
Etc.Β
Β
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent to any departure by DeVry or any other Loan Party
therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders
and DeVry or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged
by
the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided,
however,
that no
such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
Β
(a)
except as provided in Section 4.1, waive any condition set forth in Section
4.1(a), without the written consent of each Lender;
Β
(b)
extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment
terminated pursuant to Section 8.2), without the written consent of such
Lender;
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(c)
postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for
any
payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or
other
amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby;
Β
(d)
reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any
Loan
or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this
Section 11.1) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other
Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby; provided,
however,
that
only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend
the
definition of βDefault Rateβ or to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay
interest at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder
(or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would
be
to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce
any fee
payable hereunder;
Β
(e)
change Section 2.13 or Section 8.3 in a manner that would alter the pro rata
sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each
Lender;
Β
(f)
change any provision of this Section or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ or
any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders
required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make
any
determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent
of
each Lender;
Β
(g)
except for releases pursuant to SectionΒ 9.11(b), release any Guarantor from
any Guaranty to the extent that the assets or revenues of such Guarantor
(together with the assets or revenues of all other Guarantors then or
theretofore released hereunder) represent all or a substantial part of the
consolidated assets or consolidated revenues of DeVry, without the written
consent of each Lender; or
Β
(h)
release or authorize the release of all or any substantial portion of the
Collateral under the Pledge Agreement without the written consent of each
Lender, it being understood that to the extent that Collateral comprises
assets
which are permitted to be sold pursuant to Section 7.5 such Collateral may
be
released without the consent of any of the Lenders;
Β
and,
provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless
in
writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required
above,
affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such under
this
Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit
issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall,
unless
in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders
required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender in its
capacity as such under this Agreement; (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 the Administrative
Agent in its capacity as such under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
and (iv) the Original Fee Letter or the Third Amendment Fee Letter (as
applicable) may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in
a
writing executed only by the parties thereto directly affected thereby.
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11.2. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
Β
(a)
Notices
Generally.
Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be
given
by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (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:
Β
(i)
if to
a Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender,
to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number
specified for such Person on Schedule 11.2; and
Β
(ii)
if
to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Β
Notices
sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered
mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices 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 delivered through electronic communications to the extent
provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such
subsection (b).
Β
(b)
Electronic
Communications.
Notices
and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may
be
delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e mail 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 or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the
L/C
Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is
incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.
The Administrative Agent or DeVry 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.
Β
Unless
the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) 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) 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) of notification that such notice or communication
is
available and identifying the website address therefore.
Β
(c)
The
Platform.
THE
PLATFORM IS PROVIDED βAS ISβ AND βAS AVAILABLE.β THE AGENT-RELATED PERSONS DO
NOT WARRANT THE
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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 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-RELATED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE
PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Agent Related
Persons have any liability to either Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer
or any
other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any
kind
(whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of either Borrowerβs or the
Administrative Agentβs transmission of Borrower Materials 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-Related Person; provided, however, that in no event shall any
Agent-Related Person have any liability to either Borrower, any Lender, the
L/C
Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential
or
punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
Β
(d)
Change
of Address, Etc.
Each of
the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line
Lender 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 DeVry, the Administrative Agent,
the
L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to
notify
the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative
Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number,
telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other
communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such
Lender.
Β
(e)
Reliance
by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.
The
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to
rely
and act upon any notices (including telephonic Revolving Loan Notices and
Swing
Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of either Borrower even
if
(i) 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) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any
confirmation thereof. DeVry shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the
L/C
Issuer, 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 either 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.
Β
11.3.
No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
Β
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
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise
of
any right, remedy, power or privilege
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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 are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies,
powers
and privileges provided by law.
Β
11.4.
Attorney
Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
Β
DeVry
agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation
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 hereby or thereby are
consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to
pay or
reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or
preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any βworkoutβ
or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding,
including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney
Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing,
recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related
thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent
and, solely in connection with a βworkoutβ, the cost of independent public
accountants and other nonlegal outside experts retained by the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lenders. All amounts due under this Section 11.4 shall
be
payable within ten Business Days after demand therefore. The agreements in
this
Section 11.4 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and
repayment of all other Obligations.
Β
11.5.
Indemnification
by the Borrowers.
Β
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Borrower
shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their
respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and
attorneys-in-fact (collectively the βIndemniteesβ)
from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements
(including Attorney Costs) 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) 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) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use or
proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C
Issuer
to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents
presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the
terms
of such Letter of Credit), (c) any actual or alleged presence or release
of
Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or
operated by DeVry, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental
Liability related in any way to DeVry, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party,
or (d) 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
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pending
or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless
of
whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all 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 are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
by
final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for
any
damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials
obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems
in
connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability
for
any 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 Original Closing Date). All amounts
due
under this Section 11.5 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand
therefore. The agreements in this Section 11.5 shall survive the resignation
of
the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination
of the
Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all
the
other Obligations.
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11.6.
Payments Set Aside.
Β
To
the
extent that any payment by or on behalf of either Borrower is made to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender
exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such
set-off
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) 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 set-off had not occurred, and (b) each
Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable
share 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 applicable Overnight Rate from time
to
time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or
payment..
Β
11.7.
Successors
and Assigns.
Β
(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 neither Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights
or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender
and no
Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (b) of this Section 11.7, (ii) by way of participation in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 11.7, or
(iii)
by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the
restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section 11.7 (and any other attempted
assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing
in
this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any
Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of
this
Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees)
any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement.
Β
(b)
Any
Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a
portion
of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion
of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection
(b),
participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing
to
it); provided
that:
Β
(i)
except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender's Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in
the
case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which
for
this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) 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 or, if βTrade Dateβ
is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall
not
be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative
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Agent
and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, DeVry
otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed);
Β
(ii)
each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part
of all
the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect
to the Obligations or the Commitments assigned (i.e., the same proportionate
assignment by a Lender of the Obligations owing to it by DeVry and GEI,
respectfully), except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in
respect
of Swing Line Loans;
Β
(iii)
any
assignment of a Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent,
the L/C
Issuer and the Swing Line Lender unless the Person that is the proposed assignee
is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise
qualify
as an Eligible Assignee);
Β
(iv)
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 (it being understood that pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption
Agreement the assignee shall be bound by the terms of the Pledge Agreement);
and
Β
(v)
No
such assignment shall be made to any Person that, on the effective date of
such
assignment, through its Lending Offices, is not capable of lending the
applicable Alternative Currencies to the relevant Borrowers without the
imposition of any additional Taxes.
Β
Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant
to
subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified
in
each Assignment and Assumption, 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 the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the
interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations
under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 11.4 and 11.5 with
respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date
of such
assignment). Upon request, the applicable 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 subsection 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
subsection (d) of this Section.
Β
(c)
The
Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrowers, shall maintain at the Administrative Agentβs Office a copy of each
Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation
of
the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal
amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to
the
terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders
may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to
the
terms
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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 Borrowers
and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice.
Β
(d)
Any
Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrowers
or
the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a
natural person or DeVry or any of DeVryβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a
βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations
under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or
the
Loans (including such Lenderβs participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing
Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i)Β such Lender's obligations under
this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii)Β such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations
and (iii)Β the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
with
such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement
or
instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide
that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and
to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such
Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.1
that
directly affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section,
each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits
of
Sections 3.1, 3.4 and 3.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.
To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to
the
benefits of SectionΒ 11.9 as though it were a Lender, provided such
Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a
Lender.
Β
(e)
A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section
3.1 or 3.4 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive
with
respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of
the
participation to such Participant is made with such Borrower's prior written
consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender
shall
not be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 3.1 unless such Borrower is
notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of such Borrower, to comply with Section 11.15 as
though
it were a Lender.
Β
(f)
Any
Lender may 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.
Β
(g)
As
used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
Β
βEligible
Assigneeβ
means
(a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d)
any
other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and (ii) unless an Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, DeVry (each such approval not to
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the
foregoing,
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βEligible
Assigneeβ shall not include DeVry or any of DeVryβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries
any Person which cannot make the representations in Section
11.15(a).
Β
βFundβ
means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in
making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
Β
βApproved
Fundβ
means
any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate
of a
Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or
manages
a Lender.
Β
(h)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, 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 Section 11.7, (i)
no such
pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under
the
Loan Documents and (ii) 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.
Β
(i)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time
Bank
of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection
11.7(b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 daysβ notice to DeVry and the
Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 daysβ notice to DeVry, resign
as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer
or
Swing Line Lender, DeVry shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders
a
successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided,
however,
that no
failure by DeVry to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation
of
Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If
Bank
of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations
of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding
as
of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations
with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make
Base
Rate Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts
pursuant to Section 2.3(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender,
it
shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder
with
respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective
date
of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base
Rate Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line
Loans
pursuant to Section 2.4(c).
Β
(j)
The
words βexecution,β βsigned,β βsignature,β and words of like import in any
Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures
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.
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11.8.
Confidentiality.
Β
Each
of
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality
of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed
(a)Β to its and its Affiliates' directors, officers, employees and agents,
including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood
that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the
confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential); (b)Β to the extent requested by any regulatory authority;
(c)Β to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Agreement;
(e)
in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action
or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder;
(f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same
as
those of this Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in,
or any
prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual
counterparty or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's
or
prospective counterparty's professional advisor) to any credit derivative
transaction relating to obligations of the Loan Parties; (g) with the consent
of
DeVry; (h)Β to the extent such Information (i)Β becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or
(ii)Β becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than DeVry; or (i) to the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization.
In
addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence
of
this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors,
similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers
to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration
and
management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments,
and the
Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section, βInformationβ means all
information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or its
business, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to
disclosure by any Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received
from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified
in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to
maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall
be
considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information.
Β
11.9.
Set-off.
Β
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
is
authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to DeVry
or
any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by DeVry (on its own behalf
and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by law,
to set
off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any
time
owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective
Loan
Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or
under
any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether
or
not the Administrative Agent or such Lender 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.
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Β
Each
Lender agrees promptly to notify DeVry and the Administrative Agent after
any
such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and application.
Β
11.10.
Interest
Rate Limitation.
Β
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 the
Administrative 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 applicable
Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or
received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate,
such
Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any
payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than
interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and
(c)
amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total
amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations
hereunder.
Β
11.11.
Counterparts.
Β
This
Agreement 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.
Β
11.12.
Integration.
Β
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
Administrative Agent 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.
Β
11.13.
Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
Β
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
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long
as
any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied
or
any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Β
11.14.
Severability.
Β
If
any
provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, (a) 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) 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. The invalidity of a
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Β
11.15.
Tax
Forms.
Β
(a)
(i)
Each Lender that is not a βUnited States personβ within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code (a βForeign Lenderβ) shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent, the date on which the first payment to such Lender is due hereunder
(or
upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed
copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or any successor thereto (relating to such
Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from withholding tax on all
payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this
Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments
to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement)
or such other evidence satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from U.S. withholding
tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter
and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly submit
to the
Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of
one of
such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time
by the
relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under
then
current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as
is
satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of any available
exemption from United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments
to be
made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement,
(B)
promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which
would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption, and (C) take such steps
as
shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment
of
such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation
of
its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that the
Borrowers make any deduction or withholding for Taxes from amounts payable
to
such Foreign Lender.
Β
(ii)Β Each
Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own
account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender
under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical
participation by such Lender), shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
on the
date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect
to
any portion of any such sums
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paid
or
payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination
of the
Administrative Agent (in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (A)
two
duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided
by such Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums
paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account
that
is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed
copies
of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information
such Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate
or
statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Lender
is
not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums
payable to such Lender.
Β
(iii)Β Neither
Borrower shall be required to pay any additional amount to any Foreign Lender
under Section 3.1 (a) with respect to any Taxes required to be deducted or
withheld on the basis of the information, certificates or statements of
exemption such Lender transmits with an IRS Form W-8IMY pursuant to this
Section
11.15(a) or (b) if such Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing
provisions of this Section 11.15(a); provided that if such Lender shall have
satisfied the requirement of this Section 11.15(a) on the date such Lender
became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any
payment
under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 11.15(a) shall relieve
either Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section
3.1 in
the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or
governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation,
administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly
entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent
date
establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for the account of
which
such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is
not
subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced
rate.
Β
(iv)Β The
Administrative Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required
to be
deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with
respect to which the Borrowers are not required to pay additional amounts
under
this Section 11.15(a).
Β
(b)
Upon
the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender that is a βUnited States
personβ within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-9.
If
such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may
withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to
the
applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without
reduction.
Β
(c)
If
any Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative Agent did not
properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other
amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender
shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent therefore, including all penalties and
interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to
the
Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including
Attorney Costs) of the Administrative Agent. The obligation of the Lenders
under
this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments,
repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.
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Β
11.16.
Replacement
of Lenders.Β
Β
Under
any
circumstances set forth herein providing that the Borrowers shall have the
right
to replace a Lender as a party to this Agreement, the Borrowers may, upon
notice
to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, replace such Lender by causing
such
Lender to assign its Commitment (with the assignment fee to be paid by the
Borrowers in such instance) pursuant to Section 11.7(b) to one or more other
Lenders or Eligible Assignees procured by the Borrowers; provided,
however,
that if
the Borrowers elect to exercise such rights with respect to any Lender pursuant
to Section 3.6(c), they shall be obligated to replace all Lenders that have
exercised similar rights pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2 or 3.4. The Borrowers
shall or shall each cause the replacement Lender to (x) pay in full all
principal, interest, fees and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender
through the date of replacement (including any amounts payable pursuant to
Section 3.5), (y) provide appropriate assurances and indemnities (which may
include letters of credit) to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender as
each
may reasonably require with respect to any continuing obligation to fund
participation interests in any L/C Obligations or any Swing Line Loans then
outstanding, and (z) release such replaced Lender from its obligations under
the
Loan Documents. Any Lender being replaced shall execute and deliver an
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender's Commitment and
outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line
Loans.
Β
11.17.
Governing
Law.
Β
(a)
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, the LAW
OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY
WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER
SHALL
RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
Β
(b)
ANY
LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX SITTING IN
XXX
XXXX XX XXX XXXX XX XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH
STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH BORROWER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT
OF ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH BORROWER,
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE 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 BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH
LENDER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS,
WHICH
MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE.
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11.18.
Service of Process on GEI.
Β
GEI
hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers DeVry, and successors
as
the designee, appointee and agent of GEI to receive, accept and acknowledge,
for
and on behalf of GEI and its properties, service of any and all legal process,
summons, notices and documents which may be served in such action, suit or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Loan Documents in the case of
the
courts of the Southern District of New York or of the courts of the State
of New
York sitting in the city of New York, which service may be made on any such
designee, appointee and agent in accordance with legal procedures prescribed
for
such courts. GEI agrees to take any and all action necessary to continue
such
designation in full force and effect and should such designee, appointee
and
agent become unavailable for this purpose for any reason, GEI will forthwith
irrevocably designate a new designee, appointee and agent, which shall
irrevocably agree to act as such, with the powers and for purposes specified
in
this Section 11.18. GEI further irrevocably consents and agrees to service
of
any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents out of any of the
aforesaid courts in any such action, suit or proceeding relating to the GEI
Notes or this Agreement or the other Loan Documents delivered to GEI in
accordance with this Section 11.18 or to its then designee, appointee or
agent
for service. If service is made upon such designee, appointee and agent,
a copy
of such process, summons, notice or document shall also be provided to GEI
at
the address specified in Section 11.2 by registered or certified mail, or
overnight express air courier; provided that failure of such holder to provide
such copy to GEI shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such
service or any judgment rendered in such action or proceedings. GEI agrees
that
service upon GEI or any such designee, appointee and agent as provided for
herein shall constitute valid and effective personal service upon GEI with
respect to matters contemplated in this Section 11.18 and that the failure
of
any such designee, appointee and agent to give any notice of such service
to GEI
shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any
judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. Nothing herein
shall, or shall be construed so as to, limit the right of the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders to bring actions, suits or proceedings with respect
to the
obligations and liabilities of GEI under, or any other matter arising out
of or
in connection with, this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of
any
judgment rendered in any such action, suit or proceeding, in the courts of
whatever jurisdiction in which the respective offices of the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders may be located or assets of GEI may be found or as
otherwise shall to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders seem appropriate,
or
to affect the right to service of process in any jurisdiction in any other
manner permitted by law.
Β
11.19.
Waiver
of Right to Trial by Jury.
Β
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
OF
ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION 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, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF
ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY
TO
THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL
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COUNTERPART
OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT
OF
THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY.
Β
11.20.
Judgment
Currency.
Β
If,
for
the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert
a
sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another
currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance
with
normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first
currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which
final judgment is given. The obligation of each Borrower in respect of any
such
sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under
the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency
(the
βJudgment Currencyβ) other than that in which such sum is denominated in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the βAgreement
Currencyβ), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following
receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the
Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal
banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency.
If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum
originally due to the Administrative Agent from any Borrower in the Agreement
Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding
any
such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom
such
obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency
so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative
Agent
in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of
any
excess to such Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto
under applicable law).
Β
11.21.
Obligations
of DeVry.
Β
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in the other Loan Documents, in no event shall
GEI
or any Offshore Guarantor be liable for any of the Obligations of
DeVry.
Β
11.22.
Authorization
of Pledge Agreement.
Β
Each
Lender hereby (i) authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver
the
Pledge Agreement on behalf of such Lender and (ii) agrees to be bound by
the
terms thereof (as a Bank and a Secured Party thereunder).
Β
11.23.
USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
Β
Each
Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the
Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby
notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT
Act
(Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the βActβ), it
is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the
Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower
and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent,
as
applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act.
Β
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ARTICLE
XII
Β
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO AMENDMENT
Β
12.1.
Conditions
Precedent to Amendment.
The
Amended Credit Agreement shall be amended on the terms set forth in this
Amendment upon the prior or simultaneous satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent:
Β
(a)
Execution
and Delivery.
Each of
the Borrowers, each of the other Loan Parties, Bank of America as Administrative
Agent, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender, and Lenders shall have executed
and
delivered to the Administrative Agent counterparts of this
Amendment.
Β
(b)
Additional
Documents.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, each of which
shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless
otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the
signing Loan Party, each dated the Third Amendment Closing Date (or, in the
case
of certificates of governmental officials a recent date before the Third
Amendment Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent:
Β
(i)
a
U.S. Subsidiary Guaranty duly executed by the U.S. Guarantors;
Β
(ii)
such
certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party (other than
the
Offshore Subsidiaries) 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 the
Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a
party;
Β
(iii)
such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to evidence that each Loan Party (other than the Offshore Subsidiaries)
is duly organized or formed;
Β
(iv)
favorable opinions of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, General Counsel of DeVry and Mayer,
Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP special counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters as the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request;
Β
(v)
with
respect to each Borrower, a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
such
Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.2(a)
and (b)
have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance
since
September 30, 2006 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have,
either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and
Β
(vi)
such
other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the
Administrative Agent,
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Β the
L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may
require.
Β
(c)
Fees.
Any
fees required to be paid on or before the Third Amendment Closing Date shall
have been paid. Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers
shall
have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative
Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Third Amendment Closing
Date.
Β
12.2.
Representations
and Warranties.
Each
Borrower and each other Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders as follows:
Β
(a)
Representation
and Warranties in Loan Documents.
The
representations and warranties of (i) the Borrowers contained in Article
V of
this Agreement, and (ii) each Loan Party contained in each other Loan Document
or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith
or
therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date hereof (except
to the
extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an
earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date).
Β
(b)
Ratification,
Etc.
Except
as expressly amended hereby, each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full
force and effect. This Agreement shall, together with the Amended Credit
Agreement, be read and construed as a single agreement. All references in
this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any related agreement or instrument
shall
hereafter refer to this Agreement as amended hereby.
Β
(c)
Authority,
Etc.
The
execution and delivery by each Borrower and each other Loan Party of this
Amendment and the performance by each Borrower and each other Loan Party
of all
of its respective agreements and obligations under this Agreement, as amended
hereby, and each other Loan Document are within such Borrowerβs and such Loan
Partyβs corporate authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of such Borrower or such other Loan
Party.
Β
(d)
Enforceability.
This
Agreement, as amended hereby, constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of each Borrower and is enforceable against each Borrower in
accordance with its terms. Each other Loan Document constitutes the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of each Loan Party and is enforceable against such
Loan
Party in accordance with its terms.
Β
12.3.
Reproration
of Outstandings.
On the
Third Amendment Closing Date, (i) the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall
be as
forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1, (ii) the Borrowers
shall
make a combination of borrowings and/or prepayments so that immediately after
giving effect thereto, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving
Loans
of each Lender, plus such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of
all L/C Obligations, plus such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount
of all Swing Line Loans shall equal the percentage opposite such Lender's
name
on Schedule 2.1, and (iii) each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased
from
the L/C Issuer a risk participation in each Existing Letter of Credit in
an
amount equal to the product of such Lenderβs Pro Rata Share times the amount of
such Letter of Credit.
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Β
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
Β
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β DEVRY
INC.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
Senior Vice
President
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β GLOBAL
EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
Vice President
and Treasurer
Β
Β Signature
Page to Third
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S-1
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β BANK
OF AMERICA,
N.A., as
Β
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Administrative
Agent
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Signature
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S-2
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β BANK
OF AMERICA,
N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Signature
Page to
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S-3
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β THE
NORTHERN TRUST
COMPANY
Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Signature
Page to
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AmendmentΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
S-4
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Signature
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S-5
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK,
N.A.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Signature
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S-6
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β BMO
CAPITAL MARKETS
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β FINANCING,
INC.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β By:
________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Name:
______________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Title:
_______________________________
Β
Β
Β
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Β
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees to the foregoing Amendment and
confirms that its Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby
reaffirmed.
Β
Β |
Pledgors
|
Β | |
Β |
DeVry
University, Inc.
|
Β |
By:
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Β
|
Β |
Global
Education International, Inc.
|
Β |
Dominica
Management, Inc.
|
Β |
Xxxx
University Services, Inc.
|
Β |
International
Education Holdings, Inc.
|
Β |
Xxxx
University Management, Inc.
|
Β |
Xxxxxxxxxxx
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Inc. (f/k/a Xxxx University
School
of Nursing and Health Sciences, Inc.)
|
Β |
DeVry
Educational Development Corp.
|
Β |
By:
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
|
Β
Acknowledgment
to Amendment
Β |
U.S.
Guarantors
|
Β |
DeVry
University, Inc.
|
Β |
By:
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
|
Β |
DeVry
Educational Products, Inc.
|
Β |
DeVry
Leasing Corporation
|
Β |
DeVry/Xxxxxx
Educational Development Corp.
|
Β |
DeVry
Educational Development Corp.
|
Β |
Xxxx
University Services, Inc.
|
Β |
DeVry
University, Inc.
|
Β |
Xxxxxx
CPA Review Corp.
|
Β |
International
Education Holdings, Inc.
|
Β |
Dominica
Management, Inc.
|
Β |
DeVry/New
York, Inc.
|
Β |
Dominica
Services Inc.
|
Β |
Xxxxxxxxxxx
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Inc. (f/k/a Xxxx University
School
of Nursing and Health Sciences, Inc.)
|
Β |
By:
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
Β
|
Β |
DeVry
International Holdings LLC
Β
By:
DeVry Inc., its Sole Member
Β
By:______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Β
Β
Β
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DeVry
Florida LLC
Β
By:
DeVry University, Inc., its Sole Member
Β
By:______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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DeVry
Canada LLC
Β
By:
DeVry Educational Development Corp., its
Sole
Member
Β
By:______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
Β
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
College of Nursing LLC (f/k/a
Deaconess
College of Nursing LLC)
Β
By:
Xxxxxxxxxxx College of Nursing and Health
Sciences,
Inc., its Sole Member
Β
By:______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
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Offshore
Guarantors
|
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Xxxx
University Management, Inc.
|
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Xxxx
University School of Medicine
School
of Veterinary Medicine Limited
Β
Xxxx
University School of Medicine School of
Veterinary
Medicine (St. Kitts) Limited
Β
By:______________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
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SCHEDULE
1.1A
EXISTING
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Letter
of Credit No.
|
Amount
|
Β
|
Beneficiary
|
Issue
Date
|
Β
|
Expiration
Date
|
7405717
|
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β $1,400,531.00
|
Β
|
Royal
Bank of Canada
|
5/16/2003
|
Β
|
7/1/2007
|
0000000
|
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
$ 90,170.00
|
Β
|
Magnolia
Associates
|
5/16/2003
|
Β
|
11/15/2007
|
7413363
|
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
$508,574.00
|
Β
|
Secretary
- U.S. Department of Education
|
1/14/2004
|
Β
|
1/30/2007
|
SCHEDULE
1. 1B
MANDATORY
COST FORMULAE
1.
|
The
Mandatory Cost (to the extent applicable) is an addition to the
interest
rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance
with:
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(a)
|
the
requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services
Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces
all or
any of its functions); or
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(b)
|
the
requirements of the European Central
Bank.
|
Β
2.
|
On
the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter)
the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate,
a rate
(the βAdditional
Cost Rateβ)
for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below.
The
Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as
a
weighted average of the Lendersβ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in
proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the
relevant
Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum. The
Administrative Agent will, at the request of the Company or any
Lender,
deliver to the Company or such Lender as the case may be, a statement
setting forth the calculation of any Mandatory
Cost.
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3.
|
The
Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office
in a
Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that
Lender
to the Administrative Agent. This percentage will be certified
by such
Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its reasonable
determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of such Lenderβs
participation in all Loans made from such Lending Office) of complying
with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank
in
respect of Loans made from that Lending
Office.
|
Β
4.
|
The
Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office
in the
United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as
follows:
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(a)
|
in
relation to any Loan in Sterling:
|
Β
AB+C(B-D)+E
x 0.01
|
per
cent per annum
|
100
- (A+C)
|
Β |
(b)
|
in
relation to any Loan in any currency other than
Sterling:
|
Β
E
x
0.01
|
per
cent per annum
|
300
|
Β
Schedule
1.1B
Where:
Β
βAβ
Β
|
is
the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in
excess of
any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required
to
maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of
England
to comply with cash ratio requirements.
Β
|
βBβ
Β
|
is
the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Rate,
the
Mandatory Cost and any interest charged on overdue amounts pursuant
to the
first sentence of Section
2.08(b)
and, in the case of interest (other than on overdue amounts) charged
at
the Default Rate, without counting any increase in interest rate
effected
by the charging of the Default Rate) payable for the relevant Interest
Period of such Loan.
Β
|
βCβ
Β
|
is
the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender
is
required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special
Deposits with the Bank of England.
Β
|
βDβ
Β
|
is
the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to
the
Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.
Β
|
βEβ
Β
|
is
designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees
Rules
and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average
of the
most recent rates of charge supplied by the Lenders to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to paragraph
7
below and expressed in pounds per Β£1,000,000.
Β
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5.
|
For
the purposes of this Schedule:
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(a)
|
βEligible
Liabilitiesβ
and βSpecial
Depositsβ
have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant
to the
Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank
of
England;
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(b)
|
βFees
Rulesβ
means the rules on periodic fees contain in the FSA Supervision
Manual or
such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time
in
respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of
deposits;
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(c)
|
βFee
Tariffsβ
means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity
group
A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee
required
pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable
discount
rate); and
|
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(d)
|
βTariff
Baseβ
has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance
with,
the Fees Rules.
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6.
|
In
application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included
in the
formulae as percentages (i.e.
5%
will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative
result
obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero.Β The
resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal
places.
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Schedule
1.1B
Β
7.
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If
requested by the Administrative Agent or the Company, each Lender
with a
Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member
State
shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial
Services
Authority, supply to the Administrative Agent and the Company,
the rate of
charge payable by such Lender to the Financial Services Authority
pursuant
to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of
the
Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by such
Lender
as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to such Lender
for that
financial year) and expressed in pounds per Β£1,000,000 of the Tariff Base
of such Lender.
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8.
|
Each
Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative
Agent
for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular,
but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following
information
in writing on or prior to the date on which it becomes a
Lender:
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(a)
|
the
jurisdiction of the Lending Office out of which it is making available
its
participation in the relevant Loan;
and
|
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(b)
|
any
other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require for
such purpose.
|
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Each
Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any change
to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
Β
9.
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The
percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and
the rates
of charge of each Lender for the purpose of E above shall be determined
by
the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to
it
pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that,
unless a
Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each
Lenderβs
obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits
are
the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation
with a Lending Office in the same jurisdiction as its Lending
Office.
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10.
|
The
Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person if such
determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over- or
under-compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that
the
information provided by any Lender pursuant to paragraphs
3,
7
and 8
above is true and correct in all
respects.
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11.
|
The
Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received
as a
result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the
Additional
Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by
each Lender
pursuant to paragraphs
3,
7
and 8
above.
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12.
|
Any
determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule
in
relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate
or any
amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error,
be
conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
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Schedule
1.1B
13.
|
The
Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation
with the
Company and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties any
amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order
to
comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from
time to
time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority
or
the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority
which
replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination
shall, in
the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all
parties
hereto.
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SCHEDULE
2.1
Β
Β
COMMITMENTS
Β
AND
PRO RATA SHARES
Β
Lender
Β
|
Commitment
Β
|
Pro
Rata Share
Β
|
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
Β
|
$45,000,000
Β
|
25.71428571%
Β
|
THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Β
|
$35,000,000
Β
|
20.00000000%
Β
|
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Β
|
$35,000,000
Β
|
20.00000000%
Β
|
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
Β
|
$30,000,000
Β
|
17.14285714%
Β
|
BMO
CAPITAL MARKETS
Β
FINANCING,
INC.
Β
|
$30,000,000
Β
|
17.14285714%
Β
|
Β
Total
|
Β
$175,000,000
|
Β
100.000000000%
|
Schedule
2.1