SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 25, 2015 AMONG ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, THE LENDERS,
Exhibit 10.1
Deal CUSIP 00000XXX0
Revolving Loan CUSIP 00000XXX0
Term Loan CUSIP 00000XXX0
Draw Loan CUSIP 00000XXX0
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 25, 2015
AMONG
ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY,
THE LENDERS,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT
AND
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
AS LEAD ARRANGER AND SOLE BOOK RUNNER
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS | 26 | |
2.1. | Commitment | 26 |
2.2. | Required Payments | 26 |
2.3. | Ratable Loans; Types of Advances | 27 |
2.4. | Swing Line Loans | 27 |
2.5. | Commitment Fee | 28 |
2.6. | Minimum Amount of Each Revolving Advance | 28 |
2.7. | Reduction in Aggregate Revolving Commitment; Optional Principal Payments | 29 |
2.8. | Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances | 29 |
2.9. | Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances; Maximum Number of Interest Periods | 30 |
2.10. | Interest Rates | 30 |
2.11. | Rates Applicable After Event of Default | 31 |
2.12. | Method of Payment; Repayment of Revolving Loans, Term Loans | 31 |
2.13. | Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness | 32 |
2.14. | Telephonic Notices | 32 |
2.15. | Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis | 33 |
2.16. | Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions | 33 |
2.17. | Lending Installations | 33 |
2.18. | Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent | 33 |
2.19. | Facility LCs | 34 |
2.20. | Replacement of Lender | 37 |
2.21. | Limitation of Interest | 38 |
2.22. | Defaulting Lenders | 38 |
2.23. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 41 |
2.24. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 41 |
2.25. | [Intentionally Omitted] | 41 |
2.26. | Increase Option | 42 |
ARTICLE III YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES | 43 | |
3.1. | Yield Protection | 43 |
3.2. | Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations | 44 |
3.3. | Availability of Types of Advances; Adequacy of Interest Rate | 44 |
3.4. | Funding Indemnification | 44 |
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3.5. | Taxes | 45 |
3.6. | Selection of Lending Installation; Mitigation Obligations; Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity | 48 |
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 48 | |
4.1. | Initial Credit Extension | 48 |
4.2. | Each Credit Extension | 50 |
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 50 | |
5.1. | Existence and Standing | 51 |
5.2. | Authorization and Validity | 51 |
5.3. | No Conflict; Government Consent | 51 |
5.4. | Financial Statements | 51 |
5.5. | Material Adverse Change | 51 |
5.6. | Taxes | 51 |
5.7. | Litigation and Contingent Obligations | 52 |
5.8. | Subsidiaries | 52 |
5.9. | ERISA | 52 |
5.10. | Accuracy of Information | 52 |
5.11. | Regulation U | 52 |
5.12. | Material Agreements | 52 |
5.13. | Compliance With Laws | 52 |
5.14. | Ownership of Properties | 53 |
5.15. | Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions | 53 |
5.16. | Environmental Matters | 53 |
5.17. | Investment Company Act | 53 |
5.18. | Insurance | 53 |
5.19. | Solvency | 53 |
5.20. | No Default | 54 |
5.21. | Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws | 54 |
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS | 54 | |
6.1. | Financial Reporting | 54 |
6.2. | Use of Proceeds | 55 |
6.3. | Notice of Material Events | 55 |
6.4. | Conduct of Business | 56 |
6.5. | Taxes | 56 |
6.6. | Insurance | 56 |
6.7. | Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations | 57 |
6.8. | Maintenance of Properties | 57 |
6.9. | Books and Records; Inspection | 57 |
6.10. | Payment of Obligations | 57 |
6.11. | Indebtedness | 57 |
6.12. | Merger | 58 |
6.13. | Sale of Assets | 58 |
6.14. | Investments | 58 |
6.15. | Acquisitions | 58 |
6.16. | Liens | 59 |
6.17. | Affiliates | 59 |
6.18. | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 59 |
6.19. | Financial Contracts | 60 |
6.20. | Restricted Payments | 60 |
6.21. | Financial Covenants | 60 |
6.22. | Further Assurances | 60 |
6.23. | OFAC, PATRIOT Act Compliance | 61 |
6.24. | Draw Loan Covenants.. | 61 |
6.25. | Swap Requirement.. | 61 |
ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS | 61 | |
ARTICLE VIII ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES | 63 | |
8.1. | Acceleration; Remedies | 63 |
8.2. | Application of Funds | 65 |
8.3. | Waivers and Amendments | 65 |
8.4. | Preservation of Rights | 66 |
ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS | 66 | |
9.1. | Survival of Representations | 66 |
9.2. | Governmental Regulation | 66 |
9.3. | Headings | 66 |
9.4. | Entire Agreement | 66 |
9.5. | Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement | 67 |
9.6. | Expenses; Indemnification | 67 |
9.7. | Numbers of Documents | 68 |
9.8. | Accounting | 68 |
9.9. | Severability of Provisions | 68 |
9.10. | Nonliability of Lenders | 68 |
9.11. | Confidentiality | 69 |
9.12. | Nonreliance | 69 |
9.13. | Disclosure | 69 |
9.14. | USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION | 69 |
ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 70 | |
10.1. | Appointment; Nature of Relationship | 70 |
10.2. | Powers | 70 |
10.3. | General Immunity | 70 |
10.4. | No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc | 70 |
10.5. | Action on Instructions of Lenders | 71 |
10.6. | Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel | 71 |
10.7. | Reliance on Documents; Counsel | 71 |
10.8. | Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification | 71 |
10.9. | Notice of Event of Default | 72 |
10.10. | Rights as a Lender | 72 |
10.11. | Lender Credit Decision, Legal Representation | 72 |
10.12. | Successor Administrative Agent | 73 |
10.13. | Administrative Agent | 73 |
10.14. | Delegation to Affiliates | 73 |
10.15. | Execution of Collateral Documents | 73 |
10.16. | Collateral Releases | 73 |
10.17. | Documentation Agent | 74 |
10.18. | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 74 |
ARTICLE XI SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS | 74 | |
11.1. | Setoff | 74 |
11.2. | Ratable Payments | 74 |
ARTICLE XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS | 75 | |
12.1. | Successors and Assigns | 75 |
12.2. | Participations | 75 |
12.3. | Assignments | 76 |
ARTICLE XIII NOTICES | 78 | |
13.1. | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication | 78 |
ARTICLE XIV COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION | 79 | |
14.1. | Counterparts; Effectiveness | 79 |
14.2. | Electronic Execution of Assignments | 79 |
ARTICLE XV CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 79 | |
15.1. | CHOICE OF LAW | 79 |
15.2. | CONSENT TO JURISDICTION | 80 |
15.3. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 80 |
SCHEDULES
PRICING SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE 1 – Commitments
SCHEDULE 5.8 – Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 5.14 – Properties
SCHEDULE 6.11 – Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 6.14 – Investments
SCHEDULE 6.16 - Liens
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A – Form of Opinion
EXHIBIT B – Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT C – Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT D-1 – Form of Borrowing Notice
EXHIBIT D-2 – Form of Conversion/Continuation Notice
EXHIBIT D-3 – Form of Payment Notice
EXHIBIT E – Borrowing Base Certificate
EXHIBIT F – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
EXHIBIT G – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
EXHIBIT H – Draw Loan Terms and Conditions
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 25, 2015, is among Orchids Paper Products Company, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender and as Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 28, 2015 (the "Prior Credit Agreement").
Borrower has requested that the Lenders, Administrative Agent, LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender amend and restate the terms of the Prior Credit Agreement.
Lenders, Administrative Agent, LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender are willing to amend and restate the terms of the Prior Credit Agreement, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:
“Account Debtor” means the account debtor or obligor with respect to any of the Receivables.
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.
“Administrative Agent” means U.S. Bank in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Advance” means a borrowing hereunder of (i) Revolving Loans made by some or all of the Revolving Lenders, of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same Borrowing Date or date of conversion or continuation, as applicable, and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, for the same Interest Period, (ii) a Term Loan made on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, and (iii) Draw Loans made on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect. The term “Advance” shall include Swing Line Loans unless otherwise expressly provided. The term "Advance" shall include Protective Advances, as defined on Exhibit H attached hereto.
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“Affected Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary acting as a Guarantor would cause a Deemed Dividend Problem.
“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 2.20.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, such Person’s Subsidiaries. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all the Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.7 and increased pursuant to Section 2.26. As of the date of this Agreement, the Aggregate Commitment is $187,300,000.
“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time. The term "Agreement" includes all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate for such day, (ii) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 1.50% per annum and (iii) the Daily Eurocurrency Base Rate (without giving effect to the Applicable Margin) for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for Dollars plus 2.0%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Eurocurrency Base Rate for any day shall be based on the rate reported by the applicable financial information service at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Fee Rate” means, at any time, the percentage rate per annum at which commitment fees are accruing on the Available Aggregate Revolving/Draw Commitment at such time as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Advances of any Type at any time, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to Advances of such Type as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“Applicable Pledge Percentage” means 100% but 65% in the case of a pledge by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of its equity interests in an Affected Foreign Subsidiary.
“Approved Fund” means 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.
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“Arranger” means U.S. Bank, and its successors, in its capacity as Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner.
“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Augmenting Lender” is defined in Section 2.26.
“Authorized Officer” means any of the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Borrower, acting singly.
“Available Aggregate Revolving/Draw Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect plus the aggregate Draw Loan Commitments then in effect minus the aggregate Revolving Exposures at such time minus the aggregate principal amount of Draw Loans outstanding at such time.
“Bank Approved Appraisal” means an appraisal dated February 2, 2015, by Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services addressed to the Administrative Agent and relating to the property encumbered by the South Carolina Mortgage.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate for such day plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, in each case changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate or the Applicable Margin changes.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Borrower” means Orchids Paper Products Company, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.
“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of calculation, an amount, as set forth on the most current Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent, equal to the sum of (a) 80% of Eligible Receivables as of such date, plus (b) 50% of Eligible Raw Materials Inventory, plus (c) 60% of Eligible Parent Roll Inventory, plus (d) 50% of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory, minus (e) the Borrowing Base Adjustments.
“Borrowing Base Adjustments” means (a) reserves established in respect of the Borrowing Base, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment at any time and from time to time and/or (b) reserves established as a result of the revision of the standards of eligibility in respect of Eligible Receivables and Eligible Inventory by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment at any time and from time to time, in each case upon written notice to the Borrower.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, (with such modifications to such form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders from time to time), setting forth the Borrowing Base and the component calculations in respect of the foregoing.
"Borrowing Base Period" means any period during the term of this Agreement in which (a) the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceed $10,000,000.00 or with the making of a requested Advance will exceed $10,000,000.00, and (b) the appraised margined value of Borrower's domestic real and personal property assets, as determined by an appraisal thereof performed by a third-party independent appraiser acceptable to and engaged by the Administrative Agent is less than 120% of the Aggregate Commitment.
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“Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made or a Facility LC is issued hereunder.
“Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.8.
“Business Day” means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Eurocurrency Advances, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in St. Louis, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas and London, England for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market and (ii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York City, New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.
"Capital Securities" means, with respect to any Person, all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s capital, whether now outstanding or issued or acquired after the Closing Date, including common shares, preferred shares, membership interests in a limited liability company, limited or general partnership interests in a partnership, interests in a trust, interests in other unincorporated organizations or any other equivalent of such ownership interest.
“Capital Expenditures” means, without duplication, any expenditures for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateralize” means to deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the LC Issuer or Lenders, as collateral for LC Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) short-term obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s, (iii) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000; provided in each case that the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any contingency regarding the payment of principal or interest and (v) shares of money market mutual funds that are rated at least “AAAm” or “AAAG” by S&P or “P-1” or better by Moody’s.
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“Cash Management Services” means any banking services that are provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including without limitation: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) stored value cards, (f) automated clearing house or wire transfer services, or (g) treasury management, including controlled disbursement, consolidated account, lockbox, overdraft, return items, sweep and interstate depository network services.
“Change” as used in Article III of this Agreement, means (i) any change after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines or (ii) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation, promulgation, implementation or administration thereof after the date of this Agreement which affects the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any Lender or the LC Issuer or any Lending Installation or any corporation controlling any Lender or the LC Issuer.
“Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (ii) within any twelve-month period, occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (x) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (y) appointed by directors so nominated.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Advance, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Advance, are Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Draw Loans.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral” means any and all Property in which a security interest or Lien is or is required to be granted to secure the Secured Obligations, and any and all other Property now existing or hereafter acquired that may be or become subject to a security interest or Lien to secure the Secured Obligations.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mexico Collateral Documents and all other agreements, instruments and documents that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens upon the Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations, including without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, financing statements, Mortgages, assignments and deeds of trust, whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
“Collateral Shortfall Amount” is defined in Section 8.1.
“Commitment” means, for each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, Term Loan Commitment and Draw Loan Commitment, in an amount not exceeding the amount set forth in Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) pursuant to Sections 2.7 or 2.26, (ii) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c) or (iii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
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“Commitment Fee” is defined in Section 2.5.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid in cash or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) extraordinary expenses, charges or losses as approved by the Administrative Agent, (vi) non-cash expenses associated with stock issuance or stock options, and (vii) non-cash expenses as approved by the Administrative Agent, minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (1) extraordinary income or gains as approved by the Administrative Agent and (2) non-cash gains as approved by the Administrative Agent. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the Property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent (which basis may include information required from Borrower's independent registered public accountant) in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means at any time the aggregate amount of Consolidated Indebtedness minus Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” means at any time the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for any Reference Period, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if positive) attributable to the Property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
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"Consolidated Principal Payments" means, with reference to any period, scheduled payments of principal Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Principal Payments for any Reference Period, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated Principal Payments for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Principal Payments (if positive) attributable to the Property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Principal Payments (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated Principal Payments for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Rentals” means, with reference to any period, the Rentals of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or the obligations of any such Person as general partner of a partnership with respect to the liabilities of the partnership.
“Conversion/Continuation Notice” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance or the issuance of a Facility LC hereunder.
“Daily Eurocurrency Base Rate” means, with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollar LIBOR for one month appearing on the applicable Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on a Business Day, provided that, if the applicable Reuters Screen LIBOR01 for Dollar LIBOR (or any successor or substitute page) is not available to the Administrative Agent for any reason, the applicable Daily Eurocurrency Rate for one month shall instead be the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollar LIBOR for one month as reported by any other generally recognized financial information service selected by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on a Business Day, provided that, if no such interest settlement rate is available to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Daily Eurocurrency Rate for one month shall instead be the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which U.S. Bank or one of its Affiliate banks offers to place deposits in Dollars with first-class banks in the interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on a Business Day in the approximate amount of U.S. Bank’s relevant Swing Line Loan and having a maturity equal to one month. For purposes of determining any interest rate hereunder or under any other Loan Document which is based on the Daily Eurocurrency Rate, such interest rate shall change as and when the Daily Eurocurrency Rate shall change.
“Daily Eurocurrency Loan” means a Base Rate Loan which bears interest at the Daily Eurocurrency Rate.
“Daily Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the quotient of (i) the Daily Eurocurrency Base Rate, divided by (ii) one minus the applicable Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal).
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
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“Deemed Dividend Problem” means, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, such Foreign Subsidiary’s accumulated and undistributed earnings and profits being deemed to be repatriated to the Borrower or the applicable parent Domestic Subsidiary under Section 956 of the Code and the effect of such deemed repatriation causing materially adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or such parent Domestic Subsidiary, in each case as determined by the Borrower in its commercially reasonable judgment acting in good faith and in consultation with its legal and tax advisors.
“Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means the rate of interest described in Section 2.11 of this Agreement.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.22(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days after the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or waived, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans) within two (2) Business Days after the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets (other than an Undisclosed Administration), including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.22(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each Lender.
“Deposits” is defined in Section 11.1.
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"Documentation Agent" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and its successors, in its capacity as Documentation Agent.
“Dollar” and “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Draw Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to its commitment to lend set forth in Section 2.1(c) (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Draw Loan Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation, if any, of such Lender to make Draw Loans to the Borrower, as set forth in Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c) or (ii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. As of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Draw Loan Lenders’ Draw Loan Commitments is $115,000,000.00. After fully advancing the Draw Loan, each reference to a Draw Loan Lender’s Draw Loan Commitment shall refer to that Draw Loan Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Draw Loans.
"Draw Loan Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, a Lender with a Draw Loan Commitment or, if the Draw Loan Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender that holds an outstanding Draw Loan.
"Draw Period" is defined in Exhibit H attached hereto.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.1 are satisfied.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person except a natural Person, the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such Person is in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans similar to the Loans and has total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by the regulatory authority applicable to such Person in its jurisdiction of organization.
"Eligible Finished Goods Inventory" means Eligible Inventory of finished goods other than Eligible Parent Roll Inventory.
“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory of the Borrower which is held for sale or lease in the ordinary course of business or furnished under any contract of service by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business, which Inventory shall continue to meet standards of eligibility hereunder as adjusted from time to time by Borrowing Base Adjustments. Eligible Inventory shall be valued at the lower of cost on a first-in-first-out basis (determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied) or market value and exclusive of the value of reserves which have been recorded by the Borrower with respect to obsolete, slow-moving or excess Inventory. The following Inventory is not Eligible Inventory:
(a) any Inventory consisting of packaging materials and work in progress;
(b) any Inventory that is subject to, or any Inventory the sale or other disposition of which would result in amounts or other proceeds that would be subject to, any Lien, including any sale on approval or sale or return transaction or any consignment;
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(c) any Inventory that is not in the possession of the Borrower or any landlord or bailee that has entered into an agreement satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(d) any Inventory that is held for lease or is the subject of any lease;
(e) any Inventory that is subject to any trademark, trade name or licensing arrangement, or any law, rule or regulation, that could limit or impair the ability of the Administrative Agent to promptly exercise all rights of the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents;
(f) any Inventory that is evidenced by a Receivable;
(g) Inventory not located in the United States of America;
(h) Inventory that is subject to a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent and with respect to which any insurance proceeds are not payable to the Administrative Agent as a lender loss payee or are payable to any loss payee other than the Administrative Agent;
(i) Inventory that is subject to or covered by a negotiable document of title, including, without limitation, negotiable warehouse receipts and negotiable bills of lading; and
(j) Inventory in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall not have a first-priority, perfected, enforceable Lien under all applicable laws and jurisdictions as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent securing the Obligations.
"Eligible Parent Roll Inventory" means Eligible Inventory that is finished, multi-ton paper rolls.
"Eligible Raw Materials Inventory" means Eligible Inventory consisting of raw materials.
“Eligible Receivables” means Receivables created and billed by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business arising out of the sale of goods or rendition of services which Receivables shall continue to meet standards of eligibility hereunder as adjusted from time to time by Borrowing Base Adjustments. Eligible Receivables shall be valued at the outstanding face amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, less (i) all finance charges, returns, discounts, credits, account debtor deposits, reserves, rebate reserves, offsets of any nature, late fees and other fees that are unearned and (ii) the value of any accrual which has been recorded by owner thereof with respect to downward price adjustments. The following Receivables are not Eligible Receivables:
(a) any Receivable which (i) is payable more than ninety (90) days after the earliest of (x) delivery of goods or provision of services with respect thereto or (y) date of invoices, or (ii) is more than sixty (60) days past due;
(b) all Receivables owing by a single Account Debtor, if 25% or more of the Receivables owing by a publicly-traded Account Debtor or 10% or more of the Receivables owing by a non-publicly-traded Account Debtor (each determined by balance due), calculated without taking into account any credit balances in favor of such Account Debtor, remain unpaid sixty (60) days past due;
(c) Receivables owing by any Account Debtor, excluding Family Dollar, Dollar General and Walmart, who, individually or collectively with a group of other Account Debtors of which it is an Affiliate, is obligated in respect of then-existing Receivables owing to the Borrower which exceed in face amount 10% of the total Eligible Receivables;
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(d) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is a director, officer, employee, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower;
(e) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is any foreign or federal Governmental Authority, any state or municipal Governmental Authority, or, in each case, any department, agency or instrumentality thereof;
(f) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of the Borrower; provided, that any Receivable deemed ineligible pursuant to this clause (f) shall only be ineligible to the extent of the amount owed by the Borrower to the Account Debtor;
(g) any Receivable that is subject to any valid dispute, contra-account, defense, offset or counterclaim, volume rebate or advertising or other allowance provided that if any portion of any such Receivable is not subject to any valid dispute, contra-account, defense, offset, counterclaim, volume rebate or advertising or other allowance and the payment of such portion is not being withheld or delayed or otherwise affected in any manner due to the portion that is subject to such valid dispute, contra-account, defense, offset, counterclaim, volume rebate or advertising or other allowance, then such portion which is not subject to any dispute, contra-account, defense, offset, counterclaim, volume rebate or advertising or other allowance shall not be excluded from Eligible Receivables because of this clause (g);
(h) any Receivable (i) with respect to which the Administrative Agent does not have a first-priority, perfected and enforceable Lien (under all applicable laws and jurisdictions as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) securing the Obligations or (ii) which is not fully supported by credit insurance payable to the Borrower on terms and conditions, and from a financial institution, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, so long as such credit insurance (a) shall be in full force and effect and not in dispute and (b) shall have been collaterally assigned to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(i) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding or has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or whose assets have been conveyed to a receiver, trustee or assignee for the benefit of creditors;
(j) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay the Receivable is conditioned upon the Account Debtor’s approval or is otherwise subject to any repurchase obligation or return right, as with sales made on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval (except with respect to a Receivable in connection with which the Account Debtor is entitled to return Inventory on the basis of the quality of such Inventory) or consignment basis;
(k) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in any jurisdiction that requires filing of a “Notice of Business Activities Report” or other similar report in order to permit the Borrower to seek judicial enforcement in such jurisdiction of payment of such Receivable, unless the Borrower has filed such report or qualified to do business in such jurisdiction, unless such failure to file may be cured by the payment of a de minimis amount;
(l) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation does not constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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(m) any Receivable with respect to which the Borrower has not yet shipped the applicable goods or performed the applicable service;
(n) any Receivable which is not in conformity in any material respect with the representations and warranties made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto whether contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as applicable;
(o) any Receivable with respect to which the Account Debtor is not located in the United States of America and organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America;
(p) any Receivable that has not yet been billed;
(q) any Receivable in connection with which the Borrower is in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms thereof in any material respect;
(r) any Receivable that, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, is uncollectible, difficult to collect or otherwise disqualified; and
(s) any Receivable evidenced by a promissory note or other similar instrument.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment, (ii) personal injury or property damage relating to the release or discharge of Hazardous Materials, (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
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“EU” means the European Union.
“Eurocurrency Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Base Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the greater of (a) zero percent (0.0%) and (b) the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollar LIBOR appearing on the applicable Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for such Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period, provided that, if the applicable Reuters Screen LIBOR01 for Dollar LIBOR (or any successor or substitute page) is not available to the Administrative Agent for any reason, the applicable Eurocurrency Base Rate for the relevant Interest Period shall instead be the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollar LIBOR as reported by any other generally recognized financial information service selected by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for such Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period, provided that, if no such interest settlement rate is available to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Eurocurrency Base Rate for the relevant Interest Period shall instead be the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which U.S. Bank or one of its Affiliate banks offers to place deposits in Dollars with first-class banks in the interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, in the approximate amount of U.S. Bank’s relevant Eurocurrency Loan and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period.
“Eurocurrency Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable to such Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Interest Period, plus (ii) the Applicable Margin.
“Event of Default” is defined in Article VII.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and only to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), including by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
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“Excluded Taxes” means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending Installation, the LC Issuer, and the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on its overall net income, franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes imposed on it, by the respective jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of a Lender, in which such Lender’s applicable Lending Installation is located, (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender pursuant to the laws in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5(a), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Installation, or is attributable to the Non-U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.5(f), and (iii) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed by FATCA.
“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Facility LC” is defined in Section 2.19(a)
“Facility LC Application” is defined in Section 2.19(c).
“Facility LC Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.19(k).
“Facility Termination Date” means June 25, 2020, or any earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. St. Louis, Missouri time on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Financial Contract” of a Person means (i) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, forward, swap or option contract or other financial instrument with similar characteristics or (ii) any Rate Management Transaction.
"First Restatement Closing Date" means April 28, 2015.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction not located in the United States of America.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the LC Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the LC Obligations with respect to Facility LCs issued by the LC Issuer other than LC Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
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“Fund” means 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 of its business.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4, subject at all times to Section 9.8.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisory Practices or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
“Guarantor” means (i) Orchids Mexico (DE) Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) Orchids Mexico (DE) Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) OPP Acquisition Mexico, S. de X.X. de C.V., a Limited Liability Company of Variable Capital (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable), (iv) Orchids South Carolina and (v) each Subsidiary that is a party to the Guaranty, either on the date hereof or pursuant to the terms of Section 6.22, and their respective successors and assigns.
“Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty or Guaranties dated as of the Original Closing Date executed by each of the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as amended, restated, ratified, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed or replaced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof, including, without limitation, as supplemented by the Guaranty Supplement-Orchids South Carolina.
"Guaranty Supplement-Orchids South Carolina" means that certain Supplement to Guaranty dated as of the First Restatement Closing Date executed by Orchids South Carolina in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.
“Hazardous Material” means any explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, any hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and any other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Highest Lawful Rate” means, on any day, the maximum non-usurious rate of interest permitted for that day by applicable federal or state law stated as a rate per annum.
“Increasing Lender” is defined in Section 2.26.
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“Indebtedness” of a Person means such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money (including the Obligations hereunder), (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (iii) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other instruments, (v) obligations to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property, (vi) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vii) obligations as an account party with respect to standby and commercial Letters of Credit, (viii) Contingent Obligations of such Person, (ix) Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts, and (x) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
“Interest Differential” is defined in Section 3.4.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance, a period of one (1), three (3), six (6) or twelve (12) months commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Such Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date one (1), three (3), six (6) or twelve (12) months thereafter, provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, third or sixth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, third or sixth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Inventory” means any and all goods, including, without limitation, goods in transit, wheresoever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower, which are held for sale or lease, furnished under any contract of service or held as raw materials, work in process or supplies, and all materials used or consumed in the business of Borrower, and shall include all right, title and interest of Borrower in any Property the sale or other disposition of which has given rise to Receivables and which has been returned to or repossessed or stopped in transit by Borrower.
“Investment” of a Person means (a) any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade) or contribution of capital by such Person; (b) stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other securities (including warrants or options to purchase securities) owned by such Person; (c) any deposit accounts and certificate of deposit owned by such Person; and (d) structured notes, derivative financial instruments and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.
“LC Fee” is defined in Section 2.19(d).
“LC Issuer” means U.S. Bank (or any subsidiary or affiliate of U.S. Bank designated by U.S. Bank) in its capacity as issuer of Facility LCs hereunder.
“LC Obligations” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate undrawn stated amount under all Facility LCs outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount at such time of all Reimbursement Obligations.
“LC Payment Date” is defined in Section 2.19(e).
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“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement (including any lending institution that becomes a party hereto by amendment or by becoming an Augmenting Lender) and their respective successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specified, the term “Lenders” includes U.S. Bank in its capacity as Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the office, branch, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof (in the case of the Administrative Agent) or on its Administrative Questionnaire (in the case of a Lender) or otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17.
“Letter of Credit” of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Borrower’s then most-recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters.
“Lien” means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement).
“Loan” means a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan, a Term Loan or a Draw Loan.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Facility LC Applications, the Collateral Documents, the Guaranty, any Note or Notes executed by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement and payable to a Lender, and any other document or agreement, now or in the future, executed by the Borrower for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.
“Loan Party” or “Loan Parties” means, individually or collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Material Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition that involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000.00.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property, liabilities (actual and contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
"Maintenance Capital Expenditure" means fifty percent (50%) of consolidated depreciation expense of the Borrower for the applicable period.
“Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer or disposition of Property or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions of Property (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000.00.
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“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an outstanding principal amount of $500,000.00 or more in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any currency other than Dollars).
“Material Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed or which provides for the incurrence of Indebtedness in an amount which would constitute Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).
“Mexico Transaction” means the purchase of assets by the Mexico Subsidiary under the Mexico Asset Purchase Transaction and the closing of the Mexico Supply Agreement and the Mexico Lease Agreement.
“Mexico Asset Purchase Transaction” means the purchase of assets by the Mexico Subsidiary pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 0, 0000 xx xxx xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (XX) Holdings, LLC, Fabrica De Papel San Francisco, S.A. DE L.V. and Borrower.
“Mexico Collateral Documents” means all documents reasonably required by Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent to receive a first perfected lien or security interest in (i) the personal property assets of the Mexico Subsidiary (including, without limitation, the Mexico Supply Agreement, the Mexico Lease Agreement and the Mexico Trademark Agreement) and (ii) not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the ownership interests of the Mexico Subsidiary.
“Mexico Lease Agreement” means that certain Equipment Lease Agreement dated June 3, 2014, by and between the Mexico Subsidiary, as lessor, and Fabrica de Papel San Francisco, S.A. de C.V., as Lessee, as such equipment lease agreement is modified or amended from time to time.
“Mexico Supply Agreement” means that certain Product Supply Agreement dated as of June 3, 2014, by and between Borrower, as customer, and Fabrica de Papel San Francisco, S.A. de C.V., as supplier, as such Product Supply Agreement is modified or amended from time to time.
“Mexico Subsidiary” means OPP Acquisition Mexico, S. de X.X. de C.V., a Limited Liability Company of Variable Capital (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable).
"Mexico Trademark Agreement" means that certain Trademark License Agreement dated June 3, 2014 by and among Fabrica de Papel San Francisco, S.A. de C.V., and Golden Gate Paper Company, Incorporated, a California corporation, as licensors, and Borrower and Mexico Subsidiary, as licensees.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, with respect to a Defaulting Lender, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the LC Issuer with respect to such Defaulting Lender for all Facility LCs issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Modify” and “Modification” are defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgages” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on real property of a Loan Party, including, without limitation, the Oklahoma Mortgage and the South Carolina Mortgage and further including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto.
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“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.
“Net Xxxx-to-Market Exposure” of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Note” is defined in Section 2.13(d).
“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Obligations, all obligations in connection with Cash Management Services, all Rate Management Obligations provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, all accrued and unpaid fees, and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents; provided, that “Obligations” shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and any successor thereto.
“Oklahoma Mortgage” means that certain first priority Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Rents and Leases, dated as of the Original Closing Date and recorded on June 4, 2014 in Book 1264, at Page 0256 in the Xxxxx County, Oklahoma real estate records, executed and delivered by Borrower as security for the Obligations which encumbers certain property located in Pryor, Xxxxx County, Oklahoma (as more particularly described therein), as modified by Mortgage Modification Agreement dated as of July 31, 2014 and recorded on September 26, 2014 in Book 1271, at Page 0735 in the Xxxxx County, Oklahoma real estate records, as the same may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Operating Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property (other than a Capitalized Lease) by such Person as lessee which has an original term (including any required renewals and any renewals effective at the option of the lessor) of one year or more.
"Orchids South Carolina" means Orchid Paper Products Company of South Carolina, a Delaware corporation.
"Original Closing Date" means June 3, 2014.
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“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
“Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Revolving Exposure outstanding at such time, plus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time, plus (iii) the outstanding principal amount of its Draw Loans outstanding at such time.
“Participant” is defined in Section 12.2(a).
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 12.2(c).
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Payment Date” means the first (1st) day of each month, provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Payment Notice” is defined in Section 2.7.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, (a) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Acquisition, and the representation and warranty contained in Section 5.11 shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, (b) such Acquisition is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement that has been (if required by the governing documents of the seller or entity to be acquired) approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired, and no material challenge to such Acquisition (excluding the exercise of appraisal rights) shall be pending or threatened by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired, (c) the business to be acquired in such Acquisition is in the same line of business as the Borrower’s or a line of business related thereto, (d) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, all material approvals required in connection therewith shall have been obtained, and (e) the Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent a certificate demonstrating in reasonable detail pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.21 for the four (4) fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to the date of such Acquisition, in each case, calculated as if such Acquisition, including the consideration therefor, had been consummated on the first day of such period.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code as to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Pricing Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
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“Prime Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by U.S. Bank or its parent (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.
“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, a portion equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders, provided, however, if all of the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure at such time by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures of all Revolving Lenders at such time; provided, further, that when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Pro Rata Share” shall mean the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (except that no Lender is required to fund or participate in Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans or Facility LCs to the extent that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of its outstanding Revolving Loans and funded or unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans and Facility LCs would exceed the amount of its Revolving Commitment (determined as though no Defaulting Lender existed)), (b) with respect to Term Loans, a portion equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders and (c) with respect to Draw Loans, a portion equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of Draw Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Draw Loans of all Draw Loan Lenders, provided, however, if all of the Draw Loan Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate principal Dollar amount of such Lender's Draw Loans outstanding at such time by (ii) the aggregate principal Dollar amount of all Lenders' Draw Loans outstanding at such time; provided, further, that when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Pro Rata Share” shall mean the percentage of the aggregate Draw Loan Commitments of all Draw Loan Lenders (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Draw Loan Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Draw Loan Commitment (except that no Lender is required to fund or participate in Draw Loans to the extent that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of its outstanding Draw Loans would exceed the amount of its Draw Loan Commitment (determined as though no Defaulting Lender existed)).
“Purchasers” is defined in Section 12.3(a).
“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Interest Period for which an interest rate is to be determined, two (2) Business Days before the first day of that period.
“Rate Management Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Transactions.
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“Rate Management Transaction” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
"Reaffirmation" means that certain Reaffirmation of Guarantors dated the date hereof executed by all Guarantors in form and content acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Receivables” means all accounts receivable (including, without limitation, all rights to payment created by or arising from sales of goods, leases of goods or the rendition of services rendered no matter how evidenced whether or not earned by performance).
“Register” is defined in Section 12.3(d).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Reimbursement Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all obligations of the Borrower then outstanding under Section 2.19 to reimburse the LC Issuer for amounts paid by the LC Issuer in respect of any one or more drawings under Facility LCs.
“Rentals” of a Person means the aggregate fixed amounts payable by such Person under any Operating Lease.
“Reports” is defined in Section 9.6(a).
“Required Lenders” means (i) if only one or two Lenders are party to this Agreement, Lenders holding 100% of the Aggregate Commitments or (ii) if three or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, Lenders in the aggregate having greater than 50% of the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate holding greater than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. The Commitments and Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Reserve Requirement” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D on Eurocurrency liabilities.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any equity interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such equity interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such equity interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.
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“Revolving Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to, and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the application of and Swing Line Loans made to, the Borrower, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder. The initial amount of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) pursuant to Sections 2.7 or 2.26, (ii) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c), or (iii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. As of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $25,000,000.00.
“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time, plus (iii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the LC Obligations at such time.
“Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.
“Revolving Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to its commitment to lend set forth in Section 2.1(a) (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Risk-Based Capital Guidelines” means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States including transition rules, and any amendments to such regulations adopted prior to the date of this Agreement.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of Property by any Person with the intent to lease such Property as lessee.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, any country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person or group listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person or group operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any agency, political subdivision or instrumentality of the government of a Sanctioned Country, or (d) any Person 50% or more owned, directly or indirectly, by any of the above.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
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“Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Secured Obligations” means the Obligations.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement dated as of the Original Closing Date by and among the Loan Parties (other than the Mexico Subsidiary) and the Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed or replaced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof, including, without limitation, as supplemented by the Security Agreement Supplement-Orchids South Carolina.
"Security Agreement Supplement-Orchids South Carolina" means that certain Security Agreement Supplement dated as of the First Restatement Closing Date executed by Orchids South Carolina in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.
“South Carolina Mortgage”: means that certain Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Rents and Leases, dated as of May 12, 2015, executed by Orchids South Carolina in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and recorded on May 12, 2015 in Volume 1095, at Page 137 in the Xxxxxxxx County, South Carolina real estate records, which encumbers the Project (as defined in Exhibit H attached hereto), as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Stated Rate” is defined in Section 2.21.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or Property which is responsible for more than 10% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the beginning of the twelve-month period ending with the month in which such determination is made (or if financial statements have not been delivered hereunder for that month which begins the twelve-month period, then the financial statements delivered hereunder for the quarter ending immediately prior to that month).
“Swap” means any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Counterparty” means, with respect to any swap with the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, any Person or entity that is or becomes a party to such swap.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any swap between the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing and one or more Swap Counterparties.
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“Swing Line Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Swing Line Lender” means U.S. Bank or such other Lender which may succeed to its rights and obligations as Swing Line Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made available to the Borrower by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.4.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means the maximum principal amount of Swing Line Loans the Swing Line Lender may have outstanding to the Borrower at any one time, which, as of the date of this Agreement, is $5,000,000.00.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, fees, assessments, charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, including interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Loan Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation, if any, of such Lender to make Term Loans to the Borrower, as set forth in Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c) or (ii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Term Loans is $47,300,000.00 and (ii) each reference to a Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Loan Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans.
“Term Loans” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Total Assets” means “total assets” as such term is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower.
“Transferee” is defined in Section 12.3(e).
“Type” means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Base Rate Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance and with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.
“Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.
“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any Subsidiary of which 100% of the beneficial ownership interests shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization of which 100% of the beneficial ownership interests shall at the time be so owned or controlled.
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The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Loan”). Advances also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Advance”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Advance”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Advance”).
ARTICLE
II
THE CREDITS
2.1. Commitment. From and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make:
(a) Revolving Loans to the Borrower and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the request of the Borrower, provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Loan and the issuance of each such Facility LC, (i) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment or, during any Borrowing Base Period, its Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing Base, and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Borrowing Base.
(b) a Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent. Borrower acknowledges that immediately prior to the Effective Date the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan was $27,975,000.00.
(c) Draw Loans to the Borrower upon the request of the Borrower during the Draw Period, provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Draw Loan, (i) the aggregate amount of Draw Loans advanced by such Lender shall not exceed its Draw Loan Commitment, and (ii) the aggregate amount of Draw Loans advanced by all Lenders shall not exceed the aggregate Draw Loan Commitments. In no event shall Lenders be required to lend to Borrower more than Borrower has qualified to receive under the terms of Exhibit H attached hereto. The Draw Loan is further governed by the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
All Loans shall be made in Dollars. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date. During any Borrowing Base Period, Advances of Revolving Loans shall be subject to availability under the Borrowing Base. Amounts repaid in respect of Term Loans and Draw Loans may not be reborrowed. Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Facility Termination Date. Borrower acknowledges that the Term Loan Commitments terminated on the Original Closing Date. The LC Issuer will issue Facility LCs hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.19.
2.2. Required Payments. (a) If at any time the amount of (i) the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeds the lesser of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and, during any Borrowing Base Period, the Borrowing Base, or (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure exceeds the Aggregate Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately make a payment on the applicable Loans or Cash Collateralize LC Obligations in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(k) sufficient to eliminate such excess. The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure and all other unpaid Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
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(b) All cash proceeds (net of reasonable and customary fees and commissions) received by any Loan Party in connection with (i) any payments received by any Loan Party in connection with any insurance or condemnation policy that are not otherwise reinvested or held for reinvestment within a six (6) month period, and (ii) a disposition of assets by any Loan Party, other than Dispositions permitted under Section 6.13(a) and (b) and dispositions under Section 6.13(c) if disposition proceeds do not exceed $250,000, shall, in each case, be used no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such proceeds. All prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be applied first to scheduled principal installments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity until paid in full, and then to scheduled principal installments of the Draw Loans in inverse order of maturity.
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(i) | the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance, |
(ii) | the aggregate amount of such Advance, |
(iii) | the Type of Advance selected, |
(iv) | in the case of each Eurocurrency Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto, and |
(v) | in the case of Draw Loans, whether the Draw Loan Advance is a Real Estate Advance or an Equipment Advance. |
Borrower will deliver each Borrowing Notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. (St. Louis, Missouri time) on the Borrowing Date of each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan or Draw Loan), and two (2) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Eurocurrency Advance (other than a Draw Loan). Borrower will deliver Borrowing Notices to the Administrative Agent for Advances under the Draw Loan (whether Base Rate Advances or Eurocurrency Advances) five (5) Business Days before the Borrowing Date. Not later than 12:00 noon (St. Louis, Missouri time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Loan or Loans in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address.
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(i) | the requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such conversion or continuation, |
(ii) | the Type of the Advance which is to be converted or continued, and |
(iii) | the amount of such Advance which is to be converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance and the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. |
After giving effect to all Advances, all conversions of Advances from one Type to another and all continuations of Advances of the same Type, there shall be no more than six (6) Interest Periods in effect hereunder.
2.10. Interest Rates. Each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from a Eurocurrency Advance into a Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into a Eurocurrency Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the day such Swing Line Loan is made to but excluding the date it is paid, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance maintained as a Base Rate Advance will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base Rate. Each Eurocurrency Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Eurocurrency Advance based upon the Borrower’s selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and the Pricing Schedule. No Interest Period may end after the Facility Termination Date.
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2.11. Rates Applicable After Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.8, 2.9 or 2.10, during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as, converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance. During the continuance of an Event of Default the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that (i) each Eurocurrency Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the applicable Interest Period at the rate otherwise applicable to such Interest Period plus 3.00% per annum, (ii) each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 3.00% per annum, and (iii) the LC Fee shall be increased by 3.00% per annum, provided that, during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 7.2, 7.6 or 7.7, the interest rates set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above and the increase in the LC Fee set forth in clause (iii) above shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After an Event of Default has been waived, the interest rate applicable to advances and the LC Fee shall revert to the rates applicable prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.
2.12. Method of Payment; Repayment of Revolving Loans, Term Loans and Draw Loans.
(a) Each Advance shall be repaid and each payment of interest thereon shall be paid in the currency in Dollars. All payments of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, by 12:00 noon (St. Louis, Missouri time) on the date when due and shall (except (i) with respect to repayments of Swing Line Loans, (ii) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations for which the LC Issuer has not been fully indemnified by the Lenders, or (iii) as otherwise specifically required hereunder) be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of the Borrower maintained with U.S. Bank for each payment of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and fees as it becomes due hereunder. Each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Section 2.12 shall also be deemed to refer, and shall apply equally, to the LC Issuer, in the case of payments required to be made by the Borrower to the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19(f).
(b) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Facility Termination Date.
(c) The Borrower shall repay the Term Loans on a quarterly basis on the first day of each March, June, September and December (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) in the aggregate principal amount of (i) $675,000.00 commencing September 1, 2015 and continuing thereafter to and including June 1, 2016, and (ii) $1,000,000.00 commencing September 1, 2016 and each quarterly date referenced above thereafter. To the extent not previously paid, all unpaid Term Loans shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
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(d) The Borrower shall repay the Draw Loans on a quarterly basis on the first day of each March, June, September and December (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) in the aggregate principal amount equal 1.5% of the outstanding principal balance of Draw Loans as of June 30, 2017, commencing September 1, 2017 and on each quarterly date referenced above thereafter. To the extent not previously paid, all unpaid Draw Loans shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, (iii) the original stated amount of each Facility LC and the amount of LC Obligations outstanding at any time, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d) Any Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note (each, a "Note" and collectively, "Notes"). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such Note or Notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note or Notes and interest thereon shall at all times (prior to any assignment pursuant to Section 12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein, except to the extent that any such Lender subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in clauses (b) (i) and (ii) above.
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(i) | Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders. |
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(ii) | Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.22(d); fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account (including the Facility LC Collateral Account) and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Facility LCs issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.22(d); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; eighth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent, distributed to the Lenders other than the Defaulting Lender until the ratio of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of such Lenders to the Aggregate Outstanding Exposure equals such ratio immediately prior to the Defaulting Lender’s failure to fund any portion of any Loans or participations in Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans; and ninth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Facility LC issuances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Facility LCs were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Credit Extensions of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Credit Extensions of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.22(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. |
(iii) | Certain Fees. (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). |
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(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive LC Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its ratable share of the stated amount of Facility LCs for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.22(d).
(C) With respect to any Commitment Fee or LC Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the LC Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) | Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation. |
(v) | Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.22(d). |
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(i) | Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the LC Issuer, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (ii) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). |
(ii) | Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.22 in respect of Facility LCs shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such Property as may otherwise be provided for herein. |
(iii) | Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.22(d) following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to this Section 2.22 the Person providing Cash Collateral and the LC Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents. |
2.23. | [Intentionally Omitted]. |
2.24. | [Intentionally Omitted]. |
2.25. | [Intentionally Omitted]. |
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ARTICLE
III
YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
(a) subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer to any Taxes, or changes the basis of taxation of payments (other than with respect to Excluded Taxes) to any Lender or the LC Issuer in respect of its Eurocurrency Loans or Daily Eurocurrency Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein, or
(b) imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer (other than reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Advances) and Daily Eurocurrency Loans) or
(c) imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer of making, funding or maintaining its Eurocurrency Loans or Daily Eurocurrency Loans, or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer in connection with its Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily Eurocurrency Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily Eurocurrency Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein held or interest or LC Fees received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender or the LC Issuer as the case may be,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, of making or maintaining its Eurocurrency Loans or Daily Eurocurrency Loans or Commitment or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs or to reduce the return received by such Lender or applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, in connection with such Eurocurrency Loans or Daily Eurocurrency Loans or Commitment, Facility LCs or participations therein, then, within 15 days of demand by such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, for such increased cost or reduction in amount received. Failure or delay on the part of any such Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall not constitute a waiver of such Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Person pursuant to this Section 3.1 for any increased costs or reductions suffered more than 270 days prior to the date that such Person notifies the Borrower of the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Person’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further, that if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the applicable Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.5) the applicable Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.5) payable or paid by such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or LC Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.2(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).
(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.5, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.5(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Lender that is a United States Person for U.S. federal income Tax purposes shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;
(B) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such Tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such Tax treaty;
(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
(4) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.
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(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(E) For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the date hereof, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471- 2(b)(2)(i).
(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.5 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(h) Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.5 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(i) For purposes of Section 3.5(d) and (f), the term “Lender” includes the LC Issuer.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of each of this Agreement and the Reaffirmation.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, stating that on the date of the initial Credit Extension (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are (x) with respect to any representations or warranties that contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date and (y) with respect to any representations or warranties that do not contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all material respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more written opinion(s) of the Borrower’s and Guarantor's counsel (which may include local counsel and in-house counsel), addressed to the Lenders, substantially covering the opinions set forth in Exhibit A.
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(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13 payable to the order of each such requesting Lender.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower and each initial Guarantor, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower and such Guarantors, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(f) If the initial Credit Extension will be the issuance of a Facility LC, the Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed Facility LC Application.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(i) There shall not have occurred a material adverse change (x) in the business, Property, liabilities (actual and contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, since December 31, 2014 or (y) in the facts and information regarding such entities as represented by such entities to date.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of all governmental, equity holder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the contemplated financing and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that would be reasonably likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could have such effect.
(k) No action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions.
(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) pro forma financial statements giving effect to the initial Credit Extensions contemplated hereby, which demonstrate, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, together with all other information then available to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower can repay its debts and satisfy its other obligations as and when they become due, and can comply with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.21, (ii) such information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to confirm the tax, legal, and business assumptions made in such pro forma financial statements, (iii) company-prepared consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, and (iv) audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of current insurance coverage in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Sections 5.18 and 6.6.
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(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions where the initial Loan Parties are organized, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of the initial Loan Parties except for Liens permitted by Section 6.16 or discharged on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to a payoff letter or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(o) Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described herein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.16), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
(p) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of an appraisal indicating the "orderly liquidation value" of Borrower's machinery and equipment performed by a third-party independent appraiser acceptable to and engaged by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of such appraisal on or prior to the Effective Date.
(q) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Bank Approved Appraisal. The Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of such appraisal on or prior to the Effective Date.
(r) If the initial Credit Extension is a Draw Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have satisfied all conditions precedent applicable thereto as set forth in Exhibit H attached hereto.
(a) There exists no Default or Event of Default, nor would a Default or Event of Default result from such Credit Extension.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in Article V are (x) with respect to any representations or warranties that contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all respects as of such Borrowing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date and (y) with respect to any representations or warranties that do not contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all material respects as of such Borrowing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
Each Borrowing Notice or Swing Line Borrowing Notice, as the case may be, or request for issuance of a Facility LC with respect to each such Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 4.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
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(a) Immediately after the consummation of the transactions to occur on the Effective Date and immediately following the making of each Credit Extension, if any, made on the Effective Date and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Credit Extensions, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (b) the present fair saleable value of the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.
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(b) The Borrower does not intend to, or to permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.
5.20. No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
5.21. Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a) The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan or Facility LC, use of the proceeds of any Loan or Facility LC or other transactions contemplated hereby will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(b) Neither the making of the Loans hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the PATRIOT Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or successor statute thereto. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the PATRIOT Act.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
During the term of this Agreement, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Within 120 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, an unqualified (except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP) audit report, with no going concern modifier, certified by independent certified public accountants acceptable to the Administrative Agent, prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets as of the end of such period, related profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements, and a statement of cash flows.
(b) Within 45 days after the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of its fiscal years, for itself and its Subsidiaries, consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period and consolidated profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements (including sufficient detail for independent calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.21) and a statement of cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its chief financial officer.
(c) During any Borrowing Base Period, as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each month, an inventory report, an accounts receivable aging report and a Borrowing Base Certificate, each in form and content acceptable to Administrative Agent.
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(d) As soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated balance sheet, income statement and funds flow statement) of the Borrower for such fiscal year.
(e) Together with the financial statements required under Sections 6.1(a) and (b), a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B signed by its chief financial officer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this Agreement and stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
(f) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(g) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(h) Such other information (including non-financial information and environmental reports) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
(i) Any financial statement and other items required to be furnished pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b), Section 6.1(f) or Section 6.1(g) shall be deemed to have been furnished on the date on which the Lenders receive notice that the Borrower has filed such financial statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on the XXXXX website on the Internet at xxx.xxx.xxx or any successor government website that is freely and readily available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders without charge; provided that the Borrower shall give notice of any such filing to the Administrative Agent (who shall then give notice of any such filing to the Lenders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall deliver paper or electronic copies of any such financial statement to the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent reasonably requests the Borrower to furnish such paper or electronic copies until written notice to cease delivering such paper or electronic copies is given by the Administrative Agent.
If any information which is required to be furnished to the Lenders under this Section 6.1 is required by law or regulation to be filed by the Borrower with a government body on an earlier date, then the information required hereunder shall be furnished to the Lenders at such earlier date.
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(a) any Default or Event of Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority (including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws) against or affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions;
(c) with respect to a Plan, (i) any failure to pay all required minimum contributions and installments on or before the due dates provided under Section 430(j) of the Code or (ii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard;
(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) any material change in accounting policies of, or financial reporting practices by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and
(f) any other development, financial or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of an officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
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(a) The Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations.
(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.11 and any renewal or extension of such Indebtedness that does not increase the principal amount thereof.
(c) Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.18.
(d) Other Indebtedness, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such other Indebtedness does not exceed five percent (5.0%) of Borrower's consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding.
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(a) Sales of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus equipment, all in the ordinary course of business.
(b) The sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are applied with reasonable promptness to the purchase price of such replacement equipment.
(c) Sales or other dispositions of its Property that, together with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously sold or disposed of (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business) as permitted by this Section 6.13(c) does not exceed $5,000,000.00 in aggregate disposition consideration during the term of this Agreement.
(a) Cash Equivalent Investments.
(b) Existing Investments in Subsidiaries and other Investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.14.
(c) Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions (subject to the limitations of Section 6.15 below).
(d) Travel advances to management personnel and employees in the ordinary course of business.
(e) Other Investments, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such other Investments does not exceed $5,000,000.00 at any time outstanding.
(f) Investments in Orchids South Carolina solely to pay for or reimburse Orchids South Carolina for costs related to the Project.
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(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
(b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than 60 days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
(c) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation.
(d) Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to Properties of a similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
(e) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts, securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by Borrower or a Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and (ii) such account is not intended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution.
(f) Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.16.
(g) Liens on Property acquired in a Permitted Acquisition, provided that such Liens extend only to the Property so acquired and were not created in contemplation of such acquisition.
(h) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, granted pursuant to any Collateral Document.
(i) Other Liens constituting purchase money liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.11(d), provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens described in this clause (i) at any time does not exceed $5,000,000.00 at any time outstanding.
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Determination Dates | Ratio |
On June 30, 2015 and on the last day of each calendar quarter through June 30, 2017 | 4.00:1.00 |
On September 30, 2017 | 3.75:1.00 |
On December 31, 2017 and on the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter | 3.50:1.00 |
(a) As promptly as possible but in any event within thirty (30) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after a Subsidiary is organized or acquired, or any Person becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof, or is designated by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail describing the material assets of such Subsidiary and shall cause each such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and the Security Agreement (in each case in the form contemplated thereby) pursuant to which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, such Guaranty and Security Agreement joinder[s] to be accompanied by an updated Schedule 5.8 hereto designating such Subsidiary as such, appropriate resolutions, other documentation and legal opinions, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments (including, without limitation, account control agreements, landlord waivers, bailee agreements, intellectual property security agreements and Mortgages), and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Article IV, as applicable), which may be required by law or which the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all at the expense of the Loan Parties.
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(b) As promptly as possible but in any event within thirty (30) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary organizes a Foreign Subsidiary or acquires any equity interest in a Foreign Subsidiary, or any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof, or is designated by the Borrower, any Domestic Subsidiary or the Administrative Agent as a Foreign Subsidiary, the Borrower or the applicable Domestic Subsidiary will execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a pledge agreement in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with such supporting documentation (including, without limitation, authorizing resolutions and opinions of counsel) as the Administrative Agent may request in order to create a perfected, first-priority security interest in the equity interests in such Foreign Subsidiary, provided that such pledges shall not exceed the Applicable Pledge Percentage of the equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary.
ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (each, an “Event of Default”):
7.1. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement (including the exhibits attached hereto), any Credit Extension, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be materially false on the date made or confirmed.
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7.2. Nonpayment of (i) principal of any Loan within five (5) days of when due (provided, such five (5) day grace period shall not apply to payments due on the Facility Termination Date) or (ii) any Reimbursement Obligation, interest upon any Loan, any Commitment Fee or LC Fee, or any other obligation under any of the Loan Documents within five (5) days after the same becomes due (provided, such five (5) day grace period shall not apply to payments due on the Facility Termination Date).
7.3. The breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Section 6.1(a), 6.1(b), 6.1(c), 6.1(e), 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 or 6.24.
7.4. The breach by the Borrower (other than a breach which constitutes an Event of Default under another Section of this Article VII) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the Borrower becoming aware of any such breach and (ii) the Administrative Agent notifying the Borrower of any such breach.
7.5. Failure of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to pay when due any payment (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness; or the default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) of any term, provision or condition contained in any Material Indebtedness Agreement, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default, event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder(s) of such Material Indebtedness or the lender(s) under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to cause, any portion of such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or any commitment to lend under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to be terminated prior to its stated expiration date; or any portion of Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.6. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate, limited liability company or partnership action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6 or (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7.
7.7. Without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(iv) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
7.8. Any court, government or governmental agency shall condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate, or take custody or control of, all or any portion of the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which, when taken together with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so condemned, seized, appropriated, or taken custody or control of, during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which any such action occurs, constitutes a Substantial Portion.
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7.9. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail within thirty (30) days to pay, obtain a stay with respect to, or otherwise discharge one or more (i) judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $2,500,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate, or (ii) nonmonetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgment(s), in any such case, is/are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment.
7.10. (a) With respect to a Plan, the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate is subject to a lien in excess of $2,500,000 pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA, or (b) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
7.11. Nonpayment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Rate Management Obligation when due or the breach by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any term, provision or condition contained in any Rate Management Transaction or any transaction of the type described in the definition of “Rate Management Transactions,” whether or not any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender is a party thereto.
7.12. Any Change in Control shall occur.
7.13. The occurrence of any “default”, as defined in any Loan Document (other than this Agreement) or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Document (other than this Agreement), which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided.
7.14. Any Loan Document (or any material provision thereof) shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Loan Document (or any material provision thereof), or any Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of any Guaranty to which it is a party, or any Guarantor shall deny that it has any further liability under any Guaranty to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect.
7.15. Any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected first priority security interest in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby, except as permitted by the terms of any Collateral Document or the terms hereof, or any Collateral Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Collateral Document, or any Loan Party shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of any Collateral Document to which it is a party.
7.16. The occurrence of a termination of, or material default under, the Mexico Supply Agreement and failure by Borrower to arrange for the continuing production of product on commercially reasonable terms for a period in excess of ninety (90) days thereafter.
7.17. The occurrence of any event described in Section 6.1 of Exhibit H attached hereto.
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ARTICLE
VIII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
(a) If at any time while any Event of Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent determines that the Collateral Shortfall Amount at such time is greater than zero, the Administrative Agent may make demand on the Borrower to pay, and the Borrower will, forthwith upon such demand and without any further notice or act, pay to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Shortfall Amount, which funds shall be deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account.
(b) The Administrative Agent may at any time or from time to time after funds are deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account, apply such funds to the payment of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other amounts as shall from time to time have become due and payable by the Borrower to the Lenders or the LC Issuer under the Loan Documents, as provided in Section 8.2.
(c) At any time while any Event of Default is continuing, neither the Borrower nor any Person claiming on behalf of or through the Borrower shall have any right to withdraw any of the funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account. After all of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, any funds remaining in the Facility LC Collateral Account shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or paid to whomever may be legally entitled thereto at such time.
(d) If, within thirty (30) days after acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs hereunder as a result of any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default as described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 with respect to the Borrower) and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders (in their sole discretion) shall so direct, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, rescind and annul such acceleration and/or termination.
(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and enforce all other rights and remedies under applicable law.
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(f) In addition to the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and Lenders set forth herein, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and Lenders have the rights and remedies set forth in Section 6.2 of Exhibit H attached hereto.
(a) First, to payment of fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
(b) second, to payment of fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest, LC Fees and commitment fees) payable to the Lenders and the LC Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the LC Issuer as required by Section 9.6 and amounts payable under Article III);
(c) third, to payment of accrued and unpaid LC Fees, commitment fees and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the LC Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this Section 8.2(c) payable to them;
(d) fourth, to payment of all Secured Obligations ratably among the Lenders;
(e) fifth, to the Administrative Agent for deposit to the Facility LC Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Collateral Shortfall Amount (as defined in Section 8.1(a)), if any; and
(f) last, the balance, if any, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 8.2.
(a) without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, extend the final maturity of any Loan, or extend the expiry date of any Facility LC to a date after the Facility Termination Date or postpone any regularly scheduled payment of principal of any Loan or forgive all or any portion of the principal amount thereof or any Reimbursement Obligation related thereto, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon or Reimbursement Obligations related thereto or increase the amount of the Commitment of such Lender hereunder.
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(b) without the consent of all of the Lenders, reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders.
(c) without the consent of all of the Lenders, amend this Section 8.3.
(d) without the consent of all of the Lenders, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors of the Obligations or, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.16, release all or substantially all of the Collateral.
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, and no amendment of any provision relating to the LC Issuer shall be effective without the written consent of the LC Issuer. No amendment to any provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line Lender or any Swing Line Loans shall be effective without the written consent of the Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under Section 12.3(c) without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency of a technical or immaterial nature, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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9.6. Expenses; Indemnification.
(a) The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and/or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time, in connection with the due diligence, preparation, administration, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation, via DebtX and any other internet service selected by the Administrative Agent), review, amendment, modification, and administration of the Loan Documents. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders for any costs, internal charges and out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders and/or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time, paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Loan Documents. Expenses being reimbursed by the Borrower under this Section 9.6(a) include, without limitation, the cost and expense of obtaining an appraisal of each parcel of real property or interest in real property described in the relevant Collateral Documents, which appraisal shall be in conformity with the applicable requirements of any law or any governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law), or any interpretation thereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time, and any rules promulgated to implement such provisions and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Reports described in the following sentence. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time U.S. Bank may prepare and may distribute to the Lenders (but shall have no obligation or duty to prepare or to distribute to the Lenders) certain audit reports (the “Reports”) pertaining to the Borrower’s assets for internal use by U.S. Bank from information furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower, after U.S. Bank has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The Borrower hereby further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, each Lender, their respective affiliates, and each of their directors, officers and employees, agents and advisors against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements and settlement costs (including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor) whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, any Lender or any affiliate is a party thereto) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby, any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any Property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any environmental liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Credit Extension hereunder except to the extent that they are determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
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ARTICLE
X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1. Appointment; Nature of Relationship. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed by each of the Lenders as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the “Administrative Agent”) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article X. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Administrative Agent,” it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative of the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders’ contractual representative, the Administrative Agent (i) does not hereby assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, and (ii) is a “representative” of the Lenders within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the Oklahoma Uniform Commercial Code, and (iii) is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Administrative Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender hereby waives.
10.2. Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the Administrative Agent.
10.3. General Immunity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith except to the extent such action or inaction is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person.
10.4. No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing hereunder; (b) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any agreement by an obligor to furnish information directly to each Lender; (c) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article IV, except receipt of items required to be delivered solely to the Administrative Agent; (d) the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default; (e) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness, sufficiency or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith; (f) the value, sufficiency, creation, perfection or priority of any Lien in any collateral security; or (g) the financial condition of the Borrower or any guarantor of any of the Obligations or of any of the Borrower’s or any such guarantor’s respective Subsidiaries.
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10.5. Action on Instructions of Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any other Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
10.6. Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning the contractual arrangement between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and all matters pertaining to the Administrative Agent’s duties hereunder and under any other Loan Document.
10.7. Reliance on Documents; Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, electronic mail message, statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, which counsel may be employees of the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2, 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 applicable date specifying its objection thereto.
10.8. Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares (disregarding, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of Defaulting Lenders therein) (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower for which the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and (iii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such amounts incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents, provided that (i) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent and (ii) any indemnification required pursuant to Section 3.5(d) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.8, be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
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10.9. Notice of Event of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the 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, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders; provided that, except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
10.10. Rights as a Lender. In the event the Administrative Agent is a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan Document with respect to its Commitment and its Loans as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, at any time when the Administrative Agent is a Lender, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
10.11. Lender Credit Decision, Legal Representation.
(a) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except for any notice, report, document or other information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent or Arranger hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility (either initially or on a continuing basis) to provide any Lender with any notice, report, document, credit information or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or Arranger (whether or not in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Arranger) or any of its Affiliates.
(b) Each Lender further acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel in connection with its execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, that it has made its own evaluation of all applicable laws and regulations relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and that the counsel to the Administrative Agent represents only the Administrative Agent and not the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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10.12. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or, if no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intention to resign. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within fifteen (15) days after the resigning Administrative Agent’s giving notice of its intention to resign, then the resigning Administrative Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Administrative Agent may at any time without the consent of the Borrower or any Lender, appoint any of its Affiliates which is a commercial bank as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder. If the Administrative Agent has resigned and no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the Obligations to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal directly with the Lenders. No successor Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be appointed hereunder until such successor Administrative Agent has accepted the appointment. Any such successor Administrative Agent shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents. After the effectiveness of the resignation of an Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for the benefit of such Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event that there is a successor to the Administrative Agent by merger, or the Administrative Agent assigns its duties and obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 10.12, then the term “Prime Rate” as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other analogous rate of the new Administrative Agent.
10.13. Administrative Agent and Arranger Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger the fees agreed to by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger pursuant to any certain letter agreement between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (the “Fee Letter”), or as otherwise agreed from time to time.
10.14. Delegation to Affiliates. The Borrower and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates. Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliate’s directors, officers, agents and employees) which performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver and other protective provisions to which the Administrative Agent is entitled under Articles IX and X.
10.15. Execution of Collateral Documents. The Lenders hereby empower and authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver to the Borrower on their behalf the Collateral Documents and all related financing statements and any financing statements, agreements, documents or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of the Collateral Documents.
10.16. Collateral Releases. The Lenders hereby empower and authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver to the Borrower on their behalf any agreements, documents or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect any releases of Collateral which shall be permitted by the terms hereof or of any other Loan Document or which shall otherwise have been approved by the Required Lenders (or, if required by the terms of Section 8.3, all of the Lenders) in writing.
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10.17. Documentation Agent. Neither any of the Lenders identified in this Agreement as a “co-agent” nor the Documentation Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 10.11.
10.18. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) no Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and no Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
XI
SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
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ARTICLE
XII
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
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ARTICLE
XIII
NOTICES
13.1. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Facsimile: 000-000-0000;
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at U.S. Bank, 0xx & Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX-XX-X00X, Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Facsimile: 000-000-0000.
(iii) if to the LC Issuer or U.S. Bank, to U.S. Bank, 0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Facsimile: 000-000-0000;
(iv) if to another Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
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Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
ARTICLE
XIV
COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
ARTICLE
XV
CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
15.1. CHOICE OF LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
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15.2. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN OKLAHOMA IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY THE BORROWER AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN OKLAHOMA.
15.3. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
The undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of those certain representations, warranties, covenants and other terms set forth in Exhibit H attached hereto, which by their terms are applicable to Orchids South Carolina:
ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, a Delaware corporation
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
as a Lender, as LC Issuer, as Swing Line Lender and | |
as Administrative Agent |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Assistant Vice President |
Signature Page to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Title: | Commercial Banker |
Signature Page to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Title: | Director |
Signature Page to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
PRICING SCHEDULE
Applicable Margin | Level I Status | Level II Status | Level III Status | Level IV Status | Level V Status | |||||||||||||||
Eurocurrency Rate | 1.25% | 1.50% | 1.75% | 2.25% | 2.50% | |||||||||||||||
Base Rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.25% |
Applicable
Fee Rate | Level
I Status | Level II Status | Level III Status | Level IV Status | Level V Status | |||||||||||||||
Commitment Fee | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.35% |
For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to the final paragraph of this Schedule:
“Financials” means the annual or quarterly financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b).
“Level I Status” exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, the Leverage Ratio is less than 1.00 to 1.00.
“Level II Status” exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i) the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status and (ii) the Leverage Ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00.
“Level III Status” exists at any date if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower referred to in the most recent Financials, (i) the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status or Level II Status and (ii) the Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00.
“Level IV Status” exists at any date if the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status, Level II Status or Level III Status and (ii) the Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00.
“Level V Status” exists at any date if the Borrower has not qualified for Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III or Level IV Status.
“Status” means either Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or Level V Status.
The Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Borrower’s Status as reflected in the then most recent Financials. Adjustments, if any, to the Applicable Margin or Applicable Fee Rate shall be effective from and after the first day of the first fiscal month immediately following the date on which the delivery of such Financials is required until the first day of the first fiscal month immediately following the next such date on which delivery of such Financials of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is so required. If the Borrower fails to deliver the Financials to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to Section 6.1, then the Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate shall be the highest Applicable Margin and Applicable Fee Rate set forth in the foregoing table until five (5) days after such Financials are so delivered.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Level ii Status shall be deemed to be applicable until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the Borrower’s first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, and adjustments to the Status then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraph.