SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 9, 2012, among WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., as Holdings, EIG INVESTORS CORP., as Borrower, The Lenders Party Hereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent CREDIT SUISSE...
EXHIBIT 10.12
EXECUTION VERSION
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
NovemberΒ 9, 2012,
among
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P.,
as Holdings,
EIG INVESTORS CORP.,
as Borrower,
The Lenders Party Hereto
and
CREDIT SUISSE AG,
as Administrative Agent
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
XXXXXXX XXXXX LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
and
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.01 |
Β | Defined Terms | Β Β | Β | 1 | Β Β |
SECTION 1.02 |
Β | Classification of Loans and Borrowings | Β Β | Β | 49 | Β Β |
SECTION 1.03 |
Β | Terms Generally | Β Β | Β | 49 | Β Β |
SECTION 1.04 |
Β | Accounting Terms; GAAP | Β Β | Β | 49 | Β Β |
SECTION 1.05 |
Β | Effectuation of Transactions | Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
ARTICLE II |
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THE CREDITS |
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SECTION 2.01 |
Β | Commitments | Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.02 |
Β | Loans and Borrowings | Β Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.03 |
Β | Requests for Borrowings | Β Β | Β | 51 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.04 |
Β | Swingline Loans | Β Β | Β | 52 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.05 |
Β | Letters of Credit | Β Β | Β | 54 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.06 |
Β | Funding of Borrowings | Β Β | Β | 59 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.07 |
Β | Interest Elections | Β Β | Β | 60 | Β Β |
SECTIONΒ 2.08 |
Β | Termination and Reduction of Commitments | Β Β | Β | 61 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.09 |
Β | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | Β Β | Β | 61 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.10 |
Β | Amortization of Term Loans | Β Β | Β | 62 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.11 |
Β | Prepayment of Loans | Β Β | Β | 63 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.12 |
Β | Fees | Β Β | Β | 71 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.13 |
Β | Interest | Β Β | Β | 72 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.14 |
Β | Alternate Rate of Interest | Β Β | Β | 73 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.15 |
Β | Increased Costs | Β Β | Β | 73 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.16 |
Β | Break Funding Payments | Β Β | Β | 74 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.17 |
Β | Taxes | Β Β | Β | 75 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.18 |
Β | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs | Β Β | Β | 78 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.19 |
Β | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | Β Β | Β | 79 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.20 |
Β | Incremental Credit Extensions | Β Β | Β | 80 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.21 |
Β | Refinancing Amendments; Maturity Extension | Β Β | Β | 85 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.22 |
Β | Defaulting Lenders | Β Β | Β | 86 | Β Β |
SECTION 2.23 |
Β | Illegality | Β Β | Β | 88 | Β Β |
ARTICLE III |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SECTION 3.01 |
Β | Organization; Powers | Β Β | Β | 88 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.02 |
Β | Authorization; Enforceability | Β Β | Β | 89 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.03 |
Β | Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts | Β Β | Β | 89 | Β Β |
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SECTION 3.04 |
Β | Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect | Β Β | Β | 89 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.05 |
Β | Properties | Β Β | Β | 90 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.06 |
Β | Litigation and Environmental Matters | Β Β | Β | 90 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.07 |
Β | Compliance with Laws and Agreements | Β Β | Β | 90 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.08 |
Β | Investment Company Status | Β Β | Β | 91 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.09 |
Β | Taxes | Β Β | Β | 91 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.10 |
Β | ERISA | Β Β | Β | 91 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.11 |
Β | Disclosure | Β Β | Β | 91 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.12 |
Β | Subsidiaries | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.13 |
Β | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.14 |
Β | Solvency | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.15 |
Β | Senior Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.16 |
Β | Federal Reserve Regulations | Β Β | Β | 92 | Β Β |
SECTION 3.17 |
Β | Use of Proceeds | Β Β | Β | 93 | Β Β |
ARTICLE IV |
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CONDITIONS |
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SECTIONΒ 4.01 |
Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 93 | Β Β |
SECTION 4.02 |
Β | Each Credit Event | Β Β | Β | 93 | Β Β |
SECTION 4.03 |
Β | Second Amendment Effective Date | Β Β | Β | 94 | Β Β |
ARTICLE V |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 5.01 |
Β | Financial Statements and Other Information | Β Β | Β | 95 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.02 |
Β | Notices of Material Events | Β Β | Β | 98 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.03 |
Β | Information Regarding Collateral | Β Β | Β | 99 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.04 |
Β | Existence; Conduct of Business | Β Β | Β | 99 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.05 |
Β | Payment of Taxes, etc. | Β Β | Β | 99 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.06 |
Β | Maintenance of Properties | Β Β | Β | 99 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.07 |
Β | Insurance | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.08 |
Β | Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.09 |
Β | Compliance with Laws | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.10 |
Β | Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.11 |
Β | Additional Subsidiaries | Β Β | Β | 101 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.12 |
Β | Further Assurances | Β Β | Β | 101 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.13 |
Β | Designation of Subsidiaries | Β Β | Β | 102 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.14 |
Β | [Reserved] | Β Β | Β | 102 | Β Β |
SECTION 5.15 |
Β | Maintenance of Rating of Facilities | Β Β | Β | 102 | Β Β |
ARTICLE VI |
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 6.01 |
Β | Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities | Β Β | Β | 102 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.02 |
Β | Liens | Β Β | Β | 106 | Β Β |
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SECTION 6.03 |
Β | Fundamental Changes | Β Β | Β | 109 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.04 |
Β | Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions | Β Β | Β | 111 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.05 |
Β | Asset Sales | Β Β | Β | 113 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.06 |
Β | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | Β Β | Β | 115 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.07 |
Β | Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 115 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.08 |
Β | Transactions with Affiliates | Β Β | Β | 118 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.09 |
Β | Restrictive Agreements | Β Β | Β | 119 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.10 |
Β | Amendment of Subordinated Indebtedness | Β Β | Β | 120 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.11 |
Β | Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Β Β | Β | 121 | Β Β |
SECTION 6.12 |
Β | Changes in Fiscal Periods | Β Β | Β | 121 | Β Β |
ARTICLE VII |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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SECTION 7.01 |
Β | Events of Default | Β Β | Β | 122 | Β Β |
SECTION 7.02 |
Β | Right to Cure | Β Β | Β | 124 | Β Β |
ARTICLE VIII |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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SECTION 8.01 |
Β | Appointment and Authority | Β Β | Β | 125 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.02 |
Β | Rights as a Lender | Β Β | Β | 126 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.03 |
Β | Exculpatory Provisions | Β Β | Β | 126 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.04 |
Β | Reliance by Administrative Agent | Β Β | Β | 127 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.05 |
Β | Delegation of Duties | Β Β | Β | 127 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.06 |
Β | Resignation of Administrative Agent | Β Β | Β | 127 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.07 |
Β | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | Β Β | Β | 128 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.08 |
Β | No Other Duties, Etc. | Β Β | Β | 128 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.09 |
Β | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | Β Β | Β | 128 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.10 |
Β | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | Β Β | Β | 129 | Β Β |
SECTION 8.11 |
Β | Withholding Taxes | Β Β | Β | 130 | Β Β |
ARTICLE IX |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 9.01 |
Β | Notices | Β Β | Β | 131 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.02 |
Β | Waivers; Amendments | Β Β | Β | 132 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.03 |
Β | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | Β Β | Β | 135 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.04 |
Β | Successors and Assigns | Β Β | Β | 137 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.05 |
Β | Survival | Β Β | Β | 142 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.06 |
Β | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | Β Β | Β | 143 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.07 |
Β | Severability | Β Β | Β | 143 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.08 |
Β | Right of Setoff | Β Β | Β | 143 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.09 |
Β | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | Β Β | Β | 144 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.10 |
Β | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | Β Β | Β | 144 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.11 |
Β | Headings | Β Β | Β | 145 | Β Β |
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SECTION 9.12 |
Β | Confidentiality | Β Β | Β | 145 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.13 |
Β | USA Patriot Act. | Β Β | Β | 146 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.14 |
Β | Release of Liens and Guarantees | Β Β | Β | 146 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.15 |
Β | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | Β Β | Β | 147 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.16 |
Β | Interest Rate Limitation | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.17 |
Β | Effectiveness of the Merger | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.18 |
Β | Effect of Amendment and Restatement | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β Β |
SECTION 9.19 |
Β | Reaffirmation and Grant of Security Interests | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β Β |
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SCHEDULES:
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Schedule 2.01 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Commitments and Loans |
Schedule 3.12 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Subsidiaries |
Schedule 5.14 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Certain Post-Closing Obligations |
Schedule 6.01 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.02 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Existing Liens |
ScheduleΒ 6.04(e) |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Existing Investments |
ScheduleΒ 6.08 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Existing Affiliate Transactions |
Schedule 6.09 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Existing Restrictions |
Schedule 9.01 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Notices |
Β EXHIBITS: Β |
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Exhibit A |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Guarantee Agreement |
Exhibit C |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Perfection Certificate |
Exhibit D |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Collateral Agreement |
Exhibit E-1 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP |
Exhibit E-2 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger P.A. |
Exhibit E-3 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Opinion of Durham, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx P.C. |
Exhibit E-4 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP |
Exhibit E-5 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP |
Exhibit F |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
Exhibit G |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
Exhibit H |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Closing Certificate |
Exhibit I |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Intercompany Note |
Exhibit J |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Notice |
Exhibit K |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response |
Exhibit L |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Discount Range Prepayment Notice |
Exhibit M |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer |
Exhibit N |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice |
Exhibit O |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer |
Exhibit P |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of Acceptance and Prepayment Notice |
Exhibit Q-1 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Form of United States Tax Compliance Certificate 0 |
Xxxxxxx X-0 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Xxxx xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate 0 |
Xxxxxxx X-0 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Xxxx xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate 0 |
Xxxxxxx X-0 |
Β Β | Β | β | Β Β | Β Β | Xxxx xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Tax Compliance Certificate 4 |
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (this βAgreementβ), among WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βInitial Holdingsβ), EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), the LENDERS party hereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Initial Holdings are parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of AprilΒ 20, 2012 (as amended by the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the βOriginal Credit Agreementβ) with the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Second Amendment (as this and other capitalized terms used in this preamble are defined in SectionΒ 1.01 below) certain lenders made term loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.21 of the Original Credit Agreement, the proceeds of which were used, in addition to other amounts, to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Original Term Loans;
WHEREAS, the requisite parties to the Original Credit Agreement have agreed to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement as provided in this Agreement, effective upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in SectionΒ 3 of the Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to establish, and the Second Amendment Additional Term Lenders and the Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lenders are willing to provide, subject to the conditions and on the terms set forth herein, a Term Commitment Increase and a Revolving Commitment Increase, respectively, on the Second Amendment Effective Date and as provided in this Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that on the Second Amendment Effective Date the Original Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
βABRβ 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.
βAcceptable Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2).
βAcceptable Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).
βAcceptance and Prepayment Noticeβ means an irrevocable written notice from a Term Lender accepting a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount specified therein pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit R.
βAcceptance Dateβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2).
βAcquired EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a βPro Forma Entityβ) for any period prior to such acquisition, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined as if references to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term βConsolidated EBITDAβ were references to such Pro Forma Entity and its subsidiaries which will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.
βAcquired Entity or Businessβ has the meaning given such term in the definition of βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βAcquisitionβ means the acquisition of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.
βAcquisition Agreementβ means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of NovemberΒ 2, 2011 among WP Expedition Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WP Expedition Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Company, Endurance International Group Holdings, LLC and the significant holders named therein.
βAcquisition Documentsβ means the Acquisition Agreement, all other agreements to be entered into between the Company or its Affiliates and Holdings or its Affiliates in connection with the Acquisition and all schedules, exhibits and annexes to each of the foregoing and all side letters, instruments and agreements affecting the terms of the foregoing or entered into in connection therewith.
βAdditional Lenderβ means any Additional Revolving Lender or any Additional Term Lender, as applicable.
βAdditional Notesβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.01(a)(xxiii).
βAdditional Revolving Lenderβ means, at any time, any bank or other financial institution selected by the Borrower that agrees to provide any portion of any (a)Β Incremental Revolving Facility pursuant to an Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.20 or (b)Β Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.21; provided that each Additional Revolving Lender (other than any Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lender or any Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender at such time) shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, each Principal Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such approval in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
βAdditional Term Lenderβ means, at any time, any bank or other financial institution selected by the Borrower that agrees to provide any portion of any (a)Β Term Commitment Increase pursuant to an Incremental Term Facility Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.20 or (b)Β Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.21; provided that each Additional Term Lender (other than any Second Amendment Additional Term Lender or any Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender at such time) shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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βAdjusted LIBO Rateβ means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (i)Β the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (ii)Β the Statutory Reserve Rate.
βAdministrative Agentβ means Credit Suisse AG, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.
βAdministrative Questionnaireβ means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
βAffiliateβ means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no holder of the Preferred Interests shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Borrower solely as a result of holding the Preferred Interests.
βAffiliated Debt Fundsβ means any Affiliated Lender that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which any Sponsor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.
βAffiliated Lenderβ means, at any time, any Lender that is the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) at such time.
βAgent Partiesβ has the meaning given to such term in SectionΒ 9.01(c).
βAgreementβ has the meaning given to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.
βAlternate Base Rateβ means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a)Β the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plusΒ 1/2 of 1% and (c)Β the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on such date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at approximately 11 a.m. (London time) by reference to the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankersβ Association as an authorized vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Alternate Base Rate with respect to: (a)Β any Revolving Loans, will be deemed to be 2.50%Β per annum if the Alternate Base Rate calculated pursuant to the foregoing provisions would otherwise be less than 2.50%Β per annum; and (b)Β any Term Loan, will be deemed to be 2.25%Β per annum if the Alternate Base Rate calculated pursuant to the foregoing provisions would otherwise be less than 2.25%Β per annum
βApplicable Accountβ means, with respect to any payment to be made to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.
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βApplicable Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(2).
βApplicable Fronting Exposureβ means, with respect to any Person that is an Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Person in its capacity as an Issuing Bank (if applicable) that remains available for drawing at such time, (b)Β the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Person in its capacity as an Issuing Bank (if applicable) that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time and (c)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Person in its capacity as a Swingline Lender (if applicable) outstanding at such time.
βApplicable Percentageβ means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment at such time (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, such Lenderβs share of the total Revolving Exposure at that time); provided that, at any time any Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, βApplicable Percentageβ shall mean the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any such Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Commitment) represented by such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to this Agreement and to any Lenderβs status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
βApplicable Rateβ means, with respect to: (a)Β any Revolving Loan, for any day, (i)Β 5.25% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or (ii)Β 6.25% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan; and (b)Β any Term Loan, for any day, (i)Β 4.00% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or (ii)Β 5.00% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan.
βApproved Bankβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βPermitted Investments.β
βApproved Fundβ means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
βAssignment and Assumptionβ means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by SectionΒ 9.04), substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ A or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.
βAuction Agentβ means (a)Β the Administrative Agent or (b)Β any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).
βAudited Financial Statementsβ means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the two-year period ended DecemberΒ 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
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βBankruptcy Codeβ means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
βBoard of Directorsβ means, with respect to any Person, (a)Β in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b)Β in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such Person, (c)Β in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of such Person and (d)Β in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.
βBoard of Governorsβ means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
βBorrowerβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
βBorrower Materialsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.01.
βBorrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepaymentβ means the offer by the Borrower to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B).
βBorrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offersβ means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range at a discount to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C).
βBorrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offersβ means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D).
βBorrowingβ means (a)Β Loans of the same Class and 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, or (b)Β a Swingline Loan.
βBorrowing Minimumβ means (a)Β in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, $1,000,000, (b)Β in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, $500,000 and (c)Β in the case of a Swingline Loan, $500,000.
βBorrowing Multipleβ means (a)Β in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, $1,000,000, (b)Β in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, $500,000 and (c)Β in the case of a Swingline Loan, $100,000.
βBorrowing Requestβ means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03.
βBusiness Dayβ 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; provided that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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βCapital Lease Obligationsβ 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. For purposes of SectionΒ 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.
βCapitalized Leasesβ means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP.
βCapitalized Software Expendituresβ means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
βCash Management Obligationsβ means obligations of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds.
βCash Revenue to GAAP Revenue Adjustmentβ means, for any period of determination, net operating cash receipts for the period minus GAAP revenue for such period minus decreases or plus increases in accounts receivable with respect to the prior period.
βCasualty Eventβ means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.
βChange in Controlβ means (a)Β the failure of Holdings, or, after the IPO, the IPO Entity, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries, to own all of the Equity Interest of the Borrower, (b)Β prior to an IPO, the failure by the Permitted Holders to own, directly or indirectly through one or more holding company parents of Holdings (or, for so long as Holdings is a limited partnership, of its general partner), beneficially and of record, Equity Interests in Holdings (or, for so long as Holdings is a limited partnership, in its general partner) representing at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Holdings represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Holdings (or, for so long as Holdings is a limited partnership, in its general partner), unless the Permitted Holders otherwise have the right (pursuant to contract, proxy or otherwise), directly or indirectly, to designate or appoint (and do so designate or appoint) a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings, (c)Β after an IPO, the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Effective Date), other than the Permitted Holders, of Equity Interests representing 40% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the IPO Entity and the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests in the IPO Entity held by the Permitted Holders, (d)Β (i)Β if the IPO Entity is organized in the United States,Β at any time, and (ii)Β otherwise, prior to the IPO, the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors of Holdings by Persons who were neither (i)Β nominated, designated or approved by the Board
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of Directors of Holdings or the Permitted Holders nor (ii)Β appointed by members of the Board of Directors so nominated, designated or approved or (e)Β the occurrence of a βChange of Controlβ (or similar event, however denominated), as defined in the documentation governing any Subordinated Indebtedness that is Material Indebtedness.
βChange in Lawβ means: (a)Β the adoption of any rule, regulation, treaty or other law after the date of this Agreement, (b)Β any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c)Β the making or issuance of 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; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall be deemed to be a βChange in Lawβ, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
βClassβ when used in reference to (a)Β any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Other Term Loans or Swingline Loans, (b)Β any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, Term Commitment or Other Term Commitment and (c)Β any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Other Term Commitments, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments (and the Other Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto), Incremental Revolving Loans and term loans made pursuant to any Term Commitment Increase that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. For the avoidance of doubt, the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans and the Term Loans made pursuant to the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase shall be treated as Term Loans of the same Class.
βCodeβ means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
βCollateralβ means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations.
βCollateral Agreementβ means the Collateral Agreement among the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ D.
βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from (i)Β Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) either (x)Β a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y)Β in the case of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (ii)Β Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party either (x)Β a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y)Β in the case of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, in each case under this clause (a)Β together with, in the case of any such Loan Documents executed and delivered after the Effective Date, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, documents and opinions of the type referred to in Sections 4.01(b) and 4.01(c));
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(b) all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets) owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received certificates, if any, or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (other than such Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c) if any Indebtedness for borrowed money (including in respect of cash management arrangements) of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Loan Party, such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note that shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d) all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by the Security Documents, Requirements of Law and as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents and the other provisions of the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement,β shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording; and
(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i)Β counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii)Β a policy or policies of title insurance in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by SectionΒ 6.02, together with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (iii)Β if any Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable law, including Regulation H of the Board of Governors, (iv)Β such legal opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v)Β a survey of such Mortgaged Property in compliance with the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (vi)Β evidence of payment of title insurance premiums and expenses and all recording, mortgage, transfer and stamp taxes and fees payable in connection with recording the Mortgage, any amendments thereto and any fixture filings in appropriate county land office(s).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a)Β the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary, if, and for so long as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Affiliates (including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)), shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (b)Β Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c)Β in no event shall control agreements or other control or similar arrangements be required with respect to deposit accounts, securities accounts, letter of credit rights or other assets requiring perfection by control (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, possession), (d)Β in no event shall any Loan Party
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be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of security interests in any jurisdiction outside of the United States, (e)Β in no event shall any Loan Party be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to perfection of security interests in assets subject to certificates of title beyond the filing of UCC financing statements and (f)Β in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets. The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Effective Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.
βCommitmentβ means (a)Β with respect to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment of any Class, Term Commitment, Other Term Commitment of any Class or any combination thereof (as the context requires) and (b)Β with respect to any Swingline Lender, its Swingline Commitment.
βCompanyβ means the Borrower.
βCompliance Certificateβ means a Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01.
βConsolidated Cash Interest Expenseβ means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the amount payable with respect to such period in respect of (a)Β total interest expense payable in cash with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the interest component under Capitalized Leases, but excluding, to the extent included in interest expense, (i)Β fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions and the Second Amendment Transactions, (ii)Β annual agency fees paid to the Administrative Agent, (iii)Β costs associated with obtaining Swap Agreements and any interest expense attributable to the movement of the xxxx-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments, and any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Swap Agreements for interest rates, (iv)Β fees and expenses associated with any Investment permitted under SectionΒ 6.04, the issuance of Equity Interests or Indebtedness , (v)Β any interest component relating to accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities, and (vi)Β amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses or expensing of any financing fees or prepayment or redemption premiums) minus (b)Β cash interest income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries earned during such period, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
βConsolidated EBITDAβ means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus:
(a) without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i) total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities;
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(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital and sales taxes, including federal, foreign, state, franchise, excise, and similar taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds);
(iii) Cash Revenue to GAAP Revenue Adjustment;
(iv) Non-Cash Charges;
(v) extraordinary losses in accordance with GAAP;
(vi) unusual or non-recurring charges (including any unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives), severance, relocation costs, integration and facilitiesβ opening costs and other business optimization expenses, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities);
(vii) restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves); provided that the aggregate amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vii)Β for any Test Period shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (calculated prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (vii));
(viii) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back in such period to Consolidated Net Income);
(ix) (A) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, indemnities and related expenses paid or accrued in such period to (or on behalf of) the Sponsor (including any termination fees payable in connection with the early termination of management and monitoring agreements); provided that the aggregate amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ix)(A) for any Test Period (other than any such termination fees) shall not exceed 2.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (calculated prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause (ix)(A)) and (B)Β the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option holders of the Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted in the Loan Documents;
(x) losses on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);
(xi) the amount of any net losses from discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP;
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(xii) any non-cash loss attributable to the xxxx to market movement in the valuation of any Equity Interests, and hedging obligations or other derivative instruments (in each case, including, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Accounting Standards Codification No.Β 815βDerivatives and Hedging and only to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized);
(xiii) any loss relating to amounts paid in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any hedging obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income for such period; and
(xiv) any gain relating to hedging obligations associated with transactions realized in the current period that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clausesΒ (c)(v)Β and (c)(vi)Β below; plus
(b) the amount of βrun rateβ cost savings projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions initiated on or prior to the date that is 24 months after the Second Amendment Effective Date (including actions initiated prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date) (which cost savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions;Β provided that (A)Β such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and quantifiable, (B)Β no cost savings shall be added pursuant to this clauseΒ (b) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings that are included in clausesΒ (a)(vi)Β and (a)(vii)Β above or in the definition of βPro Forma Adjustmentβ (it being understood and agreed that βrun rateβ shall mean the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken) and (C)Β the calculation of such cost savings shall be approved by the board of directors of the Borrower and certified by a Financial Officer, the chief executive officer or president of the Borrower; less
(c) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i) extraordinary gains and unusual or non-recurring gains;
(ii) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period);
(iii) gains on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);
(iv) the amount of any net income from discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP;
(v) any non-cash gain attributable to the xxxx to market movement in the valuation of any Equity Interests, and hedging obligations or other derivative instruments (in each case, including, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Accounting Standards Codification No.Β 815βDerivatives and Hedging and only to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized);
(vi) any gain relating to amounts received in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any hedging obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in the such period;
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(vii) any loss relating to hedging obligations associated with transactions realized in the current period that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clausesΒ (a)(xiii) and (a)(xiv) above;Β and
(viii) the amount of any minority interest income consisting of subsidiary loss attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary added (and not deducted in such period to Consolidated Net Income);
in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP;Β provided that,
(I) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of assets or liabilities (including the net loss or gain resulting from hedging agreements for currency exchange risk and revaluations of intercompany balances),
(II) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Accounting Standards Codification No.Β 815βDerivatives and Hedging,
(III) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A)Β to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date, and not subsequently so disposed of, an βAcquired Entity or Businessβ), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B)Β an adjustment in respect of each Pro Forma Entity equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Pro Forma Entity for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) as specified in the Pro Forma Adjustment certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders);
(IV) there shall be (A)Β to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations (other than if so classified on the basis that it is being held for sale unless such sale has actually occurred during such period) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified, a βSold Entity or Businessβ), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B)Β to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period in which a Sold Entity or Business is disposed, an adjustment equal to the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment with respect to such Sold Entity or Business (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposal) as specified in the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent (for further deliver to the Lenders); and
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(V) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA any expense (or income) as a result of adjustments recorded to contingent consideration liabilities relating to the Transaction or any Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment permitted hereunder).
For the purposes of determining the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio for any Test Period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to equal (a)Β $47,783,000 for the fiscal quarter ended DecemberΒ 31, 2011, (b)Β $57,319,000 for the fiscal quarter ended MarchΒ 31, 2012, (c)Β $54,181,000 for the fiscal quarter ended JuneΒ 30, 2012 and (d)Β $49,915,000 for the fiscal quarter ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2012 (it being understood that such amounts are subject to adjustments, as and to the extent otherwise contemplated in this Agreement, in connection with any Pro Forma Adjustment or any calculation on a Pro Forma Basis).
βConsolidated Net Debtβ means, as of any date of determination, (a)Β the aggregate amount ofΒ Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of acquisition method accounting in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment permitted hereunder)) consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b)Β the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate (in each case, free and clear of all liens, other than Liens permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02), excluding cash and Permitted Investments which are listed as βrestrictedβ (other than as reserves held by credit card or other payment processors) on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date.
βConsolidated Net Incomeβ means, for any period, the net income (loss)Β of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication, (a)Β extraordinary items for such period, (b)Β the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (c)Β any Transaction Costs incurred during such period, provided that they are incurred prior to JuneΒ 30, 2012, (d)Β any fees and expenses (including any transaction or retention bonus) incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of or waiver or consent relating to any debt instrument (in each case, including the Second Amendment Transaction Costs and any such transaction consummated prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, (e)Β any income (loss)Β for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments, (f)Β accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on existing earn-outs) or changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period, (g)Β stock-based award compensation expenses, (h)Β any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts and (i)Β any income (loss) from Investments recorded using the equity method. Consolidated Net Income for any period shall be adjusted by an amount (which may be positive or negative) equal to the difference, if any, between (x)Β GAAP expense during such period in respect of domain registration fees and expenses less (y)Β the amount of registration fees and expenses (whether paid during such period or in another period, but without duplication) relating to domain names that are actually registered during such period (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any unused deposits). There shall be included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, the amount of any cash tax benefits related to
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the tax amortization of intangible assets in such period. There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the effects from applying acquisition method accounting, including applying acquisition method accounting to inventory, property and equipment, leases, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue (including deferred costs related thereto and deferred rent) required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions, any acquisition consummated prior to the Effective Date and any Permitted Acquisitions (or other Investment permitted hereunder) or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof.
In addition, to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received or due from business interruption insurance or reimbursement of expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification and other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition or other Investment or any disposition of any asset permitted hereunder.
βConsolidated Senior Secured Indebtednessβ means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of Consolidated Net Debt that is secured by a Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not expressly subordinated to the Liens granted under the Security Documents to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in all respects.
βConsolidated Total Assetsβ means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.
βConsolidated Working Capitalβ means, at any date, the excess of (a)Β the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Permitted Investments) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption βtotal current assetsβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (b)Β the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption βtotal current liabilitiesβ (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i)Β the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii)Β all Indebtedness consisting of Loans and obligations under Letters of Credit to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii)Β the current portion of interest and (iv)Β the current portion of current and deferred income taxes; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in working capital (A)Β arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be measured from the date on which such acquisition or disposition occurred until the first anniversary of such acquisition or disposition with respect to the Person subject to such acquisition or disposition and (B)Β shall exclude (I)Β the impact of non-cash adjustments contemplated in the Excess Cash Flow calculation, (II) the impact of adjusting items in the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (III) any changes in current assets or current liabilities as a result of (y)Β any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (z)Β the effects of acquisition method accounting.
βControlβ means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. βControllingβ and βControlledβ have meanings correlative thereto.
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βConverted Restricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning given such term in the definition of βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βConverted Unrestricted Subsidiaryβ has the meaning given such term in the definition of βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtednessβ means (a)Β Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b)Β Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (c)Β Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d)Β Indebtedness incurred or Other Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, in each case,Β issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans, outstanding Revolving Loans or (in the case of Other Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment) Revolving Commitments hereunder (including any successive Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) (βRefinanced Debtβ); provided that (i)Β such extending, renewing or refinancing Indebtedness (including, if such Indebtedness includes any Other Revolving Commitments, the unused portion of such Other Revolving Commitments) is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Debt (and, in the case of Refinanced Debt consisting, in whole or in part, of unused Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments, the amount thereof), (ii)Β such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than and, except in the case of Other Revolving Commitments, has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than, the Refinanced Debt, and (iii)Β such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained; provided that to the extent that such Refinanced Debt consists, in whole or in part, of Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments (or Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans incurred pursuant to any Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments), such Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall be terminated, and all accrued fees in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained.
βCumulative Excess Cash Flowβ means the sum of Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) for the fiscal year ending on DecemberΒ 31, 2013 and Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding completed fiscal year.
βCure Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.02(a).
βCure Expiration Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.02(a).
βCure Rightβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.02(a).
βDebtor Relief Lawsβ means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
βDefaultβ means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
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βDefaulting Lenderβ means, subject to SectionΒ 2.22(b), any Lender that (a)Β has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b)Β has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement or provided any written notification to any Person to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c)Β has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent (whether acting on its own behalf or at the reasonable request of the Borrower (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall comply with any such reasonable request)), to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its funding obligations, or (d)Β has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i)Β become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii)Β had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii)Β taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.
βDefaulting Lender Fronting Exposureβ means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a)Β with respect to the Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit obligations other than Letter of Credit obligations as to which such Defaulting Lenderβs participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b)Β with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenderβs participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
βDesignated Non-Cash Considerationβ means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to SectionΒ 6.05(k) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).
βDiscount Prepayment Accepting Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(2).
βDiscount Rangeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).
βDiscount Range Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).
βDiscount Range Prepayment Noticeβ means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ L.
βDiscount Range Prepayment Offerβ means the irrevocable written offer by a Term Lender, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ M, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agentβs receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
βDiscount Range Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).
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βDiscount Range Prorationβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(3).
βDiscounted Prepayment Determination Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).
βDiscounted Prepayment Effective Dateβ means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment or Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer, five (5)Β Business Days following the receipt by each relevant Term Lender of notice from the Auction Agent in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B), SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) or SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D), as applicable unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.
βDiscounted Term Loan Prepaymentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(A).
βDisposed EBITDAβ means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for the period through (but not after) the date of such disposition, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term βConsolidated EBITDAβ (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its subsidiaries or to Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.
βDispositionβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.05.
βDisqualified Equity Interestβ means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b) is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c) is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date; provided, however, that (i)Β an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an βasset saleβ or a βchange of controlβ shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable, the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination of the Commitments and (ii)Β if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any
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plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof) or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person.
βDocumentation Agentβ means Jefferies Finance LLC in its capacity as documentation agent.
βdollarsβ or β$β refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
βDomestic Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
βECF Percentageβ means, with respect to the prepayment required by SectionΒ 2.11(d) with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower, if the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (prior to giving effect to the applicable prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(d)) as of the end of such fiscal year is (a)Β greater than 3.50 to 1.00, 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, (b)Β greater than 3.00 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00, 25% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year and (c)Β less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00, 0% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year.
βEffective Dateβ means DecemberΒ 22, 2011.
βEligible Assigneeβ means (a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender, (c)Β an Approved Fund and (d)Β any other Person, other than, in each case, a natural person.
βEnvironmental Lawsβ means the applicable common law and treaties, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other applicable Requirements of Law, and all applicable injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, in each instance relating to the protection of the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, to health or safety matters.
βEnvironmental Liabilityβ means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultantsβ fees, fines, penalties and indemnities), of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a)Β any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b)Β the generation, use, handling, transportation or storage treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c)Β exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)Β the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e)Β any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
βEquity Interestsβ means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person.
βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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βERISA Affiliateβ means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Holdings, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of SectionΒ 302 of ERISA and SectionΒ 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414 of the Code.
βERISA Eventβ means (a)Β any βreportable event,β as defined in SectionΒ 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)Β any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c)Β the filing pursuant to SectionΒ 412(c) of the Code or SectionΒ 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d)Β a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in βat-riskβ status (as defined in SectionΒ 303(i)(4) of ERISA or SectionΒ 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e)Β the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under TitleΒ IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f)Β 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; (g)Β 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 (h)Β 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 TitleΒ IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of SectionΒ 305 of ERISA.
βEurodollarβ 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.
βEvent of Defaultβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.01.
βExcess Cash Flowβ means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of all Non-Cash Charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period, and
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; less:
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(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (including any amounts included in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of βConsolidated Net Incomeβ to the extent such amounts are due but not received during such period) and cash charges included in clauses (a)Β through (i)Β of the definition of Consolidated Net Income (other than cash charges in respect of (x)Β Transaction Costs paid on or about the Effective Date to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred on the Effective Date or an equity investment on the Effective Date or (y)Β Second Amendment Transaction Costs paid on or about the Second Amendment Effective Date to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred on the Second Amendment Effective Date),
(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi)Β below in prior fiscal years, the amount of capital expenditures made in cash or accrued during such period, except to the extent that such capital expenditures were financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness (other than the payment prior to its stated maturity of (x)Β any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations and (y)Β and unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A)Β the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B)Β the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) with the Net Proceeds from an event of the type specified in clause (a)Β of the definition of βPrepayment Eventβ to the extent required due to a disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X)Β all other prepayments of Term Loans and (Y)Β all prepayments of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans) made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(v) increases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period,
(vi) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness,
(vii) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi)Β below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made during such period pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04 (other than (1)Β SectionΒ 6.04(a), (2)Β clause (y)Β of the proviso to SectionΒ 6.04(m), (3)Β SectionΒ 6.04(c)(i)Β and (4)Β Section 6.04(c)(iii)(A), in the case of clause (4), to the extent made with Cumulative Excess Cash Flow) to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
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(viii) the amount of dividends and other restricted payments paid during such period pursuant to SectionΒ 6.07 (other than SectionΒ 6.07(a)(viii) and SectionΒ 6.07(b)(iv) (in each case to the extent made with Cumulative Excess Cash Flow) and Sections 6.07(a)(i) (to the extent paid to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)) to the extent such restricted payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period,
(x) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of Non-Cash Charges included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in any prior period,
(xi) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness,
(xii) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the βContract Considerationβ) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments or capital expenditures (including Capitalized Software Expenses or other purchases of intellectual property) to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Investments or capital expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and
(xiii) the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period.
βExchange Actβ means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
βExcluded Assetsβ means (a)Β any fee-owned real property that is not Material Real Property and all leasehold (including ground lease) interests in real property, (b)Β motor vehicles and otherΒ assets subject to certificates of title or ownership except to the extent that the filing of UCC financing statements is sufficient for perfection of security interests in such motor vehicles, subject to all other clauses of this definition, (c)Β Equity Interests in any Person (other than any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries) to the extent the pledge thereof to the Administrative Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Personβs organizational or joint venture documents, (d)Β voting Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the total voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, (e)Β Equity Interests or other assets that are held directly by a Foreign Subsidiary, (f)Β any lease, license or other agreement with any Person if, to the extent and for so long as, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations constitutes a breach of or a default under, or creates a right of termination in favor of any party (other than any Loan Party) to,
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such lease, license or other agreement (but only to the extent any of the foregoing is not rendered ineffective by, or is otherwise unenforceable under, the Uniform Commercial Code or any Requirements of Law), (g)Β any asset subject to a Lien of the type permitted by SectionΒ 6.02(iv) (whether or not incurred pursuant to such Section) or a Lien permitted by SectionΒ 6.02(xi), in each case if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations constitutes a breach of or a default under, or creates a right of termination in favor of any party (other than any Loan Party) to, any agreement pursuant to which such Lien has been created (but only to the extent any of the foregoing is not rendered ineffective by, or is otherwise unenforceable under, the Uniform Commercial Code or any Requirements of Law), (h)Β any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to SectionΒ 1(b) of the Xxxxxx Act, 15 U.S.C. SectionΒ 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a βStatement of Useβ and issuance of a βCertificate of Registrationβ pursuant to SectionΒ 1(d) of the Xxxxxx Act or an accepted filing of an βAmendment to Allege Useβ whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a βuse in commerceβ application pursuant to SectionΒ 1(c) of the Xxxxxx Act, (i)Β any asset with respect to which Holdings with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on the advice of outside counsel or tax advisors of national recognition, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations would result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than on account of any Taxes payable in connection with filings, recordings, registrations, stampings and any similar acts in connection with the creation or perfection of Liens) that shall have been reasonably determined by Holdings to be material to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (j)Β pledges and security interests prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation and (k)Β any asset if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable Requirements of Law).
βExcluded Subsidiaryβ means (a)Β any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Holdings on the Effective Date or, if later, the date such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b)Β any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or contractual obligation existing on the Effective Date or, if later, the date it first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations, and (c)Β any Foreign Subsidiary, (d)Β any Immaterial Subsidiary, and (e)Β any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to the last paragraph of the definition of the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement.β
βExcluded Taxesβ means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a)Β Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated) and franchise Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes) by (i)Β 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, or (ii)Β any other jurisdiction as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than a connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, or become a party to, performed its obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, sold or assigned of an interest in, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Documents), (b)Β any branch profits tax imposed under SectionΒ 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clauseΒ (a) above, (c)Β any U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to FATCA, (d)Β any withholding Tax thatΒ is attributable to a Lenderβs failure to comply with SectionΒ 2.17(e), and (e)Β except in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.19 hereto,
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any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed due to a Requirement of Law in effect at the time a Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding Tax under SectionΒ 2.17(a).
βExtension Noticeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(b).
βFATCAβ means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (including any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.
βFCPAβ means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended from time to time.
βFederal Funds Effective Rateβ means, for any day, the weighted average 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 NewΒ York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average 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.
βFinancial Officerβ means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or corporate controller of Borrower.
βFinancial Performance Covenantβ means the covenant set forth in Sections 6.11.
βFinancing Transactionsβ means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
βFirst Lien Intercreditor Agreementβ means the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ F among the Administrative Agent and one or more Senior Representatives for holders of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.
βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (x)Β Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (y)Β Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such Test Period.
In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility for working capital purposes unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) subsequent to the commencement of the Test Period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the βFixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Dateβ), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the Test Period.
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For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Test Period or subsequent to such Test Period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, Dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the Test Period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an Investment, acquisition, Disposition, merger or consolidation (including the Transactions) and the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower (and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, net cost savings and operating expense reductions resulting from such Investment, acquisition, merger or consolidation (including the Transactions) which is being given pro forma effect that have been or are reasonably expected to be realized). If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any hedging obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower may designate.
βFixed Charge Coverage Ratio Calculation Dateβ has the meaning given to such term in the definition of βFixed Charge Coverage Ratioβ.
βForeign Subsidiaryβ means any (i)Β Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of SectionΒ 957(a) of the Code and (ii)Β any Domestic Subsidiary that is disregarded for U.S. federal income Tax purposes and has no material assets other than equity interests of one or more Subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations within the meaning of SectionΒ 957(a) of the Code.
βFunded Debtβ means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.
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βGAAPβ means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time but subject to SectionΒ 1.04.
βGovernmental Approvalsβ means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.
βGovernmental Authorityβ means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
βGuaranteeβ of or by any Person (the βguarantorβ) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b)Β to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c)Β 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 (d)Β as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer. The term βGuaranteeβ as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
βGuarantee Agreementβ means the Master Guarantee Agreement among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ B.
βHazardous Materialsβ means all substances, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, materials, constituents, chemicals or compounds in any form regulated under any Environmental Law, including petroleum or petroleum by-products or distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated as hazardous or toxic, or any other term of similar import, pursuant to any Environmental Law.
βHoldingsβ means (a)Β prior to any IPO, Initial Holdings and (b)Β upon and after an IPO, (i)Β if the IPO Entity is Initial Holdings or any Person of which Initial Holdings is a Subsidiary, Initial Holdings or (ii)Β if the IPO Entity is an Intermediate Parent, the IPO Entity.
βIdentified Participating Lendersβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(3).
βIdentified Qualifying Lendersβ has the meaning specified in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).
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βImmaterial Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary other than a Material Subsidiary.
βIncremental Capβ means an amount equal to the greater of (a)Β $100,000,000 and (b)Β an amount such that on a Pro Forma Basis, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the latest Test Period would be less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00.
βIncremental Revolving Facilityβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a).
βIncremental Revolving Facility Amendmentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(b).
βIncremental Revolving Facility Closing Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(b).
βIncremental Revolving Loansβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a).
βIncremental Term Facility Amendmentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(b).
βIncremental Term Facility Closing Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(b).
βIndebtednessβ of any Person means, without duplication, (a)Β all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b)Β all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)Β all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d)Β all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), (e)Β 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, (f)Β all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g)Β all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h)Β all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (i)Β all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankersβ acceptances; provided that the term βIndebtednessβ shall not include (x)Β deferred or prepaid revenue, (y)Β purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller or (z)Β for the avoidance of doubt, any Qualified Equity Interests issued by the Borrower. 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 Personβs 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. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e)Β above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A)Β the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B)Β the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.
βIndemnified Taxesβ means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
βIndemniteeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.03(b).
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βInformationβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.12(a).
βInformation Memorandumβ means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated NovemberΒ 30, 2011, relating to the Loan Parties and the Transactions.
βInitial Holdingsβ has the meaning given to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.
βInitial Restricted Payment Amountβ means an amount equal to (A)Β $30,000,000 or (B)Β if the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio of the Borrower is equal to or less than 3.75 to 1.00 as of the most recent Test Period, $60,000,000.
βIntellectual Propertyβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
βInterest Election Requestβ means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.07.
βInterest Payment Dateβ means (a)Β with respect to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b)Β 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 monthsβ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three monthsβ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
βInterest Periodβ means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date such Borrowing is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and ending on the date that is one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by the Borrower in its Borrowing Request (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating therein, nine or twelve months or such other period less than one month thereafter as the Borrower may elect); provided that (a)Β if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b)Β any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month at the end of such Interest Period and (c)Β no Interest Period shall extend beyond (i)Β in the case of Term Loans, the Term Maturity Date and (ii)Β in the case of Revolving Loans, the Revolving Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
βIntermediate Parentβ means any Subsidiary of Holdings and of which the Borrower is a subsidiary.
βInvestmentβ means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a)Β the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b)Β a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c)Β the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or
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substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (a)Β any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (b)Β any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer, (c)Β any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer) of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of, or dividends or other distributions in respect of, such Investment (to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original amount of such Investment), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (d)Β any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b)Β or (c)Β above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (i)Β the cost of all additions thereto and minus (ii)Β the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (to the extent the amounts referred to in clause (ii)Β do not, in the aggregate, exceed the original cost of such Investment plus the costs of additions thereto), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of SectionΒ 6.04, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.
βInvestorβ means a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof).
βInvestor Management Agreementβ means the Transactions and Management Fee Agreement among certain Investors and/or management companies associated with certain Investors and the Borrower.
βInvestor Termination Feesβ means the one-time payment under the Investor Management Agreement of a success fee to one or more of the Investors and their respective Affiliates in the event of either a change of control or the completion of an IPO.
βIPOβ means the initial underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on FormΒ S-8) of common Equity Interests in the IPO Entity.
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βIPO Entityβ means, at any time after an IPO, Initial Holdings, a parent entity of Initial Holdings or an Intermediate Parent, as the case may be, the Equity Interests of which were issued or otherwise sold pursuant to the IPO; provided that, immediately following the IPO, the Borrower is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such IPO Entity and such IPO Entity owns, directly or through its subsidiaries, substantially all the businesses and assets owned or conducted, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower immediately prior to the IPO.
βISPβ means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the βInternational Standby Practices 1998β published by the Institute of International Banking LawΒ & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
βIssuing Bankβ means (a)Β Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate) other than with respect to commercial Letters of Credit and (b)Β each Revolving Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(k) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(l)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term βIssuing Bankβ shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
βJoint Bookrunnerβ means each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Lending Partners LLC and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc. in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.
βJoint Lead Arrangerβ means each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Xxxxxxx Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc. in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.
βLatest Maturity Dateβ means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Other Term Loan, any Other Term Commitment, any Other Revolving Loan or any Other Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
βLC Disbursementβ means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
βLC Exposureβ means, at any time, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit that remains available for drawing at such time and (b)Β the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of RuleΒ 3.14 of the International Standby Practices (ISP98), such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be βoutstandingβ in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
βLendersβ means the Persons listed on ScheduleΒ 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment, an Incremental Term Facility Amendment or a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term βLendersβ includes the Swingline Lender.
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βLetter of Creditβ means any letter of credit or bank guarantee issued pursuant to this Agreement other than any such letter of credit or bank guarantee that shall have ceased to be a βLetter of Creditβ outstanding hereunder pursuant to SectionΒ 9.05.
βLetter of Credit Sublimitβ means an amount equal to $20,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of and not in addition to the aggregate Revolving Commitments.
βLIBO Rateβ means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum equal to (i)Β the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (βBBA LIBORβ), as published by Reuters (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or (ii)Β if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the βLIBO Rateβ for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Borrowing being made, continued or converted by Credit Suisse AG and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Credit Suisse AGβs London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the LIBO Rate with respect to any applicable Interest Period for: (a)Β any Revolving Loan will be deemed to be 1.50%Β per annum if the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period determined pursuant to this definition would otherwise be less than 1.50%Β per annum; and (b)Β any Term Loan will be deemed to be 1.25%Β per annum if the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period determined pursuant to this definition would otherwise be less than 1.25%Β per annum.
βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b)Β 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.
βLoan Document Obligationsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
βLoan Documentsβ means this Agreement, the Second Amendment, any Refinancing Amendment, the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, except for purposes of SectionΒ 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09(e).
βLoan Partiesβ means Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
βLoansβ means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
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βLondon Banking Dayβ means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
βMajority in Interest,β when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, (a)Β in the case of the Revolving Lenders, Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Exposures and the unused aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time and (b)Β in the case of the Term Lenders of any Class, Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans of such Class representing more than 50% of all Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time, provided that (a)Β the Revolving Exposures, Term Loans and unused Commitments of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and (b)Β whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans and Revolving Exposures of, and the unused Revolving Commitments of, each Defaulting Lender, shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Majority in Interest.
βManagement Investorsβ means the members of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries who are (directly or indirectly through one or more investment vehicles) investors in Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof).
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ means any event, circumstance or condition that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a materially adverse effect on (a)Β the business, financial condition, or results of operations of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b)Β the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c)Β the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
βMaterial Indebtednessβ means Indebtedness (other than the Loan Document Obligations), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $30,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the βprincipal amountβ of the obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
βMaterial Real Propertyβ means real property (including fixtures) with a fair market value greater than or equal to $5,000,000.
βMaterial Subsidiaryβ means (i)Β each Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 2.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower for such quarter; provided that in the event that the Immaterial Subsidiaries, taken together, had as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended revenues or total assets in excess of 10% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter, the Borrower shall designate one or more Immaterial Subsidiaries to be a Material Subsidiary as may be necessary such that the foregoing 10% limit shall not be exceeded, and any such Subsidiary shall thereafter be deemed to be an Material Subsidiary hereunder; provided, further, that the Borrower may re-designate Material Subsidiaries as Immaterial Subsidiaries so long as Borrower is in compliance with the foregoing.
βMaximum Rateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.16.
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βMoodyβsβ means Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
βMortgageβ means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, leasehold mortgage or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Secured Obligations. Each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
βMortgaged Propertyβ means each parcel of real property with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, SectionΒ 5.11, SectionΒ 5.12 or SectionΒ 5.14.
βMultiemployer Planβ means a multiemployer plan as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
βNet Proceedsβ means, with respect to any event, (a)Β the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i)Β any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii)Β in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds, and (iii)Β in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, minus (b)Β the sum of (i)Β all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorneyβs fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii)Β in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), (x)Β the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than the Loans) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y)Β the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z)Β the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (iii)Β the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable), and the amount of any reserves established by Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Borrower at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.
βNon-Cash Chargesβ means (a)Β any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and Investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP, (b)Β all losses from Investments recorded using the equity method, (c)Β all Non-Cash Compensation Expenses, (d)Β the non-cash impact of acquisition method accounting, (e)Β depreciation and amortization (including amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of deferred financing fees or costs), and (f)Β other non-cash charges (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period).
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βNon-Cash Compensation Expenseβ means any non-cash expenses and costs that result from the issuance of stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards and similar incentive based compensation awards or arrangements.
βNon-Consenting Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.02(c).
βNon-Loan Party Investment Amountβ means, at any time, the sum of (a)Β the greater of $105,000,000 and 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, (b)Β the Net Proceeds of any issuance of, or contribution of cash in respect of existing, Qualified Equity Interests (other than any such issuance or contribution made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02) that are Not Otherwise Applied, (c)Β Cumulative Excess Cash Flow that is Not Otherwise Applied and (d)Β the aggregate amount of Investments permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(m) at such time.
βNon-Wholly Owned Subsidiaryβ of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
βNot Otherwise Appliedβ means, with reference to any amount of Net Proceeds of any transaction or event or of Excess Cash Flow or of the Initial Restricted Payment Amount, that such amount (a)Β was not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) or (d), and (b)Β was not previously applied pursuant to Sections 6.04(m), 6.07(a)(viii), 6.07(b)(iv) and the definition of the term βNon-Loan Party Investment Amount.β
βOffered Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D).
βOffered Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D).
βOIDβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a)(i).
βOrganizational Documentsβ means, with respect to any Person, the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person.
βOriginal Credit Agreementβ has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.
βOriginal Second Lien Credit Agreementβ means the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, each other Loan Party, each lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
βOriginal Term Loansβ means the Term Loans in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $668,325,000 made pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement, which Term Loans were repaid in full pursuant to the Second Amendment.
βOriginal Term Loan Refinancing Loansβ means the Refinancing Loans (as defined in the Second Amendment) in an aggregate principal amount of $668,325,000 made pursuant to the Second Amendment in accordance with SectionΒ 2.21 of the Original Credit Agreement.
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βOther Revolving Commitmentsβ means one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder or extended Revolving Commitments that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βOther Revolving Loansβ means the Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitment.
βOther Taxesβ means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, sales, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
βOther Term Commitmentsβ means one or more Classes of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βOther Term Loansβ means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
βParticipantβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(c).
βParticipant Registerβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(c)(ii).
βParticipating Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C).
βPBGCβ means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
βPerfection Certificateβ means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
βPermitted Acquisitionβ means the purchase or other acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person; provided that (a)Β in the case of any purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests in a Person, such Person, upon the consummation of such acquisition, will be a Restricted Subsidiary (including as a result of a merger or consolidation between any Restricted Subsidiary and such Person), (b)Β all transactions related thereto are consummated in accordance with all Requirements of Law, (c)Β the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be, constitute a business permitted by SectionΒ 6.03(b), (d)Β the Borrower shall comply with SectionΒ 5.11 with respect to each such Person, (e)Β after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, (A)Β no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, and (f)Β the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying that all the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied with respect to such purchase or other acquisition, together with reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating satisfaction of the requirement set forth in clauseΒ (e) above.
βPermitted Encumbrancesβ means:
(a) Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
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(b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs or construction contractorsβ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i)Β in connection with workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii)Β securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(d) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(f) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments not constituting an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(j);
(g) Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent such obligations are permitted by SectionΒ 6.01; and
(h) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided that the term βPermitted Encumbrancesβ shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money.
βPermitted First Priority Refinancing Debtβ means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or senior secured loans; provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Loan Document Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii)Β such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans, Other Term Loans) or outstanding Revolving Loans, (iii)Β such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (iii)Β the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (iv)Β such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties and (v)Β a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower, then the
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Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Senior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPermitted Holdersβ means (a)Β the Sponsors, (b)Β the Management Investors; provided that in no event shall the Management Investors constitute Permitted Holders of more than 20% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings or the IPO Entity, as applicable, at any one time, and (c)Β the other Persons identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date so long as such Persons become Investors within 90 calendar days following the Effective Date; provided that, if any individual Investor shall own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, Equity Interests in Holdings representing a majority or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of Holdings represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings, such Investor shall no longer be a Permitted Holder.
βPermitted Investmentsβ means any of the following, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) dollars, euro or such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;
(c) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankersβ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i)Β is a Lender or (ii)Β has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 (any such bank in the foregoing clausesΒ (i) or (ii)Β being an βApproved Bankβ), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxxβx, in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(e) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) or title to which shall have been transferred to such Person and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;
(f) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i)Β having assets in excess of $250,000,000 or (ii)Β having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Xxxxxβx (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Xxxxxβx shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
(g) securities with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Xxxxxβx (or the equivalent thereof);
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(h) investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Xxxxxβx;
(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clausesΒ (a) through (h)Β above denominated in euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction; and
(j) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clausesΒ (a) through (i)Β of this definition.
βPermitted Second Priority Debtβ means the Second Lien Facilities and any Second Lien Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $315,000,000 plus an amount equal to the βIncremental Capβ (as such term is defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement as in effect as of the Second Amendment Effective Date).
βPermitted Second Priority Debt Documentsβ means the agreements, instruments and other documents evidencing or governing the terms of the Permitted Second Priority Debt (including the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement).
βPermitted Refinancingβ means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a)Β the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b)Β other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(v), Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (c)Β immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (d)Β if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, and (e)Β if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(ii), (a)(xxi) or (a)(xxii), (i)Β the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral but excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind) and redemption premium) of Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are not, taken as a whole, materially less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except for covenants or other provisions applicable exclusively to periods commencing after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior
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to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions are not, taken as a whole, materially less favorable shall satisfy the requirements in this clause (i), and (ii)Β the primary obligor in respect of, and the Persons (if any) that Guarantee, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are the primary obligor in respect of, and Persons (if any) that Guaranteed, respectively, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under SectionΒ 6.01.
βPermitted Second Priority Refinancing Debtβ means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of second lien secured notes or second lien secured loans; provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second lien, subordinated basis to the Secured Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii)Β such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans or Other Term Loans) or outstanding Revolving Loans, (iii)Β such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (iv)Β the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (v)Β such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties and (vi)Β a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPermitted Unsecured Refinancing Debtβ means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i)Β such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans (including portions of Classes of Term Loans or Other Term Loans) or outstanding Revolving Loans, (ii)Β such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (iii)Β if guaranteed, such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Loan Parties and (iv)Β such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien on any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
βPersonβ means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
βPlanβ means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of TitleΒ IV of ERISA or SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under SectionΒ 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in SectionΒ 3(5) of ERISA.
βPlatformβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.01.
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βPost-Transaction Periodβ means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the fourth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.
βPreferred Interestsβ means the preferred Equity Interests issued by Holdings in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement.
βPrepayment Eventβ means:
(a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including (x)Β pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction, (y)Β by way of merger or consolidation and (z)Β any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of) of any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by SectionΒ 6.05(k) other than dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding (A)Β $5,000,000 in the case of any single transaction or series of related transactions and (B)Β $10,000,000 for all such transactions during any fiscal year of the Borrower; or
(b) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 (other than Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and Other Term Loans which shall constitute a Prepayment Event to the extent required by the definition of βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtednessβ) or permitted by the Required Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02.
βPrime Rateβ means the rate announced from time to time by Credit Suisse AG as its βprime rate.β The Prime Rate is based upon various factors including Credit Suisse AGβs costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Credit Suisse AG shall take effect at the opening of business on the day of announcement of such change.
βPrincipal Issuing Bankβ means, on any date, (a)Β the Issuing Bank, if there is only one Issuing Bank and (b)Β otherwise, (i)Β the Issuing Bank with the greatest LC Exposure on such date and (ii)Β each other Issuing Bank that has issued Letters of Credit that on such date have available for drawing thereunder (together with the aggregate unreimbursed LC Disbursement, thereunder on such date) of greater than $5,000,000.
βPro Forma Adjustmentβ means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Pro Forma Entity or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a)Β actions taken, prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and quantifiable cost savings, or (b)Β any additional costs incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period in connection with the combination of the operations of such Pro Forma Entity with the operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;Β provided that (A)Β so long as such actions are taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period, (B)Β any Pro Forma Adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA
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shall be approved by the board of directors of the Borrower and certified by the chief or senior financial officer, the chief executive officer or president of the Borrower) and (C)Β any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.
βPro Forma Basis,β βPro Forma Complianceβ and βPro Forma Effectβ means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant hereunder required by the terms of this Agreement to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, that (a)Β to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (b)Β all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (i)Β income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (A)Β in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded and (B)Β in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of βSpecified Transaction,β shall be included, (ii)Β any retirement of Indebtedness, and (iii)Β any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a)Β above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to operating expense reductions that are (i)Β (x)Β directly attributable to such transaction, (y)Β expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (z)Β factually supportable or (ii)Β otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment, provided further that (1)Β any determination of Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant required at any time prior to MarchΒ 31, 2013, shall be made assuming that compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant for the Test Period ending on MarchΒ 31, 2013 is required with respect to the most recent Test Period prior to such time, and (2)Β all pro forma adjustments made pursuant to this definition (including the Pro Forma Adjustment) with respect to the Transactions shall be consistent in character and amount with the adjustments reflected in the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
βPro Forma Disposal Adjustmentβ means, for any Test Period that includes all or a portion of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period with respect to any Sold Business or Entity, the pro forma increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of contractual arrangements between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into with such Sold Entity or Business at the time of its disposal or within the Post-Transaction Period and which represent an increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA which is incremental to the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for the most recent four quarter period prior to its disposal.
βPro Forma Entityβ has the meaning given to such term in the definition of βAcquired EBITDA.β
βPro Forma Financial Statementsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.04(c).
βProposed Changeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.02(c).
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βPublic Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.01.
βQualified Equity Interestsβ means Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
βQualifying Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)
βRefinanced Debtβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βCredit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.β
βRefinancingβ means the repayment of all the existing third party Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date (other than Indebtedness hereunder, existing Capitalized Leases, existing letters of credit and the Indebtedness listed on Schedule 6.01) and the discharge (or the making of arrangements for discharge) of all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.02.
βRefinancing Amendmentβ means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower executed by each of (a)Β the Borrower and Holdings, (b)Β the Administrative Agent and (c)Β each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.21.
βRegisterβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
βRegistered Equivalent Notesβ means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a RuleΒ 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.
βRelated Partiesβ means, with respect to any specified Person, such Personβs Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives of such Person and of each of such Personβs Affiliates and permitted successors and assigns.
βReleaseβ means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, emptying, pumping, escaping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment (including ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) and including the environment within any building, or any occupied structure, facility or fixture.
βRepricing Premiumβ means, in connection with a Repricing Transaction, a premium (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of such Loans to be prepaid) equal to the amount set forth below:
(a) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, 1.0%; and
(b) thereafter, 0%.
βRepricing Transactionβ means the prepayment or refinancing of all or a portion of the Term Loans with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any long-term bank debt financing incurred for the primary purpose of reducing the effective interest cost or weighted average yield (as reasonably determined
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by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice and, in any event, excluding any arrangement or commitment fees in connection therewith) to less than the interest rate for or weighted average yield (as determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of the Term Loans, including without limitation, as may be effected through any amendment to this Agreement relating to the interest rate for, or weighted average yield of, the Term Loans.
βRequired Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures, Term Loans and unused Commitments (other than Swingline Commitments) representing more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Exposures, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments (other than Swingline Commitments) at such time; provided that to the extent set forth in SectionΒ 9.02 or SectionΒ 9.04, (a)Β the total Revolving Exposures, Term Loans and unused Commitments of the Borrower or any Affiliate (other than an Affiliated Debt Funds) thereof and (b)Β whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans and Revolving Exposures of, and the unused Revolving Commitments of, each Defaulting Lender shall, in each case described in clauses (a)Β and (b), be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
βRequired Revolving Lendersβ means, at any time, Lenders having more than 50% of (a)Β the Revolving Commitments or (b)Β after the termination or expiration of the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Exposure; provided that the Revolving Commitment and the Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for the purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
βRequirements of Lawβ means, with respect to any Person,Β any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
βResponsible Officerβ means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, or other similar officer, manager or a member of the Board of Directors of a Loan Party and with respect to certain limited liability companies or partnerships that do not have officers, any manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof, and as to any document delivered on the Effective Date or thereafter pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement,β any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
βRestricted Paymentβ means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted 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 Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
βRestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
βRevolving Availability Periodβ means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.
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βRevolving Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lenderβs Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i)Β assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii)Β a Refinancing Amendment or (iii)Β a Revolving Commitment Increase. The amount of each Lenderβs Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ Revolving Commitments on the Second Amendment Effective Date is $85,000,000.
βRevolving Commitment Increaseβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a)(i).
βRevolving Commitment Increase Lenderβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(c).
βRevolving Exposureβ means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
βRevolving Lenderβ means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.
βRevolving Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to clauseΒ (b) of SectionΒ 2.01.
βRevolving Maturity Dateβ means DecemberΒ 22, 2016 (or, with respect to any Revolving Lender that has extended its Revolving Commitment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21(b), the extended maturity date, set forth in the Extension Notice delivered by the Borrower and such Revolving Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21(b)).
βS&Pβ means StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
βSecond Amendmentβ means the Refinancing Amendment to the Original Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, each other Loan Party, each Lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
βSecond Amendment Additional Revolving Lendersβ means the Additional Revolving Lenders identified on Schedule 2.01 providing the Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase.
βSecond Amendment Additional Term Lendersβ means the Additional Term Lenders identified on Schedule 2.01 providing the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase.
βSecond Amendment Effective Dateβ means the date of effectiveness of the Second Amendment, which shall be the date on which the conditions to the effectiveness of the Second Amendment are satisfied or waived in accordance with its terms.
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βSecond Amendment Restricted Paymentβ means a Restricted Payment by the Borrower on or prior to the date that is 30Β days after the Second Amendment Effective Date in an amount of up to $300,000,000.
βSecond Amendment Revolving Commitment Increaseβ means the Revolving Commitment Increase in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 given effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to SectionΒ 2.20. The amount of each Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lenderβs respective share of the Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its respective share of the Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase, as the case may be.
βSecond Amendment Term Commitment Increaseβ means the Term Commitment Increase in an aggregate principal amount of $131,675,000 given effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to SectionΒ 2.20. The amount of each Second Amendment Additional Term Lenderβs respective share of the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase as of the Second Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its respective share of the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase, as the case may be.
βSecond Amendment Transactionsβ means (i)Β the (x)Β the execution, delivery and performance by each applicable Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith, (y)Β incurrence of the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase, the Borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof and (z)Β incurrence of the Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase, (ii)Β the consummation of the Second Amendment Restricted Payment and (iii)Β the incurrence or payment of fees, costs and expenses by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in connection with the foregoing as well as the refinancing of the second lien term loans incurred under the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement (the βSecond Amendment Transaction Costsβ).
βSecond Amendment Transaction Costsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βSecond Amendment Transactionsβ.
βSecond Lien Additional Notesβ means the βAdditional Notesβ as such term is defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.
βSecond Lien Credit Agreementβ means the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, each other Loan Party, each lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
βSecond Lien Facilitiesβ means the βFacilityβ referred to in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.
βSecond Lien Loan Documentsβ means βLoan Documentsβ as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.
βSecond Lien Intercreditor Agreementβ means the Amended and Restated Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G among the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and one or more Senior Representatives for holders of Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.
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βSecured Obligationsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
βSecurity Documentsβ means the Collateral Agreement, each Mortgage and each other security agreement or pledge agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, SectionΒ 5.11, 5.12 or SectionΒ 5.14 to secure any of the Secured Obligations.
βSenior Representativeβ means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.
βSenior Secured Net Leverage Ratioβ means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a)Β Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.
βSold Entity or Businessβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βConsolidated EBITDA.β
βSolicited Discount Prorationβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Noticeβ means an irrevocable written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ N.
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Offerβ means the irrevocable written offer by each Term Lender, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ O, submitted following the Administrative Agentβs receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.
βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).
βSpecified Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Noticeβ means an irrevocable written notice of the Borrower of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ J.
βSpecified Discount Prepayment Responseβ means the irrevocable written response by each Term Lender, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ K, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
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βSpecified Discount Prepayment Response Dateβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).
βSpecified Discount Prorationβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(3).
βSpecified Representationsβ means the following: (a)Β the representations made by the Company in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings or WP Expedition Merger Sub, Inc. has the right to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement; and (b)Β the representations set forth in (i)Β SectionΒ 3.01, SectionΒ 3.02 (with respect to authorization, execution, delivery and performance and enforceability of the Loan Documents), SectionΒ 3.07 (with respect only to the USA Patriot Act and the FCPA, in each case, to the extent it would be unlawful for the Lenders to make Loans hereunder), SectionΒ 3.08, SectionΒ 3.14, SectionΒ 3.15 and SectionΒ 3.16 and (ii)Β SectionsΒ 2.03 and 3.02 of the Collateral Agreement.
βSpecified Transactionβ means, with respect to any period, any Investment, sale, transfer or other disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires βPro Forma Complianceβ with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
βSponsorsβ means Warburg Pincus LLC, GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. and their respective Affiliates.
βStatutory Reserve Rateβ 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, liquid asset or similar percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by any Governmental Authority of the United States. Such reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to RegulationΒ D of the Board of Governors. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under RegulationΒ D or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
βSubmitted Amountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).
βSubmitted Discountβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).
βSubordinated Indebtednessβ means any Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, and any Permitted Refinancing in respect of any of the foregoing.
βsubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person (the βparentβ) 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 parentβs consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a)Β 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)Β 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.
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βSubsidiaryβ means any subsidiary of the Borrower (unless otherwise specified).
βSubsidiary Loan Partyβ means each Subsidiary that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement.
βSuccessor Borrowerβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.03(a)(iv).
βSwap Agreementβ means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement or contract involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former members of the Board of Directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or the other Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
βSwingline Commitmentβ means the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000.
βSwingline Exposureβ means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
βSwingline Lenderβ means (a)Β Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate), in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans hereunder and (b)Β each Revolving Lender that shall have become a Swingline Lender hereunder as provided in SectionΒ 2.04(d) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be a Swingline Lender as provided in SectionΒ 2.04(e)), each in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
βSwingline Loanβ means a Loan made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04.
βTaxesβ means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
βTerm Commitmentβ means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make a Term Loan hereunder or pursuant to the Second Amendment on the Second Amendment Effective Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Lender hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08 and (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. The amount of each Lenderβs Term Commitment as of the Second Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Lendersβ Term Commitments on the Second Amendment Effective Date is $800,000,000.
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βTerm Commitment Increaseβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(a)(ii).
βTerm Lenderβ means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
βTerm Loansβ means Loans made pursuant to clause (a)Β of SectionΒ 2.01, Other Term Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans) and term loans made pursuant to a Term Commitment Increase, as the context requires.
βTerm Maturity Dateβ means NovemberΒ 9, 2019 (or, with respect to any Term Lender that has extended the maturity date of its Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21(b), the extended maturity date set forth in the Extension Notice delivered by the Borrower and such Term Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21(b)).
βTest Periodβ means, at any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended as of such time for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b); provided that for any date of determination before the delivery of the first financial statements pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), the Test Period shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended as of such time.
βTotal Net Leverage Ratioβ means on any date, the ratio of (a)Β Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b)Β Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.
βTransaction Costsβ means all fees, costs and expenses incurred or payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions.
βTransactionsβ means (a)Β the Financing Transactions, (b)Β the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Documents, (c)Β the Refinancing and (d)Β the payment of the Transaction Costs.
βType,β 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 or the Alternate Base Rate.
βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ means any Subsidiary designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 5.13 subsequent to the Effective Date.
βUSA Patriot Actβ means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time.
βWeighted Average Life to Maturityβ means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a)Β the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i)Β the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii)Β the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b)Β the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
βWholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaryβ means any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
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βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than (a)Β directorsβ qualifying shares and (b)Β nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
βWithdrawal Liabilityβ 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 PartΒ I of SubtitleΒ E of TitleΒ IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings.
For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a βRevolving Loanβ) or by Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Loanβ or βABR Loanβ) or by Class and Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Revolving Loanβ). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a βRevolving Borrowingβ or βABR Borrowingβ) or by Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Borrowingβ) or by Class and Type (e.g., a βEurodollar Revolving Borrowingβ).
SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words βinclude,β βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitation.β The word βwillβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word βshall.β Unless the context requires otherwise, (a)Β any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications set forth herein), (b)Β any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Personβs successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c)Β the words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunder,β and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)Β 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)Β the words βassetβ and βpropertyβ 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 1.04 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, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision (including any definitions) hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date 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
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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. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Accounting Standards Codification No.Β 825βFinancial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at βfair valueβ as defined therein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Effective Date shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the Effective Date, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the Effective Date shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP after the Effective Date.
SECTION 1.05 Effectuation of Transactions
All references herein to Holdings, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Acquisition and the other Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, unless the context otherwise requires.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01 Commitments
(a) Pursuant to the terms of the Original Credit Agreement and the Second Amendment, on the Second Amendment Effective Date but prior to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.03 of this Agreement, the Term Lenders identified on Schedule 2.01 as holding Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans entered into the Second Amendment and made the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans contemplated by the Second Amendment. The proceeds of the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans were used to repay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Original Term Loans. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans remain outstanding under this Agreement and constitute βTerm Loansβ for all purposes hereunder, and (b)Β subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower denominated in dollars from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount which will not result in such Lenderβs Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings
(a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lenderβs failure to make Loans as required hereby.
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(b) Subject to SectionΒ 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing and Term Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith; provided that all Borrowings made on the Effective Date must be made as ABR Borrowings unless the Borrower shall have given the notice required for a Eurodollar Borrowing under SectionΒ 2.03, and provided an indemnity letter extending the benefits of SectionΒ 2.16 to Lenders in respect of such Borrowings. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any 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.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Eurodollar Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurodollar Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. 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 six Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an ABR Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Loan may be in an aggregate amount which is equal to the entire unused balance of the aggregate Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.05(f).
SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings
To request a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a)Β in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00Β p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or, in the case of any Eurodollar Borrowing to be made on the Second Amendment Effective Date, one Business Day) or (b)Β in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 2:00Β p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before 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 SectionΒ 2.05(f) may be given not later than 10:00Β a.m., 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 facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information:
(i) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Borrowing, a Term Borrowing or a Borrowing of any other Class (specifying the Class thereof);
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
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(v) 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 βInterest Periodβ;
(vi) the location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 2.06, or, in the case of any ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(f), the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement; and
(vii) that as of the date of such Borrowing, the conditions set forth in SectionsΒ 4.02(a), 4.02(b) and 4.02(c) are satisfied.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenderβs Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04 Swingline Loans
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including SectionΒ 2.22), in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this SectionΒ 2.04, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period denominated in dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i)Β subject to SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii), the outstanding Swingline Loans of the Swingline Lender exceeding its Swingline Commitment or (ii)Β the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments, provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and re-borrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender of such request by telephone (confirmed in writing) or facsimile (confirmed by telephone), not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, or, if agreed by the Swingline Lender, 2:00Β p.m., New York City time on the day of such 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 (x)Β if the funds are not to be credited to a general deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender because the Borrower is unable to maintain a general deposit account with the Swingline Lender under applicable Requirements of Law, the location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with SectionΒ 2.06, or (y)Β in the case of any ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(f), the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit accounts of the Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender for the applicable Swingline Loan (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(f), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank) by 3:00Β p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. No Swingline Lender shall be under any obligation to make a Swingline Loan if any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, if after giving effect to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(iv), any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding.
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(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00Β p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving 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 Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving 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 Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving 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 any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (with references to 12:00 noon, New York City time, in such Section being deemed to be references to 3:00Β p.m., New York City time) (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving 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 Person 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 by the Swingline Lender to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear, provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and thereafter to the Borrower, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
(d) The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Swingline Lenders one or more Revolving Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Revolving Lender of an appointment as a Swingline Lender hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Swingline Lender, and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i)Β such Revolving Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement and (ii)Β references herein to the term βSwingline Lenderβ shall be deemed to include such Revolving Lender in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
(e) The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Swingline Lender as a βSwingline Lenderβ hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Swingline Lender, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i)Β such Swingline Lenderβs acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii)Β the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof, provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the Swingline Exposure of such Swingline Lender shall have been reduced to zero. Notwithstanding the
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effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Swingline Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made by it prior to such termination, but shall not make any additional Swingline Loans.
SECTION 2.05 Letters of Credit
(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including SectionΒ 2.22), each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this SectionΒ 2.05, to issue Letters of Credit for the Borrowerβs own account (or for the account of any other Subsidiary of the Borrower so long as the Borrower and such other Subsidiary are co-applicants in respect of such Letter of Credit), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, which shall reflect the standard operating procedures of such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period and prior to the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date. 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 or bank guarantee application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b) 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 deliver in writing by hand delivery or facsimile (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the recipient) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (at least five Business Days before the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension or such shorter period as the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent may agree) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraphΒ (d) 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 applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bankβs standard form 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 any Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i)Β subject to SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii), the Applicable Fronting Exposure of each Issuing Bank shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment, (ii)Β the aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (iii)Β the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (i)Β any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such Issuing Bank in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it, (ii)Β except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the such Issuing Bank, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $500,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit or (iii)Β any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, if after giving effect to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(iv), any
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Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of cash collateral, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bankβs Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or such Letter of Credit and all other LC Exposure as to which such Issuing Bank has Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure.
(c) Notice. Each Issuing Bank agrees that it shall not permit any issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit to occur unless it shall have given to the Administrative Agent written notice thereof required under paragraph (m)Β of this Section.
(d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i)Β the date that is 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)Β the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date; provided that if such expiry date is not a Business Day, such Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, further, that any Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Borrower, include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be renewed automatically for additional consecutive periods of one year or less (but not beyond the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date) unless the applicable Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof within the time period specified in such Letter of Credit or, if no such time period is specified, at least 30 days prior to the then-applicable expiration date, that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed; provided, further, that such Letter of Credit shall not expire on such expiry date if cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank.
(e) 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 that is the issuer thereof or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lenderβs Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraphΒ (f) of this Section of such LC Disbursement, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving 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 any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(f) Reimbursement. If an 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 4:00Β p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement, provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03 or 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Loan, in each case in an equivalent amount, and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowerβs obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and
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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 Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Revolving Lenderβs Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in dollars and in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving 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 applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse any 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.
(g) Obligations Absolute. The Borrowerβs obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraphΒ (f) of this Section is 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 (i)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii)Β 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, (iii)Β payment by an 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 or (iv)Β 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, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or 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 (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or 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 Banks; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Issuing Bank (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable judgment), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit, and any such acceptance or refusal shall be deemed not to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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(h) Disbursement Procedures. Each Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery or facsimile) of such demand for payment and whether such 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 such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with paragraph (f)Β of this Section.
(i) Interim Interest. If an 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 paragraphΒ (f) of this Section, then SectionΒ 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraphΒ (f) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default under paragraph (a), (b), (h)Β or (i)Β of SectionΒ 7.01 shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all Revolving Lenders) 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 of cash in dollars equal to the portions of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit, 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 paragraphΒ (h) or (i)Β of SectionΒ 7.01. The Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.11(b). Each 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. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, if any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding (after giving effect to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(iv)), then promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent cash collateral in an amount sufficient to cover such Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to any cash collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). 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 in Permitted Investments and at the Borrowerβs 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 reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all the Revolving Lenders), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is
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required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of a Defaulting Lender, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or after the termination of Defaulting Lender status, as applicable. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with SectionΒ 2.11(b) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(k) Designation of Additional Issuing Banks. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Issuing Banks one or more Revolving Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Revolving Lender of an appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Revolving Lender and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i)Β such Revolving Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and (ii)Β references herein to the term βIssuing Bankβ shall be deemed to include such Revolving Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
(l) Termination of an Issuing Bank. The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Issuing Bank as an βIssuing Bankβ hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Issuing Bank, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i)Β such Issuing Bankβs acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii)Β the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (or its Affiliates) shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b). Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not issue any additional Letters of Credit or be deemed an Issuing Bank for any other purpose.
(m) Issuing Bank Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i)Β periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii)Β within five Business Days following the time that such Issuing Bank issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the face amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii)Β on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date and amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv)Β on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such LC Disbursement and (v)Β on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.
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(n) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i)Β the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii)Β the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
SECTION 2.06 Funding of Borrowings.
(a) 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 Applicable 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 SectionΒ 2.04. 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; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(f) to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.
(b) 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 Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraphΒ (a) of this Section and may, in reliance on such assumption and in its sole discretion, 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 agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such share on demand of the Administrative Agent. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon demand of the Administrative Agent therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or Borrower interest on such corresponding amount, 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 (i)Β in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, or (ii)Β in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.13. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such Borrowing.
(c) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to SectionΒ 9.03(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under SectionΒ 9.03(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under SectionΒ 9.03(c).
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SECTION 2.07 Interest Elections.
(a) Each Revolving Borrowing and Term Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by SectionΒ 2.03 and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by SectionΒ 2.03. 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 Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Loans, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Revolving Borrowing Request would be required under SectionΒ 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a 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, facsimile or other electronic transmission to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.03:
(i) 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 clausesΒ (iii) and (iv)Β below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be 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 βInterest Period.β
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 monthβs duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar 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
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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)Β no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii)Β unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Unless previously terminated, (i)Β the Term Commitments made on the Second Amendment Effective Date shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Second Amendment Effective Date and (ii)Β the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.
(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class, provided that (i)Β each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000 unless such amount represents all of the remaining Commitments of such Class and (ii)Β the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11, the aggregate Revolving Exposures would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraphΒ (b) of this Section at least one Business Day prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such 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 Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, 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 of termination) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.
SECTION 2.09 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in SectionΒ 2.10 and (iii)Β to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan made by the Swingline Lender on the earlier to occur of (A)Β the date that is ten (10)Β Business Days after such Loan is made and (B)Β the Revolving Maturity Date; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.
(b) 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.
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(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i)Β the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii)Β 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)Β the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenderβs share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphΒ (b) or (c)Β 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 pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the entries made pursuant to paragraphs (b)Β and (c)Β of this Section, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c)Β of this Section shall control.
(e) Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall 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 provided by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Borrower.
SECTION 2.10 Amortization of Term Loans.
(a) Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraphΒ (c) of this Section, the Borrower shall repay Term Borrowings on the last day of each September, December, March and June (commencing on MarchΒ 31, 2013) in the principal amount of Term Loans equal to (i)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans immediately after closing on the Second Amendment Effective Date multiplied by (ii)Β 0.25%; provided that if any such date is not a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the next preceding Business Day.
(b) To the extent not previously paid, all Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Term Maturity Date.
(c) Any prepayment of a Term Borrowing of any Class (i)Β pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(i) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction in direct order of maturity) and (ii)Β pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) or 2.11(d)Β shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section, or, except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, pursuant to the corresponding section of such Refinancing Amendment, in direct order of maturity.
(d) Prior to any repayment of any Term Borrowings of any Class hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery or facsimile) of such election not later than 2:00Β p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under SectionΒ 2.16. Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Term Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.
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SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans.
(a) 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 the requirements of this SectionΒ 2.11; provided that all prepayments under this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(i) shall be accompanied by the Repricing Premium, if applicable.
(i) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may offer to prepay the outstanding Term Loans on the following basis:
(A) The Borrower shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par (such prepayment, the βDiscounted Term Loan Prepaymentβ) pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, in each case made in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii); provided that (x)Β the Borrower shall not make any Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and (y)Β the Borrower shall not initiate any action under this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (I)Β at least ten (10)Β Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II) at least three (3)Β Business Days shall have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrowerβs election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers; provided, further, that any Term Loan that is so prepaid will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled.
(B) 1. Subject to the first proviso to subsection (A)Β above, the Borrower may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with three (3)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Amountβ) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the βSpecified Discountβ) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00Β p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Response Dateβ).
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(1) Each relevant Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its relevant then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Term Lender, a βDiscount Prepayment Accepting Lenderβ), the amount and the tranches of such Lenderβs Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.
(2) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the Borrower will make prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (B)Β to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lenderβs Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to subsection (2); provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro-rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βSpecified Discount Prorationβ). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3)Β Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I)Β the Borrower of the respective Term Lendersβ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F)Β below (subject to subsection (J)Β below).
(C) 2. Subject to the first proviso to subsection (A)Β above, the Borrower may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with three (3)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Loans on
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an individual tranche basis, (II)Β any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Amountβ), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the βDiscount Rangeβ) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by the Borrower (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding relevant Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00Β p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Response Dateβ). Each relevant Term Lenderβs Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the βSubmitted Discountβ) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lenderβs Term Loans (the βSubmitted Amountβ) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.
(1) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsection (C). The Borrower agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the βApplicable Discountβ) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I)Β the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following subsection (3))Β at the Applicable Discount (each such Lender, a βParticipating Lenderβ).
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(2) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the Borrower will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lenderβs Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the βIdentified Participating Lendersβ) shall be made pro-rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βDiscount Range Prorationβ). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5)Β Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I)Β the Borrower of the respective Term Lendersβ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (z)Β if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by such Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F)Β below (subject to subsection (J)Β below).
(D) 3. Subject to the first proviso to subsection (A)Β above, the Borrower may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with three (3)Β Business Daysβ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice; provided that (I)Β any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate dollar amount of the Term Loans (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Amountβ) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Term
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Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00Β p.m., New York City time on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Response Dateβ). Each Term Lenderβs Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x)Β be irrevocable, (y)Β remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z)Β specify both a discount to par (the βOffered Discountβ) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the βOffered Amountβ) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.
(1) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the Borrower with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Borrower shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Borrower (the βAcceptable Discountβ), if any. If the Borrower elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by the Borrower from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection (2)Β (the βAcceptance Dateβ), the Borrower shall submit a Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Borrower by the Acceptance Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.
(2) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3)Β Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the βDiscounted Prepayment Determination Dateβ), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the βAcceptable Prepayment Amountβ) to be prepaid by the Borrower at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D). If the Borrower elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Borrower agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a βQualifying Lenderβ). The Borrower will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D)Β to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate
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principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lenderβs Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the βIdentified Qualifying Lendersβ) shall be made pro-rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the βSolicited Discount Prorationβ). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I)Β the Borrower of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Borrower shall be due and payable by such Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F)Β below (subject to subsection (J)Β below).
(E) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from the Borrower in connection therewith.
(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with paragraphs (B)Β through (D)Β above, the Borrower shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The Borrower shall make such prepayment to the Auction Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agentβs Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00Β a.m. (New York City time) on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis across such installments. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.
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(G) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent, with the provisions in this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.
(H) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agentβs (or its delegateβs) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.
(I) Each of the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.
(J) The Borrower shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Borrower to make any prepayment to a Term Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01 or otherwise).
(b) In the event and on each occasion that the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings or Swingline Loans (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount necessary to eliminate such excess.
(c) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, within five Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (or, in the case of a Prepayment Event described in clause (b)Β of the definition of the term βPrepayment Event,β on the date of such Prepayment Event), prepay Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Proceeds; provided that, in the case of any event described in clauseΒ (a) of the definition of the term βPrepayment Eventβ, if the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries invest (or commit to invest) the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof) within 12 months after receipt of such Net Proceeds in
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assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries (including any acquisitions permitted under SectionΒ 6.04), then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of such Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the applicable portion of such Net Proceeds, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested) by the end of such 12-month period (or if committed to be so invested within such 12-month period, have not been so invested within 18 months after receipt thereof), at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested).
(d) Following the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending DecemberΒ 31, 2013, the Borrower shall prepay Term Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to the ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year; provided that such amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of prepayments of Term Loans (and, to the extent the Revolving Commitments are reduced in a corresponding amount pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08, Revolving Loans) made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(i) during such fiscal year (excluding all such prepayments funded with the proceeds of other Indebtedness or the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business). Each prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made on or before the date that is ten days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01 with respect to the fiscal year for which Excess Cash Flow is being calculated.
(e) Prior to any optional prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(i), the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraphΒ (f) of this Section. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Term Borrowings made at a time when Term Borrowings of more than one Class remain outstanding, the Borrower shall select Term Borrowings to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated between Term Borrowings (and, to the extent provided in the Refinancing Amendment for any Class of Other Term Loans, the Borrowings of such Class) pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class; provided that any Term Lender (and, to the extent provided in the Refinancing Amendment for any Class of Other Term Loans, any Lender that holds Other Term Loans of such Class) may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) at least two Business Days prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class pursuant to this Section (other than an optional prepayment pursuant to paragraphΒ (a)(i) of this Section, which may not be declined), in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class but was so declined shall be retained by the Borrower. Optional prepayments of Term Borrowings shall be allocated among the Classes of Term Borrowings as directed by the Borrower. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding provisions of this paragraph of the Type of Borrowing of any Class, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under SectionΒ 2.16; provided that, in connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) or (d), such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans; provided that if no Lenders exercise the right to waive a given mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.11(e), then, with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to Term Loans that are ABR Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Term Loans that are Eurodollar Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.16.
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(f) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of any prepayment hereunder (i)Β in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii)Β in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00Β a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before 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 and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied; provided further that, any notice of mandatory prepayment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) or (d)Β must be delivered not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment. Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in SectionΒ 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a 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 SectionΒ 2.13.
SECTION 2.12 Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.50%Β per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent in dollars for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the daily amount of such Lenderβs LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the later of the date on which such Lenderβs Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii)Β to each Issuing Bank in dollars a fronting fee, which shall accrue at a rate equal to 0.25%Β per annum (or such lower rate as agreed between the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Bank) on the daily amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bankβs standard fees with respect to the
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issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees shall be payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year, 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 Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an 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 360 days 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 its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay on the Second Amendment Effective Date to each Second Amendment Additional Term Lender that becomes a party to this Agreement as an Additional Term Lender on the Second Amendment Effective Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Second Amendment Additional Term Lenderβs Term Loan under the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase, a closing fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of the stated principal amount of such Term Lenderβs Term Loan under the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase. Such fees shall be payable to each Second Amendment Additional Term Lender out of the proceeds of such Second Amendment Additional Term Lenderβs Term Loan under the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase as and when funded on the Second Amendment Effective Date and shall be treated (and reported) by the Borrower and such Second Amendment Additional Term Lenders as a reduction in issue price of such Term Loans for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to SectionΒ 2.22, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.12.
SECTION 2.13 Interest.
(a) The Loans comprising each ABRΒ Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) 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)Β in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00%Β per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii)Β in the case of any other amount, 2.00%Β per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraphΒ (a) of this Section; provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.13(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided further that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.13(c) on any overdue amount, reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
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(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments, provided that (i)Β interest accrued pursuant to paragraphΒ (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii)Β 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 Revolving Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii)Β in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar 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.
(e) 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 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 or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest.
If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) 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 for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile 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)Β any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing and shall be ineffective and (ii)Β if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.
SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs.
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any Issuing Bank (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate); or
(ii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such increased costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph will not apply to any such increased costs or reductions resulting from Taxes, as to which SectionΒ 2.17 shall govern.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs policies and the policies of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company in reasonable detail, as the case may be, as specified in paragraphΒ (a) or (b)Β of this Section delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15Β days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or 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 Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs 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 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Lender or Issuing Bank shall demand compensation for any increased cost or reduction pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.15 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender or Issuing Bank to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements.
SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments.
In the event of (a)Β the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b)Β the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto,
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(c)Β the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan or Term Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under SectionΒ 2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d)Β the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19 or SectionΒ 9.02(c), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this SectionΒ 2.16, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Loan made by it at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the applicable interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Loan was in fact so funded. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt of such demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this SectionΒ 2.16 will not apply to losses, costs or expenses resulting from Taxes, as to which Section 2.17 shall govern.
SECTION 2.17 Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the applicable withholding agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i)Β the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions have been made (including deductions applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii)Β the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and (iii)Β the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a)Β above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Requirements of Law.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and any Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any 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 setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party 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.
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(e) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by law, or reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, any withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such documentation expired, obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding tax or are subject to Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, Borrower, Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.
(ii) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party and such other documentation as required under the Code,
(B) two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under SectionΒ 871(h) or SectionΒ 881(c) of the Code, (x)Β two properly completed and duly signed certificates, substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ Q (any such certificate a βUnited States Tax Compliance Certificateβ), and (y)Β two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor forms),
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership, or is a participating Lender), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY
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(or other successor forms) or any other required information from each beneficial owner that would be required under this SectionΒ 2.17 if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)), or
(E) any other form prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law to permit Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(iii) If a payment made to any Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of those Sections (including those contained in SectionΒ 1471(b) or 1472(b), as applicable) of the Code, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by SectionΒ 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lenderβs obligations under such Sections and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (e), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
(f) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender receives a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees promptly to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. The Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrowerβs request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems confidential). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes which it deems confidential to any Loan Party or any other person).
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(g) The agreements in this SectionΒ 2.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(h) For purposes of this SectionΒ 2.17, the term βLenderβ shall include any Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.
SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.
(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under SectionΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, recoupment or setoff. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall be made as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate for the period of such extension. All payments or prepayments of any Loan shall be made in dollars, all reimbursements of any LC Disbursements shall be made in dollars, all payments of accrued interest payable on a Loan or LC Disbursement shall be made in dollars, and all other payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.
(b) 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)Β first, towards payment of 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)Β second, towards payment of 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.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans, Term 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, Term 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, Term 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
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Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans, Term Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i)Β 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)Β the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A)Β any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B)Β 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 or Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant or (C)Β any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Revolving Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Rate in respect of Loans of Lenders that have consented to any such extension. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) 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 Banks 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 and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders or Issuing Banks, 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 Issuing Banks, 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 greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, 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 SectionΒ 2.17 or any event gives rise to the operation of SectionΒ 2.23, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i)Β would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17 or mitigate the applicability of SectionΒ 2.23, as the case may be, and (ii)Β would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender.
(b) If (i)Β any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15 or gives notice under SectionΒ 2.23, (ii)Β the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 or (iii)Β any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, 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 SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this
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Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under SectionΒ 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned and delegated, each Principal Issuing Bank and each Swingline Lender), which consents, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (B)Β such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and unreimbursed participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued but unpaid interest thereon, accrued but unpaid 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), (C)Β the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid (unless waived) to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii) and (D)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or payments required to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 or a notice given under SectionΒ 2.23, such assignment will result in a material 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 (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender under paragraph (a)Β above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.
SECTION 2.20 Incremental Credit Extensions.
(a) (i)Β At any time and from time to time after the Second Amendment Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly make available to each of the Lenders), request to effect one or more additional revolving credit facility tranches (βIncremental Revolving Loansβ) or increases in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (each such increase, a βRevolving Commitment Increaseβ; together with the Incremental Revolving Loans, βIncremental Revolving Facilitiesβ) from Additional Revolving Lenders; provided that at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment, (A)Β no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result therefrom, (B)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Facilities and Term Commitment Increases incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date would not exceed the greater of (x)Β $100,000,000 and (y)Β an amount such that the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis (treating the proposed Incremental Revolving Facilities as fully drawn and excluding from the calculation of Consolidated Net Debt the cash proceeds from the borrowing of the proposed Incremental Revolving Facilities) would not exceed 3.75 to 1.00, in each case, as of the end of the most recent Test Period, (C)Β the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, (D)Β the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect set forth in clauses (A), (B)Β and (C)Β above, including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (B)Β and (C)Β above, (E)Β in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase, the maturity date of such Revolving Commitment Increase shall be the Revolving Maturity Date, such Revolving Commitment Increase shall require no scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reduction prior to the Revolving Maturity Date and such Revolving Commitment Increase shall be on the same terms (and pursuant to the same documentation) governing the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Agreement, (F)Β the interest rate margins applicable to any Incremental Revolving Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereunder; provided that in the event that the interest rate margins for any Incremental Revolving Loans are higher than
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the interest rate margins for the Revolving Loans by more than 50 basis points, then the interest rate margins for the Revolving Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that such interest rate margins are equal to the interest rate margins for such Incremental Revolving Loans minus 50 basis points; provided, further, that, in determining the interest rate margins applicable to the Incremental Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to such Incremental Revolving Facility and the Revolving Loans, (x)Β original issue discount (βOIDβ) or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID for purposes of this determination) payable by the Borrower to the Revolving Lenders or any Additional Revolving Lenders (with OID being equated to interest based on assumed four-year life to maturity) shall be included, (y)Β customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to the Joint Bookrunners (or their Affiliates) in connection with this Agreement or to one or more arrangers (or their Affiliates) of any Incremental Revolving Loans shall be excluded and (z)Β if the Incremental Revolving Loan includes an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Revolving Loans, such increased amount shall be equated to interest margin for purposes of determining whether an increase to the applicable interest margin for the Revolving Loans shall be required, to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor in the Revolving Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect, and in such case the interest rate floor applicable to the Revolving Loans shall be increased by such increased amount and (G)Β any Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment entered into after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be on the terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by the Borrower and the Additional Revolving Lenders with the applicable Incremental Revolving Facilities; provided that to the extent such terms and documentation are not consistent with this Agreement (except to the extent permitted by clause (F)Β above), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that no Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender shall be required to act as βissuing bankβ or βswingline lenderβ under any such Incremental Revolving Facility without its written consent. Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Agreement, the sum of (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Facilities incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Term Commitment Increases incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date and (z)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Additional Notes issued after the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(xxiii) shall not exceed the Incremental Cap. Each Incremental Revolving Facility shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof unless such amount represents all the remaining availability under the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Revolving Facilities set forth above.
(ii) At any time and from time to time after the Second Amendment Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly make available to each of the Lenders), request to effect one or more additional tranches of term loans hereunder or increases in the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments which shall take the form of an additional tranche of term loans hereunder (each such increase, a βTerm Commitment Increaseβ) from one or more Additional Term Lenders; provided that at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Incremental Term Facility Amendment, (A)Β no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result therefrom, (B)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Commitment Increases and Incremental Revolving Facilities incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date would not exceed the greater of (x)Β $100,000,000 and (y)Β an amount such that the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis (treating any concurrently established Incremental Revolving Facilities as fully drawn and excluding from the calculation of Consolidated Net Debt the cash proceeds of the proposed Term Commitment Increase) would not exceed 3.75 to 1.00, in each case, as of the end of the most recent Test Period, (C)Β the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, (D)Β the Borrower shall have delivered a
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certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect set forth in clauses (A), (B)Β and (C)Β above, including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (B)Β and (C)Β above, (E)Β the maturity date of any term loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase shall not be earlier than the Term Maturity Date and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any such Term Loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans, (F)Β the interest rate margins and, subject to clause (E), the amortization schedule for any term loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase shall be determined by the Borrower and the Additional Term Lenders with the applicable Term Commitment Increases; provided that in the event that the interest rate margins for any term loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase are higher than the interest rate margins for the Term Loans by more than 50 basis points, then the interest rate margins for the Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that such interest rate margins are equal to the interest rate margins for such term loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase minus 50Β basis points; provided, further, that, in determining the interest rate margins applicable to the term loans incurred pursuant to such Term Commitment Increase and the Term Loans (x)Β OID or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by Borrower to the Term Lenders or any Additional Term Lenders in the initial primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on assumed four-year life to maturity) shall be included, (y)Β customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to the Joint Bookrunners (or their Affiliates) in connection with this Agreement or to one or more arrangers (or their Affiliates) of any Term Commitment Increase shall be excluded and (z)Β if the Term Commitment Increase includes an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Term Loans, such increased amount shall be equated to interest margin for purposes of determining whether an increase to the applicable interest margin for the Term Loans shall be required, to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor in the Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect, and in such case the interest rate floor (but not the interest rate margin) applicable to the Term Loans shall be increased by such increased amount and (F)Β any Incremental Term Facility Amendment entered into after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be on the terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by the Borrower and the Additional Term Lenders with the applicable Term Commitment Increases; provided that to the extent such terms and documentation are not consistent with this Agreement (except to the extent permitted by clauses (D)Β or (E)Β above), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Agreement, the sum of (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Term Commitment Increases incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Facilities incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date and (z)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Additional Notes issued after the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(xxiii) shall not exceed the Incremental Cap. Each Term Commitment Increase incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 and, except with respect to the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase, integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof unless such amount represents all the remaining availability under the aggregate principal amount of Term Commitment Increases set forth above.
(b)Β (i) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount of the relevant Incremental Revolving Loan, Revolving Commitment Increase or Term Commitment Increase.
(ii) Commitments in respect of any Incremental Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment Increase incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall become
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Commitments (or in the case of any Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided after the Second Amendment Effective Date by an existing Revolving Lender, an increase in such Revolving Lenderβs Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an βIncremental Revolving Facility Amendmentβ) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, such Additional Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent. Incremental Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases may be provided, subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld), by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender shall have the right to participate in any Incremental Revolving Facility or, unless it agrees, be obligated to provide any Incremental Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment Increase) or by any other Additional Revolving Lender. An Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Additional Revolving Lenders, be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an βIncremental Revolving Facility Closing Dateβ) of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 (it being understood that all references to βthe date of such Borrowingβ in SectionΒ 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the Incremental Revolving Facility Closing Date) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of legal opinions, board resolutions, officersβ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date under SectionΒ 4.01 (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(iii) Commitments in respect of any Term Commitment Increase incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an βIncremental Term Facility Amendmentβ) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, such Additional Term Lender and the Administrative Agent. Term Commitment Increases may be provided, subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld), by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender shall have any right to participate in any Term Commitment Increase or, unless it agrees, be obligated to provide any Term Commitment Increases) or by any other Additional Term Lender. An Incremental Term Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of any Incremental Term Facility Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Additional Term Lenders, be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an βIncremental Term Facility Closing Dateβ) of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 (it being understood that all references to βthe date of such Borrowingβ in SectionΒ 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the Incremental Term Facility Closing Date) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of legal opinions, board resolutions, officersβ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date under SectionΒ 4.01 (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(c) (i) Upon each Revolving Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section, each Revolving Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Additional Revolving Lender providing a portion of such Revolving Commitment
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Increase (each a βRevolving Commitment Increase Lenderβ), and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Lenderβs participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase and each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A)Β participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B)Β participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal such Revolving Lenderβs Applicable Percentage. Any Revolving Loans outstanding immediately prior to the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase that are Eurodollar Loans will (except to the extent otherwise repaid in accordance herewith) continue to be held by, and all interest thereon will continue to accrue for the accounts of, the Revolving Lenders holding such Loans immediately prior to the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase, in each case until the last day of the then-current Interest Period applicable to any such Loan, at which time it will be repaid or refinanced with new Revolving Loans made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01 in accordance with the Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Lenders after giving effect to the Revolving Commitment Increase; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, each Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will promptly purchase (for cash at face value) assignments of portions of such outstanding Revolving Loans of other Revolving Lenders so that, after giving effect thereto, all Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Loans are held by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their then-current Applicable Percentages. Any such assignments shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 9.04; provided that the parties hereto hereby consent to such assignments and the minimum assignment amounts and processing and recordation fee set forth in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(i) shall not apply thereto. If there are any ABR Revolving Loans outstanding on the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase, such Loans shall either be prepaid by the Borrower on such date or refinanced on such date (subject to satisfaction of applicable borrowing conditions) with Revolving Loans made on such date by the Revolving Lenders (including the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders) in accordance with their Applicable Percentages. In order to effect any such refinancing, (i)Β each Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will make ABR Revolving Loans to the Borrower by transferring funds to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding amount of such Loans of such Type times a percentage obtained by dividing the amount of such Revolving Commitment Increase Lenderβs Revolving Commitment Increase by the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to the Revolving Commitment Increase on such date) and (ii)Β such funds will be applied to the prepayment of outstanding ABR Revolving Loans held by the Revolving Lenders other than the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders, and transferred by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders other than the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders, in such amounts so that, after giving effect thereto, all ABR Revolving Loans will be held by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their then-current Applicable Percentages. On the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the accounts of the Revolving Lenders receiving such prepayments, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amounts of their Revolving Loans being prepaid. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
(ii) Upon each Term Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section, each Additional Term Lender with shall make an additional term loan to the Borrower in a principal amount equal to such Lenderβs Term Commitment Increase. Any such term loan shall be a βTerm Loanβ for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(d) This SectionΒ 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.18 or SectionΒ 9.02 to the contrary.
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(e) The Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase will be provided by the Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lenders party to this Agreement. The Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase shall become effective on the Second Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.20 and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.03.
(f) The Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase will be provided by the Second Amendment Additional Term Lenders party to this Agreement. The Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase shall become effective on the Second Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.20 and upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.03. The terms of the Term Loans made under the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase shall be identical to the Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans made pursuant to the Original Term Loan Refinancing Amendment. The initial Borrowing of Term Loans under the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase shall occur on the Second Amendment Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction on such date of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02.
SECTION 2.21 Refinancing Amendments; Maturity Extension.
(a) At any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of (a)Β all or any portion of the Term Loans then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clauseΒ (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Term Loans) or (b)Β all or any portion of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clauseΒ (b) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Revolving Loans and Other Revolving Commitments), in the form of (x)Β Other Term Loans or Other Term Commitments or (y)Β Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (i)Β will rank pari passu or junior (and subordinate) in right of payment and of security with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder, (ii)Β will have such pricing and optional prepayment terms as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (iii)Β (x)Β with respect to any Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) being refinanced and (y)Β with respect to any Other Term Loans or Other Term Commitments, will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of, and will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than, the Term Loans being refinanced and (iv)Β will have terms and conditions (other than interest rate, redemption premiums and subordination terms) that are no more favorable to the investors providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness than, the Refinanced Debt (except for covenants or other provisions applicable exclusively to periods commencing after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred); provided further that the terms and conditions applicable to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may provide for any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained. The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of legal opinions, board resolutions, officersβ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date under SectionΒ 4.01 (other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counselβs form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent). Each Class of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this SectionΒ 2.21 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x)Β not less
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than $25,000,000 in the case of Other Term Loans or $10,000,000 in the case of Other Revolving Loans and (y)Β an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof unless such amount represents the total outstanding amount of the Refinanced Debt. Any Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Company, or the provision to the Company of Swingline Loans, pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitments established thereby, in each case on terms substantially equivalent to the terms applicable to Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under the Revolving Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each Issuing Bank, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Revolving Maturity Date shall be reallocated from Lenders holding Revolving Commitments to Lenders holding extended revolving commitments in accordance with the terms of such Refinancing Amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.
(b) At any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower and any Lender may agree, by notice to the Administrative Agent (each such notice, an βExtension Noticeβ), to extend the maturity date of such Lenderβs Revolving Commitments and/or Term Loans to the extended maturity date specified in such Extension Notice.
(c) This SectionΒ 2.21 shall supersede any provisions in SectionΒ 2.18 or SectionΒ 9.02 to the contrary.
SECTION 2.22 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenderβs right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in SectionΒ 9.02.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, in the case of a Revolving Lender, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank and the
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Swingline Lender hereunder; third, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fourth, in the case of a Revolving Lender, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released inΒ order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lenderβs breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lenderβs breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements and such Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clause (a)Β of the definition thereof, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x)Β shall not be entitled to receive or accrue any commitment fee pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y)Β shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in SectionΒ 2.12(b).
(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 and the payments of participation fees pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12(b), the βApplicable Percentageβ of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1)Β the Revolving Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2)Β the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that non-Defaulting Lender.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with
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respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenderβs having been a Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.23 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x)Β the Borrower shall, upon three Business Daysβ notice from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans, and (y)Β if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing promptly upon becoming aware that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers.
Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdictions) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and to effect the Financing Transactions 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.
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SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability.
The Financing Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and, if required, action by the holders of such Loan Partyβs Equity Interests. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.
The Financing Transactions (a)Β 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 and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b)Β will not violate (i)Β the Organizational Documents of, or (ii)Β any Requirements of Law applicable to, Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c)Β will not violate or result in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument binding upon Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation thereunder and (d)Β will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except Liens created under the Loan Documents, except (in the case of each of clausesΒ (a), (b)(ii) and (c)) to the extent that the failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or action, or such violation, as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i)Β were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii)Β fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.
(b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its subsidiaries dated SeptemberΒ 30, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholdersβ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i)Β were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii)Β fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i)Β and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(c) As of the Effective Date, Holdings has furnished to the Lenders the consolidated pro forma balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at SeptemberΒ 30, 2011, and the related consolidated proΒ forma statement of operations of the Borrower as of and for the twelve-month period then ended (such pro forma balance sheet and statement of operations, the βPro Forma Financial Statementsβ), which have been prepared giving effect to the Transactions (excluding the impact of purchase accounting effects required by GAAP) as if such transactions had occurred on such date or at the beginning of such period, as the case may be. The Pro Forma Financial Statements have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by Holdings to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly in
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all material respects on a pro forma basis and in accordance with GAAP the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at SeptemberΒ 30, 2011, and their estimated results of operations for the periods covered thereby, assuming that the Transactions had actually occurred at such date or at the beginning of such period (excluding the impact of purchase accounting effects required by GAAP).
(d) Since SeptemberΒ 30, 2011, there has been no Material Adverse Effect (provided that the representation set forth in this SectionΒ 3.04(d) shall not be deemed made on the Effective Date in respect of any Borrowings or extensions of credit made hereunder on such date).
SECTION 3.05 Properties.
(a) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, if any (including all the Mortgaged Properties), (i)Β free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by SectionΒ 6.02 and (ii)Β except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, and the use thereof by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) 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, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i)Β 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)Β has, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii)Β has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv)Β has, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, any basis to reasonably expect that Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will become subject to any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements.
Each of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is in material compliance with (a)Β its Organizational Documents, (b)Β all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property and (c)Β all indentures and other agreements and instruments binding upon it or its property, except, in the case of clauses (b)Β and (c)Β of this Section, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status.
None of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is an βinvestment companyβ as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
SECTION 3.09 Taxes.
Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary (a)Β have timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and (b)Β have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets (whether or not shown on a Tax return) including in their capacity as tax withholding agents, except any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that Holdings or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefore in accordance with GAAP.
There is no proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other claim against Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary except (i)Β those being actively contested by a Loan Party or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted that stay the enforcement of the Tax in question and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (ii)Β those that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10 ERISA.
(a) Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws.
(b) Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i)Β no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii)Β neither Holdings nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under SectionΒ 4007 of ERISA), (iii)Β neither Holdings nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under SectionΒ 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan and (iv)Β neither Holdings nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to SectionΒ 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
SECTION 3.11 Disclosure.
Neither (i)Β the Information Memorandum as of the Effective Date nor (ii)Β any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or delivered thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by them to be reasonable at the time delivered and, if such projected financial information was delivered prior to the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date, it being understood that any such projected financial information may vary from actual results and such variations could be material.
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SECTION 3.12 Subsidiaries.
As of the Effective Date, ScheduleΒ 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of Holdings and each of its subsidiaries in, each subsidiary of Holdings.
SECTION 3.13 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use, all Intellectual Property that is reasonably necessary for the operation of their businesses as currently conducted, without conflict with the Intellectual Property of any Person, except to the extent such conflicts, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Intellectual Property used by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the operation of its business as currently conducted infringes upon any rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the Intellectual Property is pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, threatened against Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.14 Solvency.
Immediately after the consummation of each of the (x)Β Transactions to occur on the Effective Date and (y)Β the Second Amendment Transactions, after taking into account all applicable rights of indemnity and contribution, (a)Β the fair value of the assets of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, at a fair valuation, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b)Β the present fair saleable value of the property of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c)Β Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, and (d)Β Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Effective Date. For purposes of this SectionΒ 3.14, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
SECTION 3.15 Senior Indebtedness.
The Loan Document Obligations constitute βSenior Indebtednessβ (or any comparable term) under and as defined in the documentation governing any other Subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION 3.16 Federal Reserve Regulations.
None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to refinance any Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or for any other purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of the provisions of Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors.
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SECTION 3.17 Use of Proceeds.
The Borrower will use the proceeds of the (a)Β Term Loans made on the Second Amendment Effective Date to finance the Second Amendment Transactions and otherwise for general corporate purposes and (b)Β the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made after the Effective Date for general corporate purposes; provided that up to $5,000,000 of Revolving Loans made on the Effective Date may be used to finance the Transactions and pay Transaction Costs.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01 [Reserved].
SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to βmateriality,β βMaterial Adverse Effectβ or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(b) 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 the case may be, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c) Solely with respect to any Borrowing of any Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans after the Effective Date, the then most recent report or opinion of the Borrowerβs accounting firm delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01 shall not be subject to any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception with respect to, or resulting from, any potential inability to satisfy the Financial Performance Covenant in a future date or period.
Each Borrowing (provided that a conversion or a continuation of a Borrowing shall not constitute a βBorrowingβ for purposes of this Section) and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Holdings and the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphsΒ (a) and (b)Β of this SectionΒ 4.02.
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SECTION 4.03 Second Amendment Effective Date
Neither (x)Β the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement as contemplated hereby, nor (y)Β the obligation of any Second Amendment Additional Term Lender or Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lender to provide any Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase or Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase, respectively, shall become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02 or SectionΒ 2.20, as applicable):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (x)Β the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent acting at the direction of the Required Lenders (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Second Amendment Additional Term Lenders and the Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lenders), (y)Β each Second Amendment Additional Term Lender and Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lender and (z)Β each Loan Party either (i)Β a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)Β written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement or, in the case of any Lender (other than any Second Amendment Additional Term Lender or Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lender), in lieu of the signed counterpart referred to in clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β above, an addendum to this Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and furnished to the Lenders in connection with this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders (including, without limitation, the Second Amendment Additional Term Lenders and the Second Amendment Additional Revolving Lenders) and the Issuing Banks and dated the Second Amendment Effective Date) of each of (i)Β Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx XxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1, (ii)Β Xxxxxxxx, XxxxxxΒ & Finger, P.A., Delaware counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2, (iii)Β Durham, XxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxx P.C., Utah counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-3, (iv)Β Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, Florida counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4 and (v)Β Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, Georgia counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-5. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Second Amendment Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit H with appropriate insertions, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by any Responsible Officer of such Loan Party, and including or attaching the documents or certifications, as applicable, referred to in paragraph (d)Β of this Section.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i)Β as to each Loan Party, either (x)Β a copy of each Organizational Document of such Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority or (y)Β written certification by such Loan Partyβs secretary, assistant secretary or other Responsible Officer that such Loan Partyβs Organizational Documents certified and delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date pursuant to paragraphs (c)Β and (d), respectively, of SectionΒ 4.01 of the Original Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date without modification or amendment since such original delivery, (ii)Β as to each Loan Party, either (x)Β signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party or (y)Β written certification by such Loan Partyβs secretary, assistant secretary or other Responsible Officer that such Loan Partyβs signature and incumbency certificates delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date pursuant to paragraphs (c)Β and (d)Β of SectionΒ 4.01 of the Original Credit Agreement remain true and correct as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, (iii)Β copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors and/or similar governing bodies of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution and delivery, as applicable, and performance of the
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Loan Documents to which it is a party, certified as of the Second Amendment Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant secretary or a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv)Β a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Partyβs jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation as of a reasonably recent date.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts (which may, at the Administrative Agentβs option in consultation with the Borrower, be offset against the Term Loans made on the Second Amendment Effective Date) previously agreed in writing by the Joint Bookrunners and the Borrower to be due and payable on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
(f) The Lenders shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Second Amendment Transactions.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received all requests, notices and certificates required to be delivered by the Borrower or a Financial Officer under (i)Β Section 2.20(a)(i) in respect of the Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase and (ii)Β Section 2.20(a)(ii) in respect of the Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase, in each case in compliance with such applicable Section and SectionΒ 2.20(b)(i).
(h) Each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 shall have been satisfied (it being understood that all references to βthe date of such Borrowingβ in such SectionΒ 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the Second Amendment Effective Date).
The Administrative Agent shall notify Holdings, the Borrower and the Lenders of the Second Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts (other than contingent amounts not yet due) payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information.
Holdings or the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a) on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, as soon as available and in any event on or before the date that is 120 days after the end of each such fiscal year of the
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Borrower (or, in the case of financial statements for the fiscal year ended DecemberΒ 31, 2012, as soon as available and in any event on or before the date that is 150 days after the end of such fiscal year)), audited consolidated balance sheet and audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholdersβ equity and cash flows of the Borrower as of the end of and for such year, and related notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by BDO USA, LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception (other than with respect to, or resulting from, any potential inability to satisfy the Financial Performance Covenant in a future date or period) 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 as of the end of and for such year and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b) commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending SeptemberΒ 30, 2012, as soon as available and in any event on or before the date on which such financial statements are required or permitted to be filed with the SEC with respect to each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, as soon as available and in any event, on or before the date that is 45Β days after the end of each such fiscal quarter (or, in the case of financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2012 and MarchΒ 31, 2013, as soon as available and in any event on or before the date that is 60 days after the end of such fiscal quarter), unaudited consolidated balance sheet and unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholdersβ 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 a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal year and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in clauses (a)Β and (b)Β above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements;
(d) not later than five days after delivery of financial statements under paragraphΒ (a)Β or (b)Β above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (i)Β 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)Β setting forth reasonably detailed calculations (A)Β demonstrating compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant and (B)Β in the case of financial statements delivered under paragraphΒ (a) above, beginning with the financial statements for the fiscal year of the Borrower ending DecemberΒ 31, 2012, of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year and (iii)Β in the case of financial statements delivered under paragraphΒ (a) above, setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any event described in clause (a)Β of the definition of the term βPrepayment Eventβ and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or are intended to be reinvested in accordance with the proviso in SectionΒ 2.11(c);
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(e) not later than 120 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, in the case of the fiscal year commencing on JanuaryΒ 1, 2013, as soon as available and in any event, on or before the date that is 150Β days after the commencement of such fiscal year), a detailed consolidated budget for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, a detailed consolidated budget for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of projected operations, comprehensive income and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth the material assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget);
(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and registration statements (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) filed by Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective subsidiaries with the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests generally, as the case may be; and
(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender may reasonably request in writing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a)Β and (b)Β of this SectionΒ 5.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing the Form 10-K or 10-Q (or the equivalent), as applicable, of the Borrower (or a parent company thereof) filed with the SEC; provided that (i)Β to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information, which may be unaudited, that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, and (ii)Β to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under SectionΒ 5.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of BDO USA, LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any βgoing concernβ or like qualification or exception (other than with respect to, or resulting from, any potential inability to satisfy the Financial Performance Covenant in a future date or period) or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a), (b)Β or (e)Β (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i)Β on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowerβs website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 9.01 (or otherwise notified pursuant to SectionΒ 9.01(d)); or (ii)Β on which such documents are posted on the Borrowerβs behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i)Β the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent upon its reasonable request until a written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and upon its reasonable request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents.
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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a)Β the Administrative Agent and/or the Joint Bookrunners will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, βBorrower Materialsβ) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the βPlatformβ) and (b)Β certain of the Lenders (each, a βPublic Lenderβ) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Personsβ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w)Β all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked βPUBLICβ which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word βPUBLICβ shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x)Β by marking Borrower Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in SectionΒ 9.12); (y)Β all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated βPublic Side Informationβ; and (z)Β the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked βPUBLICβ as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated βPublic Side Information.β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower (i)Β acknowledges and agrees that the financial information required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a), (b), (c)Β and (d)Β shall be treated as if marked βPUBLICβ for purposes of this paragraph and (ii)Β shall be under no obligation to xxxx any other Borrower Materials as βPUBLICβ.
SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events.
Promptly after any Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, Holdings or the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender through the Administrative Agent) written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) to the extent permissible by applicable law, the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of a Financial Officer or another executive officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, affecting Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the receipt of a notice of an Environmental Liability that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
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SECTION 5.03 Information Regarding Collateral.
(a) Holdings or the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt (and in any event within 30 days or such longer period as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent) written notice of any change (i)Β in any Loan Partyβs legal name (as set forth in its certificate of organization or like document), (ii)Β in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Loan Party or in the form of its organization or (iii)Β in any Loan Partyβs organizational identification number.
(b) Not later than five days after delivery of financial statements pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), Holdings or the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the BorrowerΒ (i) setting forth the information required pursuant to Paragraphs 1, 10, 11 and 12 of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section, (ii)Β identifying any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that has become, or ceased to be, a Material Subsidiary during the most recently ended fiscal quarter and (iii)Β certifying that all notices required to be given prior to the date of such certificate by SectionΒ 5.03 have been given.
SECTION 5.04 Existence; Conduct of Business.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, except to the extent (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of Holdings and the Borrower) that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under SectionΒ 6.03 or any Disposition permitted by SectionΒ 6.05.
SECTION 5.05 Payment of Taxes, etc.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or its income or properties or in respect of its property or assets, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except to the extent (i)Β any such Taxes are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted that stay the enforcement of the Tax in question and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (ii)Β the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06 Maintenance of Properties.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition (subject to casualty, condemnation and ordinary wear and tear), except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 5.07 Insurance.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of Holdings) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment of management of Holdings) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment or the management of Holdings) are reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business, and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. Each such policy of insurance shall (i)Β name the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii)Β in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or mortgagee endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders as the loss payee or mortgagee thereunder.
SECTION 5.08 Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary 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; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this SectionΒ 5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one such time shall be at the Borrowerβs expense; provided further that (a)Β when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b)Β the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give Holdings and the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdingsβ or the Borrowerβs independent public accountants.
SECTION 5.09 Compliance with Laws.
Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with its Organizational Documents and all Requirements of Law (including Environmental Laws) with respect to it, its property and operations, 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 5.10 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
The Borrower will use the proceeds of (a)Β the Term Loans made on the Second Amendment Effective Date, together with cash on hand of the Borrower and proceeds of the Second Lien Credit Agreement to finance the Second Amendment Date Transactions, pay a portion of the Transaction Costs and for other corporate purposes. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans drawn after the Effective Date will be used only for general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions). Letters of Credit will be used only for general corporate purposes.
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SECTION 5.11 Additional Subsidiaries.
(a) If (i)Β any additional Restricted Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent is formed or acquired after the Effective Date or (ii)Β if any Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, Holdings or the Borrower will, within 30Β days (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) after such newly formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent is formed or acquired or such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and will cause such Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary) or Intermediate Parent to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party within 30 days after such notice (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree and the Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent signed by a Responsible Officer, together with all attachments contemplated thereby).
(b) Within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) after Holdings or the Borrower identifies any new Material Subsidiary pursuant to SectionΒ 5.03(b), all actions (if any) required to be taken with respect to such Subsidiary in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken with respect to such Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.12 Further Assurances.
(a) Subject to the proviso to SectionΒ 4.01(f) solely with respect to the Effective Date, each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law and that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.
(b) If, after the Effective Date, any material assets (including any owned (but not leased or ground leased) Material Real Property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or are held by any Subsidiary on or after the time it becomes a Loan Party pursuant to SectionΒ 5.11 (other than assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Security Document upon acquisition thereof or constituting Excluded Assets), the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Secured Obligations and will take and cause the other Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraphΒ (a) of this Section and as required pursuant to the βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement,β all at the expense of the Loan Parties and subject to the last paragraph of the definition of the term βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement.β In the event any real property is mortgaged pursuant to this SectionΒ 5.12(b), the Borrower or such other Loan Party, as applicable, shall not be required to comply with the βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ and paragraph (a)Β of this Section until a reasonable time following the acquisition of such real property, and in no event shall compliance be required until 90 days following such acquisition or such longer time period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
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SECTION 5.13 Designation of Subsidiaries.
The Borrower may at any time after the Effective Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β immediately before and after such designation on a Pro Forma Basis, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)Β immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the Financial Performance Covenant recomputed as of the last day of the most recent Test Period and (iii)Β no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or continue as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a βRestricted Subsidiaryβ for the purpose of any other Indebtedness of Holdings or the Borrower. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Borrowerβs or its Subsidiaryβs (as applicable) investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i)Β the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii)Β a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the Borrowerβs or its Subsidiaryβs (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated a Restricted Subsidiary may not be subsequently re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.14 [Reserved].
SECTION 5.15 Maintenance of Rating of Facilities.
The Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i)Β a public corporate credit rating (but not any particular rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any particular rating) from Xxxxxβx, in each case in respect of the Borrower and (ii)Β a public rating (but not any particular rating) in respect of the Loans from each of S&P and Xxxxxβx.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
From and after the Second Amendment Effective Date and until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable (other than contingent amounts not yet due) under any Loan Document have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of Holdings (with respect to SectionsΒ 6.03(c) and (d)Β only) and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.
(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(i) Indebtedness of the Borrower and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 2.20 or 2.21);
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(ii) Indebtedness (A)Β outstanding on the Second Amendment Effective Date and listed on ScheduleΒ 6.01 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (B)Β intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the Second Amendment Effective Date and listed on Schedule 6.01;
(iii) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 6.04; provided further that (A)Β no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Subordinated Indebtedness shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement and (B)Β if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;
(iv) Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to any Restricted Subsidiary or of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to any other Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower, to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 6.04; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations (to the extent any such Indebtedness is outstanding at any time after the date that is 30 days after the Second Amendment Effective Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to adverse tax consequences) on terms (i)Β at least as favorable to the Lenders as those set forth in the form of intercompany note attached as Exhibit I or (ii)Β otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) (A)Β Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets, other than software; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement, and (B)Β any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding clauseΒ (A); provided further that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on this clause (v)Β shall not exceed the greater of $45,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period;
(vi) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(vii) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Restricted Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) after the Second Amendment Effective Date as a result of a Permitted Acquisition, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by the Borrower any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in a Permitted Acquisition, and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that (A)Β such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition, (B)Β at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto, (1)Β on a Pro Forma Basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended is (x)Β at least 2.00 to 1.00 or (y)Β equal or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition
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(and related incurrence of Indebtedness) and (2)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant for the Test Period then last ended and (C)Β no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom; provided, further that such Indebtedness of Persons that are or become Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viii) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that (A)Β the primary obligor in respect of, and any Person that Guarantees, such Indebtedness shall be the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party, (B)Β such Indebtedness is unsecured or secured on a junior basis to the Loans and the Liens of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents, with such priority being on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement are satisfactory), (C)Β such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is 180 days after the Term Maturity Date, (D)Β such Indebtedness has no scheduled amortization or payments, repurchases or redemptions of principal prior to the date that is 180 days after the Term Maturity Date, (E)Β immediately after giving effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, (1)Β on a Pro Forma Basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended is (x)Β at least 2.00 to 1.00 or (y)Β equal or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition (and incurrence of Indebtedness) and (2)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant for the Test Period then last ended, (F)Β no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom and (G)Β such Indebtedness has terms and conditions (other than interest rate, redemption premiums and subordination terms), taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Lenders than the terms and conditions of this Agreement (except for covenants or other provisions applicable exclusively to periods commencing after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions are not materially less favorable shall satisfy the foregoing requirements in this clause (G);
(ix) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation owed to employees of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course ofΒ business;
(x) Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by any Loan Party to current or former officers, directors and employees or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) permitted by SectionΒ 6.07(a);
(xi) Indebtedness constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred in the Acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Agreement;
(xii) Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;
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(xiii) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements, in each case, in connection with deposit accounts;
(xiv) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, (A)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xiv)Β shall not exceed the greater of (1)Β the greater of $80,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets and (2)Β so long as no Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, an amount such that on a Pro Forma Basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended is at least 2.00 to 1.00, and (B)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xiv)Β in respect of which the primary obligor or a guarantor is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall not exceed an amount equal to the greater of $60,000,000 and 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(xv) Indebtedness consisting of (A)Β the financing of insurance premiums or (B)Β take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankersβ acceptances or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;
(xvii) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(xviii) [Reserved];
(xix) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;
(xx) Indebtedness consisting of the Second Lien Facilities and any other Indebtedness under the Second Lien Loan Documents and the other Permitted Second Priority Debt Documents and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxi) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxii) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(xxiii) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or senior secured notes that will be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Secured Obligations, that are issued or made in lieu of Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Commitment Increases and/or Term Commitment Increases pursuant to an indenture or a note purchase agreement or otherwise and any extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof (the βAdditional Notesβ); provided that (i)Β such Additional Notes are not
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scheduled to mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect, (ii)Β the aggregate principal amount of all Additional Notes issued pursuant to this paragraph (xxiii)Β shall not exceed (x)Β the Incremental Cap less (y)Β the amount of all Incremental Revolving Facilities and Term Commitment Increases, in each case, incurred after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (iii)Β such Additional Notes shall not be subject to any Guarantee by any Person other than a Loan Party, (iv)Β in the case of Additional Notes that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any asset constituting Collateral, (v)Β at the time of such incurrence (except in the case of any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement thereof that does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced) and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, (vi)Β no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such incurrence, (vii)Β if such Additional Notes are secured, the security agreements relating to such Additional Notes shall be substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (viii)Β if such Additional Notes are secured, such Additional Notes and the trustee under the indenture governing such Additional Notes shall be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable; provided that if such Additional Notes are issued pursuant to an indenture that has not previously been made subject thereto, then Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the trustee for such Additional Notes shall have executed and delivered the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, and (ix)Β the documentation with respect to any Additional Notes contains no mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions except with respect to change of control and asset sale offers that are customary for high yield notes of such type; and
(xxiv) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clausesΒ (i) through (xxiii)Β above.
(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred Equity Interests or any Disqualified Equity Interests, except (A)Β in the case of the Borrower, preferred Equity Interests that are Qualified Equity Interests and (B)Β preferred Equity Interests issued to and held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.02 Liens.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(i) Liens created under the Loan Documents;
(ii) Permitted Encumbrances;
(iii) Liens existing on the Second Amendment Effective Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.02 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (A)Β such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (1)Β after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (2)Β proceeds and products thereof, and (B)Β the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by SectionΒ 6.01;
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(iv) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(a)(v); provided that (A)Β such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B)Β such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness except for accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and (C)Β with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations; such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions to or proceeds of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligations; provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by suchΒ lender;
(v) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others that do not (A)Β interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B)Β secure anyΒ Indebtedness;
(vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(vii) Liens (A)Β of a collection bank arising under SectionΒ 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B)Β in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(viii) Liens (A)Β on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under SectionΒ 6.05 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition), or (B)Β consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under SectionΒ 6.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(ix) Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted under SectionΒ 6.01;
(x) Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Loan Party and Liens granted by a Loan Party in favor of any other Loan Party;
(xi) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Second Amendment Effective Date and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (A)Β such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (B)Β such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (C)Β the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(a)(vii) or (viii); provided further that if such Indebtedness is incurred pursuant
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to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(vii), then either (i)Β such Liens are discharged within 90 days after such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or (ii)Β at the time of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended is less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00;
(xii) any interest or title of a lessor under leases (other than leases constituting Capitalized Lease Obligations) entered into by any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods by any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under clauseΒ (e) of the definition of the term βPermitted Investmentsβ;
(xv) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(xvi) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A)Β relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, (B)Β relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C)Β relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are located;
(xviii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(xix) Liens on the Collateral securing Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and Additional Notes;
(xx) Liens on real property other than the Mortgaged Properties or any other Material Real Property;
(xxi) Liens on the property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by them under SectionΒ 6.01;
(xxii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(a)(viii) or SectionΒ 6.01(a)(xiv) on a junior basis to the Loans and the Liens of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents, with such priority being on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement are satisfactory);
(xxiii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(a)(xx); and
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(xxiv) other Liens; provided that at the time of the granting of and after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such Lien and the obligations secured thereby (including the use of proceeds thereof) the aggregate face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xxiv)Β shall not exceed the greater of $45,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then last ended.
SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes.
(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that:
(i) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with (A)Β the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (B)Β any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary (1)Β the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party or (2)Β if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, the acquisition of such Subsidiary Loan Party by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is otherwise permitted under SectionΒ 6.04;
(ii) (A)Β any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (B)Β any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if Holdings determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
(iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then (A)Β the transferee must be a Loan Party, (B)Β to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with SectionΒ 6.04 or (C)Β to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for fair value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is a permitted Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with SectionΒ 6.04;
(iv) the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (A)Β the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B)Β if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the βSuccessor Borrowerβ), (1)Β the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, (2)Β the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (3)Β each Loan Party other than the Borrower, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have reaffirmed, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that its Guarantee of, and grant of any Liens as security for, the Secured Obligations shall apply to the Successor Borrowerβs obligations under this Agreement and (4)Β the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer and an opinion of
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counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation complies with this Agreement; provided further that (y)Β if such Person is not a Loan Party, no Default exists after giving effect to such merger or consolidation and (z)Β if the foregoing requirements are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided further that the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Borrower as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any the Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act;
(v) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Sections 5.11 and 5.12 and if the other party to such transaction is not a Loan Party, no Default exists after giving effect to such transaction;
(vi) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Acquisition; and
(vii) any Restricted Subsidiary may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.05; provided that if the other party to such transaction is not a Loan Party, no Default exists after giving effect to the transaction.
(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Second Amendment Effective Date and businesses reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
(c) Holdings will not, and will not permit any Intermediate Parent to, conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i)Β the ownership and/or acquisition of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and any Intermediate Parent, (ii)Β the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance, (iii)Β participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (iv)Β the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents, any documentation governing any Indebtedness or Guarantee, the Acquisition Agreement, the other agreements contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, (v)Β any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or registration of its Equity Interests for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness, (vii)Β incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii)Β providing indemnification to officers and members of the Board of Directors, (ix)Β activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions and the Second Amendment Transactions and (x)Β activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i)Β to (ix)Β of this paragraph.
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(d) Holdings will not, and will not permit any Intermediate Parent to, own or acquire any material assets (other than Equity Interests as referred to in paragraphΒ (c)(i) above, cash and Permitted Investments, intercompany Investments in any Intermediate Parent or Borrower permitted hereunder) or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities as referred to in paragraphΒ (c) above, liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and business and activities permitted by this Agreement).
SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:
(a) Permitted Investments;
(b) loans or advances to officers, members of the Board of Directors and employees of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i)Β for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii)Β in connection with such Personβs purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii)Β for purposes not described in the foregoing clausesΒ (i) and (ii), in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $20,000,000;
(c) Investments (i)Β by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party (excluding any new Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party pursuant to such Investment), (ii)Β by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Loan Party, (iii)Β by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (A)Β in any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made by Loan Parties after the Second Amendment Effective Date in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in reliance on this clause (iii)(A) (together with the amount of Investments made in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(h)) shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Investment Amount at the time of any such Investment, (B)Β in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, constituting an exchange of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary for Indebtedness of such Subsidiary or (C)Β constituting Guarantees of Indebtedness or other monetary obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties owing to any Loan Party, (iv)Β by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties so long as such Investment is part of a series of simultaneous Investments that result in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Loan Parties and (v)Β by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, consisting of the contribution of Equity Interests of any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as the Equity Interests of the transferee Restricted Subsidiary is pledged to secure the Secured Obligations;
(d) Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit and accommodation guarantees in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Investments (i)Β existing or contemplated on the Second Amendment Effective Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.04(e) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii)Β Investments existing on the Second Amendment Effective Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment to the extent as set forth on Schedule 6.04(e) or as otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.04;
(f) Investments in Swap Agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
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(g) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by SectionΒ 6.05;
(h) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that the aggregate amount of consideration paid or provided by the Borrower or any other Loan Party after the Second Amendment Effective Date in reliance on this SectionΒ 6.04(h) (together with any Investments made in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(c)(iii)(A)) for Permitted Acquisitions (including the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions) for any Restricted Subsidiary that shall not be or, after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, shall not become a Loan Party, shall not exceed the Non-Loan Party Investment Amount at such time;
(i) the Second Amendment Transactions;
(j) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code ArticleΒ 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code ArticleΒ 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(k) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(l) loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Intermediate Parent in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to Holdings (or such parent) in accordance with SectionΒ 6.07(a)(iv), (v), (vi), (vii)Β or (viii);
(m) so long as immediately after giving effect to any such Investment no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Investments and other acquisitions; provided that at the time any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments made in reliance on this clauseΒ (m) (including all such Investments deemed to be made pursuant to clause (d)Β of the definition of βNon-Loan Party Investment Amountβ), together with the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (m)Β (including the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness assumed in connection with any such other acquisition), shall not exceed (w)Β the greater of $105,000,000 and 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period after giving Pro Forma Effect to the making of such Investment or other acquisition, plus (x)Β the Initial Restricted Payment Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (y)Β so long as (A)Β the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended shall be at least 2.00 to 1.00, and (B)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, the amount of Cumulative Excess Cash Flow that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (z)Β the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution of cash in respect of existing Qualified Equity Interests (other than any such issuance or contribution made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02) that is Not Otherwise Applied;
(n) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course ofΒ business;
(o) Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests (excluding Cure Amounts) of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof or the IPO Entity);
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(p) Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Second Amendment Effective Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with any Subsidiary in accordance with this SectionΒ 6.04 and SectionΒ 6.03 after the Second Amendment Effective Date or that otherwise becomes a Subsidiary (provided that if such Investment is made under SectionΒ 6.04(h), existing Investments in subsidiaries of such Subsidiary or Person shall comply with the requirements of SectionΒ 6.04(h) or 6.04(m) or any other paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.04) to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(q) receivables owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(r) non-cash Investments in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities; provided that, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (following consultation with the Borrower), after giving effect to any such activities, the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired; and
(s) Investments (A)Β for utilities, security deposits, leases and similar prepaid expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and (B)Β trade accounts created, or prepaid expenses accrued, in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 6.05 Asset Sales.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (i)Β sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it or (ii)Β permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary (other than issuing directorsβ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law and other than issuing Equity Interests to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with SectionΒ 6.04(c)) (each, a βDispositionβ), except:
(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(b) Dispositions of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i)Β such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii)Β the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacementΒ property;
(d) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then (i)Β the transferee must be a Loan Party, (ii)Β to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with SectionΒ 6.04 or (iii)Β to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for fair value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is a permitted investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in accordance with SectionΒ 6.04;
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(e) Dispositions permitted by SectionΒ 6.03, Investments permitted by SectionΒ 6.04, Restricted Payments permitted by SectionΒ 6.07 and Liens permitted by SectionΒ 6.02;
(f) Dispositions pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions permitted by SectionΒ 6.06 of property acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(g) Dispositions of Permitted Investments;
(h) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;
(i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(j) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;
(k) Dispositions of property to Persons other than Restricted Subsidiaries (including the sale or issuance of Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted under this SectionΒ 6.05; provided that (i)Β no Default shall exist at the time of, or would result from, such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default existed or would have resulted from such Disposition) and (ii)Β with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (k)Β for a purchase price in excess of $15,000,000, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments; provided, however, that for the purposes of this clauseΒ (ii), (A)Β any liabilities (as shown on the most recent balance sheet of Holdings provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, shall be deemed to be cash, (B)Β any securities received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, shall be deemed to be cash and (C)Β any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clauseΒ (k) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of $30,000,000 at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash; and
(l) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; and
(m) Dispositions or forgiveness of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;
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provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.05 (except pursuant to SectionsΒ 6.05(e) and except for Dispositions by a Loan Party to another Loan Party), shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition.
SECTION 6.06 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 270Β days after the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset; provided that, if such sale and leaseback results in a Capital Lease Obligation, such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by SectionΒ 6.01 and any Lien made the subject of such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by SectionΒ 6.02.
SECTION 6.07 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.
(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(i) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or to its other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);
(ii) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests of such Person; provided that in the case of any such Restricted Payment by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, such Restricted Payment is made to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price or withholding taxes payable in connection with the exercise of such options or warrants;
(v) Restricted Payments to Holdings which Holdings may use to redeem, acquire, retire, repurchase or settle its Equity Interests (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests) or to service Indebtedness incurred by Holdings to finance the redemption, acquisition, retirement, repurchase or settlement of such Equity Interests (or make Restricted Payments to allow any of the Holdingsβ direct or indirect parent companies to so redeem, retire, acquire or repurchase their Equity Interests or to service Indebtedness incurred to finance the redemption, retirement, acquisition or repurchase of such Equity Interests) held by current or former officers, managers, consultants, members of the Board
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of Directors and employees (or their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees) of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or otherwise in accordance with any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holdersβ agreement in an aggregate amount after the Second Amendment Effective Date together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(l) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (v)Β not to exceed $15,000,000 in any calendar year with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $30,000,000 in any calendar year (without giving effect to the following proviso); provided that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or by Holdings and contributed to Borrower) after the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(vi) [Reserved];
(vii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in cash to Holdings and any Intermediate Parent:
(A) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings (or any direct or indirect equity owner of Holdings) or any Intermediate Parent to pay its Tax liability to the relevant jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated returns, if any, attributable to the income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (a)(vii)(A) shall not exceed the Tax liability that the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) would have incurred were such Taxes determined as if such entity(ies) were a stand-alone taxpayer or a stand-alone group; and provided, further, that Restricted Payments under this clause (A)Β in respect of any Taxes attributable to the income of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be made only to the extent that such Unrestricted Subsidiaries have made cash payments for such purpose to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(B) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay any Tax liability, computed at a notional rate, of any beneficial owner of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), to the extent such Tax liability arises from the allocation to such owner of income attributable to any Restricted Payments permitted by SectionΒ 6.07(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Restricted Payments permitted by this SectionΒ 6.07(a)(vii)(B));
(C) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings or any Intermediate Parent to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) (1)Β its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses payable to third parties) that are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(l) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (a)(vii)(C) not to exceed $6,000,000 in any fiscal year plus any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by members of the Board of Directors or officers of Holdings (or any parent thereof)
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attributable to the ownership or operations of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (2)Β fees and expenses (x)Β due and payable by any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and (y)Β otherwise permitted to be paid by such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement and (3)Β amounts due and payable pursuant to the Investor Management Agreement permitted to be paid pursuant to SectionΒ 6.08(iv);
(D) the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings or any Intermediate Parent to pay franchise Taxes and other fees, Taxes and expenses required to maintain its corporate existence;
(E) to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04; provided that (A)Β such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B)Β Holdings or any Intermediate Parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1)Β all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests but not including any loans or advances made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b)) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2)Β the Person formed or acquired to merge into or consolidate with the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent such merger or consolidation is permitted in SectionΒ 6.03) in order to consummate such Investment, in each case in accordance with the requirements of SectionsΒ 5.11 and 5.12; and
(F) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) fees and expenses related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering permitted by this Agreement;
(viii) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments to any Intermediate Parent or Holdings, in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of (1)Β prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.07(b)(iv) and (2)Β loans and advances made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(l) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (viii), not to exceed (x)Β the Initial Restricted Payment Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (y)Β so long as (A)Β the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended shall be at least 2.00 to 1.00, and (B)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, the amount of Cumulative Excess Cash Flow that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (z)Β the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of existing, Qualified Equity Interests (other than any such issuance or contribution made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02) that is Not Otherwise Applied;
(ix) redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests; provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby; and
(x) the Second Amendment Restricted Payment.
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(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Restricted Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Subordinated Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (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 Subordinated Indebtedness, or any other payment (including any payment under any Swap Agreement) that has a substantially similar effect to any of the foregoing, except:
(i) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as, in the form of payment and when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(ii) refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 6.01;
(iii) the conversion of any Subordinated Indebtedness to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Intermediate Parent;
(iv) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of (1)Β Restricted Payments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.07(a)(viii) and (2)Β loans and advances made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(l) in lieu thereof not to exceed the sum of (x)Β the Initial Restricted Payment Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (y)Β so long as (A)Β the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Test Period then last ended shall be at least 2.00 to 1.00, and (B)Β the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant as of the end of the most recent Test Period, the amount of Cumulative Excess Cash Flow that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (z)Β the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of existing, Qualified Equity Interests (other than any such issuance or contribution made pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02) that is Not Otherwise Applied; and
(v) payments made in connection with the Second Amendment Transactions.
SECTION 6.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary 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 (i)Β transactions with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii)Β on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable armβs-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (iii)Β the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transactions and the Second Amendment Transactions, (iv)Β the payment of management and monitoring fees to the Investors (or management companies of the Investors) in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the amount permitted to be paid pursuant to the Investor Management Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date and any Investor Termination Fees not to exceed the amount set forth in the Investor Management Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date and related indemnities and reasonable expenses, (v)Β issuances of Equity Interests of the Borrower to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (vi)Β employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in connection with the Transactions (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 6.04(b) and 6.04(n), (vii)Β payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among Holdings (and any such parent thereof), any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary
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terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by SectionΒ 6.07, (viii)Β the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, members of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrower, any Intermediate Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ix)Β transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence or contemplated on the Second Amendment Effective Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (x)Β Restricted Payments permitted under SectionΒ 6.07 and (xi)Β customary payments by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsors made for any financial advisory, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Holdings in good faith.
SECTION 6.09 Restrictive Agreements.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary 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)Β the ability of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets to secure the Secured Obligations or (b)Β the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to any Restricted Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing clauses (a)Β and (b)Β shall not apply to any such restrictions thatΒ (i)(x) exist on the Second Amendment Effective Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.09) are listed on ScheduleΒ 6.09 and (y)Β any renewal or extension of a restriction permitted by clause (i)(x) or any agreement evidencing such restriction so long as such renewal or extension does not expand the scope of such restrictions, (ii)(x)Β are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such restrictions were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (y)Β any renewal or extension of a restriction permitted by clause (ii)(x)Β or any agreement evidencing such restriction so long as such renewal or extension does not expand the scope of such restrictions, (iii)Β represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party that is permitted by SectionΒ 6.01, (iv)Β are customary restrictions that arise in connection with any Disposition permitted by SectionΒ 6.05 applicable pending such Disposition solely to the assets subject to such Disposition, (v)Β are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under SectionΒ 6.04, (vi)Β are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or securing such Indebtedness (and excluding in any event any Indebtedness constituting any Subordinated Indebtedness), (vii)Β are imposed by Requirements of Law, (viii)Β are customary restrictions contained in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate only to the assets subject thereto, (ix)Β comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(a)(v) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (x)Β are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (xi)Β are customary provisions restricting assignment of any license, lease or other agreement, (xii)Β are restrictions on cash (or Permitted Investments) or deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business (or otherwise constituting Permitted Encumbrances on such cash or Permitted Investments or deposits), (xiii)Β are customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases or
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licenses of intellectual property entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation or (xiv)Β arise under any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt Documents, any Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt Documents or any documentation evidencing or governing the terms of any Additional Notes.
SECTION 6.10 Amendment of Subordinated Indebtedness.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify, waive, terminate or release the documentation governing any other Subordinated Indebtedness, in each case if the effect of such amendment, modification, waiver, termination or release is materially adverse to the Lenders (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).
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SECTION 6.11 Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio.
The Borrower will not permit the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period ending on any of the dates set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite such date:
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Test Period |
Β Β | MaximumΒ SeniorΒ SecuredΒ Net Leverage Ratio |
MarchΒ 31, 2013 |
Β Β | 5.50Β toΒ 1.00 |
JuneΒ 30, 2013 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2013 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
DecemberΒ 31, 2013 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
MarchΒ 31, 2014 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
JuneΒ 30, 2014 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2014 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
DecemberΒ 31, 2014 |
Β Β | 5.50 to 1.00 |
MarchΒ 31, 2015 |
Β Β | 5.25 to 1.00 |
JuneΒ 30, 2015 |
Β Β | 5.25 to 1.00 |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2015 |
Β Β | 5.25 to 1.00 |
DecemberΒ 31, 2015 |
Β Β | 5.25 to 1.00 |
MarchΒ 31, 2016 |
Β Β | 5.00 to 1.00 |
JuneΒ 30, 2016 |
Β Β | 5.00 to 1.00 |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2016 |
Β Β | 5.00 to 1.00 |
DecemberΒ 31, 2016 |
Β Β | 5.00 to 1.00 |
MarchΒ 31, 2017 |
Β Β | 4.75 to 1.00 |
JuneΒ 30, 2017 |
Β Β | 4.75 to 1.00 |
SeptemberΒ 30, 2017 |
Β Β | 4.75 to 1.00 |
DecemberΒ 31, 2017 |
Β Β | 4.75 to 1.00 |
MarchΒ 31, 2018, and thereafter |
Β Β | 4.50 to 1.00 |
SECTION 6.12 Changes in Fiscal Periods.
The Borrower will not make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
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ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 7.01 Events of Default.
If any of the following events (any such event, an βEvent of Defaultβ) shall occur:
(a) any Loan Party 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;
(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraphΒ (a) of this Section) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in SectionsΒ 5.02, 5.04 (with respect to the existence of Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries), 5.10 or in ArticleΒ VI (other than SectionΒ 6.08) and, in the case of any Event of Default under the Financial Performance Covenant, such failure shall not have been remedied pursuant to SectionΒ 7.02 on or prior to the Cure Expiration Date;
(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraphΒ (a), (b)Β or (d)Β of this Section), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30Β days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;
(f) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shallΒ 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 (after giving effect to any applicable grace period);
(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) 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 paragraphΒ (g) shall not apply to (i)Β secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement) or (ii)Β termination events or similar events occurring under any Swap Agreement that constitutes Material Indebtedness (it being understood that paragraph (f)Β of this Section will apply to any failure to make any payment required as a result of any such termination or similar event);
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(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i)Β liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii)Β the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, examiner, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed or unstayed for 60Β days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) Holdings, the Borrower or any other Material Subsidiary shall (i)Β voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii)Β consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in paragraphΒ (h) of this Section, (iii)Β apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, examiner, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv)Β file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v)Β make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(j) one or more enforceable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied coverage) shall be rendered against Holdings, the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60Β consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any judgment creditor shall legally attach or levy upon assets of such Loan Party that are material to the businesses and operations of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to enforce any such judgment;
(k)Β (i)Β an ERISA Event occurs that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii)Β any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under SectionΒ 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except (i)Β as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii)Β as a result of the Administrative Agentβs failure to (A)Β maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents or (B)Β file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements, (iii)Β as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lenderβs title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage or (iv)Β as a result of acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender;
(m) any material provision of any Loan Document or any Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations shall for any reason be asserted by any Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder;
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(n) any Guarantees of the Loan Document Obligations by any Loan Party pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect (in each case, other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents); or
(o) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to Holdings or the Borrower described in paragraphΒ (h) or (i)Β 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:Β (i)Β terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)Β 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 Holdings or the Borrower described in paragraphΒ (h) or (i)Β 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.
SECTION 7.02 Right to Cure.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in SectionΒ 7.01, in the event that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries fail to comply with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, at any time after the beginning of such fiscal quarter until the expiration of the 10th calendar day subsequent to the earlier of (i)Β the date on which a Compliance Certificate with respect to such fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) is delivered in accordance with SectionΒ 5.01(d) and (ii)Β the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b), as applicable (such date, the βCure Expiration Dateβ), Holdings shall have the right to issue Qualified Equity Interests for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of Holdings as cash common equity or other Qualified Equity Interests (which Holdings shall contribute through its Subsidiaries of which the Borrower is a Subsidiary to the Borrower as cash common equity) (collectively, the βCure Rightβ), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of the Net Proceeds of such issuance that are Not Otherwise Applied (the βCure Amountβ) pursuant to the exercise by Holdings of such Cure Right the Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustment:
(i) Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and
(ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing pro forma adjustment (without giving effect to any repayment of any Indebtedness with any portion of the Cure Amount or any portion of the Cure Amount on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to such fiscal quarter only), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall then be
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in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement;
provided that the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the exercise of such Cure Right within five Business Days of the issuance of the relevant Qualified Equity Interests for cash or the receipt of the cash contributions by Holdings.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i)Β in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii)Β during the term of this Agreement, the Cure Right shall not be exercised more than four times and (iii)Β for purposes of this SectionΒ 7.02, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Performance Covenant and any amounts in excess thereof shall not be deemed to be a Cure Amount. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Cure Amount received pursuant to any exercise of the Cure Right shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any available basket under ArticleΒ VI of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 8.01 Appointment and Authority.
(a) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Credit Suisse AG to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the βcollateral agentβ under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Bank for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as βcollateral agentβ and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 8.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and Article IX (including SectionΒ 9.03 as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the βcollateral agentβ under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
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SECTION 8.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term βLenderβ or βLendersβ shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
SECTION 8.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law;
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;
(d) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i)Β with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in SectionΒ 9.02 and in the last paragraph of SectionΒ 7.01) or (ii)Β in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the Issuing Bank; and
(e) shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i)Β any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii)Β the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv)Β the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (v)Β the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi)Β 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.
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SECTION 8.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. 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.
SECTION 8.05 Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time upon 30 daysβ notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender and is not performing its role hereunder as Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or upon such removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Borrowerβs consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(a), (b), (h)Β or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30Β 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 an Approved Bank with an office in the United States, or any Affiliate of any such Approved Bank; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a)Β the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b)Β all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the Issuing Bank directly, until
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such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successorβs appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). 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 retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and SectionΒ 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 8.08 No Other Duties, Etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither any Joint Bookrunner nor any person named on the cover page hereof as a Joint Lead Arranger or a Documentation Agent shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder.
SECTION 8.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or outstanding Letter of Credit shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit outstandings and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under SectionsΒ 2.12 and 9.03.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.10 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
No failure by any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Article VII for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Banks; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a)Β the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b)Β the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c)Β any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with SectionΒ 9.08 (subject to the terms of SectionΒ 2.18), or (d)Β any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i)Β the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VII and (ii)Β in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c)Β and (d)Β of the preceding proviso and subject to SectionΒ 2.18, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not
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property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 and without limiting any obligation of the Borrower to do so pursuant to such Sections) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Article VIII. The agreements in this Article VIII shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the term βLenderβ in this Article VIII shall include any Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.
SECTION 8.11 Withholding Taxes.
To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17, each Lender shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this paragraph. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this SectionΒ 8.11, the term βLenderβ shall include any Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document.
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01 Notices.
(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax or other electronic transmission, as follows:
(i) if to Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, to the address, fax number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 9.01; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or fax number, telephone number or e-mail address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b)Β below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to ArticleΒ II if such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i)Β notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senderβs receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the βreturn receipt requestedβ function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii)Β notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clauseΒ (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED βAS ISβ AND βAS AVAILABLE.β THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the βAgent Partiesβ) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person for losses, claims, damages,
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liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowerβs or the Administrative Agentβs transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may change its address, electronic mail address, fax or telephone number for notices and other communications or website hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, fax or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i)Β an effective address, contact name, telephone number, fax number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii)Β accurate wire instructions for such Lender.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i)Β such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii)Β the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, each Lender and the Related Parties from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments.
(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power under this Agreement or any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraphΒ (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 the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Borrower or Holdings in any case shall entitle the Borrower or Holdings to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
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(b) Except as provided in SectionΒ 2.20 with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility Amendment or Incremental Term Facility Amendment or SectionΒ 2.21 with respect to any Refinancing Amendment, neither this Agreement, any Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Required Lenders (or, in respect of any waiver, amendment or modification of SectionΒ 4.02(c) or SectionΒ 6.11 (and related definitions) only, the Required Revolving Lenders) or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall (i)Β increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in SectionΒ 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender), (ii)Β 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 directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that any change to the definition of Total Net Leverage Ratio or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction of interest or fees), provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay default interest pursuant to SectionΒ 2.13(c), (iii)Β postpone the maturity of any Loan, or the date of any scheduled amortization payment of the principal amount of any Term Loan under SectionΒ 2.10 or the applicable Refinancing Amendment, or the reimbursement date with respect to any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or 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 directly and adversely affected thereby, (iv)Β change SectionΒ 2.18(b) or (c)Β in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of the Lenders holding a Majority in Interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each adversely affected Class, (v)Β change any of the provisions of this Section without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (vi)Β change the percentage set forth in the definition of βRequired Lendersβ, βRequired Revolving Lendersβ or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be), (vii)Β release all or substantially all the value of the Guarantees under the Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Guarantee Agreement) without the written consent of each Lender (except as expressly provided in the Security Documents), (viii)Β release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender, (ix)Β change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class differently than those holding Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a Majority in Interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each affected Class or (x)Β change the rights of the Term Lenders to decline mandatory prepayments as provided in SectionΒ 2.11 or the rights of any Additional Lenders of any Class to decline mandatory prepayments of Term Loans of such Class as provided in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, without the written consent of a Majority in Interest of the Term Lenders or Additional Lenders of such Class, as applicable; provided further that (A)Β no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, and (B)Β any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Daysβ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received,
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within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a)Β this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower (i)Β to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii)Β to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Lenders prior to such inclusion and (b)Β guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Foreign Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i)Β to comply with local law or advice of local counsel, (ii)Β to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii)Β to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a βProposed Changeβ) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all directly and adversely affected Lenders, if the consent of the Required Lenders (and, to the extent any Proposed Change requires the consent of Lenders holding Loans of any Class pursuant to clauseΒ (iv), (ix)Β or (xi)Β of paragraph (b)Β of this Section, the consent of a Majority in Interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of such Class) to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in paragraph (b)Β of this Section being referred to as a βNon-Consenting Lenderβ), then, so long as the Lender that is acting as Administrative Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (a)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under SectionΒ 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each Principal Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (b)Β such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding par principal amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (including pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(i)) from the Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (c)Β unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, the Revolving Commitments, Term Loans and Revolving Exposure of any Lender that is at the time a Defaulting Lender shall not have any voting or approval rights under the Loan Documents and shall be excluded in determining whether all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class), all affected Lenders (or all affected Lenders of a Class), a Majority in Interest of Lenders of any Class or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.02); provided that (x)Β the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y)Β any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
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(e) In the event that S&P, Xxxxxβx and Xxxxxxxxβx BankWatch (or InsuranceWatch Ratings Service, in the case of Lenders that are insurance companies (or Bestβs Insurance Reports, if such insurance company is not rated by Insurance Watch Ratings Service)) shall, after the date that any Lender becomes a Revolving Lender, downgrade the long-term certificate deposit ratings of such Lender, and the resulting ratings shall be below BBB-, Baa3 and C (or BB, in the case of a Lender that is an insurance company (or B, in the case of an insurance company not rated by InsuranceWatch Ratings Service)), then each Principal Issuing Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to replace such Lender with an Eligible Assignee (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraphΒ (b) above), and such Lender hereby agrees to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraphΒ (b) above) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Eligible Assignee; provided, however, that (i)Β no such assignment shall conflict with any law, rule and regulation or order of any Governmental Authority, (ii)Β such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LCΒ Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii)Β the Principal Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and such Eligible Assignee shall have received the prior written consent of the Borrower to the extent such consent would be required under SectionΒ 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld and (iv)Β the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in SectionΒ 9.04(b).
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender (other than an Affiliated Debt Fund) hereby agrees that, if a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agentβs sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Secured Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Secured Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower.
SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) The Borrower shall pay, if the Second Amendment Effective Date occurs, (i)Β all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (without duplication), including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Milbank, Tweed, XxxxxxΒ & XxXxxx LLP and to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction (exclusive of any reasonably necessary special counsel) and, in the case of an actual or reasonably perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel per affected party, in each case for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the
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syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, and the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof, (ii)Β all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii)Β all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies (A)Β in connection with the Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws), including its rights under this Section or (B)Β in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that such counsel shall be limited to one lead counsel and such local counsel (exclusive of any reasonably necessary special counsel) as may reasonably be deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent in each relevant jurisdiction and, in the case of an actual or reasonably perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel per affected party.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, the Documentation Agent, the Joint Bookrunners and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an βIndemniteeβ) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or the Second Amendment Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii)Β 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)Β to the extent in any way arising from or relating to any of the foregoing, any actual or alleged presence or Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, to or from any Mortgaged Property or any other property currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any other Environmental Liability related in any way to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iv)Β any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or related expenses (x)Β resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment), (y)Β resulted from a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Indemnitee or its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment) or (z)Β arise from disputes between or among Indemnitees that do not involve an act or omission by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank under paragraphΒ (a) or (b)Β of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lenderβs pro rata share (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
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indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lenderβs βpro rata shareβ shall be determined based upon its share of the aggregate Revolving Exposures, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraphΒ (c) are subject to the last sentence of SectionΒ 2.02(a) (which shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Lendersβ obligations under this paragraph (c)).
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither Holdings nor the Borrower shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (i)Β for any direct or actual damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such direct or actual damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnitee or its Related Parties or (ii)Β 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, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, the Second Amendment Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10)Β Business Days after written demand therefor; provided, however, that any Indemnitee shall promptly refund an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that there is a final judicial determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.03.
SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i)Β 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), (ii)Β no assignment shall be made to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Persons who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (ii)Β and (iii)Β no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraphΒ (c) of this Section), the Indemnitees 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.
(b) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraphsΒ (b)(ii) and (f)Β below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent (except with respect to assignments to competitors of the Borrower) not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of (A)Β the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower
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shall be required for an assignment (x)Β by a Term Lender to any Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender, (y)Β by a Term Lender to an Approved Fund or (z)Β if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(a), (b), (h)Β or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing, unless, in the case of clause (z)Β only, such assignment is to a Person identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to NovemberΒ 2, 2011; provided further that no assignee contemplated by the immediately preceding proviso shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 2.15 or SectionΒ 2.17 than the applicable assignor would have been entitled to receive with respect to the assignment made to such assignee, unless the assignment to such assignee is made with the Borrowerβs prior written consent; and provided further that the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent to any assignment if in order for such assignment to comply with applicable law, the Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority, (B)Β the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of a Term Loan to (x)Β a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (y)Β an Affiliated Lender, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (C)Β solely in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, each Principal Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no consent of any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan or Term Commitment. Notwithstanding anything in this SectionΒ 9.04 to the contrary, if the Borrower has not given the Administrative Agent written notice of its objection to an assignment within ten (10)Β days after written notice of such assignment, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment.
(i) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (A)Β except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall, in the case of Revolving Loans, not be less than $2,500,000 (and integral multiples thereof) or, in the case of a Term Loan, $1,000,000 (and integral multiples thereof), unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(a), (b), (h)Β or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing, (B)Β each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that this clauseΒ (B) shall not be construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans, (C)Β the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and Assignment and Assumption, and, in each case, together (unless waived or reduced by the Administrative Agent) with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may elect to waive or reduce such processing and recordation fee; provided further that assignments made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19(b) or SectionΒ 9.02(c) shall not require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective, (D)Β the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any tax forms required by SectionΒ 2.17(e) and an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assigneeβs compliance
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procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws and (E)Β unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no assignment of all or any portion of the Revolving Commitment of a Lender that is also the Swingline Lender or an Issuing Bank may be made unless (1)Β the assignee shall be or become a Swingline Lender and/or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, and assume a ratable portion of the rights and obligations of such assignor in its capacity as Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, or (2)Β the assignor agrees, in its discretion, to retain all of its rights with respect to and obligations to make or issue Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, as applicable, hereunder in which case the Applicable Fronting Exposure of such assignor may exceed such assignorβs Revolving Commitment for purposes of SectionsΒ 2.04(a) and 2.05(b) by an amount not to exceed the difference between the assignorβs Revolving Commitment prior to such assignment and the assignorβs Revolving Commitment following such assignment; provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(a), (b), (h)Β or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing.
(ii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraphΒ (b)(v) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lenderβs 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 (and subject to the obligations and limitations of) SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and to any fees payable hereunder that have accrued for such Lenderβs account but have not yet been paid). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this SectionΒ 9.04 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 paragraphΒ (c)(i) of this Section.
(iii) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal and interest amounts of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(iv) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assigneeβs completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required by SectionΒ 2.17(e) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraphΒ (b) of this SectionΒ 9.04 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraphΒ (b) of this SectionΒ 9.04, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption 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.
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(v) The words βexecution,β βsigned,β βsignatureβ and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, Holdings or any of its subsidiaries (a βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C)Β Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenderβs 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 any other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents; 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 SectionΒ 9.02(b) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to paragraphΒ (c)(iii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the obligations and limitations of such Sections, including SectionΒ 2.17(e)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraphΒ (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to SectionΒ 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
(i) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the βParticipant Registerβ), provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participantβs interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under SectionΒ 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 2.15 or SectionΒ 2.17 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 Borrowerβs prior written consent.
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(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other βcentralβ 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 pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x)Β pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y)Β acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(f) Any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliated Lender subject to the following limitations:
(i) Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than the right to receives notices or Borrowings, notices or prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;
(ii) for purposes of any amendment, waiver or modification of any Loan Document (including such modifications pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02), or, subject to SectionΒ 9.02(f), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, that in either case does not require the consent of each Lender or each affected Lender or does not adversely affect such Affiliated Lender in any material respect as compared to other Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders, Affiliated Lenders will be deemed to have voted in respect to its Loans in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders voting on such matter; and each Affiliated Lender hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents that if, for any reason, its vote to accept or reject any plan pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is not deemed to have been so voted, then such vote will be (x)Β deemed not to be in good faith and (y)Β βdesignatedβ pursuant to SectionΒ 1126(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code such that the vote is not counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with SectionΒ 1126(c) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; provided that subject to clause (g)Β below, Affiliated Debt Funds will not be subject to such voting limitations and will be entitled to vote as any other Lender;
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(iii) Affiliated Lenders may not purchase Revolving Loans by assignment, including pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.04; and
(iv) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans purchased by assignment pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.04 and held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders (other than Affiliated Debt Funds) may not exceed 20% of the original principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at the time of such purchase.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in SectionΒ 9.02 or the definition of βRequired Lendersβ to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i)Β consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii)Β otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii)Β directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, in each case, (x)Β all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders that are not Affiliated Debt Funds shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions and (y)Β all Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Exposure held by Affiliated Debt Funds may not account for more than 50% of the Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Exposure of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action (or inaction) pursuant to SectionΒ 9.02.
(h) Any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its Term Loans (but not Revolving Loans) to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall not make any Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund such assignment, (ii)Β any Term Loans that are so assigned will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled and the aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans then outstanding shall be reduced by an amount equal to the principal amount of such Term Loans and (iii)Β the aggregate principal amount of all such assignments shall not exceed $25,000,000.
SECTION 9.05 Survival.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any 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 SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and ArticleΒ VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result
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of the obligations of the Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a βLetter of Creditβ outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under SectionΒ 2.05(e) or (f).
SECTION 9.06 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, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the syndication of the Loans and Commitments 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 SectionΒ 4.03, 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 that, 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 facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07 Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 9.07, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each of their respective Affiliates 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, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, any such Issuing Bank or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although (i)Β such obligations may be contingent or unmatured and (ii)Β such obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x)Β all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 2.22 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from
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its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (y)Β the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The applicable Lender and applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender, each Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates may have.
SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive 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 any Loan Document, 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 NewΒ 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 any Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against Holdings or the Borrower or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraphΒ (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.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in SectionΒ 9.01. Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β 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)Β 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.
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SECTION 9.11 Headings.
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality.
(a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i)Β to its and its Affiliatesβ directors, officers, employees, trustees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and any failure of such Persons acting on behalf of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender to comply with this SectionΒ 9.12 shall constitute a breach of this SectionΒ 9.12 by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender, as applicable), (ii)Β to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or self-regulatory authority, required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided that solely to the extent permitted by law and other than in connection with routine audits and reviews by regulatory and self-regulatory authorities, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower as promptly as practicable of any such requested or required disclosure in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding; provided further that in no event shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Holdings, (iii)Β to any other party to this Agreement, (iv)Β 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, (v)Β subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section, to (A)Β any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (B)Β any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any Swap Agreement or derivative transaction relating to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries and its obligations under the Loan Documents or (C)Β any pledgee referred to in SectionΒ 9.04(d), (vi)Β if required by any rating agency; provided that prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall have agreed in writing to maintain the confidentiality of such Information or (vii)Β to the extent such Information (x)Β becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y)Β becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Holdings or the Borrower. For the purposes hereof, βInformationβ means all information received from Holdings or the Borrower relating to Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date, 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.
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(b) EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(c) ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT, WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
SECTION 9.13 USA Patriot Act.
Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.
SECTION 9.14 Release of Liens and Guarantees.
(a) A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to a permitted merger with a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party); provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall have consented to such transaction and the terms of such consent shall not have provided otherwise. Upon any sale or other transfer by any Loan Party (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral in accordance with SectionΒ 9.02(b), the security interest in such Collateral created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. Upon the release of Holdings or any Subsidiary Loan Party from its Guarantee in compliance with this Agreement, the security interest in any Collateral owned by Holdings or such Subsidiary Loan Party created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. Upon the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement, the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall automatically be released. Upon termination of the aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (including as a result of obtaining the consent of the applicable Issuing Bank as described in SectionΒ 9.05), all
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obligations under the Loan Documents and all security interests created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Partyβs expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release so long as the Borrower or applicable Loan Party shall have provided the Administrative Agent such certifications or documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent will, at the Borrowerβs expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to subordinate the Administrative Agentβs Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by SectionΒ 6.02(iv).
(c) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to provide any release or evidence of release, termination or subordination contemplated by this SectionΒ 9.14. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agentβs authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Loan Party from its obligations under any Loan Document, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Document and this SectionΒ 9.14.
SECTION 9.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and Holdings acknowledges and agrees that (i)Β (A)Β the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers are armβs-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers, on the other hand, (B)Β each of the Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C)Β each of the Borrower and Holdings is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii)Β (A)Β each of the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, Holdings, any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person and (B)Β none of the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii)Β the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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SECTION 9.16 Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law (the βMaximum Rateβ). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a)Β characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (b)Β exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c)Β amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the obligations hereunder.
SECTION 9.17 Effectiveness of the Merger.
The Company shall have no rights or obligations hereunder until the consummation of the Acquisition and its merger with and into WP Expedition Merger Sub, Inc. and any representations and warranties of the Company hereunder shall not become effective until such time. Upon consummation of the Acquisition, the Company shall succeed to all the rights and obligations of WP Expedition Merger Sub, Inc. under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and all representations and warranties of the Company shall become effective as of the Effective Date, without any further action by any Person.
SECTION 9.18 Effect of Amendment and Restatement.
As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, this Agreement shall amend, and restate as amended, the Original Credit Agreement, but shall not constitute a novation thereof or in any way impair or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the parties thereunder (including with respect to Loans and representations and warranties made thereunder) except as such rights or obligations are amended or modified hereby. The Original Credit Agreement as amended and restated hereby shall be deemed to be a continuing agreement among the parties, and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Original Credit Agreement not amended and restated in connection with the entry of the parties into this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, each in accordance with its terms, as of the date of delivery or such other date as contemplated by such document, instrument or agreement to the same extent as if the modifications to the Original Credit Agreement contained herein were set forth in an amendment to the Original Credit Agreement in a customary form, unless such document, instrument or agreement has otherwise been terminated or has expired in accordance with or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Original Credit Agreement or such document, instrument or agreement or as otherwise agreed by the required parties hereto or thereto.
SECTION 9.19 Reaffirmation and Grant of Security Interests.
Each Loan Party, subject to the terms and limitations contained herein and in the applicable Loan Documents, hereby reaffirms its (i)Β guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to (and as defined in) the Guarantee Agreement and (ii)Β Liens created in favor of Administrative Agent on its Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of this Agreement and consents to the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Agreement. Each Loan Party hereby (i)Β confirms that each Loan Document to which it is a party or is otherwise bound continues to be in full force and effect, and all Collateral encumbered thereby will continue to guarantee or secure, as the case may be, to the fullest extent
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possible in accordance with the Loan Documents, the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) and the Secured Obligations, as the case may be, including without limitation the payment and performance of all such applicable Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) or Secured Obligations that are joint and several obligations of each Loan Party now or hereafter existing, and all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, and (ii)Β grants to the Administrative Agent a security interest in and continuing lien on all of such Loan Partyβs right, title and interest in, to and under all Collateral, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all applicable Secured Obligations subject to the terms and limits contained herein and in the Security Documents.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank.]
Β
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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.
Β
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P. | ||
By: | Β | WP Expedition Management LLC, its General Partner |
Β
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer |
Β
EIG INVESTORS CORP. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
Acknowledged and agreed
for purposes of SectionΒ 9.19:
THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
THE BRITANNIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
DOMAIN NAME HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP β WEST, INC.
HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES INC.
XXXXXXXXX.XXX LLC
A SMALL ORANGE, LLC
BLUEHOST INC.
FASTDOMAIN INC.
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer |
Β
[Signature Page to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender and as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxx Xxxxxx Vice President |
Β
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Associate |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
XXXXXXX SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as a Lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ X. X. Xxxxxxxx |
Β | Authorized Signatory X. X. Xxxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Name: Title: |
Β | Xxxxxx Xxxxx Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
Schedule 2.01 β Commitments and Loans
As of the Second Amendment Effective Date
Β
Second Amendment Additional Term Lender |
Β Β | Original Term Loan Refinancing Loans |
Β | Β Β | Second Amendment Term Commitment Increase |
Β | Β Β | Revolving Commitment |
Β | Β Β | Second Amendment Revolving Commitment Increase |
Β | ||||
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch |
Β Β | $ | 668,325,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 131,675,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 20,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 6,000,000 | Β Β |
Xxxxxxx Sachs Lending Partners LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 20,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 2,000,000 | Β Β |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bank, N.A. |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 20,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 2,000,000 | Β Β |
NZC Guggenheim Master Fund Limited |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 4,700,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
NXT Capital LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 3,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 2,500,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
Fortress Credit Opportunities I LP |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 2,500,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
BDIF LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 1,100,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
IN-FP2 LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 700,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
INP LLC |
Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 500,000 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | βΒ Β | Β Β |
Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | Β Β | Β |
Β |
Β | |
Total: |
Β Β | $ | 668,325,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 131,675,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 75,000,000 | Β Β | Β Β | $ | 10,000,000 | Β Β |
Schedule 3.12 β Subsidiaries
Β
No |
Β Β | Subsidiaries |
Β Β | State or Country |
Β Β | Record Owner |
Β Β | Certificate No. |
Β | Β | Shares / Interest |
Β | Β | Percent Owned (%) |
Β | |||
1. |
Β Β | EIG Investors Corp. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | WP Expedition Holdings LLC | Β Β | Β Β |
[TBDΒ at closing |
Β Β ]Β |
Β | Β | 1,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
2. |
Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | EIG Investors Corp. | Β Β | Β | 158 | Β Β | Β | Β | 32.40112 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 68 | Β Β | Β | Β | 170.82232 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | ||||
3. |
Β Β | Bluehost Inc. | Β Β | UT | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | C-10 | Β Β | Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
4. |
Β Β | FastDomain Inc. | Β Β | UT | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | C-11 | Β Β | Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
5. |
Β Β | The Britannia International Group, Inc. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | C-1 | Β Β | Β | Β | 1,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
6. |
Β Β | Domain Name Holding Company, Inc. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β | Β | 1,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
7. |
Β Β | IPOWER, INC. | Β Β | AZ | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 4 | Β Β | Β | Β | 3,702,875 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
8. |
Β Β | SimpleScripts Inc. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Bluehost, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 3 | Β Β | Β | Β | 1 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
9. |
Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | DE | Β Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. | Β Β | Β | C-24 | Β Β | Β | Β | 1,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
10. |
Β Β | 000domains, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
11. |
Β Β | 123domainrenewals, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
12. |
Β Β | 1800-website, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
13. |
Β Β | 1st-for-domain-names, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
14. |
Β Β | 24x7domains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
15. |
Β Β | 995discountdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
16. |
Β Β | Address Creation, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
17. |
Β Β | Addressontheweb, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
18. |
Β Β | Allaccessdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
19. |
Β Β | Alldomains, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
20. |
Β Β | Allindomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
21. |
Β Β | Austriadomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
No |
Β Β | Subsidiaries |
Β Β | State or Country |
Β Β | Record Owner |
Β Β | Certificate No. |
Β | Β Β | Shares / Interest | Β | Β | Percent Owned (%) |
Β | |||
22. |
Β Β | Austriandomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
23. |
Β Β | Bidfordomainnames, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
24. |
Β Β | Capitaldomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
25. |
Β Β | CAT, INC. dba XxxxXxxx.xxx | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 50,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
26. |
Β Β | Chinesedomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
27. |
Β Β | Chocolatecovereddomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
28. |
Β Β | Claimeddomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
29. |
Β Β | Cocosislandsdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
30. |
Β Β | Columbiadomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
31. |
Β Β | Decentdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
32. |
Β Β | Department-of-domains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
33. |
Β Β | Deutchdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
34. |
Β Β | Diggitydot, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
35. |
Β Β | Discountdomainservices, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
36. |
Β Β | Domain Pro, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
37. |
Β Β | Xxxxxx.xxx, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
38. |
Β Β | Domain-A-Go-Go, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
39. |
Β Β | Domainbulkregistration, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
40. |
Β Β | Domainbusinessnames, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
41. |
Β Β | Domaincamping, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
42. |
Β Β | DomainDucks, Inc. dba Xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100,000 | Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
43. |
Β Β | Domainhostingweb, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
44. |
Β Β | Domaininternetname, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
No |
Β Β | Subsidiaries |
Β Β | State or Country |
Β Β | Record Owner |
Β Β | Certificate No. |
Β | Β Β | Shares / Interest |
Β | Β | Percent Owned (%) |
Β | |||
45. |
Β Β | Domainnamebidder, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
46. |
Β Β | Domainnamelookup, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
47. |
Β Β | Dotregistrar, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
48. |
Β Β | DSTR Acquisition PA I, LLC dba Domain Bank | Β Β | PA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
49. |
Β Β | Enameco, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
50. |
Β Β | Hostlane, Inc. | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
51. |
Β Β | MyDomain, Inc. dba XxxxxXxxxxx.xxx dba xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
52. |
Β Β | MyInternet Media, Ltd. | Β Β | Ireland | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 0.65 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
53. |
Β Β | Xxxxxxxx XX Xxxxxxx, XXX. | Β Β | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx |
Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 5 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 65 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
54. |
Β Β | Niuedomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
55. |
Β Β | Privacypost, Inc. dba Nedekko | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
56. |
Β Β | Register Names, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
57. |
Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. dba Domain Collection dba XxXxxxxxxx.xxx | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. (10,000 shares) | Β Β | Β | 3 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 50 | Β Β |
Β Β | Β Β | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. fka DSTR Holdings, Inc. (10,000 shares) | Β Β | Β | 4 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 10,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 50 | Β Β | |||
58. |
Β Β | Samoandomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
59. |
Β Β | Signature Domains, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
60. |
Β Β | Tuvaludomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
61. |
Β Β | Unitedkingdomdomains, LLC | Β Β | WA | Β Β | RegistrarAds, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
62. |
Β Β | UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION SERVICES, INC., dba Xxxxxxxxxx.xxx | Β Β | WA | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | 2 | Β Β | Β Β | Β | 50,000 | Β Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
63. |
Β Β | Zone Edit, LLC | Β Β | DE | Β Β | Dotster, Inc. | Β Β | Β | N/A | Β Β | Β Β | Β | (MembershipΒ Interest | )Β | Β | Β | 100 | Β Β |
Schedule 5.14 β Certain Post-Closing Obligations
None.
Schedule 6.01 β Existing Indebtedness
Β
β’ | Β | Other: |
Β
Β | β’ | Β | Indebtedness for the deferred purchase price payments in connection with the acquisition of Netfirms, Inc. in an estimated amount of $500,000. |
Β
Β | β’ | Β | Indebtedness for the deferred purchase price payments in connection with the acquisition of XxxxXxxxx.xxx LLC, a Florida limited liability company, XxxxxxxXxxxxx.xxx LLC, a Texas limited liability company and XxxxxxXxx.xxx Inc., a Delaware corporation in an estimated amount of $78,500,000. |
Β
Β | β’ | Β | Indebtedness for the deferred purchase price payments in connection with the acquisition of A Small Orange, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, for an amount up to $1,500,000. |
Β
β’ | Β | Intercompany Indebtedness: |
Β
 | ⒠|  | Loan from The Endurance International Group, Inc. to Endurance Brasil Holdings Participaçáes Ltda. in the amount of US$ 3,000,000 for working capital purposes. |
Schedule 6.02 β Existing Liens
None.
Schedule 6.04(e) β Existing Investments
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β’ | Β | Endurance International GroupβWest, Inc. owns 250,000 ClassΒ A Common Limited Liability Company Units of First Wives World Enterprises, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βFirst Wivesβ), which represents less than 1% of the total outstanding equity interests of First Wives. |
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β’ | Β | The Endurance International Group, Inc. owns 333,333 common units of Blue Zone Labs, L.L.C., a Utah limited liability company (βBlue Zoneβ), which represents 25% of the total outstanding equity interests of Blue Zone. |
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β’ | Β | An investment of $12,000 by XxxxXxxxx.xxx LLC in a book with Creative Classics Inc. |
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β’ | Β | Promissory Note made by Bweeb, Inc. to XxxxXxxxx.xxx LLC in a principal amount of $1,932,879.54 plus $23,941.23 of accrued interest. |
Schedule 6.08 β Existing Affiliate Transactions
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β’ | Β | Advertising Agreement between Tregaron and Bluehost Inc. dated MayΒ 11, 2009. |
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β’ | Β | Investment Agreement, made as of NovemberΒ 5, 2010, by and among Endurance International Group Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation, and the Persons set forth on the βSchedule of Purchasersβ attached thereto whereby such Purchasers purchased certain SeriesΒ C Preferred Shares and ClassΒ B Units of EIG Investors Corp. |
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β’ | Β | The acquisition of 333,333 common units of Blue Zone by The Endurance International Group, Inc. |
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β’ | Β | Residential Lease Agreement, dated as of JuneΒ 1, 2012, by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx and The Endurance International Group, Inc. for residential premises located at 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 for use by employees traveling for business. |
Schedule 6.09 β Existing Restrictions
None.
Schedule 9.01 β Notices
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Β Β | Holdings / Borrower: | |
Name: | Β Β | Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Company: | Β Β | EIG Investors Corp. and WP Expedition Holdings L.P. |
Title: | Β Β | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Address: | Β Β | 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β Β | Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Telephone: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
Facsimile: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
E-Mail Address: | Β Β | xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
Β Β | with copy to: | |
Name: | Β Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Company: | Β Β | EIG Investors Corp. and WP Expedition Holdings LLC |
Title: | Β Β | CEO |
Address: | Β Β | 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx |
Β Β | Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Telephone: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
Facsimile: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
E-Mail Address: | Β Β | xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
Β Β | Administrative Agent: | |
Name: | Β Β | Xxxx Portrait |
Company: | Β Β | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch |
Title: | Β Β | Vice President |
Address: | Β Β | 7033 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Drive, P.O. Box 110047 |
Β Β | Research Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
Telephone: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
Facsimile: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
E-Mail Address: | Β Β | xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx-xxxxxx.xxx |
Β Β | Issuing Bank: | |
Name: | Β Β | Xxxx Portrait |
Company: | Β Β | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch |
Title: | Β Β | Vice President |
Address: | Β Β | 7033 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Drive, P.O. Box 110047 |
Β Β | Research Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
Telephone: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
Facsimile: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
E-Mail Address: | Β Β | xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx-xxxxxx.xxx |
Β Β | Swingline Lender: | |
Name: | Β Β | Xxxx Portrait |
Company: | Β Β | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch |
Title: | Β Β | Vice President |
Address: | Β Β | 7033 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Drive, P.O. Box 110047 |
Β Β | Research Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
Telephone: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
Facsimile: | Β Β | 000-000-0000 |
E-Mail Address: | Β Β | xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx-xxxxxx.xxx |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Assignment and Assumption
This Assignment and Assumption (this βAssignment and Assumptionβ) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor named below (the βAssignorβ) and the Assignee named below (the βAssigneeβ). It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of the Assignor and the Assignee hereunder are several and not joint. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the βCredit Agreementβ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex A attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i)Β all of the Assignorβs rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Swingline Loans included in such facilities) and (ii)Β to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clause (i)Β above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)Β and (ii)Β above being referred to herein collectively as, the βAssigned Interestβ). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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1. | Β Β | Assignor: | Β Β | [Assignor Name] [and is a Defaulting Lender] |
2. | Β Β | Assignee: | Β Β | [Assignee Name] |
Β Β | Β Β | [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund/Affiliated Debt Fund of [Lender Name]] | ||
Β Β | Β Β | Assignees are Affiliated Lenders: | ||
3. | Β Β | Borrower: | Β Β | EIG Investors Corp. |
4. | Β Β | Administrative Agent: | Β Β | CREDIT SUISSE AG |
Β Β | Β Β | as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement | ||
5. | Β Β | Credit Agreement | Β Β | The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time), among WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. |
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6. | Β Β | Assigned Interest: | Β Β |
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Β | Β Β | FacilityΒ Assigned | Β | Β | AggregateΒ amountΒ of Commitment/LoansΒ for all Lenders |
Β | Β Β | Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned |
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Β Β | Β | __________ | 1Β | Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β | Β Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β | |
Β Β | Β | __________ | Β Β | Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β | Β Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β | |
Β Β | Β | __________ | Β Β | Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β | Β Β | $ | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β | Β |
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7. | Β | Effective Date:2 | Β Β | Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20Β Β Β Β |
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1Β | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., βRevolving Commitment,β βTerm Commitment,β βRevolving Loan,β βTerm Loan,β etc.). |
2Β | To be inserted by Administrative Agent and which shall be the effective date of recordation of transfer in the register therefor. |
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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ASSIGNOR: | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
Β | Title: | |
ASSIGNEE: | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
Β | Title: |
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[Consented to and]3 Accepted: | ||
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as | ||
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Administrative Agent | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
Β | Title: | |
By: | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
Β | Title: | |
[Consented to:]4 | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | |
Title: | Β |
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3Β | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
4Β | To be added only if the consent of any of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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ANNEX A
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii)Β the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii)Β it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv)Β it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b)Β assumes no responsibility with respect to (i)Β any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii)Β the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv)Β the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a)Β represents and warrants that (i)Β it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii)Β it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under SectionΒ 9.04 of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii)Β from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv)Β it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v)Β it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.01(a) or (b)Β thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi)Β 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 Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi)Β if it is a Lender that is not a United States person, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (vii)Β if it is an Affiliated Lender, it has indicated its status as such in the space provided on the first page of this Assignment and Assumption; and (b)Β agrees that (i)Β it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii)Β it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date referred to in this Assignment and Assumption, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
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3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Guarantee Agreement
[Provided under separate cover]
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
November [Β Β Β Β ], 2012
Reference is hereby made to (i)Β that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of AprilΒ 20, 2012, as further amended by the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012 (the βFirst Lien Credit Agreementβ), among WP Expedition Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (βHoldingsβ), EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (the βFirst Lien Administrative Agentβ), (ii)Β that certain Collateral Agreement, dated as of DecemberΒ 22, 2011, as supplemented by the Supplement No.Β 1 dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012 (the βSupplement No. 1β and such Collateral Agreement, as amended, the βFirst Lien Collateral Agreementβ), among the Borrower, each of the grantors party thereto (collectively, the βGrantorsβ) and the First Lien Administrative Agent, (iii)Β that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012 (the βSecond Lien Credit Agreementβ), among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (the βSecond Lien Administrative Agentβ) and (iv)Β that certain Second Lien Collateral Agreement, dated as of JulyΒ 13, 2012 (the βSecond Lien Collateral Agreementβ), among the Borrower, each of the Grantors and the Second Lien Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Second Lien Credit Agreement or Second Lien Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
As used herein, the term βCompaniesβ means the Borrower and each Grantor.
The undersigned, on behalf of each Company and as of the date hereof, hereby certify to the First Lien Administrative Agent and the Second Lien Administrative Agent as follows:
1. Names. (a)Β The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or formation, as applicable, and on the public record of such companyβs jurisdiction of organization or formation, as applicable, is set forth in Schedule 1(a). Each Company is (i)Β the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii)Β a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a). Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (Employer Identification Number), if any, of each Company and the jurisdiction of organization or formation, as applicable, of each Company.
(b) Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto are any other corporate or organizational names each Company has had in the five years ending on the date hereof, together with the date of the relevant change.
(c) Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other corporate or organizational names (including trade names or similar appellations) used by each Company, or any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five years prior to the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c), no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.
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(d) Set forth in Schedule 1(d) is a list of each Company that has annual revenues in excess of $1,000,000 during the twelve-month period ended JuneΒ 30, 2012. Also set forth in Schedule 1(d) is a list of each Company that has assets in excess of $1,000,000 as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended JuneΒ 30, 2012.
(e) Set forth in Schedule 1(e) is a list of the subsidiaries of Holdings formed in any jurisdiction outside the United States of America. As of JuneΒ 30, 2012, none of these subsidiaries had assets with a value in excess of $1,000,000.
2. Current Locations. (a)Β The chief executive office of each Company is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2(a) hereto.
(b) Set forth in Schedule 2(b) are all locations where each Company maintains any books or records relating to any Collateral.
(c) Set forth in Schedule 2(c) hereto are all the other places of business of each Company.
(d) Set forth in Schedule 2(d) hereto are all other locations where each Company maintains any of the Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment (other than inventory or equipment in transit, in the possession of employees or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or out for refurbishment or repair, which taken as a whole is not material to the Companies) not identified above.
(e) Set forth in Schedule 2(e) hereto are the names and addresses of all lessees, consignees, bailees (other than employees), warehousemen or purchasers of chattel paper, which have possession of any of the Collateral consisting of instruments, chattel paper, inventory or equipment.
3. Prior Locations. Set forth in Schedule 3 is the information required by Schedule 2(a), Schedule 2(b) or Schedule 2(c) with respect to each location or place of business previously maintained by each Company at any time during the past four months.
4. Extraordinary Transactions. Within the last five years prior to the date hereof, except for those purchases, acquisitions and other transactions described on Schedule 4 attached hereto, or those purchases, acquisitions and other transactions or series of transactions involving the acquisition of assets valued under $500,000, all of the Collateral has been acquired or created by each Company in the ordinary course of business.
5. File Search Reports. Attached hereto as Schedule 5 is a complete summary of file search reports from the Uniform Commercial Code filing office in Delaware and a complete summary of bankruptcy, federal and state tax lien, judgment and intellectual property searches for Homestead Technologies Inc.
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6. UCC Filings. Financing statements (duly authorized by Homestead Technologies Inc. constituting the debtor therein), including the indications of the collateral therein, attached as Schedule 6 are on the appropriate form for filing in the proper Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule I of Supplement No. 1 and Schedule I of the Second Lien Collateral Agreement.
7. Real Property. Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a list of all real property owned by each Company located in the United States, including common names and addresses thereof.
8. Motor Vehicles. Attached hereto as Schedule 8 is a true and correct list of all motor vehicles covered by certificates of title or ownership owned by each Company, and the owner and approximate value of such motor vehicles.
9. Termination Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 9(a) are the duly authorized termination statements in the appropriate form for filing in each applicable jurisdiction identified in Schedule 9(b) hereto with respect to each Lien described therein.
10. Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests. Attached hereto as Schedule 10 is a true and correct list of each of all of the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest of each Company and its subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests.
11. Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. Attached hereto as Schedule 11 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness in excess of $500,000 held by each Company, including all intercompany notes between or among any two or more Companies.
12. Intellectual Property. Attached hereto as Schedule 12(a) is a schedule setting forth all of each Companyβs issued Patents and registered Trademarks (in each case, excluding Internet domain names for which no application for patent or trademark registration has been filed) (each as defined in the Second Lien Collateral Agreement), and all of each Companyβs applications therefor (excluding intent-to-use trademark applications excluded under clause (G)Β of the proviso to SectionΒ 3.01(a) of the Second Lien Collateral Agreement), including in each case the name of the registered owner and the registration number of each Patent, Patent application, registered Trademark and Trademark application (in each case, excluding Internet domain names for which no application for patent or trademark registration has been filed) owned by each Company. Attached hereto as Schedule 12(b) is a schedule setting forth all of each Companyβs registered Copyrights, and all of each Companyβs applications therefor, including the name of the registered owner or application and the registration number of each registered Copyright and Copyright application owned by each Company, and each exclusive Copyright License for which any Company is the licensee.
13. Commercial Tort Claims. Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of all Commercial Tort Claims in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been prepared or filed by or on behalf of a Company seeking damages in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $2,500,000, including a brief description thereof.
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14. Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts. Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts (each as defined in the New York UCC) maintained by each Company, including the name of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account and the name of each entity that holds each account.
15. Letter-of-Credit Rights. Attached hereto as Schedule 15 is a true and correct list of all Letters of Credit individually with a face or stated amount in excess of $1,000,000 issued in favor of each Company as beneficiary thereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of the date first listed above.
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EIG INVESTORS CORP. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
BLUEHOST, INC. | ||
FASTDOMAIN, INC. | ||
THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
THE BRITANNIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
DOMAIN NAME HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | ||
ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUPβWEST, INC. | ||
XXXXXXXXX.XXX LLC | ||
A SMALL ORANGE, LLC | ||
HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT D
Form of Collateral Agreement
[Provided under separate cover]
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EXHIBIT E-1
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx XxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxxx LLP
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The Administrative Agent and the Lenders party on the date hereof
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to below
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the βParent Guarantorβ) and each of the subsidiary guarantors set forth in ExhibitΒ A hereto (the βSubsidiary Guarantorsβ and, together with the Parent Guarantor, the βGuarantorsβ), in connection with the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the βSecond Amended and Restated Credit Agreementβ) among the Borrower, the Parent Guarantor, Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), and each of the lenders party thereto (each, a βLenderβ). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors is referred to as a βCredit Partyβ herein, and they are referred to collectively herein as the βCredit Partiesβ. This opinion letter is furnished pursuant to SectionΒ 4.03(b)(i) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have reviewed an executed copy of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In addition, we have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. In addition, we have assumed and have not verified the accuracy as to factual matters of each document we have reviewed (including, without limitation, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
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Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further assumptions and qualifications set forth below, it is our opinion that:
1. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party under the laws of the State of New York and is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each Credit Party.
2. The execution and delivery of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by each of the Credit Parties do not, and the performance by each of the Credit Parties of its obligations in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will not, (a)Β require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority of the United States of America or the State of New York that in our experience normally would be applicable to general business entities with respect to such execution, delivery and performance (but we express no opinion relating to the United States federal securities laws or any state securities or Blue Sky laws) or (b)Β result in a violation of any United States federal or New York State law or published rule or regulation that in our experience normally would be applicable to general business entities with respect to such execution, delivery and performance (but we express no opinion relating to the United States federal securities laws or any state securities or Blue Sky laws).
Insofar as the foregoing opinions relate to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any agreement or obligation of any of the Credit Parties, (a)Β we have assumed that such Credit Party and each other party to such agreement or obligation has satisfied those legal requirements that are applicable to it to the extent necessary to make such agreement or obligation enforceable against it (except that no such assumption is made as to any of the Credit Parties regarding matters of the federal law of the United States of America or the law of the State of New York that in our experience normally would be applicable to general business entities with respect to such agreement or obligation) and (b)Β such opinions are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and to general principles of equity. In addition, the enforceability of indemnification provisions may be subject to public policy considerations.
With respect to the first sentence of Section 9.09(b) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, we express no opinion as to the subject matter jurisdiction of any United States federal court to adjudicate any action relating to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or transactions related thereto where jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 does not exist.
We note that the designation in Section 9.09(b) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, as the venue for actions or proceedings relating to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or transactions related thereto is (notwithstanding the waivers in Section 9.09(c) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) subject to the power of such courts to transfer actions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) or to dismiss such actions or proceedings on the grounds that such a federal court is an inconvenient forum for such an action or proceeding.
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The foregoing opinions are limited to the federal law of the United States of America and the law of the State of New York. We are furnishing this opinion letter to you solely for your benefit in connection with the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. This opinion letter is not to be relied on by or furnished to any other person or used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a copy of this opinion letter may be furnished to, and relied upon by, any of your permitted assignees of the Loans under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that becomes a Lender on or prior to the 30th day after the date of this opinion letter. The opinions expressed herein are, however, rendered on and as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you or any such assignee or any other person, or to make any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof that might affect the opinions expressed herein.
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EXHIBIT E-2
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx, XxxxxxΒ & Finger, P.A.
NovemberΒ 9, 2012
To Each of the Persons Listed
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β on Schedule A Attached Hereto
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Β | Re: | EIG Investors Corp.: First Lien Delaware Corporate and LP Opinion |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Delaware counsel for each of the Delaware corporations listed on Schedule B attached hereto (each, a βCorporationβ and collectively, the βCorporationsβ), and WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the βLPβ and, together with the Corporations, the βCompaniesβ), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At the Companiesβ request, this opinion is being furnished to you.
For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of executed or conformed counterparts, or copies otherwise proved to our satisfaction, of the following:
(a) Each of the documents listed on Schedule C attached hereto (each, a βCertificate of Incorporationβ and collectively, the βCertificates of Incorporationβ), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the βSecretary of Stateβ);
(b) The bylaws of each of the Corporations (each, βBylawsβ and collectively, the βCorporate Bylawsβ);
(c) Resolutions adopted by the board of directors of each of the Corporations (the βBoardsβ), at a meeting of each of the Boards (the βCorporate Board Meetingsβ) held on NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (collectively, the βCorporate Resolutionsβ);
(d) The Certificate of Limited Partnership of the LP, dated NovemberΒ 7, 2012, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State on NovemberΒ 7, 2012, as corrected by the Certificate of Correction of Certificate of Limited Partnership of the LP, dated as of NovemberΒ 8, 2012, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State on NovemberΒ 8, 2012 (as so corrected, the βLP Certificateβ);
(e) The Agreement of Limited Partnership of the LP, dated as of NovemberΒ 7, 2012 (the βLP Agreementβ), made by WP Expedition Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as general partner (the βGPβ), and WP Expedition Midco L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as the limited partner;
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(f) Resolutions adopted by the board of managers of the GP (the βGP Boardβ) at a meeting of the GP Board (the βGP Board Meetingβ) held on NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (the βGP Resolutionsβ);
(g) Each of the documents listed on Schedule D attached hereto (collectively, the βTransaction Documentsβ);
(h) A certificate of an officer of each of the Companies, each dated NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (collectively, the βOfficerβs Certificatesβ); and
(i) A Certificate of Good Standing for each of the Companies, each dated NovemberΒ 8, 2012, obtained from the Secretary of State.
Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined in Schedule D attached hereto). The Certificates of Incorporation and the LP Certificate are hereinafter referred to collectively as the βCertificates.β
For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a)Β through (i)Β above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a)Β through (i)Β above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into any document reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.
With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed that (i)Β all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, (ii)Β all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, and (iii)Β all documents submitted to us as copies conform with the original copies of those documents.
For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i)Β (A)Β that the LP Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the admission of partners to, and the creation, operation, management and termination of, the LP, and (B)Β that each of the LP Agreement, the Certificates and the Corporate Bylaws is in full force and effect, has not been amended, and no amendments of such documents are pending or have been proposed, (ii)Β that any amendment or restatement of any document reviewed by us has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of said document prior to its amendment or restatement from time to time, (iii)Β that there are no proceedings pending for the merger, consolidation, conversion, dissolution, liquidation or termination of any of the Companies, (iv)Β that at all times since the formation of the LP, there has been at least one general partner and one limited partner of the LP, (v)Β that the Corporate Resolutions (A)Β were duly adopted by the boards of directors of the Corporations and
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have not been modified, amended or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof, (B)Β have been duly filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors of the relevant Corporation, and (C)Β are the only resolutions adopted by the boards of directors of the Corporations or any committees thereof relating to the matters set forth therein, (vi)Β that as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, there were no unfilled vacancies or newly-created directorships on the board of directors (or any committee thereof) of any of the Corporations, (vii)Β that each of the Corporate Board Meetings was duly called and noticed in accordance with the Bylaws of the relevant Corporation, (viii)Β that at each of the Corporate Board Meetings a quorum was present and all actions taken at each of the Corporate Board Meetings were unanimously approved by the directors present at such meeting, (ix)Β that the GP Resolutions (A)Β were duly adopted by the all of the managers of the GP, and have not been modified, amended or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof, (B)Β have been duly filed with the minute book of the GP, and (C)Β are the only resolutions adopted by any partners of the LP relating to the matters set forth therein, (x)Β that as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, there were no unfilled vacancies or newly-created manager positions on the GP Board (or any committee thereof), (xi)Β that the GP Board Meeting was duly called and noticed in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the GP, (xii)Β that at the GP Board Meeting a quorum was present and all actions taken at the GP Board Meeting were unanimously approved by the managers present at such meeting, (xiii)Β except to the extent provided in paragraphs 1 and 6 below, the due organization, formation or creation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its organization, formation or creation, (xiv)Β the legal capacity of natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us, (xv)Β except to the extent provided in paragraphs 2 and 7 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (xvi)Β except to the extent provided in paragraphs 3, 8 and 11 below, the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all documents examined by us, (xvii)Β that each of the documents examined by us constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the parties thereto, and is enforceable against the parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, (xviii)Β that SectionΒ 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (8 Del.C. Β§101, et seq.) (the βDGCLβ) is not applicable to any of the Corporations pursuant to subsection (b)(4) thereof, (xix)Β that each of the Corporations is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the LP, and that the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Corporations of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are necessary and convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of such Corporation, and (xx)Β that each of the Companies derives no income from or connected with sources within the State of Delaware and has no assets, activities (other than the maintenance of a registered office and registered agent in the State of Delaware and the filing of documents with the Secretary of State) or employees in the State of Delaware. We have not participated in the preparation of any offering material relating to any of the Companies and assume no responsibility for the contents of any such material.
This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the insurance, securities and blue sky laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder that are currently in effect. In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we express no opinion concerning (i)Β the creation, attachment, perfection or priority of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance, or (ii)Β the nature or validity of title to any property.1
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Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. Each of the Corporations has been duly incorporated and is validly existing in good standing as a corporation under the DGCL.
2. Each of the Corporations has all necessary corporate power and authority under the DGCL, its Certificate of Incorporation and its Bylaws to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
3. The execution and delivery by each of the Corporations of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by each of the Corporations of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Corporation under the DGCL, its Certificate of Incorporation and its Bylaws.
4. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Corporations of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not violate (i)Β its Certificate of Incorporation or its Bylaws, or (ii)Β any applicable Delaware law, rule or regulation.
5. No authorization, consent, approval or order of any Delaware court or any Delaware governmental or administrative body is required to be obtained by any of the Corporations solely as a result of the execution and delivery by such Corporation of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the performance by such Corporation of its obligations thereunder.
6. The LP has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a limited partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (6 Del. C. § 17-101, et seq.) (the βLP Actβ).
7. The LP has all necessary partnership power and authority under the LP Act, the LP Certificate and the LP Agreement to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
8. The execution and delivery by the LP of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the LP of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of the LP under the LP Act, the LP Certificate and the LP Agreement.
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9. The execution, delivery and performance by the LP of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not violate (i)Β the LP Certificate or the LP Agreement, or (ii)Β any applicable Delaware law, rule or regulation.
10. No authorization, consent, approval or order of any Delaware court or any Delaware governmental or administrative body is required to be obtained by the LP solely as a result of the execution and delivery by the LP of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the performance by the LP of its obligations thereunder.
11. Each of the Companies has duly executed the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following additional assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions:
A. The opinions expressed in paragraphs 4 and 9 above are subject to the effect of (i)Β bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance and transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, (ii)Β principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii)Β applicable law relating to fiduciary duties, (iv)Β the effect of applicable public policy with respect to provisions relating to indemnification, exculpation or contribution, and (v)Β judicial imposition of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
B. The opinion expressed in paragraph 11 above is based solely upon our review of the Officerβs Certificates and counterpart signature pages to the Transaction Documents.
C. We note that notwithstanding any covenants to the contrary contained in the Transaction Documents: (i)Β the stockholders of any of the Corporations may dissolve such Corporation under SectionΒ 275(c) of the DGCL upon the consent of all the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, (ii)Β a stockholder owning at least 90% of the outstanding shares of each class of stock of any of the Corporations entitled to vote thereon may effect a merger with such Corporation under SectionΒ 253 or SectionΒ 267 of the DGCL, (iii)Β the stockholders of each of the Corporations may amend the Bylaws of such Corporation, and (iv)Β a partner of the LP has the right or power to apply to or petition a court to decree a dissolution of the LP pursuant to SectionΒ 17-802 of the LP Act.
D. We express no opinion as to purported waivers of any statutory or other rights, court rules and defenses to obligations where such waivers (i)Β are against public policy or (ii)Β constitute waivers of rights which by law, regulation or judicial decision may not otherwise be waived.
We understand that you will rely as to matters of Delaware law upon this opinion in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In connection with the foregoing, we hereby consent to your relying as to matters of Delaware law upon this opinion,
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subject to the understanding that the opinions rendered herein are given on the date hereof and such opinions are rendered only with respect to facts existing on the date hereof and laws, rules and regulations currently in effect. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other person or entity for any purpose.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT E-3
Form of Opinion of Durham, XxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxx P.C.
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Β | Durham Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 P O Xxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000 000.000.0000 000.000.0000 Fax xxx.xxxxxx.xxx |
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NovemberΒ 9, 2012
The Administrative Agent, Credit Suisse AG
and each of the Lenders party on the date hereof to
(and as defined in) the Amended Credit Agreement referred to below
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Re: | Amended Credit Agreement and Refinancing AmendmentβUtah Opinion |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Utah counsel for Bluehost Inc., a Utah corporation, and FastDomain Inc., a Utah corporation (collectively, the βCompaniesβ), in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (the βAmended Credit Agreementβ), by and among WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (βEIGβ), as Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (the βAdministrative Agentβ). This opinion is being furnished to you at the request of EIG and the Companies.
For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:
(i) the Amended Credit Agreement;
(ii) that certain Refinancing Amendment, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, by and among the Refinancing Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, Holdings, EIG, and Administrative Agent;
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(iii) the articles of incorporation of each of the Companies and all amendments thereto (the βArticlesβ);
(iv) the bylaws of each of the Companies and all amendments thereto (the βBylaws,β and together with the Articles, the βGoverning Documentsβ); and
(v) such records, agreements, instruments and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.
The documents described in subsections (i)Β β (ii)Β above are referred to herein collectively as the βTransaction Documents.β
For the purposes hereof, we have assumed, with your permission and without independent verification of any kind that: (a)Β the signatures of persons (other than, solely with respect to the Transaction Documents, the authorized representatives of the Companies) signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered are genuine and authorized; (b)Β all natural persons executing agreements, documents or instruments examined or relied on by us have the requisite legal capacity to do so; (c)Β all documents submitted to us as originals or duplicate originals are authentic; (d)Β all documents submitted to us as copies, whether certified or not, conform to authentic original documents; (e)Β all parties to the Transaction Documents (other than the Companies) will act in accordance with, and will refrain from taking any action that is forbidden by, the Transaction Documents; and (f)Β the parties to the Transaction Documents (other than the Companies) and any agent acting for any of them in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, have acted in good faith and without notice of any defense against the enforcement of any rights created by the Transaction Documents.
As to questions of fact relevant to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates and oral or written statements and other information of representatives of the Companies, public officials or others.
We are opining herein as to the effect on the subject transaction only of the federal laws of the United States and the internal laws of the State of Utah with respect to our opinions set forth in this letter. Except as described in the previous sentence, we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any other local agencies within any state. In addition, our opinions are based upon our consideration of only those statutes, rules and regulations which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Furthermore, in rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed, with your permission and without any independent investigation or verification of any kind, that: (i)Β all parties to the Transaction Documents (other than the Companies) are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they were organized and of each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of their business or the ownership of their property makes such qualification necessary, with the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and to perform their obligations thereunder; (ii)Β the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto (other than the Companies); and (iii)Β the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the parties thereto (other than the Companies).
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Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
(1) Each of the Companies is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Utah. Each of the Companies has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and perform its obligations thereunder.
(2) The execution and delivery by each of the Companies of the Transaction Documents, and performance by each of the Companies of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Company.
(3) The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Companies of the Transaction Documents do not (i)Β violate any provision of its Governing Documents; or (ii)Β violate any provision of any federal or Utah statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Company.
(4) No authorization, consent, approval or order of any Utah court or any Utah governmental or administrative body is required to be obtained by either of the Companies solely as a result of the execution and delivery by such Company of the Transaction Documents or the performance by such Company of its obligations thereunder.
Our opinions as set forth in the numbered paragraphs above are further subject to the following limitations, qualifications and assumptions:
A. In rendering the opinions expressed in paragraph 1 above as to the good standing of each of the Companies, we have relied solely upon certificates to that effect, issued by the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, dated as of NovemberΒ 6, 2012.
B. The opinions expressed above are subject to the effect of (i)Β bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance and transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, (ii)Β principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii)Β applicable law relating to fiduciary duties, (iv)Β the effect of applicable public policy with respect to provisions relating to indemnification, exculpation or contribution, (v)Β judicial imposition of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and (vi)Β the effect of judicial decisions that may permit the introduction of extrinsic evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of the Transaction Documents.
C. With respect to our opinion in paragraph 3 above, we have assumed that βany provision of any federal or Utah statute, rule or regulation applicable toβ the Companies means such laws, statutes, rules or regulations of the United States of America, or the State of Utah, which a lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would recognize as being applicable to the Companies, the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.
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D. We expressly except from the opinions set forth herein, including without limitation, our opinions set forth in paragraph 3, any opinion concerning any violation of law that might result, in whole or in part, from any anti-competitive effect, actual or potential, of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any opinion concerning securities laws, and any opinion as to tax laws, antitrust laws or trade regulation laws, insolvency or fraudulent transfer laws, or antifraud laws.
E. The opinions expressed herein do not include any opinions with respect to the creation, validity or perfection of any security interest or lien.
This opinion is rendered only to you and is solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or furnished to, quoted to or relied upon by any other person, firm or corporation for any purpose, without our prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a copy of this opinion letter may be furnished to, and relied upon by, any of your permitted assignees of the Loans under (and as defined in) the Amended Credit Agreement that becomes a Lender (as defined therein) on or prior to the 45th day after the date of this opinion letter. The opinions set forth herein are limited to those stated and no other legal opinion or opinions should be implied. We express no opinion as to any matter that is affected by any actual fact or circumstance inconsistent with or contrary to any assumption set forth herein. The opinions set forth herein are given as of the date hereof and we shall have no obligation to update this opinion letter to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in any law, rule or regulation that may hereafter occur.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT E-4
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20Β Β Β Β
To Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Re: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Florida counsel for Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , a Florida limited liability company (the βFlorida Transaction Partyβ), in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the βCredit Agreementβ), by and among Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , a Delaware limited partnership, Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , as administrative agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ) for the Lenders. This opinion letter is delivered to you pursuant to Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β of the Credit Agreement. With your permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on our part except to the extent, if any, otherwise expressly stated, and we express no opinion with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of the assumptions or items upon which we have relied.
In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of such opinions. We have examined, among other items, the following documents dated as of the date hereof unless otherwise specified:
I. an executed copy of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement;
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II. Refinancing Amendment;
III. an Officerβs Certificate of the Florida Transaction Party delivered to us in connection with this opinion letter, a copy of which is attached hereto as ExhibitΒ A (the βOfficerβs Certificateβ);
IV. a copy of the Articles of Organization for the Florida Transaction Party, as amended and as certified on a recent date by the Secretary of the Florida Department of State), the Florida Transaction Partyβs Operating Agreement and other consents, resolutions or documentation relevant to the Florida Transaction Party or the Loans, in each case certified to us by a Certificate of the Secretary of the Florida Transaction Party as being complete and correct and in full force and effect as of the date hereof;
V. Consent Adopted by the Sole Member of the Florida Transaction Party at a meeting held Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ; and
VI. a copy of a certificate, dated Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , of the Secretary of the Florida Department of State as to the existence and good standing of the Florida Transaction Party as of such date.
The documents referred to in items (1)Β through (2)Β above, inclusive, are referred to herein collectively as the βCredit Documentsβ. Each of the organizational documents described in items (4)Β and (5)Β above are referred to herein as a βCertified Organizational Documentsβ and the certificate described in item (6)Β above is referred to herein as the βGood Standing Certificate.β As used herein: the βLoansβ shall reference the loans being made and the credit being advanced pursuant to the Credit Documents. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified copies of all copies submitted to us as conformed or reproduction copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, representations and warranties contained in the Credit Documents and certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from representatives of the Florida Transaction Party and others and assume compliance on the part of the Florida Transaction Party with their covenants and agreements contained therein. In connection with the opinions expressed in the first sentence of paragraphΒ (a) below, we have relied solely upon the Good Standing Certificate as to the factual matters and legal conclusions set forth therein. With respect to the opinions expressed in clauses (i)Β and (ii)(A) of paragraph (c)Β below, our opinions are limited to only those laws and regulations that, in our experience, are normally applicable to financing transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Documents, and do not include laws and regulations applicable to the Florida Transaction Party as a result of any specially regulated businesses or properties which they engage in or own.
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Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
A. The Florida Transaction Party is a limited liability company existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida as of Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β . The Florida Transaction Party has the limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver, and to incur and perform its obligations under, the Documents.
B. The execution and delivery by the Florida Transaction Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the performance by the Florida Transaction Party of its obligations thereunder: (i)Β have been authorized by all necessary limited liability company action by the Florida Transaction Party and (ii)Β do not contravene any provision of any Certified Organizational Document.
C. The execution and delivery by the Florida Transaction Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, the performance by the Florida Transaction Party of its obligations thereunder: (i)Β do not require under present law, or present regulation of any governmental agency or authority, of the State of Florida or the United States of America, any filing or registration by Florida Transaction Party with, or approval or consent to the Florida Transaction Party of, any governmental agency or authority of the State of Florida or the United States of America that has not been made or obtained except (A)Β those required in the ordinary course of business in connection with the performance by the Florida Transaction Party of its obligations under certain covenants contained in the Credit Documents, (B)Β pursuant to securities and other laws that may be applicable to the disposition of any collateral subject thereto and (C)Β other filings under securities laws and filings, registrations, consents or approvals, in each case, not required to be made or obtained by the date hereof, (ii)Β do not violate (A)Β any present law, or present regulation of any governmental agency or authority, of the State of Florida or the United States of America applicable to the Florida Transaction Party or its property or (B)Β any agreement binding upon the Florida Transaction Party or its property that is listed on AnnexΒ I to the Officerβs Certificate or any court decree or order binding upon the Florida Transaction Party or its property that is listed on AnnexΒ II to the Officerβs Certificate (this opinion being limited in that we express no opinion with respect to any violation not readily ascertainable from the face of any such agreement, decree or order, or arising under or based upon any cross default provision insofar as it relates to a default under an agreement not so identified to us, or arising under or based upon any covenant of a financial or numerical nature or requiring computation) and (iii)Β will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any security interest or lien upon any of the properties of the Florida Transaction Party pursuant to the provisions of any agreement binding upon the Florida Transaction Party or its properties that is listed on Annex I to the Officerβs Certificate other than any security interests or liens created by the Security Documents and any other security interests or liens in favor of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) arising out of the Security Documents or applicable law.
D. Each Credit Document to which the Florida Transaction Party is a signatory has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Florida Transaction Party. Each Credit Document to which the Florida Transaction Party is a signatory constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Florida Transaction Party signatory thereto.
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The opinions set forth above are subject to the following qualifications and limitations:
1. We assume the enforceability of the Credit Documents as to the Florida Transaction Party and to all other Persons and express no opinion as to the foregoing.
2. For purposes of our opinions in paragraphs (a)Β through (d), inclusive, above, we have assumed that the Florida Transaction Partyβs obligations under the Credit Documents are, and would be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be, necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the Florida Transaction Partyβs business.
3. To the extent it may be relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed that the parties to the Credit Documents (other than the Florida Transaction Party) have the power to enter into and perform such documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and that such documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of, such parties.
4. We express no opinion as to the application of, and our opinions above are subject to the effect, if any, of, any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent obligation or preferential transfer law.
5. The opinions expressed herein are limited to (i)Β the federal laws of the United States of America, and (ii)Β the laws of the State of Florida.
Our opinions are limited to those expressly set forth herein, and we express no opinions by implication. The opinions expressed herein are solely for the benefit of the addressees hereof and your assignees referred to below in connection with the transaction referred to herein and may not be relied on by such addressees or such other persons or entities for any other purpose or in any manner or for any purpose by any other person or entity. With respect to our opinions herein (i)Β this opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof, and (ii)Β we have no responsibility or obligation to update this opinion letter, to consider its applicability or correctness to any person or entity other than its addressees, or to take into account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may later become aware.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT E-5
Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
NovemberΒ 9, 2012
To the Lenders Party to the Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement referred to below, and
Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent
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Β | Re: | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Georgia Opinion |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Georgia counsel for A Small Orange, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the βCompanyβ), in connection with that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (the βCredit Agreementβ), among WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βInitial Holdingsβ), EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages of the Credit Agreement (the βLendersβ), and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the βAgentβ). This opinion is being furnished to you at the request of the Borrower as provided by SectionΒ 4.03(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
In that connection, we have examined the originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the following documents:
(a) the Credit Agreement;
(b) a certificate of existence for the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, dated NovemberΒ 8, 2012 (the βCertificate of Existenceβ);
(c) a certificate of organization for the Company as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia dated OctoberΒ 9, 2012 and the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement for the Company dated JulyΒ 23, 2012 (collectively, the βConstituent Documentsβ); and
(d) Consent to be Adopted by the Sole Manager of A Small Orange, LLC, adopted by The Endurance International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βMemberβ), the sole member of the Company, at a meeting held on NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (the βResolutionsβ).
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In our examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the legal competency of natural persons, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photographic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
We have also assumed, for the purposes of the opinions herein expressed, that:
(i) the Credit Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto;
(ii) the Credit Agreement would be enforced as written and would be interpreted as though Georgia law were applicable thereto, regardless of the choice of law provision contained in the Credit Agreement; and
(iii) all action taken by the Member to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement was within the corporate authority of the Member and applicable law, and was approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Member.
We have represented the Company as special Georgia counsel solely in connection with this opinion letter and in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement. We have not otherwise represented the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement or in connection with any other matter in which it seeks legal advice or representation, and we are not privy to any of the details pertaining to the operations and business affairs of the Company. Accordingly, as to the factual matters forming the basis of our opinions, such opinions are based solely upon facts within the actual knowledge of the attorneys who have devoted substantial attention to the Company in connection with this opinion letter and upon our review of (1)Β a Certificate of the Secretary of the Company as to certain matters, (2)Β a certificate of the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company as to certain matters, (3)Β the Credit Agreement, the Constituent Documents, the Certificate of Existence and the Resolutions, and (4)Β the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Credit Agreement, which we have assumed to be true and correct. We have not undertaken any independent review or investigation at this time to determine the existence or absence of such facts, and no inference as to our knowledge of such facts should be drawn from the fact of our representation as counsel to the Company.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications, limitations, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company (a)Β is a limited liability company validly existing under the laws of the State of Georgia; and (b)Β has all requisite company power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Credit Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company action on the part of the Company.
3. The execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement by the Company do not, and if the Company were now to perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement, such performance would not, (a)Β contravene the Companyβs Constituent Documents; or (b)Β violate any applicable Georgia statute, rule, or regulation.
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4. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority of the State of Georgia is required of the Company as a condition to the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Credit Agreement on the date hereof by the Company, other than filings that may be necessary to perfect liens and security interests arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement.
In addition to the other limitations, assumptions and qualifications contained herein, the opinions set forth herein are subject to:
(a) the effect of, and we express no opinion with respect to, any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer (including without limitation, the Georgia Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act), moratorium or similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally and to possible judicial action giving effect to governmental actions affecting creditorsβ rights;
(b) the effect of general principles of equity, including (without limitation) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) the limitation that we express no opinion as to (1)Β the enforceability of the Credit Agreement; (2)Β the creation, attachment, validity, perfection or priority of any Lien in any collateral described in the Credit Agreement; (3)Β the applicability or effect on the Credit Agreement of laws of any county, town, municipality or other political subdivision of the State of Georgia; (4)Β the applicability or effect of state or federal securities laws; (5)Β the applicability or effect of state or federal tax laws; and (6)Β the applicability or effect of laws relating to interest and usury, or any provision of the Credit Agreement that purports to charge interest on interest;
(d) the limitation that our opinion set forth in numbered paragraph 3(b) is limited to statutes, rules, or regulations which would either prohibit the execution or delivery of the Credit Agreement by the Company, or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Credit Agreement or result in a fine, penalty or other similar sanction on the Company; and
(e) the limitation that we express no opinion as to any documents other than the Credit Agreement that are incorporated by reference into the Credit Agreement, or to any schedule or exhibit to the Credit Agreement that has not been provided to us; and
(f) the limitation that we express no opinion as to any exercise by the Borrower of its right to increase the amount of the credit facilities under SectionΒ 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, or any increase in such credit facilities resulting from the exercise of such rights.
The opinions hereinabove expressed are limited to the laws of the State of Georgia, to the extent applicable thereto.
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The opinions expressed herein represent the judgment of this law firm as to certain legal matters, but they are not guarantees or warranties and should not be construed as such. This opinion speaks as of the date hereof, and by rendering our opinion, we do not undertake to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in laws which may hereafter occur. This opinion has been rendered to the Agent and the Lenders on condition that the opinions expressed herein (a)Β may be relied upon only by the Agent, the Lenders and any permitted assignee of any Lenderβs interest in the Credit Agreement that becomes a Lender on or prior to the date that is the 45th day after the date of this letter, (b)Β may not be used by any such Person for any other purpose and (c)Β may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to any other Person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent in each instance except that it may be distributed and disclosed by any Person identified in the foregoing clause (a).
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT F
Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
[FORM OF]
FIRST-LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
among
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS LLC,
WP EXPEDITION MERGER SUB, INC.,
EIG INVESTORS CORP.,
the other Grantors party hereto,
CREDIT SUISSE AG,
as Credit Agreement Collateral Agent for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties,
CREDIT SUISSE AG,
as Authorized Representative for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties,
[Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ]
as the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent,
[Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ]
as the Initial Additional Authorized Representative,
and
each additional Authorized Representative from time to time party hereto
dated as of [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], 20[Β Β Β Β ]
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FIRST-LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], 20[Β Β Β Β ] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this βAgreementβ), among WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware corporation (βHoldingsβ), WP EXPEDITION MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation (to be merged with and into EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ) (the βBorrowerβ), on the date hereof with the Company as the survivor), the other Grantors (as defined below) from time to time party hereto, CREDIT SUISSE AG (βCredit Suisseβ), as collateral agent for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the βCredit Agreement Collateral Agentβ), Credit Suisse, as Authorized Representative for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (as each such term is defined below), [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], as collateral agent for the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the βAdditional First-Lien Collateral Agentβ), [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], as Authorized Representative for the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the βInitial Additional Authorized Representativeβ), and each additional Authorized Representative from time to time party hereto for the other Additional First-Lien Secured Parties of the Series (as defined below) with respect to which it is acting in such capacity.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties), the Initial Additional Authorized Representative (for itself and on behalf of the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties) and each additional Authorized Representative (for itself and on behalf of the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties of the applicable Series) agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement or, if defined in the New York UCC, the meanings specified therein. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
βAdditional First-Lien Collateral Agentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βAdditional First-Lien Documentsβ means, with respect to the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations or any Series of Additional Senior Class Debt, the notes, indentures, security documents and other operative agreements evidencing or governing such indebtedness and liens securing such indebtedness, including the Initial Additional First-Lien Documents and the Additional First-Lien Security Documents and each other agreement entered into for the purpose of securing the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations or any Series of Additional Senior Class Debt; provided that, in each case, the Indebtedness thereunder (other than the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations) has been designated as Additional First-Lien Obligations pursuant to SectionΒ 5.13 hereto.
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βAdditional First-Lien Obligationsβ means all amounts owing to any Additional First-Lien Secured Party (including the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties) pursuant to the terms of any Additional First-Lien Document (including the Initial Additional First-Lien Documents), including, without limitation, all amounts in respect of any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of a Bankruptcy Case at the rate provided for in the respective Additional First-Lien Document, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under any such proceeding or under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of the foregoing amounts.
βAdditional First-Lien Secured Partyβ means the holders of any Additional First-Lien Obligations and any Authorized Representative with respect thereto, and shall include the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties.
βAdditional First-Lien Security Documentsβ means any collateral agreement, security agreement or any other document now existing or entered into after the date hereof that create Liens on any assets or properties of any Grantor to secure the Additional First-Lien Obligations.
βAdditional Senior Class Debtβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.13.
βAdditional Senior Class Debt Partiesβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.13.
βAdditional Senior Class Debt Representativeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.13.
βAdministrative Agentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βCredit Agreement.β
βAgreementβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βApplicable Authorized Representativeβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, (i)Β until the earlier of (x)Β the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y)Β the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Administrative Agent and (ii)Β from and after the earlier of (x)Β the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y)Β the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative.
βApplicable Collateral Agentβ means (i)Β until the earlier of (x)Β the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y)Β the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and (ii)Β from and after the earlier of (x)Β the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations and (y)Β the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent.
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βAuthorized Representativeβ means, at any time, (i)Β in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations or the Credit Agreement Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, (ii)Β in the case of the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations or the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties, the Initial Additional Authorized Representative, and (iii)Β in the case of any other Series of Additional First-Lien Obligations or Additional First-Lien Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof, the Authorized Representative named for such Series in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
βBankruptcy Caseβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(b).
βBankruptcy Codeβ means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
βBankruptcy Lawβ means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
βCollateralβ means all assets and properties subject to Liens created pursuant to any First-Lien Security Document to secure one or more Series of First-Lien Obligations.
βCollateral Agentβ means (i)Β in the case of any Credit Agreement Obligations, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and (ii)Β in the case of the Additional First-Lien Obligations, the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent.
βCollateral Agreementβ means that certain Collateral Agreement, dated as of DecemberΒ 22, 2011, among Holdings, the Company, the Borrower, the other Grantors party thereto and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βCompanyβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βControlling Secured Partiesβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, (i)Β at any time when the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Secured Parties and (ii)Β at any other time, the Series of First-Lien Secured Parties whose Authorized Representative is the Applicable Authorized Representative for such Shared Collateral.
βCredit Agreementβ means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of DecemberΒ 22, 2011, among Holdings, the Company, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ), and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βCredit Agreement Collateral Agentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
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βCredit Agreement Collateral Documentsβ means the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and each other agreement entered into in favor of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent for the purpose of securing any Credit Agreement Obligations.
βCredit Agreement Obligationsβ means all βSecured Obligationsβ as defined in the Credit Agreement.
βCredit Agreement Secured Partiesβ means the βSecured Partiesβ as defined in the Collateral Agreement.
βCredit Suisseβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βDIP Financingβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(b).
βDIP Financing Liensβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(b).
βDIP Lendersβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(b).
βDischargeβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral and any Series of First-Lien Obligations, the date on which such Series of First-Lien Obligations is no longer secured by such Shared Collateral. The term βDischargedβ shall have a corresponding meaning.
βDischarge of Credit Agreement Obligationsβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, the Discharge of the Credit Agreement Obligations with respect to such Shared Collateral; provided that the Discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a Refinancing of such Credit Agreement Obligations with additional First-Lien Obligations secured by such Shared Collateral under an Additional First-Lien Document which has been designated in writing by the Administrative Agent (under the Credit Agreement so Refinanced) to the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative as the βCredit Agreementβ for purposes of this Agreement.
βEvent of Defaultβ means an βEvent of Defaultβ (or similarly defined term) as defined in any Secured Credit Document.
βFirst-Lien Obligationsβ means, collectively, (i)Β the Credit Agreement Obligations and (ii)Β each Series of Additional First-Lien Obligations.
βFirst-Lien Secured Partiesβ means (i)Β the Credit Agreement Secured Parties and (ii)Β the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties with respect to each Series of Additional First-Lien Obligations.
βFirst-Lien Security Documentsβ means, collectively, (i)Β the Credit Agreement Collateral Documents and (ii)Β the Additional First-Lien Security Documents.
βGrantorsβ means Holdings, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and each other Subsidiary of the Company which has granted a security interest pursuant to any First-Lien Security Document to secure any Series of First-Lien Obligations. The Grantors existing on the date hereof are set forth in Annex I hereto.
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βHoldingsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βImpairmentβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 1.03.
βInitial Additional Authorized Representativeβ has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βInitial Additional First-Lien Agreementβ mean that certain [Indenture] [Other Agreement], dated as of [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], among the Company, [the Guarantors identified therein] and [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], as [trustee], as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βInitial Additional First-Lien Documentsβ means the Initial Additional First-Lien Agreement, the debt securities issued thereunder, the Initial Additional First-Lien Security Agreement and any security documents and other operative agreements evidencing or governing the Indebtedness thereunder, and the Liens securing such Indebtedness, including any agreement entered into for the purpose of securing the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations.
βInitial Additional First-Lien Obligationsβ means the [βObligationsβ] as such term is defined in the Initial Additional First-Lien Security Agreement.
βInitial Additional First-Lien Secured Partiesβ means the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent, the Initial Additional Authorized Representative and the holders of the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations issued pursuant to the Initial Additional First-Lien Agreement.
βInitial Additional First-Lien Security Agreementβ means the security agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βInsolvency or Liquidation Proceedingβ means:
(1) any case commenced by or against the Company or any other Grantor under any Bankruptcy Law, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of the Company or any other Grantor, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to the Company or any other Grantor or any similar case or proceeding relative to the Company or any other Grantor or its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary;
(2) any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to the Company or any other Grantor, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency; or
(3) any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of the Company or any other Grantor are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.
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βIntervening Creditorβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.01(a).
βJoinder Agreementβ means a joinder to this Agreement in the form of Annex II hereto required to be delivered by an Authorized Representative to each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative pursuant to SectionΒ 5.13 hereof in order to establish an additional Series of Additional First-Lien Obligations and add Additional First-Lien Secured Parties hereunder.
βLienβ means, with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b)Β 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.
βMajor Non-Controlling Authorized Representativeβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, the Authorized Representative of the Series of Additional First-Lien Obligations that constitutes the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding Series of First-Lien Obligations with respect to such Shared Collateral.
βNew York UCCβ means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
βNon-Controlling Authorized Representativeβ means, at any time with respect to any Shared Collateral, any Authorized Representative that is not the Applicable Authorized Representative at such time with respect to such Shared Collateral.
βNon-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Dateβ means, with respect to any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative, the date which is [90] days (throughout which [90]-day period such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative was the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative) after the occurrence of both (i)Β an Event of Default (under and as defined in the Additional First-Lien Document under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) and (ii)Β each Collateral Agentβs and each other Authorized Representativeβs receipt of written notice from such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative certifying that (x)Β such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Major Non-Controlling Authorized Representative and that an Event of Default (under and as defined in the Additional First-Lien Document under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) has occurred and is continuing and (y)Β the Additional First-Lien Obligations of the Series with respect to which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Additional First-Lien Document; provided that the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date shall be stayed and shall not occur and shall be deemed not to have occurred with respect to any Shared Collateral (1)Β at any time the Administrative Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent has commenced and is diligently
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pursuing any enforcement action with respect to such Shared Collateral or (2)Β at any time the Grantor which has granted a security interest in such Shared Collateral is then a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.
βNon-Controlling Secured Partiesβ means, with respect to any Shared Collateral, the First-Lien Secured Parties which are not Controlling Secured Parties with respect to such Shared Collateral.
βPossessory Collateralβ means any Shared Collateral in the possession of a Collateral Agent (or its agents or bailees), to the extent that possession thereof perfects a Lien thereon under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction. Possessory Collateral includes, without limitation, any Certificated Securities, Promissory Notes, Instruments and Chattel Paper, in each case, delivered to or in the possession of the Collateral Agent under the terms of the First-Lien Security Documents.
βProceedsβ has the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.01(a).
βRefinanceβ means, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, increase, modify, supplement, restructure, refund, replace or repay, or to issue other indebtedness or enter alternative financing arrangements, in exchange or replacement for such indebtedness (in whole or in part), including by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, borrowers and/or guarantors, and including in each case, but not limited to, after the original instrument giving rise to such indebtedness has been terminated and including, in each case, through any credit agreement, indenture or other agreement. βRefinancedβ and βRefinancingβ have correlative meanings.
βSecured Credit Documentβ means (i)Β the Credit Agreement and each Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii)Β each Initial Additional First-Lien Document, and (iii)Β each Additional First-Lien Document.
βSeriesβ means (a)Β with respect to the First-Lien Secured Parties, each of (i)Β the Credit Agreement Secured Parties (in their capacities as such), (ii)Β the Initial Additional First-Lien Secured Parties (in their capacities as such), and (iii)Β the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Additional First-Lien Secured Parties) and (b)Β with respect to any First-Lien Obligations, each of (i)Β the Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii)Β the Initial Additional First-Lien Obligations, and (iii)Β the Additional First-Lien Obligations incurred pursuant to any Additional First-Lien Document, which pursuant to any Joinder Agreement are to be represented hereunder by a common Authorized Representative (in its capacity as such for such Additional First-Lien Obligations).
βShared Collateralβ means, at any time, Collateral in which the holders of two or more Series of First-Lien Obligations hold a valid and perfected security interest at such time. If more than two Series of First-Lien Obligations are outstanding at any time and the holders of less than all Series of First-Lien Obligations hold a valid and perfected security interest in any Collateral at such time, then such Collateral shall constitute Shared Collateral for those Series of First-Lien Obligations that hold a valid security interest in such Collateral at such time and shall not constitute Shared Collateral for any Series which does not have a valid and perfected security interest in such Collateral at such time.
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SECTION 1.02 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 βinclude,β βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitation.β The word βwillβ shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word βshall.β Unless the context requires otherwise, (i)Β any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, other document, statute or regulation herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, other document, statute or regulation as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (ii)Β any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Personβs successors and assigns, but shall not be deemed to include the subsidiaries of such Person unless express reference is made to such subsidiaries, (iii)Β the words βherein,β βhereofβ and βhereunder,β and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv)Β all references herein to Articles, Sections and Annexes shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections and Annexes of this Agreement, (v)Β unless otherwise expressly qualified herein, the words βassetβ and βpropertyβ 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, and (vi)Β the term βorβ is not exclusive.
SECTION 1.03 Impairments. It is the intention of the First-Lien Secured Parties of each Series that the holders of First-Lien Obligations of such Series (and not the First-Lien Secured Parties of any other Series) bear the risk of (i)Β any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x)Β any of the First-Lien Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of First-Lien Obligations), (y)Β any of the First-Lien Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of First-Lien Obligations and/or (z)Β any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of First-Lien Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of First-Lien Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of First-Lien Obligations or (ii)Β the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of First-Lien Obligations that is not Shared Collateral (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clause (i)Β or (ii)Β with respect to any Series of First-Lien Obligations, an βImpairmentβ of such Series); provided that the existence of a maximum claim with respect to any Mortgaged Property (as defined in the Credit Agreement) which applies to all First-Lien Obligations shall not be deemed to be an Impairment of any Series of First-Lien Obligations. In the event of any Impairment with respect to any Series of First-Lien Obligations, the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of First-Lien Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such Series of First-Lien Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of First-Lien Obligations pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such First-Lien Obligations subject to such Impairment. Additionally, in the event the First-Lien Obligations of any Series are modified pursuant to applicable law (including, without limitation, pursuant to SectionΒ 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code), any reference to such First-Lien Obligations or the First-Lien Security Documents governing such First-Lien Obligations shall refer to such obligations or such documents as so modified.
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ARTICLE II
Priorities and Agreements with Respect to Shared Collateral
SECTION 2.01 Priority of Claims.
(a) Anything contained herein or in any of the Secured Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding (but subject to SectionΒ 1.03), if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Applicable Collateral Agent or any First-Lien Secured Party is taking action to enforce rights in respect of any Shared Collateral, or any distribution is made in respect of any Shared Collateral in any Bankruptcy Case of the Company or any other Grantor or any First-Lien Secured Party receives any payment pursuant to any intercreditor agreement (other than this Agreement) with respect to any Shared Collateral, the proceeds of any sale, collection or other liquidation of any such Collateral by any First-Lien Secured Party or received by the Applicable Collateral Agent or any First-Lien Secured Party pursuant to any such intercreditor agreement with respect to such Shared Collateral and proceeds of any such distribution (subject, in the case of any such distribution, to the sentence immediately following) to which the First-Lien Obligations are entitled under any intercreditor agreement (other than this Agreement) (all proceeds of any sale, collection or other liquidation of any Collateral and all proceeds of any such distribution being collectively referred to as βProceedsβ) shall be applied (i)Β FIRST, to the payment of all amounts owing to each Collateral Agent (in its capacity as such) pursuant to the terms of any Secured Credit Document, (ii)Β SECOND, subject to SectionΒ 1.03, to the payment in full of the First-Lien Obligations of each Series on a ratable basis, with such Proceeds to be applied to the First-Lien Obligations of a given Series in accordance with the terms of the applicable Secured Credit Documents, and (iii)Β THIRD, after payment of all First-Lien Obligations, to the Company and the other Grantors or their successors or assigns, as their interests may appear, or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Shared Collateral upon which a third party (other than a First-Lien Secured Party) has a lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the security interest of any Series of First-Lien Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the security interest of any other Series of First-Lien Obligations (such third party, an βIntervening Creditorβ), the value of any Shared Collateral or Proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Shared Collateral or Proceeds to be distributed in respect of the Series of First-Lien Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists.
(b) It is acknowledged that the First-Lien Obligations of any Series may, subject to the limitations set forth in the then extant Secured Credit Documents, be increased, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented, restructured, repaid, refunded, Refinanced or otherwise amended or modified from time to time, all without affecting the priorities set forth in SectionΒ 2.01(a) or the provisions of this Agreement defining the relative rights of the First-Lien Secured Parties of any Series.
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(c) Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing any Series of First-Lien Obligations granted on the Shared Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, or any other applicable law or the Secured Credit Documents or any defect or deficiencies in the Liens securing the First-Lien Obligations of any Series or any other circumstance whatsoever (but, in each case, subject to SectionΒ 1.03), each First-Lien Secured Party hereby agrees that the Liens securing each Series of First-Lien Obligations on any Shared Collateral shall be of equal priority.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other First-Lien Security Documents to the contrary, Collateral consisting of cash and cash equivalents pledged to secure Credit Agreement Obligations consisting of reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit or otherwise held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j), 2.11(b) or 2.22(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement (or any equivalent successor provision) shall be applied as specified in the Credit Agreement and will not constitute Shared Collateral.
SECTION 2.02 Actions with Respect to Shared Collateral; Prohibition on Contesting Liens.
(a) Only the Applicable Collateral Agent shall act or refrain from acting with respect to any Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral). At any time when the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, no Additional First-Lien Secured Party shall, or shall instruct any Collateral Agent to, commence any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its security interest in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, any Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral), whether under any Additional First-Lien Security Document, applicable law or otherwise, it being agreed that only the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, acting in accordance with the Credit Agreement Collateral Documents, shall be entitled to take any such actions or exercise any such remedies with respect to Shared Collateral at such time.
(b) With respect to any Shared Collateral at any time when the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent is the Applicable Collateral Agent, (i)Β the Applicable Collateral Agent shall act only on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative, (ii)Β the Applicable Collateral Agent shall not follow any instructions with respect to such Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral) from any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative (or any other First-Lien Secured Party other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) and (iii)Β no Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or other First-Lien Secured Party (other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) shall, or shall instruct the Applicable Collateral Agent to, commence any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its security interest in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, any Shared Collateral (including with respect to any intercreditor agreement with respect to any Shared Collateral), whether under any
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First-Lien Security Document, applicable law or otherwise, it being agreed that only the Applicable Collateral Agent, acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative and in accordance with the Additional First-Lien Security Documents, shall be entitled to take any such actions or exercise any such remedies with respect to Shared Collateral.
(c) Notwithstanding the equal priority of the Liens securing each Series of First-Lien Obligations, the Applicable Collateral Agent (in the case of the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent, acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative) may deal with the Shared Collateral as if such Applicable Collateral Agent had a senior Lien on such Collateral. No Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or Non-Controlling Secured Party will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or the Controlling Secured Party or any other exercise by the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or the Controlling Secured Party of any rights and remedies relating to the Shared Collateral, or to cause the Applicable Collateral Agent to do so. The foregoing shall not be construed to limit the rights and priorities of any First-Lien Secured Party, the Applicable Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative with respect to any Collateral not constituting Shared Collateral.
(d) Each of the First-Lien Secured Parties agrees that it will not (and hereby waives any right to) question or contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the perfection, priority, validity, attachment or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the First-Lien Secured Parties on all or any part of the Collateral, or the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative to enforce this Agreement.
SECTION 2.03 No Interference; Payment Over.
(a) Each First-Lien Secured Party agrees that (i)Β it will not challenge or question in any proceeding the validity or enforceability of any First-Lien Obligations of any Series or any First-Lien Security Document or the validity, attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien under any First-Lien Security Document or the validity or enforceability of the priorities, rights or duties established by or other provisions of this Agreement, (ii)Β it will not take or cause to be taken any action the purpose or intent of which is, or could be, to interfere, hinder or delay, in any manner, whether by judicial proceedings or otherwise, any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Shared Collateral by the Applicable Collateral Agent, (iii)Β except as provided in SectionΒ 2.02, it shall have no right to (A)Β direct the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First-Lien Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to any Shared Collateral (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement) or (B)Β consent to the exercise by the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First-Lien Secured Party of any right, remedy or power with respect to any Shared Collateral, (iv)Β it will not institute any suit or assert in any suit, bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding any claim against the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First-Lien Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise with respect to any Shared Collateral, and none of the Applicable Collateral Agent, any Applicable Authorized Representative or any other First-Lien Secured Party shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Applicable Collateral Agent, such Applicable Authorized Representative or other First-Lien Secured Party with respect to any Shared Collateral
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in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (v)Β it will not seek, and hereby waives any right, to have any Shared Collateral or any part thereof marshalled upon any foreclosure or other disposition of such Collateral and (vi)Β it will not attempt, directly or indirectly, whether by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to challenge the enforceability of any provision of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of the Applicable Collateral Agent or any other First-Lien Secured Party to enforce this Agreement.
(b) Each First-Lien Secured Party hereby agrees that if it shall obtain possession of any Shared Collateral or shall realize any proceeds or payment in respect of any such Shared Collateral, pursuant to any First-Lien Security Document or by the exercise of any rights available to it under applicable law or in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or through any other exercise of remedies (including pursuant to any intercreditor agreement), at any time prior to the Discharge of each of the First-Lien Obligations, then it shall hold such Shared Collateral, proceeds or payment in trust for the other First-Lien Secured Parties and promptly transfer such Shared Collateral, proceeds or payment, as the case may be, to the Applicable Collateral Agent, to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 2.01.
SECTION 2.04 Automatic Release of Liens; Amendments to First-Lien Security Documents.
(a) If at any time the Applicable Collateral Agent forecloses upon or otherwise exercises remedies against any Shared Collateral resulting in a sale or disposition thereof, then (whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding is pending at the time) the Liens in favor of the other Collateral Agent for the benefit of each Series of First-Lien Secured Parties upon such Shared Collateral will automatically be released and discharged as and when, but only to the extent, such Liens of the Applicable Collateral Agent on such Shared Collateral are released and discharged; provided that any proceeds of any Shared Collateral realized therefrom shall be applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01.
(b) Each Collateral Agent and Authorized Representative agrees to execute and deliver (at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors) all such authorizations and other instruments as shall reasonably be requested by the Applicable Collateral Agent to evidence and confirm any release of Shared Collateral provided for in this Section.
SECTION 2.05 Certain Agreements with Respect to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings.
(a) This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the commencement and continuance of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The relative rights as to the Shared Collateral and proceeds thereof shall continue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding on the same basis as prior to the date of the petition therefor. All references herein to any Grantor shall include such Grantor as a debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Grantor.
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(b) If the Company and/or any other Grantor shall become subject to a case (a βBankruptcy Caseβ) under the Bankruptcy Code and shall, as debtor(s)-in-possession, move for approval of financing (βDIP Financingβ) to be provided by one or more lenders (the βDIP Lendersβ) under SectionΒ 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent provision of any other Bankruptcy Law or the use of cash collateral under SectionΒ 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent provision of any other Bankruptcy Law, each First-Lien Secured Party (other than any Controlling Secured Party or Authorized Representative of any Controlling Secured Party) agrees that it will not raise, join or support any objection to any such financing or to the Liens on the Shared Collateral securing the same (βDIP Financing Liensβ) or to any use of cash collateral that constitutes Shared Collateral, unless any Controlling Secured Party, or an Authorized Representative of any Controlling Secured Party, shall then oppose or object (or join in any objection) to such DIP Financing or such DIP Financing Liens or use of cash collateral (and (i)Β to the extent that such DIP Financing Liens are senior to the Liens on any such Shared Collateral for the benefit of the Controlling Secured Parties, each Non-Controlling Secured Party will subordinate its Liens with respect to such Shared Collateral on the same terms as the Liens of the Controlling Secured Parties (other than any Liens of any First-Lien Secured Parties constituting DIP Financing Liens) are subordinated thereto, and (ii)Β to the extent that such DIP Financing Liens rank pari passu with the Liens on any such Shared Collateral granted to secure the First-Lien Obligations of the Controlling Secured Parties, each Non-Controlling Secured Party will confirm the priorities with respect to such Shared Collateral as set forth herein), in each case so long as (A)Β the First-Lien Secured Parties of each Series retain the benefit of their Liens on all such Shared Collateral pledged to the DIP Lenders, including proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of such proceeding, with the same priority vis-Γ -vis all the other First-Lien Secured Parties (other than any Liens of the First-Lien Secured Parties constituting DIP Financing Liens) as existed prior to the commencement of the Bankruptcy Case, (B)Β the First-Lien Secured Parties of each Series are granted Liens on any additional collateral pledged to any First-Lien Secured Parties as adequate protection or otherwise in connection with such DIP Financing or use of cash collateral, with the same priority vis-Γ -vis the First-Lien Secured Parties as set forth in this Agreement, (C)Β if any amount of such DIP Financing or cash collateral is applied to repay any of the First-Lien Obligations, such amount is applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01, and (D)Β if any First-Lien Secured Parties are granted adequate protection, including in the form of periodic payments, in connection with such DIP Financing or use of cash collateral, the proceeds of such adequate protection are applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01; provided that the First-Lien Secured Parties of each Series shall have a right to object to the grant of a Lien to secure the DIP Financing over any Collateral subject to Liens in favor of the First-Lien Secured Parties of such Series or their Authorized Representative that shall not constitute Shared Collateral; and provided, further, that the First-Lien Secured Parties receiving adequate protection shall not object to any other First-Lien Secured Party receiving adequate protection comparable to any adequate protection granted to such First-Lien Secured Parties in connection with a DIP Financing or use of cash collateral.
SECTION 2.06 Reinstatement. In the event that any of the First-Lien Obligations shall be paid in full and such payment or any part thereof shall subsequently, for whatever reason (including an order or judgment for disgorgement of a preference or other avoidance action under the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar law, or the settlement of any claim in respect thereof), be required to be returned or repaid, the terms and conditions of this Article II shall be fully applicable thereto until all such First-Lien Obligations shall again have been paid in full in cash.
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SECTION 2.07 Insurance. As between the First-Lien Secured Parties, the Applicable Collateral Agent (and in the case of the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Authorized Representative) shall have the right to adjust or settle any insurance policy or claim covering or constituting Shared Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Shared Collateral.
SECTION 2.08 Refinancings. The First-Lien Obligations of any Series may be Refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is otherwise required to permit the Refinancing transaction under any Secured Credit Document) of, any First-Lien Secured Party of any other Series, all without affecting the priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided that the Authorized Representative of the holders of any such Refinancing indebtedness shall have executed a Joinder Agreement on behalf of the holders of such Refinancing indebtedness.
SECTION 2.09 Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection.
(a) The Possessory Collateral shall be delivered to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral that is part of the Collateral in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First-Lien Secured Party and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First-Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this SectionΒ 2.09; provided that at any time the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent is not the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent shall, at the request of the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent, promptly deliver all Possessory Collateral to the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent to obtain control of such Possessory Collateral). The Company shall take such further action as is required to effectuate the transfer contemplated hereby and shall indemnify each Collateral Agent for loss or damage suffered by such Collateral Agent as a result of such transfer except for loss or damage suffered by such Collateral Agent as a result of its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
(b) The Applicable Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral, from time to time in its possession, as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First-Lien Secured Party and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First-Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this SectionΒ 2.09.
(c) The duties or responsibilities of each Collateral Agent under this SectionΒ 2.09 shall be limited solely to holding any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other First-Lien Secured Party for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by such First-Lien Secured Parties thereon.
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SECTION 2.10 Amendments to Security Documents.
(a) Without the prior written consent of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent agrees that no Additional First-Lien Security Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Additional First-Lien Security Document, would be prohibited by, or would require any Grantor to act or refrain from acting in a manner that would violate, any of the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent agrees that no Credit Agreement Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Credit Agreement Collateral Document, would be prohibited by, or would require any Grantor to act or refrain from acting in a manner that would violate, any of the terms of this Agreement.
(c) In making determinations required by this SectionΒ 2.10, each Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on an officerβs certificate of the Company.
ARTICLE III
Existence and Amounts of Liens and Obligations
SECTION 3.01 Determinations with Respect to Amounts of Liens and Obligations. Whenever a Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative shall be required, in connection with the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations hereunder, to determine the existence or amount of any First-Lien Obligations of any Series, or the Shared Collateral subject to any Lien securing the First-Lien Obligations of any Series, it may request that such information be furnished to it in writing by each other Authorized Representative or Collateral Agent and shall be entitled to make such determination or not make any determination on the basis of the information so furnished; provided, however, that if an Authorized Representative or a Collateral Agent shall fail or refuse reasonably promptly to provide the requested information, the requesting Collateral Agent or Authorized Representative shall be entitled to make any such determination by such method as it may, in the exercise of its good faith judgment, determine, including by reliance upon a certificate of the Company. Each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative may rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any determination made by it in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence (or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction) and shall have no liability to any Grantor, any First-Lien Secured Party or any other Person as a result of such determination.
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ARTICLE IV
The Applicable Collateral Agent
ARTICLE 4.01 Authority.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing herein shall be construed to impose any fiduciary or other duty on any Applicable Collateral Agent to any Non-Controlling Secured Party or give any Non-Controlling Secured Party the right to direct any Applicable Collateral Agent, except that each Applicable Collateral Agent shall be obligated to distribute proceeds of any Shared Collateral in accordance with SectionΒ 2.01.
(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, each Non-Controlling Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that the Applicable Collateral Agent shall be entitled, for the benefit of the First-Lien Secured Parties, to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal with any Shared Collateral as provided herein and in the First-Lien Security Documents, as applicable, pursuant to which the Applicable Collateral Agent is the collateral agent for such Shared Collateral, without regard to any rights to which the Non-Controlling Secured Parties would otherwise be entitled as a result of the First-Lien Obligations held by such Non-Controlling Secured Parties. Without limiting the foregoing, each Non-Controlling Secured Party agrees that none of the Applicable Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or any other First-Lien Secured Party shall have any duty or obligation first to marshal or realize upon any type of Shared Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any of the First-Lien Obligations), or to sell, dispose of or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of such Shared Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any First-Lien Obligations), in any manner that would maximize the return to the Non-Controlling Secured Parties, notwithstanding that the order and timing of any such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation may affect the amount of proceeds actually received by the Non-Controlling Secured Parties from such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation. Each of the First-Lien Secured Parties waives any claim it may now or hereafter have against any Collateral Agent or the Authorized Representative of any other Series of First-Lien Obligations or any other First-Lien Secured Party of any other Series arising out of (i)Β any actions which any Collateral Agent, Authorized Representative or the First-Lien Secured Parties take or omit to take (including actions with respect to the creation, perfection or continuation of Liens on any Collateral, actions with respect to the foreclosure upon, sale, release or depreciation of, or failure to realize upon, any of the Collateral and actions with respect to the collection of any claim for all or any part of the First-Lien Obligations from any account debtor, guarantor or any other party) in accordance with the First-Lien Security Documents or any other agreement related thereto or to the collection of the First-Lien Obligations or the valuation, use, protection or release of any security for the First-Lien Obligations, (ii)Β any election by any Applicable Authorized Representative or any holders of First-Lien Obligations, in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of SectionΒ 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or (iii)Β subject to SectionΒ 2.05, any borrowing by, or grant of a security interest or administrative expense priority under SectionΒ 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent provision of any other Bankruptcy Law, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as debtor-in-possession. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Applicable Collateral Agent shall not accept any Shared Collateral in full or partial satisfaction of any First-Lien Obligations pursuant to SectionΒ 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, without the consent of each Authorized Representative representing holders of First-Lien Obligations for which such Collateral constitutes Shared Collateral.
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ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous
SECTION 5.01 Notices. 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:
(a) if to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, to it at [ β ], Attention of [ β ] (Fax No. [ β ]);
(b) if to the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent or the Initial Additional Authorized Representative, to it at [ β ];
(c) if to any other Additional Authorized Representative, to it at the address set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement.
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 (if a Business Day) and on the next Business Day thereafter (in all other cases) if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy or on the date three Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this SectionΒ 5.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this SectionΒ 5.01. As agreed to in writing among each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative from time to time, notices and other communications may also be delivered by e-mail to the e-mail address of a representative of the applicable Person provided from time to time by such Person.
SECTION 5.02 Waivers; Amendment; Joinder Agreements.
(a) No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto 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 parties hereto 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 any party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by SectionΒ 5.02(b), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any party hereto in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be terminated, waived, amended or modified (other than pursuant to any Joinder Agreement) except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Authorized Representative and each Collateral Agent (and with respect to any such termination, waiver, amendment or modification which by the terms of this Agreement requires the Companyβs consent or which increases the obligations or reduces the rights of the Company or any other Grantor, with the consent of the Company).
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any First-Lien Secured Party, any Authorized Representative may become a party hereto by execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with SectionΒ 5.13 and upon such execution and delivery, such Authorized Representative and the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties and Additional First-Lien Obligations of the Series for which such Authorized Representative is acting shall be subject to the terms hereof and the terms of the Additional First-Lien Security Documents applicable thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any other Authorized Representative or First-Lien Secured Party, the Collateral Agents may effect amendments and modifications to this Agreement to the extent necessary to reflect any incurrence of any Additional First-Lien Obligations in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Secured Credit Documents.
SECTION 5.03 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, as well as the other First-Lien Secured Parties, all of which are intended to be bound by, and to be third party beneficiaries of, this Agreement.
SECTION 5.04 Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any party in 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.
SECTION 5.05 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 5.06 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. The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 5.07 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 5.08 Submission to Jurisdiction Waivers; Consent to Service of Process. Each Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative, on behalf of itself and the First-Lien Secured Parties of the Series for which it is acting, irrevocably and unconditionally:
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(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the First-Lien Security Documents, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of NewΒ York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Person (or its Authorized Representative) at the address set forth in SectionΒ 5.01;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right of any other party hereto (or any First-Lien Secured Party) to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of any party hereto (or any First-Lien Secured Party) to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this SectionΒ 5.08 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
SECTION 5.09 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
SECTION 5.10 Headings. Article, Section and Annex headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 5.11 Conflicts. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any of the First-Lien Security Documents or any of the other Secured Credit Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 5.12 Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the First-Lien Secured Parties in relation to one another. None of the Company, any other Grantor or any creditor thereof shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided in this Agreement (provided that nothing in this Agreement (other than SectionΒ 2.04, 2.05, 2.08, 2.09 or Article V) is intended to or will amend, waive or otherwise modify the provisions of the Credit Agreement or any Additional First-Lien Documents), and none of the Company or any other Grantor may rely on the terms hereof (other than Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.08, 2.09 and Article V). Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of any Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the First-Lien Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.
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SECTION 5.13 Additional Senior Debt. To the extent, but only to the extent, permitted by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Additional First-Lien Documents, the Company may incur additional indebtedness after the date hereof that is permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Additional First-Lien Documents to be incurred and secured on an equal and ratable basis by the Liens securing the First-Lien Obligations (such indebtedness referred to as βAdditional Senior Class Debtβ). Any such Additional Senior Class Debt may be secured by a Lien and may be Guaranteed by the Grantors on a senior basis, in each case under and pursuant to the Additional First-Lien Documents, if and subject to the condition that the Authorized Representative of any such Additional Senior Class Debt (each, an βAdditional Senior Class Debt Representativeβ), acting on behalf of the holders of such Additional Senior Class Debt (such Authorized Representative and holders in respect of any Additional Senior Class Debt being referred to as the βAdditional Senior Class Debt Partiesβ), becomes a party to this Agreement by satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (i)Β through (iv)Β of the immediately succeeding paragraph.
In order for an Additional Senior Class Debt Representative to become a party to this Agreement,
(i) such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative, each Collateral Agent, each Authorized Representative and each Grantor shall have executed and delivered an instrument substantially in the form of Annex II (with such changes as may be reasonably approved by such Collateral Agent and Additional Senior Class Debt Representative) pursuant to which such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative becomes an Authorized Representative hereunder, and the Additional Senior Class Debt in respect of which such Additional Senior Class Debt Representative is the Authorized Representative and the related Additional Senior Class Debt Parties become subject hereto and bound hereby;
(ii) the Company shall have (x)Β delivered to each Collateral Agent true and complete copies of each of the Additional First-Lien Documents relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt, certified as being true and correct by a Responsible Officer of the Company, and (y)Β identified in a certificate of an authorized officer the obligations to be designated as Additional First-Lien Obligations and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof;
(iii) all filings, recordations and/or amendments or supplements to the First-Lien Security Documents necessary or desirable in the reasonable judgment of the Additional First Lien Collateral Agent to confirm and perfect the Liens securing the relevant obligations relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt shall have been made, executed and/or delivered (or, with respect to any such filings or recordations, acceptable provisions to perform such filings or recordations shall have been taken in the reasonable judgment of the Additional First Lien Collateral Agent), and all fees and taxes in connection therewith shall have been paid (or acceptable provisions to make such payments shall have been taken in the reasonable judgment of the Additional First Lien Collateral Agent); and
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(iv) the Additional First-Lien Documents, as applicable, relating to such Additional Senior Class Debt shall provide, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to each Collateral Agent, that each Additional Senior Class Debt Party with respect to such Additional Senior Class Debt will be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Agreement in its capacity as a holder of such Additional Senior Class Debt.
Each Authorized Representative acknowledges and agrees that upon execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Annex II by an Additional Senior Class Debt Representative and each Grantor in accordance with this SectionΒ 5.13, the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent will continue to act in its capacity as Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent in respect of the then existing Authorized Representatives (other than the Administrative Agent) and such additional Authorized Representative.
SECTION 5.14 Agent Capacities. Except as expressly provided herein or in the Credit Agreement Collateral Documents, Credit Suisse is acting in the capacities of Administrative Agent and Credit Agreement Collateral Agent solely for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties. Except as expressly provided herein or in the Additional First-Lien Security Documents, [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ] is acting in the capacity of Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent solely for the Additional First-Lien Secured Parties. Except as expressly set forth herein, none of the Administrative Agent, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or the Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent shall have any duties or obligations in respect of any of the Collateral, all of such duties and obligations, if any, being subject to and governed by the applicable Secured Credit Documents.
SECTION 5.15 Integration. This Agreement together with the other Secured Credit Documents and the First-Lien Security Documents represents the agreement of each of the Grantors and the First-Lien Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any Grantor, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any other First-Lien Secured Party relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Secured Credit Documents or the First-Lien Security Documents.
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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.
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Β | as Collateral Agent | |||
By:Β | Β | Β | ||
Β | Name: | Β | ||
Β | Title: | Β | ||
By: | Β | Β | ||
Β | Name: | Β | ||
Β | Title: | Β | ||
Β | CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Authorized Representative for the Credit Agreement Secured Parties | |||
By: | Β | Β | ||
Β | Name: | Β | ||
Β | Title: | Β | ||
By: | Β | Β | ||
Β | Name: | Β | ||
Β | Title: | Β | ||
Β | [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], | |||
Β | as Additional First-Lien Collateral Agent | |||
By: | Β | Β | ||
Β | Name: | Β | ||
Β | Title: | Β | ||
Β | [Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], | |||
Β | as Initial Additional Authorized Representative | |||
By: | Β | Β | ||
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Β | WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS LLC | |
By:Β | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
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WP EXPEDITION MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
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EIG INVESTORS CORP. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
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Β | [GRANTORS] | |
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EXHIBIT G
Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
[Provided under separate cover]
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EXHIBIT H
Form of Closing Certificate
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
NovemberΒ 9, 2012
Reference is made to (i)Β the Refinancing Amendment, dated as of the date hereof (the βRefinancing Amendmentβ), among WP Expedition Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), EIG Investors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), the refinancing lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent (the βAgentβ), (ii)Β the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the βSecond Amended and Restated Credit Agreementβ), among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Agent and (iii)Β the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the βSecond Lien Credit Agreementβ), among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable.
I, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary of each of the Loan Parties, hereby certify on behalf of each of the Loan Parties in such capacity and not individually that:
1. Attached hereto as Annex A are true, complete and correct copies of each Organizational Document (including all amendments thereto through the date hereof) of each Loan Party, certified by the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, as applicable, as of a recent date, and no amendment has been adopted or filed with the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, as applicable, since the date of the last amendment thereto (if any); and no action has been taken by the directors, managers or officers, as applicable, of any Loan Party in contemplation of the filing of any amendment or other document relating to its Organizational Documents; and there are no proceedings, pending or contemplated, for the merger, conversion, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of any Loan Party; and no steps have been or are being taken to appoint an administrator, receiver, liquidator or analogous person or body to wind up any Loan Party.
2. Attached hereto as Annex B are true, complete and correct copies of the incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party authorized to act in connection with the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and who will be signing the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable. Each Responsible Officer of each Loan Party is a duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer of such Loan Party holding the office indicated next to such officerβs name and is authorized by the resolutions attached hereto as Annex C to execute and deliver the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all related agreements, documents and instruments on behalf of each Loan Party, as applicable, and the signature set forth opposite each officerβs name is such officerβs genuine signature.
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3. Attached hereto as Annex C are true, complete and correct copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of each Loan Party, adopted on NovemberΒ 9, 2012, approving and authorizing (i)Β the execution, delivery and performance of the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable and (ii)Β the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (the βResolutionsβ). As of the date hereof, there were no unfilled vacancies or newly created directorships on the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of any Loan Party, as applicable. Such Resolutions and the actions taken by the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of each Loan Party thereby constitute the only actions taken by such Loan Partyβs Board of Directors, or other governing body, or any committee thereof relating to the Refinancing Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions in connection therewith. Such Resolutions have not been amended, modified or rescinded and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
4. Attached hereto as Annex D is a true, complete and correct good standing certificate of each Loan Party, dated as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State (or similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, as applicable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Secretaryβs Certificate to be executed as of the date first written above.
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EIG INVESTORS CORP. | ||
BLUEHOST INC. | ||
FASTDOMAIN INC. | ||
THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
THE BRITANNIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
DOMAIN NAME HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | ||
ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUPβWEST, INC. | ||
XXXXXXXXX.XXX LLC | ||
A SMALL ORANGE, LLC | ||
HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Secretary |
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P. | ||
By: | Β | WP Expedition Management LLC, |
Β | its General Partner, | |
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Secretary |
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I, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, being the Chief Executive Officer of each Loan Party, do hereby certify in my capacity as an authorized officer of each Loan Party and not in my individual capacity, that Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx is the duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of each Loan Party and that the signature of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx set forth above is his genuine signature.
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BLUEHOST INC. | ||
FASTDOMAIN INC. | ||
THE ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
THE BRITANNIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | ||
DOMAIN NAME HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | ||
ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUPβWEST, INC. | ||
XXXXXXXXX.XXX LLC | ||
A SMALL ORANGE, LLC | ||
HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES INC. | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Chief Executive Officer |
WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P. | ||
By: | Β | WP Expedition Management LLC, |
Β | its General Partner, | |
By: | Β | Β |
Name: | Β | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Title: | Β | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT I
Form of Intercompany Note
New York, New York
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201[Β Β Β Β ]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned, to the extent a borrower from time to time from any other entity listed on the signature page hereto (each, in such capacity, a βPayorβ), hereby promises to pay on demand to such other entity listed below (each, in such capacity, a βPayeeβ), in lawful money of the United States of America, or in such other currency as agreed to by such Payor and such Payee, in immediately available funds, at such location in the United States of America as a Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances (including trade payables) made by such Payee to such Payor. Each Payor promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of all such loans and advances in like money at said location from the date of such loans and advances until paid at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by such Payor and such Payee.
This note (βNoteβ) is an intercompany note referred to in SectionΒ 6.01(a)(iv) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the β Credit Agreement;β the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, and is subject to the terms thereof, and shall be pledged by each Payee pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, to the extent required pursuant to the terms thereof. Each Payee hereby acknowledges and agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice from the Administrative Agent to such Payee (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under SectionΒ 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent may exercise any and all rights of any Loan Party with respect to this Note.
Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is a Loan Party to any Payee that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all Secured Obligations of such Payor until the payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) of such Payor; provided, that each Payor may make payments to the applicable Payee unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and such Payor shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent (provided, that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under SectionΒ 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement) (such Secured Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) and other indebtedness and obligations in connection with any renewal, refunding, restructuring or refinancing thereof, including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (i)Β below, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as βSenior Indebtednessβ):
(i) in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relative to any Payor or to its creditors, as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Payor, whether or not involving insolvency or
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bankruptcy, then, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (x)Β the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness before any Payee that is not a Loan Party is entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demands for, any payment on account of this Note and (y)Β until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness, any payment or distribution to which such Payee would otherwise be entitled (other than debt securities of such Payor that are subordinated, to at least the same extent as this Note, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as βRestructured Debt Securitiesβ)) shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness;
(ii) if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and after notice from the Administrative Agent (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under SectionΒ 7.0(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement), then no payment or distribution of any kind or character shall be made by or on behalf of any Payor that is a Loan Party or any other Person on its behalf with respect to this Note owed to any Payee that is not a Loan Party; and
(iii) if any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), in respect of this Note shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Payee in violation of clause (i)Β or (ii)Β before all Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full in cash, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (or their representatives), ratably according to the respective aggregate amounts remaining unpaid thereon, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full in cash.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, no present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce the subordination of this Note by any act or failure to act on the part of any Payor or by any act or failure to act on the part of such holder or any trustee or agent for such holder. Each Payee and each Payor hereby agree that the subordination of this Note is for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders are obligees under this Note to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and the Administrative Agent may, on behalf of itself, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, proceed to enforce the subordination provisions herein.
The indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is not a Loan Party or any Payor that is a Loan Party, in each case, to any Payee that is a Loan Party shall not be subordinated to, and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with, any other obligation of such Payor.
Nothing contained in the subordination provisions set forth above is intended to or will impair, as between each Payor and each Payee, the obligations of such Payor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Payee the principal of and interest on this Note as and when due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of such Payee and other creditors of such Payor other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness.
Each Payee is hereby authorized to record all loans and advances made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein.
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Each Payor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note. All payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
This Note shall be binding upon each Payor and its successors and assigns, and the terms and provisions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of each Payee and its successors and assigns, including subsequent holders hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in any other Loan Document or in any other promissory note or other instrument, this Note replaces and supersedes any and all promissory notes or other instruments which create or evidence any loans or advances made on, before or after the date hereof by any Payee to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case to the extent required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement.
From time to time after the date hereof, additional subsidiaries of Holdings may become parties hereto (as Payor and/or Payee, as the case may be) by executing a counterpart signature page to this Note (each additional subsidiary, an βAdditional Partyβ). Upon delivery of such counterpart signature page to the Payees, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Payors, each Additional Party shall be a Payor and/or a Payee, as the case may be, and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Party were an original signatory hereof. Each Payor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payor or Payee hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Payor or Payee that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payor or Payee hereunder.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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EIG INVESTORS CORP., | ||
as Payee and Payor | ||
By: | Β | Β |
Β | Name: | |
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[Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ], as Payee and Payor | ||
By: | Β | Β |
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EXHIBIT J
Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Specified Discount Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby offers to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loans] on the following terms:
1. This Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment is available only to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loans].
2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed $[β] of Term Loans [and $[β] of the [β, 20β]3 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Amountβ).4
3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment will be made is [β]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [β]% in respect of the [β, 20β]5 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βSpecified Discountβ).
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To accept this offer, you are required to submit to the Administrative Agent a Specified Discount Prepayment Response on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three (3)Β Business Days following the date of delivery of this notice pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent [and the Term Lenders][, the Term Lenders and each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]6 tranche[s] of Term Loans] as follows:
1. The Borrower will not make a Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund this Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.
2. [At least ten (10)Β Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three (3)Β Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrowerβs election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender], provided, further, that any Term Loan that is prepaid will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled.7
The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with their decision whether or not to accept the offer set forth in this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
The Borrower requests that Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT K
Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (a)Β that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, and (b)Β that certain Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, dated Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β , from the Borrower (the βSpecified Discount Prepayment Noticeβ). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Specified Discount Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement, that it is willing to accept a prepayment of the following [tranches of] Term Loans held by such [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] at the Specified Discount in an aggregate outstanding amount as follows:
[Term Loansβ$[β]]
[[β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loansβ$[β]]
The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans][[β, 20β]2 tranche[s]] pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the [applicable] Specified Discount in the aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the amount set forth above, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Specified Discount Proration, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Response as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT L
Form of Discount Range Prepayment Notice
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Discount Range Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loans] submit a Discount Range Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:
1. This Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loans].
2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is $[β] of Term Loans [and $[β] of the [β, 20β]3 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Amountβ).4
3. The Borrower is willing to make Discount Term Loan Prepayments at a percentage discount to par value greater than or equal to [β]% but less than or equal to [β]% in respect of the Term Loans [and greater than or equal to [β]% but less than or equal to [β]% in respect of the [β, 20β]5 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βDiscount Rangeβ).
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To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Discount Range Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three (3)Β Business Days following the dated delivery of the notice pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent [and the Term Lenders][, the Term Lenders and each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]6 tranche[s] of Term Loans] as follows:
1. The Borrower will not make a Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund this Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.
2. [At least ten (10)Β Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three (3)Β Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrowerβs election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender], provided, further, that any Term Loan that is prepaid will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled.7
The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with any Discount Range Prepayment Offer made in response to this Discount Range Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
The Borrower requests that Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT M
Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse A.G.], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (a)Β that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, and (b)Β that certain Discount Range Prepayment Notice, dated Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β , from the Borrower (the βDiscount Range Prepayment Noticeβ). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Discount Range Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:
1. This Discount Range Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the [Term Loans][and the [β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.
2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the βSubmitted Amountβ):
[Term Loansβ$[β]]
[[β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loansβ$[β]]
3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [β]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [β]% in respect of the [β, 20β]3 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βSubmitted Discountβ).
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The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans] [[β, 20β]4 tranche[s] of Term Loans] indicated above pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Applicable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the Submitted Amount, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Discount Range Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT N
Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ) among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loans] submit a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:
1. This Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loans].
2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Amountβ):3
[Term Loansβ$[β]]
[[β, 20β]4 tranche[s] of Term Loansβ$[β]]
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To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three (3)Β Business Days following delivery of this notice pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower requests that Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT O
Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (a)Β that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, and (b)Β that certain Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice, dated Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β , from the Borrower (the βSolicited Discounted Prepayment Noticeβ). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.
To accept the offer set forth herein, you must submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice on or before the third Business Day following your receipt of this notice.
The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:
1. This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the [Term Loans][[β, 20β]1 tranche[s] of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.
2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the βOffered Amountβ):
[Term Loansβ$[β]]
[[β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loansβ$[β]]
3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [β]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [β]% in respect of the [β, 20β]3 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βOffered Discountβ).
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The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Term Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans] [[β, 20β]4 tranche[s] of Term Loans] pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Acceptable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed such Lenderβs Offered Amount as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Solicited Discount Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT P
Form of Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
Date: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 201Β Β Β Β
To: [Credit Suisse AG], as Auction Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Acceptance and Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012 (as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the βCredit Agreementβ), among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably notifies you that it accepts offers delivered in response to the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice having an Offered Discount equal to or greater than [β]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [β]% in respect of the [β, 20β]1 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the βAcceptable Discountβ) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount.
The Borrower expressly agrees that this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice shall be irrevocable and is subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent [and the Term Lenders][and the Term Lenders and each Additional Term Lender of the [β, 20β]2 tranche[s] of Term Loans] as follows:
1. The Borrower will not make a Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund this Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.
2. [At least ten (10)Β Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three (3)Β Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrowerβs election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender]; provided, further, that any Term Loan that is prepaid will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled.3
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The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer.
The Borrower requests that Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.
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XXXXXX XXXXXX TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17(e) and SectionΒ 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β it is not a βbankβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the βCodeβ), (iii)Β it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv)Β it is not a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v)Β the interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs conduct of a United States trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing and deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an updated certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to do so in writing, and (2)Β the undersigned shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned or at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
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XXXXXX XXXXXX TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17(e) and SectionΒ 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii)Β with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the βCodeβ), (iv)Β none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (v)Β none of its partners/members is a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)Β the interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs or its partners/membersβ conduct of a United States trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit the obligation of the Lender to provide, in the case of a partner/member not claiming the portfolio interest exemption, a Form W-8ECI, Form W-9 or Form W-8IMY (including appropriate underlying certificates from each interest holder of such partner/member), in each case establishing such partner/memberβs available exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an updated certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its inability to do so, (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned or at such times as are reasonably requested by either the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
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[Lender] | ||
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[Address] |
Dated: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20[Β Β Β Β ]
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XXXXXX XXXXXX TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17(e) and SectionΒ 9.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β it is not a bank within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the βCodeβ), (iii)Β it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Code SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(B), (iv)Β it is not a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v)Β the interest payments with respect to such participation are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs conduct of a United States trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and deliver promptly to such Lender an updated certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by such Lender) or promptly notify such Lender in writing of its inability to do so, and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned or at such times as are reasonably requested by such Lender.
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Q-3-1
[Participant] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
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Β | Title: | |
[Address] |
Dated: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20[Β Β Β Β ]
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XXXXXXX X-0
XXXX XX
XXXXXX XXXXXX TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the βCredit Agreementβ) dated as of NovemberΒ 9, 2012, among EIG INVESTORS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the βBorrowerβ), WP EXPEDITION HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (βHoldingsβ), the Lenders party thereto and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of SectionΒ 2.17(e) and SectionΒ 9.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i)Β it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii)Β its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii)Β with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the βCodeβ), (iv)Β none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Code SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(B), (v)Β none of its partners/members is a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ related to the Borrower as described in SectionΒ 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)Β the interest payments with respect to such participation are not effectively connected with the undersignedβs or its partner membersβ conduct of a United States trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit the obligation of the undersigned to provide, in the case of a partner/member not claiming the portfolio interest exemption, a Form W-8ECI, Form W-9 or Form W-8IMY (including appropriate underlying certificates from each interest holder of such partner/member), in each case establishing such partner/memberβs available exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1)Β if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and deliver promptly to such Lender an updated certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by such Lender) or promptly notify such Lender in writing of its inability to do so, and (2)Β the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned or at such times as are reasonably requested by such Lender.
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[Participant] | ||
By: | Β | Β |
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Β | Title: | |
[Address] |
Dated: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β , 20[Β Β Β Β ]
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