Contract
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2023 (this “Agreement”), to the SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 10, 2018 (as otherwise amended, supplemented or modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among MOMENTIVE INC. (f/k/a SURVEYMONKEY INC.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC. (f/k/a SVMK INC.), a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”).
In accordance with the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, including Section 2.14(b) thereof, the Borrower and the Agent have elected to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and the Agent has previously provided notice of such alternate rate of interest and a copy of this Agreement to the Lenders (the “SOFR Election”).
The Agent has not received within five Business Days written notice of objection to such SOFR Election from the Lenders comprising the Required Lenders and as a result thereof the SOFR Election has become effective as of the date hereof (the “SOFR Effective Date”).
Pursuant to Section 2.14(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Agent and the Borrower have the right to enter into an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes as may be applicable.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein (including in the recitals hereto) shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below). The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.03 (Terms Generally) of the Amended Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the SOFR Effective Date, (a) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text), all as set forth in the pages of the Existing Credit Agreement attached as Annex I hereto (the Existing Credit Agreement as so amended is referred to herein as the “Amended Credit Agreement”), and (b) Exhibits B
and E to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended and replaced in their entirety with the exhibits attached as Annex II hereto.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Agent to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties represents and warrants to the Agent that (a) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law), (b) after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in Article III of the Amended Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct (i) in the case of representations and warranties qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the Effective Date (as defined below), except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date and (c) as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 4. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date (the “Effective Date”) on which the Agent shall have executed this Agreement and received from the Borrower and each other Loan Party a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of the Borrower and each other Loan Party (or written evidence satisfactory to the Agent (which may include a facsimile or other electronic transmission) that each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has signed a counterpart of this Agreement). The Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 5. Reaffirmation of Guarantee and Security. (a) The Borrower and each other Loan Party, by its signature below, hereby (i) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Security Documents continue to be in full force and effect and (ii) affirms and confirms its guarantee of the Obligations (after giving effect to this Agreement) and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral to secure such Obligations (after giving effect to this Agreement), all as provided in the Security Documents as originally executed (and giving effect to this Agreement), and acknowledges and agrees that such guarantee, pledge and/or grant continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, such Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (after giving effect to this Agreement) and the other Loan Documents.
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SECTION 6. Reference to and Effect on the Existing Credit Agreement and the Other Loan Documents.
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SECTION 7. Expenses. The Borrower and Holdings agree, jointly and severally, to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Agreement (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP).
SECTION 8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission, “.pdf” or similar electronic format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof 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.
SECTION 9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Etc. The provisions of Sections 9.09 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process) and 9.10 (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 10. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.
MOMENTIVE INC. (F/K/A
SURVEYMONKEY INC.), as Borrower,
By |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC. (F/K/A SVMK
INC.), as Holdings,
By |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Agent,
By |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Title: |
Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Amendment Agreement]
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ANNEX I
[ To Attach Amended Credit Agreement]
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ANNEX I
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
October 10, 2018,
among MOMENTIVE INC. (F/K/A SURVEYMONKEY INC.), as Borrower MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC. (F/K/A SVMK INC.), as Holdings The LENDERS Party Hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., ___________________________ MERRILL LYNCH, XXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED, as Syndication Agent, SUNTRUST BANK as Documentation Agent ___________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED, and SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX. xx Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
1 |
SECTION 1.02. |
Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
54 |
SECTION 1.03. |
Terms Generally |
5455 |
SECTION 1.04. |
Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations |
55 |
SECTION 1.05. |
Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification |
56 |
SECTION 1.06. |
Excluded Swap Obligations |
5657 |
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. |
Commitments |
5657 |
SECTION 2.02. |
Loans and Borrowings |
57 |
SECTION 2.03. |
Requests for Borrowings |
5758 |
SECTION 2.04. |
Swingline Loans |
5859 |
SECTION 2.05. |
Letters of Credit |
6061 |
SECTION 2.06. |
Funding of Borrowings |
67 |
SECTION 2.07. |
Interest Elections |
6768 |
SECTION 2.08. |
Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
69 |
SECTION 2.09. |
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
6970 |
SECTION 2.10. |
Amortization of Term Loans |
7071 |
SECTION 2.11. |
Prepayment of Loans |
7172 |
SECTION 2.12. |
Fees |
7576 |
SECTION 2.13. |
Interest |
7677 |
SECTION 2.14. |
Alternate Rate of Interest |
7778 |
SECTION 2.15. |
Increased Costs |
7879 |
SECTION 2.16. |
Break Funding Payments |
8081 |
SECTION 2.17. |
Taxes |
8182 |
SECTION 2.18. |
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs |
8586 |
SECTION 2.19. |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
8788 |
SECTION 2.20. |
Defaulting Lenders |
89 |
SECTION 2.21. |
Incremental Facilities |
9192 |
SECTION 2.22. |
Loan Modification Offers |
9596 |
SECTION 2.23. |
Loan Repurchases |
9798 |
SECTION 2.24. |
Refinancing Facilities |
99100 |
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01. |
Organization; Powers |
101102 |
SECTION 3.02. |
Authorization; Enforceability |
101102 |
SECTION 3.03. |
Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts |
102 |
SECTION 3.04. |
Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
102103 |
SECTION 3.05. |
Properties |
103 |
SECTION 3.06. |
Litigation and Environmental Matters |
104105 |
SECTION 3.07. |
Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
104105 |
SECTION 3.08. |
Investment Company Status |
104105 |
SECTION 3.09. |
Taxes |
105 |
SECTION 3.10. |
ERISA; Labor Matters |
105106 |
SECTION 3.11. |
Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; Disqualified Equity Interests |
105106 |
SECTION 3.12. |
Insurance |
106107 |
SECTION 3.13. |
Solvency |
106107 |
SECTION 3.14. |
Disclosure |
107 |
SECTION 3.15. |
Collateral Matters |
107108 |
SECTION 3.16. |
Federal Reserve Regulations |
108109 |
SECTION 3.17. |
Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
108109 |
SECTION 3.18. |
Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions |
109110 |
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. |
[Reserved] |
109110 |
SECTION 4.02. |
Each Credit Event |
109110 |
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
SECTION 5.01. |
Financial Statements and Other Information |
110111 |
SECTION 5.02. |
Notices of Material Events |
112 |
SECTION 5.03. |
Additional Subsidiaries |
114113 |
SECTION 5.04. |
Information Regarding Collateral |
114 |
SECTION 5.05. |
Existence; Conduct of Business |
115 |
SECTION 5.06. |
Payment of Taxes |
115 |
SECTION 5.07. |
Maintenance of Properties |
115 |
SECTION 5.08. |
Insurance |
116 |
SECTION 5.09. |
Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights |
116 |
SECTION 5.10. |
Compliance with Laws |
117116 |
SECTION 5.11. |
Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit |
117 |
SECTION 5.12. |
Further Assurances |
117 |
SECTION 5.13. |
Maintenance of Ratings |
118117 |
SECTION 5.14. |
Databases; Software |
118 |
SECTION 5.15. |
Maintenance of Websites and Domain Names |
118 |
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
SECTION 6.01. |
Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities |
118 |
SECTION 6.02. |
Liens |
121 |
SECTION 6.03. |
Fundamental Changes; Business Activities |
123124 |
SECTION 6.04. |
Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions |
125 |
SECTION 6.05. |
Asset Sales |
129 |
SECTION 6.06. |
Sale/Leaseback Transactions |
131132 |
SECTION 6.07. |
Hedging Agreements |
131132 |
SECTION 6.08. |
Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness |
131132 |
SECTION 6.09. |
Transactions with Affiliates |
134135 |
SECTION 6.10. |
Restrictive Agreements |
134136 |
SECTION 6.11. |
Amendment of Material Documents |
136137 |
SECTION 6.12. |
Leverage Ratio |
136138 |
SECTION 6.13. |
[Reserved] |
136138 |
SECTION 6.14. |
Fiscal Year |
136138 |
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
SECTION 7.01. |
Events of Default |
136138 |
SECTION 7.02. |
Right to Cure |
139141 |
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
SECTION 8.01. |
Authorization and Action |
140142 |
SECTION 8.02. |
Certain ERISA Matters |
145146 |
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. |
Notices |
147148 |
SECTION 9.02. |
Waivers; Amendments |
149150 |
SECTION 9.03. |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
152153 |
SECTION 9.04. |
Successors and Assigns |
154155 |
SECTION 9.05. |
Survival |
162163 |
SECTION 9.06. |
Integration; Effectiveness |
163164 |
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163 |
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SECTION 9.07. |
Severability |
164 |
SECTION 9.08. |
Right of Setoff |
164 |
SECTION 9.09. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
164165 |
SECTION 9.10. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
165166 |
SECTION 9.11. |
Headings |
165166 |
SECTION 9.12. |
Confidentiality |
165166 |
SECTION 9.13. |
Interest Rate Limitation |
166167 |
SECTION 9.14. |
Release of Liens and Guarantees |
166167 |
SECTION 9.15. |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
167168 |
SECTION 9.16. |
No Fiduciary Relationship |
167168 |
SECTION 9.17. |
Non-Public Information |
168169 |
SECTION 9.18. |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
169170 |
SCHEDULE: |
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Schedule 2.01 |
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Commitments |
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EXHIBITS: |
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Exhibit A |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B |
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Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit C |
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Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement |
Exhibit D |
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit E |
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Form of Interest Election Request |
Exhibit F |
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Form of Perfection Certificate |
Exhibit G |
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Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit H-1 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non- U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit H-2 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non- U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit H-3 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non- U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit H-4 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non- U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit I |
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Form of Affiliated Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit J |
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Auction Procedures |
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 10, 2018 (this “Agreement”), among MOMENTIVE INC. (f/k/a SURVEYMONKEY INC.), as Borrower, MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC. (f/k/a SVMK INC.), the LENDERS party hereto from time to time and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, shall bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Accepting Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person or business acquired in a Material Acquisition for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Person or business (determined as if references to Holdings and the Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Person or business and its subsidiaries which become Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Person or business.
“Acquired Person” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.
“Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate, plus (b)(i) 0.11448% for a one-month Interest Period, (ii) 0.26161% for a three-month Interest Period or (iii) 0.42826% for a six-month Interest Period; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
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“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Affiliated Assignment and Assumption” means an affiliated assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and a Purchasing Affiliated Lender or a Purchasing Borrower Party, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.
“Aggregate Revolving Commitment” means the sum of the Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Exposure” means the sum of the Revolving Exposures of all the Revolving Lenders.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1.00% per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate onfor a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or, if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1.00% per annum. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate on any day shall be based on the LIBO ScreenTerm SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 11:005:00 a.m., LondonChicago time, on such day for deposits in dollars with a maturity of one month (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period(or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the Interpolated ScreenCME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternative rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauseclauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment represented by such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as required to give effect to any reallocation of LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure made pursuant to paragraph (a)(iv) of Section 2.20. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving
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Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Revolving Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any Term Loan, (i) 2.75 % per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or (ii) 3.75% per annum, in the case of a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan, (b) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan of any Series, the rate per annum specified in the Incremental Facility Agreement establishing the Incremental Term Commitments of such Series, and (c) with respect to any ABR Loan or EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan that is a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which consolidated financial statements have theretofore been most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided that, for purposes of clause (c), until the date of the delivery of the consolidated financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) as of and for the first full fiscal quarter ended after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the rates per annum set forth in Category 2:
Leverage Ratio: |
ABR |
EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Spread |
Commitment Fee |
Category 1 ≥3.00:1 |
1.50% |
2.50% |
0.375% |
Category 2 <3.00:1 and ≥2.25:1 |
1.25% |
2.25% |
0.325% |
Category 3 <2.25:1 and >1.50:1 |
1.00% |
2.00% |
0.275% |
Category 4 ≤1.50:1 |
0.75% |
1.75% |
0.250% |
For purposes of the foregoing, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the Business Day following the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) of the consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the
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effective date of the next such change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the rates per annum set forth in Category 1 (i) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if the Borrower fails to deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or any Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant hereto, in each case within the time periods specified herein for such delivery, during the period commencing on and including the day of the occurrence of a Default resulting from such failure and until the delivery thereof.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement) and SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc. in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facilities initially provided for herein.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Auction Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a).
“Auction Notice” means an auction notice given by a Purchasing Borrower Party in accordance with the Auction Procedures with respect to an Auction Purchase Offer.
“Auction Procedures” means the auction procedures with respect to Auction Purchase Offers set forth in Exhibit J hereto.
“Auction Purchase Offer” means an offer by a Purchasing Borrower Party to purchase Term Loans of one or more Classes pursuant to modified Dutch auctions conducted in accordance with the Auction Procedures and otherwise in accordance with Section 2.23.
“Available Basket Amount” means, as of any time, (a) $30,000,000, or, if the Leverage Ratio after giving effect to any Restricted Payment, Investment or payment in respect of Junior Indebtedness referred to in clause (b) of this definition is, on a Pro Forma Basis, less than 3.00 to 1.00, $60,000,000, minus (b) the sum of all Investments made prior to such time in reliance on Section 6.04(v)(ii) of this Agreement, the First
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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or the Original Credit Agreement, plus all Restricted Payments made prior to such time in reliance on Section 6.08(a)(viii)(B) of this Agreement, the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or the Original Credit Agreement plus all expenditures in respect of Junior Indebtedness made prior to such time in reliance on Section 6.08(b)(vi)(B) of this Agreement, the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or the Original Credit Agreement, in each case utilizing the Available Basket Amount or portions thereof in effect on the date of any such Restricted Payment, Investment or expenditure in respect of Junior Indebtedness. Under no circumstances will the sum of the amounts referred to in clause (b) of this definition at any time exceed $60,000,000; and the aggregate of all Investments, Restricted Payments and expenditures in respect of Junior Indebtedness made on any date in reliance on the Available Basket Amount on such date may not exceed the amount of the Available Basket Amount on such date.
“Available Domestic Cash” means, on any date, the amount of Unrestricted Cash held on such date by Holdings or any Domestic Subsidiary, other than Unrestricted Cash held in accounts outside the United States of America.
“Available ECF Amount” means, as of any time, the excess, if any, of:
“Available Foreign Cash” means, on any date, the amount of Unrestricted Cash held on such date by Foreign Subsidiaries in accounts outside the United States of America.
“Available Liquidity” means, on any date, the sum of (i) Available Domestic Cash on such date plus (ii) if on such date the conditions to borrowing set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied, the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment minus the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure on such date.
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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, 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 for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 USC. §§ 101 et seq.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark Transition Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations 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”.
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“BofA” means Bank of America, N.A.
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“Borrower” means Momentive Inc. (f/k/a SurveyMonkey Inc.), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings, or the Successor Borrower as provided in Section 6.03.
“Borrowing” means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04, as applicable, which shall be, in the case of any such written request, in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Business Day” means any day that is not(other than a Saturday, or a Sunday or other day) on which commercial banks are open for business in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan,addition to the termforegoing, a “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market, in relation to Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or any other dealings of such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, be any such day that is only a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment, capitalized software development costs and other capital expenditures of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries that are (or should be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) any such expenditures made to restore, replace or rebuild assets to the condition of such assets immediately prior to any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, such assets to the extent such expenditures are made with insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or damage recovery proceeds relating to any such casualty, damage, taking, condemnation or similar proceeding, and (ii) any such expenditures constituting Permitted Acquisitions and (b) such portion of principal payments on Capital Lease Obligations made by Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period as is attributable to additions to property, plant and equipment that have not otherwise been reflected on the consolidated statement of cash flows as additions to property, plant and equipment.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital or finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, and the final maturity of such
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obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such or any other amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty. For purposes of Section 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the New Building Leases nor any similar lease entered into in the future shall constitute a Capital Lease Obligation.
“Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“CFC” means (a) each Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code), but only if a U.S. Person that is a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party is, with respect to such Person, a “United States shareholder” (within the meaning of Section 951(b)) described in Section 951(a)(1); and (b) each Subsidiary of any such Person described in clause (a).
“Change in Control” means (a) prior to a Holdings Merger, the failure of Holdings to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower; (b) the acquisition or ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date) (other than any Major Stockholder), of Equity Interests in Holdings representing (x) more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings and (y) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests in Holdings then owned by the Major Stockholders; (c) persons who were (i) directors of Holdings on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, (ii) nominated or approved by the board of directors of Holdings or (iii) appointed by directors who were directors of Holdings on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date or were nominated or approved as provided in clause (ii) above, ceasing to occupy a majority of the seats (excluding vacant seats) on the board of directors of Holdings or (d) the occurrence of any “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to Holdings or the Borrower under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the rights of the holders of any Material Indebtedness of Holdings or the Borrower.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Original Effective Date (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel
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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, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated, issued or implemented.
“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans of any Series, Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Term Commitment, an Incremental Term Commitment of any Series or a Revolving Commitment and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of a particular Class.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means any and all assets of any Loan Party, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Collateral Agreement” means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Original Effective Date, together with all supplements thereto.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time (but giving effect to any time periods provided under any Loan Document for delivery), the requirement that:
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary, if, and for so long as, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction, as reasonably agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (c) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets and (d) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require control agreements or perfection by “control” (other than in respect of certificated Collateral) with respect to any Collateral (including, without limitation, deposit accounts or other bank or securities accounts). The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests, in or the obtaining of, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Original Effective Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Original Effective Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.
“Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, a Term Commitment, an Incremental Term Commitment of any Series or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
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“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus
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provided that (A) any cash payment made with respect to any Non-Cash Charges added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period pursuant to clause (a)(vi) above shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA for the period in which such cash payment is made and (B) the aggregate amount of all amounts under clauses (a)(v), (ix) and (xiii) that increase Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period shall not exceed, and shall be limited to, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA in respect of such Test Period; and minus
provided, further that Consolidated EBITDA for any period shall be calculated so as to exclude (without duplication of any adjustment referred to above) the effect of:
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“Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of Consolidated Funded Debt of Holdings and the Subsidiaries outstanding on such date (including the Loan Document Obligations, to the extent they constitute Consolidated Funded Debt) that is secured by Liens (other than any Liens on Collateral subordinated to the Liens under the Security Documents securing the Loan Document Obligations) on any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Funded Debt” means, as of any date of determination with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of: (a) the principal amount of all obligations for borrowed money, whether current or long-term and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) the principal amount of all purchase money Indebtedness; (c) amounts drawn and not yet reimbursed under all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments (excluding any of the foregoing securing obligations under the New Building Leases); (d) the principal amount of all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding deferred compensation, accruals for payroll and other operating expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business and accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) the principal amount of all Capital Lease Obligations; (f) all Disqualified Equity Interests (valued as set forth in clause (h) of the definition of Indebtedness); (g) all Guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of another Person; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, to the extent that such Indebtedness is recourse to such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (x) Consolidated Funded Debt shall not include (i) any amounts relating to employee consulting arrangements, accrued expenses, deferred rent, deferred taxes, deferred revenue, customary obligations under employment agreements and deferred compensation or (ii)(A) post-closing purchase price adjustments, (B) obligations in respect of earn-out payments (including after the amount of such earn-out payments becomes fixed) or (C) to the extent the cumulative aggregate of the initial amounts thereof does not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year, other deferred purchase price obligations, in each case referred to in this subclause (x)(ii)(C), incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by Section 6.04 (it being agreed that installment payments or prepayments of any deferred purchase price obligations referred to in subclause (C) that are incurred in any particular fiscal year will first be deemed to have been applied in respect of the initial amounts thereof in excess of $25,000,000) and (y) the amount of any item of Consolidated Funded Debt will be determined without giving effect to any election to value any Indebtedness at “fair value”, as described in Section 1.04(a), or any other accounting principle that results in the amount of any such Indebtedness (other than zero coupon Indebtedness) to be below the stated principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income or loss of any Person (other than Holdings) that is not a consolidated Subsidiary except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or similar cash distributions actually paid by such Person to Holdings, the Borrower or, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, any other consolidated Subsidiary during such period, (b) the income of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any consolidated Subsidiary (other than any Loan Party) to the extent that, on the date of determination, the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary is not permitted without any prior approval of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained or is not permitted by the operation of the terms of the organizational documents of such Subsidiary, any agreement or other instrument binding upon Holdings or any Subsidiary or any law applicable to Holdings or any Subsidiary, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions has been legally and effectively waived, and (c) the income or loss of, and any amounts referred to in clause (a) above paid to, any consolidated Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by Holdings to the extent such income or loss or such amounts are attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such consolidated Subsidiary.
In addition, to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds actually received by Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries during the relevant period from business interruption insurance or from reimbursement of expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification and other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition or other Investment or any Disposition of any asset permitted hereunder; provided that the amount of any such proceeds thereafter returned or repaid shall be deducted from Consolidated Net Income in the period in which so returned or repaid.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Holdings that is convertible into (i) Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings) (and cash in lieu of fractional shares), (ii) cash or (iii) a combination of clauses (i) and (ii).
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender.
“CS” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch.
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“Cumulative Borrower’s ECF Share” means, as of any day, for each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 but excluding the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018) for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered on or prior to such day in connection with the delivery of annual financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of this Agreement, Section 5.01(a) of the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or Section 5.01(a) of the Original Credit Agreement, the sum (in no event less than zero) of the amounts shown in such Compliance Certificates as the amounts of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal years covered by such Compliance Certificates, less in each case the amount of such Excess Cash Flow required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(d) of this Agreement, Section 2.11(d) of the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or Section 2.11(d) of the Original Credit Agreement.
“Debt Fund Affiliates” means any fund managed by, or under common management with, any Major Stockholder that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and with respect to which no Major Stockholder, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions affecting the rights of creditors generally from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would (unless cured or waived) constitute, an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.20(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s good faith 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), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to
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confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject to any Bankruptcy Event, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.20(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
“Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
“Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
“Designated Subsidiary” means each Material Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and each IP Subsidiary.
“Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter, dated as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, delivered by Holdings and the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
“Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that requires the payment of any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in Qualified Equity Interests) or that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
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in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the latest Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date); provided, however, (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” (or similar event, however denominated) shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable, the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination or expiration of the Commitments, (ii) an Equity Interest in any Person that is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy any applicable exercise price with respect to such Equity Interest or any applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability, and (iii) in no event shall a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or a Permitted Warrant Transaction constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest.
“Documentation Agent” means SunTrust Bank in its capacity as documentation agent for the credit facilities provided for herein.
“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domain Names” means all domain names owned by, used by or assigned to the Loan Parties and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Loan Parties from third parties of rights to use domain names owned by such third parties, together with any and all renewals and extensions thereof.
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“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) above or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) above and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means (a) any member state of the European Union, (b) Iceland, (c) Liechtenstein and (d) 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.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) a natural person or, (ii) except to the extent permitted under Sections 2.23, 9.04(e) or 9.04(f), Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of Holdings.
“Engagement Letter” means the Engagement Letter dated September 28, 2018, among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc. and SunTrust Bank.
“Environmental Laws” means all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other laws, and all injunctions, notices or binding agreements, issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority and relating in any way to the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to related health or safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties and indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
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“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; provided that Equity Interests shall not include any Indebtedness constituting Convertible Indebtedness.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Holdings, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (e) the incurrence by Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (f) the receipt by Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the incurrence by Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (h) the receipt by Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition upon Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA.
“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.
“Eurocurrency”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, shall bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
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“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year, the sum (without duplication) of:
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, amounts used in connection with (i) acquiring Term Loans under Section 2.23 and (ii) assignments of Term Loans to Purchasing Borrower Parties pursuant to Section 9.04(e) shall in each case not reduce or be credited against Excess Cash Flow. For the avoidance of doubt, Excess Cash Flow shall not include the proceeds of an IPO of Holdings or the Borrower or the proceeds from any subordinated debt or equity financing.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Assets” means (a) any asset if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Loan Document Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to any other applicable Requirements of Law); (b) any leasehold interests; (c) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificate of title; (d) letter of credit rights (except to the extent perfection can be obtained by the filing of uniform commercial code financing statements) and commercial tort claims with a value of less than $1,000,000; (e) Equity Interests in any person, other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries, that cannot be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties (after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law) and which the Borrower is unable, after use of commercially reasonable efforts, to obtain such required third party consents to pledges thereof; (f) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or other arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code), unless the assignment thereof is deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition, other than, in any case, proceeds and receivables thereof; (g) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition
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or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law); (h) any “intent to use” trademark applications; and (i) more than 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests in any CFC or FSHCO.
“Excluded Sources” means (a) proceeds of any incurrence or issuance of Long-Term Indebtedness or Capital Lease Obligations, (b) Net Proceeds of any Disposition of assets made in reliance on Section 6.05(g) (other than the abandonment of Intellectual Property thereunder) or (h), (c) the proceeds, including insurance proceeds, arising from any casualty or condemnation event or other Prepayment Event referred to in clause (b) of the definition of such term, (d) proceeds of any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in Holdings or any capital contributions to Holdings, (e) cash distributions paid by any Foreign Subsidiary and (f) amounts described in the definition of Excess Cash Flow to the extent attributable to any Domestic Subsidiary owned by a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, (b) any Subsidiary that is a CFC or other Foreign Subsidiary, (c) any FSHCO, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Original Effective Date or on the date such Subsidiary is acquired (but not entered into in contemplation of the Transactions or such acquisition) from guaranteeing the Loan Document Obligations or which would require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization to do so, and (e) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”; provided that any Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary at such time as it is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings and none of clauses (b) through (e) above apply to it.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, the Guarantee by such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
“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 or overall gross income or profits (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under whose laws such Recipient is organized, or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that otherwise 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
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interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in such Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Family Charitable Entity” means any charitable, tax-exempt entity which is controlled by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, either alone or together with one or more of her Family Members.
“Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual having a relationship by blood (to the second degree of consanguinity), marriage, or adoption to such individual.
“Family Trust” means, with respect to any individual, trusts or other estate planning vehicles established for the benefit of Family Members of such individual and in respect of which such individual serves as trustee or in a similar capacity.
“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) of the Code and any applicable intergovernmental agreement and related legislation or official administrative guidance implementing the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall be set forth on its public websitethe NYFRB’s Website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of September 28, 2018, between the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, the vice president, treasurer, the vice president, finance, the principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Transactions to occur on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
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“First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of such date minus the lesser of (i) the sum of Available Domestic Cash in excess of $5,000,000 on such date plus 80% of Available Foreign Cash on such date, and (ii) $50,000,000 to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered or were by such date required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or prior to the first delivery of any such financial statements, as of, or period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended, June 30, 2018.
“First Refinancing Facility Agreement” means the Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2017, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“First Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date” means the date of satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in Section 6 of the First Refinancing Facility Agreement.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto and (iii) the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Pledge Agreement” means a pledge or charge agreement granting a Lien on Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary to secure the Obligations, governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding LC Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank other than LC Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders.
“FSHCO” means any Domestic Subsidiary if substantially all of its assets consist of the Equity Interests in or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or other Persons described in this definition.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, applied in accordance with the consistency requirements thereof.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations entered into in connection with any transaction not prohibited hereby or in the ordinary course of business. The amount, as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee shall be the principal amount or other determinable amount on such date of Indebtedness or other obligation guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of (i) any Guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor or (ii) any Guarantee of an obligation that does not have a principal or determinable amount, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such Guarantee (as determined, in the case of clause (i), pursuant to such terms or, in the case of clause (ii), in good faith by a Financial Officer of Holdings)). The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that no (i) phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings or the Subsidiaries, (ii) Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions or (iii) Permitted Warrant Transactions, in each case, shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“Holdings” means Momentive Global Inc. (f/k/a SVMK Inc.), a Delaware corporation.
“Holdings Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“Incremental Commitment” means an Incremental Revolving Commitment or an Incremental Term Commitment.
“Incremental Facility” means an Incremental Revolving Facility or an Incremental Term Facility.
“Incremental Facility Agreement” means an Incremental Facility Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Lenders, establishing Incremental Term Commitments of any Series or Incremental Revolving Commitments and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.21.
“Incremental Lender” means an Incremental Revolving Lender or an Incremental Term Lender, as applicable.
“Incremental Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement and Section 2.21, to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Exposure under such Incremental Facility Agreement.
“Incremental Revolving Facility” means an incremental portion of the Revolving Commitments established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement providing for Incremental Revolving Commitments.
“Incremental Revolving Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Revolving Commitment.
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“Incremental Term Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant an Incremental Facility Agreement and Section 2.21, to make Incremental Term Loans of any Series hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of such Series to be made by such Lender.
“Incremental Term Facility” means an incremental term loan facility established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement providing for Incremental Term Commitments.
“Incremental Term Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Term Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
“Incremental Term Loan” means a Loan made by an Incremental Term Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” means, with respect to Incremental Term Loans of any Series, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement, and any extended maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any Class of Incremental Term Loans of any Series hereunder pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, intercompany payables and charges of expenses in the ordinary course of business, and accruals for payroll and other operating expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred compensation payable to directors, officers or employees of such Person and (iii) any purchase price adjustment or earnout incurred in connection with an acquisition, except to the extent that the amount payable pursuant to such purchase price adjustment or earnout is, or becomes, reasonably determinable), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) the maximum aggregate amount of all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which such Person is an account party (x) supporting Indebtedness or (y) obtained for any purpose not in the ordinary course of business, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances in respect of which such Person is an account party (x) supporting Indebtedness or (y) obtained for any purpose not in the ordinary course of business, (h) all Disqualified Equity Interests in such Person, valued, as of the date of determination, at the greater of (i) the maximum aggregate amount that would be payable upon maturity, redemption, repayment or repurchase thereof (or of Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness into which such Disqualified Equity Interests are convertible or exchangeable) and (ii) the maximum liquidation preference of such Disqualified Equity
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Interests, (i) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, and (j) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (i) hereof of others. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Indebtedness shall not include (x) any amounts relating to employee consulting arrangements, accrued expenses, deferred rent, deferred taxes, customary obligations under employment agreements and deferred compensation, (y) deferred revenue and (z) the conversion by Holdings of its convertible securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange therefor (other than for Disqualified Equity Interests or an instrument otherwise constituting Indebtedness). The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (i) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as reasonably determined by such Person.
“Indemnified Institution” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings or any Subsidiary, including inventions, designs, patents, copyrights, licenses, trademarks, trade secrets, Domain Names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used in connection with, any of the foregoing.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07, which shall be, in the case of any such written request, in the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any EurocurrencyTerm
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Benchmark Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, such day or days prior to the last day of such Interest Period as shall occur at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Loan, the applicable Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one week or one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating therein, twelve months thereafter), as the Borrower may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, a rate per annum which results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicable LIBO Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than such Interest Period and (b) the applicable LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is longer than such Interest Period, in each case at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing a payment or prepayment of in respect of principal of such Investment, but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the
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stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of Holdings or the Borrower, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of Holdings or the Borrower) of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of (but not any dividends or other distributions in respect of return on the capital of) such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (B) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 6.04, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the Acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP, provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of Holdings.
“IP Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“IP Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that at any time owns any Intellectual Property or rights to Intellectual Property that are material to the business or operations of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“IPO” means the initial underwritten public offering of common Equity Interests in Holdings pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Issuing Bank” means (a) each of JPMCB, BofA, WF, SunTrust, and CS and (b) each Revolving Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.05(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.05(k)). Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of
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Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.05 with respect to such Letters of Credit).
“Issuing Bank Sublimit” means, at any time, (a) with respect to JPMCB in its capacity as Issuing Bank, $8,332,500, (b) with respect to BofA in its capacity as Issuing Bank, $6,667,500, (c) with respect to WF in its capacity as Issuing Bank, $3,332,500, (d) with respect to SunTrust in its capacity as Issuing Bank, $5,000,000, (e) with respect to CS in its capacity as Issuing Bank, $1,667,500, and (f) with respect to any Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.4(j), such amount as set forth in the agreement referred to in Section 2.4(j) evidencing the appointment of such Lender (or its designated Affiliate) as an Issuing Bank.
“JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness (or Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) that is unsecured or subordinated by its express terms in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, but in any event excluding Indebtedness between or among Holdings and any Subsidiary or between or among any Subsidiaries.
“Latest Maturity Date” means at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including in respect of any Incremental Facility and including any Maturity Date that has been extended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit that remains available for drawing at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Facility Agreement or otherwise, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued or deemed issued pursuant to this Agreement, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 9.05; provided that CS shall not be required to issue any commercial Letter of Credit hereunder.
“Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt as of such date minus the lesser of (i) the sum of Available Domestic Cash in excess of $5,000,000 on such date plus 80% of Available Foreign Cash on such date and (ii)
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$50,000,000 to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings most recently ended on or prior to such date, for which financial statements have been delivered or by such date were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or prior to the first delivery of any such financial statements, as of, or period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended, June 30, 2018).
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR 02) or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (such applicable rate being called the “LIBO Screen Rate”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If no LIBO Screen Rate shall be available for a particular Interest Period but LIBO Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBO Rate, determined as provided above, would otherwise be less than zero, then the LIBO Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge in the nature of a security interest, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any arrangement entered into for the purpose of making particular assets available to satisfy any Indebtedness or other obligation and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Original Credit Agreement, the First Refinancing Facility Agreement, the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement, the Incremental Facility Agreements, the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents, any agreement designating an additional Issuing Bank as contemplated by Section 2.05(j) and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(c).
“Loan Document Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.22.
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“Loan Modification Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“Loan Parties” means Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary Loan Party.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“Long-Term Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes (or, when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability.
“Major Stockholders” set forth on Schedule 1.01 to the Disclosure Letter is a list of the Major Stockholders as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
“Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, (a) in the case of the Revolving Lenders, Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposures and the unused Aggregate Revolving Commitment at such time, (b) in the case of the Term Lenders of any Class, Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans of such Class representing more than 50% of all Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time and (c) in the case of the Incremental Term Lenders of any Class, Lenders holding outstanding Incremental Term Loans of such Class representing more than 50% of all Incremental Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time.
“Material Acquisition” means any acquisition, or a series of related acquisitions, of (a) Equity Interests in any Person if, after giving effect thereto, such Person will become a Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person; provided that the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $20,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means an event or condition that has resulted in a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, results of operations, liabilities or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition, or a series of related Dispositions, of (a) all or substantially all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in any Person that are owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (b) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets
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constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person; provided that the aggregate consideration therefor (including Indebtedness assumed by the transferee in connection therewith, all obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout or similar payments) and all other consideration payable in connection therewith (including payment obligations in respect of noncompetition agreements or other arrangements representing acquisition consideration)) exceeds $20,000,000.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Letters of Credit and Guarantees under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 or more. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that Holdings, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means the Borrower and each other Subsidiary, including any Foreign Subsidiary, (a) the consolidated total assets of which equal 5.0% or more of the consolidated total assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding the assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries for purposes of determining if a Subsidiary is required to become a Loan Party) or (b) the consolidated revenues of which accounts for 5.0% or more of the consolidated revenues of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding the consolidated revenues attributable to the Foreign Subsidiaries for purposes of determining if a Subsidiary is required to become a Loan Party), in each case as of the end of or for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or prior to the first delivery of any such financial statements, as of, or period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended, June 30, 2018); provided that if at the end of or for any such most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters the combined consolidated total assets or combined consolidated revenues of all Domestic Subsidiaries that under clause (a) and (b) above would not constitute Material Subsidiaries shall have exceeded 7.5% of the consolidated total assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding the assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries) or 7.5% of the consolidated revenues of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (excluding the consolidated revenues attributable to the Foreign Subsidiaries), then one or more of such excluded Domestic Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to be Material Subsidiaries in descending order based on the amounts of their consolidated total assets or consolidated revenues, as the case may be until such excess shall have been eliminated (it being understood that the Borrower shall, subject to such descending order, have the right to designate the Subsidiaries required to satisfy such requirement, and the Borrower shall not be required to designate any additional Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries if all Domestic Subsidiaries are already Material Subsidiaries).
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“Maturity Date” means the Term Maturity Date, the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to Incremental Term Loans of any Series or the Revolving Maturity Date, and any extended maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any Class of Loans or Commitments hereunder pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement, in each case as the context requires; provided, however, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.22(a).
“MNPI” means material information concerning Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries and their securities that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations. Each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of real property owned in fee by a Loan Party, and the improvements thereto, that (together with such improvements) has a book or fair value of $5,000,000 or more (excluding any such real property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(v) or 6.01(vi)).
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds and Permitted Investments (including, in the case of any casualty, condemnation or similar proceeding, insurance, condemnation or similar proceeds received in cash or Permitted Investments) received in respect of such event, including any cash received in respect of any noncash proceeds, but only as and when received in cash or Permitted Investments, net of (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid in connection with such event by Holdings and the Subsidiaries, (ii) in the case of a Disposition (including pursuant to a Sale/Leaseback Transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding) of an asset, (A) the amount of all payments required to be made by Holdings and the Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by such asset and (B) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (B)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of Holdings and the Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (C) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by Holdings or any Subsidiary and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by Holdings and the
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Subsidiaries, and the amount of any reserves established by Holdings and the Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP to fund purchase price adjustment, indemnification and other contingent liabilities (other than any earnout obligations) reasonably estimated to be payable and that are directly attributable to the occurrence of such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of Holdings). For purposes of this definition, in the event any contingent liability reserve established with respect to any event as described in clause (b)(iii) above shall be reduced in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000, the amount of such reduction shall, except to the extent such reduction is made as a result of a payment having been made in respect of the contingent liabilities with respect to which such reserve has been established, be deemed to be receipt, on the date of such reduction, of cash proceeds in respect of such event.
“Net Working Capital” means, at any date, (a) the consolidated current assets of Holdings and its consolidated Domestic Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding cash, cash equivalents and Permitted Investments) minus (b) the consolidated current liabilities (excluding deferred revenues) of Holdings and its consolidated Domestic Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Net Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in current assets or current liabilities as a result of (x) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and non-current or (y) the effects of purchase accounting. Net Working Capital at any date may be a positive or negative number. Net Working Capital increases when it becomes more positive or less negative and decreases when it becomes less positive or more negative.
“New Building Leases” means the lease for the location at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx (also known as Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxx), Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, as in effect on the First Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
“Non-Cash Charges” means any noncash charges, losses or expenses, including (a) any write-off for impairment of long lived assets including goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets such as property, plant and equipment, and investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP, (b) non-cash expenses resulting from the grant of stock options, restricted stock awards or other equity-based incentives to any director, officer or employee of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash payments of income taxes made for the benefit of any such Person in consideration of the surrender of any portion of such options, stock or other incentives upon the exercise or vesting thereof) and (c) any non-cash charges resulting from the application of purchase accounting; provided that Non-Cash Charges shall not include additions to bad debt reserves or bad debt expense, any noncash charge that results from the write-down or write-off of inventory and any noncash charge that results from the write-down or write-off of accounts receivable or that is in respect of any other item that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period.
“Non-Compliant Assets” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.
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“Non-Compliant Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Acquisition.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Revolving Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” shall mean the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Original Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Transactions to occur on the First Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
“Original Effective Date” means February 7, 2013.
“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 Taxes (other than Taxes that would not have been imposed but for 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 by any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan 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 2.19).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowingstransactions denominated in dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public
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websitethe NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Acquisition” means the purchase or other acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of substantially all the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person if (a) in the case of any purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests in a Person, such Person and each subsidiary of such Person (collectively, the “Acquired Person”) is (except to the extent permitted below in the case of foreign and other Subsidiaries that will not become Loan Parties) organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and, upon the consummation of such acquisition, will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary (including as a result of a merger or consolidation between any Subsidiary and such Person) and will be a Subsidiary Loan Party or (b) in the case of any purchase or other acquisition of other assets (except to the extent permitted below), such assets will be owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party; provided that (i) such purchase or acquisition was not preceded by, or consummated pursuant to, an unsolicited tender offer or proxy contest initiated by or on behalf of Holdings or any Subsidiary, (ii) all transactions related thereto are consummated in accordance with applicable law, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be, constitute a business permitted under Section 6.03(b), (iv) with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition, all actions required to be taken with respect to each newly created or acquired Subsidiary or assets in order to satisfy the requirements set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall have been taken, subject to the required time periods for satisfaction set forth therein (or arrangements for the taking of such actions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made), (v) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (B) Holdings and the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.12, (C) the Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be less than 3.65 to 1.00, and (D) Available Liquidity, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be at least $5,000,000, and (vi) if such purchase or other acquisition is a Material Acquisition, Holdings and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of Holdings and the Borrower,
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certifying that all the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied with respect to such purchase or other acquisition, together with reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating satisfaction of the requirement set forth in clauses (v)(B), (v)(C) and (v)(D) above. Any pro forma calculations required in respect of clause (v)(B) or (C) above shall be made as of the last day of, or for, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings then most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) of this Agreement (or prior to the first delivery of any such financial statements, as of, or period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended, June 30, 2018). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Permitted Acquisition may include the direct or indirect acquisition of Non-Compliant Subsidiaries or Non-Compliant Assets if the consideration allocable to the acquisition of such Non-Compliant Subsidiaries or such Non-Compliant Assets, as applicable (determined in accordance with GAAP and as reasonably estimated by a Financial Officer of Holdings at the time such Permitted Acquisition is consummated) consists of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings; provided that all or any portion of the consideration for the acquisition of any Non-Compliant Subsidiaries and/or any Non-Compliant Assets after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date that cannot be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition may also be funded in an amount not in excess of $25,000,000 plus the amount, including the Available Basket Amount, the Available ECF Amount, the amount of Qualifying Equity Proceeds and the then available portion of the $30,000,000 basket for Investments, in each case, available under Section 6.04(v). For purposes of this definition, “Non-Compliant Subsidiary” means any Person acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition that will not become a Subsidiary Loan Party in accordance with the requirements of clause (a) of this definition, and “Non-Compliant Assets” means any assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to be held by a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holdings shall be able to make Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder so long as all assets and Equity Interests acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment are contributed to the Borrower or another Subsidiary (in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, to the extent such Investment is otherwise permitted hereunder) promptly after the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or Investment.
“Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.22, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date applicable to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders of a relevant Class and, in connection therewith, may also provide for (a)(i) a change in the Applicable Rate with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders subject to such Permitted Amendment and/or (ii) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders in respect of such Loans and/or Commitments, and/or (b) other changes to the terms and conditions in respect of such Loans and/or Commitments after the Maturity Date in respect thereof, without giving effect to any extended maturity date effected pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement.
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“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call option or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to or referencing Holdings’ common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of Holdings) purchased by Holdings in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by Holdings from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by Holdings from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
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provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness other than Liens referred to in clauses (c) and (d) above securing obligations under letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments or stay, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature.
“Permitted Investments” means:
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“Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party that guarantees the Loan Document Obligations that (i) is not secured by any collateral (including the Collateral), (ii) does not mature earlier than, and has a weighted average life to maturity no earlier than, 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (provided that any provision or conversion of Convertible Indebtedness into (A) Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings) (and cash in lieu of fractional shares), (B) cash by reference to such Qualified Equity Interests described in the preceding clause (A), or (C) a combination of clauses (A) and (B) shall not cause such Indebtedness to fail this clause (ii)), (iii) does not provide for any amortization, mandatory prepayment, redemption or repurchase (other than upon a change of control, customary asset sale or event of loss, mandatory offers to purchase and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (provided that any provision or conversion of Convertible Indebtedness into (A) Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings) (and cash in lieu of fractional shares), (B) cash by reference to such Qualified Equity Interests described in the preceding clause (A), or (C) a combination of clauses (A) and (B) shall not cause such Indebtedness to fail this clause (iii)), (iv) contains covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms that are customary for similar Indebtedness in light of then-prevailing market conditions (it being understood that such Indebtedness shall not include any financial maintenance covenants and that applicable negative covenants shall be incurrence-based to the extent customary for similar Indebtedness) and, when taken as a whole (other than interest rate premiums and redemption premiums), are not more restrictive to the Borrower and its subsidiaries than those set forth in the Loan Documents; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension thereof (or such shorter period of time as may reasonably be agreed by the Administrative Agent), together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the material definitive documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its reasonable objection during such period together with a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects, and (v) is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party.
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“Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to or referencing Holdings’ common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of Holdings) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common stock) sold by Holdings substantially concurrently with any purchase by Holdings of a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which Holdings or any of its ERISA Affiliates is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(b).
“Post-Acquisition Period” means, with respect to any Material Acquisition or any Material Disposition, the period beginning on the date such transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the fourth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such transaction is consummated.
“Prepayment Event” means:
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“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” in the United States, or if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Private Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that are not Public Side Lender Representatives.
“Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period for a Material Acquisition, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the Acquired Person or business acquired in such Material Acquisition or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be (including the portion thereof attributable to any assets (including Equity Interests) acquired) projected by Holdings in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken prior to or during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or synergies (including revenue synergies and cost saving synergies) or (b) any additional costs incurred prior to or during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of the assets acquired with the operations of Holdings and the Subsidiaries; provided that, so long as such actions are taken prior to or during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, the cost savings and synergies related to such actions or such additional costs, as applicable, may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, to be realizable during the entirety, or, in the case of, additional costs, as applicable, to be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period, provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already reflected in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.
“Pro Forma Basis”, “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant hereunder required by the terms of this Agreement to be made on a pro forma basis, that (a) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (b) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of (or commencing with) the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test
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or covenant: (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction (A) in the case of a Material Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (B) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (ii) any retirement of Indebtedness, (iii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries in connection therewith and (iv) if any such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have accrued an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with (and subject to applicable limitations included in) the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to operating expense reductions that are (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment, provided further that (1) except as specified in the applicable provision requiring Pro Forma Compliance, any determination of Pro Forma Compliance required shall be made assuming that compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.12 is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (or prior to the first delivery of any such financial statements, as of, or period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended, June 30, 2018).
“Proprietary Database” means any database owned, licensed or otherwise used by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.
“Proprietary Software” means any software owned, licensed or otherwise used by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary other than any software that is generally commercially available.
“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.
“Public Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that do not wish to receive MNPI.
“Purchasing Affiliated Lender” means any Major Stockholder (other than any portfolio company of a Major Stockholder and any natural person) and any Debt Fund Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchasing Affiliated Lenders shall not include any Purchasing Borrower Party.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means any of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.
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“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Qualifying Equity Proceeds” means on any date with respect to any expenditure to make an Investment under Section 6.04(v) (including in connection with the acquisition of Non-Compliant Subsidiaries and/or Non-Compliant Assets in a Permitted Acquisition), to make a Restricted Payment under Section 6.08(a)(viii) or to make a payment in reliance on Section 6.08(b)(vi), the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds received by Holdings in respect of sales and issuances of its Qualified Equity Interests (other than any equity contribution made in reliance on Section 7.02, the issuance of Equity Interests to officers, directors or employees of Holdings or any Subsidiary pursuant to employee benefit or incentive plans or other similar arrangements, and the issuance of Equity Interests to any Subsidiary) during the 365-day period ending on the date of such expenditure, less the amount of all other expenditures for such purposes made during such period and on or prior to such date in reliance on such receipts of Net Proceeds.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Refinancing Commitment” means a Refinancing Revolving Commitment or a Refinancing Term Loan Commitment.
“Refinancing Facility Agreement” means an amendment to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Refinancing Lenders, establishing Refinancing Commitments and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.24.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means, in respect of any Indebtedness (the “Original Indebtedness”), any Indebtedness that extends, renews, replaces or refinances such Original Indebtedness (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that (a) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness except by an amount no greater than accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such Original Indebtedness and any fees, premium and expenses relating to such extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing; (b) the stated final maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be earlier than that of such Original Indebtedness; (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an event of default a change in control or a sale of assets, or as and to the extent such repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance would have been required pursuant to the terms of such Original Indebtedness) prior to the earlier of (i) the maturity of such Original Indebtedness and (ii) the date 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect on the date of such extension, renewal or refinancing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
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scheduled amortization payments (however denominated) of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be permitted so long as the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be longer than the shorter of (x) the weighted average life to maturity of such Original Indebtedness remaining as of the date of such extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing and (y) the weighted average life to maturity of each Class of the Term Loans remaining as of the date of such extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing; (d) if such Original Indebtedness shall have been subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall also be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders; and (e) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness (or would have been required to secure such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof) or, in the event Liens securing such Original Indebtedness shall have been contractually subordinated to any Lien securing the Loan Document Obligations, by any Lien that shall not have been contractually subordinated to at least the same extent.
“Refinancing Lenders” means the Refinancing Revolving Lenders and the Refinancing Term Lenders.
“Refinancing Loans” means the Refinancing Revolving Loans and the Refinancing Term Loans.
“Refinancing Revolving Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Refinancing Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Refinancing Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Refinancing Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a).
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, trustees, employees, agents, representatives, advisors and controlling persons of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Required Lenders” means, subject to Section 2.20, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures, Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time.
“Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, such Person’s chief executive officer or chief financial officer.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property, but excluding any dividend or distribution consisting solely of the issuance of common Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings and cash in lieu of fractional shares) with respect to any Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property, but excluding any payment (x) consisting solely of the issuance of common Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings and cash in lieu of fractional shares or (y) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation, vesting, settlement or termination of, or any other return of capital with respect to, any Equity Interests in Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Revolving Availability Period” means the period from and including the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08, (b) increased or established from time to time pursuant to Section 2.21 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by
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or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Incremental Facility Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date is $75,000,000.
“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Loans and such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Exposure.
“Revolving Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, any Person in respect of which such Lender is a subsidiary.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.01.
“Revolving Maturity Date” means October 10, 2023, and any extended maturity date with respect to all or a portion, as applicable, of Revolving Commitments hereunder pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary whereby Holdings, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary sells or transfers such property to any Person and Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary leases such property, or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, from such Person or its Affiliates.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of the Treasury or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of specially 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 U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of the Treasury or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or Her Majesty’s
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Treasury, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a jurisdiction subject to any Sanctions or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Second Refinancing Facility Agreement” means the Refinancing Facility Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2018, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date” means the date of satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in Section 6 of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement.
“Secured Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
“Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement, the Foreign Pledge Agreements, the IP Security Agreements, the Mortgages and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 or 5.12 to secure the Obligations.
“Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.21(b).
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness or Restricted Payment that by the terms of this Agreement requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, established by the Board of Governors to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
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“Subordinated Indebtedness” of any Person means any Indebtedness of such Person that is subordinated by its express terms in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person.
“Subsequent Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
“subsidiary” of a Person means (a) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its subsidiaries, or (b) any partnership, association, limited liability company or other Person more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its subsidiaries.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of Holdings.
“Subsidiary Loan Party” means each Subsidiary that is a party to the Collateral Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Subsidiary Loan Party” shall include the Borrower.
“Successor Borrower” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
“SunTrust” means SunTrust Bank.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Syndication Agent” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated in its capacity as syndication agent for the credit facilities provided for herein.
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“Taxes” means any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make or continue a Term Loan on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made or continued by such Lender, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 to the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Commitments on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date is $220,000,000.
“Term Lender” means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
“Term Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.01.
“Term Maturity Date” means October 10, 2025, and, as applicable, any extended maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any Class of Term Loans hereunder pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement.
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable
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tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Test Period” means each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings.
“Transaction Costs” means the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions consummated or effected on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents (including the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement) to which it is to be a party on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, the borrowing or continuation of the Term Loans on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date and the use of the proceeds thereof, and (b) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents owned by Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries that are not, and are not presently required under the terms of any agreement or other arrangement binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary on such date to be, (a) pledged to or held in one or more accounts under the control of one or more creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to secure the Loan Document Obligations) or (b) otherwise segregated from the general assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, in one or more special accounts or otherwise, for the purpose of securing or providing a source of payment for Indebtedness or other obligations that are or from time to time may be owed to one or more creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to secure the Loan Document Obligations). It is agreed that cash and cash equivalents held in ordinary deposit or security accounts and not subject to any existing or contingent restrictions on transfer by the Borrower or a Subsidiary will not be excluded from Unrestricted Cash by reason of setoff rights or other Liens created by law or by applicable account agreements in favor of the depositary institutions or security intermediaries.
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“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“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 a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“Website Agreements” means all agreements between any Loan Party and/or any Subsidiary and any other Person pursuant to which such Person provides any services relating to the operation, management or maintenance of any Website or Domain Name, including all agreements with any Person providing web hosting, database management or maintenance of disaster recovery services to any Subsidiary and all agreements with any domain name registrar.
“Websites” means all websites (including all content (including all elements of each website and all materials published on each website), HTML documents, audiovisual material, software, data, copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets relating to such websites) owned by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary from third parties or rights to use websites owned by such third parties.
“WF” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association.
“wholly-owned”, when used in reference to a subsidiary of any Person, means that all the Equity Interests in such subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under applicable law) are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Person, another wholly-owned subsidiary of such Person or any combination thereof.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, 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
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Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan” or “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan” or “EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Revolving Loan” or “EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) any reference to any law, rule or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (i) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent, shall request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Original Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the
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operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, shall request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, 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, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, other than for purposes of Sections 3.04, 5.01(a) and 5.01(b), any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Original Effective Date shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the Original Effective Date, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Original Effective Date shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, notwithstanding any change in GAAP after the Original Effective Date.
SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate”any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any comparablealternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereforthereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any
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component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, 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 equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 1.06. Excluded Swap Obligations. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Guarantee by any Guarantor under any Loan Document shall include a Guarantee of any Obligation that, as to such Guarantor, is an Excluded Swap Obligation and no Collateral provided by any Guarantor shall secure any Obligation that, as to such Guarantor, is an Excluded Swap Obligation. In the event that any payment is made by, or any collection is realized from, any Guarantor as to which any Obligations are Excluded Swap Obligations, or from any Collateral provided by such Guarantor, the proceeds thereof shall be applied to pay the Obligations of such Guarantor as otherwise provided herein without giving effect to such Excluded Swap Obligations and each reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the ratable application of such amounts as among the Obligations or any specified portion of the Obligations that would otherwise include such Excluded Swap Obligations shall be deemed so to provide.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement, each Lender agrees (a) to make (or continue) a Term Loan in dollars to the Borrower on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date pursuant to the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding its Term Commitment and (b) to make (or continue) Revolving Loans in dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment or the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (b) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by submitting a Borrowing Request by electronic transmission or facsimile (a) in the case of a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
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If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Xxxxxx’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans. i. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $5,000,000, (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment or (iii) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Swingline Lender, the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans, Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit issued by the Swingline Lender exceeding the Swingline Lender’s Revolving Commitments hereunder; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to, but may, make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
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SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit. i. General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the Borrower’s own account or, so long as the Borrower is a joint and several co-applicant with respect thereto, the account of any Subsidiary, denominated in dollars and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period. The Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any Subsidiary as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, it will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.12(b) to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit outstanding on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date shall be deemed, for all purposes of this Agreement (including paragraphs (d) and (f) of this Section), to be a Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the account of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything contained in any letter of credit application furnished to any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance of any Letter of Credit, (i) all provisions of such letter of credit application purporting to grant liens in favor of the Issuing Bank to secure obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit shall be disregarded, it being agreed that such obligations shall be secured to the extent provided in this Agreement and in the Security Documents, and (ii) in the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of such letter of credit application or any other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
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SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. i. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly remitting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account or accounts designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request or, in the case of ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f), to the Issuing Bank specified by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. i. Each Revolving Borrowing and Term Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and, in the case of a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
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If any such Interest Election Request requests a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. i.Unless previously terminated, (i) the Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date and (ii) the Revolving Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. i. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.10, (iii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Incremental Term Loan of such Lender on the maturity date applicable to such Incremental Term Loans and (iv) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of (A) the Revolving Maturity Date and ten (10) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.
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SECTION 2.10. Amortization of Term Loans. i. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each December, March, June and September, beginning with December 31, 2018 an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate amount of all Term Loans outstanding on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 2.11) and (ii) on the Term Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date. The Borrower shall repay Incremental Term Loans of any Series in such amounts and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the Incremental Facility Agreement establishing the Incremental Term Commitments of such Series (as such amounts may be adjusted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section or pursuant to such Incremental Facility Agreement).
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SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. i. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without penalty or premium (subject to paragraph (h) of this Section), subject to the requirements of this Section.
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SECTION 2.12. Fees. i. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a commitment fee which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees in respect of the Revolving Commitments shall be payable in arrears on the third Business Day following the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees in respect of the Revolving Commitments, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).
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SECTION 2.13. Interest. i. The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
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SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. i. If at least two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing of any Class:
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice (which may be telephonic) thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders of such Class as promptly as practicable and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders of such Class that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Borrowing of such Class as, a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing shall be ineffective, and such Borrowing shall be continued as an ABR Borrowing, and (ii) any Borrowing Request for a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Borrowing of such Class shall be treated as a request for an ABR Borrowing; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.
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SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. i. If any Change in Law shall:
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or other Recipient of making or maintaining any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), to increase the cost to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall claim any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 unless such claim for compensation is generally consistent with such Lender’s treatment of other borrowers of such Lender in the U.S. leveraged loan market with respect to similarly affected commitments, loans and/or participations under agreements with such borrowers having provisions similar to this Section 2.15; provided that such Lender shall not be required to disclose any confidential or proprietary information relating to such other borrowers, and this Section 2.15 shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available its tax return (or other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert or continue any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, (d) the failure to prepay any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by the Borrower (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof) or (e) the assignment of any EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or pursuant to Section 2.21(e), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate such Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan (but not including the Applicable Rate applicable thereto), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Londonapplicable offshore interbank market. The Borrower shall also compensate each Term Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to any failure by the Borrower to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a EurocurrencyTerm Benchmark Term Loan. A certificate of any Lender delivered to the Borrower and setting forth any amount or amounts (including calculations in reasonable detail) that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall claim any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 unless such claim for compensation is generally consistent with such Xxxxxx’s treatment of other borrowers of such Lender in the U.S. leveraged loan market with respect to similarly affected commitments, loans and/or participations under agreements with such borrowers having
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provisions similar to this Section 2.16; provided that such Lender shall not be required to disclose any confidential or proprietary information relating to such other borrowers, and this Section 2.16 shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available its tax return (or other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
SECTION 2.17. Taxes. i. Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party 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 applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding for Indemnified Taxes has been made (including such deductions and withholdings for Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding for Indemnified Taxes been made.
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SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. i. The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without any defense, setoff, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except that payments required to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall be so made, payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payment received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.
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SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. i. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
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SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders. i. Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving 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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SECTION 2.21. Incremental Facilities. (d) The Borrower may on one or more occasions after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request (i) during the Revolving Availability Period, the establishment of Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or (ii) the establishment of Incremental Term Commitments, provided that the aggregate amount of all the Incremental Commitments established hereunder shall not exceed (A) $50,000,000 plus (B) such greater amount that will not result in the First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis giving effect to such Incremental Facility (assuming that all Revolving Commitments, including any Incremental Revolving Commitments, have been fully funded with Revolving Loans and excluding in the calculation of Available Domestic Cash and Available Foreign Cash for purposes of the First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio the cash proceeds of the Borrowings under any such Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Term Facility, but not excluding the use of such proceeds) exceeding 3.75 to 1.00. Each such notice shall specify (A) the date on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Revolving Commitments or the Incremental Term Commitments, as applicable, shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (B) the amount of the Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Commitments, as applicable, being requested (it being agreed that (x) any Lender approached to provide any Incremental Revolving Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Revolving Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment and (y) any Person that the Borrower proposes to become an Incremental Lender, if such Person is not then a Lender, must be an Eligible Assignee and must be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
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SECTION 2.22. Loan Modification Offers. (i) The Borrower may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all (and not fewer than all) the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such an Loan Modification Offer, an “Affected Class”) to make one or more Permitted Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Loan Modification Offer and (ii) the date on which such Loan Modification Offer is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than ten Business Days nor more than 30 Business Days after the date of such notice, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent). Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Class that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Xxxxxx’s Loans and Commitments of such Affected Class as to which such Xxxxxx’s acceptance has been made. With respect to all Permitted Amendments consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.22, (i) such Permitted Amendments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.11 and (ii) any Loan Modification Offer, unless contemplating a Maturity Date already in effect hereunder pursuant to a previously consummated Permitted Amendment, must be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000, provided that the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Loan Modification Offer in the Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Borrower) of Commitments or Loans of any or all Affected Classes be extended. If the aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Loans of any Affected Class in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Loan Modification Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Loans of such Affected Class offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Loan Modification Offer, then the Commitments and Loans of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the relative principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Loan Modification Offer.
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SECTION 2.23. Loan Repurchases. (a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or referred to below, any Purchasing Borrower Party may from time to time, in its discretion, conduct modified Dutch auctions to make Auction Purchase Offers, each such Auction Purchase Offer to be managed exclusively by J.P.
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Xxxxxx Securities LLC or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by such Purchasing Borrower Party following consultation with the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
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SECTION 2.24. Refinancing Facilities. (a) The Borrower may, on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment hereunder of (i) a new Class of revolving commitments (the “Refinancing Revolving Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Revolving Lender”) will make revolving loans to the Borrower (“Refinancing Revolving Loans”) and acquire participations in the Letters of Credit and (ii) one or more additional Classes of term loan commitments (the “Refinancing Term Loan Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Term Lender”) will make term loans to the Borrower (the “Refinancing Term Loans”); provided that (A) each Refinancing Revolving Lender and each Refinancing Term Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and, if not already a Lender, shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (B) each Refinancing Revolving Lender (if not already a Lender) shall be approved by each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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Representations and Warranties
Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date and on each other date on which representations and warranties are made or deemed made hereunder that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all power and authority and all Governmental Approvals required for the ownership and operation of its properties and the conduct of its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted and (iii) is qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction), in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except, in the case of clauses (i) (insofar as it relates to any Subsidiary other than the Borrower), (ii) and (iii), where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action of each Loan Party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been or substantially contemporaneously with the funding or continuation of Loans on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date will be obtained or made and are (or will so be) in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law, including any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (d) will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time, or both) in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument binding upon Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or give rise to a right of, or result in, any termination, cancellation, acceleration or right of
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renegotiation of any obligation thereunder, and (e) except for Xxxxx created under the Loan Documents or other Liens permitted under Section 6.02, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (d), to the extent any of the foregoing in such clauses, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
(a) Holdings has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent (i) the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings as at the end of, and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings for, the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 (and comparable periods for the prior fiscal year), certified by its senior vice president, business operations and finance. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (e) Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.06 to the Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, threatened in writing against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that (i) could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involve any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary is in compliance with all laws, including all orders of Governmental Authorities, applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except, in each case, where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto to the extent required by GAAP and (iii) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation or (b) the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 3.10. ERISA; Labor Matters. (a) No ERISA Events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur that could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws, (ii) no Plan has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
(b) As of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to their knowledge, threatened, (ii) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries have not been in violation in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law relating to such matters, (iii) all material payments due from Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as liabilities on the books of Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and (iv) the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement under which Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary is bound.
SECTION 3.11. Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; Disqualified Equity Interests. (k) Schedule 3.11A to the Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, the name and jurisdiction of organization of, and the percentage of each class of Equity Interests (other than warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire such Equity Interests) owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in, (a) each Subsidiary and (b) each joint venture in which Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary owns any Equity Interests, and identifies each Designated Subsidiary and each Excluded Subsidiary as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date. The Equity Interests in each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable in the relevant jurisdiction and to such Subsidiary). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11A to the Disclosure Letter, as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Holdings, the Borrower or
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any other Domestic Subsidiary is a party requiring, and there are no Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiary outstanding that upon exercise, conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by any Domestic Subsidiary of any additional Equity Interests or other securities exercisable for, convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase any Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.12. Insurance. Schedule 3.12 to the Disclosure Letter sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date.
SECTION 3.13. Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, and giving effect to the rights of subrogation and contribution under the Collateral Agreement or otherwise, (a) the fair value of the assets of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability on their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are engaged, as such business is conducted at the time of and is proposed to be conducted following the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date. For purposes of this Section 3.13, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
SECTION 3.14. Disclosure. None of the written reports, financial statements, certificates or other information (other than any projected financial information and forecasts and other than information of a general economic or industry specific nature) furnished by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, included herein or therein or furnished hereunder or thereunder (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole and together with Holdings’ filings with the SEC, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. The projections and forecasts
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furnished by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Holdings, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary, as applicable, to be reasonable at the time made and at the time the related projected financial information or forecasts are so furnished (it being understood that (i) such projections and forecasts are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, (ii) such projections and forecasts are subject to uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Holdings’, the Borrower’s or such other Subsidiary’s control, (iii) no assurance can be given that any particular projected financial information or forecasts will be realized and (iv) actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections or forecasts may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material).
SECTION 3.15. Collateral Matters. (m) The Collateral Agreement has created in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and (i) when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) is or was delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement constituted or will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than Permitted Encumbrances), and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form were or are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement constituted or will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the remaining Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
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SECTION 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of any of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations U and X.
SECTION 3.17. Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. (p) No Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative in any material respect of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
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SECTION 3.18. Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations), and neither the execution, delivery or performance of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including the making of any Loan and the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, will give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. [Reserved].
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
On the date of any Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, Holdings and the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section have been satisfied and that, immediately after giving effect to such Loan, or such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (or any component thereof) shall not exceed the applicable maximum amount thereof (or the applicable maximum amount of any such component) specified in Section 2.01, 2.04(a) or 2.05(b).
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Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated (or shall have been cash collateralized as contemplated by Section 2.05(c) or otherwise cease to be Letters of Credit under this Agreement in a manner approved in writing by each of the applicable Issuing Banks) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. Holdings and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
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Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on an IntraLinks or similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access. Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, is available on the website of the SEC at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. Holdings and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt (in any event within any applicable period specified below) written notice of the following:
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Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of Holdings or the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Additional Subsidiaries. (b) If any direct Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date by any Loan Party (including, without limitation, upon the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC) or any Subsidiary that is required to be a Loan Party, Holdings and the Borrower will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify
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the Administrative Agent thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary (if it is a Designated Subsidiary) and with respect to any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party (including, in the case of any Equity Interests of a Material Foreign Subsidiary constituting Collateral held by a Loan Party, in each case, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the execution and delivery of a Foreign Pledge Agreement with respect to such Equity Interests (subject to the limitations referred to in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”) and the taking of other necessary actions to perfect the security interest of the Administrative Agent in such Equity Interests).
SECTION 5.04. Information Regarding Collateral. (d) Holdings and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any change in (i) the legal name of any Loan Party, as set forth in its organizational documents, (ii) the jurisdiction of organization or the form of organization of any Loan Party (including as a result of any merger or consolidation), (iii) the location of the chief executive office of any Loan Party or (iv) the organizational identification number, if any, or, with respect to any Loan Party organized under the laws of a jurisdiction that requires such information to be set forth on the face of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of such Loan Party. Holdings and the Borrower agree not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue to have, to the extent required by the Loan Documents, a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral owned by such Loan Party following such change.
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SECTION 5.05. Existence; Conduct of Business. (f) Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names necessary to the conduct of its business, in each case, except to the extent (other than with respect to the preservation of existence of Holdings and the Borrower) that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or any Disposition permitted by Section 6.05.
SECTION 5.06. Payment of Taxes. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will pay its Tax liabilities before the same shall become delinquent or in default, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and unless Holdings, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary is maintaining adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (to the extent required thereby), except where the failure to pay such Tax liabilities could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.07. Maintenance of Properties. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Insurance. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. Each such policy of
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liability or casualty insurance maintained by or on behalf of Loan Parties, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, shall (a) in the case of each liability insurance policy, name the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as an additional insured thereunder, (b) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a lender loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as the lender loss payee thereunder and (c) provide for at least 30 days’ (or such shorter number of days as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any cancellation of such policy. With respect to each Mortgaged Property that is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, the applicable Loan Party has obtained, and will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, such flood insurance as is required under applicable law, including Regulation H of the Board of Governors.
SECTION 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will keep proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all material financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will permit the Administrative Agent, and any agent designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice, (a) to visit and inspect its properties, (b) to examine and make extracts from its books and records and (c) to discuss its operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that (i) no such discussion with any such independent accountants shall be permitted unless the Borrower shall have received reasonable notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to participate therein and (ii) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year and only one such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.09, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion of, any documents, information or other matter that (i) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent (or any designated representative or agent or employee) or any Lender is then prohibited by law or any agreement binding on Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
SECTION 5.10. Compliance with Laws. (h) Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will comply with all Requirements of Law, including environmental laws and ERISA, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. (j) The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans will be used solely for working capital and other general corporate purposes of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, including for Permitted Acquisitions but excluding any purchases of Term Loans. Letters of Credit will be used by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.
SECTION 5.12. Further Assurances. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Loan Party will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times required hereunder, all at the expense of the Loan Parties; provided that with respect to any Mortgaged Property, the Loan Parties shall give 20 days prior written notice to each Arranger that at such time is a Lender or has an Affiliate that is a Lender of their intention to execute a Mortgage and no Mortgage related to such Mortgaged Property shall be executed and delivered until confirmation is received from each such Arranger that at such time is a Lender or has an Affiliate that is a Lender that flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance has been completed (such confirmation not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed). Holdings and the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens required by the Security Documents.
SECTION 5.13. Maintenance of Ratings. The Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain continuously in effect a corporate rating from S&P and a corporate family rating from Xxxxx’x, in each case in respect of the Borrower, and a rating of the credit facilities hereunder by each of S&P and Xxxxx’x.
SECTION 5.14. Databases; Software. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent schedules (which shall be updated with such frequency as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require if an Event of Default is continuing) listing all computer hardware and operational software (specifying,
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among other things, the current versions thereof) utilized by the Loan Parties to maintain and operate the Proprietary Databases and Proprietary Software.
SECTION 5.15. Maintenance of Websites and Domain Names. Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary will (a) take actions customarily taken by companies engaged in the same or similar business to maintain, preserve and protect their rights and interests and the rights and interests of the Administrative Agent with respect to all material Websites and material Domain Names of the Loan Parties, including, making all necessary filings, registrations and applications with the appropriate domain name registrars and paying all fees, costs and expenses associated therewith, (b) maintain the effectiveness of all Domain Name registrations material to the business of the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries as of the relevant time of inquiry with an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar and prevent any such registrations from lapsing or being canceled, abandoned or terminated, (c) register all Domain Names primarily used by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary and acquired after the Original Effective Date in the name of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party and (d) comply in all material respects with all of the Loan Parties’ obligations under all Website Agreements and maintain the effectiveness of all Website Agreements, except, in the case of each of clauses (a) through (d), where the failure to do so would not interfere in any material respect with the ability of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries to conduct their business as currently conducted.
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated (or shall have been cash collateralized as contemplated by Section 2.05(c) or otherwise cease to be Letters of Credit under this Agreement in a manner approved in writing by each of the applicable Issuing Banks) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities. (a) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, if any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01 is denominated in a foreign currency, no fluctuation in currency following the incurrence of such Indebtedness shall result in a breach of this Section 6.01.
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SECTION 6.02. Liens. (c) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell (other than as permitted by Section 6.05) any income or revenues (including accounts receivable and royalties) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
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SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes; Business Activities. (f) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will merge into or consolidate with any other Person or divide, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
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SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will purchase, hold, acquire (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior thereto), make or otherwise permit to exist any Investment in any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all the assets of any other Person or of a business unit, division, product line or line of business of any other Person, or assets acquired other than in the ordinary course of business that, following the acquisition thereof, would constitute a substantial portion of the assets of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except:
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Notwithstanding anything contrary set forth above, if any applicable Investment is denominated in a foreign currency, no fluctuation in currency shall result in a breach of this Section 6.04. In addition, in the event that a Loan Party makes an Investment in an Excluded Subsidiary for purposes of permitting such Excluded Subsidiary or any other Excluded Subsidiary to apply the amounts received by it to make a substantially concurrent Investment (which may be made through any other Excluded Subsidiary) permitted hereunder, such substantially concurrent Investment by such Excluded Subsidiary shall not be included as an Investment for purposes of this Section 6.04 to the extent that the initial Investment by the Loan Party reduced amounts available to make Investments hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holdings shall be able to make Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder so long as all assets and Equity Interests acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment are contributed to the Borrower or another Subsidiary promptly after the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment.
SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), or exclusively license, any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will any Subsidiary issue any additional Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.03 or 6.04, and other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under Requirements of Law) (each, a “Disposition”), except:
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“Cash Consideration” means, in respect of any Disposition by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (a) cash or Permitted Investments received by it in consideration of such Disposition and (b) any liabilities (as shown on the most recent balance sheet of Holdings provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Holdings or such Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which Holdings and all of the Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors (or an applicable agent or representative thereof) in writing.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Disposition of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary shall be permitted unless (A) in the case of the Disposition of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary Loan Party, such Equity Interests constitute all the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary Loan Party held by Holdings and the Subsidiaries and (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall otherwise be in compliance with Section 6.04; and (ii) any Disposition of any assets pursuant to this Section 6.05 (except for those involving only Loan Parties or those pursuant to clauses (a) (in the case of used, obsolete, worn out or surplus equipment only), (b)(in the case of an Investment made in compliance with Section 6.04), (d), (f), (g), (j) and (m) of Section 6.05), shall be for no less than the fair market value of such assets at the time of such Disposition.
SECTION 6.06. Sale/Leaseback Transactions. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will consummate any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by any Subsidiary that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 270 days after such Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset, provided that (a) the sale or transfer of the property thereunder is permitted under Section 6.05, (b) any Capital Lease Obligations arising in connection therewith are permitted under Section 6.01 and (c) any Liens arising in connection therewith (including Liens deemed to arise in connection with any such Capital Lease Obligations) are permitted under Section 6.02.
SECTION 6.07. Hedging Agreements. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will enter into any Hedging Agreement, except Hedging Agreements entered into for bona fide purposes and not for speculation.
SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness. (i) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will declare or make directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that:
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Holdings and any of the Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in any amount at any time if the Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to any such Restricted Payment at such time, is less than 2.00 to 1.00.
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SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease, license or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that are on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to Holdings, the Borrower or such other Subsidiary as would be obtainable in arm’s-length transactions with unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among Holdings and any Subsidiary or between or among any Subsidiaries, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 6.08, (d) issuances by Holdings of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), and receipt by Holdings of capital contributions, (e) compensation, expense reimbursement and indemnification of, and other employment arrangements with and benefit plans for, directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary entered in the ordinary course of business, (f) Investments permitted under clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (i), (k), (m), (n), (p) and (r) of Section 6.04, (g) any transaction (or series of related transactions) with a value of less than $120,000 and (h) extraordinary retention, bonus and similar arrangements approved by Holdings’ board of directors (or a committee thereof).
SECTION 6.10. Restrictive Agreements. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its assets to secure any Obligations or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that
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Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to modify the requirements set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or the obligations of the Loan Parties under Sections 5.03, 5.04 or 5.12 or under the Security Documents.
SECTION 6.11. Amendment of Material Documents. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary will amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (a) any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing any Junior Indebtedness or (b) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents, in each case in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders.
SECTION 6.12. Leverage Ratio. Holdings and the Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 5.00 to 1.00.
SECTION 6.13. [Reserved].
SECTION 6.14. Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not, and the Borrower will not permit any other Loan Party to, change its fiscal year to end on a date other than December 31; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to reflect such change in fiscal year; provided further, that any Subsidiary that is acquired by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may change its fiscal year to be the same as that of the Borrower.
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Events of Default
SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to Holdings or the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Section 7.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to Holdings and the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part (but ratably as among the Classes of Loans and the Loans of each Class at the time outstanding), in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Holdings and the Borrower; and in the case of any event with respect to Holdings or the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of this Section 7.01, the Commitments shall automatically terminate, and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest
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thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Holdings and the Borrower.
SECTION 7.02. Right to Cure. (o) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01, in the event that the Borrower fails (or, but for the operation of this Section 7.02, would fail) to comply with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.12 and until the expiration of the 10th Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter hereunder (the “Cure Deadline”), Holdings may engage in a sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of Holdings as cash common equity or other non-cash pay Qualified Equity Interests and increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, by an amount equal to such net cash proceeds; provided that such net cash proceeds (i) are actually received by the Borrower (including through capital contribution of such net cash proceeds by Holdings to the Borrower) no later than 10 Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such fiscal quarter hereunder, and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to comply with Section 6.12 for any applicable period. If, after giving effect to the foregoing increase in Consolidated EBITDA, Holdings and the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.12, Holdings and the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied such requirements as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been (or would have been) no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the failure to comply that occurred (or would have occurred) shall be deemed cured for purposes of this Agreement. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 7.02(a) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 6.12 and shall not result in any adjustment to any amounts other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice, on or prior to the Cure Deadline, that the Borrower intends to exercise the cure right described above in this Section 7.02(a) in respect of a fiscal quarter, none of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be permitted to accelerate Loans held by them or to exercise remedies against the Collateral on the basis of a failure to comply with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.12, unless such failure is not cured pursuant to the exercise of such cure right on or prior to the Cure Deadline.
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The Administrative Agent
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors to serve as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents, and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Security Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Xxxxxx’s or Issuing Bank’s behalf.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, could expose the Administrative Agent to liability or be 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 any Bankruptcy Event or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Bankruptcy Event, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or
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such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from any confirmation of the Revolving Exposure or the component amounts thereof.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, 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 (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the signatory, sender or authenticator thereof). The Administrative Agent also shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the signatory, sender or authenticator thereof), and may act upon any such statement prior to receipt of written confirmation thereof. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Holdings or 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.
The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all their duties and exercise their rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
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Subject to the terms of this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time from its capacity as such. In connection with such resignation, the Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to resign to the Lenders, the Issuing Xxxxx and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Xxxxxxx and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Xxxxx, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by Holdings and the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed by Holdings, the Borrower and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Security Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Administrative Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Security Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be
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taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.
Each Lender and Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, 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 and Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, 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.
Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement and funding or continuing its Loans on the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or an Incremental Facility Agreement pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Original Effective Date, the First Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date or the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement Effective Date, as the case may be.
No Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. In the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition, and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Loan Document Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at such sale or other disposition. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral and of the Guarantees of the Obligations provided under the Loan Documents, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions.
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create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Secured Party that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document. By accepting the benefits of the Collateral, each Secured Party that is a party to any such Hedging Agreement or other agreement shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent to serve as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party thereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Arrangers nor any Person named on the cover page of this Agreement as a Syndication Agent or a Documentation Agent shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender or an Issuing Bank), but all such Persons shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder.
The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and none of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions (other than the Borrower’s consultation right set forth in the sixth paragraph of this Article VIII).
SECTION 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters. (a) 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 Administrative Agent and the institutions named as Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent listed on the cover page hereof and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
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(b) 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 Administrative Agent and the institutions named as Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent on the cover page hereof and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or any of the institutions named as Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent on the cover page hereof or their respective Affiliates is 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 Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, as follows:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, Floor 1, NCC 5,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0, XXX 0
Xxxxxx, XX 00000,
Attention of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx (: Loan and Agency Services Group
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Fax No.
Email:
Agency Withholding Tax Inquiries:
Email:
Agency Compliance/Financials/Intralinks:
Email:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Standby LC Unit,
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx, XX 00000,
Attention of: Standby LC Unit (
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Fax No.
Email:
with a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, Floor 01, NCC 5,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Floor 1, NCC 5
Newark, DE 19713,
Attention of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx (: Loan and Agency Services Group
Telephone No.
Fax No.
Email:
if to any other Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or fax number) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as such Issuing Bank or is an Affiliate thereof);
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, Floor 1, NCC 5,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0, XXX 0
Xxxxxx, XX 00000,
Attention of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx (: Loan and Agency Services Group
Telephone No.
Fax No.
Email:
if to any other Swingline Lender, to it at its address (or fax number) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as Swingline Lender or is an Affiliate thereof); and
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient); and notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below shall be effective as provided in such paragraph.
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (d) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
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further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement, in each case so long as such amendment has been provided to the Lenders and the Required Lenders have not objected within five (5) Business Days.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver or other action requiring the consent or approval of Required Lenders, Lenders that are Debt Fund Affiliates shall not be permitted, in the aggregate, to account for more than 49% of the amounts actually included in determining whether the threshold in the definition of Required Lenders has been satisfied. The voting power of each Lender that is a Debt Fund Affiliate shall be reduced, pro rata, to the extent necessary in order to comply with the immediately preceding sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not be entitled to consent or vote in its or their capacity as a Lender with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver or other action requiring the consent or approval of any Lenders.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (g) Holdings and the Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including expenses incurred in connection with due diligence and the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP and one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein and any credit or similar facility refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, any of the credit facilities provided for herein, including the preparation, execution and delivery of the Engagement Letter and the Fee Letter, as well as the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank and the Lenders, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel and one firm of local counsel (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where a Credit Party affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Credit Party) in each appropriate jurisdiction, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (l) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) neither Holdings nor the Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by Holdings or the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties
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hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section), the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent and the Related Parties of any of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any Issuing Bank and any Lender) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this
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Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any LC Exposure is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of the Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank, or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.05(d) or 2.05(f). The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18(e) and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates under the Engagement Letter and any commitment advices submitted by them (but do not supersede any other provisions of the Engagement Letter or the Fee Letter (or any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank) that do not by the terms of such documents terminate upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, all of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect). This Agreement shall become effective as set forth in the Second Refinancing Facility Agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.
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SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency and whether or not matured) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of Holdings or the Borrower against any of and all the obligations then due of Holdings or the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement. The rights of each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (r) This Agreement and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York.
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SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case, the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall, except with respect to any audit or examination
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conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, promptly notify the Borrower, in advance, to the extent lawfully permitted to do so), (c) to the extent required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case, the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Borrower, in advance, to the extent lawfully permitted to do so), (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and its obligations, (g) with the written consent of the Borrower, (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Holdings or the Borrower that is not, to the Administrative Agent’s, such Xxxxxx’s or such Issuing Bank’s knowledge, subject to a confidentiality obligation to you with respect to such information or (i) any market data collectors. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from Holdings or the Borrower relating to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or their businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. Release of Liens and Guarantees. (v) A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such
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Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Subsidiary; provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall have consented to such transaction and the terms of such consent shall not have provided otherwise. Upon any sale, transfer or other disposition by any Loan Party (other than to another Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released.
SECTION 9.15. USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with such Act.
SECTION 9.16. No Fiduciary Relationship. Holdings and the Borrower each acknowledge and agree, and acknowledges its respective Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Credit Party will have any obligations except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and each Credit Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to Holdings and the Borrower with respect to the Loan Documents and the transaction contemplated therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, Holdings or the Borrower or any other Person. Holdings and the Borrower agree that they will not assert any claim against any Credit Party based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Credit Party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, Holdings and the Borrower each acknowledge and agree that no Credit Party is advising either Holdings or the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction. Holdings and the Borrower shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Credit Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to Holdings or the Borrower with respect thereto.
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Holdings and the Borrower further each acknowledge and agree, and acknowledges its respective Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party, together with its Affiliates, is a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Credit Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, Holdings or the Borrower and other companies with which Holdings or the Borrower may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Credit Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.
In addition, Holdings and the Borrower each acknowledge and agree, and acknowledges its respective Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party and its affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which Holdings or the Borrower may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Credit Party will use confidential information obtained from Holdings or the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or its other relationships with Holdings or the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Credit Party of services for other companies, and no Credit Party will furnish any such information to other companies. Holdings and the Borrower also each acknowledge that no Credit Party has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to Holdings or the Borrower, confidential information obtained from other companies.
SECTION 9.17. Non-Public Information. (x) Each Lender acknowledges that all information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by Holdings, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Each Lender represents to Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws, and (ii) it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
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SECTION 9.18. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA 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 EEA 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 any EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF] BORROWING REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Floor 01, NCC 5
Newark, DE 19713
Attention: Loan and Agency Services Group
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 10, 2018 (as amended by the Amendment Agreement dated as of March 1, 2023 and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), among Momentive Inc. (f/k/a SurveyMonkey Inc.) (the “Borrower”), Momentive Global Inc. (f/k/a SVMK Inc.) (“Holdings”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Borrowing Request and the Borrower hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section [2.03] [2.04] of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, that it requests a Borrowing under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith specifies the following information with respect to such Borrowing:
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1 Specify Term Borrowing, Revolving Borrowing, Swingline Borrowing or Incremental Term
Borrowing, and if an Incremental Term Borrowing, specify the Series.
2 Must comply with Sections 2.02(c) and 2.04(a) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as applicable.
3 Specify ABR Borrowing or Term Benchmark Borrowing. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.
4 Shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and can be a period of one, three or six months (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating in the requested Borrowing, twelve months). If an Interest Period is not specified, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
5 Specify only in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby certifies that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement have been satisfied and that, immediately after giving effect to the Borrowing requested hereby, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (or any component thereof) shall not exceed the applicable maximum amount thereof (or the applicable maximum amount of any such component) specified in Section 2.01, 2.04(a) or 2.05(b) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT E
[form of] INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Floor 01, NCC 5
Newark, DE 19713
Attention: Loan and Agency Services Group
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 10, 2018 (as amended by the Amendment Agreement dated as of March 1, 2023 and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), among Momentive Inc. (f/k/a SurveyMonkey Inc.) (the “Borrower”), Momentive Global Inc. (f/k/a SVMK Inc.) (“Holdings”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. This notice constitutes an Interest Election Request and the Borrower hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, that it requests the conversion or continuation of a Borrowing under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to such Borrowing and each resulting Borrowing:
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2 If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of the Borrowing, provide the information required by this item 3 for each resulting Borrowing. Each resulting Borrowings shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of, an not less than, the amount specified for a Borrowing of such Class and Type in Sectio 2.02(c) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
3 Indicate the principal amount of the resulting Borrowing and the percentage of the Borrowing in item 1 above.
4 Specify whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing.
5 Applicable only if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Term Benchmark Borrowing. Shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and can be a period of one, three or six months (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating in the resulting Borrowing, twelve months). Cannot extend beyond the Maturity Date.
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