EXECUTION COPY
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
July 21, 2000
among
BORGWARNER INC.,
as Borrower
The Lenders Party Hereto
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
and
BANK ONE, NA,
as Documentation Agent
$350,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANCE FACILITY
CHASE SECURITIES INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I Definitions 1
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings 16
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally 16
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP 16
ARTICLE II The Credits 17
SECTION 2.01. Commitments 17
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings 17
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings 18
SECTION 2.04. Competitive Bid Procedure 19
SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans 21
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit 22
SECTION 2.07. Extension of Maturity Date 27
SECTION 2.08. Funding of Borrowings 28
SECTION 2.09. Interest Elections 29
SECTION 2.10. Termination and Reduction of Commitments 30
SECTION 2.11. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 31
SECTION 2.12. Prepayment of Loans 31
SECTION 2.13. Fees 32
SECTION 2.14. Interest 33
SECTION 2.15. Alternate Rate of Interest 34
SECTION 2.16. Increased Costs 34
SECTION 2.17. Break Funding Payments 36
SECTION 2.18. Taxes 36
SECTION 2.19. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment;
Sharing of Set-offs 37
SECTION 2.20. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders39
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties 39
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers 40
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability 40
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 40
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect40
SECTION 3.05. Properties 40
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters 41
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements 41
SECTION 3.08. Investment and Holding Company Status 41
SECTION 3.09. Taxes 41
SECTION 3.10. ERISA 42
SECTION 3.11. Federal Regulations 42
SECTION 3.12. Disclosure 42
ARTICLE IV Conditions 42
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date 42
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event 44
ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants 44
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information 44
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events 45
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business 46
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations 46
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 46
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights 46
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws 46
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit 46
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants 47
SECTION 6.01. Financial Covenants 47
SECTION 6.02. Indebtedness 47
SECTION 6.03. Liens 48
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes 50
SECTION 6.05. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions;
Hedging Agreements 50
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments 52
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates 52
SECTION 6.08. Restrictive Agreements 52
SECTION 6.09. Value of Assets 53
ARTICLE VII Events of Default 53
ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent 55
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous 57
SECTION 9.01. Notices 57
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments 58
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 59
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns 60
SECTION 9.05. Survival 62
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 62
SECTION 9.07. Severability 63
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff 63
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to
Service of Process 63
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 64
SECTION 9.11. Headings 64
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality 64
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01 Commitments
Schedule 3.06 Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.02 Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.03 Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05(f)Loans to Officers
Schedule 6.05(l)Guarantees
Schedule 6.08 Existing Restrictions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B Form of Opinion of Borrower's Counsel
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 21, 2000, among BORGWARNER INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the several banks and other financial
institutions from time to time parties hereto (the "Lenders"), BANK ONE, NA, as
documentation agent (in such capacity, the "Documentation Agent"), BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the "Syndication Agent")
and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent").
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION I.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings specified below:
"ABR", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a
rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
"Adjusted LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for
any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period
multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
"Administrative Agent" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble.
"Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in a
form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
"Agents" means the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the
Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent.
"Agreement" means this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"Alternate Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
higher of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate
Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the
Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
"Applicable Percentage" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage
of the total Commitments represented by such Lender's Commitment. If the
Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to
any assignments.
"Applicable Rate" means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar
Revolving Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the
case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption
"Eurodollar Margin" or "Facility Fee Rate", as the case may be, based upon the
ratings by Xxxxx'x and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date to the Index
Debt:
Index Debt Ratings:
Eurodollar Margin
Facility Fee Rate
Category 1
A-/A3 or higher
0.275%
0.10%
Category 2
BBB+/Baa1
0.38%
0.12%
Category 3
BBB/Baa2
0.475%
0.15%
Category 4
BBB-/Baa3 or lower
0.70%
0.175%
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either Xxxxx'x or S&P shall not
have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the
circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such
rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 4; (ii)
if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Xxxxx'x and S&P
for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate
shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is
two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate
shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that of the higher
of the two ratings; and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been
established by Xxxxx'x and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than
as a result of a change in the rating system of Xxxxx'x or S&P), such change
shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the
applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during
the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the
date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the
rating system of Xxxxx'x or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency
shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the
Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition
to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such
rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the
Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in
effect prior to such change or cessation.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance entered into
by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form
of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
"Availability Period" means the period from and including the Effective
Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of
termination of the Commitments.
"Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States of America.
"Borrower" has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
"Borrowing" means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or
continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a
single Interest Period is in effect, (b) a Competitive Loan or group of
Competitive Loans of the same Type made on the same date and as to which a
single Interest Period is in effect or (c) a Swingline Loan.
"Borrowing Request" means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to
remain closed.
"Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement
conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof,
which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital
leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such
obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance
with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations or
other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all
equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any
and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
"Change in Control" means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or
indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares
representing more than 30% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by
the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower; (b) occupation of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the
Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of
the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (c) the
acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Borrower by any Person or
group.
"Change in Law" means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after
the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in
the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after
the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank
(or, for purposes of Section 2.16(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by
such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's holding company, if any) with any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.
"Class", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans,
Competitive Loans or Swingline Loans.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
"Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such
Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of
Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the
maximum aggregate amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder,
as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section
2.10, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or
to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 or (c) increased from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.01(b). The initial amount of each Lender's Commitment is
set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to
which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.
"Competitive Bid" means an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan in
accordance with Section 2.04.
"Competitive Bid Rate" means, with respect to any Competitive Bid, the
Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such
Competitive Bid.
"Competitive Bid Request" means a request by the Borrower for Competitive
Bids in accordance with Section 2.04.
"Competitive Loan" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for
such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in
the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a)
income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt
discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges associated with Indebtedness (including the Loans), (c) depreciation and
amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not
limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinary, unusual or
non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise
includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income
for such period, non-cash losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary
course of business), and (f) minority interest charges and any other non-cash
charges, and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated
Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income, (b) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or
not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such
Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of
the ordinary course of business) and (c) minority interest credits and any other
non-cash income (except for all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be
set forth opposite the caption "equity in affiliate earnings and other income"
(or any like caption) on a consolidated income statement of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of
calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters (each, a "Reference Period") pursuant to any determination of the
Leverage Ratio, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or
any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA
for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the
subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by
an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto
for such Reference Period and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower
or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA
for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect
thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such
Reference Period. As used in this definition, "Material Acquisition" means any
acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a)
constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a
business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person
and (b) involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000,000; and "Material Disposition" means any
disposition of property or series of related dispositions of property that
yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of
$50,000,000.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the consolidated net
income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, at any date, all amounts that would, in
conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the captions "minority interest" (or
any like caption) and "total stockholders' equity" (or any like caption) on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date.
"Consolidated Total Assets" means at any date, all amounts that would, in
conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption "total assets" (or any
like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries at such date.
"Consolidated Total Debt" means, at any date, the aggregate principal
amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Continuing Lenders" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.07(a).
"Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
"Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative thereto.
"Default" means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of
Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.
"Disclosed Matters" means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
"Documentation Agent" has the meaning assigned to such term in the
preamble.
"Dollars" or "$" refers to lawful money of the United States of
America.
"Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized
under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.
"Effective Date" means the date on which the conditions specified in
Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
"Environmental Laws" means all laws, rules, regulations, codes,
ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority,
relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural
resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material or to health and safety matters.
"Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines,
penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law,
(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302
of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA Event" means (a) any "reportable event", as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a
Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d)
of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f)
the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability
with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability
or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent
or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
"Eurodollar", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (or, in the case of
a Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate).
"Event of Default" has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
"Excluded Taxes" means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or
on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise
taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of
America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any
Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch
profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case
of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the
Borrower under Section 2.20(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party
to this Agreement or is attributable to such Foreign Lender's failure to comply
with Section 2.18(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender's assignor
(if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts
from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section
2.18(a).
"Existing Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement, dated as of
December 7, 1994 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time), among the Borrower, the banks and other financial
institutions from time to time parties thereto, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
administrative agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as documentation agent and The
Chase Manhattan Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as co-arrangers.
"Existing Senior Notes" means the collective reference to: (i) the
Borrower's $150,000,000 7% senior unsecured notes due 2006, (ii) the Borrower's
$200,000,000 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2009, (iii) the Borrower's
$200,000,000 7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2029 and (iv) the Borrower's
$150,000,000 8% senior unsecured notes due 2019.
"Extended Maturity Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.07(a).
"Extension Acceptance Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.07(a).
"Extension Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(a).
"Extension Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.07(a).
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the weighted average
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"Financial Officer" means the chief financial officer, principal accounting
officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
"Fixed Rate" means, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a
Eurodollar Competitive Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified by
the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
"Fixed Rate Loan" means a Competitive Loan bearing interest at a Fixed
Rate.
"Foreign Lender" means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of
this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the
District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
"Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
Domestic Subsidiary.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America.
"Governmental Authority" means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
"Guarantee" of or by any Person (the "guarantor") means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person
(the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase
or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or
lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain
working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or
liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or
obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
"Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law.
"Hedging Agreement" means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign
currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other
interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or
advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person
upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to
property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect
of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on
property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness
secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of
Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,
(i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party
in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances. The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity
(including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the
extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership
interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the
terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
"Indemnified Taxes" means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
"Index Debt" means (i) senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for
borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or
subject to any other credit enhancement or (ii) if no indebtedness of the type
described in clause (i) is outstanding, all senior, unsecured, long-term
indebtedness of the Borrower (that is not guaranteed by any other Person or
subject to any other credit enhancement) registered under an effective shelf
registration under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Interest Election Request" means a request by the Borrower to convert or
continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.09.
"Interest Payment Date" means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than
a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b)
with respect to any Eurodollar 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
Eurodollar 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,
(c) with respect to any Fixed Rate 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
Fixed Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than 90 days' duration
(unless otherwise specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day
prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90
days' duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and any other dates
that are specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment
Dates with respect to such Borrowing and (d) with respect to any Swingline Loan,
the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
"Interest Period" means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months
thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, and (b) with respect to any Fixed Rate
Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less than 15 days or more than 180
days) commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified
in the applicable Competitive Bid Request; provided, that (i) if any Interest
Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a
Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the
next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next
preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar
Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar
month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last
calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a
Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in
the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the
most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
"Issuing Bank" means The Chase Manhattan Bank or any of its Affiliates, in
its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in
such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i).
"Joint Lead Arrangers" means Chase Securities Inc. and Banc of America
Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers for this
Agreement.
"LC Disbursement" means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a
Letter of Credit.
"LC Exposure" means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate
amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf
of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall
be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
"Lenders" means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person
that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance,
other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an
Assignment and Acceptance. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term
"Lenders" includes the Swingline Lender.
"Letter of Credit" means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this
Agreement.
"Leverage Ratio" means, as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
"LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any
Interest Period, the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar
deposits at or about 10:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to
the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where
its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being
conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number
of days comprised therein.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or
of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional
sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)
relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option,
call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
"Loans" means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to
this Agreement.
"Margin" means, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a
rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be added
to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate to determine the rate of interest applicable
to such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related
Competitive Bid.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the
Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or (c) the
rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement.
"Material Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and
Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements,
of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding $25,000,000. For purposes of determining Material
Indebtedness, the "principal amount" of the obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum
aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or
such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were
terminated at such time.
"Maturity Date" means July 21, 2005, as such date may be extended pursuant
to Section 2.07.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means in connection with any issuance or sale of any
common equity, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net
of attorneys' fees, investment banking fees, accountants' fees, underwriting
discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually
incurred in connection therewith.
"Non-Extending Lenders" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.07(a).
"Notice Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(a).
"Other Taxes" means any and all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
"Permitted Encumbrances" means:
(a) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as
the case may be, in conformity with GAAP (or, in the case of Foreign
Subsidiaries, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time
to time in their respective jurisdictions of incorporation;
(b) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's and
other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business
and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days or are
being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of
business; and
(e) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances
on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of
business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially
detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the
ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
provided that the term "Permitted Encumbrances" shall not include any Lien
securing Indebtedness.
"Permitted Investments" means:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on
which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or
by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing
within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date
of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest
credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody's;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and time
deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof
issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts
issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which
has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$250,000,000; and
(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than
30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with
a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c)
above.
"Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority
or other entity.
"Plan" means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer
Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of
ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"Prime Rate" means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from
time to time by The Chase Manhattan Bank as its prime rate in effect at its
principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be
effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
"Receivables Facility" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
"Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
"Related Parties" means, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person's Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and such Person's Affiliates. With respect to each
Lender (other than the Administrative Agent) and for the purpose of Section
9.03, it is hereby understood that such Lender's "agents" (as such term is used
in the preceding sentence) shall not include the Administrative Agent or agents
of the Administrative Agent.
"Required Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit
Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the
total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided
that, for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to
Article VII, and for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable
pursuant to Article VII or the Commitments expire or terminate, the outstanding
Competitive Loans of the Lenders shall be included in their respective
Revolving Credit Exposures in determining the Required Lenders.
"Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash, securities or other property) with respect to any shares of any class of
capital stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in
cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar
deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition,
cancellation or termination of any such shares of capital stock of the Borrower
or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of capital
stock of the Borrower.
"Revolving Credit Exposure" means, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's Revolving Loans and
its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
"Revolving Loan" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw
Hill Companies, Inc.
"Statutory Reserve Rate" means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the
numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number
one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject, for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in
Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those
imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to
constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements
without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any
comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
"subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person (the "parent") at any date,
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in
the parent's consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50%
of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such
date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise
Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the
parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
"Subsidiary" means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
"Swingline Exposure" means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of
all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any
Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline
Exposure at such time.
"Swingline Lender" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, in its capacity as
lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
"Swingline Loan" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
"Swingline Rate" means, for any day, with respect to any Swingline Rate
Loan, the rate per annum quoted by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower in
accordance with Section 2.05(b) as the rate at which the Swingline Lender is
willing to make such Loan.
"Swingline Rate Loans" means the Loans the rate of interest applicable to
which is based upon the Swingline Rate.
"Syndication Agent" has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
"Taxes" means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
"Transactions" means the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds
thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
"Type", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is
determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or,
in the case of a Competitive Loan or Borrowing, the LIBO Rate or a Fixed Rate.
"Withdrawal Liability" means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result
of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms
are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION I.2. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a "Revolving
Loan") or by Type (e.g., a "Eurodollar Loan") or by Class and Type (e.g., a
"Eurodollar Revolving Loan"). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to
by Class (e.g., a "Revolving Borrowing") or by Type (e.g., a "Eurodollar
Borrowing") or by Class and Type (e.g., a "Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing").
SECTION I.3. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply
equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words "include", "includes" and "including"
shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation". The word
"will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
"shall". Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from
time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person's successors and assigns, (c) the words "herein", "hereof" and
"hereunder", and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be
construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement and (e) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to
have 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.
SECTION I.4. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be
construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided
that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower
requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on
the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION II.1. Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from
time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount
that will not result in (a) such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding
such Lender's Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding
the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Revolving Loans.
(b) The Borrower may, from time to time, elect to increase the Commitments
hereunder on a non-pro rata basis in an aggregate amount up to $150,000,000;
provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(ii) each Lender which provides any portion of such increase must be reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) no Lender shall have Commitments
in excess of 15% of the total Commitments, unless approved by the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent, and (iv) no Lender shall be obligated to increase its
Commitment pursuant to such election.
SECTION II.2. Loans and Borrowings. (1) Each Revolving Loan shall be made
as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably
in accordance with their respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be
made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04. The failure
of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and
Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible
for any other Lender's failure to make Loans as required.
(2) Subject to Section 2.15, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be
comprised entirely of ABR Loans, Eurodollar Loans or Swingline Rate Loans as the
Borrower may request in accordance herewith, (ii) each Competitive Loan shall be
comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Borrower may
request in accordance herewith and (iii) each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR
Loan or a Swingline Rate Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any
Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such
Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not
affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(3) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. At the time that
each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000;
provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is
equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required
to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section
2.06(e). Each Competitive Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. Each Swingline
Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less
than $500,000. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any borrowing
of Revolving Loans to be used solely to pay the aggregate amount of Swingline
Loans then outstanding may be in the aggregate principal amount of such
Swingline Loans. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding
at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total
of 15 Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue,
any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end
after the Maturity Date.
SECTION II.3. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a
Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than
12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the
proposed Borrowing, and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than
12:00 noon, New York City time on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided
that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement
of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later
than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing.
Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy (or transmitted by electronic
communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the
Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request
in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(1) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(2) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(3) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing;
(4) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to
be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of
the term "Interest Period"; and
(5) the location and number of the Borrower's account to which funds are
to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.08.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period
is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month's
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with
this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lender's Loan to be made as part of the
requested Borrowing.
SECTION II.4. Competitive Bid Procedure. (1) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period
the Borrower may request Competitive Bids (with specified maturities of not less
than 15 or more than 180 days) and may (but shall not have any obligation to)
accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided that the sum of
the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Competitive Loans at any time shall not exceed the total
Commitments. To request Competitive Bids, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, four Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate
Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day
before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that the Borrower may submit
up to (but not more than) three Competitive Bid Requests on the same day, but a
Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within five Business Days after the
date of any previous Competitive Bid Request, unless any and all such previous
Competitive Bid Requests shall have been withdrawn or all Competitive Bids
received in response thereto rejected. Each such telephonic Competitive Bid
Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by
the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and
written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:
(1) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(2) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(3) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Fixed Rate
Borrowing;
(4) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be
a period contemplated by the definition of the term "Interest Period"; and
(5) the location and number of the Borrower's account to which funds are
to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.08.
Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details
thereof by telecopy, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.
(2) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or
more Competitive Bids to the Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request.
Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be in a form approved by the
Administrative Agent and must be received by the Administrative Agent by
telecopy, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30
a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the proposed date of such
Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than
9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of such Competitive Borrow-
ing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the form approved by
the Administrative Agent may be rejected by the Administrative Agent, and the
Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as promptly as practi-
cable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount (which shall
be a minimum of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and which may
equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the
Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Lender is willing to make,
(ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make
such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a
decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period
applicable to each such Loan and the last day thereof.
(3) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower by
telecopy of the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each
Competitive Bid and the identity of the Lender that shall have made such
Competitive Bid.
(4) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower
may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy in a form approved by
the Administrative Agent, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or
reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing,
not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the
date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate
Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date
of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to
give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid,
(ii) the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular
Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower
Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids
accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested
Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to
the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept
Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in
the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be
made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and
(v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted
for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal
amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000; provided further
that if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 because of
the provisions of clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum
of $1,000,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and in calculating the pro rata
allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a
particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be
rounded to integral multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner determined by the
Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be
irrevocable.
(5) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by
telecopy whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the
amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder will
thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the
Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(6) If the Administrative Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in
its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the
Borrower at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which the
other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
SECTION II.5. Swingline Loans. (1) Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the
Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $20,000,000
or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding the total
Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Swingline Loans.
(2) All Swingline Loans shall be made and maintained as (i) ABR Loans or
(ii) Swingline Rate Loans and shall not be entitled to be converted into
Eurodollar Loans. The Borrower may, on any date of borrowing for Swingline
Loans and prior to the time that an irrevocable notice requesting such Swingline
Loans must be made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), request from the Swingline
Lender a quote of the Swingline Rate which would be applicable for such
Swingline Loans, specifying the amount of the proposed Swingline Rate Loans and
the maturity date thereof (which shall be no less than one and no more than five
Business Days following such date of borrowing). Upon receipt of such quote,
the Borrower shall promptly (but not later than the time that an irrevocable
notice requesting such Swingline Loans must be made pursuant to this Section
2.05(b)) notify the Swingline Lender whether it requests the Swingline Lender to
make Swingline Rate Loans at such Swingline Rate. To request a Swingline Loan,
the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy or by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing
so have been approved by the Administrative Agent)), not later than 12:00 noon,
New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a
Business Day), the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and whether such
Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan or a Swingline Rate Loan. The
Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such
notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each
Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general
deposit account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower (or, in the case of a
Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(3) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative
Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require
the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion
of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate
amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. In addition, upon
the occurrence of any of the events described in paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of
Article VII, each Lender shall automatically acquire a participation in all of
the Swingline Loans then outstanding. Promptly upon receipt of such notice or
the occurrence of any event described in paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of Article
VII, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender,
specifying in such notice such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such Swingline
Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon
receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this
paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall
be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in
Section 2.08 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.08 shall
apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so
received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the
Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this
paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be
made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts
received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of
the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline
Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly
remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the
Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to
the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and
to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of
participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve
the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION II.6. Letters of Credit. (1) General. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of
Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time
during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form
of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to,
or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of
Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(2) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain
Conditions.
To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or
extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver
or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing
so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of
Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended,
the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the date on which such
Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this
Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare,
amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank,
the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application reasonably
acceptable to the Issuing Bank in connection with any request for a Letter of
Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only
if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit
the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect
to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not
exceed $15,000,000 and (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans shall not exceed
the total Commitments.
(3) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to
the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of
the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or
extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date
that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
(4) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any
further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing
Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender's Applicable
Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender
hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender's Applicable Percentage of each
LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on
the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any
reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of
Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without
any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(5) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in
respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement
by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement
not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC
Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC
Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such
notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date,
then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that
the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00
a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day
immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such
notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that
the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein,
request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed
with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and,
to the extent so financed, the Borrower's obligation to make such payment shall
be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline
Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative
Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment
then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender's Applicable
Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender
shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment
then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.08 with
respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.08 shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative
Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from
the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any
payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent
shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders
have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank,
then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any
payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing
Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a
Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not
relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(60 Obligations Absolute. The Borrower's obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and
irrespective of:
(10 any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this
Agreement, or any term or provision therein;
(20 any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any
of the provisions of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;
(30 the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that the
Borrower, any other party guaranteeing, or otherwise obligated with, the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof or any other Person may
at any time have against the beneficiary under any Letter of Credit, the
Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person,
whether in connection with this Agreement or any other related or unrelated
agreement or transaction;
(40 any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving
to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(50 payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the
terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(60 any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind of the Issuing
Bank, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Person or any
other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section,
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Borrower's obligations
hereunder.
Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of
their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of
or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any
payment or failure to make any payment thereunder, including any of the
circumstances specified in clauses (i) through (vi) above, as well as any error,
omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft,
notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit
(including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in
interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond
the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be
construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the
extent of any damages suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing
Bank's failure to exercise the agreed standard of care (as set forth below) in
determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of
Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that
the Issuing Bank shall have exercised the agreed standard of care in the absence
of gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood that the
Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in compliance
with the terms of a Letter of Credit, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may
make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in
compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; provided that the Issuing
Bank shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such
documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict
compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(70 Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly
following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a
demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly
notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by
telecopy or by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing so have
been approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower)) of such demand for
payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement
thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice
shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank
and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(80 Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement,
then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the
date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear
interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made
to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at
the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the
Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.14(e) shall apply. Interest
accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank,
except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be
for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(90 Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be
replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administra-
tive Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the
Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the
Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced
Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.13(b). From and after the effective date of
any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights
and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to
Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the
term "Issuing Bank" shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any
previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks,
as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank
hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall
continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under
this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such
replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(100 Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans
has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of
the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this
paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit
such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall
become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind,
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h), (i) or (j) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held
by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent
shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment
of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower's risk and expense,
such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such
investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under all
Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have
occurred by the time the Borrower received such notice demanding the deposit of
cash collateral, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit
shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay
principal of and interest on each Loan and all other fees payable hereunder. If
the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a
result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not
applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower (i) within three
Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or (ii)
after (A) the Commitments have expired or terminated, (B) the principal of and
interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, (C)
all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and (D) all LC Disbursements
shall have been reimbursed.
SECTION II.7. Extension of Maturity Date. (a) The Borrower may, by
written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice being an "Extension
Notice") given at any time, from time to time but in any event, no later than 45
days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (the date of such notice, the
"Notice Date"), request the Lenders to extend the then applicable Maturity Date
to a date specified in the Extension Notice (the "Extended Maturity Date"). The
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit any Extension Notice to each
Lender. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wishes to
extend the then applicable Maturity Date no later than twenty days after the
Notice Date, and any such notice given by a Lender to the Administrative Agent,
once given, shall be irrevocable as to such Lender. The Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the Borrower of each Lender's notice that it wishes to
extend (each, an "Extension Acceptance Notice"). Any Lender which does not
expressly notify the Administrative Agent during such twenty day period that it
wishes to so extend the then applicable Maturity Date shall be deemed to have
rejected the Borrower's request for extension of such Maturity Date. Lenders
consenting to extend the then applicable Maturity Date are hereinafter referred
to as "Continuing Lenders", and Lenders declining to consent to extend such
Maturity Date (or Lenders deemed to have so declined) are hereinafter referred
to as "Non-Extending Lenders". If the Required Lenders have elected (in their
sole and absolute discretion) to so extend the Maturity Date, the Administrative
Agent shall notify the Borrower of such election by such Required Lenders no
later than five days after the date when Extension Acceptance Notices are due,
and effective on the date of such notice by the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower (the "Extension Date"), the Maturity Date shall be automatically and
immediately so extended to the Extended Maturity Date. No extension will be
permitted hereunder without the consent of the Required Lenders and in no event
shall the period from the Extension Date to the Extended Maturity Date exceed
five years. Upon the delivery of an Extension Notice and upon the extension of
the Maturity Date pursuant to this Section 2.07, the Borrower shall be deemed to
have represented and warranted on and as of the Notice Date and the Extension
Date, as the case may be, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to extend the Maturity Date, and
each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to
extend the Maturity Date.
(b) If the Maturity Date shall have been extended in accordance
with Section 2.07(a), all references herein to the "Maturity Date" shall refer
to the Extended Maturity Date.
(c) If any Lender shall determine not to extend the Maturity Date as
requested by any Extension Notice given by the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.07(a), the Commitment of such Lender shall terminate on the Maturity Date
without giving any effect to such proposed extension, and the Borrower shall on
such date pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender, the
principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Lender's Loans, together with
any fees or other amounts owing to such Lender under this Agreement; provided
that if the Borrower has replaced such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to Section
2.07(d) below, then the provisions of Section 2.07(d) shall apply. The total
Commitments shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitment of such Non-
Extending Lender to the extent the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender has
not been transferred to one or more Continuing Lenders pursuant to Section
2.07(d) below.
(d) A Non-Extending Lender shall be obligated, at the request of the
Borrower and subject to payment by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for
the account of such Non-Extending Lender of the principal amount of, and accrued
interest on, such Lender's Loans, together with any fees or other amounts owing
to such Lender under this Agreement, to transfer without recourse,
representation or warranty (other than good title to its Loans) to such Non-
Extending Lender, at any time prior to the Maturity Date applicable to such
Non-Extending Lender, all of its rights and obligations hereunder to another
financial institution or group of financial institutions nominated by the
Borrower and willing to participate in the Commitments in the place of such
Non-Extending Lender; provided that, if such transferee is not a Lender, such
transferee(s) satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement and the
Administrative Agent shall have consented to such transfer, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Each such transferee shall become a Continuing
Lender hereunder in replacement of the Non-Extending Lender, with the Maturity
Date applicable to such Continuing Lender's Commitments being the Extended
Maturity Date, and shall enjoy all rights and assume all obligations on the part
of the Lenders set forth in this Agreement. Simultaneously with such transfer,
each such transferee shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a
written agreement assuming all obligations of the Lenders set forth in this
Agreement, which agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Administrative Agent.
(e) If the Maturity Date shall have been extended in respect of the
Continuing Lenders in accordance with Section 2.07(a), any notice of borrowing
pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.04 or 2.05 specifying a borrowing date occurring
after the Maturity Date applicable to a Non-Extending Lender or requesting an
Interest Period extending beyond such date (a) shall have no effect in respect
of such Non-Extending Lender and (b) shall not specify a requested aggregate
principal amount exceeding the total Commitments.
SECTION II.8. Funding of Borrowings. (1) Each Lender shall make
each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire
transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time to the
account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such
purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as
provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans
available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like
funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the
applicable Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request; provided that ABR
Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as
provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the
Issuing Bank.
(20 Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a
Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not
make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share of such
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section
and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the
applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the
Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Lender pays such amount to the
Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan
included in such Borrowing.
SECTION II.9. Interest Elections. (1) Each Revolving Borrowing
initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request
and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial
Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue
such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect
Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may
elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected
Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the
Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising
each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall
not apply to Competitive Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings, which may not be
converted or continued.
(20 To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or by electronic
communication (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the
Administrative Agent) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required
under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the
Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such
election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable
and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved
by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.
(30 Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the
following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(10 the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if
different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof,
the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case
the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall
be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(20 the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(30 whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing; and
(40 if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period
to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a
period contemplated by the definition of the term "Interest Period".
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does
not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month's duration.
(40 Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender's portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(50 If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with
respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided
herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to
an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the
request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an
Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be
converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each
Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end
of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION II.10. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. Unless
previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(10 The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time
reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments
shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less
than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the
Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in
accordance with Section 2.12, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures plus the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans would exceed the
total Commitments.
(20 The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any
election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this
Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such
termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date
thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent
shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice
of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such
notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in
which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such
condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments
shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably
among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION II.11. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (1) The Borrower
hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan
on the Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan and (iii) to the Swingline Lender
the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the Maturity Date.
(20 Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of
principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(30 The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it
shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type
thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any
principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the
Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by
the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each
Lender's share thereof.
(40 The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or
any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(50 Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if
requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by
such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory
notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such
promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION II.12. Prepayment of Loans. (1) The Borrower shall have the
right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in
part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section;
provided that the Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any Competitive
Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof.
(20 The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the
case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy or by electronic communication (if arrangements for doing
so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, and in the case of a
prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender)) of any prepayment
hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not
later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date
of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing,
not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date
of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later
than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such
notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the
principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided
that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice
of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.10, then such
notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in
accordance with Section 2.10. Promptly following receipt of any such notice
relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving
Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an
advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02.
Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans
included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued
interest to the extent required by Section 2.14.
SECTION II.13. Fees. (1) The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall
accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such
Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates;
provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure
after its Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue
on the daily amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure from and
including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date
on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued
facility fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June,
September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments
terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof;
provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments
terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on
the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in
Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Rate applicable to interest on Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the
average daily amount of such Lender's LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and
including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which
such Lender's Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall
accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC
Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC
Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date
on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank's
standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees
and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June,
September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day
following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the
Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on
which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on
which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees
payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within
10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and
shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day
but excluding the last day).
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender a utilization fee in the amount of .10% per annum of the
outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letters of Credit for each day
that the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and the Letters of Credit
exceeds 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect (or, after
the Commitments have terminated, 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments
immediately prior to such termination).
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its
own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon
between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing
Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of
facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be
refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION II.14. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each
ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan maintained as an ABR Loan) shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving
Loan, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such
Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate, or (ii) in the case of a Eurodollar
Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such
Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Margin applicable to such Loan.
(c) Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.
(d) Each Swingline Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the Swingline Rate applicable to such Loan.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on
any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not
paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such
overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate
per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the
rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of
any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided above.
(f) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant
to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event
of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR
Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on
the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such
repayment or prepayment, (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar
Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued
interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion
and (iv) all accrued interest shall be payable upon termination of the
Commitments.
(g) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year
of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base
Rate at times when the Alternate 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 Alternate Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent,
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION II.15. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(10 the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not
exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable,
for such Interest Period; or
(20 the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders (or, in
the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to make
such Loan) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such
Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders
(or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such
Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be
ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) any
request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing shall be
ineffective; provided that (A) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice
do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by the Borrower for Eurodollar
Competitive Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected thereby and
(B) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of
Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
SECTION II.16. Increased Costs. (1) If any Change in Law shall:
(10 impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the
Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or
(20 impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank
market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans or Fixed
Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan (or of
maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to
such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any
Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by
such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
(20 If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law
regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
of return on such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's capital or on the capital of
such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held
by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level
below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender's or the Issuing
Bank's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking
into consideration such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's policies and the policies
of such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's holding company with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender's or the Issuing
Bank's holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(30 A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount
or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its
holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days
after receipt thereof.
(40 Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to
demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's right to demand such compensation; provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing
Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred
more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's
intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then
the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period
of retroactive effect thereof.
(50 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a
Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect
of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law that would otherwise entitle it to
such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the
Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
SECTION II.17. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of
any principal of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last
day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event
of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last
day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow,
convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any
notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted
to be revocable under Section 2.12(b) and is revoked in accordance herewith),
(d) the failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive
Bid to make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed
Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto
as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, then, in any
such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and
expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the loss
to any Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an
amount determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the
principal amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment,
conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest
Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or
continue, the duration of the Interest Period that would have resulted from such
borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such
deposit were equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, over
(ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal amount
for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such
period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an affiliate of
such Lender) for dollar deposits from other banks in the eurodollar market at
the commencement of such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth (i)
any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section and (ii) the calculations used to arrive at such amount shall be
delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The
Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION II.18. Taxes. (a)Any and all payments by or on account of
any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and
without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or
Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make
such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and
the Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this
Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or
liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing
Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction
of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is
located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to
payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed
documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
SECTION II.19. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(10 The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it
hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC
Disbursements, or under Section 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18, or otherwise) prior to 12:00
noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds,
without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any
date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been
received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating
interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent
at its offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, except payments to be
made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided
herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.03
shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative
Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any
other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.
If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the
date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in
the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for
the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.
(20 If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the
Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC
Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i) first, to pay interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees
then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay principal and unreimbursed LC
Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then
due to such parties.
(30 If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or
Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater
proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in
LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the
proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater
proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the
Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of
other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments
shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount
of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any
such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving
rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the
purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any
payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express
terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for
the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or
participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions
of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and
agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any
Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may
exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(40 Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the
Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the
Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that
the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank,
as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in
fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to
it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate.
(50 If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it
pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.08(b) or 2.19(d), then the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender's obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION II.20. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (1) If
any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18, then such
Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for
funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment
of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce
amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.18, as the case may be, in the
future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower
hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in
connection with any such designation or assignment.
(2) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.18,
or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
(other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it) to an assignee that
shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Commitment is being
assigned, the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unrea-
sonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount
equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans)
and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest
thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the
assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and
fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case
of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A
Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if,
prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the
circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation
cease to apply.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION III.1. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in,
and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is
required.
SECTION III.2. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within
the Borrower's corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general
principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law.
SECTION III.3. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a)
do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any
other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable
law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental
Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture,
agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any
payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION III.4. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect. (1) The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet
and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for
the year ended December 31, 1999, reported on by Deloitte & Touche, independent
public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2000,
certified by its principal accounting officer. Such financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of
operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end
audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements
referred to in clause (ii) above.
(2) Since March 31, 2000, there has been no development or event which has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as
disclosed on or prior to the Effective Date (i) in writing to the Lenders, or
(ii) in any public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SECTION III.5. Properties. (1) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal
property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not
interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to
utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(2) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use,
all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property
material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for
any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION III.6. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (1) There are no
actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which
there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed
Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(2) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other
matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain,
maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any
Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability,
(iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental
Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
(3) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the
status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has
resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION III.7. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of
any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures,
agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where
the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is
continuing.
SECTION III.8. Investment and Holding Company Status. Neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment company" as defined
in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a
"holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
SECTION III.9. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has
timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have
been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been
paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as
applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent
that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION III.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for
which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated
benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes
of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 and No. 132) did not, as
of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts,
exceed by more than $90,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such
Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all
underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 and No. 132) did not, as of the date of
the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more
than $90,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded
Plans.
SECTION III.11. Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans
hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for "buying" or "carrying" any
"margin stock within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under
Regulation U of the Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect which
violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations
of such Board.
SECTION III.12. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements,
certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of
this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other
information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that,
with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed
to be reasonable at the time.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION IV.1. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make
Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not
become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(1) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received
from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on
behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed
signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart
of this Agreement.
(2) The Existing Credit Agreement (including the commitments
thereunder) shall have been terminated and all amounts owed thereunder
shall have been paid.
(3) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written
opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated
the Effective Date) of the general counsel for the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit B, and covering such other matters relating to the
Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions as the Required Lenders shall
reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver
such opinion.
(4) The Administrative Agent shall have received all government
approvals necessary or, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent,
advisable in connection with the financing contemplated hereby.
(5) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and
certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably
request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the
Borrower, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters
relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(6) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated
the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a
Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the
conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.
(7) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other
amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to
the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(8) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) audited
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the two most recent
fiscal years ended prior to the Effective Date as to which such financial
statements are available and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to
the date of the latest financial statements delivered pursuant to clause
(i) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and
of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become
effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived
pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on July
31, 2000 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the
Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION IV.2. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a
Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend,
renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(1) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in
this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such
Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such
Letter of Credit, as applicable.
(2) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such
Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter
of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this Section.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the
principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have
been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and
all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and
agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION V.1. Financial Statements and Other Information. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(1) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for
such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte & Touche or other
independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a
"going concern" or like qualification or exception and without any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect
that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied;
(2) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance
sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed
portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of
the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all
certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(3) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the
Borrower (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a
Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably
detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.01 and
(iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has
occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in
Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of
such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(4) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on
such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during
the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default
(which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting
rules or guidelines);
(5) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
periodic and other financial reports, proxy statements and other financial
materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all
of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities
exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as
the case may be; and
(6) promptly following any request therefor, such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement,
as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
SECTION V.2. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(1) the occurrence of any Default;
(2) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by
or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(3) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with
any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(4) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION V.3. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the
rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of
its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger,
consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.04.
SECTION V.4. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities,
that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same
shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount
thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the
Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with
respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment
pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION V.5. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property
material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and
reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks
as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar
businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
SECTION V.6. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account
in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and
transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit
and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and
records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers
and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as
reasonably requested.
SECTION V.7. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of
any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION V.8. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the
Loans will be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, to repurchase Capital Stock, to
finance Permitted Investments and acquisitions and to provide working capital to
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be
used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation
of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations U and X.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of
and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full
and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements
shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders
that:
SECTION VI.1. Financial Covenants.
(a) Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio
as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower to exceed (i) 3.50 to 1.00 through and including the fiscal quarter
ending September 30, 2002 and (ii) 3.25 to 1.00 thereafter.
(b) Consolidated Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit Consolidated Net
Worth at any time to be less than the sum of (i) $800,000,000, (ii)
25% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter of the
Borrower (beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2000) for
which Consolidated Net Income is positive and (iii) 100% of the Net Cash
Proceeds of any common equity issued by the Borrower after the Effective
Date.
SECTION VI.2. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
y Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness,
except:
(1) Indebtedness created hereunder;
(2) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in
Schedule 6.02 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness
that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(3) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary
to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(4) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by
any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(5) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets,
including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection
with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets
prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of
any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount
thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90
days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or
improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by
this clause (e) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(f) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary on account of receivables
financings in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 at any
one time outstanding, which receivables financings shall be upon terms and
subject to conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders
(collectively, the "Receivables Facility");
(g) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower, provided that (i) the requirements
of Section 6.01(a) would be satisfied on a pro forma basis as at the last
day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower with respect to
which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 if such
Indebtedness had been incurred on such day and (ii) after giving effect to the
incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default would occur or be continuing;
(h) additional Indebtedness of the Foreign Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
$200,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), provided that
(i) the requirements of Section 6.01 would be satisfied on a pro forma
basis as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the
Borrower with respect to which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01 if such Indebtedness had been incurred on such
day, (ii) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no
Default would occur or be continuing and (iii) such additional
Indebtedness, when combined with (but without duplication) (A) the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under
Section 6.03(e), (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of (x)
loans by the Borrower to its employees and (y) loan obligations of
employees of the Borrower guaranteed by the Borrower permitted under
Section 6.05(j) and (C) the aggregate amount of additional Guarantees
incurred by the Borrower after the date hereof permitted by Section
6.05(p), shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as reflected in
the most recent annual audited or quarterly consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 at the time
of the incurrence of such Indebtedness; and
(i) Guarantees permitted by Section 6.05(a).
SECTION VI.3. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property
or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or
revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof,
except:
(1) Permitted Encumbrances;
(2) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.03; provided that (i)
such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof
that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(3) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition
thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time
such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in
contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming
a Subsidiary , as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other
property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall
secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition
or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions,
renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal
amount thereof;
(4) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests secure
Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 6.02, (ii) such security
interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within
90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or
improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the
cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and
(iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(e) Liens (not otherwise permitted hereunder) which secure Indebtedness of
the Borrower; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Indebtedness secured by such Liens, when combined with (but without duplication)
(A) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries
permitted under Section 6.02(h), (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of (x) loans by the Borrower to its employees and (y) loan obligations of
employees of the Borrower guaranteed by the Borrower permitted under Section
6.05(j) and (C) the aggregate amount of additional Guarantees incurred by the
Borrower after the date hereof permitted by Section 6.05(p), shall not exceed
10% of Consolidated Total Assets as reflected in the most recent annual audited
or quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Borrower delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01 at the time of the creation of such Liens;
(f) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries (not otherwise permitted
hereunder) which secure Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant
to Section 6.02(h) which is not guaranteed by the Borrower pursuant to Section
6.05(a); and
(g) Liens which may arise in connection with the Receivables Facility.
SECTION VI.4. Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or
permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially
all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time
thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing (a) any Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower in a
transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (b) any
Subsidiary may merge into any wholly-owned Subsidiary in a transaction in which
the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, (c) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or to another wholly-
owned Subsidiary and (d) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the
Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the
best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the
Lenders; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly
owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless
also permitted by Section 6.05.
SECTION VI.5. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions;
Hedging Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger
with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any
capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any
option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or
permit to exist any loans or advances to, guarantee any obligations of, or make
or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or
purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:
(a) Permitted Investments;
(b) investments by the Borrower in its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and
investments by its consolidated Subsidiaries in the Borrower and in wholly-owned
Subsidiaries;
(c) loans or advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary and made by
any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(d) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(e) investments in Cash Equivalents;
(f) loans to officers of the Borrower listed on Schedule 6.05(f) in
aggregate principal amounts outstanding not to exceed the respective amounts set
forth for such officers on said Schedule;
(g) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
for travel, entertainment, educational and relocation expenses in the ordinary
course of business;
(h) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.02;
(i) if in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower any customer or supplier
is deemed to be in a reorganization or unable to make a timely cash payment on
Indebtedness or other obligations of such customer or supplier owing to it, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may invest in securities issued by such customer
or supplier or any Affiliate thereof (other than any Affiliate of the Borrower)
in lieu of cash payment; provided that the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the
case may be, has paid no new consideration (other than forgiveness of
Indebtedness or other obligations) therefor;
(j) loans by the Borrower to its employees in connection with management
incentive plans or Guarantees by the Borrower of loan obligations of its
employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000 the proceeds of which
are used to purchase Capital Stock of the Borrower, provided that the aggregate
outstanding amount of such loans by the Borrower to its employees and such loan
obligations of the Borrower's employees guaranteed by the Borrower, when
combined with (but without duplication) (A) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.02(h),
(B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted
under Section 6.03(e) and (C) the aggregate amount of additional Guarantees
incurred by the Borrower after the date hereof permitted by Section 6.05(p),
shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as reflected in the most
recent annual audited or quarterly consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 at the time of the making of such
loans and execution of such Guarantees;
(k) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (in addition to any other
purchases permitted pursuant to this Section 6.05) purchase all or any
portion of the Capital Stock or assets of one or more Persons; provided
that (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not, in the aggregate,
offer to purchase more than five percent of the issued and outstanding
Capital Stock of any Person unless such transaction has been approved by
either (A) a majority of the board of directors of the Person to be
acquired or (B) each Lender, (ii) the requirements of Section 6.01 would be
satisfied on a pro forma basis as at the last day of the most recently
ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower with respect to which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 if such purchase
had been consummated on the first day of the four-quarter period ending on
such day and (iii) after giving effect to such purchase, no Default would
occur or be continuing;
(l) Guarantees in existence on the date hereof and listed on Schedule
6.05(l);
(m) Guarantees in respect of trade letters of credit issued for the
account of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower in an aggregate face amount at
any time outstanding, together with any unreimbursed reimbursement obligations,
not to exceed $20,000,000;
(n) Guarantees incurred by the Borrower in respect of Indebtedness of its
Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(h) which is not secured
by Liens pursuant to Section 6.03(f);
(o) Guarantees incurred by the Borrower in respect of Hedging Agreements
and foreign exchange contracts; and
(p) additional Guarantees incurred after the date hereof, provided that
the aggregate amount of such Guarantees, when combined with (but without
duplication) (A) the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness of
Foreign Subsidiaries permitted under Section 6.02(h), (B) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under
Section 6.03(e) and (C) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of (x) loans
by the Borrower to its employees and (y) loan obligations of employees of the
Borrower guaranteed by the Borrower permitted under Section 6.05(j), shall not
exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as reflected in the most recent annual
audited or quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Borrower delivered
pursuant to Section 5.01 at the time of the execution of such Guarantees.
SECTION VI.6. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make,
directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower may
declare and pay dividends with respect to its Capital Stock payable solely in
additional shares of its common stock, (b) the Borrower may make Restricted
Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit
plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (c)
as long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after giving
effect thereto, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make other Restricted
Payments.
SECTION VI.7. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer
any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property
or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its
Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms
and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could
be obtained on an arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b)
transactions between or among the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries not
involving any other Affiliate in the ordinary course of the Borrower's or such
Subsidiary's business, including but not limited to, transfers of facilities or
other operational units from one Subsidiary to another Subsidiary to reflect
changes in the organization of the respective Subsidiaries' businesses and (c)
any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.06.
SECTION VI.8. Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into,
incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits,
restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property
or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other
distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or
repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the
foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by
this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions contained in any agreement governing Indebtedness of Foreign
Subsidiaries of the Borrower which Indebtedness is not secured by Liens or
supported by Guarantees, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.08 (but shall
apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding
the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iv) the foregoing shall not
apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating
to the sale of assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or relating to the sale
of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions
apply only to the assets or Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is/are to be
sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall
not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to
secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or
conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (vi)
clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases
and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (vii) the Existing
Senior Notes may contain a prohibition or limitation on the creation of Liens
substantially similar to, but not more restrictive than, that in Section 6.03 of
this Agreement and (viii) any future offering of senior unsecured notes by the
Borrower otherwise permitted under this Agreement may also contain a prohibition
or limitation on the creation of Liens substantially similar to, but not more
restrictive than, that in Section 6.03 of this Agreement.
SECTION VI.9. Value of Assets. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, at any time, allow the assets (without duplication)
held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the assets of any Foreign
Subsidiary), taken as a whole, to have a book value of less than 60% of the then
book value of all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events ("Events of Default") shall occur:
(1) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any
reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed
for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(2) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or
any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this
Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and
payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;
(3) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any
amendment or modification hereof, or in any report, certificate, financial
statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof, shall prove to have been
incorrect when made or deemed made;
(4) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition
or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower's
existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI;
(5) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition
or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause
(a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for
a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (given at
the request of any Lender) to the Borrower;
(6) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether
of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;
(7) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material
Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or
permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the
holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or
their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the
prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness
that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property
or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(8) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief
in respect of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial
part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and,
in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for
60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall
be entered;
(9) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of,
or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or
petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of
its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition
filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of
the foregoing;
(10) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing
or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(11) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount
in excess of $25,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary
or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period
of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed,
or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy
upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(12) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the
Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have
occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(13) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter
during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and
(ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in
part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may
thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of
the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder,
shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and
in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i)
of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal
of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all
fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the
Administrative Agent as its agent 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, together with such actions and
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The bank 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 such bank
and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage
in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate
thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except
those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or
other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is
continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any
discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders, and (c) except as
expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to
disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information
relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or
obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in
any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken
or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or
in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless
and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for
or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents
of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in
connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the
covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any
other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any
condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
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 believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or sent 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 be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for
relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it
in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise
its rights and powers 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 its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their
respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding
paragraphs 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.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative
Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any
time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the
Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed
by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days
after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then
the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing
Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an
office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the
acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor,
such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent
shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent's
resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall
continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender 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 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 related agreement or any
document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Neither the Syndication Agent nor the Documentation Agent shall have any
rights or obligations in its capacity as such.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION IX.1. Notices. Except in the case of notices and other
communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or electronic
communication, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be
in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed
by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(1) if to the Borrower, to it at BorgWarner Inc., 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000, Attention of Vice President and Treasurer
(Telecopy No. 312-322-8712)(Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx);
(2) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at The Chase Manhattan Bank, Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
(Telecopy No. 212-552-5650)(Xxxxx.Xxxxxxxxx@Xxxxx.xxx), with a copy to The Chase
Manhattan Bank, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
(Telecopy No. 212-270-5127)(Xxxxxxx.Xxxxx@Xxxxx.xxx);
(3) if to the Issuing Bank, to it at Standby Letter of Credit Department,
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx
XxXxxxx (Telecopy No. 718-242-6537)(Xxxxxxx.X.XxXxxxx@Xxxxx.xxx);
(4) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at The Chase Manhattan Bank, Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
(Telecopy No. 212-552-5650)(Xxxxx.Xxxxxxxxx@Xxxxx.xxx), with a copy to The Chase
Manhattan Bank, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
(Telecopy No. 212-270-5127)(Xxxxxxx.Xxxxx@Xxxxx.xxx); and
(5) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set
forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and
other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
SECTION IX.2. Waivers; Amendments. (1) No failure or delay by the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or
power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies
that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or
consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be
construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such
Default at the time.
(2) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended
or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no
such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or
LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees
payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,
(iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan
or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or
reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the
scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of
each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.19(b) or (c) in a manner
that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the
written consent of each Lender, or (v) change any of the provisions of this
Section or the definition of "Required Lenders" or any other provision hereof
specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or
modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
amendment of this Agreement entered into to effect an increase in the
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.01(b) need not be approved by the Lenders and
shall be effective when approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
SECTION IX.3. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (1) The Borrower shall
pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their Affiliates, including the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the
Joint Lead Arrangers, in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this
Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof
(whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing
Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders (unless using such
counsel would present a conflict of interest, in which case, the Borrower shall
pay the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one additional counsel),
in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection
with this Agreement, including their rights under this Section, or in connection
with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including in
connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof.
(2) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Joint
Lead Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any
of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an "Indemnitee")
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (notwithstanding any
limitation in Section 9.03(a)(ii)), incurred by or asserted against any
Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective
obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use
of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a
demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether
any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to
any Indemnitee or its Related Parties, be available to the extent that such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or
its Related Parties.
(3) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be
paid by it to the Administrative Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, the Issuing Bank
or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, such Joint Lead Arranger,
the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender's
Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage,
liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent, such Joint Book Arranger, the Issuing Bank or
the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(4) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not
assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of
liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed
to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result
of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
SECTION IX.4. Successors and Assigns. (1) The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the
Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted
assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and
void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to
confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or by reason of this Agreement.
(2) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in
the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an assignment of all
or a portion of a Commitment or any Lender's obligations in respect of its LC
Exposure or Swingline Exposure, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender) must
give their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or
an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender's Commitment, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning
Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment
and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, (iii) each partial
assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the
assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, except that this
clause (iii) shall not apply to rights in respect of outstanding Competitive
Loans, (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500, and (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a
Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire; provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise
required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to
paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in
each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto
and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance,
have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the
assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by
such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this
Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the
assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender
shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by
a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with
this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (e) of this Section.
(3) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of
the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a
copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of,
and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in
the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes
of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(4) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance
executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee's completed
Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender
hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph
(b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and
Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No
assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(5) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell
participations to one or more banks or other entities (a "Participant") in all
or a portion of such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it);
provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's
rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such
Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without
the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Partici-
pant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17 and 2.18 to
the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
(6) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment
under Section 2.16 or 2.18 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled
to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's
prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were
a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.18 unless the
Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section
2.18(e) as though it were a Lender.
(7) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations
of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a Federal Reserve
Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a
security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security
interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION IX.5. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans
and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by
any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or
knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any
credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as
long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any
Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired
or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18 and 9.03 and Article
VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the
Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the
Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION IX.6. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement
and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the
Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating
to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except
as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the
signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION IX.7. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION IX.8. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and
from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply
any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or
for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the
obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held
by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any
demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The
rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION IX.9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process. (1) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed
by the law of the State of New York.
(2) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each
of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank
or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to
this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(3) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to
the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to
in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(4) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process
in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION IX.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION IX.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table
of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of
this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION IX.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the
Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to
its and its Affiliates' directors, officers, employees and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to
the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or
similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in
connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder,
(f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its
advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such
Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of
this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the
Borrower, provided that, if Information is disclosed pursuant to clause (b) or
(c) above, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the
case may be, shall use its best efforts to promptly notify the Borrower prior to
such disclosure unless it is legally prohibited from doing so or unless such
disclosure is in connection with customary reviews by bank examiners. For the
purposes of this Section, "Information" means all information received from the
Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower;
provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the
date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of
care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would
accord to its own confidential information.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
BORGWARNER INC.,
by
Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
individually and as Administrative Agent,
by
Name:
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
individually and as Syndication Agent.
by
Name:
Title:
BANK ONE, NA (MAIN OFFICE CHICAGO),
individually and as Documentation Agent
by
Name:
Title:
CITIBANK, N.A.
by
Name:
Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS CHICAGO BRANCH
by
Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
by
Name:
Title:
by
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
by
Name:
Title:
THE FUJI BANK LIMITED
by
Name:
Title:
THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN LIMITED, CHICAGO BRANCH
by
Name:
Title:
THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED
by
Name:
Title:
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
by
Name:
Title:
BANCA DI ROMA, CHICAGO BRANCH
by
Name:
Title:
by
Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
by
Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., CHICAGO BRANCH
by
Name:
Title:
BARKLAYS BANK PLC
by
Name:
Title:
MELLON BANK, N.A.
by
Name:
Title:
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
by
Name:
Title:
SANPAOLO IMI S.P.A.
by
Name:
Title:
by
Name:
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
by
Name:
Title:
by
Name:
Title:
DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
by
Name:
Title:
by
Name:
Title:
