EXHIBIT 10.60
DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION FINANCING AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 5, 2002
among
RAILWORKS CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS................................................................... 2
1.1 Definitions........................................................... 2
1.2 Computation of Time Periods........................................... 21
1.3 Accounting Terms; Certain Calculations................................ 21
SECTION 2 CREDIT FACILITIES............................................................. 22
2.1 Commitments........................................................... 22
2.2 Method of Borrowing................................................... 23
2.3 Type of Loans; Interest............................................... 24
2.4 Repayment............................................................. 24
2.5 Notes................................................................. 24
2.6 Additional Provisions relating to Letters of Credit................... 24
2.7 Additional Provisions relating to Swingline Loans..................... 28
SECTION 3 OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CREDIT FACILITIES................................ 29
3.1 Default Rate.......................................................... 29
3.2 [Reserved]............................................................ 29
3.3 Prepayments........................................................... 29
3.4 Termination and Reduction of Commitments.............................. 30
3.5 Fees.................................................................. 30
3.6 [Reserved]............................................................ 31
3.7 [Reserved]............................................................ 31
3.8 Capital Adequacy...................................................... 31
3.9 Increased Costs....................................................... 31
3.10 Taxes................................................................. 33
3.11 [Reserved]............................................................ 33
3.12 [Reserved]............................................................ 33
3.13 Pro Rata Treatment.................................................... 33
3.14 Sharing of Payments................................................... 34
3.15 Payments, Computations, Etc........................................... 35
3.16 Evidence of Debt...................................................... 36
SECTION 4 GUARANTY...................................................................... 37
4.1 The Guarantee......................................................... 37
4.2 Obligations Unconditional............................................. 37
4.3 Reinstatement......................................................... 38
4.4 Certain Additional Waivers............................................ 38
4.5 Remedies.............................................................. 38
4.6 Rights of Contribution................................................ 39
4.7 Continuing Guarantee.................................................. 39
SECTION 5 CONDITIONS.................................................................... 39
5.1 Conditions to Closing................................................. 39
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5.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit................................ 40
SECTION 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES................................................ 42
6.1 Financial Condition................................................... 42
6.2 No Changes or Restricted Payments..................................... 42
6.3 Organization; Existence; Compliance with Law.......................... 42
6.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations......................... 43
6.5 Reserved.............................................................. 43
6.6 No Material Litigation................................................ 43
6.7 No Default............................................................ 43
6.8 Ownership of Property; Liens.......................................... 44
6.9 Intellectual Property................................................. 44
6.10 No Burdensome Restrictions............................................ 44
6.11 Taxes................................................................. 44
6.12 ERISA................................................................. 44
6.13 Governmental Regulations, Etc......................................... 46
6.14 Subsidiaries.......................................................... 46
6.15 Purpose of Extensions of Credit....................................... 46
6.16 Environmental Matters................................................. 47
6.17 Disclosure............................................................ 48
6.18 Bank Accounts......................................................... 48
6.19 Insurance............................................................. 49
6.20 Labor Matters......................................................... 49
SECTION 7 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS......................................................... 49
7.1 Financial Statements.................................................. 50
7.2 Certificates; Other Information....................................... 52
7.3 Notices............................................................... 53
7.4 Payment of Obligations................................................ 54
7.5 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence...................... 54
7.6 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.................................... 55
7.7 Books and Records; Inspection of Property; Discussions; Consultant;
Crisis Manager........................................................ 55
7.8 Environmental Laws.................................................... 56
7.9 [Reserved]............................................................ 56
7.10 [Reserved]............................................................ 56
7.11 Additional Guaranties and Stock Pledges............................... 56
7.12 Ownership of Subsidiaries............................................. 57
7.13 Application of Proceeds............................................... 57
7.14 Compliance with Budgets............................................... 57
7.15 TP&S Payment Account; Bonded Receivables; Payments; Reinvestment
Account............................................................... 57
7.16 Payment of Taxes, Etc................................................. 58
SECTION 8 NEGATIVE COVENANTS............................................................ 58
8.1 Indebtedness.......................................................... 59
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8.2 Liens................................................................. 59
8.3 Consolidation, Merger, Divestiture, etc............................... 59
8.4 Acquisitions.......................................................... 60
8.5 Investments........................................................... 60
8.6 Ownership of Equity Interests......................................... 60
8.7 Fiscal Year........................................................... 60
8.8 Restricted Payments................................................... 60
8.9 Sale Leasebacks....................................................... 60
8.10 No Further Negative Pledges........................................... 60
8.11 Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates........................... 60
8.12 [Reserved]............................................................ 61
8.13 Payment of Other Indebtedness......................................... 61
8.14 Investment Banking and Finder's Fees.................................. 61
8.15 Maximum Capital Expenditures.......................................... 61
8.16 Minimum TP&S Group EBITDA............................................. 61
8.17 No Material Pleadings................................................. 61
8.18 Modification of Contractual Obligations............................... 61
8.19 Accounting Changes.................................................... 62
SECTION 9 PRIORITY AND LIENS............................................................ 62
9.1 Priority and Liens.................................................... 62
SECTION 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT............................................................ 63
10.1 Events of Default..................................................... 63
10.2 Acceleration; Remedies................................................ 67
SECTION 11 AGENTS....................................................................... 67
11.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agents............................... 67
11.2 Delegation of Duties.................................................. 67
11.3 Liability of Agents................................................... 68
11.4 Reliance by Agents.................................................... 68
11.5 Notice of Default..................................................... 68
11.6 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agent................... 69
11.7 Indemnification of Agent.............................................. 69
11.8 Agents in their Individual Capacity................................... 70
11.9 Successor Agents...................................................... 70
11.10 Other Agents; Lead Managers........................................... 70
SECTION 12 MISCELLANEOUS................................................................ 71
12.1 Notices................................................................ 71
12.2 Right of Set-Off...................................................... 72
12.3 Successors and Assigns................................................ 73
12.4 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative........................................ 75
12.5 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity, etc................................... 75
12.6 Amendments, Waivers and Consents...................................... 76
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12.7 Counterparts.......................................................... 77
12.8 Headings.............................................................. 77
12.9 Survival.............................................................. 77
12.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue...................... 77
12.11 Severability.......................................................... 78
12.12 Entirety.............................................................. 78
12.13 Binding Effect; Termination........................................... 78
12.14 Confidentiality....................................................... 78
12.15 Source of Funds....................................................... 79
12.16 Conflict.............................................................. 80
12.17 Limitation on Liability............................................... 80
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.1 Commitments
Schedule 2.2(a)(i) Form of Notice of Borrowing
Schedule 2.2(a)(ii) Form of Notice of Request for Letter of Credit
Schedule 2.5 Form of Revolving Note
Schedule 5.1(d) Form of Supplemental DIP Financing Order
Schedule 6.2 No Changes
Schedule 6.8 Liens
Schedule 6.14(a) Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.14(b) Guarantors
Schedule 6.14(c) Track Group
Schedule 6.14(d) P&S Group
Schedule 6.14(e) Transit Group
Schedule 6.15(a) Specified Contracts
Schedule 6.18 Bank Accounts
Schedule 7.2(b) Form of Officer's Compliance Certificate
Schedule 7.11 Form of Joinder Agreement
Schedule 7.12 Ownership of Subsidiaries
Schedule 8.14 Investment Banking and Finder's Fees
Schedule 9.1 Specified Equipment
Schedule 12.1 Lenders' Addresses
Schedule 12.3(b) Form of Assignment and Acceptance
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EXHIBIT 10.60
DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION FINANCING AGREEMENT
THIS DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION FINANCING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated
as of March __, 2002 is by and among RAILWORKS CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), the
Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative
agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2001 (the "Filing Date"), the Borrower and
its Domestic Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) each filed a voluntary
petition for relief (collectively, the "Bankruptcy Cases") under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code (as hereinafter defined) with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore Division) (the "Bankruptcy
Court"); and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties (as hereinafter defined) continue to
operate their businesses pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy
Code; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the lenders party thereto (the "Existing
Lenders") and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent for the Existing
Lenders, previously entered into that certain Debtor-In-Possession Financing
Agreement (the "Existing Credit Agreement") dated as of October 5, 2001,
pursuant to which, among other things, the Existing Lenders agreed to extend
credit to the Borrower through a post-petition financing facility in an
aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000, for the purposes specified
therein; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Existing Credit
Agreement be refinanced and replaced by this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have agreed to secure their obligations
hereunder with first priority liens on and security interests in, subject to
specified exceptions, all of their respective real, personal and intangible
property (other than Excluded Assets (as hereinafter defined)), in accordance
with Sections 364(c) and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, the
Credit Parties agree and acknowledge that their obligations arising hereunder
shall constitute allowed administrative expense claims in the Bankruptcy Cases,
having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in
Sections 503(b) and 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, except the claims
specifically granted priority under the terms of this Agreement and the interim
and final orders relating thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to agree to lend
such amounts to the Borrower pursuant to Sections 364(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3)
and Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto,
the lenders named therein (the "Transit Lenders") and CSFB (as hereinafter
defined), as administrative agent, previously entered into that certain
Debtor-in-Possession Transit Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Transit Revolving
Credit Agreement"), dated as of October 5, 2001, pursuant to which, among other
things, the Transit Lenders agreed to provide a secured super-priority revolving
credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$30,000,000, for the purposes specified therein; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and
Travelers (as hereinafter defined) previously entered into that certain Transit
Debtor in Possession Bond Facility (the "Bond Credit Agreement"), dated as of
October 5, 2001, pursuant to which, among other things, Travelers agreed to
provide a facility for the issuance of surety bonds in an aggregate principal
amount of up to $100,000,000 for the purposes specified therein; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the
"Bond Support Lenders"), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the
letter of credit issuers identified therein and CSFB, as administrative agent,
previously entered into that certain Debtor-in-Possession Bond Support Credit
Agreement (the "Bond Support Credit Agreement"), dated as of October 5, 2001,
pursuant to which, among other things, the Bond Support Lenders agreed to
provide a super-priority (a) term loan facility and (b) letter of credit
facility, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $40,000,000 for the purposes
specified therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
specified below unless the context otherwise requires:
"Acquisition" means any transaction in which any Credit Party directly
or indirectly (a) acquires any Property with which an ongoing business is
conducted or is to be conducted, (b) acquires all or substantially all of the
assets of any Person or division thereof, whether through a purchase of assets,
merger or otherwise, (c) acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent
transaction in a series of transactions) control of at least a majority of the
Voting Stock of a corporation, other than the acquisition of Voting Stock of a
wholly-owned Subsidiary solely in connection with the organization and
capitalization of that Subsidiary by such Credit Party, or (d) acquires control
of more than 50% ownership interest in any Person.
"Additional Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).
"Adjusted Prime Rate" means the Prime Rate plus three percent (3.0%).
"Administrative Agent" has the meaning specified in the preamble
hereto.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" when
used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
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"Agent-Related Persons" means each Agent (including any successor
Agent), together with its Affiliates (including, in the case of Bank of America
in its capacity as the Agent, the Arranger), and the officers, directors,
employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.
"Agents" means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
"Aggregate Committed Amount" means THIRTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
($35,000,000), as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance
with the provisions hereof.
"Aggregate Revolving Loan Committed Amount" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.1(a).
"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.
"Arranger" means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as
sole lead arranger and sole book manager.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an Assignment and Acceptance
substantially in the form of Schedule 12.3(b).
"Bank of America" means Bank of America, N.A., and its successors.
"Bankruptcy Cases" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
"Bankruptcy Code" means the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United
States Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time.
"Bankruptcy Court" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
"Bond Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereto.
"Bond Support Administrative Agent" means CSFB, as administrative
agent under the Bond Support Credit Agreement, and any successor thereto.
"Bond Support Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in the
recitals hereto.
"Bond Support Lenders" has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereto.
"Bonded Receivables Account" has the meaning specified in Section
7.15(b).
"Bonded Receivables Proceeds" means the proceeds of any and all
Receivables payable in connection with any job bonded by a surety prior to the
Filing Date.
"Bonded Receivables Surplus Proceeds" shall mean the proceeds of the
amount of any Receivables payable on a contract or other obligation bonded by a
surety left after deducting (a) the total amount of all claims, obligations or
expenses incurred (including, without limitation,
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attorneys' fees) to be paid by the surety on account of its bond, and (b) the
amounts paid by the surety with respect to such contract or obligation,
determined after all of the surety's obligations with respect to such contract
or obligation have been fully satisfied and no further obligation remains
outstanding.
"Borrower" has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
"Borrowing Base" means, as of any day, an amount equal to the sum of
(a) seventy-five percent (75%) of Eligible Receivables, plus (b) sixty-five
percent (65%) of Eligible Receivables Retainage, plus (c) forty-five percent
(45%) of Eligible Inventory, plus (d) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash
Equivalents held in the Reinvestment Account, plus (e) the aggregate amount of
cash and Cash Equivalents held in the Bonded Receivables Account, other than
amounts received on a project for which a surety has made a payment or been
subject to a demand for payment or performance by any beneficiary of the surety
bond, in each case as set forth in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the
terms of Section 7.1(d).
"Borrowing Base Certificate" has the meaning specified in Section
7.1(d).
"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day
on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina, Baltimore, Maryland or
New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
"Business Plan" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(e)(vi).
"Businesses" has the meaning specified in Section 6.16(a).
"Capital Lease" means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any
Property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is or should
be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means the capital lease obligations relating
to a Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock,
(b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether
general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership
interests and (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person
the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing Person.
"Carve-Out" has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(a).
"Cash Equivalents" means (a) securities issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S. Dollar denominated
time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, or (ii) any
domestic commercial bank of recognized standing (y) having capital and surplus
in excess of $500,000,000 and (z) whose short-term commercial paper rating from
S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Xxxxx'x is at least P-1 or
the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an "Approved Bank"), in each case
with
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maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c)
commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank
(or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or
guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof)
or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody's and
maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase
agreements entered into by a Person with a bank or trust company (including any
of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in
excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by
the United States of America in which such Person shall have a perfected first
priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date
of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the
repurchase obligations, (e) obligations of any State of the United States or
any political subdivision thereof, the interest with respect to which is exempt
from federal income taxation under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code,
having a long term rating of at least AA- or Aa-3 by S&P or Moody's,
respectively, and maturing within three years from the date of acquisition
thereof, (f) Investments in municipal auction preferred stock (i) rated AAA (or
the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) or
better by Moody's and (ii) with dividends that reset at least once every 365
days, (g) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in
money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, which are administered by reputable financial institutions
having capital of at least $100,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited
to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subdivisions (a)
through (f), and (h) other Investments deemed to be cash equivalents in
accordance with GAAP.
"Cass County Contract" means that certain agreement, dated as of
September 21, 1999, by and among Neosho Construction Company, Incorporated and
the Texas Department of Transportation, Cass County, which has been bonded by
Reliance (Travelers), bond number B2968607 and which the estimated loss therefor
is $1,132,000.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of either of the following
events: (a) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of the Borrower, a corporation owned directly or
indirectly by the stockholders of the Borrower or any of their respective
Affiliates, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower
representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Borrower's
then outstanding securities that vote generally in the election of directors; or
(b) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constitute the Borrower's Board of Directors and any new
directors whose election by the Borrower's Board of Directors or nomination for
election by the Borrower's stockholders was approved by a vote or a majority of
the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of
the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Borrower's Board
of Directors.
"Closing Date" means March __, 2002, which is the date on which the
conditions specified in Section 5 were satisfied (or waived in accordance with
Section 12.6).
"Collateral" means the Property subject to the security interests and
liens granted to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents.
"Collateral Agent" means Bank of America in its capacity as collateral
agent for the Lenders, together with its successors in such capacity.
"Commitment Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 3.5(b).
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"Commitments" means the Revolving Commitments, the LOC Commitment and
the Swingline Commitment.
"Commitment Period" means the period from and including the Closing
Date to but not including the earlier of (i) the Termination Date, or (ii) the
date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
"Consolidated Group" means the Borrower and its consolidated
subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Consultant" has the meaning specified in Section 7.7(d).
"Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Credit Party, any provision
of any security issued by such Credit Party or of any material agreement,
instrument or undertaking to which such Credit Party is a party or by which it
or any of its property is bound.
"Credit Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the
LOC Documents, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, each Joinder
Agreement and all other related agreements and documents issued or delivered
hereunder or thereunder or pursuant hereto or thereto.
"Credit Party" means any of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
"CSFB" means CSFB Global Opportunities Advisers, LLC.
"Default" means any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse
of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Lender" means, at any time, any Lender that, at such time,
(i) has failed to make an Extension of Credit required pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, (ii) has failed to pay to any Agent or any Lender an amount owed
by such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other of the
Credit Documents, or (iii) has been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or to a receiver, trustee or similar
proceeding.
"DIP Financing Order" means the Final DIP Financing Order or the
Supplemental DIP Financing Order, as applicable.
"Divestiture" means any transaction by which any member of the TP&S
Group sells, leases, transfers or otherwise disposes of (a) any Property or (b)
the Capital Stock of a member of the TP&S Group, in each case other than (i) the
sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the sale, lease,
transfer or other disposition of plant, property and equipment which is no
longer used or useful in the business of the members of the TP&S Group, (iii)
the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of plant, property and equipment
(other than Specified Equipment) to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds
thereof are (A) promptly deposited into a cash collateral account maintained
with the Administrative Agent (the "Reinvestment Account") and (B) withdrawn
from the Reinvestment Account only to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds in similar
property of at least equal collateral value within six (6) months of the date of
such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (and such reinvested amounts
shall constitute Capital Expenditures for purposes of this Agreement) (each such
reinvestment is a "Qualifying Reinvestment")
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and (iv) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of Property or Capital
Stock of a member of the TP&S Group to a Domestic Credit Party.
"Dollars" and "$" means dollars in lawful currency of the United
States of America.
"Domestic Credit Party" means any Credit Party that is incorporated or
organized under the laws of any State of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
"Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or
organized under the laws of any State of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender;
(c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural Person)
approved by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that no Person
competing directly or indirectly with any business conducted by any Credit
Party shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.
"Eligible Inventory" means, as of any date of determination, the
aggregate book value (based on a FIFO valuation) of all inventory owned by the
members of the TP&S Group on a consolidated basis after deducting allowances or
reserves relating thereto, as shown on the books and records of the members of
the TP&S Group, but excluding in any event inventory which is subject to any
Lien that is not a Permitted Lien.
"Eligible Receivables" means, as of any date of determination, the
aggregate book value of all accounts, accounts receivable, receivables and
obligations for payment created or arising from the sale or lease of inventory
or goods or the rendering of services in the ordinary course of business
(whether or not they have been earned by performance), owned by or owing to the
members of the TP&S Group on a consolidated basis after deducting retainage and
allowances or reserves relating thereto, as shown on the books and records of
the members of the TP&S Group (except to the extent the Administrative Agent
determines in its reasonable discretion that any reserves shown on such books
and records are insufficient, in which case such reserves shall, for purposes
hereof, be increased to an amount determined by the Administrative Agent in its
reasonable discretion) (collectively, the "Receivables"), but excluding in any
event (a) Receivables owing by an account debtor which is not solvent or is
subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding of any kind, (b) any
Receivable which is (i) not subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in
favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Revolving Obligations (whether as a
result of a subcontract or Lien or similar or related claim), (ii) subject to
any other Lien that is not a Permitted Lien or (iii) subject to any asserted
counterclaim or offset, (c) Receivables owing on a project for which a surety
has made a payment or been subject to a demand for payment or performance by
any beneficiary of the surety bond, (d) Receivables that are more than 90 days
past due under customary terms and (e) Receivables relating to the Grand Cane
Contract.
"Eligible Receivables Retainage" means, as of any date of
determination, the aggregate book value of that portion of Receivables owned by
or owing to the members of the TP&S Group on a consolidated basis consisting of
retainage, but excluding in any event (a) Receivables owing by an account
debtor which is not solvent or is subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding of any kind, (b) any Receivable which is (i) not subject to a
perfected, first priority Lien in favor for the Collateral Agent to secure the
Revolving Obligations (whether as a result of a subcontract or Lien or similar
or related claim), (ii) subject to any other Lien that is not a Permitted Lien
or (iii) subject to any asserted counterclaim or offset, (c) Receivables owing
a project for which a surety has made a payment or been subject to a demand for
payment or performance by any beneficiary of the surety bond and (d)
Receivables relating to the Grand Cane Contract.
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"Environmental Laws" means any and all lawful and applicable federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules,
judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses,
agreements or other governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants,
contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes
into the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of
pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes.
"Equity Transaction" means, with respect to any Credit Party, any
issuance of shares of its Capital Stock, other than (a) an issuance by a
Guarantor to a Domestic Credit Party, (b) an issuance in connection with a
conversion of debt securities to equity, (c) an issuance in connection with the
exercise by a present or former employee, officer or director under a stock
incentive plan, stock option plan or other equity-based compensation plan or
arrangement or (d) an issuance needed to qualify directors under applicable law.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the rules and
regulations thereunder, all as the same may be in effect from time to time.
References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any
successor sections.
"ERISA Affiliate" means an entity which is under common control with
any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(14) of ERISA, or is a member of a group which includes any Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries and which is treated as a single employer under
Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"ERISA Event" means (a) with respect to any Plan, the occurrence of a
Reportable Event or the substantial cessation of operations (within the meaning
of Section 4062(e) of ERISA); (b) the withdrawal by any Credit Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a
plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as such term is defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or the termination of a Multiple Employer Plan;
(c) the distribution of a notice of intent to terminate or the actual
termination of a Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) or 4041A of ERISA; (d) the
institution of proceedings to terminate or the actual termination of a Plan by
the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA; (e) any event or condition which would
reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan;
(f) the complete or partial withdrawal of any Credit Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; (g) the
conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA exist with
respect to any Plan; or (h) the adoption of an amendment to any Plan requiring
the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA.
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Excluded Assets" means (a) avoidance actions (and proceeds thereof)
under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code other than actions under Section 549
thereof, (b) the percentage of the Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries that
are members of the TP&S Group that is not pledged under the Pledge Agreement,
(c) the Specified Contracts and (d) the Property of the member of the TP&S
Group used in and necessary for completion of the Specified Contracts (except
for the Specified Equipment).
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"Existing Credit Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
"Expense Account" has the meaning specified in Section 7.13(c).
"Extension of Credit" means, as to any Lender, the making of, or
participation in, a Loan by such Lender or the issuance or extension of, or
participation in, a Letter of Credit by such Lender.
"Facilities" has the meaning specified in Section 6.16(a).
"Fees" means all fees payable pursuant to Section 3.5.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate of interest per
annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of
1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the
Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next
succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next
succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the
average rate charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as
determined by the Administrative Agent.
"Filing Date" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
"Final DIP Financing Order" means the Final Order: (I) Authorizing
Debtors to (A) Obtain Post-Petition Financing, including the Execution of
Credit Agreements, and (B) Grant Senior Liens, Junior Liens and Super-Priority
Administrative Expense Status; and (II) Approving Use of Cash Collateral and
Granting Adequate Protection, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on October 23,
2001, as amended by the Supplemental DIP Financing Order.
"Financing Agreements" means, collectively, (a) the "Credit
Documents", as defined in the Transit Revolving Credit Agreement, (b) the Bond
Credit Agreement, the Bonds (as defined in the Bond Credit Agreement) and all
other agreements and documents issued or delivered in connection therewith, and
(c) the "Credit Documents", as defined in the Bond Support Agreement.
"Forecast" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c)(iii).
"Foreign Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
"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 in the United
States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3.
"General Corporate Overhead Expenses" means the expenses of the
corporate office that are not specifically allocable to either the Transit
Group or the TP&S Group.
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"General Restructuring Costs" are the restructuring costs that are not
specifically allocable to either the Transit Group or the TP&S Group.
"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local or foreign
court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.
"Grand Cane Contract" means that certain agreement, dated as of
October 20, 1998, by and among Neosho Construction Company, Incorporated and
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development relating to the project
Grand Cane to Kickapoo, U.S. Highway 171, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
"Guaranteed Obligations" means, as to each Guarantor, without
duplication, all obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Agents,
whenever arising, under this Agreement, the Notes or the other Credit Documents.
"Guarantor" means each of those Persons identified as a "Guarantor" on
the signature pages hereto and each other Person which may hereafter become a
Guarantor by execution of a Joinder Agreement, together with its successors and
permitted assigns.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, (a) all obligations
of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced
by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest
payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under
conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to Property
purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of
title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of
business), (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred
purchase price of Property or services purchased by such Person (other than
trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six
months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a
balance sheet of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person under
take-or-pay or similar arrangements or under commodities agreements, (f) all
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on,
or payable out of the proceeds of production from, Property owned or acquired
by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been
assumed, provided that for purposes hereof the amount of such Indebtedness
shall be limited to the greater of (i) the amount of such Indebtedness as to
which there is recourse to such Person and (ii) the fair market value of the
Property which is subject to the Lien, (g) all Support Obligations of such
Person, (h) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under
Capital Leases, (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate
protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, commodity purchase
or option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price
hedging agreements, (j) the maximum amount of all standby letters of credit
issued or bankers' acceptances facilities created for the account of such
Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent
unreimbursed), (k) all preferred stock issued by such Person and required by
the terms thereof to be redeemed, or for which mandatory sinking fund payments
are due, by a fixed date, (l) the outstanding attributed principal amount under
any Securitization Transaction and (m) the principal balance outstanding under
any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or
similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party,
where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax
purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP
("Synthetic Leases"). The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the
Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a
general partner or a joint venturer, but only to the extent to which there is
recourse to such Person for payment of such Indebtedness.
"Information" has the meaning specified in Section 12.14.
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"Initial TP&S Budget" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(e)(iv).
"Intellectual Property" means all Copyrights, Copyright Licenses,
Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, as each of those
terms are defined in the Security Agreement.
"Interim Period" means the period commencing on the date of entry of
the Supplemental DIP Financing Order and ending on the date 15 days thereafter.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the rules and
regulations issued thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time.
References to sections of the Internal Revenue Code shall be construed also to
refer to any successor sections.
"Investment", in any Person, means any loan or advance to such Person,
any purchase or other acquisition of any Capital Stock, warrants, rights,
options, obligations or other securities of, or equity interest in, such
Person, any capital contribution to such Person or any other investment in such
Person, including, without limitation, any Support Obligation incurred for the
benefit of such Person.
"Issuing Lender" means Bank of America acting in such capacity, and
its successors and assigns acting in such capacity.
"Issuing Lender Fees" has the meaning specified in Section 3.5(a)(ii).
"Joinder Agreement" means a joinder agreement substantially in the
form of Schedule 7.11 hereto executed and delivered by a Domestic Subsidiary
which is a member of the TP&S Group in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.11.
"Lenders" means the Persons identified on the signature pages hereto
as "Lenders" and their successors and assigns.
"Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(b).
"Letter of Credit Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 3.5(a)(i).
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise),
preference, priority or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any
of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and
any lease in the nature thereof).
"Loans" means the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans.
"LOC Commitment" means the commitment of the Issuing Lender to issue,
and to honor payment obligations under, Letters of Credit and the commitment of
each Lender to purchase participation interests in the Letters of Credit up to
such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage of the LOC Committed Amount.
"LOC Committed Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(b).
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"LOC Documents" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, such
Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection
therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments,
guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable
only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (i) the rights and
obligations of the parties concerned or at risk or (ii) any collateral security
for such obligations.
"LOC Obligations" means, at any time, the sum of (i) the maximum
amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available to be drawn
under Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all
requirements for drawings referred to in such Letters of Credit plus (ii) the
aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the Issuing
Lender but not theretofore reimbursed.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business, prospects, assets or
liabilities of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the
Credit Parties taken as a whole to perform any obligation under the Credit
Documents, (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Credit Document,
(d) the perfection or priority of the Liens granted pursuant hereto and the
other Credit Documents or (e) the rights and remedies of the Lenders under the
Credit Documents or the Final DIP Financing Order.
"Material Pleading" means any of the following items filed with the
Bankruptcy Court, (i) a plan of reorganization, (ii) a disclosure statement
with respect to a plan of reorganization, (iii) a motion to extend the Credit
Parties' exclusive right to file a plan of reorganization and solicit
acceptances in connection thereto, (iv) a motion, under Section 363 of the
Bankruptcy Code, to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of an asset or assets of
the estate in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for any sale, lease or other
disposition and $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all sales, leases and other
dispositions, (v) a motion, under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, to
implement, adopt or revise an employee retention, severance or similar program,
(vi) a motion, under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, for any
"debtor-in-possession financing" (other than the debtor-in-possession financing
authorized in the Final DIP Financing Order) that does not provide for the
repayment in full of the Revolving Obligations on the date the first loan is
made under such other financing, (vii) a motion, under Section 105 of the
Bankruptcy Code, to substantively consolidate either (A) the estate of the
Borrower with the estate of any other member of the Consolidated Group or (B)
the estate of any Guarantor with the estate of any member of the Consolidated
Group that is not a Guarantor, and (viii) any other pleading that would impair,
or would have the effect of impairing, the Borrower's ability to repay its
obligations arising hereunder or under the Final DIP Financing Order.
"Materials of Environmental Concern" means any gasoline or petroleum
(including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any
hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as
such in or under any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
"Miscellaneous Letters of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section
6.15(b).
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or any successor or
assignee of the business of such company in the business of rating securities.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as
defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
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"Multiple Employer Plan" means a Plan which any Credit Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one employer other than
any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate are
contributing sponsors.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means the aggregate proceeds paid in cash or Cash
Equivalents received by any Credit Party in respect of any Divestiture, net of
(a) direct costs (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and
investment banking fees, and sales commissions) paid or payable as a result
thereof, (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, (c) repayment of
Indebtedness that is required to be repaid in connection with such Divestiture,
and (d) appropriate amounts to be provided by such Credit Party, as a reserve,
in accordance with GAAP, against liabilities associated with such Divestiture
and retained by such Credit Party after such Divestiture, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities
related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification
obligations associated with such Divestiture; provided that "Net Cash Proceeds"
shall include an amount equal to any reserves previously taken against
liabilities associated with Divestitures immediately upon those reserves being
determined to be in excess of such liabilities. The "Net Cash Proceeds" shall
also include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon
the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any
Credit Party.
"Notes" means the Revolving Notes.
"Notice of Borrowing" means a written notice of borrowing in
substantially the form of Schedule 2.2(a)(i).
"Notice of Request for Letter of Credit" means a written notice of
request for a Letter of Credit in substantially the form of Schedule 2.2(a)(ii).
"Operating Lease" means, as applied to any Person, any lease
(including, without limitation, leases which may be terminated by the lessee at
any time) of any Property which is not a Capital Lease other than any such
lease in which that Person is the lessor.
"Other Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 3.10(b).
"P&S Group" means the Borrower (with respect to the "products &
services" segment of its business), the Guarantors identified on Schedule
6.14(d) and any other Domestic Subsidiary that is a part of the "products &
services" segment of the Borrower's business.
"P&S Group Capital Expenditures" means, for any period for the P&S
Group, capital expenditures of the P&S Group for such period on a consolidated
basis determined in accordance with GAAP for such period.
"Participant" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
12.3(d).
"Participation Interest" means the purchase by a Lender of a
participation in LOC Obligations as provided in Section 2.6(c), in Swingline
Loans as provided in Section 2.7 and in Loans as provided in Section 3.14.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established
pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA and any successor thereof.
"Permitted Expenses" means any fees or expenses paid by any Credit
Party in accordance with the DIP Financing Order and as otherwise allowed by
the Bankruptcy Court.
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"Permitted Investments" means Investments which are (a) Investments
that are approved by the Bankruptcy Court; (b) cash and Cash Equivalents; (c)
accounts receivable created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of
business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;
(d) Investments consisting of stock, obligations, securities or other property
received in settlement of accounts receivable (created in the ordinary course
of business) from obligors; (e) Support Obligations permitted by Section 8.1;
(f) Investments existing on the Filing Date; and (g) Investments by any Credit
Party in and to a Domestic Credit Party.
"Permitted Liens" means:
(a) Liens granted to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders under the
Credit Documents;
(b) Liens in favor of the Pre-Petition Agents and the Pre-Petition
Lenders in connection with the Pre-Petition Credit Facility, and any adequate
protection liens granted thereto pursuant to the DIP Financing Order;
(c) the Carve-Out and the UST/Clerk Fees;
(d) Liens relating to periods or arising after the Filing Date (other
than Liens created or imposed under ERISA) for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined
in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the Property
subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on
account thereof);
(e) Liens in respect of Property imposed by law arising in the
ordinary course of business such as materialmen's, mechanics', warehousemen's,
carriers', suppliers', landlords', and other like Liens; provided that (i) for
any such Liens arising before the Filing Date, the enforcement and collection
of such Liens is stayed by section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) for any
such Liens arising after the Filing Date, such Liens secure only amounts not
overdue for a period of more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance
with GAAP have been established (and as to which the Property subject to any
such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof);
(f) Liens (other than Liens created or imposed under ERISA)
consisting of deposits made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of,
obligations under workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance of tenders,
statutory obligations, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations
for the payment of borrowed money);
(g) Liens in connection with attachments or judgments (including
judgment or appeal bonds), provided that the judgments secured shall, within 30
days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed
pending appeal, or shall have been discharged within 30 days after the
expiration of any such stay;
(h) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning
restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar
charges or encumbrances not, in any material respect, impairing the use of the
encumbered Property for its intended purposes;
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(i) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital
Leases) to the extent permitted under Sections 8.1(b) and 8.1(c), provided that
any such Lien attaches only to the Property financed and such Lien attaches
thereto concurrently with or within 90 days after the acquisition thereof in
connection with the purchase money transactions;
(j) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any
material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(k) any interest of title of a lessor under, and Liens arising from
UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in
foreign jurisdictions) relating to, leases permitted by this Agreement;
(l) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a
matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods;
(m) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in
repurchase agreements permitted under Section 8.5;
(n) the equitable interests of any surety validly acquired by right
of subrogation or under applicable non-bankruptcy law to the extent such
interests (i) are senior to those of the Credit Parties and the liens granted
in connection with the Pre-Petition Credit Facility and (ii) have not been
waived or released by Travelers as provided in the Final DIP Financing Order;
(o) Liens that are perfected (but not granted) after the Filing Date
to the extent such post-petition perfection is permitted under the Bankruptcy
Code and which are superior under applicable law to liens granted in connection
with the Pre-Petition Credit Facility;
(p) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in
favor of banks or other depository institutions;
(q) Liens in favor of the Transit Administrative Agent and the Transit
Lenders on the Specified Contracts and on the Property used in and necessary for
the completion of the Specified Contracts (except for the Specified Equipment);
(r) Liens in respect of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.1(e),
limited solely to sums payable under the policy or policies to which such
Indebtedness relates; and
(s) Liens existing as of the Filing Date and set forth on Schedule
6.8, provided that no such Lien shall at any time be extended to or cover any
Property other than the Property subject thereto on the Closing Date.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited
liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or entity (whether or
not incorporated) or any Governmental Authority.
"Plan" means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) which is covered by ERISA and with respect to which any Credit Party or
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were
terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
"employer" within the meaning of Section 3(5) of ERISA.
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"Pledge Agreement" means the Pledge Agreement dated as of October 5,
2001 given by the Credit Parties to the Collateral Agent which secures,
pursuant to the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, the obligations of the Credit
Parties under the Credit Documents, as such Pledge Agreement may be amended and
modified from time to time.
"Pre-Petition Agents" means the administrative agent and the
collateral agent under the Pre-Petition Credit Facility and the documents
related thereto.
"Pre-Petition Credit Agreement" means that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 28, 2000, as amended, by and among
the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders identified therein and
Bank of America, as administrative agent.
"Pre-Petition Credit Facility" means the $100 million revolving credit
facility and the $150 million term loan credit facility provided to the
Borrower pursuant to the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement.
"Pre-Petition Credit Facility Total Obligations" means all of the
outstanding obligations and other amounts under the Pre-Petition Credit
Facility.
"Pre-Petition Lenders" means the lenders party to the Pre-Petition
Credit Agreement.
"Prime Rate" means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum in
effect for such day publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as
its "prime rate." Such rate is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various
factors including Bank of America's costs and desired return, general economic
conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some
loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change
in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of
business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
"Prime Rate Loan" means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined
by reference to the Prime Rate.
"Property" means any interest in any kind of property or asset,
whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
"Qualifying Reinvestment" has the meaning specified in the definition
of "Divestiture".
"Receivables" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of Eligible Receivables.
"Register" has the meaning specified in Section 12.3(c).
"Regulation D, O, T, U or X" means Regulation D, O, T, U or X,
respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from
time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.
"Reinvestment Account" has the meaning specified in the definition of
"Divestiture".
"Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into
the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers
and other closed receptacles containing any Materials of Environmental Concern).
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"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section
4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the notice requirement
has been waived by regulation.
"Required Lenders" means, at any time, (a) if there are only two
Lenders, both of such Lenders, and (b) if there are more than two Lenders,
Lenders having more than fifty percent (50%) of the Commitments or, if the
Commitments have been terminated, Lenders having more than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Obligations outstanding
(taking into account in each case Participation Interests or obligations to
participate therein), provided that the Commitments of, and outstanding
principal amount of Revolving Obligations (taking into account Participation
Interests therein) owing to, a Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes
hereof in making a determination of Required Lenders.
"Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or
regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its
material property is subject.
"Responsible Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Controller, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief
Accounting Officer and the Treasurer of the Borrower.
"Restricted Payment" by any Person means (a) any dividend or other
distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of
stock of such Person now or hereafter outstanding, except (i) a dividend
payable solely in shares of that class to the holders of that class, and (ii)
dividends and other distributions payable to a Domestic Credit Party, (b) any
redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other
acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of
Capital Stock of such Person now or hereafter outstanding, and (c) any payment
made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants,
options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Capital Stock of such
Person now or hereafter outstanding.
"Revolving Commitment" means the commitment of each Lender to make
Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of up
to such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Aggregate Revolving
Loan Committed Amount.
"Revolving Commitment Percentage" means, with respect to each Lender,
a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving
Committed Amount of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is
the Aggregate Revolving Loan Committed Amount at such time. The initial
Revolving Commitment Percentages are set forth on Schedule 2.1.
"Revolving Committed Amount" means, with respect to each Lender, the
amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment at such time. The initial
Revolving Committed Amounts are set forth on Schedule 2.1.
"Revolving Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
"Revolving Note" or "Revolving Notes" means the promissory notes of
the Borrower in favor of each of the Lenders evidencing the Revolving Loans and
the Swingline Loans in substantially the form attached as Schedule 2.5,
individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be
amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to
time.
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"Revolving Obligations" means the Revolving Loans, the LOC Obligations
and the Swingline Loans.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of McGraw
Hill, Inc., or any successor or assignee of the business of such division in
the business of rating securities.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor
Governmental Authority.
"Securitization Transaction" means any financing transaction or series
of financing transactions entered into by a Credit Party pursuant to which such
Credit Party may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Subsidiary or
Affiliate (a "Securitization Subsidiary"), or (b) any other Person, or may
grant a security interest in, any receivables or interests therein secured by
merchandise or services financed thereby (whether such receivables are then
existing or arising in the future) of such Credit Party, and any assets related
thereto, including without limitation, all security interests in merchandise or
services financed thereby, the proceeds of such receivables, and other assets
which are customarily sold or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with securitization transactions involving
such assets.
"Security Agreement" means the Security Agreement dated as of the
October 5, 2001 given by the Credit Parties to the Collateral Agent which
secures, pursuant to the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, the obligations of
the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents, as such Security Agreement may
be amended and modified from time to time.
"Senior Lien" means the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for and
on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents that have been granted secured status by the Bankruptcy Court
pursuant to sections 364(c)(2), 364(c)(3) and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code
subject only to (a) any statutory liens existing as of the Filing Date that by
statute are senior to the liens of the Pre-Petition Lenders, (b) any purchase
money security interests under applicable law existing as of the Filing Date
which are senior to the liens in favor of the Pre-Petition Lenders arising
prior to the Filing Date, (c) those senior liens and interests arising as a
matter of law as a result of equitable subrogation or other applicable
non-bankruptcy law in favor of Travelers, as issuer of surety bonds and as
administrator for it and certain other surety companies that have issued surety
bonds on behalf of the Credit Parties, (d) the Carve-Out and (e) UST/Clerk Fees.
"Single Employer Plan" means any Plan which is covered by Title IV of
ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.
"Specified Contracts" means (a) the Cass County Contract and (b) any
other contracts identified by the Administrative Agent to the Transit
Administrative Agent within 30 days after the Filing Date; provided that (A)
the Administrative Agent may identify no more than three such additional
contracts and (B) the aggregate estimated loss of those additional contracts
(as determined by the most recent good faith calculation by the Borrower's
management at the time of identification of such contract by the Administrative
Agent) shall not exceed $1,868,000.
"Specified Divestiture" means the sale, lease, transfer or other
disposition of (a) any Capital Stock in or Property of any Foreign Subsidiary
for which Travelers provided bonding support and (b) any Property of any member
of the TP&S Group that is used in, and necessary for the completion of, any job
supported by bonds issued by Travelers, unless such bonds are collateralized or
otherwise assured of satisfaction in a manner reasonably acceptable to
Travelers.
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"Specified Equipment" means the equipment identified on Schedule 9.1
hereto.
"Statutory Committee" has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
"Subsequent TP&S Budget" has the meaning specified in Section
7.1(e)(iv).
"Subsidiary" means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation more than
50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time, any class or classes of such
corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of
any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly
through Subsidiaries, and (b) any partnership, association, limited liability
company or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries has more than 50% of the voting interests at any time.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term "Subsidiary" shall
not include Xxxxx South, Inc., a Georgia corporation. Unless otherwise
identified, "Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"Supplemental DIP Financing Order" means the order entered by the
Bankruptcy Court authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated
hereby, which order shall be in substantially the form of Schedule 5.1(d) and
otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent.
"Support Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, without
duplication, any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the
ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other
Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including without
limitation any obligation, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such
Indebtedness or any Property constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or
provide funds or other support for the payment or purchase of any such
Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet
condition of such other Person (including without limitation keep well
agreements, maintenance agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements or
arrangements) for the benefit of any holder of Indebtedness of such other
Person, (c) to lease or purchase Property, securities or services primarily for
the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness against loss, or (d) to
otherwise assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss
in respect thereof, but specifically excluding guaranties or other assurances
with respect to any Credit Party's performance obligations under bids or
contracts made or entered into in the ordinary course of business. The amount
of any Support Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth
therein) be deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount
(or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of
which such Support Obligation is made.
"Swingline Commitment" means the commitment of the Swingline Lender to
make Swingline Loans up to the Swingline Committed Amount and the commitment of
each Lender to purchase participation interests in Swingline Loans up to such
Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Swingline Committed Amount.
"Swingline Committed Amount" has the meaning specified in Section
2.1(c).
"Swingline Lender" means Bank of America acting in such capacity, and
its successors and assigns in such capacity.
"Swingline Loans" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(c).
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"Synthetic Leases" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
definition of "Indebtedness".
"Termination Date" means the earlier of (i) the date of consummation
of the sale of all or substantially all of the core businesses of the TP&S
Group as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion,
(ii) the confirmation and substantial consummation (as determined by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) of a plan of reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code for any member of the TP&S Group and
(iii) September 30, 2002.
"TP&S Budget" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(e)(iv) and
shall include the Initial TP&S Budget and each Subsequent TP&S Budget.
"TP&S Corporate Overhead Expenses" means the expenses of the corporate
office that are specifically allocable to the TP&S Group.
"TP&S Group" means the Borrower (with respect to the "track" and
"products & services" segments of its business), the Guarantors and any other
Domestic Subsidiary that is a part of the "track" or "products and services"
segment of the Borrower's business.
"TP&S Group EBITDA" means, for any period for the TP&S Group, the sum
of (a) TP&S Group Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in
determining TP&S Group Net Income for such period, (i) TP&S Group Interest
Expense, (ii) federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise, withholding,
value added and similar taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization and (iv)
bankruptcy and restructuring costs and bank fees minus (c) to the extent not
deducted in determining TP&S Group Net Income for such period, forty-two
percent (42%) of General Corporate Overhead Expenses for such period, in each
case on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP for such period.
"TP&S Group Interest Expense" means, for any period for the TP&S
Group, interest expense (including the amortization of debt discount and
premium, the interest component under Capital Leases and the implied interest
component under Synthetic Leases), as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP for such period.
"TP&S Group Net Income" means, for any period for the TP&S Group, net
income (or loss) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for
such period.
"TP&S Letters of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 6.15.
"TP&S Payment Account" has the meaning specified in Section 7.15.
"TP&S Restructuring Costs" are the restructuring costs that are
specifically allocable to the TP&S Group.
"Track Group" means the Borrower (with respect to the "track" segment
of its business), the Guarantors identified on Schedule 6.14(c) and any other
Domestic Subsidiary that is a part of the "track" segment of the Borrower's
business.
"Track Group Capital Expenditures" means, for any period for the Track
Group, capital expenditures of the Track Group for such period on a
consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP for such period.
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"Transit Administrative Agent" means CSFB, as administrative agent
under the Transit Revolving Credit Agreement, and any successor thereto.
"Transit Group" means the Borrower (with respect to the "transit"
segment of its business), the Subsidiaries identified on Schedule 6.14(e) and
any other Domestic Subsidiary that after the Closing Date becomes a part of the
"transit" segment of the Borrower's business.
"Transit Lenders" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
"Transit Revolving Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in the
recitals hereto.
"Travelers" means Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America and
any of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
"United States Trustee" means the United States trustee, appointed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. [sec] 581, for the District of Maryland.
"UST/Clerk Fees" has the meaning set forth in the Final DIP Financing
Order.
"Variance Analysis" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c)(iii).
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock issued
by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of
contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons
performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote
has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
1.2 Computation of Time Periods.
For purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word
"from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each mean "to
but excluding."
1.3 Accounting Terms; Certain Calculations.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms
used herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates
and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent and/or Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. All calculations made for the purposes
of determining compliance with this Agreement shall (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein) be made by application of GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with the most recent annual or monthly financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 7.1; provided, however, if (a) the Borrower shall
object to determining such compliance on such basis at the time of delivery of
such financial statements due to any change in GAAP or the rules promulgated
with respect thereto or (b) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders
shall so object in writing within 30 days after delivery of such financial
statements, then such calculations shall be made on a basis consistent with the
most recent financial statements delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders as to
which no such objection shall have been made.
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SECTION 2
CREDIT FACILITIES
2.1 Commitments.
(a) Revolving Loan Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make
revolving credit loans (the "Revolving Loans") to the Borrower in Dollars from
time to time in the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage of
such Revolving Loans for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding at any time shall not
exceed TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000) (as such amount may be reduced
from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, the "Aggregate
Revolving Loan Committed Amount").
(b) Letter of Credit Commitment. During the Commitment Period, in
reliance upon the agreement of the Lenders set forth in Section 2.6 and subject
to the terms and conditions hereof and of the LOC Documents, if any, and such
other terms and conditions which the Issuing Lender may reasonably require, the
Issuing Lender shall issue, and the Lenders shall participate in, such standby
letters of credit (the "Letters of Credit") in Dollars as the Borrower may
request for its own account or for the account of another Credit Party as
provided herein, in a form acceptable to the Issuing Lender, for the purposes
hereinafter set forth; provided that:
(i) the aggregate amount of LOC Obligations at any time shall
not exceed FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000) (as such amount may
be reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof,
the "LOC Committed Amount");
(ii) the aggregate amount of LOC Obligations relating to
Miscellaneous Letters of Credit at any time shall not exceed
$1,000,000;
(iii) the issuance of a TP&S Letter of Credit shall be subject
to the consent of the Administrative Agent, provided that such consent
shall be given by the Administrative Agent:
(A) on an automatic expedited basis, if (x) the aggregate
face amount of the requested TP&S Letter of Credit is less than
$500,000 and (y) the sum of the aggregate face amount of all TP&S
Letters of Credit outstanding at the time of such request plus
the face amount of the requested TP&S Letter of Credit does not
exceed $5,000,000;
(B) in the Administrative Agent's reasonable discretion,
if either of the conditions set forth in clause (A) above are not
met, unless the sum of the aggregate face amount of all TP&S
Letters of Credit outstanding at the time of such request plus the
face amount of the requested TP&S Letter of Credit exceeds
$10,000,000, in which case clause (C) below shall apply; and
(C) in the Administrative Agent's sole discretion, if the
aggregate face amount of all TP&S Letters of Credit outstanding
at the time of such request plus the face amount of the requested
TP&S Letter of Credit exceeds $10,000,000.
(iv) the issuance of a Miscellaneous Letter of Credit shall be
subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent; provided that such
consent shall be given by the Administrative Agent on an automatic
expedited basis.
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(c) Swingline Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make certain
revolving credit loans (the "Swingline Loans") to the Borrower in Dollars from
time to time for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not
exceed FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) (the "Swingline Committed Amount").
Each Swingline Loan shall have a maturity date as the Borrower may request and
the Swingline Lender may agree; provided that in no event shall the maturity
date be later than the date thirty days following the initial advance of such
Swingline Loan.
2.2 Method of Borrowing.
(a) Notice of Request for Extensions of Credit. The Borrower shall
request an Extension of Credit hereunder as follows:
(i) Revolving Loans. In the case of Revolving Loans, by
delivery of a Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic notice or email
notice, in each case promptly confirmed in writing) to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (Charlotte, North
Carolina time) on the Business Day prior to the date of the requested
borrowing. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A)
that a Revolving Loan is requested, (B) the date of the requested
borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (C) the aggregate
principal amount to be borrowed. The Administrative Agent shall give
notice to each Lender promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the
contents thereof and such Lender's share of any borrowing to be made
pursuant thereto.
(ii) Letters of Credit. In the case of Letters of Credit, by
delivery of a Notice of Request for Letter of Credit to the Issuing
Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) not later than 11:00
A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the third Business Day prior
to the date of the requested issuance or extension (or such shorter
period as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender). Each such notice shall
be irrevocable and shall specify, among other things, (A) that a
Letter of Credit is requested, (B) the date of the requested issuance
or extension, (C) the type, amount, expiry date and terms on which
such Letter of Credit is to be issued or extended, (D) the beneficiary
and (E) the purpose of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) Swingline Loans. In the case of Swingline Loans, by
delivery of a Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic notice or email
notice, in each case promptly confirmed in writing) to the Swingline
Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) not later than 11:00
A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the Business Day of the
requested borrowing. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall
specify (A) that a Swingline Loan is requested, (B) the date of the
requested borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (C) the
aggregate principal amount to be borrowed. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that an "auto borrow" or "zero balance" or
similar arrangement shall then be in place with the Swingline Lender,
the Borrower shall request Swingline Loans pursuant to such
alternative notice arrangements, if any, provided thereunder or in
connection therewith.
(b) Minimum Amounts. Each Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum
principal amount of $100,000 (or, if less, the remaining Aggregate Revolving
Loan Committed Amount) and in integral multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof.
Each Swingline Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000 (or, if
less, the remaining Swingline Committed Amount) and in integral multiples of
$10,000 in excess thereof: provided that in the event that an "auto borrow" or
"zero balance" or similar arrangement
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shall then be in place with the Swingline Lender, each Swingline Loan shall be
in such minimum amounts, if any, provided by such agreement.
2.3 Type of Loans; Interest.
Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be made as Prime Rate Loans.
Subject to Section 3.1, the Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate,
payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month (or at such other
times as may be specified herein), equal to the Adjusted Prime Rate.
2.4 Repayment.
The principal amount of all Loans (together with all accrued interest
thereon) shall be due and payable in full on the Termination Date.
2.5 Notes.
The Loans shall be evidenced by the Revolving Notes.
2.6 Additional Provisions relating to Letters of Credit.
(a) Generally. If any Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall have an
expiry date, whether as originally issued or by extension, extending beyond the
Termination Date, the Borrower shall, on the Termination Date, either (i) cause
such Letter of Credit to be surrendered to the Issuing Lender, (ii) provide to
the Issuing Lender a back-to-back letter of credit in respect thereof
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender or (iii) provide cash collateral
to the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to the maximum amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit shall comply with the
related LOC Documents. The issuance date of each Letter of Credit shall be a
Business Day.
(b) Reports. The Issuing Lender will provide to the Administrative
Agent at least monthly, and more frequently upon request, a detailed summary
report on each Letter of Credit and the activity thereon, in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent. In addition, the Issuing Lender will
provide to the Administrative Agent for dissemination to the Lenders at least
quarterly, and more frequently upon request, a detailed summary report on each
Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender and the activity thereon,
including, among other things, the Credit Party for whose account such Letter
of Credit is issued, the beneficiary, the face amount, the expiry date and the
purpose (as provided by the Borrower). The Issuing Lender will provide copies
of each Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly
upon request.
(c) Participation. Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender
shall be deemed to have purchased without recourse a risk participation from
the Issuing Lender in such Letter of Credit and the obligations arising
thereunder, in each case in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment
Percentage of the obligations under such Letter of Credit and shall absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety,
and be obligated to pay to the Issuing Lender and discharge when due, its
Revolving Commitment Percentage of the obligations arising under such Letter of
Credit. Without limiting the scope and nature of each Lender's participation in
any Letter of Credit, to the extent that the Issuing Lender has not been
reimbursed as required hereunder or under any such Letter of Credit, each
Lender shall pay to the Issuing Lender its pro rata share of such unreimbursed
drawing in same day funds on the day of notification by the Issuing Lender of
an unreimbursed drawing pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) hereof.
The obligation of each Lender to so reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by the
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occurrence of a Default, an Event of Default or any other occurrence or event.
Any such reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of
the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit,
together with interest as hereinafter provided.
(d) Reimbursement. In the event of any drawing under any Letter of
Credit, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower. Unless the
Borrower shall immediately notify the Issuing Lender that it intends to
otherwise reimburse the Issuing Lender for such drawing, the Borrower shall be
deemed to have requested that the Lenders make a Revolving Loan in the amount
of the drawing as provided in subsection (e) below on the related Letter of
Credit, the proceeds of which will be used to satisfy the related reimbursement
obligations. The Borrower promises to reimburse the Issuing Lender on the day
of drawing under any Letter of Credit (either with the proceeds of a Revolving
Loan obtained hereunder or otherwise) in same day funds. If the Borrower shall
fail to reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided hereinabove, the unreimbursed
amount of such drawing shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum
of the Adjusted Prime Rate and two percent (2%). The Borrower's reimbursement
obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under all
circumstances irrespective of any rights of setoff, counterclaim or defense to
payment the Borrower may claim or have against the Issuing Lender, the Agents,
the Lenders, the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit drawn upon or any other
Person, including, without limitation, any defense based on any failure of the
Borrower or any other Credit Party to receive consideration or the legality,
validity, regularity or unenforceability of the Letter of Credit. The Issuing
Lender will promptly notify the Lenders of the amount of any unreimbursed
drawing and each Lender shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Issuing Lender in Dollars and in immediately available funds,
the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage of such
unreimbursed drawing. Such payment shall be made on the day such notice is
received by the Lenders from the Issuing Lender if such notice is received at
or before 2:00P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) otherwise such payment
shall be made at or before 12:00 Noon (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the
Business Day next succeeding the day such notice is received. If any Lender
does not pay such amount to the Issuing Lender in full upon such request, such
Lender shall, on demand, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Issuing Lender interest on the unpaid amount during the period from the date of
such drawing until such Lender pays such amount to the Issuing Lender in full
at a rate per annum equal to, if paid within two (2) Business Days of the date
that such Lender is required to make payments of such amount pursuant to the
preceding sentence, the Federal Funds Rate and thereafter at a rate equal to
the Prime Rate. Each Lender's obligation to make such payment to the Issuing
Lender, and the right of the Issuing Lender to receive the same, shall be
absolute and unconditional, shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever and without regard to the termination of this Agreement or the
Commitments hereunder, the existence of a Default or Event of Default or the
acceleration of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and shall be made
without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Simultaneously with the making of each such payment by a Lender to the Issuing
Lender, such Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the
part of the Issuing Lender or such Lender, acquire a participation in an amount
equal to such payment (excluding the portion of such payment constituting
interest owing to the Issuing Lender) in the related unreimbursed drawing
portion of the LOC Obligation and in the interest thereon and in the related
LOC Documents, and shall have a claim against the Borrower with respect thereto.
(e) Repayment with Revolving Loans. On any day on which the Borrower
shall have requested, or been deemed to have requested, a Revolving Loan
advance to reimburse a drawing under a Letter of Credit pursuant to clause (d)
above, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Lenders that a
Revolving Loan has been requested or deemed requested by the Borrower to be
made in connection with a drawing under a Letter of Credit, in which case a
Revolving Loan shall be immediately made to the Borrower by all such Lenders
(notwithstanding any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 10.2)
pro rata based on their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (determined
before giving effect to any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section
10.2) and the proceeds thereof shall be paid directly to the Issuing Lender for
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application to the respective LOC Obligations. Each Lender hereby irrevocably
agrees to make its pro rata share of each such Revolving Loan immediately upon
any such request or deemed request in the amount, in the manner and on the date
specified in the preceding sentence notwithstanding (i) the amount of such
borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for advances of Revolving
Loans otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions specified in
Section 5.2 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default
then exists, (iv) failure for any such request or deemed request for such
Revolving Loan to be made by the time otherwise required hereunder, (v) whether
the date of such borrowing is a date on which Revolving Loans are otherwise
permitted to be made hereunder or (vi) any termination of the Commitments
relating thereto immediately prior to or contemporaneously with such borrowing.
In the event that any Revolving Loan cannot for any reason be made on the date
otherwise required above, then each Lender hereby agrees that it shall
forthwith purchase (as of the date such borrowing would otherwise have
occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after
such date and prior to such purchase) from the Issuing Lender such
participation in the outstanding LOC Obligations related to the applicable
Letter of Credit as shall be necessary to cause each Lender to share in such
LOC Obligations ratably (based upon their respective Revolving Commitment
Percentages (determined before giving effect to any termination of the
Commitments pursuant to Section 10.2)); provided that in the event such payment
is not made by any Lender on the day of drawing, such Lender shall pay to the
Issuing Lender interest on the amount of its unfunded Participation Interest at
a rate equal to, if paid within two (2) Business Days of the date of drawing,
the Federal Funds Rate, and thereafter at the Prime Rate.
(f) Designation of other Credit Parties as Account Parties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, a Letter
of Credit issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such
Letter of Credit is issued for the account of a Guarantor, provided that, in
each case notwithstanding such statement, the Borrower shall be the actual
account party for all purposes of this Agreement for such Letter of Credit and
such statement shall not affect the Borrower's reimbursement obligations
hereunder with respect to such Letter of Credit.
(g) Renewal, Extension. The renewal or extension of any Letter of
Credit shall, for purposes hereof, be treated in all respects the same as the
issuance of a new Letter of Credit hereunder.
(h) Applicability of ISP98 and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed
by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i)
the rules of the "International Standby Practices 1998" published by the
Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version
thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each
standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and
Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the
International Chamber of Commerce (the "ICC") at the time of issuance
(including the ICC decision published by the Commission on Banking Technique
and Practice on April 6, 1998 regarding the European single currency (euro))
shall apply to each Letter of Credit.
(i) Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lender's Duties.
(i) In addition to its other obligations under this Section
2.6, the Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the
Issuing Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Issuing Lender may incur or be
subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (A) the issuance
of any Letter of Credit or (B) the failure of the Issuing Lender to
honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit as a result of any act or
omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de
jure or de facto government or governmental authority (all such acts
or omissions, herein called "Government Acts").
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(ii) As between the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, the
Borrower shall assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuse of any
Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof. The Issuing Lender shall
not be responsible: (A) for the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy,
genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in
connection with the application for and issuance of any Letter of
Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects
invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) for the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or
benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, that may
prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) for errors,
omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any
messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not
they be in cipher; (D) for any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under a
Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; and (E) for any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing
Lender, including, without limitation, any Government Acts. None of the
above shall affect, impair, or prevent the vesting of the Issuing
Lender's rights or powers hereunder.
(iii) In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of
the specific provisions hereinabove set forth, any action taken or
omitted by the Issuing Lender, under or in connection with any Letter
of Credit or the related certificates, if taken or omitted in good
faith, shall not put the Issuing Lender under any resulting liability
to the Borrower or any other Credit Party. It is the intention of the
parties that this Agreement shall be construed and applied to protect
and indemnify the Issuing Lender against any and all risks involved in
the issuance of the Letters of Credit, all of which risks are hereby
assumed by the Borrower (on behalf of itself and each of the other
Credit Parties), including, without limitation, any and all Government
Acts. The Issuing Lender shall not in any way be liable for any failure
by the Issuing Lender or anyone else to pay any drawing under any
Letter of Credit as a result of any Government Acts or any other cause
beyond the control of the Issuing Lender.
(iv) Nothing in this subsection (i) is intended to limit the
reimbursement obligations of the Borrower contained in subsection (d)
above. The obligations of the Borrower under this subsection (i) shall
survive the termination of this Agreement. No act or omissions of any
current or prior beneficiary of a Letter of Credit shall in any way
affect or impair the rights of the Issuing Lender to enforce any right,
power or benefit under this Agreement.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
subsection (i), the Borrower shall have no obligation to indemnify
the Issuing Lender in respect of any liability incurred by the
Issuing Lender (A) arising out of the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Issuing Lender, as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction, or (B) caused by the Issuing Lender's failure
to pay under any Letter of Credit after presentation to it of a
request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such
Letter of Credit, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction,
unless such payment is prohibited by any law, regulation, court order
or decree.
(j) Responsibility of Issuing Lender. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Issuing Lender hereunder to the Lenders
are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement and that the Issuing
Lender shall be entitled to assume that the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 5.2 have been satisfied unless it shall have acquired actual knowledge
that any such condition precedent has not been satisfied; provided, however,
that nothing set forth in this Section 2.6 shall be deemed to prejudice the
right of any Lender to recover from the Issuing Lender any amounts made
available by such Lender to the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.6 in
the event that it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the
payment with
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respect to the relevant Letter of Credit constituted gross negligence or
willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender.
(k) Limitation on Obligation of the Issuing Lender.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Issuing Lender
shall not be under any obligation to issue, renew or extend any Letter of
Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender
from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any applicable law, rule or regulation
or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall
prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of
letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, or shall
impose upon the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is
not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or
shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, costs or expense
which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender
should deem material to it in good faith, or (ii) the issuance, renewal or
extension would violate or otherwise contravene its internal policy.
(l) Conflict with LOC Documents. Solely as among the parties
hereto, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any LOC
Document (including any letter of credit application), this Agreement shall
control.
(m) Letters of Credit Under Existing Credit Agreement. As
provided in the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, any Letters of Credit issued
under the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Closing Date shall
be deemed to be Letters of Credit requested by the Borrower and issued by the
Issuing Lender hereunder.
2.7 Additional Provisions relating to Swingline Loans.
The Swingline Lender may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by
written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, demand repayment of any
Swingline Loan by way of a Revolving Loan, in which case the Borrower shall be
deemed to have requested such Revolving Loan in the amount of such Swingline
Loan; provided, however, that any such demand shall be deemed to have been
given one Business Day prior to the Termination Date, on the date of the
occurrence of any Event of Default and upon acceleration of the indebtedness
hereunder and the exercise of remedies in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.2. Each Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make its Revolving
Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Loan in the amount, in the manner and
on the date specified in the preceding sentence notwithstanding (i) the amount
of such borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for advances of
Revolving Loans otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions
specified in Section 5.2 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an
Event of Default then exists, (iv) failure of any such request or deemed
request for such Revolving Loan to be made by the time otherwise required
hereunder, (v) whether the date of such borrowing is a date on which Revolving
Loans are otherwise permitted to be made hereunder or (vi) any termination of
the Commitments relating thereto prior to or contemporaneously with such
borrowing. In the event that any such Revolving Loan cannot for any reason be
made on the date otherwise required above, then each Lender hereby agrees that
it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date such borrowing would otherwise have
occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after
such date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such
Participation Interests in such Swingline Loan as shall be necessary to cause
each Lender to share in such Swingline Loan ratably based upon its Revolving
Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect to any termination of
the Commitments pursuant to Section 3.4); provided that (A) all interest
payable on such Swingline Loan shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender
until the date as of which the respective Participation Interest is
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funded and (B) at the time the respective Participation Interest is funded,
the purchasing Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender, to the extent not paid
to the Swingline Lender by the Borrower, interest on the principal amount of
such Participation Interest for each day from and including the day upon which
such borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of
funding of such Participation Interest, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds
Rate.
SECTION 3
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CREDIT FACILITIES
3.1 Default Rate.
Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of
Default, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on the
Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents
shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a per annum rate 2% greater than the
Adjusted Prime Rate.
3.2 [Reserved].
3.3 Prepayments.
(a) Voluntary Prepayments. The Loans may be prepaid in whole or
in part at any time without premium or penalty; provided partial prepayments
shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess; provided further that in the event that an
"auto-borrow" or "zero balance" or other similar arrangement shall then be in
place with the Swingline Lender, then Swingline Loans shall be prepaid in such
minimum amounts, if any, provided by such agreement. Amounts repaid on the
Loans may be reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) Revolving Obligations. If at any time (A) the aggregate
principal amount of Revolving Loans shall exceed the Aggregate
Revolving Loan Committed Amount, (B) the aggregate principal amount of
LOC Obligations shall exceed the LOC Committed Amount, (C) the
aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans shall exceed the
Swingline Committed Amount or (D) the aggregate principal amount of
Revolving Obligations shall exceed the Aggregate Committed Amount, the
Borrower shall immediately make payments on the Revolving Obligations
(including, if necessary, payments to a cash collateral account in
respect of the LOC Obligations) in an amount equal to the excess.
(ii) Borrowing Base. If at any time the aggregate amount of
Revolving Obligations shall exceed the sum of the Borrowing Base minus
$1,000,000, the Borrower shall immediately make payment on the
Revolving Obligations (including, if necessary, payments to a cash
collateral account in respect of the LOC Obligations) in an amount
equal to the excess.
(iii) Divestiture. The Revolving Obligations shall be
immediately prepaid as hereafter provided in an amount equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Credit
Party from any Divestiture.
(c) Application. Prepayments on Revolving Obligations pursuant to
Section 3.3(b)(ii) or Section 3.3(b)(iii) shall be applied first to the
Swingline Loans, then to the Revolving Loans and then to a cash
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collateral account to secure the applicable LOC Obligations. Amounts repaid on
the Revolving Obligations may be reborrowed in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
3.4 Termination and Reduction of Commitments
(a) Voluntary Reduction of Commitments. The Commitments may be
terminated or permanently reduced in whole or in part upon three (3) Business
Days' prior written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent; provided
that (i) after giving effect to any voluntary reduction in the Commitments, the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Obligations shall not exceed the
Aggregate Committed Amount, as reduced, and (ii) partial reductions shall be in
a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $100,000
in excess thereof.
(b) Mandatory Reduction of Commitments. Unless the Required Lenders
agree otherwise, the Aggregate Committed Amount shall be automatically and
permanently reduced by an amount equal to the amount of any prepayment required
by Section 3.3(b)(iii) in connection with any Divestiture to the extent that the
aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received from all Divestitures from and
after the Closing Date exceeds $500,000.
(c) Termination of Commitments. Unless terminated earlier in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Commitments hereunder shall
terminate on the Termination Date.
3.5 Fees.
(a) Letters of Credit.
(i) Letter of Credit Fee. In consideration of the LOC
Commitment, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Lenders a fee (the "Letter of Credit Fee")
equal to one and one-half percent (1.50%) per annum on the average
daily maximum amount available to be drawn under Letters of Credit from
the date of issuance to the date of expiration. The Letter of Credit
Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day following the
last day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding
calendar quarter (or portion thereof) beginning with the first such
date to occur after the Closing Date (as well as on the Termination
Date).
(ii) Issuing Lender Fees. In addition to the Letter of Credit
Fee, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Lender for its own
account without sharing by the other Lenders (A) a fronting and
negotiation fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum on the
average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under Letters of
Credit from the date of issuance to the date of expiration (the
"Issuing Lender Fees") and (B) the customary charges from time to time
of the Issuing Lender with respect to the issuance, amendment,
transfer, administration, cancellation and conversion of, and drawings
under, the Letters of Credit. The Issuing Lender Fees shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the 15th day following the last day of each
calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or
portion thereof) beginning with the first such date to occur after the
Closing Date (as well as on the Termination Date). The customary
charges shall be payable on demand.
(b) Commitment Fee. In consideration of the Revolving Commitments, the
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of
the Lenders a fee (the "Commitment Fee") equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%)
per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Aggregate
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Committed Amount for the applicable period. The Commitment Fee shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the 15th day following the last day of each calendar
quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or portion thereof)
beginning with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date (as well as
on the Termination Date). For purposes of computation of the Commitment Fee,
(A) Swingline Loans shall not be counted toward or considered usage of the
Aggregate Committed Amount and (B) LOC Obligations shall be counted toward and
considered usage of the Aggregate Committed Amount.
(c) Additional Fee. In the event a plan of reorganization acceptable
to the Lenders, the Bond Support Lenders and the Transit Lenders has not been
(i) confirmed by April 30, 2002 and/or (ii) consummated by May 15, 2002, the
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders a fee (the "Additional Fee"), on the first Business Day after such
date, in the amount of $750,000. The fee provided under this Section 3.5(c) is
in lieu of and in substitution for the fee provided in Section 3.5(c) of the
Existing Credit Agreement.
3.6 [Reserved].
3.7 [Reserved].
3.8 Capital Adequacy.
If after the Closing Date, (a) the introduction of or any change in or
in the interpretation of any law or regulation, (b) compliance with any law or
regulation, or (c) compliance with any guideline or request from any central
bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law)
affects the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any
Lender or any corporation controlling any Lender and such Lender reasonably
determines that such amount is based upon the existence of such Lender's
Commitments, Extensions of Credit and its other commitments and loans of similar
type, then, within ten (10) Business Days of demand by such Lender (with a copy
of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as
specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such
Lender in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender
reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence
of any or all of such Lender's Commitments and Extensions of Credit. A
certificate containing reasonably detailed calculations of such amounts
submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Lender shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.
3.9 Increased Costs.
If, after the Closing Date, due to either (a) the introduction of or
any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (b)
compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be
any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or
maintaining any Loans, then the Borrower shall from time to time, within ten
(10) Business Days of demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the
Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such
increased cost. A certificate containing reasonably detailed calculations of the
amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
3.10 Taxes.
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(a) Any and all payments by any Credit Party to or for the account of
any Lender or any Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be
made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future
taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and each
Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender (or its applicable lending
office) or such Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political
subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges, withholdings, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to
as "Taxes"). If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes
from or in respect of any sum payable under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document to any Lender or either Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased
as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.10) such Lender or
such Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such deductions been made, (ii) such Credit Party shall make such deductions,
(iii) such Credit Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law, and
(iv) such Credit Party shall furnish to such Agent, at its address referred to
in Section 12.1, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing
payment thereof.
(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or
future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or
charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under this Agreement
or any other Credit Document or from the execution or delivery of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document (hereinafter
referred to as "Other Taxes").
(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and each Agent for
the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any
Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable
under this Section 3.10) paid by such Lender or such Agent (as the case may be)
and any liability (including penalties, interest, and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto.
(d) Each Lender that is not a United States person under Section
7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code, on or prior to the date of its
execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Lender listed on
the signature pages hereof and on or prior to the date on which it becomes a
Lender in the case of each other Lender, and from time to time thereafter if
requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but only so
long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent with (i) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN or
W-8 ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the Internal
Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is entitled to benefits under an
income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which reduces to zero
the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest or certifying that the
income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States, (ii) Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8 or W-9, as appropriate, or any successor form prescribed by the
Internal Revenue Service, and/or (iii) any other form or certificate required by
any taxing authority (including any certificate required by Sections 871(h) and
881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code), certifying that such Lender is entitled to
an exemption from tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other
Credit Documents.
(e) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to
provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the appropriate form
pursuant to Section 3.10(d) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty,
law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally
was required to be provided), such Lender shall not be entitled to
indemnification under Section 3.10(a) or 3.10(b) with respect to Taxes imposed
by the United States; provided, however, that should a Lender, which is
otherwise exempt from withholding tax, become subject to Taxes because of its
failure to deliver
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a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Lender
shall reasonably request to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes.
(f) If any Credit Party is required to pay additional amounts to or
for the account of any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.10, then such Lender
will agree to use reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its
applicable lending office so as to eliminate or reduce any such additional
payment which may thereafter accrue if such change, in the judgment of such
Lender, is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(g) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the
Credit Parties hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Credit Parties
contained in this Section 3.10 shall survive the repayment of the Loans, LOC
Obligations and other obligations under the Credit Documents and the termination
of the Commitments hereunder.
3.11 [Reserved].
3.12 [Reserved].
3.13 Pro Rata Treatment.
Except to the extent otherwise provided herein:
(a) Obligations. Each Revolving Loan, each payment or prepayment of
principal of any Revolving Loan, each payment of interest on any Revolving Loan,
each payment on or in respect of the LOC Obligations and each payment of
interest thereon, each payment of the Letter of Credit Fee, each payment of the
Commitment Fee and each reduction of Aggregate Committed Amount shall be
allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to their respective Revolving
Commitment Percentages.
(b) Advances.
(i) No Lender shall be responsible for the failure or delay by
any other Lender in its obligation to make its ratable share of a
borrowing hereunder; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender
to fulfill its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender
of its obligations hereunder.
(ii) Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the
Administrative Agent prior to the date any payment is required to be
made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or
such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as
the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be
so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding
amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such
payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds, then:
(A) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each
Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative
Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made
available to such Lender in immediately available funds,
together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and
including the date such amount was made available by the
Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is
repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available
funds, at the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect;
and
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(B) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such
Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative
Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds,
together with interest thereon for the period from the date
such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to
the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the
Administrative Agent (the "Compensation Period") at a rate per
annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in
effect. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon
the Administrative Agent's demand therefor, the Administrative
Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the
Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent,
together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a
rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the
applicable borrowing.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its
obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights that
the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as
a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the
Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to any amount owing
under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
3.14 Sharing of Payments.
(a) Lenders. The Lenders agree among themselves that, in the event
that any Lender shall obtain payment in respect of any Loan, LOC Obligation or
any other obligation owing to such Lender under this Agreement through the
exercise of a right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim, or pursuant to a
secured claim under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or other security or
interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such
Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or
otherwise, or by any other means, in excess of its pro rata share of such
payment as provided for in this Agreement, such Lender shall promptly purchase
from the other Lenders a participation in such Loan, LOC Obligation and other
obligations in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time,
as shall be equitable to the end that all Lenders share such payment in
accordance with their respective ratable shares as provided for in this
Agreement. The Lenders further agree among themselves that if payment to any
such Lender obtained by such Lender through the exercise of a right of setoff,
banker's lien, counterclaim or other event as aforesaid shall be rescinded or
must otherwise be restored, each Lender which shall have shared the benefit of
such payment shall, by repurchase of a participation theretofore sold, return
its share of that benefit (together with its share of any accrued interest
payable with respect thereto) to each Lender whose payment shall have been
rescinded or otherwise restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so
purchasing such a participation may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all rights of payment, including setoff, banker's lien or
counterclaim, with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender
were a holder of such Loan, LOC Obligation or other obligation in the amount of
such participation. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which
this Section 3.14 applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable,
exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent
with the rights of the Lenders under this Section 3.14 to share in the benefits
of any recovery on such secured claim.
(b) Lenders and Agents. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, if any Lender or any Agent shall fail to remit to any other Agent or
any other Lender an amount payable by such Lender or such Agent to such other
Agent or such other Lender pursuant to this Agreement on the date when such
amount is due, such payments shall be made together with interest thereon for
each date from the date such amount is
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due until the date such amount is paid to such other Agent or such other Lender
at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.
3.15 Payments, Computations, Etc.
(a) Payments by the Borrower. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, all payments of principal, interest and fees hereunder shall
be made to the Administrative Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds,
without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or
setoff, at the Administrative Agent's office specified in Section 12.1 not
later than 2:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date when due.
Payments received after such time shall be deemed to have been received on the
next succeeding Business Day. The Administrative Agent may (but shall not be
obligated to) debit the amount of any such payment which is not made by such
time to any ordinary deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the
Administrative Agent (with notice to the Borrower). The Borrower shall, at the
time it makes any payment under this Agreement, specify to the Administrative
Agent the Loans, LOC Obligations, Fees, interest or other amounts payable by
the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied (and in the event
that it fails so to specify, or if such application would be inconsistent with
the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the
Lenders in such manner as the Administrative Agent may determine to be
appropriate in respect of obligations owing by the Borrower hereunder, subject
to the terms of Section 3.13(a)). The Administrative Agent will distribute such
payments to the Lenders if any such payment is received prior to 12:00 Noon
(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on a Business Day in like funds as received
prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise the Administrative Agent
will distribute such payment to such Lenders entitled thereto on the next
succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be
due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day (subject to accrual of interest
and Fees for the period of such extension). Except as expressly provided
otherwise herein, all computations of fees shall be made on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days and all computations of
interest shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a
year of 365 or 366 days, as appropriate. Interest shall accrue from and include
the date of borrowing, but exclude the date of payment.
(b) Advances by Lenders. Upon notice by the Administrative Agent of
its receipt of a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(i), each
Lender will make its Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Loan
borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Borrower, or in such other manner as the Administrative Agent may specify in
writing, by 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date specified in
the applicable Notice of Borrowing in Dollars and in funds immediately
available to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Allocation of Payments After Event of Default. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of the Revolving
Obligations or any other amounts outstanding under any of the Credit Documents
shall be paid over or delivered as follows:
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees)
of the Agents in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders
under the Credit Documents;
SECOND, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees)
of each of the Lenders in connection with enforcing its rights under
the Credit Documents or otherwise with respect to the Revolving
Obligations owing to such Lender;
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THIRD, to the payment of all accrued interest and Fees on or in
respect of the Revolving Obligations;
FOURTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of
the Revolving Obligations (including the payment of all LOC Obligations
then reimbursable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.6(d), but
excluding any LOC Obligations attributable to issued but undrawn
Letters of Credit);
FIFTH, to the cash collateralization of all LOC Obligations
attributable to issued but undrawn Letters of Credit;
SIXTH, to all other obligations which shall have become due
and payable under the Credit Documents or otherwise and not repaid
pursuant to clauses "FIRST" through "FIFTH" above; and
SEVENTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may
be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
In carrying out the foregoing, (i) amounts received shall be applied in the
numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next
succeeding category; and (ii) each of the Lenders shall receive an amount equal
to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that then outstanding Obligations
held by such Lender bears to the aggregate then outstanding Obligations (to the
extent permitted hereunder)) of amounts available to be applied pursuant to
clauses "SECOND", "THIRD", "FOURTH" and "FIFTH" above; and (iii) all amounts
available to be applied to pursuant to clause "FIFTH" above shall be held by the
Administrative Agent in a cash collateral account and applied (A) first, to
reimburse the Issuing Lender for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and
(B) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other
obligations of the types described in clauses "FIFTH" and "SIXTH" above in the
manner provided in this Section 3.15(c).
3.16 Evidence of Debt.
(a) Each Lender shall maintain an account or accounts evidencing each
Loan made by such Lender to the Borrower from time to time, including the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time under this Agreement. Each Lender will make reasonable efforts to maintain
the accuracy of its account or accounts and to promptly update its account or
accounts from time to time, as necessary.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to
Section 12.3(c), and a subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and
subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the amount and type of each
Loan, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due and payable to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum
received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from or for the account of the
Borrower and each Lender's share thereof. The Administrative Agent will make
reasonable efforts to maintain the accuracy of the subaccounts referred to in
the preceding sentence and to promptly update such subaccounts from time to
time, as necessary.
(c) The entries made in the Register, accounts and subaccounts
maintained pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 3.16 (and, if consistent
with the entries of the Administrative Agent, subsection (a)) shall be prima
facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower
therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to maintain the Register, any such account,
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or such subaccount, as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any
manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and other
obligations owing to such Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 4
GUARANTY
4.1 The Guarantee.
(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to
each Lender and to the Agents, as hereinafter provided, the prompt payment of
the Guaranteed Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a
mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or
otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby
further agree that if any of the Guaranteed Obligations are not paid in full
when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by
acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the
Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any
demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of
payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be
promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory
prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise)
in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or
in any other of the Credit Documents, to the extent the obligations of a
Guarantor shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason
(including, without limitation, because of any applicable state, provincial or
federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers or the granting of
financial assistance) then the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be
limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether
federal, state or provincial and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy
Code). In such case or otherwise at the request of an Agent, each Credit Party
shall take such action and shall execute and deliver all such further documents
required by such Agent to cause the obligations of such Guarantor to be
enforceable to the extent required by this Agreement.
4.2 Obligations Unconditional.
The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.1 are joint and
several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness,
validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents or any
other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release
or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor,
it being the intent of this Section 4.2 that the obligations of each of the
Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of
subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or
any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Section 4 until such time as all
of the Lenders have been paid in full, all Commitments under this Agreement have
been terminated and no Person or Governmental Authority shall have any right to
request any return or reimbursement of funds from the Lenders in connection with
monies received under the Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the
liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall remain absolute and
unconditional as described above:
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(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any
Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of
the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or
compliance shall be waived;
(ii) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any
of the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred
to in the Credit Documents shall be done or omitted;
(iii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall
be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified,
supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the
Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to in
the Credit Documents shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released
or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
(iv) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, any Agent or any
Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations
shall fail to attach or be perfected; or
(v) any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be determined to
be void or voidable (including, without limitation, for the benefit of
any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims
of any Person (including, without limitation, any creditor of any
Guarantor).
With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly
waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices
whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender
exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of
the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the
Credit Documents or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or
security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
4.3 Reinstatement.
The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section 4 shall be
automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by
or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded
or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or
reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify
the Agents and each Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
incurred by the Agents or such Lender in connection with such rescission or
restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against
any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent
transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
4.4 Certain Additional Waivers.
Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of
recourse to security for the Guaranteed Obligations, except through the exercise
of the rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 4.2.
4.5 Remedies.
The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as
between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the
other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and
payable as provided in Section 10.2 (and shall be deemed to have become
automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Section
10.2) for purposes of Section 4.1 notwithstanding any
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stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or
preventing the Guaranteed Obligations from becoming automatically due and
payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration
(or the Guaranteed Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due
and payable), the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any
other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for
purposes of Section 4.1.
4.6 Rights of Contribution.
The Guarantors hereby agree, as among themselves, that if any Guarantor
shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below), each other
Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the
succeeding provisions of this Section 4.6), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor
an amount equal to such Guarantor's Pro Rata Share (as defined below and
determined, for this purpose, without reference to the Facilities, assets,
liabilities and debts of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of such Excess Payment
(as defined below). The payment obligation of any Guarantor to any Excess
Funding Guarantor under this Section 4.6 shall be subordinate and subject in
right of payment to the prior payment in full of the obligations of such
Guarantor under the other provisions of this Section 4, and such Excess Funding
Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess
until payment and satisfaction in full of all of such obligations. For purposes
hereof, (a) "Excess Funding Guarantor" shall mean, in respect of any obligations
arising under the other provisions of this Section 4 (hereafter, the "Guarantied
Obligations"), a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata
Share of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) "Excess Payment" shall mean, in respect
of any Guarantied Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in
excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guarantied Obligations; and (c) "Pro Rata
Share", for the purposes of this Section 4.6, shall mean, for any Guarantor, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the amount by which the aggregate
present fair saleable value of all of its assets and Facilities exceeds the
amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent,
subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the
obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the
aggregate present fair saleable value of all assets and other Facilities of the
Borrower and all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all of the debts and
liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated
liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors
hereunder) of the Borrower and all of the Guarantors, all as of the Closing Date
(if any Guarantor becomes a party hereto subsequent to the Closing Date, then
for the purposes of this Section 4.6 such subsequent Guarantor shall be deemed
to have been a Guarantor as of the Closing Date and the information pertaining
to, and only pertaining to, such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became
a Guarantor shall be deemed true as of the Closing Date).
4.7 Continuing Guarantee.
The guarantee in this Section 4 is a continuing guarantee, and shall
apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
SECTION 5
CONDITIONS
5.1 Conditions to Closing.
The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of each Lender
to make its initial Extension of Credit on the Closing Date are subject to the
satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) Certain Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received,
on the Closing Date, the following, each dated the Closing Date unless
otherwise indicated, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each Lender:
(i) From each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this
Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy
transmission of a signed signature page to this Agreement) that such
party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(ii) The Notes to the order of the Lenders, respectively, duly
executed by the Borrower.
(iii) Such collateral documents, corporate documents,
officer's certificates, opinions of counsel or other documents,
information or materials as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender
through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.
(b) Fees and Expenses. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all fees
(if any) and expenses owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses of legal counsel).
(c) Absence of Legal Proceedings. The absence of any action, suit,
investigation or proceeding (other than the Bankruptcy Cases) pending in any
court or before any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Supplemental DIP Financing Order. Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its sole
discretion, that the Supplemental DIP Financing Order has been entered by the
Bankruptcy Court and docketed by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, and that
such order is in full force and effect and has not been vacated, reversed,
modified, amended, or stayed pending appeal.
(e) Motions, Etc. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have
reviewed and found satisfactory all motions, orders (including, without
limitation, the Supplemental DIP Financing Order) and other pleadings or related
documents to be filed or submitted to the Bankruptcy Court in connection with
this Agreement.
(f) Initial Budget. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the
Initial TP&S Budget, in form, scope and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
(g) Borrowing Base Certificate. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of
a Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating the Borrowing Base as of January 31,
2002.
5.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit hereunder
(including the initial Extension of Credit being made on the Closing Date) shall
be subject to the further conditions precedent on the date of the making of such
Extension of Credit:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of the Credit Parties contained in Section 6 of this Agreement, in the other
Credit Documents and in any certificate furnished
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pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be true and
correct on and as of such date (unless such representations and warranties are
made as of another date, in which case they shall true and correct as of such
date).
(b) No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing on such date or will result from the Extension of
Credit being made on such date.
(c) Maximum Amounts. After giving effect to the requested Extension of
Credit, each of the following shall be true:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Obligations
shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Aggregate Committed Amount and
(y) the Borrowing Base minus $1,000,000; and
(ii) with regard to each Lender, such Lender's Revolving
Commitment Percentage of Revolving Obligations outstanding at any
time shall not exceed such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage
of the Aggregate Committed Amount.
(d) Section 2 Conditions. Each of the conditions set forth in Section
2 shall have been satisfied.
(e) Final DIP Financing Order. The Supplemental DIP Financing Order
and the Final DIP Financing Order shall be in full force and effect and shall
not have been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed.
(f) No Order of Bankruptcy. No order of the Bankruptcy Court shall
have been entered (i) authorizing the Credit Parties to borrow money pursuant
to section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code from any Person (other than the Lenders
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) or to obtain any other credit from any
Person secured by a Lien on any of the assets of the Credit Parties pursuant to
sections 364(c) or (d) of the Bankruptcy Code, or (ii) affording any creditor
adequate protection under sections 361 through 364 of the Bankruptcy Code by
granting a Lien in any Collateral, unless the Lenders consent to such a Lien or
such Lien is junior and expressly subordinated in all respects to the Liens of
the Collateral Agent in the Collateral.
(g) Expiration of Interim Period. The obligation of the Lenders to
extend credit under this Agreement after the Interim Period expires shall be
subject to the further condition precedent that, in addition to the conditions
set forth in this Section 5.2, the Administrative Agent shall have received
evidence, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Supplemental DIP
Financing Order has been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and docketed by the
Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, and that such order (i) shall be in full force
and effect and shall constitute final authorization and approval of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) shall be in a form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (iii) shall not have
been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed pending appeal.
(h) Certain Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, such collateral documents,
corporate documents, officer's certificates, opinions of counsel or other
documents, information or materials as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender
through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.
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Each request for Extension of Credit and each acceptance by the
Borrower of an Extension of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Extension of
Credit that each of the conditions precedent in this Section 5.2 have been
satisfied.
SECTION 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this
Agreement and to make Extensions of Credit, each of the Credit Parties hereby
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each Lender that:
6.1 Financial Condition.
Each of the financial statements described below (copies of which have
heretofore been provided to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the
Lenders), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the periods covered thereby, are complete and correct in all material
respects and present fairly the financial condition and results from operations
of the entities and for the periods specified (subject in the case of interim
company-prepared statements to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of
footnotes):
(a) audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets for
the members of the Consolidated Group for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 1999 and December 31, 2000, together with related audited
consolidated and consolidating statements of operations, shareholders
equity and cash flows for such fiscal years, in each case certified by
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, certified public accountants; and
(b) after the Closing Date, the annual and quarterly financial
statements provided in accordance with Sections 7.1(a), (b) and
(c)(ii).
6.2 No Changes or Restricted Payments.
Since December 31, 2000, (a) except as set forth on Schedule 6.2 and
other than the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases, there has been no
circumstance, development or event relating to or affecting the members of the
TP&S Group which has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (b) except as permitted herein, no Restricted Payments have
been made or declared by any member of the TP&S Group.
6.3 Organization; Existence; Compliance with Law.
Each of the Credit Parties (a) is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, (b) has the corporate or other necessary power and authority, and
the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it
operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged,
(c) is duly qualified as a foreign entity and in good standing under the laws of
each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, other than in such
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would
not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) is in compliance
with its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (or other organizational or
governing documents) and all Requirements
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of Law, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in
the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
(a) Subject to the entry of the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, each
of the Credit Parties has the corporate or other necessary power and authority,
and the legal right, to execute, make, deliver and perform the Credit Documents
to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate or other action to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Credit Documents
to which it is a party.
(b) Subject to the entry of the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, the
execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents
to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby do not and will not (i) contravene such Person's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or other comparable governing documents, (ii) violate
any other applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation,
Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System),
or any order or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, (iii) result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries, other than those in favor of the Collateral
Agent pursuant hereto and the other Credit Documents or (iv) violate or conflict
with any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to any
Credit Party.
(c) Except for the entry of the Supplemental DIP Financing Order, no
consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in
respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in
connection with acceptance of Extensions of Credit or the making of the
guaranties hereunder or with the execution, delivery or performance of any
Credit Documents by the Credit Parties (other than (i) those which have been
obtained and are in full force and effect, (ii) such filings as are required by
the Securities and Exchange Commission and (iii) other filings necessary to
fulfill other reporting requirements with Governmental Authorities) or with the
validity or enforceability of any Credit Document against the Credit Parties
(except such filings as are necessary in connection with the perfection of the
Liens created by such Credit Documents).
(d) Subject to the entry of the Supplemental DIP Financing Order and
based upon the Final DIP Financing Order, each Credit Document to which it is a
party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party
enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms without
defense, setoff or counterclaim.
6.5 Reserved.
6.6 No Material Litigation.
No claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Credit Parties, threatened by or against, any Credit Party or against any of the
Facilities or revenues of any Credit Party which (a) purports to affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents or (b) is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.7 No Default.
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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6.8 Ownership of Property; Liens.
Each of the Credit Parties has good record and marketable title in fee
simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its real property material to
the Credit Parties taken as a whole, and good title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, all its other property material to the Credit Parties taken as a
whole, and none of such property is subject to any Lien, except for Permitted
Liens.
6.9 Intellectual Property.
Each Credit Party owns, or has the legal right to use, the Intellectual
Property necessary for each of them to conduct its business as currently
conducted, except to the extent the failure to do so would not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim has been asserted and is
pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such
Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual
Property, nor does any Credit Party know of any such claim, and the use of such
Intellectual Property by the Credit Parties does not infringe on the rights of
any Person, except for such claims and infringements that in the aggregate,
would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.10 No Burdensome Restrictions.
Neither the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other
organizational or governing documents) nor any Requirement of Law of any Credit
Party would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.11 Taxes.
Each Credit Party has filed all post-petition federal and other tax
returns and material reports required to be filed, and has paid all
post-petition federal and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges levied or imposed upon it or its Facilities, income or assets otherwise
due and payable unless such unpaid taxes and assessments are (a) not yet past
due or (b) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently pursued and as to which adequate reserves determined in accordance
with GAAP have been established on such Credit Party's books and records and no
Lien with respect to nonpayment thereof has been asserted. No Credit Party is
aware of any proposed tax assessments against it, with respect to any prior
period, in excess of amounts accrued on its financial statements (as required to
be accrued in accordance with GAAP), nor does any Credit Party anticipate any
further material tax liability with respect to any open taxable years taken as a
whole in excess of accrued amounts.
6.12 ERISA
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect:
(a) During the five-year period prior to the date on which this
representation is made or deemed made: (i) no ERISA Event has occurred, and, to
the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, no event or condition has occurred or
exists as a result of which any ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to
occur, with respect to any Plan; (ii) no "accumulated funding deficiency," as
such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code, whether or not waived, has occurred with respect to any Plan;
(iii) each Plan has been maintained, operated, and funded in compliance with its
own terms and in material compliance with the provisions of ERISA, the Internal
Revenue Code, and any other applicable federal or state
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laws; and (iv) no lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen or is
reasonably likely to arise on account of any Plan.
(b) The actuarial present value of all "benefit liabilities" (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA), whether or not vested, under each
Single Employer Plan, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on
which this representation is made or deemed made (determined, in each case, in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 87, utilizing the
actuarial assumptions used in such Plan's most recent actuarial valuation
report), did not exceed as of such valuation date the fair market value of the
assets of such Plan.
(c) Neither any Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or,
to the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, could be reasonably expected to
incur, any withdrawal liability under ERISA to any Multiemployer Plan or
Multiple Employer Plan. Neither any Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate would
become subject to any withdrawal liability under ERISA if any Credit Party or
any ERISA Affiliate were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans and
Multiple Employer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date
on which this representation is made or deemed made. Neither any Credit Party
nor any ERISA Affiliate has received any notification that any Multiemployer
Plan is in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), is
insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), or has been terminated
(within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA), and no Multiemployer Plan is, to the
best knowledge of the Credit Parties, reasonably expected to be in
reorganization, insolvent, or terminated.
(d) No prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) or breach of fiduciary
responsibility has occurred with respect to a Plan which has subjected or may
subject any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate to any liability under Sections
406, 409, 502(i), or 502(l) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code, or under any agreement or other instrument pursuant to which any Credit
Party or any ERISA Affiliate has agreed or is required to indemnify any person
against any such liability.
(e) Neither any Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliates has any material
liability with respect to "expected post-retirement benefit obligations" within
the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 106. Each Plan
which is a welfare plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) to which Sections
601-609 of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code apply has been
administered in compliance in all material respects of such sections.
(f) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the financing transactions contemplated thereunder will involve
any transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of Sections 404, 406 or 407
of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. The representation by the Credit Parties in
the preceding sentence is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of
the Lenders' representation in Section 12.15 with respect to their source of
funds and is subject, in the event that the source of the funds used by the
Lenders in connection with this transaction is an insurance company's general
asset account, to the application of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
95-60, 60 Fed. Reg. 35,925 (1995), compliance with the regulations issued under
Section 401(c)(1)(A) of ERISA, or the issuance of any other prohibited
transaction exemption or similar relief, to the effect that assets in an
insurance company's general asset account do not constitute assets of an
"employee benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA or a "plan"
within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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6.13 Governmental Regulations, Etc.
(a) No part of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit hereunder will
be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
"margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation U. If requested by any Lender or
the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent
and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the
requirements of FR Form U-1 referred to in said Regulation U. No Indebtedness
being reduced or retired out of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit
hereunder was or will be incurred for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U or any "margin security" within
the meaning of Regulation T. "Margin stock" within the meanings of Regulation U
does not constitute more than 25% of the value of the consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries. None of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the direct or indirect use of the
proceeds of the Loans) will violate or result in a violation of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or regulations issued pursuant
thereto, or Regulation T, U or X.
(b) The Borrower will not use any proceeds of the Loans for any
purpose that is improper under the Bankruptcy Code.
(c) No Credit Party is subject to regulation under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act
of 1940, each as amended. In addition, no Credit Party is (i) an "investment
company" registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and is not controlled by such a company, or (ii) a
"holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an
"affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary" of a "holding company",
within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended.
(d) No director, executive officer or principal shareholder of any
Credit Party is a director, executive officer or principal shareholder of any
Lender. For the purposes hereof the terms "director", "executive officer" and
"principal shareholder" (when used with reference to any Lender) have the
respective meanings assigned thereto in Regulation O.
6.14 Subsidiaries.
(a) Set forth on Schedule 6.14(a) are all of the Subsidiaries of the
Borrower at the Closing Date, the jurisdiction of their incorporation and the
direct or indirect ownership interest of the Borrower therein.
(b) Set forth on Schedule 6.14(b) are all of the Guarantors at the
Closing Date. Each Guarantor is a member of the TP&S Group. The Borrower has no
Domestic Subsidiaries that are in the "track" or "products and services" segment
of the Borrower's business other than the Guarantors.
(c) Set forth on Schedule 6.14(c) are all members of the Track Group
at the Closing Date.
(d) Set forth on Schedule 6.14(d) are all members of the P&S Group at
the Closing Date.
(e) Set forth on Schedule 6.14(e) are all members of the Transit Group
at the Closing Date.
6.15 Purpose of Extensions of Credit.
(a) Loans.
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(i) The proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the
Borrower solely:
(A) to refinance the loans and other obligations
outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement;
(B) to pay the payables owed by any member of the TP&S
Group (other than any payables owed in connection with the
Specified Contracts);
(C) to pay TP&S Corporate Overhead Expense, TP&S
Restructuring Expense and up to forty-two percent (42%) of
General Corporate Overhead Expense and General Restructuring
Costs; and
(D) for general working capital purposes of the TP&S
Group (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (C)
above in the case of corporate overhead expense and
restructuring costs) and adequate protection payments to the
Pre-Petition Lenders for depreciation of equipment owned by
the members of the TP&S Group (other than any equipment used
in and necessary for completion of the Specified Contracts);
in each case in accordance with the TP&S Budget most recently
delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant
to Section 7.1(e) (subject to the variance permitted under
Section 7.14).
(ii) None of the proceeds of the Loans may be used to
amortize, repay or prepay any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for borrowed money; provided, however,
that the proceeds of the Loans may be used to (A) make adequate
protection payments to the Pre-Petition Lenders and (B) make payments
permitted under Section 6.15(a)(i).
(b) Letters of Credit. The Letters of Credit shall be used for the
purpose of providing credit support for, or in lieu of, bid and performance
bonds required in connection with projects undertaken by any member of the TP&S
Group (the "TP&S Letters of Credit") or credit support for, or in lieu of,
miscellaneous bonds (including, without limitation, payment, licensure and
workmen's compensation bonds) of any member of the TP&S Group (the
"Miscellaneous Letters of Credit").
(c) Restrictions. No proceeds of the Loans or the Collateral will be
used by the Borrower or any other Person (including, without limitation, any
statutory committee appointed in the Bankruptcy Cases) to (i) pay any
professional fees and disbursements incurred by any party, including any Credit
Party or statutory committee, in connection with prosecuting (but not
investigating) any claim, suit, action, adversary proceedings or claim
objection against or with respect to the Pre-Petition Agents, the Pre-Petition
Lenders or any claims, rights, security interests or liens of any of them, (ii)
object to or contest in any manner, or raise any defenses to, the validity,
extent, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Revolving Obligations,
the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents, any other rights or interests of the Agents and the Lenders
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or (iii) assert any claims
or causes of action, including, without limitation, any actions under Chapter 5
of the Bankruptcy Code, against the Agents and/or the Lenders.
6.16 Environmental Matters.
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect:
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(a) Each of the facilities and Properties owned, leased or operated
by any Credit Party (the "Facilities") and all operations at the Facilities are
in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no violation
of any Environmental Law with respect to the Facilities or the businesses
operated by any Credit Party (the "Businesses"), and there are no conditions
relating to the Businesses or Facilities that could give rise to liability
under any applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) None of the Facilities contains, or has previously contained, any
Materials of Environmental Concern at, on or under the Facilities in amounts or
concentrations that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give
rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.
(c) No Credit Party has received any written or verbal notice of, or
inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged
violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding
environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any
of the Facilities or the Businesses, nor does any Credit Party have knowledge
or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being
threatened.
(d) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or
disposed of from the Facilities, or generated, treated, stored or disposed of
at, on or under any of the Facilities or any other location, in each case by or
on behalf any Credit Party in violation of, or in a manner that would be
reasonably likely to give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental
Law.
(e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action
is pending or, to the best knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened, under any
Environmental Law to which any Credit Party is or will be named as a party, nor
are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative
orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements
outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to any Credit Party, the
Facilities or the Businesses.
(f) There has been no release or, threat of release of Materials of
Environmental Concern at or from the Facilities, or arising from or related to
the operations (including, without limitation, disposal) of any Credit Party in
connection with the Facilities or otherwise in connection with the Businesses,
in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability
under Environmental Laws.
6.17 Disclosure.
(a) Neither this Agreement, any of the financial statements delivered
to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, any other document, certificate
or statement furnished to the Administrative Agent and/or Lenders (with the
exception of budgets and projections) nor any of the information delivered in
writing to the Bankruptcy Court by or on behalf of any Credit Party in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading.
(b) The budget and projections furnished to the Administrative Agent
and/or the Lenders by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith on the basis
of reasonable assumptions.
6.18 Bank Accounts.
Schedule 6.18 contains a complete and accurate list of all bank
accounts maintained by the Credit Parties with any bank or other financial
institution.
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6.19 Insurance.
All policies of insurance of any kind or nature owned by or issued to
any Credit Party, including, without limitation, policies of life, fire, theft,
product liability, public liability, property damage, other casualty, employee
fidelity, workers' compensation and employee health and welfare insurance, are
(a) in full force and effect, (b) to the Credit Parties' knowledge, sufficient,
and (c) of a nature and provide such coverage as is customarily carried by
companies of the size and character of such Person.
6.20 Labor Matters.
(a) There are no strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts
pending or, to the Credit Parties' knowledge, threatened against or involving
any Credit Party, other than those which in the aggregate have no Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) There are no arbitrations or grievances pending against or
involving any Credit Party, nor are there any arbitrations or grievances, to
any Credit Party's knowledge, threatened involving any Credit Party, other than
those which, in the aggregate, if resolved adversely to a Credit Party, would
have no Material Adverse Effect.
(c) There is no organizing activity involving any Credit Party
pending or, to any Credit Party's knowledge, threatened by any labor union or
group of employees, other than those which in the aggregate have no Material
Adverse Effect. There are no representation proceedings pending or, to any
Credit Party's knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board,
and no labor organization or group of employees of any Credit Party has made a
pending demand for recognition, other than those which in the aggregate have no
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no unfair labor practices charges, grievances or
complaints pending or in process or, to each Credit Party's knowledge,
threatened by or on behalf of any employee or group of employees of any Credit
Party, other than those which in the aggregate, if adversely determined, would
have no Material Adverse Effect.
(e) There are no complaints or charges against any Credit Party
pending or, to each Credit Party's knowledge, threatened to be filed with any
Federal, state, local or foreign court, governmental agency or arbitrator based
on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment
by any Credit Party of any individual, other than those which in the aggregate,
if resolved adversely, would have no Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Each Credit Party is in compliance with all laws, and all orders
of any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator, relating to the employment
of labor, including, without limitation, all such laws relating to wages,
hours, collective bargaining, discrimination, civil rights, and the payment of
withholding and/or social security and similar taxes, except for such
non-compliances that in the aggregate have no Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 7
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
As long as any of the Revolving Obligations or Commitments remain
outstanding, each Credit Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent that:
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7.1 Financial Statements.
The Borrower shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the
Administrative Agent and Lenders:
(a) Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. As soon as available,
but in any event within ninety-five (95) days after the end of each fiscal
year, an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as of the
end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, all prepared in
conformity with GAAP and certified by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, or other firm of
independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing
reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous year.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any
event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the
Consolidated Group as of the end of such quarter, (ii) consolidated statements
of income and cash flows of the Consolidated Group, in each case for the period
commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of
such fiscal quarter, all prepared in conformity with GAAP and certified by the
chief financial officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial
condition and results of operations of the Consolidated Group at such date and
for such period (subject to normal year-end adjustments).
(c) Borrower-Prepared Financial Statements.
(i) Annual TP&S Group Financial Statements. As soon as
available, but in any event within ninety-five (95) days after the end
of each fiscal year, a company-prepared consolidated balance sheet of
the TP&S Group as of the end of such fiscal year and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for the TP&S Group for such fiscal year.
(ii) Monthly Financial Statements.
(A) Consolidated Group. As soon as available, but in
any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
calendar month (except for January, 2002 for which the
Borrower shall have forty-five (45) days to deliver such
monthly financing statements after the end of such calendar
month), company-prepared consolidated and consolidating
balance sheets of the Consolidated Group as of the end of such
calendar month and related company-prepared consolidated and
consolidating statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cash flows for such monthly period and for the fiscal year
to date, in each case setting forth in comparative form the
consolidated and consolidating figures for the corresponding
period or periods of the preceding fiscal year or the portion
of the fiscal year ending with such period, as applicable, in
each case subject to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(B) TP&S Group. As soon as available, but in any
event within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar
month (except for January, 2002 for which the Borrower shall
have forty-five (45) days to deliver such monthly financing
statements after the end of such calendar month),
company-prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheets
of the TP&S Group as of the end of such calendar month and
related
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company-prepared consolidated and consolidating statements of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the TP&S
Group such monthly period and for the fiscal year to date, in
each case setting forth in comparative form the consolidated
and consolidating figures for the corresponding period or
periods of the preceding fiscal year or the portion of the
fiscal year ending with such period, as applicable, in each
case subject to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(iii) Cash Flow Reports for TP&S Group.
(A) Forecast. A report, in a form acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, that includes a detailed cash flow
projection (including the total amount of General Corporate
Overhead Expenses and General Restructuring Costs and the
allocation thereof) of the TP&S Group for the then upcoming
thirteen weeks, on a consolidated and consolidating basis
(each a "Forecast"), with (x) the initial Forecast to be for
the period from January 1, 2002 through March 31, 2002 and to
be delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and (y) each
subsequent Forecast to be for the thirteen week period
immediately following the end of the thirteen week period
covered by the prior Forecast and to be delivered at least ten
(10) days prior to the commencement of such thirteen week
period;
(B) Variance Analysis. Within four (4) Business Days
after the end of each week, a variance analysis (the "Variance
Analysis") reflecting a detailed comparison between actual
cash flows for the TP&S Group through the end of the previous
week on a consolidated and consolidating basis and those
projected for such period in the applicable TP&S Budget for
such period, in each case in form reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, together with a certificate from a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower explaining any variances
between the actual results from operations and the amounts set
forth in the corresponding budget.
(iv) Accounts Payable Agings for TP&S Group. Concurrently
with the delivery of the Forecast, a summary of the accounts payable
agings of the TP&S Group in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.
(v) Surety Claims. Within five (5) Business Days of
receipt, written notice of any notification from any surety of any
member of the TP&S Group concerning claims made against such surety in
connection with any significant project of such member of the TP&S
Group, and, as soon as available, and in any event within five (5)
Business Days after the receipt of such notification, a copy of any
such notification.
(d) Borrowing Base Certificate. Within thirty (30) days after the end
of each calendar month, a statement of the Borrowing Base and its components as
of the end of such calendar month, in substantially the form of Schedule 7.1(d)
(the "Borrowing Base Certificate") and in substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, certified by the chief financial officer, chief accounting
officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower to be true and correct
as of the date thereof.
(e) Borrower-Prepared Budgets and Reconciliations.
(i) [Reserved];
(ii) [Reserved];
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(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) itemized budgets for each member of the TP&S Group in
form, scope and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in
its sole discretion (each, a "TP&S Budget"), with (A) the initial TP&S
Budget to be for the period from January 7, 2002 to July 5, 2002 (the
"Initial TP&S Budget") and to be delivered on or prior to the Closing
Date and (B) each subsequent TP&S Budget (each a "Subsequent TP&S
Budget") to be for the 180-day period immediately following the end of
the previous budgeted period and to be delivered at least 15 days prior
to the commencement of such 180-day period; and
(v) within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar
month (except for January, 2002 for which the Borrower shall have
forty-five (45) days to deliver such monthly financing statements after
the end of such calendar month), an itemized report reconciling actual
results from operations of each member of the TP&S Group for such
calendar month with the revised business plan provided by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Existing Credit
Agreement (the "Business Plan"), in each case in form reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a certificate
from the chief financial officer of the Borrower explaining any
variances between the actual results from operations and the amounts
set forth in the corresponding business plan.
All such financial statements and reports delivered pursuant to this Section
7.1 shall be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the
case of interim statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments) and shall be
prepared in reasonable detail and, in the case of the annual and quarterly
financial statements provided in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) above,
in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected
therein and further accompanied by a description of, and an estimation of the
effect on the financial statements on account of, any change in the application
of accounting principles as provided in Section 1.3(a).
7.2 Certificates; Other Information.
The Borrower shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a) Accountant's Certificate and Reports. Concurrently with
the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsection
7.1(a) above, a certificate of the independent certified public
accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in the
course of the regular audit of the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted by such accounting firm in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting
firm has obtained no knowledge that a Default or Event of Default under
Section 8.15 or Section 8.16 has occurred and is continuing, or, if, in
the opinion of such accounting firm, such a Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.
(b) Officer's Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the
delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.1(a),
7.1(b) and 7.1(c)(ii) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer,
substantially in the form of Schedule 7.2(b), stating that, to the best
of such Responsible Officer's knowledge and belief, (i) the financial
statements fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition of the parties covered by such financial statements, (ii)
during such period the Credit Parties have observed or performed in all
material respects the covenants and other
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agreements hereunder and under the other Credit Documents relating to
them, and satisfied in all material respects the conditions contained
in this Agreement to be observed, performed or satisfied by them, and
(iii) such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any
Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate.
(c) Accountants' Reports. Promptly upon receipt, a copy of any
final (as distinguished from a preliminary or discussion draft)
"management letter" or other similar report submitted by independent
accountants or financial consultants to the members of the Consolidated
Group in connection with any annual, interim or special audit or which
refers in whole or in part to any inadequacy, defect, problem,
qualification or other lack of fully satisfactory accounting controls
utilized by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) Public Information. Within thirty days after the same are
sent, copies of all reports (other than those otherwise provided
pursuant to Section 7.1) and other financial information which the
Borrower sends to its public stockholders, and within thirty days after
the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and
non-confidential reports which the Borrower may make to, or file with,
the SEC.
(e) Bankruptcy Court Matters. Promptly, copies of all
pleadings, motions, applications, and other documents filed by any
Credit Party with the Bankruptcy Court or distributed by any Credit
Party to the office of the United States Trustee or to any official
committee of creditors or interest holders.
(f) Other Information. Promptly, such additional financial and
other information as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any
Lender, may from time to time reasonably request.
7.3 Notices.
The Borrower shall give notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly transmit such notice to each Lender) of:
(a) Defaults. Immediately (and in any event within two (2)
days) after any Responsible Officer knows of the occurrence of any
Default or Event of Default.
(b) Contractual Obligations. Promptly (and in any event within
ten (10) days) after any Responsible Officer knows of the occurrence of
any default or event of default under any post-petition Contractual
Obligation of any Credit Party which would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Legal Proceedings. Promptly (and in any event within ten
(10) days) after any Responsible Officer knows of any litigation, or
any investigation or proceeding (including without limitation, any
environmental proceeding), or any material development in respect
thereof, affecting any Credit Party which, if adversely determined,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) ERISA. Promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days)
after any Responsible Officer knows or has reason to know of (i) any
event or condition, including, but not limited to, any Reportable
Event, that constitutes, or might reasonably lead to, an ERISA Event;
(ii) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the receipt of notice as
prescribed in ERISA or
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otherwise of any withdrawal liability assessed against any of their
ERISA Affiliates, or of a determination that any Multiemployer Plan is
in reorganization or insolvent (both within the meaning of Title IV of
ERISA); (iii) the failure to make full payment on or before the due
date (including extensions) thereof of all amounts which any Credit
Party or any ERISA Affiliate are required to contribute to each Plan
pursuant to its terms and as required to meet the minimum funding
standard set forth in ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code; or (iv) any
change in the funding status of any Plan that reasonably could be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; together with a
description of any such event or condition or a copy of any such
notice and a statement by the chief financial officer of the Borrower
briefly setting forth the details regarding such event, condition, or
notice, and the action, if any, which has been or is being taken or is
proposed to be taken by the Credit Parties with respect thereto.
Promptly upon request, the Credit Parties shall furnish the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders with such additional information
concerning any Plan as may be reasonably requested, including, but not
limited to, copies of each annual report/return (Form 5500 series), as
well as all schedules and attachments thereto required to be filed
with the Department of Labor and/or the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, respectively, for
each "plan year" (within the meaning of Section 3(39) of ERISA).
(e) Other. Promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days),
any other development or event which a Responsible Officer determines
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied by a statement of a
Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein
and stating what action the relevant Credit Parties propose to take with respect
thereto.
7.4 Payment of Obligations.
Subject to the Final DIP Financing Order, each Credit Party shall pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become
delinquent (subject, where applicable, to specified grace periods), as the case
may be, all material post-petition obligations of such Credit Party of whatever
nature and any additional costs that are imposed as a result of any failure to
so pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy such obligations, except when the amount
or validity of such obligations and costs is currently being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves, if applicable, in conformity
with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Credit
Party.
7.5 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence.
Subject to the Final DIP Financing Order, each Credit Party shall (a)
continue to engage in business of the same general type as conducted on the
Closing Date by such Credit Party and similar or related businesses (including,
without limitation, the provision of any services to rail transportation
businesses); (b) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its
corporate or other legal existence except as otherwise permitted by this
Agreement; (c) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges,
licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its
business except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not, in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) comply with all
post-petition Contractual Obligations, its Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws (or other organizational or governing documents) and all Requirements of
Law applicable to it except to the extent that failure to comply therewith
would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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7.6 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
Each member of the TP&S Group shall keep all material property useful
and necessary in its business in reasonably good working order and condition
(ordinary wear and tear excepted) except to the extent that failure to comply
therewith would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; maintain
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies casualty, liability
and such other insurance (which may include plans of self-insurance) with such
coverage and deductibles, and in such amounts as may be consistent with prudent
business practice and in any event consistent with normal industry practice
(except to any greater extent as may be required by the terms of any of the
other Credit Documents); and furnish to the Agents, upon written request, full
information as to the insurance carried.
7.7 Books and Records; Inspection of Property; Discussions;
Consultant; Crisis Manager.
(a) Each Credit Party shall keep proper books of records and account
in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all
Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation
to its businesses and activities;
(b) Each Credit Party shall permit, during regular business hours and
upon reasonable notice to a Responsible Officer by the Administrative Agent,
the Administrative Agent, and its representatives, to visit and inspect any of
its Facilities that are used by any member of the TP&S Group and examine and
make abstracts (including photocopies) from any of its books and records (other
than materials protected by the attorney-client privilege and materials which
such Credit Party may not disclose without violation of a confidentiality
obligation binding upon it);
(c) Each Credit Party shall permit the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders to discuss the business, operations, Facilities and financial and other
condition of the Credit Parties with officers and employees of the Credit
Parties and, so long as any discussion takes place in the presence of a
Responsible Officer, the Borrower's independent certified public accountants;
(d) Each Credit Party shall cooperate fully with Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx,
LLC or any other consultant that is a "disinterested person" (as defined in
Section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code) retained by the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders (the "Consultant"), which cooperation shall include, without
limitation, allowing the Consultant reasonable access to observe the Credit
Parties' respective operations and financial records and projections, and the
Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all
reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders in connection with their retention of the Consultant;
(e) The Borrower shall (i) continue to engage a crisis manager (the
"Crisis Manager") to assist it in improving its cash management and financial
reporting and developing a comprehensive business recovery plan in form
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent for presentation to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (ii) cause the Crisis Manager to meet
periodically with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to report on the
Crisis Manager's findings, reports and recommendations, and (iii) refrain from
terminating its current engagement of Glass & Associates, Inc. as Crisis
Manager unless the Borrower immediately replaces Glass & Associates, Inc. with
another Crisis Manager with similar experience and reputation, and upon similar
terms and scope; and
(f) Each Credit Party shall permit the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, and its representatives (including representatives of
the Lenders), to conduct an annual audit of the inventory and receivables of
the Credit Parties, at the expense of the Borrower.
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The cost of the inspection referred to in clause (b) above shall be for the
account of the Credit Parties.
7.8 Environmental Laws.
(a) Each Credit Party shall comply in all material respects with, and
take reasonable actions to ensure compliance in all material respects by all
tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws and
obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and take
reasonable actions to ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply
in all material respects with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals,
notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental
Laws except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(b) Each Credit Party shall conduct and complete all investigations,
studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions
required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects
with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding
Environmental Laws except to the extent that the same are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and the failure to do or the pendency of
such proceedings would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.9 [Reserved].
7.10 [Reserved].
7.11 Additional Guaranties and Stock Pledges.
(a) Domestic Subsidiaries. At any time that any Credit Party forms,
creates or otherwise acquires any Domestic Subsidiary that is a part of the
"track" or "products and services" segment of the Borrower's business, such
Credit Party shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent within 10 days thereof
and (ii) within 30 days thereof, (A) cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a
Guarantor by execution of a Joinder Agreement, (B) cause such Domestic
Subsidiary to deliver with the Joinder Agreement such supporting resolutions,
incumbency certificates, corporate formation and organizational documentation
and opinions of counsel as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and
(C) deliver stock certificates and related pledge agreements or pledge joinder
agreements (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)
evidencing the pledge of 100% of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary
as security for the Revolving Obligations, together with undated stock transfer
powers executed in blank.
(b) Foreign Subsidiaries. At any time that any Credit Party forms,
creates or otherwise acquires any Foreign Subsidiary that is a part of the
"track" or "products and services" segment of the Borrower's business and that
is directly owned by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary, the Borrower
shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent within 10 days thereof and (ii)
within 30 days thereof, (A) deliver, or cause delivery of, stock certificates
and related pledge agreements or pledge joinder agreements (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) evidencing the pledge of
66% (or such greater percentage which would not result in material adverse tax
consequences) of the Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of
Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the Capital Stock not entitled
to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) of such
Foreign Subsidiary as security for the Revolving Obligations, together with
undated stock transfer powers executed in blank and (B) cause such Foreign
Subsidiary to deliver such corporate formation and
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organizational documentation and opinions of counsel (regarding the
enforceability and perfection of the stock pledge) as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request.
7.12 Ownership of Subsidiaries.
The Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, own at all times 100% of
the Voting Stock of each member of the TP&S Group.
7.13 Application of Proceeds.
(a) The Borrower shall use the Extensions of Credit as provided in
Section 6.15.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The Borrower shall deposit $995,000.00 of the proceeds of the
initial Loans in a blocked account maintained with the Administrative Agent
(such account, the "Expense Account"). The funds in the Expense Account shall
be a deposit to be applied by the Administrative Agent to pay any unpaid
General Corporate Overhead Expenses and General Restructuring Costs; provided
that in no event shall the members of the TP&S Group pay more than 42% of the
Borrower's total General Corporate Overhead Expenses and General Restructuring
Costs. The Credit Parties agree that the amounts in the Expense Account shall
be subject to the Collateral Agent's Lien and withdrawals by any Credit Party
shall not be permitted.
7.14 Compliance with Budgets.
As of the end of each week, the aggregate amount of actual
disbursements for operating expenses by members of the TP&S Group during the
period from October 5, 2001 to the end of such week shall not exceed the
budgeted amounts for such period (as set forth in the applicable TP&S Budget)
by more than (i) five percent (5%) for all budgeted line items in the aggregate
and (ii) ten percent (10%) for any individual line item on such budget (such
line items as to which such variance requirement shall apply to be determined
by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).
7.15 TP&S Payment Account; Bonded Receivables; Payments;
Reinvestment Account.
(a) TP&S Payment Account. The Borrower shall at all times maintain
with the Administrative Agent a bank account for the members of the TP&S Group
(the "TP&S Payment Account"). All proceeds of any account receivable or other
receivables, and all cash from the sale of inventory or equipment, the
rendition of services or otherwise, received by any member of the TP&S Group
shall be received by such member of the TP&S Group as the Administrative
Agent's trustee, and, within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof, shall
be delivered to the Administrative Agent in their original form duly endorsed
in blank or deposit them in the TP&S Payment Account, as the Administrative
Agent may direct. In addition, if any member of the TP&S Group receives any
funds from any Person in connection with the return of any cash relating to
cash collateralized obligations of any member of the TP&S Group, such member of
the TP&S Group shall immediately deposit such funds into the TP&S Payment
Account. If requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, each
Credit Party shall instruct all of the account debtors in respect of its
accounts receivables and other receivables related to the TP&S Group to make
all payments with respect thereto directly to the TP&S Payment Account. All
amounts in the TP&S Payment Account (including any amounts received directly by
any member of the TP&S Group and which are held in trust for the Administrative
Agent) shall be subject to
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the Administrative Agent's sole control and withdrawals by any member of the
TP&S Group or any other Person shall not be permitted.
(b) Bonded Receivables. The Borrower shall deliver written notice to
the Administrative Agent at the close of each Business Day that includes (i)
the aggregate amount of funds received and/or deposited in the TP&S Payment
Account that constitute Bonded Receivables Proceeds and (ii) a breakdown of the
amount of Bonded Receivables held in the TP&S Payment Account by bonded
project. The Administrative Agent shall transfer collected funds that
constitute Bonded Receivables Proceeds in the TP&S Payment Account to a
segregated and blocked account for the members of the TP&S Group (the "Bonded
Receivables Account"). All amounts in the Bonded Receivables account shall be
subject to the Administrative Agent's sole control and withdrawals by any
Credit Party shall not be permitted. The Administrative Agent shall release the
transferred Bonded Receivables Proceeds for any project in the Bonded
Receivables Account (A) only to pay the claims of subcontractors and
materialmen or to reimburse the surety in the event the surety makes payment on
such claims, but in each case only to the extent that funds attributable to
such project were then held in the Bonded Receivables Account, and only upon
sufficient documentation of such intended use which documentation shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B)
to pay labor, overhead and its expenses for such project, but only upon
sufficient documentation of such intended use which documentation shall be
acknowledged and consented to by the applicable surety and the Borrower and be
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall transfer any Bonded Receivables Surplus Proceeds in
the Bonded Receivables Account to the TP&S Payment Account upon receipt of
sufficient documentation which identifies the amounts in the Bonded Receivables
Account that constitute Bonded Receivables Surplus Proceeds and which is
acknowledged and consented to by the applicable surety and the Borrower and is
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Payments. All collected funds held in the TP&S Payment Account
(after the transfer of the Bonded Receivables Proceeds therefrom) shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent on a daily basis to repay the outstanding
Revolving Obligations. Within the foregoing parameters, such payments shall be
applied first to the Swingline Loans, then to the Revolving Loans and then to a
cash collateral account to secure the LOC Obligations.
(d) Reinvestment Account. No member of the TP&S Group or any other
Person shall withdraw any funds from the Reinvestment Account unless (i) the
withdrawn funds are promptly used to make a Qualifying Reinvestment and (ii)
after giving effect to the withdrawal the aggregate principal amount of
Revolving Obligations shall not exceed the sum of the Borrowing Base minus
$1,000,000.
7.16 Payment of Taxes, Etc.
Each Credit Party shall pay and discharge, before the same shall
become delinquent, all lawful post-petition governmental claims, taxes,
assessments, charges and levies, except where contested in good faith by proper
proceedings, if adequate reserves therefor have been established on the books
of such Credit Party in conformity with GAAP.
SECTION 8
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
As long as any of the Revolving Obligations or Commitments remain
outstanding, each Credit Party covenants and agrees with the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent that:
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8.1 Indebtedness.
No member of the TP&S Group shall contract, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist, any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness arising or existing under this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the Filing Date (including
Indebtedness in respect of pre-petition surety obligations);
(c) purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Lease
Obligations) incurred after the Closing Date to provide all or a
portion of the purchase price or costs of construction of an asset;
provided that (i) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the
purchase price or cost of construction of such asset, (ii) no such
Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of
the principal balance outstanding thereon at the time of such
refinancing, and (iii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness
shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(d) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness owing by a member of
the TP&S Group to another member of the TP&S Group to the extent
permitted by Section 8.5;
(e) Indebtedness in respect of financed insurance premium
obligations; and
(f) Support Obligations of any member of the TP&S Group in
respect of Indebtedness permitted under this Section 8.1.
8.2 Liens.
No member of the TP&S Group shall contract, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist, or apply to the Bankruptcy Court for authority to contract,
create, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist, any Lien with respect to any
of its property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or
intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Permitted
Liens.
8.3 Consolidation, Merger, Divestiture, etc.
(a) No member of the TP&S Group shall enter into a transaction of
merger or consolidation, except the Borrower or any Domestic Credit Party may
be a party to a transaction of merger or consolidation with a Domestic Credit
Party, provided that (i) if the Borrower is a party thereto, it shall be the
surviving corporation and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist
either immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect thereto.
(b) No member of the TP&S Group shall make any Divestiture unless (i)
the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be cash or Cash
Equivalents (and such payment shall be contemporaneous with consummation of
such Divestiture), (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Divestiture shall be
tendered to the Administrative Agent for application in accordance with Section
3.3(b)(iii) and (iii) if such Divestiture is a Specified Divestiture, Travelers
shall have consented in writing thereto.
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(c) No member of the TP&S Group shall liquidate, wind-up or dissolve,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily (or suffer to permit any such liquidation
or dissolution), other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or
Divestiture permitted under this Agreement.
8.4 Acquisitions.
No member of the TP&S Group shall make any Acquisition.
8.5 Investments.
No member of the TP&S Group shall make any Investment in any Person
except for Permitted Investments.
8.6 Ownership of Equity Interests.
No member of the TP&S Group shall enter into any Equity Transaction.
8.7 Fiscal Year.
The Borrower shall not change its fiscal year from a December 31 fiscal
year end.
8.8 Restricted Payments.
No member of the TP&S Group shall make or permit any Restricted
Payments.
8.9 Sale Leasebacks.
No member of the TP&S Group shall, directly or indirectly, become
liable as lessee or as guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease,
whether an Operating Lease or a Capital Lease, of any Property, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, (a) which such Person has sold or transferred or
is to sell or transfer to any other Person other than a Domestic Credit Party
or (b) which such Person intends to use for substantially the same purpose as
any other Property which has been sold or is to be sold or transferred by such
Person to any other Person in connection with such lease.
8.10 No Further Negative Pledges.
Except with respect to prohibitions against other encumbrances on
specific Property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness
(which Indebtedness relates solely to such specific Property, and improvements
and accretions thereto, and is otherwise permitted hereby), no member of the
TP&S Group shall enter into, assume or become subject to any agreement
prohibiting or otherwise restricting the creation or assumption of any Lien
upon its Facilities or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
requiring the grant of any security for such obligation if security is given
for some other obligation.
8.11 Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.
No member of the TP&S Group shall enter into or permit to exist any
transaction or series of transactions with any officer, director or Affiliate
of such Person other than (a) intercompany transactions expressly permitted by
Section 8.1, Section 8.3 or Section 8.5, (b) normal compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of officers and directors (including any retention
arrangements approved by the Administrative Agent)
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and (c) except as otherwise specifically limited in this Agreement, other
transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person's
business on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as
would be obtainable by it in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person
other than an officer, director or Affiliate.
8.12 [Reserved].
8.13 Payment of Other Indebtedness.
(a) No member of the TP&S Group shall pay any Indebtedness arising
prior to the Filing Date other than (i) pursuant to the Motion of the Debtors
Pursuant to Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code for Authorization to Pay
Prepetition Claims of Trade Vendors in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) as permitted by orders of the
Bankruptcy Court reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(b) No member of the TP&S Group shall prepay any Indebtedness, except
the Revolving Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8.14 Investment Banking and Finder's Fees.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8.14, no member of the TP&S Group
shall pay or agree to pay, or reimburse any other party with respect to, any
investment banking or similar or related fee, underwriter's fee, finder's fee,
or broker's fee to any Person in connection with this Agreement, other than the
fees payable pursuant to Section 3.5.
8.15 Maximum Capital Expenditures.
For each calendar month after the Closing Date, Capital Expenditures
of the Track Group and the P&S Group shall be subject to such limitations as
the Administrative Agent shall establish (in consultation with the Borrower)
based upon the Business Plan.
8.16 Minimum TP&S Group EBITDA.
For each calendar month ending after the Closing Date, the minimum
TP&S Group EBITDA shall be subject to such requirements as the Administrative
Agent shall establish (in consultation with the Borrower) based upon the
Business Plan.
8.17 No Material Pleadings.
(a) None of the Credit Parties shall file any Material Pleading
without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(b) None of the Credit Parties shall consent to, support, encourage
or assist the entry of an order with respect to a Material Pleading filed by
any other Person without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
8.18 Modification of Contractual Obligations.
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The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, alter, amend, modify, rescind, terminate or waive any of their respective
rights or obligations under, or fail to comply in all material respects with,
any of its material post-petition Contractual Obligations (including, without
limitation, any of the Financing Agreements); provided, however, that, (a) with
respect to any Contractual Obligation (other than the Financing Agreements),
the Borrower shall not be deemed in default of this Section 8.18 if such
alterations, amendments, modifications, rescissions, terminations or waivers in
the aggregate have no Material Adverse Effect and (b) with respect to any
Financing Agreement, the Borrower shall not be deemed in default of this
Section 8.18 if such alterations, amendments, modifications, rescissions,
terminations or waivers are not materially adverse to the interests of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and provided, further, that in the event
of any breach or event of default by a Person other than the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent
of any such breach or event of default and take all such action as may be
reasonably necessary in order to avoid having such breach or event of default
have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.19 Accounting Changes.
No Credit Party shall make any change in accounting treatment and
reporting practices or tax reporting treatment, except as required by GAAP or
law and disclosed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 9
PRIORITY AND LIENS
9.1 Priority and Liens.
(a) Each of the Credit Parties hereby covenants, represents and
warrants that, upon entry of the Supplemental DIP Financing Order (i) pursuant
to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Revolving Obligations shall at
all times constitute allowed administrative expense claims in the Bankruptcy
Cases with priority over all administrative expense claims and unsecured claims
against the Credit Parties, now existing or hereafter arising, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, administrative expenses of
the kinds specified in or ordered pursuant to Sections 105, 326, 330, 331,
503(a), 503(b), 506(c), 507(a), 507(b), 546(c), 546(d), and 1114 of the
Bankruptcy Code and (ii) pursuant to Sections 364(c)(2) and 364(d) of the
Bankruptcy Code, the Revolving Obligations shall at all times be secured by a
perfected first priority Lien on all property and assets of each member of the
TP&S Group, except for the Excluded Assets, subject in the case of both (i) and
(ii) only to (A) Senior Liens and (B) the Carve Out (defined below) in an
aggregate amount not in excess of $1,050,000 (the "Carve-Out"). The Carve-Out
may be used only to pay the fees and expenses of professionals employed by the
Credit Parties, the fees and expenses of professionals employed by any
statutory committee appointed by the Bankruptcy Court under Section 1102 of the
Bankruptcy Code ("Statutory Committee"), and the expenses of members of any
such Statutory Committee, provided that all such fees and expenses are
authorized to be paid or approved by the Bankruptcy Court to the extent
required under the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that the Carve-Out shall
not include, apply to or be available for any fees or expenses incurred by any
party, including the Credit Parties or any Statutory Committee, in connection
with the initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action, adversary
proceedings or other litigation against the Agents, the Lenders, the
Pre-Petition Agents or the Pre-Petition Lenders, including, without limitation,
challenging the amount, validity, priority or enforceability of, or asserting
any defense, claim, counterclaim or offset to, the Pre-Petition Credit
Agreement Obligations or the Revolving Obligations or the Liens of the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders, under either the Pre-Petition Credit Facility
or this
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Agreement, in respect thereof. The Lenders agree that so long as the Termination
Date shall not have occurred or the Agents or the Lenders have not exercised any
remedies as a result of an Event of Default, the Credit Parties shall be
permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses accrued and payable
under 11 U.S.C. [sec] 330 and 11 U.S.C. [sec] 331, as the same may be due and
payable pursuant to the order of the Bankruptcy Court, and the same shall not
reduce the amount available under the Carve-Out. The foregoing shall not be
construed as a consent to the allowance of any fees and expenses or bonuses
referred to above and shall not affect the right of the Credit Parties, the
Agents or the Lenders to object to the allowance and payment of such amounts.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
Carve-Out may be used to investigate (but not prosecute) prepetition Liens.
(b) As to all real property the title to which is held by any of the
Credit Parties, or the possession of which is held by any of the Credit Parties
pursuant to a leasehold interest or otherwise, each of the Credit Parties
hereby assigns and conveys as security, grants a security interest in,
hypothecates, mortgages, pledges and sets over unto the Collateral Agent on
behalf of the Lenders all of the right, title and interest of such Credit Party
in all of such owned real property and in all such leasehold interests or other
interests, together in each case with all of the right, title and interest of
such Credit Party in and to all buildings, improvements, and fixtures related
thereto, any lease or sublease thereof, all general intangibles relating
thereto and all proceeds thereof, such assignment, conveyance and security
interest to have the priorities set forth in Section 9.1(a)(i) and (ii) above.
(c) Each of the Credit Parties acknowledges that, pursuant to the
Supplemental DIP Financing Order and the Final DIP Financing Order, the Liens
in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders in all of such real
property and leasehold interests, and all of the other Collateral, shall be
perfected without the taking of any further action, including any recordation
of any instruments of mortgage or assignment, or the recording or filing of any
financing statements, notices of lien or other similar instruments.
SECTION 10
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
10.1 Events of Default.
An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the
following specified events (each an "Event of Default"):
(a) Payment. Any Credit Party shall
(i) default in the payment when due of any principal of any
Loan, or
(ii) default, and such default shall continue for three (3) or
more Business Days, in the payment when due of (A) any reimbursement
obligation under any Letter of Credit or (B) any interest on any Loan or
on any reimbursement obligation under any Letter of Credit or (C) any
fees or other amounts owing under this Agreement or any other Credit
Documents or otherwise in connection herewith or therewith; or
(b) Representations. Any representation, warranty or statement made
or deemed to be made herein, in any of the other Credit Documents, or in any
statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto
or thereto shall prove untrue in any material respect on the date as of which
it
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was made or deemed to have been made (other than those which are untrue solely
as a result of changes permitted by this Agreement); or
(c) Covenants.
(i) Default in the due performance or observance of any term,
covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.3(a), 7.5, 7.11, 7.13,
7.14, 7.15 or 8.1 through 8.19, inclusive; or
(ii) Default in the due performance or observance by it of any
term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in subsections
(a), (b) or (c)(i) of this Section 10.1) contained in this Agreement or
any other Credit Document and such default shall continue unremedied for
a period of at least 30 days after the earlier of a Responsible Officer
becoming aware of such default or notice thereof by the Administrative
Agent; or
(d) Other Credit Documents. Except as to any Credit Party which is
dissolved, released or merged or consolidated out of existence as the result
of, or in connection with, a dissolution, merger or disposition permitted by
this Agreement, any Credit Document shall fail to be (or any Credit Party or
any Person acting by or on behalf of any Credit Party shall claim or allege in
writing that any Credit Document is not) in full force and effect or to give
the Agents and/or the Lenders any material part of the Liens, rights, powers
and privileges purported to be created thereby; or
(e) Guaranties. Except as to any Credit Party which is dissolved,
released or merged or consolidated out of existence as the result of or in
connection with a dissolution, merger or disposition permitted by this
Agreement, the guaranty given by any Guarantor hereunder or any material
provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor
or any Person acting by or on behalf of such Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm
such Guarantor's obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or
(f) Defaults under Other Agreements.
(i) Financing Agreements. The occurrence of an "Event of
Default" under the Transit Revolving Credit Agreement, the Bond Credit
Agreement or the Bond Support Credit Agreement.
(ii) Other Indebtedness. With respect to any Indebtedness
arising after the Filing Date (other than Indebtedness outstanding
under this Agreement) in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate for the
members of the TP&S Group taken as a whole, (A) (1) any member of the
TP&S Group shall default in any payment (beyond the applicable grace
period with respect thereto, if any) with respect to any such
Indebtedness, or (2) the occurrence and continuation of a default in
the observance or performance relating to such Indebtedness or
contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or
relating thereto, or any other event or condition shall occur or
condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or permit, the holder or holders of such
post-petition Indebtedness (or trustee or agent on behalf of such
holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice or
lapse of time is required), any such Indebtedness to become due prior
to its stated maturity; or (B) any such Indebtedness shall be declared
due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly
scheduled required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
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(g) Judgments. Any Credit Party shall fail within 30 days of the date
due and payable to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgment, settlement or
order for the payment of money relating to claims arising after the Filing Date
which judgment, settlement or order, when aggregated with all other such
judgments, settlements or orders due and unpaid at such time, exceeds $500,000,
and which is not stayed on appeal (or for which no motion for stay is pending)
or is not otherwise being executed; or
(h) ERISA. Any of the following events or conditions, if such event
or condition could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) any "accumulated funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section
302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, whether or not
waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, or any Lien shall arise on the
assets of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate in favor of the PBGC or a
Plan; (ii) an ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Single Employer Plan,
which is, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, likely to
result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA; (iii)
an ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Multiemployer Plan or Multiple
Employer Plan, which is, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent,
likely to result in (A) the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV
of ERISA, or (B) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate incurring any
liability in connection with a withdrawal from, reorganization of (within the
meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or insolvency of (within the meaning of
Section 4245 of ERISA) such Plan; or (iv) any prohibited transaction (within
the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code) or breach of fiduciary responsibility shall occur which may subject any
Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate to any liability under Sections 406, 409,
502(i), or 502(l) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, or
under any agreement or other instrument pursuant to which any Credit Party or
any ERISA Affiliate has agreed or is required to indemnify any person against
any such liability; or
(i) Ownership. There shall occur a Change of Control; or
(j) Reorganization Plan. Any Credit Party shall file, or consent to,
encourage, support or assist a filing by any other Person, with the Bankruptcy
Court a reorganization plan in respect of any member of the TP&S Group that
does not provide for payment in full in cash of the Revolving Obligations on
the effective date thereof and that is not otherwise reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent; or
(k) Prepayment of Other Indebtedness. Any Credit Party shall pay any
Indebtedness arising before the Filing Date other than (i) pursuant to the
Motion of the Debtors Pursuant to Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code for
Authorization to Pay Prepetition Claims of Trade Vendors in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) as permitted by
orders of the Bankruptcy Court reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; or
(l) Bankruptcy Cases. Any of the Bankruptcy Cases shall be dismissed
or converted to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; a trustee under
Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code shall be appointed in any of the
Bankruptcy Cases; or any Credit Party shall file or support any application for
the approval of, or there shall arise, any other claim (other than the
Carve-Out) which is an administrative expense claim having priority over any or
all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 503(b) or 507(b)
of the Bankruptcy Code granted to the Lenders hereunder; or the Bankruptcy
Cases of the Borrower and any other member of the Consolidated Group shall be
substantively consolidated or the Bankruptcy Cases of any Guarantor and any
member of the Consolidated Group that is not a Guarantor shall be substantively
consolidated; or
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(m) Relief to Lien Holders. The Bankruptcy Court shall enter an order
granting relief from the automatic stay applicable under section 362 of the
Bankruptcy Code permitting foreclosure on any asset of any Credit Party with a
net depreciated book value in excess of $500,000; or
(n) Appointment of Trustee. An order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be
entered in any of the Bankruptcy Cases appointing a trustee, examiner or
Responsible Officer with expanded powers (powers beyond those set forth in
Section 1106(a)(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy Code) to operate the Borrower's
business or a substantial portion thereof; or
(o) DIP Financing Orders.
(i) An order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be entered
amending, supplementing, vacating or otherwise modifying the Final DIP
Financing Order or the Supplemental DIP Financing Order that is not
consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; or
(ii) An order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be entered staying
for a period in excess of ten (10) days the Final DIP Financing Order
or the Supplemental DIP Financing Order that is not consented to by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (it being understood that the
entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court staying the Final DIP
Financing Order or the Supplemental DIP Financing Order that is not
consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall
constitute a "Default" under this Agreement); or
(p) Supplemental DIP Financing Order. The Supplemental DIP Financing
Order, in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
their sole discretion, shall not have become final authorization of the
transactions contemplated hereby on or before the expiration of the Interim
Period; or
(q) Order of Bankruptcy Court. An order shall be entered by the
Bankruptcy Court confirming a plan of reorganization or liquidation in the
Bankruptcy Cases which does not contain a provision for termination of all of
the Commitments and payment in full in cash of the Revolving Obligations on or
before the effective date of such plan.
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10.2 Acceleration; Remedies.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
without further order of, application to, or action by the Bankruptcy Court, the
Administrative Agent (a) may, and shall upon the request of the Required
Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower declare that all or any portion of
the Commitments be terminated, whereupon the obligation of each Lender to make
any Extension of Credit shall immediately terminate, and/or (b) may, and shall
upon the request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower
declare the Revolving Obligations, all interest thereon and all other amounts
and obligations payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable,
whereupon the Revolving Obligations, all such interest, and all such amounts and
the obligations shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrower. In addition, subject solely to any requirement of
the giving of notice by the terms of the Final DIP Financing Order, the
automatic stay provided in Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code shall be
automatically vacated without further action or order of the Bankruptcy Court,
and the Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled to exercise all of their
respective rights and remedies under the Credit Documents and applicable law,
including without limitation, all rights and remedies with respect to the
Collateral and the Guarantors.
SECTION 11
AGENTS
11.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agents.
(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 11.9) appoints,
designates and authorizes each Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of this Agreement and each other Credit Document and to exercise such
powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the
terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, together with such powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Credit Document, the Agents
shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth
herein, nor shall the Agents have or be deemed to have any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the
Agents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of
the term "agent" herein and in the other Credit Documents with reference to the
Agents is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express)
obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such
term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or
reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting
parties.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect
to any Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender and the documents
associated therewith until such time (and except for so long) as the
Administrative Agent may agree at the request of the Required Lenders to act for
the Issuing Lender with respect thereto; provided, however, that the Issuing
Lender shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents
in this Section 11 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the
Issuing Lender in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to
be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit
pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term "Agent" as used in
this Section 11 included the Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the Issuing
Banks.
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11.2 Delegation of Duties.
Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any
other Credit Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Neither Agent shall be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact
that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
11.3 Liability of Agents.
No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Credit Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties
expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender
or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by
any Credit Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Credit
Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to
or provided for in, or received by any Agent under or in connection with, this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, or the validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or for any failure of any Credit Party or any other party to any
Credit Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No
Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant
to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the
agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or to inspect the Facilities, books or records of any Credit Party or
any Affiliate thereof.
11.4 Reliance by Agents.
(a) Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected
in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution,
representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram,
facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,
sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of
legal counsel (including counsel to any Credit Party), independent accountants
and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in
failing or refusing to take any action under any Credit Document unless it shall
first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems
appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may
be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining
from acting, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document in accordance
with a request or consent of the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, if
required hereunder, and such request and any action taken or failure to act
pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and participants. Where
this Agreement expressly permits or prohibits an action unless the Required
Lenders otherwise determine, each Agent shall, and in all other instances, each
Agent may, but shall not be required to, initiate any solicitation for the
consent or a vote of the Lenders.
(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
specified in Section 5.1, 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 either sent by any Agent to such Lender for consent,
approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be consented to
or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender.
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11.5 Notice of Default.
Neither Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except for the Administrative
Agent with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees
required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders,
unless such Agent shall have 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." The applicable
Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agents
shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may
be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 10; provided,
however, that unless and until the Agents have received any such direction, the
Agents may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall
deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
11.6 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any
representation or warranty to it, and that no act by an Agent hereinafter taken,
including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the
affairs of any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to
constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any
Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed
material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to the Agents
that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made
its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Credit
Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable banking or other
regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its
own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower
and the other Credit Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based
on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or
not taking action under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to
make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties. Except for
notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the
Lenders by the Agents herein, the Agents shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information
concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition or creditworthiness of any of the Credit Parties or any of their
respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related
Person.
11.7 Indemnification of Agent.
Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated,
the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent
not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Credit Party and without limiting the
obligation of any Credit Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each
Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities
incurred by it; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the
payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified
Liabilities resulting from such Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct;
provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the
Required Lenders shall be
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deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of
this Section. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse
the Agents upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and costs of counsel) incurred by the
Agents in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any
document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is
not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The
undertaking in this Section shall survive termination of the Commitments, the
payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of any
Agent.
11.8 Agents in their Individual Capacity.
Bank of America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of
credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and
generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting
or other business with each of the Credit Parties and their respective
Affiliates as though Bank of America were not an Agent or the Issuing Lender
hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders
acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates
may receive information regarding any Credit Party or its Affiliates (including
information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such
Credit Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agents shall be under
no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans,
Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as
any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not
the Agent or the Issuing Bank, and the terms "Lender" and "Lenders" include Bank
of America in its individual capacity.
11.9 Successor Agents.
The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent and/or the
Collateral Agent may resign as Collateral Agent in each case upon 30 days'
notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If an Agent resigns under this
Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor
for such Agent for the Lenders which successor Agent shall be consented to by
the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default
(which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
If no successor Agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the
resignation of such Agent, such resigning Agent may appoint, after consulting
with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor for such Agent from among the
Banks. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Agent hereunder, such
successor Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the
resigning Agent and the term "Agent" shall mean such successor Agent and the
resigning Agent's appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated.
After any resigning Agent's resignation hereunder as such Agent, the provisions
of this Section 11 and Sections 12.4 and 12.9 shall inure to its benefit as to
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this
Agreement. If no successor for such Agent has accepted appointment as such Agent
by the date which is 30 days following a resigning Agent's notice of
resignation, the resigning Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon
become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the
resigning Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders
appoint a successor agent as provided for above.
11.10 Other Agents; Lead Managers.
None of the Lenders identified on the facing page or signature pages of
this Agreement as a "syndication agent," "documentation agent," "co-agent" or
"lead manager" shall have any right, power,
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obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than
those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none
of the Lenders so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied,
and will not rely, on any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter
into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
SECTION 12
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Notices.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other
communications shall have been duly given and shall be effective (i) when
delivered, (ii) when transmitted via telecopy (or other facsimile device) to the
number set out below, (iii) the day following the day on which the same has been
delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air courier service, or (iv)
the third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case to the respective parties at
the address, in the case of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Agents, set
forth below, and, in the case of the Lenders, set forth on Schedule 12.1, or at
such other address as such party may specify by written notice to the other
parties hereto:
if to the Borrower or any Guarantor:
RailWorks Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
and
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Preston
Seven Saint Xxxx Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent:
Bank of America, N.A.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx & Xxx Xxxxx, PLLC
Bank of America Corporate Center
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
and
Ober, Kaler, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
12.2 Right of Set-Off.
In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law
or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, each Lender is authorized at any time and
from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind (all of which rights being hereby expressly waived), to set-off and to
appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other
indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender (including, without
limitation branches, agencies or Affiliates of such Lender wherever located) to
or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against obligations and
liabilities of such Person to such Lender hereunder, under the Notes, the other
Credit Documents or otherwise, irrespective of whether such Lender shall have
made any demand hereunder and although such obligations, liabilities or claims,
or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured, and any such set-off shall be
deemed to have been made immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
even though such charge is made or entered on the books of such Lender
subsequent thereto. Any Person purchasing a participation in the Loans and
Commitments hereunder pursuant to Section 3.14 or Section 12.3(d) may exercise
all rights of set-off with respect to its participation interest as fully as if
such Person were a Lender hereunder. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER
(NOR ANY PARTICIPANT OF A LENDER) SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER'S
LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF ANY CREDIT PARTY
HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
REQUIRED LENDERS.
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12.3 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer
any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without
such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties
hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the
extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a
portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and Loans (including for purposes of this subsection
(b), participations in LOC Obligations and in Swingline Loans) at the time owing
to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire
remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment and Loans at the time
owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a
Lender or an Approved Fund, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for
this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) subject to each such
assignment, determined as of the date the assignment and acceptance agreement
with respect to such assignment (the "Assignment and Acceptance") is delivered
to the Administrative Agent, shall not be less than $1,000,000 unless the
Administrative Agent otherwise consents (each such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) each partial assignment shall be made as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment
assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in respect of
outstanding Swingline Loans, and (iii) the parties to each assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance,
together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. Subject to acceptance
and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of
this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Acceptance, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the
extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the
rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to
be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections
12.5 and 12.9). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver new or replacement Notes to the assigning Lender and the assignee
Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under
this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for
purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such
rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an
Administrative Agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its office in Charlotte,
North Carolina a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the
Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and LOC Obligations owing to,
each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for
all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The
Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at
any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other
entities (a "Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment
and/or the Loans (including such Lender's participations in LOC Obligations
and/or Swingline Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other
Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that
such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any
amendment, waiver or other modification that would (i) postpone any date upon
which any payment of money is scheduled to be paid to such Participant, (ii)
reduce the principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to such
Participant or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from
their obligations under the Credit Documents. Subject to subsection (e) of this
Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 3.10 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.
To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the
benefits of Section 12.2 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant
agrees to be subject to Section 3.14 as though it were a Lender.
(e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment
under Section 3.10 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to
receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the
sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's prior
written consent. A Participant that would be a foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.10 unless the Borrower
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.10(d) as
though it were a Lender.
(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in
all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its
Notes, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no
such pledge or assignment shall release a Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.
(g) If the consent of the Borrower to an assignment or to an Eligible
Assignee is required hereunder (including a consent to an assignment which does
not meet the minimum assignment threshold specified in clause (i) of the proviso
to the first sentence of Section 12.3(b), the Borrower shall be deemed to have
given its consent five Business Days after the date notice thereof has been
delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) unless such
consent is expressly refused by the Borrower prior to such fifth Business Day.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at
any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to
subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days' notice to the
Borrower and the Lenders, resign as Issuing Lender and/or (ii) upon 5 Business
Days' notice to the Borrower, resign as Swingline Lender. In the event of any
such resignation as Issuing Lender or as Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall be
entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Lender or
Swingline Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by
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the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank
of America as Issuing Lender or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be. Bank
of America shall retain all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender
hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective
date of its resignation as Issuing Lender and all LOC Obligations with respect
thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Prime Rate Loans or
fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.6(c)). If Bank
of America resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the
Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by
it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the
right to require the Lenders to make Prime Rate Loans or fund participations in
outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.7.
12.4 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.
No failure or delay on the part of any Agent or any Lender in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit
Document and no course of dealing between any Agent or any Lender and any of the
Credit Parties shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other
Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or
remedies which any Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or
demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle the Borrower or any other
Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Agents or the Lenders
to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
12.5 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity, etc.
(a) Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
incurred in connection with due diligence) of the Agents and the Lenders in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery,
administration, waiver, modification and enforcement of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Agents and each of the Lenders and the reasonable fees and expenses of
any financial consultant retained by the Agents and the Lenders).
(b) Indemnity. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, the Borrower agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each
Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (collectively the
"Indemnitees") from and against: (a) any and all claims, demands, actions or
causes of action that are asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (other
than either Agent or any Lender) relating directly or indirectly to a claim,
demand, action or cause of action that such Person asserts or may assert against
any Credit Party, any Affiliate of any Credit Party or any of their respective
officers or directors; (b) any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of
action that may at any time (including at any time following repayment of the
Revolving Obligations and the resignation or removal of either Agent or the
replacement of any Lender) be asserted or imposed against any Indemnitee,
arising out of or relating to, the Credit Documents, any predecessor Credit
Documents, the Commitments, the use or contemplated use of the proceeds of any
Extension of Credit, or the relationship of any Credit Party, the Agents and the
Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; (c) any
administrative or investigative proceeding by any Governmental Authority arising
out of or related to a claim, demand, action or cause of action described in
subsection (a) or (b) above; and (d) any and all liabilities (including
liabilities under indemnities), losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable
fees and costs of counsel) that any
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Indemnitee suffers or incurs as a result of the assertion of any foregoing
claim, demand, action, cause of action or proceeding, or as a result of the
preparation of any defense in connection with any foregoing claim, demand,
action, cause of action or proceeding, in all cases, whether or not arising out
of the negligence of an Indemnitee, and whether or not an Indemnitee is a party
to such claim, demand, action, cause of action or proceeding (all the
foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"); provided that no
Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for any claim caused by its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct or for any loss asserted against it by
another Indemnitee. The agreements in this Section shall survive the
termination of the Commitments and repayment of all the other Obligations.
12.6 Amendments, Waivers and Consents.
Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any of the
terms hereof or thereof may be amended, changed, waived, discharged or
terminated unless such amendment, change, waiver, discharge or termination is in
writing entered into by, or approved in writing by, the Required Lenders and the
Credit Parties, provided, however, that:
(a) without the consent of each Lender affected thereby, neither this
Agreement nor any of the other Credit Documents may be amended to
(i) extend the final maturity of any Loan, or any
portion thereof; or extend the time of payment of any
reimbursement obligation, or any portion thereof, arising from
drawings under Letters of Credit;
(ii) reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest thereon or fees hereunder (other than as a result of
waiving the applicability of any increase in interest rates or
Fees after the occurrence of an Event of Default or on account
of a failure to deliver financial statements on a timely
basis),
(iii) reduce or waive the principal amount of any Loan, or
any portion thereof, or reduce or waive the principal amount
of any reimbursement obligation, or any portion thereof,
arising from drawings under Letters of Credit,
(iv) increase the Commitment of a Lender over the amount
thereof in effect (it being understood and agreed that a
waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute
an increase in the Commitment of any Lender),
(v) except as the result of or in connection with a
dissolution, merger or disposition of a Credit Party permitted
by this Agreement, release the Borrower or all or
substantially all of the Credit Parties from its or their
obligations under the Credit Documents,
(vi) except as the result of or in connection with a
Divestiture permitted under this Agreement, release all or
substantially all of the collateral,
(vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section
12.6 or Section 3.10, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 10.1(a), 12.2, 12.3,
12.5 or 12.9,
(viii) reduce any percentage specified in, or otherwise
modify, the definition of Required Lenders, or
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(ix) consent to the assignment or transfer by the
Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights and obligations
under (or in respect of) the Credit Documents except as permitted
thereby;
(b) without the consent of the Agents, no provision of Section 11 may
be amended; and
(c) without the consent of the Issuing Lender, no provision of
Section 2.1(b), 2.2(a)(ii), 2.6 or 3.5(a)(ii) may be amended.
Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is
required in certain circumstances as set forth above, (x) each Lender is
entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan
that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of
Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersede the unanimous consent
provisions set forth herein and (y) the Required Lenders may consent to allow a
Credit Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
12.7 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in
making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart.
12.8 Headings.
The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for
convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of
any provision of this Agreement.
12.9 Survival.
All indemnities set forth herein, including, without limitation, in
Section 2.6(i), 3.10, 11.7 or 12.5 shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the making of the Loans, the issuance of the Letters of Credit,
the repayment of the Loans, LOC Obligations and other obligations under the
Credit Documents and the termination of the Commitments hereunder, and all
representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties herein shall survive
delivery of the Notes and the making of the Loans hereunder.
12.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
AND THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.
(b) The Bankruptcy Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any
motion, claim or dispute arising from or relating to this Agreement or any other
Credit Document. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement
or any other Credit Document shall be brought in the Bankruptcy Court or the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland and, by execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and
unconditionally, the jurisdiction of such court.
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(c) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY TO THIS CREDIT
AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM,
DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT OR IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES
HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND
WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES
AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE
DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS CREDIT
AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY
COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE
WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
12.11 Severability.
If any provision of any of the Credit Documents is determined to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and
the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be
construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provisions.
12.12 Entirety.
This Agreement together with the other Credit Documents represent the
entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment
letters or correspondence relating to the Credit Documents or the transactions
contemplated herein and therein.
12.13 Binding Effect; Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective at such time on or after the
Closing Date when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors
and the Agents, and the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof
(telefaxed or otherwise) which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each
Lender, and thereafter this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agents and each Lender and their
respective successors and assigns.
(b) The term of this Agreement shall commence on the effective date
pursuant to subsection (a) above and shall continue until no Loans, LOC
Obligations or any other amounts payable hereunder or under any of the other
Credit Documents shall remain outstanding and until all of the Commitments
hereunder shall have expired or been terminated.
12.14 Confidentiality.
Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information
may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates' directors, officers, employees
and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being
understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of
the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such
Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory
authority; (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by
any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Credit
Agreement; (e) in connection with the exercise
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of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this
Credit Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder; (f) subject to an
agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this
Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective
Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under
this Credit Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty
or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's or prospective
counterparty's professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction
relating to obligations of the Borrower; (g) with the consent of the Borrower;
(h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as
a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to any Agent or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower; or
(i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar
organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to
information about a Lender's or its Affiliates' investment portfolio in
connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or its Affiliates.
For the purposes of this Section, "Information" means all information received
from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such
information that is available to any Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential
basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of
information received from the Borrower after the Closing Date, such information
is clearly identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in
this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so
if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information.
12.15 Source of Funds.
Each of the Lenders hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that
at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to the
source of funds to be used by such Lender in connection with the financing
hereunder:
(a) no part of such funds constitutes assets allocated to any
separate account maintained by such Lender in which any employee
benefit plan (or its related trust) has any interest;
(b) to the extent that any part of such funds constitutes
assets allocated to any separate account maintained by such Lender,
such Lender has disclosed to the Borrower the name of each employee
benefit plan whose assets in such account exceed 10% of the total
assets of such account as of the date of such purchase (and, for
purposes of this subsection (b), all employee benefit plans maintained
by the same employer or employee organization are deemed to be a single
plan);
(c) to the extent that any part of such funds constitutes
assets of an insurance company's general account, such insurance
company has complied with all of the requirements of the regulations
issued under Section 401(c)(1)(A) of ERISA or such insurance company
meets the requirements of Department of Labor Exemption 95-60; or
(d) such funds constitute assets of one or more specific
benefit plans which such Lender has identified in writing to the
Borrower.
As used in this Section 12.15, the terms "employee benefit plan" and "separate
account" shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3
of ERISA.
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12.16 Conflict.
To the extent that there is a conflict or inconsistency between any
provision hereof, on the one hand, and any provision of any Credit Document, on
the other hand, this Agreement shall control. To the extent that there is a
conflict or inconsistency between any provision of any Credit Document, on the
one hand, and any provision of the Final DIP Financing Order, on the other hand,
the Final DIP Financing Order shall control.
12.17 Limitation on Liability.
NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY
LENDER OR OTHER PERSON AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY CREDIT
PARTY OR THE AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS OF
ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN
RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH, AND THE CREDIT PARTIES, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER
HEREBY WAIVE, RELEASE AND AGREE NOT TO XXX UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES,
WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS
FAVOR.
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE STATUTORY COMMITTEE AND ANY OTHER PARTY IN
INTEREST TO PURSUE SUCH A CLAIM, WHICH IS HEREBY CONFERRED FOR THE PERIOD SET
FORTH BELOW, EACH OF THE CREDIT PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF ANY
NATURE IT MAY HAVE AGAINST THE AGENTS, THE LENDERS, THE PRE-PETITION AGENTS OR
THE PRE-PETITION LENDERS THAT AROSE PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR PREFERENCE, FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE, OR ANY CLAIMS
ATTACKING THE PERFECTION, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS,
MORTGAGES OR LIENS GRANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRE-PETITION CREDIT FACILITY.
THIS WAIVER SHALL BE BINDING ON ANY CHAPTER 7 OR CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE, EXAMINER,
OR COURT APPOINTED COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1102 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE,
UPON THE EXPIRATION OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE FILING DATE, UNLESS AN ACTION
OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN INSTITUTED BY SUCH ENTITY. THE CREDIT PARTIES' WAIVER
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY BINDING ON ALL OTHER ENTITIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart
of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above
written.
BORROWER: RAILWORKS CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By:/S/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
GUARANTORS: CPI CONCRETE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED,
a Tennessee corporation
CRANEQUIP INC.,
a Delaware corporation
GANTREX CORPORATION,
a Pennsylvania corporation
NEOSHO CENTRAL AMERICA, INC.,
a Kansas corporation
NEOSHO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
a Kansas corporation
RAILWORKS CANADA, INC.
a Delaware corporation
RAILWORKS RAIL PRODUCTS & SERVICES, INC.,
a Kansas corporation
RAILWORKS WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
U.S. RAILWAY SUPPLY, INC.,
an Indiana corporation
WOOD WASTE ENERGY, INC.,
a Virginia corporation
DURA-WOOD, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS - TEXAS, L.P.,
a Texas limited partnership
By:/S/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
of each of the foregoing Guarantors
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GUARANTORS (cont.): MIDWEST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.,
an Indiana corporation
RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.,
an Indiana corporation
By:/S/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: VP- Treasurer
of each of the foregoing Guarantors
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
in its capacity as Administrative Agent
By:/S/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
LENDERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
By:/S/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, LP
By: FIT II GP, LLC,
its General Partner
By:/S/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Member
CSFB GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES ADVISERS, LLC
By:/S/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Title:
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
By:/S/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
