ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 6, 2007 among DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, as the Parent Borrower, The Several Subsidiary Borrowers Party Hereto, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as...
EXHIBIT
4.6
Execution
Version
$1,125,000,000
Dated
as
of July 6, 2007
among
DOLLAR
GENERAL CORPORATION,
as
the
Parent Borrower,
The
Several Subsidiary Borrowers Party Hereto,
The
Several Lenders
from
Time
to Time Parties Hereto,
THE
CIT
GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender
and
Letter of Credit Issuer
XXXXXXX
XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as
Syndication Agent,
and
XXXXXX
COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Documentation Agents
XXXXXXX
XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS INC. and
WACHOVIA
CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
as
Joint
Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
and
CIT
CAPITAL SECURITIES LLC,
as
Lead
Arranger of the Tranche A-1 Loan Facility
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
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SECTION
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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2
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1.1.
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Defined
Terms
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2
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1.2.
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Other
Interpretive Provisions
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59
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1.3.
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Accounting
Terms
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59
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1.4.
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Rounding
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60
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1.5.
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References
to Agreements, Laws, Etc.
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60
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1.6.
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Determination
of Status
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60
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SECTION
2.
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AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF CREDIT
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61
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2.1.
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Commitments
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61
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2.2.
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Minimum
Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings
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64
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2.3.
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Notice
of Borrowing; Determination of Class of Loans
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64
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2.4.
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Disbursement
of Funds
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65
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2.5.
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Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt
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66
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2.6.
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Conversions
and Continuations
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67
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2.7.
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Pro
Rata Borrowings
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68
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2.8.
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Interest
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68
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2.9.
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Interest
Periods
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69
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2.10.
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Increased
Costs, Illegality, Etc.
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69
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2.11.
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Compensation
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71
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2.12.
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Change
of Lending Office
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72
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2.13.
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Notice
of Certain Costs
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72
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2.14.
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Incremental
Facilities
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72
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2.15.
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Reserves,
etc
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74
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SECTION
3.
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LETTERS
OF CREDIT
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74
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3.1.
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Letters
of Credit
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74
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3.2.
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Letter
of Credit Requests
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75
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3.3.
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Letter
of Credit Participations
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77
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3.4.
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Agreement
to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings
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79
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3.5.
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Increased
Costs
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80
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3.6.
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New
or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer
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81
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3.7.
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Role
of Letter of Credit Issuer
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82
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3.8.
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Cash
Collateral
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83
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3.9.
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Applicability
of ISP and UCP
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83
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3.10.
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Conflict
with Issuer Documents
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83
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3.11.
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Letters
of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries
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83
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SECTION
4.
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FEES;
COMMITMENTS
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84
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4.1.
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Fees
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84
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4.2.
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Voluntary
Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments
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85
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4.3.
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Mandatory
Termination of Commitments
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86
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SECTION
5.
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PAYMENTS
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86
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5.1.
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Voluntary
Prepayments
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86
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5.2.
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Mandatory
Prepayments
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87
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5.3.
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Method
and Place of Payment
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89
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5.4.
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Net
Payments
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89
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5.5.
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Computations
of Interest and Fees
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92
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5.6.
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Limit
on Rate of Interest
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93
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SECTION
6.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO INITIAL BORROWING
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93
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6.1.
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Credit
Documents
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93
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6.2.
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Collateral
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94
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6.3.
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Legal
Opinions
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94
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6.4.
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Contemporaneous
Debt Financings and Repayments
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94
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6.5.
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Equity
Investments
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94
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6.6.
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Closing
Certificates
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94
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6.7.
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Authorization
of Proceedings of Each Credit Party
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95
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6.8.
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Fees
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95
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6.9.
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Representations
and Warranties
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95
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6.10.
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Related
Agreements
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95
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6.11.
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Solvency
Certificate
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95
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6.12.
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Merger
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95
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6.13.
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Pro
Forma Balance Sheet
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95
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6.14.
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Patriot
Act
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96
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SECTION
7.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO ALL CREDIT EVENTS
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96
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7.1.
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No
Default; Representations and Warranties
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96
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7.2.
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Notice
of Borrowing
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96
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7.3.
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Additional
Borrowing Condition
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96
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SECTION
8.
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
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97
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8.1.
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Corporate
Status
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98
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8.2.
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Corporate
Power and Authority
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98
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8.3.
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No
Violation
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98
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8.4.
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Litigation
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98
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8.5.
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Margin
Regulations
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98
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8.6.
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Governmental
Approvals
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98
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8.7.
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Investment
Company Act
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99
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8.8.
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True
and Complete Disclosure
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99
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8.9.
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Financial
Condition; Financial Statements
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99
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8.10.
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Tax
Matters
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100
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8.11.
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Compliance
with ERISA
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100
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8.12.
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Subsidiaries
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101
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8.13.
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Intellectual
Property
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101
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8.14.
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Environmental
Laws
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101
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8.15.
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Properties
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101
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8.16.
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Solvency
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102
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SECTION
9.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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102
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9.1.
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Information
Covenants
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102
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9.2.
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Books,
Records and Inspections
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106
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9.3.
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Maintenance
of Insurance
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107
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9.4.
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Payment
of Taxes
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107
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9.5.
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Consolidated
Corporate Franchises
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107
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9.6.
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Compliance
with Statutes, Regulations, Etc.
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107
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9.7.
|
ERISA
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107
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9.8.
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Maintenance
of Properties
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108
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9.9.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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108
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9.10.
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End
of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters
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109
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9.11.
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Additional
Borrowers, Guarantors and Grantors
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109
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9.12.
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[Reserved].
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110
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9.13.
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Use
of Proceeds.
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110
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9.14.
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Further
Assurances.
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110
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9.15.
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Cash
Management Systems.
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110
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SECTION
10.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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114
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10.1.
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Limitation
on Indebtedness
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114
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10.2.
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Limitation
on Liens
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119
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10.3.
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Limitation
on Fundamental Changes
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122
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10.4.
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Limitation
on Sale of Assets
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124
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10.5.
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Limitation
on Investments
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126
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10.6.
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Limitation
on Dividends
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129
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10.7.
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Limitations
on Debt Payments and Amendments
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132
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10.8.
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Limitations
on Sale Leasebacks
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133
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10.9.
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Changes
in Business
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133
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SECTION
11.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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133
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11.1.
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Payments
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133
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11.2.
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Representations,
Etc.
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133
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11.3.
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Covenants
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133
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11.4.
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Default
Under Other Agreements
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134
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11.5.
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Bankruptcy,
Etc.
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134
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11.6.
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ERISA
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135
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11.7.
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Guarantee
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135
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11.8.
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[Reserved]
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135
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11.9.
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Security
Agreement
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135
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11.10.
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[Reserved]
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135
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11.11.
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Judgments
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135
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11.12.
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Change
of Control
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135
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11.13.
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Subordination
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135
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SECTION
12.
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THE
AGENTS.
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137
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12.1.
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Appointment
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137
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12.2.
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Delegation
of Duties
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138
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12.3.
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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138
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12.4.
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Reliance
by Agents
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139
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12.5.
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Notice
of Default
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139
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12.6.
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Non-Reliance
on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other
Lenders
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139
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12.7.
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Indemnification
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140
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12.8.
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Agents
in its Individual Capacities
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141
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12.9.
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Successor
Agents
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141
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12.10.
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Withholding
Tax
|
142
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12.11.
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Intercreditor
Agreement
|
142
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12.12.
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Security
Documents and Guarantee
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143
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SECTION
13.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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143
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13.1.
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Amendments,
Waivers and Releases
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143
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13.2.
|
Notices
|
146
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13.3.
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No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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147
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13.4.
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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147
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13.5.
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Payment
of Expenses; Indemnification
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147
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13.6.
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Successors
and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
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148
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13.7.
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Replacements
of Lenders under Certain Circumstances
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152
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13.8.
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Adjustments;
Set-off
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153
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13.9.
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Counterparts
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154
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13.10.
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Severability
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154
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13.11.
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Integration
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154
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13.12.
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GOVERNING
LAW
|
154
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13.13.
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Submission
to Jurisdiction; Waivers
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154
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13.14.
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Acknowledgments
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155
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13.15.
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WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL
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156
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13.16.
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Confidentiality
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156
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13.17.
|
Direct
Website Communications
|
157
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13.19.
|
USA
PATRIOT Act
|
158
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13.20.
|
Judgment
Currency
|
158
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13.21.
|
Payments
Set Aside
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159
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13.22.
|
Joint
and Several Liability
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159
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13.23.
|
Contribution
and Indemnification Among the Borrowers
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160
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13.24.
|
Agency
of the Parent Borrower for Each Other Borrower
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161
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13.25.
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Reinstatement
|
161
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13.26.
|
Express
Waivers by Borrowers in Respect of Cross Guaranties and Cross
Collateralization
|
161
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SCHEDULES
|
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Schedule
1.1(a)
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Existing
Letters of Credit
|
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Schedule 1.1(c)
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Commitments
and Addresses of Lenders
|
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Schedule
1.1(d)(i)
|
Excluded
Subsidiaries
|
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Schedule
6.3
|
Local
Counsels
|
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Schedule
8.3
|
No
Violations
|
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Schedule
8.4
|
Litigation
|
|
Schedule 8.12
|
Subsidiaries
|
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Schedule
8.15(a)
|
Representations
and Warranties
|
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Schedule
9.9
|
Closing
Date Affiliate Transactions
|
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Schedule
9.14(b)
|
Further
Assurances
|
|
Schedule
9.15(a)
|
DDAs/Concentration
Accounts
|
|
Schedule
9.15(c)
|
Credit
Card Arrangements
|
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Schedule 10.1
|
Closing
Date Indebtedness
|
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Schedule 10.2
|
Closing
Date Liens
|
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Schedule 10.4
|
Scheduled
Dispositions
|
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Schedule 10.5
|
Closing
Date Investments
|
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Schedule
13.2
|
Notice
Addresses
|
EXHIBITS
|
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Exhibit A
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Form
of Borrowing Base Certificate
|
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Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Guarantee
|
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Exhibit
C
|
Reserved
|
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Exhibit D
|
Form
of Perfection Certificate
|
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Exhibit
E
|
Reserved
|
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Exhibit F
|
Form
of Security Agreement
|
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Exhibit G
|
Form
of Letter of Credit Request
|
|
Exhibit H-1
|
Form
of Legal Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
LLP
|
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Exhibit H-2
|
Form
of Legal Opinion of General Counsel
|
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Exhibit I
|
Form
of Credit Party Closing Certificate
|
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Exhibit J
|
Form
of Assignment and Acceptance
|
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Exhibit K
|
Form
of Promissory Note
|
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Exhibit L
|
Form
of Joinder Agreement
|
-v-
ABL
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 6, 2007, among DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION,
a
Tennessee corporation
(the “ParentBorrower”),
the Subsidiary Borrowers party hereto, the lending institutions from time
to
time parties hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the
“Lenders”), THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit
Issuer (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in
this
preamble having the meaning provided in Section 1), XXXXXXX SACHS
CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as Syndication Agent, XXXXXXX XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS
L.P.,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. and WACHOVIA CAPITAL
MARKETS, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, XXXXXX COMMERCIAL
PAPER
INC. and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents (each,
in
such capacity, a “Documentation Agent”), and CIT CAPITAL
SECURITIES LLC, as Lead Arranger of the Tranche A-1 Loan Facility.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time
in
accordance therewith, the “Acquisition Agreement”), dated as of
March 11, 2007, by and among the Parent Borrower, Holdings and Merger Sub,
Merger Sub will merge with and into the Parent Borrower (the
“Merger”), with the Parent Borrower surviving the Merger as a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings;
WHEREAS,
to fund, in part, the Merger, it is intended that the Sponsors and certain
other
investors (including the Management Investors) will contribute an amount
in cash
to Holdings and/or a direct or indirect parent thereof in exchange for Stock
and
Stock Equivalents (which cash will be contributed to the Parent Borrower
in
exchange for common Stock of the Parent Borrower), which together with the
amount of any rollover equity issued to existing shareholders of the Parent
Borrower (such contribution and rollover, collectively, the “Equity
Investments”), shall be no less than 25% of the aggregate pro forma
capitalization of the Parent Borrower on the Closing Date (the “Minimum
Equity Amount”);
WHEREAS,
to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement,
it is
intended that the Parent Borrower will (a) issue under the Senior Notes
Indenture $1,175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.625% senior notes
due
2015 (the “Senior Notes”) in sales pursuant to Rule 144A
and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Senior Notes Offering”), generating aggregate gross proceeds
of up to $1,175,000,000, (b) issue under the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture
$725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.875%/12.625%% senior subordinated
notes due 2017 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes,” and together
with the Senior Notes, the “Notes”) in a sale pursuant to
Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Senior SubordinatedNotes Offering” and
together with the Senior Notes Offering, the “Notes Offerings”)
and (c) enter into the Term Loan Agreement to provide for an aggregate
principal amount of $2,300,000,000 of Term Loans;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the foregoing, (a) the Borrowers have requested that the
Lenders extend credit in the form of Revolving Credit Loans, in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $1,125,000,000 of which up to $307,300,000 of
Tranche A Loans and $125,000,000 of Tranche A-1 Loans (subject in each
case to any Letters of Credit Outstandings and to the Applicable Borrowing
Base)
may be borrowed on the Closing Date to finance a
-1-
portion
of the Transactions, (b) the Borrowers have requested that the Letter of
Credit
Issuer issue Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time after
the
Closing Date and prior to the L/C Maturity Date and that the letters of
credit
identified on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto (the “Existing Letters of
Credit”) be deemed Letters of Credit for all purposes under this
Agreement; and (c) the Parent Borrower has requested the Swingline Lender
to
extend credit in the form of Swingline Loans at any time and from time
to time
prior to the Swingline Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount
at any
time outstanding not in excess of $50,000,000;
WHEREAS,
up to $432,300,000 of borrowings under this Agreement will be used by the
Borrowers, together with (a) the net proceeds of the Notes Offerings, (b)
the
net proceeds of the Term Loans and (c) the net proceeds of the Equity
Investments to effect the Merger and to pay Transaction
Expenses. Proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans will
be used by the Borrowers after the Closing Date for general corporate purposes
(including Permitted Acquisitions). Letters of Credit will be used by
the Borrowers for general corporate purposes; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuer are willing to make available to
the
Borrowers such revolving credit and letter of credit facilities upon the
terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions
1.1.
Defined Terms
(a)
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in
this
Section 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it being
understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular
number the plural and in the plural the singular):
“ABR”
shall mean for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of
(a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the
rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to
time
by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is
a rate set by the JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. based upon various factors including
the JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.’s costs and desired return, general economic
conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing
some
loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced
rate. Any change in the ABR due to a change in such rate announced by
the JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or in the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall
take
effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of such change.
“ABR
Loan” shall mean each Loan bearing interest based on the ABR and, in
any event, shall include all Swingline Loans and Protective
Advances.
“Accommodation
Payment” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.23.
-2-
“Account
Debtor” shall mean an “account debtor” as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, and any other Person who may become obligated to a Credit Party under,
with
respect to, or on account of an Account of such Credit Party (including without
limitation any guarantor or performance of an Account).
“Accounts”
shall mean any “account” (as that term is defined in the UCC now or hereafter in
effect).
“Acquired
EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or
any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a “Pro Forma
Entity”) for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated
EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined using such definitions as if
references to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therein
were
to such Pro Forma Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined
on
a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity in a manner not inconsistent
with
GAAP.
“Acquired
Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition
of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Acquisition
Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Adjusted
Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean at any time the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments
of
all Defaulting Lenders.
“Administrative
Agent” shall mean The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., as the
administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, or any successor administrative agent pursuant to Section
12.
“Administrative
Agent’s Office” shall mean the Administrative Agent’s address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 13.2, or such other address
or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the
Borrowers and the Lenders.
“Administrative
Questionnaire” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.6(b).
“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with
such
Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such
Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. “Controlling” (“controlling”) and “controlled” shall have
meanings correlative thereto.
“Agent
Parties” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 13.17(c).
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“Agents”
shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication
Agent, each Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, the Lead Arranger with respect
to the Tranche A-1 Loan Facility, and the Documentation Agents.
“Aggregate
Revolving Credit Outstandings” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 5.2(b).
“Agreement”
shall mean this ABL Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Allocable
Amount” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 13.23.
“Applicable
Amount” shall mean, at any time (the “Applicable Amount
Reference Time”), an amount equal to (a) the
sum,
without duplication, of:
(i)an
amount (which shall not be less
than zero) equal to the greater of (x) 50% of Cumulative Consolidated Net
Income of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period
from the first day of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Closing
Date
until the last day of the then most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal year,
as
applicable, for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered and (y)
(A) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow of the Parent Borrower and
the
Restricted Subsidiaries for all fiscal years (or, in the case of the fiscal
year
ending on or about January 31, 2008, the portion of the fiscal year) completed
after the Closing Date (commencing with and including the portion of the
fiscal
year ending on or about January 31, 2008 following the Closing Date) and
prior
to the Applicable Amount Reference Time, minus (B) the portion of such
Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is required to be) applied after the Closing
Date and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time to the prepayment
of Term
Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(ii) of the Term Loan
Agreement;
(ii)[Reserved];
(iii)[Reserved];
(iv)to
the extent not (A) already
included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) already reflected as a return of capital
or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment, the aggregate JV
Distribution Amount received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following
the
Closing Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference
Time;
(v)to
the extent not (A) already
included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) already reflected as a return of capital
or
deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment and (C) required to be
applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a) of the
Term Loan Agreement, the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received
by
the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale,
transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any joint venture
that is not a Subsidiary or
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in
any
Unrestricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the Business
Day
immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable
Amount Reference Time; and
(vi)other
than for purposes of Section
10.6(c), the aggregate amount of Retained Declined Proceeds (as such term is
defined in the Term Loan Agreement) retained by the Parent Borrower during
the
period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing
Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference Time;
minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i)
the aggregate amount
of
Investments made pursuant to Section 10.5(g)(ii)(y), 10.5(i)(y) or
10.5(v)(z) following the Closing Date and prior to the Applicable
Amount
Reference Time (with regard to Investments made pursuant to Section
10.5(g)(ii)(y), net of any return of capital in respect of such Investment
or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment including, without
limitation, upon the re-designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary or the Disposition of any such Investment);
(ii)
the aggregate amount
of
dividends pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(z) following the Closing Date and
prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time; and
(iii)the
aggregate amount of prepayments,
repurchases and redemptions of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes
pursuant to Section 10.7(a)(i)(3) following the Closing Date and prior to
the Applicable Amount Reference Time.
“Applicable
Equity
Amount” shall mean, at any time (the “Applicable Equity Amount
Reference Time”), an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) the
amount of any capital contributions (other than (i) the Equity Investments
and
(ii) any Specified Equity Contribution made in cash to, or any proceeds of
an
equity issuance received by, the Borrower from and including the Business
Day
immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable
Equity Amount Reference Time, including proceeds from the issuance of Stock
or
Stock Equivalents of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, but
excluding all proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock
minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) the
aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 10.5(g)(ii)(x),
10.5(i)(x) or 10.5(v)(y) following the Closing Date and prior to
the Applicable Equity Amount Reference Time (with regard to Investments made
pursuant to Section 10.5(g)(ii)(x), net of any return of capital in
respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment
including, without limitation, upon the re-designation of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the Disposition of any such
Investment);
(ii)the
aggregate amount of dividends
pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(y) following the Closing Date and prior to
the Applicable Equity Amount Reference Time; and
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(iii)the
aggregate amount of prepayments,
repurchases and redemptions of Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes
pursuant to Section 10.7(a)(i)(2) following the Closing Date and prior to
the Applicable Equity Amount Reference Time.
“Applicable
Borrowing
Base” means (a) if the Tranche A-1 Commitments have been terminated at
such time, the Tranche A Borrowing Base and (b) if the Tranche A-1 Commitments
are outstanding at such time, the Tranche A-1 Borrowing Base.
“Applicable
Margin” shall mean at any date, (a) with respect to each Tranche A-1
Loan that is (i) a LIBOR Loan, 2.25% and (b) an ABR Loan, 1.25% and (b) with
respect to each Tranche A Loan, the applicable percentage per annum set
forth below based upon the Status in effect on such date:
Status
|
Applicable
Margin for:
|
|
LIBOR
Rate Loans
|
ABR
Loans
|
|
Level I
Status
|
1.75%
|
0.75%
|
Level II
Status
|
1.50%
|
0.50%
|
Level III
Status
|
1.25%
|
0.25%
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Level II Status shall apply during the period from and including
the Closing Date to but excluding the Trigger Date.
“Approved
Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a
Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of
an
entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“XXXX”
shall mean Ashley River Insurance Company, Inc., a South Carolina corporation,
or any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower succeeding XXXX after the Closing
Date
as the so-called “captive” insurance company subject to regulation by a
Governmental Authority and providing insurance coverage and related services
to
the Parent Borrower and its other Subsidiaries.
“Asset
Sale Prepayment Event” shall mean any Disposition of Collateral by the
Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course
of
business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Asset Sale
Prepayment Event” shall not include any transaction permitted by Section
10.4 (other than any Disposition of Collateral permitted by Section
10.4(b) or Section 10.4(n), which shall constitute an Asset Sale
Prepayment Event).
“Assignment
and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance substantially
in the form of Exhibit J, or such other form as may be approved by
the Administrative Agent.
“Authorized
Officer” shall mean the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer or any other senior officer of the Parent Borrower (or, if expressly
used with reference
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to
a
Subsidiary Borrower, of such Subsidiary Borrower) designated as such in
writing
to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Borrower.
“Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.2(b).
“Available
Commitment” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to the Tranche A
Lenders (i) the aggregate Tranche A Commitments then in effect over (ii)
the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders (other than in respect
of
Tranche A-1 Loans) at such time and (b) with respect to the Tranche A-1 Lenders,
(i) the aggregate Tranche A-1 Commitments then in effect over (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of Tranche A-1 Loans outstanding at such time.
“Average
Daily Excess Availability” shall mean, for any period, the result of
the sum of the Excess Availability as of the end of each day during such
period,
divided by the number of days in such period.
“Bankruptcy
Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section
11.5.
“Blocked
Account Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States (or any successor).
“Borrowers”
shall mean the Parent Borrower and Subsidiary Borrowers, jointly, severally
and
collectively.
“Borrowing”
shall mean and include (a) the incurrence of Swingline Loans from the Swingline
Lender on a given date and (b) the incurrence of one Type of Loan on a
given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date) having, in the
case
of LIBOR Loans, the same Interest Period (provided that ABR Loans
incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b) shall be considered part of any
related Borrowing of LIBOR Loans) and (c) the incurrence of any Protective
Advance.
“Borrowing
Bases” shall mean the Tranche A Borrowing Base and the Tranche A-1
Borrowing Base.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate” shall mean a certificate, duly executed by a
Financial Officer or controller of the Parent Borrower, appropriately completed
and substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
“Business
Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day
on
which banking institutions in New York City are authorized by law or other
governmental actions to close, and, if such day relates to (a) any interest
rate
settings as to a LIBOR Loan, (b) any fundings, disbursements, settlements
and
payments in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, or (c) any other dealings pursuant
to this Agreement in respect of any such LIBOR
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Loan,
such day shall be a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted
by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar
market.
“Capital
Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all
expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including
in
all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) by the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that,
in
conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures
on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
“Capital
Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property
(whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity
with GAAP, is, or is required to be, accounted for as a capital lease on
the
balance sheet of that Person.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations” shall mean, as applied to any Person, all
obligations under Capital Leases of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries,
in
each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance
with GAAP.
“Cash
Collateralize” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.8(c).
“Cash
Dominion Event” shall mean either (i) the occurrence and continuance of
any Event of Default under Section 11.1 or 11.5, (ii) the Parent
Borrower has failed to maintain Excess Availability of at least 10% of the
Total
Revolving Credit Commitments for five consecutive Business Days, or (iii)
the
occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 11.3(a)
(but only to the extent such Event of Default was caused by a breach of
Sections 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 and
the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders have reasonably determined
to
effect a Cash Dominion Event as a result of such breach), and in the case
of
clauses (ii) and (iii), the Administrative Agent has notified the Parent
Borrower in writing thereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the
occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing at the
Administrative Agent’s option (x) if the Cash Dominion Event arises under
clause (i) above, so long as such Event of Default is continuing, or (y)
if the
Cash Dominion Event arises as a result of the Parent Borrower’s failure to
achieve and maintain Excess Availability as required hereunder, until Excess
Availability has been equal to or greater than 10% of the Total Revolving
Credit
Commitments for thirty (30) consecutive days, in which case a Cash Dominion
Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement;
provided that a Cash Dominion Event may not be cured as contemplated by
this sentence more than two times in any four fiscal quarter
period. At any time that a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed to be
cured or otherwise cease to exist and no other Cash Dominion Event is then
continuing, the Collateral Agent shall take such actions, including delivering
such notices and directions to depositary institutions at which Concentration
Accounts or Disbursement Accounts are established, to terminate the cash
sweeps
and other transfers existing pursuant to Section 9.15 as a result of
notices or directions given by the Collateral Agent during the existence
of such
Cash Dominion Event.
“Cash
Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement or arrangement to
provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft,
credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other
cash
management arrangements.
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“Cash
Management Bank” shall mean any Person that, either (x) at the time it
enters into a Cash Management Agreement or (y) on the Closing Date, is a
Lender
or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management
Agreement.
“Cash
Management Systems” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Casualty
Event” shall mean, with respect to any Collateral, any loss of or
damage to, or any condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority
of,
such property for which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation award
or
other compensation.
“Change
in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, treaty, order,
policy, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change
in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule or regulation or in the interpretation
or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this
Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender with any guideline, request, directive
or order issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other
governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force
of
law).
“Change
of Control” shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (a) at any
time prior to a Qualifying IPO, the Permitted Holders shall at any time not
own,
in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, at
least
35% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Borrower;
or (b) at any time after a Qualifying IPO, any person, entity or “group” (within
the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired
direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a percentage of the voting power
of
the outstanding Voting Stock of the Parent Borrower that exceeds 35% thereof,
unless, in the case of either clause (a) or (b) above, the
Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting
power,
contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority
of
the board of directors of the Parent Borrower; or (c) Continuing Directors
shall
not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Parent
Borrower; or (d) at any time, a Change of Control (as defined in the Senior
Notes Indenture or the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture) shall have
occurred.
“CIT”
means The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.
“Class”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Loans, Tranche
A-1
Loans, New Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference
to any
Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Tranche A Commitment,
Tranche
A-1 Commitment or a New Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Closing
Date” shall mean the date of the initial Borrowing
hereunder.
“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and
the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section
references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement, and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
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“Collateral”
shall mean all property pledged or purported to be pledged pursuant to the
Security Documents.
“Collateral
Access Agreement” shall mean landlord waiver, bailee letter or other
access agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Collateral
Agent” shall mean The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., as collateral
agent under the Security Documents, or any successor collateral agent pursuant
to Section 12.
“Collection
Account” shall mean the account of the Administrative Agent designated
by the Administrative Agent as such in writing. Any funds on deposit
in the Collection Account shall at all times constitute Collateral.
“Commercial
Letter of Credit” shall mean any Letter of Credit issued for the
purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the
purchase of any materials, goods or services by any Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary.
“Commitment
Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.1(a).
“Commitment
Fee Rate” shall mean, with respect to the Available Commitment
applicable to (a) the Tranche A-1 Lenders, on any day, 0.375% per annum
and (b) the Tranche A Lenders, on any date, the rate per annum set
forth below opposite the Available Commitment applicable to Tranche A Loans
in
effect on such day:
Status
|
Commitment
Fee Rate
|
Available
Commitment with respect to Tranche A Loans> 50% of the
Tranche A Commitments on such day
|
0.375%
|
|
|
Available
Commitment with respect to Tranche A Loans ≤ 50% of the
Tranche A Commitments on such day
|
0.250%
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to Tranche A Commitments, the term “Commitment Fee
Rate” shall mean 0.375% during the period from and including the Closing Date to
but excluding the Trigger Date.
“Commitments”
shall mean, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, New Revolving Credit Commitment and
commitment to acquire participations in Protective Advances.
“Communications”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(a).
“Concentration
Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Confidential
Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.16.
“Confidential
Information Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information
Memorandum of the Parent Borrower dated June 2007.
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“Consolidated
EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such
period, plus:
(a) without
duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving
at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for the
Parent
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:
(i)total
interest expense and to the
extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging
obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose
of
hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging
obligations, bank fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing
activities,
(ii)provision
for taxes based on income,
profits or capital, including federal, foreign, state, franchise, excise
and
similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period,
including any penalties and interest relating to any tax
examinations,
(iii)depreciation
and amortization,
including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs,
(iv)Non-Cash
Charges other than pursuant to
clauses (b) and (d) of the definition thereof,
(v)restructuring
charges, business
optimization expenses or reserves (including restructuring costs related
to
acquisitions after the date hereof and to closure and/or consolidation of
facilities, costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs
and
new systems design and implementation costs and project start-up
costs),
(vi)the
amount of any minority interest
expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity
interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary deducted (and
not
added back) in such period in arriving at Consolidated Net Income,
(vii) (A)
an amount equal to the impact on cost of goods sold and operating profit
of
incremental xxxx-xxxxx taken as a result of Project Alpha and (B) any expenses
associated with Project Alpha inventory and real estate initiatives (including
lease contract termination and other store closing costs, advertising, inventory
liquidation fees, incremental store labor and other costs), provided that
this
clause (vii) shall not apply to any quarterly period beginning after February
1,
2008,
(viii) the
amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including
termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid in such period
to
the Sponsors,
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(ix)any
costs or expenses incurred pursuant
to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management
or
employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder
agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash
proceeds contributed to the capital of the Parent Borrower or net cash proceeds
of an issuance of Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Parent Borrower (other
than
Disqualified Stock),
(x)the
amount of net cost savings
projected by the Parent Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result
of
specified actions taken or to be taken prior to or during such period (which
cost savings shall be subject only to certification by management of the
Parent
Borrower and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost
savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount
of
actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided,
that
(A) such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable,
(B)
such actions have been taken or are to be taken within 12 months after the
date
of determination to take such action and some portion of the benefit is expected
to be realized within 12 months of taking such action, (C) no cost savings
shall be added pursuant to this clause (x) to the extent duplicative of
any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings that are included in
clause (v) above with respect to such period and (D) the aggregate amount
of
cost savings added pursuant to this clause (x) shall not exceed
$25,000,000 for any four consecutive quarter period,
(xi)to
the extent covered by insurance and
actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Parent Borrower has made a determination
that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be
reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A)
not
denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact
reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction
for
any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365
days),
expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business
interruption,
(xii)[Reserved],
and
(xiii)cash
receipts (or any netting
arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing
Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent
non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous
period and not added back,
Less
(b) without
duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net
Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
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(i) non-cash
gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal
of
an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated
Net
Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),
(ii)gains
on asset sales (other than asset
sales in the ordinary course of business),
(iii)any
net after-tax income from the early
extinguishment of Indebtedness or hedging obligations or other derivative
instruments, and
(iv)cash
expenditures (or any netting
arrangements resulting in increased cash expenditures) not deducted in arriving
at Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent
non-cash losses relating to such income were added in the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (a) above for any previous period
and
not deducted,
in
each
case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided
that
(i)to
the extent included in
Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated
EBITDA currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements
of Indebtedness or intercompany balances (including the net loss or gain
resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk),
(ii)to
the extent included in
Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated
EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,
(iii)there
shall be included in
determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A)
the
Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property
or
asset, acquired by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during
such
period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or
any
Acquired EBITDA attributable to any assets or property, in each case to the
extent not so acquired) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred,
abandoned or otherwise disposed by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary (each such Person, business, property or asset acquired and not
subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”)
and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted
into a
Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted
Subsidiary”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired
Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including
the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) and
(B) an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to
the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity
or
Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to
such
acquisition) as specified in a Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate and delivered
to
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, and
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(iv)to
the extent included in
Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated
EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business
or
asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred, abandoned
or
otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by
the
Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such
Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold
Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such
period
(each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”) based on the
actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted
Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior
to
such sale, transfer or disposition or conversion).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to adjustment as provided
in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the immediately preceding proviso
with respect to acquisitions and dispositions occurring following the Closing
Date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $136,100,000, $127,000,000,
$252,500,000 and $142,900,000, respectively, for the fiscal quarters ended
August 4, 2006, November 3, 2006, February 2, 2007 and May 4, 2007.
“Consolidated
EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the
relevant Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test
Period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated
EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio for the initial three successive
fiscal quarters after the Closing Date (a) Consolidated Interest Expense
shall
be calculated by (i) dividing (x) the aggregate Consolidated Interest Expense
incurred for all fiscal quarters commencing with the fiscal quarter ending
on or
about October 31, 2007 by (y) the number of fiscal quarters to have ended
after
the Closing Date, and multiplying the quotient thereof by 4.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any period, without
duplication, the sum of:
(1) consolidated
interest expense of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for
such
period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in
computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original
issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par,
(b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (c) non-cash interest
payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the
movement in the xxxx to market valuation of obligations in respect of Hedge
Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the
interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (e) net payments,
if any, pursuant to obligations under interest rate Hedge Agreements with
respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (u) accretion or accrual of
discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (v) any expense
resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the
application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase
accounting, (w) all additional interest then owing pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement and any comparable “additional interest” with
respect to other securities, (x) amortization of deferred financing fees,
debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (y) any expensing of
bridge, commitment and other financing fees and (z) commissions,
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discounts,
yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related
to any
Permitted Receivables Financing); plus
(2) consolidated
capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, whether paid or accrued; less
(3) interest
income for such period; plus
(4) all
cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock during such period;
plus
(5) all
cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock during such
period.
For
purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall
be
deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person
to be
the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (loss) of the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined
on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without
duplication,
(a) any
after-tax effect of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges and gains
for such period (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including
any
unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the
implementation of cost-savings initiatives, severance costs, relocation costs,
integration and facilities opening costs, signing costs, retention or completion
bonuses, transition costs and costs from curtailments or modifications to
pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans for such period,
(b) the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period
to the
extent included in Consolidated Net Income,
(c) Transaction
Expenses, to the extent incurred on or prior to May 1, 2008,
(d) any
fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof
for
such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, recapitalization,
asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities,
refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt
instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior
to
the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and
any
charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result
of
any such transaction,
(e) any
net after-tax effect of income or loss for such period attributable to the
early
extinguishment of Indebtedness or to hedging obligations or other derivative
instruments,
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(f) accruals
and reserves established or adjusted within twelve months
after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result
of the
Transactions in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption of
or
modification of accounting policies during such period,
(g) Non-Cash
Charges pursuant to clauses (b) or (d) of the definition thereof
for such period,
(h) the
amount of any net income (or loss) for such period from disposed or discontinued
operations,
(i) the
amount of losses on asset sales (other than asset sales made in the ordinary
course of business), disposals and abandonments, and
(j) solely
for purposes of determining the Applicable Amount, the net income for such
period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Credit Party) to the
extent
that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by
that
Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination
wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been
obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its
charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule,
or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends
or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated
Net
Income of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will be increased
by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually
paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Parent Borrower
or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not
already included therein.
Without
duplication of the foregoing, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net
Income for any period the purchase accounting effects of adjustments to
inventory, property, equipment and intangible assets and deferred revenue
in
component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative
pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to
the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the
Transactions, any consummated acquisition whether consummated before or after
the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts
thereof.
“Consolidated
Senior Secured Debt” shall mean Consolidated Total Debt secured by a
Lien on any assets of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated
Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as
of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then last
ended.
“Consolidated
Stores DDA” means any DDA into which proceeds from two or more stores
maintained by the Credit Parties are deposited.
“Consolidated
Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount
that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total
assets” (or
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any
like
caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated
Total Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) all
Indebtedness of the types described in clause (a) (other than Permitted
Intercompany Indebtedness), clause (d) (but, in the case of clause
(d), only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under any letter of
credit) and clause (f) of the definition thereof, in each case actually
owing by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date
and to
the extent appearing on the balance sheet of the Parent Borrower determined
on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (provided that the amount of any
Capitalized Lease Obligations or any such Indebtedness issued at a discount
to
its face value shall be determined in accordance with GAAP) minus (b) the
aggregate cash and cash equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all
Liens,
other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 10.2 and Liens
permitted by Section 10.2(k) and (o) and
clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 10.2(p)) included in
the cash and cash equivalents accounts listed on the consolidated balance
sheet
of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as at such
date.
“Consolidated
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total
Debt
as of the last day of the relevant Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA
for
such Test Period.
“Consolidated
Working Capital” shall mean, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of
all amounts (other than cash and Permitted Investments) that would, in
conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets”
(or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower
and
the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date excluding the current portion of
current and deferred income taxes over (b) the sum of all amounts that
would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current
liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred
revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any
Funded Debt, (ii) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans and Letter of Credit
Exposure, (iii) the current portion of interest and (iv) the current
portion of current and deferred income taxes.
“Continuing
Director” shall mean, at any date, an individual (a) who is a
member of the board of directors of the Parent Borrower on the date hereof,
(b) who, as of the date of determination, has been a member of such board
of directors for at least the twelve preceding months, (c) who has been
nominated to be a member of such board of directors, directly or indirectly,
by
a Sponsor or Persons nominated by a Sponsor or (d) who has been nominated
to be
a member of such board of directors by a majority of the other Continuing
Directors then in office.
“Contract
Consideration” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of
Excess Cash Flow.
“Contractual
Requirement” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 8.3.
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“Converted
Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the
definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Converted
Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the
definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Cost”
shall mean, with respect to Inventory, the weighted average cost thereof,
as
determined in the same manner and consistent with the most recent Inventory
Appraisal which has been received by the Collateral Agent.
“Credit
Card Notifications” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(c).
“Credit
Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guarantees (if any), the
Security Documents, each Letter of Credit and any promissory notes issued
by a
Borrower hereunder.
“Credit
Event” shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or
continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
“Credit
Party” shall mean each of the Parent Borrower, each of the Subsidiary
Borrowers, and the Guarantors that is a party to a Credit Document.
“Cumulative
Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income for such period, taken as a single accounting
period. Cumulative Consolidated Net Income may be a positive or
negative amount.
“Customs
Broker Agreement” means an agreement among a Credit Party, a customs
broker or other carrier, and the Collateral Agent, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in which the customs broker
or
other carrier acknowledges that it has control over and holds the documents
evidencing ownership of the subject Inventory for the benefit of the Collateral
Agent and agrees, upon notice from the Collateral Agent (which notice shall
be
delivered only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default), to hold and dispose of the subject Inventory solely as directed
by the
Collateral Agent.
“DDA”
means any checking or other demand deposit account maintained by any Credit
Party other than Concentration Accounts, Disbursement Accounts and the
Non-Controlled Accounts.
“Default”
shall mean any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time,
or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting
Lender” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is
in effect.
“Deferred
Net Cash Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided such term in the
definition of “Net Cash Proceeds.”
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“Deferred
Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date” shall have the meaning provided such
term in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds.”
“Designated
Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Designated
Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash
consideration received by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary
in
connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 10.4(b) that is
designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate
of an
Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower, setting forth the basis of such
valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion
of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following
the
consummation of the applicable Disposition).
“Disbursement
Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Disposed
EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any
Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period
of
Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted
Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references
to such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and
its
respective Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such
Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case
may
be.
“Disposition”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.4(b).
“Disqualified
Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Stock or Stock
Equivalents of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable,
or upon
the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than
solely for Stock or Stock Equivalents that is not Disqualified Stock), other
than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking
fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale to the
extent the terms of such Stock or Stock Equivalents provide that such Stock
or
Stock Equivalents shall not be required to be repurchased or redeemed until
the
Maturity Date has occurred or such repurchase or redemption is otherwise
permitted by this Agreement (including as a result of a waiver hereunder)),
in
whole or in part, in each case prior to the date that is ninety-one (91)
days
after the Maturity Date hereunder; provided that if such Stock or Stock
Equivalents are issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent
Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such
Stock
or Stock Equivalents shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because
it
may be required to be repurchased by the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries
in
order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations; provided,
further, that any Stock or Stock Equivalents held by any future, present
or
former employee, director, manager or consultant, of the Parent Borrower,
any of
its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any
other
entity in which the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment
and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors of
the Parent Borrower, in each case pursuant to any stockholders’ agreement,
management equity plan or stock incentive
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plan
or
any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement shall not constitute
Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased
by the
Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“Disregarded
Entity” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that is disregarded for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
“Dividends”
or “dividends” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 10.6.
“Documentation
Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to that term as set forth in the
preamble hereto.
“Dollars”
and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United
States of America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is
organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or the
District of Columbia.
“Drawing”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(b).
“Eligible
Accounts” shall mean, at any date of determination thereof, the
aggregate amount of all Accounts at such date due to a Credit Party except
to
the extent that (determined without duplication):
(a) such
Account does not arise from the sale of goods or the performance of services
by
such Credit Party in the ordinary course of its business;
(b) (i)
such Credit Party’s right to receive payment is not absolute or is contingent
upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever (other than the preparation
and
delivery of an invoice) or (ii) with respect to such Account, such Credit
Party is not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce its remedies against
the
Account Debtor through judicial process;
(c) any
defense, counterclaim, set-off or dispute exists as to such Account, but
only to
the extent of such defense, counterclaim, set-off or dispute, unless
(i) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, in its Permitted
Discretion, has established an appropriate Reserve and determines to include
such Account as an Eligible Account or (ii) such account Debtor has entered
into an agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent to waive such rights;
(d) such
Account is not a true and correct statement of bona fide indebtedness incurred
in the amount of the Account for merchandise sold to or services rendered
and
accepted by the applicable Account Debtor;
(e) an
invoice, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in form and substance
or otherwise in the form otherwise required by any Account Debtor, has not
been
sent to the applicable Account Debtor in respect of such Account within 30
days
after the earlier of (i) the date the goods have been sold or the services
rendered, as
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applicable
or (ii) the date as of which such Account is first included in the
Borrowing Base Certificate or otherwise reported to the Administrative
Agent as
Collateral;
(f) such
Account (i) is not owned by such Credit Party or (ii) is subject to
any Lien, other than Liens permitted hereunder pursuant to Sections
10.2(a), (b) and (d);
(g) such
Account is the obligation of an Account Debtor that is another Credit Party
or a
director, officer, employee or Affiliate of any Credit Party;
(h) such
Account is the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States
government or a political subdivision thereof, or department, agency or
instrumentality thereof unless such Credit Party, if necessary, has complied
with respect to such obligation with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act
of
1940, or any applicable state, county or municipal law restricting assignment
thereof, in each case to the Administrative Agent’s reasonable
satisfaction;
(i) Accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Person other than a Governmental
Authority unless: (i) the Account Debtor (A) is a natural person
with a billing address in the United States, (B) maintains its head office
in the United States, or (C) is organized under the laws of the United
States or a political subdivision thereof; or (ii) (A) the Account is
supported by a letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
in its
Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming
bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly
drawable by the Administrative Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by
credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,
(j) such
Credit Party is liable for goods sold or services rendered by the applicable
Account Debtor to such Credit Party but only to the extent of the potential
offset;
(k) upon
the occurrence of any of the following with respect to such
Account:
(i) the
Account is not paid within (A) 60 days after the due date or (B) 120 days
after
the invoice date;
(ii) the
Account Debtor obligated upon such Account suspends business, makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay its debts generally
as
they come due;
(iii) any
Account Debtor obligated upon such Account is a debtor or a debtor in possession
under any bankruptcy law or any other federal, state or foreign (including
any
provincial) receivership, insolvency relief or other law or laws for the
relief
of debtors;
(l) such
Account is the obligation of an Account Debtor from whom 50% or more of the
dollar amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor are ineligible
under
the criteria set forth in this definition;
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(m) such
Account is one as to which the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, on behalf of
itself and the Lenders, is not a first priority perfected Lien, subject only
to
Permitted Liens in the nature of bailee, warehousemen, landlord or similar
non-consensual Liens having priority by operation of law;
(n) any
of the representations or warranties in the Credit Documents with respect
to
such Account are untrue in any material respect with respect to such Account
(or, with respect to representations or warranties that are qualified by
materiality, any of such representations and warranties are
untrue);
(o) such
Account is evidenced by a judgment, Instrument or Chattel Paper (each such
term
as defined in the UCC) (other than instruments or Chattel Paper that are
held by
any Credit Party or that have been delivered to the Collateral
Agent);
(p) such
Account, together with all other Accounts owing by such Account Debtor and
its
Affiliates as of any date of determination, exceeds 20% of all Eligible Accounts
(but only to the extent of such excess);
(q) such
Account is payable in any currency other than Dollars;
(r) such
Account has been redated, extended, compromised, settled or otherwise modified
or discounted, but only to the extent of such discount or modification, except
discounts or modifications that are granted by a Credit Party in the ordinary
course of business and that are reflected in the calculation of the Borrowing
Bases;
(s) such
Account exceeds the amount such Credit Party is entitled to receive under
any
capitation arrangement, fee schedule, discount formula, cost-based reimbursement
or other adjustment or limitation to such Person’s usual charges (to the extent
of such excess);
(t) such
Account is of an Account Debtor that is located in a state or jurisdiction
requiring the filing of a notice of business activities report or similar
report
in order to permit a Credit Party to seek judicial enforcement in such state
or
jurisdiction of payment of such Account, unless such Credit Party has qualified
to do business in such state or has filed a notice of business activities
report
or equivalent report for the then-current year or if such failure to file
and
inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable of being remedied without
any
material delay or material cost;
(u) such
Accounts were acquired or originated by a Person acquired in a Permitted
Acquisition (until such time as the Administrative Agent has completed a
customary due diligence investigation as to such Accounts and such Person,
which
investigation may, at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent,
include a field examination, and the Administrative Agent is reasonably
satisfied with the results thereof);
(v) such
Credit Party is subject to an event of the type described in
Section 11.5;
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(w) Accounts
arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold
pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a xxxx
and
hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor
may be conditional (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a rental or lease
basis), or
(x) Accounts,
the collection of which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,
believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor's perceived inability
to
pay, upon notice thereof to such Credit Party.
“Eligible
Credit Card Receivables” shall mean, as of any date of determination,
Accounts due to a Credit Party from major credit card and debit card processors
(including, but not limited to, VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Diners
Club,
DiscoverCard, Interlink, NYCE, Star/Mac, Tyme, Pulse, Accel, AFF, Shazam,
CU244,
Alaska Option and Maestro) that arise in the ordinary course of business
and
which have been earned by performance and that are not excluded as ineligible
by
virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below. None of the following
shall be deemed to be Eligible Credit Card Receivables:
(a) Accounts
that have been outstanding for more than five Business Days from the date
of
sale, or for such longer period(s) as may be approved by the Administrative
Agent in its reasonable discretion;
(b) Accounts
with respect to which a Credit Party does not have good, valid and marketable
title, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens permitted hereunder pursuant
to Sections 10.2(a), (b) and (d));
(c) Accounts
as to which the Collateral Agent’s Lien attached thereon on behalf of itself and
the Lenders, is not a first priority perfected Lien, subject only to Permitted
Liens in the nature of bailee, warehouseman, landlord or similar non-consensual
Liens having priority by operation of law;
(d) Accounts
which are disputed, or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset
or
chargeback (other than chargebacks in the ordinary course by the credit card
processors) has been asserted, by the related credit card processor (but
only to
the extent of such dispute, counterclaim, offset or chargeback);
(e) except
as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent, Accounts as to which the
credit card processor has the right under certain circumstances to require
a
Credit Party to repurchase the Accounts from such credit card or debit card
processor;
(f) except
as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld), Accounts arising from any private label credit card
program of a Credit Party; and
(g) Accounts
due from major credit card and debit card processors (other than JCB, Visa,
Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, DiscoverCard, Interlink, NYCE,
Star/Mac, Tyme, Pulse, Accel, AFF, Shazam, CU244, Alaska Option and Maestro)
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which
the
Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion determines to be unlikely
to be
collected.
“Eligible
In-Transit Inventory” means, as of any date of determination thereof,
without duplication of other Eligible Inventory, Inventory:
(a) that
has been shipped from a location not within the United States of America
(excluding its territories and possessions) for receipt by a Credit Party
within
sixty (60) days of the date of shipment;
(b) for
which the purchase order is in the name of a Credit Party and title has passed
to such Credit Party;
(c) for
which the document of title reflects a Credit Party as consignee or, if
requested by the Collateral Agent, names the Collateral Agent as consignee,
and
in each case for Inventory shipped from a location not within the United
States
of America (excluding its territories and possessions), as to which the
Collateral Agent has control over the documents of title which evidence
ownership of the subject Inventory (such as, if requested by the Collateral
Agent, by the delivery of a Customs Broker Agreement);
(d) that
is insured in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
(e) that
otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory.
“Eligible
Inventory” shall mean, at any date of determination thereof, the
aggregate amount of all Inventory owned by a Credit Party at such date except
any Inventory (determined without duplication):
(a) which
is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral
Agent, subject only to Permitted Liens in the nature of bailee, warehouseman,
landlord or similar non-consensual Liens have priority by operation of
law;
(b) which
is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent
and (ii) a Permitted Lien which does not have priority over the Lien in favor
of
the Collateral Agent (other than any bailee, warehouseman, landlord or similar
non-consensual Liens having priority of operation of law to the extent either
subclause (i) or (ii) of such clauses (g) or (h) is satisfied with respect
to
the relevant Inventory);
(c) which
is, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, obsolete,
unmerchantable, defective or unfit for sale;
(d) except
as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, any of the representations
or
warranties in the Credit Documents with respect to such Inventory are untrue
in
any material respect with respect to such Inventory (or, with respect to
representations or warranties that are qualified by materiality, any of such
representations and warranties are untrue);
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(e) which
constitutes packaging and shipping material, manufacturing supplies, display
items, xxxx-and-hold goods, returned or repossessed goods (other than goods
that
are undamaged and able to be resold in the ordinary course of business),
defective goods, unfinished goods, goods held on consignment, goods to be
returned to a Credit Party’s suppliers or goods which are not of a type held for
sale in the ordinary course of business;
(f) which
(other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory or Inventory which is the subject
of
an Eligible Letter of Credit) is not located in the United States of America
(excluding its territories and possessions);
(g) which
is located in any location (other than a retail store not located in
Pennsylvania, Virginia or Washington) leased by a Credit Party unless (i)
the
lessor has delivered to the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement
or
(ii) a Reserve for rent, charges, and other amounts due or to become due
with
respect to such facility has been established by the Administrative Agent
or the
Collateral Agent in its Permitted Discretion; provided, that any such
Reserve shall not exceed an amount equal to the rent due with respect to
such
facility for the time period used to determine the orderly liquidation value
as
set forth in the most recent Inventory Appraisal;
(h) which
(except with regard to Eligible In-Transit Inventory or Inventory which is
subject to an Eligible Letter of Credit) is located in any third party warehouse
or is in the possession of a bailee and is not evidenced by a Document, unless
(i) such warehouseman or bailee has delivered to the Collateral Agent a
Collateral Access Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably require or (ii) an appropriate Reserve has been established
by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in its Permitted Discretion;
provided, that any such Reserve shall not exceed an amount equal to the
reasonable fees and expenses due with respect to such warehouse or bailee
for
the time period used to determine the orderly liquidation value as set forth
in
the most recent Inventory Appraisal;
(i) which
is the subject of a consignment by a Credit Party as consignor unless (i)
a
protective UCC-1 financing statement has been properly filed against the
consignee, and (ii) there is a written agreement acknowledging that such
Inventory is held on consignment, that such Credit Party retains title to
such
Inventory, that no Lien arising by, through or under such consignee has attached
or will attach to such Inventory and requiring consignee to segregate the
consigned Inventory from the consignee’s other personal or movable property and
having other terms consistent with the such Credit Party’s past practices for
consigned Inventory;
(j)
which is perishable as determined in accordance with GAAP;
(k) which
contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to a Credit Party
unless the Administrative Agent is satisfied that it may sell or otherwise
dispose of such Inventory without (i) infringing the rights of such licensor
in
any material respect, (ii) violating any material contract with such
licensor or (iii) incurring any
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material
liability with respect to payment of royalties other than royalties incurred
pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement;
or
(l) such
Inventory was acquired or originated by a Person acquired in a Permitted
Acquisition (until such time as the Administrative Agent has completed a
customary due diligence investigation as to such Inventory and such Person,
which investigation may, at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative
Agent, include a field examination, and the Administrative Agent is reasonably
satisfied with the results thereof).
“Eligible
Letter of Credit” means, as of any date of determination thereof, a
Commercial Letter of Credit issued or arranged by the Administrative Agent
or
any of its Affiliates (or, to the extent Excess Availability is equal to
or
greater than $250,000,000 on such date, any other Letter of Credit Issuer)
which
supports the purchase of Inventory, (i) which Inventory does not constitute
Eligible In-Transit Inventory and for which no documents of title have then
been
issued; (ii) which Inventory otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory,
(c) which Commercial Letter of Credit has an expiry within sixty (60) days
of
the date of initial issuance of such Commercial Letter of Credit, and (iv)
which
Commercial Letter of Credit provides that it may be drawn only after the
Inventory is completed in accordance with the underlying purchase order or
contract, and after documents of title have been issued for such Inventory
reflecting a Borrower or, if requested by the Collateral Agent, the Collateral
Agent as consignee of such Inventory.
“Environmental
Claims” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees,
demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, violation
or
potential responsibility or investigation (other than internal reports prepared
by the Parent Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course
of
such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing
transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings
relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any
approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter,
“Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all
Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup,
removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party
seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation
or
injunctive relief relating to the presence, release or threatened release
of
Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to
health
or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials),
or
the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such
as
wetlands.
“Environmental
Law” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local
statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now
or
hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial
or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or
administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the protection
of
the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such
as
wetlands, or human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure
to
Hazardous Materials), or Hazardous Materials.
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“Equity
Investments” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from
time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect
at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory
thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
“ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA)
that together with the Parent Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer”
within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes
of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Event
of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section
11.
“Excess
Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.1(e).
“Excess
Availability” shall mean, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the
aggregate Tranche A Commitments then in effect and (ii) the Tranche A Borrowing
Base minus (ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders
(other than in respect of Tranche A-1 Loans) at such time.
“Excess
Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess
of:
(a) the
sum, without duplication, of
(i)Consolidated
Net Income for such
period,
(ii)an
amount equal to the amount of all
non-cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated
Net
Income and cash receipts included in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition
of Consolidated Net Income and excluded in arriving at such Consolidated
Net
Income,
(iii)decreases
in Consolidated Working
Capital for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions
by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such
period or the application of purchase accounting),
(iv)an
amount equal to the aggregate net
non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary
course
of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net
Income;
and
(v)cash
receipts in respect of Hedge
Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in
such
Consolidated Net Income;
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over
(b) the sum, without duplication, of
(i)an
amount equal to the amount of all
non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and
cash
charges included in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition of Consolidated
Net Income and included in arriving at such Consolidated Net
Income,
(ii)without
duplication of amounts deducted
pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior years, the amount of Capital
Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in
cash
during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or
acquisitions were financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of the Parent
Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (unless such Indebtedness has been
repaid),
(iii)the
aggregate amount of all principal
payments of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries
(including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of
Capitalized Lease Obligations, (B) the amount of any repayment of Term
Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Term Loan Agreement and
(C) the amount of a mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to
Section 5.2(a) of the Term Loan Agreement to the extent required due to a
Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not
in
excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (x) all other
prepayments of Term Loans, (y) all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans
and Swingline Loans (z) all prepayments in respect of any other revolving
credit
facility, except in the case of clauses (y) and (z) to the extent
there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), except
to
the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Parent
Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,
(iv)
an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the
Parent
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than
Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in
arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(v)increases
in Consolidated Working
Capital for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions
by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such
period or the application of purchase accounting),
(vi)
payments by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such
period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, to the extent not already
deducted from Consolidated Net Income,
(vii)
without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in
prior fiscal years, the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis)
in
connection with Investments (including acquisitions) made during such period
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pursuant to Section 10.5 to the extent that such Investments were
financed with internally generated cash flow of the Parent Borrower and
the
Restricted Subsidiaries,
(viii)
the amount of dividends paid during such period (on a consolidated basis)
by the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section
10.6(a), (b) or (d), to the extent such dividends were
financed with internally generated cash flow of the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries,
(ix)the
aggregate amount of expenditures
actually made by the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash
during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees)
to
the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and
are
not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,
(x)the
aggregate amount of any premium,
make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Parent Borrower
and
the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection
with
any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent that such payments are not deducted
in calculating Consolidated Net Income,
(xi)without
duplication of amounts deducted
from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required
to
be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant
to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered
into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Capital
Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated or
made
during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following
the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount
of internally generated cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted
Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property
during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract
Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation
of
Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal
quarters,
(xii)
the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash or tax
reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the
extent
they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated
Net
Income for such period, and
(xiii)
cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year
to the
extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net
Income.
“Excluded
Subsidiary” shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary listed on
Schedule 1.1(d)(i) hereto and each future Domestic Subsidiary, in each
case, for so long as any such Subsidiary does not constitute a Material
Subsidiary, (b) each Domestic Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary
on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to
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“Excluded
Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Agent or any Lender,
(a) net income taxes and franchise and excise taxes (imposed in lieu of net
income taxes) imposed on such Agent or Lender, (b) any Taxes imposed on any
Agent or any Lender as a result of any current or former connection between
such
Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing
such
tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other
than any such connection arising from such Agent or Lender having executed,
delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or having
been a party to or having enforced, this Agreement or any other Credit
Document), (c) any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to any Lender under the law in effect at the time such Lender becomes
a
party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Participant, on the date such
Participant became a Participant hereunder); provided that this
subclause (c) shall not apply to the extent that (x) the indemnity
payments or additional amounts any Lender (or Participant) would be entitled
to
receive (without regard to this subclause (c)) do not exceed the
indemnity payment or additional amounts that the person making the assignment,
participation or transfer to such Lender (or Participant) would have been
entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation or transfer
or (y) any Tax is imposed on a Lender in connection with an interest or
participation in any Loan or other obligation that such Lender was required
to
acquire pursuant to Section 13.8(a) or that such Lender acquired pursuant
to Section 13.7 (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of
doubt, that any withholding tax imposed on a Lender as a result of a Change
in
Law occurring after the time such Lender became a party to this Agreement
(or
designates a new lending office) shall not be an Excluded Tax) and (d) any
Tax
to the extent attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with
Section 5.4(e) (in the case of any Non-U.S. Lender) or Section
5.4(j) (in the case of a U.S. Lender).
“Existing
DC Sale Leaseback” shall mean any Sale Leaseback consummated by the
Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date
to
replace one or more of the Sale Leasebacks existing on the Closing Date for
the
distribution centers in Indianola, Mississippi; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Fulton,
Missouri.
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“Existing
Letters of Credit” shall mean the Letters of Credit listed on
Schedule 1.1(a).
“Existing
Notes Reserve” shall mean, at any date an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Parent Borrower’s 8 5/8% notes due June 15, 2010
that, as of such date, remain outstanding.
“Federal
Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of
the per annum rates on overnight federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on
such
day, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business
Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on
such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next
succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such
next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day
shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple
of
1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such
transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Financial
Officer” shall mean the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer,
Assistant Treasurer or any other senior financial officer of the Parent
Borrower.
“Foreign
Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan,
program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by
the
Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees employed
outside the United States.
“Foreign
Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is
not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting
Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.1(c).
“Fund”
shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be)
engaged
in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans
and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
“Funded
Debt” shall mean all indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year
from
the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is
renewable or extendable, at the option of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a
revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders
to
extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including
all amounts of Funded Debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year
from
the date of its creation and, in the case of any Borrower, Indebtedness in
respect of the Loans.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of
America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that
if the Parent Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Parent
Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect
of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application
thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent
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notifies
the Parent Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any
provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice
is
given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof,
then
such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and
applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until
such
notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance
herewith.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any nation, sovereign or government, any state,
province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity
or
authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including a central
bank or stock exchange.
“Granting
Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.6(h).
“Guarantee”
shall mean (a) the Guarantee made by any Guarantor in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially
in
the form of Exhibit B, and (b) any other guarantee of the Obligations
made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case
as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Guarantee
Obligations” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other
Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly
or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not
contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting
direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i)
for the
purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (ii) to maintain working
capital
or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net
worth
or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or
services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such
Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such
Indebtedness or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such
Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof;
provided, however, that the term “Guarantee
Obligations” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or
collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable
indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in
connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under
this
Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to
Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed
to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness
in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof
(assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by
such
Person in good faith.
“Guarantors”
shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a party to the Guarantee
after
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11 or otherwise.
“Hazardous
Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products,
radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation,
transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing
regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls,
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and
radon
gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included
in the
definition of “hazardous substances”, “hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”,
“extremely hazardous waste”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”,
“toxic pollutants”, “contaminants”, or “pollutants”, or words of similar import,
under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material
or
substance, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental
Law.
“Hedge
Agreements” shall mean interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements,
interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements,
cross-currency rate swap agreements, currency future or option contracts,
commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging
agreements, and other similar agreements entered into by the Parent Borrower
or
any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business (and not for
speculative purposes) for the principal purpose of protecting the Parent
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest
rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“Hedge
Bank” shall mean any Person (other than the Parent Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries) that either (x) at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge
Agreement or (y) with respect to any Secured Hedge Agreement that is in effect
on the Closing Date, on the Closing Date, is a Lender or Agent or an Affiliate
of a Lender or Agent, in its capacity as a party to such Secured Hedge
Agreement.
“Historical
Financial Statements” shall mean the audited consolidated balance
sheets of the Parent Borrower as of January 28, 2005, February 3, 2006 and
February 2, 2007 and the audited consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent Borrower for each of the
fiscal years in the three year period ending on February 2, 2007.
“Holdings”
shall mean Buck Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its
successors.
“Increased
Amount Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.14.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person shall mean (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed
money,
(b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes,
loan
agreements or other similar instruments, (c) the deferred purchase price
of
assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be included as a liability
on the balance sheet of such Person, (d) the face amount of all letters of
credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all
drafts drawn thereunder, (e) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured
by any
Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness
has
been assumed by such Person, (f) the principal component of all Capitalized
Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person under
interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option
contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts,
commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging
agreements and other similar agreements and (h) without duplication, all
Guarantee Obligations of such Person, provided that Indebtedness shall
not include (i) trade and other ordinary course payables and accrued
expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred or
prepaid revenue and (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion
of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed
obligations of the respective seller. The amount of Indebtedness
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of
any
Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the
lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii)
the fair
market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person
in
good faith.
“indemnified
liabilities” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.5.
“Indemnified
Taxes” shall mean all Taxes (including Other Taxes) other than (i)
Excluded Taxes and (ii) any interest, penalties or expenses caused by an
Agent’s
or Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
“Indentures”
shall mean the Senior Notes Indenture and the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” shall mean the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among the Collateral Agent and the Term Loan Facility Collateral
Agent, as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to
time.
“Interest
Period” shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan, the
interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to
Section 2.9.
“Inventory”
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Inventory
Appraisal” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the appraisal prepared
by Great American Group dated June 2007 and (b) thereafter, the most recent
inventory appraisal conducted by an independent appraisal firm pursuant to
Section 9.2(b).
“Investment”
shall mean, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for
cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of Stock, Stock
Equivalents, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests
or other securities of any other Person (including any “short sale” or any sale
of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person
entering into such sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance,
loan or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase
of property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement,
contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person) (including
any
partnership or joint venture); (c) the entering into of any guarantee of,
or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness; or (d) the
purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another
Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division
of
such Person; provided that, in the event that any Investment is made by
the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person through
substantially concurrent interim transfers of any amount through one or more
other Restricted Subsidiaries, then such other substantially concurrent interim
transfers shall be disregarded for purposes of Section 10.5.
“Investment
Grade Rating” shall mean a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the
equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent
rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected
by
the Parent Borrower.
“Investment
Grade Securities” shall mean (a) securities issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States of America
or
any agency or
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instrumentality
thereof (other than Permitted Investments), (b) debt securities or debt
instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities
or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Parent Borrower
and its
Subsidiaries and (c) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in
investments of the type described in clauses (a) and (b), which
fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and
distribution.
“Investors”
shall mean the Sponsors, the Management Investors and each other investor
providing a portion of the Equity Investments on the Closing Date.
“ISP”
shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby
Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law &
Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of
issuance).
“Issuer
Documents” shall mean with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter
of Credit Request, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered
into
by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Parent Borrower (or any Restricted
Subsidiary) or in favor of the Letter of Credit Issuer and relating to such
Letter of Credit.
“Joinder
Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit L.
“Joint
Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners” shall mean Xxxxxxx Sachs Credit
Partners L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC.
“JV
Distribution Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of cash
distributed to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any joint
venture that is not a Subsidiary (regardless of the form of legal entity)
since
the Closing Date and prior to such time (without duplication of any amount
treated as a reduction in the outstanding amount of Investments by the Parent
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (i) or
(v) of Section 10.5) and only to the extent that neither the
Parent Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is under any obligation to
repay
such amount to such joint venture.
“KKR”
shall mean each of Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co., L.P. and KKR
Associates, L.P.
“L/C
Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing
under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when
made
or refinanced as a Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated
in Dollars.
“L/C
Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is five Business Days prior to
the Maturity Date.
“L/C
Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate
amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus
the aggregate of all Unpaid Drawings, including all L/C
Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of
determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount
may
still be
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drawn
thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter
of
Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available
to be drawn.
“L/C
Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.3(a).
“L/C
Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.3(a).
“Lender”
shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Lender
Default” shall mean (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a
Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing, to fund its portion
of
any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.3 or to fund its participation
in a Protective Advance that it is required to make hereunder or (b) a Lender
having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Parent Borrower that
it does
not intend to comply with the obligations under Section 2.1(a),
2.1(d) or 3.3 or (c) a Lender being deemed insolvent or
becoming the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
“Letter
of Credit” shall mean each letter of credit issued pursuant to
Section 3.1.
“Letter
of Credit Commitment” shall mean $350,000,000, as the same may be
reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1.
“Letter
of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any
time, the sum of (a) the principal amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect
of
which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) payments to the
Letter
of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such time and (b) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit
Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid
Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to have
made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section
3.4(a)).
“Letter
of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.1(b).
“Letter
of Credit Issuer” shall mean (a) CIT, any of its Affiliates or any
replacement or successor pursuant to Section 3.6, (b) each
issuer of an Existing Letter of Credit and (c) at any time such Person is
a
Lender, SunTrust Bank, Bank of America, N.A., LaSalle Bank, National
Association, U.S. Bank, National Association, Wachovia Bank, National
Association, and KeyBank (it being understood that if any such Person ceases
to
be a Lender hereunder, such Person will remain a Letter of Credit Issuer
with
respect to any Letters of Credit issued by such Person that remained outstanding
as of the date such Person ceased to be a Lender). If the Parent
Borrower requests CIT to issue a Letter of Credit, CIT may, in its discretion,
arrange for such Letter of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of CIT or any
Lender, and in each such case the term “Letter of Credit Issuer” shall include
any such Affiliate or Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued by
such
Affiliate or Lender. References herein and in the other Credit
Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the
Letter
of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all
Letter
of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.
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“Letters
of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without
duplication, (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Unpaid Drawings in
respect of all Letters of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.2.
“Level I
Status” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that the Average
Daily Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is
less
than or equal to $250,000,000 as calculated pursuant to Section 1.6
.
“Level II
Status” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that Level I
Status does not exist and the Average Daily Excess Availability for the
immediately preceding fiscal quarter is less than or equal to $750,000,000
as of
the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter and as calculated pursuant
to Section 1.6.
“Level
III Status” shall mean the circumstance, on any date, that Level I
Status and Level II Status do not exist.
“LIBOR
Loan” shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan or New Revolving Loan
bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR
Rate.
“LIBOR
Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan,
the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor page
or
any successor service, or any substitute page or substitute for such service,
providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on Reuters
Screen LIBOR01 Page, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time
to time
for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar
deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period,
as
the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest
Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for
any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” with respect to such LIBOR Loan for such
Interest Period shall be determined by Administrative Agent by reference
to such
other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate
for
dollar deposits in the London interbank market as may be selected by the
Administrative Agent and, in the absence of availability, such other method
to
determine such eurodollar rate as may be selected by the Administrative Agent
in
its Permitted Discretion.
“Lien”
shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment,
lien (statutory or other) or similar encumbrance (including any agreement
to
give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement or any lease or license in the nature thereof).
“Liquidity
Event” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that Excess
Availability is less than $75,000,000.
“Loan”
shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan, Swingline Loan, New Revolving Loan
or
Protective Advance made by any Lender hereunder.
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“Management
Investors” shall mean the directors, management officers and employees
of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
“Mandatory
Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.1(c).
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the
business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Parent
Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually
or in
the aggregate, materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Parent
Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their
payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents
or
(b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.
“Material
Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination, each Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (a) whose total assets at the last day
of the
Test Period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal
to
or greater than 2.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Parent Borrower
and
the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose revenues during such
Test
Period were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated revenues of
the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each
case
determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from
time
to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material
Subsidiaries have, in the aggregate, (x) total assets at the last day of
such
Test Period equal to or greater than 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets
of
the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (y) revenues
during such Test Period equal to or greater than 10.0% of the consolidated
revenues of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period,
in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, then the Parent Borrower
shall,
on the date on which financial statements for such quarter are delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the Administrative Agent
one
or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries.”
“Maturity
Date” shall mean July 6, 2013.
“Maximum
Incremental Facilities Amount” shall mean, at any date of
determination, the difference of (a) $325,000,000 minus (b) the aggregate
principal amount of incremental commitments obtained under the Term Loan
Facility pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Term Loan Agreement after the
Closing Date but prior to such date of determination.
“Merger”
shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Merger
Sub” shall mean Buck Acquisition Corp., a Tennessee
corporation.
“Minimum
Borrowing Amount” shall mean (a) with respect to a Borrowing of LIBOR
Loans, $5,000,000 (or, if less, the entire remaining Commitments at the time
of
such Borrowing), (b) with respect to a Borrowing of ABR Loans, $500,000
(or, if less, the entire remaining Commitments at the time of such Borrowing),
and (c) with respect to a Borrowing of Swingline Loans, $500,000 (or, if
less, the entire remaining Commitments at the time of such
Borrowing).
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“Minimum
Equity Amount” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Monthly
Account Statement” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Monthly
Borrowing Base Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 9.1(h).
“Moody’s”
shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or
consolidation to its business.
“Multiemployer
Plan” shall mean a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net
Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event, (a)
the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect
of
installment obligations, if applicable) received by or on behalf of the Parent
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment
Event, as the case may be, less (b) the sum of:
(i) the
amount, if any, of all taxes paid or estimated by the Parent Borrower in
good
faith to be payable by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
in connection with such Prepayment Event,
(ii) the
amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against
any
liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above)
(x)
associated with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event
and
(y) retained by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries,
provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other
than
in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed
to be Net Cash Proceeds of such Prepayment Event occurring on the date of
such
reduction,
(iii) the
amount of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder or under the
Term
Loan Facility) secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such
Prepayment Event to the extent that the instrument creating or evidencing
such
Indebtedness requires that such Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation
of such
Prepayment Event,
(iv)in
the case of any Asset Sale
Prepayment Event or Casualty Event, the amount of any proceeds of such
Prepayment Event that the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has
reinvested (or intends to reinvest within the Reinvestment Period or has
entered
into a binding commitment prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period
to
reinvest) in the business of the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries (subject to Section 10.9), provided, that any portion
of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested within such Reinvestment
Period
(with respect to such Prepayment Event, the “Deferred Net Cash
Proceeds”) shall, unless the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary
has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of such Reinvestment
Period to reinvest such proceeds, (x) be deemed to be Net
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Cash
Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event occurring
on the
last day of such Reinvestment Period or, if later, 180 days after the date
such
Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into such binding
commitment, as applicable (such last day or 180th day,
as
applicable, the “Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date”), and
(y) be applied to the repayment of Revolving Credit Loans in accordance
with
Section 5.2(a),
(v) in
the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event or Permitted
Sale
Leaseback (other than the Existing DC Sale Leasebacks) by a non-wholly-owned
Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof
(calculated without regard to this clause (v)) attributable to minority
interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the
Parent
Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof,
and
(vi) reasonable
and customary fees paid by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary
in
connection with any of the foregoing,
in
each
case only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount referred
to in clause (a) above.
“Net
Orderly Liquidation Value” shall mean the orderly liquidation value
(net of costs and expenses estimated to be incurred in connection with such
liquidation) of the Eligible Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable
in an
orderly liquidation of such Eligible Inventory, as determined from time to
time
by reference to the most recent Inventory Appraisal, provided, that from
October 15 through December 15 of each year such value shall be the high
value
as set forth on such Inventory Appraisal and at all other times shall be
the low
value as set forth on such Inventory Appraisal.
“New
Revolving Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.14(a).
“New
Revolving Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.14(b).
“New
Revolving Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.14(b).
“Non-Cash
Charges” shall mean, without duplication, (a) losses on
non-ordinary course asset sales, disposals or abandonments, (b) any impairment
charge or asset write-off related to intangible assets (including goodwill),
long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities pursuant
to
GAAP, (c) all losses from investments recorded using the equity method, (d)
stock-based awards compensation expense, including any such charges arising
from
stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity incentive grants,
and any
cash compensation charges associated with the rollover or acceleration of
stock-based awards or payment of stock options in connection with the
Transactions, and (e) other non-cash charges (provided that if any
non-cash charges referred to in this clause (e) represent an accrual or
reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in
respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated
EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item
that
was paid in a prior period).
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“Non-Consenting
Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.7(b).
“Non-Controlled
Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Non-Defaulting
Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting
Lender.
“Non-Extension
Notice Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.2(b).
“Non-U.S.
Lender” shall mean any Agent or Lender that is not, for United States
federal income tax purposes, (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident
of the United States, (b) a corporation, partnership or entity treated as a
corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, or any political subdivision thereof, (c) an estate whose
income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source
or
(d) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United
States
persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust
or
a trust that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations to be treated as a United States person.
“Non-U.S.
Participant” shall mean any Participant that if it were a Lender would
qualify as a Non-U.S. Lender.
“Notes”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Notes
Offerings” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“Notice
of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.3(a).
“Notice
of Conversion or Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.6.
“Obligations”
shall mean all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants
and
duties of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document or otherwise
with
respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit or under any Secured Cash Management
Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case, entered into with the
Parent
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether direct or indirect (including
those
acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue
after
the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof
of any
proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming such Person as the
debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are
allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents
(and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under
the
Credit Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations)
to
pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities
and other amounts payable by any Credit Party under any Credit
Document.
“Other
Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, registration,
documentary or any other excise, property or similar taxes (including interest,
fines, penalties,
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additions
to tax and related expenses with regard thereto) arising from any payment
made
or required to be made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document
or from
the execution or delivery of, registration or enforcement of, consummation
or
administration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other
Credit Document.
“Overnight
Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative
Agent,
the Letter of Credit Issuer, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be,
in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Parent
Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
“Participant”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c).
“Patriot
Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.18.
“PBGC”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to
Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
“Pension
Act” shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as it presently
exists or as it may be amended from time to time.
“Perfection
Certificate” shall mean a certificate of each Borrower in the form of
Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative
Agent.
“Permitted
Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the
Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of assets or Stock
or
Stock Equivalents, so long as (a) such acquisition and all transactions
related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable law;
(b) such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock or Stock
Equivalents and its Subsidiaries becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and a
Subsidiary Guarantor, to the extent required by Section 9.11; (c)
such acquisition shall result in the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of
the applicable Lenders, being granted a security interest in any Stock, Stock
Equivalent or any assets so acquired, to the extent required by Sections
9.11 and/or 9.14; (d) each Person (or, as applicable, the assets) so
acquired shall be in (or with respect to assets, useful for engaging in)
the
same or generally related line of business as conducted by the Parent Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date; and (e) both immediately before
and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Permitted
Additional Debt” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness issued by the Parent
Borrower or a Guarantor, (a) the terms of which (i) do not
provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund
obligation prior to the Maturity Date (other than customary offers to purchase
upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration
rights after an event of default) and (ii) to the extent the same are
subordinated, provide for customary subordination to the Obligations under
the
Credit Documents, (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and
other terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums),
taken
as a whole, are not more restrictive to the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries than those herein (or to the extent such Permitted
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Additional
Debt constitutes refinancing Indebtedness of the Senior Subordinated Notes,
those applicable to the Senior Subordinated Notes being so refinanced);
provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent
Borrower is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business
Days
(or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree)
prior
to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed
description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or
drafts
of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Parent Borrower
has
determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing
requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions
satisfy
the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the
Parent
Borrower within such period that it disagrees with such determination (including
a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees) and (c)
of which
no Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (other than a Guarantor or any guarantor
of
the Indebtedness being refinanced by such Permitted Additional Debt, if
applicable) is an obligor.
“Permitted
Discretion” shall mean, as applicable, the Administrative Agent’s or
the Collateral Agent’s commercially reasonable judgment, exercised in good faith
in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based
lending transactions, as to any factor, event, condition or other circumstance
which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable,
reasonably determines: (a) will or reasonably could be expected
to adversely affect in any material respect the value of any Eligible Accounts,
Eligible Credit Card Receivables or Eligible Inventory, the enforceability
or
priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens thereon or on any other material
Collateral or the amount which the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the
Letter of Credit Issuer would be likely to receive (after giving consideration
to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the liquidation of such
Eligible Accounts, Eligible Credit Card Receivables or Eligible Inventory
or
(b) evidences that any collateral report or financial information delivered
to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by any Person on behalf
of
the Parent Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material
respect. In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent may consider, without duplication, factors already included
in
or tested by the definition of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Credit Card
Receivables and Eligible Inventory, and any of the
following: (i) changes after the Closing Date in any material
respect in any concentration of risk with respect to Eligible Accounts and
(ii)
any other factors arising after the Closing Date that change in any material
respect the credit risk of lending to the Borrowers on the security of the
Eligible Accounts, Eligible Credit Card Receivables and Eligible
Inventory.
“Permitted
Holders” shall mean each of (a) the Sponsors and (b) the
Management Investors.
“Permitted
Intercompany Indebtedness” shall mean all Indebtedness of the Parent
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Parent Borrower or any
other
Subsidiary having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any and all
rollovers and extensions) and incurred in the ordinary course of business;
provided that the aggregate amount of Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness
owed by Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties to Credit Parties shall
not
exceed $100,000,000.
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“Permitted
Investments” shall mean:
(a) securities
issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any
agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities and/or
reset
dates of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition
thereof;
(b) securities
issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision
of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any political
subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having
maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof
and,
at the time of acquisition, having an investment grade rating generally
obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither S&P
nor Xxxxx’x shall be rating such obligations, then from another nationally
recognized rating service);
(c) commercial
paper maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from
either S&P or Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Xxxxx’x shall
be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally
recognized rating service);
(d) domestic
and LIBOR certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing no more than
two years after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any Lender or any
other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000
in
the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof)
in the case of foreign banks;
(e) repurchase
agreements with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities
of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above
entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(d) above or securities dealers of recognized national
standing;
(f) marketable
short-term money market and similar funds (x) either having assets in excess
of
$500,000,000 or (y) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P
or Xxxxx’x (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Xxxxx’x shall be rating such
obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating
service);
(g) shares
of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company
Act of
1940 and substantially all the investments of which are one or more of the
types
of securities described in clauses (a) through (f) above;
and
(h) in
the case of Investments by any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary or Investments
made
in a country outside the United States of America, other customarily utilized
high-quality Investments in the country where such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary
is located or in which such Investment is made.
“Permitted
Liens” shall mean:
(a) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims not yet overdue
for a
period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and
by
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appropriate
proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established to the
extent
required by and in accordance with GAAP, or for property taxes on property
that
the Parent Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon
if the
sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge or claim is to such
property;
(b) Liens
in respect of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’
Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business,
in
each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course of business
and do
not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) Liens
arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event
of
Default under Section 11.11;
(d) Liens
incurred or deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance
of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases,
government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise
constituting Investments permitted by Section 10.5;
(e) ground
leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by
the
Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;
(f) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and
other
similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with
the
business of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(g) any
interest or title of a lessor or secured by a lessor’s interest under any lease
permitted by this Agreement;
(h) Liens
in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of
goods;
(i) Liens
on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter
of
credit issued for the account of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Parent
Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the
extent
permitted under Section 10.1;
(j) leases,
licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any
material respect with the business of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole;
(k) Liens
arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or
similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Parent
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(l) Liens
created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial
institutions over credit balances of any bank accounts of the Parent Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions,
as
the case may be, to facilitate the operation of cash pooling and/or interest
set-off arrangements in respect of such bank accounts in the ordinary course
of
business;
(m) [Reserved];
and
(n) any
zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental
Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not
materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Permitted
Receivables
Financing” shall mean any customary accounts receivable financing
facility (including customary back-to-back intercompany arrangements in respect
thereof) to the extent that (a) the maturity date is no earlier than the
maturity date applicable to the ABL Facility; (b) any collateral securing
the
obligations of the obligors thereunder shall be pledged to the Secured Parties
on a second priority basis to secure the Obligations pursuant to intercreditor
arrangement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (c) the remaining
terms applicable to such financing facility must be, when taken as a whole,
at
least as favorable to the Lenders as the terms applicable to the ABL Facility
and (d) the proceeds of all Indebtedness incurred under such facility must,
subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, be applied to
the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Term Loan
Agreement.
“Permitted
Sale Leaseback” shall mean any Existing DC Sale Leaseback and Sale
Leaseback (other than any Sale Leaseback of Collateral) consummated by the
Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date,
provided that any such Sale Leaseback not between (a) a Credit Party and
another Credit Party or (b) a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit
Party
and another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party is consummated
for
fair value as determined at the time of consummation in good faith by (i)
the
Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) in the case of any
Sale
Leaseback (or series of related Sales Leasebacks) the aggregate proceeds
of
which exceed $35,000,000, the board of directors of the Parent Borrower or
such
Restricted Subsidiary (which such determination may take into account any
retained interest or other Investment of the Parent Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary in connection with, and any other material economic terms of,
such
Sale Leaseback).
“Person”
shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any
Governmental Authority.
“PIK
Interest Amount” shall mean the aggregate principal amount of all
increases in outstanding principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes and
issuances of PIK Notes (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture)
in connection with an election by the Parent Borrower to pay interest on
the
Senior Subordinated Notes in kind.
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“Plan”
shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section
4001
of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within any of the
preceding six plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to which there
is
or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the Parent Borrower
or an ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(b).
“Post-Acquisition
Period” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the
period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and
ending on the last day of the sixth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately
following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition is
consummated.
“Preferred
Stock” shall mean any Stock or Stock Equivalents with preferential
rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up.
“Prepayment
Event” shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty
Event.
“Prime
Rate” shall mean the “prime rate” referred to in the definition of
ABR.
“Pro
Forma Adjustment” shall mean, for any Test Period that includes all or
any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with
respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business
or
Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent
Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such
Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Parent Borrower
in
good faith as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition
Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually
supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such
Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination
of the
operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted
Subsidiary with the operations of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided that (i) at the election of the Parent
Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined
for
any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the
extent
the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was
less
than $5,000,000 and (ii) so long as such actions are taken during such
Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition
Period, as applicable, it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such
pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated
EBITDA, as the case may be, that the applicable amount of such cost savings
will
be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or the applicable
amount
of such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety
of
such Test Period; providedfurther that any such pro forma
increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA,
as the
case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional
costs
already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as
the
case may be, for such Test Period.
“Pro
Forma Adjustment Certificate” shall mean any certificate of an
Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower delivered pursuant to
Section 9.1(h) or Section 9.1(d).
“Pro
Forma Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.1.
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“Pro
Forma Basis”, “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro
Forma Effect” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test or
covenant hereunder, that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment
shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following
transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as
of the
first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or
covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative)
attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction,
(i) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all Capital Stock in any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower
or any
division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Parent Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a
Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition
of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (b) any retirement of
Indebtedness, and (c) any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness by the
Parent
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (it
being
agreed that if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such
Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period
for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is
or
would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date
of
determination); provided that, without limiting the application of the
Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above (but without duplication thereof),
the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant
solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition
of
Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense
reductions) that are (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction,
(y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Parent Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or
(ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma
Adjustment.
“Pro
Forma Entity” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the
term “Acquired EBITDA.”
“Pro
Forma Financial Statements” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.1.
“Projections”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(h).
“Project
Alpha” shall mean the decision by the Parent Borrower to eliminate the
historical packaway strategy and to close approximately 400 underperforming
stores.
“Protective
Advance” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.1(d).
“Qualifying
IPO” shall mean the issuance by the Parent Borrower or any
direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower of its common Stock in an
underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant
to a
registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration
statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether
alone or in connection with a secondary public offering).
“Real
Estate” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 9.1(e).
“Register”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv).
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“Registration
Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement related to
the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes, dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Parent Borrower, the other Credit Parties party thereto and
the
financial institutions party thereto, as such agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any additional notes
issued pursuant to the Indentures, one or more registration rights agreements
between the Parent Borrower and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s)
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights
given by the Parent Borrower to the purchasers of such additional notes to
register such additional notes under the Securities Act.
“Regulation T”
shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.
“Regulation U”
shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.
“Regulation X”
shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.
“Reimbursement
Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.4(a).
“Reinvestment
Period” shall mean 15 months following the date of receipt of Net Cash
Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event.
“Related
Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and
advisors of such Person and any Person that possesses, directly or indirectly,
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies
of such
Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract
or
otherwise.
“Related
Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.15(a).
“Reportable
Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations thereunder, other than any event as to which the thirty day notice
period has been waived.
“Required
Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or
holding a majority of (a) the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment
at such
date, and (b) if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated
or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11,
Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans (other than Protective Advances) and Letter of Credit
Exposure (excluding the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting
Lenders) in the aggregate at such date.
“Requirement
of Law” shall mean, 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
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Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any
of its
property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets
is
subject.
“Reserves”
shall mean the Existing Notes Reserve any and all other reserves which the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section
2.15 deems necessary in its Permitted Discretion, to from time to time
establish against the gross amounts of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Inventory
and
Eligible Credit Card Receivables.
“Restricted
Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean a Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Restricted Subsidiary.
“Restricted
Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than
an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment” shall mean, (a) with respect to each Lender that is
a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1(c) as such Lender’s “Revolving Credit Commitment” (as set
forth as a Tranche A Commitment and/or a Tranche A-1 Commitment, as applicable),
as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant
to
the terms hereof and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender
after
the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Revolving Credit
Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender
assumed a portion of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, as such Revolving
Credit Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof,
plus, in each case, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s New Revolving
Credit Commitment.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each Lender,
the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time by (b) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time, provided that at any time when the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time by (b) the
Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Revolving
Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans
of such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at
such time, (c) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans and (d) with
respect to Protective Advances, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Protective
Advances.
“Revolving
Credit Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving
Credit Commitment at such time.
“Revolving
Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)
and shall include Tranche A Loans, Tranche A-1 Loans, and New Revolving Loans
as
provided in Section 2.14(b)
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“Revolving
Credit Termination Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of
(a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date on which the Revolving Credit
Commitments shall have terminated, no Revolving Credit Loans shall be
outstanding and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced
to
zero or Cash Collateralized.
“S&P”
shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor by
merger or consolidation to its business.
“Sale
Leaseback” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions
pursuant to which the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
(a)
sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction,
thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends
to
use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being
sold,
transferred or disposed.
“Scheduled
Dispositions” shall have the meaning provided in Section
10.4(j).
“SEC”
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereto.
“Section
9.1 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or
required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b)
together with the accompanying officer’s certificate delivered, or required to
be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(d).
“Secured
Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any Cash Management Agreement
that is entered into by and between the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.
“Secured
Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Hedge Agreement that is entered into by
and between the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and
any
Hedge Bank, provided that any Hedge Agreement that is a Secured Hedge
Agreement as defined in the Term Loan Agreement shall not be a “Secured Hedge
Agreement”.
“Secured
Parties” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer, each Lender, each Hedge Bank that is party to any
Secured Hedge Agreement, each Cash Management Bank that is a party to any
Secured Cash Management Agreement and each sub-agent pursuant to Section
12 appointed by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating
to
the Credit Facilities or by the Collateral Agent with respect to matters
relating to any Security Document.
“Securitization”
shall mean a public or private offering by a Lender or any of its Affiliates
or
their respective successors and assigns of securities or notes which represent
an interest in, or which are collateralized, in whole or in part, by the
Loans
and the Lender’s rights under the Credit Documents.
“Security
Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement entered into by the
Borrowers, the other grantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent for
the
benefit of the
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Secured
Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Security
Documents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Guarantee (if
applicable), (b) the Security Agreement, (c) the Intercreditor Agreement,
and
(d) each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed
and delivered pursuant to Section 9.11 or 9.14 or pursuant to any
other such Security Documents or otherwise to secure or perfect the security
interest in any or all of the Obligations.
“Senior
Notes” shall mean (a) the Senior Notes defined in the preamble and
(b) any modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension thereof that constitutes Permitted Additional Debt.
“Senior
Notes Indenture” shall mean the Indenture dated as of the Closing Date,
among the Parent Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A., as trustee, pursuant to which the Senior Notes are issued, as
the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time in
accordance therewith.
“Senior
Notes Offering” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“Senior
Secured Incurrence Test” means, as of any date, the Consolidated Senior
Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall be no greater than 4.25 to
1.00.
“Senior
Subordinated Notes” shall mean (a) the Senior Subordinated Notes
defined in the preamble and (b) any modification, replacement, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension thereof that constitutes Permitted Additional
Debt.
“Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of the
Closing Date, among the Parent Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, pursuant to which the Senior Subordinated Notes
are issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from
time to time in accordance therewith.
“Senior
Subordinated Notes Offering” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“Series”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14.
“Single
Store DDA” means any DDA that is not a Consolidated Stores DDA,
provided that the average balance maintained per Single Store DDA
based
on the most recent Monthly Account Statements received by the Credit Parties
for
all Single Store DDAs shall not exceed $15,000.
“Sold
Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition
of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Solvent”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, that as of the Closing Date,
(a) (i) the sum of such Person’s debt (including contingent liabilities)
does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Person’s present assets;
(ii) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably
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small
in
relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date; and (iii)
such
Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it
will
incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such
debts
as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) such Person
is
“solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable
laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes
of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time
shall be
computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected
to
become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent
liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard No. 5).
“Specified
Equity Contribution” shall mean any cash common equity contribution
made to the Parent Borrower on, or within ten Business Days prior to, the
day on
which any Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit is requested when Excess
Availability is less than $75,000,000.
“Specified
Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination (a) any Material
Subsidiary, (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) whose total assets at the
last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal
period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to
or
greater than 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Parent Borrower
and the
Subsidiaries at such date, or (ii) whose revenues during such Test Period
were equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent
Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP, and (c) each other Unrestricted Subsidiary that is
the subject of an Event of Default under Section 11.5 and that, when
such Subsidiary’s total assets or revenues are aggregated with the total assets
or revenues, as applicable, of each other Subsidiary that is the subject
of an
Event of Default under Section 11.5, would constitute a Specified
Subsidiary under clause (b) above.
“Specified
Transaction” shall mean, with respect to any period, any Investment,
any Disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, dividend,
Subsidiary designation, New Revolving Credit Commitment or other event that
by
the terms of this Agreement requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or
covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on
a “Pro
Forma Basis.”
“Sponsor”
shall mean any of KKR, GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. and funds managed
by
Citigroup Private Equity LP, and each of their respective Affiliates but
excluding portfolio companies of any of the foregoing.
“SPV”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(h).
“Standby
Letter of Credit” shall mean any Letter of Credit other than a
Commercial Letter of Credit.
“Stated
Amount” of any Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount from time
to time available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether
any conditions to drawing could then be met.
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“Status”
shall mean, as to the Parent Borrower as of any date, the existence of Level
I
Status, Level II Status or Level III Status, as the case may be, as in effect
on
such date, as determined pursuant to Section 1.6.
“Stock”
shall mean shares of capital stock or shares in the capital, as the case
may be
(whether denominated as common stock or preferred stock or ordinary shares
or
preferred shares, as the case may be), beneficial, partnership or membership
interests, participations or other equivalents (regardless of how designated)
of
or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent
entity, whether voting or non-voting.
“Stock
Equivalents” shall mean all securities convertible into or exchangeable
for Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase or subscribe
for
any Stock, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable.
“Subsidiary”
of any Person shall mean and include (a) any corporation more than 50% of
whose
Stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting
power
to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether or not at the time Stock of any class or classes of such corporation
shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries and (b) any limited liability company, partnership, association,
joint venture or other entity of which such Person directly or indirectly
through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at the
time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower.
“Subsidiary
Borrowers” shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary that is a party
hereto as of the Closing Date and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary that becomes
a
party to this Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11
or otherwise.
“Successor
Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in Section
10.3(a).
“Successor
Parent Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in Section
10.3(a).
“Supermajority
Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting Lenders having or
holding at least 75% of the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at
such
date or (b) if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated,
Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding at least 75% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure (excluding the
Loans
and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at
such
date.
“Swingline
Commitment” shall mean $50,000,000.
“Swingline
Lender” shall mean The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., in its capacity
as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder, or any replacement or successor
thereto.
“Swingline
Loans” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.1(b).
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“Swingline
Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Swingline Loan, the date
that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
“Syndication
Agent” shall mean Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P.., together with
its affiliates, as syndication agent for the Lenders under this Agreement
and
the other Credit Documents.
“Taxes”
shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts,
assessments, deductions, withholdings or other similar charges imposed by
any
Governmental Authority whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary,
combined or other basis and any interest, fines, penalties or additions to
tax
with respect to the foregoing.
“Term
Loan Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement entered into
as of the Closing Date by and among the Parent Borrower, the lenders party
thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Citicorp North America,
Inc.,
as administrative agent, and Xxxxxxx Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as collateral
agent thereunder, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed or
refinanced in accordance with the terms hereof and the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“Term
Loan Facility” shall mean the term loan credit facility evidenced by
the Term Loan Agreement.
“Term
Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in the Term Loan
Agreement.
“Test
Period” shall mean, for any determination under this Agreement, the
four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent Borrower then last
ended.
“Total
Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any
Person, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite
the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a balance sheet of such
Person at such date.
“Total
Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Lenders.
“Tranche
A Borrowing Base” shall mean at any time, an amount equal to the sum
of, without duplication, and in each case as of such time:
(a) the
book value of all Eligible Accounts of the Parent Borrower and each Subsidiary
Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 90%; plus
(b) the
book value of all Eligible Credit Card Receivables of the Parent Borrower
and
each Subsidiary Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 90%;
plus
(c) the
Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Parent Borrower
and
each Subsidiary Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 85%;
minus
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(d) the
sum of (i) the Existing Notes Reserve and (ii) subject to Section 2.15,
any and all other Reserves established (and as modified) from time to time
by
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
“Tranche
A Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche A Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Tranche A Loans and to acquire participations
in Letters of Credit and Protective Advances hereunder, as such commitment
may
be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof , and (b) reduced
or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial amount of each Tranche A
Lender’s Tranche A Commitment is set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1(c) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which
such Tranche A Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A Commitment, as
applicable, as such Lender’s “Tranche A Commitment”. The initial
aggregate amount of the Tranche A Lenders’ Tranche A Commitments is
$1,000,000,000.
“Tranche
A Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each Tranche A
Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche
A Commitment at such time by (b) the aggregate amount of Tranche A
Commitments of all Lenders at such time, provided that at any time when
the Tranche A Commitment shall have been terminated, each Tranche A Lender’s
Tranche A Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) such Tranche A Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure (other than in
respect of Tranche A-1 Loans) at such time by (b) the Revolving Credit
Exposure of all Lenders (other than in respect of Tranche A-1 Loans at such
time).
“Tranche
A Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Lenders having
a Tranche A Commitment or, if the Tranche A Commitments have been terminated,
the Lenders having Revolving Exposure (other than in respect of a Tranche
A-1
Commitment).
“Tranche
A Loans” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2 (other
than a Tranche A-1 Loan).
“Tranche
A-1 Borrowing Base” shall mean at any time, an amount equal to the sum
of, without duplication, and in each case as of such time:
(a) the
book value of all Eligible Accounts of the Parent Borrower and each Subsidiary
Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 90%; plus
(b) the
book value of all Eligible Credit Card Receivables of the Parent Borrower
and
each Subsidiary Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 90%;
plus
(c) the
Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Parent Borrower
and
each Subsidiary Borrower multiplied by the advance rate of 97%; provided
that on
and after January 31, 2009 such advance rate shall be 95%; minus
(d) the
sum of (i) the Existing Notes Reserve and (ii) subject to Section 2.15,
any and all other Reserves established (and as modified) from time to time
by
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
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“Tranche
A-1 Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche A-1 Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Tranche A-1 Loans and to acquire
participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, as such commitment may be
(a)
reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, and (b) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial amount of each Tranche A-1
Lender’s Tranche A-1 Commitment is set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1(c) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which
such Tranche A-1 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A-1 Commitment, as
applicable, as such Lender’s “Tranche A-1 Commitment”. The initial
aggregate amount of the Tranche A-1 Lenders’ Tranche A-1 Commitments is
$125,000,000.
“Tranche
A-1 Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each Tranche A-1
Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Tranche A-1 Lender’s
Tranche A-1 Commitment at such time by (b) the aggregate amount of Tranche
A-1 Commitments of all Lenders at such time, provided that if the Tranche
A-1 Commitments have been terminated the Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage
shall
be the percentage immediately prior to such termination.
“Tranche
A-1 Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having a
Tranche A-1 Commitment or, if the Tranche A-1 Commitments have been terminated,
the Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposure (other than in respect of a
Tranche
A Loan).
“Tranche
A-1 Loans” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2 (other than a
Tranche A Loan).
“Tranche
A Supermajority Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting
Lenders having or holding at least 75% of the Tranche A Commitments at such
date
or (b) if the Tranche A Commitments have been terminated, Non-Defaulting
Lenders
having or holding at least 75% of the outstanding principal amount of the
Tranche A Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure (excluding the Tranche A-1
Loans
and the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Tranche A Lenders)
in
the aggregate at such date.
“Tranche
A-1 Supermajority Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting
Lenders having or holding at least 75% of the Tranche A-1 Commitments at
such
date or (b) if the Tranche A-1 Commitments have been terminated, Non-Defaulting
Tranche A-1 Lenders having or holding at least 75% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Tranche A-1 Loans in the aggregate at such date.
“Transaction
Expenses” shall mean any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the
Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions,
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
“Transactions”
shall mean, collectively, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the
Term Loan Agreement, the Senior Notes Indenture, the Senior Subordinated
Notes
Indenture, the Merger and the Equity Investments and any repayment, repurchase,
prepayment or defeasance of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries in connection therewith.
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“Transferee”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(e).
“Trigger
Date” shall mean the day following the date on which Section 9.1
Financials are delivered to the Administrative Agent for the fiscal quarter
ending on or about November 2, 2007.
“Type”
shall mean, as to any Revolving Credit Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or
a
LIBOR Loan.
“UCC”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or of any
other
state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the
perfection of security interests in any Collateral.
“UFCA”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.20.
“UFTA”
shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.20.
“Unfunded
Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which
the Accumulated Benefit Obligation (as defined under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87 (“SFAS 87”)) under the Plan as of
the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with SFAS
87 as
in effect on the date hereof, exceeds the fair market value of the assets
allocable thereto.
“Unpaid
Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.4(a).
“Unrestricted
Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that
is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, provided that at such time
(or
promptly thereafter) the Parent Borrower designates such Subsidiary an
Unrestricted Subsidiary in a written notice to the Administrative Agent,
(b) any
Restricted Subsidiary subsequently designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary
by
the Parent Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent, provided
that in the case of (a) and (b), (x) such designation shall be
deemed to be an Investment (or reduction in an outstanding Investment, in
the
case of a designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary)
on the date of such designation in an amount equal to the net book value
of the
Parent Borrower’s investment therein and such designation shall be permitted
only to the extent permitted under Section 10.5 on the date of such
designation and (y) no Default or Event of Default would result from such
designation after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and (c) each Subsidiary
of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. No Subsidiary may be designated as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation, it would be a “Restricted
Subsidiary” for the purpose of the Term Facility, the Senior Notes or the Senior
Subordinated Notes. The Parent Borrower may, by written notice to the
Administrative Agent, re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted
Subsidiary, and thereafter, such Subsidiary shall no longer constitute an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, but only if (x) to the extent such Subsidiary has
outstanding Indebtedness on the date of such designation, immediately after
giving effect to such designation, the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance,
on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness,
with the Senior Secured Incurrence Test (and, as a condition precedent to
the
effectiveness of any such designation, the Parent Borrower shall deliver
to the
Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculations demonstrating satisfaction of such test) and (y) no
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Default
or Event of Default would result from such re-designation. On or
promptly after the date of its formation, acquisition, designation or
re-designation, as applicable, each Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than
an
Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary) shall have entered
into a
tax sharing agreement containing terms that, in the reasonable judgment
of the
Administrative Agent, provide for an appropriate allocation of tax liabilities
and benefits.
“U.S.
Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.4(j).
“Voting
Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Stock or
Stock Equivalents having the right to vote for the election of directors
of such
Person under ordinary circumstances.
1.2.
Other Interpretive Provisions. With
reference to this Agreement and each other Credit Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Credit Document:
(a) The
meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of the defined terms.
(b) The
words “herein”, “hereto”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in any Credit Document shall refer to such Credit Document
as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(c) Article,
Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Credit Document in which
such reference appears.
(d) The
term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.
(e) The
term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements,
certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings,
however
evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.
(f) In
the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until”
each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and
including”.
(g) Section
headings herein and in the other Credit Documents are included for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement
or
any other Credit Document.
1.3.
Accounting Terms
(a) All
accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be
construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial
ratios
and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with
any
test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to
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any
period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Consolidated
Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated
Interest Expense Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio and the ratio specified in Section 7.3 shall each be
calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on
a Pro
Forma Basis.
1.4. Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Parent Borrower pursuant
to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action
to
be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the
appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one
place
more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and
rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up
if
there is no nearest number).
1.5.
References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to organizational documents,
agreements (including the Credit Documents) and other Contractual Requirements
shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment
and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto,
but
only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and
restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted
by
any Credit Document; and (b) references to any Requirement of Law shall
include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law.
1.6.
Determination of Status. (a) Each
determination of Status shall be made as follows: Subject to clauses
(b) and (c), below, changes in Status resulting from changes in the Average
Daily Excess Availability shall become effective as of the first day of each
March, June, September and December and will be determined based on the Average
Daily Excess Availability for the most recently ended calendar quarter (or
in
the case of the period ending September 30, 2007, the period from the Closing
Date through September 30, 2007). Such Status shall remain in effect
until the next change to be effected pursuant to this Section 1.6.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained above in this Section or elsewhere in
this
Agreement, if it is subsequently determined that the Average Daily Excess
Availability or Status set forth in any certificate delivered to the
Administrative Agent or otherwise reported to the Administrative Agent is
inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received
interest or fees for any period at a lower rate than that which would have
been
applicable had the Average Daily Excess Availability and the corresponding
applicable Status been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this
Agreement, the Average Daily Excess Availability and Status for any day
occurring within the period during which the incorrect Average Daily Excess
Availability or Status applied shall retroactively be deemed to be the corrected
Average Daily Excess Availability and Status for such period, and any shortfall
in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Parent Borrower for the relevant
period as a result of the miscalculation of the Average Daily Excess
Availability or Status shall be immediately due and payable. Upon
payment by the Parent Borrower of any shortfall as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence, any Default or Event of Default resulting from the failure
to pay such amounts when the interest or fees for the relevant period were
due
and payable or any representations and warranties made in this regard shall
be
deemed cured.
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SECTION
2. Amount
and Terms of Credit1.1.
(a) (i) Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Lender having
a
Revolving Credit Commitment severally, but not jointly, agrees to make a
loan or
loans denominated in Dollars (each a “Revolving Credit Loan”
and, collectively, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Parent
Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers, which Revolving Credit Loans (A) shall
be made at any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date and
prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, (B) may, at the option of
the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers, be incurred and maintained
as,
and/or converted into, ABR Loans or LIBOR Loans, provided that all
Revolving Credit Loans made by each of the Lenders pursuant to the same
Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely
of Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type, (C) may be repaid and
reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (D) shall not, for any
Lender at any time, after giving effect thereto and to the application of
the
proceeds thereof, result in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time
exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, (E) shall
not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof,
result at any time in the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit
Exposures at such time exceeding the lesser of the Applicable Borrowing Base
and
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case as then in effect (subject
to Section 2.1(d)), and (F) shall not exceed $307,300,000 of
Tranche A Loans and $125,000,000 of Tranche A-1 Loans in the aggregate
on the Closing Date; providedfurther that the following additional
limitations shall apply: (w) no Revolving Loan shall, after giving effect
thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result at any time
in
the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures (other
than with respect of Tranche A-1 Loans) at such time exceeding the Tranche
A
Borrowing Base then in effect (subject to Section 2.1(e)); (x) the Parent
Borrower shall not request, and the Tranche A Lenders shall be under no
obligation to fund, any Tranche A Loan unless the Borrowers have borrowed
the
full amount of the aggregate Tranche A-1 Commitments (to the extent that
such
Tranche A-1 Commitments have not been terminated); (y) the aggregate outstanding
amount of the Tranche A-1 Loans shall not exceed the aggregate amount of
Tranche
A-1 Commitments, and (z) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Tranche
A
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures (other than with respect to Tranche A-1
Loans) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of Tranche A
Commitments.
(ii) Each
Lender may at its option make any LIBOR Loan by causing any domestic or foreign
branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan, provided that
(A) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the
Borrowers to repay such Loan and (B) in exercising such option, such Lender
shall use its reasonable efforts to minimize any increased costs to the
Borrowers resulting therefrom (which obligation of the Lender shall not require
it to take, or refrain from taking, actions that it determines would result
in
increased costs for which it will not be compensated hereunder or that it
determines would be otherwise disadvantageous to it and in the event of such
request for costs for which compensation is provided under this Agreement,
the
provisions of Section 2.10 shall apply). On the Maturity
Date, if not previously expired, each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall
expire and in any case all Revolving Credit Loans shall be repaid in
full.
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(b)
Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
Swingline Lender in its individual capacity agrees, at any time and from
time to
time on and after the Closing Date and prior to the Swingline Maturity Date,
to
make a loan or loans (each a “Swingline Loan” and,
collectively, the “Swingline Loans”) to the Parent Borrower on
behalf of the Borrowers, which Swingline Loans (i) shall be ABR Loans,
(ii) shall have the benefit of the provisions of Section 2.1(d),
(iii) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the Swingline Commitment,
(iv) shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the
proceeds thereof, result at any time in the aggregate amount of the Lenders’
Revolving Credit Exposures at such time exceeding the lesser of the Applicable
Borrowing Base and the Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect,
(v) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof,
and (vi) shall reduce the total availability of Revolving Credit Loans on
a
dollar-for-dollar basis. Each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be
repaid in full on the Swingline Maturity Date. The Swingline Lender
shall not make any Swingline Loan after receiving a written notice from the
Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers or any Lender stating that a Default
or Event of Default exists and is continuing until such time as the Swingline
Lender shall have received written notice of (i) rescission of all such
notices from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or
(ii) the waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the
provisions of Section 13.1. All Swingline Loans shall be
Tranche A Loans and no Swingline Loan shall be made until the Borrowers
have borrowed the full amount under the Tranche A-1
Commitments.
(c) On
any Business Day but not less frequently than once per week, the Swingline
Lender may, in its sole discretion, give notice to each Tranche A Lender
that all then-outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with a Borrowing
of
Tranche A Loans, in which case Tranche A Loans constituting ABR Loans
(each such Borrowing, a “Mandatory Borrowing”) shall be made on
the immediately succeeding Business Day by each Tranche A Lender pro
rata based on each Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Commitment Percentage,
and the proceeds thereof shall be applied directly to the Swingline Lender
to
repay the Swingline Lender for such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each
Tranche A Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such Tranche A
Loans upon one Business Day’s notice pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the
amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the date
specified to it in writing by the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i) that
the
amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount
for
each Borrowing specified in Section 2.2, (ii) whether any conditions
specified in Section 7 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (iv) the date of such Mandatory
Borrowing or (v) any reduction in the Tranche A Commitment or the
Tranche A Borrowing Base after any such Swingline Loans were
made. In the event that, in the sole judgment of the Swingline
Lender, any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date
otherwise required above (including as a result of the commencement of a
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of any Borrower), each
Tranche A Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase from the
Swingline Lender (without recourse or warranty) such participation of the
outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause the Lenders to
share
in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon their respective Tranche A
Commitment Percentages, provided that all principal and interest payable
on such Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender
until
the date the respective participation is purchased and, to the extent
attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to such Lender
purchasing same from and after such date of purchase.
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(d) Subject
to the limitations set forth below (and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Section 2.1(a)(iv) or in Section 7) the Administrative Agent is
authorized by the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers and the Lenders,
from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have
absolutely no obligation), to make Revolving Credit Loans that are ABR Loans
on
behalf of all Tranche A Lenders to the Parent Borrower on behalf of the
Borrowers, at any time that any condition precedent set forth in Section
7 has not been satisfied or waived, which the Administrative Agent, in
its
Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (x) to preserve or protect
the Collateral, or any portion thereof or (y) to enhance the likelihood of,
or
maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations (each
such
loan, a “Protective Advance”). Any Protective
Advance may be made in a principal amount that would cause the aggregate
amount
of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the Tranche A
Borrowing Base; provided that no Protective Advance may be made to the
extent that, after giving effect to such Protective Advance (together with
the
outstanding principal amount of any outstanding Protective Advances), the
aggregate principal amount of all Protective Advances outstanding hereunder
would exceed 5% of the Tranche A Borrowing Base as determined on the date
of such proposed Protective Advance; providedfurther that (i) the
aggregate amount of outstanding Protective Advances plus the aggregate Revolving
Credit Exposures at such time shall not exceed the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment as then in effect and (ii) the aggregate amount of outstanding
Protective Advances plus the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures (other
than
with respect to Tranche A-1 Loans) at such time shall not exceed the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment (other than with respect to the aggregate Tranche
A-1 Commitments) as then in effect. Each Protective Advance shall be
secured by the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured
Parties in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Obligations
hereunder. The Administrative Agent’s authorization to make
Protective Advances may be revoked at any time by the Required
Lenders. Any such revocation must be in writing and will become
effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt
thereof. The making of a Protective Advance on any one occasion shall
not obligate the Administrative Agent to make any Protective Advance on any
other occasion and under no circumstance shall the Parent Borrower have the
right to require that a Protective Advance be made. At any time that
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7 have been satisfied or
waived, the Administrative Agent may request the Tranche A Lenders to make
a Tranche A Loan to repay a Protective Advance. At any other
time, the Administrative Agent may require the Lenders to fund their risk
participations described in Section 2.1(e).
(e) Upon
the making of a Protective Advance by the Administrative Agent (whether before
or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default), each
Tranche A Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party
hereto, unconditionally and irrevocably to have purchased from the
Administrative Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest
and
participation in such Protective Advance in proportion to its Tranche A
Commitment Percentage. From and after the date, if any, on which any
Lender is required to fund its participation in any Protective Advance purchased
hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender
such Lender’s Tranche A Commitment Percentage of all payments of principal
and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative
Agent
in respect of such Protective Advance.
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2.2. Minimum
Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings.
The aggregate principal amount of (i) each Borrowing of Revolving Credit
Loans
shall be in a minimum amount of at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount for
such
Type of Loans and in a multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (ii) Swingline
Loans shall be in a minimum amount of at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount
for
Swingline Loans and in a multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (except that
Mandatory Borrowings and Protective Advances shall be made in the amounts
required by Sections 2.1(c) and 2.1(d), respectively, and
Revolving Credit Loans to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect
to
any Unpaid Drawing shall be made in the amounts required by Section 3.3
or Section 3.4, as applicable). More than one Borrowing may be
incurred on any date, provided that at no time shall there be outstanding
more than 20 Borrowings of LIBOR Loans under this Agreement.
2.3. Notice
of Borrowing; Determination of Class of Loans.
(a) Whenever
any Borrower desires to incur Revolving Credit Loans (other than Mandatory
Borrowings or borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings), the Parent Borrower on
behalf of the Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent’s Office, (i) prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at
least three Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans if such
Revolving Credit Loans are to be initially LIBOR Loans (or prior to 9:00
a.m.
(New York City time) two Business Days’ prior written notice in the case of a
Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans to be made on the Closing Date initially
as
LIBOR loans) and (ii) written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date
of
each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans that are to be ABR
Loans. Such notice (together with each notice of a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(b), a “Notice of
Borrowing”) shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the
Revolving Credit Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date
of
the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) whether the
respective Borrowing shall consist of ABR Loans and/or LIBOR Loans and, if
LIBOR
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto (if no Interest
Period is selected, the Parent Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an
Interest Period of one month’s duration). The Administrative Agent
shall promptly give each Revolving Credit Lender written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing of Revolving
Credit Loans, of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage thereof
and of the other matters covered by the related Notice of
Borrowing.
(b) Whenever
any Borrower desires to incur Swingline Loans hereunder, the Parent Borrower
on
behalf of the Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent written notice
(or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Swingline
Loans prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such
Borrowing. Each such notice shall specify (i) the aggregate principal
amount of the Swingline Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing and (ii)
the
date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). The Administrative
Agent shall promptly give the Swingline Lender written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing of Swingline
Loans and of the other matters covered by the related Notice of
Borrowing.
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(c) Mandatory
Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in
Section 2.1(c), with the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers
irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of any Swingline Loan, to the making
of
Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in such Section.
(d) Borrowings
to reimburse Unpaid Drawings shall be made upon the notice specified in
Section 3.4(a).
(e) Without
in any way limiting the obligation of any Borrower to confirm in writing
any
notice it may give hereunder by telephone, the Administrative Agent may act
prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis
of
such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith
to be
from an Authorized Officer of such Borrower.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, all Loans to the Borrowers shall
be
made as Tranche A-1 Loans until, as of the time of any Notice of Borrowing,
the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans equals the Tranche A-1
Commitments then in effect and thereafter all Loans shall be Tranche A
Loans. If any Tranche A-1 Loan is prepaid in part pursuant to the
terms hereof, any Loans to the Borrowers thereafter requested shall be Tranche
A-1 Loans until, as of the time of any Notice of Borrowing, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Tranche A-1 Loans equals the Tranche
A-1
Commitments then in effect and thereafter all Loans shall be Tranche A Loans
(until another such prepayment, as described in this sentence).
2.4. Disbursement
of Funds.
(a) No
later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified in each
Notice of Borrowing (including Mandatory Borrowings), each Lender will make
available its pro rata portion, if any, of each Borrowing requested to
be made on such date in the manner provided below, provided
that all Swingline Loans shall be made available in the full amount thereof
by
the Swingline Lender no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
date requested; provided, further, that on the Closing Date, such
funds may be available at such earlier time as may be agreed among the Lenders,
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent for the purpose of consummating
the
Transactions.
(b) Each
Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to the Parent Borrower
on
behalf of the Borrowers under any Borrowing for its applicable Commitments
in
immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative
Agent’s Office in Dollars, and the Administrative Agent will (except in the case
of Mandatory Borrowings and Borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings) make available
to the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers, by depositing to an account
designated by the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers to the
Administrative Agent the aggregate of the amounts so made available in
Dollars. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by
any Lender prior to the date of any such Borrowing that such Lender does
not
intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its portion of the
Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent
may
assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative
Agent on such date of Borrowing, and the Administrative Agent, in
reliance
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upon
such
assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do
so)
make available to the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers a corresponding
amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to
the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Administrative Agent has
made
available such amount to the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers,
the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount
from
such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount
forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Borrowers shall immediately
pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent in
Dollars. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover
from such Lender or the Borrowers interest on such corresponding amount
in
respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available
by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers to the date such corresponding
amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum
equal to (i) if paid by such Lender, the Overnight Rate or (ii) if paid
by the
Borrowers, the then-applicable rate of interest or fees, calculated in
accordance with Section 2.8, for the respective
Loans.
(c)
Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender
from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice
any
rights that any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default
by such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall
be
responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments
hereunder).
2.5. Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) The
Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall repay to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders, on the Maturity Date,
the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans made to the
Borrowers. The Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall repay
to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, on
the
Swingline Maturity Date, the then outstanding Swingline Loans.
(b) The
Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall repay to the Administrative
Agent the then unpaid amount of each Protective Advance on the Maturity
Date.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to the appropriate
lending
office of such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such lending office
of
such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest
payable and paid to such lending office of such Lender from time to time
under
this Agreement.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to
Section 13.6(b), and a subaccount for each Lender, in which Register
and subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the amount of each
Loan
made hereunder, whether such Loan is a Revolving Credit Loan, Protective
Advance
or Swingline Loan, as applicable, the Type of each Loan made and the Interest
Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due
and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender
or
the
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Swingline
Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder from the Borrowers and each Lender’s share
thereof.
(f) The
entries made in the Register and accounts and subaccounts maintained pursuant
to
clauses (d) and (e) of this Section 2.5 shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence
and
amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers therein recorded; provided,
however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent
to
maintain such account, such Register or such subaccount, as applicable, or
any
error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the applicable
Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrowers
by
such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
2.6. Conversions
and Continuations.
(a) Subject
to the penultimate sentence of this clause (a), (x) the Parent Borrower
on behalf of the Borrowers shall have the option on any Business Day to convert
all or a portion equal to at least $5,000,000 plus $1,000,000 increments
in
excess thereof of the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans
of
one Type into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type and (y) the Parent
Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall have the option on any Business
Day to
continue the outstanding principal amount of any LIBOR Loans as LIBOR Loans
for
an additional Interest Period, provided that (i) no partial conversion of
LIBOR Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of LIBOR Loans
made
pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount,
(ii)
ABR Loans may not be converted into LIBOR Loans if a Default or Event of
Default
is in existence on the date of the conversion and the Administrative Agent
has
or the Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not
to
permit such conversion, (iii) LIBOR Loans may not be continued as LIBOR
Loans for an additional Interest Period if a Default or Event of Default
is in
existence on the date of the proposed continuation and the Administrative
Agent
has or the Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion
not
to permit such continuation, (iv) Borrowings resulting from conversions pursuant
to this Section 2.6 shall be limited in number as provided in Section
2.2 and (v) Swingline Loans and Protective Advances may not be
converted to LIBOR Loans. Each such conversion or continuation shall
be effected by the Parent Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at
the
Administrative Agent’s Office prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least
(i) three Business Days’, in the case of a continuation of or conversion to
LIBOR Loans or (ii) one Business Day’s in the case of a conversion into ABR
Loans, prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing)
(each, a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”) specifying the
Loans to be so converted or continued, the Type of Loans to be converted
into or
continued and, if such Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto (if no Interest
Period is selected, the Parent Borrower shall be deemed to have selected
an
Interest Period of one month’s duration). The Administrative Agent
shall give each applicable Lender notice as promptly as practicable of any
such
proposed conversion or continuation affecting any of its Loans.
(b) If
any Default or Event of Default is in existence at the time of any proposed
continuation of any LIBOR Loans and the Administrative Agent has or the Required
Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such
continuation, such
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LIBOR
Loans shall be automatically converted on the last day of the current Interest
Period into ABR Loans. If upon the expiration of any Interest Period
in respect of LIBOR Loans, the Parent Borrower has failed to elect a new
Interest Period to be applicable thereto as provided in clause (a)
above, the Parent Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such
Borrowing of LIBOR Loans into a Borrowing of ABR Loans, effective as of
the
expiration date of such current Interest Period.
2.7. Pro
Rata Borrowings.
Each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement shall be made
by
the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then applicable Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentages. It is understood that (a) no Lender
shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation
to
make Loans hereunder and that each Lender severally but not jointly shall
be
obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless
of
the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder and
(b)
failure by a Lender to perform any of its obligations under any of the Credit
Documents shall not release any Person from performance of its obligation
under
any Credit Document.
2.8. Interest.
(a) The
unpaid principal amount of each ABR Loan shall bear interest from the date
of
the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise)
at a
rate per annum that shall at all times be the Applicable Margin plus
the ABR, in each case, in effect from time to time.
(b) The
unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Loan shall bear interest from the date
of
the Borrowing thereof until maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or
otherwise) at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable Margin plus the relevant LIBOR Rate.
(c) If
all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Loan or (ii) any
interest payable thereon shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest
at a rate per annum that is (the “Default Rate”) (x)
in the case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable
thereto plus 2% or (y) in the case of any overdue interest, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, the rate described in
Section 2.8(a)plus 2% from the date of such non-payment to
the date on which such amount is paid in full (after as well as before
judgment).
(d) Interest
on each Loan shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to
but
excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be payable in Dollars;
provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same date on which it is
made shall bear interest for one day. Except as provided below,
interest shall be payable (i) in respect of each ABR Loan, quarterly in arrears
on the first Business Day of each February, May, August and November, (ii)
in
respect of each LIBOR Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable
thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months,
on
each date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such
Interest Period, (iii) in respect of each Loan, (A) on any prepayment, (B)
at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (C) after such maturity,
on demand.
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(e) All
computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with
Section 5.5.
(f) The
Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing
of
LIBOR Loans, shall promptly notify the Parent Borrower and the relevant Lenders
thereof. Each such determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable
error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
2.9. Interest
Periods. At the time the Parent Borrower gives a Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation in respect of the making
of,
or conversion into or continuation as, a Borrowing of LIBOR Loans in accordance
with Section 2.6(a), the Parent Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the
Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall,
at
the option of the Parent Borrower be a one, two, three or six or (if available
to all the Lenders making such LIBOR Loans as determined by such Lenders
in good
faith based on prevailing market conditions) a nine or twelve month
period.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained above:
(a) the
initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of LIBOR Loans shall commence on
the
date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing
of
ABR Loans) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such
Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest
Period
expires;
(b) if
any Interest Period relating to a Borrowing of LIBOR Loans begins on the
last
Business Day of a calendar month or begins on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest
Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar
month at the end of such Interest Period;
(c) if
any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business
Day,
such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day,
provided that if any Interest Period in respect of a LIBOR Loan would
otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the
month
after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period
shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; and
(d) no
Borrower shall be entitled to elect any Interest Period in respect of any
LIBOR
Loan if such Interest Period would extend beyond the Maturity Date.
2.10.
Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc.
(a) In
the event that (x) in the case of clause (i) below, the
Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) below, any Lender shall have reasonably determined (which
determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive
and binding upon all parties hereto):
(i)
on any date for determining the LIBOR Rate for any Interest Period that
(x) deposits in the principal amounts and currencies of the Loans
comprising such LIBOR Borrowing are not generally available in the relevant
market or (y) by reason of
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any
changes arising on or after the Closing Date affecting the interbank LIBOR
market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable
interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of LIBOR Rate;
or
(ii)
at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in
the
amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any LIBOR Loans
(other
than any increase or reduction attributable to Taxes) because of (x) any
change
since the date hereof in any applicable law, governmental rule, regulation,
guideline or order (or in the interpretation or administration thereof and
including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation,
guideline or order), such as, for example, without limitation, a change in
official reserve requirements, and/or (y) other circumstances affecting the
interbank LIBOR market or the position of such Lender in such market;
or
(iii) at
any time, that the making or continuance of any LIBOR Loan has become unlawful
as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law,
governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with
any
such governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force
of
law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or
has
become impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the date
hereof that materially and adversely affects the interbank LIBOR
market;
then,
and
in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case
of
clause (i) above) shall within a reasonable time thereafter give
notice (if by telephone, confirmed in writing) to the Parent Borrower on
behalf
of the Borrowers and to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which
notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other
Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i)
above, LIBOR Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the
Administrative Agent notifies the Parent Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer
exist (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to give at such time
when
such circumstances no longer exist), and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice
of
Conversion given by the Parent Borrower with respect to LIBOR Loans that
have
not yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Parent Borrower,
(y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall pay
to such Lender, promptly after receipt of written demand therefor such
additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such
increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (it being agreed
that a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing
in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to
the
Parent Borrower by such Lender shall, absent clearly demonstrable error,
be
final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the
case of subclause (iii) above, the Borrowers shall take one of the
actions specified in Section 2.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in
any event, within the time period required by law.
(b) At
any time that any LIBOR Loan is affected by the circumstances described in
Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Parent Borrower on behalf of the
Borrowers may (and in the case of a LIBOR Loan affected pursuant to Section
2.10(a)(iii) shall) either (x) if the affected LIBOR Loan is then being made
pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel such Borrowing by giving the Administrative
Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same
date
that the Parent Borrower was notified by a Lender pursuant to Section
2.10(a)(ii)
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or
(iii) or (y) if the affected LIBOR Loan is then outstanding, upon at
least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, require the
affected Lender to convert each such LIBOR Loan into an ABR Loan,
provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all
affected Lenders must be treated in the same manner pursuant to this
Section 2.10(b).
(c)
If, after the date hereof, any Change in Law relating to capital adequacy
of any Lender or compliance by any Lender or its parent with any Change in
Law
relating to capital adequacy occurring after the date hereof, has or would have
the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or its parent’s or
its Affiliate’s capital or assets as a consequence of such Lender’s commitments
or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or its parent
or its Affiliate could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or its parent’s policies with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time, promptly after demand by such Lender (with
a
copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender
such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or its parent
for
such reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that a Lender shall
not
be entitled to such compensation as a result of such Lender’s compliance with,
or pursuant to any request or directive to comply with, any law, rule or
regulation as in effect on the date hereof. Each Lender, upon
determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant
to this Section 2.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the
Parent Borrower, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis
of
the calculation of such additional amounts, although the failure to give
any
such notice shall not, subject to Section 2.13, release or diminish
the Borrowers’ obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 2.10(c) upon receipt of such notice.
(d)
It is understood that this Section 2.10 shall not apply to (i)
Taxes indemnifiable under Section 5.4, (ii) net income taxes and
franchise and excise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed
on any
Agent or Lender or (iii) Taxes included under clauses (c) and (d)
of the definition of Excluded Taxes.
2.11.
Compensation.
If (a) any payment of principal of any LIBOR Loan is made by any Borrower
to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest
Period for such LIBOR Loan as a result of a payment or conversion pursuant
to
Section 2.5, 2.6, 2.10, 5.1, 5.2 or
13.7, as a result of acceleration
of the maturity of the Loans pursuant
to Section 11 or for any other reason, (b) any Borrowing of LIBOR
Loans is not made as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Borrowing, (c) any
ABR Loan is not converted into a LIBOR Loan as a result of a withdrawn Notice
of
Conversion or Continuation, (d) any LIBOR Loan is not continued as a LIBOR
Loan, as the case may be, as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion
or
Continuation or (e) any prepayment of principal of any LIBOR Loan is not
made as a result of a withdrawn notice of prepayment pursuant to
Section 5.1 or 5.2, the Borrowers shall after the Parent
Borrower’s receipt of a written request by such Lender (which request shall set
forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), pay to
the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required
to
compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that
such
Lender may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, failure to convert,
failure to continue or failure to prepay, including any loss, cost or expense
(excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender
to
fund or maintain such LIBOR Loan.
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2.12.
Change of Lending Office. Each
Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the
operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii), 2.10(b),
3.5 or 5.4 with respect to such Lender, it
will, if requested by
the Parent Borrower use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any
Loans
affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such
terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or
regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the
event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in
this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the
Borrowers or the right of any Lender provided in Section 2.10, 3.5
or 5.4.
2.13.
Notice of Certain Costs. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any notice required
by
Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4 is given by any
Lender more than 180 days after such Lender has knowledge (or should have
had knowledge) of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the additional
cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amounts described
in
such Sections, such Lender shall not be entitled to compensation under
Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may
be, for any such amounts incurred or accruing prior to the 181st day prior
to
the giving of such notice to the Parent Borrower.
2.14.
Incremental Facilities.
(a) The
Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers may by written notice to the
Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more increases
in Tranche A Commitments (the “New Revolving Credit
Commitments”), by an amount not in excess of the Maximum Incremental
Facilities Amount in the aggregate from the Closing Date and not less than
$50,000,000 individually (or such lesser individual amount as shall constitute
all remaining available amounts under the Maximum Incremental Facilities
Amount
on such date). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an
“Increased Amount Date”) on which the Parent Borrower proposes
that the New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be effective, which shall
be a
date not less than ten Business Days after the date on which such notice
is
delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Parent Borrower may
approach any Lender or any other Person (other than a natural person) with
the
consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld) to provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Credit Commitments;
provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a
portion of the New Revolving Credit Commitments may elect or decline, in
its
sole discretion, to provide a New Revolving Credit Commitment. In
each case, such New Revolving Credit Commitments shall become effective as
of
the applicable Increased Amount Date; provided that (i) no Default
or Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after
giving effect to such New Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable;
(ii) both before and after giving effect to the making of any Series of
Revolving Credit Loans, each of the conditions set forth in Section 7
shall be satisfied; (iii) the New Revolving Credit Commitments shall be
effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered
by
the Borrowers and Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded
in
the Register and shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section
5.4(e); (iv) the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall make
any payments required pursuant to Section 2.11 in connection with the New
Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable; and (v) the Parent Borrower
shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents
reasonably requested by
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Administrative
Agent in connection with any such transaction. Any New Revolving
Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated, a separate
series (a
“Series”) of New Revolving Credit for all purposes of this
Agreement.
(b) On
any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are effected,
subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each
of the Lenders with Tranche A Commitments shall assign to each Lender with
a New
Revolving Credit Commitment (each, a “New Revolving Loan
Lender”) and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall purchase from
each of the Lenders with Tranche A Commitments, at the principal amount thereof
(together with accrued interest), such interests in the Tranche A Loans
outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order
that,
after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Tranche A
Loans
will be held by existing Tranche A Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders
ratably in accordance with their Tranche A Commitments after giving effect
to
the addition of such New Revolving Credit Commitments to the Tranche A
Commitments, (b) each New Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed for
all purposes a Tranche A Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (a
“New Revolving Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a
Tranche A Loan and (c) each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender
with
respect to the New Revolving Loan Commitment and all matters relating
thereto. For avoidance of doubt, on and after any Increased Amount
Date, no Lender shall be required to incur Revolving Credit Exposure in excess
of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment as of the day immediately preceding
such Increased Amount Date unless, and then only to the extent, that such
Lender
has issued a New Revolving Credit Commitment effective as of such Increased
Amount Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, (x) to the extent the first $100,000,000 of the Maximum Incremental
Facilities Amount, or any portion thereof, shall comprise New Revolving Credit
Commitments to be obtained by the Parent Borrower pursuant to this Section
2.14, such New Revolving Credit Commitments (and corresponding New Revolving
Loans) shall not be permitted to be obtained hereunder unless the Consolidated
Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, on a Pro Forma basis after
giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, shall be no greater
than
4.25 to 1.00 on the date of such incurrence (based on the Consolidated EBITDA
as
of the most recent Test Period); and (y) with respect to all remaining New
Revolving Credit Commitments to be obtained by the Parent Borrower pursuant
to
this Section 2.14, such New Revolving Credit Commitments (and
corresponding New Revolving Loans) shall not be permitted to be obtained
hereunder unless the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA
Ratio, on a Pro Forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, shall be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00 on the date of such
incurrence (based on the Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Test
Period).
(c) [Reserved].
(d) The
terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans and New Revolving Credit
Commitments shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the applicable
Joinder Agreement identical to the existing Tranche A Loans and the Tranche
A
Commitment.
(e) Each
Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such
amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary
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or
appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the
provision
of this Section 2.14.
2.15.
Reserves, etc. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent may at any time and from time to time in the exercise of
its
Permitted Discretion (a) establish and increase or decrease Reserves and
(b)
adjust any of the applicable criteria, establish new eligibility or
ineligibility criteria and reduce advance rates (or increase advance rates
up to
the levels in effect on the Closing Date) with respect to Eligible Accounts,
Eligible Credit Card Receivables and Eligible Inventory; provided that
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall
have
provided the Parent Borrower at least three Business Days’ prior written notice
of any such establishment, increase, decrease or adjustment; and
providedfurther that circumstances, conditions, events or
contingencies arising prior to the Closing Date and disclosed to the Lead
Arrangers and the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date shall not
be
the basis for any establishment or modification of Reserves, eligibility
criteria or advance rates unless (i) in the case of Reserves and
eligibility criteria, such Reserves or eligibility criteria (A) were established
on the Closing Date, or (B) relate to taxes, whether or not existing on the
Closing Date or (ii) such circumstances, conditions, events or
contingencies shall have changed in a material respect since the Closing
Date. The amount of any Reserve established by the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall have a reasonable
relationship to the event, condition, other circumstance or new fact that
is the
basis for the Reserve. Upon delivery of such notice, the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall be
available to discuss the proposed Reserve or increase, and the Credit Parties
may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition,
circumstance or new fact that is the basis for such Reserve or increase no
longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in the
exercise of its Permitted Discretion. In no event shall such notice
and opportunity limit the right of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent, as the case may be, to establish or change such Reserve, unless the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall have
determined in its Permitted Discretion that the event, condition, other
circumstance or new fact that is the basis for such new Reserve or such change
no longer exits or has otherwise been adequately addressed by the Credit
Parties.
SECTION
3. Letters of Credit
3.1. Letters
of Credit
(a) Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, at any time and from
time
to time after the Closing Date and prior to the L/C Maturity Date, the Letter
of
Credit Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit
Lenders set forth in this Section 3, to issue upon the request of the
Parent Borrower and for the direct or indirect benefit of the Borrowers and
the
Restricted Subsidiaries, a letter of credit or letters of credit (the
“Letters of Credit” and each, a “Letter of
Credit”) in such form and with such Issuer Documents as may be approved
by the Letter of Credit Issuer in its reasonable discretion; provided
that the Parent Borrower shall be a co-applicant, and jointly and severally
liable with respect to each Letter of Credit issued for the account of a
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower.
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(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which, when
added
to the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time, would exceed the Letter
of
Credit Commitment then in effect; (ii) no Letter of Credit shall be issued
the Stated Amount of which would cause the aggregate amount of the Tranche
A
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures at such time to exceed the lesser of the
Tranche A Borrowing Base and the Tranche A Commitment then in effect; (iii)
each
Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date occurring no later than one
year
after the date of issuance thereof, unless otherwise agreed upon by the
Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer, provided that in no
event shall such expiration date occur later than the L/C Maturity Date;
(iv) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (v) no Letter
of Credit shall be issued if it would be illegal under any applicable law
for
the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit to have a Letter of Credit issued
in its
favor; and (vi) no Letter of Credit shall be issued by a Letter of Credit
Issuer after it has received a written notice from any Credit Party or the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing until such time as the Letter of Credit
Issuer shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of such
notice from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or
(y) the waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the
provisions of Section 13.1.
(c)
Upon at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent and the
Letter
of Credit Issuer (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit
to each of the applicable Lenders), the Parent Borrower on behalf of the
Borrowers shall have the right, on any day, permanently to terminate or reduce
the Letter of Credit Commitment in whole or in part, provided that, after
giving effect to such termination or reduction, the Letters of Credit
Outstanding shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment.
(d)
The parties hereto agree that the Existing Letters of
Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit for all purposes under this
Agreement, without any further action by the Parent Borrower, the Letter
of
Credit Issuer or any other Person.
(e)
If any L/C Obligation remains upon the termination
of the Revolving Credit Commitments, to the extent (i) the lesser of (x)
the
Tranche A-1 Commitments and (y) the Applicable Borrowing Base exceeds (ii)
the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Tranche A-1 Loans (the “Excess
Amount”) upon such termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the
Tranche A Lenders shall be deemed to have sold to each Tranche A-1 Lender,
and
each Tranche A-1 Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally
so purchased from the Tranche A Lenders, without recourse or warranty, an
undivided interest and participation (to the extent of such Tranche A-1 Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the lesser of such Excess Amount and such undivided
interest and participation of each Tranche A Lender in such L/C Obligations)
in
each drawing thereunder and the obligations of the Borrowers under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect thereto and such
Tranche A-1 Lenders shall be L/C Participants for all purposes
hereunder.
3.2. Letter
of Credit Requests
(a) Whenever
any Borrower desires that a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, the
Parent Borrower on behalf of such Borrower shall give the Administrative
Agent
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and
the
Letter of Credit Issuer a Letter of Credit Request by no later than
11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least two (or such lesser number as may
be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer)
Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each notice
shall be executed by the Parent Borrower and shall be in the form of
Exhibit G or such other form (including by electronic or fax
transmission) as agreed between the Parent Borrower, the Administrative
Agent
and the Letter of Credit Issuer (each a “Letter of Credit
Request”). No Letter of Credit Issuer shall issue any
Letters of Credit unless such Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received
notice
from the Administrative Agent that the conditions to such issuance have
been
met, which notice shall be deemed given (x) if the Letter of Credit Issuer
has
not received notice from the Administrative Agent that the conditions to
such
issuance have been met within two Business Days after the date of the applicable
Letter of Credit Request or (y) if the aggregate amount of Letters of Credit
Outstanding issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer then outstanding does
not
exceed the amount theretofore agreed to by the Parent Borrower or such
Borrower,
as applicable, the Administrative Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer,
and
the Administrative Agent has not otherwise notified such Letter of Credit
Issuer
that it may no longer rely on this subclause (y).
(b) If
the Parent Borrower on behalf of any Borrower so requests in any applicable
Letter of Credit Request, the Letter of Credit Issuer may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic
extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of
Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit
must permit the Letter of Credit Issuer to prevent any such extension at
least
once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of
such
Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later
than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such
twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is
issued. Unless otherwise directed by the Letter of Credit Issuer, the
Parent Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Letter
of Credit Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized
(but may not require) the Letter of Credit Issuer to permit the extension
of
such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the L/C
Maturity Date; provided, however, that the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall not permit any such extension if (A) the Letter of Credit Issuer has
determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at
such
time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under
the
terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (b) of Section
3.1 or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone
or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the
Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required
Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Parent Borrower that one or more of the applicable
conditions specified in Sections 6 and 7 are not then satisfied,
and in each such case directing the Letter of Credit Issuer not to permit
such
extension.
(c)
Each Letter of Credit Issuer (other than CIT or any of
its Affiliates) shall, at least once each week, provide the Administrative
Agent
a list of all Letters of Credit (including any Existing Letter of Credit)
issued
by it that are outstanding at such time; provided, that upon written
request from the Administrative Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer shall
thereafter notify the Administrative Agent in writing on each Business Day
of
all Letters of Credit issued on the prior Business Day by such Letter of
Credit
Issuer.
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(d)
The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be
deemed to be a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower that
the
Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the
requirements of, Section 3.1(b).
3.3. Letter
of Credit Participations.
(a) Immediately
upon the issuance by the Letter of Credit Issuer of any Letter of Credit
(and on
the Closing Date in respect of Existing Letters of Credit), the Letter of
Credit
Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Tranche A Lender
(each such Tranche A Lender, in its capacity under this Section 3.3,
together with each Tranche A-1 Lender under Section 3.1(e), an
“L/C Participant”), and each such L/C Participant shall be
deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from
the
Letter of Credit Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest
and
participation (each an “L/C Participation”), to the extent of
such L/C Participant’s Tranche A Commitment Percentage (or Tranche A-1
Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with respect to any Excess Amount),
in
each Letter of Credit, each substitute therefor, each drawing made thereunder
and the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement with respect thereto,
and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto.
(b)
In determining whether to pay under any
Letter of Credit, the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer shall have no obligation
relative to the L/C Participants other than to confirm that (i) any documents
required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered,
(ii)
the Letter of Credit Issuer has examined the documents with reasonable care
and
(iii) the documents appear to comply on their face with the requirements
of such
Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the
relevant Letter of Credit Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of
Credit issued by it, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence
or
willful misconduct, shall not create for the Letter of Credit Issuer any
resulting liability.
(c) In
the event that the Letter of Credit Issuer makes any payment under any Letter
of
Credit issued by it and the Borrowers shall not have repaid such amount in
full
to the respective Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a), the
Letter of Credit Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and
each
L/C Participant of such failure, and each such L/C Participant shall promptly
and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount of such L/C Participant’s Tranche A
Commitment Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable,
with respect to any Excess Amount) of such unreimbursed payment in Dollars
and
in immediately available funds; provided, however, that no L/C
Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Tranche A Commitment Percentage
(or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with respect to any
Excess Amount) of such unreimbursed amount arising from any wrongful payment
made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any such Letter of Credit as a
result
of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence
on the
part of the Letter of Credit Issuer. Each L/C Participant shall make
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit
Issuer such L/C Participant’s Tranche A Commitment Percentage (or
Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with respect to any
Excess Amount) of the amount of such payment no later than 12:00 Noon (New
York
City time) on the first Business Day after the date notified
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by
the
Letter of Credit Issuer in immediately available funds. If and to the
extent such L/C Participant shall not have so made its Tranche A Commitment
Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with
respect to any Excess Amount) of the amount of such payment available to
the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, such
L/C
Participant agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the
Letter of Credit Issuer, forthwith on demand, such amount, together with
interest thereon for each day from such date until the date such amount
is paid
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer
at a
rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time then in
effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily
charged
by the Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the foregoing. The
failure of any L/C Participant to make available to the Administrative
Agent for
the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Tranche A Commitment
Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with
respect to any Excess Amount) of any payment under any Letter of Credit
shall
not relieve any other L/C Participant of its obligation hereunder to make
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of
Credit
Issuer its Tranche A Commitment Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment
Percentage, as applicable, with respect to any Excess Amount) of any payment
under such Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but
no L/C
Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other L/C Participant
to
make available to the Administrative Agent such other L/C Participant’s Tranche
A Commitment Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as
applicable, with respect to any Excess Amount) Commitment Percentage of
any such
payment.
(d) Whenever
the Letter of Credit Issuer receives a payment in respect of an unpaid
reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received
for
the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer any payments from the L/C
Participants pursuant to clause (c) above, the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall
promptly pay to each L/C Participant that has paid its Tranche A Commitment
Percentage (or Tranche A-1 Commitment Percentage, as applicable, with
respect to any Excess Amount) of such reimbursement obligation, in Dollars
and
in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s share
(based upon the proportionate aggregate amount originally funded by such
L/C
Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all L/C Participants) of the
principal amount so paid in respect of such reimbursement obligation and
interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective L/C
Participations at the Overnight Rate.
(e) The
obligations of the L/C Participants to make payments to the Administrative
Agent
for the account of a Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit
shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense
or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including under any of the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents;
(ii) the
existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that a Borrower may
have
at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee
of
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any
Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting),
the
Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender or other
Person,
whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the
transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including
any
underlying transaction between a Borrower and the beneficiary named in
any such
Letter of Credit);
(iii) any
draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit
proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(iv) the
surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance
of any
of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or
(v) the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
provided,
however, that no L/C Participant shall be obligated to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its
Tranche A Commitment Percentage (or Tranche A11 Commitment Percentage,
as applicable, with respect to any Excess Amount) of any unreimbursed amount
arising from any wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under
a
Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful
misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit
Issuer.
3.4. Agreement
to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings
(a) The
Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer, by making
payment in Dollars to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds,
for any payment or disbursement made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under
any
Letter of Credit (each such amount so paid until reimbursed, an “Unpaid
Drawing”) no later than the date that is one Business Day after the
date on which the Parent Borrower receives notice of such payment or
disbursement (the “Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the
amount so paid or disbursed by the Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent
not
reimbursed prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Reimbursement
Date, from the Reimbursement Date to the date the Letter of Credit Issuer
is
reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable Margin plus the ABR as in effect from time to time, provided
that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
(i) unless the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall have
notified the Administrative Agent and the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer
prior
to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Reimbursement Date that the
Parent Borrower intends to reimburse the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer
for
the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving
Loans, the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers shall be deemed to
have
given a Notice of Borrowing requesting that, with respect to Letters of Credit,
the Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments make Revolving Credit Loans
(which
shall be ABR Loans) on the Reimbursement Date in the amount of such drawing
and
(ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such
drawing and the amount of its Revolving Credit Loan to be made in respect
thereof, and each L/C Participant shall be irrevocably obligated to make
a
Revolving Credit Loan to the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers in
the
manner deemed to have been requested in the amount of its Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage of the applicable Unpaid Drawing by 2:00 p.m. (New
York City time)
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on
such
Reimbursement Date by making the amount of such Revolving Credit Loan available
to the Administrative Agent. Such Revolving Credit Loans shall be
made without regard to the Minimum Borrowing Amount. Such Revolving
Credit Loans shall be Tranche A-1 Loans unless the Tranche A-1
Commitment has been fully drawn. The Administrative Agent shall use
the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans solely for purpose of reimbursing
the Letter of Credit Issuer for the related Unpaid Drawing. In the
event that the Parent Borrower fails to Cash Collateralize any Letter of
Credit
that is outstanding on the Maturity Date, the full amount of the Letters
of
Credit Outstanding in respect of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed
to be an
Unpaid Drawing subject to the provisions of this Section 3.4 except that
the Letter of Credit Issuer shall hold the proceeds received from the Lenders
as
contemplated above as cash collateral for such Letter of Credit to reimburse
any
Drawing under such Letter of Credit and shall use such proceeds first,
to
reimburse itself for any Drawings made in respect of such Letter of Credit
following the L/C Maturity Date, second, to the extent such Letter of Credit
expires or is returned undrawn while any such cash collateral remains,
to the
repayment of obligations in respect of any Revolving Credit Loans that
have not
paid at such time and third, to the Parent Borrower or as otherwise directed
by
a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section
3.4(a) shall affect the Parent Borrower’s obligation to repay all
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans when due in accordance with the terms
of this
Agreement.
(b) The
obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 3.4 to reimburse the
Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including, in each
case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and
all
circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or defense to
payment that any Borrower or any other Person may have or have had against
the
Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including
in
its capacity as an L/C Participant), including any defense based upon the
failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit (each a
“Drawing”) to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or
any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds
of such
Drawing, provided that the Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse
the Letter of Credit Issuer for any wrongful payment made by the Letter of
Credit Issuer under the Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts
or
omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part
of the
Letter of Credit Issuer.
3.5. Increased
Costs. If
after
the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation,
or any
change therein, 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, or actual compliance by the Letter
of
Credit Issuer or any L/C Participant with any request or directive made or
adopted after the date hereof (whether or not having the force of law), by
any
such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall either (a) impose,
modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar
requirement against letters of credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer,
or
any L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein, or (b) impose on the Letter of
Credit Issuer or any L/C Participant any other conditions affecting its
obligations under this Agreement in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C
Participations therein or any Letter of Credit or such L/C Participant’s L/C
Participation therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase
the
cost to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant of issuing,
maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount
of
any sum received or receivable by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C
Participant hereunder (other than any such increase or reduction
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attributable
to (i) taxes indemnified under Section 5.4, (ii) net income taxes and
franchise and excise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed
on any
Agent or Lender and, to the extent not duplicative, any Taxes imposed on
any
Agent or Lender where that Tax is imposed upon or calculated by reference
to the
net income received or receivable (but not any sum deemed to be received
or
receivable) by such Agent or Lender or (iii) Taxes included under clauses
(c) and (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”) in respect of
Letters of Credit or L/C Participations therein, then, promptly after receipt
of
written demand to the Parent Borrower by the Letter of Credit Issuer or
such L/C
Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which notice shall be sent by
the
Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent),
the Borrowers shall pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Letter of Credit
Issuer
or such L/C Participant for such increased cost or reduction, it being
understood and agreed, however, that the Letter of Credit Issuer or an
L/C
Participant shall not be entitled to such compensation as a result of such
Person’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or directive to comply
with, any such law, rule or regulation as in effect on the date
hereof. A certificate submitted to the Parent Borrower by the
relevant Letter of Credit Issuer or an L/C Participant, as the case may
be (a
copy of which certificate shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer
or such
L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable
detail the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts
necessary to compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant
as
aforesaid shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers absent clearly
demonstrable error.
3.6. New
or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer.
(a) The
Letter of Credit Issuer may resign as a Letter of Credit Issuer upon 30 days’
prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Parent
Borrower. The Parent Borrower may add Letter of Credit Issuers at any
time upon notice to the Administrative Agent. If the Letter of Credit
Issuer shall resign or be replaced, or if the Parent Borrower shall decide
to
add a new Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement, then the Parent Borrower
may appoint from among the Lenders a successor issuer of Letters of Credit
or a
new Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, or, with the consent of
the
Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), another
successor or new issuer of Letters of Credit, whereupon such successor issuer
shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the replaced or resigning
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
or
such new issuer of Letters of Credit shall be granted the rights, powers
and
duties of a Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder, and the term “Letter of Credit
Issuer” shall mean such successor or such new issuer of Letters of Credit
effective upon such appointment. The acceptance of any appointment as
a Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder whether as a successor issuer or new
issuer
of Letters of Credit in accordance with this Agreement, shall be evidenced
by an
agreement entered into by such new or successor issuer of Letters of Credit,
in
a form satisfactory to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent and,
from and after the effective date of such agreement, such new or successor
issuer of Letters of Credit shall become a “Letter of Credit Issuer”
hereunder. After the resignation or replacement of a Letter of Credit
Issuer hereunder, the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer shall
remain
a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations
of a
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
with
respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or
replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
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In
connection with any resignation or replacement pursuant to this clause
(a) (but, in case of any such resignation, only to the extent that a
successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall have been appointed), either
(i) the
Parent Borrower, the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer and
the
successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall arrange to have any outstanding
Letters of Credit issued by the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit
Issuer
replaced with Letters of Credit issued by the successor issuer of Letters
of
Credit or (ii) the Parent Borrower shall cause the successor issuer of
Letters
of Credit, if such successor issuer is reasonably satisfactory to the replaced
or resigning Letter of Credit Issuer, to issue “back-stop” Letters of Credit
naming the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer as beneficiary
for each
outstanding Letter of Credit issued by the resigning or replaced Letter
of
Credit Issuer, which new Letters of Credit shall have a face amount equal
to the
Letters of Credit being back-stopped and the sole requirement for drawing
on
such new Letters of Credit shall be a drawing on the corresponding back-stopped
Letters of Credit. After any resigning or replaced Letter of Credit
Issuer’s resignation or replacement as Letter of Credit Issuer, the provisions
of this Agreement relating to a Letter of Credit Issuer shall inure to
its
benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it (A) while
it was a
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement or (B) at any time with respect
to
Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer.
(b) To the extent that there are, at the time of any resignation or replacement as set forth in clause (a) above, any outstanding Letters of Credit, nothing herein shall be deemed to impact or impair any rights and obligations of any of the parties hereto with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit (including, without limitation, any obligations related to the payment of Fees or the reimbursement or funding of amounts drawn), except that the Parent Borrower, the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer and the successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall have the obligations regarding outstanding Letters of Credit described in clause (a) above.
3.7. Role
of Letter of Credit Issuer. Each
Lender and the Parent Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a
Letter
of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not have any responsibility
to
obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents
expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as
to the
validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person
executing or delivering any such document. None of the Letter of
Credit Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective affiliates
nor
any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall
be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection
herewith at the request or with the approval of the Required Lenders;
(ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or
willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or
enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit
or
Issuer Document. The Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or
omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any
Letter
of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall
not, preclude the Borrowers’ pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have
against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other
agreement. None of the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative
Agent, any of their respective affiliates nor any correspondent, participant
or
assignee of the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable or responsible for
any
of the matters described in Section 3.3(e); provided that anything
in such Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a
claim
against the Letter of Credit Issuer, and the Letter of Credit Issuer may
be
liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any
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direct,
as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by any Borrower
which
any Borrower proves were caused by the Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful failure
to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the
beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with
the
terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, the Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents
that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary,
and the
Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency
of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or
assign
a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in
whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
3.8. Cash
Collateral.
(a) Upon
the request of the Required Lenders if, as of the L/C Maturity Date, there
are any Letters of Credit Outstanding, the Parent Borrower, on behalf of
the
Borrowers, shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Letters of Credit
Outstanding.
(b) If
any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Revolving Credit
Lenders
with Letter of Credit Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total
Letter
of Credit Exposure may require that the L/C Obligations be Cash
Collateralized.
(c) For
purposes of this Section 3.8, and Sections 5.2(b), and
5.2(c)“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit
with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Letter
of
Credit Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash
or
deposit account balances in an amount equal to the amount of the Letters
of
Credit Outstanding required to be Cash Collateralized pursuant to documentation
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and
the Letter of Credit Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the
Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding
meanings. The Parent Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer and the L/C Participants,
a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein
and all proceeds of the foregoing. Such cash Collateral shall be
maintained in blocked, interest bearing deposit accounts established by and
in
the name of the Administrative Agent.
3.9. Applicability
of ISP and UCP. Unless
otherwise expressly agreed by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Parent
Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement
applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall
apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform
Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published
by the
International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to
each
commercial Letter of Credit.
3.10 Conflict
with Issuer Documents. In
the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer
Document, the terms hereof shall control.
3.11. Letters
of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding
that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of
any
obligations of, or is for the
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account
of, a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Borrower, the Parent Borrower
shall be
obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder for any and
all
drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Parent Borrower hereby
acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Borrowers inures to the benefit of
the
Parent Borrower, and that the Parent Borrower’s business derives substantial
benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries.
SECTION
4. Fees;
Commitments
4.1. Fees.
(a) The
Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, for the account
of each Tranche A Lender and each Tranche A-1 Lender (in each case pro
rata according to the respective Revolving Credit Commitments of all such
Lenders), a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) for each day
from the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date. Each
Commitment Fee shall be payable by the Parent Borrower on behalf of the
Borrowers (x) quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each
February, May, August and November (for the three-month period (or portion
thereof) ended on such day for which no payment has been received) and
(y) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date (for the period ended on such
date for which no payment has been received pursuant to clause (x)
above), and shall be computed for each day during such period at a rate per
annum equal to the applicable Commitment Fee Rate in effect on such day on
the applicable portion of the Available Commitment in effect on such
day.
(b) The
Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the account
of
the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their respective Letter of Credit
Exposure, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit (the “Letter of
Credit Fee”), for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter
of Credit to the termination date of such Letter of Credit computed at the
per annum rate for each day equal to (i) in the case of a Standby
Letter of Credit, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans minus 0.125% per
annum and (ii) in the case if a Commercial Letter of Credit, 50% of the
Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans, in each case on the average daily Stated
Amount of such Letter of Credit (provided that in no event shall the payment
of
Letter of Credit Fees in excess of the amounts payable pursuant to the last
two
sentences of this subclause (b) be required). Except as
provided below, such Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable
(x) quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each February, May,
August and November and (y) on the date upon which the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment terminates and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall
have
been reduced to zero.
(c) The
Borrowers agree to pay to each Letter of Credit Issuer a fee in respect of
each
Letter of Credit issued by it (the “Fronting Fee”), for the
period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the termination
date of such Letter of Credit, computed at the rate for each day equal to
0.125%
per annum on the average daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit
(or at such other rate per annum as agreed in writing between the Parent
Borrower and the Letter of Credit Issuer). Such Fronting Fees shall
be due and payable by the Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers
(x) quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each February, May,
August and November and (y) on the date upon which the Total Revolving
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Credit
Commitment terminates and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have
been
reduced to zero.
(d) The
Parent Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers agrees to pay directly to the
Letter
of Credit Issuer upon each issuance of, drawing under, and/or amendment of,
a
Letter of Credit issued by it such amount as the Letter of Credit Issuer
and the
Parent Borrower shall have agreed upon for issuances of, drawings under or
amendments of, letters of credit issued by it.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to
any
Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 4.1.
4.2. Voluntary
Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of clause (c) below, upon at least five Business Days’
prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in
writing) to the
Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office (which notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the
Parent
Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, on any day,
permanently to terminate or reduce the Tranche A Commitments and/or the Tranche
A-1 Commitments in whole or in part, provided that (a) any such
reduction shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the Tranche
A
Commitments and/or the Tranche A-1 Commitments, as applicable, of each of
the
Lenders, (b) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 4.2
shall be in the amount of at least $50,000,000 and in multiples of $50,000,000
in excess thereof and (c) after giving effect to such termination or
reduction and to any prepayments of the Loans made on the date thereof in
accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)),
the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed
the lesser of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Applicable Borrowing
Base then in effect.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of clause (c) below, the Borrowers may at any time
terminate all of the Tranche A Commitments and/or Tranche A-1 Commitments
upon
(i) the payment in full of all outstanding Tranche A Loans and/or Tranche
A-1 Loans, as applicable, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
(ii) in the case of the Tranche A Commitments, the cancellation and return
of
all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to each
such
Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the Administrative Agent of a cash deposit
as required by Section 5.2) (iii) the payment in full of the accrued and
unpaid Fees, including any payments required under Section 2.11, as
applicable, and (iv) the payment in full of all reimbursable expenses and
other
Obligations together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, as
applicable.
(c) The
Parent Borrower may, at any time, reduce the Tranche A Commitments as provided
above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
except as provided in the following proviso, the Parent Borrower may, at
any
time, reduce the Tranche A-1 Commitments; provided that the
Tranche A-1 Commitments shall not be reduced or terminated if, at such
time, any Tranche A Loans are outstanding. In the event that all
of the Tranche A Commitments are terminated, the Borrowers shall
contemporaneously therewith terminate all Tranche A-1
Commitments.
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4.3. Mandatory
Termination of Commitments.
(a) The
Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
(b) The
Swingline Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
the Swingline Maturity Date.
SECTION
5. Payments
5.1. Voluntary
Prepayments. The
Borrowers shall have the right to prepay Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline
Loans, in each case, without premium or penalty, in whole or in part from
time
to time on the following terms and conditions:
(a)
the
Parent Borrower, on behalf of the Borrowers, shall give the Administrative
Agent
at the Administrative Agent’s Office written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to make such prepayment, the
amount
of such prepayment and (in the case of LIBOR Loans) the specific Borrowing(s)
being prepaid, which notice shall be given by the Parent Borrower, on behalf
of
the Borrowers, no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (i) in the case
of LIBOR Loans, three Business Days prior to, (ii) in the case of ABR Loans
(other than Swingline Loans and Protective Advances), on and (iii) in the
case
of Swingline Loans and Protective Advances, on, the date of such prepayment
and
shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the
Lenders
or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be;
(b)
each
partial prepayment of (i) LIBOR Loans shall be in a minimum amount of
$5,000,000 and in multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) any ABR
Loans
(other than Swingline Loans) shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and
in
multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof and (iii) Swingline Loans shall be
in a
minimum amount of $500,000 and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof,
provided that no partial prepayment of LIBOR Loans made pursuant to a
single Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding LIBOR Loans made pursuant to
such
Borrowing to an amount less than the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount
for
such LIBOR Loans and
(c)
any
prepayment of LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.1 on any day other
than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto shall be subject
to
compliance by the Parent Borrower with the applicable provisions of Section
2.11.
At
the
Parent Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment pursuant to this
Section 5.1, such prepayment (a) shall not be applied to any Revolving
Credit Loans of a Defaulting Lender, and (b) shall be applied to the Class
or
Classes of Loans as the Parent Borrower may specify. Notwithstanding
the foregoing in this Section 5.1, only if all Tranche A Loans are repaid
in full may the Borrowers prepay amounts owed with respect to the Tranche
A-1
Loans; provided that any such prepayment shall not reduce or terminate
the Tranche A-1 Commitments.
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5.2. Mandatory
Prepayments.
(a) Prepayment
Events. On each occasion that a Prepayment Event occurs, the
Borrowers shall, within seven Business Days after the occurrence of such
Prepayment Event (or, in the case of Deferred Net Cash Proceeds, within seven
Business Days after the Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date), repay,
in
accordance with clause (e) below, the Revolving Credit Loans in an amount
equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Prepayment Event. If
the Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Credit Party is sold or any Credit
Party
is sold as a going concern on any date, the sale proceeds shall be allocated
as
follows: that portion of the sale proceeds equal to the aggregate
gross book value of Accounts (excluding any reserves) and Cost of Inventory
shall be allocated to the Collateral of the Credit Parties so sold and shall
be
deemed to be proceeds thereof and applied pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence.
(b) Repayment
of Revolving Credit Loans. (i) If on any date the
aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures (collectively, the
“Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings”) for any reason
exceeds 100% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, the
Borrowers shall forthwith repay on such date the principal amount of any
Protective Advances and after all Protective Advances have been paid in full,
Swingline Loans and, after all Swingline Loans have been paid in full, the
Tranche A Loans in an amount necessary to eliminate such deficiency and,
if,
after giving effect to the prepayment in full of all outstanding Tranche
A Loans
such deficiency has not been eliminated, prepay the Tranche A-1 Loans in
an
amount necessary to eliminate such deficiency. If, after giving
effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Protective Advances, Swingline
Loans, Tranche A Loans and Tranche A-1 Loans, the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Outstandings exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect,
the
Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations to the extent of such
excess.
(ii) Except
for Protective Advances, if on any date the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Outstandings for any reason exceed 100% of the Applicable Borrowing Base
then in
effect, the Borrowers shall forthwith repay on such date the principal amount
of
Swingline Loans and, after all Swingline Loans have been paid in full, Revolving
Credit Loans in an amount equal to such excess. If, after giving
effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving
Credit
Loans, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Applicable
Borrowing Base then in effect, the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the
L/C
Obligations to the extent of such excess. All such payments made in
respect of outstanding Loans shall be applied first to Tranche A Loans and
after
prepayment in full thereof, to Tranche A-1 Loans.
(c) Application
during Cash Dominion Event. At all times following the
establishment of the Cash Management Systems pursuant to Section 9.15(a)
and after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Cash Dominion Event
(other than a Cash Dominion Event that constitutes an Event of Default) and
notification thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (subject
to the
provisions of the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement), on
each
Business Day, at or before 1:00 p.m. (New York City time), the Administrative
Agent shall apply all immediately available funds credited to the Collection
Account, first to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the
Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders (other
than in
connection with Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements),
pro rata, second to pay interest due
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and
payable in respect of any Loans (including Swingline Loans and Protective
Advances) that may be outstanding, pro rata, third to prepay the
principal of any Protective Advances that may be outstanding, pro rata,
fourth to prepay the principal of the Tranche A Loans and Swingline Loans,
pro rata, fifth, to prepay the principal of the Tranche A-1 Loans,
pro rata, sixth, to Cash Collateralize outstanding Letter of
Credit
Exposure, seventh to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to
any Cash
Management Bank or Hedge Bank, pro rata, and eighth to
pay any other Obligation.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Application
to Revolving Credit Loans. With respect to each prepayment of
Revolving Credit Loans required by Section 5.2(b), the Parent Borrower
may designate (i) the Types of Loans that are to be prepaid and the specific
Borrowing(s) being repaid and (ii) the Revolving Credit Loans to be prepaid,
provided that (y) each prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to a
Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans; and
(z) notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding clause (y), no
prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied to the Revolving Credit
Loans of any Defaulting Lender unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Parent
Borrower. In the absence of a designation by the Parent Borrower as
described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject
to
the above, make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view,
but
no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under
Section 2.11. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only if all
Tranche A Loans are repaid in full may the Administrative Agent apply amounts
received to the Tranche A-1 Loans.
(f) LIBOR
Interest Periods. In lieu of making any payment pursuant to this
Section 5.2 in respect of any LIBOR Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period therefor so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Parent Borrower at its option may deposit,
on
behalf of the Borrowers, with the Administrative Agent an amount equal to
the
amount of the LIBOR Loan to be prepaid and such LIBOR Loan shall be repaid
on
the last day of the Interest Period therefor in the required
amount. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a
corporate time deposit account established on terms reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent, earning interest at the then customary rate for
accounts of such type. Such deposit shall constitute cash collateral
for the LIBOR Loans to be so prepaid, provided that the Parent Borrower
may at any time direct that such deposit be applied to make the applicable
payment required pursuant to this Section 5.2.
(g) Minimum
Amount. No prepayment shall be required pursuant to
Section 5.2(a) (i) in the case of any Disposition of Collateral
yielding Net Cash Proceeds of less than $100,000 in the aggregate and
(ii) unless and until the amount at any time of Net Cash Proceeds from
Prepayment Events required to be applied at or prior to such time pursuant
to
such Section and not yet applied at or prior to such time to prepay Revolving
Credit Loans pursuant to such Section exceeds $1,000,000 in the aggregate
for
all Prepayment Events (other than those that are under the threshold specified
in subclause(i)) in any one fiscal year, at which time all such Net Cash
Proceeds referred to in this subclause (ii) with respect to such fiscal
year shall be applied as a prepayment in accordance with this Section
5.2.
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5.3. Method
and Place of Payment.
(a) Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement
shall be made by the Parent Borrower, on behalf of the Borrowers, without
set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, to the Administrative Agent
for
the ratable account of the Lenders entitled thereto, the Letter of Credit
Issuer
or the Swingline Lender entitled thereto, as the case may be, not later than
2:00 p.m. (New York City time), in each case, on the date when due and
shall be made in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s
Office or at such other office as the Administrative Agent shall specify
for
such purpose by notice to the Parent Borrower, it being understood that written
or facsimile notice by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent to
make a
payment from the funds in the Parent Borrower’s account at the Administrative
Agent’s Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such
funds held in such account. All repayments or prepayments of any
Loans (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) hereunder and all other
payments under each Credit Document shall be made in Dollars. The
Administrative Agent will thereafter cause to be distributed on the same
day (if
payment was actually received by the Administrative Agent prior to
2:00 p.m. (New York City time) or, otherwise, on the next Business Day)
like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably
to
the Lenders entitled thereto.
(b) Any
payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m. (New York
City time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business
Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be
due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in
effect
immediately prior to such extension.
5.4. Net
Payments
(a) Any
and all payments made by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Guarantor under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear
of, and
without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Indemnified
Taxes; provided that if any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be
required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct or withhold any Indemnified
Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings
(including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section 5.4) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the
sum it
would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made,
(ii) the applicable Borrower or such Guarantor shall make such deductions
or withholdings and (iii) the applicable Borrower or such Guarantor shall
timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental
Authority within the time allowed and in accordance with applicable Requirements
of Law. Whenever any Indemnified Taxes are payable by any Borrower or
such Guarantor, as promptly as possible thereafter, such Borrower or Guarantor
shall send to the Administrative 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 (or other evidence acceptable to such Lender, acting reasonably)
received by such Borrower or such Guarantor showing payment
thereof.
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(b) [Reserved].
(c) The
Borrowers shall timely pay and shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrative Agent, each Collateral Agent and each Lender (whether or not
such
Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
Governmental Authority) with regard to any Other Taxes.
(d) The
Borrowers shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent and each Lender within fifteen Business Days after written
demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes imposed on
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender as the case may
be, on
or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any
Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Credit Document
(including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts
payable under this Section 5.4) and any reasonable expenses arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes
were
correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate setting forth reasonable detail as to the
amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Parent Borrower by a
Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as applicable)
on its
own behalf or on behalf of a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(e)
Each Non-U.S. Lender with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan or any other
Loan
made to the Borrowers shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do
so:
(i)
deliver to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, prior to the
date
on which the first payment to the Non-U.S. Lender is due hereunder, two copies
of (x) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S.
federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with
respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN (together with a certificate representing that such
Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code,
is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B)
of the Code) of the Parent Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation
related to the Parent Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of
the Code)), (y) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, in each
case properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming
complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax
on
payments by the Parent Borrower under this Agreement or (z) Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8IMY and all necessary attachments (including the forms described
in clauses (x) and (y) above, as required); and
(ii) deliver
to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of
any
such form or certification (or any applicable successor form) on or before
the
date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and
after
the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it to the Parent Borrower;
unless
in
any such case any Change in Law has occurred prior to the date on which any
such
delivery would otherwise be required that renders any such form inapplicable
or
would prevent
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such
Non-U.S. Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form with
respect
to it and such Non-U.S. Lender promptly so advises the Parent Borrower
and the
Administrative Agent. Each Person that shall become a Participant
pursuant to Section 13.6 or a Lender pursuant to Section 13.6
shall, upon the effectiveness of the related transfer, be required to provide
all the forms and statements required pursuant to this Section 5.4(e),
provided that in the case of a Participant such Participant shall
furnish
all such required forms and statements to the Lender from which the related
participation shall have been purchased.
(f)
[Reserved].
(g) [Reserved].
(h) If
any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable,
determines, in its sole discretion, that it had received and retained a refund
of an Indemnified Tax (including an Other Tax) for which a payment has been
made
by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, which refund in the good faith
judgment of such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
as
the case may be, is attributable to such payment made by such Borrower, then
the
Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may
be,
shall reimburse such Borrower for such amount (net of all out-of-pocket expenses
of such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the
case
may be, and without interest other than any interest received thereon from
the
relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund) as the Lender,
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, determines
in
its sole discretion to be the proportion of the refund as will leave it,
after
such reimbursement, in no better or worse position (taking into account expenses
or any taxes imposed on the refund) than it would have been in if the payment
had not been required; provided that such Borrower, upon the request of
the Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, agrees to repay
the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other
charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Lender, the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in the event the Lender, the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is required to repay such refund
to
such Governmental Authority. A Lender, the Administrative Agent or
the Collateral Agent shall claim any refund that it determines is available to
it, unless it concludes in its sole discretion that it would be adversely
affected by making such a claim. Neither the Lender, the
Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be obliged to disclose
any
information regarding its tax affairs or computations to any Credit Party
in
connection with this clause (h) or any other provision of this
Section 5.4.
(i) If
the Parent Borrower determines that a reasonable basis exists for contesting
a
Tax, each Lender or Agent, as the case may be, shall use reasonable efforts
to
cooperate with the Borrowers as the Parent Borrower may reasonably request
in
challenging such Tax. Subject to the provisions of Section
2.12, each Lender and Agent agree to use reasonable efforts to cooperate
with the Borrowers as the Parent Borrower may reasonably request to minimize
any
amount payable by any Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to this Section
5.4. The Borrowers shall indemnify and hold each Lender and Agent
harmless against any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Person in
connection with any request made by the Parent Borrower pursuant to this
Section 5.4(i). Nothing in this Section 5.4(i) shall
obligate any
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Lender
or
Agent to take any action that such Person, in its sole judgment, determines
may
result in a material detriment to such Person.
(j) Each
Lender and Agent with respect to the Revolving Credit Loan and any other
Loan
made to the Borrowers that is a United States person under Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code (each, a “U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Parent
Borrower and the Administrative Agent two United States Internal Revenue
Service
Forms W-9 (or substitute or successor form), properly completed and duly
executed, certifying that such Lender or Agent is exempt from United States
backup withholding (i) on or prior to the Closing Date (or on or prior to
the
date it becomes a party to this Agreement), (ii) on or before the date that
such
form expires or becomes obsolete, (iii) after the occurrence of a change
in the
Agent’s or Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative
Agent,
and (iv) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Parent
Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
(k) Any
amount payable under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by any Borrower
or a Guarantor is exclusive of any value added tax or any other Tax of a
similar
nature which might be chargeable in connection with that amount. If
any such Tax is chargeable, such Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case
may be,
shall pay to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Lender, as the
case
may be, (in addition to and at the same time as paying that amount) an amount
equal to the amount of that Tax.
(l) Where
this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any party to this Agreement
or any Credit Document, as the case may be, to reimburse the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent or a Lender for any costs or expenses, that party
must also at the same time pay and indemnify the Administrative Agent,
Collateral Agent, or Lender, as the case may be against all value added tax
or
any other Tax of a similar nature incurred by the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or a Lender in respect of the costs and expenses to the
extent
that the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Lender acting reasonably
determines that it is not entitled to a credit or repayment from the relevant
tax authority in respect of that tax.
(m) The
agreements in this Section 5.4 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
5.5. Computations
of Interest and Fees.
(a) Except
as provided in the next succeeding sentence, Interest on LIBOR Loans and
ABR
Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days
elapsed. Interest on ABR Loans in respect of which the rate of
interest is calculated on the basis of the Administrative Agent’s prime rate and
interest on overdue interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or
366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.
(b) Fees
and the average daily Stated Amount of Letters of Credit shall be calculated
on
the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed.
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5.6. Limit
on Rate of Interest.
(a)
No Payment Shall Exceed Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding any other
term of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any interest
or other amounts under or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise
in
respect to any of the Obligations in excess of the amount or rate permitted
under or consistent with any applicable law, rule or regulation.
(b)
Payment at Highest Lawful Rate. If any Borrower is not obliged
to make a payment that it would otherwise be required to make, as a result
of
Section 5.6(a), such Borrower shall make such payment to the maximum
extent permitted by or consistent with applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
(c)
Adjustment if Any Payment Exceeds Lawful Rate. If any
provision of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents would obligate
any Borrower to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any
Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate that would be prohibited by any
applicable law, rule or regulation, then notwithstanding such provision,
such
amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect
to
the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not
be so
prohibited by law, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary,
by
reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid by such Borrower
to
the affected Lender under Section 2.8.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby,
if any Lender shall have received from any Borrower an amount in excess of
the
maximum permitted by any applicable law, rule or regulation, then such Borrower
shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent to obtain
reimbursement from that Lender in an amount equal to such excess, and pending
such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by
that
Lender to such Borrower.
SECTION
6. Conditions Precedent to
Initial Borrowing
The
initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of
the
following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Parent
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
6.1. Credit
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have
received:
(a) this
Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Parent
Borrower, each Subsidiary Borrower and each Lender;
(b) a
Borrowing Base Certificate, certified as complete and correct in all material
respects, which calculates the Applicable Borrowing Base as of the last Business
Day of the most recent month ended at least 25 days prior to the Closing
Date;
(c) [Reserved];
(d) the
Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of
each
grantor party thereto; and
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(e) the
Intercreditor Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
of
the applicable Credit Parties and of the Collateral Agent and the other agents
party thereto.
6.2. Collateral Except
for any items referred to on Schedule 9.14(d):
(a)
All documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code or other
applicable personal property and financing statements, reasonably requested
by
the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens
intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to
the
extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document
shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration
or
recording and none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges,
security interests or mortgages, except for liens permitted hereunder;
and
(b)
The Parent Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a completed Perfection
Certificate, executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Parent
Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby.
6.3. Legal
Opinions The
Administrative Agent shall have received the executed legal opinions of
(a) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special New York counsel to the
Parent Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, (b) Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, General Counsel of the Parent Borrower, substantially in the
form of
Exhibit H-2, and (c) local counsel to the Parent Borrower and the
Administrative Agent in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 6.3 in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent. The Borrowers, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative
Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
6.4. Contemporaneous
Debt Financings and Repayments. (i) The
Parent Borrower shall have received gross proceeds of $1,175,000,000 from
the
issuance of Senior Notes under the Senior Notes Indenture, (ii) the Parent
Borrower shall have received gross proceeds of $725,000,000 from the issuance
of
Senior Subordinated Notes under the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture and
(iii) the Parent Borrower and the applicable guarantors thereunder shall
have entered into the Term Loan Agreement providing for term borrowings in
an
aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000,000.
6.5. Equity
Investments Equity
Investments, which, to the extent constituting Stock other than common Stock,
shall be on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably
satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners to the extent material
to the interests of the Lenders, in an amount not less than the Minimum Equity
Amount shall have been made.
6.6. Closing
Certificates The
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Credit Parties,
dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, with
appropriate insertions, executed by the President or any Vice President and
the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party, and attaching
the
documents referred to in Section 6.7 and such other closing certificates
as it may reasonably request.
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6.7. Authorization
of Proceedings of Each Credit Party.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in
form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the board of
directors or other managers of each Credit Party (or a duly authorized committee
thereof) authorizing (a) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit
Documents (and any agreements relating thereto) to which it is a party and
(b)
in the case of each Borrower, the extensions of credit contemplated
hereunder.
6.8. Fees.
The Agents shall have received the fees in the amounts previously agreed
in
writing by the Agents to be received on the Closing Date and all expenses
(including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel)
payable by the Credit Parties for which invoices have been presented prior
to
the Closing Date shall have been paid.
6.9. Representations
and Warranties.
On the Closing Date, (a) there shall be no breach of any representation
made by the Company in the Acquisition Agreement that is (i) material to
the interests of the Lenders and (ii) the breach of which would give the
Sponsor and/or any of its Affiliates formed to consummate the Merger (including
Merger Sub) the right to terminate their respective obligations thereunder,
and
(b) the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in
Section 8.2, Section 8.5 and Section 8.7, as they relate to
the Credit Parties at such time, shall be true and correct in all material
respects.
6.10. Related
Agreements.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed or conformed
copy
of the Acquisition Agreement which shall be in full force and
effect.
6.11. Solvency
Certificate.
On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate
from an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower to the effect that after
giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Parent Borrower
on a
consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries is Solvent.
6.12. Merger.
Concurrently with the initial Credit Event hereunder, the Merger shall have
been
consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, without
giving effect to any amendments or waivers thereto that are materially adverse
to the Lenders (including, without limitation, the definition of, and
representations, warranties and conditions relating to the absence of any,
“Company Material Adverse Effect” therein) without the reasonable consent of the
Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and all Indebtedness of the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries existing prior to the Merger (other than Indebtedness set
forth
on Schedule 10.1 and Indebtedness of Credit Parties owed to other Credit
Parties
permitted by Section 10.1(b)) shall have been repaid or repurchased in
full.
6.13. Pro
Forma Balance Sheet.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance
sheet of the Parent Borrower as of the last day of the most recently completed
fiscal quarter ended at least twenty consecutive Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, together with a
certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower to the effect
that
such statement accurately presents the pro forma consolidated financial position
of the Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP.
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6.14. Patriot
Act.
The Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners shall have received such documentation
and information as is reasonably requested in writing at least 10 days prior
to
the Closing Date by the Administrative Agent about the Parent Borrower, the
Subsidiary Borrowers and the Guarantors in respect of applicable “know your
customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without
limitation, the Patriot Act.
SECTION
7. Conditions Precedent to All Credit
Events
The
agreement of each Lender to make any Loan requested to be made by it on any
date
(excluding Mandatory Borrowings, Protective Advances and Revolving Credit
Loans
required to be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of Unpaid
Drawings pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 3.4), and the obligation of
the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit on any date, is subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
7.1. No
Default; Representations and Warranties.
At the time of each Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto (other
than any Credit Event on the Closing Date) (a) no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations
and
warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and
as of
the date of such Credit Event (except where such representations and warranties
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of
such
earlier date).
7.2. Notice
of Borrowing.
(a) Prior
to the making of each Revolving Credit Loan (other than any Revolving Credit
Loan made pursuant to Section 3.4(a) or 2.1(e)) and each Swingline
Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing
(whether in writing or by telephone) meeting the requirements of Section
2.3.
(b) Prior
to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent and the
Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting
the requirements of Section 3.2(a).
7.3. Additional
Borrowing Condition.
If a Liquidity Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrowers
shall
have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent
that the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant Test Period to
(b)
the sum, for the relevant Test Period, of (i) the cash interest expense
including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP, net
of
cash interest income, of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP with respect to all outstanding
Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including
all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to
letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Hedge
Agreements (other than currency swap agreements, currency future or option
contracts and other similar agreements) and (ii) any cash payments made during
such period in respect of obligations referred to in clause (y) below relating
to Funded Debt that were amortized or accrued in a
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previous
period (other than any such obligations resulting from the discounting
of
Indebtedness in connection with the application of purchase accounting
in
connection with the Transaction or any Permitted Acquisition), but excluding,
however, (a) amortization of deferred financing costs and any other amounts
of
non-cash interest, (b) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities
during
such period, and (c) all non-recurring cash interest expense consisting
of
liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights
obligations and financing fees, all as calculated on a consolidated basis
in
accordance with GAAP and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest
in
respect of items excluded from Indebtedness in the proviso to the definition
thereof, provided that (x) except as provided in clause (y) below, there
shall be excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense for any period the
cash
interest expense (or cash interest income) of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries
for
such period to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Interest Expense,
(y) there shall be included in determining Consolidated Interest Expense
for any
period the cash interest expense (or income) of any Acquired Entity or
Business
acquired during such period and of any Converted Restricted Subsidiary
converted
during such period, in each case based on the cash interest expense (or
income)
of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary
for such
period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition
or
conversion) assuming any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection
with any
such acquisition or conversion had been incurred or prepaid on the first
day of
such period, and (z) there shall be excluded from determining Consolidated
Interest Expense for any period the cash interest expense (or income) of
any
Sold Entity or Business disposed of during such period, based on the cash
interest expense (or income) relating to any Indebtedness relieved, retired
or
repaid in connection with any such disposition of such Sold Entity or Business
for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such
disposal)
assuming such debt relieved, retired or repaid in connection with such
disposition had been relieved, retired or repaid on the first day of such
period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the fiscal
quarter
for the Test Period most recently then ended for which the Administrative
Agent
has received financial statements of the Parent Borrower, is equal to or
greater
than 1.0 to 1.0. For purposes of determining satisfaction with the
ratio set forth in this Section 7.3, any Specified Equity Contribution
will, at
the request of the Parent Borrower, be included in the calculation of
Consolidated EBITDA, provided that (a) in each Test Period there shall be
at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which no Specified Equity
Contribution is made and (b) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution
shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrowers to
be in
compliance with such ratio specified above.
The
acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a
representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Lenders that
all
the applicable conditions specified in Section 7 above have been
satisfied as of that time.
SECTION
8. Representations, Warranties and
Agreements
In
order
to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to make the Loans and
issue
or participate in Letters of Credit as provided for herein, each Borrower
makes
(on the Closing Date and on each other date as required or otherwise set
forth
in this Agreement) the following representations and warranties to, and
agreements with, the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and the issuance of
the
Letters of Credit:
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8.1. Corporate
Status.
Each of the Parent Borrower and each Material Subsidiary (a) is a duly organized
and validly existing corporation or other entity in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate or other
organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to
transact the business in which it is engaged and (b) has duly qualified and
is authorized to do business and is in good standing (if applicable) in all
jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except where the failure
to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
8.2. Corporate
Power and Authority.
Each Credit Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority
to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit
Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate or
other
organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of
the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has
duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and
each
such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of such
Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity.
8.3. No
Violation.
Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party of the
Credit
Documents to which it is a party nor compliance with the terms and provisions
thereof nor the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will (a) contravene any applicable provision
of any material law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (b) result in any
breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or
the
obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets
of
such Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Liens
created under the Credit Documents or Liens subject to the Intercreditor
Agreement) pursuant to the terms of any material indenture, loan agreement,
lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other material instrument
to which such Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party
or
by which it or any of its property or assets is bound (any such term, covenant,
condition or provision, a “Contractual Requirement”) other than
(x) any such breach, default or Lien that could not reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect or (y) as disclosed on Schedule 8.3
or (c) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws
or
other organizational documents of such Credit Party or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries.
8.4. Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8.4, there are no actions, suits or
proceedings (including Environmental Claims) pending or, to the knowledge
of the
Parent Borrower, threatened with respect to the Parent Borrower or any of
its
Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
8.5. Margin
Regulations.
Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof
will violate the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the
Board.
8.6. Governmental
Approvals.
The execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Agreement and
each
Credit Document do not require any consent or approval of,
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registration
or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority, except
for
(i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect,
(ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to
the
Security Documents and (iii) such licenses, approvals, authorizations or
consents the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be
expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.7. Investment
Company Act.
No Borrower is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8.8. True
and Complete Disclosure.
(a)
None of the written factual information and written data (taken as a whole)
heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Parent
Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized
representatives to the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger, and/or
any
Lender on or before the Closing Date (including all such information and
data
contained in (i) the Confidential Information Memorandum (as updated prior
to
the Closing Date and including all information incorporated by reference
therein) and (ii) the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection
with
this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue
statement of any material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary
to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not misleading at such
time
in light of the circumstances under which such information or data was
furnished, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section
8.8(a), such factual information and data shall not include
proforma financial information, projections or estimates
(including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information)
and information of a general economic or general industry nature.
(b)
The projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other
forward-looking information) contained in the information and data referred
to
in Section 8.8(a) were based on good faith estimates and assumptions
believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized
by the Lenders that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed
as
facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any
such
projections may differ from the projected results.
8.9. Financial
Condition; Financial Statements.
(a) The unaudited historical consolidated financial information of
the Borrower as set forth in the Confidential Information Memorandum and
(b) the Historical Financial Statements, in each case present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower at
the
respective dates of said information, statements and results of operations
for
the respective periods covered thereby. The unaudited pro forma
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
at May 4, 2007 (including the notes thereto) (the
“Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) and the unaudited pro forma
consolidated statement of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for
the 12-month period ending on such date (together with the Pro Forma Balance
Sheet, the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”), copies of which
have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared
based on (x) the Historical Financial Statements and (y) the unaudited
historical consolidated financial information described in clause (a) of
this Section 8.9 and have been prepared in good faith, based on
assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery
thereof, and present fairly in all material
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respects
on a Pro Forma Basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries as at May 4, 2007 and their estimated results of operations
for the
period covered thereby. The financial statements referred to in
clause (b) of this Section 8.9 have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent provided
in the
notes to said financial statements. After the Closing Date, there has
been no Material Adverse Effect.
8.10. Tax
Matters.
Except where the failure of which could not be reasonably expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, (a) each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has
filed
all federal income tax returns and all other tax returns, domestic and foreign,
required to be filed by it and has paid all material taxes payable by it
that
have become due, other than those (i) not yet delinquent or
(ii) contested in good faith as to which adequate reserves have been
provided to the extent required by law and in accordance with GAAP and (b) each
Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries have paid, or have provided adequate
reserves (in the good faith judgment of management of such Borrower or such
Subsidiary) in accordance with GAAP for the payment of, all federal, state,
provincial and foreign taxes applicable for the current fiscal year to the
Closing Date.
8.11. Compliance
with ERISA.
(a)
Each Plan is in compliance with ERISA, the Code and any applicable Requirement
of Law; no Reportable Event has occurred (or is reasonably likely to occur)
with
respect to any Plan; no Plan is insolvent or in reorganization (or is reasonably
likely to be insolvent or in reorganization), and no written notice of any
such
insolvency or reorganization has been given to the Parent Borrower or any
ERISA
Affiliate; no Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) has an accumulated or
waived funding deficiency (or is reasonably likely to have such a deficiency);
on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, each Plan that is subject
to
Title IV of ERISA has satisfied the minimum funding standards (within the
meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to
such
Plan, and there has been no determination that any such Plan is, or is expected
to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 4010(d)(2) of ERISA);
none of the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred (or is
reasonably likely to incur) any liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant
to
Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of
ERISA
or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code or has been notified in writing that
it will
incur any liability under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to any
Plan; no proceedings have been instituted (or are reasonably likely to be
instituted) to terminate or to reorganize any Plan or to appoint a trustee
to
administer any Plan, and no written notice of any such proceedings has been
given to the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; and no lien imposed
under
the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
exists (or is reasonably likely to exist) nor has the Parent Borrower or
any
ERISA Affiliate been notified in writing that such a lien will be imposed
on the
assets of the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate on account of any Plan,
except to the extent that a breach of any of the representations, warranties
or
agreement in this Section 8.11(a) would not result, individually or in
the aggregate, in an amount of liability that would be reasonably likely
to have
a Material Adverse Effect. No Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
has an Unfunded Current Liability that would, individually or when taken
together with any other liabilities referenced in this Section 8.11(a),
be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect
to Plans that are Multiemployer Plans, the representations and warranties
in
this Section 8.11(a), other than any made with respect to
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(i) liability
under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or (ii) liability for termination or
reorganization of such Plans under ERISA, are made to the best knowledge
of each
Borrower.
(b) All
Foreign Plans are in compliance with, and have been established, administered
and operated in accordance with, the terms of such Foreign Plans and applicable
law, except for any failure to so comply, establish, administer or operate
the
Foreign Plans as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All contributions or other payments which are due with
respect to each Foreign Plan have been made in full and there are no funding
deficiencies thereunder, except to the extent any such events would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
8.12. Subsidiaries.
Schedule
8.12 lists each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (and the direct and
indirect ownership interest of the Parent Borrower therein), in each case
existing on the Closing Date. Each Material Subsidiary as of the
Closing Date has been so designated on Schedule 8.12.
8.13. Intellectual
Property.
The Parent Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries have obtained all intellectual
property, free from burdensome restrictions, that is necessary for the operation
of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to
be
conducted, except where the failure to obtain any such rights could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.14. Environmental
Laws.
(a) Except
as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect: (i) the Parent Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries and all
Real Estate are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (ii) neither the
Parent Borrower nor any Subsidiary is subject to any Environmental Claim
or any
other liability under any Environmental Law; (iii) neither the Parent
Borrower nor any Subsidiary is conducting any investigation, removal, remedial
or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law at any location;
and (iv) no underground storage tank or related piping, or any impoundment
or disposal area containing Hazardous Materials is located at, on or under
any
Real Estate currently owned or leased by the Parent Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(b)
Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries has treated, stored,
transported, released or disposed or arranged for disposal or transport for
disposal of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any currently or formerly
owned or leased Real Estate or facility in a manner that could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.15. Properties.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15(a), the Parent Borrower and each of
the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to or leasehold interests
in all
properties that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses
as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and clear of
all
Liens (other than any Liens permitted by this Agreement) and except where
the
failure to have such good title could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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8.16. Solvency.
On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), immediately
following the making of each Loan and after giving effect to the application
of
the proceeds of such Loans, the Parent Borrower on a consolidated basis with
its
Subsidiaries will be Solvent.
SECTION
9. Affirmative
Covenants
Each
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter,
until the Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit
have
terminated and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, fees
and
all other Obligations incurred hereunder (other than contingent indemnity
obligations), are paid in full:
9.1. Information
Covenants.
The Parent Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with
its
customary practice):
(a)
Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any
event within 5 days after the date on which such financial statements are
required to be filed with the SEC (after giving effect to any permitted
extensions) (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed
with
the SEC, on or before the date that is 95 days after the end of each such
fiscal
year), the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent Borrower and the
Subsidiaries and, if different, the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, in each case as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related
consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such fiscal year,
setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding fiscal years
(or, in lieu of such audited financial statements of the Parent Borrower
and the
Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial
information for the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on the
one
hand, and the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on the other hand), all
in
reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and, in each case,
certified by independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing whose opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of audit or
as to
the status of the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries (or a group
of
Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Material Subsidiary) as to
a going
concern, together in any event with a certificate of such accounting firm
stating that in the course of either (i) its regular audit of the
consolidated business of the Parent Borrower, which audit was conducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or (ii) performing
certain other procedures permitted by professional standards, such accounting
firm has obtained no knowledge of any Event of Default relating to
Section 10.9 that has occurred and is continuing or, if in the
opinion of such accounting firm such an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.
(b) Quarterly
Financial Statements. On or before the date that is 75 days after
the end of the fiscal quarter ending August 3, 2007 and thereafter as soon
as
available and in any event within 5 days after the date on which such financial
statements are required to be filed with the SEC (after giving effect to
any
permitted extensions) with respect to each of the first three quarterly
accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Parent Borrower (or, if such
financial statements are not required to be filed with the SEC, on or before
the
date that is 50 days after the end of each such quarterly accounting period),
the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries
and,
if different, the Parent Borrower and the
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Restricted
Subsidiaries, in each case as at the end of such quarterly period and the
related consolidated statements of operations for such quarterly accounting
period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last
day of
such quarterly period, and the related consolidated statement of cash flows
for
such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal
year
ended with the last day of such quarterly period, and setting forth comparative
consolidated figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year or,
in the
case of such consolidated balance sheet, for the last day of the prior
fiscal
year (or, in lieu of such unaudited financial statements of the Parent
Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation reflecting such
financial information for the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
on the one hand, and the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on the other
hand), all of which shall be certified by an Authorized Officer of the
Parent
Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject to changes
resulting from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments.
(c) Officer’s
Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial
statements provided for in Section 9.1(a) and (b), a certificate
of an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower to the effect that no Default
or
Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist,
specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall set forth
(i)
a specification of any change in the identity of the Restricted Subsidiaries
and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year or period, as
the
case may be, from the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,
respectively, provided to the Lenders on the Closing Date or the most recent
fiscal year or period, as the case may be, (ii) the then applicable Status
and (iii) the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment not previously set forth
in a Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate or any change in the amount of a Pro
Forma
Adjustment set forth in any Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate previously provided
and, in either case, in reasonable detail, the calculations and basis
therefor. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements
provided for in Section 9.1(a), (i) a certificate of an Authorized
Officer of the Parent Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the Applicable
Amount and the Applicable Equity Amount as at the end of the fiscal year
to
which such financial statements relate and (ii) a certificate of an Authorized
Officer of the Parent Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant
to Section I (other than section D thereof) of the Perfection Certificate
or
confirming that there has been no change in such information since the Closing
Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this
clause (c)(ii), as the case may be.
(d) Notice
of Default; Litigation. Promptly after an Authorized Officer of
the Parent Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof,
notice
of (i) the occurrence of any event that constitutes a Default or Event of
Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence
thereof and what action the Parent Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto and (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against
the
Parent Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected
to
be determined adversely and, if so determined, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Environmental
Matters. Promptly after obtaining knowledge of any one or more of
the following environmental matters, unless such environmental matters would
not, individually, or when aggregated with all other such matters, be reasonably
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, notice of:
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(i) any
pending or threatened Environmental Claim against any Credit Party or any
Real
Estate;
(ii) any
condition or occurrence on any Real Estate that (x) could reasonably be expected
to result in noncompliance by any Credit Party with any applicable Environmental
Law or (y) could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental
Claim against any Credit Party or any Real Estate;
(iii) any
condition or occurrence on any Real Estate that could reasonably be anticipated
to cause such Real Estate to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership,
occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Estate under any Environmental
Law; and
(iv)
the conduct of any investigation, or any removal, remedial or other corrective
action in response to the actual or alleged presence, release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Material on, at, under or from any Real
Estate.
All
such
notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim,
investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the
response thereto. The term “Real Estate” shall mean
land, buildings and improvements owned or leased by any Credit Party, but
excluding all operating fixtures and equipment, whether or not incorporated
into
improvements.
(f)
Other Information. Promptly upon filing thereof, copies of any
filings (including on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K) or registration statements
with, and reports to, the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in
any
relevant jurisdiction by the Parent Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other
than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration
statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Administrative
Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any
registration statements on Form S-8) and copies of all financial statements,
proxy statements, notices and reports that the Parent Borrower or any of
the
Subsidiaries shall send to the holders of any publicly issued debt of the
Parent
Borrower and/or any of the Subsidiaries (including the Notes (whether publicly
issued or not)) and lenders and agents under the Term Loan Agreement, in
each
case in their capacity as such holders, lenders or agents (in each case to
the
extent not theretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
this
Agreement) and, with reasonable promptness, such other information (financial
or
otherwise) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of
any
Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in
writing from time to time.
(g) Pro
Forma Adjustment Certificate. Not later than any date on which
financial statements are delivered with respect to any Test Period in which
a
Pro Forma Adjustment is made as a result of the consummation of the acquisition
of any Acquired Entity or Business by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary for which there shall be a Pro Forma Adjustment, a certificate
of an
Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower setting forth the amount of such
Pro
Forma Adjustment and, in reasonable detail, the calculations and basis
therefor.
(h) Borrowing
Base Certificate. On the 20th day
of each
calendar month, a Borrowing Base Certificate showing the Applicable Borrowing
Base and the calculation of
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Excess
Availability in each case as of the close of business on the last day of
the
immediately preceding calendar month, each such Borrowing Base Certificate
to be
certified as complete and correct in all material respects on behalf of
the
Parent Borrower by a Financial Officer of the Parent Borrower (each a
“Monthly Borrowing Base Certificate”). In addition,
(i) if Excess Availability is less than 10% of the Total Revolving Credit
Commitments, or (ii) if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
a
Borrowing Base Certificate showing the Parent Borrower’s reasonable estimate
(which shall be based on the most current accounts receivable aging reasonably
available and shall be calculated in a consistent manner with the most
recent
Monthly Borrowing Base Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section)
of the
Applicable Borrowing Base (but not the calculation of Excess Availability)
as of
the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar
week, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, shall be furnished
on
Wednesday of each week (or, if Wednesday is not a Business Day, on the
next
succeeding Business Day).
(i)
Collateral Reporting. On the 20th
day of each
calendar month, in each case as of the close of business on the last day
of the
immediately preceding calendar month:
(i)
a detailed aging of the Credit Parties’ Accounts (including Eligible Credit Card
Receivables) reconciled to the Monthly Borrowing Base Certificate delivered
as
of such date in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
and
(ii) a
schedule detailing the Credit Parties’ Inventory, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (1) by location, (2) by category,
(3)
including a report of material variances or other results of Inventory counts
performed by any Credit Party since the last Inventory schedule, (4) reconciled
to the Monthly Borrowing Base Certificate delivered as of such date, and
(5)
containing such other information reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent.
(j)
Projections. Within ninety (90) days after
the end of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending on or
about
January 31, 2009) of the Parent Borrower, a reasonably detailed consolidated
budget for the following fiscal year as customarily prepared by management
of
the Parent Borrower for its internal use (including a projected consolidated
balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of
the
following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash
flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions
applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which
Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized
Officer stating that such Projections have been prepared in good faith on
the
basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed
to be
reasonable at the time of preparation of such Projections, it being understood
that actual results may vary from such Projections.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations in clauses (a), (b) and (f)
of this Section 9.1 may be satisfied with respect to financial
information of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing
(A) the applicable financial statements of any direct or indirect parent
of the
Parent Borrower or (B) the Parent Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent
thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the
SEC;
provided that, with respect to each of subclauses (A) and
(B) of this paragraph, to the extent such
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information
relates to a parent of the Parent Borrower, such information is accompanied
by
consolidating or other information that explains in reasonable detail the
differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one
hand,
and the information relating to the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.
9.2. Books,
Records and Inspections.
(a) The
Parent Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit
officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (as accompanied by the Administrative Agent) to visit and
inspect any of the properties or assets of the Parent Borrower or such
Subsidiary in whomsoever’s possession to the extent that it is within such
party’s control to permit such inspection (and shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such inspection to be permitted to the extent that it is
not
within such party’s control to permit such inspection), and to examine the books
and records of the Parent Borrower and any such Subsidiary and discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of the Parent Borrower and of any such Subsidiary
with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent
accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable
extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may desire (and
subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent
accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures);
provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the
continuation of an Event of Default (a) only the Administrative Agent on
behalf
of the Required Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders under this Section 9.2, and (b) only one such visit shall be
at the Parent Borrower’s expense; providedfurther that when an
Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives
or independent contractors) or any representative of the Required Lenders
may do
any of the foregoing at the expense of the Parent Borrower at any time during
normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall give the Parent Borrower
the
opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Parent Borrower’s
independent public accountants.
(b) Independently
of or in connection with the visits and inspections provided for in clause
(a) above, but not more than twice a year at the expense of the Borrowers
in
respect of appraisals and not more than twice a year at the expense of the
Borrowers in respect of field examinations (in each case unless required
by
applicable law or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
in which case the Administrative Agent may cause additional appraisals and
field examinations to be undertaken at the expense of the Borrowers) upon
the
request of the Administrative Agent after reasonable prior notice, the Parent
Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Borrower to, permit the
Administrative Agent or professionals reasonably acceptable to the Parent
Borrower (including investment bankers, consultants, accountants, lawyers
and
appraisers) retained by the Administrative Agent to conduct appraisals,
commercial finance examinations and other evaluations (including updates
thereof), including, without limitation, (i) of the Parent Borrower’s practices
in the computation of the Applicable Borrowing Base, and (ii) inspecting,
verifying and auditing the Collateral. The Borrowers shall pay the fees and
expenses of the Administrative Agent or such professionals with respect to
such evaluations and appraisals in accordance with the provisions set forth
in
the immediately preceding sentence.
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9.3. Maintenance
of Insurance.
The Parent Borrower will, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to, at
all
times maintain in full force and effect, pursuant to self-insurance arrangements
or with insurance companies that the Parent Borrower believes (in the good
faith
judgment of the management of the Parent Borrower) are financially sound
and
responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance
in
at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the
Parent Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the
Parent
Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its
business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions)
as the
Parent Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the
Parent
Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its
business; and will furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon written request
from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail
as to
the insurance so carried.
9.4. Payment
of Taxes.
The Parent Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits,
or
upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material
penalties attach thereto, and all lawful material claims in respect of any
Taxes
imposed, assessed or levied that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected
to
become a material Lien upon any properties of the Parent Borrower or any
of the
Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that neither the Parent Borrower, nor
any of the Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper
proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment
of management of the Parent Borrower) with respect thereto in accordance
with
GAAP and the failure to pay could not reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect.
9.5. Consolidated
Corporate Franchises.
The Parent Borrower will do, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to do,
or
cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force
and
effect its existence, corporate rights and authority, except to the extent
that
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse
Effect; provided, however, that the Parent Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under
Section 10.3, 10.4 or 10.5.
9.6. Compliance
with Statutes, Regulations, Etc. The
Parent Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all
applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders applicable to it or its property,
including all governmental approvals or authorizations required to conduct
its
business, and to maintain all such governmental approvals or authorizations
in
full force and effect, in each case except where the failure to do so could
not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.7. ERISA.
(a) Promptly after the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows
or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events that,
individually or in the aggregate (including in the aggregate such events
previously disclosed or exempt from disclosure hereunder, to the extent the
liability therefor remains outstanding), would be reasonably likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, the Parent Borrower will deliver to the Administrative
Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer or any other senior officer
of the
Parent Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action,
if
any, that the Parent
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or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with
any
notices (required, proposed or otherwise) given to or filed with or by
the
Parent Borrower, such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant (other
than
notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) or the Plan
administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has
occurred; that an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an
application is to be made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver
or
modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment
payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412
of the
Code with respect to a Plan; that a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability
has been or is to be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent
under Title IV of ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof);
that a
Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability that has or will result in a lien
under
ERISA or the Code; that proceedings will be or have been instituted to
terminate
a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability (including the giving of written
notice thereof); that a proceeding has been instituted against the Parent
Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect
a
delinquent contribution to a Plan; that the PBGC has notified the Parent
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of its intention to appoint a trustee to
administer any Plan; that the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has
failed
to make a required installment or other payment pursuant to Section 412
of the
Code with respect to a Plan; or that the Parent Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
has incurred or will incur (or has been notified in writing that it will
incur)
any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on
account
of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064,
4069,
4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code.
(b) Promptly
following any request therefor, on and after the effectiveness of the Pension
Act, the Parent Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent copies
of (i)
any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that the Parent Borrower
and
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to
any
Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l) of
ERISA that the Parent Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that
if
the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has not
requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of
the
applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Parent Borrower, the applicable
Subsidiary(ies) or the ERISA Affiliate(s) shall promptly make a request for
such
documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide
copies
of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.
9.8. Maintenance
of Properties.
The Parent Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries
to,
keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in
good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the
extent that the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
9.9. Transactions
with Affiliates.
The Parent Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries
to conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than the Parent
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) on terms that are substantially
as
favorable to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would
obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an
Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to
(a) the payment of customary fees to the Sponsors for management, consulting
and
financial services rendered to the Parent Borrower and the
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and customary investment banking fees paid to the Sponsors for services
rendered
to the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries in connection with divestitures,
acquisitions, financings and other transactions, (b) transactions permitted
by Section 10.6, (c) the payment of the Transaction Expenses, (d)
the issuance of Stock or Stock Equivalents of Holdings to the management
of the
Parent Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions or pursuant to arrangements
described in clause (f) of this Section 9.9, (e) loans, advances
and other transactions between or among the Parent Borrower, any Subsidiary
or
any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) in which the
Parent
Borrower or any Subsidiary has invested (and which Subsidiary or joint
venture
would not be an Affiliate of the Parent Borrower but for the Parent Borrower’s
or a Subsidiary’s ownership of Stock or Stock Equivalents in such joint venture
or Subsidiary) to the extent permitted under Section 10, (f) employment
and severance arrangements between the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries
and
their respective officers, employees or consultants (including management
and
employee benefit plans or agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory
arrangements) in the ordinary course of business, (g) payments by the Parent
Borrower (and any direct or indirect parent thereof) and the Subsidiaries
pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Parent Borrower (and any such
parent) and the Subsidiaries on customary terms to the extent attributable
to
the ownership or operation of the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries,
(h) the
payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities
provided on behalf of, directors, managers, consultants, officers and employees
of the Parent Borrower (or, to the extent attributable to the ownership
of the
Parent Borrower by such parent, any direct or indirect parent thereof)
and the
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and (i) transactions pursuant
to permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth
on
Schedule 9.9 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment
(together with any other amendment or supplemental agreements) is not adverse,
taken as a whole, to the Lenders in any material respect.
9.10. End
of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters.
The Parent Borrower will, for financial reporting purposes, cause (a) each
of
its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, fiscal years to end on the Friday closest to
January 31 of each year and (b) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries’,
fiscal quarters to end on dates consistent with such fiscal year-end and
the
Parent Borrower’s past practice; provided, however, that the
Parent Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent change
the
financial reporting convention specified above to any other financial reporting
convention reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case
the
Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized
by
the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary
in
order to reflect such change in financial reporting.
9.11. Additional
Borrowers, Guarantors and Grantors.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.1(j) and subject to any
applicable limitations set forth in the Security Documents, the Parent Borrower
will cause each direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (excluding any Excluded
Subsidiary) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the date hereof
(including pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition) and each other Domestic
Subsidiary that ceases to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary to, within 30
days
from the date of such formation, acquisition or cessation, as applicable
(or
such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable
discretion), execute (i) a joinder to this Agreement in order to become a
Subsidiary Borrower or the Guarantee to become a Guarantor under such Guarantee
and (ii) the
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Security
Agreement in order to become a grantor under such Security Agreement or,
to the
extent reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, enter into a new Security
Document substantially consistent with the analogous existing Security
Documents
and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Collateral
Agent and take all other action reasonably requested by the Collateral
Agent to
grant a perfected security interest in its assets to substantially the
same
extent as created by the Credit Parties on the Closing Date (including
actions
required pursuant to Section 9.14(b)).
9.12. [Reserved].
9.13. Use
of Proceeds.
(a) The
Borrowers will use up to $432,300,000 of the proceeds of the Revolving Credit
Loans made on the Closing Date to effect, in part, the
Transactions.
(b)
After the Closing Date, the Borrowers
will use Letters of Credit, Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans for
general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions).
9.14. Further
Assurances.
(a) The
Parent Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, execute
any and
all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments,
and
take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing
statements, fixture, filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents)
that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent
or
the Required Lenders may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve,
protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests created
or intended to be created by the applicable Security Documents, all at the
expense of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
(b) The
Parent Borrower agrees that it will, or will cause its relevant Subsidiaries
to,
complete each of the actions described on Schedule 9.14(b) as soon
as commercially reasonable and by no later than the date set forth in
Schedule 9.14(b) with respect to such action or such later date as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.
9.15. Cash
Management Systems.
(a) The
Credit Parties will establish and maintain the cash management systems described
below (the “Cash Management Systems”):
(i)
Within 60 calendar days after the Closing
Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable
discretion, consent to in writing), (x) the Parent Borrower shall deliver
to the
Collateral Agent Schedule 9.15(a) which shall list as of the date such
Schedule is delivered all Single Store DDAs and all Consolidated Stores DDAs
that to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower are maintained by the Credit
Parties and (y) the Borrowers shall have established one or more concentration
accounts in the respective Borrower’s name (the “Concentration
Accounts”) that shall be designated as the Concentration Accounts and
listed on Schedule 9.15(a).
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(ii) The
Parent Borrower may maintain, in its name, one or more accounts (any such
account, a “Disbursement Account”) into which the
Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, deposit proceeds of Loans
made to
the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1 for use by the Borrowers solely in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.13 (it being understood that
the Administrative Agent may also deposit or wire proceeds of Loans into
any
other account designated by the Parent Borrower at any time other than during
the continuance of any Cash Dominion Event). The Parent Borrower may
also maintain, in its name, one or more accounts that (x) do not contain
any
funds that are proceeds of Accounts or Inventory constituting Collateral,
(y)
are payroll accounts, trust or tax withholding accounts or (z) the Parent
Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being the
“uncontrolled cash account” (the “Designated Account” ),
provided that (A) the amount on deposit in the Designated Account shall not
exceed at any time $25,000,000 and (B) so long as a Cash Dominion Event has
occurred and is continuing, the funds in the Designated Account shall not
be
funded from, or when withdrawn from the Designated Account, shall not be
replenished by, funds constituting proceeds of Collateral (each account under
clause (x) through (z), a “Non-Controlled
Account”). In addition to the account described in clause
(z) in the immediately preceding sentence, upon receipt of any proceeds
of
“Collateral” (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) that does not constitute
Collateral hereunder, the Parent Borrower shall create and maintain an account
that it shall designate in writing to the Administrative Agent as the account,
the sole proceeds of which shall constitute such proceeds of such property
and
any additional property that constitutes “Collateral” (as defined in the Term
Loan Agreement) but not Collateral hereunder. Subject to the
Intercreditor Agreement, amounts deposited into such account shall be
distributed in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Section
9.15.
(iii) Within
60 calendar days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the
Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, consent to in writing),
each Credit Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent for the Concentration
Accounts and any Disbursement Accounts, a tri-party blocked account agreement
or
lockbox account agreement between the Collateral Agent, the bank at which
each
such Concentration Account or Disbursement Account is maintained and the
relevant Credit Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Collateral Agent (each a “Blocked Account
Agreement”). Each such Blocked Account Agreement shall
provide, among other things, that at all times following the establishment
of
the Cash Management Systems pursuant to this Section 9.15(a), upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of a Cash Dominion Event, the bank
at
which such Concentration Account or Disbursement Account is maintained shall,
upon receipt of notice from the Collateral Agent of such Cash Dominion Event,
commence the process of daily sweeps from such accounts into the Collection
Account (it being understood that any such daily sweep in respect of any
cash or
other amount in a Disbursement Account shall be subject to the rights of
the
applicable Credit Parties to transfer, apply or otherwise use the proceeds
of
any Loans hereunder for any purpose in accordance with Section 9.13 by
moving any cash or other amount on deposit in any Disbursement Account out
of
such account for any such purpose); provided that any amounts in any
Concentration Accounts reasonably identified (with reasonably detailed written
support) to the Administrative Agent as not constituting Collateral will
be
distributed as directed by the Administrative Agent as requested by the
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Parent
Borrower, including to one or more Non-Controlled
Accounts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any
other Credit Document, no cash or other amount that is disbursed or otherwise
transferred from the Disbursement Account (other than to the extent swept
back
into the Collection Account) shall constitute Collateral.
(iv)
Following the establishment of the Cash Management Systems pursuant to
Section 9.15(a), the Borrowers will, and will cause the other Credit
Parties to, (x) transfer from each Consolidated Stores DDA no less frequently
than on a daily basis the amount reasonably projected to be available in
such
Consolidated Stores DDA on the next succeeding Business Day (net of any reserves
maintained by the respective Credit Party in the ordinary course of business)
to
a Concentration Account and (y) transfer from each Single Store DDA on a
regular
basis the amount reasonably projected to be available in such Single Store
DDA
on the next succeeding Business Day (net of any reserves maintained by the
respective Credit Party in the ordinary course of business) to a Concentration
Account, provided that a transfer under this clause (y) shall in any event
be
made promptly after receipt by a Credit Party of the monthly account statement
from the depositary institution with which such Single Store DDA is maintained
(the “Monthly Account Statement”) and (z) not transfer any
funds out of any DDA except to a Concentration Account.
(v) Prior
to the occurrence of any Cash Dominion Event, the balance from time to time
standing to the credit of the Concentration Accounts shall be distributed
as
directed by the Parent Borrower, including to one or more Non-Controlled
Accounts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, cash held in
overnight deposit or investment accounts shall be deemed to be in a
Concentration Account overnight.
(vi) The
Parent Borrower, following the establishment of the Cash Management Systems
pursuant to Section 9.15 and the delivery of Schedule 9.15(a), may
amend Schedule 9.15(a) to add or replace a bank, any Concentration
Account, any DDA or any Disbursement Account; provided that (x) in the
case of a new or replacement Concentration Account or Disbursement Account
(A)
the Parent Borrower shall have given prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent of its intention to open such new or replacement account with the relevant
bank and (B) contemporaneously with the opening of a new Concentration Account
or Disbursement Account, the applicable Credit Party and such bank shall
have
executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Blocked Account Agreement
consistent with Section 9.15(a)(iii) and (y) in the case of a new or
replacement DDA (A) the Parent Borrower shall give written notice to the
Administrative Agent of the opening of such new or replacement account no
later
than five Business Days after the opening of such account and (B) the Credit
Parties shall comply with the obligations set forth in Section
9.15(a)(iv).
(vii) All
amounts deposited in the Collection Account shall be deemed received by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5 and shall be applied
(and allocated) by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section
5. In no event shall any amount be so applied unless and until
such amount shall have been credited in immediately available funds to the
Collection Account.
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(viii) The
Borrowers shall and shall cause their respective Affiliates, officers,
employees, agents, directors or other Persons acting for or in concert with
a
Borrower (each a “Related Person”) to (x) hold in trust for the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and Lenders, all checks,
cash
and other items of payment received by a Borrower or by a Related Person
on
behalf of a Borrower in respect of Accounts or Inventory that constitute
Collateral, and (y) following the establishment of the Cash Management Systems
pursuant to Section 9.15(a), within three Business Days after receipt by
a Borrower or by a Related Person on behalf of a Borrower of any checks,
cash or
other items of payment in respect of Accounts that constitute Collateral,
deposit the same into a DDA or a Concentration Account. Each Borrower
and each Related Person acknowledges and agrees that all cash, checks or
other
items of payment constituting proceeds of Collateral are part of the
Collateral. Following the establishment of the Cash Management
Systems pursuant to Section 9.15(a), all proceeds of the sale or other
disposition of any Collateral shall be deposited directly into a DDA or a
Concentration Account.
(b) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event following
the
establishment of the Cash Management Systems pursuant to Section 9.15(a),
each Concentration Account shall at all times be under the sole dominion
and
control of the Collateral Agent. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and
agree that during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event following the
establishment of the Cash Management Systems pursuant to Section 9.15(a),
(i) the Credit Parties have no right of withdrawal from the Concentration
Accounts (subject to the proviso to the second to last sentence of Section
9.15(a)(iii)), (ii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Accounts shall
at all times be collateral security for all of the Obligations (other than
to
the extent such funds do not constitute proceeds of Accounts or Inventory
that
are otherwise Collateral) and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration
Accounts shall be applied as provided in this Agreement. In the event
that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.15, any Borrower
receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any proceeds or collections
of
Accounts or Inventory that otherwise constitute Collateral outside of any
Concentration Account, any DDA and any Disbursement Account, such proceeds
and
collections shall be held in trust by such Borrower for the Collateral Agent
and
shall, not later than the Business Day after receipt thereof, be deposited
into
the Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Borrower
may be instructed by the Collateral Agent.
(c) (i)
Annexed hereto as Schedule 9.15(c) (such schedule to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent on or before the 60th calendar day after the Closing
Date
(or such later date as the Administration Agent may, in its reasonable
discretion, consent to in writing)) is a list as of the date such Schedule
9.15(c) is delivered, of all arrangements to which any Credit Party is a
party with respect to the payment to such Credit Party of the proceeds of
all
credit card charges for services or sales by such Credit Party.
(ii) Within
60 calendar days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the
Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, consent in writing),
each Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent notifications (each,
a
“Credit Card Notification”) in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent which have been executed on behalf of
each
Credit Party and addressed to such Credit
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Party’s
credit card and debit card clearinghouses and processors listed on Schedule
9.15(c).
(iii) Unless
consented to in writing by the Collateral Agent, after the delivery of
Schedule 9.15(c) the Credit Parties shall not enter into any agreements
with credit card or debit card processors other than the ones expressly
contemplated herein unless contemporaneously therewith, a Credit Card
Notification, is executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent.
SECTION
10. Negative
Covenants
The
Parent Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date
(immediately after consummation of the Merger) and thereafter, until the
Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated
and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, fees and all other
Obligations incurred hereunder (other than contingent indemnity obligations),
are paid in full:
10.1. Limitation
on Indebtedness.
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness,
provided that the Parent Borrower and any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary) may incur Indebtedness
(and all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest),
fees,
expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest with regard to such
Indebtedness), if immediately before and after giving effect to such incurrence,
(x) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Parent
Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the Senior Secured
Incurrence Test, provided, further, that Restricted Subsidiaries
that are not Guarantors may not incur Indebtedness pursuant to the foregoing
proviso in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time, when combined
with the total amount of Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries
that
are not Guarantors pursuant to Section 10.1(d), (j), (k)
and (n), exceeding $125,000,000.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the limitations set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph
shall not apply to any of the following items:
(a)
(x) Indebtedness arising under the Credit Documents and (y) Indebtedness
in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,300,000,000 at any time outstanding
under the Term Loan Facility (plus additional Indebtedness thereunder or
under
any amendment thereto, which does not exceed, in the aggregate, the difference
of (i) $325,000,000 less (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all New
Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.14);
(b)
subject to compliance with Section 10.5, Indebtedness of the Parent
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Parent Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Credit
Party owed to any Person that is not a Credit Party shall be subordinated
to the
Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(c)
Indebtedness in respect of any bankers’ acceptance, bank guarantees, letter of
credit, warehouse receipt or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary
course of
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business
(including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability
or
other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type
obligations regarding workers compensation claims);
(d)
subject to compliance with Section 10.5, Guarantee Obligations incurred
by (i) Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Parent
Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries that is permitted to be incurred under
this Agreement (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit
Party
may not, by virtue of this Section 10.1(d) guarantee Indebtedness that
such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section
10.1) and (ii) the Parent Borrower in respect of Indebtedness of
Restricted Subsidiaries that is permitted to be incurred under this Agreement;
provided that (i) if the Indebtedness being guaranteed under this
Section 10.1(d) is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee
Obligations shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on
terms
at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination
of
such Indebtedness, (ii) no guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Term
Loan Facility, Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes or any Permitted
Additional Debt shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall
have
also provided a guarantee of the Obligations substantially on the terms set
forth in the Guarantee and (iii) the aggregate amount of Guarantee Obligations
incurred by Credit Parties under this clause (d) in respect of
obligations owed by Persons that are not Credit Parties and the aggregate
amount
of Guarantee Obligations incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not
Guarantors under this clause (d), when combined with the total amount of
Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors
pursuant to the proviso in the first paragraph of this Section 10.1 and
Section 10.1(j), (k) and (n), shall not exceed
$125,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(e)
Guarantee Obligations (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business in
respect
of obligations of (or to) suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors and
licensees or (ii) otherwise constituting Investments permitted by Sections
10.5(d), 10.5(g), 10.5(i), 10.5(q), 10.5(r),
10.5(t) and 10.5(v);
(f)
(i) Indebtedness (including
Indebtedness arising under Capital Leases) incurred within 270 days of the
acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, expansion or improvement
of
fixed or capital assets to finance the acquisition, construction, repair,
replacement expansion, or improvement of such fixed or capital assets,
(ii) Indebtedness arising under Capital Leases entered into in connection
with Permitted Sale Leasebacks and (iii) Indebtedness arising under Capital
Leases, other than Capital Leases in effect on the date hereof and Capital
Leases entered into pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii)
above, provided, that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (iii) at any time outstanding shall not
exceed $75,000,000 and (iv) any modification, replacement, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified in subclause
(i), (ii) or (iii) above, provided that, except to the
extent otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, the principal amount thereof
does not exceed the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior
to
such modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension
except by an amount equal to the unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon
plus the reasonable amounts paid in respect of fees and expenses
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incurred
in connection with such modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding,
renewal or extension;
(g)
Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof listed on Schedule 10.1
and any modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension
thereof; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly permitted
hereunder, in the case of any such modification, replacement, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension, (x) the principal amount thereof does not
exceed the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such
modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except
by an amount equal to the unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus
the
reasonable amounts paid in respect of fees and expenses incurred in connection
with such modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and
letters
of credit undrawn thereunder, (y) the direct and contingent obligors with
respect to such Indebtedness are not changed and (z) to the extent such
Indebtedness being modified, replaced, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended
constitutes Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
the
creditor with respect to such Indebtedness is not changed;
(h) Indebtedness
in respect of Hedge Agreements;
(i) Indebtedness
in respect of (x) the Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $1,175,000,000 and (y) the Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $725,000,000 plus the PIK Interest
Amount;
(j)
(i) Indebtedness of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to assets of a Person
that, in either case, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or is a Restricted
Subsidiary that survives a merger with such Person) or Indebtedness attaching
to
assets that are acquired by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
in
each case after the Closing Date as the result of a Permitted Acquisition;
provided that
(x) such
Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary
or
at the time such assets were acquired and, in each case, was not created
in
anticipation thereof, and
(y) such
Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by the Parent Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than by any such Person that so becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or is the survivor of a merger with such Person or
any of
its Subsidiaries).
(ii) any
modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of
any
Indebtedness specified in subclause (i) above, provided that,
except to the extent otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, (x) the principal
amount of any such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount thereof
outstanding immediately prior to such modification, replacement, refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to the unpaid accrued
interest and premium thereon plus the reasonable amounts paid in respect
of fees
and expenses incurred in connection with such modification, replacement,
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension plus an amount
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equal
to
any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder
and
(y) the direct and contingent obligors with respect to such Indebtedness
are not
changed; and
(iii)the
aggregate amount of Indebtedness
incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors under this clause
(j), when combined with the total amount of Indebtedness incurred by
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to the proviso in
the
first paragraph of this Section 10.1 and Section 10.1(d),
(k) and (n), shall not exceed $125,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(k)
(i) Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition;
(ii)
any modification, replacement,
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified
in
subclause (i) above, provided that, except to the extent otherwise
expressly permitted hereunder, (x) the principal amount of any such Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior
to
such modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension
except by an amount equal to the unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon
plus the reasonable amounts paid in respect of fees and expenses incurred
in
connection with such modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal
or extension and (y) the direct and contingent obligors with respect to such
Indebtedness are not changed; and
(iii)
notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness may
only be incurred pursuant to this clause (k) to the extent that either
(A) both immediately before and after giving effect to such incurrence, the
Senior Secured Incurrence Test, on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be satisfied
or (B)
the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio, on a Pro
Forma
Basis, shall be greater than immediately prior to such incurrence;
provided that Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may not
incur Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (k) in an aggregate principal
amount, when combined with the total amount of Indebtedness incurred by
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to the proviso in
the
first paragraph of this Section 10.1 and Section 10.1(d),
(j) and (n), at any time outstanding in excess of $125,000,000
at
any time outstanding;
(l)
Indebtedness in respect of performance
bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and
similar obligations not in connection with money borrowed, in each case provided
in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including
those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in
the
ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(m)
(i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with
any Permitted Sale Leaseback (provided that the Net Cash Proceeds thereof
are promptly applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans to the extent required
by Section 5.2 of the Term Loan Agreement) and (ii) any
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified
in
subclause (i) above, provided that, except to the extent
otherwise permitted hereunder, (x) the principal amount of any such
Indebtedness is not increased above the principal
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amount
thereof outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal
or
extension and (y) the direct and contingent obligors with respect to such
Indebtedness are not changed;
(n)
(i) additional Indebtedness and (ii) any
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified
in
subclause (i) above; provided that the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness incurred and remaining outstanding pursuant to this
clause (n) shall not at any time exceed the greater of (A)
$150,000,000 and (B) 2.00% of Consolidated Total Assets (determined at the
time
of incurrence); provided further that the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors
under
this clause (n), when combined with the total amount of Indebtedness
incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to the
proviso in the first paragraph of this Section 10.1 and Section
10.1(d), (j) and (k), shall not exceed $125,000,000 at any
time outstanding;
(o) Indebtedness
in respect of Permitted Additional Debt to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds
therefrom are, immediately after the receipt thereof, applied to the prepayment
of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2 of the Term Loan
Agreement (including any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of
any
such Indebtedness that, itself, constitutes Permitted Additional
Debt);
(p) Indebtedness
in respect of overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, netting
services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management
and
similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(q) Indebtedness
incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of
the
Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase
price
of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and
services;
(r)
Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Parent
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment
of purchase price or similar obligations (including earn-outs), in each case
entered into in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments
and
the disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted
hereunder;
(s) Indebtedness
of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i)
obligations to pay insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations contained
in supply agreements, in each case arising in the ordinary course of
business;
(t)
Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to
employees of the Parent Borrower (or, to the extent such work is done for
the
Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries, any direct or indirect parent thereof)
and
the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(u) Indebtedness
consisting of promissory notes issued by any Borrower or any Guarantor to
current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees
(or
their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors,
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administrators,
heirs, legatees or distributees) to finance the purchase or redemption of
Stock
or Stock Equivalents of the Parent Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent
thereof) permitted by Section 10.6(b);
(v) Indebtedness
consisting of obligations of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries
under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such
Person in connection with the Transactions and Permitted Acquisitions or
any
other Investment permitted hereunder;
(w) [Reserved];
(x)
additional Indebtedness of Foreign
Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of incurrence
does not cause the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in
reliance on this clause (x) outstanding at any time to exceed 5.00% of
Total Assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (determined at
the
time of incurrence);
(y) [Reserved];
(z)
Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary to any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal
entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business
in
connection with the cash management operations (including with respect to
intercompany self-insurance arrangements) of the Parent Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(aa) all
premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses,
charges, and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in
clauses (a) through (z) above.
For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section 10.1, in the event
that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through
(z) above, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion,
classify
and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness
(or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount
and
type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided
that (i) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Documents will be
deemed
at all times to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception in
clause (a) of Section 10.1, (ii) all Indebtedness outstanding
under the Term Loan Facility will be deemed at all times to have been incurred
in reliance only on the exception of clause (a) of Section 10.1
and (iii) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Notes will be deemed at
all
times to have been incurred in reliance only on the exception of clause
(i) of Section 10.1.
10.2. Limitation
on Liens.
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any
property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible)
of the
Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, except:
(a) Liens
arising under the Credit Documents;
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(b) Liens
securing the “Obligations” (under and as defined in the Term Loan Agreement);
provided that, to the extent that such Liens are on assets constituting
Collateral, such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(c) [Reserved];
(d) Permitted
Liens;
(e)
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted
pursuant to Section 10.1(f), provided that (x) such Liens
attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after
completion of the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement
(as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens and (y) such Liens
attach
at all times only to the assets so financed except (1) for accessions to
the
property financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and the proceeds
and
the products thereof and (2) that individual financings of equipment provided
by
one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided
by such lender, and (ii) Liens on the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that
is
not a Credit Party securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section
10.1(n), (p), or (x);
(f)
Liens existing on the date hereof,
provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness in excess of (x) $2,000,000
individually or (y) $5,000,000 in the aggregate (when taken together with
all
other Liens securing obligations outstanding in reliance on this clause (f)
that
are not listed on Schedule 10.2) shall only be permitted to the extent
such Lien is listed on Schedule 10.2;
(g) the
modification, replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by
clauses (a) through (f) and clauses (h) and (v) of
this Section 10.2 upon or in the same assets theretofore subject to such
Lien (or upon or in after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated
into
the property covered by such Lien or any proceeds or products thereof) or
the
replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change
in
any direct or contingent obligor except to the extent otherwise permitted
hereunder) of the Indebtedness secured thereby; to the extent such replacement,
extension or renewal is permitted by Section 10.1;
(h) Liens
existing on the assets of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary
(or is
a Restricted Subsidiary that survives a merger with such Person) pursuant
to a
Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, or existing on assets
acquired after the Closing Date to the extent the Liens on such assets secure
Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1(j); provided that such
Liens (i) are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation
of, such Person becoming such a Restricted Subsidiary or such assets being
acquired, (ii) attach at all times only to the same assets to which such
Liens
attached (and after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into
the
property covered by such Lien), and secure only the same Indebtedness or
obligations that such Liens secured, immediately prior to such Permitted
Acquisition and any modification, replacement, refinancing, refunding, renewal
or extension thereof permitted by Section 10.1(j) and (iii) to
the extent such Liens are attached to Accounts and Inventory, such Accounts
and
Inventory are held by an entity other than a Credit Party;
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(i)
(i) Liens placed on the Stock and Stock
Equivalents of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
Section 10.1(k) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and
(ii) Liens placed upon the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary to secure a
guarantee by, or Indebtedness of, such Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness
of the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary incurred pursuant
to
Section 10.1(k); provided that (x) the Parent Borrower shall
be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with the Senior Secured Incurrence
Test
at the time of creation of such Liens and (ii) at the time such Indebtedness
is
incurred, to the extent any Liens are created on Collateral, the holders
of such
Indebtedness shall have entered into intercreditor arrangements reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent providing that the Liens securing
such
Indebtedness shall rank junior to the Lien securing the
Obligations;
(j)
Liens securing Indebtedness or other
obligations (i) of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor
of a
Credit Party and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party
in
favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party;
(k) Liens
(i) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial
Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading
accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course
of business and (iii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter
of
law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off);
(l)
Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of
the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant
to
Section 10.5 to be applied against the purchase price for such
Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to sell, transfer, lease
or
otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section
10.4, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or sale,
disposition, transfer or lease, as the case may be, would have been permitted
on
the date of the creation of such Lien;
(m) Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for sale or purchase of goods entered into by the Parent Borrower
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
permitted by this Agreement;
(n) Liens
deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements
permitted under Section 10.5;
(o) Liens
encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and
similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage
accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative
purposes;
(p) Liens
that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment
of
depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance
of
Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the
Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft
or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the
Parent
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to
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purchase
orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Parent Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business;
(q) Liens
solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Parent Borrower or
any of
the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase
agreement permitted hereunder;
(r)
Liens on insurance policies and the
proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect
thereto;
(s) Liens
on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing
such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or
banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to
facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or
goods;
(t)
Liens securing letters of credit in a currency other than
Dollars permitted by Section 10.1(c) in an aggregate amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed $25,000,000;
(u) additional
Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of the obligations secured
thereby at any time outstanding does not exceed $100,000,000; provided
that, to the extent that (x) the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00 and (y) the corporate
credit
rating of the Borrower by S&P is B or better and the corporate family rating
of the Borrower by Xxxxx’x is B2 or better (in each case with no negative
outlook), then the amounts of obligations secured by additional Liens permitted
pursuant to this clause (u) shall not exceed the greater of $100,000,000
and 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets (as determined at the date of
incurrence); and
(v) additional
Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under the first paragraph of Section
10.1, provided that to the extent such Liens are contemplated to be
on assets that constitute Collateral, at the time such Indebtedness is incurred,
the holders of such Indebtedness shall have entered into intercreditor
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent providing
that
the Liens securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior to the Lien securing
the
Obligations.
10.3. Limitation
on Fundamental Changes.
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or
liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or
dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose
of,
all or substantially all its business units, assets or other properties,
except
that:
(a) so
long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or
would result therefrom and (ii) both before and after giving effect to such
transaction the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio
shall, on a Pro Forma Basis, be equal to or less than 4.25 to 1.00, any
Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or any other Person may be merged, amalgamated
or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower, provided that (A) the
Parent Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (B) if
the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation
is not the Parent Borrower (such other Person, the “Successor
Borrower”),
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(1) the
Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws
of
the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory
thereof (such Parent Borrower or such Successor Borrower, as the case may
be,
being herein referred to as the “Successor Parent Borrower”),
(2) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of
the
Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents pursuant to
a
supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, (3) each Subsidiary Borrower and each Guarantor,
unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have
by a
supplement to this Agreement or the Guarantee, as applicable, confirmed that
its
obligation hereunder or its guarantee thereunder, as applicable, shall apply
to
any Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (4) each Subsidiary
grantor and each Subsidiary pledgor, unless it is the other party to such
merger
or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement affirmed
that its obligations thereunder shall apply to its Guarantee as reaffirmed
pursuant to clause (3), (5) the Successor Parent Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) an officer’s certificate stating that
such merger or consolidation and such supplements preserve the enforceability
of
this Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Liens under the applicable
Security Documents and (y) if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion
of counsel to the effect that such merger or consolidation does not violate
this
Agreement or any other Credit Document and that the provisions set forth
in the
preceding clauses (3) through (5) preserve the enforceability of
the Guarantee and the perfection and priority of the Liens created under
the
applicable Security Documents (it being understood that if the foregoing
are
satisfied, the Successor Parent Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted
for, the Parent Borrower under this Agreement);
(b) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would
result therefrom, any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or any other Person
(in
each case, other than the Parent Borrower) may be merged, amalgamated or
consolidated with or into any one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower,
provided that (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation or
consolidation involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a
Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person or
(B) the Parent Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person
formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation (if
other
than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in
the
case of any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving one or more
Subsidiary Borrowers or Guarantors, a Subsidiary Borrower or Guarantor, as
applicable, shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed
by
or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation (if other than
a
Subsidiary Borrower or Guarantor) shall execute (i) a joinder to this Agreement
to become a Subsidiary Borrower or supplement to the Guarantee Agreement
in
order to become a Guarantor and (ii) the relevant Security Documents in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in order to
become
a Guarantor and pledgor, mortgagor and grantor, as applicable, thereunder
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, (iii) no Default or Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of such
merger,
amalgamation or consolidation and (iv) Parent Borrower shall have delivered
to the Administrative Agent an officers’ certificate stating that such merger,
amalgamation or consolidation and any such supplements to any Security Document
preserve the enforceability of the Guarantees and the perfection and priority
of
the Liens under the applicable Security Documents;
(c) the
Merger may be consummated;
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(d) any
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may sell, lease, transfer
or
otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation
or
otherwise) to the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted
Subsidiary;
(e) any
Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of
its
assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any Credit Party;
provided that the consideration for any such disposition by any Person
other than a Guarantor shall not exceed the fair value of such
assets;
(f)
any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (i) the Parent
Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is
in the
best interests of the Parent Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous
to
the Lenders and (ii) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Credit
Party,
any assets or business of such Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise disposed
of
or transferred in accordance with Section 10.4 or 10.5, in the
case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise
owned or conducted by, a Credit Party after giving effect to such liquidation
or
dissolution; and
(g) to
the extent that no Default or Event of Default would result from the
consummation of such disposition, the Parent Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries may consummate a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation
or
disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a disposition permitted pursuant
to Section 10.4.
10.4. Limitation
on Sale of Assets.
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, (i) convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of its property, business or assets (including receivables
and
leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (ii) sell
to any Person (other than a Borrower or a Guarantor) any shares owned by
it of
any Restricted Subsidiary’s Stock and Stock Equivalents, except
that:
(a) the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of (i) inventory, used or surplus equipment, vehicles and other assets
(other than accounts receivable) in the ordinary course of business, (ii)
Permitted Investments and Investment Grade Securities and (iii) assets for
the
purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such
assets
are not material to the ability of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary
course;
(b) the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of assets (each of the foregoing, a “Disposition”),
excluding any Disposition of accounts receivable and inventory except in
connection with the Disposition of any business to which such accounts
receivable and inventory relate, for fair value, provided that (i) to the
extent required, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof to the Parent Borrower and
the
Restricted Subsidiaries are promptly applied to the prepayment of Term Loans
as
provided for in Section 5.2 of the Term Loan Agreement, (ii) after
giving effect to any such sale, transfer or disposition, no Default or Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) with respect to any
Disposition pursuant to this clause (b) for a purchase price in excess of
$7,500,000, the Person making such Disposition shall receive not less than
75%
of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments;
provided that for the purposes of this subclause (iii) the
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following
shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Parent
Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided
hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Parent Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms (1) subordinated
to
the payment in cash of the Obligations or (2) not secured by the assets
that are
the subject of such Disposition, that are assumed by the transferee with
respect
to the applicable Disposition and for which the Parent Borrower and all
of the
Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable
creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by the Person making such
Disposition from the purchaser that are converted by such Person into cash
(to
the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing
of the
applicable Disposition, (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received
by the Person making such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value,
taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received
pursuant to this Section 10.4(b) that is at that time outstanding, not in
excess of the greater of (x) $80,000,000 and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total
Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration,
with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration
being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent
changes in value, (iv) to the extent constituting proceeds of Collateral
subject
of a Disposition, any non-cash proceeds received are pledged to the Collateral
Agent; and (v) to the extent (A) the corporate credit rating of the Parent
Borrower by S&P is not B or better and the corporate family rating of the
Parent Borrower by Xxxxx’x is not B2 or better (in each case with no negative
outlook) or (B) the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA
Ratio is equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1.00, the aggregate consideration
for
all Dispositions made pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed the
greater of (1) $150,000,000 and (2) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets for
all
such transactions consummated after the Closing Date;
(c) (i)
the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Dispositions
to the
Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Credit Party may make Dispositions to the Parent Borrower or
any
other Subsidiary, provided that with respect to any such Dispositions,
such sale, transfer or disposition shall be for fair value;
(d) excluding
any Disposition of accounts receivable except in connection with the Disposition
of any business to which such accounts receivable relate, Dispositions for
fair
value to the extent that (i) the aggregate consideration for all such
Dispositions consummated after the Closing Date does not exceed 3.5% of
Consolidated Total Assets and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Disposition
are promptly applied to the prepayment of Term Loans as provided in Section
5.2 of the Term Loan Agreement without giving effect to any reinvestment
rights under clause (iv) of the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”;
(e) the
Parent Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may effect any transaction
permitted by Section 10.3, 10.5 or 10.6;
(f) the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease, sublease, license
or
sublicense (on a non-exclusive basis with respect to any intellectual property)
real, personal or intellectual property in the ordinary course of
business;
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(g) Dispositions
of property (including like-kind exchanges) to the extent that (i) such property
is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement
property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are applied to the purchase
price of such replacement property, in each case under Section 1031 of the
Code
or otherwise;
(h) Dispositions
of property pursuant to Existing DC Sale Leaseback transactions;
(i)
Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures (regardless of
the form of legal entity) to the extent required by, or made pursuant to,
customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth
in
joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(j)
[Reserved];
(k) Dispositions
listed on Schedule 10.4 (“Scheduled
Dispositions”);
(l) transfers
of property subject to a (i) Casualty Event or in connection with any
condemnation proceeding with respect to Collateral upon receipt of the Net
Cash
Proceeds of such Casualty Event or condemnation proceeding or (ii) in connection
with any casualty event or any condemnation proceeding, in each case with
respect to property that does not constitute Collateral;
(m) Dispositions
of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise
thereof;
(n) the
unwinding of any Hedge Agreement;
(o) the
Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Dispositions (excluding
any Disposition of accounts receivable except in connection with the Disposition
of any business to which such accounts receivable relate), for fair value
to the
extent that (i) the aggregate consideration for all such Dispositions
consummated after the Closing Date does not exceed 3.5% of Consolidated Total
Assets and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Disposition are promptly
applied to the prepayment of Term Loans as provided in Section 5.2 of the
Term Loan Agreement without giving effect to any reinvestment rights under
clause (iv) of the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”; and
(p) Disposition
of any asset between or among the Parent Borrower and/or its Restricted
Subsidiaries as a substantially concurrent interim Disposition in connection
with a Disposition otherwise permitted pursuant to clauses (a) through
(o) above.
10.5. Limitation
on Investments.
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries, to make any Investment except:
(a) extensions
of trade credit and asset purchases in the ordinary course of
business;
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(b) Investments
that were Permitted Investments when such Investments were made or Investments
in Investment Grade Securities;
(c) loans
and advances to officers, directors and employees of the Parent Borrower
(or any
direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable
and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous
ordinary business purposes (including employee payroll advances), (ii) in
connection with such Person’s purchase of Stock or Stock Equivalents of the
Parent Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof; provided that,
to the extent such loans and advances are made in cash, the amount of such
loans
and advances used to acquire such Stock or Stock Equivalents shall be
contributed to the Parent Borrower in cash) and (iii) for purposes not described
in the foregoing subclauses (i) and (ii); provided that the
aggregate principal amount outstanding pursuant to subclause (iii) shall
not exceed $10,000,000;
(d) Investments
existing on, or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in
existence on, the date hereof as set forth on Schedule 10.5 and any
extensions, renewals or reinvestments thereof, so long as the amount of any
Investment made pursuant to this clause (d) is not increased at any
time above the amount of such Investment set forth on Schedule
10.5;
(e) Investments
received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers
or
customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes
with, customers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon foreclosure
with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect
to any secured Investment;
(f)
Investments to the extent that payment for such
Investments is made with Stock or Stock Equivalents of Holdings;
(g) Investments
(i) (a) by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Credit
Party,
(b) between or among Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties,
and
(c) consisting of intercompany Investments incurred in the ordinary course
of
business in connection with the cash management operations (including with
respect to intercompany self-insurance arrangements) among the Parent Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) by Credit Parties in any Restricted
Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, to the extent that the aggregate amount
of all Investments made on or after the Closing Date pursuant to this
subclause (ii), when valued at the fair market value (determined by the
Borrower acting in good faith) of each such Investment at the time each such
Investment was made, is not in excess of (w) $25,000,000 plus (x) the Applicable
Equity Amount at such time plus (y) to the extent the Consolidated Senior
Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.25 to 1.00,
both
before and after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to the making of such
Investment, the Applicable Amount at such time and (iii) by Credit Parties
in
any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party so long as such Investment
is part of a series of simultaneous Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries
in
other Restricted Subsidiaries that result in the proceeds of the initial
Investment being invested in one or more Credit Parties;
(h) Investments
constituting Permitted Acquisitions;
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(i)
Investments (including but not limited to (i)
minority Investments and Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries,
(ii) Investments in joint ventures (regardless of the form of legal entity)
or similar Persons that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries and
(iii) Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties), in each
case valued at the fair market value (determined by the Parent Borrower acting
in good faith) of such Investment at the time each such Investment is made,
in
an aggregate amount pursuant to this clause (i) that, at the time each
such Investment is made, would not exceed the sum of (w) $100,000,000
plus (x) the Applicable Equity Amount at such time plus (y) to the
extent the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio
for the
Test Period is not greater than 4.25 to 1.00, both before and after giving
effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to the making of such Investment, the Applicable
Amount at such time; plus (z) without duplication of any amount that
increased the JV Distribution Amount, an amount equal to any repayments,
interest, returns, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts actually
received in cash in respect of any such Investment (which amount referred
to in
this subclause (z) shall not exceed the amount of such Investment valued
at the fair market value of such Investment at the time such Investment was
made);
(j)
Investments constituting non-cash proceeds of
Dispositions of assets to the extent permitted by
Section 10.4;
(k) Investments
made to repurchase or retire Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Parent Borrower
or any direct or indirect parent thereof owned by any employee or any stock
ownership plan or key employee stock ownership plan of the Parent Borrower
(or
any direct or indirect parent thereof);
(l)
Investments consisting of dividends permitted under
Section 10.6;
(m) loans
and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower in lieu
of,
and not in excess of the amount of, dividends to the extent permitted to
be made
to such parent in accordance with Section 10.6;
(n) Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes
receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course
of
business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction
thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers
in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Investments
in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection
or
deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past
practices;
(p) advances
of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of
business;
(q) Guarantee
Obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of leases
(other
than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute
Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
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(r) Investments
held by a Person acquired (including by way of merger or consolidation) after
the Closing Date otherwise in accordance with this Section 10.5 to
the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in
connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence
on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(s) Investments
in Hedge Agreements permitted by Section 10.1;
(t) [Reserved];
(u) Investments
in fixed income assets by XXXX consistent with customary practices of portfolio
management on the part of so-called “captive” insurance companies of comparable
size and scope of activities as XXXX;
(v) other
Investments, which, when aggregated with (i) all aggregate principal amounts
paid pursuant to Section 10.7(a) from the Closing Date and (ii) all loans
and advances made to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower pursuant
to
Section 10.5(m) in lieu of dividends permitted by Section
10.6(c) and (iii) all dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c),
shall not exceed an amount equal to (x) $150,000,000 plus (y) the
Applicable Equity Amount at the time such dividends are paid plus (z) to
the extent the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio
is
not greater than 4.25 to 1.00, both before and after giving effect, on a
Pro
Forma Basis, to the making of such Investment, the Applicable Amount at the
time
such Investment is made;
(w) advances,
loans and extensions of credit made by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary to the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in respect
of Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness; provided that the aggregate
amount of advances, loans and extensions of credit made by Credit Parties
to
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties under this clause (w)
shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(x) Investments
consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets and services in the ordinary
course of business; and
(y) Investments
consisting of licensing of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing
arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business.
10.6.
Limitation on Dividends.
The Parent Borrower will not declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends
payable solely in its Stock) or return any capital to its stockholders or
make
any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its
stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Stock or
Stock
Equivalents or the Stock or Stock Equivalents of any direct or indirect parent
now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing
purposes, or permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise
acquire for consideration (other than in connection with an Investment permitted
by Section 10.5) any Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Parent Borrower,
now or hereafter outstanding (all of the foregoing,
“dividends”), provided that, so long as no Default or
Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect
thereto:
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(a) the
Parent Borrower may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect
parent thereof to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock or Stock
Equivalents for another class of its (or such parent’s) Stock or Stock
Equivalents or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions
or issuances of new Stock or Stock Equivalents, provided that such new
Stock or Stock Equivalents contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous
to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained
in
the Stock or Stock Equivalents redeemed thereby;
(b) the
Parent Borrower may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect
parent thereof to) repurchase shares of its (or such parent’s) Stock or Stock
Equivalents held by any present or former officer, director or employee (or
their respective Affiliates, estates or immediate family members) of the
Parent
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any parent thereof, so long as such repurchase
is pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, management and/or employee
stock plans, stock subscription agreements or shareholder agreements or any
other management or employee benefit plan or agreement;
(c) the
Parent Borrower may pay dividends on its Stock or Stock Equivalents,
provided that the amount of all such dividends paid from the Closing Date
pursuant to this clause (c), when aggregated with (i) all aggregate
principal amounts paid pursuant to Section 10.7(a) from the Closing Date
and (ii) (A) all loans and advances made to any direct or indirect parent
of the
Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 10.5(m) in lieu of dividends
permitted by this clause (c) and (B) all Investments made pursuant to
Section 10.5(v), shall not exceed an amount equal to (x) $150,000,000
plus (y) the Applicable Equity Amount at the time such
dividends are paid
plus (z) to the extent the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.25 to 1.00, both before and
after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to the payment of such dividend,
the
Applicable Amount at the time such dividends are paid; and
(d) the
Parent Borrower may pay dividends:
(i) [Reserved];
(ii) the
proceeds of which shall be used to allow any direct or indirect parent of
the
Parent Borrower to pay (A) its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary
course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including
administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third
parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary
course
of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Parent
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (B) any reasonable and customary indemnification
claims made by directors or officers of the Parent Borrower (or any parent
thereof) attributable to the ownership or operations of the Parent Borrower
and
its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) fees and expenses otherwise due and payable
by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and permitted
to be
paid by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this
Agreement;
(iii) the
proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes and other
fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain the corporate existence of
any
direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower;
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(iv) to
any direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower to finance any Investment
permitted to be made by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant
to Section 10.5; provided that (A) such dividend shall be made
substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such
parent
shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property
acquired (whether assets, Stock or Stock Equivalents) to be contributed to
the
Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent
permitted in Section 10.5) of the Person formed or acquired into the
Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (C) Parent
Borrower shall comply with Section 9.11;
(v) the
proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses
(other
than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering or
acquisition payable by the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries
and
permitted to be paid by the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries
by
this Agreement; and
(vi) the
proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other
benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent
company of the Parent Borrower to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other
benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Parent Borrower
and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(e) [Reserved];
(f)
the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) pay cash
in
lieu of fractional shares in connection with any dividend, split or combination
thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (ii) honor any conversion request
by a
holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional
shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on
convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;
(g) the
Parent Borrower may pay any dividend or distribution within 60 days after
the
date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would
have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(h) the
Parent Borrower may declare and pay dividends on the Parent Borrower’s common
stock following the first public offering of the Parent Borrower’s common stock
or the common stock of any of its direct or indirect parents after the Closing
Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by or
contributed to the Parent Borrower in or from any such public offering to
the
extent such net proceeds are not utilized in connection with other transactions
permitted by Section 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7; and
(i)
the Parent Borrower may pay dividends in an amount equal to withholding or
similar Taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former
employee, director, manager or consultant (or their respective Affiliates,
estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock or Stock
Equivalents in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases
in
connection with the exercise of stock options.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10 (including
Section 10.5 and this Section 10.6), the Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Restricted
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Subsidiaries
to, pay any cash dividend or make any cash distribution on or in respect
of the
Borrower’s Stock or Stock Equivalents or purchase or otherwise acquire for cash
any Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower or any direct or indirect
parent
of the Borrower, for the purpose of paying any cash dividend or making
any cash
distribution to, or acquiring any Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower
or
any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower for cash from the Sponsor,
or
guarantee any Indebtedness of any Affiliate of the Borrower for the purpose
of
paying such dividend, making such distribution or so acquiring such Stock
or
Stock Equivalents to or from the Sponsor, in each case by means of utilization
of the cumulative dividend and investment credit provided by the use of
the
Applicable Amount or the exceptions provided by Section 10.5(i),
(m) and (v), Section 10.6(c) and (g) and Section
10.7(a), unless at the time and after giving effect to such payment, the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio would be equal to
or less
than 6.00 to 1.00.
10.7.
Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments.
(a)
The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to,
prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease any Senior Notes, Senior
Subordinated Notes or any other Permitted Additional Debt that is subordinated
to the Obligations other than as contemplated by Section 10.1(i);
provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing at the date of such prepayment,
repurchase, redemption or other defeasance or would result therefrom, the
Parent
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem Senior
Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes or such Permitted Additional Debt (i) in
an
aggregate amount from the Closing Date, when aggregated with (A) the aggregate
amount of dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c) from the Closing
Date and (B) all (I) Investments made pursuant to Section 10.5(v) and
(II) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower
made pursuant to Section 10.5(m), not in excess of the sum of (1)
$150,000,000 plus (2) the Applicable Equity Amount at the time of such
prepayment, repurchase or redemption plus (3) to the extent the
Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater
than 4.25 to 1.00, both before and after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis,
to
the making of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, the Applicable Amount
at the time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption; provided that
to the extent that the Indebtedness being prepaid, repurchased, redeemed
or
otherwise defeased pursuant to this clause (i) comprises Senior
Subordinated Notes and such prepayment, repurchase or redemption is made
from
the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or its Restricted
Subsidiaries, such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations
on
terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as the Senior Subordinated Notes;
(ii) in the case of Senior Notes, (A) with the proceeds of Senior Notes
described in clause (b) of the definition thereof plus (B) with
additional amounts to the extent that, with respect solely to this clause
(B),
the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than
4.00 to 1.00 both before and after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to
the
making of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, (iii) in the case of
Senior Subordinated Notes, with the proceeds of Senior Subordinated Notes
described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, and (iv) in the case
of Permitted Additional Debt, with the proceeds of other Permitted Additional
Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.7
shall restrict the making of any “AHYDO catch-up payment” in respect of the
Senior Subordinated Notes.
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(b)
The Parent Borrower will not waive, amend, modify, terminate or release any
Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes or Permitted Additional Debt that
is
subordinated to the Obligations or, in each case, the terms applicable thereto,
to the extent that any such waiver, amendment, modification, termination
or
release would be adverse to the Lenders in any material respect.
10.8. Changes
in Business.
he Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not
fundamentally and substantively alter the character of their business, taken
as
a whole, from the business conducted by the Parent Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the Closing Date and other business
activities incidental or reasonably related to any of the
foregoing.
SECTION
11. Events of Default
Upon
the
occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of
Default”):
11.1.
Payments.
Any Borrower shall (a) default in the payment when due of any principal of
the
Loans or (b) default, and such default shall continue for five or more days,
in
the payment when due of any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any Unpaid
Drawings, fees or of any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other
Credit
Document; or
11.2.
Representations, Etc. Any
representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party
herein or in any other Credit Document or any certificate delivered or required
to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any
material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or
11.3.
Covenants.
Any Credit Party shall:
(a) default
in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 9.1(d), 9.5 (solely with respect to the
Borrowers) or Section 10; or
(b) default
in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
(other than those referred to in Section 11.1 or 11.2 or clause
(a) or (c) of this Section 11.3) contained in this Agreement
or any Security Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a
period
of at least 30 days after receipt of written notice by the Parent Borrower
from
the Administrative Agent; or
(c) default
in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 9.15 (other than any such default resulting solely
from actions taken by one or more Persons not controlled directly or indirectly
by the Parent Borrower or such Person’s (or Persons’) failure to act in
accordance with the instructions of the Parent Borrower or the Administrative
Agent) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least
fifteen Business Days after an Authorized Officer obtaining knowledge of
such
default; or
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11.4.
Default Under Other Agreements.
(a) The Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i)
default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the
Obligations) in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate, for the Parent Borrower
and such Restricted Subsidiaries, beyond the period of grace, if any, provided
in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created
or
(ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition
relating to any such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in respect of
the
sale leaseback transactions set forth on Schedule 8.3) or contained in
any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or
any
other event shall occur or condition exist (other than, with respect to
Indebtedness consisting of any Hedge Agreements, termination events or
equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Agreements), the effect
of
which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder
or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder
or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased,
prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to
repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior
to its
stated maturity; or (b) without limiting the provisions of
clause (a) above, any such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in
respect of the sale leaseback transactions set forth on Schedule 8.3)
shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid other
than by
a regularly scheduled required prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (and,
with respect to Indebtedness consisting of any Hedge Agreements, other than
due
to a termination event or equivalent event pursuant to the terms of such
Hedge
Agreements), prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided that this
clause (b) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due
as a
result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing
such
Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the
documents providing for such Indebtedness; or
11.5.
Bankruptcy, Etc. The
Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case,
proceeding or action concerning itself under (a) Title 11 of the United
States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” or (b) in the case of any Foreign
Subsidiary that is a Specified Subsidiary, any domestic or foreign law relating
to bankruptcy, judicial management, insolvency, reorganization, administration
or relief of debtors in effect in its jurisdiction of incorporation, in each
case as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (collectively,
the
“Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case, proceeding or
action is commenced against the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
and
the petition is not controverted within 30 days after commencement of the
case,
proceeding or action; or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is commenced
against the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary and the petition
is not
dismissed within 60 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or action;
or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), judicial manager, receiver,
receiver manager, trustee, administrator or similar person is appointed for,
or
takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the Parent Borrower
or any Specified Subsidiary; or the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
commences any other voluntary proceeding or action under any reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency,
administration or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether
now or
hereafter in effect relating to the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary;
or there is commenced against the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
any such proceeding or action that remains undismissed for a period of 60
days;
or the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent
or
bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding or action is entered; or the Parent Borrower or any Specified
Subsidiary suffers
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any
appointment of any custodian receiver, receiver manager, trustee, administrator
or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue
undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Parent Borrower
or any
Specified Subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
or
any corporate action is taken by the Parent Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
11.6.
ERISA.
(a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required
for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard or extension
of
any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code;
any
Plan is or shall have been terminated or is the subject of termination
proceedings under ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof);
an
event shall have occurred or a condition shall exist in either case entitling
the PBGC to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any
Plan
(including the giving of written notice thereof); any Plan shall have an
accumulated funding deficiency (whether or not waived); the Parent Borrower
or
any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or
on
account of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064,
4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code (including
the
giving of written notice thereof); (b) there could result from any event
or
events set forth in clause (a) of this Section 11.6 the imposition
of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability, or the
reasonable likelihood of incurring a lien, security interest or liability;
and
(c) such lien, security interest or liability will or would be reasonably
likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
11.7.
Guarantee.
Any Guarantee provided by any Credit Party or any material provision thereof
shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms
hereof and thereof) or any such Guarantor thereunder or any other Credit
Party
shall deny or disaffirm in writing any such Guarantor’s obligations under the
Guarantee; or
11.8.
[Reserved].
11.9.
Security Agreement.
The Security Agreement or any other Security Document pursuant to which the
assets of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary are pledged as Collateral or any
material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other
than
pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or any grantor thereunder or any
other
Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any grantor’s obligations under
the Security Agreement or any other Security Document; or
11.10.
[Reserved].
11.11.
Judgments.
One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Parent Borrower
or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries involving a liability of $50,000,000 or
more
in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for the Parent Borrower
and
the Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance
provided by a carrier not disputing coverage) and any such judgments or decrees
shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending
appeal within 60 days after the entry thereof; or
11.12.
Change of Control.
A Change of Control shall occur; or
11.13.
Subordination.
The Senior Subordinated Notes or any guarantees of the foregoing shall cease,
for any reason, to be validly subordinated to the Obligations or the
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obligations
of the Credit Parties under the Guarantee and the other Security Documents,
as
the case may be, as provided in the Senior Subordinated Notes
Indenture;
then,
and
in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall
then be continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, upon the written request
of the Required Lenders, shall, by written notice to the Parent Borrower,
take
any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrowers,
except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided
that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 shall occur with
respect to the Parent Borrower, the result that would occur upon the giving
of
written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iv) below shall occur automatically without the giving
of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and
Swingline Commitment terminated, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitment
and
Swingline Commitment, if any, of each Lender or the Swingline Lender, as
the
case may be, shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Fees theretofore
accrued shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of
any
kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest and fees in
respect of any or all Loans and any or all Obligations owing hereunder and
thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of
which
are hereby waived by the Parent Borrower; (iii) terminate any Letter of
Credit that may be terminated in accordance with its terms; and/or (iv) direct
the Parent Borrower to pay (and the Parent Borrower agrees that upon receipt
of
such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in
Section 11.5 with respect to the Parent Borrower, it will pay) to
the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office such additional
amounts of cash, to be held as security for the Parent Borrower’s respective
reimbursement obligations for Drawings that may subsequently occur thereunder,
equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued and
then
outstanding.
Any
amount received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from
any
Credit Party (or from proceeds of any Collateral) following any acceleration
of
the Obligations under this Agreement or any Event of Default with respect
to the
Parent Borrower under Section 11.5 shall be applied:
(i)
first, to the payment of all reasonable and documented costs and
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in connection
with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with any Credit
Document, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses
of its
agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other
Credit
Document on behalf of any Credit Party and any other reasonable and documented
costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or
remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document (other than in connection
with Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge
Agreements);
(ii) second,
to the repayment of all Protective Advances;
(iii) third,
to the Secured Parties, an amount (x) equal to all Obligations (other than
in
connection with Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured
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Hedge
Agreements and other than amounts owed in connection with the Tranche A-1
Loans)
owing to them on the date of any distribution and (y) sufficient to Cash
Collateralize all Letters of Credit Outstanding on the date of any distribution
(other than Letters of Credit Outstanding in which the Tranche A-1 Lenders
participate on the date of such distribution), and, if such moneys shall
be
insufficient to pay such amounts in full and Cash Collateralize all Letters
of
Credit Outstanding (other than with respect to any amount constituting
a
participation therein on the date of such distribution by the Tranche A-1
Lender), then ratably (without priority of any one over any other) to such
Secured Parties in proportion to the unpaid amounts thereof and to Cash
Collateralize the Letters of Credit Outstanding;
(iv) fourth,
to the Secured Parties, an amount (x) equal to all Obligations owed in
connection with the Tranche A-1 Loans (other than in connection with Secured
Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) owing to them on
the
date of any distribution and (y) sufficient to Cash Collateralize all Letters
of
Credit Outstanding in which the Tranche A-1 Lenders participate on the date
of
such distribution,
(v) fifth,
to any Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, an amount equal to all Obligations
in
respect of Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements,
as
the case may be, owing to them on the date of any distribution; and
(vi) sixth,
any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the applicable Credit Parties
or
their successors or assigns or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to
receive
the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
SECTION
12. The Agents.
12.1.
Appointment.
(a) Each
Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent
as
the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and
irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take
such
action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other
Credit
Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12 (other
than Section 12.1(c) with respect to the Joint Lead Arrangers and
Section 12.9 with respect to the Parent Borrower) are solely for the
benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and the Parent Borrower shall not
have
rights as third party beneficiary of any such
provision. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in
this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent.
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(b) The
Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of
Credit
Issuer hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as the
agent with respect to the Collateral, and each of the Administrative Agent,
each
Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuer irrevocably
authorizes the Collateral Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on
its
behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and
to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated
to
the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in
this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline
Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuers, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral
Agent.
(c) Each
of the Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and the
Documentation Agent, each in its capacity as such, shall not have any
obligations, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement but shall be
entitled to all benefits of this Section 12.
12.2.
Delegation of Duties.
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may each execute any of
its
duties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by or through
agents,
sub-agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice
of
counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected
by it in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined
in
the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).
12.3.
Exculpatory Provisions.
No Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully
taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Credit Document (except for its or such Person’s own
gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in the final judgment
of a
court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly
set
forth herein) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders or any
participant for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made
by
any of any Borrower, any Guarantor, any other Credit Party or any officer
thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document or in any
certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided
for in,
or received by such Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or
any
other Credit Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness,
enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
or
the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported
to be created under the Security Documents, or for any failure of any Borrower,
any Guarantor or any other Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder
or
thereunder. No Agent shall be under any obligation to any Lender to
ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the
agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Credit Party
or
any Affiliate thereof. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any
obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire
as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained
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in,
or
conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or to inspect
the
properties, books or records of any Credit Party.
12.4.
Reliance by Agents.
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely,
and
shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message,
statement, order or other document or instruction 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 counsel
to
any Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Administrative
Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect
to
any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a
written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have
been
filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take
any
action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall
first
receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems
appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders
against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason
of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting,
or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such
request
and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon
all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans; provided that the
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any
action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose
it to
liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable
law. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
specified in Section 6 and 7 on the Closing Date, each Lender that
has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved
or
accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required
thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory
to a
Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such
Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection
thereto.
12.5.
Notice of Default.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be deemed
to
have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
hereunder unless the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable,
has received notice from a Lender or a Borrower referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice
is a
“notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent
receives such a notice, it shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the
Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent shall take such action
with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed
by the Required Lenders, provided that unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative
Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it
shall
deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent
that
this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the approval
of the
Required Lenders or each of the Lenders, as applicable.
12.6.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other
Lenders.
Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent
nor the
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Collateral
Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties
to it
and that no act by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereinafter
taken, including any review of the affairs of any Borrower, any Guarantor
or any
other Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or
warranty
by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent to any Lender. Each
Lender represents to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
Collateral Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and
investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of each Borrower, Guarantor and other Credit
Party and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into
this
Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, Collateral 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 Agreement and the
other
Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary
to inform
itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition
and creditworthiness of the Borrowers, any Guarantor and any other Credit
Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly
required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder,
neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any
duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information
concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition,
prospects or creditworthiness of any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other
Credit
Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or
Collateral Agent any of their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
12.7.
Indemnification.
The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent, each in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Credit
Parties and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so),
ratably according to their respective portions of the Revolving Loan Commitments
or Revolving Loans, as applicable, outstanding in effect on the date on which
indemnification is sought (or, if indemnification is sought after the date
upon
which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been
paid
in full, ratably in accordance with their respective portions of the Total
Credit Exposure in effect immediately prior to such date), from and against
any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever
that
may at any time occur (including at any time following the payment of the
Loans)
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or
the
Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments,
this
Agreement, any of 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 Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, provided that no
Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
for
the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting
from such Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s, as applicable, gross
negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court
of
competent jurisdiction; provided, further, that no action taken in
accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number
or
percentage of the Lenders as shall
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be
required by the Credit Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence
or willful misconduct for purposes of this
Section 12.7. In the case of any investigation,
litigation or proceeding giving rise to any liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
of any kind whatsoever that may at any time occur (including at any time
following the payment of the Loans), this Section 12.7 applies
whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by
any
Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each
Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
upon
demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement
(whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal
advice rendered in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
any other Credit Document, or any document contemplated by or referred
to
herein, to the extent that such Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses
by or
on behalf of the Borrowers, provided that such reimbursement by the
Lenders shall not affect each Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations
with respect thereto. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any
purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become
impaired,
such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence,
to do
the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished;
provided, in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify
any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action,
judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro
rata portion thereof; and provided further, this sentence shall not
be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability,
obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense
or
disbursement resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The agreements in this Section 12.7 shall survive
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
12.8.
Agents in its Individual Capacities.
Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and
generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower, any Guarantor,
and
any other Credit Party as though such Agent were not an Agent hereunder and
under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by
it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement
and
the other Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though
it
were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent
in its individual capacity.
12.9.
Successor Agents.
Each of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may at any time give
notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer and
the
Parent Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the
Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the consent of the Parent
Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as no Default
under Section 11.1 or 11.5 is continuing, to appoint a successor,
which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate
of
any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such
successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall
have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives
notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders
and the Letter of Credit Issuer, appoint a successor Agent meeting the
qualifications set forth above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s
appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as the case
may be,
hereunder, and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing
statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices,
as may
be necessary
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or
desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to continue
the
perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Security
Documents, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of
the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Agent,
and
the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations
hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged
therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the
Borrowers (following the effectiveness of such appointment) to such Agent
shall
be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between
the Parent Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s
resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions
of
this Section 12 (including 12.7) and Section 13.5 shall
continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents
and
their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted
to
be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as an
Agent.
Any
resignation by The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. as Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as Letter
of
Credit Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a
successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Letter of Credit Issuer and Swing Line Lender,
(b)
the retiring Letter of Credit Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged
from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the
other
Credit Documents, and (c) the successor Letter of Credit Issuer shall issue
letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding
at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to
the
retiring Letter of Credit Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of
the
retiring Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to such Letters of
Credit.
12.10.
Withholding Tax.
To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may
withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to
any
applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any
authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that
the
Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or
for
the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered,
was
not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the
Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption
from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason),
such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that
the
Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrowers and
without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) fully for all
amounts
paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise,
including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including
legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket
expenses.
12.11.
Intercreditor Agreement.
The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to enter into the Intercreditor
Agreement, and the parties hereto acknowledge that the Intercreditor Agreement
is binding upon them. Each Lender (a) hereby agrees that it will be
bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement and (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Collateral
Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and to subject the Liens
on the
Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof. In
addition, each Lender hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into
(i)
any amendments to the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any other intercreditor
arrangements, in the case of clauses
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(i)
and (ii) to the extent required to give effect to the establishment of
intercreditor rights and privileges as contemplated and required by Section
10.2(i) and (v) of this Agreement.
12.12.
Security Documents and Guarantee.
(a) Agents under Security Documents and Guarantee. Each
Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent or Collateral
Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of Secured Parties,
to be
the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the
Collateral and the Security Documents. Subject to Section 13.1,
without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party,
the
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable may execute any
documents or instruments necessary to in connection with a sale or disposition
of assets permitted by this Agreement, (i) release any Lien encumbering any
item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition
of
assets or with respect to which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as
may
be required to give such consent under Section 13.1) have otherwise consented
or
(ii) release any Guarantor from the Guarantee or with respect to which Required
Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under
Section 13.1) have otherwise consented.
(b) Right
to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee. Anything
contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding,
the
Borrowers, the Agents and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured
Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral
or
to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers,
rights
and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent,
on
behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all
powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised
solely by the Collateral Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by
the
Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private
sale
or other disposition, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser
or
licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition
and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured
Parties
(but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities
unless Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled,
for
the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price
for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to
use
and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price
for any collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other
disposition.
SECTION
13. Miscellaneous
13.1.
Amendments,Waivers and Releases.
Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document, nor any terms hereof
or
thereof, may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with
the
provisions of this Section 13.1. The Required Lenders may, or,
with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and/or the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the
relevant Credit Party or Credit Parties written amendments, supplements or
modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of
adding
any provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing
in
any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Credit Parties hereunder or
thereunder or (b) waive in writing, on such terms and conditions as the
Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent, as
the
case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any
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Default
or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that
each such waiver and each such amendment, supplement or modification shall
be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which
given and provided, further, that no such waiver and no such
amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) forgive or reduce any portion
of
any Loan or extend the final scheduled maturity date of any Loan or reduce
the
stated rate (it being understood that any change to the definition of Average
Daily Excess Availability or in the component definitions thereof shall
not
constitute a reduction in the rate and only the consent of the Required
Lenders
shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest
at
the “default rate” or amend Section 2.8(c)), or forgive any portion, or
extend the date for the payment, of any interest or fee payable hereunder
(other
than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase
in
interest rates), or extend the final expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment
or extend the final expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the
L/C
Maturity Date, or increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments of any
Lender
(it being understood that the making of any Protective Advance, so long
as it is
in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.1(d), shall not constitute
an increase of any Commitment of any Lender), or amend or modify any provisions
of Section 5.3(a) (with respect to the ratable allocation of any payments
only) and 13.8(a) and 13.20, or make any Loan, interest, fee or
other amount payable in any currency other than expressly provided herein,
in
each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely
affected thereby, or (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this
Section 13.1 or reduce the percentages specified in the definitions
of the terms “Required Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders”, consent to the
assignment or transfer by any Borrower of its rights and obligations under
any
Credit Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to
Section 10.3) or alter the order of application set forth in
Section 5.2(c) or in the final paragraph of Section 11.13, in each
case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely
affected
thereby, or (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 12
without the written consent of the then-current Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent or any other former or current Agent to whom Section 12
then applies in a manner that directly and adversely affects such Person,
or
(iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 with respect to
any Letter of Credit without the written consent of the Letter of Credit
Issuer,
or (v) amend, modify or waive any provisions hereof relating to Swingline
Loans without the written consent of the Swingline Lender in a manner that
directly and adversely affects such Person, or (vi) release all or substantially
all of the Guarantors under the Guarantees (except as expressly permitted
by the
Guarantees or this Agreement) without the prior written consent of each
Lender,
or (vii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the
Security Documents (except as expressly permitted by the Security Documents
or
this Agreement) without the prior written consent of each Lender, or (viii)
amend Section 2.9 so as to permit Interest Period intervals greater than
six months without regard to availability to Lenders, without the written
consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or
(ix) increase the advance rates above the levels in effect on the Closing
Date with respect to, or otherwise change the definition of the term “Applicable
Borrowing Base” or “Tranche A-1 Borrowing Base” or any component definition
thereof if as a result thereof the amounts available to be borrowed by
the
Parent Borrower as Tranche A-1 Loans would be increased, or amend any provision
of Section 2.3(f) or 3.1(e), in each case without the written consent of
the
Supermajority Tranche A-1 Lenders, provided that the foregoing shall not
limit the discretion of the Administrative Agent to change, establish or
eliminate any Reserves or otherwise exercise its Permitted Discretion without
the consent of the Supermajority Tranche A-1 Lenders, or (x)
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increase
the advance rates above the levels in effect on the Closing Date with respect
to, or otherwise change the definition of the term “Applicable Borrowing Base”
or “Tranche A Borrowing Base” or Tranche A-1 Borrowing Base or any component
definition thereof if as a result thereof the amounts available to be borrowed
by the Parent Borrower as Tranche A Loans would be increased, without the
written consent of the Tranche A Supermajority Lenders, provided that the
foregoing shall not limit the discretion of the Administrative Agent to
change,
establish or eliminate any Reserves or otherwise exercise its Permitted
Discretion without the consent of any such Tranche A Supermajority Lenders,
or
(xi) affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable
to,
any Agent under this Agreement or any other Credit Document without the
prior
written consent of such Agent. Any such waiver and any such
amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the
affected Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrowers, such Lenders,
the
Administrative Agent and all future holders of the affected Loans. In
the case of any waiver, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent
shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under
the
other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall
be
deemed to be cured and not continuing, it being understood that no such
waiver
shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or
impair
any right consequent thereon. In connection with the foregoing
provisions, the Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligations
to, with
the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers
or
consents on behalf of such Lender.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right
to
approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except
that
the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the
consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans
held
or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the
Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in addition to any credit extensions and related Joinder
Agreement(s) effectuated without the consent of Lenders in accordance with
Section 2.14, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and
restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and the Parent Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit
facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from
time to
time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect
thereof
to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents with the Revolving Credit Loans and the accrued interest and fees
in
respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such
credit
facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and other definitions
related to such new Revolving Credit Loans.
The
Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral
Agent
by the Credit Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released
(i) in full, upon the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all
Obligations hereunder (except for contingent indemnification obligations
in
respect of which a claim has not yet been made), (ii) upon the sale or
other disposition of such Collateral (including as part of or in connection
with
any other sale or other disposition permitted hereunder) to any Person other
than another Credit Party, to the extent such sale or other disposition is
made
in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent
may
rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect
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provided
to it by any Credit Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry),
(iii) to the extent such Collateral is comprised of property leased to a
Credit Party, upon termination (in accordance with the terms of this Agreement)
or expiration of such lease, (iv) if the release of such Lien is approved,
authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other
percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with
this
Section 13.1), (v) to the extent the property constituting such
Collateral is owned by any Subsidiary Borrower or Guarantor, upon the release
of
such Subsidiary Borrower or Guarantor from its obligations hereunder or
under
the applicable Guarantee, as applicable, (in accordance with the following
sentence) and (vi) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of
Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral
Agent
pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Any such release shall not in
any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other
than
those being released) upon (or obligations (other than those being released)
of
the Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Credit
Parties,
including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute
part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance
with the provisions of the Credit Documents. Additionally, the
Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that the Subsidiary Borrowers and Guarantors
shall be released from the Obligations or Guarantees, as applicable, upon
consummation of any transaction resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to
constitute a Restricted Subsidiary. The Lenders hereby authorize the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute
and
deliver any instruments, documents, and agreements necessary or desirable
to
evidence and confirm the release of any Subsidiary Borrower or Guarantor
or
Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, all
without
the further consent or joinder of any Lender.
13.2.
Notices.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications
provided for hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be in writing
(including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall
be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number
or
electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly
permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable
telephone number, as follows:
(a) if
to the Parent Borrower, any Subsidiary Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender, to
the
address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified
for such Person on Schedule 13.2 or to such other address, facsimile
number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated
by
such party in a notice to the other parties; and
(b) if
to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such
other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number
as
shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Parent Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and
the
Swingline Lender.
All
such
notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon
the
earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii)
(A)
if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the
relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, three Business Days after
deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when
sent
and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic
mail,
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when
delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.6,
2.9, 4.2 and 5.1 shall not be effective until
received.
13.3.
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy,
power or privilege hereunder or under the other Credit Documents 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.
13.4.
Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Credit Documents
and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or
in
connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the making of the Loans hereunder.
13.5.
Payment of Expenses;
Indemnification.
The Borrowers agree (a) to pay or reimburse the Agents for all their reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development,
preparation and execution and delivery of, and any amendment, supplement
or
modification to, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation
and
administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including
the reasonable documented costs, fees and expenses associated with the initial
collateral appraisal and field examination and all subsequent appraisals,
examinations or update to the extent set forth in Section 9.2(b) and the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and
one counsel in each relevant local jurisdiction, (b) to pay or reimburse
each
Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this
Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other documents, including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the other Agents (unless there
is an
actual or perceived conflict of interest in which case each such Person may
retain its own counsel), (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold harmless each Lender
and Agent from, any and all recording and filing fees and (d) to pay, indemnify,
and hold harmless each Lender and Agent and their respective Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all other
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other
charges of one primary counsel and one local counsel in each relevant
jurisdiction to such indemnified Persons (unless there is an actual or perceived
conflict of interest or the availability of different claims or defenses
in
which case each such Person may retain its own counsel), related to the
Transactions (including, without limitation, the Merger) or, with respect
to the
execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this
Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other documents, including,
without limitation, any of the foregoing relating to the violation of,
noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law (other than
by such
indemnified person or any of its Related Parties(other than any trustee or
advisor)) or to any actual or alleged presence, release or threatened release
of
Hazardous Materials involving or attributable to the operations of the Parent
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Real Estate (all the foregoing
in this clause
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(d),
collectively, the “indemnified liabilities”), provided
that the Borrowers shall have no obligation hereunder to any Agent or any
Lender
or any of their respective Related Parties with respect to indemnified
liabilities to the extent it has been determined by a final non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) the
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified
or any of its Related Parties (other than any trustee or advisor) or
(ii) any material breach of any Credit Document by the party to be
indemnified. No Person entitled to indemnification under clause
(d) of this Section 13.5 shall be liable for any damages arising from
the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through
IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection
with
this Agreement, nor shall any such Person have any liability for any special,
punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement
or any
other Credit Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith
or
therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). In the case of
an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity
in this
Section 13.5 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or
not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Credit
Party,
its directors, stockholders or creditors or any other Person, whether or
not any
Person entitled to indemnification under clause (d) of this Section
13.5 is otherwise a party thereto. All amounts payable under this
Section 13.5 shall be paid within ten Business Days of receipt by the
Parent Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expense
in
reasonable retail. The agreements in this Section 13.5 shall
survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
13.6.
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted
hereby
(including any Affiliate of the Letter of Credit Issuer that issues any Letter
of Credit), except that (i) except as expressly permitted by Section
10.3, no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower
without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign
or
otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance
with
this Section 13.6. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties
hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including
any
Affiliate of the Letter of Credit Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit),
Participants (to the extent provided in clause (c) of this Section
13.6) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties
of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of
Credit
Issuer and the Lenders and each other Person entitled to indemnification
under
Section 13.5) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement.
(b)
(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause
(b)(ii) below, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees
all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including
all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans (including participations
in
L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior
written consent (such consent not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; it
being
understood that, without limitation, the Parent Borrower shall have the right
to
withhold or delay its consent to any assignment solely if, in order for such
assignment to comply with applicable law, any
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Borrower
would be required to obtain the consent of, or make any filing or registration
with, any Governmental Authority) of:
(A)
the Parent Borrower, provided that no consent of the Parent
Borrower shall be required for an assignment (1) to a Lender, an Affiliate
of a
Lender or an Approved Fund or, (2) if an Event of Default under Section
11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing, any other
assignee or (3) to a Person not more than 14 days following the Closing Date,
to
the extent the Parent Borrower has previously consented to an allocation
of
Revolving Credit Loan Commitment or Revolving Credit Loans in an amount greater
than or equal to the amount assigned to a Person in such time period;
and
(B)
the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Swingline Lender or the applicable
Letter
of Credit Issuer.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no such assignment shall be made to a natural
person.
(ii)
Assignments shall be subject to the following additional
conditions:
(A)
except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a
Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount
of
the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the
Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to
such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than
$5,000,000 and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, or, unless each
of
the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents (which
consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no
such consent of the Parent Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default
under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing;
providedfurther that contemporaneous assignments to a single
assignee made by Affiliates of Lenders and related Approved Funds shall be
aggregated for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirements
stated above;
(B)
each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to
prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s
rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or
Loans;
(C)
The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a
processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided that the
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing
and recordation fee in the case of any assignment; and
(D)
the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in a form approved
by
the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Questionnaire”).
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(iii)
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to
clause (b)(iv) of this Section 13.6, from and after the
effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent
of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from
its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.5,
5.4 and 13.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender
of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
Section 13.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a
sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in
accordance with clause (c) of this Section 13.6.
(iv)
The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an
agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a
copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for
the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments
of,
and principal amount of the Loans and any payment made by the Letter of Credit
Issuer under any Letter of Credit owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms
hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Further,
each Register shall contain the name and address of the Administrative Agent
and
the lending office through which each such Person acts under this
Agreement. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of
Credit
Issuer and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in
the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes
of
this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers, the Collateral Agent,
the
Letter of Credit Issuer and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time
to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v)
Upon its receipt of a duly
completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an
assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the
assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation
fee referred to in clause (b) of this Section 13.6 (unless waived)
and any written consent to such assignment required by clause (b) of this
Section 13.6, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and
Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the
Register.
(c)
(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any
Borrower, any Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline
Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (each,
a
“Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments
and the Loans owing to it), provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations
under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain
solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations
and (C) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer
and
the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender
in
connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender
sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the
sole
right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
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modification
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender
will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
modification or waiver described in clauses (i) or (iv) of the
proviso to Section 13.1 that affects such
Participant. Subject to clause (c)(ii) of this Section
13.6, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 5.4 to the same extent
as if it were a Lender, and provided that such Participant agrees to be
subject to the requirements of those Sections as though it were a Lender
and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this
Section 13.6. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.8(b) as though
it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 13.8(a) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 2.10, 2.11 or 5.4 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold
to
such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant
is
made with the Parent Borrower’s prior written consent (which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld).
(d) Any
Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
at
any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its
rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including
any
pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and
this
Section 13.6 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a
security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a
security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto. In order to facilitate such pledge or assignment or for any
other reason, the Borrowers hereby agree that, upon request of any Lender
at any
time and from time to time after any Borrower has made its initial borrowing
hereunder, each Borrower shall provide to such Lender, at such Borrower’s own
expense, a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit K,
evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, respectively,
owing
to such Lender.
(e)
Subject to Section 13.16, the Borrowers
authorize each Lender to disclose to any Participant, secured creditor of
such
Lender or assignee (each, a “Transferee”) and any prospective
Transferee any and all financial information in such Lender’s possession
concerning a Borrower and its Affiliates that has been delivered to such
Lender
by or on behalf of such Borrower and its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement
or that has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of such Borrower
and
its Affiliates in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of such
Borrower and its Affiliates prior to becoming a party to this
Agreement.
(f)
The words “execution,” “signed,”
“signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be
deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for
in
any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global
and
National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records
Act,
or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act.
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(g) SPV
Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special
purpose funding vehicle (a “SPV”), identified as such in
writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent
and
the Parent Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrowers all or any part
of
any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make the
Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein
shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii) if an
SPV
elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any
part
of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant
to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall
utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as
if,
such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby
agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment
obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with
the
Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto
hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement)
that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in
full
of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV,
it
shall not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against,
such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation
proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State
thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 13.6, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but
without the prior written consent of, the Parent Borrower and the Administrative
Agent and without paying any processing fee therefore, assign all or a portion
of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial
institutions (consented to by the Parent Borrower and Administrative Agent)
providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPV
to
support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential
basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency,
commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPV. This Section 13.6(g) may
not be amended without the written consent of the
SPV. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (x)
no SPV shall be entitled to any greater rights under Sections 2.10,
2.11, and 5.4 than its Granting Lender would have been entitled
to
absent the use of such SPV and (y) each SPV agrees to be subject to the
requirements of Sections 2.10, 2.11, and 5.4 as though it
were a Lender and has acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause
(b) of this Section 13.6.
13.7.
Replacements of Lenders under Certain
Circumstances.
(a) The
Borrowers shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests
reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.5
or 5.4, (b) is affected in the manner described in Section
2.10(a)(iii) and as a result thereof any of the actions described in such
Section is required to be taken or (c) becomes a Defaulting Lender, with
a
replacement bank or other financial institution, provided that (i) such
replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event
of
Default under Section 11.1 or 11.5 shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) the Borrowers shall repay
(or
the replacement bank or institution shall purchase, at par) all Loans and
other
amounts (other than any disputed amounts), pursuant to Section 2.10,
2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be) owing to such
replaced Lender prior to the date of replacement, (iv) the replacement bank
or
institution, if not already a Lender, and the terms and conditions of such
replacement, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(v)
the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such
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replacement
in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 (provided that
the Borrowers shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing
fee
referred to therein) and (vi) any such replacement shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any rights that the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent
or any
other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
(b) If
any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed
to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that
pursuant to the terms of Section 13.1 requires the consent of all of the
Lenders affected or the Supermajority Lenders and with respect to which the
Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then provided no Event
of
Default then exists, the Borrowers shall have the right (unless such
Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent) to replace such Non-Consenting
Lender
by requiring such Non-Consenting Lender to assign its Loans, and its Commitments
hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, provided that: (a) all Obligations of the Borrowers
owing to such Non-Consenting Lender being replaced shall be paid in full
to such
Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment, and (b) the replacement
Lender shall purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender
a
price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrowers,
Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender
shall otherwise comply with Section 13.6.
13.8.
Adjustments; Set-off.
(a) If
any Lender (a “benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any
payment of all or part of its Loans, or interest thereon, or receive any
collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off,
pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section
11.5, or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or
collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other
Lender’s Loans, or interest thereon, such benefited Lender shall purchase for
cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of each
such other Lender’s Loan, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits
of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to
cause
such benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral
or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however,
that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter
recovered from such benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and
the
purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but
without interest.
(b)
After the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to
any
Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by each Borrower to the
extent
permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by
any
Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount 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 branch or agency
thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers. Each
Lender agrees promptly to notify such Borrower (and the Parent Borrower,
if
other) and the Administrative
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Agent
after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and application.
13.9.
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement
on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other
electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall
be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies
of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent.
13.10.
Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement that 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.
13.11
. Integration.
This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of
the
Borrowers, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by any Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent nor any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly
set forth or referred to herein or in the other Credit Documents.
13.12
. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL
BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
13.13.
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a)
submits for itself and its property in any legal action
or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to
which
it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect
thereof, to the [non-]exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the
State
of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern
District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b)
consents that any such action or
proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it
may
now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any
such
court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court
and
agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c)
agrees that service of process
in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof
by
registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail),
postage prepaid, to such Person at its address set forth on Schedule 13.2
at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified
pursuant to Section 13.2;
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(d)
agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to
effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law [or shall
limit
the right to xxx in any other jurisdiction];
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this
Section 13.13 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages; and
(f)
each Borrower agrees that a final judgment in any action
or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions
by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
13.1
4. Acknowledgments.
Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a)
it has been advised by counsel in the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents;
(b) (i) the
credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other
services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment,
waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document) are
an
arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrowers, on the one hand, and
the Administrative Agent, the Lender and the other Agents on the other hand,
and
the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties are capable of evaluating and
understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents (including
any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in
connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the
Administrative Agent and the other Agents, is and has been acting solely
as a
principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary for any of
the
Borrowers, any other Credit Parties or any of their respective Affiliates,
stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) neither the
Administrative Agent nor any other Agent has assumed or will assume an advisory,
agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Borrower or any other
Credit
Party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the
process
leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Credit Document (irrespective of whether
the
Administrative Agent or any other Agent has advised or is currently advising
any
of the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties or their respective Affiliates
on
other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent or other Agent has any
obligation to any of the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties or their respective
Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those
obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents;
(iv)
the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, each other Agent and each Affiliate
of the foregoing may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve
interests that differ from those of the Borrowers and their respective
Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Agent has
any
obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency
or fiduciary relationship; and (v) neither the Administrative Agent nor any
other Agent has provided and none will provide any legal, accounting, regulatory
or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other
Credit Document) and each Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting,
regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed
appropriate. Each Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any claims that it
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may
have
against the Administrative Agent or any other Agent with respect to any
breach
or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty; and
(c)
no joint venture is created hereby or by the other
Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated
hereby among the Lenders or among any Borrower, on the one hand, and any
Lender,
on the other hand.
13.15. WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH BORROWER, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
13.16.
Confidentiality.
The Administrative Agent, each other Agent and each Lender shall hold all
non-public information furnished by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Lender’s evaluation of whether to
become a Lender hereunder or obtained by such Lender, the Administrative
Agent
or such other Agent pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement
(“Confidential Information”), confidential in accordance with
its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature
and
(in the case of a Lender that is a bank) in accordance with safe and sound
banking practices and in any event may make disclosure as required or requested
by any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or representative
thereof or pursuant to legal process or applicable law or regulation or (a)
to
such Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s or such other Agent’s attorneys,
professional advisors, independent auditors, trustees or Affiliates, (b)
to an
investor or prospective investor in a Securitization that agrees its access
to
information regarding the Credit Parties, the Loans and the Credit Documents
is
solely for purposes of evaluating an investment in a Securitization and who
agrees to treat such information as confidential, (c) to a trustee, collateral
manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in connection
with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as
collateral for a Securitization and who agrees to treat such information
as
confidential and (d) to a nationally recognized ratings agency that requires
access to information regarding the Credit Parties, the Loans and Credit
Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to a Securitization;
provided that unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court
order, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each other Agent shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Parent Borrower of any request
made to such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such other Agent, as
applicable, by any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or
representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an
examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental
agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure
of
such information, and provided further that in no event shall any Lender,
the Administrative Agent or any other Agent be obligated or required to return
any materials furnished by the Parent Borrower or any
Subsidiary. Each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each other
Agent agrees that it will not provide to prospective Transferees or to any
pledgee referred to in Section 13.6 or to prospective direct or indirect
contractual counterparties in swap agreements to be entered into in connection
with Loans made hereunder any of the Confidential Information unless such
Person
is advised of and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section
13.16 or confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those set
forth in the Section 13.16.
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13.17.
Direct Website Communications.
(a)
Any Borrower may, at its option, provide to the Administrative Agent
any information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Documents, including,
without
limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other
reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any
such
communication that (A) relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of
an
existing, borrowing or other extension of credit (including any election
of an
interest rate or interest period relating thereto), (B) relates to the payment
of any principal or other amount due under the Credit Agreement prior to
the
scheduled date therefor, (C) provides notice of any default or event of default
under this Agreement or (D) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition
precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement and/or any borrowing
or
other extension of credit thereunder (all such non-excluded communications
being
referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by
transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent
at
[ ]; provided that: (i) upon written
request by the Administrative Agent, the Parent Borrower shall deliver paper
copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution
to
each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given
by
the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Parent Borrower shall notify (which
may be
by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting
of any
such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail
electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each
Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents
or
requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative
Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents. Nothing in this
Section 13.17 shall prejudice the right of the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender to give any notice or
other
communication pursuant to any Credit Document in any other manner specified
in
such Credit Document.
(i)
The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the
Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth
above
shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative
Agent for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees that
notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the
Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective
delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Credit
Documents. Each Lender agrees (A) to notify the Administrative Agent
in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such
Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic
transmission and (B) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail
address.
(b)
The Parent Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make
the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications
on
Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the
“Platform”), so long as the access to such Platform is limited
(i) to the Agents and the Lenders and (ii) remains subject the confidentiality
requirements set forth in Section 13.16.
(c)
THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT
PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF
THE
BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE
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Each
Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be
“public-side” Lenders (Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public
information with respect to the Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their
securities) and, if documents or notices required to be delivered pursuant
to
the Credit Documents or otherwise are being distributed through the Platform,
any document or notice that the Parent Borrower has indicated contains only
publicly available information with respect to the Parent Borrower may be
posted
on that portion of the Platform designated for such public-side
Lenders. If the Parent Borrower has not indicated whether a document
or notice delivered contains only publicly available information, the
Administrative Agent shall post such document or notice solely on that portion
of the Platform designated for Lenders who wish to receive material nonpublic
information with respect to the Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their
securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent Borrower shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to indicate whether any document or notice
contains only publicly available information.
13.19.
USA PATRIOT Act.
Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements
of
the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party,
which
information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other
information that will allow such Lender to identify each Credit Party in
accordance with the Patriot Act.
13.20.
Judgment Currency.
If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary
to
convert a sum due hereunder or any other Credit Document in one currency
into
another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance
with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the
first
currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which
final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrowers in respect
of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder
or under the other Credit Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in
a
currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which
such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the
extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent
of
any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the
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Administrative
Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement
Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement
Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative
Agent from the Borrowers in the Agreement Currency, the Borrowers agree,
as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify
the
Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against
such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is
greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such
currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess
to
the Parent Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto
under
applicable law).
13.21.
Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrowers is made to
any
Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff,
and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside
or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent
or
such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other
party, in connection with any proceeding or otherwise, then (a) to the extent
of
such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such
payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable
share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus
interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is
made
at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time
in
effect.
13.22.
Joint and Several Liability.
Each Borrower hereby agrees that it is jointly and severally liable under
this
Agreement for all Obligations (including any such Obligations arising under
Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements), regardless
of
the manner or amount in which proceeds of any Loans are used, allocated,
shared
or disbursed by or among the Borrowers themselves, or the manner in which
an
Agent and/or any Lender accounts for such Loans or other extensions of credit
on
its books and records. All Loans, upon funding, shall be deemed to be
jointly funded to and received by the Borrowers. Each Borrower shall
be liable for (a) all amounts due to an Agent and/or any Lender from the
Borrowers under this Agreement and (b) all other Obligations owed to parties
under any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement, in
each
case regardless of which Borrower actually receives Loans or other extensions
of
credit hereunder or the amount of such Loans and extensions of credit received
or the manner in which such Agent and/or such Lender accounts for such Loans
or
other extensions of credit on its books and records. Each Borrower’s
Obligation with respect to Loans and other extensions of credit made to it,
as
well as its Obligations with respect to Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured
Cash Management Agreements, and such Borrower’s Obligations arising as a result
of the joint and several liability of such Borrower hereunder with respect
to
Loans made to, or Obligations owed by, the other Borrowers hereunder shall
be
separate and distinct obligations, but all such Obligations shall be primary
obligations of such Borrower. The Borrowers acknowledge and expressly
agree with the Agents and each Lender that the joint and several liability
of
each Borrower is required solely as a condition to, and is given solely as
inducement for and in consideration of, credit or accommodations extended
or to
be extended under the Credit Documents to any or all of the other Borrowers
and
is not required or given as a condition of extensions of credit to such
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Borrower. Each
Borrower’s Obligations under this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, be unconditional irrespective of (i) the validity or
enforceability, avoidance, or subordination of the Obligations of any other
Borrower or of any promissory note or other document evidencing all or
any part
of the Obligations of any other Borrower, (ii) the absence of any attempt
to
collect the Obligations from any other Borrower, or any other security
therefor,
or the absence of any other action to enforce the same, (iii) the waiver,
consent, extension, forbearance, or granting of any indulgence by an Agent
and/or any Lender with respect to any provision of any instrument evidencing
the
Obligations of any other Borrower, or any part thereof, or any other agreement
now or hereafter executed by any other Borrower and delivered to an Agent
and/or
any Lender, (iv) the failure by an Agent and/or any Lender to take any
steps to
perfect and maintain its security interest in, or to preserve its rights
to, any
security or collateral for the Obligations of any other Borrower, (v) an
Agent’s
and/or any Lender’s election, in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy
Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code,
(vi) any
borrowing or grant of a security interest by any other Borrower, as
debtor-in-possession under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, (vii) the
disallowance of all or any portion of an Agent’s and/or any Lender’s claim(s)
for the repayment of the Obligations of any other Borrower under Section
502 of
the Bankruptcy Code, or (viii) any other circumstances which might constitute
a
legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor or of any other
Borrower. With respect to any Borrower’s Obligations arising as a
result of the joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder with
respect to Revolving Credit Loans or other extensions of credit made to
any of
the other Borrowers hereunder (or under any Secured Hedge Agreement or
Secured
Cash Management Agreement), such Borrower waives, until the Obligations
shall
have been paid in full and this Agreement shall have been terminated, any
right
to enforce any right of subrogation or any remedy which an Agent and/or
any
Lender now has or may hereafter have against any other Borrower, any endorser
or
any guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and any benefit of,
and any
right to participate in, any security or collateral given to an Agent and/or
any
Lender to secure payment of the Obligations or any other liability of any
Borrower to an Agent and/or any Lender. Upon any Event of Default,
the Agents may proceed directly and at once, without notice, against any
Borrower to collect and recover the full amount, or any portion of the
Obligations, without first proceeding against any other Borrower or any
other
Person, or against any security or collateral for the
Obligations. Each Borrower consents and agrees that the Agents shall
be under no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Borrower or
against
or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, none of the foregoing provisions
of
this Section 13.19 shall apply to any Person released from its
Obligations as a Borrower in accordance with Section
13.1.
13.23.
Contribution and Indemnification Among the Borrowers.
Each Borrower is obligated to repay the Obligations as a joint and several
obligor under this Agreement. To the extent that any Borrower shall,
under this Agreement as a joint and several obligor, repay any of the
Obligations constituting Loans made to another Borrower hereunder or other
Obligations incurred directly and primarily by any other Borrower (an
“Accommodation Payment”), then the Borrower making such
Accommodation Payment shall be entitled to contribution and indemnification
from, and be reimbursed by, each of the other Borrowers in an amount, for
each
of such other Borrowers, equal to a fraction of such Accommodation Payment,
the
numerator of which fraction is such other Borrower’s Allocable Amount (as
defined below) and the denominator of which is the sum of the Allocable Amounts
of all of the Borrowers. As of any
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date
of
determination, the “Allocable Amount” of each Borrower shall be
equal to the maximum amount of liability for Accommodation Payments which
could
be asserted against such Borrower hereunder without (a) rendering such
Borrower
“insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code,
Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“UFTA”) or
Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act (“UFCA”),
(b) leaving such Borrower with unreasonably small capital or assets, within
the
meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 4 of the UFTA, or
Section
5 of the UFCA, or (c) leaving such Borrower unable to pay its debts as
they
become due within the meaning of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or
Section 4
of the UFTA, or Section 5 of the UFCA. All rights and claims of
contribution, indemnification, and reimbursement under this Section shall
be
subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the
Obligations. The provisions of this Section shall, to the extent
expressly inconsistent with any provision in any Credit Document, supersede
such
inconsistent provision.
13.24.
Agency of the Parent Borrower for Each Other Borrower.
Each of the other Borrowers irrevocably appoints the Parent Borrower as its
agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement, including the giving and
receipt of notices and execution and delivery of all documents, instruments,
and
certificates contemplated herein (including, without limitation, execution
and
delivery to the Agents of Borrowing Base Certificates, Notices of Borrowing
and
Notices of Conversion or Continuation) and all modifications
hereto. Any acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification, or
other action which might otherwise be valid or effective only if given or
taken
by all or any of the Borrowers or acting singly, shall be valid and effective
if
given or taken only by the Parent Borrower, whether or not any of the other
Borrowers join therein, and the Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty
or
obligation to make further inquiry with respect to the authority of the Parent
Borrower under this Section 13.24; provided that nothing in this
Section 13.24 shall limit the effectiveness of, or the right of the
Agents and the Lenders to rely upon, any notice (including without limitation
a
Notice of Borrowing or Notices of Conversion or Continuation), document,
instrument, certificate, acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification
or
other action delivered by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
13.25
Reinstatement. This
Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may
be,
if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative
Agent
or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation or reorganization of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower,
or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or
conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Borrower or any
substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments
had
not been made.
13.26.
Express Waivers by Borrowers in Respect of Cross Guaranties and Cross
Collateralization.
Each Borrower agrees as follows:
(a) Each
Borrower hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement;
(ii) notice of the making of any Loans, the issuance of any Letter of Credit
or
any other financial accommodations made or extended under the Credit Documents
or the creation or existence of any Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount
of
the Obligations, subject, however, to such Borrower’s right to make inquiry of
the Administrative Agent to ascertain
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amount of the Obligations at any reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse
change in the financial condition of any other Borrower or of any other
fact
that might increase such Borrower’s risk with respect to such other Borrower
under the Credit Documents; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand,
protest, and notice thereof as to any promissory notes or other instruments
among the Credit Documents; and (vii) all other notices (except if such
notice is specifically required to be given to such Borrower hereunder
or under
any of the other Credit Documents to which such Borrower is a party) and
demands
to which such Borrower might otherwise be entitled;
(b) Each
Borrower hereby waives the right by statute or otherwise to require an Agent
or
any Lender to institute suit against any other Borrower or to exhaust any
rights
and remedies which an Agent or any Lender has or may have against any other
Borrower. Each Borrower further waives any defense arising by reason
of any disability or other defense of any other Borrower (other than the
defense
of payment in full) or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever
of
the liability of any such Borrower in respect thereof;
(c) Each
Borrower hereby waives and agrees not to assert against any Agent, any Lender,
or any Letter of Credit Issuer: (i) any defense (legal or equitable)
other than a defense of payment, set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such
Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower
or any
other party liable under the Credit Documents; (ii) any defense, set-off,
counterclaim, or claim of any kind or nature available to any other Borrower
(other than a defense of payment) against any Agent, any Lender, or any Letter
of Credit Issuer, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future
lack
of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Obligations
or
any security therefor; (iii) any right or defense arising by reason of any
claim
or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Agent, any Lender, or
any
Letter of Credit Issuer under any applicable law; (iv) the benefit of any
statute of limitations affecting any other Borrower’s liability
hereunder;
(d) Each
Borrower consents and agrees that, without notice to or by such Borrower
and
without affecting or impairing the obligations of such Borrower hereunder,
the
Agents may (subject to any requirement for consent of any of the Lenders
to the
extent required by this Agreement), by action or inaction: (i)
compromise, settle, extend the duration or the time for the payment of, or
discharge the performance of, or may refuse to or otherwise not enforce the
Letter of Credit Issuer documents; (ii) release all or any one or more parties
to any one or more of the Letter of Credit Issuer documents or grant other
indulgences to any other Borrower in respect thereof; (iii) amend or modify
in
any manner and at any time (or from time to time) any of the Letter of Credit
Issuer documents; or (iv) release or substitute any Person liable for payment
of
the Obligations, or enforce, exchange, release, or waive any security for
the
Obligations; and
(e) Each
Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that such
Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of all other Borrowers
and all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which
bear
upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further
represents and warrants that such Borrower has read and understands the terms
and conditions of the Credit Documents. Each Borrower agrees that
neither the Agents, any Lender, nor any Letter of Credit Issuer has any
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to inform any Borrower of the financial condition of any other Borrower
or of
any other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance
of the Obligations.
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