AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.12
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) dated as of June 12, 2017 to the Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of October 20, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below)) (the “Credit Agreement”), among SHAY INTERMEDIATE HOLDING II CORPORATION (“Holdings”), PAE HOLDING CORPORATION (the “Lead Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto (the “Subsidiary Borrowers” and together with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), is entered into and among Holdings, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party hereto and the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower has requested additional Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $58,000,000 (the “2017 Additional Term Loans”), which the Lead Borrower intends to treat as fully fungible with the Initial Term Loans that are outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment;
WHEREAS, the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders (as defined below) have elected to provide the 2017 Additional Term Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, each Person that agrees to make 2017 Additional Term Loans (collectively, the “2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders”) will make 2017 Additional Term Loans to the Borrowers on the Amendment Effective Date in an amount equal to its 2017 Additional Term Commitment (as defined below) and will become, if not already, a Lender for all purposes under the Amended Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.12 of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Parties have requested to amend the Credit Agreement with the consent of the Required Lenders in order to, among other things, allow for an additional $25,000,000 of Indebtedness to be incurred pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement under Section 10.04(i)(z) of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.12 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and Credit Parties have jointly identified an obvious error or error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in Section 4.01(c) of the Credit Agreement and intend to amend such Section to correct such error;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Borrowers intend to use the proceeds of the 2017 Additional Term Loans, together with the proceeds of additional term loans incurred under the First Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof, (i) to consummate the FCI Acquisition (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement); (ii) to consummate the FCI Refinancing (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and (iii) to pay the fees, premiums and expenses in connection with the foregoing, this Amendment and the incurrence of the additional term loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement (collectively, the “2017 Amendment Transactions”);
WHEREAS, Bank of America, N.A., an affiliate of Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Citizens Bank, National Association and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc. (together, the “Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers”) shall each act as joint lead arrangers in connection with this Amendment and the 2017 Additional Term Loans; and
WHEREAS, this Amendment will become effective on the Amendment Effective Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
ARTICLE II
ADDITIONAL TERM LOANS
Section 2.01 2017 Additional Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make, a 2017 Additional Term Loan to the Borrowers on the Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount set forth opposite such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 1 hereto (each such amount, a “2017 Additional Term Commitment”).
Section 2.02 Terms of the Additional Term Loans. The 2017 Additional Term Loans shall have identical terms as, and be fully fungible with, the Initial Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment (including, without limitation, with respect to the maturity date, mandatory prepayments, voluntary prepayments, and prepayment fees and premium) and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions, including any provisions restricting the rights, or regarding the obligations, of the Credit Parties or any provisions regarding the rights of the Term Lenders, under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference to an “Initial Term Loan” or a “Term Loan” in the Amended Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be deemed to include the 2017 Additional Term Loans being made pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, for purposes of the definitions of “Applicable Margin” and “Effective Yield” in Section 1.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement and “Prepayment Premium Event” in Section 4.02(c) of the Amended Credit Agreement) and all other related terms will have correlative meanings mutatis mutandis. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender shall be a Lender for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
ARTICLE III
AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SCHEDULE 2.01
Section 3.01 Amendments to Credit Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
agrees that, effective on the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be 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) as set forth in the pages
of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Section 3.02 Amendments to Credit Agreement Schedules.
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(a) Amendments to Schedule 1.01(B) – Additional Subsidiary Borrower. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, effective on the Amendment Effective Date, Schedule 1.01(B) of the Credit Agreement shall modified to reflect the designation of FCI as an additional Subsidiary Borrower.
Section 3.03 Amendments to Schedule 2.01 – Initial Term Loan Commitments. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, effective on the Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to Section 2.15(b) of the Credit Agreement, Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement shall modified to reflect the 2017 Additional Term Commitment of each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender as additional Initial Term Loan Commitments.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties. To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party represents and warrants to each other party hereto, on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, that the following statements are true and correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date:
(a) the FCI Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) shall be true and correct in all material respects to the extent required by the definition thereof and the Specified Representations (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) (provided that Section 8.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the “Amendment Effective Date” instead of the “Closing Date” and to the “2017 Amendment Transactions” instead of the “Transactions”) shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Amendment Effective Date (in each case, any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Amendment Effective Date); and
(b) as of the date of the FCI Acquisition Agreement, no Default or Event of Default had occurred and was continuing or would have resulted from the 2017 Amendment Transactions.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
Section 5.01 Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) Execution and Delivery of this Amendment. On or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, each Credit Party, the Administrative Agent, Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders, shall have signed a counterpart of this Amendment (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (by electronic transmission or otherwise) the same to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Notes. If requested by any 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender at least one (1)Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Term Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender.
(c) Opinion of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed opinions of (i) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) Bean Kinney & Xxxxxx, P.C., special Virginia counsel to the Credit Parties, each dated as of the Amendment Effective Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(d) Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:
(i) certificates from each Credit Party, dated the Amendment Effective Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of such Credit Party, and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Credit Party, together with copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of such Credit Party and the resolutions of such Credit Party referred to in such certificate (or, to the extent applicable, a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that there have been no changes to such documents and certificates since the Closing Date), and each of the foregoing shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(ii) good standing certificates and bring-down telegrams or facsimiles, if any, for the Credit Parties which the Administrative Agent reasonably may have requested, certified by proper Governmental Authorities.
(e) Loan Notice. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing requesting the Borrowing of the 2017 Additional Term Loans on the Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
(f) KYC Information. Each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, in each case, to the extent reasonably requested by such Person in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.
(g) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, in each case subject to the qualifications set forth therein.
(h) FCI Material Adverse Effect. Since March 31, 2017, no change, circumstance, fact, event, condition, development, state of facts, effect or other matter has occurred or arisen that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the FCI Acquisition Agreement).
(i) Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.01(g) and Section 5.01(h) above.
(j) Solvency Certificate. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Lead Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as modified to reflect the 2017 Amendment Transactions.
(k) Acquisition; Termination of Existing Credit Agreement; Refinancing.
(i) The FCI Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the FCI Acquisition Agreement without amendment or other modification thereof (or waiver of, or granting of any consent under, any provision thereof), in each case in a manner that is materially adverse to the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders without the consent of the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (it being understood and agreed that any amendment, other modification or waiver with respect to Sections 20(b) or 24 of the FCI
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Acquisition Agreement shall be deemed materially adverse to the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders); provided that (a) subject to clause (c), any reduction in the purchase price shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders if 100% of such reduction is applied to reduce the 2017 Additional Term Loans, (b) subject to clause (c), any increase in the purchase price shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders if such increase is funded solely by (x) equity investments directly or indirectly in the Lead Borrower, all of which investments, if any, shall be made in cash (or in the case of members of management, by way of exchange of equity in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in the form of common equity or preferred equity on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers, the cash proceeds of which shall be contributed to the Lead Borrower in cash as common equity and/or (y) borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement and (c) any reduction or increase in the purchase price shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders if such reduction or increase is pursuant to any purchase price adjustment provisions, without limitation, working capital adjustments, set forth in the FCI Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
(ii) FCI shall have repaid in full all Indebtedness outstanding under that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2013, by and between FCI and Capital One, N.A., as lender (as amended on October 16, 2015 and as further amended, restated, supplemented or modified prior to the date hereof, the “FCI Existing Credit Agreement”), together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereunder (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable) and (i) all commitments to lend or make other extensions of credit thereunder shall have been terminated and (ii) all security interests in respect of, and Liens securing, the Indebtedness and other obligations thereunder created pursuant to the security documentation relating thereto shall have been terminated and released (or arrangements therefor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made), and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such releases as may have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which releases shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, including, without limiting the foregoing, (a) proper termination statements (Form UCC-3 or the appropriate equivalent) for filing under the UCC or equivalent statute or regulation of each jurisdiction where a financing statement or application for registration (Form UCC-1 or the appropriate equivalent) was filed with respect to FCI in connection with the security interests created with respect to the FCI Existing Credit Agreement and (b) terminations or reassignments of any security interest in, or Lien on, any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or similar interests of FCI.
(l) FCI Joinders. On or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received appropriate joinder documentation to each of the following documents, in each case duly executed and delivered by FCI:
(i) this Amendment;
(ii) the Security Agreement;
(iii) the Pledge Agreement;
(iv) the Trademark Security Agreement;
(v) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; and
(vi) the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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(m) FCI Financial Statements. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received audited consolidated balance sheet and related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of FCI and its consolidated subsidiaries for the three most recently completed fiscal years ending at least 120 days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.
(n) Consent Fee. The Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender that executes and delivers a copy of this Amendment to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) at or prior to 12:00 noon New York City time on April 28, 2017, a non-refundable consent fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of such consenting Lender’s Initial Term Loans outstanding as of the Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, 2017 Additional Term Loans) (it being understood that Borrowers shall have no liability for any such fee if the Amendment Effective Date does not occur).
(o) Fees and Expenses. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers and the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders all costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) to the extent invoiced at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date and any other compensation payable to the Administrative Agent, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers and the Additional Term Loan Lenders or otherwise payable in respect of the 2017 Amendment Transactions to the extent then due.
(p) Compliance with the Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the 2017 Amendment Transactions, the Lead Borrower shall be in compliance with the Requirements of Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement, subject to Section 1.03 thereof, and Section 2.15 of the First Lien Credit Agreement, subject to Section 1.03 thereof.
Section 5.02 Effects of this Amendment.
(a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the existing Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the existing Credit Agreement or any other provision of the existing Credit Agreement or of any other Credit Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to giving effect hereto or any of the Credit Documents. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing herein shall be deemed to be a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document in similar or different circumstances.
(b) From and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Credit Document shall in each case be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a “Credit Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
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ARTICLE VI
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF 2017 ADDITIONAL TERM LOAN LENDERS
Section 6.01 Acknowledgement of 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders. Each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender expressly acknowledges that neither any of the Agents nor any of their respective Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys in fact have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent or such other Person hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Credit Party or any affiliate of a Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent or any such other Person to such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender. Each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and their Affiliates and made its own decision to provide its 2017 Additional Term Loans hereunder and enter into this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and to any other Credit Document to which such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender shall become a party. Each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Credit Parties and their affiliates. Each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender hereby (a) confirms that it has received a copy of the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Credit Document and such other documents (including financial statements) and information as it deems appropriate to make its decision to enter into this Amendment and the other Credit Documents to which such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender shall be a party, (b) agrees that it shall be bound by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as a Lender thereunder and that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of such Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender and (c) irrevocably designates and appoints the Agents as the agents of such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and such 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are delegated to such Agent by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
ARTICLE VII
REAFFIRMATION
Section 7.01 Reaffirmation. By signing this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby confirms that (a) notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, the obligations of such Credit Parties under the Amended Credit Agreement (including with respect to the 2017 Additional Term Loans contemplated by this Agreement) and the other Credit Documents (i) are entitled to the benefits of the guarantees and the security interests set forth or created in the Amended Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the other Security Documents and the other Credit Documents, (ii) constitute “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Obligations” for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the other Security Documents and all other Credit Documents, (iii) each Guarantor hereby confirms and ratifies its continuing unconditional obligations as Guarantor under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby with respect to all of the Guaranteed Obligations and (iv) each Credit Document to which such Credit Party is a party is, and shall continue to
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be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms (in the case of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby) and (b) each 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender shall be a “Secured Creditor” and a “Lender” (including without limitation for purposes of the definition of “Required Lenders” contained in Section 1.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement) for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Each Credit Party ratifies and confirms that all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to any Agent by such Person pursuant to any Credit Document to which it is a party remain in full force and effect, are not released or reduced, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Obligations as increased hereby.
ARTICLE VIII
JOINDER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Section 8.01 Joinder to Credit Agreement. By signing this Amendment, FCI hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Credit Agreement, and hereby (a) joins in the execution of, and becomes a Subsidiary Borrower under, the Credit Agreement with the same force as if it were originally a signatory thereto, (b) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to it as a “Subsidiary Borrower” and “Borrower” thereunder and (c) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Borrower thereunder are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof. Each reference to a “Subsidiary Borrower” or a “Borrower” in the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to include FCI, as a Subsidiary Borrower thereunder.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Credit Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Amendment is a Credit Document.
Section 9.02 Miscellaneous Provisions. The provisions of Sections 13.08 and 13.23 of the Amended Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and apply mutatis mutandis hereto.
Section 9.03 Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.04 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent
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Section 9.05 Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 9.06 Certain Tax Matters. The parties hereto agree to treat the 2017 Additional Term Loans to be issued pursuant to this Amendment as fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Initial Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
| SHAY INTERMEDIATE HOLDING II | ||
| CORPORATION, as Holdings | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: President and Treasurer | ||
| PAE HOLDING CORPORATION, as Lead Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: President and Treasurer | ||
| PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||
| PAE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., as a | ||
| Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PACIFIC OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE COMPANY, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| PAE DESIGN AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC, as a | ||
| Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE XXXXX-XXXXXXXX LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE NATIONAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE JUSTICE SUPPORT, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
| PAE AVIATION AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | ||
| LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| PAE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE HANFORD LLC, as a Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| AFGHAN HOLDCO LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
| DEFENSE SUPPORT SERVICES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL, LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
| DEFENSE SUPPORT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL 2 LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
| DEFENSE SUPPORT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL 3 LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx. | ||
| Title: Vice President and Secretary | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| DYNCORP LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: PAE Training Services, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE INTERNATIONAL, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE LOGISTICS LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer | ||
| PAE SHIELD ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Secretary | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| FCI FEDERAL, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
| Title: Secretary | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Administrative Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
[Signature page to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement Amendment]
Schedule 1
2017 Additional Term Commitments
| 2017 Additional Term Loan Lender | 2017 Additional Term Commitment | |||
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
$ | 58,000,000 | ||
Exhibit A to Amendment No. 1
[Amended Credit Agreement attached]
EXHIBIT A
to
Amendment No. 1 to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement
SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
SHAY INTERMEDIATE HOLDING II CORPORATION, as HOLDINGS
PAE HOLDING CORPORATION, as the LEAD BORROWER,
THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS PARTY HERETO
VARIOUS LENDERS
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Dated as of October 20, 2016
and as amended on June 12, 2017
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, INC.,
and
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND BOOKRUNNERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| SECTION 1. |
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | - 1 - | ||||
| 1.01 |
Defined Terms | - 1 - | ||||
| 1.02 |
Terms Generally and Certain Interpretive Provisions | |||||
| 1.03 |
Limited Condition Transactions | |||||
| SECTION 2. |
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT | |||||
| 2.01 |
The Commitments | |||||
| 2.02 |
Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing | |||||
| 2.03 |
Notice of Borrowing | |||||
| 2.04 |
Disbursement of Funds | |||||
| 2.05 |
Notes | |||||
| 2.06 |
Interest Rate Conversions | |||||
| 2.07 |
Pro Rata Borrowings | |||||
| 2.08 |
Interest | |||||
| 2.09 |
Interest Periods | |||||
| 2.10 |
Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. | |||||
| 2.11 |
Compensation | |||||
| 2.12 |
Change of Lending Office | |||||
| 2.13 |
Replacement of Lenders | |||||
| 2.14 |
Extended Term Loans | |||||
| 2.15 |
Incremental Term Loan Commitments | |||||
| 2.16 |
[Reserved] | |||||
| 2.17 |
[Reserved] | |||||
| 2.18 |
Refinancing Term Loans | |||||
| 2.19 |
Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases | |||||
| 2.20 |
Open Market Purchases | |||||
| 2.21 |
Sponsor and Affiliate Term Loan Purchases | |||||
| SECTION 3. |
[RESERVED] | |||||
| SECTION 4. |
FEES; REDUCTIONS OF COMMITMENT | |||||
| 4.01 |
Fees | |||||
| 4.02 |
Mandatory Reduction of Commitments | |||||
| SECTION 5. |
PREPAYMENTS; PAYMENTS; TAXES | |||||
| 5.01 |
Voluntary Prepayments | |||||
| 5.02 |
Mandatory Repayments | |||||
| 5.03 |
Method and Place of Payment | |||||
| 5.04 |
Net Payments | |||||
| SECTION 6. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EVENTS ON THE CLOSING DATE | |||||
| 6.01 |
Closing Date; Credit Documents; Notes | |||||
| 6.02 |
[Reserved] | |||||
| 6.03 |
Opinions of Counsel | |||||
| 6.04 |
Corporate Documents; Proceedings, etc | |||||
| 6.05 |
Termination of Existing Credit Agreement; Refinancing | |||||
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| 6.06 |
No Default | |||||
| 6.07 |
Intercreditor Agreements | |||||
| 6.08 |
Pledge Agreement | |||||
| 6.09 |
Security Agreements | |||||
| 6.10 |
Subsidiaries Guaranty | |||||
| 6.11 |
Financial Statements; Pro Forma Balance Sheets; Projections | |||||
| 6.12 |
Solvency Certificate | |||||
| 6.13 |
Fees, etc | |||||
| 6.14 |
Representation and Warranties | |||||
| 6.15 |
Patriot Act | |||||
| 6.16 |
Borrowing Notice | |||||
| 6.17 |
Officer’s Certificate | |||||
| 6.18 |
Material Adverse Effect | |||||
| SECTION 7. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ALL CREDIT EVENTS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE | |||||
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX AND AGREEMENTS | |||||
| 8.01 |
Organizational Status | |||||
| 8.02 |
Power and Authority | |||||
| 8.03 |
No Violation | |||||
| 8.04 |
Approvals | |||||
| 8.05 |
Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Projections | |||||
| 8.06 |
Litigation | |||||
| 8.07 |
True and Complete Disclosure | |||||
| 8.08 |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations | |||||
| 8.09 |
Tax Returns and Payments | |||||
| 8.10 |
ERISA | |||||
| 8.11 |
The Security Documents | |||||
| 8.12 |
Properties | |||||
| 8.13 |
Capitalization | |||||
| 8.14 |
Subsidiaries | |||||
| 8.15 |
Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctioned Persons | |||||
| 8.16 |
Investment Company Act | |||||
| 8.17 |
[Reserved]. | |||||
| 8.18 |
Environmental Matters | |||||
| 8.19 |
Labor Relations | |||||
| 8.20 |
Intellectual Property | |||||
| 8.21 |
Legal Names; Type of Organization (and Whether a Registered Organization); Jurisdiction of Organization; etc | |||||
| SECTION 9. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | |||||
| 9.01 |
Information Covenants | |||||
| 9.02 |
Books, Records and Inspections; Conference Calls | |||||
| 9.03 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance | |||||
| 9.04 |
Existence; Franchises | |||||
| 9.05 |
Compliance with Statutes, etc. | |||||
| 9.06 |
Compliance with Environmental Laws | |||||
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Xxx of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters | |||||
| 9.09 |
Debarment/Suspension Event | |||||
| 9.10 |
Payment of Taxes | |||||
| 9.11 |
Use of Proceeds | |||||
| 9.12 |
Additional Security; Further Assurances; etc. | |||||
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| 9.13 |
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| 9.14 |
Permitted Acquisitions | |||||
| 9.15 |
Credit Ratings | |||||
| 9.16 |
Designation of Subsidiaries | |||||
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS | |||||
| 10.01 |
Liens | |||||
| 10.02 |
Consolidation, Merger, or Sale of Assets, etc | |||||
| 10.03 |
Dividends | |||||
| 10.04 |
Indebtedness | |||||
| 10.05 |
Advances, Investments and Loans | |||||
| 10.06 |
Transactions with Affiliates | |||||
| 10.07 |
Limitations on Payments, Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc. | |||||
| 10.08 |
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries | |||||
| 10.09 |
Business | |||||
| 10.10 |
Negative Pledges | |||||
| SECTION 11. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | |||||
| 11.01 |
Payments | |||||
| 11.02 |
Representations, etc. | |||||
| 11.03 |
Covenants | |||||
| 11.04 |
Default Under Other Agreements | |||||
| 11.05 |
Bankruptcy, etc | |||||
| 11.06 |
ERISA | |||||
| 11.07 |
Security Documents | |||||
| 11.08 |
Guaranties | |||||
| 11.09 |
Judgments | |||||
| 11.10 |
Change of Control | |||||
| SECTION 12. |
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | |||||
| 12.01 |
Appointment and Authorization | |||||
| 12.02 |
Delegation of Duties | |||||
| 12.03 |
Exculpatory Provisions | |||||
| 12.04 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent | |||||
| 12.05 |
No Other Duties, Etc. | |||||
| 12.06 |
Non-reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | |||||
| 12.07 |
Indemnification by the Lenders | |||||
| 12.08 |
Rights as a Lender | |||||
| 12.09 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | |||||
| 12.10 |
Resignation of the Agents | |||||
| 12.11 |
Collateral Matters and Guaranty Matters | |||||
| 12.12 |
Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements | |||||
| 12.13 |
Withholding Taxes | |||||
| SECTION 13. |
MISCELLANEOUS | |||||
| 13.01 |
Payment of Expenses, etc | |||||
| 13.02 |
Right of Setoff | |||||
| 13.03 |
Notices | |||||
| 13.04 |
Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations, etc. | |||||
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| 13.05 |
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative | |||||
| 13.06 |
Payments Pro Rata | |||||
| 13.07 |
Calculations; Computations | |||||
| 13.08 |
GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | |||||
| 13.09 |
Counterparts | |||||
| 13.10 |
[Reserved] | |||||
| 13.11 |
Headings Descriptive | |||||
| 13.12 |
Amendment or Waiver; etc. | |||||
| 13.13 |
Survival | |||||
| 13.14 |
Domicile of Term Loans | |||||
| 13.15 |
Register | |||||
| 13.16 |
Confidentiality | |||||
| 13.17 |
USA Patriot Act Notice | |||||
| 13.18 |
Joint and Several Liability | |||||
| 13.19 |
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity | |||||
| 13.20 |
Lead Borrower | |||||
| 13.21 |
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS | |||||
| 13.22 |
Absence of Fiduciary Relationship | |||||
| 13.23 |
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | |||||
| 13.24 |
Entire Agreement | |||||
| 13.25 |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | |||||
| SECTION 14. |
CREDIT AGREEMENT PARTY GUARANTY | |||||
| 14.01 |
The Guaranty | |||||
| 14.02 |
Bankruptcy | |||||
| 14.03 |
Nature of Liability | |||||
| 14.04 |
Independent Obligation | |||||
| 14.05 |
Authorization | |||||
| 14.06 |
Reliance | |||||
| 14.07 |
Subordination | |||||
| 14.08 |
Waiver | |||||
| 14.09 |
Maximum Liability | |||||
| 14.10 |
Payments | |||||
| 14.11 |
Keepwell | |||||
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| SCHEDULE 1.01A | Unrestricted Subsidiaries | |
| SCHEDULE 1.01B | Subsidiary Borrowers | |
| SCHEDULE 1.01C | Existing Joint Ventures | |
| SCHEDULE 2.01 | Commitments | |
| SCHEDULE 2.19(a) | Reverse Dutch Auction Procedures | |
| SCHEDULE 8.12 | Real Property | |
| SCHEDULE 8.14 | Subsidiaries | |
| SCHEDULE 8.19 | Labor Matters | |
| SCHEDULE 8.21 | Legal Names; Types of Organization (and Whether Registered Organization); | |
| Jurisdiction of Organization, etc. | ||
| SCHEDULE 9.13 | Post-Closing Actions | |
| SCHEDULE 10.01(iii) | Existing Liens | |
| SCHEDULE 10.04 | Existing Indebtedness | |
| SCHEDULE 10.05(iii) | Existing Investments | |
| SCHEDULE 10.06(x) | Affiliate Transactions | |
| SCHEDULE 13.03 | Lender Addresses | |
| EXHIBIT A-1 | Form of Notice of Borrowing | |
| EXHIBIT A-2 | Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation | |
| EXHIBIT B | Form of Term Note | |
| EXHIBIT C | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate | |
| EXHIBIT D | Form of Administrative Questionnaire | |
| EXHIBIT E | Form of Officers’ Certificate | |
| EXHIBIT F | Form of Pledge Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT G | Form of Security Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT H | Form of Subsidiaries Guaranty | |
| EXHIBIT I | Form of Solvency Certificate | |
| EXHIBIT J | Form of Compliance Certificate | |
| EXHIBIT K | Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT L | Form of Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT M | Form of ABL Intercreditor Agreement | |
| EXHIBIT N | Form of First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement | |
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THIS SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 20, 2016,2016 and as amended on
the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, among SHAY INTERMEDIATE HOLDING II CORPORATION (“Holdings”), PAE HOLDING CORPORATION (“PAE” or the “Lead
Borrower”), each Subsidiary Borrower party hereto from time to time, the Lenders party hereto from time to time and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 1
are used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders
makemade
Initial Term Loans hereunder in the amount of $210,000,000 under this Agreement
on the Closing Date.
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans
borrowed on the Closing Date together with the proceeds of the
initial term loans under the First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement and revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement will bewere used by the Lead Borrower to finance the repayment of all amounts
outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, to pay the Special Dividend, for other general corporate purposes, corporate transactions, and to pay the Transaction Costs.
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower has requested that, on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (i) the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders make 2017 Additional Term Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $58,000,000 and (ii) this Agreement be amended as set forth herein, in each case pursuant to Amendment No. 1.
WHEREAS, the
Required Lenders have indicated their willingness to amend this Agreement on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders have indicated their willingness to
lend on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. and in Amendment No. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions and Accounting Terms.
1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“2017 Additional Term Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Amendment No. 1.
“2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders” shall have the meaning provided in Amendment No. 1.
“2017 Additional Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Amendment No. 1.
“2017 Amendment Transactions” shall have the meaning provided in Amendment No. 1.
“ABL Collateral Agent” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement or any successor thereto acting in such capacity.
“ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) that certain asset-based revolving credit agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date and as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) and thereof, among Holdings, the Lead Borrower, the other borrowers party thereto, certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as the administrative agent, and (ii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refinance (subject to the limitations set forth herein (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement)) in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) or (y) any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement, unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not an ABL Credit Agreement hereunder. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.
“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement in the form of Exhibit M, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and the First Lien Collateral Agent, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Acquired Entity or Business” shall mean either (x) the assets constituting a business, division, product line, manufacturing facility or distribution facility of any Person not already a Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, which assets shall, as a result of the respective acquisition, become assets of the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (or assets of a Person who shall be merged with and into the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower) or (y) a majority of the Equity Interests of any such Person, which Person shall, as a result of the respective acquisition, become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (or shall be merged with and into the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower).
“Acquisition” shall mean the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 14, 2016, among Holdings, Shay Merger Corporation, the Lead Borrower and LG PAE, L.P., as the stockholder representative.
“Additional Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement among the Collateral Agent and one or more Junior Representatives for holders of Permitted Junior Debt providing that, inter alia, the Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Creditors) shall be pari passu or senior to such Liens in favor of the Junior Representatives (for the benefit of the holders of Permitted Junior Debt), as such intercreditor agreement may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall be in a form customary at such time for transactions of the type contemplated thereby and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower (it being understood that the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, are reasonably satisfactory).
“Additional Security Documents” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.12(a).
“Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean, at any time, Consolidated Current Assets less Consolidated Current Liabilities at such time.
“Administrative Agent” shall mean Bank of America, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder, and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Advisory Agreement” shall mean that certain Management Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2016, by and between the Sponsor and the Lead Borrower, as amended, restated, modified, or replaced from time to time.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender (nor any Affiliate thereof) shall be considered an Affiliate of the Lead Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof as a result of this Agreement, the extensions of credit hereunder or its actions in connection therewith.
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“Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any
other agent with respect to the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers.
“Agreement” shall mean this Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and as further modified, supplemented, amended, restated (including any amendment and restatement hereof), extended or renewed from time to time.
“Amendment No. 1” shall mean that certain Amendment No. 1 to Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2017, among Holdings, the Borrowers, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” shall mean the date on which all the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 1, listed in Section 5.01 thereof, shall have been satisfied, which date is June 12, 2017.
“Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers” shall have the meaning provided in Amendment No. 1.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Holdings or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the Patriot Act.
“Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread” shall mean, with respect to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans at the time of the provision of any new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.15 or any Permitted Junior Loans or Permitted Junior Notes that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans which are subject to an Effective Yield that is greater than the Effective Yield applicable to such Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50%, the margin per annum (expressed as a percentage) mutually determined by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower in good faith (and notified by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders) as the margin per annum required to cause the Effective Yield applicable to such then existing Initial Term Loans to equal (i) the Effective Yield applicable to such new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, Permitted Junior Loans or Permitted Junior Notes, as applicable, minus (ii) 0.50%. Each mutual determination of the “Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread” by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders absent manifest error.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to, in the case of Initial Term Loans maintained as (a) Base Rate Term Loans, 8.50% and (b) LIBO Rate Term Loans, 9.50%.
The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be (i) in the case of Incremental Term Loans added to an existing Tranche, the same as the Applicable Margins for such existing Tranche, and (ii) otherwise, as specified in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement.
On and after the date of such incurrence of any Indebtedness which gives rise to a determination of a new Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread, the Applicable Margins for the Initial Term Loans shall be the higher of (x) the Applicable Increased Term Loan Spread for such Type of Initial Term Loans and (y) the Applicable Margin for such Type of Initial Term Loans as otherwise determined above.
The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Refinancing Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment. The Applicable Margins for any Tranche of Extended Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Applicable Prepayment Percentage” shall mean, at any time, 75%; provided that, if at any time the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal year for which the Applicable Prepayment Percentage is calculated (as set forth in an officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(e) for such fiscal year) is (i) less than or equal to 4.50:1.00 and greater than 4.00:1.00, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 50%, (ii) less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 and greater than 3.50:1.00, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 25% and (ii) less than or equal to 3.50:1.00, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.
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“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) an existing Lender, (b) an Affiliate of an existing Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages an existing Lender.
“Asset Sale” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or entry into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, pursuant to Sections 10.02(ii), or (xii).
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K (appropriately completed) or such other form as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Auction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Auction Manager” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Available Amount” shall mean, on any date (the “Determination Date”), an amount equal to:
(a) the sum of, without duplication:
(i) Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount; plus
(ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash received by the Lead Borrower since the Closing Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of the Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower or any direct or indirect Parent Company (excluding, without duplication, Qualified Preferred Stock, Equity Interests sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or to the extent applied to any other basket or exception under this Agreement), or from the issue or sale of Qualified Preferred Stock of the Lead Borrower or debt securities of the Lead Borrower, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower or any direct or indirect Parent Company (other than Qualified Preferred Stock and convertible or exchangeable Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower); plus
(iii) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash proceeds and the fair market value of property other than cash received by the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower from (A) the sale or disposition (other than to the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower) of Investments made after the Closing Date the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount and from repayments, repurchases and redemptions of such Investments from the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries) but only up to the original amount invested and only to the extent such proceeds are not required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 5.02 of the First Lien Credit Agreement or Section 5.02 hereof; (B) a return, profit, distribution or similar amounts from an Investment made after the Closing Date the permissibility of which was contingent upon the utilization of the Available Amount, to the extent that such amounts were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Lead Borrower for such period, (C) the sale (other than to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (D) a distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such amounts were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Lead Borrower for such period; and (E) any Investment that was made after the Closing Date in a Person that is not a subsidiary at such time that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower; provided that in each case, such amount will not exceed the amount of the Investment initially made using the Available Amount; plus
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(iv) in the event that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower designated as such after the Closing Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged or consolidated with or into or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, in each case after Closing Date, the fair market value of the Lead Borrower’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), after deducting any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary so designated or combined or any Indebtedness associated with the assets so transferred or conveyed (other than in each case to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted an Investment not made in reliance on the Available Amount); plus
(v) the amount of Retained Declined Proceeds;
minus (b) the sum of:
(i) the aggregate amount of the consideration paid by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in reliance upon the Available Amount under Section 9.14(a) in connection with Permitted Acquisitions consummated on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date;
(ii) the aggregate amount of all Dividends made by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.03(xiii) on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date;
(iii) the aggregate amount of all Investments made by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.05(xviii) on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date; and
(iv) the aggregate amount of repayments, repurchases, redemptions or defeasances of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 10.07(a)(i) or Section 10.07(b)(i) on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Determination Date
“Bail-In Action” shall mean 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” shall mean, 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 which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bank of America” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., together with its successors.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.05.
“Bankruptcy Proceedings” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(f).
“Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, and (c) the LIBO Rate for a LIBO Rate Term Loan with a one month Interest Period commencing on such day plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Base Rate shall not at any time be less than 2.00% per annum.
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“Base Rate Term Loan” shall mean each Term Loan which is designated or deemed designated as a Term Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate by the Lead Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01.
“Borrowers” shall mean, collectively the Lead Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower.
“Borrowing” shall mean the borrowing of the same Type of Term Loan pursuant to a single Tranche by the Borrowers from all the Lenders having Commitments with respect to such Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date), having, in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the same Interest Period; provided that any Incremental Term Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.01( b) shall be considered part of the related Borrowing of the then outstanding Tranche of Term Loans (if any) to which such Incremental Term Loans are added pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, Section 2.15(c).
“Business Day” shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York City a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close and (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, LIBO Rate Term Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) above and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in the New York or London interbank Eurodollar market.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all expenditures by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, without duplication, the amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person; provided that Capital Expenditures shall not include (i) the purchase price paid in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, (ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for such existing equipment being traded in at such time, (iii) expenditures made in leasehold improvements, to the extent reimbursed by the landlord, (iv) expenditures to the extent that they are actually paid for by a third party (excluding any Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and for which no Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or monetary obligation to such third party or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period) and (v) property, plant and equipment taken in settlement of accounts.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all rental obligations of such Person which, under U.S. GAAP, are or will be required to be capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean:
(i) U.S. Dollars, Canadian dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national currency of any participating member state of the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) readily marketable direct obligations of any member of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or Japan, or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of such country, and, at the time of acquisition thereof, having a credit rating of at least AA- (or the equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or Aa3 by S&P;
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(iii) marketable general obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or any instrumentality thereof that are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of such state, and, at the time of acquisition thereof, having a credit rating of at least AA- (or the equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or Aa3 by S&P;
(iv) securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness or readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities), in such case having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition;
(v) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of twenty-four months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding twenty-four months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any Lender party to this Agreement or any commercial bank or trust company having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof from S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof from Xxxxx’x;
(vi) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (iv) and (v) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (v) above;
(vii) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Xxxxx’x or S&P and, in each case, maturing within twenty-four months after the date of acquisition; and
(viii) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (vii) of this definition.
“CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same has been amended and may hereafter be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.
“CFC” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) at any time prior to an Initial Public Offering, any combination of Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings;
(b) at any time on and after an Initial Public Offering, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (y) any combination of Permitted Holders and (z) any one or more direct or indirect parent companies of Holdings in which the Sponsor, directly or indirectly, owns the largest percentage of such parent company’s voting Equity Interests and in which no other person or group directly or indirectly owns or controls (by ownership, control or otherwise) more voting Equity Interests of such parent company than the Sponsor, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Relevant Public Company and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Relevant Public Company; or
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(c) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur in any document pertaining to (I) the ABL Credit Agreement, (II) the First Lien Credit Agreement and (III) the definitive agreements pursuant to which any Refinancing Notes or Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.04(xxvii) or (xxix) was issued or incurred, in each case of this subclause (III) with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in respect of such series of Refinancing Notes or other Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(d) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower (other than in connection with or after an Initial Public Offering).
“Claim” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(f).
“Closing Date” shall mean October 20, 2016.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean all property (whether real, personal or otherwise) with respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document (including any Additional Security Documents), including, without limitation, all Pledge Agreement Collateral, all “Collateral” as described in the Security Agreement and all Mortgaged Properties.
“Collateral Agent” shall mean the Administrative Agent acting as collateral agent for the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Commitment” shall mean any of the commitments of any Lender, whether an Initial Term Loan Commitment, 2017 Additional Term Commitment, Extended Term Loan Commitment, Refinancing Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.
“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Consolidated Current Assets” shall mean, at any time, the consolidated current assets of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time (other than cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans to third parties that are permitted under this Agreement, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments).
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” shall mean, at any time, the consolidated current liabilities of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time (other than the current portion of any Indebtedness under this Agreement, the current portion of any other long-term Indebtedness which would otherwise be included therein, International Contingent Tax Liabilities (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement), accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves to the extent permitted to be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA and the current portion of pension liabilities).
“Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” shall mean, with respect to any Person, for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including (i) amortization of deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (ii) amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits and (iii) amortization of intangibles (including goodwill and organizational costs) (excluding any such adjustment to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such adjustment is subsequently reversed), in each case of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period; plus (without duplication)
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(i) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital (including state franchise taxes and similar taxes in the nature of income tax) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, franchise taxes and foreign withholding taxes and including an amount equal to the tax distributions actually made to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 10.03(vi) as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person, in each case, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(ii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iii) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(iv) any other consolidated non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such consolidated non-cash charges were included in computing such Consolidated Net Income; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for anticipated cash charges in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period; plus
(v) any losses from foreign currency transactions (including losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such losses were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(vi) the Specified Permitted Adjustment and any other cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back to this definition pursuant to the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings” (including, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred after the Closing Date related to employment of terminated employees incurred by such Person during such period to the extent such costs and expenses were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income) and, in each case, subject to the “Cost Savings Cap” (as defined in the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings”); plus
(vii) losses in respect of post-retirement benefits of such Person, as a result of the application of ASC 715, Compensation-Retirement Benefits, to the extent that such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(viii) the amount of fees and expenses incurred by such Person pursuant (a) to the Advisory Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date during such period or pursuant to any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement thereof, so long as the Advisory Agreement, as so amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is otherwise permitted hereunder and (b) Section 10.06(xii) hereunder; plus
(ix) capitalized consulting fees and organization costs; plus
(x) any impact related to the application of purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Joint Venture; plus
(xi) any contingent or deferred payments (including Earnout Payments, noncompete payments and consulting payments) made to sellers in the Acquisition, Permitted Acquisitions or any acquisitions or Investments consummated prior to the Closing Date; plus
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(xii) any proceeds from business interruption insurance received by such Person during such period, to the extent the associated losses arising out of the event that resulted in the payment of such business interruption insurance proceeds were included in computing Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xiii) the amount of any gain in respect of post-retirement benefits as a result of the application of ASC 715, to the extent such gains were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xiv) any gains from foreign currency transactions (including gains related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such gains were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(xv) non-cash gains increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business and other than reversals of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time, the ratio of (i) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt at such time to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered. If the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is being determined for a given Test Period, Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt shall be measured on the last day of such Test Period, with Consolidated EBITDA being determined for such Test Period.
“Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” shall mean, at any time, (i) the sum of all Consolidated Indebtedness at such time that is secured by a Lien on any assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries less (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time that is subordinated in right of payment to the First Lien Obligations and, without duplication, (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time that is secured by Liens on the assets of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are junior to the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations, and (z) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 10.01 and Liens created under the ABL Credit Agreement and the credit documents related thereto, any First Lien Credit Documents, any Credit Document and any Permitted Junior Debt Documents (to the extent that such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority or pari passu basis)) included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (without duplication) (i) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) all Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (i)(A) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (iii) all Contingent Obligations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of any third Person of the type referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness in respect of any Refinancing Notes, Permitted Senior Secured Notes or Permitted Junior Notes that have been defeased or satisfied and discharged in accordance with the applicable indenture or with respect to which the required deposit has been made in connection with a call for repurchase or redemption to occur within the time period set forth in the applicable indenture, in each case to the extent such transactions are permitted by Section 10.07(a).
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP; provided that:
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(i) any after-tax effect of all extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expenses (including related to the Transaction) or any restructuring charges or reserves, including, without limitation, any expenses related to any reconstruction, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternate uses, retention, severance, system establishment cost, contract termination costs, costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees, advisor fees and other out of pocket costs and non-cash charges to assess and execute operational improvement plans and restructuring programs, will be excluded;
(ii) any expenses, costs or charges incurred, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any equity issuance, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, including a refinancing thereof (in each case whether or not successful) (including any such costs and charges incurred in connection with the Transaction), and all gains and losses realized in connection with any business disposition or any disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business or the disposition of securities or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, loss, income or expense will be excluded;
(iii) the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be excluded, provided that the income of such Person will be included to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash (or converted to cash) to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
(iv) the net income (or loss) of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be calculated without deducting the income attributed to, or adding the losses attributed to, the minority equity interests of third parties in any non- Wholly- Owned Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of the dividends paid in cash (or convertible into cash) during such period on the shares of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary held by such third parties;
(v) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(i)(B) of the definition of Available Amount, the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or converted to cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;
(vi) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(vii) (a) any non-cash expenses resulting from the grant or periodic remeasurement of stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity incentive programs (including any stock appreciation and similar rights) and (b) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent, in the case of clause (b), that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the common equity capital of the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, will be excluded;
(viii) the effect of any non-cash impairment charges or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs of assets or liabilities resulting from the application of U.S. GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising from the application of U.S. GAAP, including pursuant to ASC 805, Business Combinations, ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, or ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, as applicable, will be excluded;
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(ix) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposed, abandoned or discontinued, transferred or closed operations will be excluded;
(x) any increase in amortization or depreciation, or effect of any adjustments to inventory, property, plant or equipment, software, goodwill and other intangibles, debt line items, deferred revenue or rent expense, any one time cash charges (such as purchased in process research and development or capitalized manufacturing profit in inventory) or any other effects, in each case, resulting from purchase accounting in connection with the Transaction or any other acquisition prior to or following the Closing Date will be excluded;
(xi) an amount equal to the tax distributions actually made to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 10.03(vi) will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person for such period;
(xii) unrealized gains and losses relating to foreign currency transactions, including those relating to xxxx-to-market of Indebtedness resulting from the application of U.S. GAAP, including pursuant to ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, (including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge arrangements for currency exchange risk) will be excluded;
(xiii) any net gain or loss from Obligations or in connection with the early extinguishment of obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements (including of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging) will be excluded;
(xiv) subject to the Cost Savings Cap, the amount of any restructuring, business optimization, acquisition and integration costs and charges (including, without limitation, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, information technology costs, rebranding costs, contract termination costs, including future lease commitments, costs related to the start-up, closure or relocation or consolidation of facilities and costs to relocate employees) will be excluded; and
(xv) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within 12 months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transaction in accordance with U.S. GAAP shall be excluded.
“Consolidated Senior Secured Debt” shall mean, at any time, (i) the sum of all Consolidated Indebtedness at such time that is secured by a Lien on any assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries less (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations and (y) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 10.01 and Liens created under the ABL Credit Agreement and the credit documents related thereto, any First Lien Credit Documents, any Credit Document and any Permitted Junior Debt Documents (to the extent that such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority or pari passu basis)) included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt at such time to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period then most recently ended for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered. If the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio is being determined for a given Test Period, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt shall be measured on the last day of such Test Period, with Consolidated EBITDA being determined for such Test Period.
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“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Indebtedness at such time, less the aggregate amount of (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 10.01 and Liens created under the ABL Credit Agreement and the credit documents related thereto, any First Lien Credit Documents, any Credit Document and any Permitted Junior Debt Documents (to the extent that such cash and Cash Equivalents also secure the Indebtedness hereunder on a senior priority or pari passu basis)) included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period then most recently ended for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. If the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is being determined for a given Test Period, Consolidated Indebtedness shall be measured on the last day of such Test Period, with Consolidated EBITDA being determined for such Test Period.
“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any such obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.
“Contract Consideration” shall have the meaning provided to such term in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.
“Cost Savings Cap” shall have the meaning provided to such term in the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings”.
“Credit Agreement Party” shall mean each of Holdings and each of the Borrowers.
“Credit Agreement Party Guaranty” shall mean the guaranty of each Credit Agreement Party pursuant to Section 14.
“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement
and, after the execution and delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,, Amendment No. 1, each Note, each Subsidiaries Guaranty, each
Security Document, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and each Extension
Amendment.
“Credit Event” shall mean the making of any Term Loan.
“Credit Party” shall mean Holdings, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
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“Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” shall mean, at any date, an amount (which shall not be less than zero in the aggregate) determined on a cumulative basis equal to (i) the aggregate cumulative sum of the Retained Percentage multiplied by Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Payment Periods ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date minus (ii) the cumulative amount by which amounts that would otherwise be payable under Section 5.2(e) have been reduced as a result of the voluntary prepayment of any Term Loans.
“Debarment/Suspension Event” shall mean that any Credit Party has been debarred or suspended from contracting with the Federal government pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 9.4, for a period exceeding 30 consecutive days, with respect to matters representing over 25% of the consolidated revenues of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such debarment or suspension.
“Debt Fund Affiliate” shall mean any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) that invests in commercial bank loans in the ordinary course of business at the time of the relevant sale or assignment thereto pursuant to Section 2.21 and so long as the individuals who are employees, officers or directors of the Sponsor and who are primarily responsible for the advisement or management of such Affiliate do not include any individual who is primarily responsible for the advisement or management of Holdings or the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the individuals who are employees, officers or directors of the Sponsor and who are primarily responsible for the advisement and management of Holdings or the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have the right to direct the credit decisions of such Affiliate, or directly or indirectly appoint (or have the right to appoint), any individual at such Affiliate with responsibility for reviewing or approving any decisions with respect to the transactions contemplated by any of the Credit Documents (including any amendments or waivers thereto).
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02(l).
“Default” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, 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 Lead Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s 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 or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent 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 lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lead 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 Lead Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of (A) a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or (B) a Bail-In Action, or (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
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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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lead Borrower and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean each Interest Rate Protection Agreement and Other Hedging Agreements entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor secured by the Security Documents. It is hereby understood that an Interest Rate Protection Agreement may not be a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement or the First Lien Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any agreement evidencing any Excluded Swap Obligation constitute a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement.
“Designated Non-cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Lead Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.
“Designated Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean each Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor secured by the Security Documents. It is hereby understood that a Treasury Services Agreement may not be a Designated Treasury Services Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement or the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“Disqualified Lender” shall mean certain competitors of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries identified in writing by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time (other than bona fide fixed income investors or debt funds); provided that the foregoing shall not apply (x) retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in any Loans to the extent that any such party was not a Disqualified Lender at the time of the applicable assignment or participation, as the case may be or (y) to any bona fide fixed income investors or debt funds.
“Dividend” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person has declared or paid a dividend, distribution or returned any equity capital to its stockholders, partners or members or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property (other than common equity of such Person) or cash to its stockholders, partners or members as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for a consideration any shares of any class of its capital stock or any partnership or membership interests outstanding on or after the Closing Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes.
“Xxxx-Xxxxx and Basel III” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Earnout Payments” shall mean payments made by the Lead Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under a contractual arrangement entered into with a seller in connection with the Acquisition or a Permitted Acquisition as part of the consideration given to such seller for such Acquisition or Permitted Acquisition where the amounts of such payments are based upon, and are dependent upon, the business acquired pursuant to such Acquisition or Permitted Acquisition achieving meaningful revenue, earnings or other performance target levels agreed upon in good faith by the Lead Borrower and such seller.
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“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean 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.
“Effective Yield” shall mean, as to any Term Loan or other Indebtedness, the effective yield on such Term Loan or other Indebtedness as determined by the Administrative Agent, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Term Loan or other Indebtedness and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to lenders or holders providing such Term Loan or other Indebtedness, but excluding any arrangement, structuring, commitment, underwriting or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant lenders or holders and customary consent fees paid generally to consenting lenders or holders; provided that in the case of any fixed rate Indebtedness, the “Effective Yield” thereof shall be translated to what the Effective Yield would be if such fixed rate Indebtedness were floating rate Indebtedness in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each determination of the “Effective Yield” by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders absent manifest error.
“Eligible Transferee” shall mean and include any existing Lender, any Approved Fund or any commercial bank, an insurance company, a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act) but in any event excluding (i) any natural person, (ii) any Disqualified Lender and (iii) except to the extent provided in Sections 2.19, 2.20, 2.21 and 13.04(c), the Sponsor, Holdings, each Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates).
“Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface and sub-surface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations and/or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, (a) any and all Environmental Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Environmental Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief arising out of or relating to an alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials, including any Release or threat of Release of any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding guideline and rule of common law, now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of the Environment, occupational health or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3803 et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; and any state, provincial and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.
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“Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any successor Section thereof.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code and solely with respect to Section 412 of the Code, Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, but excluding any event for which the 30-day notice period is waived, with respect to a Plan, (b) any failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a Lien or other encumbrance or the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards set forth in Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA, or the arising of such a Lien or encumbrance, with respect to a Plan, (c) the incurrence by the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (including under Section 4062(e) of ERISA) of any of the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the receipt by the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice of intent to terminate any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (e) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to the Code, ERISA or other applicable law, (f) the receipt by the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate of any written notice concerning statutory liability arising from the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or an ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a written determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (g) the occurrence of any non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to which the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or with respect to which the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would reasonably be expected to have liability, (h) the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of any Plan or the appointment of a trustee to administer any Plan, (i) the filing of any request for or receipt of a minimum funding waiver under Section 412(c) of the Code with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (j) a determination that any Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (k) the receipt by the Lead Borrower, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered or critical status under Section 305 of ERISA, or (l) any other extraordinary event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in a Lien or any acceleration of any statutory requirement to fund all or a substantial portion of the unfunded accrued benefit liabilities of such plan.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.
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“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, the remainder of (a) the sum of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) the decrease, if any, in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period (but excluding any such decrease in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital arising from a Permitted Acquisition or dispositions of any Person by the Lead Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period), minus (b) the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, (ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (iii) below, the aggregate amount of all cash payments made in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions consummated by and other Investments permitted under Section 10.05 made by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash, (iii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of Internally Generated Cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (iv) Dividends made in cash during such fiscal year to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 10.03(iii) to the extent paid for with Internally Generated Cash, (v) (A) the aggregate amount of scheduled repayments and other permanent principal payments of Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than voluntary prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 5.01(a) and repayments of revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement or any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking senior or pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, under the First Lien Credit Agreement), in each case, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments therefor) in each case to the extent paid for with Internally Generated Cash and (B) prepayments and repayments of Term Loans pursuant to Sections 5.02(d) or 5.02(f) to the extent the Asset Sale or Recovery Event giving rise to such prepayment or repayment resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (but not in excess of the amount of such increase), (vi) the portion of Transaction Costs and other transaction costs and expenses related to items (i)-(v) above paid in cash during such fiscal year not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income, (vii) the increase, if any, in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period (but excluding any such increase in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital arising from a Permitted Acquisition or disposition of any Person by the Lead Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries), (viii) cash payments in respect of non-current liabilities to the extent made with Internally Generated Cash, (ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with Internally Generated Cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees, taxes, rent and pension and other retirement benefits) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period, (x) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid with Internally Generated Cash during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, (xi) Dividends made pursuant to clause (vi), (ix), (xiii) or, to the extent used to service Indebtedness of any Parent Company, clauses (xv) or (xix) of Section 10.03, and (xii) all non-cash gains to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any non-cash gains to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income in any prior period).
“Excess Cash Flow Payment Date” shall mean the date occurring 10 Business Days after the date on which the Lead Borrower’s annual audited financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(b) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016).
“Excess Cash Flow Payment Period” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Lead Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the initial Excess Cash Flow Payment Period shall only include the period from November 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
“Excluded Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
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“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (other than a Subsidiary Borrower) that is (a) a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) a FSHCO, (d) not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) an Immaterial Subsidiary that is designated as such by the Lead Borrower in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent, (f) established or created pursuant to Section 10.05(xi) and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period immediately prior to such acquisition, (g) prohibited by applicable law, rule, regulation from guaranteeing the facilities under this Agreement, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee in each case, unless, such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received (but without obligation to seek the same), in each case so long as the Administrative Agent shall have received a certification from the Lead Borrower’s general counsel or a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower as to the existence of such prohibition or consent, approval, license or authorization requirement, (h) prohibited from guaranteeing the Obligations by any contractual obligation in existence (x) on the Closing Date or (y) at the time of the acquisition of such Subsidiary after the Closing Date (to the extent such prohibition was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition), (i) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Obligations would result in a material adverse tax consequence to Holdings, the Lead Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (j) a not- for- profit Subsidiary, (k) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Lead Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of guaranteeing the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (l) any Subsidiary regulated as an insurance company and (m) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or FSHCO; provided that, notwithstanding the above, (x) if a Subsidiary executes the Subsidiaries Guaranty as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof) and (y) if a Subsidiary serves as a guarantor under (I) the First Lien Credit Agreement or any refinancing of the First Lien Credit Agreement, Refinancing Notes, Permitted Junior Debt or any other Indebtedness incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case of this clause (I), with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or (II) the ABL Credit Agreement, then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof).
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect 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 and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, (a) income Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it in lieu of income Taxes, either pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which such recipient is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such recipient is located (or any political subdivision thereof) or as a result of any other present or former connection between it and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than a connection arising from such Administrative Agent, Lender or other recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Term Loan or Credit Document), (b) any branch profits Taxes under Section 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower under Section 2.13), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that (i) is imposed on
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amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such recipient (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Credit Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 5.04(a), (d) any Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.04(b) or Section 5.04(c), (e) any Taxes imposed under FATCA and (f) U.S. federal backup withholding Taxes pursuant to Code Section 3406.
“Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2016, among Holdings, the Lead Borrower, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, as administrative agent (as modified, supplemented, amended, restated, extended or renewed from time to time).
“Existing Credit Agreement Refinancing” shall mean the repayment of all of the outstanding indebtedness (and termination of all commitments) under the Existing Credit Agreement, all as provided in Section 6.05.
“Existing Extended Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Existing Incremental Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Existing Initial Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Existing Joint Ventures” shall mean joint ventures in respect of which the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries holds an equity interest on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 1.01C.
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” shall mean, at any time, any Existing Initial Term Loan Tranche, Existing Extended Term Loan Tranche or Existing Incremental Term Loan Tranche.
“Extended Existing Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extended Incremental Term Loan Commitments” shall mean one or more commitments hereunder to convert Incremental Term Loans under an Existing Term Loan Tranche to Extended Incremental Term Loans of a given Extension Series pursuant to an Extension Amendment.
“Extended Incremental Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extended Initial Term Loan Commitments” shall mean one or more commitments hereunder to convert Initial Term Loans under an Existing Initial Term Loan Tranche of a given Extension Series pursuant to an Extension Amendment.
“Extended Initial Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extended Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, collectively, the Extended Initial Term Loan Commitments, the Extended Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the Refinancing Term Loan Commitments or one or more commitments hereunder to convert Extended Term Loans under an Existing Term Loan Tranche of a given Extension Series pursuant to an Extension Amendment.
“Extended Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Tranche of Extended Term Loans, the date specified in the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extended Term Loans” shall mean, collectively, the Extended Existing Term Loans, Extended Initial Term Loans, Extended Incremental Term Loans or the Refinancing Term Loans as the context may require.
“Extending Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
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“Extension” shall mean any establishment of Extended Term Loan Commitments and Extended Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.14 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(d).
“Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
“Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Extension Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
“Fair Value” shall mean the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between an independent willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.
“FATCA” shall mean 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 thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any such amended or successor version), any intergovernmental agreements between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States with respect to any of the foregoing and any Requirement of Law adopted and any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
“FCI” shall mean FCI Federal, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (f/k/a FCI Federal, Inc.).
“FCI Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the Lead Borrower of all outstanding equity interests of FCI pursuant to the FCI Acquisition Agreement.
“FCI Acquisition Agreement” shall mean that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017, by and among the Lead Borrower, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Moxie Holdings, Inc. and FCI.
“FCI Acquisition Agreement Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties made by Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Moxie Holdings, Inc. and FCI in the FCI Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the 2017 Additional Term Loan Lenders, but only to the extent that the Lead Borrower has the right to terminate its obligations under the FCI Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the FCI Acquisition pursuant to the FCI Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the FCI Acquisition Agreement.
“FCI Refinancing” shall mean the repayment in full of all outstanding obligations and the termination of all commitments under that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated October 28, 2013, by and between Capital One, N.A., and FCI, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated October 16, 2015.
“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to or referred to in Section 4.01.
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“First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement in the form of Exhibit N, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Collateral Agent, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“First Lien Collateral Agent” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent under the First Lien Credit Agreement or any successor thereto acting in such capacity.
“First Lien Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Lead Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, as administrative agent, as modified, supplemented, amended, restated (including any amendment and restatement thereof), extended or renewed from time to time.
“First Lien Credit Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Credit Documents” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Declined Proceeds” in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof)
“First Lien Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
“First Lien Obligations” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Obligations” in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
“First Lien Refinancing Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Refinancing Notes” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Refinancing Term Loans” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Refinancing Term Loans” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Rejection Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to “Rejection Notice” in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
“Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, and the net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Interest Rate Protection Agreements (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the xxxx-to-market valuation of Interest Rate Protection Agreements or other derivatives pursuant to U.S. GAAP) and excluding amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees and expensing of any other financing fees, including any expensing of bridge or commitment fees and the non-cash portion of interest expense resulting from the reduction in the carrying value under purchase accounting of the Borrowers’ outstanding Indebtedness; provided that, for purposes of calculating consolidated interest expense, no effect will be given to the discount and/or premium resulting from the bifurcation of derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as a result of the terms of the Indebtedness to which such consolidated interest expense applies; plus
the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; minus
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(2) the consolidated interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether received or accrued, to the extent such income was included in determining Consolidated Net Income.
“Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Asset Sale” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(j).
“Foreign Pension Plan” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by the Lead Borrower or any one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“Foreign Recovery Event” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.02(j).
“Foreign Subsidiaries” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FSHCO” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests, or Equity Interests and Indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“Government Contracts” means any contract of any Credit Party with any United States Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial 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.
“Guaranteed Creditors” shall mean and include (x) each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and (y) any Person that was the Administrative Agent, any Lender and any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender (even if the Administrative Agent or such Lender subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender under this Agreement for any reason) at the time of entry into a particular Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement, and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising.
“Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean in the case of (i) Holdings, (x) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by, and all Term Loans made to, the Borrowers under this Agreement, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of the Borrowers to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) to which Borrowers are a party and the due performance and compliance by the Borrower with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in each such other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the
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stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), liabilities and indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreement (in each case, other than any Excluded Swap Obligation) or Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein, (ii) in the case of the Lead Borrower, (x) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by, and all Term Loans made to, the Subsidiary Borrowers under this Agreement, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of the Subsidiary Borrowers to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) to which the Subsidiary Borrowers are a party and the due performance and compliance by the Borrowers with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in each such other Credit Document (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), liabilities and indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreement or Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein and (iii) in the case each of the Subsidiary Borrowers, (x) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by, and all Term Loans made to, the Lead Borrower or the other Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of the Lead Borrower and the other Subsidiary Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit Document (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) to which the Lead Borrower or the other Subsidiary Borrower is a party and the due performance and compliance by the Borrowers with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in each such other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), liabilities and indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) of the Lead Borrower or the other Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreement (in each case, other than any Excluded Swap Obligation)or Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Lead Borrower or the other Subsidiary Borrower or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries with a Guaranteed Creditor and their subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.
“Guarantor” shall mean and include Holdings, the Borrowers and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
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“Guaranty” shall mean and include each of the Credit Agreement Party Guaranty and the Subsidiaries Guaranty.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Holdings” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that, as of the date of the most recent financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(a) or (b), does not have, when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, (a) assets in excess of 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets; or (b) revenues for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date in excess of 5.0% of the combined revenues of the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided that in no event shall a Subsidiary Borrower be considered an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Incremental Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(b).
“Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date” shall mean, with respect to each Incremental Term Loan, each date on which Incremental Term Loans are incurred pursuant to Section 2.01(b), which date shall be the date of the effectiveness of the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement pursuant to which such Incremental Term Loans are to be made.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, any commitment to make Incremental Term Loans provided by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 on a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, in such amount as agreed to by such Lender in the Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement delivered pursuant to Section 2.15, as the same may be terminated pursuant to Sections 4.02 and/or 11.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement” shall mean each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement in the form of Exhibit L (appropriately completed and with such modifications (not inconsistent with Section 2.15 or the other relevant provisions of this Agreement) as may be approved by the Administrative Agent) executed in accordance with Section 2.15.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any provision of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment on a given Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (provided, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction, such requirement shall be limited to the absence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01 or Section 11.05 (it being understood that the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitment may impose as a condition to funding any Incremental Term Loan Commitment the absence of any additional Events of Default, which may be waived at the discretion of such Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitment); (b) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date (it being understood and agreed that (x) any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date and (y) any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such date) (provided, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction, such requirement shall be limited to customary “certain funds” requirements if otherwise agreed by the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitment); (c) the delivery by the relevant Credit Parties of such technical amendments, modifications and/or supplements to the respective Security Documents as are reasonably requested by
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the Administrative Agent to ensure that the additional Obligations to be incurred pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments are secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the relevant Security Documents, and each of the Lenders hereby agrees to, and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into, any such technical amendments, modifications or supplements and (d) the delivery by the Lead Borrower, to the Administrative Agent of an officer’s certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying as to compliance with preceding clauses (a) and (b).
“Incremental Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(b).
“Indebtedness” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person (A) for borrowed money or (B) for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations, (iii) all Indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien and (y) the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates as determined in good faith by such Person), (iv) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement, any Treasury Services Agreement or under any similar type of agreement and (vii) all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (a) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by any Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course of business of such Person, (b) trade related letters of credit and trade related guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) Earnout Payments except to the extent that the liability on account of any such Earnout Payments becomes fixed and is required by U.S. GAAP to be reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.01.
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean Taxes other than (i) Excluded Taxes and (ii) Other Taxes.
“Initial Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, for any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth for such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans in the Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement relating thereto, provided that the initial final maturity date for all Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche shall be the same date.
“Initial Maturity Date for Initial Term Loans” shall mean October 20, 2023.
“Initial Public Offering” shall mean the issuance by any Parent Company of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 or S-4) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act, as amended.
“Initial Term Loan” shall mean (a) prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date , the Term Loans made on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) and (b) on and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Term Loans (I) made on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) and (II) made on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date pursuant to Amendment No. 1 and Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Initial Term Loan
Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 2.01 directly below the column entitled “Initial Term Loan Commitment,” as the same may be terminated pursuant to
Sections 4.02 and/or
11.11, including,
without limitation, pursuant to Amendment No. 1.
“Initial Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Tranche”.
“Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.20.
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“Interest Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any LIBO Rate Term Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to such LIBO Rate Term Loan.
“Interest Expense” shall mean the aggregate consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including amortization or original issue discount on any Indebtedness and amortization of all fees payable in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation and the interest component of any Capitalized Lease Obligations, and, to the extent not included in such interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Base Rate Term Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any LIBO Rate Term 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 Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.09.
“Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
“Internally Generated Cash” shall mean cash generated from the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ operations and not representing (i) a reinvestment by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Net Sale Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Net Insurance Proceeds of any Recovery Event, (ii) the proceeds of any issuance of any Equity Interests or any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) any credit received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any trade in of property for substantially similar property or any “like kind exchange” of assets.
“Investments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
“Joint Venture” shall mean any Person other than an individual or a Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (i) in which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries holds or acquires an ownership interest (by way of ownership of Equity Interests or other evidence of ownership) and (ii) which is engaged in a business permitted by Section 10.09.
“Junior Representative” shall mean, with respect to any series of Permitted Junior Debt, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Junior Debt is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained and each of their successors in such capacities.
“Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any time, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“LCT Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
“LCT Test Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
“Lead Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, Bank of America, N.A., an affiliate of Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Citizens Bank, National Association, SunTrust Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc. and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc., in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners for this Agreement.
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“Lender” shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule 2.01, as well as any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13, 2.15, 2.18 or 13.04(b).
“LIBO Rate” shall mean:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBO Rate Term Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Term Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day and;
provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the LIBO Rate shall not at any time be less than 1.00% per annum.
“LIBO Rate Term Loan” shall mean each Term Loan designated as such by the Lead Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, deemed or statutory trust, security conveyance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), the making of any Dividend (other than the Special Dividend) and/or the making of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(a).
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“Location” of any Person shall mean such Person’s “location” as determined pursuant to Section 9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.
“Majority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Holdings, the Lead Borrower and their Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and Lenders, taken as a whole, under the Credit Documents and (iii) a material and adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Credit Documents.
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“Material Real Property” shall mean each parcel of Real Property that is now or hereafter owned in fee by any Credit Party that (together with any other parcels constituting a single site or operating property) has a fair market value (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) of at least $2,000,000.
“Maturity Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Initial Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.14, the Initial Maturity Date for Initial Term Loans, (b) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.14, the Initial Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date applicable thereto and (c) with respect to any Tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Term Loan Commitments, the Extended Term Loan Maturity Date applicable thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties understand that no waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment shall constitute an extension of the Maturity Date.
“Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean $1,000,000.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” shall mean a mortgage, debenture, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust, deed of immovable hypothec, leasehold deed of trust, deed to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or similar security instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, as the same may be amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time.
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean any Material Real Property of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which will be encumbered (or required to be encumbered) by a Mortgage.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA under which the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower has any obligation or liability, including on account of an ERISA Affiliate.
“NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
“Net Debt Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness for borrowed money, the gross cash proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs associated therewith) received by the respective Person from such incurrence.
“Net Insurance Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Recovery Event, an amount in cash equal to the gross cash proceeds (net of reasonable costs and any taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event) received by the respective Person in connection with such Recovery Event.
“Net Sale Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale), an amount in cash equal to the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such Asset Sale, net of the reasonable costs of, and expenses associated with, such Asset Sale (including fees and commissions, payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold and required payments of any Indebtedness or other obligations (other than Indebtedness secured pursuant to the Security Documents) which is secured by the assets which were sold), and the incremental taxes paid or payable as a result of such Asset Sale.
“New Financing” shall mean the Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Credit Documents (assuming the full utilization of the Total Commitment) and all other financings contemplated by the Credit Documents, in each case after giving effect to the Transaction and the incurrence of all financings in connection therewith.
“No Undisclosed Information Representation” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a representation that such Person is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has not been disclosed to the Lenders generally (other than those Lenders who have elected to
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not receive any non-public information with respect to the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and if so disclosed could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, the market price of the applicable Term Loan, or the decision of an assigning Lender to sell, or of an assignee to purchase, such Term Loan.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
“Note” shall mean each Term Note.
“Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03.
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.06(a).
“Notice Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Lead Borrower from time to time.
“Obligations” shall mean (x) all now existing or hereafter arising debts, obligations, covenants, and duties of payment or performance by any Credit Party of every kind, matured or unmatured, direct or contingent, owing, arising, due, or payable to any Lender, Agent or Indemnified Person by any Credit Party arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, all obligations to repay principal or interest (including interest, fees and other amounts accruing during any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Term Loans, and to pay interest, fees, costs, charges, expenses, professional fees, and all sums chargeable to any Credit Party or for which any Credit Party is liable as indemnitor under the Credit Documents, whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument and (y) liabilities and indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement (with respect to any Guarantor, other than any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor) entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, (x) obligations of any Credit Party under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Credit Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (y) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement.
“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any Sale-Leaseback Transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any obligation under a Synthetic Lease or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Open Market Purchase” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.20(a).
“Other Hedging Agreements” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar arrangements, or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency values or commodity prices.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or property Taxes or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, registration, performance or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.13) that are imposed as a result of any present or former connection between the relevant Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than a connection arising from such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Term Loan or Credit Document).
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“PAE” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Parent Company” shall mean any direct or indirect parent company of the Lead Borrower (other than the Sponsor).
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(a).
“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17.
“Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
“Perfection Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.
“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of an Acquired Entity or Business; provided that (in each case) (A) the Acquired Entity or Business acquired is in a business permitted by Section 10.09 and (B) all applicable requirements of Section 9.14 are satisfied.
“Permitted Encumbrance” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the mortgage title insurance policy delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Permitted Holders” shall mean (i) the Sponsor or (ii) any Related Party of any of the foregoing and (iii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such “group” and without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group,” (x) such Persons specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above, collectively, have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Lead Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities held by such “group,” and (y) the Sponsor and its Related Parties, collectively, do not have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of a lesser percentage of the voting stock of the Lead Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities than any other Person that is a member of such “group” (without giving effect to any voting stock that may be deemed owned by such other Person pursuant to Rule 13d-3 or 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as a result of such “group”).
“Permitted Investment” shall mean any Investment permitted by Section 10.05.
“Permitted Joint Venture” shall mean (a) any joint venture (i) in which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries hold equity interests that represent less than 80% of the ordinary voting power and aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests in such joint venture and (ii) that is engaged in a business permitted under Section 10.09 and (b) each Existing Joint Venture unless and until it becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
“Permitted Junior Debt” shall mean and include (i) any Permitted Junior Notes and (ii) any Permitted Junior Loans.
“Permitted Junior Debt Documents” shall mean and include the Permitted Junior Notes Documents and the Permitted Junior Loan Documents.
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“Permitted Junior Loan Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each agreement, document or instrument relating to the incurrence of Permitted Junior Loans, in each case as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Junior Loans” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of unsecured loans or loans secured on a pari passu or junior-lien basis with the Obligations; provided that in any event, unless the Required Lenders otherwise expressly consent in writing prior to the issuance thereof, (i) except as provided in clause (vi) below, no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be secured by any asset of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, the Borrowers or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final maturity, in either case prior to the date occurring (a) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured on a junior-lien basis to the Obligations, ninety-one (91) days following the then Latest Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, the then Latest Maturity Date, (iv) any “asset sale” mandatory prepayment provision or offer to prepay covenant included in the agreement governing such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall provide that the Lead Borrower or the respective Subsidiary shall (a) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured on a junior-lien basis to the Obligations, be permitted to repay obligations, and terminate commitments, under this Agreement before prepaying or offering to prepay such Indebtedness and (b) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, be permitted to repay obligations, and terminate commitments, under this agreement on no less than a pro rata basis with such Indebtedness, (v) if the Effective Yield for any such Permitted Junior Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield then applicable to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50% per annum, the Applicable Margins for all then outstanding Initial Term Loans shall be increased as of such date in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “Applicable Margin”, (vi) in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred by a Credit Party that is secured (a) such Indebtedness is secured by only assets comprising Collateral on a pari passu or junior-lien basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations of the Credit Parties, and not secured by any property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral, (b) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (c) a Junior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Additional Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial incurrence of Permitted Junior Debt by the Lead Borrower that is secured by assets of the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party, then Holdings, the Lead Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Junior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the Additional Intercreditor Agreement and (vii) in respect of any such Indebtedness of a Credit Party, the representations and warranties, covenants, and events of default, taken as a whole, shall be no more onerous in any material respect than the related provisions contained in this Agreement; provided that (w) any such terms may be more onerous to the extent they take effect after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans, and (x) in the event that any agreement evidencing such Indebtedness contains financial maintenance covenants, this Agreement shall be amended in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to add any such financial covenants as are not then contained in this Agreement, and, in the case of any unsecured Indebtedness or Indebtedness that is secured on a junior-lien basis with the Obligations, shall be set back from any financial covenants in this Agreement by at least 15% or such lesser cushion as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (vi), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)). The incurrence of Permitted Junior Loans shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Lead Borrower that all conditions thereto have been satisfied in all material respects and that same is permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, Sections 7 and 11.
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“Permitted Junior Notes” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by a note security and incurred pursuant to one or more issuances of such notes; provided that in any event, unless the Required Lenders otherwise expressly consent in writing prior to the issuance thereof, (i) except as provided in clause (viii) below, no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be secured by any asset of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final maturity, in either case prior to the date occurring (a) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured on a junior-lien basis to the Obligations, ninety-one (91) days following the then Latest Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, the then Latest Maturity Date, (iv) any “asset sale” offer to purchase covenant included in the indenture governing such Indebtedness, to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, shall provide that the Lead Borrower or the respective Subsidiary shall (a) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis to the Obligations, be permitted to repay obligations, and terminate commitments, under this Agreement before prepaying or offering to prepay such Indebtedness and (b) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, be permitted to repay obligations, and terminate commitments, under this agreement on no less than a pro rata basis with such Indebtedness, (v) if the Effective Yield for any such Permitted Junior Notes that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield then applicable to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50% per annum, the Applicable Margins for all then outstanding Initial Term Loans shall be increased as of such date in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “Applicable Margin”, (vi) with respect to any such Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured on a junior-lien basis to the Obligations, the “default to other indebtedness” event of default contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall provide for a “cross-acceleration” rather than a “cross-default,” (vii) in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred by a Credit Party that is secured (a) such Indebtedness is secured by only assets comprising Collateral on a xxxx xxxxx or junior-lien basis relative to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations of the Credit Parties, and not secured by any property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents), (b) such Indebtedness (and the Liens securing the same) are permitted by the terms of the Additional Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent the Additional Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect), (c) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (d) a Junior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Additional Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial issue of Permitted Junior Notes by the Lead Borrower that is secured by assets of the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party, then the Lead Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Junior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the Additional Intercreditor Agreement, and (viii) to the extent incurred by any Credit Party, the covenants and defaults, taken as a whole, contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not be more onerous in any material respect than those contained in the corresponding provisions in this Agreement, except, in the case of any such Indebtedness that is secured as provided in preceding clause (vii), with respect to covenants and defaults relating to the Collateral (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (viii), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)). The issuance of Permitted Junior Notes shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Lead Borrower that all conditions thereto have been satisfied in all material respects and that same is permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, Sections 7 and 11.
“Permitted Junior Notes Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Permitted Junior Notes Indenture, and the Permitted Junior Notes, in each case as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
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“Permitted Junior Notes Indenture” shall mean any indenture or similar agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of Permitted Junior Notes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.01.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean (x) Indebtedness incurred by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, including any previously issued Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:
(1) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed (a) the principal amount of Indebtedness being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (b) any accrued and unpaid interest on such Refinanced Debt, plus (c) the amount of any tender or redemption premium paid thereon or any penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness and the Refinancing of such Refinanced Debt;
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a:
(a) Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt; and
(b) final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred);
(3) to the extent such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances Indebtedness that is (a) expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms applicable to the Refinanced Debt, (b) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is (i) unsecured or (ii) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the Lien subordination terms applicable to the Refinanced Debt, (c) secured by Liens that are pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is (i) unsecured or (ii) secured by Liens that are pari passu or subordinated to the Liens that secure the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the Collateral sharing provisions applicable to the Refinanced Debt, (d) secured by Liens that are senior with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is (i) unsecured or (ii) secured by Liens that are senior, pari passu or subordinated to the Liens that secure the Obligations on terms that are, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the Collateral sharing provisions applicable to the Refinanced Debt; and
(4) subject to Section 10.01(vi), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced (plus improvements and accessions thereon and proceeds in respect thereof);
provided that (a) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness will not include Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) clause (2) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness under clause (iii) or (v) of Section 10.04.
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“Permitted Senior Secured Notes” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of notes and incurred pursuant to one or more issuances of such notes; provided that, (i) no such Indebtedness shall be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, the Lead Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) no such Indebtedness shall be subject to scheduled amortization or have a final maturity, in either case prior to the Latest Maturity Date (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred, (iii) the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not include any financial maintenance covenants, (iv) the “default to other indebtedness” event of default contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall provide for a “cross-acceleration” or a “cross-acceleration” and “cross-payment default” rather than a “cross-default,” (v)(a) such Indebtedness is secured only by assets comprising Collateral, and not secured by any property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral, (b) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (c) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (vi) the negative covenants and events of defaults, taken as a whole, contained in the indenture governing such Indebtedness shall not be more onerous in any material respect than those contained in the corresponding provisions in this First Lien Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof); provided that any such terms may be more onerous to the extent they take effect after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (vi), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
“Permitted Senior Secured Notes Documents” shall mean, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Permitted Senior Secured Notes Indenture, and the Permitted Senior Secured Notes, in each case as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan” shall mean any “pension plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA other than a Foreign Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and is (i) maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or (ii) with respect to which the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower has any liability, including, for greater certainty, liability arising from an ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” shall mean IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar, or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pledge Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.08.
“Pledge Agreement Collateral” shall mean all of the “Collateral” as defined in the Pledge Agreement and all other Equity Interests or other property similar to that pledged (or purported to have been pledged) pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and which is pledged (or purported to be pledged) pursuant to one or more Additional Security Documents.
“Pledgee” shall have the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement.
“Premium Prepayment Event” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.01(c).
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“Present Fair Saleable Value” shall mean the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold as a going concern with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Rate to change when and as such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer by the Administrative Agent, which may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Agreement, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and the calculation of Consolidated Total Assets, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transaction, any acquisition, merger, consolidation, Investment, any issuance, incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated) (but excluding the identifiable proceeds of any Indebtedness being incurred substantially simultaneously therewith or as part of the same transaction or series of related transactions for purposes of netting cash to calculate the applicable ratio), any issuance or redemption of preferred stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.
For purposes of making any computation referred to above:
(1) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date for which a determination under this definition is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements applicable to such Indebtedness if such Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements has a remaining term in excess of 12 months);
(2) interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Lead Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
(3) interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, an eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Lead Borrower may designate; and
(4) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period.
Any pro forma calculation may include, without limitation, adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act; provided that any such adjustments that consist of reductions in costs and other operating improvements or synergies (whether added pursuant to this definition, the definition “Pro Forma Cost Savings” or otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA) shall be calculated in accordance with, and satisfy the requirements specified in, the definition of “Pro Forma Cost Savings”.
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“Pro Forma Cost Savings” shall mean, without duplication of any amounts referenced in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an amount equal to the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) and acquisition synergies, in each case, projected in good faith to be realized (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period) as a result of actions taken on or prior to, or to be taken by the Lead Borrower (or any successor thereto) or any Restricted Subsidiary within 12 months of, the date of such pro forma calculation, net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized during such period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA from such action; provided that (a) such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies are factually supportable and reasonably identifiable (as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Lead Borrower (or any successor thereto)) and are reasonably anticipated to be realized within 12 months after the date of such pro forma calculation and (b) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies shall be added pursuant to this definition to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period; provided, further, that, (i) the aggregate amount added in respect of the foregoing proviso (or otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA), together with any Specified Permitted Adjustments, shall not exceed with respect to any four quarter period 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to giving effect to any such adjustments (including any Specified Permitted Adjustments)) (such limitation, the “Cost Savings Cap”) and (ii) the aggregate amount added in respect of the foregoing proviso (or otherwise added to Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA) shall no longer be permitted to be added back to the extent the cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have not been achieved within 12 months of the action or event giving rise to such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies.
“Projections” shall mean the detailed projected consolidated financial statements of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Transaction) delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date.
“Public Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01.
“Qualified Preferred Stock” shall mean any preferred capital stock of Holdings or the Lead Borrower so long as the terms of any such preferred capital stock (x) do not contain any mandatory put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision prior to the 91st day after the Latest Maturity Date at as of the date such Qualified Preferred Stock was issued other than (i) provisions requiring payment solely (or with provisions permitting Holdings or the Lead Borrower, as applicable, to opt to make payment solely) in the form of common Equity Interests or Qualified Preferred Stock of Holdings or the Lead Borrower, as applicable, or any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Parent Company of Holdings or the Lead Borrower, as applicable, (ii) provisions requiring payment solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale, so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale are subject to the payment in full of all Obligations in cash (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) or such payment is otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including as a result of a waiver or amendment hereunder) and (iii) with respect to preferred capital stock issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or the Lead Borrower, as applicable, or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, provisions requiring the repurchase thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations and (y) give Holdings or the Lead Borrower the option to elect to pay such dividends or distributions on a non-cash basis or otherwise do not require the cash payment of dividends or distributions at any time that such cash payment is not permitted under this Agreement or would result in a Default or Event of Default hereunder.
“Real Property” of any Person shall mean, collectively, the right, title and interest of such Person (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all land, improvements and fixtures owned, leased or operated by such Person, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
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“Recovery Event” shall mean the receipt by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards payable (i) by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or any other similar event with respect to any property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (but not by reason of any loss of revenues or interruption of business or operations caused thereby) and (ii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 9.03, in each case to the extent such proceeds or awards do not constitute reimbursement or compensation for amounts previously paid by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any such event.
“Reference Period” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis”.
“Refinanced Debt” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”.
“Refinancing Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
“Refinancing Note Documents” shall mean the Refinancing Notes, the Refinancing Notes Indenture and all other documents executed and delivered with respect to the Refinancing Notes or Refinancing Notes Indenture, as in effect on Refinancing Effective Date and as the same may be amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Refinancing Notes” shall mean Permitted Junior Notes (or Indebtedness that would constitute Permitted Junior Debt except as a result of a failure to comply with any maturity or amortization requirement applicable thereto), in each case, that constitute Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Term Loans.
“Refinancing Notes Indenture” shall mean the indenture entered into with respect to the Refinancing Notes and pursuant to which same shall be issued.
“Refinancing Term Loan Amendment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(c).
“Refinancing Term Loan Commitments” shall mean one or more commitments hereunder to convert Initial Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans under an Existing Initial Term Loan Tranche or Existing Incremental Term Loan Tranche into a new Tranche of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans under an existing Tranche of Refinancing Term Loans.
“Refinancing Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).
“Refinancing Term Loans” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).
“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.15.
“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
“Rejection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.02(l).
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“Related Party” means (a) with respect to Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC, (i) any investment fund controlled by or under common control with Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC, any officer or director of the foregoing persons, or any entity controlled by any of the foregoing persons and (ii) any spouse or lineal descendant (including by adoption or stepchildren) of the officers and directors referred to in clause (a)(i); and (b) with respect to any officer of the Lead Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (i) any officer or director of the foregoing persons or any spouse or lineal descendant (including by adoption and stepchildren) of such officer and (ii) any trust, corporation or partnership or other entity, in each case to the extent not an operating company, of which an 80% or more controlling interest is held by the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners or owners who are the officer, any of the persons described in (b)(i) above or any combination of these identified relationships and (c) with respect to any Agent, such Agent’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Agent and such Agent’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall mean actively or passively disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, pouring, seeping, migrating or the like, of any Hazardous Materials into, through or upon the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean (i) in the case of Holdings, (x) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by, and all Term Loans made to, the Borrowers under this Agreement, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of the Borrowers to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) to which any of the Borrowers is a party and the due performance and compliance by the Borrowers with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in each such other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), liabilities and indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement (in each case, other than Excluded Swap Obligations) or Designated Treasury Services Agreement, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein and (ii) in the case of the Borrowers, (x) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by, and all Term Loans made to, the each other Borrower under this Agreement, together with all the other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) thereon) of each other Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each other Credit Document (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) to which each other Borrower is a party and the due performance and compliance by each other Borrower with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in this Agreement and in each such other Credit Document (other than the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), liabilities and indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing under any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement (in each case, other than Excluded Swap Obligations) or Designated Treasury Services Agreement entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.
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“Relevant Guaranteed Party” shall mean (i) with respect to the Lead Borrower, each of the Subsidiary Borrowers and (ii) with respect to any Credit Party that is a Subsidiary Borrower, the Lead Borrower and each other Subsidiary Borrower other than such Credit Party.
“Relevant Public Company” shall mean the Parent Company that is the registrant with respect to an Initial Public Offering.
“Replaced Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Replacement Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“Required Lenders” shall mean Non-Defaulting Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding principal of Term Loans as of any date of determination represent greater than 50% of the sum of all outstanding principal of Term Loans of Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time.
“Requirement of Law” or “Requirements of Law” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (ii) any statute, law, treaty, rule, regulation, order, decree, writ, injunction or determination 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” shall mean, with respect to any Person, its chief financial officer, chief executive officer, president, or any vice president, managing director, treasurer, controller or other officer of such Person having substantially the same authority and responsibility and, solely for purposes of notices given to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Credit Party and the Administrative Agent; provided that, with respect to compliance with financial covenants, “Responsible Officer” shall mean the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Lead Borrower, or any other officer of the Lead Borrower having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower other than any Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“Retained Declined Proceeds” shall have the aggregate principal amount of declined prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.02(l).
“Retained Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Payment Period (a) 100% minus (b) the Applicable Prepayment Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Payment Period; provided that at any time the First Lien Credit Agreement remains outstanding, the Retained Percentage shall mean the “Retained Percentage” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof).
“Returns” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.09.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw Hill Company, Inc., and any successor owner of such division.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” shall mean any arrangements with any Person providing for the leasing by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person in connection therewith.
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“Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country, region or territory which is, or whose government is, the target of any Sanctions (currently, Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions” shall mean comprehensive 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 or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01(g).
“Second Lien Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).
“Section 9.01 Financials” shall mean the annual and quarterly financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.01(a) and (b).
“Secured Creditors” shall have the meaning assigned that term in the respective Security Documents.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.09.
“Security Document” shall mean and include each of the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Security Document.
“Senior Representative” shall mean, with respect to any series of Permitted Senior Secured Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), the trustee, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Senior Secured Notes (or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) are issued and each of their successors in such capacities.
“Similar Business” shall mean any business and any services, activities or businesses incidental, or reasonably related or similar to, or complementary to any line of business engaged in by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transaction) or any business activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the Fair Value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability); (ii) the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of call the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability); (iii) such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are able to pay their debts and liabilities (including, without limitation,
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contingent and subordinated liabilities) as they become absolute and mature in the ordinary course of business on their respective stated maturities and are otherwise “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances; and (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will have adequate capital with which to conduct the business they are presently conducting and reasonably anticipate conducting.
“Special Dividend” shall mean the payment by the Lead Borrower to one or more Parent Companies, on or after the Closing Date, of one or more Dividends in an amount not to exceed $350,000,000 in the aggregate.
“Specified Credit Party” means any Credit Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 14.11).
“Specified Permitted Adjustments” shall mean all adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA identified in the confidential information memorandum for the Initial Term Loans dated September 27, 2016 to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to the reference period (it being understood that such adjustments shall be calculated net of the amount of actual benefits realized or expected to be realized during reference period that are otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA).
“Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of Holdings, the Borrowers and the Guarantors set forth in Sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.03(iii) (as to the Credit Parties only), 8.05(b), 8.08(c), 8.08(d), 8.11, 8.15 (limited to the incurrence and the use of proceeds of the Term Loans) and 8.16.
“Sponsor” shall mean Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC and its Affiliates (excluding any operating portfolio company thereof).
“Sponsor Affiliate” shall mean the collective reference to any entities (other than a portfolio company) controlled directly or indirectly by the Sponsor.
“Stated Liabilities” shall mean the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP) of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied, together with the principal amount of all New Financing.
“Subsidiaries Guaranty” shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.10.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% Equity Interest at the time.
“Subsidiary Borrowers” shall mean each Credit Party set forth on Schedule 1.01B (and any successor thereto).
“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower in existence on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transaction) other than any Excluded Subsidiary, as well as each Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower established, created or acquired after the Closing Date which becomes a party to the Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or the provisions of the Subsidiaries Guaranty.
“Supermajority Lenders” of any Tranche shall mean those Non-Defaulting Lenders which would constitute the Required Lenders under, and as defined in, this Agreement if (x) all outstanding Obligations of the other Tranches under this Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were terminated and (y) the percentage “50%” contained therein were changed to “66-2/3%.”
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“Swap Obligation” shall mean, 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.
“Synthetic Lease” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments, liabilities or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto.
“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, for each Lender, its Initial Term Loan Commitment (including any 2017 Additional Term Commitment), its Refinancing Term Loan Commitment, its Extended Term Loan Commitment or its Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Loan Percentage” of a Tranche of Term Loans shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans of such Tranche at such time and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans of all Tranches at such time.
“Term Loans” shall mean the Initial Term Loans, each Incremental Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(b), each Refinancing Term Loan and each Extended Term Loan of a given Extension Series.
“Test Period” shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower (in each case taken as one accounting period).
“Threshold Amount” shall mean $25,000,000.
“Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
“Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders with such a Commitment at such time.
“Total Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Initial Term Loan Commitments of each of the Lenders at such time.
“Tranche” shall mean the respective facilities and commitments utilized in making Initial Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to one or more tranches designated pursuant to the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreements in accordance with the relevant requirements specified in Section 2.15 (collectively, the “Initial Tranches” and, each, an “Initial Tranche”), and after giving effect to the Extension pursuant to Section 2.14, shall include any group of Extended Term Loans pursuant to Extended Term Loan Commitments, extended, directly or indirectly, from the same Initial Tranche and having the same Maturity Date, interest rate and fees and after giving effect to any Refinancing Term Loan Amendment pursuant to Section 2.18, shall include any group of Refinancing Term Loans refinancing, directly or indirectly, the same Initial Tranche having the same Maturity Date, interest rate and fees; provided that that only in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2.18(b), Refinancing Term Loans may be made part of a then existing Tranche of Term Loans; provided further that only in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2.15(c), Incremental Term Loans may be made part of a then existing Tranche of Term Loans.
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“Transaction” shall mean, collectively, (i) the consummation of the Existing Credit Agreement Refinancing, (ii) the entering into of the Credit Documents and the incurrence of Term Loans on the Closing Date, (iii) the entering into the First Lien Credit Agreement and the incurrence of term loans thereunder, (iv) entering into the ABL Credit Agreement and the initial borrowings thereunder (if any), the (v) payment of the Special Dividend and (vi) the payment of all Transaction Costs.
“Transaction Costs” shall mean the fees, premiums and expenses payable by Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions described in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Transaction”.
“Treasury Services Agreement” shall mean any agreement relating to treasury, depositary and cash management services or automated clearinghouse transfer of funds.
“Type” shall mean the type of Term Loan determined with regard to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., whether a Base Rate Term Loan or a LIBO Rate Term Loan.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” of any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA shall mean the amount, if any, by which the present value of the accumulated plan benefits under the Plan determined on a plan termination basis in accordance with actuarial assumptions at such time consistent with those prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds the fair market value of all plan assets of such Plan.
“United States” and “U.S.” shall each mean the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (i) on the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01 and (ii) any other Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.16 subsequent to the Closing Date, in each case, except to the extent redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with such Section 9.16; provided, however, that no Subsidiary Borrower shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“U.S. Dollars” and the sign “$” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money (expressed in dollars) of the United States.
“U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time; provided that determinations made pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with U.S. GAAP are subject (to the extent provided therein) to Section 13.07(a).
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.04(c).
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness into (ii) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining installment or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary of such person.
“Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Foreign Subsidiary of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.
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“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person owns 100% of the Equity Interests at such time (other than, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary with respect to preceding clauses (i) or (ii), director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required to be held by Persons other than the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries under applicable law).
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
1.02 Terms Generally and Certain Interpretive Provisions. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both 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”; and the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. 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 of this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All references herein to Sections, paragraphs, clauses, subclauses, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Sections, paragraphs, clauses and subclauses of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) all references to documents, instruments and other agreements (including the Credit Documents and organizational documents) shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Credit Document and (b) references to any law, statute, rule or regulation shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.03 Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.15(a)); or
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets); or
(iii) determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom);
in each case, at the option of the Lead Borrower (the Lead Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be made (1) in the case of any acquisition (including by way of merger) or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith), at the time of (or on the basis of the Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment or (y) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment, (2) in the case of any Dividend, at the time of (or on the basis of the Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Dividend or (y) the
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making of such Dividend and (3) in the case of any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness subject to Section 10.07(a), at the time of (or on the basis of the Section 9.01 Financials for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to such payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition of such Indebtedness or (y) the making of such voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Indebtedness (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, for the Limited Condition Transaction (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Lead Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Dividends, the making of any Permitted Investment, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Lead Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Section 2. Amount and Terms of Credit.
2.01 The Commitments.
(a) (i) On the Closing Date, certain Lenders made Initial Term Loans to the Borrowers, which Initial Term Loans (i) were incurred by the Borrowers pursuant to a single drawing on the Closing Date, (ii) were denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) were and shall be, except as hereinafter provided, at the option of the Lead Borrower, incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or LIBO Rate Term Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 2.10(b), all Initial Term Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type.
(ii) (a)Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in Amendment No. 1, each Lender with an Initial Term Loan
Commitment severally agrees to make an Initial Term Loan or Initial Term Loans to the Borrowers, which Initial Term Loans (i) shall be incurred by the Borrowers pursuant to a single drawing on the ClosingAmendment No. 1
Effective Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall except as hereinafter provided, at the option of the Lead Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted
into, one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or LIBO Rate Term Loans, provided that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 2.10(b), all Initial Term Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be
of the same Type, and (iv) shall be made by each such Lender in that aggregate principal amount which does not exceed the Initial2017 Additional Term Loan Commitment of such Lender on the ClosingAmendment No. 1
Effective Date (before giving effect to the termination thereof pursuant to Section 4.02(a)). Once repaid, Initial Term Loans may not be reborrowed. All Borrowers shall be jointly and severally
liable as borrowers for all Term Loans regardless of which Borrower receives the proceeds thereof.
(b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment from time to time severally agrees to make term loans (each, an “Incremental Term Loan” and, collectively, the “Incremental Term Loans”) to the Borrowers, which Incremental Term Loans (i) shall be
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incurred pursuant to a single drawing on the applicable Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall, except as hereinafter provided, at the option of the Lead Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into one or more Borrowings of Base Rate Term Loans or LIBO Rate Term Loans; provided that all Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche made as part of the same Borrowing shall at all times consist of Incremental Term Loans of the same Type, and (iv) shall not exceed for any such Incremental Term Loan Lender at any time of any incurrence thereof, the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Loan Lender for such Tranche (before giving effect to the termination thereof on such date pursuant to Section 4.02(b)). Once repaid, Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
2.02 Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Term Loans under any Tranche shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount. More than one Borrowing may occur on the same date, but at no time shall there be outstanding more than eight (8) Borrowings of LIBO Rate Term Loans in the aggregate for all Tranches of Term Loans.
2.03 Notice of Borrowing. Whenever the Borrowers desire to make a Borrowing of Term Loans hereunder, the Lead Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans to be made hereunder and at least three Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole and absolute discretion) prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each LIBO Rate Term Loan to be made hereunder, provided that (in each case) any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on a certain day only if given before 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on such day (or such later time as the Administrative Agent shall agree in it its sole and absolute discretion); provided further that that, except for the Borrowing of the 2017 Additional Term Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, if the Borrowers wish to request LIBO Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender with a Commitment of the relevant Tranche of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by such Lenders. Each such notice (each, a “Notice of Borrowing”), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.11, shall be irrevocable and shall be in writing, or by telephone promptly confirmed in writing by or on behalf of the Borrowers, in the form of Exhibit A-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed by a Responsible Officer of the relevant Borrower, appropriately completed to specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Initial Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, (iv) whether the Term Loans being made pursuant to such Borrowing are to be initially maintained as Base Rate Term Loans or LIBO Rate Term Loans and (v) in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender of the Tranche specified in the respective Notice of Borrowing, notice of such proposed Borrowing, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof (determined in accordance with Section 2.07) and of the other matters required by the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.
2.04 Disbursement of Funds. No later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender with a Commitment of the relevant Tranche will make available its pro rata portion (determined in accordance with Section 2.07) of each such Borrowing requested to be made on such date. All such amounts will be made available in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds at the Payment Office, and the Administrative Agent will make available to the Borrowers at the Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the
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Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent also shall be entitled to recover on demand from such Lender or the Borrowers interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking rules on interbank compensation and (ii) if recovered from the Borrowers, the rate of interest applicable to the relevant Borrowing, as determined pursuant to Section 2.08. Nothing in this Section 2.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Term Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any failure by such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder.
2.05 Notes.
(a) Each Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Term Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.15 and shall, if requested by such Lender, also be evidenced by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers substantially in the form of Exhibit B, with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, a “Term Note”).
(b) Each Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Term Loan made by it and each payment in respect thereof and prior to any transfer of any of its Notes will endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make any such notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the Borrowers’ obligations in respect of such Term Loans.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 2.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, Notes shall only be delivered to Lenders which at any time specifically request the delivery of such Notes. No failure of any Lender to request or obtain a Note evidencing its Term Loans to the Borrowers shall affect or in any manner impair the joint and several obligations of the Borrowers to pay the Term Loans (and all related Obligations) incurred by the Borrowers which would otherwise be evidenced thereby in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, and shall not in any way affect the security or guaranties therefor provided pursuant to the various Credit Documents. Any Lender which does not have a Note evidencing its outstanding Term Loans shall in no event be required to make the notations otherwise described in the preceding clause (d). At any time when any Lender requests the delivery of a Note to evidence any of its Term Loans, the Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver to the respective Lender the requested Note in the appropriate amount or amounts to evidence such Term Loans.
2.06 Interest Rate Conversions. The Borrowers shall have the option to convert, on any Business Day, all or a portion equal to at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of a given Tranche made pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or more Types of Term Loans, into a Borrowing (of the same Tranche) of another Type of Term Loan, provided that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, (x) LIBO Rate Term Loans may be converted into Base Rate Term Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable to the Term Loans being converted and no such partial conversion of LIBO Rate Term Loans, as the case may be, shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such LIBO Rate Term Loans, made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, (ii) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, Base Rate Term Loans may only be converted into LIBO Rate Term Loans if no Event of Default is in existence on the date of the conversion, and (iii) no conversion pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall result in a greater number of Borrowings of LIBO Rate Term Loans than is permitted under Section 2.02. Such conversion shall be effected by the Lead Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at least three Business Days’ prior notice (in the case of any conversion to or continuation of LIBO Rate Term Loans) or one Business Day’s notice (in the case of any conversion to Base Rate Term Loans) (each, a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) in the form of Exhibit A-2, appropriately completed to specify the Term Loans of a given Tranche to be so converted, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which such Term Loans were incurred and, if to be converted into LIBO Rate Term Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Term Loans.
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2.07 Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Term Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of such Lenders’ Commitments as the case may be. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Term Loans hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Term Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Term Loans hereunder.
2.08 Interest.
(a) Each Borrower agrees, jointly and severally, to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Term Loan (including with respect to any LIBO Rate Term Loan converted into a Base Rate Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09) made to the Borrowers hereunder from the date of Borrowing thereof (or, in the circumstances described in the immediately preceding parenthetical, from the date of conversion of the respective LIBO Rate Term Loan into a Base Rate Term Loan) until the earlier of (i) the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Term Loan to a LIBO Rate Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.09, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate, as in effect from time to time.
(b) Each Borrower agrees, jointly and severally, to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each LIBO Rate Term Loan made to the Borrowers from the date of Borrowing thereof until the earlier of
(i) the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the conversion of such LIBO Rate Term Loan to a Base Rate Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.09 or 2.10, as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the applicable LIBO Rate for such Interest Period.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 11.01 (x) overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in respect of each Term Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) for Base Rate Term Loans and associated interest, 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Term Loans plus the Base Rate, (ii) for LIBO Rate Term Loans and associated interest, 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate Term Loans plus the LIBO Rate and (y) overdue amounts with respect to fees shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 2.00% per annum in excess of the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Term Loans plus the Base Rate, each as in effect from time to time, in each case with such interest to be payable on demand.
(d) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be calculated daily and payable (i) on each Interest Payment Date and (ii) on (w) the date of any conversion of a LIBO Rate Term Loan to a Base Rate Term Loan (on the amount so converted) prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (x) the date of any prepayment or repayment thereof (on the amount prepaid or repaid), (y) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (z) after such maturity, on demand.
(e) Upon each Interest Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the LIBO Rate for each Interest Period applicable to the respective LIBO Rate Term Loans and shall promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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2.09 Interest Periods. At the time the Lead Borrower gives any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into, any LIBO Rate Term Loan (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to such LIBO Rate Term Loan (in the case of any subsequent Interest Period), the Lead Borrower shall have the right to elect the interest period (each, an “Interest Period”) applicable to such LIBO Rate Term Loan, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Lead Borrower be a one, two, three or six month period, or, if agreed to by all Lenders, a twelve month period, or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent a period less than one month; provided that (in each case):
(i) all LIBO Rate Term Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times have the same Interest Period;
(ii) the initial Interest Period for any LIBO Rate Term Loan shall commence on the date of Borrowing of such LIBO Rate Term Loan (including, in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the date of any conversion thereto from a Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such LIBO Rate Term Loan shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires;
(iii) if any Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Term Loan begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
(iv) if any Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Term Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Term Loan would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
(v) unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, no Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Term Loan may be selected at any time when a Default or an Event of Default is then in existence; and
(vi) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of any Tranche of Term Loans shall be selected which extends beyond the Maturity Date therefor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (a) the initial Borrowing of the 2017 Additional Term Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall be a LIBO Rate Term Loan and (b) the Interest Period with respect to such 2017 Additional Term Loans shall commence on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and shall end on June 30, 2017 with the “LIBO Rate” equal to 1.044670% for such Interest Period.
With respect to any LIBO Rate Term Loans, at the end of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing thereof, the Lead Borrower may elect to split the respective Borrowing of a single Type under a single Tranche into two or more Borrowings of different Types under such Tranche or combine two or more Borrowings under a single Tranche into a single Borrowing of the same Type under such Tranche, in each case, by having the Lead Borrower give notice thereof together with its election of one or more Interest Periods, in each case so long as each resulting Borrowing (x) has an Interest Period which complies with the foregoing requirements of this Section 2.09, (y) has a principal amount which is not less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable to Borrowings of the respective Type and Tranche, and (z) does not cause a violation of the requirements of Section 2.02. If by 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the Lead Borrower has failed to elect, or is not permitted to elect, a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBO Rate, the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have elected in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, to convert such LIBO Rate Term Loans into Base Rate Term Loans with such conversion to be effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
2.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.
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(a) In the event that any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but, with respect to clause (i) below, may be made only by the Administrative Agent):
(i) on any Interest Determination Date that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of LIBO Rate;
(ii) at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any LIBO Rate Term Loan because of any change since the Closing Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline or request (whether or not having the force of law) or in the official interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, order, official guideline or request, such as, but not limited to: (A) any additional Tax imposed on any Lender (except Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes indemnified under Section 5.04 or any Excluded Taxes) or (B) a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the LIBO Rate; or
(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any LIBO Rate Term Loan has been made (x) unlawful by any law or governmental rule, regulation or order, (y) impossible by compliance by any Lender in good faith with any governmental request (whether or not having force of law) or (z) impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Closing Date which materially and adversely affects the interbank Eurodollar market;
then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall promptly give notice (by telephone promptly confirmed in writing) to the Lead Borrower and, except in the case of clause (i) above, to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, LIBO Rate Term Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by the Lead Borrower with respect to LIBO Rate Term Loans which have not yet been incurred (including by way of conversion) shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrowers, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay to such Lender, upon such Lender’s written request therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable hereunder (a written notice setting forth the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation thereof, shall be submitted to the Borrowers by such Lender and shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto), (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrowers shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.
(b) At any time that any LIBO Rate Term Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(ii), the Lead Borrower may, and in the case of a LIBO Rate Term Loan affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(iii), the Lead Borrower shall, either (x) if the affected LIBO Rate Term Loan is then being made initially or pursuant to a conversion, cancel such Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) on the same date that the Lead Borrower was notified by the affected Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii) or (y) if the affected LIBO Rate Term Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert such LIBO Rate Term Loan into a Base Rate Term Loan, provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 2.10(b).
(c) If any Lender determines that after the Closing Date the introduction of or any change in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline, directive or request (whether or not having the force of law) concerning capital or liquidity requirements, or any change in interpretation or administration thereof by the NAIC or any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation
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controlling such Lender based on the existence of such Lender’s Commitments hereunder or its obligations hereunder, then the Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to such Lender, upon its written demand therefor, such additional documented amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender or such other corporation for the increased cost to such Lender or such other corporation or the reduction in the rate of return to such Lender or such other corporation as a result of such increase of capital. In determining such additional amounts, each Lender will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and attribution methods which are reasonable, provided that such Lender’s determination of compensation owing under this Section 2.10(c) shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties hereto. Each Lender, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Lead Borrower, which notice shall show in reasonable detail the basis for calculation of such additional amounts.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement 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 Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III ((x) and (y) collectively referred to as “Xxxx-Xxxxx and Basel III”), shall be deemed to be a change after the Closing Date in a requirement of law or government rule, regulation or order, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented (including for purposes of this Section 2.10).
Notwithstanding the above, a Lender will not be entitled to demand compensation for any increased cost or reduction set forth in this Section 2.10 at any time if it is not the general practice and policy of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers in similar circumstances at such time.
2.11 Compensation. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to compensate each Lender, upon its written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation and the calculation of the amount of such compensation), for all losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Lender to fund its LIBO Rate Term Loans but excluding loss of anticipated profits (and without giving effect to the minimum “LIBO Rate”)) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of, or conversion from or into, LIBO Rate Term Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation); (ii) if any prepayment or repayment (including any prepayment or repayment made pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 5.02 or as a result of an acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 11) or conversion of any of its LIBO Rate Term Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any LIBO Rate Term Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Lead Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of any other default by the Borrowers to repay LIBO Rate Term Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or any Note held by such Lender.
2.12 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that on the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 2.10(c) or Section 5.04 or Section 13.01(a)(ii) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Lead Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Term Loans affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic,legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided in Sections 2.10, 5.04 and 13.01(a)(ii).
2.13 Replacement of Lenders. (x) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, (y) upon the occurrence of an event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 2.10(c) or Section 5.04 or Section 13.01(a)(ii) with respect to such Lender or (z) in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), the Lead Borrower shall have the right, if no Event of Default then exists (or, in the case of preceding clause (z), will exist immediately after giving effect to such replacement), to replace such Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”)
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and each of whom shall be required to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent’s consent would be required for an assignment to such Replacement Lender pursuant to Section 13.04); provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements pursuant to Section 13.04(b) (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 13.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender and/or the Replaced Lender (as may be agreed to at such time by and among the Lead Borrower, the Replacement Lender and the Replaced Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Term Loans of, the Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to (x) the Replaced Lender in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (I) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Term Loans of the respective Replaced Lender under each Tranche with respect to which such Replaced Lender is being replaced and (II) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant to Section 4.01 and (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers due and owing to the Replaced Lender at such time (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement. Upon receipt by the Replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid to it pursuant to this Section 2.13, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled (but not obligated) and authorized to execute an Assignment and Assumption Agreement on behalf of such Replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Assumption Agreement so executed by the Administrative Agent and the Replacement Lender shall be effective for purposes of this Section 2.13 and Section 13.04. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, recordation of the assignment on the Register pursuant to Section 13.15 and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender, delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrowers, (x) the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.10, 2.11, 5.04, 12.07 and 13.01), which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such replacement. In connection with any replacement of Lenders pursuant to, and as contemplated by, this Section 2.13, each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Holdings to take all necessary action, in the name of such Borrower, as described above in this Section 2.13 in order to effect the replacement of the respective Lender or Lenders in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 2.13.
2.14 Extended Term Loans.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, subject to the terms of this Section 2.14, the Lead Borrower may at any time and from time to time when no Event of Default then exists request that all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans, the Extended Term Loans or any Tranche of Incremental Term Loans (each, an “Existing Initial Term Loan Tranche,” “Existing Extended Term Loan Tranche” and “Existing Incremental Term Loan Tranche,” respectively), together with any related outstandings, be converted to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or any portion of the principal amount (and related outstandings) of such Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so converted, “Extended Initial Term Loans,” “Extended Existing Term Loans” and “Extended Incremental Term Loans,” respectively) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.14. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Lead Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under the relevant Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and (y) be identical to the Term Loans under the relevant Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be converted, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (ii) the Effective Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the Effective Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the applicable Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); (iv) Extended Term Loans may have mandatory prepayment terms which provide for the application of proceeds from mandatory prepayment events
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to be made first to prepay the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans have been converted before applying any such proceeds to prepay such Extended Term Loans; and (v) Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and terms which allow Term Loans under the relevant Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans have been converted to be optionally prepaid prior to the prepayment of such Extended Term Loans) as may be agreed by the Lead Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that no Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier final stated maturity (including Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Term Loans were converted) are repaid in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans; provided, however, that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Term Loans hereunder and (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any other Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding. Any Extended Term Loans converted pursuant to any Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, an “Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans converted from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) The Lead Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.14. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender (each, an “Extending Term Loan Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request converted into Extended Term Loans shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche which it has elected to request be converted into Extended Term Loans (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). Any Lender that does not respond to the Extension Request on or prior to the date specified therein shall be deemed to have rejected such Extension Request. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans requested pursuant to such Extension Request, Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, subject to such Extension Elections shall either (i) be converted to Extended Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche included in such Extension Elections or (ii) to the extent such option is expressly set forth in the applicable Extension Request, be converted to Extended Term Loans upon an increase in the amount of Extended Term Loans so that such excess does not exist.
(d) Extended Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Loan Lender providing an Extended Term Loan thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.14(a) above (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. After giving effect to the Extension, the Initial Term Loan Commitments so extended shall cease to be a part of the Tranche they were a part of immediately prior to the Extension.
(e) Extensions consummated by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to each Extension and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.14 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest or fees in respect of any Extended Term Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the applicable Extension Request) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 13.02 or 13.06) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.14, provided that such consent shall not be deemed to be an acceptance of any Extension Request.
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(f) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Credit Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of any Extended Term Loans incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) [reserved], (iii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of Section 13.12(d)(i), (iv) establish new Tranches or sub-Tranches in respect of Term Loans so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary in connection with the establishment of such new Tranches or sub-Tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.14, and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14, and each Lender hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment. In connection with any Extension, the Credit Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby directed to amend) any Mortgage that has a maturity date prior to the Latest Maturity Date so that such maturity date is extended to the Latest Maturity Date (or such later date as may be advised by local counsel to the Administrative Agent), to the extent required pursuant to applicable local law.
2.15 Incremental Term Loan Commitments.
(a) The Lead Borrower shall have the right, in consultation and coordination with the Administrative Agent as to all of the matters set forth below in this Section 2.15, but without requiring the consent of any of the Lenders, to request at any time and from time to time that one or more Lenders (and/or one or more other Persons which are Eligible Transferees and which will become Lenders) provide Incremental Term Loan Commitments to the Borrowers and, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, make Incremental Term Loans pursuant thereto; it being understood and agreed, however, that (i) no Lender shall be obligated to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment as a result of any such request by the Lead Borrower, (ii) any Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) may so provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment without the consent of any other Lender, (iii) each Tranche of Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iv) the amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments made available pursuant to a given Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall be in a minimum aggregate amount for all Lenders which provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment thereunder (including Eligible Transferees who will become Lenders) of at least $25,000,000, (v) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided pursuant to this Section 2.15 after the Closing Date and all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii)(A) shall not exceed the sum of (x) $100,000,000 (the “Second Lien Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount”) less the aggregate amount of Indebtedness and commitments incurred under the First Lien Fixed Dollar Incremental Amount, plus (y) the sum of all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Refinancing Notes and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii) that ranks pari passu with the Term Loans (limited, in the case of any voluntary prepayment in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 or Section 2.20 or similar provisions in the definitive documentation with respect to such Refinancing Notes or other Indebtedness, to the cash payment made by any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary therefor) (in each case other than with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement)) in each case prior to the date of incurrence of any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments plus (z) an unlimited amount so long as the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of such date would not exceed 5.25 to 1.00; (vi) the proceeds of all Incremental Term Loans incurred by the Borrowers may be used for any purpose not prohibited under this Agreement, (vii) each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall specifically designate, with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Tranche of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being provided thereunder (which Tranche shall be a new Tranche i.e., not the same as any existing Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Term Loan Commitments or other Term Loans), unless the requirements of Section 2.15(c) are satisfied), (viii) if to be incurred as a new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans shall have the same terms as each other Tranche of Term Loans as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of the relevant Incremental Term Loan Agreement, except as to purpose (which is subject to the requirements of preceding clause (vi)) and optional prepayment provisions and mandatory prepayment provisions (which are governed by Section 5.02; provided that each new Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall be entitled to share in mandatory prepayments on a ratable basis with the other Tranches of Term Loans (unless the holders of the Incremental Term Loans of any Tranche agree to take a lesser
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share of any such prepayments)); provided, however, that (I) the maturity and amortization of such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may differ, so long as such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall have (a) a Maturity Date of no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred and (b) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for the Tranche of then outstanding Term Loans with the then longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity, (II) the Effective Yield applicable to such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may differ from that applicable to the then outstanding Tranches of Term Loans, with the Effective Yield applicable thereto to be specified in the respective Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement; provided, however, that if the Effective Yield for any such Incremental Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield then applicable to any then outstanding Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50% per annum, the Applicable Margins for all then outstanding Initial Term Loans shall be increased as of such date in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “Applicable Margin” and (III) such Tranche of Incremental Term Loans may have other terms (other than those described in preceding clauses (I) and (II)) that may differ from those of other Tranches of Term Loans, including, without limitation, as to the application of optional or voluntary prepayments among the Incremental Term Loans and the existing Term Loans and such other differences as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ix) all Incremental Term Loans (and all interest, fees and other amounts payable thereon) incurred by the Borrowers shall be Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and shall be secured by the Security Agreements, and guaranteed under each relevant Guaranty, on a pari passu basis with all other Term Loans secured by the Security Agreement and guaranteed under each such Guaranty, (x) each Lender (including any Eligible Transferee who will become a Lender) agreeing to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall, subject to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions set forth in this Agreement, make Incremental Term Loans under the Tranche specified in such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement as provided in Section 2.01(b) and such Term Loans shall thereafter be deemed to be Incremental Term Loans under such Tranche for all purposes of this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents and (xi) all Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements are satisfied.
(b) At the time of the provision of Incremental Term Loan Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.15, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or other Eligible Transferee which agrees to provide an Incremental Term Loan Commitment (each, an “Incremental Term Loan Lender”) shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L (appropriately completed), with the effectiveness of the Incremental Term Loan Commitment provided therein to occur on the date on which (w) a fully executed copy of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, (x) all fees required to be paid in connection therewith at the time of such effectiveness shall have been paid (including, without limitation, any agreed upon upfront or arrangement fees owing to the Administrative Agent to the extent it served as the arranger for the Incremental Term Loan Commitments), (y) all Incremental Term Loan Commitment Requirements are satisfied, and (z) all other conditions set forth in this Section 2.15 shall have been satisfied. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, and at such time, (i) Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed modified to reflect the revised Incremental Term Loan Commitments of the affected Lenders and (ii) to the extent requested by any Incremental Term Loan Lender, Term Notes will be issued at the Borrowers’ expense to such Incremental Term Loan Lender, to be in conformity with the requirements of Section 2.05 (with appropriate modification) to the extent needed to reflect the new Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Loan Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 2.15, the Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided by an Incremental Term Loan Lender or Incremental Term Loan Lenders, as the case may be, pursuant to each Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall constitute a new Tranche, which shall be separate and distinct from the existing Tranches pursuant to this Agreement; provided that, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the parties to a given Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement may specify therein that the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto shall constitute part of, and be added to, an existing Tranche of Term Loans, in any case so long as the following requirements are satisfied:
(i) the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement shall have the same Borrower, the same Maturity Date and the same Applicable Margins as the Tranche of Term Loans to which the new Incremental Term Loans are being added;
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(ii) [reserved]; and
on the date of the making of such new Incremental Term Loans, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.09, such new Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Tranche on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of the various outstanding Borrowings), so that each Lender holding Term Loans under the respective Tranche of Term Loans participates in each outstanding Borrowing of Term Loans of the respective Tranche (after giving effect to the incurrence of such new Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) on a pro rata basis. To the extent the provisions of preceding clause (iii) require that Lenders making new Incremental Term Loans add such Incremental Term Loans to the then outstanding Borrowings of LIBO Rate Term Loans of such Tranche, it is acknowledged that the effect thereof may result in such new Incremental Term Loans having short Interest Periods i.e., an Interest Period that began during an Interest Period then applicable to outstanding LIBO Rate Term Loans of such Tranche and which will end on the last day of such Interest Period). All determinations by any Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
2.16 [Reserved].
2.17 [Reserved]
2.18 Refinancing Term Loans.
(a) The Lead Borrower may from time to time by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more additional Tranches of Term Loans under this Agreement (“Refinancing Term Loans”), which refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund all or any portion of one or more Tranches of Term Loans under this Agreement selected by the Lead Borrower; provided, that such Refinancing Term Loans may not be in an amount greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans being refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (if any) thereon and upfront fees, original issue discount, underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and expenses incurred in connection with the Refinancing Term Loans; provided that such aggregate principal amount may also be increased to the extent such additional amount is capable of being incurred at such time pursuant to Section 2.15 and such excess incurrence shall for all purposes hereof be an incurrence under the relevant subclauses of Section 2.15. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “Refinancing Effective Date”) on which the Lead Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, which shall be a date not less than three (3) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced and the Refinancing Term Loans shall not have a final maturity before the Maturity Date applicable to the Term Loans being refinanced;
(ii) such Refinancing Term Loans shall have pricing (including interest rates, fees and premiums), amortization, optional prepayment, mandatory prepayment (so long as such Refinancing Term Loans are not entitled to participate on a greater than pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayment than the then outstanding Term Loans) and redemption terms as may be agreed to by the Lead Borrower and the relevant Refinancing Term Loan Lenders (as defined below);
(iii) such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than Holdings, the Borrowers or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(iv) in the case of any such Refinancing Term Loans that are secured such Refinancing Term Loans are secured only by assets comprising Collateral, and not secured by any property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral;
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(v) all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (except as set forth above) shall (I) be substantially identical to, or (II) (taken as a whole) be otherwise not materially more favorable to the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders than those applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans, except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date as of the date such Indebtedness was incurred (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in the foregoing clause (v), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Lead Borrower of an objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)).
(b) The Lead Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be an Eligible Transferee of Term Loans to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans (a “Refinancing Term Loan Lender”); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated a series of Refinancing Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment and subject to the restrictions set forth in clause (a) above, be designated as an increase in any previously established Tranche of Term Loans.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by Section 2.18(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of interest, fees, amortization or premium in respect of the Refinancing Term Loans on the terms specified by the Lead Borrower) and hereby waive the requirements of this Agreement or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any transaction contemplated by Section 2.18(a). The Refinancing Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among Holdings, the Borrowers and the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans (a “Refinancing Term Loan Amendment”) which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.18(a). Each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties party thereto and the other parties hereto without the consent of any other Lender and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of Section 2.18 including such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith. The Administrative Agent shall be permitted, and each is hereby authorized, to enter into such amendments with the Borrowers to effect the foregoing.
2.19 Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the Lead Borrower, on behalf of the other Borrowers, may, at any time and from time to time, conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to purchase Term Loans of a particular Tranche (each, an “Auction”) (each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or any other bank or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Lead Borrower (with the consent of the Administrative Agent or such other bank or investment bank) following consultation with the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to act as the Auction Manager), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.19(a) and Schedule 2.19(a);
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the delivery of each auction notice and at the time of purchase of Term Loans in connection with any Auction;
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(iii) the minimum principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans that the Lead Borrower offers to purchase in any such Auction shall be no less than $2,500,000 (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent);
(iv) the Lead Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any borrowing under the ABL Credit Agreement to finance any such repurchase;
(v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so purchased by the Lead Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Lead Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant purchase (and may not be resold);
(vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time;
(vii) the Lead Borrower shall make the No Undisclosed Information Representation; and
(viii) at the time of each purchase of Term Loans through an Auction, the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to compliance with preceding clauses (ii), (iv) and (vii).
(b) The Lead Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction. If the Lead Borrower commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of such Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Lead Borrower believes in good faith that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the purchase of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Lead Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of such Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Term Loans pursuant to the such Auction, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. With respect to all purchases of Term Loans made by the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.19, (x) the Lead Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the purchased Term Loans up to the settlement date of such purchase and (y) such purchases (and the payments made by the Lead Borrower and the cancellation of the purchased Term Loans, in each case in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Sections 5.01, 5.02 or 13.06.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.19 (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 13.06 (it being understood and acknowledged that purchases of the Term Loans by the Lead Borrower contemplated by this Section 2.19 shall not constitute Investments by the Lead Borrower)) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.19. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 12 and Section 13.01 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction.
2.20 Open Market Purchases.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may, at any time and from time to time, make open market purchases of Term Loans (each, an “Open Market Purchase”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
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(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Open Market Purchase;
(ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so purchased by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrowers on the settlement date of the relevant purchase (and may not be resold);
(iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans purchased pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall not exceed 20% of the original aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans;
(iv) the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not use the proceeds of any borrowing under the ABL Credit Agreement to finance any such repurchase;
(v) each Borrower shall make the No Undisclosed Information Representation; and
(vi) at the time of each purchase of Term Loans through Open Market Purchases, the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to compliance with preceding clauses (i), (iv) and (v).
(b) With respect to all purchases of Term Loans made by the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20, (x) the Lead Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the purchased Term Loans up to the settlement date of such purchase (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant purchase documents as agreed by the respective selling Lender) and (y) such purchases (and the payments made by the Lead Borrower and the cancellation of the purchased Term Loans, in each case in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Sections 5.01, 5.02 or 13.06.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Open Market Purchases contemplated by this Section 2.20 and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 13.06 (it being understood and acknowledged that purchases of the Term Loans by any Borrower contemplated by this Section 2.20 shall not constitute Investments by such Borrower)) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit any Open Market Purchase by this Section 2.20.
2.21 Sponsor and Affiliate Term Loan Purchases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sponsor and any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any Subsidiary) may be an assignee in respect of Term Loans (and to such extent shall constitute an “Eligible Transferee”); provided that:
(a) at the time of acquisition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held by the Sponsor and Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates), together with the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so acquired, shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans at such time;
(b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Required Lenders,” or in Section 13.12, the holder of any Term Loans acquired pursuant to this Section 2.21(b) (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not be entitled to vote such Term Loans in any “Required Lender” vote pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document (it being understood that the holder of such Term Loans shall have the right to consent to votes requiring the consent of “all Lenders” or “all Lenders directly and affected thereby” pursuant to Section 13.12 or otherwise, or any other amendment which treats such Lenders differently from other Lenders), and for purposes of any such vote such Term Loans shall be deemed not to be outstanding;
(c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such purchase or would occur as a result of such assignment;
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(d) the Sponsor and Affiliates thereof (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall make the No Undisclosed Information Representation;
(e) the Sponsor and Affiliates thereof shall be prohibited from being appointed as, or succeeding to the rights and duties of, Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents until such time (if any) as when all Obligations (other than those held by the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates) have been paid in full in cash;
(f) by acquiring a Term Loan hereunder, each of the Sponsor and each Affiliate thereof (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall be deemed to have (I) waived its right to receive information prepared by Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any advisor, agent or counsel thereof) under or in connection with the Credit Documents (in each case to the extent not provided to the Credit Parties) and attend any meeting or conference call with Administrative Agent or any Lender, (II) agreed that it is prohibited from making or bringing any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and obligations of such Persons under the Credit Documents, and (III) agreed, without limiting its rights as a Lender described in Section 2.21(b), that it will have no right whatsoever to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
(g) the Sponsor or such Affiliate (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) identifies itself as an Affiliate of the Credit Parties prior to the assignment of Term Loans to it pursuant to the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(h) Term Loans acquired by the Sponsor and Affiliates thereof shall be subject to the voting limitations set forth in Section 13.04(f); and
(i) notwithstanding anything in Section 13.12 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Credit Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit Document, all Term Loans held by the Sponsor and its Affiliates (including Debt Fund Affiliates) may not account for more than 49.9% of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 13.12.
Section 3. [Reserved].
Section 4. Fees; Reductions of Commitment.
4.01 Fees.
(a) The Borrowers shall, jointly and severally, pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Incremental Term Loan Lender such fees and other amounts, if any, as are specified in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, with the fees and other amounts, if any, to be payable on the relevant Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date.
(b) The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as may be agreed to in writing from time to time by Holdings or the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the Administrative Agent.
(c) If any Initial Term Loans are (i) voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) or 5.01(b)(i) (including any replacement pursuant to Section 13.12(b)) or (ii) mandatorily prepaid pursuant to Section 5.02(c), (each event in clauses (i) and (ii), a “Premium Prepayment Event”), in each case, such Premium Prepayment Event shall be accompanied by (x) 2.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such
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Premium Prepayment Event if such Premium Prepayment Event occurs on or afterbefore the first anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) 1.00% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Premium Prepayment Event if such Premium Prepayment Event occurs beforeafter the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second
anniversary of the Closing Date.
4.02 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments.
(a) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02, (i) prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Total
Initial Term Loan Commitment terminated in its entirety on the Closing Date and (ii) the 2017 Additional
Term Commitment shall terminate in its entirety on the ClosingAmendment No. 1 Effective Date (after giving effect to the
incurrence of
Initialthe 2017 Additional Term Loans on such
date).
(b) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02, the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement (and the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each Lender with such a Commitment) shall terminate in its entirety on the Incremental Term Loan Borrowing Date for such Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment (after giving effect to the incurrence of the relevant Incremental Term Loans on such date).
(c) Each reduction to the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Total Incremental Term Loan Commitment under a given Tranche pursuant to this Section 4.02 as provided above (or pursuant to Section 5.02) shall be applied proportionately to reduce the Initial Term Loan Commitment or the Incremental Term Loan Commitment under such Tranche, as the case may be, of each Lender with such a Commitment.
Section 5. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes.
5.01 Voluntary Prepayments.
(a) The Borrowers shall have the right to prepay the Term Loans, without premium or penalty (other than as provided in Section 4.01(c)), in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (i) the Lead Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay the Term Loans, whether such Term Loans are Initial Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans of a given Tranche, the amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid, the Types of Term Loans to be repaid, and, in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by the Lead Borrower (x) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at least one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Term Loans maintained as Base Rate Term Loans and (y) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans (or, in the case of clause (x) and (y), such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole and absolute discretion), and be promptly transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders; (ii) each partial prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that if any partial prepayment of LIBO Rate Term Loans made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of LIBO Rate Term Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, then if such Borrowing is a Borrowing of LIBO Rate Term Loans, such Borrowing shall automatically be converted into a Borrowing of Base Rate Term Loans and any election of an Interest Period with respect thereto given by the Lead Borrower shall have no force or effect; (iii) each prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) in respect of any Term Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Term Loans; provided that it is understood and agreed that this clause (iii) may be modified as expressly provided in Section 2.14 in connection with an Extension Amendment; and (iv) each prepayment of principal of Term Loans of a given Tranche pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) shall be applied as directed by the Lead Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or, if no such direction is given, in direct order of maturity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any such notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.01(a) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the occurrence of a Change of Control or any similar event), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Lead Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
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(b) In the event (i) of a refusal by a Lender to consent to certain proposed changes, amendments, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the Required Lenders as (and to the extent) provided in Section 13.12(b), or (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, Borrowers may, upon five Business Days’ prior written notice from the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders) repay all Term Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest, Fees and other amounts owing to such Lender in accordance with, and subject to the requirements of, said Section 13.12(b), so long as the consents, if any, required under Section 13.12(b) in connection with the repayment pursuant to clause (b) have been obtained.
5.02 Mandatory Repayments.
(a) [reserved].
(b) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, the Borrowers shall be required to make, with respect to each new Tranche (i.e., other than Initial Term Loans, which are addressed in the preceding clause (a)) of Term Loans to the extent then outstanding, scheduled amortization payments of such Tranche of Term Loans to the extent, and on the dates and in the principal amounts, set forth in the Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, Refinancing Term Loan Amendment or Extension Amendment applicable thereto.
(c) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, within five Business Days following each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives any cash proceeds from any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 10.04 (other than Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Notes, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Debt Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h).
(d) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, within five Business Days following each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives any Net Sale Proceeds from any Asset Sale, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h); provided, however, with respect to no more than $10,000,000 in the aggregate of such Net Sale Proceeds received by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, such Net Sale Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied or used to make mandatory repayments of Term Loans if no Event of Default then exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Borrower may apply all or a portion of such Net Sale Proceeds (i) in the case of ABL Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), to prepay Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness secured by Liens ranking senior to the Liens securing the Indebtedness hereunder on such ABL Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and in the case of revolving borrowings, to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions in commitments with respect thereto or (ii) to reinvest in the purchase of assets useful in the business of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries within 12 months following the date of receipt of such Net Sale Proceeds (or, if within such 12-month period, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into a binding commitment to so reinvest such Net Sale Proceeds, within 180 days following such 12-month period during which the Lead Borrower so committed to such plan of reinvestment); provided, further, that if within 12 months (or, to the extent applicable, 18 months) after the date of receipt by the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Net Sale Proceeds, the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries have not so used all or a portion of such Net Sale Proceeds otherwise required to be applied as a mandatory repayment pursuant to this sentence, the remaining portion of such Net Sale Proceeds shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h) on the last day of such 12-month (or, to the extent applicable, 18-month) period.
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(e) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, on each Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, an amount equal to the remainder of (i) the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of the Excess Cash Flow for the related Excess Cash Flow Payment Period less (ii) the aggregate amount of all (x) voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, Refinancing Notes and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(xxvii) that rank pari passu with the Term Loans (limited, in the case of any voluntary prepayment in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 or Section 2.20 or similar provisions in the definitive documentation with respect to such Refinancing Notes or other Indebtedness, to the cash payment made by any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary therefor) and (y) prepayments of revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral securing the ABL Credit Agreement or senior or pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness hereunder, in each case, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments therefor and not financed with the incurrence of other long-term Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement), during such Excess Cash Flow Payment Period shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h).
(f) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, within 10 days following each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives any Net Insurance Proceeds from any Recovery Event, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Insurance Proceeds from such Recovery Event shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.02(g) and (h); provided, however, with respect to no more than $10,000,000 in the aggregate of such Net Insurance Proceeds received by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, such Net Insurance Proceeds shall not give rise to a mandatory repayment if no Event of Default then exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Borrower may apply such Net Insurance Proceeds (i) in the case of ABL Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), to prepay Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness secured by Liens ranking senior to the Liens securing the Indebtedness hereunder on such ABL Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and in the case of revolving borrowings, to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions in commitments with respect thereto or (ii) to reinvest in the purchase of assets useful in the business of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries within 12 months following the date of receipt of such proceeds (or, if within such 12-month period, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into a binding commitment to so reinvest in such Net Sale Proceeds, within 18 months following the date of receipt of such proceeds) (and, in connection therewith, shall thereafter promptly provide such other information with respect to such reinvestment as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request); provided, further, that if within 12 months (or, to the extent applicable, 18 months) after the date of receipt by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Net Insurance Proceeds, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not so used all or a portion of such Net Insurance Proceeds otherwise required to be applied as a mandatory repayment pursuant to this sentence, the remaining portion of such Net Insurance Proceeds shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h) on the last day of such 12-month (or, to the extent applicable, 18-month) period, as the case may be.
(g) Each amount required to be applied pursuant to Sections 5.02(c), (d), (e), (f) and (k) in accordance with this Section 5.02(g) shall be applied to repay the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans, with each Tranche of then outstanding Term Loans to be allocated its Term Loan Percentage of each amount so required to be applied; provided that to the extent any Permitted Junior Notes or Permitted Junior Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) requires any mandatory prepayment or repurchase from any Net Sale Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds that would otherwise be required to be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clause (d) or (f) above, up to a pro rata portion (based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and such pari passu secured Indebtedness then outstanding) of such Net Sale Proceeds or Net Insurance Proceeds may be applied to prepay or repurchase such pari passu secured Indebtedness in lieu of prepaying Term Loans as provided above. Prepayments pursuant to Section 5.02(c) shall be applied to the Tranche or Tranches of Term Loans selected by the Lead Borrower.
(h) With respect to each repayment of Term Loans required by this Section 5.02, the Lead Borrower may (subject to the priority payment requirements of Section 5.02(g)) designate the Types of Term Loans of the applicable Tranche which are to be repaid and, in the case of LIBO Rate Term Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Tranche pursuant to which such LIBO Rate Term Loans were made, provided that: (i) repayments of LIBO Rate Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.02 may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto unless all such LIBO Rate Term Loans of the applicable Tranche with Interest Periods
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ending on such date of required repayment and all Base Rate Term Loans of the applicable Tranche have been paid in full; and (ii) each repayment of any Term Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Term Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Lead Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole discretion.
(i) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 5.02, all then outstanding Term Loans of any Tranche of Term Loans shall be repaid in full on the Maturity Date for such Tranche of Term Loans.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5.02, (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Sale Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Asset Sale”), the Net Insurance Proceeds of any Recovery Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Recovery Event”) or Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Initial Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 5.02 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary will not permit repatriation to the United States (the relevant Borrower hereby agreeing to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation and/or minimize any such costs of prepayment and/or use the other cash sources of such Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make the relevant prepayment), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof and additional costs relating to such repatriation) to the repayment of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.02 or (ii) to the extent that such Borrower has reasonably determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Sale Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale, Net Insurance Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or Foreign Recovery Event or Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow would have material adverse tax cost consequences with respect to such Net Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, such Net Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as the First Lien Credit Agreement remains outstanding, in no event shall the Credit Parties be required to make any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Sections 5.02(d), (e) or (f); provided that during such time as the First Lien Credit Agreement remains outstanding, the Lead Borrower shall be required to apply any First Lien Declined Proceeds as a mandatory repayment of Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.02(g) and (h) no later than three Business Days after the deadline for First Lien Rejection Notices.
(l) The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory repayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 5.02(d) or (f) at least three Business Days prior to the date of such repayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such repayment and provide the amount of such repayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of the contents of the Lead Borrower’s repayment notice and of such Lender’s pro rata share of any repayment. Each Lender may reject all or a portion of its pro rata share of any mandatory repayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 5.02(d), (e), (f) or (k) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower no later than 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such repayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver such Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory repayment of Term Loans to which such Lender is otherwise entitled.
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5.03 Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement and under any Note shall be made to the Administrative Agent or the account of the Lender or Lenders entitled thereto not later than 2:00 pm (New York City time) on the date when due and shall be made in U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Administrative Agent shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Any payment received after such time on such date shall, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under any Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension.
5.04 Net Payments.
(a) All payments made by or on account of any Credit Party under any Credit Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any Taxes are required to be withheld or deducted from such payments, then the Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that (i) to the extent such deduction or withholding is on account of an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholding (including deduction or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.04), the Administrative Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the applicable withholding agent will make such deductions or withholdings, and (iii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. In addition, the Credit Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. The Credit Parties will furnish to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment by any of them of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the applicable Credit Party. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days of written request therefor, for the amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 5.04) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and any Other Taxes, and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.
(b) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or a reduced rate of, withholding Tax. In addition, each Lender shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation (including any specific documents required below in Section 5.04(c)) expired, obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (x) each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.13 or 13.04(b) (unless the relevant Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment or transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United
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States is a party or Form W-8ECI (or successor form), or (ii) in the case of a Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest, “a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (any such certificate, a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or successor form) or W-8BEN-E (or successor form) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement as of such date to a complete exemption from U.S. withholding tax with respect to payments of interest to be made under this Agreement and under any Note; or (iii) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or successor form) of the Lender, accompanied by Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-8IMY, and/or any other required information (or successor or other applicable form) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 5.04(c) if such beneficial owner were a Lender (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (and not a participating Lender), and one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption), the U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owners); (y) Each Lender that is a United States person, as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the times specified in Section 5.04(b), two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form that such Person is entitled to provide at such time, in order to qualify for an exemption from United States back-up withholding requirements; and (z) if any payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine, if necessary, the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 5.04(c)(z), “FATCA” shall include any amendment made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.04, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
(d) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Credit Parties or with respect to which a Credit Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to Section 5.04(a), it shall pay to the relevant Credit Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Credit Party under Section 5.04(a) with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including any Taxes, of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the relevant Credit Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Credit Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.04(d), in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to any Credit Party pursuant to this Section 5.04(d) to the extent that such payment would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. Nothing in this Section 5.04(d) shall be construed to obligate the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose its Tax returns or any other information regarding its Tax affairs or computations to any Person or otherwise to arrange its Tax affairs in any manner other than as it determines in its sole discretion.
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Section 6. Conditions Precedent to Credit Events on the Closing Date.
The obligation of each Lender to make Term Loans on the Closing Date is subject at the time of the making of such Term Loans to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
6.01 Closing Date; Credit Documents; Notes. On or prior to the Closing Date, Holdings, each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender on the date hereof shall have signed a counterpart of this Agreement (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (by electronic transmission or otherwise) the same to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or telex notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it.
6.02 [Reserved].
6.03 Opinions of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received the executed opinions of (i) Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties, (ii) Bean Kinney & Xxxxxx, P.C., special Virginia counsel to the Credit Parties, and (iii) Xxxxxx Brand LLP, special Nevada counsel to the Credit Parties, which, in each case, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
6.04 Corporate Documents; Proceedings, etc.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from each Credit Party, dated the Closing Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of such Credit Party, and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Credit Party, in the form of Exhibit E with appropriate insertions, together with copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of such Credit Party and the resolutions of such Credit Party referred to in such certificate, and each of the foregoing shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(b) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received good standing certificates and bring-down telegrams or facsimiles, if any, for the Credit Parties which the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger reasonably may have requested, certified by proper Governmental Authorities.
6.05 Termination of Existing Credit Agreement; Refinancing. The Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have repaid in full all Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereunder (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable) and (i) all commitments to lend or make other extensions of credit thereunder shall have been terminated and (ii) all security interests in respect of, and Liens securing, the Indebtedness and other obligations thereunder created pursuant to the security documentation relating thereto shall have been terminated and released (or arrangements therefor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made), and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such releases as may have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which releases shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, including, without limiting the foregoing, (a) proper termination statements (Form UCC-3 or the appropriate equivalent) for filing under the UCC or equivalent statute or regulation of each jurisdiction where a financing statement or application for registration (Form UCC-1 or the appropriate equivalent) was filed with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the security interests created with respect to the Existing Credit Agreement and (b) terminations or reassignments of any security interest in, or Lien on, any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or similar interests of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. The Borrowers or the relevant parent company thereof shall have satisfied and discharged all Indebtedness contemplated under the definition of “Existing Credit Agreement Refinancing”.
6.06 No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transaction.
6.07 Intercreditor Agreements. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received executed copies of (i) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, executed by each of the Collateral Agent, the First Lien Collateral Agent and the ABL Collateral Agent and acknowledged by each Credit Party and (ii) the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, executed by each of the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and the First Lien Collateral Agent and acknowledged by each Credit Party.
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6.08 Pledge Agreement. On the Closing Date, each Credit Party shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement to the Collateral Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit F (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement”) and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, as Pledgee thereunder, all of the Pledge Agreement Collateral (in the case of Equity Interests), if any, referred to therein and then owned by such Credit Party together with executed and undated endorsements for transfer in the case of Equity Interests constituting certificated Pledge Agreement Collateral, along with evidence that all other actions necessary, to perfect (to the extent required in the Pledge Agreement) the security interests in Equity Interests purported to be created by the Pledge Agreement have been taken.
6.09 Security Agreements. On the Closing Date, each Credit Party shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent the Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) covering all of such Credit Party’s present and future Collateral referred to therein, and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent:
(i) proper financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) authorized for filing under the UCC or other appropriate filing offices of each jurisdiction as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement;
(ii) (x) certified copies of a recent date of requests for information or copies (Form UCC-1), or equivalent reports as of a recent date, listing all effective financing statements that name Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions referred to in clause (i) above, together with copies of such other financing statements that name Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party as debtor (none of which shall cover any of the Collateral except to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens, (y) United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office searches reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and (z) reports as of a recent date listing all effective tax and judgment liens with respect to Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party in each jurisdiction as the Agents may reasonably require; and
(iii) a duly authorized and executed Perfection Certificate.
6.10 Subsidiaries Guaranty. On the Closing Date, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Subsidiaries Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit H (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Subsidiaries Guaranty”), guaranteeing all of the obligations of the Borrowers as more fully provided therein.
6.11 Financial Statements; Pro Forma Balance Sheets; Projections. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Agents and the Lenders shall have received (i) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows for the Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter of Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries ended after the close of its June 30, 2016 fiscal quarter and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet of Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transaction), and related pro forma consolidated income statement for Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter periods ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date prepared as if the Transaction had occurred at the beginning of such period, which pro forma financial statements need not meet the requirements of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.
6.12 Solvency Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Lead Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
6.13 Fees, etc. On the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall have paid to the Agents and each Lender all costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior the Closing Date and other compensation payable to the Agents or such Lender or otherwise payable in respect of the Transaction to the extent then due.
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6.14 Representation and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Section 8 of this Agreement and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (in each case, any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date).
6.15 Patriot Act. The Agents shall have received from the Credit Parties, at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, in each case to the extent requested in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
6.16 Borrowing Notice. Prior to the making of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.03.
6.17 Officer’s Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 6.06, Section 6.14 and Section 6.18.
6.18 Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2015, there has occurred no fact, event of circumstance which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7. Conditions Precedent to all Credit Events after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make Term Loans after the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 2.15 or Section 2.18, as applicable.
Section 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Term Loans, each of Holdings and each Borrower, as applicable, makes the following representations, warranties and agreements, in each case after giving effect to the Transaction.
8.01 Organizational Status. Each of Holdings, the Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation, partnership, limited liability company or unlimited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or unlimited holding company power and authority, as the case may be, to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is, to the extent such concepts are applicable under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction, duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) hereof, for failures to be so qualified which, individually and in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.02 Power and Authority. Each Credit Party thereof has the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or unlimited liability company power and authority, as the case may be, to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of each of the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or unlimited liability company action, as the case may be, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each of such Credit Documents. Each Credit Party thereof has duly executed and delivered each of the Credit Documents to which it is party, and each of such Credit Documents constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
8.03 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any
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Lien (except for Permitted Liens) upon any of the property or assets of any Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan agreement, or any other material agreement, contract or instrument, in each case to which any Credit Party or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject (except, in the case of preceding clauses (i) and (ii), other than in the case of any contravention, breach, default and/or conflict, that would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect) or (iii) will violate any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of any Credit Party or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries.
8.04 Approvals. Except to the extent the failure to obtain or make the same would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with (except for (x) those that have otherwise been obtained or made on or prior to the Closing Date and which remain in full force and effect on the Closing Date and (y) filings which are necessary to perfect the security interests created under the Security Documents), or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to be obtained or made by, or on behalf of, any Credit Party to authorize, or is required to be obtained or made by, or on behalf of, any Credit Party in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document.
8.05 Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Projections.
(a) (i) The consolidated balance sheets of the Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and retained earnings of the Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each such fiscal year present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the dates of such balance sheets and the consolidated results of the operations of the Lead Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. All of the foregoing historical financial statements have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied.
(ii) All unaudited financial statements of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to clause (i) of Section 6.11, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied by the Lead Borrower, except as otherwise noted therein, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments (all of which are of a recurring nature and none of which, individually or in the aggregate, would be material) and the absence of footnotes.
(iii) The pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower furnished to the Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 6.11 has been prepared as of June 30, 2016 as if the Transaction and the financing therefor had occurred on such date. Such pro forma consolidated balance sheet presents a good faith estimate of the pro forma consolidated financial position of the Lead Borrower as of June 30, 2016. The pro forma consolidated income statement of the Lead Borrower furnished to the Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 6.11 has been prepared for the four fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2016, as if the Transaction and the financing therefor had occurred on the first day of such four-quarter period. Such pro forma consolidated income statement presents a good faith estimate of the pro forma consolidated income statement of the Lead Borrower as if the Transaction and the financing therefor had occurred on the first day of such four-quarter period.
(b) On the Closing Date, Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction and the related financing transactions (including the incurrence of all Term Loans).
(c) The Projections have been prepared in good faith and are based on assumptions that were believed by the Lead Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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(d) Since December 31, 2015 there has been no Material Adverse Effect, and there has been no change, event or occurrence that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, governmental investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened (i) with respect to the Transaction or any Credit Document or (ii) that either individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.07 True and Complete Disclosure.
(a) All written information (taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including, without limitation, all such written information contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein does not, and all other such written information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender will not, on the date as of which such written information is dated or certified and on the Closing Date, contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such written information was provided.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing clause (a) of this Section 8.07, none of the Credit Parties makes any representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information consisting of statements, estimates, forecasts and projections regarding the future performance of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or regarding the future condition of the industries in which they operate other than that such information has been (and in the case of such information furnished after the Closing Date, will be) prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation thereof (it being understood and agreed that projections are not to be viewed as facts, projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Credit Parties, no assurances can be given that any particular projection will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may differ from projected results, and such differences may be material).
8.08 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.
(a) All proceeds of the Term Loans incurred on the Closing Date will be used by the Borrowers, in part, (x) to finance the Transaction and (y) for the performance of Government Contracts. All proceeds of the 2017 Additional Term Loans incurred on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date will be used by the Borrowers to finance the 2017 Amendment Transactions.
(b) All proceeds of Incremental Term Loans will be used for the purpose set forth in Section 2.15(a).
(c) No part of any Credit Event (or the proceeds thereof) will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Term Loan nor the use of the proceeds thereof nor the occurrence of any other Credit Event will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(d) The Lead Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrowers shall not use, and shall procure that their respective Subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
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8.09 Tax Returns and Payments. Except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, since April 4, 2011, (i) the Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate taxing authority all Tax returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes (the “Returns”) required to be filed by, or with respect to the income, properties or operations of, the Lead Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (ii) the Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have paid all Taxes payable by them, other than those that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and fully provided for as a reserve on the financial statements of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
8.10 ERISA.
(a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan is in compliance in form and operation with its terms and with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable law, except for such non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan (and each related trust, if any) which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or is in the form of a prototype document that is the subject of a favorable opinion letter.
(b) There exists no Unfunded Pension Liability with respect to any Plan, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) If each of the Lead Borrower, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate were to withdraw from all Multiemployer Plans in a complete withdrawal as of the date this assurance is given, the aggregate withdrawal liability that would be incurred by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no actions, suits or claims pending against or involving a Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to be asserted successfully against any Plan and, if so asserted successfully, would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate have made all material contributions to or under each Plan and Multiemployer Plan required by law within the applicable time limits prescribed thereby, the terms of such Plan or Multiemployer Plan, respectively, or any contract or agreement requiring contributions to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan except where any failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Foreign Pension Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan have been timely made; and (iii) neither the Lead Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Pension Plan.
8.11 The Security Documents.
(a) The provisions of the Security Agreement are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable security interest (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law) in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Collateral (as described in the Security Agreement), and upon (i) the timely and proper filing of financing statements listing each applicable Credit Party, as a debtor, and the Collateral Agent, as secured creditor, in the secretary of state’s office (or other similar
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governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of organization of such Credit Party, (ii) sufficient identification of commercial tort claims (as applicable), (iii) execution of a control agreement establishing the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of the New York UCC) with respect to any deposit account, (iv) the recordation of the Patent Security Agreement, if applicable, and the Trademark Security Agreement, if applicable, in the respective form attached to the Security Agreement, in each case in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and (v) the Copyright Security Agreement, if applicable, in the form attached to the Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, has (to the extent provided in the Security Agreement) a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest in all of the Collateral (as described in the Security Agreement), subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent perfection can be accomplished under applicable law through these actions.
(b) The provisions of the Pledge Agreement are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable security interest (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law) in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Collateral (as described in the Pledge Agreement), upon the timely and proper filing of financing statements listing each applicable Credit Party, as a debtor, and Collateral Agent, as secured creditor, in the secretary of state’s office (or other similar governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of organization of such Credit Party, the security interests created under the Pledge Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, as Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, constitute perfected (to the extent provided in the Pledge Agreement) security interests in the Collateral (as described in the Pledge Agreement (other than Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected under the UCC as in effect at the relevant time in the relevant jurisdiction or by the taking of the foregoing actions), subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent perfection can be accomplished under applicable law through these actions.
(c) Upon delivery in accordance with Section 9.12 or 9.13 as applicable, each Mortgage will create, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law) and, upon recordation in the appropriate recording office, perfected security interest in and mortgage lien on the respective Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except as may exist pursuant to the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto) and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens related thereto).
8.12 Properties. All Material Real Property owned by any Credit Party as of the Closing Date is correctly set forth in Schedule 8.12. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Lead Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title or valid leasehold interest in the case of Real Property, and good and valid title in the case of tangible personal property, to all material tangible properties owned by it, including all material property reflected in the most recent historical balance sheets referred to in Section 8.05(a) (except as sold or otherwise disposed of since the date of such balance sheet in the ordinary course of business or as permitted by the terms of this Agreement), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
8.13 Capitalization. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Lead Borrower have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (other than any assessment on the shareholders of the Lead Borrower that may be imposed as a matter of law) and are owned by Holdings. All outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary Borrower are owned directly or indirectly by the Lead Borrower. The Lead Borrower does not have outstanding any capital stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for its capital stock or any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock.
8.14 Subsidiaries. On and as of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction, (i) Holdings has no direct Subsidiaries other than the Lead Borrower and (ii) the Lead Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.14. Schedule 8.14 correctly sets forth, as of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transaction, the percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of the Lead Borrower in each class of capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof.
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8.15 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctioned Persons. The Lead Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and Holdings and its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Holdings, any agent of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from any credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or use of proceeds thereof will be used for a purpose that would violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
8.16 Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, required to be registered as such.
8.17 [Reserved].
8.18 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of any Credit Party, there are no pending or threatened Environmental Claims against the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any such claim arising out of the ownership, lease or operation by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries). There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences with respect to the business or operations of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but no longer owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) that would be reasonably expected (i) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) to cause any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, lease, occupancy or transferability of such Real Property by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law.
(b) To the knowledge of any Credit Party, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous Materials have not at any time been generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, or Released on or from, any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries where such generation, use, treatment, storage, transportation or Release has (i) violated or would be reasonably expected to violate any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) give rise to an Environmental Claim or (iii) give rise to liability under any applicable Environmental Law.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.18, the representations and warranties made in this Section 8.18 shall be untrue only if the effect of any or all conditions, violations, claims, restrictions, failures and noncompliances of the types described above would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.19 Labor Relations. Except as set forth in Schedule 8.19 or except to the extent the same, either individually or in the aggregate, had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other labor disputes pending against the Lead Borrower or any of its
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Restricted Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of each Credit Party, threatened against the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) to the knowledge of each Credit Party, there are no questions concerning union representation with respect to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local, or foreign law dealing with such matters and (d) to the knowledge of each Credit Party, no wage and hour department investigation has been made of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
8.20 Intellectual Property. Each of the Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all the patents, trademarks, domain names, service marks, trade names, copyrights, inventions, trade secrets, formulas, proprietary information and know-how of any type and other intellectual property, whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases) (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), used or held for use in or otherwise necessary for the present conduct of its business, without any known conflict with, infringement or violation of the Intellectual Property rights of others, except for such failures to own or have the right to use and/or conflicts, infringements or violations as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
8.21 Legal Names; Type of Organization (and Whether a Registered Organization); Jurisdiction of Organization; etc. Schedule 8.21 contains for each Credit Party, as of the Closing Date, (i) the exact legal name of such Credit Party, (ii) the type of organization of such Credit Party, (iii) the jurisdiction of organization of such Credit Party, (iv) such Credit Party’s Location and (v) the organizational identification number (if any) of such Credit Party. To the extent that such Credit Party does not have an organizational identification number on the Closing Date and later obtains one, such Credit Party shall promptly thereafter notify the Collateral Agent of such organizational identification number and shall take all actions reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to the extent necessary to maintain the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents fully perfected and in full force and effect.
Section 9. Affirmative Covenants. Each Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and solely with respect to Section 9.05, Holdings) hereby covenants and agrees that on and after the Closing Date and until the Term Loans and Notes (in each case together with interest thereon), Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnification obligations arising hereunder which are not then due and payable and obligations in respect of Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements or Treasury Services Agreements) incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full.
9.01 Information Covenants. The Lead Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender:
(a) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 45 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Lead Borrower (and within 60 days for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016), (i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in shareholder’s equity (deficit) and statement of cash flows for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding quarterly accounting period in the prior fiscal year and comparable forecasted figures for such quarterly accounting period based on the corresponding forecasts delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(d), all of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Lead Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP the financial condition of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, and (ii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such quarterly accounting period. If the Lead Borrower has filed (within the time period required above) a Form 10-Q with the SEC for any fiscal quarter described above, then to the extent that such quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains any of the foregoing items, the Lenders shall accept such Form 10-Q in lieu of such items.
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(b) Annual Financial Statements. Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, (i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in shareholder’s equity (deficit) and statement of cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative figures for the preceding fiscal year and comparable forecasted figures for such fiscal year based on the corresponding forecasts delivered pursuant to Section 9.01(d) and certified, in the case of consolidated financial statements, by Ernst & Young LLP or any one of the “Big 4” public accounting firms or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with an opinion of such accounting firm (which opinion shall be without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than as a result of an upcoming maturity date under the any Tranche of Term Loans under this Agreement or the Maturity Date (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) under the ABL Credit Agreement or the Maturity Date (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) under the First Lien Credit Agreement occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or any potential inability to satisfy the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.11 of the ABL Credit Agreement on a future date or in a future period)) which demonstrates that such statements fairly present in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date indicated and the results of their operations and changes in their cash flows for the periods indicated, and (ii) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such fiscal year. If the Borrower has filed (within the time period required above) a Form 10-K with the SEC for any fiscal year described above, then to the extent that such annual report on Form 10-K contains any of the foregoing items, the Lenders shall accept such Form 10-K in lieu of such items.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Forecasts. Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, a forecast in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including projected statements of income, sources and uses of cash and balance sheets for the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) for each of the twelve months of such fiscal year prepared in detail, with appropriate discussion, the principal assumptions upon which such forecast is based.
(e) Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the Section 9.01 Financials, a compliance certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit J, certifying on behalf of the Lead Borrower that, to such Responsible Officer’s knowledge after due inquiry, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall (i) if delivered with the financial statements required by Section 9.01(b), set forth in reasonable detail the amount of (and the calculations required to establish the amount of) Excess Cash Flow for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Payment Period, and (ii) certify that there have been no changes to Schedules 1(a), 2(b), 9, 11(a), 11(b), 12, 13 and 14 of the Perfection Certificate, in each case since the Closing Date or, if later, since the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 9.01(e), or if there have been any such changes, a list in reasonable detail of such changes (but, in each case with respect to this clause (ii), only to the extent that such changes are required to be reported to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of such Security Documents) and whether the Lead Borrower and the other Credit Parties have otherwise taken all actions required to be taken by them pursuant to such Security Documents in connection with any such changes.
(f) Notice of Default, Litigation and Material Adverse Effect. Promptly after any officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or any default or event of default under the ABL Credit Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement or any refinancing thereof, any Permitted Senior Secured Notes Documents or any Permitted Junior Debt or other debt instrument in excess of the Threshold Amount, (ii) any litigation, or governmental investigation or proceeding pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (x) which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) with respect to any Credit Document, or (iii) any other event, change or circumstance that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Other Reports and Filings. Promptly after the filing or delivery thereof, copies of (i) all financial information, proxy materials and reports, if any, which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall publicly file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto (the “SEC”), (ii) reports or other information furnished to, or notices received from, holders of Indebtedness the aggregate principal amount of which is equal to or in excess of the Threshold Amount, solely to the extent that substantially similar information has not been provided to the Lenders and (iii) with reasonable promptness, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time to time.
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(h) Environmental Matters. Promptly after any officer of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof, notice of one or more of the following environmental matters to the extent that such environmental matters, either individually or when aggregated with all other such environmental matters, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any condition or occurrence on or arising from any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (a) results in noncompliance by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (b) would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property;
(iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to cause such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, lease, occupancy, use or transferability by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of such Real Property under any Environmental Law; and
(iv) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as required by any Environmental Law or any governmental or other administrative agency and all notices received by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from any government or governmental agency under, or pursuant to, CERCLA which identify the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as potentially responsible parties for remediation costs or which otherwise notify the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of potential liability under CERCLA.
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the Lead Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s response thereto.
(i) Notices to Holders. Promptly after the sending, filing or receipt thereof, the Lead Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent any material notices provided to, or received from, holders of (I) the indebtedness evidenced by the First Lien Credit Agreement or any refinancing thereof, (II) Refinancing Notes, Permitted Senior Secured Notes, Permitted Junior Debt or other Indebtedness, in each case of this clause (II), with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or (III) the indebtedness evidenced by the ABL Credit Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notices relating to an actual or purported default or event of default thereunder and any notices to the extent the action or occurrence described therein would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, but excluding any administrative notices or regular reporting requirements thereunder).
(j) Financial Statements of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Simultaneously with the delivery of each set of Section 9.01 Financials, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.1 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Lead Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Lead Borrower’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Lead Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the
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Administrative Agent); provided that (i) the Lead Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Lead Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Lead Borrower with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on the Platform and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their respective Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Lead Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrowers or its their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Public Side Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 13.16); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”
9.02 Books, Records and Inspections; Conference Calls.
(a) The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with U.S. GAAP and all material Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, any of the properties of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or any such Lender may reasonably request; provided that the Administrative Agent shall give the Lead Borrower an opportunity to participate in any discussions with its accountants; provided further that in the absence of the existence of an Event of Default, (i) only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 9.02 and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise its inspection rights under this Section 9.02 more often than two times during any fiscal year and only one such time shall be at the Lead Borrower’s expense; provided, further, however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and their respective designees may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Lead Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice.
(b) The Lead Borrower will, within 30 days after the date of the delivery (or, if later, required delivery) of the quarterly and annual financial information pursuant to Sections 9.01(a) and (b), hold a conference call or teleconference, at a time selected by the Lead Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, with all of the Lenders that choose to participate, to review the financial results of the previous fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as the case may be, of the Lead Borrower (it being understood that any such call may be combined with any similar call held for any of the Borrowers’ other lenders or security holders).
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9.03 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
(a) The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) keep all tangible property necessary to the business of and owned by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted, (ii) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all such property and against all such risks as is consistent and in accordance with industry practice for companies similarly situated owning similar properties and engaged in similar businesses as the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon its request therefor, full information as to the insurance carried. The provisions of this Section 9.03 shall be deemed supplemental to, but not duplicative of, the provisions of any Security Documents that require the maintenance of insurance.
(b) If at any time the improvements on a Mortgaged Property are located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Lead Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to maintain, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such insurance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, at all times keep its property insured in favor of the Collateral Agent, and all policies or certificates (or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance (and any other insurance maintained by the Lead Borrower and/or such Restricted Subsidiaries) (i) shall be endorsed to the Collateral Agent’s reasonable satisfaction for the benefit of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, by naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee and/or additional insured), (ii) if agreed by the insurer (which agreement the Lead Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), shall state that such insurance policies shall not be canceled without at least 30 days’ prior written notice thereof (or, with respect to non-payment of premiums, 10 days’ prior written notice) by the respective insurer to the Collateral Agent; provided, that the requirements of this Section 9.03( c) shall not apply to (x) insurance policies covering (1) directors and officers, fiduciary or other professional liability, (2) employment practices liability, (3) workers compensation liability, (4) automobile and aviation liability, (5) health, medical, dental and life insurance, and (6) such other insurance policies and programs as the Collateral Agent may approve; and (y) self-insurance programs and (iii) shall be deposited with the Collateral Agent.
(d) If the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 9.03, or the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to so endorse and deposit all policies or certificates with respect thereto, after any applicable grace period, the Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance, and the Credit Parties jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
9.04 Existence; Franchises. The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and, in the case of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, its and their franchises, licenses and permits in each case to the extent material; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.04 shall prevent (i) sales of assets and other transactions by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 10.02, (ii) the abandonment by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any franchises, licenses or permits that the Lead Borrower reasonably determines are no longer material to the operations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (iii) the withdrawal by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its qualification as a foreign corporation, partnership, limited liability company or unlimited liability company, as the case may be, in any jurisdiction if such withdrawal would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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9.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc. Holdings will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all contractual obligations (excluding Indebtedness), including, without limitation, any contracts with Governmental Authorities or any other government department or agency, applicable laws, statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, (including laws with respect to embargoed persons, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws and, with respect to any real property subject to a Mortgage, the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994) and writs injunctions, decrees and judgments, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, other than those the non-compliance with which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.06 Compliance with Environmental Laws.
(a) The Lead Borrower will comply, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws and permits applicable to, or required by, the ownership, lease or use of Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except such noncompliances as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, and will keep or cause to be kept all such Real Property free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental Laws (other than Liens imposed on leased Real Property resulting from the acts or omissions of the owner of such leased Real Property or of other tenants of such leased Real Property who are not within the control of the Lead Borrower). Except as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Lead Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, Release or dispose of, or permit the generation, use, treatment, storage, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials on any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property, except for Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, stored, Released or disposed of at any such Real Properties or transported to or from such Real Properties in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) (i) After the receipt by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any notice of the type described in Section 9.01(h), (ii) at any time that the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are not in compliance with Section 9.06(a) or (iii) at any time when an Event of Default is in existence, the Credit Parties will (in each case) jointly and severally provide, at the written request of the Administrative Agent, an environmental site assessment report concerning any Mortgaged Property owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (in the event of (i) or (ii) that is the subject of or could reasonably be expected to be the subject of such notice or noncompliance), prepared by an environmental consulting firm reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the reasonable worst case cost of any removal or remedial action in connection with such Hazardous Materials on such Mortgaged Property. If the Credit Parties fail to provide the same within 30 days after such request was made, the Administrative Agent may order the same, the reasonable cost of which shall be borne (jointly and severally) by the Lead Borrower, and the Credit Parties shall grant and hereby grant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their respective agents access to such Mortgaged Property and specifically grant the Administrative Agent and the Lenders an irrevocable non-exclusive license to undertake such an assessment at any reasonable time upon reasonable notice to the Lead Borrower, all at the sole expense of the Credit Parties (who shall be jointly and severally liable therefor).
9.07 ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days after the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower knows of the occurrence of any of the following, the Lead Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice setting forth the full details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given or filed by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, the Plan administrator or any ERISA Affiliate to or with the PBGC or any other Governmental Authority, or a Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) and any notices received by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from the PBGC or any other Governmental Authority, or a Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) with respect thereto: that (a) an ERISA Event has occurred that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) there has been an increase in Unfunded Pension Liabilities since the date the representations hereunder are given, or from any prior notice, as applicable, in either case, which is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) there has been an increase in the withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA that would be incurred by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, if the Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates were to withdraw completely from any and all Multiemployer Plans which
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is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) the Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate adopts, or commences contributions to, any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, or adopts any amendment to a Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code which is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (e) a contribution required to be made with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan has not been timely made which failure is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (f) a Foreign Pension Plan has been or is reasonably expected to be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent and such event is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Lead Borrower will also deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Administrative Agent, a complete copy of the most recent annual report (on Internal Revenue Service Form 5500-series, including, to the extent required, the related financial and actuarial statements and opinions and other supporting statements, certifications, schedules and information) filed with the Internal Revenue Service or other Governmental Authority of each Plan that is maintained or sponsored by the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary.
9.08 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The Lead Borrower will cause (i) its, and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ fiscal years to end on or near December 31 of each year and (ii) each of its, and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ fiscal quarters to end on or near March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
9.09 Debarment/Suspension Event. Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after Holdings or the Lead Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, the Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Agents of the occurrence of any Debarment/Suspension Event and, during the continuation of any Debarment/Suspension Event, shall promptly (a) deliver or otherwise provide to the Administrative Agent all information relating to such debarment or suspension (including, without limitation, certain financial information) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (b) upon request of the Administrative Agent, provide reasonable access to the Administrative Agent to senior management of the Credit Parties and regulatory counsel to the Credit Parties that is engaged with respect to such debarment or suspension for purposes of discussing such debarment or suspension; provided that none of Holdings, any Borrower or any other Subsidiary will be required to disclose or permit the discussion of any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective designees) is prohibited by law or any contractual obligation or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
9.10 Payment of Taxes. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Lead Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien or charge upon any properties of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under Section 10.01(i); provided that neither the Lead Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such Tax which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
9.11 Use of Proceeds. Each Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loans only as provided in Section 8.08.
9.12 Additional Security; Further Assurances; etc.
(a) The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of the other Credit Parties that are Restricted Subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower to, grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors security interests and Mortgages in such assets and properties (in the case of Real Property, limited to Material Real Property) of the Lead Borrower and such other Credit Parties that are Restricted Subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower as are not covered by the original Security Documents and as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (collectively, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Additional Security Documents”); provided that (i) the pledge of the outstanding capital stock of any FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by the Lead Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Credit Party shall be limited to (x) no more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the total combined voting power for all classes of the voting Equity Interests of such FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC and (y) one-hundred percent (100%) of the non-voting Equity Interests of such FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, (ii) security interests
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and Mortgages shall not be required with respect to any Real Property that is not Material Real Property and (iii) security interests and Mortgages shall not be required with respect to any assets or properties to the extent that such security interests or Mortgages would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent. All such security interests and Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and (subject to exceptions as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) shall constitute, upon taking all necessary perfection action (which the Credit Parties agree to promptly take) valid and enforceable perfected security interests and Mortgages (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law), subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens except for Permitted Liens. With respect to any Material Real Property not covered by the original Security Documents, the Lead Borrower will provide at least 45 days prior written notice prior to pledging any Material Real Property and will not execute any Mortgage on such Material Real Property until confirmation from all Secured Creditors that flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance as required by Section 9.03 hereto is complete. The Additional Security Documents or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect (subject to exceptions as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Security Documents and all Taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, no FSHCO, Foreign Subsidiary, or Subsidiary of a CFC or FSHCO shall be required to pledge any of its assets to secure any obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Documents or guarantee the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Documents.
(b) Subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any person that is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, promptly (i) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates, if any, representing all (or such lesser amount as is required) of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Credit Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party (to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement), (ii) cause such new Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) (A) to execute a joinder agreement to the Subsidiaries Guaranty, a joinder agreement to each applicable Security Document, substantially in the form annexed thereto, and a certificate attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Credit Party, in the form of Exhibit E with all appropriate insertions and (B) to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to cause the Lien created by the applicable Security Document to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and (iii) at the request of the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders, of counsel to the Credit Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 9.12(b) as the Administrative Agent may reasonable request.
(c) The Lead Borrower will, and will cause each of the other Credit Parties that are Restricted Subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower to, at the expense of the Lead Borrower, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent, promptly, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, at Borrower’s expense, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents, including opinions of counsel, or otherwise deemed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably necessary for the continued validity, perfection and priority (subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) of the Liens on the Collateral covered thereby subject to no other Liens except for Permitted Liens or as otherwise permitted by the applicable Security Document.
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(d) If the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it or the Lenders are required by law or regulation to have appraisals prepared in respect of any Mortgaged Property, the Lead Borrower will, at its own expense, provide to the Administrative Agent appraisals which satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, and which shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) the Lead Borrower agrees that each action required by clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 9.12 shall be completed as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after such action is required to be taken pursuant to such clauses or requested to be taken by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree), as the case may be; provided that, in no event will the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries be required to take any action, other than using its commercially reasonable efforts, to obtain consents from third parties with respect to its compliance with this Section 9.12.
(f) Upon request from the Administrative Agent, the Lead Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with evidence of flood insurance in accordance with Section 9.03 and any additional information necessary to ensure compliance with the Flood Insurance Laws.
9.13 Post-Closing Actions. The Lead Borrower agrees that it will, or will cause its relevant Subsidiaries to, complete each of the actions described on Schedule 9.13 as soon as commercially reasonable and by no later than the date set forth in Schedule 9.13 with respect to such action or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.
9.14 Permitted Acquisitions.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 9.14 and the requirements contained in the definition of Permitted Acquisition, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may from time to time after the Closing Date effect Permitted Acquisitions, so long as (in each case except to the extent the Required Lenders otherwise specifically agree in writing in the case of a specific Permitted Acquisition): (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the consummation of the proposed Permitted Acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto and (ii) at the time of the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, does not exceed 5.25 to 1.00; provided that the aggregate consideration paid by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with Permitted Acquisitions consummated from and after the Closing Date where the Acquired Entity or Business does not become a Credit Party or owned by a Credit Party, shall not exceed the sum of (x) the greater of $25,000,000 and 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured at the time of such Permitted Acquisition is consummated), plus (y) the Available Amount.
(b) At the time of each Permitted Acquisition involving the creation or acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary, or the acquisition of Equity Interests of any Person, the Equity Interests thereof created or acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition shall be pledged for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to (and to the extent required by) the Pledge Agreement; provided that the pledge of the outstanding capital stock of any FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC directly owned by the Lead Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Credit Party shall be limited to (x) no more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the total combined voting power for all classes of the voting Equity Interests of such FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC and (y) one-hundred percent (100%) of the non-voting Equity Interest of such FSHCO or Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, no FSHCO, Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, or Subsidiary of a CFC shall be required to pledge any of its assets in connection with any such Permitted Acquisition.
(c) Each Borrower shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) which is formed to effect, or is acquired pursuant to, a Permitted Acquisition to comply with, and to execute and deliver all of the documentation as and to the extent required by, Section 9.12, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.
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(d) The consummation of each Permitted Acquisition shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by each Borrower that the certifications pursuant to this Section 9.14 are true and correct in all material respects and that all conditions thereto have been satisfied and that same is permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, Sections 8 and 11.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Lead Borrower has made a LCT Election pursuant to Section 1.03 in respect of a Permitted Acquisition, then any determination of compliance with the provisions of Section 9.14(a)(i) and 9.14(d) shall be made effective as of the date of entering the definitive agreement for such Permitted Acquisition.
9.15 Credit Ratings. The Lead Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a corporate credit rating from S&P and a corporate family rating from Xxxxx’x, in each case, with respect to the Lead Borrower, and a credit rating from S&P and Xxxxx’x with respect to the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement, in all cases, but not a specific rating.
9.16 Designation of Subsidiaries. The Lead Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, does not exceed 5.25 to 1.00, (iii) in the case of the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such designation shall constitute an Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary (calculated as an amount equal to the sum of (x) the fair market value of the Subsidiary designated immediately prior to such designation (such fair market value to be calculated without regard to any Obligations of such Subsidiary under the Subsidiaries Guaranty) and (y) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness owed by the Subsidiary to the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, all calculated, except as set forth in the parenthetical to clause (x) above, on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP), and such Investment shall be permitted under Section 10.05, (iv) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of (I) the ABL Credit Agreement, (II) the First Lien Credit Agreement or (III) any Refinancing Notes Indenture, any Permitted Senior Secured Notes Document, any Permitted Junior Notes Document or other debt instrument, in each case of this clause (III), with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, (v) immediately after giving effect to the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Lead Borrower shall comply with the provisions of Section 9.12 with respect to such designated Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) no Restricted Subsidiary may be a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vii) in the case of the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, no recourse whatsoever (whether by contract or by operation of law or otherwise) may be had to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets for any obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and (viii) the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a certificate executed by its chief financial officer or treasurer, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of the preceding clauses (i) through (vii), inclusive, and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required by the preceding clause (ii). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Lead Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the Lead Borrower’s Investment in such Subsidiary.
Section 10. Negative Covenants. The Lead Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and Holdings in the case of Section 10.09(b)) hereby covenant and agree that on and after the Closing Date and until the Term Loans and Notes (in each case, together with interest thereon), Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnification obligations arising hereunder which are not then due and payable and obligations in respect of Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements or Treasury Services Agreements) incurred hereunder and thereunder, are paid in full:
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10.01 Liens. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell accounts receivable with recourse to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or authorize the filing of any financing statement under the UCC with respect to any Lien or any other similar notice of any Lien under any similar recording or notice statute; provided that the provisions of this Section 10.01 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of, or any filing in respect of, the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “Permitted Liens”):
(i) Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not overdue or Liens for Taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP (or, for Foreign Subsidiaries, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that are applicable in their respective jurisdiction of organization);
(ii) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, contractors’, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets, subject to any such Lien for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
(iii) Liens in existence on the Closing Date which are listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Schedule 10.01(iii) (or to the extent not listed on such Schedule 10.01(iii), where the fair market value of all property to which such Liens under this clause (iii) attach is less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate), plus modifications, renewals, replacements, refinancings and extensions of such Liens, provided that (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such renewal, replacement or extension, plus accrued and unpaid interest and cash fees and expenses (including premium) incurred in connection with such renewal, replacement or extension and (y) any such renewal, replacement or extension does not encumber any additional assets or properties of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property encumbered by such Lien on the Closing Date and the proceeds and products thereof) unless such Lien is permitted under the other provisions of this Section 10.01;
(iv) (w) Liens created pursuant to the Credit Documents, (x) Liens securing Obligations (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) under the ABL Credit Agreement and the credit documents related thereto (including any obligations secured ratably thereunder), in each case as in effect on the date hereof, (y) Liens securing Obligations (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) under the First Lien Credit Agreement and the credit documents related thereto, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, and in each case with respect to clause (x) and (y) incurred pursuant to Section 10.04(i)(y); provided that in the case of Liens securing such Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement and/or the First Lien Credit Agreement, the ABL Collateral Agent (or other applicable representative thereof on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness) and/or the First Lien Collateral Agent (or other applicable representative thereof on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness) shall have entered into with the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and/or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (z) Liens under the credit documents securing any Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Notes or Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Other Hedging Agreements or Treasury Services Agreements (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) expressly secured ratably therewith in accordance with Section 2.18(a);
(v) Leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(vi) Liens upon assets of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries subject to Capitalized Lease Obligations to the extent such Capitalized Lease Obligations are permitted by Section 10.04(iii), provided that (x) such Liens serve only to secure the payment of Indebtedness and/or other monetary obligations arising under such Capitalized Lease Obligation and (y) the Lien encumbering the asset or assets giving rise to such Capitalized Lease Obligation does not encumber any asset of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the proceeds of the assets giving rise to such Capitalized Lease Obligations;
(vii) Liens placed upon equipment, machinery or other fixed assets acquired or constructed after the Closing Date and used in the ordinary course of business of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and placed at the time of the acquisition or construction thereof by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or within 270 days thereafter to secure Indebtedness incurred to pay all or a portion of the purchase or construction price thereof or to secure Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or construction of any such equipment, machinery or other fixed assets or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided that (x) the Indebtedness secured by such Liens is permitted by Section 10.04 (iii) and (y) in all events, the Lien encumbering the equipment, machinery or other fixed assets so acquired or constructed does not encumber any other asset of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender on customary terms;
(viii) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances and minor title deficiencies, which in the aggregate do not materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ix) Liens arising from precautionary UCC or other similar financing statement filings regarding operating leases or consignments entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(x) attachment and judgment Liens, to the extent and for so long as the underlying judgments and decrees do not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.09;
(xi) statutory and common law landlords’ liens under leases to which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party;
(xii) Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation claims, unemployment insurance and social security benefits and Liens securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases and contracts in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including (i) those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) those required or requested by any Governmental Authority other than letters of credit) incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) Permitted Encumbrances;
(xiv) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or on property or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower in existence at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (x) any Indebtedness that is secured by such Liens is permitted to exist under Section 10.04, and (y) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition and do not attach to any other asset of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and any extensions, renewals and replacements thereof so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such extension, renewal or replacement, plus accrued and unpaid interest and cash fees and expenses (including premium) incurred in connection with such renewal, replacement or extension, and such extension, renewal or replacement does not encumber any asset or properties of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the proceeds of the assets subject to such Lien;
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(xv) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the repayment of borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature (including (i) those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) those required or requested by any Governmental Authority other than letters of credit), and as security for the payment of rent, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 10.04;
(xvii) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee, sublicensee, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense agreement (including software and other technology licenses) in the ordinary course of business;
(xviii) Liens on property subject to Sale-Leaseback Transactions to the extent such Sale-Leaseback Transactions are permitted by Section 10.02(xii);
(xix) any encumbrances or restrictions (including, without limitation, put and call agreements) with respect to the Equity Interests of any Permitted Joint Venture expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement arising pursuant to the agreement evidencing such Permitted Joint Venture;
(xx) Liens on Collateral in favor of any Credit Party securing intercompany Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.05, provided that any Liens securing Indebtedness that is required to be subordinated pursuant to Section 10.05 shall be subordinated to the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(xxi) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (and proceeds thereof) of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods, and pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business;
(xxii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof (whether accrued or not) and rights or claims against an insurer, in each case securing insurance premium financings permitted under Section 10.04(x);
(xxiii) Liens that may arise on inventory or equipment of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business as a result of such inventory or equipment being located on premises owned by Persons other than the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(xxiv) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;
(xxv) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law or under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(xxvi) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 10.05(ii); provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;
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(xxvii) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(xxviii) Liens attaching solely to xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;
(xxix) Liens not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses (i) through (xxviii), or by following clauses (xxx) through (xlii), to the extent attaching to properties and assets with an aggregate fair market value not in excess of, and securing liabilities not in excess of the greater of $35,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(xxx) (i) Liens on Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents) securing obligations of Credit Parties under First Lien Refinancing Loans, First Lien Refinancing Notes, Permitted Senior Secured Notes, Permitted Junior Loans, Permitted Junior Notes, Refinancing Notes and Refinancing Term Loans that are secured as provided in the definitions thereof, or (ii) Liens on assets of non-Credit Parties securing obligations of non-Credit Parties under Permitted Junior Loans and Permitted Junior Notes to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(xxix);
(xxxi) cash deposits with respect to any First Lien Refinancing Notes, Refinancing Notes, Permitted Senior Secured Notes or any Permitted Junior Debt or any other Indebtedness, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 10.07;
(xxxii) Liens on accounts receivable sold in connection with the sale or discount of accounts receivable permitted by Section 10.02(iv);
(xxxiii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xxxiv) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(xxxv) (i) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use regulations by Governmental Authorities with which the normal operation of the business of the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries complies, and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(xxxvi) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;
(xxxvii) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(xxxviii) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of granting such Liens, Liens on cash deposits in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,500,000 securing any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder;
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(xxxix) [reserved];
(xl) customary Liens granted in favor of a trustee to secure fees and other amounts owing to such trustee under an indenture or other agreement pursuant to which Indebtedness not prohibited by the indenture is issued (including the indenture under which the notes are to be issued);
(xli) leases and subleases of real property that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(xlii) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents (and the related escrow accounts) in connection with the issuance into (and pending the release from) escrow of any First Lien Refinancing Notes, First Lien Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Notes, any Permitted Junior Debt or any Permitted Senior Secured Notes.
In connection with the granting of Liens of the type described in this Section 10.01 by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, and shall be authorized to, take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien releases or lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in either case solely with respect to the item or items of equipment or other assets subject to such Liens).
10.02 Consolidation, Merger, or Sale of Assets, etc. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any partnership, joint venture, or transaction of merger or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets, or enter into any sale-leaseback transactions of any Person, except that:
(i) any Investment permitted by Section 10.05 may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation;
(ii) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell assets, so long as (x) each such sale is on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtained by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate and the Lead Borrower or the respective Restricted Subsidiary receives at least fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be), (y) in the case of any single transaction that involves assets or Equity Interests having a fair market value of more than $10,000,000, at least 75% of the consideration received by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall be in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or, subject to the proviso below, Designated Non-cash Consideration (taking into account the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents, the principal amount of any promissory notes and the fair market value, as determined by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in good faith, of any other consideration (including Designated Non-cash Consideration)) and is paid at the time of the closing of such sale; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (y), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on such Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable disposition and for which the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in the conversion) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable asset sale, and (C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such asset sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (y) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $25,000,000 and (B) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (z) the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied as (and to the extent) required by Section 5.02(d);
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(iii) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may lease (as lessee) or license (as licensee) real or personal property (so long as any such lease or license does not create a Capitalized Lease Obligation except to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(iii));
(iv) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case in the ordinary course of business, accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not as part of any financing transaction;
(v) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may grant licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including of Intellectual Property;
(vi) (w) any Domestic Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may be merged, consolidated, dissolved, amalgamated or liquidated with or into the Lead Borrower (so long as the surviving Person of such merger, consolidation, dissolution, amalgamation or liquidation is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and, if such surviving Person is not the Lead Borrower, such Person expressly assumes, in writing, all the obligations of the Lead Borrower under the Credit Documents pursuant to an assumption agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) or any other Credit Party (so long as the surviving Person of such merger, consolidation, dissolution, amalgamation or liquidation is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership and is or becomes a Subsidiary Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor concurrently with such merger, consolidation or liquidation), (x) any Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may be merged, consolidated, dissolved, amalgamated or liquidated with or into any Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is an Excluded Subsidiary, so long as such Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary or such Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, is the surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation, dissolution, amalgamation or liquidation and (y) any Foreign Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may be merged, consolidated, dissolved, amalgamated or liquidated with or into any Credit Party (so long as such Credit Party is the surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation, dissolution, amalgamation or liquidation); provided that any such merger, consolidation, dissolution, amalgamation or liquidation shall only be permitted pursuant to this clause (y), so long as (I) no Default and no Event of Default then exists or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto and (II) any security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors in the assets (and Equity Interests) of any such Person subject to any such transaction shall remain in full force and effect and perfected and enforceable (to at least the same extent as in effect immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or liquidation);
(vii) [reserved];
(viii) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales or leases of (A) inventory, (B) goods held for sale and (C) immaterial assets with a fair market value, in the case of this clause (C), of less than $10,000,000 in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of (i) outdated, obsolete, surplus or worn out property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(x) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition so long as (w) such assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (x) such assets have a fair market value not in excess of $7,500,000, (y) the aggregate proceeds (determined in a manner consistent with clause (x) above) received by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary) from all such sales, transfers or dispositions relating to a given Permitted Acquisition shall not exceed 30% of the aggregate consideration paid for such Permitted Acquisition, and (z) such assets are sold, transferred or disposed of on or prior to the first anniversary of the relevant Permitted Acquisition;
(xi) in order to effect a sale, transfer or disposition otherwise permitted by this Section 10.02, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into another Person, or may be dissolved or liquidated;
(xii) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may effect Sale-Leaseback Transactions involving real property acquired after the Closing Date and not more than 180 days prior to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction for cash in an amount at least equal to the cost of such property; provided that any the excess of Net Sale Proceeds received by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any such Sale-Leaseback Transaction from and after such time as when the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have received Net Sale Proceeds of at least $20,000,000 from all Sale-Leaseback Transactions occurring after the Closing Date shall be applied as (and to the extent) required by Section 5.02(d);
(xiii) [reserved];
(xiv) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may issue or sell Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(xv) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make transfers of property subject to casualty or condemnation proceedings upon the occurrence of the related Recovery Event;
(xvi) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may abandon Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business, in the exercise of its reasonable good faith judgment;
(xvii) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make voluntary terminations of or unwind Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Other Hedging Agreements and Treasury Services Agreements;
(xviii) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make dispositions resulting from foreclosures by third parties on properties of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and acquisitions by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from foreclosures by such Persons or properties of third parties;
(xix) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may terminate leases and subleases;
(xx) each of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use cash and Cash Equivalents to make payments that are otherwise permitted under Sections 10.03 and 10.07;
(xxi) each of the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such sale or disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
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(xxii) sales, dispositions or contributions of property (A) between Credit Parties (other than Holdings), (B) between Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Credit Parties), (C) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties to the Credit Parties (other than Holdings) or (D) by Credit Parties to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, provided with respect to clause (D) that (1) the portion (if any) of any such sale, disposition or contribution of property made for less than fair market value and (2) any noncash consideration received in exchange for any such sale, disposition or contribution of property, shall in each case constitute an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary subject to Section 10.05.
(xxiii) dispositions of Investments (including Equity Interests) in, and issuances of Equity Interests by, any Permitted Joint Venture or any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the parties to such Permitted Joint Venture or equityholders of such Subsidiary set forth in, the joint venture agreement, operating agreement, shareholders agreement or similar agreement governing such Permitted Joint Venture or such Subsidiary;
(xxiv) transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement; provided that the proceeds of such dispositions are applied in accordance with Section 5.02(f);
(xxv) any disposition of any asset between or among the Restricted Subsidiaries as a substantially concurrent interim disposition in connection with a disposition otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.02; and
(xxvi) dispositions permitted by Section 10.03.
To the extent the Required Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 10.02 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 10.02 (other than to the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof), such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, and shall be authorized to, take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
10.03 Dividends. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, authorize, declare or pay any Dividends with respect to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except that:
(i) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may pay Dividends or return capital or make distributions and other similar payments with regard to its Equity Interests to the Lead Borrower or to other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower which directly or indirectly own equity therein;
(ii) any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower may declare and pay cash Dividends to its shareholders generally so long as the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary);
(iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of the applicable Dividend, redemption or repurchase or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, the Lead Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings to allow Holdings to pay cash dividends to any other Parent Company to redeem or repurchase, contemporaneously with such Dividend, Equity Interests of such Parent Company from current or former members of management, employees, consultants, officers and directors (and their successors and assigns) of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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provided that (A) the aggregate amount of Dividends made by the Lead Borrower to Holdings pursuant to this clause (iii), and the aggregate amount paid by Holdings in respect of all such Equity Interests so redeemed or repurchased shall not (net of any cash proceeds received by Holdings (but in no event from any Initial Public Offering) from issuances of its Equity Interests (other than to the extent included in the Available Amount) and contributed to the Lead Borrower in connection with such redemption or repurchase), in either case, exceed during any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, $10,000,000 (provided that the amount of cash Dividends permitted to be, but not, paid in any fiscal year pursuant to this clause
(iii) shall increase the amount of cash Dividends permitted to be paid in the succeeding two fiscal years pursuant to this clause (iii)); (B) such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (I) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; plus (II) the net proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of Holdings, in each case to members of management, managers, directors or consultants of any Parent Company or any of its Subsidiaries that occurs after the Closing Date, where the net proceeds of such sale are received by or contributed to the Lead Borrower; provided that the amount of any such net proceeds that are utilized for any Dividend under this clause (iii) will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (b)(x)(ii) of the definition of “Available Amount”; less (III) the amount of any Dividends previously made with the cash proceeds described in the preceding clause (I); and (C) cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Lead Borrower from current or former members of management, officers, directors, employees of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Dividend for purposes of this Agreement;
(iv) the Lead Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings so long as the proceeds thereof are promptly used by Holdings (or subsequently paid to any other Parent Company) to pay expenses incurred by Holdings or any other Parent Company in connection with offerings, registrations, or exchange listings of equity or debt securities and maintenance of same (A) where the net proceeds of such offering are to be received by or contributed to the Lead Borrower, (B) in a prorated amount of such expenses in proportion to the amount of such net proceeds intended to be so received or contributed or loaned, or (C) otherwise on an interim basis prior to completion of such offering so long as Holdings and any other Parent Company shall cause the amount of such expenses to be repaid to the Lead Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower out of the proceeds of such offering promptly if such offering is completed;
(v) the Lead Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings so long as the proceeds thereof are promptly used by Holdings (or subsequently paid to any other Parent Company) to pay costs (including all professional fees and expenses) incurred by Holdings or any other Parent Company in connection with reporting obligations under or otherwise incurred in connection with compliance with applicable laws, applicable rules or regulations of any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory body or stock exchange, including in respect of any reports filed with respect to the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(vi) the Lead Borrower may pay cash dividends or other distributions, or make loans or advances to, any Parent Company or the equity interest holders thereof in amounts required for any Parent Company or the equity interest holders thereof to pay, in each case without duplication:
(A) franchise Taxes (and other fees and expenses) required to maintain their existence;
(B) with respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date with respect to which the Lead Borrower (a) is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal, state, and/or local income tax purposes and (b) is a member of a consolidated, combined or similar income tax group (a “Tax Group”) of which any Parent Company or other entity is the common parent, federal, state and local income Taxes (including minimum Taxes) (or franchise and similar Taxes imposed in lieu of such minimum Taxes) that are attributable to the taxable income of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that for each taxable period, the amount of such payments made in respect of such taxable period in the aggregate shall not exceed the amount that
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the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay as a stand-alone Tax Group; provided, further, that the permitted payment pursuant to this clause (B) with respect to the Taxes of any Unrestricted Subsidiary for any taxable period shall be limited to the amount actually paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the purposes of paying such consolidated, combined or similar Taxes;
(C) customary salary, bonus and other compensation and benefits payable to current and former officers, directors, consultants and employees of any Parent Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other compensation and benefits are reasonably attributable to the ownership or operations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(D) general corporate operating and overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties) of any Parent Company to the extent such costs and expenses are reasonably attributable to the ownership or operations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(E) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower or any Parent Company;
(F) the purchase or other acquisition by any parent of the Lead Borrower of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person, or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or of all of the Equity Interests in a Person; provided that if such purchase or other acquisition had been made by the Lead Borrower, it would have constituted a Permitted Acquisition permitted to be made pursuant to Section 9.14; provided that (A) such dividend, distribution, loan or advance shall be made concurrently with the closing of such purchase or other acquisition and (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) and any liabilities assumed to be contributed to the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 10.02) into the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Person formed or acquired in order to consummate such purchaser or other acquisition;
(G) any customary fees and expenses related to any unsuccessful equity offering by any Parent Company directly attributable to the operations of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vii) reasonable and customary indemnities to directors, officers and employees of any Parent Company in the ordinary course of business, to the extent reasonably attributable to the ownership or operation of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(viii) the Lead Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings so long as the proceeds thereof are promptly used by Holdings (or subsequently paid to any other Parent Company) for payment of (x) obligations under or in respect of director and officer insurance policies to the extent reasonably attributable to the ownership or operation of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) indemnification obligations owing to the Sponsor and Sponsor Affiliates under the Advisory Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date;
(ix) any Dividend used to fund the Transaction, including Transaction Costs and the Special Dividend, and any Dividend from proceeds received in connection with any working capital adjustment pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;
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(x) the Lead Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings (who may subsequently pay cash Dividends to any other Parent Company) so long as the proceeds thereof are used to pay the Sponsor or Sponsor Affiliate fees, expenses and indemnification payments that are then permitted to be paid pursuant to Sections 10.06(v) and 10.06(vii);
(xi) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants or the settlement or vesting of other equity incentive awards;
(xii) a Dividend to any Parent Company to fund a payment of dividends on such Parent Company’s common stock following an Initial Public Offering of such common stock after the Closing Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Lead Borrower from any such Initial Public Offering;
(xiii) on a Pro Forma Basis, if the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.00 to 1.00 and the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.25 to 1.00, any Dividends to the extent the same are made solely with the Available Amount, so long as at the time of, and after giving effect to such Dividend, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(xiv) purchases of minority interests in non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors; provided that the aggregate amount of such purchases, when added to the aggregate amount of Investments pursuant to Section 10.05(xvii), shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(xv) the declaration and payment of dividends or the payment of other distributions by the Lead Borrower in an aggregate amount since the Closing Date not to exceed $35,000,000;
(xvi) the Lead Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests of such Person so long as in the case of dividend or other distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary, the Lead Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution;
(xvii) the Lead Borrower may make payments with the cash proceeds contributed to its common equity from the net cash proceeds of any equity issuance by any Parent Company, so long as, with respect to any such payments, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; provided that the amount of any such cash proceeds that are utilized for any Dividend under this clause (iii) will not be considered to be cash proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (b)(x)(ii) of the definition of “Available Amount”;
(xviii) the Lead Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may pay dividends and distributions within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have complied with another provision of this Section 10.03; and
(xix) any Dividends, so long as (x) at the time of, and after giving effect to such Dividend, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.25 to 1.00.
In determining compliance with this Section 10.03 (and in determining amounts paid as Dividends pursuant hereto for purposes of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income), amounts loaned or advanced to Holdings pursuant to Section 10.05(vi) shall be deemed to be cash Dividends paid to Holdings to the extent provided in said Section 10.05(vi).
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10.04 Indebtedness. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i) (x)
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; (y) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Credit Documents in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 plus any amounts
incurred under Section 2.15(a) of the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) plus any Permitted Pari Passu Notes (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) incurred under Section 10.04(a)(xxvii) of
the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) and (z) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, including any increases in Commitments (as that term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) in an amount not
to exceed
$125,000,000150,000,000
;
(ii) Indebtedness under Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into with respect to other Indebtedness permitted under this Section 10.04 so long as the entering into of such Interest Rate Protection Agreements are bona fide hedging activities and are not for speculative purposes;
(iii) Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness (including obligations in respect of mortgages, industrial revenue bonds, industrial development bonds and similar financings); provided that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations and the principal amount of all such Indebtedness incurred or assumed in each case after the Closing Date permitted by this clause (iii) exceed the greater of $20,000,000 and 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding;
(iv) (A) Indebtedness in the form of any indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out, non-compete, consulting, deferred compensation and similar obligations of the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) Indebtedness incurred by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any disposition permitted hereby under agreements providing for earn-outs or the adjustment of the purchase price or similar adjustments, in each case, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $20,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(v) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of a Permitted Acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness), provided that (x) such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition and (y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, shall not exceed 5.25 to 1.00;
(vi) intercompany Indebtedness among the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 10.05(vi);
(vii) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 10.04 (“Existing Indebtedness”) and any subsequent extension, renewal or refinancing thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness to be extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such extension, renewal or refinancing, plus accrued and unpaid interest and cash fees and expenses (including premium) incurred in connection with such renewal, replacement or extension; provided, however, that such refinancing Indebtedness: (x) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such refinancing Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced; (y) to the extent such refinancing Indebtedness extends, renews or refinances Indebtedness subordinated or pari passu to the Term Loans, such refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu to the Term Loans at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced; and (z) shall not include Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that refunds, refinances, replaces, renews, extends or defeases Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(viii) [reserved];
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(ix) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit or bonds backing obligations under insurance policies or related to self-insurance obligations or consisting of the financing of insurance premiums, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $15,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(x) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business to finance insurance premiums or take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements;
(xi) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of netting services, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other similar services in connection with cash management and deposit accounts and Indebtedness in connection with the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, including in each case, obligations under any Treasury Services Agreements;
(xii) Indebtedness in respect of Other Hedging Agreements so long as the entering into of such Other Hedging Agreements are bona fide hedging activities and are not for speculative purposes;
(xiii) [reserved];
(xiv) refinancings, renewals or extensions of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause
(v) above, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness to be refinanced, renewed or extended does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such refinancing, renewal or extension, plus accrued and unpaid interest and cash fees and expenses (including premium) incurred in connection with such renewal, replacement or extension, and is on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders;
(xv) additional Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed the greater of $20,000,000 and 1.75% of Consolidated Total Assets in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time;
(xvi) Contingent Obligations for customs, stay, performance, appeal, judgment, replevin and similar bonds and suretyship arrangements, and completion guarantees and other obligations of a like nature, all in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii) Contingent Obligations to insurers required in connection with worker’s compensation and other insurance coverage incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(xviii) guarantees made by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be outstanding under this Section 10.04; provided that such guarantees are permitted by Section 10.05;
(xix) guarantees made by any Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any other Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be outstanding under this Section 10.04;
(xx) guarantees made by Restricted Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition of Indebtedness acquired or assumed pursuant thereto in accordance with Section 10.04, or any refinancing thereof pursuant to Section 10.04; provided that such guarantees may only be made by Restricted Subsidiaries who were guarantors of the Indebtedness originally acquired or assumed pursuant to Section 10.04 at the time of the consummation of the Permitted Acquisition to which such Indebtedness relates;
(xxi) customary Contingent Obligations in connection with sales, other dispositions and leases permitted under Section 10.02 (but not in respect of Indebtedness for borrowed money or Capitalized Lease Obligations) including indemnification obligations with respect to leases, and guarantees of collectability in respect of accounts receivable or notes receivable for up to face value;
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(xxii) guarantees of Indebtedness of directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of expenses of such Persons in connection with relocations and other ordinary course of business purposes;
(xxiii) guarantees of Indebtedness of a Person in connection with a Permitted Joint Venture, provided that the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness so guaranteed, when added to the aggregate amount of unreimbursed payments theretofore made in respect of such guarantees and the amount of Investments then outstanding (and deemed outstanding) under clause (xix) of Section 10.05, shall not exceed the greater of $20,000,000 and 1.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(xxiv) [reserved];
(xxv) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence;
(xxvi) (x) severance, pension and health and welfare retirement benefits or the equivalent thereof to current and former officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Lead Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business, (y) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or equity-based compensation to current and former officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by any Credit Party to current or former officers, directors, consultants and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of any Parent Company permitted by Section 10.03;
(xxvii) (A) Permitted Junior Debt in an amount not to exceed the then remaining aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans that could be incurred at such time pursuant to Section
2.15 so long as (i) all such Indebtedness is incurred in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “Permitted Junior Notes” or “Permitted Junior Loans”, as the case may be and (ii) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (provided, that with respect to any such Indebtedness incurred to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, such requirement shall be limited to the absence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01 or Section 11.05); and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause (A);
(xxviii) (x) guarantees made by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations (not constituting debt for borrowed money) of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing to vendors, suppliers and other third parties incurred in the ordinary course of business and (y) Indebtedness of any Credit Party (other than Holdings) as an account party in respect of trade letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business;
(xxix) Permitted Junior Debt of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred under Permitted Junior Debt Documents so long as (i) all such Indebtedness is incurred in accordance with the requirements of the definition of Permitted Junior Notes or Permitted Junior Loans, as the case may be, (ii) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (iii) 100% of the Net Debt Proceeds therefrom shall be used for working capital or other general corporate purchases (including without limitation, to finance one or more Permitted Acquisitions and to pay fees in connection therewith, (iv) the aggregate principal amount of secured Permitted Junior Debt issued or incurred after the Closing Date shall not cause the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, to exceed 5.25 to 1.00, (v) the aggregate principal amount of unsecured Permitted Junior Debt issued or incurred after the Closing Date shall not cause the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, to exceed 5.25 to 1.00 and (vi) the Lead Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer certifying as to compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) and containing the calculations required by preceding clauses (iv) and (v); provided that the amount of Permitted Junior Debt which may be incurred pursuant to this clause (xxix) by non-Credit Parties shall not exceed $20,000,000;
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(xxx) Indebtedness arising out of Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 10.01(xviii);
(xxxi) (x) Indebtedness under Refinancing Notes and Refinancing Term Loans, 100% of the Net Debt Proceeds of which are applied to repay outstanding Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.02(c) and (y) Indebtedness under First Lien Refinancing Notes and First Lien Refinancing Term Loans, 100% of the Net Debt Proceeds of which are applied to repay outstanding First Lien Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the First Lien Credit Agreement;
(xxxii) obligations in respect of deposits and progress or similar payments arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to capital equipment and construction projects; and
(xxxiii) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (xxxii) above.
10.05 Advances, Investments and Loans. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, lend money or credit or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person, or purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, or hold any cash or Cash Equivalents or designate a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each of the foregoing, an “Investment” and, collectively, “Investments” and with the value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value or any write-ups, write-downs or write-offs thereof but giving effect to any cash return or cash distributions received by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect thereto), except that the following shall be permitted:
(i) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold accounts receivable owing to any of them, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms of the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and Cash Equivalents;
(iii) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold the Investments held by them on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 10.05(iii), and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof that does not increase the principal amount thereof unless any additional Investments made with respect thereto are permitted under the other provisions of this Section 10.05;
(iv) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, and Investments received in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(v) the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into Interest Rate Protection Agreements to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(ii), and Other Hedging Agreements to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(xii);
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(vi) (a) the Lead Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may make intercompany loans to and other investments in Credit Parties (other than Holdings, unless otherwise permitted by Section 10.03), so long as, after giving effect thereto, the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired, (b) any Foreign Subsidiary may make intercompany loans to and other investments in any the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as in the case of such intercompany loans to Credit Parties (other than Holdings), all payment obligations of the respective Credit Parties are subordinated to their obligations under the Credit Documents on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (c) the Credit Parties may make intercompany loans to, guarantees on behalf of, and other investments in, Permitted Joint Ventures and Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties so long as the aggregate amount of outstanding loans, guarantees and other Indebtedness made pursuant to this subclause (c) does not exceed the greater of $15,000,000 and 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets, (d) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may make intercompany loans to, and other investments in, any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Credit Party and (e) Credit Parties may make intercompany loans and other investments in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party so long as such Investment is part of a series of simultaneous Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries in other Restricted Subsidiaries that results in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Credit Parties (other than Holdings, unless otherwise permitted by Section 10.03);
(vii) Permitted Acquisitions shall be permitted in accordance with Section 9.14;
(viii) loans and advances by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to officers, directors, consultants and employees of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not exceeding $10,000,000 at any time outstanding in connection with (i) business-related travel, relocations and other ordinary course of business purposes (including travel and entertainment expenses) shall be permitted and (ii) any such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent Company; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (ii) unless immediately repaid;
(ix) advances of compensation to employees of the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(x) non-cash consideration may be received in connection with any Asset Sale permitted pursuant to Section 10.02(ii) or (x);
(xi) additional Restricted Subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower may be established or created if the Lead Borrower and such Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 9.12, if applicable; provided that to the extent any such new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Section 10.05, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transaction, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 9.12, as applicable, until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving or transferee entity of the respective transaction and its Subsidiaries shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);
(xii) extensions of trade credit may be made in the ordinary course of business (including advances made to distributors consistent with past practice), Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction of previously extended trade credit from financially troubled account debtors, Investments consisting of prepayments to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business and loans or advances made to distributors in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) xxxxxxx money deposits may be made to the extent required in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments to the extent permitted under Section 10.01(xxviii);
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(xiv) Investments in deposit accounts or securities accounts opened in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit;
(xvii) purchases of minority interests in non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors; provided that the aggregate amount of such purchases, when added to the aggregate amount of Dividends pursuant to Section 10.03(xiv), shall not exceed $5,000,000;
(xviii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the proposed Investment or immediately after giving effect thereto, Investments to the extent same are made solely with the Available Amount;
(xix) in addition to Investments permitted by clauses (i) through (xviii) and (xx) through (xxxiv) of this Section 10.05, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional loans, advances and other Investments to or in a Person (including a Permitted Joint Venture) in an aggregate amount for all loans, advances and other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xix), not to exceed, when added to the aggregate amount then guaranteed under clause (xxiii) of Section 10.04 and all unreimbursed payments theretofore made in respect of guarantees pursuant to clause (xxiii) of Section 10.04, the greater of $15,000,000 and 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets plus the amount of cash common equity contributions to Holdings and by Holdings to the Lead Borrower made at any time after the Closing Date through such time;
(xx) the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of Intellectual Property rights pursuant to arrangements with Persons other than the Lead Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for fair market value, as determined by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in good faith;
(xxi) loans and advances to any Parent Company in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Dividends made to any Parent Company), Dividends permitted to be made to any Parent Company in accordance with Section 10.03; provided that any such loan or advance shall reduce the amount of such applicable Dividends thereafter permitted under Section 10.03 by a corresponding amount (if such applicable subsection of Section 10.03 contains a maximum amount);
(xxii) Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely by the issuance of Equity Interests constituting common stock or Qualified Preferred Stock of Holdings (or any Equity Interests of any other Parent Company) to the seller of such Investments;
(xxiii) Investments of a Person that is acquired and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or of a company merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Closing Date and in accordance with this Section 10.05 and/or Section 10.02, as applicable, to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, do not constitute a material portion of the aggregate assets acquired in such transaction and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
(xxiv) Investments in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or in a Joint Venture, in each case, to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution from such Restricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture;
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(xxv) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of Intellectual Property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(xxvi) Investments by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of deposits, prepayment and other credits to suppliers or landlords made in the ordinary course of business;
(xxvii) guaranties made in the ordinary course of business of obligations owed to landlords, suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Lead Borrower or its Subsidiaries;
(xxviii) Investments consisting of the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of Intellectual Property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;
(xxix) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this Section 10.05(xxix) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed $15,000,000, at any one time outstanding;
(xxx) Investments by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Permitted Joint Ventures in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time (valued at cost and net of any return representing return of (but not return on) any such investment) not to exceed the greater of $15,000,000 and 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(xxxi) Investments by the Lead Borrower in (i) Landmarc Support Services Limited, (ii) Computer Sciences Raytheon or (iii) Aerospace Testing Alliance, in each case to fund or reimburse payments by such Permitted Joint Venture in respect of its pension obligations solely to the extent the Lead Borrower or any other Credit Party either received an amount equal to such Investment from a third party for the purposes of funding such pension obligations or is entitled to reimbursement for such amount from a third party;
(xxxii) deposits and progress or similar payments made in the ordinary course of business with respect to capital equipment and construction projects;
(xxxiii) [reserved]; and
(xxxiv) any Investments, so long as, on the date of such Investment, (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and(ii) on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.25 to 1.00.
10.06 Transactions with Affiliates. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions with any Affiliate of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than on terms and conditions deemed in good faith by the board of directors of the Lead Borrower (or any committee thereof) to be not less favorable to the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtained by the Lead Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except:
(i) Dividends may be paid to the extent provided in Section 10.03;
(ii) loans and other transactions among Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and any Parent Company) may be made to the extent otherwise expressly permitted under Section 10;
(iii) customary fees and indemnification (including the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses) may be paid to directors of Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent directly attributable to the operations of the Lead Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries, to any other Parent Company);
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(iv) Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into, and may make payments under, employment or other service-related agreements, employee benefits plans, incentive plans, indemnification provisions, stay bonuses, severance and other similar compensatory arrangements with current and former officers, employees, consultants and directors of Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(v) so long as no Event of Default shall exist (both before and immediately after giving effect thereto) under Sections 11.01 or 11.05, Holdings and/or the Lead Borrower may pay fees to the Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliates (or dividend such funds to any Parent Company to be paid to the Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliates) in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any calendar year and perform its other obligations pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date; provided further that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of Event of Default under Sections 11.01 or 11.05, such amounts may accrue on a subordinated basis, but not be payable in cash during such period, but all such accrued amounts (plus accrued interest, if any, with respect thereto) may be payable in cash upon the cure or waiver of such Event of Default;
(vi) the Transaction (including Transaction Costs) shall be permitted;
(vii) to the extent not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, transactions between or among the Lead Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted (including equity issuances); the Lead Borrower may make payments (or make dividends to a Parent Company to make payments) to reimburse the Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliates for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and to indemnify it, pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction, as in effect on the Closing Date, subject to amendments not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;
(viii) transactions described on Schedule 10.06(x) or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;
(ix) Investments in the Lead Borrower’s Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Ventures (to the extent any such Subsidiary that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or any such Permitted Joint Venture is only an Affiliate as a result of Investments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture) to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 10.05;
(x) any payments required to be made pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;
(xi) transactions between the Lead Borrower and any Person that is an Affiliate solely due to the fact that a director of such Person is also a director of the Lead Borrower or any Parent Company; provided, however, that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Lead Borrower or such Parent Company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;
(xii) payments by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor or any Parent Company for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with the acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Lead Borrower in good faith;
(xiii) [reserved]; and
(xiv) the issuance of Equity Interests in the form of common stock or Qualified Preferred Stock or phantom equity to the Sponsor or any Parent Company, or to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant thereof.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this Section 10.06, in no event shall the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pay any management, consulting or similar fee to the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor except as specifically provided in clauses (v) and (vii) of this Section 10.06.
10.07 Limitations on Payments, Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements, etc. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
(a) [reserved];
(b) make (or give any notice (other than any such notice that is expressly contingent upon the repayment in full in cash of all Obligations other than any indemnification obligations arising hereunder which are not due and payable) in respect of) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of, or any prepayment or redemption as a result of any asset sale, Change of Control or similar event of (including, in each case without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto or any other Person money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due), any Permitted Junior Debt or Refinancing Notes (other than any Permitted Junior Debt or Refinancing Notes secured by Liens ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Indebtedness under this Agreement), except that so long as no Default under Section
11.01 or 11.05 and no Event of Default then exists or would exist immediately after giving effect to the respective repayment, redemption or repurchase, Permitted Junior Debt and Refinancing Notes may be repaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased (so long as then retired or the required deposit under the applicable indenture is then made) or the applicable indenture is discharged (so long as the Permitted Junior Debt or will be paid in full within the time period set forth in the applicable indenture) with, (i) if (x) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the consummation of the proposed repayment or prepayment or immediately after giving effect thereto and (y) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which Section 9.01 Financials were required to have been delivered, shall not exceed 4.25 to 1.00, the Available Amount, (ii) amounts not to exceed $35,000,000, less any amounts used under Section 10.07(a)(B)(ii) and (iii) any amount, so long as on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.25 to 1.00;
(c) [reserved];
(d) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of any provision of, any Permitted Junior Debt Document (after the entering into thereof) (other than any Permitted Junior Debt Document secured by Liens ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Indebtedness under this Agreement) with a principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, other than any amendment or modification that is not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect; or
(e) amend, modify or change its certificate or articles of incorporation (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate or articles of designation) or certificate of formation; limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or the equivalent organizational documents); accounting policies, reporting policies or fiscal year (except as required by U.S. GAAP), as applicable, or any agreement entered into by it with respect to its Equity Interests, or enter into any new agreement with respect to its Equity Interests, unless such amendment, modification, change or other action contemplated by this clause (e) could not reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders.
10.08 Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. The Lead Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law;
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(ii) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the ABL Credit Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement, and the other definitive documentation entered into in connection therewith;
(iii) any Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Note Documents;
(iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the licensee) or other contract entered into by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset;
(vii) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent the relevant encumbrance or restriction was not agreed to or adopted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the respective Permitted Acquisition and does not apply to the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, or the properties of any such Person, other than the Persons or the properties acquired in such Permitted Acquisition;
(viii) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) any agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 10.04 to the extent such encumbrance or restriction only applies to such Foreign Subsidiary;
(x) an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement or instrument referred to in clause (vii) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement are no less favorable to the Lead Borrower or the Lenders in any material respect than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the agreements or instruments referred to in such clause (vii);
(xi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset subject to a Lien permitted by Section 10.01;
(xii) restrictions and conditions imposed by the terms of the documentation governing any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower that is not a Credit Party, which Indebtedness is permitted by Section 10.04;
(xiii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 10.05 and applicable solely to such joint venture;
(xiv) on or after the execution and delivery thereof, the First Lien Refinancing Term Loans and First Lien Refinancing Note Documents,. the Permitted Junior Debt Documents, the Permitted Senior Secured Notes Documents and the Refinancing Note Documents;
(xv) customary restrictions in respect of intellectual property contained in licenses or sublicenses of, or other grants of rights to use or exploit, such intellectual property; and
(xvi) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 10.04 but only if such negative pledge or restriction expressly permits Liens for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors with respect to the credit facilities established hereunder and the Obligations under the Credit Documents on a senior basis and without a requirement that such holders of such Indebtedness be secured by such Liens securing the Obligations under the Credit Documents equally and ratably or on a junior basis.
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10.09 Business.
(a) The Lead Borrower will not permit at any time the business activities taken as a whole conducted by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be materially different from the business activities taken as a whole conducted by the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transaction) and Similar Business.
(b) Holdings will not engage in any business other than its ownership of the capital stock of, and the management of, the Lead Borrower and, indirectly, its Subsidiaries and activities incidental thereto; provided that Holdings may engage in those activities that are incidental to (i) the maintenance of its existence in compliance with applicable law, (ii) legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of the foregoing or following activities, (iii) the entering into, and performing its obligations under, this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, (iv) the issuance, sale or repurchase of its Equity Interests and the receipt of capital contributions, (v) the making of dividends or distributions on its Equity Interests, (vi) the filing of registration statements, and compliance with applicable reporting and other obligations, under federal, state or other securities laws, (vii) the listing of its equity securities and compliance with applicable reporting and other obligations in connection therewith, (viii) the retention of (and the entry into, and exercise of rights and performance of obligations in respect of, contracts and agreements with) transfer agents, private placement agents, underwriters, counsel, accountants and other advisors and consultants, (ix) the performance of obligations under and compliance with its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including, without limitation, as a result of or in connection with the activities of its Subsidiaries, (x) the incurrence and payment of its operating and business expenses and any taxes for which it may be liable (including reimbursement to Affiliates for such expenses paid on its behalf), (xi) the consummation of the Transaction, and (xii) the making of loans to or other Investments in, or incurrence of Indebtedness from, the Lead Borrower or in the case of incurrence of Indebtedness, from any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor) as and to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.
10.10 Negative Pledges. The Lead Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree or covenant with any Person to restrict in any way its ability to grant any Lien on its assets in favor of the Lenders, other than pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement contemplated by this agreement, and except that this Section 10.10 shall not apply to:
(i) any covenants contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Documents or that exist on the Closing Date;
(ii) covenants existing under the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date and the other credit documents pursuant thereto;
(iii) the covenants contained in the First Lien Credit Agreement, any First Lien Refinancing Term Loans, and First Lien Refinancing Note Documents, any Refinancing Term Loans, any Refinancing Note Documents, any Permitted Junior Debt or any Permitted Senior Secured Notes Documents (in each case so long as same do not restrict the granting of Liens to secure Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement);
(iv) covenants and agreements made in connection with any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement but only if such covenant or agreement applies solely to the specific asset or assets to which such Lien relates;
(v) customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses and other contracts restricting the right of assignment thereof;
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(vi) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures that are applicable solely to such joint venture;
(vii) restrictions imposed by law;
(viii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to any sale of assets or Equity Interests pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Person or property that is to be sold;
(ix) contractual obligations binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such contractual obligations were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;
(x) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money entered into after the Closing Date and otherwise permitted under Section 10.04 but only if such negative pledge or restriction expressly permits Liens for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors with respect to the credit facilities established hereunder and the Obligations under the Credit Documents on a senior basis and without a requirement that such holders of such Indebtedness be secured by such Liens securing the Obligations under the Credit Documents equally and ratably or on a junior basis;
(xi) restrictions on any Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(xiii) any restrictions on Liens imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (ix), (x) and (xi) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Lead Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
Section 11. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each, an “Event of Default”):
11.01 Payments. Any Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of any Term Loan or any Note or (ii) default, and such default shall continue unremedied for five or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on any Term Loan or Note, or any Fees or any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or
11.02 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document or in any certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or
11.03 Covenants. Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.01(f)(i) (solely with respect to any notice of Default or Event of Default under this Agreement), 9.04 (as to the Lead Borrower), 9.08, 9.11, 9.14(a) or Section 10 or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document (other than those set forth in Sections 11.01 and 11.02), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof to the defaulting party by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
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11.04 Default Under Other Agreements. (i) Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (x) default in any payment of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in an instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (y) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice is required), any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (ii) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be declared to be (or shall become) due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided that (A) it shall not be a Default or an Event of Default under this Section 11.04 unless the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness as described in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) is at least equal to the Threshold Amount, (B) the preceding clause (ii) shall not apply to Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is otherwise permitted hereunder and (C) an Event of Default under clause (i)(y) of this Section 11.04 with respect to the ABL Credit Agreement or First Lien Credit Agreement shall not be an Event of Default until the earliest of (I) in the case of a payment default, the first date on which such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date of such default (during which period such default is not waived or cured), (II) the date on which the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement or First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable, has been accelerated as a result of such default and (III) the date on which or until the administrative agent and/or the lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement or First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable, have exercised their secured creditor remedies as a result of such default; or
11.05 Bankruptcy, etc. Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case is commenced against Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated), and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), receiver, receiver-manager, trustee, monitor is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated), or Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, winding-up, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated), or there is commenced against Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days, or Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) suffers any appointment of any custodian, receiver, receiver-manager, trustee, monitor or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or Holdings, Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate, limited liability company or similar action is taken by the Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
11.06 ERISA. (a) An ERISA Event has occurred with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) there is or arises Unfunded Pension Liability which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (c) there is or arises any withdrawal liability incurred by the Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower under Section 4201 of ERISA, resulting from Lead Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary of Lead Borrower or the ERISA Affiliates complete withdrawal from any or all Multiemployer Plans which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) a Foreign Pension Plan has failed to comply with, or be funded in accordance with, applicable law which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (e) Lead Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Pension Plan that, in each case, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
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11.07 Security Documents. Any of the Security Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation (to the extent provided therein), a perfected security interest, to the extent required by the Credit Documents, in, and Lien on, all of the Collateral (other than (x) any immaterial portion of the Collateral or (y) or the failure of the Collateral Agent or the collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement to maintain possession of possessory collateral delivered to it), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except as permitted by Section 10.01), and subject to no other Liens (except as permitted by Section 10.01)); or
11.08 Guaranties. Any Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect as to any Guarantor (other than any Guarantor otherwise qualifying as an Excluded Subsidiary, whether or not so designated), or any Guarantor or any Person acting for or on behalf of such Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm in writing such Guarantor’s obligations under the Guaranty to which it is a party or any Guarantor (other than any Guarantor otherwise qualifying as an Excluded Subsidiary, whether or not so designated) shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to the Guaranty to which it is a party; or
11.09 Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings, Lead Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) of Lead Borrower involving in the aggregate for Holdings, Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) a liability or liabilities (not paid or fully covered by a reputable and solvent insurance company with respect to judgments for the payment of money) and such judgments and decrees either shall be final and non-appealable or shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 60 consecutive days, and the aggregate amount of all such judgments and decrees (to the extent not paid or fully covered by such insurance company) equals or exceeds the Threshold Amount; or
11.10 Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur;
then and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent, upon the written request of the Required Lenders, shall by written notice to the Lead Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the holder of any Note to enforce its claims against any Credit Party (provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.05 shall occur with respect to any Credit Party, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon all Commitments of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Term Loans and the Notes and all Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Credit Party; (iii) enforce, as Collateral Agent, all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; and (iv) enforce each Guaranty.
Section 12. The Administrative Agent.
12.01 Appointment and Authorization.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12 (other than Sections 12.08, 12.10 and 12.11) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and neither any Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any
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of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” and “security trustee” under the Credit Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacity as a potential Guaranteed Creditor under a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any Credit Party to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” or “security trustee” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Section 12 and Section 13 (including Section 13.01, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” or “security trustee” under the Credit Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Guaranteed Creditors with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” and “security trustee” under the Credit Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacity as a potential Guaranteed Creditor under a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement) hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into the ABL Intercreditor Agreements, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement and any such intercreditor agreement shall be being binding upon the Lenders.
12.02 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 12 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.
12.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law;
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(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Lead Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;
(d) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11 and 13.12) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower or a Lender; and
(e) shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 6 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
12.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Term Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Term Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Lead 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.
12.05 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Lead Arrangers or the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender hereunder.
12.06 Non-reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
12.07 Indemnification by the Lenders. To the extent that the Lead Borrower for any reason fails to pay any amount required under Section 13.01(a) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent of either of them), or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (based on the amount of then outstanding Term Loans held by each Lender or, if the Term Loans have been repaid in full, based on the amount of outstanding Term Loans held by each Lender immediately prior to such repayment in full) of (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative
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Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 12.07 are subject to the provisions of Section 5.04.
12.08 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Lead Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
12.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Term Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Lead Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Term Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 4.01 and 13.01) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 4.01 and 13.01.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or in any such proceeding.
The Secured Creditors hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Credit Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Creditors shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion
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of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(v) of Section 13.04 of this Agreement, and (iii) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Creditor or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
12.10 Resignation of the Agents. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation (including as Collateral Agent) to the Lenders and the Lead Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Lead Borrower’s consent (other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 11.01 or 11.05), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders (and consented to by the Lead Borrower, to the extent so required) and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, with the Lead Borrower’s consent (other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 11.01 or 11.05), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment within such period, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security solely for purposes of maintaining the Secured Creditors’ security interest thereon until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders (with the consent of the Lead Borrower, to the extent so required) appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 12.10. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Section 12 and Section 13.01 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
12.11 Collateral Matters and Guaranty Matters.
Each of the Lenders (including in its capacity as a potential Guaranteed Creditor under a Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Designated Treasury Services Agreement) irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Credit Document (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) contingent indemnification obligations and (y) obligations and liabilities under Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements), (ii) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Credit Document to a Person
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that is not a Credit Party, (iii) that constitutes Excluded Collateral, (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to Section 13.12, upon release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty pursuant to clause (b) below or (v) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 13.12;
(b) to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; and
(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 10.01(iv), 10.01(vi), 10.01(vii), 10.01(xiv), and 10.01(xxx) (in the case of clause (ii)) or any other Lien that is permitted by Section 10.01 to be senior to the Lien securing the Obligations or to release any Lien securing the Obligations upon the incurrence of any Lien permitted by Section 10.01 with respect to specified assets if the Lien securing the Obligations is not allowed by the documentation creating such Lien or related documentation.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 12.11. In each case as specified in this Section 12.11, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrowers’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents and this Section 12.11.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
12.12 Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements. No Guaranteed Creditor that obtains the benefits of Section 11, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.12 to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Guaranteed Creditor.
12.13 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall, within 10 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 5.04 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket
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expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 12.13. The agreements in this Section 12.13 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
Section 13. Miscellaneous
13.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.
(a) The Credit Parties hereby jointly and severally agree to: (i) if the Closing Date occurs, pay all reasonable invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agents (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one primary counsel to all Agents and Lenders and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person (as defined below) affected by such conflict informs the Lead Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person but excluding, other than as indicated under Section 13.01(a)(ii), Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from a non-Tax claim) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein, the administration hereof and thereof and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto (whether or not effective), of the Agents in connection with their syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement and of the Agents and each Lender in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein and therein or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (which shall be limited to one primary counsel to all Agents and Lenders to be retained by the Agent and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person affected by such conflict informs the Lead Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person); (ii) pay and hold each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all Other Taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and save each Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to such Agent, such Lender or the Lead Arranger) to pay such Other Taxes; and (iii) indemnify each Agent and each Lender and their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, trustees, representatives and investment advisors of each of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements) (but excluding Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, costs, expenses and disbursements arising from a non-Tax claim) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not any Agent or any Lender is a party thereto and whether or not such investigation, litigation or other proceeding is brought by or on behalf of any Credit Party) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the proceeds of any Term Loans hereunder or the consummation of the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated herein or in any other Credit Document or the exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other Credit Documents, or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the Environment relating in any way to any Real Property owned, leased or operated, at any time, by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; the generation, storage, transportation, handling, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; the non-compliance by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any Real Property; or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Lead Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or relating in any way to any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding, in all cases, whether or not caused by or
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arising, in whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnified Person (but excluding in each case any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (i) to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the applicable Indemnified Person, any Affiliate of such Indemnified Person or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, Affiliates, trustees or investment advisors, (ii) to the extent incurred by reason of any material breach of the obligations of such Indemnified Person under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents (in the case of each of preceding clauses (i) and (ii), as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) that do not involve or arise from an act or omission by any Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective affiliates and is brought by an Indemnified Person (other than claims against any Agent in its capacity as such or in its fulfilling such role). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold harmless any Agent or any Lender or other Indemnified Person set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Credit Parties shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) No Agent or any Indemnified Person shall be responsible or liable to any Credit Party or any other Person for (x) any determination made by it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Person (in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment), (y) any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems or (z) any indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the financing contemplated hereby.
13.02 Right of Setoff.
(a) In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Credit Party or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) (other than accounts used exclusively for payroll, payroll taxes, fiduciary and trust purposes, and employee benefits) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of the Administrative Agent or such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of the Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations purchased by such Lender pursuant to Section 13.06(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.
(b) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SUBSECTION (a), AT ANY TIME THAT THE LOANS OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATION SHALL BE SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE A RIGHT OF SETOFF, LIEN OR COUNTERCLAIM OR TAKE ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR INSTITUTE ANY PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTE UNLESS IT IS TAKEN WITH THE CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IF SUCH SETOFF OR ACTION OR PROCEEDING WOULD OR MIGHT (PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 580a, 580b, 580d AND 726 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OR SECTION 2924 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, IF APPLICABLE, OR OTHERWISE) AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE VALIDITY, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE LIENS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AND ANY ATTEMPTED EXERCISE BY ANY LENDER OF ANY SUCH RIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. THIS SUBSECTION (b) SHALL BE SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EACH OF THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HEREUNDER.
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13.03 Notices.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telex, telecopier, cable communication or electronic transmission) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled, delivered or transmitted: if to any Credit Party, c/o PAE Holding Corporation, c/o Platinum Equity, LLC, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Legal Department, Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000; if to any Lender, at its address specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Lead Borrower); and if to the Administrative Agent, at the Notice Office; or, as to any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto and, as to each Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, or cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the telegraph company, cable company or overnight courier, as the case may be, or sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Borrower, as the case may be.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lead Borrower or Holdings may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of a Borrower’s, any Credit Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.
13.04 Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations, etc.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no Borrower may assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lenders and, provided, further, that, although any Lender may transfer, assign or grant participation in its rights or obligations hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments hereunder except as provided in Sections 2.13 and 13.04(b)) and the transferee, assignee or participant, as the case may be, shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder and, provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer or grant any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Term Loan or Note in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability
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of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof or increases in the size of the Commitments, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory repayment of any Term Loan shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment (or the available portion thereof) or Term Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (iii) modify any of the voting percentages set forth in Section 13.12 or the underlying definitions, (iv) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Security Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all the Security Documents supporting the Term Loans in which such participant is participating or (v) except as otherwise provided in the Credit Documents, release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty supporting the Loans in which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto). Each Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.10 and 5.04 (subject to the limitations and requirements of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment; provided, however, that a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.10 or Section 5.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in law after the sale of the participation takes place. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and interest amounts) of each participant’s interest in the Term Loans or other obligations under the Credit Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any Commitments, Term Loan, or its other obligations under any Credit Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Term Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders) may (x) assign all or a portion of its Commitments and related rights or outstanding Obligations (or, if the Commitments with respect to the relevant Tranche have terminated, outstanding Obligations) hereunder to (i)(A) its parent company and/or any affiliate of such Lender which is at least 50% owned by such Lender or its parent company or (B) to one or more other Lenders or any affiliate of any such other Lender which is at least 50% owned by such other Lender or its parent company (provided that any fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of another fund which is a Lender (or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor) shall be treated as an affiliate of such other Lender for the purposes of this subclause (x)(i)(B)); provided that no such assignment may be made to any such Person that is, or would at such time constitute, a Defaulting Lender, or (ii) in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in loans, any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of any Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor or (y) assign all, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default then exists under Section 11.01 or 11.05, the Lead Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) in the aggregate for the assigning Lender or assigning Lenders, of such Commitments and related outstanding Obligations (or, if the Commitments with respect to the relevant Tranche have terminated, outstanding Obligations) hereunder to one or more Eligible Transferees (treating any fund that invests in loans and any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Transferee), each of which assignees shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (which Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall contain an acknowledgement and agreement by the respective assignee that, as a Lender, it shall be subject to, and bound by the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement), provided that (i) at such time, Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed modified to reflect the Commitments and/or outstanding Term Loans, as the case may be, of such new Lender and of the existing Lenders, (ii) upon the surrender of the relevant Notes by the assigning Lender (or, upon such assigning Lender’s indemnifying the Borrowers for any lost Note pursuant to a customary
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indemnification agreement) new Notes will be issued, at the Borrowers’ expense, to such new Lender and to the assigning Lender upon the request of such new Lender or assigning Lender, such new Notes to be in conformity with the requirements of Section 2.05 (with appropriate modifications) to the extent needed to reflect the revised Commitments and/or outstanding Term Loans, as the case may be, (iii) the consent of the (A) Administrative Agent and (B) so long as no Event of Default then exists under Section 11.01 or 11.05, the consent of the Lead Borrower shall (in either case) be required in connection with any such assignment pursuant to clause (y) above (which consent, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof, (iv) the Administrative Agent shall receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500 and (v) no such transfer or assignment shall be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 13.15. To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments and outstanding Term Loans. At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b) to a Person that is not already a Lender hereunder, such assignee shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers such Tax forms as are required to be provided under clauses (b) and (c) of Section 5.04 and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments and related outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 2.13 or this Section 13.04(b) would, at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 2.10 or 5.04 from those being charged by the assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then the Lead Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrowers, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective assignment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any sale or assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b) to a Sponsor Affiliate shall be made in accordance with Section 2.21 and evidenced via an assignment, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Sponsor Affiliate Assignment and Assumption”), in accordance with this Section 13.04(b).
(c) The Borrowers shall also be entitled to purchase (from Lenders) outstanding principal of Term Loans in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.19 and 2.20, which purchases shall be evidenced by assignments (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) from the applicable Lender to the Lead Borrower. No such transfer or assignment shall be effective until recorded by the Administrative Agent (in a manner consistent with the following sentence) on the Register pursuant to Section 13.15. All Term Loans purchased pursuant to Section 2.19 and 2.20 shall be immediately and automatically cancelled and retired, and the Lead Borrower shall in no event become a Lender hereunder. To the extent of any assignment to a Borrower as described in this clause (c), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to the assigned Term Loans.
(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its Term Loans and Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lender from such Federal Reserve Bank and, with prior notification to the Administrative Agent (but without the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers), any Lender which is a fund may pledge all or any portion of its Term Loans and Notes to its trustee or to a collateral agent providing credit or credit support to such Lender in support of its obligations to such trustee, such collateral agent or a holder of such obligations, as the case may be. No pledge pursuant to this clause (c) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder.
(e) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 13.04 applicable to it as a Lender hereunder.
(f) Each Sponsor Affiliate, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby agrees, and each Sponsor Affiliate Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation, that, if any Credit Party shall be subject to any voluntary or involuntary proceeding commenced under any Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect (“Bankruptcy Proceedings”), (i) such Sponsor Affiliate shall not take any step or action in such Bankruptcy Proceeding to object to, impede, or delay the exercise of any right or the taking of any action by the Administrative Agent (or the taking of any action by a third party that is supported by the Administrative Agent) in relation to such Sponsor Affiliate’s claim with respect to its Term Loans (a “Claim”) (including, without limitation, objecting to any debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, grant of adequate protection, sale or disposition, compromise,
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or plan of reorganization) so long as such Sponsor Affiliate is treated in connection with such exercise or action on the same or better terms as the other Lenders and (ii) with respect to any matter requiring the vote of Lenders during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Proceeding (including, without limitation, voting on any plan of reorganization), the Term Loans held by such Sponsor Affiliate (and any Claim with respect thereto) shall be deemed to be voted by such Sponsor Affiliate in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Sponsor Affiliates, so long as such Sponsor Affiliate is treated in connection with the exercise of such right or taking of such action on the same or better terms as the other Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lenders and each Sponsor Affiliate agree and acknowledge that the provisions set forth in this Section 13.04(f) constitute a “subordination agreement” as such term is contemplated by, and utilized in, Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, and, as such, would be enforceable for all purposes in any case where a Credit Party has filed for protection under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect applicable to Credit Party. Except as expressly provided in this Section 13.04(f), the provisions of this Section 13.04(f) shall not be applicable to any Debt Fund Affiliate.
(g) If any Borrower wishes to replace the Term Loans or Commitments with Term Loans or Commitments having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ advance notice to the Lenders of such Term Loans or holdings such Commitments, instead of prepaying the Term Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be replaced, to (i) require such Lenders to assign such Term Loans or Commitments to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 13.12 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 13.12). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Term Loans and Commitments to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the applicable Lenders in the same manner as would be required if such Term Loans were being optionally prepaid or such Commitments were being optionally reduced or terminated by the Borrowers), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.08. By receiving such purchase price, the applicable Lenders shall automatically be deemed to have assigned such Term Loans or Commitments pursuant to the terms of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.
The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Lead Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to provide to any requesting Lender, the list of Disqualified Lenders provided to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower and any updates thereto. The Borrower hereby agrees that any such requesting Lender may share the Disqualified Lenders with any potential assignee, transferee or participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Credit Party and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender
13.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrowers or any other Credit Party and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights, powers and remedies herein or in any other Credit Document expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies which the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
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13.06 Payments Pro Rata.
(a) The Administrative Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of any Obligations of such Credit Party, it shall, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, distribute such payment to the Lenders (other than any Lender that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment was received.
(b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans or Fees, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such Obligation then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such Obligation then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations of the respective Credit Party to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 13.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to (x) the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders, (y) the express provisions of this Agreement which permit disproportionate payments with respect to various of the Tranches as, and to the extent, provided herein, and (z) any other provisions which permit disproportionate payments with respect to the Term Loans as, and to the extent, provided therein.
13.07 Calculations; Computations.
(a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto); provided that (i) except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all computations of Excess Cash Flow and the Applicable Margin, and all computations and all definitions (including accounting terms) used in determining compliance with Section 9.14, shall utilize U.S. GAAP and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the audited financial statements of the Lead Borrower referred to in Section 8.05(a)(i) for the fiscal year of the Lead Borrower ended December 31, 2015 and, (ii) to the extent expressly provided herein, certain calculations shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis; provided further, that if the Lead Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Lead Borrower wishes to amend any leverage calculation or any financial definition used therein to implement the effect of any change in U.S. GAAP or the application thereof occurring after the Closing Date on the operation thereof (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend any leverage test or any financial definition used therein for such purpose), then the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such leverage test or the definitions used therein (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders) to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such changes in U.S. GAAP; provided, further that all determinations made pursuant to any applicable leverage test or any financial definition used therein shall be determined on the basis of U.S. GAAP as applied and in effect immediately before the relevant change in U.S. GAAP or the application thereof became effective, until such leverage test or such financial definition is amended. 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 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 141R or ASC 805 (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect).
(b) All computations of interest (other than interest based on the Prime Rate) and other Fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or Fees are payable. All computations of interest based determined by reference to the Prime Rate shall be based on a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be.
(c) The calculation of any financial ratios under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-down if there is no nearest number).
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13.08 GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE RELEVANT SECURITY DOCUMENT, BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT (EXCEPT THAT, (X) IN THE CASE OF ANY MORTGAGE OR OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENT, PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE BROUGHT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR COLLATERAL AGENT IN THE STATE IN WHICH THE RELEVANT MORTGAGED PROPERTY OR COLLATERAL IS LOCATED OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT JURISDICTION AND (Y) IN THE CASE OF ANY BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY OR SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURT HOLDING SUCH BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY OR SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS) MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER IT, AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM, IN ANY LEGAL ACTION PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS, THAT SUCH COURTS LACK PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER IT. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, SUCH PARTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH OPPOSITE ITS SIGNATURE BELOW, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS AND FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS WAS IN ANY WAY INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a) ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
13.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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13.10 [Reserved].
13.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several Sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
13.12 Amendment or Waiver; etc.
(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the Credit Parties party hereto or thereto and the Required Lenders (although additional parties may be added to (and annexes may be modified to reflect such additions) the Subsidiaries Guaranty and the Security Documents in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof without the consent of the other Credit Parties party thereto or the Required Lenders), provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (i) without the prior written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, extend the final scheduled maturity of any Term Loan or Note, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon; except (x) in connection with applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and (y) extensions expressly permitted by Section 2.14, reduce or forgive the principal amount thereof, (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Security Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all the Security Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender, (iii) except as otherwise provided in the Credit Documents, releases all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the prior written consent of each Lender, (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.12(a) or Section 13.06 (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement which afford the protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date), in each case, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (v) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders without the prior written consent of each Lender (it being understood that, with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders, as applicable, on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Initial Term Loans are included on the Closing Date), (vi) consent to the assignment or transfer by the any Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each Lender or (vii) amend Section 2.14 the effect of which is to extend the maturity of any Term Loan without the prior written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided, further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (1) increase the Commitments of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender, and that an increase in the available portion of any Commitment of any Lender shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of such Lender), (2) without the consent of each Agent adversely affected thereby, amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12 or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of such Agent, (3) without the consent of Collateral Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision relating to the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent, (4) except in cases where additional extensions of term loans are being afforded substantially the same treatment afforded to the Term Loans pursuant to this Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, without the consent of the Majority Lenders of each Tranche which is being allocated a lesser prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction, alter the required application of any prepayments or repayments (or commitment reduction), as between the various Tranches, pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.02 (although (x) the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any such prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction, so long as the application, as amongst the various Tranches, of any such prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction which is still required to be made is not altered and (y) any conversion of any Tranche of Term Loans into another Tranche of Term Loans hereunder in like principal amount and any other conversion of any Tranche of Term Loans into Extended Term Loans pursuant to an Extension Amendment shall not be considered a “prepayment” or “repayment” for purposes of this clause (4)), (5) without the consent of the Majority Lenders of the respective Tranche affected thereby, amend the definition of Majority Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Majority Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Term Loans and Commitments are
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included on the Closing Date) or (6) without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders of the relevant Tranche, amend the definition of Supermajority Lenders (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Supermajority Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Loan Commitments are included on the Closing Date; and provided further that only the consent the Administrative Agent shall be necessary for amendments described in clause (y) of the second proviso contained in clause (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Junior Loans.”
(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 13.12(a), the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then the Lead Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose individual consent is required are treated as described in either clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders with one or more Replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13 so long as at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitments and/or repay the outstanding Term Loans of each Tranche of such Lender in accordance with Section 5.01(b), provided that, unless the Commitments that are terminated, and Term Loans repaid, pursuant to the preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of outstanding Term Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto, provided, further, that in any event the Lead Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, terminate its Commitments or repay its Term Loans solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to the second proviso to Section 13.12(a).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (a) of this Section 13.12, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Term Loan Lender may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 enter into an Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, provided that after the execution and delivery by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each such Incremental Term Loan Lender of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement, may thereafter only be modified in accordance with the requirements of clause (a) above of this Section 13.12.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (a) above of this Section 13.12, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) (i) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, (x) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loan and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and (ii) with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers and the Refinancing Term Loan Lenders, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be amended (or amended and restated) in connection with any refinancing facilities permitted pursuant to Section 2.18.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any fee letter may be amended, or rights and privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.
(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender will not be entitled to vote in respect of amendments, waivers and consents hereunder and the Commitment and the outstanding Term Loans or other extensions of credit of such Lender hereunder will not be taken into account in determining whether the Majority Lenders, the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as required, have approved any such amendment, waiver or consent (and the definitions of “Majority Lenders” and “Required Lenders” will automatically be deemed modified accordingly for the duration of such period); provided that any such amendment or waiver that would increase or extend the term of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, extend the date fixed for the payment of principal or interest owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, reduce the principal amount of any obligation owing to such Defaulting Lender, reduce the amount of or the rate or amount of interest on any amount owing to such Defaulting Lender or of any fee payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, or alter the terms of this proviso, will require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
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(g) Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.12, if following the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and any Credit Party shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Credit Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Credit Documents if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
(h) For the avoidance of doubt, any increase, extension or renewal of this Agreement shall be subject to flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance in accordance with Section 9.03 hereto and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to all Secured Creditors.
13.13 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 2.10, 2.11, 5.04, 12.07 and 13.01 shall survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the Notes and the making and repayment of the Obligations.
13.14 Domicile of Term Loans. Each Lender may transfer and carry its Term Loans at, to or for the account of any office, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that a transfer of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 13.14 would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under Section 2.10, 2.11 or 5.04 from those being charged by the respective Lender prior to such transfer, then the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrowers shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective transfer).
13.15 Register. The Borrowers hereby designate the Administrative Agent to serve as their agent, solely for purposes of this Section 13.15, to maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record the Commitments from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Term Loans made by each of the Lenders and the stated interest on, and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of, the Term Loans of each Lender. Holdings, each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement (and the entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error for such purposes), notwithstanding notice to the contrary. With respect to any Lender, the transfer of the Commitments of, and the principal (and interest) amounts of the Term Loans owing to, such Lender and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Term Loan made pursuant to such Commitments shall not be effective until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitments and Term Loans and prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitments and Term Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and Term Loans shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 13.04(b). Coincident with the delivery of such an Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Term Loan, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the assigning or transferor Lender shall surrender the Note (if any) evidencing such Term Loan, and thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the assigning or transferor Lender and/or the new Lender at the request of any such Lender. The registration of any provision of Incremental Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, shall be recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance of the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement. Coincident with the delivery of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment Agreement for acceptance and registration of the provision of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, as the case may be, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to the extent requested by such Incremental Term Loan Lenders, Term Notes shall be issued, at the Lead Borrower’ expense, to such Incremental Term Loan Lenders, to be in conformity with Section 2.05 (with appropriate modification) to the extent needed to reflect the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, and outstanding Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Loan Lender.
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13.16 Confidentiality.
(a) Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of this Section 13.16, each Agent, Lead Arranger and Lender agrees that it will use its commercially reasonable efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Lead Borrower (other than to its affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, auditors, advisors or counsel or to another Lender if such Lender or such Lender’s holding or parent company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access to such information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.16 to the same extent as such Lender (or language substantially similar to this Section 13.16(a)) any information with respect to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, provided that any Lender may disclose any such information (i) as has become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 13.16(a) by such Lender, (ii) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors, (iii) as may be required or appropriate in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (iv) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Lender, (v) to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (vi) to any prospective or actual direct or indirect contractual counterparty in any swap, hedge or similar agreement (or to any such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor), so long as such contractual counterparty (or such professional advisor) agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.16 (or language substantially similar to this Section 13.16(a)), (vii) to any prospective or actual transferee, pledgee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer, pledge or participation of any of the Notes or Commitments or any interest therein by such Lender and (viii) has become available to any Agent, the Lead Arranger, any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Holdings, any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and which source is not known by such Person to be subject to a confidentiality restriction in respect thereof in favor of each Borrower or any Affiliate of such Borrower, provided that such prospective transferee, pledge or participant agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in this Section 13.16 (or language substantially similar to this Section 13.16(a)); provided, further, that, to the extent permitted pursuant to any applicable law, order, regulation or ruling, and other than in connection with credit and other bank examinations conducted in the ordinary course with respect to such Lender, in the case of any disclosure pursuant to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), such Lender will use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Lead Borrower in advance of such disclosure so as to afford each Borrower the opportunity to protect the confidentiality of the information proposed to be so disclosed.
(b) The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that each Lender may share with any of its affiliates, and such affiliates may share with such Lender, any information related to Holdings, the Lead Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any non-public customer information regarding the creditworthiness of Holdings, the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries), provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.16 to the same extent as such Lender.
13.17 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender hereby notifies Holdings and the Lead Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act Title III of Pub. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001 and amended on March 9, 2009) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies Holdings, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, which information includes the name of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Credit Party in accordance with the Patriot Act, and each Credit Party agrees to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.
13.18 Joint and Several Liability. Each Borrower is jointly and severally liable for the Obligations as a primary obligor in respect thereof. The Obligations of each Borrower are independent of the Obligations of each other Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Borrower to enforce this Agreement, irrespective of whether any action has been brought against any other Borrower or whether any other Borrower is joined in any such action.
13.19 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. Each of the Credit Parties, in respect of itself, its Subsidiaries, its process agents, and its properties and revenues, hereby irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that Holdings, Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries or any of their properties has or may hereafter acquire any right of immunity, whether characterized as sovereign immunity or otherwise, from any legal proceedings, whether in the
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13.20 Lead Borrower. Each Borrower hereby designates PAE, in its capacity as the Lead Borrower, to act as its agent hereunder. The Lead Borrower may act as agent on behalf of each Borrower for purposes of delivering Notices of Borrowing, and notices of conversion/continuation or similar notices, giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of Loans, selecting interest rate options, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or the Borrowers under the Credit Documents. PAE hereby accepts such appointment. Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by the Lead Borrower shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.
13.21 INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS.
(a) EACH LENDER PARTY HERETO UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT (AND EACH OF ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS) AND EACH OTHER LENDER (AND EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS) SHALL BE BOUND BY THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, WHICH IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES MAY REQUIRE (AS MORE FULLY PROVIDED THEREIN) THE TAKING OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY THE LENDERS, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF PARTICIPATIONS BY VARIOUS LENDERS TO EACH OTHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS THEREOF.
(b) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 13.21 ARE NOT INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE OR FULLY DESCRIBE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. REFERENCE MUST BE MADE TO THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT ITSELF TO UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF. EACH LENDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ITS OWN ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND NO AGENT OR ANY OF AFFILIATES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION TO ANY LENDER AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OR ADVISABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT OR THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. COPIES OF THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
(c) EACH OF THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT SOLELY AMONGST THE LENDERS (AND THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS) AND IS NOT AN AGREEMENT TO WHICH HOLDINGS OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS PARTY. AS MORE FULLY PROVIDED THEREIN, EACH OF THE ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT CAN ONLY BE AMENDED BY THE PARTIES THERETO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS THEREOF.
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13.22 Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Credit Document, (i) none of the Lead Arrangers, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers or any Lender shall, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, have any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship or duty in respect of any Lender or any other Person and (ii) Holdings and the Lead Borrower hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims they may have against the Lead Arrangers, the Amendment No. 1 Lead Arrangers or any Lender for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty. Each Agent, Lender and their Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Credit Parties, their stockholders and/or their affiliates.
13.23 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumption Agreements, amendments or other Notices of Borrowing, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
13.24 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the final agreement among the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties.
13.25 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Solely to the extent an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or
(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
Section 14. Credit Agreement Party Guaranty.
14.01 The Guaranty. In order to induce the Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder, and to induce the other Guaranteed Creditors to enter into Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements in recognition of the direct
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benefits to be received by each Credit Agreement Party from the proceeds of the Term Loans and the entering into of such Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Designated Treasury Services Agreements, each Credit Agreement Party hereby agrees with the Guaranteed Creditors as follows: each Credit Agreement Party hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Guaranteed Creditors. If any or all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of any Credit Agreement Party to the Guaranteed Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, such Credit Agreement Party, unconditionally and irrevocably, promises to pay such indebtedness to the Administrative Agent and/or the other Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, together with any and all expenses which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Creditors in collecting any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. This Credit Agreement Party Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. This Credit Agreement Party Guaranty is a continuing one and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. If claim is ever made upon any Guaranteed Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including any Relevant Guaranteed Party), then and in such event the respective Credit Agreement Party agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Credit Agreement Party, notwithstanding any revocation of this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, and each Credit Agreement Party shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee.
14.02 Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Credit Agreement Party unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Guaranteed Creditors whether or not due or payable by any Relevant Guaranteed Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11.05, and irrevocably and unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.
14.03 Nature of Liability. The liability of each Credit Agreement Party hereunder is primary, absolute and unconditional, exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, whether executed by any other guarantor or by any other party, and each Credit Agreement Party understands and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under law, that the liability of such Credit Agreement Party hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by any Relevant Guaranteed Party or by any other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking (other than payment in cash of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations), or (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any Relevant Guaranteed Party, or (e) any payment made to any Guaranteed Creditor on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which any such Guaranteed Creditor repays to any Relevant Guaranteed Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Credit Agreement Party waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding, or (f) any action or inaction by the Guaranteed Creditors as contemplated in Section 14.05, or (g) any invalidity, irregularity or enforceability of all or any part of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor.
14.04 Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Credit Agreement Party hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other guarantor, any other party or any Relevant Guaranteed Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Credit Agreement Party whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor, any other party or any Relevant Guaranteed Party and whether or not any other guarantor, any other party or any Relevant Guaranteed Party be joined in any such action or actions. Each Credit Agreement Party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by any Relevant Guaranteed Party or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to such Relevant Guaranteed Party shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the relevant Credit Agreement Party.
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14.05 Authorization. To the fullest extent permitted under law, each Credit Agreement Party authorizes the Guaranteed Creditors without notice or demand, and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to:
(a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest or fees thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty shall apply to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed or altered;
(b) take and hold security for the payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and sell, exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset there against;
(c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other Credit Party or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;
(d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, any Relevant Guaranteed Party, other Credit Parties or other obligors;
(e) settle or compromise any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) of any Relevant Guaranteed Party to its creditors other than the Guaranteed Creditors;
(f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or liabilities of any Relevant Guaranteed Party to the Guaranteed Creditors regardless of what liability or liabilities of such Relevant Guaranteed Party remain unpaid;
(g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Designated Treasury Services Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any Designated Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Designated Treasury Services Agreement or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or
(h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of such Credit Agreement Party from its liabilities under this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty.
14.06 Reliance. It is not necessary for any Guaranteed Creditor to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Relevant Guaranteed Party or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
14.07 Subordination Any indebtedness of any Relevant Guaranteed Party now or hereafter owing to any Credit Agreement Party is hereby subordinated to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of such Relevant Guaranteed Party owing to the Guaranteed Creditors; and if the Administrative Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, all such indebtedness of such Relevant Guaranteed Party to such Credit Agreement Party shall be collected, enforced and received by such Credit Agreement Party for the benefit of the Guaranteed Creditors and be paid over to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Guaranteed Creditors on account of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of such Relevant Guaranteed Party to the Guaranteed Creditors, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of any Credit Agreement Party under the other provisions of this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Agreement Party hereby agrees with the
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Guaranteed Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in cash.
14.08 Waiver.
(a) Each Credit Agreement Party waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable law and cannot be waived) any right to require any Guaranteed Creditor to (i) proceed against any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in any Guaranteed Creditor’s power whatsoever. Each Credit Agreement Party waives any defense (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) based on or arising out of any defense of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment, based on or arising out of the disability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party, any other guarantor or any other party, or the validity, legality or unenforceability of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Relevant Guaranteed Party other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment. The Guaranteed Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Guaranteed Creditor by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Guaranteed Creditors may have against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Credit Agreement Party hereunder except to the extent the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid. Each Credit Agreement Party waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, any defense arising out of any such election by the Guaranteed Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Credit Agreement Party against any Relevant Guaranteed Party or any other party or any security.
(b) Each Credit Agreement Party waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including, without limitation, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. Each Credit Agreement Party assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of each Relevant Guaranteed Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Credit Agreement Party assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the other Guaranteed Creditors shall have any duty to advise any Credit Agreement Party of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.
14.09 Maximum Liability. It is the desire and intent of each Credit Agreement Party and the Guaranteed Creditors that this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty shall be enforced against such Credit Agreement Party to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to the extent that, the obligations of any Credit Agreement Party under this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers), then the amount of such Credit Agreement Party’s obligations under this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty shall be deemed to be reduced and such Credit Agreement Party shall pay the maximum amount of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which would be permissible under applicable law.
14.10 Payments All payments made by a Credit Agreement Party pursuant to this Section 14 will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense, and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 5.03 and 5.04.
14.11 Keepwell. Each Credit Agreement Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor (as defined below) at the time the Credit Agreement Party Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Credit Documents, in each case, by any Specified Credit Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Credit Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Credit Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Credit Agreement Party Guaranty and the other Credit
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Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 14.11 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 14.11 shall remain in full force and effect until the Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Credit Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Agreement Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. A Specified Credit Party means any Credit Agreement Party that is not “an eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to this Section 14.11).
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