Dated as of December
2, 2005
among
JOURNAL
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
as Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES
FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTIES HERETO,
as Guarantors,
THE SEVERAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTIES HERETO,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative
Agent and Joint Lead Arranger,
SUNTRUST BANK,
as Syndication Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Documentation
Agent,
WACHOVIA BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation
Agent,
and
SUNTRUST XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX,
a division of SUNTRUST
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arranger
and Sole Book Runner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS |
1 |
1.1 |
DEFINITIONS |
1 |
1.2 |
OTHER DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS |
20 |
1.3 |
ACCOUNTING TERMS AND DETERMINATIONS |
21 |
ARTICLE 2 |
CREDIT FACILITIES |
21 |
2.1 |
REVOLVING LOANS |
21 |
2.2 |
SWING LINE LOANS |
23 |
2.3 |
INCREASE OF COMMITMENTS; ADDITIONAL LENDERS |
24 |
ARTICLE 3 |
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CREDIT FACILITIES |
26 |
3.1 |
DEFAULT RATE |
26 |
3.2 |
EXTENSION AND CONVERSION |
26 |
3.3 |
REDUCTIONS IN COMMITMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS |
26 |
3.4 |
FEES |
27 |
3.5 |
CAPITAL ADEQUACY |
28 |
3.6 |
INABILITY TO DETERMINE INTEREST RATE |
28 |
3.7 |
ILLEGALITY |
28 |
3.8 |
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW |
29 |
3.9 |
TAXES |
30 |
3.10 |
INDEMNITY |
31 |
3.11 |
PRO RATA TREATMENT |
32 |
3.12 |
SHARING OF PAYMENTS |
32 |
3.13 |
PLACE AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS |
33 |
3.14 |
[RESERVED] |
34 |
3.15 |
TRANSFERS AT BORROWER'S REQUEST |
34 |
3.16 |
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT |
34 |
ARTICLE 4 |
GUARANTY |
35 |
4.1 |
THE GUARANTY |
35 |
4.2 |
OBLIGATIONS UNCONDITIONAL |
35 |
4.3 |
REINSTATEMENT |
36 |
4.4 |
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL WAIVERS |
36 |
4.5 |
REMEDIES |
37 |
4.6 |
CONTINUING GUARANTEE |
37 |
ARTICLE 5 |
CONDITIONS |
37 |
5.1 |
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING DATE |
37 |
5.2 |
CONDITIONS TO ALL LOANS |
40 |
ARTICLE 6 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
40 |
6.1 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
40 |
6.2 |
OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTIES; LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES |
41 |
6.3 |
CORPORATE EXISTENCE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAW |
41 |
6.4 |
CORPORATE POWER; AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATIONS |
41 |
6.5 |
NO LEGAL BAR; NO DEFAULT |
42 |
6.6 |
NO MATERIAL LITIGATION |
42 |
6.7 |
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT |
42 |
6.8 |
FEDERAL REGULATIONS |
42 |
6.9 |
ERISA |
42 |
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6.10 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS |
43 |
6.11 |
USE OF PROCEEDS |
44 |
6.12 |
SUBSIDIARIES |
44 |
6.13 |
TAXES |
44 |
6.14 |
SOLVENCY |
44 |
6.15 |
ACCURACY OF INFORMATION |
44 |
6.16 |
AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 6.12 AND SCHEDULE 6.17 |
44 |
6.17 |
STATION LICENSES |
45 |
6.18 |
FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS |
45 |
6.19 |
OFAC |
45 |
6.20 |
USA PATRIOT ACT |
46 |
ARTICLE 7 |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
46 |
7.1 |
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT |
46 |
7.2 |
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
46 |
7.3 |
PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS |
47 |
7.4 |
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTENCE |
47 |
7.5 |
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY; INSURANCE |
48 |
7.6 |
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DISCUSSIONS |
48 |
7.7 |
NOTICES |
48 |
7.8 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS |
49 |
7.9 |
FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
49 |
7.10 |
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS |
50 |
7.11 |
STATION LICENSES |
50 |
7.12 |
FCC FILINGS |
50 |
ARTICLE 8 |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
51 |
8.1 |
INDEBTEDNESS |
51 |
8.2 |
LIENS |
51 |
8.3 |
NATURE OF BUSINESS |
51 |
8.4 |
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR PURCHASE OF ASSETS, ETC |
51 |
8.5 |
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS |
52 |
8.6 |
GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS |
52 |
8.7 |
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
52 |
8.8 |
OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARIES |
53 |
8.9 |
FISCAL YEAR |
53 |
8.10 |
DIVIDENDS |
53 |
8.11 |
CHANGES RELATING TO MATERIAL CONTRACTS |
53 |
ARTICLE 9 |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
53 |
ARTICLE 10 |
AGENCY PROVISIONS |
56 |
10.1 |
APPOINTMENT |
56 |
10.2 |
DELEGATION OF DUTIES |
56 |
10.3 |
EXCULPATORY PROVISIONS |
57 |
10.4 |
RELIANCE ON COMMUNICATIONS |
57 |
10.5 |
NOTICE OF DEFAULT |
57 |
10.6 |
NON-RELIANCE ON AGENT AND OTHER LENDERS |
58 |
10.7 |
INDEMNIFICATION |
58 |
10.8 |
AGENT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY |
59 |
10.9 |
SUCCESSOR AGENT |
59 |
10.10 |
JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS, SYNDICATION AGENT, DOCUMENTATION AGENT, AND SOLE BOOK RUNNER |
59 |
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ARTICLE 11 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
59 |
11.1 |
AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS |
59 |
11.2 |
NOTICES |
60 |
11.3 |
NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES |
61 |
11.4 |
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
62 |
11.5 |
PAYMENT OF EXPENSES AND TAXES |
62 |
11.6 |
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; PARTICIPATIONS; PURCHASING LENDERS |
63 |
11.7 |
SET-OFF |
65 |
11.8 |
CONFIDENTIALITY |
66 |
11.9 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND SECTION HEADINGS |
66 |
11.10 |
COUNTERPARTS |
67 |
11.11 |
SEVERABILITY |
67 |
11.12 |
INTEGRATION |
67 |
11.13 |
GOVERNING LAW |
67 |
11.14 |
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL |
67 |
11.15 |
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE |
68 |
11.16 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
68 |
11.17 |
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL |
68 |
11.18 |
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
68 |
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Schedules
Schedule 2.1(a) |
Commitments |
Schedule 2.1(d) |
Applicable Percentages |
Schedule 6.1 |
Fiscal Quarters |
Schedule 6.10 |
Environmental Matters |
Schedule 6.12 |
Subsidiaries |
Schedule 6.17 |
Station Licenses |
Schedule 8.2 |
Permitted Liens |
Schedule 11.2 |
Schedule of Lenders |
Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1(b)(i) |
Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit 2.1(e) |
Form of Revolving Note |
Exhibit 3.2 |
Form of Notice of Extension/Conversion |
Exhibit 5.1(c) |
Form of Certificate of Financial Condition |
Exhibit 5.1(f) |
Form of Certificate of Secretary of the Borrower |
Exhibit 5.1(i) |
Form of Closing Certificate |
Exhibit 5.1(p) |
Form of Authorization Letter |
Exhibit 7.10 |
Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit 11.6(c) |
Form of Commitment Transfer Supplement |
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 2, 2005 (the “Credit
Agreement”), is by and among JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(“Borrower”), those Subsidiaries identified as a “Guarantor” on
the signature pages hereto and such other Subsidiaries as may from time to time become a
party hereto (each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the
“Guarantors”), the several lenders identified as “Lenders” on
the signature pages hereto and such other lenders as may from time to time become party
hereto as a “Lender” (each a “Lender” and collectively, the
“Lenders”), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as the administrative agent
for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”), SUNTRUST BANK, as a
Lender and as Syndication Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and as
Co-Documentation Agent and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as
Co-Documentation Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Borrower, the Guarantors, Agent and certain Lenders are parties to that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of September 5, 2003 (as amended, the “Existing Credit
Agreement”), pursuant to which such Lenders have made certain financial
accommodations to Borrower;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement to, among other things, increase the Revolving Committed Amount to $475,000,000
for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the
Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions. As used in this Credit Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:
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“Acquisition
Station Licenses” shall mean all licenses, permits and other authorizations
issued by the FCC to the licensee of any AM or FM radio station or television broadcast
station being acquired by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any pending acquisition,
including without limitation, the Emmis Acquisition.
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“Additional
Commitment Amount” is defined in Section 2.3(a).
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“Additional
Credit Party” means each Guarantor as of the Closing Date and each Person that
becomes a Guarantor after the Closing Date by execution of a Joinder Agreement in
accordance with Section 7.10.
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“Additional
Lender” is defined in Section 2.3(b).
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“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person (i) directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person or (ii)
directly or indirectly owning or holding ten percent (10%) or more of the equity interest
in such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with
respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
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“Agent” means
U.S. Bank National Association as administrative agent in such capacity hereunder, and
any successors and assigns in such capacity.
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“Aggregate
Revolving Committed Amount” means the aggregate amount of all of the Revolving
Commitments in effect from time to time.
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“Applicable
Percentage” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth opposite the
applicable pricing level then in effect as shown on Schedule 2.1(d) based on the
Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio, it being understood that the Applicable
Percentage for (i) Eurodollar Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column
“Applicable Percentage for Eurodollar Loans” and (ii) the Unused Facility
Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Applicable Percentage for
Unused Facility Fee.” The applicable pricing level and Applicable Percentage shall,
in each case, be determined and adjusted quarterly by the Agent on the fifth Business Day
after delivery of the annual or quarterly financial information required by Section 7.1
or 7.2, as applicable (each an “Interest Determination Date”), based on
the Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio, with the first such determination and
adjustment hereunder to be made upon the Agent’s receipt of financial statements for
the first fiscal quarter ended after the earlier of (i) the closing of the Emmis
Acquisition or (ii) the termination of the Emmis Purchase Agreement; provided that if the
Emmis Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to March 26, 2006, the Applicable
Percentage shall be reset based upon Borrower’s financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ending March 26, 2006. Such Applicable Percentage shall be effective from an
Interest Determination Date until the next such Interest Determination Date. The Agent
shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the applicable
pricing level (but in any event within two Business Days after the relevant Interest
Determination Date). Such determinations by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest
error, and any change in the Applicable Percentage shall become effective five Business
Days after the Agent’s receipt of such financial information. The initial Applicable
Percentages shall be based on pricing level IV. If the Borrower fails to deliver timely
the financial information required by Section 7.1 or 7.2, as applicable, then for the
period commencing on the date such information was due through the date that is five days
after the date on which such information is delivered, the Applicable Percentages shall
be based on the next higher pricing level. The term “pricing level” shall be as
referenced in Schedule 2.1(d).
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“Audited
Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower referred to in Section 6.1(a).
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“Borrower” means
Journal Communications, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation.
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“Borrowing
Date” means in respect of any Loan, the date such Loan is made.
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“Business”
is defined in Section 6.10(b).
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“Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in Wisconsin, Illinois, or New York are closed, except that, when used in
connection with a rate determination, borrowing or payment in respect of a Eurodollar
Loan, such day shall also be a day on which dealings between banks are carried on in U.S.
dollar deposits in London, England and Nassau, Bahamas.
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“Calculation
Date” is defined in the definition of Interbank Offered Rate.
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“Capital
Expenditures” means, for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all
expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for fixed or capital assets made during
such period which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures,
and (b) the aggregate amount of all Capital Lease Obligations incurred during such
period.
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“Capital
Lease” means any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations with
respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in
accordance with GAAP.
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“Capital
Lease Obligations” means the capital lease obligations relating to a Capital
Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“Cash
Equivalents” means (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof
(provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in
support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of
acquisition, (b) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i)
any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper
rating from S&P is at least A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or from Xxxxx’x is
at least P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) (any such bank being an “Approved Lender”),
in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of acquisition, (c)
commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Lender (or by
the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate notes issued by, or guaranteed
by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P
or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six
months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements with a bank or trust company
(including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus
in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the
United States of America in which the Borrower shall have a perfected first priority
security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase
thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase
obligations, (e) obligations of any State of the United States or any political
subdivision thereof, the interest with respect to which is exempt from federal income
taxation under Section 103 of the Code, having a long term rating of at least Aa-3 by
Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof) or AA by S&P (or the equivalent thereof),
(f) investments in municipal auction preferred stock (i) rated AAA (or the equivalent
thereof) or better by S&P or AAA (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s
and (ii) with dividends that reset at least once every 365 days, (g) investments,
classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are administered
by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $100,000,000 and the
portfolios of which are limited to investments of the character described in the
foregoing subdivisions (a) through (f), (h) repurchase agreements collateralized with
Government or Federal Agency Securities, (i) U.S. Government or U.S. Government Agency
obligations, (j) obligations issued or guaranteed by any Lender, including, bankers’ acceptances,
certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits, and eurodollar certificates of
deposit, (k) commercial paper rated at least A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P
or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s with a maturity not to exceed 93 days,
(l) non-rated commercial paper offered through any Lender and any other bank, investment
bank, insurance company or other financial institution approved in writing by both the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower (the “Approved
Investment Institutions”) provided that: (i) the issuer maintains a committed back
up line of credit in an amount sufficient to ensure repayment of obligations at maturity,
and (ii) investments for any individual issuer shall not exceed the greater of $5,000,000
or 10% of the total value of the portfolio, and (iii) the maturity of the obligations
shall not exceed 33 days, (m) master notes issued by obligors with a minimum rating of
A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s
respectively, provided, the master note agreement must provide for instant cancellation
of the borrowing relationship should the issuer’s credit quality slip below these
standards, (n) municipal auction rate preferred securities rated AAA by Moody’s
and/or S&P (or the equivalent thereof), provided, the maximum amount per issue shall
not exceed $5,000,000, (o) tax-exempt municipal issues rated A or better by S&P or
Moody’s and issues which are no longer rated by Moody’s and/or S&P because
they have been escrowed, 100% in U.S. Government securities, provided, the maximum
amount, per issue shall not exceed $1,000,000, (p) money market funds offered by the
approved investment institutions that invest in prime rated commercial paper, obligations
issued by or guaranteed by the United States Government or its Agencies, or prime rated
tax-exempt municipal issues and (q) other investment instruments offered by the Approved
Investment Institutions provided the investment does not violate any specific constraint
in this Section, and provided further, these investments have been approved in writing by
both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower and the
maximum amount per issue does not exceed $1,000,000.
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“Class
A Shares” means shares of the Borrower’s class A common stock.
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“Class
B Shares” means shares of the Borrower’s class B common stock.
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“Class
C Shares” means shares of the Borrower’s class C common stock.
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“Closing
Date” means the date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1
have been satisfied.
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“Code” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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“Commitment”
means the Revolving Commitment.
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“Commitment
Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage identified as its Revolving
Commitment Percentage, on Schedule 2.1(a), as such percentage may be modified in
connection with any assignment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.6(c).
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“Commitment
Transfer Supplement” means a Commitment Transfer Supplement, substantially in
the form of Exhibit 11.6(c).
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“Commonly
Controlled Entity” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under
common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part
of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
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“Communications
Laws” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.18.
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“Consolidated
Amortization” means for any period, amortization expense determined for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis.
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“Consolidated
Depreciation” means for any period, depreciation expense determined for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis.
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“Consolidated
EBITDA” means for any period, the aggregate of the sum of Consolidated EBIT plus
Consolidated Depreciation plus Consolidated Amortization plus the
Cumulative Effect of an Accounting Change, determined in each case in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis. Except as expressly provided otherwise, the
applicable period shall be for the four consecutive quarters ending as of the date of
determination. After giving pro forma effect to the Emmis Acquisition, Consolidated
EBITDA shall be increased by an amount equal to (i) $3,600,000 for the fiscal quarter
ending Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) $3,600,000 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005, (iii)
$3,600,000 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 and (iv) $3,600,000 for the
fiscal quarter ending December 26, 2005. With respect to any period during which an
acquisition (other than the Emmis Acquisition) or asset sale permitted hereunder has
occurred, Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters then ended shall be calculated
with respect to such periods on a pro forma basis using the historical audited (if
available) financial statements of any business so acquired or to be acquired or sold or
to be sold and the consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
which shall be reformulated as if such permitted acquisition or asset sale had been
consummated or incurred or repaid on the first day of such period.
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“Consolidated
EBIT” means for any period, the aggregate of the sum of Consolidated Net
Earnings (determined without including in Consolidated Net Earnings any extraordinary
gains or losses (including, without limitation, gains or losses on disposal of property,
plant and equipment relating to discontinued operations), and any taxes on such excluded
gains and any tax deductions or credits on account of any such excluded losses) plus Consolidated
Interest Expense plus Provision for Income Taxes minus Consolidated Interest
Income and Dividends, determined in each case in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis. Except as expressly provided otherwise, the applicable period shall be
for the four consecutive quarters ending as of the date of determination.
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“Consolidated
Funded Debt” means Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
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“Consolidated
Funded Debt Ratio” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of
Consolidated Funded Debt on such day to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of such day.
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“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means for any period, all interest expense, including the
interest component under Capital Leases and interest paid on federal, state, city and
foreign income tax audits for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
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“Consolidated
Interest Income and Dividends” means for any period, all interest income earned
on cash and Cash Equivalents, interest income earned on federal, state, city and foreign
income tax refunds, and dividends earned on stock for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
(but excluding in any event dividends earned by the Borrower’s Subsidiaries on
shares of stock of the Borrower).
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“Consolidated
Net Earnings” means for any period, the net income of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis. The applicable period shall be for the four consecutive quarters ending
as of the date of computation.
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“Consolidated
Net Worth” means total stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis.
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“Consolidated
Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated
with those of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated
Total Assets” means total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
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“Contractual
Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by
such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person is a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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“Credit
Documents” means this Credit Agreement, the Notes, any Joinder Agreement and all
other related agreements and documents issued or delivered hereunder or thereunder or
pursuant hereto or thereto.
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“Credit
Party” means, individually, the Borrower and any Additional Credit Party.
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“Credit
Party Obligations” means, without duplication, all of the obligations of the
Borrower and the other Credit Parties to the Lenders and the Agent (including the
obligations to pay principal of and interest on the Loans, to pay all Fees, to pay
certain expenses and the obligations arising in connection with various indemnities)
whenever arising, under this Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other of the Credit
Documents to which the Borrower or any other Credit Party is a party.
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“Cumulative
Effect of an Accounting Change” means the non-operational impairment charge
recorded as a result of the Borrower adopting the Financial Accounting Standards Board
SFAS# 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.”
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“Default” means
any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute
an Event of Default.
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“Defaulting
Lender” means at any time, any Lender that, at such time (a) has failed to make
a Loan or advance required pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, (b) has failed
to pay to the Agent or any Lender an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms of
this Credit Agreement, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or to a receiver, trustee or similar official.
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“Dividends” means
dividends paid in cash to or for the benefit of shareholders of the Borrower for any
period.
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“Dollars” and
“$” means dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
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“Eligible
Transferee” means and includes a commercial bank, financial institution or other
“accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933,
(as amended).
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“Emmis
Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by Borrower and certain Guarantors of
certain television station assets owned by Emmis Television Broadcasting, L.P. and Emmis
Television License, LLC, pursuant to the terms of the Emmis Purchase Agreement.
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“Emmis
Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as
of August 19, 2005, by and among Emmis Television Broadcasting, L.P., Emmis Television
License, LLC, and certain subsidiaries of the Borrower.
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“Environmental
Laws” means any and all applicable foreign, federal, state, local or municipal
laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of
any Governmental Authority (or other Requirement of Law including common law) regulating,
relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human
health or the environment, as now or may at any time be in effect during the term of this
Credit Agreement.
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“ERISA” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and
the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
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“Eurodollar
Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Eurodollar Rate.
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“Eurodollar
Rate” means, for the Interest Period for each Eurodollar Loan comprising part of
the same borrowing (including conversions, extensions and renewals), a per annum interest
rate determined pursuant to the following formula:
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“Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage” means for any day, that percentage (expressed as a decimal)
which is in effect from time to time under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as such regulation may be amended from time to
time or any successor regulation, as the maximum reserve requirement (including, without
limitation, any basic, supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable
with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities as that term is defined in Regulation D or
against any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which
the interest rate of Eurodollar Loans is determined, whether or not Lender has any
Eurocurrency liabilities subject to such reserve requirement at that time. Eurodollar
Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed
subject to reserve requirements without benefit of credits for proration, exceptions or
offsets that may be available from time to time to a Lender. The Eurodollar Rate shall be
adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage.
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“Event
of Default” is defined in Section 9.
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“Execution
Date” means the date as of which the parties hereto have executed this Credit
Agreement.
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“Existing
Credit Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals.
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“Extension
of Credit” means as to any Lender, the making of a Loan by such Lender.
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“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average
of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (A)
if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate
on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day and (B) if no such rate is so
published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall
be the average rate quoted to the Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by
the Agent.
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“Fee” means
any fee payable pursuant to Section 3.4.
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“FCC” means
the Federal Communications Commission and any governmental body succeeding to the
functions of such commission.
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“Funded
Debt” means without duplication, for any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person
described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (k) of the definition of Indebtedness and
Guaranty Obligations by such Person of Funded Debt of other Persons; provided, however,
Funded Debt shall not include Capital Leases of such Person if the aggregate principal
portion of all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person is less than $1,000,000. Funded
Debt shall include payments in respect of Funded Debt which constitute current
liabilities of the obligor under GAAP.
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“GAAP” means
generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America
applied on a consistent basis (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s
independent public accountants or otherwise required by a change in GAAP).
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“Governmental
Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
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“Guarantee
Obligation” means, without duplication, as to any Person (the “guaranteeing
person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person
(including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the
creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counter indemnity
or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any
Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”)
of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing
person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any
property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply
funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net
worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or
services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation
of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv)
otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against
loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee
Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing
person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee
Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be
liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation,
unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person
may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee
Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
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“Guarantor” means
each Person identified on the signature pages hereof as a Guarantor and each Additional
Credit Party which has executed a Joinder Agreement, together with their successors and
permitted assigns.
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“Guaranty” means
the guaranty of the Guarantors set forth in Section 4.
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“Hedging
Agreements” shall mean interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency
exchange agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other interest or
exchange rate or commodity price hedging agreements.
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“Indebtedness” means,
of any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for
the deferred purchase price of property or services other than trade liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not restructured thereafter for credit reasons,
(b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture
or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases, (d) all
obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of
such Person, (e) all liabilities (not to exceed the value of the asset subject to a Lien)
secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not
assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, (f) all obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property
purchased by such Person other than customary reservations or retentions of title under
operating leases and agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of
business), (g) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements
or under commodities agreements, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person, (i) all
obligations of such Person in respect of Hedging Agreements, (j) the maximum amount of
all letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances created for the account of such
Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder to the extent not
theretofore reimbursed, (k) all preferred stock issued by such Person and required by the
terms thereto to be redeemed, or for which mandatory sinking fund payments are due, by a
fixed date (provided, however, in any event the Class C Shares shall not constitute
preferred stock hereunder), (l) all other obligations which would be shown as a liability
on the balance sheet of such Person, and (m) the outstanding recourse liability for
uncollected accounts receivable of such Person subject at such time to a sale of
receivables or other similar transaction, only if such transaction is effected with
recourse to such Person; but specifically excluding from the foregoing (x) trade
payables, (y) obligations for deposits and advances by customers for the purchase of
goods or services from the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (z) other obligations,
expenses and reserves (whether classified as long term or short term) arising or incurred
in the ordinary course of business. For purposes hereof, Indebtedness shall include
Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner (except for any
such Indebtedness with respect to which the holder is limited to the assets of such
partnership or joint venture). For the purposes of determining the amount of attributed
Indebtedness from any Hedging Agreement, the “principal amount” of any such
Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging
Agreement.
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“Indemnified
Liabilities” is defined in Section 11.5.
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“Insolvency” means
with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within
the meaning of such term as used in Section 4245 of ERISA.
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“Interbank
Offered Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest Period
applicable thereto, the per annum rate of interest determined by the Agent (each such
determination to be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be the average
(rounded up, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth (1/16) of one percent) of the
offered rates for deposits in U.S. dollars for the applicable Interest Period which
appear on the display known as “British Bankers Assoc. Interest Settlement Rates” on
the Telerate System, Page 3750 (or such other page on which the appropriate information
may be displayed), on the electronic communications terminals in the Agent’s money
center as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period (the “Calculation Date”), except as provided below. If fewer
than two offered rates appear for the applicable Interest Period or if the appropriate
screen is not accessible as of such time, the term “Interbank Offered Rate” shall
mean the per annum rate of interest determined by the Agent (each such determination to
be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be the average (rounded up, if
necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth (1/16) of one percent) as the effective rate at
which deposits in immediately available funds in Dollars are being, have been, or would
be offered or quoted by major banks to the Agent in the applicable interbank market for
Eurodollar deposits at 11:00 a.m. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) on the Business Day which is the
second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of such Interest Period, for a
term comparable to such Interest Period and in the amount of the requested Eurodollar
Loan. If no such offers or quotes are generally available for such amount, then the
provisions of Section 3.6 shall apply.
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“Interest
Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the
four fiscal periods then ended to Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal
periods then ended.
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“Interest
Determination Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition
of Applicable Percentage.
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“Interest
Payment Date” means (a) as to any Prime Rate Loan, the last day of each month
and the Revolving Termination Date, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan the last day of the
applicable Interest Period, and with respect to Loans made for an Interest Period longer
than three months, on the last day of each three month period prior to the expiration of
such Interest Period. Whenever any Interest Payment Date shall be stated to be due on a
day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day, except that in the case of Eurodollar Loans, if the extension
would cause the payment to be made in the next following calendar month, then such
payment shall instead be made on the next preceding Business Day as provided in Section
3.13.
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“Interest
Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Loan,
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(i) initially,
the period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the
case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two or
three (or if available to all Lenders, 6, 9 or 12) months thereafter, as
selected by the Borrower in the notice of borrowing or notice of
conversion given with respect thereto; and
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(ii) thereafter,
each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding
Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two or
three (or if available to all Lenders, 6, 9 or 12) months thereafter, as
selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Agent not less than
two Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest
Period with respect thereto;
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if any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such
extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in
which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding
Business Day;
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(B)
any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan that begins on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month;
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(C)
if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided above, the Borrower
shall be deemed to have selected a Prime Rate Loan to replace the affected
Eurodollar Loan;
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(D)
any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Revolving
Termination Date shall end on the Revolving Termination Date; and
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(E)
no more than twelve (12) Eurodollar Loans may be in effect at any time. For
purposes hereof, Eurodollar Loans with different Interest Periods shall be
considered as separate Eurodollar Loans, although borrowings, extensions and
conversions may, in accordance with the provisions hereof, be combined at the
end of existing Interest Periods to constitute a new Eurodollar Loan with a
single Interest Period.
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“Joinder
Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.10,
executed and delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.10.
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“Lenders” means
each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, and
each Person which may become a Lender by way of assignment in accordance with the terms
hereof, together with their successors and permitted assigns.
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“Lien” means
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security purposes, security interest,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise) or charge of any kind including any agreement
to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
(excluding operating leases), any financing or similar statement or notice filed properly
under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the relevant jurisdiction
(or other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease in the nature thereof),
except (i) a filing for precautionary purposes made with respect to a true lease or other
true bailment, and (ii) a filing made without the Borrower’s consent or which the
Borrower is contesting in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that the debt
purported to be secured by such filing does not exceed $500,000.
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“Loan” means
a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
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“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations,
property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or the other Credit Parties to perform their
obligations, when such obligations are required to be performed, under this Credit
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (c) the validity or enforceability of
this Credit Agreement, any of the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents or the
rights or remedies of the Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
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“Materials
of Environmental Concern” means any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil
or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances,
materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law,
including, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde
insulation.
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“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or any successor or assignee of the business
of such company in the business of rating securities.
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“Multiemployer
Plan” means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
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“Net
Xxxx-to-Market Exposure” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of
determination with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the excess (if any) of all
unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from its obligations
under such Hedging Agreement (after taking account of the effect of any netting agreement
related thereto). “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the
cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Agreement giving rise to such obligations
under such Hedging Agreement as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging
Agreement were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means
the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Agreement as
of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Agreement were to be terminated as of
that date).
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“Non-Excluded
Taxes” is defined in Section 3.9.
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“Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries” is defined in Section 7.10.
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“Note” or
“Notes” means the Revolving Notes, individually or collectively, as
appropriate.
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“Notice
of Borrowing” means the written notice of borrowing as referenced and defined in
Section 2.1(b)(i).
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“Notice
of Extension/Conversion” means the written notice of extension or conversion as
referenced and defined in Section 3.2.
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“Original
Closing Date” means September 5, 2003.
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“Participant” and
“Participants” are defined in Section 11.6.
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“PBGC” means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established under ERISA, and any successor
thereto.
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“Permitted
Guarantee Obligations” means (i) a Guaranty and (iii) Guarantee Obligations of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating to Indebtedness of the Borrower or a
Subsidiary otherwise permitted under Section 8.1.
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“Permitted
Investments” means (i) cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) receivables
owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for trade credit, in each case if
created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business, (iii) loans and advances in
the ordinary course of business to officers, directors, employees, Affiliates who are not
Credit Parties and suppliers in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time
outstanding, (iv) investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with
the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of
delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in
the ordinary course of business, (v) investments, acquisitions or transactions
permitted under Section 8.4(b), (vi) with respect to any pension trust maintained
for the benefit of any present or former employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
such loans, advances and/or investments as the trustee or administrator of the trust
shall deem advisable pursuant to the terms of such trust, (vii) investments in
wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower, provided that such investments in
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall not exceed a maximum aggregate amount of
10% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time, (viii) investments of a nature not
contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof that are outstanding as of the Execution
Date and set forth in the Audited Financial Statements, (ix) additional loan advances
and/or investments of a nature not contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof provided
that such loans, advances and/or investments made pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not
exceed an aggregate amount of $2,000,000 outstanding at any one time and further provided
that no such loans, advances and/or investments shall be used to acquire all or
substantially all of the voting stock of any corporation the board of directors of which
has not approved such acquisition. As used herein, “investment” means
all investments, in cash or by delivery of property made, directly or indirectly in, to
or from any Person, whether by acquisition of shares of capital stock, property, assets,
indebtedness or other obligations or securities or by loan advance, capital contribution
or otherwise.
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(i) Liens
in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders;
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(ii) purchase
money Liens securing purchase money indebtedness (and refinancings
thereof) and Capital Lease Obligations provided the sum of the aggregate
indebtedness and principal portion of Capital Lease Obligations does not
exceed $20,000,000 any time outstanding for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
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(iii) Liens
for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet due
or as to which the period of grace, if any, related thereto has not
expired or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained
on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in
conformity with GAAP (or, in the case of Subsidiaries with significant
operations outside of the United States of America, generally accepted
accounting principles in effect from time to time in their respective
jurisdictions of incorporation);
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(iv) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, material-men’s, repairmen’s
or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are
not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
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(v) pledges
or deposits in connection with workers compensation, unemployment
insurance and other social security legislation and deposits securing
liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance
arrangements;
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(vi) deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, (other than for
borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
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(vii) any
extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or
replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the
foregoing clauses; provided that such extension, renewal or
replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property which
secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on
such property);
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(viii) easements,
rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not material in
amount and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of
the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
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(ix) Liens
in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule 8.2, provided
that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property (other than
proceeds of the collateral originally subject to such Lien in accordance
with the instrument creating such Lien) after the Closing Date and that
the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
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(x) Liens
on the property or assets of a corporation which becomes a Subsidiary
after the Closing Date, provided that (A) such Liens existed at the time
such corporation became a Subsidiary and were not created in anticipation
thereof, (B) no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property
(other than proceeds of the collateral originally subject to such Lien in
accordance with the instrument creating such Lien) after the Closing Date
and (C) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured thereby does not
exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding;
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(xi) Liens
in the nature of licenses that arise in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice;
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(xii) leases
and subleases otherwise permitted hereunder granted to others not
interfering in any material respect in the business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary; and
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(xiii) attachment
or judgment Liens, where the attachment or judgment which gave rise to
such Liens does not constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
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“Permitted
Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means a transaction pursuant to which a Credit Party
sells an item of equipment to a financial institution, or other Person that regularly
engages in such transactions in the ordinary course of its business, and concurrently
with such sale (i) leases such item of equipment back from such financial institution or
such other Person and (ii) subleases such item of equipment to a customer of the Credit
Party pursuant to a sublease agreement under which such customer obtains an option to
purchase such item of equipment at or before the end of such sublease.
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“Person” means
any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company,
association, trust or other enterprise (whether or not incorporated) or any Governmental
Authority.
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“Plan” means
at any particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA
and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan
were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
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“Prime
Rate” means, for any day, the higher of (i) the per annum rate of interest
established from time to time by the Agent at its principal office in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin as its Prime Rate, or (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1%. Any change in
the interest rate resulting from a change in the Prime Rate shall become effective as of
12:01 a.m. of the Business Day on which each change in the Prime Rate is announced by the
Agent. The Prime Rate is a reference rate used by the Agent in determining interest rates
on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged on any
extension of credit to any debtor.
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“Prime
Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Prime Rate.
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“Properties” is
defined in subsection 6.10(a).
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“Provision
for Income Taxes” means, for any period, all provisions for any federal, state,
city and foreign income taxes for such period, including the provision for federal and
state income taxes associated with the Cumulative Effect of an Accounting Change for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in each
case in accordance with GAAP.
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“Purchasing
Lender” is defined in Section 11.6(c).
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“Register”
is defined in Section 11.6(d).
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“Reorganization” means
with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is in reorganization
within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4241 of ERISA.
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“Reportable
Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, other than
those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under subsections .13,
..14, .16, .18, .19 or .20 of PBGC Reg. §2615.
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“Required
Lenders” means Lenders holding in the aggregate at least 51% of the sum of (i) all
Loans then outstanding at such time and (ii) the aggregate unused Revolving
Commitment at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a
Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from the determination of
Required Lenders the Loans of such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lender’s
Revolving Commitment, or after termination of the Revolving Commitments, the principal
balance of the Loans owing to such Defaulting Lender.
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“Requirement
of Law” means, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or
other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or
regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority,
in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which any of its material
property is subject.
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“Responsible
Officer” means any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief
financial officer, the treasurer or a vice president of the Borrower or such other
representative of the Borrower as may be designated in writing by an one of the foregoing
with the consent of the Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the
chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower.
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“Revolving
Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to
make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to such
Lender’s Revolving Committed Amount as specified in Schedule 2.1(a) (subject
to adjustment on account of assignment pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.6(c)
hereof), as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
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“Revolving
Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage
identified as its Revolving Commitment Percentage on Schedule 2.1(a), as such
percentage may be modified in connection with any assignment made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11.6(c).
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“Revolving
Commitment Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to but
not including the Revolving Termination Date.
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“Revolving
Committed Amount” means collectively, the aggregate amount of all of the
Revolving Commitments as referenced in Section 2.1(a) and, individually, the amount of
each Lender’s Revolving Commitment as specified in Schedule 2.1(a) (subject
to adjustment on account of assignment pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.6(c)).
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“Revolving
Loans” is defined in Section 2.1.
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“Revolving
Note” or “Revolving Notes” means the promissory notes of the
Borrower in favor of each of the Lenders evidencing the Revolving Loans provided pursuant
to Section 2.1(e), individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes
may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.
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“Revolving
Termination Date” means June 2, 2011, or the earlier termination in full of the
Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Agreement.
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“S&P” means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., or any
successor or assignee of the business of such division in the business of rating
securities.
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“Single
Employer Plan” means any Plan which is not a Multi-Employer Plan.
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“Solvent” means,
with respect to any Credit Party as of a particular date, that on such date (i) such
Credit Party is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities,
contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of
business, (ii) such Credit Party does not intend to, and does not believe that it
will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Credit Party’s ability to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (iii) such Credit Party is
not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a
transaction, for which such Credit Party’s property would constitute unreasonably
small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry
in which such Credit Party is engaged or is to engage, (vi) the fair value of the
property of such Credit Party is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including,
without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Credit Party and (v) the present
fair saleable value of the assets of such Credit Party is not less than the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liability of such Credit Party on its debts as they
become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any
time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light
of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can
reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
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“Specified
Sales” means (i) the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of
inventory, equipment and materials in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the
sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of machinery, parts, equipment and real estate
no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, as appropriate, and (iii) the sale by the Borrower of any shares of
its capital stock.
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“Station
Licenses” shall mean all licenses, permits, permissions and other authorizations
issued to Borrower or its Subsidiaries by the FCC and used in the operation of the
Stations.
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“Stations” shall
mean the AM and FM radio stations and television broadcast stations owned by Borrower or
its Subsidiaries.
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“Subsidiary” means,
as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or
other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other
ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency)
to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation,
partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or
to “Subsidiaries” in this Credit Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
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“Swing
Line Lender” means U.S. Bank National Association.
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“Swing
Line Loan” means a loan made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower under
Section 2.2.
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“Swing
Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b)
the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in
addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount.
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“Threshold
Requirement” is defined in Section 7.10.
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“Transfer
Effective Date” is defined in the Commitment Transfer Supplement.
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“Transferee” is
defined in Section 11.6(f).
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“Type” means,
as to any Loan, its nature as a Prime Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan, as the case may be.
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“Unused
Facility Fee” is defined in Section 3.4(b).
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1.2
Other Definitional Provisions.
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(a) Unless
otherwise specified therein, all capitalized definitional terms defined in
this Credit Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the Notes
or other Credit Documents or any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto.
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(b) The
words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and
words of similar import when used in this Credit Agreement shall refer to
this Credit Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Credit Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit
references are to this Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(c) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of such terms.
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(d) For
purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word “from” means
“from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each
mean “to but excluding”.
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1.3
Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all terms
of an accounting character used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be
delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis
consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public
accountants or otherwise required by a change in GAAP) with the Audited Financial
Statements.
ARTICLE 2
CREDIT FACILITIES
2.1
Revolving Loans.
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(a) Revolving
Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving
credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from
time to time for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided, however,
that (i) with regard to each Lender individually, the sum of such
Lender’s share of outstanding Revolving Loans plus such
Lender’s Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swing Line Loans shall
not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Committed Amount, and (ii) with
regard to the Lenders collectively, the sum of the aggregate amount of
outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Swing Line Loans shall not exceed FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS ($475,000,000) (as such aggregate maximum amount may be
increased or reduced from time to time as provided herein). Revolving
Loans may consist of Prime Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, or a
combination thereof, as the Borrower may request, and may be repaid and
reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
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(b) Revolving
Loan Borrowings.
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(i) Notice
of Borrowing. The Borrower shall request a Revolving Loan borrowing by
written notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed in writing which
confirmation may be by fax) to the Agent not later than 10:30 A.M. (Milwaukee,
Wisconsin time) on the Business Day of the requested borrowing in the case of
Prime Rate Loans, and on the second Business Day prior to the date of the
requested borrowing in the case of Eurodollar Loans. Each such request for
borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) that a Revolving Loan
is requested, (B) the date of the requested borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day), (C) the aggregate principal amount to be borrowed, and (D) whether
the borrowing shall be comprised of Prime Rate Loans, Eurodollar Loans or a
combination thereof, and if Eurodollar Loans are requested, the Interest
Period(s) therefor. A form of Notice of Borrowing a (“Notice of
Borrowing”) is attached as Exhibit 2.1(b)(i). If the Borrower
shall fail to specify in any such Notice of Borrowing (I) an applicable
Interest Period in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, then such notice shall be
deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one month, or (II) the
type of Revolving Loan requested, then such notice shall be deemed to be a
request for a Prime Rate Loan hereunder. The Agent shall give notice to each
Lender (promptly upon receipt of each Notice of Borrowing, and in any event not
later than 12:00 noon, Milwaukee, Wisconsin time, with respect to any Notice of
Borrowing delivered to the Agent pursuant to this section) of the contents
thereof and each such Lender’s share thereof.
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(ii) Minimum
Amounts. Each Revolving Loan borrowing shall be: (A) if a Prime Rate
Loan, in a minimum aggregate amount of $250,000and integral multiples of
$100,000 in excess thereof; and (B) if a Eurodollar Loan, in a minimum
aggregate amount of $2,500,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess
thereof (or, in either case, the remaining amount of the Revolving Commitment,
if less).
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(iii) Advances.
Each Lender will make its Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Loan
borrowing available to the Agent for the account of the Borrower at the office
of the Agent specified in Schedule 11.2, or at such other office as the
Agent may designate in writing, by 1:30 P.M. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) on the
date specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing in Dollars and in funds
immediately available to the Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available
to the Borrower by the Agent by crediting the account of the Borrower on the
books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Agent by the close of
Agent’s business on such date.
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(c) Repayment.
The principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable in
full on the Revolving Termination Date.
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(d) Interest.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1, Revolving Loans shall bear
interest as follows:
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(i) Prime
Rate Loans. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised of
Prime Rate Loans, each such Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest at a per annum
rate equal to the sum of the Prime Rate;
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(ii) Eurodollar
Loans. During such periods as Revolving Loans shall be comprised of
Eurodollar Loans, each such Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest at a per annum
rate equal to the sum of the applicable Eurodollar Rate plus the
Applicable Percentage; and
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Interest on Revolving Loans shall be
payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.
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(e) Revolving
Notes. The Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a duly executed
promissory note of the Borrower to each Lender in the original principal
amount of each such Lender’s Revolving Committed Amount in
substantially the form of Exhibit 2.1(e).
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2.2
Swing Line Loans.
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(a) During
the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Credit Agreement, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make Swing
Line Loans to the Borrower as the Borrower may from time to time request
for the purposes permitted hereby; provided, however, that
(i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans
shall not exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, (ii) the Loans of each Lender
shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (iii) the
Loans of all Lenders shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Committed
Amount at any time. This is a revolving credit and, subject to the
foregoing and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may
borrow, prepay and reborrow Swing Line Loans as set forth herein without
premium or penalty; provided, however, that Swing Line Lender may
terminate or suspend the Swing Line at any time in its sole discretion
upon notice to the Borrower. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the rate applicable to the Prime Rate Loans or at a rate
quoted by the Agent and agreed to by the Borrower.
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(b) Unless
notified to the contrary by Swing Line Lender, the Borrower may
irrevocably request a Swing Line Loan upon notice to the Swing Line
Lender. There is no minimum borrowing amount for a Swing Line Loan. Each
such request for a Swing Line Loan shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 5.2
are satisfied. Promptly after receipt of such request, the Swing Line
Lender shall obtain telephonic verification from the Agent that such Swing
Line Loan is permitted hereunder. Upon receiving such verification, the
Swing Line Lender shall make such Swing Line Loan available to the
Borrower. Without the consent of Required Lenders and the Swing Line
Lender, no Swing Line Loan shall be made during the continuation of a
Default or Event of Default. Upon the making of each Swing Line Loan, each
Lender shall be deemed to have purchased from the Swing Line Lender a risk
participation therein in an amount equal to that Lender’s Commitment
Percentage times the amount of the Swing Line Loan.
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(c) Each
Swing Line Loan shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal
to the rate of interest payable on Prime Rate Loans or at the rate quoted
by the Agent and agreed to by the Borrower and interest shall be payable
upon demand of the Swing Line Lender, on the last day of each month and on
the Revolving Termination Date. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible
for invoicing the Borrower (or notifying the Agent to so invoice the
Borrower) for such interest. The interest payable on Swing Line Loans is
solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender, except following any
funding of a risk participation under clause (f) below.
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(d) The
Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earliest of (i) upon demand
made by Swing Line Lender and (ii) the Revolving Termination Date. The
Borrower shall repay the principal amount of each Swing Line Loan by
payment directly to Swing Line Lender or by Swing Line Lender debiting the
Borrower’s deposit account at Swing Line Lender not later than 10:00
a.m. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) for payments hereunder. If the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 5.2 can be satisfied, the Borrower may
request a Revolving Loan to repay Swing Line Lender, or, failing to make
such request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving
Loan of Prime Rate Loans on such payment date pursuant to subsection (f)
below. Swing Line Lender shall promptly notify the Agent of each Swing
Line Loan and each payment thereof.
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(e) If
the Borrower fails to timely make any principal or interest payment on any
Swing Line Loan, Swing Line Lender shall notify the Agent of such fact and
the unpaid amount. The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its pro
rata share of such amount by 11:00 a.m. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time). Each
Lender shall make funds in an amount equal to its pro rata share of such
amount available to the Agent at the Agent’s payment office not later
than the 2:00 p.m. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) for payments hereunder on
the same Business Day. The obligation of each Lender to make such payment
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by the
occurrence of an Event of Default or any other occurrence or event. Any
such payment shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the
Borrower to repay the Swing Line Lender for any amount of Swing Line
Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
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(f) If
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 can be satisfied on any
date the Borrower is obligated to, but fails to, repay a Swing Line Loan,
the funding by Lenders pursuant to the previous subsection shall be deemed
to be a borrowing of Prime Rate Loans (without regard to the minimum
amount therefor) deemed requested by the Borrower. If the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 5.2 cannot be satisfied on the date the
Borrower is obligated to make, but fails to make, such payment, the
funding by Lenders pursuant to the previous subsection shall be deemed to
be a funding by each Lender of its participation in such Swing Line Loan,
and each Lender making such funding shall thereupon acquire a pro rata
participation, to the extent of its payment, in the claim of Swing Line
Lender against the Borrower in respect of such payment and shall share, in
accordance with that pro rata participation, in any payment made by the
Borrower with respect to such claim. Any amounts made available by a Lender
under its risk participation shall be payable by the Borrower upon demand
of the Agent, and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Prime Rate plus 2% per annum.
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2.3
Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.
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(a) So
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, from time to time
after the Closing Date, Borrower may, upon at least 30 days’ written
notice to the Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to
each Lender), propose to increase the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount
by an aggregate amount of incremental commitments not to exceed
$200,000,000 (the amount of any such increase, the “Additional
Commitment Amount”), through the addition of new lenders (or
increases of commitments by existing Lenders), provided that any such new
lenders are reasonably acceptable to the Agent, the Syndication Agent, and
the Borrower. Each Lender shall have the right for a period of 10
days following receipt of such notice, to elect by written notice to the
Borrower and the Agent to increase its Revolving Commitment by a principal
amount up to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Additional
Commitment Amount. No Lender (or any successor thereto) shall have any
obligation to increase its Revolving Commitment or its other obligations
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and any decision by a
Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment shall be made in its sole
discretion independently from any other Lender.
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(b) If
any Lender shall not elect to increase its Revolving Commitment pursuant to
subsection (a) of this Section 2.3, the Borrower may designate
another bank or other financial institution (which may be, but need not
be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time agrees to, in
the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, increase its
Revolving Commitment and in the case of any other such Person (an “Additional
Lender”), become a party to this Agreement; provided, however,
that any new bank or financial institution must be acceptable to the
Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
sum of the increases in the Revolving Commitments of the existing Lenders
pursuant to this subsection (b) plus the Revolving Commitments of the
Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed
amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.
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(c) An
increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to
this Section 2.3 shall become effective upon the receipt by the
Agent of a supplement or joinder in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent executed by the Borrower, by each Additional Lender and by each
other Lender whose Revolving Commitment is to be increased, setting forth
the new Revolving Commitments of such Lenders and setting forth the
agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement
and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with
Notes evidencing such increase in the Commitments, and such evidence of
appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower with
respect to the increase in the Revolving Commitments and such opinions of
counsel for the Borrower with respect to the increase in the Revolving
Commitments as the Agent may reasonably request.
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(d) Upon
the acceptance of any such supplement or joinder by the Agent, the
Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount shall automatically be increased by
the amount of the Revolving Commitments added through such supplement or
joinder and Schedule 2.1(a) shall automatically be deemed amended to reflect the
Revolving Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the addition
of such Revolving Commitments.
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(e) Upon
any increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments pursuant
to this Section 2.3 that is not pro rata among all Lenders, (x)
within five Business Days, in the case of any Prime Rate Loans then
outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans then outstanding, the
Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the
Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article
5, the Borrower shall reborrow Loans from the Lenders in proportion to
their respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such
increase, until such time as all outstanding Loans are held by the Lenders
in proportion to their respective Commitments after giving effect to such
increase.
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ARTICLE 3
OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATING TO CREDIT FACILITIES
3.1
Default Rate. Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of
Default, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Loans, and
any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall bear interest,
payable on demand, at a per annum rate which is equal to the rate which would otherwise be
applicable (or if no rate is applicable, whether in respect of interest, fees or other
amounts, then the Prime Rate) plus 2%; provided that, for any Eurodollar Rate
advances, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, interest shall accrue at the Prime
Rate plus 2% per annum.
3.2
Extension and Conversion. The Borrower shall have the option, on any Business Day,
to extend existing Loans into a subsequent permissible Interest Period or to convert Loans
into Loans of another Type; provided, however, that (i) except as provided in
Sections 3.6 and 3.7, Eurodollar Loans may be converted into Prime Rate Loans only on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) Eurodollar Loans may be
extended, and Prime Rate Loans may be converted into Eurodollar Loans, only if no Default
or Event of Default is in existence on the date of extension or conversion,
(iii) Loans extended as, or converted into, Eurodollar Loans shall be subject to the
terms of the definition of “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1 and
shall be in such minimum amounts as provided in Section 2.l(b)(ii) and (iv) any
request for extension or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan which shall fail to specify an
Interest Period shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one month. Each
such extension or conversion shall be effected by the Borrower by giving a Notice of
Extension/Conversion in the form of Exhibit 3.2 (or telephone notice promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Agent prior to 10:30 A.M. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) on the
Business Day of, in the case of the conversion of a Eurodollar Loan into a Prime Rate Loan
and on the second Business Day prior to, in the case of the extension of a Eurodollar Loan
as, or conversion of a Prime Rate Loan into, a Eurodollar Loan, the date of the proposed
extension or conversion, specifying the date of the proposed extension or conversion, the
Loans to be so extended or converted, the Types of Loans into which such Loans are to be
converted and, if appropriate, the applicable Interest Periods with respect thereto. Each
request for extension or conversion shall constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), and in (c) or (d), of Section
5.2. In the event the Borrower fails to request extension or conversion of any Eurodollar
Loan in accordance with this Section, or any such conversion or extension is not permitted
or required by this Section, then such Loans shall be automatically converted into Prime
Rate Loans at the end of their Interest Period. The Agent shall give each Lender notice as
promptly as practicable of any such proposed extension or conversion affecting any Loan.
3.3
Reductions in Commitments and Prepayments.
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(a) Reductions
in Revolving Commitment. The Borrower may from time to time
permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount in whole or in
part without premium or penalty except as provided in Section 3.10 upon
three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent; provided that
after giving effect to any such voluntary reduction the sum of Revolving
Loans plus Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall not exceed the Aggregate
Revolving Committed Amount, as reduced. Except as otherwise specified
herein, partial reductions in the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount
shall in each case be in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and
integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof.
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(b) Mandatory
Prepayment on Revolving Loans. If at any time the aggregate amount of
all outstanding Revolving Loans plus the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Swing Line Loans shall exceed the Aggregate Revolving Committed
Amount, as reduced from time to time, the Borrower shall immediately make
payment on the Swing Line Loans and then, if necessary, on the Revolving
Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate the deficiency. Any such
payments shall be applied first to Prime Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar
Loans in direct order of their Interest Period maturities.
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(c) Voluntary
Prepayments. Loans may be prepaid in whole or in part without premium
or penalty except as provided in Section 3.10. Any partial prepayment
shall be (i) if a Prime Rate Loan, in a minimum aggregate amount of
$250,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (ii) if
a Eurodollar Loan, in a minimum aggregate amount of $2,500,000 and
integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, in either case, the
remaining outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans). Except as
otherwise specified herein, amounts prepaid on the Revolving Loans may be
reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
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3.4
Fees.
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(a) Upfront
Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, the upfront fee (the “Upfront Fee”) referred to in
that certain Lenders’ fee letter of even date herewith. The Upfront
Fee shall be earned and payable as set forth in such letter.
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(b) Unused
Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders, an unused facility fee (the “Unused
Facility Fee”) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the
average daily unused portion of the Revolving Committed Amount, as the
same may be reduced from time to time hereunder, (computed on a quarterly
basis in arrears as of the last day of each June, September, December and
March commencing on the last day of the calendar quarter during which the
Closing Date occurs, based upon the daily utilization for that quarter as
calculated by the Agent) multiplied by (ii) the Applicable Percentage
divided by four. The Unused Facility Fee shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on the last day of each June, September, December and
March commencing on the last day of the calendar quarter during which the
Closing Date occurs, through the Revolving Termination Date (provided,
that if the last day of any such quarter is not a Business Day, then such
payment shall be due on the first Business Day thereafter). The Unused
Facility Fee shall be fully earned and payable on each such payment date.
For purposes of computing the Unused Facility Fee under this subsection
3.4(b), usage of the Swing Line Sublimit shall not be considered usage of
the Revolving Committed Amount.
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(c) Other
Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent such other closing,
administrative and structuring fees referred to in that certain Agent’s
fee letter of even date herewith.
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3.5
Capital Adequacy. If any Lender has reasonably determined that the adoption or
effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy made
after the date hereof, or any change therein made after the date hereof, or any change in
the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank
or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof made after
the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender or its parent company with any request or
directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
authority, central bank or comparable agency made after the date hereof, has or would have
the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or its parent
company’s capital or assets as a consequence of its commitments or obligations
hereunder to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such
adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of
such Lender and its parent company with respect to capital adequacy), then, within 10
Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of the certificate referred to in the next
sentence, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender and its parent company for such reduction; provided that no such
amounts shall be payable with respect to reduction in rate of return incurred more than
three (3) months before such Lender demands compensation under this Section 3.5. A
certificate as to the amount of such reduction in rate of return, the good faith basis
therefor and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations used by the applicable
Lender to arrive at the amount or amounts claimed to be due, shall be submitted to the
Borrower and the Agent. Each determination by a Lender of amounts owing under this Section
shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the matters set forth therein. No demand for
payment under this Section shall be made unless the Lender shall make comparable demands
of other similarly situated borrowers. The provisions of this Section shall survive
termination of this Credit Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts
payable hereunder.
3.6
Inability To Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day of any Interest
Period, the Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the
relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, the Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic
notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such
notice is given (a) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such
Interest Period shall be made as Prime Rate Loans, (b) any Loans that were to have been
converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurodollar Loans
shall be converted to or continued as Prime Rate Loans and (c) any outstanding Eurodollar
Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to Prime Rate Loans.
Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be
made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Prime Rate
Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
3.7
Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any
change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof occurring
after the Closing Date shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain
Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Credit Agreement, (a) such Lender shall promptly
give written notice of such circumstances to the Borrower and the Agent (which notice
shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), (b) the commitment of
such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and
convert a Prime Rate Loan to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be canceled and, until such
time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar
Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make a Prime Rate Loan when a
Eurodollar Loan is requested and (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as
Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Prime Rate Loans on the
respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or
within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan
occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required
pursuant to Section 3.10.
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3.8
Requirements of Law. If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or
in the interpretation or application thereof applicable to any Lender, or compliance by
any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
central bank or other Governmental Authority, in each case made subsequent to the Closing
Date (or, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender):
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(a) (shall
subject such Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever on or in respect of
any Eurodollar Loans made by it or its obligation to make Eurodollar
Loans, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in
respect thereof except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 3.9
(including Non-Excluded Taxes imposed solely by reason of any failure of
such Lender to comply with its obligations under Section 3.9(b)) and
changes in taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall net income, or
franchise tax (imposed in lieu of such net income tax), of such Lender or
any branch or Affiliate thereof); or
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(b) shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan or similar condition or requirement against assets held by, deposits
or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other
extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office
of such Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the
Eurodollar Rate hereunder;
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and the result of any of the
foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which such Lender deems to
be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans, or to
reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, upon
notice to the Borrower from such Lender, through the Agent, in accordance herewith, the
Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary
to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable,
provided that, in any such case, the Borrower may elect to convert the Eurodollar
Loans made by such Lender hereunder to Prime Rate Loans by giving the Agent at least one
Business Day’s notice of such election, in which case the Borrower shall promptly pay
to such Lender, upon demand, without duplication, such amounts, if any, as may be required
pursuant to Section 3.10. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts
pursuant to this subsection, it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Borrower,
through the Agent, certifying (a) that one of the events described in this Section 3.8 has
occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (b) as to the
increased cost or reduced amount resulting from such event and (c) as to the additional
amount demanded by such Lender and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation
thereof. Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this
subsection shall be submitted by such Lender, through the Agent, to the Borrower and shall
be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. No demand for payment under this Section
shall be made unless the Lender shall make comparable demands of other similarly situated
borrowers. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and the
payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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3.9
Taxes.
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(a) Except
as provided below in this subsection, all payments made by the Borrower
under this Credit Agreement and any Notes shall be made free and clear of,
and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or
future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges,
fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding
taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall net income of any Lender or
any branch or Affiliate thereof, and all franchise taxes, branch taxes,
taxes on doing business or taxes on the overall capital or net worth of
any Lender, or any branch or Affiliate thereof, in each case imposed in
lieu of net income taxes, imposed: (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws
of which such Lender, branch or Affiliate is organized or is located, or
in which its principal executive office is located, or any nation within
which such jurisdiction is located or any political subdivision thereof;
or (ii) by reason of any connection between the jurisdiction imposing such
tax and such Lender, branch or Affiliate other than a connection arising
solely from such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its
obligations, or received payment under or enforced, this Credit Agreement
or any Notes. If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded
Taxes”) are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to
the Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any Notes, (A) the amounts so
payable to the Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent
necessary to yield to the Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder
at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Credit Agreement and any
Notes, provided, however, that the Borrower shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold any Non-Excluded Taxes and shall not be required to increase any
such amounts payable to any Lender that is not organized under the laws of
the United States of America or a state thereof if such Lender fails to
comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection whenever
any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by the Borrower, and (B) as promptly as
possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Agent for its own
account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may be, a certified
copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing
payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when
due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Agent the
required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower
shall indemnify the Agent and the Lenders for any incremental taxes,
interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or any Lender
as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this subsection shall
survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and the payment of the
Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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(b) At
least five Business Days prior to the first day on which interest or Fees are
payable hereunder for the account of any Lender, each Lender that is not
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, or a state
thereof, agrees that it will deliver to each of the Borrower and the Agent
two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI or W-8BEN, certifying in either case that such Lender is entitled
to receive payments under this Agreement and the Notes without deduction
or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each Lender
which so delivers a Form W-8ECI or W-8BEN further undertakes to deliver to
each of the Borrower and the Agent two additional copies of such form (or
a successor form) on or before the date that such form expires (currently,
three successive calendar years) or becomes obsolete or after the
occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms so
delivered by it, and such amendments thereto or extensions or renewals
thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, in
each case certifying that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under
this Credit Agreement and the Notes without deduction or withholding of
any United States federal income taxes, unless an event (including,
without limitation, any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred
prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required
which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such
Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to
it and such Lender advises the Borrower and the Agent that it is not
capable of receiving payments without any deductions or withholding of
United States federal income tax.
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3.10
Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender
harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur (other than
through such Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) as a consequence of (a)
default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of
Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance
with the provisions of this Credit Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any
prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in
accordance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment
of Eurodollar Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect
thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i)
the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so
borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of
such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of the applicable Interest
Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period
that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate
of interest for such Eurodollar Loans provided for herein over (ii) the amount of interest
(as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would have accrued to such Lender on such
amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the
interbank Eurodollar market, provided, however, that the amount of such lost
interest, if any, shall be discounted to a present value as of the date of the
indemnification payment, using as the applicable discount rate(s) the rate(s) of per annum
interest used by such Lender in making the computations pursuant to the foregoing clause
(ii). Any Lender seeking indemnity under this Section shall furnish a certificate to the
Agent and the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such Lender’s
indemnity claim. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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3.11
Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein:
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(a) Loans.
Each Loan, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Loan, each
payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of Fees (other than fees
payable to the Agent for its own account pursuant to Section 3.4), each
reduction of the Revolving Committed Amount, and each conversion or
extension of any Loan, shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in
accordance with the respective Commitment Percentages relating to such
respective Loans.
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(b) Advances.
Unless the Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior
to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would
constitute its Commitment Percentage of such borrowing available to the
Agent, the Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount
available to the Agent, and the Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such
amount is not made available to the Agent by such Lender within the time
period specified therefor hereunder, such Lender shall pay to the Agent,
on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the
Federal Funds Rate for the period until such Lender makes such amount
immediately available to the Agent. A certificate of the Agent submitted
to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of such borrowing is not made available to the Agent
by such Lender within two business Days of the date of the related
borrowing, (i) the Agent shall notify the Borrower of the failure of such
Lender to make such amount available to the Agent and the Agent shall also
be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per
annum applicable to Prime Rate Loans hereunder, on demand, from the
Borrower and (ii) then the Borrower may, without waiving any rights it may
have against such Lender, (x) request any one or more of the Lenders to
increase its Commitment Percentage and make such borrowing available,
which request each such Lender may in its sole discretion approve or deny,
and (y) if any Lender serving as Agent shall deny a request submitted to
it pursuant to the foregoing clause (x), borrow a like amount on an
unsecured basis from any commercial bank for a period ending on the date
upon which such Lender does in fact make such borrowing available; provided,
however, that at the time any such replacement borrowing is made and at
all times while such amount is outstanding the Borrower would be permitted
to borrow such amount pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Credit Agreement.
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3.12
Sharing of Payments. The Lenders agree among themselves that, in the event that any
Lender shall obtain payment in respect of any Loan or any other obligation owing to such
Lender under this Credit Agreement through the exercise of a right of setoff,
banker’s lien or counterclaim, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of
Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu
of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, in excess of its pro
rata share of such payment as provided for in this Credit Agreement, such Lender shall
promptly purchase from the other Lenders a participation in such Loans and other
obligations in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time, as shall
be equitable to the end that all Lenders share such payment in accordance with their
respective ratable shares as provided for in this Credit Agreement. The Lenders further
agree among themselves that if payment to a Lender obtained by such Lender through the
exercise of a right of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or other event as
aforesaid shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored, each Lender which shall have
shared the benefit of such payment shall, by repurchase of a participation theretofore
sold, return its share of that benefit (together with its share of any accrued interest
payable with respect thereto) to each Lender whose payment shall have been rescinded or
otherwise restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing such a participation
may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all rights of payment, including
setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim, with respect to such participation as fully as
if such Lender were a holder of such Loan or other obligation in the amount of such
participation. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Credit Agreement, if any
Lender or the Agent shall fail to remit to the Agent or any other Lender an amount payable
by such Lender or the Agent to the Agent or such other Lender pursuant to this Credit
Agreement on the date when such amount is due, such payments shall be made together with
interest thereon for each date from the date such amount is due until the date such amount
is paid to the Agent or such other Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender
receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 3.12 applies, such
Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured
claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders under this Section 3.12 to
share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.
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3.13
Place and Manner of Payments. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all
payments hereunder shall be made to the Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds,
without offset, deduction, counterclaim or withholding of any kind, at its offices at the
Agent’s office specified in Schedule 11.2 not later than 1:00 P.M. (Milwaukee,
Wisconsin time) on the date when due. Payments received after such time shall be deemed to
have been received on the next succeeding Business Day. The Agent may, at the
Borrower’s request, debit the amount of any such payment which is not made by such
time to Account No. 112045887 maintained by the Borrower with the Agent or any other
account which may be maintained by the Borrower with the Agent and designated for such
purpose by the Borrower. The Borrower shall, at the time it makes any payment under this
Credit Agreement, specify to the Agent the Loans, Fees or other amounts payable by the
Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied (and in the event that it fails
so to specify, or if such application would be inconsistent with the terms hereof, the
Agent shall distribute such payment to the Lenders in such manner as the Agent may
determine to be appropriate in respect of obligations owing by the Borrower hereunder,
subject to the terms of Section 3.11). The Agent will distribute such payments to such
Lenders, if any such payment is received prior to 1:00 p.m. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) on
a Business Day in like funds as received prior to the end of such Business Day and
otherwise the Agent will distribute such payment to such Lenders on the next succeeding
Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is
not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day, except that in the case of Eurodollar Loans, if the extension would cause the payment
to be made in the next following calendar month, then such payment shall instead be made
on the next preceding Business Day. All computations of interest and fees shall be made on
the basis of actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days except computations of
interest on Prime Rate Loans, which shall be made on the basis of actual number of days
elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable. Interest shall accrue from and
include the date of borrowing, but exclude the date of payment.
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3.14
[Reserved]
3.15
Transfers at Borrower’s Request. In the event that any Lender requests payment
by the Borrower of any additional amounts pursuant to Section 3.5, 3.7, 3.8 or 3.9, then,
provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time,
the Borrower may, at its own expense (such expense to include any transfer fee payable to
the Agent under Section 11.6(b)), and in its sole discretion require such Lender to
transfer and assign in whole or in part, without recourse (in accordance with and subject
to the terms and conditions of Section 11.6(b)), all or part of its interests, rights and
obligations under this Credit Agreement to an Eligible Transferee which shall assume such
assigned obligations; provided that (i) the other Lenders may, by written
notice to the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower, in their respective discretion, elect
to assume such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, pro rata based upon the respective
Commitment Percentages of the other Lenders so electing to assume such Lender’s
Revolving Commitments hereunder, (ii) such Eligible Transferee which is not a Lender
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, (iii) such assignment shall
not relieve the Borrower from its obligations to pay such additional amounts that may be
due in accordance with Section 3.5, 3.7, 3.8 or 3.9, (iv) such assignment shall not
conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental
Authority and (v) the Borrower or such Eligible Transferee shall have paid to the
assigning Lender in immediately available funds the principal of and interest accrued to
the date of such payment on the Loans made by it hereunder and all accrued Fees and other
amounts owed to it hereunder.
3.16
Effect of Amendment and Restatement Upon this Credit Agreement becoming effective
pursuant to Section 5.1, from and after the Closing Date: (a) the Revolving
Commitments shall be increased in accordance with the terms hereof; (b) the terms and
conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended as set forth herein and, as
so amended, shall be restated in their entirety, but only with respect to the rights,
duties and obligations among Borrower, Lenders and Agent accruing from and after the
Closing Date; (c) this Credit Agreement shall not in any way release or impair the rights,
duties or Credit Party Obligations created pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement or
any other Credit Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) or affect the
relative priorities thereof, in each case to the extent in force and effect thereunder
prior to the Closing Date; (d) all indemnification obligations of the Credit Parties under
the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document (as defined in the Existing
Credit Agreement) which by their terms survive termination shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Credit Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect for the
benefit of Lenders, Agent, and any other Person indemnified under the Existing Credit
Agreement or such other Credit Document at any time prior to the Closing Date; (e) the
Credit Party Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement shall, to the extent
outstanding on the Closing Date and owed to a Lender hereunder which was also a lender
under the Existing Credit Agreement, continue outstanding under this Credit Agreement and
shall not be deemed to be paid, released, discharged or otherwise satisfied by the
execution of this Credit Agreement, and this Credit Agreement shall not constitute a
refinancing, substitution or novation of such Credit Party Obligations or any of the other
rights, duties and obligations of the parties hereunder; (f) any and all references
in the Credit Documents to the Existing Credit Agreement shall, without further action of
the parties, be deemed a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and
restated by this Credit Agreement, and as this Credit Agreement shall be further amended
or amended and restated from time to time hereafter; and (g) any and all references in the
Credit Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the “Closing
Date” shall, without further action of the parties, be deemed a reference to the
Original Closing Date.
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ARTICLE 4
GUARANTY
4.1
The Guaranty. Each of the Credit Parties hereby jointly and severally guarantees to
each Lender and the Agent as hereinafter provided the prompt payment of the Credit Party
Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by
acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Credit
Parties hereby further agree that if any of the Credit Party Obligations are not paid in
full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or
otherwise), the Credit Parties will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without
any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment
or renewal of any of the Credit Party Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full
when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or
otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained herein or in any other of the Credit Documents, the guaranty
obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal
to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance
under Section 548 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any
applicable state law.
4.2
Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Credit Parties under Section 4.1
hereof are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value,
genuineness, validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents, or any other
agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of
any other guarantee of or security for any of the Credit Party Obligations, and, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance
whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.2 that the obligations of the
Credit Parties hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances other than indefeasible payment in full. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall
not alter or impair the liability of any Credit Party hereunder which shall remain
absolute and unconditional as described above:
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(a) at
any time or from time to time, without notice to any Credit Party, the time
for any performance of or compliance with any of the Credit Party
Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be
waived;
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(b) any
of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Credit
Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred therein shall be
done or omitted;
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(c) the
maturity of any of the Credit Party Obligations shall be accelerated, or any
of the Credit Party Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended
in any respect, or any right under any of the Credit Documents or any
other agreement or instrument referred to therein shall be waived or any
other guarantee of any of the Credit Party Obligations or any security
therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise
dealt with;
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(d) any
Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Agent or any Lender or Lenders as
security for any of the Credit Party Obligations shall fail to attach or
be perfected; or
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(e) any
of the Credit Party Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable
(including, without limitation, for the benefit of any creditor of any
Credit Party) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person
(including, without limitation, any creditor of any Credit Party).
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With respect to its obligations
hereunder, each Credit Party hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of
payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Agent or any
Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the
Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or against any
other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Credit Party
Obligations.
4.3
Reinstatement. The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Section 4 shall be
automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on
behalf of any Person in respect of the Credit Party Obligations is rescinded or must be
otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Credit Party Obligations, whether as a
result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Credit
Party agrees that it will indemnify each of the Agent and each Lender on demand for all
reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees) incurred by the Agent or such Lender in connection with such rescission or
restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim
alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar
payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
4.4
Certain Additional Waivers. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of
any other Section of this Section 4, each Credit Party further agrees that it shall have
no right of recourse to security for the Credit Party Obligations. Each of the Credit
Parties further agrees that it shall have no right of subrogation, reimbursement or
indemnity, nor any right of recourse to security, if any, for the Credit Party Obligations
until indefeasible payment in full of all such obligations shall have been made.
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4.5
Remedies. The Credit Parties agree that, as between the Credit Parties, on the one
hand, and the Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, the Credit Party Obligations may
be declared to be forthwith due (and payable as provided in Section 9 hereof and shall be
deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said
Section 9) for purposes of Section 4.1 hereof notwithstanding any stay, injunction or
other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing such Credit Party Obligations
from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the
event of such declaration (or such Credit Party Obligations being deemed to have become
automatically due and payable), such Credit Party Obligations whether or not due and
payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Credit Parties
for purposes of said Section 4.1.
4.6
Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Section 4 is a continuing guarantee,
and shall apply to all Credit Party Obligations whenever arising.
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS
5.1
Conditions to Closing Date. This Credit Agreement shall become effective on the
Closing Date upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) Execution
of Agreement. The Agent shall have received (i) multiple counterparts
of this Credit Agreement for each Lender, executed by a duly authorized
officer of each party hereto, and (ii) for the account of each Lender, a
Revolving Note.
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(c) Certificate
of Financial Condition. The Agent shall have received a Certificate of
Financial Condition in the form of Exhibit 5.1(c) with appropriate
insertions and attachments.
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(d) Financial
Information. The Agent shall have received copies of the Audited
Financial Statements and interim quarterly company-prepared consolidated
financial statements for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
for each fiscal quarter ended thereafter until the Closing Date together
with such other financial information as any Lender may reasonably
request. In addition, the Agent shall have received a certificate of an
authorized financial officer of the Borrower containing pro forma
calculations demonstrating the Borrower’s compliance with the
financial covenants contained in Section 7.9 hereof as of (i) the end of
the Borrower’s most recently completed fiscal quarter (including the
use of financial information for the fourth fiscal quarter, if applicable,
whether or not the Borrower shall have delivered, as of the date of such
certificate, the financial information required pursuant to Section 6.1)
and (ii) the end of the Borrower’s then-current fiscal quarter, after
giving effect to such transactions as if they had been completed on the
Closing Date, using financial projections prepared by the Borrower in good
faith based upon reasonable assumptions which are set forth in such
certificate or otherwise provided in writing to the Agent.
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(e) Corporate
Documents. The Agent shall have received each of the following:
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(i) Articles
of Incorporation. Copies of the articles of incorporation or other
applicable charter documents of the Borrower and each of the other Credit
Parties certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the
appropriate governmental authority of the state of its incorporation or
organization.
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(ii) Resolutions.
Copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower and of each of
the other Credit Parties approving and adopting the Credit Documents, the
transactions contemplated therein and authorizing execution and delivery
thereof, certified by the secretary or assistant secretary as of the Closing
Date to be true and correct and in force and effect as of such date.
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(iii) Bylaws.
A copy of the Bylaws of the Borrower and of each of the other Credit Parties
certified by the secretary or assistant secretary as of the Closing Date to be
true and correct and in force and effect as of such date.
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(iv) Good
Standing. Copies of certificates of good standing, existence or its
equivalent with respect to the Borrower and each of the other Credit Parties
certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of
the state of incorporation or organization and each other state in which the
failure to so qualify and be in good standing would have a material adverse
effect on the business or operations of the Borrower or other Credit Party in
such state.
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(f) Officer’s
Certificate. The Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for
each Lender, a certificate of a duly authorized officer of each of the
Borrower and each of the other Credit Parties dated the Closing Date,
substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.1(f) with appropriate
insertions and attachments.
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(g) Legal
Opinion of Counsel. The Agent shall have received, with a copy for
each Lender, an opinion of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, counsel for the Borrower
and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Agent and
the Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the
Lenders.
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(i) Closing
Certificate. A certificate in the form of Exhibit 5.1(i), dated
the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that (i)
no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) all representations and
warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents are true
and correct and (iii) since the date of the financial statements of the
Borrower described in Section 6.1, there shall have been no change which has had
or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
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(j) Notice
of Borrowing. If applicable, a duly executed Notice of Borrowing, in
the form of Exhibit 2.1(b)(i);
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(k) Disbursement
Agreement. If applicable, a duly executed funds disbursement
agreement, together with a report setting forth the sources and uses of
the proceeds hereof.
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(l) Consents.
Delivery of Borrower certified copies of all consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations, and filings and orders required to be made
or obtained by the Borrower and all Guarantors under any Requirement of Law
(including, without limitation, any requisite FCC approvals) or by any
Contractual Obligation of each Credit Party, in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the
Credit Documents and, if requested by any Lender, any transaction being
financed with the proceeds of the Revolving Loan (except for any consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations, and filings and orders required
to be made in connection with the Emmis Acquisition), and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in
full force and effect (except for any consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations, and filings and orders with respect to the Emmis
Acquisition) and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired (except
with respect to the Emmis Acquisition), and no investigation or inquiry by
any governmental authority regarding the Revolving Loan or, if requested by
any Lender, any transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof
(except with respect to the Emmis Acquisition), shall be ongoing;
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(m) Fees.
The Agent and the Lenders shall have received all Fees due and owing
pursuant to Section 3.4.
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(n) Liability
and Casualty Insurance. The Agent shall have received copies of
insurance policies or certificates of insurance on behalf of insurers of
the Borrower and all Guarantors, evidencing or describing in reasonable
detail the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability)
maintained by the Borrower and all Guarantors meeting the requirements set
forth herein.
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(o) Subsection
5.2 Conditions. The conditions specified in subsections 5.2(a) and (b)
shall be satisfied on the Closing Date as if Loans were to be made on such
date.
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(p) The
Agent shall have received an authorization letter in the form of Exhibit 5.1(p) with
appropriate insertions.
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(q) UCC
Search Reports; Other Documents. The Agent shall have received such
UCC search reports and other approvals, opinions, documents or materials
as the Agent or any Lender shall reasonably request.
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(r) Additional
Matters. All documents and legal matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the Lenders.
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(s) Closing
Date. Each of the foregoing conditions precedent shall have been
satisfied on or before December 2, 2005.
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5.2
Conditions to All Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of
Credit hereunder (including the initial Loans to be made hereunder) is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date of making such Extension of
Credit:
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(a) Representations
and Warranties. Except as modified pursuant to Section 6.16, the
representations and warranties (other than the representations and
warranties contained in Section 6.6 and the penultimate sentence in
Section 6.1) made by the Borrower and the other Credit Parties herein or
which are contained in any certificate furnished at any time under or in
connection herewith shall continue to be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date of such Extension of Credit, as if made on
and as of such date.
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(b) No
Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the
Extension of Credit to be made on such date unless such Default or Event
of Default shall have been waived in accordance with this Credit
Agreement.
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(c) Additional
Conditions to Loans. If such Extension of Credit is made pursuant to
Section 2.1 or 2.2, all conditions set forth in such Section, as
applicable, shall have been satisfied.
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Each
request for an Extension of Credit and each acceptance by the Borrower of an Extension of
Credit, shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of
the date of such Extension of Credit that the applicable conditions in this Section 5.2
have been satisfied.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
To
induce the Lenders to enter into this Credit Agreement and to make the Loans herein
provided for, each of the Credit Parties hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and
to each Lender that as of the Closing Date, and at all times thereafter (except as
specifically set forth below in this Section 6):
6.1
Financial Statements. Prior to the Closing Date the Borrower has or will have
furnished to the Lenders (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002, December 31, 2003 and December 26,
2004 and related audited statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows
for the year ended on that date, together with an unqualified opinion thereon by Ernst
& Young LLP, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of September 25, 2005 and related statements of income,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods ended on such date, prepared by
the Borrower. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the periods involved, are correct and complete and fairly present the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries as of such dates
and the results of their operations for the periods ended on such dates, subject, in the
case of the unaudited interim statements, to the absence of footnotes, audit and normal
year-end adjustments. Since December 26, 2004 there has been no development or event which
has had a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 6.1 sets forth the last day of the
Borrower’s fiscal quarters for the period from the third fiscal quarter of 2005
through the fiscal year end 2011.
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6.2
Ownership of Properties; Liens and Encumbrances. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries has good and marketable title (or has an interest as a lessee) to all
property, real and personal, as reflected on the most recent financial statement of the
Borrower furnished to the Lenders, and all property purported to have been acquired (or
leased) since the date of such financial statement, except property sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business, the property of any Subsidiaries that are
sold through an asset sale or otherwise disposed of and the return of any leased property
upon the termination of any lease subsequent to such date; and all such property is free
of any Lien except Permitted Liens. To the Borrower’s knowledge, all owned and leased
buildings and equipment of the Borrower used in the Borrower’s business are in good
operating condition, repair and working order, except for ordinary wear and tear and
insured losses, and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, conform to all applicable laws,
ordinances and regulations the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Borrower’s knowledge, the Borrower possesses adequate trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, patents, service marks and licenses, or rights thereto, for the present and
planned future conduct of its business substantially as now conducted, without any known
conflict with the rights of others which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.3
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(a) is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (or similar concept under
applicable law, including, without limitation, the concept of active status under the laws
of the State of Wisconsin) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (b)
has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to own and operate all its
material property, to lease the material property it operates as lessee and to conduct the
business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign limited
liability company or corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law; except
to the extent that the failure to comply with any of (a) through (d) would not, either
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.4
Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each of the Borrower and
the other Credit Parties has full power and authority and the legal right to make, deliver
and perform the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary limited
liability company or corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
by it of the Credit Documents to which it is party. No consent or authorization of, filing
with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other
Person is required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or with the execution,
delivery or performance of any Credit Document by the Borrower or the other Credit Parties
(other than those which have been obtained or which the failure to obtain would not, in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) or with the validity or enforceability of
any Credit Document against the Borrower or the Guarantors. Each Credit Document to which
it is a party has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower or the other
Credit Parties, as the case may be. Each Credit Document to which it is a party
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or the Guarantors, as
the case may be, enforceable against the Borrower or the other Credit Parties, as the case
may be, in accordance with its terms.
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6.5
No Legal Bar; No Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Credit
Documents, the borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds of the Loans will not
violate any Requirement of Law the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect (except those as to which waivers or consents have been obtained), and will
not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) on any of its or their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in
any respect which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
6.6
No Material Litigation. Except as set forth in the Audited Financial Statements, no
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties,
threatened by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of its or
their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to the Credit Documents or any
Loan or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) which, would reasonably be
expected to (i) cause an adverse financial effect on the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in excess of $20,000,000 or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.7
Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of the other Credit Parties is
an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
6.8
Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used
directly or indirectly for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent
with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a group do not own “margin stock” except margin stock
which is a Permitted Investment, but only to the extent otherwise permitted by this
Agreement.
6.9
ERISA. Neither a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency”
within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code (or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred
during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or
deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material respects
with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except to the extent that any such
occurrence or failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred resulting in any
liability that has remained underfunded, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has
arisen, during such five-year period which would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan
(based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual
valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made,
exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by an
amount which, as determined in accordance with GAAP, would reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity is
currently subject to any liability for a complete or partial withdrawal from a
Multiemployer Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
For purposes of this Section 6.9 only, the parties hereto agree that “Material
Adverse Effect” shall include any event referred to in this Section 6.9 which would
or could be reasonably expected to cause a reduction in Consolidated Net Worth of ten
percent (10%) or more.
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6.10
Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.10 and except to the
extent that all of the following, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect:
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(a) To
the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, the facilities
and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do not contain any
Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations which (i)
constitute a violation of, or (ii) could give rise to liability under, any
Environmental Law.
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(b) To
the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, the Properties
and all operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the
last five years been in compliance, in all material respects with all
applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or
about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to
the Properties or the business operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (the “Business”).
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(c) Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of
violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential
liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental
Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the Business, nor do the
Borrower nor the other Credit Parties have knowledge or reason to believe
that any such notice will be received or is being threatened.
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(d) To
the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, Materials of
Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the
Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could
give rise to liability under any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials
of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of
at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that
could give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.
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(e) No
judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or,
to the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, threatened,
under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or
will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business,
nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders,
administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial
requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the
Properties or the Business.
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(f) To
the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, there has been no
unremediated release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental
Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the
operations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the
Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of
or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under
Environmental Laws.
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6.11
Use of Proceeds. The Loans hereunder may be used to replace existing debt on the
Closing Date and thereafter to fund future permitted acquisitions, capital expenditures,
working capital and for other general corporate purposes.
6.12
Subsidiaries. Set forth on Schedule 6.12 is a complete and accurate list of
all Subsidiaries of the Borrower. The outstanding capital stock and other equity interests
of all such Subsidiaries is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as
otherwise required by statute) and is owned, free and clear of all Liens.
6.13
Taxes. To the knowledge of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, each of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed, or caused to be filed, all material tax returns
(federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all taxes shown thereon
to be due (including interest and penalties), except for such taxes (i) which are not yet
delinquent or (ii) as are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, and
against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower
is not aware of any proposed material tax assessments against it or any of its
Subsidiaries. The most recent completed audit of the Borrower’s federal income tax
returns was for the Borrower’s income tax year ending December 31, 2001, and all
taxes shown by such returns (together with any adjustments arising out of such audit, if
any) have been paid.
6.14
Solvency. The Borrower, individually, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
collectively, are and, after execution of this Credit Agreement on the Execution Date and
after giving effect to the Indebtedness and Guarantee Obligations incurred hereunder on
and after the Closing Date, will be Solvent.
6.15
Accuracy of Information. All information furnished by the Borrower to the Lenders
is correct and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make such information not misleading.
6.16
Amendments to Schedule 6.12 and Schedule 6.17. To the extent otherwise permitted by
this Agreement, the Borrower may, from time to time, amend Schedule 6.12 and/or
Schedule 6.17 by delivering (effective upon receipt) to the Agent and each Lender a
copy of such amended Schedule 6.12 or Schedule 6.17, as the case may be,
which shall (i) be dated the date of delivery, (ii) be certified by a duly authorized
officer of the Borrower as true, complete and correct as of such date as delivered in
replacement for the Schedule 6.12 or Schedule 6.17, as the case may be,
previously in effect, and (iii) show in reasonable detail (by blacklining or other
appropriate graphic means) the changes from the predecessor Schedule 6.12 or
Schedule 6.17; provided that Schedule 6.17 shall not be amended if a
Material Adverse Effect results from the matters disclosed therein.
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6.17
Station Licenses. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 6.17 lists all Station
Licenses and the Credit Party that is the holder of each such Station License.
6.18
FCC Rules and Regulations.
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(a) The
operation of the businesses of Borrower and its Subsidiaries complies in all
material respects with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
applicable rules, regulations and published policies of the FCC
(collectively, the “Communications Laws”) to the extent
that the failure to so comply would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The
Station Licenses are all of the licenses, permits or other authorizations
from the FCC used or necessary to operate the Stations as currently
operated by Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all Station Licenses have
been validly issued in the name of Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries or,
in the case of the Acquisition Station Licenses, an application has been
made and is pending with the FCC for the granting of all necessary
consents to the assignments of such Acquisition Station Licenses to
Borrower or certain of its Subsidiaries (other than KMTV). Except as set
forth on Schedule 6.17, as amended from time to time pursuant to Section
6.16, the Station Licenses are in full force and effect, are valid for
the balance of the current license term and are unimpaired by any act or
omissions of Borrower or its Subsidiaries. There are no conditions upon
the Station Licenses except those conditions stated on the face thereof or
conditions applicable to the stations of such class generally under the
Communications Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.17, as
amended from time to time pursuant to Section 6.16, to Borrower’s
knowledge, there are no applications, proceedings or complaints pending
or, to Borrower’s best knowledge, threatened in writing that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than
proceedings that apply to the broadcast industry generally). Borrower is
not aware of any reason why those of the Station Licenses subject to
expiration might not be renewed in the ordinary course or of any reason
why any of the Station Licenses might be revoked in each case to the
extent such revocation or expiration, either singularly or in the
aggregate with any other revocation or expiration would have a Material
Adverse Effect. No pending renewal of any Station License would constitute
a major federal action having a significant effect on the human
environment under Section 1.1305 or 1.1307(b) of the FCC’s rules. All
material information contained in any pending applications for
modification, extension or renewal of the Station Licenses or other
applications filed with the FCC with respect to the Station Licenses by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is true, complete and accurate in all
material respects.
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6.19
OFAC. No Credit Party (i) is a Person whose property or interest in property is
blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224, (ii)
engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order,
or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2, or
(iii) is a Person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or
subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
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6.20
USA Patriot Act. Each Credit Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with
the (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets
control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter
V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and
(ii) the USA Patriot Act. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or
indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party,
official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an
official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper
advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
ARTICLE 7
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
For
so long as this Credit Agreement is in effect and until the Commitments have terminated,
no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations, together with
interest, Fees and all other amounts owing to the Agent or any Lender hereunder, are paid
in full, the Borrower shall, and in the case of subsections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.8
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, to:
7.1
Annual Financial Statement. Furnish to the Agent within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower a copy for each Lender of a balance sheet of the Borrower
as of the close of such fiscal year and related statements of income, retained earnings
and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form corresponding
figures from the preceding annual audit, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, audited by a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public
accountants selected by the Borrower, and accompanied by an unqualified opinion thereon by
such accountants to the effect that such financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Borrower and all Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and the results of their operations and
their cash flows for such fiscal year, in accordance with GAAP, and that such audit was
conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices. Each such annual
statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of an authorized financial officer of the
Borrower containing the calculations demonstrating the Borrower’s compliance or
noncompliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.9 hereof. The Borrower
will furnish to the Agent within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower
a copy for each Lender of a statement of income, including statements of revenues and
expenses for each of the Borrower’s business segments and corporate charges. All such
financial statements, and the financial statements referred to in Section 7.2 hereof,
except as provided herein, shall be furnished in consolidated form for the Borrower and
all Consolidated Subsidiaries which it may at the time have.
7.2
Interim Financial Statements.
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(a) Furnish
to the Agent within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy for each Lender of
the Borrower’s 10-Q, prepared in the manner set forth in Section 7.1
hereof for the annual statements, certified to be accurate and complete by
an authorized financial officer of the Borrower, subject to audit,
footnotes and normal year-end adjustments, and accompanied by the
certificate of such officer (i) to the effect that there exists no Default
or Event of Default or, if any Default or Event of Default exists,
specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what
action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, and (ii)
containing the calculations demonstrating the Borrower’s compliance
or noncompliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.9
hereof; provided, however, in the event the Borrower’s 10-Q is not
filed within such 45 day period, the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent
and Lenders within such 45 day period a balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of each such period and
related statements of income including a statement of revenues and
expenses for each of the Borrower’s business segments and corporate
charges, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from the
beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such quarter and month,
prepared and certified as set forth above.
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(b) Furnish
to the Agent, (i) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof,
copies for each Lender of all material of a financial nature filed with
the Securities Exchange Commission or sent to the shareholders of the
Borrower, and (ii) such other financial information as any Lender may from
time to time reasonably request.
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Documents required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 7.1, Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) (to the
extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be
deemed to have been delivered on the date the Agent shall have received notice from the
Borrower that (i) the Borrower has posted such documents on xxx.xxx.xxx, or provided a
link thereto, on the Borrower’s website at xxx.xx.xxx; or (ii) such documents are
posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant
website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have ready access without charge
(whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent);
provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the
Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies.
7.3
Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity
or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, in accordance with industry practice
(subject, where applicable, to specified grace periods) all its material obligations of
whatever nature and any additional costs that are imposed as a result of any failure to so
pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligations (including, without limitation,
obligations to pay taxes), except when the amount or validity of such obligations and
costs is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves,
if applicable, in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the
books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
7.4
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by
Sections 8.4 and 8.5, continue to engage in business of the same general type as now
conducted by it on the date hereof and preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect
its corporate existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges
and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business; comply with
all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law applicable to it except to the extent
that failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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7.5
Maintenance of Property; Insurance. Keep all material property useful and necessary
in its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and insured
losses excepted); maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies
insurance (including insurance against claims and liabilities arising out of the
manufacture or distribution of any products or the provision of any services) with respect
to its properties and businesses in at least such amounts and against at least such risks
as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same
or a similar business; and furnish to the Agent, on the Closing Date and not less often
than annually thereafter, and in any event promptly upon any material change thereto, full
information as to the insurance carried.
7.6
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. Keep proper books of
records and account so that financial statements may be prepared in conformity with GAAP
and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to
its businesses and activities; and permit, during regular business hours and upon
reasonable notice by the Agent, the Agent and, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, any of the Lenders to visit and inspect
any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records
(other than materials protected by the attorney-client privilege and materials which the
Borrower may not disclose without violation of a confidentiality obligation binding upon
it) at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired, and to discuss the
business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and with its
independent certified public accountants.
7.7
Notices. Give notice to the Agent (which shall promptly transmit such notice to
each Lender) of:
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(a) immediately
(and in any event within two (2) Business Days) after a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof, the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
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(b) promptly,
upon a Responsible Officer of Borrower learning of any default or event of
default under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(c) promptly,
any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, any environmental proceeding) known to a Responsible Officer
of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which,
if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
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(d) as
soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after a Responsible Officer
of the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence or
expected occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a
failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any
Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the
termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or
(ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by
the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any
Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the
terminating, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan; and
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(e) promptly,
upon a Responsible Officer of Borrower learning of any other development
or event which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Each notice pursuant to this
subsection shall be accompanied by a statement of a responsible officer setting forth
details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower
proposes to take with respect thereto.
7.8
Environmental Laws.
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(a) Comply
in all material respects with, and ensure compliance in all material
respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable
Environmental Laws and obtain and comply in all material respects with and
maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in
all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals,
notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable
Environmental Laws except to the extent that, with respect to all of the
above, failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) Conduct
and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all
remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and
promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and
directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws
except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(c) Defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders, and their
respective employees, agents, officers and directors, from and against any
and all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements,
damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature known or unknown,
contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to the
violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law
applicable to the operations of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or
the Properties, or any orders, requirements or demands of Governmental
Authorities related thereto, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and consultant’s fees, investigation and
laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses,
except to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification
therefore. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive repayment of the
Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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7.9
Financial Covenants.
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(a) Consolidated
Funded Debt Ratio. There shall be maintained as of the end of each
fiscal quarter, as determined for the four fiscal quarter period preceding
the date of determination, a Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio of not greater
than 4.0:1.0.
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(b) Interest
Coverage Ratio. There shall be maintained on a consolidated basis as
of the end of each fiscal quarter, as determined for the four fiscal
quarter period preceding the date of determination, an Interest Coverage
Ratio of not less than 3.0:1.0.
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7.10
Additional Subsidiary Guarantors.
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(a) If
a Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Guarantor hereunder (a “Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary”) shall at any time constitute more than either
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(i)
10% of Consolidated Total Assets, or
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(ii) 10%
of Consolidated EBITDA,
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then
the Borrower will promptly notify the Agent thereof, and promptly cause such
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(b) In
addition to the requirements set forth in the foregoing clause (a), if the
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall, as a group, at any time constitute in
the aggregate more than either
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(i)
10% of Consolidated Total Assets, or
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(ii) 10%
of Consolidated EBITDA,
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(collectively, the “Threshold
Requirement”), then the Borrower will promptly notify the Agent thereof, and
promptly cause one or more of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries to become a Guarantor
hereunder by way of execution of a Joinder Agreement, such that immediately after the
joinder of such Subsidiaries as Guarantors hereunder, the remaining Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries shall not, as a group, exceed the Threshold Requirement.
7.11
Station Licenses. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall at all times maintain
the Station Licenses and all other licenses, permits, permissions and other authorizations
used or necessary to operate the radio and television stations as operated from time to
time by Borrower and its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that the failure to maintain
the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.12
FCC Filings. Borrower will file with the FCC in a timely fashion copies of the
Credit Documents to the extent required under Communications Laws, and shall take such
other action as is necessary under the rules and regulations of the FCC to effect the
purposes of the Credit Documents, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE 8
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
For
so long as this Credit Agreement is in effect and until the Revolving Commitments have
terminated, no Note remains outstanding and unpaid and the Credit Party Obligations,
together with interest, Fees and all other amounts owing to the Agent or any Lender
hereunder, are paid in full, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries, to:
8.1
Indebtedness. Contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness;
provided, however, so long as no Event of Default exists on the date of incurrence or
would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may incur unsecured Indebtedness
and Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens.
8.2
Liens. Contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to
any of its property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or
intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Permitted Liens.
8.3
Nature of Business. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 8.4, alter the
character of its business in any material respect from that conducted as of the Closing
Date.
8.4
Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.
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(a) dissolve,
liquidate or wind up its affairs, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of any substantial part of its property or assets in one
transaction or a series of related transactions outside of the ordinary
course of business or agree to do so at a future time except the
following, without duplication, shall be expressly permitted:
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(ii) the
sale, lease or transfer of property or assets by a Credit Party to a domestic
Credit Party;
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As used herein, “substantial
part” shall mean property and assets, the book value of which, when added to the
book value of all other assets sold, leased or otherwise disposed of by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (other than in the ordinary course of business), shall in any fiscal year
exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets, in each case determined as of the end of the
immediately preceding fiscal year; or
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(b) purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire (in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions) all or any substantial part of the property or assets of any
Person other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, leases,
materials, property and equipment in the ordinary course of business,
(except as otherwise limited or prohibited herein), or enter into any
transaction of merger or consolidation, except for (i) investments or
acquisitions of the type described in clauses (vi) and (vii) of the
definition of Permitted Investments and repurchases by the Borrower of its
outstanding capital stock, (ii) the merger or consolidation of the
Borrower with or into another Credit Party, provided that in any such case the
Borrower shall be the surviving entity, (iii) the merger or consolidation
of any wholly-owned Subsidiary with or into any other wholly-owned
Subsidiary, (iv) the merger or consolidation of any wholly-owned
Subsidiary with or into the Borrower provided that in any such case
the Borrower shall be the surviving entity, and (v) so long as no Event of
Default exists or would result therefrom, purchases of substantially all
of the assets or capital stock of any Person, whether or not such
transaction involves a merger or consolidation, provided that in
any such case (except with respect to the Emmis Acquisition) the Borrower
shall have delivered, not less than five Business Days prior to the
consummation of such purchase of assets or capital stock, to the Agent and
each of the Lenders a certificate of an authorized financial officer of
the Borrower containing pro forma calculations demonstrating the Borrower’s
compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.9 hereof as
of (X) the end of the Borrower’s most recently completed fiscal
quarter, after giving effect to such transaction as if it had been
completed on or before the end of the most recently completed fiscal
quarter (including the use of financial information for the fourth fiscal
quarter, if applicable, whether or not the Borrower shall have delivered,
as of the date of such certificate, the financial information required
pursuant to Section 7.1) and (Y) the end of the Borrower’s
then-current fiscal quarter, after giving effect to such transaction as if
it had been completed on the projected closing date for such purchase,
using financial projections prepared by the Borrower in good faith based
upon reasonable assumptions which are set forth in such certificate or
otherwise provided in writing to the Agent and the Lenders; provided
further that the foregoing requirement shall only apply if the aggregate
cash and non-cash consideration for any such purchase exceeds $10,000,000.
8.5
Hedging Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the
Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower
or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its
liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging
Agreement entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature is not a
Hedging Agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate
risks.
8.6
Guarantee Obligations. Contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Guarantee Obligations, except Permitted Guarantee Obligations.
8.7
Transactions with Affiliates. Except pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, dated
as of May 12, 2003 among Borrower, The Journal Company, Matex Inc. and Xxxxx Family
Journal Stock Trust, as permitted in subsections (iii) and (vi) of the definition of
Permitted Investments, as permitted by Section 8.4, in connection with redemption of
Borrower’s Class A Shares, Class B Shares or Class C Shares otherwise permitted
hereunder, or as set forth in the Audited Financial Statements, enter into any transaction
or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any
officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate (other than a Credit Party) other than on
terms and conditions substantially as favorable as would be obtainable in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director, shareholder
or Affiliate (other than a Credit Party).
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8.8
Ownership of Subsidiaries. Create, form or acquire a Subsidiary, unless any such
Subsidiary shall become an Additional Credit Party, if required, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7.10.
8.9
Fiscal Year. Change its fiscal year, except the Borrower may change its fiscal year
once after the Execution Date to a fiscal year that has four fiscal quarters of 13 weeks
each, and a fiscal year-end approximately at the end of the calendar year.
8.10
Dividends. Make any payment, distribution or Dividend (other than a dividend or
distribution payable solely in stock or equity interest of the Person making the dividend
or distribution) on or any payment on account of the purchase, redemption or retirement
of, or any other distribution on, any partnership interest, limited liability company
interest, share of any class of stock or other ownership interest in such Person
(collectively, “Distributions”); provided notwithstanding the foregoing,
so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may make Distributions and provided further, however that Borrower may make
extraordinary cash dividends to shareholders only if so long as after giving pro forma
effect thereto the Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio does not exceed 3.5:1.
8.11
Changes Relating to Material Contracts. Without the prior written consent of Agent,
no Credit Party shall change or amend (in any manner adverse to Agent or Lenders) the
terms of any Station License or the Emmis Purchase Agreement except to the extent that the
change or amendment would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE 9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Upon
the occurrence of any of the following events (each an “Event of
Default”):
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(a) The
Borrower shall fail to pay any principal on any Note when due in accordance
with the terms thereof or hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any
interest on any Note or any Fee or other amount payable hereunder when due
in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof and such failure shall
continue unremedied for five (5) Business Days or any Guarantor shall fail
to pay on the Guaranty in respect of any of the foregoing or in respect of
any other Guarantee Obligations thereunder; or
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(b) Any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or other
Credit Party herein, or in any of the other Credit Documents or which is
contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement
furnished by the Borrower or other Credit Party at any time under or in
connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect, false
or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed
made; or
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(c) The
Borrower shall (i) default in the due performance or observance of Section
7.7(a), 7.9 or Section 8, (ii) default in the observance or performance of
Section 7.1 or 7.2 and such default shall continue unremedied for a period
of 10 days or more after written notice thereof from the Agent or the
Required Lenders, or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any
other term, covenant or agreement contained herein, or in any of the other
Credit Documents (other than as described in subsections 9(a), 9(b),
9(c)(i) or 9(c)(ii) above), and such default shall continue unremedied for
a period of 30 days or more after written notice thereof from the Agent or
the Required Lenders; or
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(d) The
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment of
principal of or interest on any Indebtedness of the types described in the
clauses (a) (excluding Indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of
property or services), (b), (c) and (i) of the definition thereof (other
than the Notes and intercompany Indebtedness) in a principal amount
outstanding of at least $15,000,000 in the aggregate for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries or in the payment of any matured Guarantee Obligation
with respect to Indebtedness of the types described in the clauses (a)
(excluding Indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or
services), (b), (c) and (i) of the definition thereof in a principal
amount outstanding of at least $15,000,000 in the aggregate for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries beyond the period of grace (not to exceed 30
days), if any, (except any such Indebtedness or Guarantee Obligations
which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are disputing in good faith and
for which they have established adequate reserves or Indebtedness owing by
one Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary that is not being
accelerated and for which no enforcement or collection action has been
commenced); or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any
other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness in a
principal amount outstanding of at least $15,000,000 in the aggregate for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Guarantee Obligation in a principal
amount outstanding of at least $15,000,000 in the aggregate for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or contained in any instrument or agreement
evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur
or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or
beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee Obligation or a trustee or
agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries
shall cause or overtly threaten to cause, with the giving of notice if
required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or
such Guarantee Obligation to become payable; or
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(e) (i) The
Borrower or any other Credit Party shall commence any case, proceeding or
other action (A) under any existing or future law of any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief
entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up,
liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it
or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any
substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any other Credit Party
shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii)
there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Credit Party
any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i)
above which (X) results in the entry of an order for relief or any
such adjudication or appointment or (Y) remains undismissed,
undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there
shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Credit Party any
case, proceeding other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment,
execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial
part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such
relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded
pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the
Borrower or any other Credit Party shall take any action in furtherance
of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of
the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the
Borrower or any other Credit Party shall generally not, or shall be unable
to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they
become due; or
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(f) One
or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any
other Credit Party and such judgments or decrees shall not have been paid
and satisfied, vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within
60 days from the entry thereof and involve in the aggregate a liability
(to the extent not paid when due or covered by insurance) of $1,000,000 or
more; or
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(g) (i) Any
Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined
in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan,
(ii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in
Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to
any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the
assets of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a
Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall
commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to
administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable
Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in
the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the
termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any
Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall,
or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur
any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or
Reorganization of, any Multiemployer Plan or (vi) any other similar event
or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case
in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together
with all other such events or conditions, if any, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(h) any
Person or group of Persons which is unacceptable to the Required Lenders
obtains control of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting
stock of the Borrower; or
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(i) The
Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect
or any Credit Party or any Person acting by or on behalf of any Credit
Party shall deny or disaffirm any Credit Party’s obligations under
the Guaranty; provided, however, if the Borrower (i) sells or otherwise
disposes of all of the capital stock of a Credit Party or (ii) sells all
or substantially all of the assets of a Credit Party and subsequently
merges or dissolves such Credit Party out of existence, in either case in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Guaranty of such Credit
Party shall terminate and such termination shall not be deemed an Event of
Default; or
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(j) Any
other Credit Document shall fail to be in full force and effect;
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then,
and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in paragraph
(e) above, automatically the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate and the
Loans (with accrued interest thereon), and all other amounts under the Credit Documents
shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of
Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the written
consent of the Required Lenders, the Agent may, or upon the written request of the
Required Lenders, the Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving
Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments shall
immediately terminate; and (ii) with the written consent of the Required Lenders the
Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Agent shall, by
notice of default to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and
all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the Credit Documents to be due and
payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. Except as
expressly provided above in this Section 9, presentment, demand, protest and all other
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ARTICLE 10
AGENCY PROVISIONS
10.1
Appointment. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints U.S. Bank National
Association as Agent hereunder of such Lender to act as specified herein and in the other
Credit Documents, and each such Lender hereby authorizes the Agent as the agent for such
Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Credit Agreement
and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are
expressly delegated by the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents, together with
such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary elsewhere herein and in the other Credit Documents, the Agent shall not have
any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and therein, or
any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Credit
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or shall otherwise exist against the
Agent. The provisions of this Section are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the
Lenders and none of the Credit Parties shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary
of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the Agent shall act solely as agent of the
Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or
relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower or any other Credit Party.
10.2
Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder or under
the other Credit Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled
to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not
be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact
selected by it with reasonable care.
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10.3
Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action
lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection herewith
or in connection with any of the other Credit Documents except for its or such
Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (ii) responsible in any
manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties
made by any of the Credit Parties contained herein or in any of the other Credit Documents
or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in,
or received by the Agent under or in connection herewith or in connection with the other
Credit Documents, or enforceability or sufficiency herefor of any of the other Credit
Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. The Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for the effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of this Credit
Agreement, or any of the other Credit Documents or for any representations, warranties,
recitals or statements made herein or therein or made by the Borrower or any Credit Party
in any written or oral statement or in any financial or other statements, instruments,
reports, certificates or any other documents in connection herewith or therewith furnished
or made by the Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of the Credit Parties to the Agent
or any Lender or be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance
of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained herein or
therein or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or of the existence or possible
existence of any Default or Event of Default or to inspect the properties, books or
records of the Credit Parties.
10.4
Reliance on Communications. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement,
order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to
have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and
statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Agent and any
of the Lenders, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent with
reasonable care). The Agent may deem and treat the Lenders as the owner of their
respective interests hereunder for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment,
negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Agent in accordance with
Section 11.6(d). The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any
action under this Credit Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents unless it
shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders, or all Lenders, as
the case may be, as it deems appropriate. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected
in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or under any of the other Credit
Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or to the extent
specifically provided in Section 11.1, all the Lenders) and such request and any action
taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders (including
their successors and assigns).
10.5
Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder (other than the failure by the
Borrower to pay any principal or interest on any Note when due in accordance with the
terms thereof or hereof) unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or a Credit
Party referring to the Credit Document, stating that a Default or Event of Default exists,
and specifying the particulars thereof. In the event that the Agent receives such a notice
or the Borrower fails to pay any principal or interest on any Note when due, the Agent
shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Agent shall take such action with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be directed by the Required Lenders,
otherwise than an action that the Agent reasonably believes would be a violation of law or
otherwise prohibited by the Credit Documents.
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10.6
Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that
neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact
or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the
Agent or any Affiliate thereof hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of
the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agent to
any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and
creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and
enter into this Credit Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Credit
Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the
business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and
creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents
expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent hereunder, the Agent shall
not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, operations, assets, property, financial or other
conditions, prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower which may come into the
possession of the Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
10.7
Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as such
(to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the
Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages (or if
the Revolving Commitments have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the
respective principal amounts of outstanding Loans of the Lenders), from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including,
without limitation, at any time following the termination of this Credit Agreement) be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in its capacity as such in any way
relating to or arising out of this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any
documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in
connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for
the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent. If any indemnity furnished to the Agent for
any purpose shall, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, be insufficient or become
impaired, the Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do
the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.
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10.8
Agent in its Individual Capacity. The Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to,
accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any
other Credit Party as though the Agent were not Agent hereunder. With respect to its
Loans, the Agent shall have the same rights, obligations and powers under this Credit
Agreement as any Lender and may exercise the same as though they were not Agent, and the
terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Agent in its individual
capacity.
10.9
Successor Agent. The Agent may, at any time, resign upon 20 days’ written
notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders
shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent (which shall be a Lender) with the prior
written consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If no
successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have
accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the notice of resignation, as appropriate,
then the retiring Agent shall select a successor Agent provided such successor is a Lender
hereunder or a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or
of any State thereof and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon
the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Agent
shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations as Agent, as appropriate, under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents and the provisions of this Section 10.9 shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Credit Agreement.
10.10
Joint Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent, and Sole Book Runner.
The Lenders identified on the title page to this Agreement as “Joint Lead
Arranger,” “Documentation Agent,” “Syndication Agent,” and
“Sole Book Runner” shall have no right, power, obligation or liability other
than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the
Lenders so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any
Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any Lender
so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or omitting any action
hereunder.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1
Amendments, Waivers. Neither this Credit Agreement, nor any of the Notes, nor any
of the other Credit Documents, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended,
supplemented, waived or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this
subsection. The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the Borrower written
amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the
purpose of adding, amending or deleting any provisions of this Credit Agreement or the
other Credit Documents or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders
may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Credit Agreement or the
other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences;
provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, waiver,
supplement, modification or release shall (i) reduce the amount or extend the scheduled
date of maturity of any Loan, Note or any installment thereon, or reduce the stated rate
of any interest or fee payable hereunder (other than interest at the increased
post-default rate) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or increase the
amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in each
case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, or (ii) amend,
modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.1 or reduce the percentage specified in
the definition of Required Lenders, or consent to the assignment or transfer by the
Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement, in each case
without the written consent of all the Lenders, or (iii) amend, modify or waive any
provision of Section 10 without the written consent of the then Agent, (iv) amend Section
3.12 or 7.10 without the written consent of all Lenders, or (v) release the obligation of
any Guarantor under the Guaranty if such release would cause the Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries, as a group, to exceed the Threshold Requirement, without the written consent
of all Lenders. Any such waiver, any such amendment, supplement or modification and any
such release shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of any
waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent shall be restored to their former position
and rights hereunder and under the outstanding Loans, Notes and other Credit Documents,
and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing;
but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or
impair any right consequent thereon.
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11.2
Notices.
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(a) Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2, all notices, requests and demands to
or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing
(including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (i) when delivered by
hand, (ii) when transmitted via telecopy (or other facsimile device) on a
Business Day between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. (Milwaukee,
Wisconsin time) or on the following Business Day (if sent after 5:00 P.M.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin time) to the number set out herein, (iii) the day
following the day on which the same has been delivered prepaid to a
reputable national overnight air courier service, or (iv) the third
Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by first class
mail, postage prepaid, in each case, addressed as follows in the case of
the Borrower and the Agent, and as set forth on Schedule 11.2 in
the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter
notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the
Notes:
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Journal
Communications, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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Xxxxx
& Lardner 000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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The Agent: |
U.S.
Bank National Association 000 X.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Attn: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxx LLP 000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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SunTrust
Bank 22nd Floor
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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(b) Notices
and other communications to the Agent and the Lenders hereunder may be
delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures
approved by the Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply
to notices pursuant to Article 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Agent
and the applicable Lender. Any of the Agent or the Borrower may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it
hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by
it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to
particular notices or communications.
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11.3
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising,
on the part of the Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
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 are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies,
powers and privileges provided by law.
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11.4
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
hereunder and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in
connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement and
the Notes and the making of the Loans, provided that all such representations and
warranties shall terminate on the date upon which the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated and all amounts owing hereunder and under any Notes have been paid in full.
11.5
Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the
Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, the
Credit Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent, (b) to pay out-of-pocket
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by a Lender in connection with the
negotiation, preparation and execution of the Credit Documents, not to exceed $2,500 for
each Lender, and reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in
connection with any future amendments or modifications hereto, (c) to pay or reimburse
each Lender and the Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Credit Agreement and any other Credit
Documents, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Agent and to the Lenders (including reasonable allocated costs of in-house legal
counsel), (d) on demand, to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and the Agent harmless
from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to,
or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any,
which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and
delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by,
or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in
respect of, the Credit Documents and any such other documents, and (e) to pay, indemnify,
and hold each Lender and the Agent and their Affiliates, officers, directors,
shareholders, employees and agents harmless from and against, any and all other
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of the Credit Documents and any such
other documents and the use, or proposed use, of proceeds of the Loans (all the foregoing,
collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided,
however, that the Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder to the Agent or
any Lender with respect to Indemnified Liabilities arising from (i) the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or any such Lender, (ii) legal
proceedings commenced against or disputes among the Agent or any Lender by any other
Lender or its participants or the Agent, or (iii) the violation by the Agent or any
such Lender of an express provision of the Credit Documents, if so determined by a final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section 11.5 shall
survive repayment of the Loans, Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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11.6
Successors and Assigns; Participations; Purchasing Lenders.
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(a) This
Credit Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent, all future holders of the Notes and
their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not
assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Credit
Agreement or the other Credit Documents without the prior written consent
of each Lender and no Lender may assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents
without the prior written consent of the Borrower, except as otherwise
permitted by this Section 11.6.
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(b) Any
Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking business and in
accordance with applicable law and, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, with the consent of the Borrower if the
Participant (as defined below) is not an Affiliate of such Lender (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), at any time sell to one or
more banks or other entities (“Participant” or “Participants”)
participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Note held by
such Lender, any Revolving Commitment of such Lender, or any other
interest of such Lender hereunder, provided, however, that
at all times such Lender shall retain for its own account interests in
Loans owing to such Lender in an aggregate outstanding principal amount
which, when added to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any
interests in Loans sold by such Lender to Participants who are Affiliates
of such Lender, equals not less than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate
principal amount of all such Lender’s outstanding Loans. In the event
of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant,
such Lender’s obligations under this Credit Agreement to the other
parties to this Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall
remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall
remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes under this Credit
Agreement, and the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely
and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights
and obligations under this Credit Agreement. No Lender shall transfer or
grant any participation under which the Participant shall have rights to
approve any amendment to or waiver of this Credit Agreement or any other
Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i)
extend the scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or any installment thereon
in which such Participant is participating, or reduce the stated rate or
extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon except in
connection with a waiver of interest at the increased post-default rate)
or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the
Participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect it
being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall
not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an
increase in any Revolving Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without
consent of any Participant if the Participant’s participation is not
increased as a result thereof, or (ii) consent to the assignment or
transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this
Credit Agreement. In the case of any such participation, the Participant
shall not have any rights under this Credit Agreement or any of the other
Credit Documents (the Participant’s rights against such Lender in
respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement
executed by such Lender in favor of the Participant relating thereto) and
all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if
such Lender had not sold such participation, provided that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.6, 3.7, 3.8,
3.9 and 11.5 with respect to its participation in the Revolving Commitments
and the Loans outstanding from time to time; provided, that no
Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to
such Sections than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to
receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such
transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred.
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(c) Any
Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking business and in
accordance with applicable law, at any time sell or assign (i) to any
Lender or any Affiliate thereof, except that any such sale or assignment
shall be made only with the consent of the Borrower if such sale or
assignment would increase any amount payable by the Borrower hereunder, or
(ii) to one or more additional banks or financial institutions (“Purchasing
Lenders”), except that any such sale or assignment shall be made
only with the consent of the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or at any time if any such sale or assignment
would increase any amount payable by the Borrower hereunder, the consent
of the Borrower: all or any part of its rights and obligations under this
Credit Agreement and the Notes in minimum amounts of $10,000,000 (or, if
less, the entire amount of such Lender’s obligations) if the
Purchasing Lender is not a Lender hereunder, or with no minimum amount if
the Purchasing Lender is a Lender hereunder, pursuant to a Commitment
Transfer Supplement, executed by such Purchasing Lender, such transferor
Lender (and, in the case of a Purchasing Lender that is not then a Lender
or an Affiliate thereof so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, by the Borrower and the Agent), and delivered to the Agent for
its acceptance and recording in the Register (as defined below). Upon such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer
Effective Date specified in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, (x) the
Purchasing Lender thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent
provided in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender hereunder with a Revolving Commitment as set forth
therein, and (y) the transferor Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
provided in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, be released from its
obligations under this Credit Agreement (and, in the case of a Commitment
Transfer Supplement covering all or the remaining portion of a transferor
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement, such
transferor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). Such Commitment
Transfer Supplement shall be deemed to amend this Credit Agreement to the
extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of such
Purchasing Lender and the resulting adjustment of Commitment Percentages
arising from the purchase by such Purchasing Lender of all or a portion of
the rights and obligations of such transferor Lender under this Credit
Agreement and the Notes. On or prior to the Transfer Effective Date
specified in such Commitment Transfer Supplement, the Borrower, at its own
expense, shall execute and deliver to the Agent in exchange for the Note
delivered to the Agent pursuant to such Commitment Transfer Supplement a
new Note to the order of such Purchasing Lender in an amount equal to the
Revolving Commitment assumed by it pursuant to such Commitment Transfer
Supplement and, unless the transferor Lender has not retained a Revolving
Commitment hereunder, a new Note to the order of the transferor Lender in
an amount equal to the Revolving Commitment retained by it hereunder.
Except for the expense of executing and delivering such new Note to the
Agent pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay
any transfer fees, costs or expenses to the Agent or any Lender in
connection with any such transfer. Such new Note shall be dated the
Closing Date and shall otherwise be in the form of the Note replaced
thereby. The Note surrendered by the transferor Lender shall be returned
by the Agent to the Borrower marked “canceled.”
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(d) The
Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 11.2 a copy of
each Commitment Transfer supplement delivered to it and a register (the
“Register”) for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving Commitment of, and principal
amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and
the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name
is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loan recorded therein for
all purposes of this Credit Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from
time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(e) Upon
its receipt of a Commitment Transfer Supplement executed by a transferor
Lender and a Purchasing Lender and, in the case of a Purchasing Lender
that is not then a Lender (or an Affiliate thereof, by the Borrower and
the Agent) together with payment to the Agent by the transferor Lender or
the Purchasing Lender, (as agreed between them) of a registration and
processing fee of $3,500 for each Purchasing Lender listed in such
Commitment Transfer Supplement, and the Notes subject to such Commitment
Transfer Supplement, the Agent shall (i) accept such Commitment Transfer
Supplement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register
and (iii) give prompt notice of such acceptance and recordation to the
Lenders and the Borrower.
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(f) The
Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchasing
Lender each, (a “Transferee”) and any permitted
prospective Transferee any and all financial information in such Lender’s
possession concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates which has been
delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to this
Credit Agreement or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on
behalf of the Borrower in connection with such Lender’s credit
evaluation of the Borrower and its Affiliates prior to becoming a party to
this Credit Agreement.
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(g) At
the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 11.6 to a Person which
is not already a Lender hereunder and which is not a United States person
(as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for Federal
income tax purposes, the respective assignee Lender shall provide to the
Borrower and the Agent the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms
(and, if applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) described in
Section 3.9.
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(h) Nothing
herein shall prohibit any Lender from pledging or assigning any of its
rights under this Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, any
right to payment of principal and interest under any Note) to any Federal
Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable laws.
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11.7
Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law
(including, without limitation, other rights of set-off), each Lender shall have the
right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the
Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, to setoff and appropriate and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and
any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such
Lender or any Affiliate, branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of
the Borrower, or any part thereof in such amounts as such Lender may elect, against and on
account of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Lender hereunder and
claims of every nature and description of such Lender against the Borrower, in any
currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Notes or under any documents contemplated
by or referred to herein or therein, as such Lender may elect, whether or not such Lender
has made any demand for payment. The aforesaid right of set-off may be exercised by such
Lender against the Borrower or against any trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver or execution, judgment or attachment
creditor of the Borrower, or against anyone else claiming through or against the Borrower
or any such trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor, notwithstanding the
fact that such right of set-off shall not have been exercised by such Lender prior to the
occurrence of any Event of Default. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and
the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided,
however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
set-off and application.
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11.8
Confidentiality. The Agent and each Lender shall hold in confidence any material
nonpublic information delivered or made available to them by the Borrower. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Agent or any Lender from disclosing any
information delivered or made available to it by the Borrower (a) to such Lender’s
Affiliates, the Agent or any Lender, (b) upon the order of any court or administrative
agency, (c) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority, (d) which
has been publicly disclosed other than as a result of a disclosure by the Agent or any
Lender which is not permitted by this Agreement, (e) to the extent reasonably required in
connection with any litigation to which the Agent, any Lender, or any of their respective
Affiliates may be a party, along with the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective Affiliates, (f) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the
exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement, (g) to such Agent’s or
Lender’s legal counsel and financial consultants and independent auditors, and (h) to
any Transferee or permitted prospective Transferee and such Transferee or permitted
prospective Transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the duty of confidentiality under
this Section to the same extent as if it were a Lender hereunder. Further, notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any party hereto (and any employee,
representative or other agent of such party) may disclose to any Person, without
limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including tax opinions or
other tax analyses) provided to it relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
11.9
Table of Contents and Section Headings. The table of contents and the Section and
subsection headings herein are intended for convenience only and shall be ignored in
construing this Credit Agreement.
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11.10
Counterparts. This Credit Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties
to this Credit Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A
set of the copies of this Credit Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with
the Borrower and the Agent.
11.11
Severability. Any provision of this Credit Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
11.12
Integration. This Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents
represent the agreement of the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or
warranties by the Agent, the Borrower or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof
not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the Notes.
11.13
Governing Law. This Credit Agreement and the Notes and the rights and obligations
of the parties under this Credit Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and
construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Wisconsin
without giving effect to its conflicts of law provisions.
11.14
Government Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or
in any other Credit Document any action taken or proposed to be taken hereunder that would
affect the operational, voting, or other control of any Credit Party or affect the
ownership of the Station Licenses shall be pursuant to the Communications Laws and, if and
to the extent required thereby, subject to the prior consent of the FCC and any other
applicable Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Agent and Lenders shall not take any action pursuant hereto that would constitute
or result in any assignment of the Station Licenses or transfer of control of any Credit
Party if such assignment or transfer of control would require, under then existing law
(including the Communications Laws), the prior approval of the FCC, without first
obtaining such approval of the FCC and notifying the FCC of the consummation of such
assignment or transfer of control (to the extent required to do so). Each Credit Party
agrees to take any lawful action which the Agent may request in order to obtain and enjoy
the full rights and benefits granted to the Agent and Lenders by this Credit Agreement,
including specifically, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, the use of such Credit Party’s best efforts to assist in obtaining any
approval of the FCC and any other Governmental Authority that is then required under the
Communications Laws or under any other law for any action or transaction contemplated by
this Credit Agreement. Such efforts shall include, without limitation, sharing with Agent
any FCC registration numbers, account numbers and passwords for the FCC’s CDBS System
and preparing, certifying and filing (or causing to be prepared, certified and filed) with
the FCC any portion of any application or applications for consent to the assignment of
the Station Licenses or transfer of control of any Credit Party required to be filed under
the Communications Laws for approval of any sale or transfer of the Station Licenses.
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11.15
Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. All judicial proceedings brought against the
Borrower or any other Credit Party with respect to this Credit Agreement, any Note or any
of the other Credit Documents shall be brought in any state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of Wisconsin, and, by execution and delivery of this Credit
Agreement, the Borrower and each of the other Credit Parties accepts, for itself and in
connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction
of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered
thereby in connection with this Credit Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is
available. The Borrower, each of the other Credit Parties, the Agent and the Lenders
irrevocably waive any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the
laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens which it may now or
hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction.
Nothing herein shall limit the right of any Lender to bring proceedings against the
Borrower and each of the other Credit Parties in the court of any other jurisdiction.
11.16
Acknowledgements. Each of the Credit Parties hereby acknowledges that:
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(a) it
has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of
each Credit Document;
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(b) neither
the Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to
the Credit Parties arising out of or in connection with this Credit
Agreement and the relationship between Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and
the Credit Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith is solely
that of debtor and creditor; and
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(c) no
joint venture exists among the Lenders or among the Credit Parties and the
Lenders.
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11.17
Waivers of Jury Trial. THE CREDIT PARTIES, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
11.18
Limitation of Liability. THE CREDIT PARTIES, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVE
ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER FROM THE OTHER PARTY ANY EXEMPLARY OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Credit
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: |
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Executive Vice-President |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Vice-President and Treasurer |
Signature Page no. 1 to
Credit Agreement
LENDERS: |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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in its capacity as Agent and as a Lender |
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President |
Signature Page no. 2 to
Credit Agreement
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SUNTRUST BANK |
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in its capacity as Syndication Agent and as a Lender |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 3 to
Credit Agreement
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M&I XXXXXXXX & XXXXXX BANK |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 4 to
Credit Agreement
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ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A. |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 5 to
Credit Agreement
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 6 to
Credit Agreement
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 7 to
Credit Agreement
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WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 8 to
Credit Agreement
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NATIONAL CITY BANK OF THE MIDWEST (f/k/a National City Bank of |
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Michigan/Illinois) |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 9 to
Credit Agreement
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 10 to
Credit Agreement
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COMERICA BANK |
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By: /s/ |
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Its______________________________ |
Signature Page no. 11 to
Credit Agreement
GUARANTORS: |
THE
JOURNAL COMPANY |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Vice-President and Treasurer |
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JOURNAL SENTINEL INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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JOURNAL HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
Signature Page no. 12
to Credit Agreement
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JOURNAL COMMUNITY PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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NORLIGHT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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IPC PRINT SERVICES, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP OF KANSAS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
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JOURNAL BROADCAST GROUP OF TENNESSEE, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Treasurer |
Signature Page no. 13
to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE 2.1(a)
COMMITMENTS
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Lender
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Allocation
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Percentage
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SunTrust Bank |
$ 75,000,000 |
15.789473684211% |
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U.S. Bank National Association |
$ 72,000,000 |
15.157894736842% |
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Bank of America, N.A |
$ 72,000,000 |
15.157894736842% |
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Wachovia Bank National Association |
$ 72,000,000 |
15.157894736842% |
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M&I Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx Bank |
$ 49,000,000 |
10.315789473684% |
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The Northern Trust Company |
$ 35,000,000 |
7.368421052632% |
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National City Bank of the Midwest |
$ 25,000,000 |
5.263157894737% |
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Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association |
$ 25,000,000 |
5.263157894737% |
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Comerica Bank |
$ 25,000,000 |
5.263157894737% |
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Associated Bank, N.A |
$ 25,000,000 |
5.263157894737% |
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Totals |
$ 475,000,000 |
100% |
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SCHEDULE 2.1(d)
PRICING GRID
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Pricing
Level
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Consolidated Funded Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio
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Applicable Percentage for
Eurodollar Loans
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Applicable
Percentage for
Prime Rate Loans
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Applicable
Percentage for
Unused Facility Fee
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I |
> 3.50:1.00 |
0.875% |
0.00% |
0.200% |
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II |
> 3.00:1.00 but < 3.50:1.00 |
0.750% |
0.00% |
0.175% |
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III |
> 2.00 :1.00 but < 3.00:1.00 |
0.625% |
0.00% |
0.150% |
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IV |
> 1.00:1.00 but < 2.00:1.00 |
0.500% |
0.00% |
0.125% |
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V |
< 1.00:1.00 |
0.375% |
0.00% |
0.100% |
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