US$500,000,000 TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 1, 2022 Among DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY as the Borrower THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN as Lenders MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as Administrative Agent CITIBANK, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., LLOYDS BANK...
Exhibit 10.2
Deal CUSIP : 00000XXX0
Facility CUSIP: 00000XXX0
US$500,000,000
Dated as of September 1, 2022
Among
DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
as the Borrower
as the Borrower
THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN
as Lenders
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
CITIBANK, N.A.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC,
MUFG BANK, LTD. and
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
as Syndication Agents
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
DANSKE BANK A/S,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
TD BANK, N.A. and
KBC BANK NV, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Documentation Agents
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC,
MUFG BANK, LTD. and
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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SCHEDULES
Schedule I Lenders’ Commitments I-1
Schedule 1.01 Litigation and Investigations 1.01-1
Schedule 9.02 Agent’s Addresses 9.02-1
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Notice of Borrowing A-1
Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption B-1
Exhibit C Form of Opinion of In-House Counsel for the Borrower C-1
Exhibit D Form of Extension Request D-1
Exhibit E [Reserved] E-1
Exhibit F Form of Tax Compliance Certificates F-1
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Dated as of September 1, 2022
This TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 1, 2022, among DXC Technology Company, a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on Schedule I hereof (the “Banks”), and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”), as administrative agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders hereunder.
In consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent agree as follows:
Article 1
Definitions and Accounting Terms
Definitions and Accounting Terms
Section 1.01.Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Agent.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) 0.10%; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Advance” means a Term Advance or an Incremental Advance.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or executive officer (as such term is used in Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of such Person.
“Agent” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(ii).
“Agreement” means this Term Loan Credit Agreement, as this Term Loan Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender or its Affiliates, the office or offices of such Lender or its Affiliates described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Agent.
“Applicable Margin” means, for any period for which any interest payment is to be made with respect to any Advance, the interest rate per annum derived by dividing (i)
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the sum of the Daily Margins for each of the days included in such period by (ii) the number of days included in such period.
“Approved Fund” 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.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.22(d).
“Availability Period” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Commitment Termination Date.
“Banks” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Base Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:
(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Mizuho in New York, New York, from time to time, as Mizuho’s prime rate (the “Prime Rate”);
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Rate; and
(c) the rate equal to the Reference Rate based on an Interest Period of one month determined for each day that a Base Rate Advance is outstanding (and in respect of any day that is not a Business Day, such rate as in effect on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00% per annum.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a).
“Base Rate Default Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a).
“Benchmark” means, initially, Term SOFR, provided that if a replacement of an initial or subsequent Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 2.22, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth below that can be determined by the Agent:
(a) the sum of (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) 0.10%; or
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(b) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for US Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in US Dollars.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation
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thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.22 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.22.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
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“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing of Advances of the same Type made by each of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement on the same date to the Borrower pursuant to the same Notice of Borrowing.
“Borrowing Minimum” means US$10,000,000.
“Borrowing Multiple” means US$1,000,000.
“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City.
“Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which would, in conformity with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a finance lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Change in Tax Law” means any change which occurs after the date of this Agreement or, if later, after the date on which the relevant Lender became a Lender pursuant to this Agreement (as applicable) in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation or treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant tax authority.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment or an Incremental Commitment.
“Commitment Termination Date” means March 1, 2023.
“Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(ii).
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to Term SOFR or any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including, without limitation, changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the definition of “Term SOFR,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, the formula for calculating any successor rates identified pursuant to the definitions of “Term SOFR,” and/or “Benchmark Replacement”, the formula, methodology or convention for applying the successor Floor to Term SOFR or the successor Benchmark Replacement and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of Term SOFR or Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of Term SOFR or Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) net income, plus (b) to the extent (except in the case of clause (b)(xvii) below) deducted in determining net income for such period, the sum of (i) provisions for income taxes, plus (ii) consolidated interest expense and preferred dividends, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization (including, but not limited to, deferred financing costs, organization costs, goodwill, comprehensive income and non-compete amortization), plus (iv) extraordinary, unusual and non-recurring losses and charges, plus (v) other non-cash charges, plus (vi) fees, costs and expenses (including amounts in respect of settlements or judgments) related to, and any reserves established in respect of, the litigation and investigations identified on Schedule 1.01 hereof plus (vii) debt extinguishment charges and expenses, plus (viii) foreign currency translation losses, plus (ix) losses on investments, plus (x) mark-to-market and foreign currency conversion losses on hedging transactions and intercompany accounts, plus (xi) non-compete expenses, plus (xii) losses on sales of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business, after giving effect to any related charges for, reduction of or provisions for taxes thereon, plus (xiii) minority interests, plus (xiv) charges and expenses arising from any changes in accounting with respect to pensions, plus (xv) charges and expense arising from any revaluation, lump-sum settlement, annuitization of pension assets and liabilities or contractual termination benefits, plus (xvi) fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) this Agreement or (y) any proposed or consummated acquisition permitted hereunder, plus (xvii) cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives and actions that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized within 12 months from the fiscal quarter ended immediately after a merger or other business combination, acquisition or divestiture is consummated or any other restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative or action (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies included pursuant to this clause (xvii), other than any cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies of the type that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall not exceed US$250,000,000; provided further that no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added back pursuant to this clause (xvii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of net income for such period, the sum of (i) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains, plus (ii) debt extinguishment gains, plus (iii) foreign currency translation gains, plus (iv) gains on investments, plus (v) mark-to-market and foreign currency conversion gains on hedging transactions and intercompany accounts, plus (vi) gains on sales of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business, after giving effect to any related charges for, reduction of or provisions for, taxes thereon, plus (vii) other income (including other income attributable to minority interests). For the purpose of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Person for any period, if during such period such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person shall have made a Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition occurred on the first day of such period. “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition or series of related acquisitions that involves consideration (including non-cash consideration) with a fair market value, as of the date of the closing thereof, in excess of US$100,000,000; provided that the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, treat an acquisition or series of
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related acquisitions that involve consideration of less than US$100,000,000 as a Material Acquisition. “Material Disposition” means any disposition of property or series of related dispositions of property that involves consideration (including non-cash consideration) with a fair market value, as of the date of the closing thereof, in excess of US$100,000,000; provided that the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, treat a disposition or series of related dispositions that involves consideration of less than US$100,000,000 as a Material Disposition.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, total interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, net costs under Interest Rate Agreements and amounts referred to in Section 2.04 payable to the Agent and the Lenders that are considered interest expense in accordance with GAAP, but excluding, however (a) any such amounts referred to in Section 2.04(b) payable on or before the Effective Date and (b) net interest and charges in connection with cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, all Debt (excluding Equity-linked Debt and “advances” and “overdrafts” in respect of cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Debt minus the aggregate amount of all cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that such cash and cash equivalents do not appear (and in accordance with GAAP would not be required to appear) as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Convert,” “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.09.
“Current Anniversary Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Customary Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following Liens:
(a)Liens with respect to the payment of taxes, assessments or governmental charges in each case that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(a)Liens of landlords arising by statute or lease contracts entered into in the ordinary course, inchoate, statutory or construction liens, and liens of suppliers, mechanics, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, producers, operators or workmen and other liens imposed by law created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
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(b)liens, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security benefits, taxes, assessments, statutory obligations or other similar charges or to secure the performance of bids, tenders, sales, leases, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money), including those to secure environmental, health and safety obligations, or in connection with surety, appeal, customs or performance bonds or other similar instruments;
(c)encumbrances arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, covenants, rights-of-way, utility easements, building restrictions and other similar encumbrances on the use of real property not materially detracting from the value of such real property and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted at such real property;
(d)encumbrances arising under leases or subleases of real property that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of such real property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted at such real property;
(e)encumbrances arising under any licenses or sublicenses of, or covenants not to sue or other rights with respect to, intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of such Person’s business;
(f)financing statements with respect to a lessor’s rights in and to personal property leased to such Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business; and
(g)liens, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of banking arrangements in connection with any netting or set-off arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances.
“Daily Margin” means, for any date of determination, the interest rate per annum set forth in the table below that corresponds to (i) the Level applicable to the Borrower in respect of its Rating as set forth below for such date of determination and (ii) the Type of Advance:
| Daily Margin for Type/Reference Rate | Term SOFR | Base Rate | ||||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.875% | 0.000% | ||||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 1.000% | 0.000% | ||||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 1.125% | 0.125% | ||||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 1.250% | 0.250% | ||||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 1.500% | 0.500% | ||||||
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Agent in accordance with
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the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Agent, then the Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debt” means, with respect to any Person, (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments and (c) obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases; provided that “Debt” shall not include borrowings against the cash surrender value of life insurance policies covering employees of the Borrower or its Affiliates and owned by the Borrower so long as (i) recourse for such borrowings is limited to such policies and the proceeds thereof and (ii) any value assigned to such policies on the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is net of the amount of such borrowings.
“Defaulting Lender” means at any time, subject to Section 2.18(b), (i) any Lender that has failed for three or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make an Advance, unless, in the case of any Advance, such Xxxxxx has notified the Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing), (ii) any Lender that has notified the Agent or the Borrower in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (iii) any Lender that has defaulted on its funding obligations under other loan agreements or credit agreements generally under which it has commitments to extend credit or that has notified, or whose Parent Company has notified, the Agent or the Borrower in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under loan agreements or credit agreements generally, (iv) any Lender that has, for three or more Business Days after written request of the Agent or the Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to the Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon the Agent’s and the Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation), or (v) any Lender with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Lender or its Parent Company; provided that a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to occur with respect to a Lender or its Parent Company solely as a result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or Parent Company by a governmental authority or instrumentality thereof. Any determination by the Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (i) through (v) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.18(b)) upon notification of such determination by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Determination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Effective Date” means September 1, 2022, so long as the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01 have been satisfied.
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“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.07(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.07(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was maintained or contributed to by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates.
“Environmental Law” means any and all applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other legally binding governmental restrictions with or of any federal, state or local governmental authority within the United States or any State or territory thereof and which relate to the pollution or protection of the environment or the release of any hazardous substances into the environment.
“Equity-linked Debt” means Debt that is required to be converted at, or prior to, maturity into equity securities of the Borrower.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which that Person is a member; (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member and (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, any Person that is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (c) the cessation of operations at a facility in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (d) the withdrawal by the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (e) the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make a payment to a Pension Plan required under Section 303(k) of ERISA, which Section imposes a lien for failure to make required payments; (f) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan, pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Pension Plan; (g) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan or the termination of such Multiemployer Plan resulting in liability pursuant to Title IV of ERISA; (h) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); or (i) the incurrence of liability or the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 436 or 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.
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“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Type” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(d)(iii).
“Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Exchange Act Report” means, collectively, the Annual Reports of the Borrower on Form 10-K, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Reports on Form 8-K of the Borrower, in each case, if any, filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.17(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its Applicable Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Applicable Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.12(f) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day
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on such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the initial Benchmark provided for hereunder, which, for the avoidance of doubt, is zero on the Effective Date.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Funding Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
“Holding Company” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(h).
“Increased Amount Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Advances” means Advances made by one or more Incremental Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Incremental Advances shall be made in the form of additional Term Advances.
“Incremental Assumption Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Commitment” means the commitment of any Incremental Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.20, to make Incremental Advances to the Borrower.
“Incremental Lender” shall mean any bank, financial institution or other investor with an Incremental Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Advance.
“Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
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“Interest Period” means, for each Reference Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Reference Rate Advance or on the date of continuation of such Advance as a Reference Rate Advance upon expiration of successive Interest Periods applicable thereto, or on the date of Conversion of a Base Rate Advance into a Reference Rate Advance, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions hereof. The duration of each such Interest Period for a Reference Rate Advance shall be one, three or six months, as the Borrower may select in the Notice of Borrowing or the Notice of Conversion/Continuation for such Advance; provided, however, that:
(i) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period with respect to a Borrowing which ends after the Maturity Date of any Lender then in effect;
(ii) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;
(iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of any calendar month, or on any day for which there is no corresponding day in the last month of such Interest Period, shall end on the last Business Day of the month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iv) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day.
“Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Lender Insolvency Event” means that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (ii) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a Bail-In Action (as defined in Section 9.21) or a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.
“Lenders” means the Banks listed on Schedule I as having a Term Commitment and any other Person that shall have become party hereto with a Term Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Level” means Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx 4 or Xxxxx 0, as the case may be.
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“Level 1” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to or better than A- (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or A3 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 2” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB+ (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa1 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 3” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa2 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 4” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB- (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa3 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 5” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is below BBB- (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa3 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination, or the only Rating is a private rating and the Borrower will not authorize the applicable rating agency to make such Rating available to the Agent and the Lenders.
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any lease in the nature thereof).
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, any Note and any Incremental Assumption Agreement.
“Majority Lenders” means at any time Lenders having Commitments and Advances representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Commitments and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances of all Lenders at such time. (provided that, for purposes hereof, no Defaulting Lender shall be included in the Lenders holding Commitments or Advances).
“Maturity Date” means with respect to any Lender, September 1, 2024, or such later date as may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.16 (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Mizuho” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, and in respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower is making, or is obligated to make, contributions or has within any of the preceding six plan years been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, which (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate
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could have liability under Section 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 9.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Majority Lenders.
“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.14, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Advances made by such Xxxxxx.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Advance or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17).
“Parent Company” means, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, or if such Lender does not have a bank holding company, then any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d).
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11(a).
“PBGC” means the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan or both.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
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“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(i).
“Potential Event of Default” means a condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default if that condition or event were not cured or removed within any applicable grace or cure period.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Ratable Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Commitment at such time (or, if such Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.01, such Lender’s applicable Commitment as in effect immediately prior to such termination) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Commitments at such time (or, if such Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.01, the aggregate amount of all such Commitments as in effect immediately prior to such termination).
“Rating” means as of any date, the public rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, with respect to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long-term debt securities of the Borrower, or if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such public rating, the lowest such public rating issued by such rating agency. For purposes of determining the Daily Margin and the Ticking Fee Rate, (a) if any change in the Rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall result in a change in the Level, the change in the Daily Margin and the Ticking Fee Rate shall be effective as of the date on which such rating change is publicly announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, (b) if Ratings are available from only one of S&P or Moody’s, then the applicable Level shall be set by reference to this one Rating, (c) if Ratings are available from each of S&P and Moody’s and such Ratings fall within two different Levels, then the higher of such Ratings shall apply, unless there is a split in such Ratings of more than one Level, in which case the Level that is one Level higher than the Level of the lower Rating shall apply, (d) if Ratings are unavailable from S&P and Moody’s for any reason other than such agencies cease providing public debt ratings generally for any day, then the applicable Level for such day shall be deemed to be Level 5; and (e) if either of S&P or Moody’s change the basis on which their ratings are established and or described, each reference in this Agreement to a Rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall be deemed to refer to the then equivalent rating established by S&P or Moody’s.
“Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any SPC, as applicable.
“Reference Rate” means Adjusted Term SOFR, provided that, if the Reference Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Reference Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(b).
“Reference Rate Default Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b).
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“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Replaced Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.
“Replacement Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, or the European Union, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor agency.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the Borrower which accounts for more than 5% of consolidated total assets or 5% of consolidated revenue of the Borrower determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, which (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4062 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.
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“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which at least 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other securities entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Advance” means an Advance by a Lender to the Borrower as part of a Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Reference Rate Advance (each of which shall be a “Type” of Term Advance).
“Term Commitment” means as to any Lender (a) the US Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto as such Lender’s “Term Commitment”, (b) if such Lender has become a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement, the US Dollar amount set forth in such Incremental Assumption Agreement or (c) if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, the US Dollar amount set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c), as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.05 or increased pursuant to Section 2.20.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Term SOFR” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Ticking Fee Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Ticking Fee Rate” means, for any date of determination, the rate per annum set forth in the table below that corresponds to the Level applicable to the Borrower in respect of its Rating as set forth below for such date of determination:
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| Ticking Fee Rate | |||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.070% | ||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.090% | ||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.100% | ||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.150% | ||||
| Xxxxx 0 | 0.200% | ||||
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“US Dollars” and “US$” each means lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Withdrawal Liability” has the meaning given such term under Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Agent.
Section 1.01.Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.
Section 1.02.Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(e). All computations determining compliance with financial covenants or terms, including definitions used therein, shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the time of the preparation of, and in conformity with those used to prepare, the historical financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(e). If at any time the computations for determining compliance with financial covenants or provisions relating thereto utilize generally accepted accounting principles different than those then being utilized in the financial statements being delivered to the Lenders, such financial statements shall be accompanied by a reconciliation statement. If at any time any change in GAAP or the required adoption by the Borrower of international financial reporting standards would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in this Agreement, and either the Borrower or the Majority Lenders shall so request,
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the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the adoption of such international financial reporting standards (subject to the approval of the Majority 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 or the adoption of such international financial reporting standards and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the 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 or the adoption of such international financial reporting standards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, (a) whether a lease constitutes a finance lease or an operating lease shall be determined based on GAAP as in effect on the date hereof, notwithstanding any modification or interpretative change thereto after the date hereof and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 000-00-00 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Debt in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Debt in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Debt shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.
Section 1.03.Disclaimer and Exculpation With Respect to any Rate. The Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. In addition, the discontinuation of the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark and any alternative, successor or replacement reference rate may result in a mismatch between the reference rate referenced in this Agreement and the Borrower’s other financial instruments, including potentially those that are intended as xxxxxx. The Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower, with all determinations of such the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark by the Agent to be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Base Rate, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in
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equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Section 1.04.Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) any reference to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person and (b) any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Article 2
Amounts and Terms of the Advances
Amounts and Terms of the Advances
Section 1.01.The Advances. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Advances denominated in US Dollars to the Borrower from time to time (but not more than three times) on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an amount not to exceed such Xxxxxx’s Commitment at such time (each such Business Day, a “Funding Date”). Each Borrowing shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof and shall consist of Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Section 1.02.Making the Advances.
(a)Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of a proposed Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, (y) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the date of a proposed Borrowing consisting of Reference Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by email. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be by email or telephone (if telephone, confirmed immediately in writing by email), in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing comprised of Reference Rate Advances, the initial Interest Period for each such Advance. The Borrower may, subject to the conditions herein provided, borrow more than one Borrowing on any Business Day. Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Reference Rate Advances, in each case on the requested date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at its applicable address referred to in Section 9.02, in same day funds, such Xxxxxx’s ratable portion of such Borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.02, the Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire
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transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Agent by the Borrower.
(b)Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i)the Borrower may not select Reference Rate Advances for any Borrowing or with respect to the Conversion or continuance of any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing or such Conversion or continuance is less than the Borrowing Minimum;
(ii)there shall be no more than seven Interest Periods relating to Reference Rate Advances outstanding at any time; and
(iii)if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, in each case after the Effective Date, makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Reference Rate Advances or to fund or maintain Reference Rate Advances hereunder, the Commitment of such Lender to make Reference Rate Advances or to Convert all or any portion of Base Rate Advances shall forthwith be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower that such Lender has determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and the Borrower shall prepay or, if applicable, Convert all Reference Rate Advances of such Lender to Base Rate Advances, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Reference Rate Advances to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Reference Rate Advances; to the extent that such affected Reference Rate Advances become Base Rate Advances, all payments of principal that would have been otherwise applied to such Reference Rate Advances shall be applied instead to such Lender’s Base Rate Advances; provided that if, at any time after a Lender gives notice under this Section 2.02(b)(iii), such Xxxxxx determines that it may lawfully make Reference Rate Advances, such Lender shall promptly give notice of that determination to the Borrower and the Agent. The Borrower’s right to request, and such Xxxxxx’s obligation, if any, to make Reference Rate Advances shall thereupon be restored;
(c)Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower providing such notice. In the case of any Borrowing which the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Reference Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing or by reason of the termination of hedging or other similar arrangements, in each case when such Advance is not made on such date, including without limitation, as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article 3. The Lender making demand for such indemnification shall deliver to the Borrower concurrently with such demand a written statement as to such losses, expenses and liabilities, and this statement shall be conclusive as to the amount of compensation due to such Xxxxxx, absent manifest error.
(d)Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender at least one hour prior to the time any Borrowing is due to be funded by the Lenders that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Xxxxxx’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the
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Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e)The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
(f)In connection with the implementation and administration of Term SOFR, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
Section 1.03.[Reserved].
Section 1.04.Fees.
(g)Ticking Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a ticking fee on the amount of such Lender’s Term Commitments in each case which shall accrue from the date that is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, until the earlier of (i) the termination of the Term Commitments of such Lender or (ii) the applicable Funding Date (each such earlier date, a “Ticking Fee Date”), payable on such Ticking Fee Date, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the average daily aggregate amount of such Lender’s unused Term Commitment in effect during the period for which such payment is to be made times (ii) the weighted average rate per annum that is the Ticking Fee Rate with respect to each day during such period, provided that no Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any ticking fee in respect of its unused Term Commitment for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(h)Agent’s Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent the fees payable pursuant to the fee letter dated August 15, 2022 between the Borrower and Mizuho, in the amounts and at the times specified in such letter.
Section 1.05.Reduction of the Commitments.
(i)The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Agent by the Borrower, to terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders, provided, that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of US$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof. A notice of reduction or termination of the
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Commitments delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.05 may state that such notice is conditioned on the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the availability of a source of funds for the prepayment in full of the obligations under this Agreement, in which case, such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower (by notice to the Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(j)The Commitments of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced (x) by the aggregate principal amount of Advances made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a) upon the funding of the applicable Advances and (y) if not earlier so reduced, to zero on the Commitment Termination Date after giving effect to the funding (if any) of Advances to be made on such date.
Section 1.01.Repayment and Prepayment of Advances.
(k)Mandatory Repayment on Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of each Xxxxxx’s Advances made to it by each Lender on the Maturity Date applicable to such Lender.
(l)Voluntary Prepayments of Borrowings. The Borrower shall not have any right to prepay any principal amount of any Advances other than as provided in this subsection (b). The Borrower may, on any Business Day, prepay any Advances, upon notice to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Advances or at least three U.S. Government Securities Business Days’ notice to the Agent, in the case of Reference Rate Advances, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall prepay such stated amount; provided, however, that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum and integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof and (ii) in the case of any such prepayment of any Reference Rate Advance, the Borrower shall pay all accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the portion of such Reference Rate Advance being prepaid and shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(b). Each notice of prepayment will specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Advances to be prepaid; provided that, and without limiting the Borrower’s obligations under Section 9.04(b), a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned on the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the availability of a source of funds for such prepayment, in which case, such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower (by notice to the Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
Section 1.06.Interest on Advances. The Borrower shall pay interest accrued on the principal amount of each Advance made to it outstanding from time to time from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(m)Base Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December during the term of this Agreement, commencing September 30, 2022, and ending on the Maturity Date of the applicable Lender; provided that the Agent may, upon the request of the Majority Lenders, require that the Borrower pay interest (“Base Rate Default Interest”) on any amount of principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the principal amount of Base Rate Advances, but excluding the principal amount of Reference Rate Advances) which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) from the date on
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which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin; provided, however, that following the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, and upon acceleration of the Advances, Base Rate Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Majority Lenders.
(n)Reference Rate Advances. If such Advance is a Reference Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of the Reference Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on the day which occurs during such Interest Period three months from the first day of such Interest Period; provided that the Agent may, upon the request of the Majority Lenders, require that the Borrower pay interest (“Reference Rate Default Interest”) on any principal amount of any Reference Rate Advance which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to (A) during the Interest Period applicable to such Reference Rate Advance, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such amount immediately prior to the date on which such amount became due and (B) after the expiration of such Interest Period, 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, and upon acceleration of the Advances, Reference Rate Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Majority Lenders.
Section 1.05.Interest Rate Determination.
(o)The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(a) or 2.07(b).
(p)If any of the sources used to determine an interest rate hereunder (including, without limitation, any of the screen pages specified herein or any of the substitute or successor pages thereto) is unavailable,
(A)the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the interest rate cannot be determined for the applicable Advances,
(B)each such Advance will (immediately, or if applicable, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor) be prepaid by the Borrower or be automatically Converted into a Base Rate Advance, and
(C)the obligation of the Lenders to make such Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
(q)if the Majority Lenders shall notify the Agent that (A) the Reference Rate for Reference Rate Advances comprising such Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such Majority Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective
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Reference Rate Advances for such Borrowing or (B) reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the Reference Rate for any Borrowing and a Benchmark Transition Event has not occurred with reference to the Reference Rate,
(i)the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders,
(ii)Each such Advance will (immediately, or if applicable, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor) be prepaid by the Borrower or be automatically Converted into a Base Rate Advance, and
(iii)the obligation of the Lenders to make such Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
Section 1.01.Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Advances.
(a)The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion or continuance (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) and subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(b), (i) Convert Advances of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Advances of another Type and (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Reference Rate Advances, continue all (or, subject to Section 2.02(b), any portion of) such Advances as Reference Rate Advances and the succeeding Interest Period(s) of such continued Advances shall commence on the last day of the Interest Period of the Advances to be continued; provided, however, that any Conversion of any Reference Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such Reference Rate Advances. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (A) the date of such continuation or Conversion, (B) the Advances (or, subject to Section 2.02(b), any portion thereof) to be continued or Converted, (C) if such continuation is of, or such Conversion is into, Reference Rate Advances, the duration of the Interest Period for each such Advance and (D) that no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Advances comprising such Borrowing, and the Advances comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b)If upon the expiration of the then existing Interest Period applicable to any Reference Rate Advance the Borrower shall not have delivered a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in accordance with this Section 2.09, then such Advance shall upon such expiration automatically be Converted to a Base Rate Advance.
(c)After the occurrence of and during the continuance of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect to have an Advance be made or continued as, or Converted into, a Reference Rate Advance after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for that Advance.
Section 1.10.Increased Costs.
(a)If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any Change in Tax Law) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, in each case after the Effective Date, or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each
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case issued after the Effective Date, there shall be any increase in the cost (other than with respect to Taxes) to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Reference Rate Advances, then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Xxxxxx (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost. A reasonably detailed certificate as to the amount and manner of calculation of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b)If any Lender determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case issued after the Effective Date, affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such capital or liquidity is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such Xxxxxx (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent for the account of such Xxxxxx, from time to time as specified by such Xxxxxx, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital or liquidity to be allocable to the existence of such Xxxxxx’s commitment to lend hereunder. A reasonably detailed certificate as to such amounts and the manner of calculation thereof submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, this Section 2.10(b) shall apply to all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy issued in connection with the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regardless of the date adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented and this Section 2.10(b) shall apply to all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued or implemented.
(c)If a Lender shall change its Applicable Lending Office, such Lender shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.10 and 2.12 than the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive if it had not changed its Applicable Lending Office, unless such change was made at the request of the Borrower or at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist.
Section 1.11.Payments and Computations.
(d)The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder, not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in US Dollars to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.02 in same day funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim. Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or ticking fees ratably (other than, to the extent the applicable Maturity Date is not the same for all Lenders, pursuant to Section 2.06(a)) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of principal or interest paid after an Event of Default and an acceleration or a deemed acceleration of amounts due hereunder, the Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be
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distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest ratably in accordance with each Xxxxxx’s outstanding Advances to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Assumption, the Agent shall make all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
(e)All computations of interest based on the Base Rate determined by reference to the Prime Rate shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Reference Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of ticking fees shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or such fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(f)Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or ticking fee, as the case may be; provided, however, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Reference Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.
(g)Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
Section 1.1.Taxes.
(h)Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
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(i)Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(j)Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, in each case attributable to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower, and any reasonable and documented expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(k)Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Xxxxxx’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.07(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable and documented expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Agent under this paragraph (d).
(l)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.12, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(m)Status of Lenders.
(i)Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth
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in Section 2.12(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Xxxxxx becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2)executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 871(h)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or
(4)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are
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claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(d)Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.12 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(e)Survival. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement hereunder, the agreements and obligations of each party contained in this Section 2.12, shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent or any assignment of rights by, or replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 1.12.Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Advances or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Advances and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Advances and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Advances and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i)if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii)the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Advances to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
Upon the acceleration or deemed acceleration of the Advances, the obligation of the Lenders to purchase participations in Advances and other obligations shall apply to all other Lenders. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section 1.2.Evidence of Debt.
(n)Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder. The Borrower agrees that upon notice by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Agent) to the effect that a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Advances owing to, or to be made by, such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender promissory notes or other evidence of such indebtedness, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and such Lender, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the Commitment of such Lender; provided, however, that the
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execution and delivery of such promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness shall not be a condition precedent to the making of any Advance under this Agreement.
(o)The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date, amount and tenor, as applicable, of each Borrowing, the Borrower that received the proceeds of such Borrowing, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it, if any, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower hereunder and each Xxxxxx’s share thereof.
(p)The entries made in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 1.13.Use of Proceeds.
(q)Advances shall be used by the Borrower for acquisitions and for general corporate purposes.
(r)No portion of the proceeds of any Advances under this Agreement shall be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner which might cause the Advances or the application of such proceeds to violate, or require any Lender to make any filing or take any other action under, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(s)The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrower shall not knowingly use, and shall procure that their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not knowingly use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 1.1.Extension of the Maturity Date. The Borrower may, not later than 30 days, and not earlier than 60 days, prior to each applicable anniversary of the Effective Date during the term of this Agreement (as may be extended from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.16) (the “Current Anniversary Date”), and not more than once in any calendar year, from time to time request that the Maturity Date for all Eligible Lenders (as defined below) be extended for a period of one year by delivering to the Agent a copy of an extension request signed by the Borrower (an “Extension Request”) in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto; provided that at the time of such request and as of the date of any such extension of the Maturity Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article 4 are correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case they were correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date, and (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of such Extension
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Request. On or prior to the fifteenth day (the “Determination Date”) prior to the Current Anniversary Date, each Eligible Lender shall notify the Agent and the Borrower of its willingness or unwillingness to extend its Maturity Date hereunder from the Maturity Date in effect prior to such extension. Any Eligible Lender that shall fail to so notify the Agent and the Borrower, on or prior to the Determination Date, shall be deemed to have declined to so extend. In the event that, on or prior to the Determination Date, Eligible Lenders representing more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Advances of all Eligible Lenders shall consent to such extension, the Agent shall so advise the Lenders and the Borrower and the Maturity Date of each such consenting Eligible Lender (each a “Consenting Lender”) shall be extended to the date indicated in the Extension Request. Thereafter, (i) for each Consenting Lender, the term “Maturity Date” as used herein and in any promissory note executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, shall at all times refer to such date indicated in the Extension Request, unless it is later extended pursuant to this Section 2.16, and (ii) for each Lender that is not an Eligible Lender or a Consenting Lender (each such Lender, a “Non-Extending Lender”) the term “Maturity Date” shall at all times refer to the date which was the Maturity Date of such Lender then in effect prior to the delivery to the Agent of such Extension Request; provided that any Non-Extending Lender (including any direct or indirect assignee of any Non-Extending Lender) may, with the written consent of the Borrower, elect at any time prior to the Maturity Date then applicable to its Advances to consent to the Borrower’s prior Extension Request by delivering a written notice to such effect to the Borrower and the Agent, and upon the receipt by the Borrower and the Agent of such notice, the Maturity Date of each such Non-Extending Lender shall be extended to the date indicated in the applicable Extension Request and such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to be a Consenting Lender for all purposes hereunder. In the event that, as of the Determination Date, the Consenting Lenders represent 50% or less of the aggregate amount of the Advances of all Eligible Lenders, the Agent shall so advise the Lenders and the Borrower, and none of the Lenders’ Maturity Dates shall be extended to the date indicated in the Extension Request and each Lender’s Maturity Date shall continue to be the date which was the Maturity Date of such Lender immediately prior to the delivery to the Agent of such Extension Request. For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term “Eligible Lenders” means, with respect to any Extension Request, (i) all Lenders if no Lender’s Maturity Date had been extended pursuant to this Section 2.16 prior to the delivery to the Agent of such Extension Request, and (ii) in all other cases, those Lenders which had extended their Maturity Date in the most recent extension of any Maturity Date effected pursuant to this Section 2.16.
Section 1.2.Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(t)Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.10, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12, or if any Lender gives the Agent any notice under Section 2.02(b)(iii) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Reference Rate Advances, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.10 or 2.12, or eliminate such unlawfulness, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.
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(u)Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.10, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12, or if any Lender gives the Agent any notice under Section 2.02(b)(iii) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Reference Rate Advances, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.17(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.07), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.10, Section 2.12 or Section 9.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(i)the Borrower shall have paid to the Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 9.07;
(ii)such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 9.04(b)) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii)in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.12, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(iv)in the case of any such assignment resulting from a notice of unlawfulness under Section 2.02(b)(iii), the assignee will not be subject to such unlawfulness;
(v)such assignment does not conflict with applicable law;
(vi)in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent; and
(vii)no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 1.14.Defaulting Lenders.
(v)Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
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(viii)Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of any Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 6 or otherwise) by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement will not be required to be paid or distributed to such Defaulting Lender, but will instead be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent under this Agreement; second, to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Advances under this Agreement. If such Lender is still a Defaulting Lender and any amounts remain in such account on the date that the Commitments are terminated and all payment obligations of the Borrower hereunder are paid in full, then such amounts will be applied by the Agent to the making of payments in the following order of priority: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct; provided that any amounts held as cash collateral for funding obligations of a Defaulting Lender shall be returned to such Defaulting Lender upon the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction of such Defaulting Lender’s obligations hereunder. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(ix)No Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.18, performance by the Borrower of its obligations shall not be excused or otherwise modified as a result of the operation of this Section 2.18. The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.18 are in addition to any other rights and remedies which the Borrower, the Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
(w)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Agent agree in writing in their reasonable determination that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances to be funded and held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with
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their Ratable Share, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Xxxxxx’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
Section 1.3.[Reserved].
Section 1.4.Incremental Commitments.
(x)The Borrower may, by written notice to the Agent from time to time but not more than four times in any calendar year, request Incremental Commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed US$100,000,000 from one or more Incremental Lenders (which may include any existing Lender) willing to provide such Incremental Advances in their sole discretion; provided, that each Incremental Lender (which is not an existing Lender) shall be subject to the approval requirements of Section 9.07. Such notice shall set forth (A) the amount of the Incremental Commitments being requested (which shall be in multiples of US$5,000,000) and (B) the date on which such Incremental Commitments are requested to become effective (the “Increased Amount Date”). No Lender shall be obligated to increase its Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.20 unless it so agrees.
(y)The Borrower and each Incremental Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (each, an “Incremental Assumption Agreement”) to evidence the Incremental Commitment of such Incremental Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the Incremental Advances to be made thereunder, and the Incremental Advances thereunder shall be made on terms and conditions substantially identical to the then-outstanding Advances (including pricing, covenants, defaults and maturity date). The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Assumption Agreement.
(z)Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Commitment shall become effective under this Section 2.20 unless (i) on the date of such effectiveness (unless otherwise agreed among the Incremental Lenders and the Borrower, and consented to by the Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)) (A) the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 are correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date and the Agent (acting at the direction of the applicable Incremental Lenders) shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by the Borrower and (B) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Incremental Commitment, (ii) the Agent shall have received such legal opinions, board resolutions and other closing certificates and documentation (including opinions of counsel) as the Agent (acting at the direction of the applicable Incremental Lenders) shall reasonably request and (iii) the Incremental Commitment of each Incremental Lender that was not, prior to the applicable Increased Amount Date, a Lender hereunder shall not be less than US$5,000,000.
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(aa)Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Agent may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that all Incremental Advances, when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Advances on a pro rata basis.
(ab)Notwithstanding the terms of Section 9.01, any Incremental Assumption Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and the Borrower, to implement the provisions of this Section, a copy of which shall be made available to each Lender.
Section 1.15.[Reserved].
Section 1.16.Benchmark Replacement.
(ac)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement; provided that, any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.22(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(ad)Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(ae)Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrower of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.22(d). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.22, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.22.
(af)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any
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similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(ag)Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Reference Rate Advances to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, (i) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Advances in the amounts specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected Reference Rate Advances will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Advances at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 9.04(b). During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.
Article 3
Conditions of Lending
Conditions of Lending
Section 1.02.Condition Precedent to Effective Date. The Effective Date, and the obligation of each Lender to make its Advance hereunder on and after the Effective Date, are subject to the condition precedent that the Agent receive on or before the Effective Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:
(a)This Agreement, executed by the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender listed on Schedule I attached hereto;
(b)Copies of (i) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, approving this Agreement, and (ii) of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement, in each case certified as of the Effective Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower;
(c)A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower hereunder;
(d)A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, certifying the correctness and completeness of the copies of the Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws previously delivered to the Agent,
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together with a good standing certificate from the state of its incorporation, each to be dated a recent date prior to the Effective Date;
(e)A favorable opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Corporate Legal, Board Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto; and
(f)A certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, stating that the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article 4 are correct and that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default exists on and as of the Effective Date.
Section 1.03.Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance on the occasion of any Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (i) the Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.02 and (ii) on the date of such Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing such statements are true):
(a)The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article 4 (other than the representations set forth in the second sentence of Section 4.01(e) and clause (i) of Section 4.01(f)) are correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of the date of such Borrowing, before and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case they were correct as of such earlier date; and
(b)No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default.
Article 4
Representations and Warranties
Representations and Warranties
Section 1.02.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a)Due Organization, etc. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions which require such qualification, except to the extent that failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation. Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business in all other jurisdictions which require such qualification, except to the extent
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that failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b)Due Authorization, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or (ii) law or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower.
(c)Governmental Consent. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement except (i) for those which have been obtained prior to the Effective Date and remain in full force and effect and (ii) to the extent that failure to obtain such authorization, approval, action, notice or filing would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d)Validity. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and to the application of general principles of equity.
(e)Condition of the Borrower. The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at March 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity of the Borrower for the fiscal year then ended, copies of which have been furnished to each Bank, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. There has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since March 31, 2022.
(f)Litigation. There is no pending or (to the knowledge of the Borrower) threatened investigation, action or proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator which (i) except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date would, if adversely determined, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(g)Margin Regulations. No proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock in any manner that violates or would cause a violation of Regulation U or Regulation X.
(h)Payment of Taxes. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all amounts of Taxes shown thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, except (i) for such Taxes as are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves are being maintained by the Borrower or any such Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be and (ii) to the extent that the failure to file such returns or pay such Taxes would not reasonably be expected to
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have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(i)Governmental Regulation. The Borrower is not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(j)ERISA. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date:
(i)no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur (other than for premiums payable under Title IV of ERISA), that would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000 over the amount previously reflected for any such liabilities, in accordance with GAAP, on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e);
(ii)Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the most recently completed annual report (Form 5500 Series) for each Pension Plan, copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and furnished to the Agent, is complete and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, accurate, and since the date of such Schedule B there has been no change in the funding status of any such Pension Plan except any change that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii)as of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available, the potential liability to the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal for all Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA, does not exceed US$250,000,000;
(iv)the Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan except for any such failure to perform or comply that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(v)neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or has been terminated or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 305(b) of ERISA or Section 432(b) of the Code, and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be insolvent or to be terminated or to be determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 305(b) of ERISA or Section 432(b) of the Code, in each case, resulting in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000.
(k)Disclosure. The documents, certificates and written materials furnished to the Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower for use in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, taken as a whole with other documents, certificates and written materials furnished contemporaneously therewith, do not contain
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any untrue statement of fact or omit to state a material fact (known to the Borrower in the case of any documents, certificates or written statements not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which the same were made.
(l)Insurance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually insured by companies engaged in similar businesses or (ii) maintain a plan or plans of self-insurance to such extent and covering such risks as is usual for companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business, which plans shall include, among other things, adequate reserves for the risks that are self-insured.
(m)Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date, (i) the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws except to the extent any non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) there has been no “release” or threatened “release” of a “hazardous substance” (as such terms are defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) or any other release, emission or discharge into the environment of any hazardous or toxic substance or material or pollutant by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, at or from any of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties, in either case other than as would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(n)Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of the Borrower its directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of the Borrower any of the directors or officers of the Borrower, (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any director or officer of any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any employee or agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
Article 5
Covenants
Covenants
Section 1.01.Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that the Borrower will, unless and until all of the Advances shall have been paid in full and all of the Commitments of the Lenders shall have terminated, unless Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(c)Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except to the extent any non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken
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as a whole, such compliance to include, without limitation, (x) complying with all Environmental Laws and (y) paying before the same become delinquent all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith.
(d)Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Agent:
(i)as soon as available and in any event within 60 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the quarterly report (x) for such quarter for the Borrower, containing a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and (x) for the period consisting of the fiscal year then elapsed, for the Borrower, containing consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows;
(ii)as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated annual audit report for such year for the Borrower, containing financial statements (including a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Borrower) for such year, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche or other nationally recognized independent public accountants. The opinion shall be unqualified (as to going concern, scope of audit and disagreements over the accounting or other treatment of offsets) and shall state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Borrower as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as stated therein) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
(iii)together with each delivery of the report of the Borrower pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) above, a compliance certificate for the quarter or year, as applicable, executed by an authorized financial officer of the Borrower (A) stating, in the case of the financial statements delivered under Section 5.01(b)(i) for such quarter, that such financial statements fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise stated therein), subject to the absence of footnotes and changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustment, (B) stating that such authorized financial officer has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements and that such authorized financial officer does not have knowledge of the existence, as at the date of the compliance certificate, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default or, if any such condition or event exists, specifying the nature thereof and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto and (C) demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance at the end of such accounting periods with the restrictions contained in Section 5.02(c).
(iv)promptly, and in any event within five days, after any authorized financial officer of the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default continuing on the date of such statement, a
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statement of an authorized financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default or Potential Event of Default and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(v)promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and reports that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sends to its stockholders generally, and copies of all regular, periodic and special reports, and all registration statements, that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC or any governmental authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange;
(vi)promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all material actions, suits and proceedings before any court or government department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of the type described in Section 4.01(f);
(vii)promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of (A) any event which makes any of the representations contained in Section 4.01(m) inaccurate or (B) the receipt by the Borrower of any written notice, order, directive or other written communication from a governmental authority alleging violations of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(viii)promptly after any change in any Rating, a notice of such change, which notice shall specify the new Rating, the date on which such change was publicly announced by S&P or Xxxxx’x, as the case may be, and such other information with respect to such change as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request; and
(ix)information and documentation reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and
(x)such other information respecting the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
In lieu of furnishing to the Agent paper copies of the documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(b)(i), (ii), (v), (vi), (viii) and (x), the Borrower’s obligations to deliver such documents or information shall be deemed to be satisfied upon the relevant documents or information being publicly available at its Internet website located at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx or through the SEC’s XXXXX system; provided that with respect to documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(b)(viii) and (x), the Borrower shall notify the Agent when such documents are so filed or so posted.
(a)Corporate Existence, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain its fundamental business and preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and all material rights, franchises and licenses necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, in each case as applicable, except (i) as permitted under Section 5.02(b) and (ii) if, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, it is in the business interest of the Borrower or such
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Subsidiary not to preserve and maintain such legal existence (except with respect to the Borrower), rights (charter and statutory), franchises and licenses, and such failure to preserve the same would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b)Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower will and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually insured by companies engaged in similar businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries may maintain a plan or plans of self-insurance to such extent and covering such risks as is usual for companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business, which plans shall include, among other things, adequate reserves for the risks that are self-insured. On request the Borrower will advise the Agent and the Lenders concerning any such plan or plans for self-insurance.
(c)Visitation Rights. At any reasonable time and from time to time during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice, permit the Agent or any of the Lenders or any agents or representatives thereof (at their sole cost and expense), to visit the properties of, the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries with any of their officers, employees, or if an Event of Default is continuing, with their independent certified public accountants.
(d)Keeping of Books. Keep, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to keep, in all material respects, proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP.
Section 1.02.Negative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, unless and until all of the Advances shall have been paid in full and the Commitments of all of the Lenders shall have terminated, unless Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(e)Liens, Etc. The Borrower will not create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of such Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the payment of any Debt of any Person, unless the Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, any such Debt; provided however that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to the following Liens which are permitted:
(i)Customary Permitted Liens;
(ii)Liens in favor of the United States to secure amounts paid to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as advance or progress payments under government contracts entered into by it so long as such Liens cover only (x) special bank accounts into which only such advance or progress payments are deposited and (y) supplies covered by such government contracts and material and other property acquired for or allocated to the performance of such government contracts;
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(iii)attachment, judgment and other similar Liens arising in connection with legal proceedings, provided that any such judgment does not constitute an Event of Default;
(iv)Liens on accounts receivable resulting from the sale of such accounts receivable;
(v)Liens on assets of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower existing at the time such Person becomes a Significant Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or a Significant Subsidiary (other than any such Lien created in contemplation of becoming a Significant Subsidiary);
(vi)purchase money Liens upon or in any asset acquired or held by the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (including any capital interest in any Person) to secure the purchase price of such asset or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of or construction of improvements on or with respect to any such asset (provided that the amount of Debt secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of the purchase price of such asset and transaction costs relating to such acquisition or the costs of such construction) and Liens existing on such asset at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Lien created in contemplation of such acquisition); and the interest of the lessor thereof in any asset that is subject to a Capital Lease;
(vii)Liens on deposits securing obligations under cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs;
(viii)Liens, other than Liens described in clauses (i) through (vii) and in clauses (ix) and (x), to secure Debt not in excess of an aggregate of the greater of US$500,000,000 and 5% of the shareholders’ equity of the Borrower;
(ix)Liens resulting from any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) so long as (x) the aggregate principal amount of any such Debt shall not increase as a result of any such extension, renewal or replacement and (y) Liens resulting from any such extension, renewal or replacement shall cover only such property which secured the Debt that is being extended, renewed or replaced; and
(x)Liens securing Debt owing to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries.
(a)Restrictions on Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), to any Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower, directly or indirectly, owns 80% or more of the voting stock thereof), or enter into any partnership, joint venture, syndicate, pool or other combination, unless (a) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) in the case of any consolidation or merger involving the Borrower, either (i) the Borrower is the surviving entity or (ii) the Person surviving or resulting from such consolidation or merger shall have assumed the obligations of the Borrower hereunder in an agreement or instrument reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent
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and such surviving corporation shall have delivered, for the benefit of the Lenders and the Agent, such other documents as may reasonably be requested, including, without limitation, information in respect of “know your customer” and similar requirements, an incumbency certificate and an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof.
(b)Financial Covenants.
(xi)Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit at the end of any quarterly financial reporting period the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period, taken as a single period, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
(xii)Consolidated Total Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio. The Borrower will not permit at the end of any quarterly financial reporting period the ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period, taken as a single period, to exceed 2.25 to 1.00.
Article 6
Events of Default
Events of Default
Section 1.03.Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a)The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same becomes due and payable or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder within five days of the date due; or
(b)Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(c)The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 2.15, 5.01(c) (with respect to the existence of the Borrower) or 5.02, or (ii) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier to occur of (i) written notice thereof having been given to the Borrower by the Agent at the request of any Lender or (ii) actual knowledge thereof by the Borrower of such failure; or
(d)The Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt or any payment obligations in respect of guarantees of the Borrower or any such Significant Subsidiary of Debt owed to any Person other than the Borrower and the Subsidiaries which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least US$250,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt arising
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under this Agreement), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt or guarantee; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or by a required prepayment of insurance proceeds or by a required prepayment as a result of formulas based on asset sales or excess cash flow), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(e)The Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall take any corporate or partnership action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or
(f)Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of US$250,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and is not promptly paid by the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 6.01(f) if and to the extent that (i) the amount of such judgment or order is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance covering payment thereof, (ii) such insurer shall be rated at least “A-” by A.M. Best Company and the Borrower deems the claims recovery as “probable” in its financial statements and (iii) such insurer has been notified of, and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment or order; or
(g)
(i)There occurs one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in liability to the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates in excess of US$250,000,000 over the amount previously reflected for any such liabilities, in accordance with GAAP, on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e); or
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(ii)The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred an aggregate Withdrawal Liability for all years to such Multiemployer Plan in an amount that, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to Multiemployer Plans by the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates as Withdrawal Liability (determined as of the date of such notification), exceeds US$250,000,000; or
(iii)The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is being terminated or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA or Section 432 of the Code, if as a result of such event the aggregate annual contributions of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans that are then insolvent or being terminated or have been determined to be in endangered or critical status have been or will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan year of such Multiemployer Plan immediately preceding the plan year in which the event occurs by an amount exceeding, in each case, resulting in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000; or
(a)Any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors, other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency: provided that if the Borrower shall become a wholly owned Subsidiary of a publicly owned Person whose beneficial ownership is, immediately after the Borrower shall become such a wholly owned subsidiary of such Person, substantially identical to that of the Borrower immediately prior to such circumstance (a “Holding Company”), such circumstance shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 6.01(h) unless the beneficial ownership of such Holding Company shall be acquired as set forth in this Section 6.01(h);
then, and in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are here expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
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Article 7
[Reserved]
[Reserved]
Article 8
The Agent
The Agent
Section 1.01.Appointment and Authority. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Xxxxxx to act on its behalf as the Agent hereunder and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and, except as expressly set forth in Section 8.06, the Borrower shall not have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the 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 as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
Section 1.02.Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 1.03.Exculpatory Provisions.
(a)The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:
(i)shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii)shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under
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any debtor relief law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any debtor relief law; and
(iii)shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b)The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 9.01 and 6.01), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default or the event or events that give or may give rise to any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default unless and until the Borrower or any Lender shall have given notice to the Agent describing such Potential Event of Default or Event of Default and such event or events.
(c)The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 3 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.
Section 1.01.Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless an officer of the Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance, and such Lender shall not have made available to the Agent such Xxxxxx’s ratable portion of the applicable Borrowing. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 1.02.Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent the Borrower is required to reimburse the Agent pursuant to Section 9.04 and only to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably according to the respective principal amounts of the Advances then held by each of them (or if no Advances are at
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the time outstanding or if any Advances are held by Persons which are not Lenders, ratably according to the respective amounts of their Commitments), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under this Agreement, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, syndication, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower.
Section 1.03.Resignation of Agent. (a) The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(d)If the Person serving as Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (v) of the definition thereof, the Majority Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(e)With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly and, during such period, the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay to any Person the fees described in Section 2.04(b), until such time, if any, as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties as Agent of the retiring or removed Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Agent), and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower
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and such successor. After the retiring or removed Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Agent was acting as Agent.
Section 1.01.Delegation of Duties. The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent. The Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. Each such sub-agent and the Related Parties of the Agent and each such sub-agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article 8 and Section 9.04 (as though such sub-agents were the “Agent” hereunder) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Section 1.02.Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 1.03.Other Agents. Each Lender hereby acknowledges that neither the syndication agents nor any other Lender designated as any “Agent” on the cover page hereof (other than the Agent) has any liability hereunder other than in its capacity as a Lender.
Section 1.10.Certain ERISA Matters.
(f)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Xxxxxx’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement,
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(iii)(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Xxxxxx’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(g)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Xxxxxx’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Section 1.5.Erroneous Payments.
(h)If the Agent (x) notifies a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns), a “Payment Recipient”) that the Agent has determined in its reasonable discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 8.11 and held in trust for the benefit of the Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received) together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to
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time in effect. A notice of the Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(i)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (and each of their respective successors and assigns), agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
(v)it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
(vi)such Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within two Business Days of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Agent pursuant to this Section 8.11(b).
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Agent pursuant to this Section 8.11(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(j)Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(k)(i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Advances (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Type with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Type”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Advances (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Type, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a
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cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any notes evidencing such Advances to the Borrower or the Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Advances subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(i)Subject to Section 9.07 (including, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Advances acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Advance (or portion thereof), and the Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Xxxxxx (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Agent on or with respect to any such Advances acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Advances are then owned by the Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
(ii)The parties hereto agree that irrespective of whether the Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, to the rights and interests of such Xxxxxx, as the case may be) under the Loan Documents with respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”); provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding clause shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received
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by the Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(iii)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(iv)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 8.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender and/or the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
Article 9
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Section 1.04.Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (or consented to by) each Lender affected thereby, do any of the following:
(a)waive any of the conditions specified in Section 3.01;
(b)increase the Commitments of such Lender;
(c)reduce the principal of, or rate of interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder;
(d)postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder;
(e)change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder;
(f)[reserved]; or
(g)amend this Section 9.01 or the definition of “Majority Lenders”;
and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (x) the
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Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended nor amounts owed to such Lender reduced or the final maturity thereof extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Incremental Assumption Agreement may be effected in accordance with Sections 2.20, without the consent of the Majority Lenders.
Furthermore, and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Section 9.01, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision, and such amendments shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Majority Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Section 1.03.Notices, Etc. (a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission or, to the extent provided in Section 9.02(e), electronic communication). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(1) if to the Borrower or the Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number set forth below, or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties:
Borrower: Ceyhun “Xxx” Xxxxx
VP and Treasurer
DXC Technology Company
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Office: x0 (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
VP and Treasurer
DXC Technology Company
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Office: x0 (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Agent: As specified on Schedule 9.02 hereto; and
(2) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(h)Timing. All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto during the recipient’s normal business hours (or if delivered after normal business hours shall be deemed to have been delivered on the next Business Day) and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail when received; provided,
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however, that notices and other communications to the Agent pursuant to Article 2 shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.
(i)Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by email or other electronic transmission of a duly executed counterpart copy hereof will be as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, 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.
(j)Reliance by the Agent and Xxxxxxx. The Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of the 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. The Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnified Person from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Agent may be recorded by the Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
(k)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article 2 if such Xxxxxx has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), 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 therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email 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.
(l)Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
(m)Platform.
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(i)The Borrower agrees that the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).
(ii)The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
Section 1.01.No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 1.02.Costs, Expenses and Indemnification.
(a)The Borrower agrees to pay promptly on demand all reasonable and documented costs and out-of-pocket expenses (other than Taxes, for which the provisions of Section 2.12 shall apply instead) of Agent (in its capacity as such) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, syndication, modification and amendment of this Agreement, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of a single counsel for the Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder. The Borrower further agrees to pay promptly on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent and of each Lender, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 9.04(a). This Section 9.04(a) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b)If any payment of principal of any Reference Rate Advance extended to the Borrower is made other than on the last day of the interest period for such Advance, as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.06 or acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, the Borrower shall, upon demand by any Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for
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the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
(c)The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent (in its capacity as such), each Lender and each director, officer, employee, agent, attorney, partner, advisor, representative and affiliate of the Agent and each Lender (each an “Indemnified Person”) in connection with any expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Agent, a Lender or such Indemnified Persons may become subject (other than Taxes, for which the provisions of Section 2.12 shall apply instead), insofar as such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) arise out of the transactions referred to in this Agreement or arise from any use or intended use of the proceeds of the Advances, or to the extent relating to the foregoing, in any way arise out of activities of the Borrower that violate Environmental Laws, and to reimburse the Agent, each Lender and each Indemnified Person, upon their demand, for any reasonable and documented legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or participating in any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action or other proceeding, whether commenced or threatened (whether or not the Agent, such Lender or any such person is a party to any action or proceeding out of which any such expense arises); provided that nothing in this Section 9.04(c) shall obligate the Borrower to pay the normal expenses of the Agent in the administration of this Agreement in the absence of pending or threatened litigation or other proceedings or the claims or threatened claims of others and then only to the extent arising therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to an Indemnified Person with respect to indemnified liabilities which have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person, as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, or which have resulted from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnified Person for breach in bad faith of such Indemnified Person’s obligations hereunder in which the Borrower has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s equity holders or creditors, an Indemnified Person or any other person or entity, whether or not an Indemnified Person is otherwise a party thereto.
(d)To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Borrower nor the Agent, any Lender or any director, officer, employee, agent, attorney, partner, advisor, representative and affiliate of the Agent or any Lender shall have any liability, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby, any Advance or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 1.03.Right of Set-off. Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (time or demand, provisional or final, or general, but not special (in whatever currency)) at any time held and other indebtedness (in whatever
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currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement that are then due and payable, whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement, and each such Affiliate is hereby irrevocably authorized to permit such setoff and application. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Lender may have.
Section 1.04.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Agent and when the Agent shall have been notified by each Bank that such Bank has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Borrower shall not, except as permitted in Section 5.02(b), have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of all Lenders. This Agreement and the fee letter referred to in Section 2.04(b) constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous oral agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 1.05.Assignments and Participations.
(a)Successors and Assigns Generally. No Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.07(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.07(d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 9.07(e) (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 paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)Assignments by Xxxxxxx. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Advances at the time owing to it); provided that, any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)Minimum Amounts.
(A)in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Xxxxxx’s Commitment and/or the Advances at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose
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includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advances of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than US$5,000,000, unless the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii)Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Xxxxxx’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Advance or the Commitment assigned.
(iii)Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A)the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(B)the consent of the Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.
(iv)Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500; provided that the Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or potential Defaulting Lender or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B).
(vi)No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person).
(vii)Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to
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the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agent, the applicable Ratable Share of Advances previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Ratable Share of all Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the 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 2.10, 2.12 and 9.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Xxxxxx’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
(e)Register. The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States 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 (and stated interest) of the Advances owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(f)Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person) or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) 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 Advances owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain
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solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Agent and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 8.05 with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 9.01(b), (c) or (d) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.10, 2.12 and 9.04(b) (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.12(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.17 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.10 or 2.12, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.17(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.05 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Section 1.163-5(b) of the United States Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(g)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other governmental authority; 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.
Section 1.06.[Reserved].
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Section 1.07.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.10.Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 1.11.Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Agent or any Lender, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or the transactions relating hereto, in each case in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(a)Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
Section 1.11.[Reserved].
Section 1.12.Waiver of Trial by Jury. THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS, THE AGENT AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, OTHER LENDERS EACH HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including without limitation contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law and statutory claims. The Borrower, the Banks, the Agent and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, other Lenders each (i) acknowledges that this waiver is a material inducement for the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent to enter into a business relationship, that the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement or accepting the benefits thereof, as the case may be, and that each will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings and (ii) further warrants and represents that each has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal
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counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. In the event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.
Section 1.13.[Reserved].
Section 1.14.Survival of Certain Provisions. All agreements, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any increase in the Commitments under this Agreement. The Borrower’s obligations under Sections 2.10 and 9.04, and the Lender’s obligations under Section 8.05 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 1.15.Severability. In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.16.Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
Section 1.17.USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
Section 1.18.Confidentiality. Each of the Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided, however, that, except in the case of disclosure to bank regulators or examiners in accordance with customary banking practices, if legally permitted, written notice of each instance in which Information is required or requested to be disclosed shall be furnished to the Borrower not less than 30 days prior to the expected date of such disclosure or, if 30 days’ notice is not practicable under the circumstances, as promptly as practicable under the circumstances, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any 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 9.19, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or
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its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap or derivative or credit protection arrangement or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, or (iv) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. In addition, the 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 Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 9.19 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 1.19.No Fiduciary Duty. The Borrower acknowledges that the Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lender Parties”) is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship on an arm’s length basis, and the parties hereto do not intend that any Lender Party act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person. The Borrower and each Lender Party hereby expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship and agrees they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any transactions entered into between them. The Borrower also hereby acknowledges that no Lender Party has advised nor is advising the Borrower as to any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax matters, and that the Borrower is consulting its own advisors concerning such matters to the extent it deems appropriate.
Section 1.20.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(b)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(c)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
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(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
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“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that Person or any other Person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the date first written above.
DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, a Nevada corporation, as the Borrower | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ceyhun Cetin | ||||
Name: Ceyhun Cetin | |||||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as Agent and a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
| Title: Vice President | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: Vice President | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: Assistant Vice President | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Assistant Vice President | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
MUFG Bank, Ltd. as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxx | |||||
| Title: Vice President | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
National Westminster Bank plc, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
Bank of America, N.A., as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
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Danske Bank A/S, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Senior Banker | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Head Loan Support DK | |||||
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Senior Vice President | |||||
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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
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TD Bank, N.A. as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: Senior Vice President | |||||
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KBC Bank NV, New York Branch, as a Lender | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Director | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
| Title: Managing Director | |||||
[Signature Page to DXC Credit Agreement]
