Exhibit
10.3
$200,000,000
Dated as of March 25, 2011
by and among
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.,
as Borrowers,
Certain other Subsidiaries of the Company,
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
SUNTRUST BANK,
RBS BUSINESS CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF RBS ASSET FINANCE, INC.,
A SUBSIDIARY OF RBS CITIZENS, NA and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
each, as a Syndication Agent
XXXXX FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger, Manager and Bookrunner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2 Interpretative Provisions |
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Section 1.3 Intercreditor Agreement; Etc. |
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ARTICLE 2 CREDIT FACILITIES |
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Section 2.1 Revolving Loans |
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Section 2.2 Swingline Loans |
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Section 2.3 Letters of Credit |
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Section 2.4 Procedure for Advance of Loans |
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Section 2.5 Repayments and Prepayments |
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Section 2.6 Optional Reduction of Commitments |
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Section 2.7 Optional Increase of Commitments |
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Section 2.8 Overadvances; Special Agent Advances |
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Section 2.9 Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers |
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Section 2.10 Appointment of Administrative Borrower as Agent for Requesting Loans and
Receipts of Loans and Statements |
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ARTICLE 3 GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS |
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Section 3.1 Interest |
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Section 3.2 Fees |
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Section 3.3 Loan Accounts |
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Section 3.4 Pro Rata Treatment, Sharing of Payments, Funding by Lenders, Etc. |
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Section 3.5 Payments Generally |
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Section 3.6 Settlement Procedures |
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Section 3.7 Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights |
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Section 3.8 Bank Products |
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Section 3.9 Defaulting Lenders |
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ARTICLE 4 YIELD PROTECTION |
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Section 4.1 Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate |
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Section 4.2 Changed Circumstances |
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Section 4.3 Increased Costs |
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Section 4.4 Capital Requirements |
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Section 4.5 Taxes |
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Section 4.6 Breakage Indemnity |
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Section 4.7 Certificates for Reimbursement |
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Section 4.8 Delay in Requests |
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Section 4.9 Mitigation; Replacement of Lenders |
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Section 4.10 No Requirement of Match Funding |
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ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 5.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans and Letters of Credit |
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Section 5.2 Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit |
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ARTICLE 6 SECURITY INTEREST AND COLLECTION |
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Section 6.1 Grant of Security Interest |
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Section 6.2 Perfection of Security Interests |
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Section 6.3 Collection of Accounts |
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ARTICLE 7 COLLATERAL REPORTING AND COVENANTS |
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Section 7.1 Collateral Reporting |
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Section 7.2 Accounts Covenants |
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Section 7.3 Inventory Covenants; Appraisals |
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Section 7.4 Equipment and Real Property Covenants |
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Section 7.5 Power of Attorney |
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Section 7.6 Right to Cure |
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Section 7.7 Access to Premises; Field Audits |
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ARTICLE 8 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 8.1 Corporate Existence, Power and Authority |
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Section 8.2 Name; State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral Locations
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Section 8.3 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect |
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Section 8.4 Priority of Liens; Title to Properties |
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Section 8.5 Tax Returns |
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Section 8.6 Litigation |
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Section 8.7 Compliance with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws |
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Section 8.8 Environmental Compliance |
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Section 8.9 Employee Benefits |
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Section 8.10 Bank Accounts |
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Section 8.11 Intellectual Property |
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Section 8.12 Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency |
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Section 8.13 Labor Disputes |
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Section 8.14 Burdensome Restrictions |
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Section 8.15 Material Contracts and Material Government Contracts |
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Section 8.16 Real Property |
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Section 8.17 Payable Practices |
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Section 8.18 Accuracy and Completeness of Information |
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Section 8.19 Margin Security and Investment Company Act |
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Section 8.20 Insurance |
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Section 8.21 Accounts; Inventory |
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Section 8.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws |
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Section 8.23 Senior Indebtedness |
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Section 8.24 Survival of Warranties; Cumulative |
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ARTICLE 9 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 9.1 Maintenance of Existence |
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Section 9.2 New Collateral Locations |
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Section 9.3 Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Etc. |
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Section 9.4 Payment of Taxes and Claims |
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Section 9.5 Insurance |
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Section 9.6 Financial Statements and Other Information |
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Section 9.7 Compliance with ERISA |
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Section 9.8 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters |
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Section 9.9 Intellectual Property |
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Section 9.10 After Acquired Real Property |
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Section 9.11 Further Assurances |
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Section 9.12 Additional Borrowers and Guarantors |
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Section 9.13 Use of Proceeds |
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Section 9.14 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio |
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Section 9.15 Post-Closing Conditions |
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ARTICLE 10 NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 10.1 Limitations on Indebtedness |
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Section 10.2 Limitations on Liens |
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Section 10.3 Limitations on Investments |
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Section 10.4 Limitations on Fundamental Changes |
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Section 10.5 Limitations on Asset Dispositions |
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Section 10.6 Limitations on Restricted Payments |
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Section 10.7 Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 10.8 Limitation on Certain Accounting Changes and Amendments to Organizational
Documents |
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Section 10.9 Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Other Indebtedness |
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Section 10.10 Limitation on Modifications of Material Contracts and Material Government
Contracts |
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Section 10.11 No Further Negative Pledges; Restrictive Agreements |
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Section 10.12 Nature of Business |
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Section 10.13 Disposal of Subsidiary Interests |
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Section 10.14 Limitation on Holdings |
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ARTICLE 11 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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Section 11.1 Events of Default |
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Section 11.2 Remedies |
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Section 11.3 Crediting Payments and Proceeds |
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Section 11.4 Proofs of Claim |
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ARTICLE 12 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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Section 12.1 Appointment, Powers and Immunities |
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Section 12.2 Reliance by the Administrative Agent |
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Section 12.3 Events of Default |
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Section 12.4 Xxxxx Fargo in its Individual Capacity |
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Section 12.5 Indemnification |
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Section 12.6 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
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Section 12.7 Failure to Act |
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Section 12.8 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents |
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Section 12.9 Field Audit, Examination Reports and other Information; Disclaimer by
Lenders |
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Section 12.10 Collateral Matters |
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Section 12.11 Agency for Perfection |
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Section 12.12 Successor Administrative Agent |
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Section 12.13 Other Agent Designations |
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ARTICLE 13 GUARANTY |
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Section 13.1 The Guaranty |
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Section 13.2 Bankruptcy |
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Section 13.3 Nature of Liability |
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Section 13.4 Independent Obligation |
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Section 13.5 Authorization |
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Section 13.6 Reliance |
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Section 13.7 Waiver |
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Section 13.8 Contribution |
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Section 13.9 Limitation on Enforcement |
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Section 13.10 Confirmation of Payment |
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ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 14.1 Notices |
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Section 14.2 Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 14.3 Costs and Expenses |
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Section 14.4 Indemnification |
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Section 14.5 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial Waiver |
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Section 14.6 Waiver of Notices |
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Section 14.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] |
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Section 14.8 Partial Invalidity |
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Section 14.9 Confidentiality |
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Section 14.10 Successors |
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Section 14.11 Successors and Assigns; Participations |
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Section 14.12 Term |
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Section 14.13 Entire Agreement |
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Section 14.14 USA Patriot Act |
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Section 14.15 Counterparts, Etc. |
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Section 14.16 Amendment and Restatement; No Novation |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B
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Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
Exhibit C
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit D
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Form of Information Certificate |
Exhibit E
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Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit F
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Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit G
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Form of Notice of Prepayment |
Exhibit H
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Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation |
Exhibit I
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Form of Note |
Exhibit J
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Form of Instrument of Assignment |
Exhibit K
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Form of Notice of Assignment |
SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Lenders and Commitments |
Schedule 1.1(b)
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Existing Cash Equivalents |
Schedule 6.1
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Commercial Tort Claims |
Schedule 6.2(b)
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Chattel Paper; Instruments |
Schedule 8.2
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Name; State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral Locations |
Schedule 8.6
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Litigation |
Schedule 8.9
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Employee Benefits |
Schedule 8.10
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Deposit Accounts; and Securities Accounts |
Schedule 8.11
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Intellectual Property |
Schedule 8.12
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Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency |
Schedule 8.13
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Labor Disputes |
Schedule 8.15
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Material Contracts; Material Government Contracts |
Schedule 8.16
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Real Property |
Schedule 9.15
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Post-Closing Conditions |
Schedule 10.1
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Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 10.2
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Existing Liens |
Schedule 10.3
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Existing Investments |
Schedule 10.7
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Existing Affiliate Transactions |
This Amended and Restated
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 25, 2011 is entered
into by and among
ADS TACTICAL, INC. (formerly TACTICAL HOLDCORP, INC.), a Delaware corporation
(referred to herein as “
Holdings”), ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. (d/b/a ADS, Inc.), a
Virginia corporation (the “
Company”), each Subsidiary of the Company, if any, that from
time to time is a party hereto as a “Borrower” in accordance with the terms hereof (together with
Holdings and the Company, the “
Borrowers”), each Subsidiary of the Company, if any, that
from time to time is a party hereto as a “Guarantor” in accordance with the term hereof
(collectively, the “
Subsidiary Guarantors”), the financial institutions from time to time
party hereto as lenders, whether by execution of this Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption
(collectively, the “
Lenders,” as hereinafter further defined) and XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association), a national
banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
“
Administrative Agent” as hereinafter further defined) and in its capacity as Issuing
Lender for letters of credit hereunder (in such capacity, “
Issuing Lender” as hereinafter
further defined).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Lenders have made available senior secured revolving credit and letter of credit
facilities to the Borrowers pursuant to the Existing Loan Agreement (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend and
restate the Existing Loan Agreement, which shall continue the senior revolving credit and letter of
credit facilities to the Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, each Lender is willing to agree (severally and not jointly) to make loans and provide
financial accommodations to the Borrowers on a pro rata basis according to its Commitment (as
defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and the
Administrative Agent is willing to act as administrative agent for the Lenders on the terms and
conditions set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have
the respective meanings given to them below:
“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“Accounts” means, as to each Loan Party, all present and future accounts, as defined
in the UCC, of such Loan Party.
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose
of resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the
assets of a Person, or all or substantially all of any business unit, division, product line or
line of business of any Person, (b) the acquisition in excess of fifty percent (50%) of all classes
of Capital Stock of any Person, or otherwise
causing any Person to become a Subsidiary or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other
combination with another Person (other than a Person that is already a Subsidiary).
“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to each Interest Period for any
Eurodollar Rate Loan comprising part of the same borrowing (including conversions, extensions and
renewals), the rate per annum determined by dividing (a) the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period by
(b) a percentage equal to: (i) one (1) minus (ii) the Reserve Percentage. For purposes
hereof, “Reserve Percentage” means for any day, that percentage (expressed as a decimal)
which is in effect from time to time under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or any successor), as such regulation may be amended from time to time or any
successor regulation, as the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic,
supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable with respect to Eurocurrency
liabilities as that term is defined in Regulation D (or against any other category of liabilities
that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate of Eurodollar Rate Loans is
determined), whether or not any Lender has any Eurocurrency liabilities subject to such reserve
requirement at that time. Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency
liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credits
for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to a Lender. The
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any
change in the Reserve Percentage.
“Administrative Agent” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity
as administrative agent on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof and any permitted
replacement or successor agent hereunder.
“Administrative Agent Payment Account” means the account of the Administrative Agent
as the Administrative Agent may from time to time designate to the Administrative Borrower as the
Administrative Agent Payment Account for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Administrative Borrower” means the Company, in its capacity as the administrative
borrower on behalf of itself and the other Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.10 and its
successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with such Person, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes (a) any
Person which beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Voting Stock of
such Person or other equity interests in such Person, (b) any Person of which such Person
beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Voting Stock or in which such
Person beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of the equity interests, (c) any
director or executive officer of such Person and (d) solely for purposes of Section 10.7,
any Affiliate (as described in clause (b) above) of any director or executive officer of the
Company. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any
Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by
agreement or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate Commitments of all of the Lenders
hereunder, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement. The Aggregate Commitment on the Closing Date shall be $200,000,000.
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Agreement” means, on any date, this Amended and Restated
Loan and Security Agreement
as originally in effect on the Closing Date and as thereafter amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect on such date.
“Applicable Margin” means for Eurodollar Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Letter of Credit
Fees and Commitment Fees, the appropriate applicable percentages corresponding to the Level of
Average Excess Availability determined as of the most recent Calculation Date as shown below:
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Eurodollar Rate |
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Applicable Margin |
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Average Excess |
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Loans / Letter of |
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Applicable Margin |
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Availability |
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Credit Fees |
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for Base Rate Loans |
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Fees |
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Greater than $65,000,000 |
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2.25 |
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1.25 |
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0.500 |
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Less than or equal to $65,000,000 but greater than $35,000,000 |
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0.500 |
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Less than or equal to $35,000,000 |
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0.375 |
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The Applicable Margin shall be determined and adjusted quarterly by the Administrative Agent
on the first day of each calendar quarter (each a “Calculation Date”) based on the
calculation of Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding calendar quarter;
provided that the initial Applicable Margin shall be based on Level 2 (as shown above) and
shall remain at Level 2 until the first Calculation Date that occurs after June 30, 2011, and,
thereafter, the Level shall be determined by the Average Excess Availability for the applicable
quarterly period. Each Applicable Margin shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the
next Calculation Date.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person), including without
limitation, any special purpose entity, 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; provided that any such Approved Fund must be administered, managed or
underwritten 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 Xxxxx Fargo Capital Finance, LLC.
“Arsenal Venture Partners Investments” means one or more Investments as a limited
partner in the Arsenal Venture Partnership in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) $4,000,000 in
any twelve (12) consecutive month period or (b) $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.
“Arsenal Venture Partnership” means Arsenal Venture Partnership II, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.
“Arsenal Venture Partnership Agreement” means that certain limited partnership
agreement by and among Arsenal Venture Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
general partner, and
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certain limited partners (including the Company) party thereto, in the draft form attached to
the Responsible Officer’s certificate provided on October 22, 2010 pursuant to Section 5 of the
First Amendment to the Existing Loan Agreement dated as of October 22, 2010 by and among Holdings,
the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, as
the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with, and to the extent permitted by, Section 10.10.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the
form of Exhibit A hereto (with blanks appropriately completed) delivered to the
Administrative Agent in connection with an assignment of a Lender’s interest hereunder in
accordance with the provisions of Section 14.11.
“Assignment of Claims Act” means the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as it may be
amended from time to time, together with all regulations promulgated from time to time in respect
thereof.
“Average Excess Availability” means, as of the end of each calendar quarter, the daily
average amount (calculated for such calendar quarter) of Excess Availability.
“Bank Product Agreement” means those agreements entered into from time to time by any
Loan Party with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank
Products.
“Bank Product Amount” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of Bank
Products.
“Bank Product Obligations” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of
Obligations.
“Bank Product Provider” means any Lender or any of its Affiliates that provides any
Bank Products to any Loan Party; provided, that if, at any time, a Lender ceases to be a
Lender under this Agreement, then, from and after the date on which it ceases to be a Lender
hereunder, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall constitute Bank Product Providers and the
obligations with respect to Bank Products provided by such former Lender or any of its Affiliates
shall no longer constitute Obligations.
“Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types or services or facilities
provided to a Loan Party by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit cards, stored value cards or
purchase cards, (b) cash management or related services, including (i) the automated clearinghouse
transfer of funds for the account of a Loan Party pursuant to agreement or overdraft for any
accounts of a Loan Party maintained at the Administrative Agent or any Bank Product Provider that
are subject to the control of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Deposit Account Control
Agreement to which the Administrative Agent or such Bank Product Provider, as applicable, is a
party (ii) controlled disbursement services and (iii) E-payables or comparable services, and (c)
Hedge Agreements if and to the extent permitted hereunder. In connection with any Bank Product,
each Bank Product Provider, other than the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, shall provide
written notice to the Administrative Agent (1) prior to entering into a Bank Product Agreement of
(x) their intention to provide such Bank Product, (y) the maximum dollar amount of obligations
arising thereunder (the “Bank Product Amount”) and (z) the methodology to be used by such
parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time and (2) in
connection with any Bank Product that is a Hedge Agreement, from time to time but no less
frequently than monthly, the xxxx-to-market exposure with respect to Bank Products consisting of
Hedge Agreements provided by such Bank Product Provider, giving effect to any netting with respect
to all such Bank Products consisting of Hedge Agreements provided by such Bank Product Provider to
the Loan Parties, as reasonably determined by such Bank Product Provider. The Bank Product Amount
may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable
Bank Product Provider. No new Bank Product may be established at any time that an
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Event of Default exists, or if a reserve against the corresponding Bank Product Obligations
would cause an Overadvance.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America now or
hereafter in effect.
“Base Rate” means, on any date, the greatest of (a) the rate from time to time
publicly announced by Xxxxx Fargo as its prime rate, with the understanding that the “prime rate”
is one of Xxxxx Fargo’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the
basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference
thereto (and each change in the prime rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the
day such change in such prime rate occurs), (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day
plus one-half percent (0.50%) and (c) the LIBOR Rate for a one month Interest Period on
such day plus one percent (1.00%) (provided that if the LIBOR Rate is not available
on such date as described in Article 4 or otherwise, the most recently available LIBOR Rate
for a one month Interest Period shall be used).
“Base Rate Loans” means any Loan made to a Borrower that bears interest based on the
Base Rate.
“Blocked Accounts” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6.3(a).
“Borrowers” has the meaning given to such terms in the preamble hereof.
“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of calculation, the amount equal to:
(a) ninety percent (90%) of Eligible Government Accounts; plus
(b) eighty-five percent (85%) of Eligible Commercial Accounts; plus
(c) the least of (i) sixty-five percent (65%) multiplied by the Value of Eligible
Inventory, (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Recovery Percentage multiplied by the
Value of Eligible Inventory and (iii) $80,000,000; minus
(d) Reserves.
The amounts of Eligible Inventory of any Borrower shall, at the Administrative Agent’s option,
be determined based on the lesser of the amount of Inventory set forth in the general ledger of
such Borrower or the perpetual inventory record maintained by such Borrower.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a borrowing base certificate in substantially the
form of Exhibit B hereto.
“
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of the State of
New York, and a
day on which the Administrative Agent is open for the transaction of business, except that if a
determination of a Business Day shall relate to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business Day
shall also exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London
interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market.
“Calculation Date” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of Applicable
Margin.
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“Capital Expenditures” means expenditures for the acquisition (including the
acquisition by capitalized lease) or improvement of capital assets, as determined in accordance
with GAAP.
“Capital Leases” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of (or any agreement
conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee
which in accordance with GAAP, is required to be reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of
such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 1.2(h), any obligations of a Person
under a lease (whether existing now or entered into in the future) that is not (or would not be) a
Capital Lease under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, shall not be treated as a Capital Lease
for any purpose hereunder solely as a result of the adoption of changes in GAAP described in
Accounting Standards Codification 840 (or any successor or substitute Accounting Standards
Codification).
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock or
partnership, limited liability company or other equity interests at any time outstanding, and any
and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or
other interests (but excluding any debt security that is exchangeable for or convertible into such
capital stock).
“Cash Distribution” means a cash dividend by Holdings on or about the Closing Date to
the Holdings Owners in an aggregate amount not to exceed $231,000,000, to be funded with a portion
of the net proceeds of the Senior Notes and not greater than $15,000,000 of borrowings under the
Credit Facility.
“Cash Dividends” means, for any applicable period of computation, the aggregate amount
of all Restricted Payments paid in cash by Holdings pursuant to Sections 10.6(c)(ii),
10.6(e), and 10.6(i) during such period. For the avoidance of doubt, “Cash
Dividends” shall not include the Cash Distribution or any dividend paid on or prior to the Closing
Date.
“Cash Equivalents” means, at any time, (a) any evidence of Indebtedness with a
maturity date of ninety (90) days or less 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; (b) certificates of
deposit or bankers’ acceptances with a maturity of ninety (90) days or less of any financial
institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $1,000,000,000; (c) commercial paper (including variable rate
demand notes) with a maturity of ninety (90) days or less issued by a corporation (except an
Affiliate of any Loan Party) organized under the laws of any State of the United States of America
or the District of Columbia and rated at least A-1 by S&P or at least P-1 by Xxxxx’x; (d)
repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of
the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any financial institution having combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $1,000,000,000; (e) repurchase
agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or issued by any governmental agency
thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case
maturing within ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition; provided that the
terms of such agreements comply with the guidelines set forth in the Federal Financial Agreements
of Depository Institutions with Securities Dealers and Others, as adopted by the Comptroller of the
Currency on October 31, 1985; (f) investments in money market funds and mutual funds which invest
substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e)
above; and (g) those investments identified on Schedule 1.1(b). For the avoidance of
doubt, auction rate securities shall not constitute “Cash Equivalents”.
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“Cash Taxes” means, for any applicable period of computation, without duplication, the
sum of (a) all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash by, or on behalf of, the
Company and its Subsidiaries during such period (net of all income tax refunds and credits received
in cash by, or on behalf of, the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period), which number for
the applicable period of computation shall not be less than zero, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with applicable law, (b) all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes
paid in cash by, or on behalf of, Holdings during such period (net of all income tax refunds and
credits received in cash by, or on behalf of, Holdings during such period), which number for the
applicable period of computation shall not be less than zero, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with applicable law and (c) Permitted Tax Distributions made during such period.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change
in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided
that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in
connection therewith shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted,
adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) at any time, Holdings shall fail to own one hundred percent (100%) of the Capital
Stock of the Company (i) representing the economic interest of the Company and (ii) entitled to
vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the
Company; or
(b) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall fail to collectively own twenty percent (20%)
of the Capital Stock of Holdings entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of
directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings; or
(c) prior to an IPO, the Permitted Holders shall fail to collectively own the Capital Stock of
Holdings representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of (i) the economic interest of Holdings and
(ii) the voting power of Holdings entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of
directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings; or
(d) after an IPO, (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but excluding any
employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its
capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than the
Permitted Holders becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to
have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to
acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such
right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of (A) more of the Capital Stock of Holdings
entitled to vote for members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings
on a fully diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group”
has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) than the amount of the Capital Stock of
Holdings beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders or (B) more than thirty-five percent (35%) of
the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of
directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Company or (ii) a majority of the board of
directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings shall not be Continuing Directors; or
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(e) except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 10.4 or 10.5, the
Company shall fail to, directly or indirectly, own and control one hundred percent (100%) of each
class of the Capital Stock of each Subsidiary Loan Party; or
(f) there shall have occurred under any Senior Notes Document or any other indenture or
instrument evidencing any Indebtedness or Capital Stock in excess of $7,500,000 any “change in
control” or similar provision (as set forth in the indenture, agreement or other evidence of such
Indebtedness) obligating the Company to repurchase, redeem or repay all or any part of the
Indebtedness or Capital Stock provided for therein.
“Closing Date” means March 25, 2011.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same now exists or may from
time to time hereafter be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented, together with all rules,
regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.
“Collateral” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6.1.
“Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement in writing, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, from a lessor of premises to any Loan Party,
or another person to whom any Collateral is consigned or who has custody, control or possession of
any such Collateral or is otherwise the owner or operator of a premises on which any of such
Collateral is located, in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Collateral at such
premises or otherwise in the custody, control or possession of such lessor, consignee or other
person.
“Commercial Accounts” means all Accounts other than Government Accounts.
“Commitment” means, at any time, as to each Lender, the principal amount set forth
beside such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) or in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement
pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14.11, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2(a).
“Commitment Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of March 4, 2011, by and
among Holdings, the Company, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and Xxxxx Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced.
“Company” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble and shall include any
successor permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
“Compliance Certificate” means a compliance certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto.
“Continuing Directors” means the directors of Holdings on the Closing Date and each
other director of Holdings, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the
board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings is recommended by at least 51% of the
then Continuing Directors or such other director receives the vote of (or is otherwise approved by)
the Permitted Holders in his or her election by the shareholders of Holdings.
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“Copyright” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Intellectual
Property”.
“Credit Facility” means the Loans and Letters of Credit provided to or for the benefit
of any Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
“Default” means an act, condition or event which with notice or passage of time or
both would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any amounts required
to be funded by it under the Agreement within one (1) Business Day of the date that it is required
to do so under the Agreement (including the failure to make available to the Administrative Agent
amounts required pursuant to a Settlement Advance or to make a required payment in connection with
a Letter of Credit), (b) has notified any Borrower (and the Borrowers have notified the
Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent or any other Lender (and such Lender has notified
the Administrative Agent) in writing that it does not intend to comply with all or any portion of
its funding obligations under the Agreement, (c) has made a public statement to the effect that it
does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under the Agreement or under other
agreements generally (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) under which it has
committed to extend credit, (d) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under the Agreement within one (1) Business
Day of the date that it is required to do so under the Agreement, unless such other amount is the
subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) becomes or is insolvent or has a parent company that
has become or is insolvent or (ii) becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or
has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian or appointed for it, or has taken any action
in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding
or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian appointed for it, or has
taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in
any such proceeding or appointment.
“Default Rate” means the applicable rate set forth in Section 3.1(c).
“Deferred Revenue Excess” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eligible
Government Accounts”.
“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means an agreement in writing, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, by and among the Administrative
Agent, the Loan Party with a deposit account at any bank and the bank at which such deposit account
is at any time maintained which provides that such bank will comply with instructions originated by
the Administrative Agent directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further
consent by such Loan Party and has such other terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably require.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the
terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation
or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the
holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to
the prior repayment in full of the Revolving Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and
payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock) (except as a result of a change of control
or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of
control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Revolving
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Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the
Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or
(d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that
would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after
the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant
to a plan for the benefit of Holdings, the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such
employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may
be required to be repurchased by Holdings, the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy
applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“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, other than a Subsidiary owned
directly or indirectly by a Foreign Subsidiary.
“EBITDA” means, for any applicable period of computation, determined on a consolidated
basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (a) Net Income for such period
plus (b) without duplication, the sum of the following to the extent deducted in
calculating Net Income:
(i) Interest Expense for such period,
(ii) provision for income taxes (including, without limitation, any federal, state, local and
foreign income and similar taxes) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period,
(iii) depreciation and amortization of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period,
(iv) any non-cash charges for such period (excluding non-cash charges that are expected to
become cash charges in a future period or that are reserves for future cash charges),
(v) Transaction Costs for such period,
(vi) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of the Company’s
headquarters for such period,
(vii) financial advisory and other related fees and expenses for such period in an amount
acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
(viii) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash charges, provided that the
aggregate amount of such extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash charges incurred under this
clause (viii) for such period shall not exceed (A) 10% of EBITDA for such period (calculated
without giving effect to any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (viii) or (ix) herein or clause
(ii) of the proviso at the end of this definition) and (B) when combined with the aggregate amount
of cash restructuring charges, accruals or reserves added pursuant to clause (ix) below and the
aggregate amount of synergies added pursuant to clause (ii) of the proviso at the end of this
definition, 10% of EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to any adjustments made
pursuant to clauses (viii) or (ix) herein or clause (ii) of the proviso at the end of this
definition),
(ix) cash restructuring charges, accruals and reserves relating to restructuring initiatives
incurred during such period; provided that the aggregate amount of such cash restructuring
charges, accruals and reserves incurred under this clause (ix) for such period shall not exceed (A)
10% of
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EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to any adjustments made pursuant to
clauses (viii) or (ix) herein or clause (ii) of the proviso at the end of this definition) and (B)
when combined with the aggregate amount of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash charges
added pursuant to clause (viii) above and the aggregate amount of synergies added pursuant to
clause (ii) of the proviso at the end of this definition, 10% of EBITDA for such period (calculated
without giving effect to any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (viii) or (ix) herein or clause
(ii) of the proviso at the end of this definition),
(x) losses on asset sales, disposals or abandonments outside the ordinary course of business,
(xi) losses related to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, and
(xii) amounts paid by the Company on or prior to December 31, 2011 from the Employee Bonus
Pool to its employees as compensation and bonuses,
minus
(c) without duplication, the sum of the following to the extent included in calculating Net
Income:
(i) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash gains for such period,
(ii) non-cash gains for such period, and
(iii) gains on asset sales, disposals and abandonments outside the ordinary course of
business;
provided that for purposes of calculating Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Leverage
Ratio for any applicable period during which any Investment, including any Permitted Acquisition or
any Asset Disposition is consummated, (i) income statement items and balance sheet items (whether
positive or negative) attributable to the business or Person acquired in such Permitted Acquisition
or the asset(s) subject to such Asset Disposition shall be included or excluded, as applicable, in
such calculations to the extent relating to such applicable period and the Permitted Acquisition or
Asset Disposition shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of such applicable period,
(ii) EBITDA may be adjusted to include synergies and cost savings (including operating and other
expense reductions) reasonably expected to result from such Investment, including any Permitted
Acquisition or Asset Disposition for such period (which such adjustments are expected to be
realized within twelve (12) months following the date of inclusion of such adjustments) and (iii)
Indebtedness of a business or Person that is retired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition
or Asset Disposition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to have been retired as of
the first day of such applicable period, in each case, to the extent that such adjustments in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this proviso (and including any adjustments set forth in clauses
(viii) and (ix) above) are made in good faith, are reasonably identifiable and factually
supportable pursuant to documentation delivered to the Administrative Agent and which are
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided further that the
aggregate amount of adjustments for synergies and cost savings in clause (ii) of the foregoing
proviso shall not exceed (A) 10% of EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to any
adjustments made pursuant to clauses (viii) or (ix) above or clause (ii) of the foregoing proviso)
and (B) when combined with the aggregate amount of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash
charges added pursuant to clause (viii) above and the aggregate amount of cash restructuring
charges, accruals and reserves added pursuant to clause (ix) above, 10% of EBITDA for such period
(calculated without giving effect to any adjustments made pursuant to clauses (viii) or (ix) above
or clause (ii) of the forgoing proviso). For purposes of this definition, “Asset Disposition”
means
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the disposition of any or all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether
by sale, lease, transfer or otherwise.
“Eligible Accounts” means Accounts created by a Borrower that in each case satisfy the
criteria set forth below as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) such Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of goods by such
Borrower or rendition of services by such Borrower in the ordinary course of its business which
transactions are completed in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents
related thereto;
(b) such Accounts (i) are evidenced by an invoice delivered to the related account debtor,
(ii) are not unpaid more than sixty (60) days after the original due date therefor and (iii) are
not unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice thereof;
(c) such Accounts comply with the following terms and conditions: (i) the amounts shown on
any invoice delivered to the Administrative Agent or schedule thereof delivered to the
Administrative Agent shall be true and complete, (ii) no payments shall be made thereon except
payments immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent to the extent required pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, (iii) no credit, discount, allowance or extension or agreement for any of
the foregoing shall be granted to any account debtor except for credits, discounts, allowances or
extensions made or given in the ordinary course of each Borrower’s business in accordance with
practices and policies previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent and (iv) none of the
transactions giving rise thereto will violate any applicable foreign, Federal, State or local laws
or regulations, all documentation relating thereto will be legally sufficient under such laws and
regulations and all such documentation will be legally enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(d) such Accounts do not arise from sales on consignment, guaranteed sale, sale and return,
sale on approval, or other terms under which payment by the account debtor may be conditional or
contingent;
(e) such Accounts do not consist of percentage of completion accounts or progress xxxxxxxx
(such that the obligation of the account debtors with respect to such Accounts is conditioned upon
such Borrower’s satisfactory completion of any further performance under the agreement giving rise
thereto), xxxx and hold invoices or retainage invoices, except as to xxxx and hold invoices, if the
Administrative Agent shall have received an agreement in writing from the account debtor, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming the unconditional
obligation of the account debtor to take the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;
(f) such Accounts are not owing by creditors or suppliers;
(g) there are no facts, events or occurrences which would impair the validity, enforceability
or collectability of such Accounts or reduce the amount payable or materially delay payment
thereunder;
(h) such Accounts are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest of
the Administrative Agent;
(i) such Accounts are not subject to any other Liens and any goods giving rise thereto are
not, and were not at the time of the sale thereof, subject to any Liens, in each case other than
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Liens permitted under Section 10.2 that are subordinated to the Lien of the
Administrative Agent pursuant to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(j) neither the account debtor nor any officer or employee of the account debtor with respect
to such Accounts is an officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of any Loan Party;
(k) there are no proceedings or actions which are pending or as to which a Responsible Officer
of any Loan Party has received notice of an imminent proceeding related to the account debtors with
respect to such Accounts which might result in any material adverse change in any such account
debtor’s financial condition (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution,
liquidation, reorganization or similar proceeding);
(l) such Accounts are not owed by an account debtor who has Accounts classified as ineligible
under clause (b) above which constitute more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total Accounts
of such account debtor;
(m) the account debtor is not located in a state requiring the filing of a “Notice of Business
Activities Report” or similar report in order to permit such Borrower to seek judicial enforcement
in such State of payment of such Account, unless such Borrower has qualified to do business in such
state or has filed a “Notice of Business Activities Report” or equivalent report for then current
year; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that such
failure to file and inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable of being remedied without any
material delay or material cost;
(n) such Accounts do not include any billing for interest, fees or late charges (but the
portion of the Accounts in excess of such amounts shall be deemed Eligible Accounts if such
Accounts are otherwise Eligible Accounts);
(o) such Accounts are owed by account debtors deemed creditworthy at all times by the
Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment; and
(p) no portion of any such Accounts is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or
by chattel paper.
The criteria for Eligible Accounts set forth above may be changed and any new criteria for Eligible
Accounts may be established by the Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise of its
reasonable credit judgment in order to address either: (i) an event, condition or other
circumstance arising after the Closing Date, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance
existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent has no written notice thereof
from a Borrower prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely
affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Accounts in the good faith
determination in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment of the Administrative Agent. Any
Accounts that are not Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral. Prior to the
inclusion of any Accounts acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition as Eligible
Accounts, the Administrative Agent or its designee shall have conducted an audit and field
examination with respect to such Accounts, the results of which audit and field examination shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an
Approved Fund or (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) that is approved by the
Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
provided that neither Holdings, the Company nor any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof shall qualify
as an Eligible Assignee.
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“Eligible Commercial Accounts” means Eligible Accounts consisting of Commercial
Accounts that, in each case, satisfy the additional criteria set forth below as reasonably
determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the chief executive office of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is located
in the United States of America or, at the Administrative Agent’s option, if the chief executive
office and principal place of business of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is
located other than in the United States of America, then if either: (i) the account debtor has
delivered to such Borrower an irrevocable letter of credit issued or confirmed by a bank reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and payable only in the United States of America and in
Dollars, sufficient to cover such Account, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and if required by Section 6.2(f), the original of such letter of
credit has been delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent’s agent and the
issuer thereof, and such Borrower has complied with the other applicable terms of Section
6.2(f) with respect to the assignment of the proceeds of such letter of credit to the
Administrative Agent or naming the Administrative Agent as transferee beneficiary thereunder, as
the Administrative Agent may specify, or (ii) such Account is subject to credit insurance payable
to the Administrative Agent issued by an insurer and on terms and in an amount acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, or (iii) such Account, when aggregated with all such other Accounts, is not
in excess of $2,000,000 and is otherwise acceptable in all respects to the Administrative Agent
(subject to such lending formula with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
determine), then so long as such Account is otherwise an Eligible Account, such Account will be
included as an Eligible Commercial Account;
(b) such Accounts are not otherwise subject to any potential offset, counterclaim, dispute,
deduction, discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, rebate, credit or allowance
(provided that if such Accounts are otherwise Eligible Commercial Accounts, the portion of
such Accounts in excess of the amount at any time and from time to time owed by such Borrower to
such account debtor or claimed owed by such account debtor may be deemed Eligible Commercial
Accounts);
(c) the aggregate amount of such Accounts owing by a single account debtor do not constitute
more than ten percent (10%) of the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all otherwise Eligible
Commercial Accounts plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Eligible Government Accounts (but
the portion of the Accounts not in excess of such percentage shall be deemed Eligible Commercial
Accounts);
(d) the account debtors with respect to such Accounts are not any foreign government, the
United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality
thereof; and
(e) such Accounts are owed by account debtors whose total indebtedness to such Borrower does
not exceed the credit limit with respect to such account debtors as determined by such Borrower
from time to time, to the extent such credit limit as to any account debtor is established
consistent with the current practices and policies of such Borrower as of the Closing Date and such
credit limit is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (but the portion of the Accounts
not in excess of such credit limit may be deemed Eligible Commercial Accounts if such Accounts are
otherwise Eligible Commercial Accounts).
“Eligible Government Accounts” means Eligible Accounts consisting of Government
Accounts but excluding any portion of a Government Account:
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(a) against which the applicable U.S. Governmental Authority has exercised its right of setoff
or deduction or has formally notified a Borrower of its intention to do so;
(b) relating to the last payment due to a Borrower under a prime contract between such
Borrower and the applicable U.S. Governmental Authority, unless (i) such contract is a “Fixed Price
Contract” (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 16.2, or any successor regulation)
which does not include any provision for progress payments, incentive arrangements, or price
redetermination or (ii) the Administrative Agent has otherwise consented in writing to the
inclusion of such Account as an Eligible Government Contract;
(c) to the extent such Government Account is offset by a deferred revenue deposit related to
such Government Account (but only to the extent of such deferred revenue deposit; provided,
that to the extent any such deferred revenue deposit exceeds the related Government Account (such
excess, the “Deferred Revenue Excess”), such Deferred Revenue Excess shall reduce the
related Eligible Inventory related to such Government Account on a dollar for dollar basis); and
(d) as to which such Borrower shall not have executed a Notice of Assignment and an Instrument
of Assignment with respect to the underlying Government Contract and any other agreements,
instruments and documents and performed all acts that the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to ensure compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar state laws);
provided, however, that the filing of such Notice of Assignment and Instrument of
Assignment with the applicable U.S. Governmental Authority shall not occur until required pursuant
to Section 6.2(h).
“Eligible Inventory” means, as to each Borrower, Inventory of such Borrower consisting
of finished goods held for resale in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower, except
to the extent consisting of any of the following as determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) work-in-process;
(b) components which are not part of finished goods;
(c) spare parts for equipment;
(d) display items, samples, tooling and packaging and shipping materials;
(e) supplies used or consumed in such Borrower’s business;
(f) Inventory located on leased premises or in the possession of a warehouseman or processor,
unless such lessor, warehouseman or processor has delivered a Collateral Access Agreement with
respect thereto or an appropriate Reserve with respect to rent has been established with respect
thereto;
(g) Inventory located at any premises if the Value of the Inventory located at such premises
is less than $100,000 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion;
(h) Inventory subject to a Lien of any other Person which Lien is not subordinated to the Lien
of the Administrative Agent pursuant to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(i) xxxx and hold goods;
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(j) unsalable, unserviceable, obsolete or slow moving Inventory;
(k) Inventory that is not subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest
of the Administrative Agent;
(l) returned, damaged and/or defective Inventory;
(m) Inventory subject to a negotiable warehouse receipt or other negotiable Document;
(n) Inventory purchased or sold on consignment;
(o) Inventory located outside the United States of America or Inventory that is in transit
(other than Inventory that is otherwise Eligible Inventory and is in transit between domestic
locations of the Borrowers); and
(p) Inventory related to any Government Account to the extent of any Deferred Revenue Excess.
The criteria for Eligible Inventory set forth above may be changed and any new criteria for
Eligible Inventory may be established by the Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise of
its reasonable credit judgment in order to address either: (i) an event, condition or other
circumstance arising after the Closing Date or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance
existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent has no written notice thereof
from the Administrative Borrower prior to the Closing Date, in either case under clause (i) or (ii)
which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Inventory in the
good faith determination in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment of the Administrative
Agent. Any Inventory that is not Eligible Inventory shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.
Prior to the inclusion of any Inventory acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition as
Eligible Inventory, the Administrative Agent or its designee shall have conducted an appraisal and
field examination with respect to such Inventory, the results of which appraisal and field
examination shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Employee Bonus Pool” means an amount up to $9,000,000 reserved from the proceeds of
the Senior Notes which shall be used by the Company to pay employee compensation and bonuses on or
after the Closing Date so long as such employee compensation and bonuses are paid on or before
December 31, 2011.
“Employee Bonus Pool Reserve” means a Reserve in the amount of the Employee Bonus Pool
established by the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date to reflect payments to be made by the
Company from the Employee Bonus Pool, such payments by the Company to reduce such Reserve on a
dollar-for-dollar basis.
“Environmental Laws” means all foreign, Federal, State, provincial and local laws
(including common law), legislation, rules, codes, licenses, permits (including any conditions
imposed therein), authorizations, judicial or administrative decisions, injunctions or agreements
between any Loan Party and any Governmental Authority, (a) relating to pollution and the
protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, water vapor, surface
water, ground water, drinking water, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant
and animal life or any other natural resource), or to human health or safety, (b) relating to the
exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, manufacture, processing,
distribution, transportation, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal, or threatened
release, of Hazardous Materials, or (c) relating to all laws with regard to
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recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous
Materials including, without limitation, (i) the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act,
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air
Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (including the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments thereto), the Federal Solid Waste Disposal and the Federal Toxic Substances
Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and the Federal Safe Drinking
Water Act of 1974, (ii) applicable state counterparts to such laws and (iii) any common law, civil
law or equitable doctrine that may impose liability or obligations for injuries or damages due to,
or threatened as a result of, the presence of or exposure to any Hazardous Materials.
“Equipment” means, as to each Loan Party, all of such Loan Party’s now owned and
hereafter acquired equipment, as defined in the UCC, wherever located, including all attachments,
accessions and property now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in connection therewith, and
substitutions and replacements thereof, wherever located.
“
Equity Incentive Plan” means the
ADS Tactical, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan
to be adopted after the Closing Date with respect to not more than 15% of the Capital Stock of
Holdings to be allocated and awarded to certain existing and future key employees of Holdings
and/or its Subsidiaries.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, together with all
rules and regulations thereunder or related thereto.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any person required to be aggregated with the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries under Sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)
of ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA
or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan, other than events as to which
the requirement of notice has been waived in regulations by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, (b) the adoption of any amendment to a Pension Plan that would require the provision
of security pursuant to Section 436(f)(1) of the Code, (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a cessation of operations which is
treated as such a withdrawal or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, (d)
the filing of a written notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as
a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to terminate a Pension Plan, (e) an event or condition which
would likely constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, (f) the imposition of any liability under Title
IV of ERISA, other than the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums due but not delinquent
under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of $1,000,000, (g)
any other event or condition with respect to a Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA
maintained, or contributed to, by any ERISA Affiliate that would likely result in liability of any
Borrower in excess of $1,000,000, (h) a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, based on a financial
valuation by the Pension Plan’s or Multiemployer Plan’s, as applicable, actuary at the times
specified by applicable law, determined to be an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical
status within the meanings of Sections 430, 431, or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of
ERISA that would likely result in liability of any Borrower in excess of $1,000,000, and (i) the
conditions exist for the imposition of a lien on any Pension Plan under Section 303(k) of ERISA or
Section 430(k) of the Code.
“Eurodollar Rate Loans” means any Revolving Loan made to a Borrower that bears
interest based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.
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“Event of Default” has the meaning given to such term in Section 11.1.
“Excess Availability” means the amount, as determined by the Administrative Agent,
calculated at any date, equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Commitment and (ii) the
Borrowing Base (as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered by the
Administrative Borrower) minus (b) the sum of (i) the Total Outstandings as of such date
plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all then outstanding and unpaid trade payables and other
obligations of any Borrower which are outstanding more than thirty (30) days past due as of the end
of the immediately preceding month (other than trade payables or other obligations being contested
or disputed by such Borrower in good faith) plus (iii) without duplication, the amount of
checks issued by such Borrower to pay trade payables and other obligations which are more than
thirty (30) days past due as of the end of the immediately preceding month (other than trade
payables or other obligations being contested or disputed by such Borrower in good faith), but not
yet sent.
“Excluded Bank Account” means (a) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used
for, payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of
any Loan Party’s employees, (b) that certain deposit account in existence on the Closing Date with
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital Corporation (or any successor thereto) so long as such account (i) does not
at any time have more than $1,000,000 on deposit therein and (ii) is used solely for the purpose of
the Company’s credit card program with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital Corporation, (c) that certain deposit
account in existence on the Closing Date with Standard Chartered Bank (or any successor thereto) so
long as such account does not at any time have more than $250,000 on deposit therein or (d) any
other deposit account or securities account which, individually or in the aggregate, does not at
any time have more than $50,000 on deposit therein.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any rights or interest
in any contract, lease, permit, license, license agreement, or other agreement covering real or
personal property of any Loan Party if under the terms of such contract, lease, permit, license,
license agreement, or other agreement, or applicable law with respect thereto, the grant of a
security interest or lien therein is prohibited as a matter of law or under the terms of such
contract, lease, permit, license, license agreement, or other agreement has not been obtained
(provided that, (i) the foregoing exclusions of this clause (a) shall in no way be
construed (A) to apply to the extent that any described prohibition or restriction is unenforceable
under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC or other applicable law, or (B) to apply to
the extent that any consent or waiver has been obtained that would permit the Administrative
Agent’s security interest or lien notwithstanding the prohibition or restriction on the pledge of
such contract, lease, permit, license, license agreement, or other agreement and (ii) the foregoing
exclusion of clause (a) shall in no way be construed to limit, impair, or otherwise affect any of
the Administrative Agent’s, any other Lender’s or any Bank Product Provider’s continuing security
interests in and liens upon any rights or interests of any Loan Party in or to (A) monies due or to
become due under or in connection with any described contract, lease, permit, license, license
agreement, or other agreement, or Capital Stock (including any Accounts or Capital Stock), or (B)
any proceeds from the sale, license, lease, or other dispositions of any such contract, lease,
license, other agreement, or Capital Stock); (b) any United States intent-to-use trademark or
servicemark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a
security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use
trademark applications under applicable federal law, provided that upon submission and acceptance
by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of an amendment to allege use pursuant to 15
U.S.C. Section 1051(c) (or any successor provision) or a statement of use pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
Section 1051(d) (or any successor provision), such intent-to-use trademark application shall be
considered Collateral; (c) in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act
of 1933 as amended, and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) promulgated thereunder, would require (or is replaced with another rule or
regulation, or any other law,
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rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC of separate
financial statements of any affiliate of Holdings due to the fact that such Affiliate’s Capital
Stock or other securities secure the Senior Notes, the Capital Stock or other securities of such
Affiliate, but only the portion of such Capital Stock or securities of such Affiliate to the extent
necessary to not be subject to such requirement (which Capital Stock or other securities of such
Affiliate as a result of such event shall automatically be deemed released and to not be and to not
have been part of the Collateral); or (d) motor vehicles the perfection of a security interest in
which is excluded from the Uniform Commercial Code in the relevant jurisdiction.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, any
Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any
Loan Party hereunder, (a) any taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated) or net profits of such Person (and franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof) by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient (i) is organized or incorporated, (ii)
maintains its principal lending office or, in the case of any Lender or Issuing Lender, its
applicable lending office with respect to this Agreement or (iii) has a present or former
connection other than a connection resulting from entering into this Agreement, receiving any
payment or enforcing any right under this Agreement; (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the
United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which such Lender
or Issuing Lender is located or any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above; (c) any
withholding tax payable (including back-up withholding tax) with respect to payments under the Loan
Documents under laws (including any statute, treaty or regulation) in effect on the Closing Date
(or, in the case of an Eligible Assignee, the date of the Assignment and Assumption or in the case
of a participation, the date the participation is granted); (d) any tax that results from a
designation of a new lending office; (e) any tax that is attributable to failure or inability
(other than as a result of a Change in Law) of the recipient to comply with Sections
4.5(g), 4.5(j) and 4.5(k), except to the extent that such recipient (or its
assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the
Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 4.5(b); and (f) any
taxes that are imposed by reasons of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the regulations or
guidance promulgated thereunder (“FATCA”).
“
Existing Loan Agreement” means that certain
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
February 18, 2010 by and among Holdings, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the
Lenders party thereto and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent, as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Existing Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as
of October 22, 2010 by and among Holdings, the Company, as borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the
lenders party thereto from time to time and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“Facility Increase” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7.
“FATCA” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of Excluded Taxes.
“
Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum
equal, for each day during such period, to the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for such day on such
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transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of March 4, 2011, by and among
Holdings, the Company, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and Xxxxx Fargo Capital Finance, LLC,
setting forth certain fees payable by the Borrowers in connection with the Credit Facility, as the
same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or
replaced.
“Filing Threshold Amount” means $12,500,000 plus proportionate increases
thereto to reflect any Facility Increases.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of each fiscal month of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) (i) EBITDA minus
(ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures minus (iii) Cash Taxes minus (iv) Holdings
Payables paid from loans, dividends or other distributions from the Company and its Subsidiaries to
(b) Fixed Charges, in each case, computed for the twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period then
ending.
“Fixed Charges” means, for any applicable period of computation, without duplication,
the sum of (a) all Interest Expense paid in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such
period plus (b) Scheduled Indebtedness Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries
after the Closing Date during such period plus (c) optional and other payments made by the
Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date during such period on Subordinated Indebtedness
or Specified Unsecured Indebtedness plus (d) all interest paid in cash by Holdings for such
period plus (e) all scheduled principal payments paid by Holdings during such period on
Indebtedness of Holdings plus (f) all optional payments of principal made by Holdings
during such period on Indebtedness of Holdings (excluding any such payments made from proceeds of
an IPO) plus (g) the capital contributions required to be made in connection with the
Arsenal Venture Partners Investment during such period plus (h) any taxes paid or payable
during such period in connection with Arsenal Venture Partners Investments plus (i) Cash
Dividends paid in cash by Holdings after the Closing Date for such period. Except as otherwise
specifically set forth herein, all of the foregoing amounts shall be calculated for the twelve (12)
consecutive fiscal month period then ending; provided that, for the first twelve (12) full
fiscal months following the Closing Date, (i) the amounts in clauses (b), (c), (e), (f) and (i)
above shall be calculated as of the end of each fiscal month occurring in such twelve (12) fiscal
month period based on the actual amount thereof for the total number of fiscal months elapsed since
the Closing Date, (ii) in the case of Interest Expense, there shall be excluded from the
calculation of Interest Expense, all interest paid or payable under the Existing Term Loan
Agreement and (iii) in the case of interest expense on the Senior Notes, there shall be included in
the calculation of such interest expense, the pro forma interest expense accrued on
the Senior Notes for the remaining number of fiscal months in such twelve (12) fiscal month period
following the applicable calculation date. Fixed Charges for any applicable period shall be
calculated taking into account the proviso at the end of the definition of EBITDA.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which a Loan Party is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this
definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be
deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and
pronouncements
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of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which, in each case, are applicable to the
circumstances as of the date of determination consistently applied.
“Government Accounts” means Accounts owing directly by any U.S. Governmental Authority
to a Borrower under a prime contract entered into between such U.S. Governmental Authority and such
Borrower.
“Government Contract” means any written agreement, commitment, contract, instrument or
other binding arrangement between the Company or any Subsidiary thereof and any U.S. Governmental
Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, province, or other
political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority)
thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person that
at any time after the Closing Date becomes a party hereto pursuant to a joinder agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit E pursuant to which such Person shall become a party to
the Guaranty as a joint and several “Guarantor”.
“Guaranty” means the guaranty made by the Guarantors of the Obligations under
Article 13 in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substances, materials
and wastes, including hydrocarbons (including naturally occurring or man-made petroleum and
hydrocarbons), flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, radioactive materials,
biological substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and any other kind and/or
type of pollutants or contaminants, sewage, sludge, industrial slag, solvents and/or any other
similar substances, materials, or wastes and including any other substances, materials or wastes
that are or become regulated under any Environmental Law (including any that are or become
classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law).
“Hedge Agreement” means a “swap agreement” as that term is defined in Section
101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Hedge Agreement Reserves” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of
“Reserves”.
“Holdings” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble.
“Holdings Owners” has the meaning given to such term in Section 10.6(d)(i).
“Holdings Payables” means the following amounts payable by Holdings from time to time:
(a) corporate operating (including, without limitation, customary fees and reasonable out of pocket
costs to, and indemnities for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of Holdings) and
overhead expenses (including, without limitation, rent, utilities, salary, bonus and other
benefits) in the ordinary course of business, (b) fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants,
appraisers and the like, (c) fees and expenses other than to Affiliates of Holdings related to any
unsuccessful equity or debt offering of Holdings and (d) franchise taxes and other fees required to
maintain the existence of Holdings.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.7.
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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, any liability, whether or not
contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the
whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof) or evidenced by bonds, notes,
debentures or similar instruments, (b) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase
price of any property or services (other than an account payable to a trade creditor (whether or
not an Affiliate) incurred in the ordinary course of business of such Person and payable in
accordance with customary trade practices), (c) all obligations as lessee under leases which have
been, or should be, in accordance with GAAP recorded as Capital Leases, (d) any contractual
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to pay or be liable for the payment of any
indebtedness described in this definition of another Person, including, without limitation, any
such indebtedness, directly or indirectly guaranteed, or any agreement to purchase, repurchase, or
otherwise acquire such indebtedness, obligation or liability or any security therefor, or to
provide funds for the payment or discharge thereof, or to maintain solvency, assets, level of
income, or other financial condition, (e) all obligations of any such Person in respect of
Disqualified Capital Stock, (f) all reimbursement obligations and other liabilities of such Person
with respect to surety bonds (whether bid, performance or otherwise), letters of credit, bankers’
acceptances, drafts or similar documents or instruments issued for such Person’s account, (g) all
indebtedness of such Person in respect of indebtedness of another Person for borrowed money or
indebtedness of another Person otherwise described in this definition which is secured by any
consensual lien, security interest, collateral assignment, conditional sale, mortgage, deed of
trust, or other encumbrance on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligations,
liabilities or indebtedness is assumed by or is a personal liability of such Person, all as of such
time, (h) all net obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Person (marked to market)
arising under Hedge Agreements, (i) all obligations owed by such Person under License Agreements
with respect to non-refundable, advance or minimum guarantee royalty payments; (j) indebtedness of
any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer to
the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in such
entity, except to the extent that the terms of such indebtedness expressly provide that such Person
is not liable therefor or such Person has no liability therefor as a matter of law, (k) the
principal and interest portions of all rental obligations of such Person under any synthetic lease
or similar off-balance sheet financing where such transaction is considered to be borrowed money
for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP, (l) 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), and (m) all obligations
of such Person under take or pay or similar arrangements.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.4.
“Information Certificate” means a certificate of the Loan Parties substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto.
“Instrument of Assignment” means each instrument of assignment executed by a Loan
Party with respect to any Material Government Contract to which such Loan Party is a party,
substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto.
“Intellectual Property” means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the
world: (a) patents and patent applications, including all renewals, extensions, continuations,
divisions, reissues, or counter parts thereof, (“Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks,
trade names, trade dress, logos, Internet domain names and other business identifiers, together
with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations,
renewals, extensions or counter parts thereof, (“Trademarks”); (c) copyrights in all works
of authorship including all registrations, registration applications, renewals, extensions and
reversions (“Copyrights”); (d) all computer software, source code, executable code, data,
databases and documentation thereof; (e) all trade secret rights; (f) all other
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intellectual property or proprietary rights; (g) all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any
past, present, or future infringement or other impairment or violation thereof and all proceeds of
the foregoing; (h) all income, royalties, damages or payments now or hereafter due and/or payable
under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing; and (i) all licenses or other
written agreements now or hereafter in existence granting any rights in any of the foregoing.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the
Closing Date by and among the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Senior
Notes Agent, Holdings, the Company and the other parties from time to time party thereto, in form
and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent, as such agreement may be
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms
thereof.
“Interest Expense” means, for any applicable period of computation, all interest
expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, it being understood that with the respect to Capital Leases, only the
interest component thereof shall be included in Interest Expense.
“Interest Period” means for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a period of approximately one
(1), two (2) or three (3) months duration as the Administrative Borrower on behalf of any Borrower
may elect; provided that:
(a) the Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower may not elect an Interest Period
that will extend beyond the Maturity Date;
(b) no such Interest Period shall be less than thirty (30) days;
(c) the Interest Period shall commence on the date the Revolving Loan is made or continued as,
or converted into, a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and shall expire on the numerically corresponding day in
the calendar month at its end;
(d) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; and
(e) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day
for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such
Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such
Interest Period.
“Inventory” means, as to each Loan Party, all present and future inventory, as defined
in the UCC, of such Loan Party.
“Investment” means, with respect to a Person, any investment in any other Person,
whether by means of (a) purchase or acquisition of obligations or securities of such other Person,
(b) capital contribution to such other Person, (c) loan or advance to such other Person, (d) making
of a time deposit with such other Person, (e) guarantee or assumption of, or providing any
collateral or letter of credit for, any obligation of such other Person, (f) Acquisition or (g)
otherwise.
“Investment Property Control Agreement” means an agreement in writing, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, by and among the Administrative
Agent, any Loan Party (as the case may be) and any securities intermediary that maintains a
securities account of such
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Loan Party, acknowledging that such securities intermediary has custody, control or possession
of such securities account on behalf of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with
entitlement orders originated by the Administrative Agent with respect to such securities account,
and has such other terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may require.
“IPO” means an initial public offering of Capital Stock of Holdings or the Company
registered with the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Issuing Lender” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, (a) Xxxxx Fargo in its
capacity as issuer of such Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of such Letters of
Credit hereunder and (b) one additional Lender if Xxxxx Fargo declines or is unable to provide or
arrange a Letter of Credit.
“Law Enforcement Business Unit” means the state and local law enforcement business of
the Company that provides tactical and operational equipment and services to state and local
government customers for use by law enforcement.
“Leases” has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.16.
“Lender” means each financial institution signatory hereto as a Lender and each other
Person made a party to this Agreement as a Lender in accordance with Section 14.11.
“Lending Party” means the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
“Letter of Credit 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 (a) the rights
and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b)
any collateral security for any obligations related to such Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Fees” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2(b).
“Letter of Credit Limit” means $50,000,000.
“Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate
undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time, plus (b) the aggregate
amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit for which the Issuing Lender has not at such time
been reimbursed, plus (c) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all payments made by
each Lender to the Issuing Lender with respect to such Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit
as provided in Section 2.3 for which Borrowers have not at such time reimbursed the
Lenders, whether by way of a Loan or otherwise.
“Letters of Credit” means all letters of credit (whether documentary or stand-by and
whether for the purchase of inventory, equipment or otherwise) issued by the Issuing Lender for the
account of any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, and all amendments, renewals, extensions or
replacements thereof.
“Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Total
Indebtedness as of the last day of the fiscal month ending on, or most recently ended prior to,
such date of determination to (b) EBITDA minus Holdings Payables paid from loans, dividends
or other distributions from the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, for the period
consisting of the immediately preceding twelve consecutive fiscal months of the Company and its
Subsidiaries ending on, or most recently ended prior to, such date of determination.
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“LIBOR Rate” means, for any Eurodollar Rate Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the
rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters
Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in
Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that if more than
one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic
mean of all such rates (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%). If, for any
reason, such rate is not available, then “LIBOR Rate” means the rate per annum at which, as
determined by the Administrative Agent, Dollars in an amount comparable to the Loans then requested
are being offered to leading banks at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time), two (2) Business Days
prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period for settlement in immediately available
funds by leading banks in the London interbank market for a period equal to the Interest Period
selected.
“License Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any
Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit
Documents, the Pledge Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, all Deposit Account Control
Agreements, all Investment Property Control Agreements and all other agreements, documents and
instruments now or at any time hereafter executed and/or delivered by any Loan Party in connection
with this Agreement; provided that in no event shall the term “Loan Documents” be deemed to
include any Hedge Agreement or other Bank Product Agreement.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“Loans” means, collectively, the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans.
“Mar-Vel” means Mar-Vel International, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.
“Mar-Vel Bank Account” means that certain deposit account of Mar-Vel with PNC Bank,
National Association in existence on the Closing Date.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
properties, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document; (c) the legality, validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the
security interests and liens of the Administrative Agent upon the Collateral; (d) a material
portion of the Collateral or the value thereof; (e) the ability of any Loan Party to repay the
Obligations or of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document as and when to be performed; or (f) the ability of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral or otherwise with respect to the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“Material Contract” means (a) any contract or other agreement, written or oral, of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving monetary liability of or to any such Person in an
amount in excess of $3,000,000 per annum or (b) any other contract or agreement, written or oral,
of the Company or any of
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its Subsidiaries the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew of which by any
party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case, other
than Material Government Contracts.
“Material Event of Default” means an Event of Default described in Section
11.1(a), (b)(i) (other than Section 9.12), (b)(ii), (b)(iii)
(other than Section 9.6(b)(v)), (e), (f), (g), (h),
(k), (l) (other than with respect to Material Contracts) or (m).
“Material Government Contract” means any Government Contract, and where applicable,
individual delivery and individual task orders under any Government Contract, (i) listed on
Schedule 8.15 or (ii) (A) involving, or which may involve, monetary liability under open
orders or accounts receivable thereunder in an amount in excess of $3,000,000 over the remaining
term of such contract and (B) that has a remaining term of greater than six (6) months.
“Material Release or Non-Compliance” means (a) the occurrence of any event involving
the release, spill or discharge of any Hazardous Material or (b) any investigation, proceeding,
complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice with respect to any non-compliance with or
violation of any Environmental Law by any Loan Party or the release, spill or discharge of any
Hazardous Material if, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), the release, spill
or discharge, or the alleged or actual non-compliance or violation of Environmental Law by any Loan
Party could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) Xxxxx 00, 0000, (x) the date of
termination of the entire Aggregate Commitment by the Administrative Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.6 or (c) the date on which the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to
Section 11.2(b) and in connection therewith, the Obligations have become immediately due
and payable and the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated.
“Maximum Interest Rate” means the maximum non-usurious rate of interest under
applicable Federal or State law as in effect from time to time that may be contracted for, taken,
reserved, charged or received in respect of the indebtedness of a Borrower to the Administrative
Agent or a Lender, or to the extent that at any time such applicable law may thereafter permit a
higher maximum non-usurious rate of interest, then such higher rate.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and its successors and assigns.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6)
years contributed to by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which any Loan
Party or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability.
“Net Income” means, for any applicable period of computation, the net income (or net
deficit) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Net Income (a) the net
income (or loss) of any Person in which the Company or any Subsidiary has a joint interest with a
third party (including the Arsenal Venture Partnership), except to the extent such net income is
actually paid in cash to the Company or such Subsidiary by dividend or other distribution during
such period, and (b) the effects of non-cash adjustments in the inventory, property and equipment,
goodwill, intangible assets, deferred revenue and debt line items and any other non-cash charges in
the Company’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of
purchase accounting in relation to any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of
any amounts thereof, net of taxes.
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“Net Recovery Percentage” means the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the
numerator of which is the amount equal to the amount of the recovery in respect of the Inventory at
such time on a “net orderly liquidation value” basis as set forth in the most recent acceptable
appraisal of Inventory received by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.3,
net of all associated costs and expenses of such liquidation, and (b) the denominator of which is
the applicable original cost of the aggregate amount of the Inventory subject to such appraisal.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.2(c).
“Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Loan Party.
“Note” means any promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto
made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing such Lender’s Commitment, and any amendments,
supplements and modifications thereto and replacements or renewals thereof.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.4(a).
“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 3.1(b)(ii).
“Notice of Default or Failure of Condition” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 12.3(a).
“Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5(b).
“Noticed Bank Product” means any Bank Product provided by the Administrative Agent or
any of its Affiliates and any other Bank Product for which the applicable Bank Product Provider (a)
has disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date (which disclosure shall comply
with the information provisions set forth in the definition of “Bank Products”) or (b)
shall have complied with the notice and other information provisions set forth in the definition of
“Bank Products”.
“Notices of Assignment” means each notice of assignment executed by any Loan Party
with respect to any Material Government Contract to which such Loan Party is a party, substantially
in the form of Exhibit K hereto.
“Obligations” means (a) any and all Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations, Special Agent
Advances and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and
description owing by any or all of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
and/or any of their Affiliates or the Issuing Lender, including principal, interest, charges, fees,
costs and expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or
otherwise, arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or on account of any Letter of
Credit and all other Letter of Credit Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of this Agreement or after
the commencement of any case or proceeding with respect to any such Loan Party under the Bankruptcy
Code or any similar statute (including, to the extent permitted under applicable law, the payment
of interest and other amounts which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such
case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case),
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or
secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or secured or unsecured and (b) subject to the priority in
right of payment set forth in Section 11.3, all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness
of every kind, nature and description owing by any or all of the Loan Parties to any Bank Product
Provider arising under or pursuant to any Bank Products, whether now existing or hereafter arising
(collectively, the “Bank Product Obligations”).
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“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Other Indebtedness” means, collectively, any Subordinated Indebtedness, any Specified
Unsecured Indebtedness and the Senior Notes.
“Other Taxes” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5(c).
“Overadvance” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.8(a).
“Participant” has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.11(d).
“Patent” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Intellectual
Property”.
“Patriot Act” has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.14.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to
Title IV of ERISA which any Loan Party sponsors, maintains, or to which any Loan Party or ERISA
Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
“Permits” has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.7.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries where:
(a) the business, assets or division acquired are for use, or the Person acquired is engaged,
in a Permitted Line of Business;
(b) if the Acquisition involves a merger or other combination with a Loan Party, such Loan
Party is the surviving entity or the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Loan Party if
and when required to do so under Section 9.12;
(c) such Acquisition shall be non-hostile and shall have been approved, as necessary, by the
target’s board of directors, shareholders or other requisite Persons;
(d) reasonably prior to such Acquisition, the Administrative Agent shall have received
complete executed or conformed copies of each material document, instrument and agreement to be
executed in connection with such Acquisition together with all Lien search reports and Lien release
letters and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence the
termination of Liens on the assets or business to be acquired, other than Liens permitted by
Section 10.2;
(e) not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to such Acquisition, the Administrative Agent
shall have received an acquisition summary with respect to the Person, assets and/or business or
division to be acquired, such summary to include a reasonably detailed description thereof
(including financial information) and operating results (including financial statements for the
most recent twelve (12) month period for which they are available and as otherwise available), the
terms and conditions, including economic terms, of the proposed Acquisition, and the Administrative
Borrower’s calculation of the financial tests set forth in Section 10.3(f), calculated in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
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(f) any acquired Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary has executed and delivered to the
Administrative Agent this Agreement and to the extent applicable, the Guaranty, and the other
provisions of Section 9.12 have been satisfied; and
(g) a certificate, in form, scope and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent of a
senior officer of the Administrative Borrower confirming satisfaction of each of the foregoing
conditions precedent shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to such
Acquisition.
“Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means the aggregate amount of the purchase
price, including, but not limited to, any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection therewith,
earnouts (valued at the maximum amounts reasonably expected to be payable thereunder as determined
in good faith by the Company’s board of directors), deferred payments, or Capital Stock of the
Company, net of the applicable acquired company’s cash and Cash Equivalents (as shown on its most
recent financial statements delivered in connection with the applicable Permitted Acquisition) to
be paid in connection with any applicable Permitted Acquisition as set forth in the applicable
documentation for such Permitted Acquisition.
“Permitted Holders” shall mean (a) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (b) Xxxxxx Xxxxx XxXxxx, (c)
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and (d) any trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other
lawful entity controlled by any or all of the foregoing. The term “control” for purposes of this
definition shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Affiliate”.
“Permitted Line of Business” shall mean businesses in substantially the same fields as
the businesses conducted by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and
business activities reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means, in respect of any Indebtedness (including
indebtedness existing on the Closing Date or incurred in compliance with Section 10.1) (the
“Original Indebtedness”), any Indebtedness that refinances, refunds, renews, replaces,
defeases or extends, in whole or in part, such Original Indebtedness (or any Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted
value, if applicable) of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (less any original issue
discount, if applicable) shall not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of the Original Indebtedness except by an amount equal to any premium or other similar amount
reasonably determined by the Company to be required to be paid in connection therewith, accrued and
unpaid interest thereon, and fees and expenses (including any applicable, prepayment penalties)
reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing plus any discounts, commissions, fees and
expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith and by an amount equal to any existing
commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) the final maturity date and weighted average life of such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be prior to or shorter than that applicable to the
Original Indebtedness, (c) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be required to be
repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the
occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, (i)
upon the occurrence of an event of default or a change in control, (ii) upon the sale or other
disposition of any assets securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (iii) as and to the
extent such repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance would have been required
pursuant to the terms of such Original Indebtedness) prior to the earlier of (A) the maturity date
of such Original Indebtedness and (B) the date that is six months after the Maturity Date; (d) such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not constitute an obligation of any Subsidiary that shall
not have been (or, in the case of after-acquired Subsidiaries, shall not have been required to
become) an obligor in respect of such Original Indebtedness, and shall not constitute an obligation
of the Company if the Company shall not have been an obligor in respect of such Original
Indebtedness and, in each case, shall constitute an obligation of such Subsidiary or of the Company
only to the extent of their obligations in respect of such Original Indebtedness; (e) any
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of any Subordinated Indebtedness shall be on subordination
terms substantially the same as those applicable to the Original Indebtedness or more favorable to
the Lenders; (f) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any
asset other than (i) the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness (or would have been
required to secure such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof); provided that
if any such assets consisting of Capital Stock or other securities were excluded from the
Collateral securing the Original Indebtedness to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the
requirements of Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X, then Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of
loans which refinance securities may be secured by a Lien on those assets consisting of Capital
Stock or other securities that originally secured such Original Indebtedness or (ii) by any Lien
having a higher priority in respect of the Obligations than the Lien that secured such Original
Indebtedness; and (g) with respect to a refinancing of the Senior Notes, the representative(s) of
the holders of such Indebtedness shall have joined the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with
its terms or entered into an intercreditor agreement with the Administrative Agent on substantially
similar terms as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Permitted Tax Distributions” has the meaning given to such term in Section
10.6(d).
“Person” or “person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation (including any corporation which elects subchapter S status under the Code), limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, business trust, unincorporated association, joint
stock corporation, trust, joint venture or other entity or any government or any agency or
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which any
Loan Party sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make
contributions, or in the case of a Multiemployer Plan has made contributions at any time during the
immediately preceding six (6) plan years or with respect to which any Loan Party may incur
liability.
“Pledge Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated the
date hereof by and between the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties thereto, which agreement
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company,
as such agreement may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in
accordance with the terms thereof.
“Pro Forma Acquisition Excess Availability” means Excess Availability calculated on a
pro forma basis to include (i) any Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory to be
acquired in connection with such Acquisition (determined pursuant to field exams, appraisals or
other methodologies reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (ii) the borrowing of any
Loans used to finance such Acquisition, as applicable, and (iii) prepayments of the Loans occurring
on the date of such Acquisition made from the proceeds from the incurrence of Indebtedness or the
issuance of Capital Stock of the Company (or a combination thereof) in excess of the Permitted
Acquisition Consideration for such Acquisition.
“Pro Rata Share” means as to any Lender, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) the
numerator of which is such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate
Commitment, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section
14.11; provided that if the Aggregate Commitment shall have been terminated, the numerator
shall be the unpaid amount of such Lender’s Loans and its interests in the Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans and the denominator shall be the aggregate amount of all unpaid Loans and Letters
of Credit.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital
Stock.
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“Real Property” means all now owned and hereafter acquired real property of each Loan
Party, including leasehold interests, together with all buildings, structures, and other
improvements located thereon and all rights of any Loan Party in any easements and appurtenances
relating thereto, wherever located.
“Records” means, as to each Loan Party, all of such Loan Party’s present and future
books of account of every kind or nature, purchase and sale agreements, invoices, ledger cards,
bills of lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence, memoranda, credit files
and other data relating to the Collateral or any account debtor, together with the tapes, disks,
diskettes and other data and software storage media and devices, file cabinets or containers in or
on which the foregoing are stored (including any rights of any Loan Party with respect to the
foregoing maintained with or by any other person).
“Register” has the meaning given to such term in Section 14.11(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s
Affiliates.
“Report” has the meaning given to such term in Section 12.9(a).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, at least three (3) Lenders whose Pro Rata
Shares aggregate in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Aggregate Commitments, or if the Aggregate
Commitment shall have been terminated, at least three (3) Lenders to whom in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of the Total Outstandings are owing; provided that the Pro Rata Share of, and
the portion of the Total Outstandings, as applicable, owing or deemed owing to, any Defaulting
Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Reserves” means as of any date of determination, such amounts as the Administrative
Agent may from time to time reasonably establish and revise in good faith in the exercise of its
reasonable credit judgment reducing the amount of Loans and Letters of Credit that would otherwise
be available to any Borrower under the lending formula(s) provided for herein but without
duplication of any other reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through
eligibility criteria: (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as
determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise of its reasonable credit
judgment, adversely affect, or would have a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting, either
(i) the Collateral, its value or the amount that might be received by the Administrative Agent from
the sale or other disposition or realization upon such Collateral, (ii) the assets, business
obligations, liabilities or prospects of any Loan Party or (iii) the security interests and other
rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability,
perfection and priority thereof); (b) to reflect the Administrative Agent’s good faith belief
exercised in its reasonable credit judgment that any collateral report or financial information
furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent is or may have been
incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (c) in respect of any state of facts
which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in good faith constitutes a Default or an
Event of Default; or (d) to reflect any restrictions in the Senior Notes Documents on the
incurrence of Indebtedness by the Loan Parties, but only to the extent that such restrictions
reduce, or with the passage of time could reduce, the amounts available to be borrowed hereunder
(including, without limitation as a result of the Loan Parties’ receipt of net proceeds from asset
sales) in order for the Loan Parties to comply with the Senior Notes Documents. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Reserves may, at the Administrative Agent’s option, be established
to reflect: (A) dilution with respect to the Accounts (based on the ratio of the aggregate amount
of non-cash reductions in such Accounts for any period to the aggregate dollar amount of the sales
for such period) as calculated by the Administrative Agent for any period is or is reasonably
anticipated to be greater than five percent (5%); (B) returns, discounts, claims (including,
without limitation, warranty claims), credits
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and allowances of any nature that are not paid pursuant to the reduction of Accounts; (C)
sales, excise or similar taxes included in the amount of any such Accounts reported to the
Administrative Agent; (D) factors that may negatively impact the Value of Inventory, including,
without limitation, change in salability, obsolescence, seasonality, theft, shrinkage, imbalance,
change in composition or mix, markdowns and vendor chargebacks; (E) testing variances identified as
part of the Administrative Agent’s periodic field examinations; (F) a reserve of up to three
months’ rent and other charges that could be payable to any owner or lessor of premises where any
Collateral is located, other than for those locations where the Administrative Agent has received a
Collateral Access Agreement that the Administrative Agent has accepted in writing; (G) amounts due
or to become due to owners and licensors of material Intellectual Property used by any Borrower;
(H) obligations, liabilities or indebtedness (contingent or otherwise) of Loan Parties to the
Administrative Agent or any Bank Product Provider arising under or in connection with any Bank
Products or as such Affiliate or Person may otherwise require in connection therewith to the extent
that such obligations, liabilities or indebtedness constitute Obligations as such term is defined
herein or otherwise receive the benefit of the security interest of the Administrative Agent in any
Collateral; and (I) reserves with respect to the Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq., as
amended). The amount of any Reserve established by the Administrative Agent shall have a
reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter which is the basis for such reserve
and shall be established by the Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise of its
reasonable credit judgment and to the extent that such Reserve is in respect of amounts that may be
payable to third parties the Administrative Agent may, at its option, deduct such Reserve from the
Aggregate Commitment, at any time that such limit is less than the amount of the Borrowing Base.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall establish the Employee Bonus Pool
Reserve on the Closing Date and Reserves against the xxxx-to-market exposure under all Noticed Bank
Products consisting of Hedge Agreements (collectively, the “Hedge Agreement Reserves”).
“Responsible Officer” means, for any Loan Party, any of the chief executive officer,
chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking
fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition,
cancellation or termination of any such Capital Stock or on account of any return of capital to
Holdings or such Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof),
or payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any
outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Capital Stock of Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries, or any setting apart of funds or property for any of the foregoing. It is
understood that any cash payment to an employee made in the nature of compensation, bonuses or
salary pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan or from the Employee Bonus Pool is not a Restricted
Payment.
“Revolving Loans” means the loans now or hereafter made by or on behalf of any Lender
or by the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender on a revolving basis (including any
Overadvance) pursuant to the Credit Facility (involving advances, repayments and readvances) as set
forth in Section 2.1.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) an agency of the government of, (b) an organization
directly or indirectly controlled by, or (c) a person resident in, a country that is subject to a
sanctions program identified on the list maintained and published by OFAC and available at
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xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx, or as otherwise published from time to
time as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person.
“Sanctioned Person” means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals
or Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC available at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxx/xxxxx.xxxx, or as otherwise published from time to time.
“Scheduled Indebtedness Payments” means, for any applicable period of computation, the
sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Total Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for such period (including the principal component of, payments due on Capital Leases
or under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar
off-balance sheet financing product during such period), determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP (it being understood that Scheduled Indebtedness Payments shall not include
voluntary prepayments or the mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.5).
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Issuing
Lender, (c) the Lenders, and (d) the Bank Product Providers.
“Senior Notes” means, collectively the 11% Senior Notes due 2018 in an aggregate
principal amount of not to exceed $275,000,000, which have been issued pursuant to and are subject
to the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Senior Notes Agent” means Wilmington Trust FSB, together with its successors and
assigns.
“Senior Notes Documents” means, collectively, the Senior Notes Indenture and all other
loan agreements, indentures, note purchase agreements, promissory notes, guarantees, intercreditor
agreements, assignment and assumption agreements and other instruments and agreements evidencing
the terms of Senior Notes, including a security agreement with a collateral description and Lien
structure similar to that of this Agreement and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2011,
among the Senior Notes Agent, Holdings and the guarantors party thereto.
“Senior Notes Priority Collateral” means “Notes Priority Collateral”, as such term is
defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Settlement Advance” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.6(a).
“Solvent” means, at any time with respect to any Person, that (a) such Person is able
to pay its debts as they mature and has (and has a reasonable basis to believe it will continue to
have) sufficient capital (and not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business consistent
with its practices as of the Closing Date, and (b) the assets and properties of such Person at a
fair valuation (and including as assets for this purpose at a fair valuation all rights of
subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising pursuant to any guarantees given by such
Person) are greater than the Indebtedness of such Person, and including subordinated and contingent
liabilities computed at the amount, which such Person has a reasonable basis to believe, represents
an amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (and including
as to contingent liabilities arising pursuant to any guarantee the face amount of such liability as
reduced to reflect the probability of it becoming a matured liability).
“Special Agent Advances” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.8(b).
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“Specified Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
Section 10.1(m).
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries
that is subordinate in right of payment to the right of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to
receive the prior payment in full of all of the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Subsidiary” or “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or other limited or general
partnership, trust, association or other business entity of which an aggregate of at least a
majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of such Person is, at the time, directly or indirectly,
owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Except as otherwise set forth
in this Agreement, all references to a Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a reference to a Subsidiary
of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereof and
shall include any other Person that at any time after the Closing Date becomes party to a guarantee
in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, with respect to the
Obligations or who is the owner of any property that is security for the Obligations.
“Subsidiary Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers (other than Holdings and
the Company) and the Subsidiary Guarantors and “Subsidiary Loan Party” means any such Person.
“Swingline Lender” means Xxxxx Fargo, in its capacity as swingline lender hereunder,
and its successors and assigns.
“Swingline Limit” means $10,000,000.
“Swingline Loans” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2(a).
“Taxes” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5(a).
“Threshold Amount” means the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the lesser of 15% of
the (i) Borrowing Base and (ii) the Aggregate Commitment.
“Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and all
Indebtedness of Holdings, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Total Outstandings” means, as of any date of calculation, the aggregate principal
amount of all Loans, Special Agent Advances and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding as of such
date.
“Trademark” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Intellectual
Property”.
“Transaction Costs” means all arrangement, underwriting, upfront and similar fees and
out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Borrowers in connection with the Credit Facility and any fees,
charges and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, any IPO or other potential
equity investment, Permitted Acquisition, Investment, recapitalization or issuance or repayment of
Indebtedness, in each case including any such transaction undertaken but not completed (including,
without limitation, any legal fees and expenses and due diligence fees and expenses), which such
fees and expenses are approved by the Administrative Agent.
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“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the payment of the Cash Distribution as
permitted pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(i), (b) the repayment of certain existing
Indebtedness of the Borrowers (including the loans under the Existing Term Loan Agreement), (c) the
entry into this Agreement and the making or continuation of initial Loans, and the issuance or
continuation of Letters of Credit, hereunder on the Closing Date, (d) the issuance of the Senior
Notes by Holdings, and (e) the payment of the Transaction Costs and other fees and expenses in
connection with the foregoing items.
“
UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York, and any
successor statute, as in effect from time to time.
“Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, for any applicable period of computation,
Capital Expenditures made by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period (other than
Capital Expenditures related to the relocation of the Company’s headquarters), which Capital
Expenditures are not financed from the proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) or any
issuance of Capital Stock by the Company or any Subsidiary to fund such Capital Expenditure.
“U.S. Governmental Authority” means the federal government of the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or any state of the United States of America
approved by the Administrative Agent or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Value” means, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith in the exercise
of its reasonable credit judgment, with respect to Inventory, the lower of (a) cost computed on a
first-in first-out basis in accordance with GAAP or (b) market value, provided that for
purposes of the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (i) the Value of the Inventory shall not
include: (A) the portion of the value of Inventory equal to the profit earned by any Affiliate on
the sale thereof to any Borrower or (B) write-ups or write-downs in value with respect to currency
exchange rates and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the cost of the
Inventory shall be computed in the same manner and consistent with the most recent appraisal of the
Inventory received and accepted by the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, if any.
“Variable Interest Entity” means any entity, other than a Subsidiary of Holdings or
the Company, that Holdings or the Company, as applicable, in its reasonable judgment, is required
to consolidate for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, including the Financial
Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46(R).
“Voting Stock” means with respect to any Person, (a) one (1) or more classes of
Capital Stock of such Person having general voting powers to elect at least a majority of the board
of directors, managers or trustees of such Person, irrespective of whether at the time Capital
Stock of any other class or classes have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of
any contingency, and (b) any Capital Stock of such Person convertible or exchangeable without
restriction at the option of the holder thereof into Capital Stock of such Person described in
clause (a) of this definition.
“Xxxxx Fargo” means Xxxxx Fargo, Bank National Association, successor by merger to
Wachovia Bank, National Association.
Section 1.2 Interpretative Provisions.
(a) All terms used herein that are defined in Article 1, Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC
shall have the meanings given therein unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.
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(b) All references to the plural herein shall also mean the singular and to the singular shall
also mean the plural unless the context otherwise requires.
(c) All references to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the
definitions set forth in the recitals hereto, or to any other person herein, shall include their
respective successors and assigns.
(d) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “this Agreement” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular
provision of this Agreement and as this Agreement now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified,
supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.
(e) The word “including” when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without
limitation” and the word “will” when used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word “shall”.
(f) An Event of Default shall exist or continue or be continuing until such Event of Default
is waived in accordance with Section 14.2.
(g) All references to the term “good faith” used herein when applicable to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender shall mean, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the
UCC, honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. The Loan Parties shall have the
burden of proving any lack of good faith on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
alleged by any Loan Party at any time.
(h) Any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, the meaning customarily given in accordance with GAAP, and all financial
computations hereunder shall be computed unless otherwise specifically provided herein, on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied and using the same method for
inventory valuation as used in the preparation of the financial statements of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries and the Company and its Subsidiaries most recently received by the Administrative
Agent prior to the Closing Date. If the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that it is
required to report under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), or has
elected to do so through an early-adoption policy, “GAAP” shall mean international financial
reporting standards pursuant to IFRS (provided that after such conversion, (i) the Company
cannot elect to report under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) the Company
shall reconcile the two financial computation methods under IFRS and GAAP in a manner reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
GAAP or any interpretations or other pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or
otherwise, the term “unqualified opinion” as used herein to refer to opinions or reports provided
by accountants shall mean an opinion or report that is unqualified and also does not include any
explanation, supplemental comment or other comment concerning the ability of the applicable person
to continue as a going concern or the scope of the audit, except as otherwise specifically
prescribed herein. If at any time any change in GAAP (including the reclassification of any
operating lease as a Capital Lease and the conversion to IFRS described above) would affect the
computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either
Administrative Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders, the Issuing Lender and Administrative Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such
ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP
(subject to the approval of the Required Lenders), and it being understood that after any change in
GAAP is approved by the Required Lenders, the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principles shall be excluded from Net Income; provided that until so amended, (i) such
ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP
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prior to such change therein and (ii) the Administrative Borrower shall provide to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this
Agreement (at the same time as the delivery of any annual or monthly financial statements given in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6) or as reasonably requested hereunder setting
forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after
giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all
terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of
amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having
a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof at “fair value”, as defined therein.
(i) All time references in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be to Eastern
Daylight or Eastern Standard Time, as then in effect, from time to time unless otherwise indicated.
In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word
“from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the
word “through” means “to and including”.
(j) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references herein to any agreement,
document or instrument shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, modifications,
supplements, extensions, renewals, restatements or replacements with respect thereto, but only to
the extent the same are not prohibited by the terms hereof or of any other Loan Document, and (ii)
references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and
regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, recodifying, supplementing or
interpreting the statute or regulation.
(k) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(l) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or
measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements
are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.
(m) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among and have
been reviewed by counsel to the Administrative Agent and the other parties, and are the products of
all parties. Accordingly, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be construed
against the Administrative Agent or the Lenders merely because of the Administrative Agent’s or any
Lender’s involvement in their preparation.
Section 1.3 Intercreditor Agreement; Etc.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed the
Intercreditor Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof. Each Lender (and each person
that becomes a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 14.11) hereby authorizes and directs
Xxxxx Fargo to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Lender and agrees that
Xxxxx Fargo may take such actions on its behalf as is contemplated by the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Liens granted to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than the
Intercreditor Agreement), are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the
event of any conflict
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between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement), the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall
govern and control.
(c) In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement), the terms of this Agreement shall govern and
control.
ARTICLE 2
CREDIT FACILITIES
Section 2.1 Revolving Loans. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained
herein, each Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to make its Pro Rata Share of Revolving
Loans in Dollars to the Borrowers from time to time from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date in
amounts requested (or deemed to be requested) by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of the
Borrowers; provided that, subject to the terms of Section 2.8, after giving effect
to any Revolving Loan (a) the Total Outstandings shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (i) the
Borrowing Base and (ii) the Aggregate Commitment and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Revolving Loans of each Lender, together with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations, shall not
exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may
borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans until the Maturity Date.
Section 2.2 Swingline Loans.
(a) Availability. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Section 12.3(a)), the Swingline Lender may, but shall not
be obligated to, make loans to each Borrower in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swingline
Loan”) from time to time from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date in amounts requested by the
Administrative Borrower on behalf of each such Borrower up to the aggregate principal amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swingline Limit; provided that, subject to
the terms of Section 2.8, after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, such Swingline Loan
shall not cause the Total Outstandings to exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the
Aggregate Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow, repay
and reborrow the applicable Swingline Loans hereunder. Each such Swingline Loan shall be requested
by the Administrative Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4(a) and shall be made available by
the Swingline Lender to the relevant Borrower in accordance with Section 2.4(b).
(b) Refunding.
(i) Swingline Loans shall be refunded by Lenders in accordance with the settlement
procedures set forth in Section 3.6(b).
(ii) The applicable Borrowers shall pay to the Swingline Lender on demand the amount of
such Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from Lenders are not sufficient to repay
in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. In addition,
the applicable Borrowers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to charge any account
maintained by such applicable Borrowers with the Swingline Lender (up to the amount
available therein) in order to immediately pay the Swingline Lender the amount of the
applicable Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from Lenders are not sufficient to
repay in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. If any
portion of any such amount paid to the Swingline Lender shall be recovered by or on behalf
of the applicable
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Borrowers from the Swingline Lender in bankruptcy or otherwise, the loss of the amount
so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders in accordance with their respective
Pro Rata Share (unless the amounts so recovered by or on behalf of such applicable Borrowers
pertain to a Swingline Loan extended after the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default of which the Swingline Lender has received notice in the manner required
pursuant to Section 14.1 and which such Event of Default has not been waived by the
Required Lenders or the Lenders, as applicable).
(iii) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to refund Swingline Loans
in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.2 and Section 3.6 is absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including,
without limitation, non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 5.
Further, each Lender agrees and acknowledges that if prior to the refunding of any
outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.2 and Section 3.6,
one of the events described in Section 11.1(f) or (g) shall have occurred,
each Lender will, on the date the applicable Revolving Loan would have been made, purchase
an undivided participating interest in any Swingline Loan to be refunded in an amount equal
to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of such Swingline Loan. Each Lender will
immediately transfer to the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of
its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swingline Lender will deliver to such Lender
a certificate evidencing such participation dated the date of receipt of such funds and for
such amount. Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender
such Lender’s participating interest in a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender receives any
payment on account thereof, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its
participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest
was outstanding and funded).
(c) Defaulting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2.2, the Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loans at a
time when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless the Swingline Lender has entered into
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk (after giving
effect to Section 3.9(b)) with respect to any such Defaulting Lender’s funding obligations
hereunder, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share (after giving
effect to Section 3.9(b)) of the applicable outstanding Swingline Loans. On demand by the
Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent from time to time, the Borrowers shall cash
collateralize each Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swingline Loans on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender. Any such cash
collateral shall be deposited in a separate account with the Administrative Agent as collateral for
the payment and performance of each Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of outstanding Swingline
Loans. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive
right of withdrawal, over such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent to reimburse the Swingline Lender immediately for each Defaulting Lender’s Pro
Rata Share of any Swingline Loans which have not otherwise been refunded by the Borrowers or such
Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.2.
Section 2.3 Letters of Credit.
(a) Letters of Credit. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein
and in the Letter of Credit Documents (including, without limitation, Section 12.3(a)), at
the request of the Administrative Borrower on behalf of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, the
Administrative Agent agrees to cause the Issuing Lender to issue, and the Issuing Lender agrees to
issue one or more Letters of Credit in Dollars, for the ratable risk of each Lender according to
its Pro Rata Share, containing terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Issuing Lender.
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(b) Requests for Letters of Credit. The Administrative Borrower requesting a Letter
of Credit on behalf of any Loan Party shall give the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender at
least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of the Administrative Borrower’s request for the
issuance of a Letter of Credit on such Loan Party’s behalf together with an application, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, for the
issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other Letter of Credit Documents as may be reasonably
required by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender. Such notice shall be irrevocable and
shall (i) specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit requested (which shall be in a
minimum amount of $50,000, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing
Lender) or identify the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, (ii) the effective
date (which date shall be a Business Day and in no event shall be a date less than ten (10) days
prior to the Maturity Date) of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit (or such amendment,
renewal or extension), (iii) whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in partial
draws, (iv) the date on which such requested Letter of Credit is to expire (which such date shall
be a Business Day and shall not be more than one year from the date of issuance or occur after the
Maturity Date; provided, however, that (A) a Letter of Credit may be subject to
automatic extension for additional one year periods pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Credit
Documents reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender and (B) such Letter of Credit may have an
expiration date after the Maturity Date if (x) each of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing
Lender consent in writing prior to the issuance thereof, (y) all Letter of Credit Obligations
associated with any such Letter of Credit are cash collateralized or otherwise supported in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender on or prior to
the Maturity Date and (z) except with respect to drawings made under such Letter of Credit on or
prior to the Maturity Date, each Lender, other than the Issuing Lender, shall be released on the
Maturity Date from its obligation to participate in such Letter of Credit)), (v) the purpose for
which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, (vi) the name and address of the beneficiary of the
requested Letter of Credit, (vii) such other information as shall be necessary to enable the
Issuing Lender to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit and (viii) the proposed
terms of the Letter of Credit. In no event shall a Letter of Credit be issued, amended, renewed or
extended unless the forms and terms of the proposed Letter of Credit (as amended, renewed or
extended, as the case may be) are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Issuing
Lender. The renewal or extension of, or increase in the amount 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.
(c) Conditions Precedent. In addition to being subject to the satisfaction of the
applicable conditions precedent contained in Article 5 and the other terms and conditions
contained herein, no Letter of Credit shall be available unless each of the following conditions
precedent have been satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i)
the form and terms of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, (ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any
court, arbitrator or other Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain
money center banks generally from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the
proposed Letter of Credit, and no law, rule or regulation applicable to money center banks
generally and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over money center banks generally shall prohibit, or
request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the
issuance of such Letter of Credit, (iii) after giving effect to the issuance of such Letter of
Credit, the Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Limit, and (iv)
subject to the terms of Section 2.8, after giving effect to the issuance of such Letter of
Credit, the Total Outstandings at such time shall not exceed the lesser of (A) the Borrowing Base
at such time and (B) the Aggregate Commitment at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
issuance or continuation of any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date that replaces or continues a
letter of credit issued under the Existing Loan Agreement shall not be subject to this Section
2.3(c).
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(d) Reimbursement. Each Borrower shall, subject to the next succeeding sentence,
reimburse immediately the Issuing Lender for any draw under any Letter of Credit issued for the
account of such Borrower and pay the Issuing Lender the amount of all other charges and fees
payable to the Issuing Lender in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the account of
such Borrower immediately when due, irrespective of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
such Borrower may have at any time against the Issuing Lender or any other Person. Each drawing
under any Letter of Credit or other amount payable in connection therewith when due, if such
drawing is not reimbursed by the Borrowers as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, shall
constitute a request by the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued to the
Administrative Agent for a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing or other amount then due,
and shall be made by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as a Revolving Loan (or
Special Agent Advance, as the case may be). The date of such Revolving Loan (or Special Agent
Advance, as applicable) shall be the date of the drawing or, as to other amounts, the due date
therefor. Any payments made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the
Issuing Lender and/or Related Parties in connection with any Letter of Credit shall constitute
additional Revolving Loans to such Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.3 (or Special Agent
Advances as the case may be).
(e) Assumption of Risk. Each Loan Party assumes all risks with respect to the acts or
omissions of the drawer under or beneficiary of any Letter of Credit. None of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender shall be responsible for paying any foreign, Federal, State or local taxes,
duties or levies relating to any goods subject to any Letter of Credit or any documents, drafts or
acceptances thereunder. The provisions of this Section 2.3(e) shall survive the payment of
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) Inventory. In connection with Inventory purchased pursuant to any Letter of
Credit, Loan Parties shall, at the Administrative Agent’s request, instruct all suppliers,
carriers, forwarders, customs brokers, warehouses or others receiving or holding cash, checks,
Inventory, documents or instruments in which the Administrative Agent holds a security interest
that upon the Administrative Agent’s request, such items are to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent and/or subject to the Administrative Agent’s order, and if they shall come into such Loan
Party’s possession, to deliver them, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, to the Administrative
Agent in their original form. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Administrative Agent shall
not exercise such right to request such items so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist
or have occurred and be continuing. Except as the Administrative Agent may otherwise specify, the
Loan Parties shall designate the Issuing Lender as the consignee on all bills of lading and other
negotiable and non-negotiable documents for Inventory purchased pursuant to any Letter of Credit.
(g) Loan Party as Account Party. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably authorizes and
directs the Issuing Lender to name such Loan Party as the account party therein and to deliver to
the Administrative Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by the
Issuing Lender pursuant to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon the Administrative
Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the
Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Documents with respect thereto. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed or construed to grant to any Loan Party any right or authority to pledge the credit
of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in any manner. The Loan Parties shall be bound by any
reasonable interpretation made in good faith by the Administrative Agent, or the Issuing Lender
under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or any documents, drafts or acceptances
thereunder, notwithstanding that such interpretation may be inconsistent with any instructions of
any Loan Party.
(h) Participations. Immediately upon the issuance or amendment of any Letter of
Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received,
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without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation therein equal to such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the liability with respect to such Letter of Credit and the obligations
of the applicable Borrowers with respect thereto (including all Letter of Credit Obligations with
respect thereto). Each Lender shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary
obligor and not as surety, and be obligated to pay to the Issuing Lender therefor and discharge
when due, its Pro Rata Share of all of such 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 or otherwise paid as required hereunder
or under any such Letter of Credit, each such Lender shall pay to the Issuing Lender its Pro Rata
Share of such unreimbursed drawing or other amounts then due to the Issuing Lender in connection
therewith. If such amount is not made available by a Lender when due, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender with interest thereon, for each
day from the date such amount was due until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative
Agent at the interest rate then payable by any Borrower in respect of Loans that are Base Rate
Loans.
(i) Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Borrowers to pay the applicable
Letter of Credit Obligations and the obligations of the Lenders to make payments to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit shall
be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances, whatsoever, notwithstanding the occurrence
or continuance of any Default, Event of Default, the failure to satisfy any other condition set
forth in Article 5 or any other event or circumstance. Any reimbursement pursuant to
Section 2.3(f) shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to
reimburse the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit or make any other payment in connection
therewith.
(j) Defaulting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2.3, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit at a time
when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Lender has entered into
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it to eliminate such Issuing Lender’s risk (after giving
effect to Section 3.9(b)) with respect to any such Defaulting Lender’s reimbursement
obligations hereunder, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share
(after giving effect to Section 3.9(b)) of the liability with respect to such Letter of
Credit. On demand by the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent from time to time, the
Borrowers shall cash collateralize each Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding
Letter of Credit Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Issuing Lender which, in any case, shall be in an amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%)
of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations
plus such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of any fees and expenses payable
in connection therewith through the end of the latest expiration date of the Letters of Credit
giving rise to such Letter of Credit Obligations. Any such cash collateral shall be deposited in a
separate account with the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of
each Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations. The
Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent
to reimburse the Issuing Lender immediately for each Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any
drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not otherwise been reimbursed by the Borrowers or such
Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.3.
Section 2.4 Procedure for Advance of Loans.
(a) Requests for Borrowing.
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(i) Requested Loans. To request a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan on behalf
of a Borrower, the Administrative Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable
prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto (a “Notice of
Borrowing”) not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate
Loan and each Swingline Loan and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each
Eurodollar Rate Loan, of its intention to borrow, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing,
which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with
respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans) in an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (y) with respect to Eurodollar
Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000
in excess thereof and (z) with respect to Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount
of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, (C) whether such Loan is to
be a Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (D) in the case of a Revolving Loan, whether the
Loans are to be Eurodollar Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (E) in the case of a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. A Notice of
Borrowing received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Any
Loan or any portion thereof as to which the Administrative Borrower has not duly specified
an interest rate as provided herein shall be deemed a Base Rate Loan in the case of a
Revolving Loan, and any Eurodollar Rate Loan for which the Administrative Borrower fails to
specify an Interest Period shall be deemed to have an Interest Period of one (1) month. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.
(ii) Revolving Loans Deemed to be Requested.
(A) Unless payment is timely made by the Borrowers pursuant to Section
3.5(a) or otherwise as set forth in Section 3.5(b), on the date when any
Obligation (whether principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses, other charges,
Letter of Credit Obligations or Obligations in respect of Bank Products) shall
become due, the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have requested Revolving
Loans that bear interest based on the Base Rate on such date in the amount of
Obligations then due. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be disbursed as
direct payment of the relevant Obligations. In addition, the Administrative Agent
may, at its option, charge such Obligations against any operating, investment or
other account of the Company maintained with the Administrative Agent or any of its
Affiliates.
(B) If the Company establishes a controlled disbursement account with the
Administrative Agent or any Affiliate thereof, then the presentation for payment of
any check or other item of payment drawn on such account at a time when there are
insufficient funds to cover such check or other payment shall be deemed to be a
request for Revolving Loans that bear interest based on the Base Rate on such date
of presentation in the amount of the check and items presented for payment. The
proceeds of such Revolving Loans may be disbursed directly to the controlled
disbursement account or to such other appropriate account as determined by the
Administrative Agent in consultation with the Administrative Borrower.
(b) Disbursement of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on
the proposed borrowing date, (i) each Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of the applicable Borrower, at the office of the Administrative Agent in funds
immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving
Loans to be made on such borrowing date and (ii) the Swingline Lender will make available to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Borrower, at the office of the
Administrative Agent in funds immediately
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available to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Loans to be made on such borrowing date.
The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of
each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section 2.4 in immediately available funds by
crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of such Borrower identified in writing to
the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Administrative
Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 3.6, the
Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any
Revolving Loan requested (or deemed requested) pursuant to this Section 2.4 to the extent
that any Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of such
Revolving Loan. Revolving Loans to be made for the purpose of refunding Swingline Loans shall be
made by the Lenders as provided in Section 2.2(b).
(c) Authorization to Make Loans. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders are
authorized to make the Loans based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone
purporting to be an officer of the Administrative Borrower or any Borrower or other authorized
person or if such Loans are necessary to satisfy any Obligations. All Loans and Letters of Credit
under this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to, and at the request of and
for the benefit of, any Borrower when deposited to the credit of any Borrower or otherwise
disbursed or established in accordance with the instructions of the Administrative Borrower or in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 2.5 Repayments and Prepayments.
(a) Repayment on Maturity Date. The Borrowers hereby agree to repay the outstanding
principal amount of (i) all Revolving Loans in full on the Maturity Date, and (ii) all Swingline
Loans in accordance with Section 2.2(b), together, in each case, with all accrued but
unpaid interest thereon.
(b) Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay
Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, in whole or in part, with irrevocable prior written notice to
the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G (a “Notice of
Prepayment”) given not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate
Loan and each Swingline Loan prepayment and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each
Eurodollar Rate Loan prepayment, specifying the date and amount of prepayment and whether the
prepayment is of Eurodollar Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans or a combination thereof,
and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial
prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans), $5,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans and $100,000 or a
whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof with respect to Swingline Loans. A Notice of
Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each such
repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.6.
(c) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) Except as provided in Section 2.8, if at any time the Total Outstandings
exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Aggregate Commitment, the Borrowers
shall repay promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as
the Administrative Agent may agree) upon the earlier of (A) any Responsible Officer of the
Administrative Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof and (B) demand from the Administrative
Agent, by payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, an amount
equal
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to such excess with each such repayment applied first to the principal amount
of outstanding Swingline Loans, second to the principal amount of outstanding
Revolving Loans and third, with respect to any Letters of Credit then outstanding,
to a payment of cash collateral into a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders in an amount requested by the Administrative Agent
which, in any case, will not be in excess of an amount equal to one hundred five percent
(105%) of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations.
(ii) If at any time any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive proceeds
from (A) any insurance or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical
destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any Collateral or (B) the
sale (or series of sales) or other disposition of Collateral (excluding any sale or
disposition permitted pursuant to (x) Section 10.5(k), but only to the extent the
proceeds thereof are not required to be prepaid pursuant to such Section 10.5(k), or
(y) Section 10.5(l)), the Borrowers shall prepay Loans in an amount equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of such proceeds, which proceeds shall promptly upon receipt thereof
be deposited into a Blocked Account and payments therefrom shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders first to the principal amount of
outstanding Swingline Loans and second to the principal amount of outstanding
Revolving Loans, without a corresponding reduction of the Aggregate Commitment. With respect
to any proceeds described in clauses (A) or (B) of the prior sentence that constitute
Collateral other than ABL Priority Collateral, at the option of the Company, and so long as
no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may reinvest or cause
to be reinvested all or any portion of such proceeds in assets useful for its business
within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days of the receipt of such proceeds (provided if
prior to the expiration of such three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period, the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such
proceeds, such three hundred and sixty-five (365) day reinvestment period shall be extended
by one hundred eighty (180) days); provided further that if any such
proceeds are not so reinvested within such reinvestment period or are no longer intended to
be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, an amount
equal to any such proceeds shall be promptly applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set
forth in this Section 2.5(c)(ii).
(d) Limitation on Prepayment of LIBOR Rate Loans. The Borrowers may not prepay any
Eurodollar Rate Loan on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to
Section 4.6.
(e) Hedge Agreements. No repayment or prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.5
shall affect any Loan Party’s obligations under any Hedge Agreement entered into with a Bank
Product Provider.
Section 2.6 Optional Reduction of Commitments. The Administrative Borrower shall
have the right to terminate or permanently reduce the unused portion of the Aggregate Commitment at
any time or from time to time upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to
the Administrative Agent (which shall notify the Lenders thereof as soon as practicable) of each
such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount
of any such reduction which shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent; provided that no such reduction or termination shall be permitted if
after giving effect thereto, and to any prepayments of the Loans made on the effective date
thereof, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitment after such proposed
reduction.
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Section 2.7 Optional Increase of Commitments. At any time following the Closing Date,
the Administrative Borrower shall have the right, from time to time and upon not less than fifteen
(15) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its
sole discretion) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall not obligate
the Borrowers to increase the Aggregate Commitment) to increase the Aggregate Commitment (each such
increase, a “Facility Increase”); provided that:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from
any such requested Facility Increase or borrowings thereunder;
(b) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall
be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Facility Increase and after giving
effect thereto, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate
solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true
and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); provided that any
representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or
similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in
all respects on such respective dates;
(c) each Facility Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 or
a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(d) the aggregate amount of all Facility Increases made pursuant to this Section 2.7
shall not exceed $50,000,000;
(e) Facility Increases shall not increase or otherwise affect the Letter of Credit Limit or
the Swingline Limit;
(f) the Commitment of any Lender shall not be increased without the approval of such Lender;
(g) in connection with each proposed Facility Increase, the Borrowers shall first provide all
then existing Lenders with an opportunity to commit to such Facility Increase on a ratable basis
(provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to commit to all or a portion of the proposed
Facility Increase) and, if, within ten (10) Business Days after the Administrative Borrower has
delivered notice thereof to such existing Lenders, sufficient commitments cannot be obtained from
such existing Lenders (it being agreed that any Lender that does not deliver a notice of such
Lender’s intention to commit to such Facility Increase within such period shall be deemed to have
declined to commit to such Facility Increase), then the Borrowers may seek commitments from other
Eligible Assignees that are reasonably acceptable to both the Administrative Agent and the
Borrowers or from existing Lenders in an amount in excess of such Lender’s ratable share of such
Facility Increase;
(h) in the event that any existing Lender or any new lender commits to such requested Facility
Increase, (i) any new lender will execute an accession agreement to this Agreement, (ii) the
Commitment of any existing Lender that has committed to provide any of the requested increase shall
be increased, (iii) the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be adjusted, (iv) the Borrowers shall
make such borrowings and repayments as shall be necessary to affect the reallocation of the
Commitments (and the Borrowers shall pay any amounts due under Section 4.6 in connection
therewith), and (v) other changes shall be made to the Loan Documents as may be necessary to
reflect the aggregate amount, if any, by which the Lenders have agreed to increase their respective
Commitments or make new commitments in response to the Administrative Borrower’s request for an
increase pursuant to this Section 2.7 and which
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other changes do not adversely affect the rights of those Lenders not participating in the
increase other than a change in the Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares to reflect the Facility Increase;
(i) if the Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section 2.7, the
Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall determine the effective date (the “Increase
Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such Facility Increase and the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Administrative Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of
such Facility Increase and Increase Effective Date;
(j) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received any fees and expenses payable
by the Loan Parties in respect of such Facility Increase; and
(k) each Facility Increase shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and shall be secured by the Collateral and guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant to the
terms hereof.
Section 2.8 Overadvances; Special Agent Advances.
(a) Additional Loans. No Loan shall be made nor shall any Letter of Credit be
provided to any Borrower intentionally and with actual knowledge that such Loan or Letter of Credit
would cause the Total Outstandings to exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the
Aggregate Commitment (such excess, an “Overadvance”), without the prior consent of all of
the Lenders, except, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and unless its
authority has been revoked in writing by the Required Lenders or an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing (other than as a result of such Overadvance), the Administrative Agent
may require the Lenders to honor requests for such additional Loans or the Issuing Lender may
provide such additional Letters of Credit, intentionally and with actual knowledge that such Loans
or Letters of Credit will cause an Overadvance, as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
advisable in its discretion; provided that:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of all additional Loans and additional Letters of
Credit to any Borrower that may be made or provided after obtaining such actual knowledge of
such Overadvance shall not exceed the lesser of (A) five percent (5%) of the Aggregate
Commitment and (B) $10,000,000;
(ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letters
of Credit (including the additional Loans and additional Letters of Credit made pursuant to
this Section 2.8(a)), plus (B) the amount of Special Agent Advances made
pursuant to Section 2.8(b) then outstanding, shall not exceed the Aggregate
Commitment; and
(iii) no such additional Loan or Letter of Credit shall be outstanding more than
forty-five (45) days after the date such additional Loan or Letter of Credit is made or
issued (as the case may be), in each case, except as the Required Lenders may otherwise
agree.
Each Lender shall provide the amount of its Pro Rata Share of any such additional Loans or Letters
of Credit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Such additional Loans and Letters of Credit
shall bear interest at the interest rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans (including any Default
Rate, if then applicable).
(b) Special Agent Advances. The Administrative Agent may, at its option, from time to
time, at any time on or after an Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing or upon
any other failure of a condition precedent to the Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder, make such
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disbursements and advances (“Special Agent Advances”) which the Administrative Agent,
in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable either (i) to preserve or protect the
Collateral or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of
repayment by the Loan Parties of the Loans or any other Obligations or (iii) to pay any other
amount chargeable to any Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents consisting of costs, fees and expenses and payments to any Issuing Lender in respect
of any Letter of Credit Obligations; provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount of
the Special Agent Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (x) five percent
(5%) of the Aggregate Commitment and (y) $10,000,000, (B) the aggregate principal amount of the
Special Agent Advances outstanding at any time, plus the then outstanding principal amount
of the Loans and Letters of Credit (including the additional Loans and the additional Letters of
Credit made pursuant to Section 2.8(a)), shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment and (C)
no such Special Agent Advance shall be outstanding more than forty five (45) days after the date
such Special Agent Advance is made, except as the Required Lenders may otherwise agree. The
Special Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and together with all interest thereon shall
constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral. Special Agent Advances shall not constitute
Loans but shall otherwise constitute Obligations hereunder. Interest on Special Agent Advances
shall be payable at the interest rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans plus two percent
(2%), and shall be payable on demand. Each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the
Administrative Agent, upon the Administrative Agent’s demand, in immediately available funds, the
amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each such Special Agent Advance not to exceed such
Lender’s Commitment. If such funds are not promptly made available to the Administrative Agent by
such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds, on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the
date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during
such period and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of the Administrative Agent’s
demand, at the highest interest rate provided for in Section 3.1 applicable to Base Rate
Loans. The Required Lenders may at any time by written notice to the Administrative Agent (x)
revoke the Administrative Agent’s authority to make further Special Agent Advances and (y) instruct
the Administrative Agent to demand repayment of outstanding Special Agent Advances from the Loan
Parties. Absent such revocation, the Administrative Agent’s determination that funding of a
Special Agent Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.
Section 2.9 Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to the contrary,
each Borrower, jointly and severally, in consideration of the financial accommodations to be
provided by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration
of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the
Obligations, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a
co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and
performance of all of the Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all of the
Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or
distinction among them. The Borrowers shall be liable for all amounts due to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, regardless of which Borrower actually receives the
Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations or other extensions of credit hereunder or the amount of such
Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations or other extensions of credit received or the manner in which
the Administrative Agent or any Lender accounts for such Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations or
other extensions of credit on its books and records. The Obligations of the Borrowers with respect
to Loans made to one of them, and the Obligations arising as a result of the joint and several
liability of one of the Borrowers hereunder with respect to Loans made to the other of the
Borrowers hereunder, shall be separate and distinct obligations, but all such other Obligations
shall be primary obligations of all the Borrowers.
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(b) If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any
of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the
terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to,
or perform, such Obligation.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to the extent permitted by law, each
Borrower (in its capacity as a joint and several obligor in respect of the Obligations of the other
Borrower) hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of
occurrence of any Event of Default (except to the extent notice is expressly required to be given
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender under or in respect of any of the Obligations hereunder, any requirement of
diligence and, generally, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection
with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives
notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the
acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender at any time or times in respect of any default by the other
Borrowers in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this
Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
respect of any of the obligations hereunder, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in
whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of such obligations or the
addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of the other Borrowers. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower (in its capacity as a joint and several obligor in
respect of the obligations of the other Borrowers) assents to any other action or delay in acting
or any failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including, without
limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to
comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder which might, but for the provisions of
this Section 2.9, afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving such Borrower,
in whole or in part, from any of its obligations under this Section 2.9, it being the
intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied,
the obligations of such Borrower under this Section 2.9 shall not be discharged except by
payment or performance and then only to the extent of such payment or performance. The obligations
of each Borrower under this Section 2.9 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable
by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding
with respect to any other Borrower. The joint and several liability of each Borrower hereunder
shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any absorption, merger, amalgamation or any
other change whatsoever in the name, membership, constitution or place of formation of any other
Borrower or any of the Lenders.
(d) Each Borrower hereby agrees that to the extent that another Borrower shall have paid more
than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Borrower shall be entitled to seek
and receive contribution from and against any other Borrower hereunder which has not paid its
proportionate share of such payment. Each Borrower’s right of contribution shall be subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in clause (g) of this Section. The provisions of this clause (d)
shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Borrower to the Administrative
Agent and the other Secured Parties, and each Borrower shall remain liable to the Administrative
Agent and the other Secured Parties for the full amount of the Obligations of such Borrower
hereunder.
(e) The provisions of this Section 2.9 are made for the benefit of the Lenders and
their successors and assigns and, subject to Section 11.2, may be enforced by them from
time to time against any Borrower as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement
on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender first to marshal any of its claims or to
exercise any of its rights against the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it
against the other Borrowers or to
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resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder
or to elect any other remedy.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents, to the extent the obligations of a Borrower shall be adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or
federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of such Borrower
hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether
federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code).
(g) With respect to the Obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of
the Borrowers hereunder with respect to Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations or other extensions of
credit made to the other Borrowers hereunder, each Borrower waives, until the Obligations shall
have been paid in full (other than indemnities and contingent Obligations which have not yet
accrued) and this Agreement shall have been terminated, any right to enforce any right of
subrogation or any remedy which the Administrative Agent or any Lender now has or may hereafter
have against any Borrower, any endorser or any guarantor of all or any part of the Obligations, and
any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other
Borrower with respect to any payments to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under
any of the other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of
payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder,
to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations. Upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default and for so long as the same is continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may
proceed directly and at once, without notice (to the extent notice is waivable under applicable
law), against (i) with respect to Obligations of the Borrowers, any of them or (ii) with respect to
Obligations of any Borrower, to collect and recover the full amount, or any portion of the
applicable Obligations, without first proceeding against the other applicable Borrowers or any
other Person, or against any security or collateral for the Obligations. Each Borrower consents
and agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be under no obligation to marshal
any assets in favor of the Borrowers or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations.
Section 2.10 Appointment of Administrative Borrower as Agent for Requesting Loans and
Receipts of Loans and Statements.
(a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes the Administrative Borrower as
its agent and attorney-in-fact to request and receive Loans and Letters of Credit pursuant to this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents from the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the name or
on behalf of such Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disburse the Loans to
such bank account of the Administrative Borrower or a Borrower or otherwise make such Loans to a
Borrower and provide such Letters of Credit to a Borrower as the Administrative Borrower may
designate or direct, without notice to any other Loan Party. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Administrative Agent may at any time and from time to time require
that Loans to or for the account of any Borrower be disbursed directly to an operating account of
such Borrower.
(b) The Administrative Borrower hereby accepts the appointment by the Borrowers to act as the
agent and attorney-in-fact of the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.10. The
Administrative Borrower shall ensure that the disbursement of any Loans to each Borrower requested
by or paid to or for the account of the Company, or the issuance of any Letter of Credit for a
Borrower hereunder, shall be paid to or for the account of such Borrower.
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(c) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes the Administrative Borrower as
its agent to receive statements on account and all other notices from the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders with respect to the Obligations or otherwise under or in connection with this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.
(d) Any notice, election, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking by or on behalf
of any other Loan Party by the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed for all purposes to have
been made by such Loan Party, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon and enforceable against
such Loan Party to the same extent as if made directly by such Loan Party.
ARTICLE 3
GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
Section 3.1 Interest.
(a) Interest Rate Options. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the benefit of the Lenders, interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans (including,
without limitation Overadvances made pursuant to Section 2.8(a)) and Special Agent Advances
as follows:
(i) as to Base Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin then in effect for Base Rate Loans;
(ii) as to Eurodollar Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate
plus the Applicable Margin then in effect for Eurodollar Rate Loans;
(iii) as to Swingline Loans, a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin then in effect for Base Rate Loans; and
(iv) as to Special Agent Advances, the rate described in Section 2.8(b).
All interest accruing hereunder on and after the date of any Event of Default or the Maturity
Date shall be payable on demand.
(b) Base Rate and Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(i) The Administrative Borrower on behalf of any Borrower shall select Base Rate Loans
or Eurodollar Rate Loans and the Interest Period applicable thereto at the time a Notice of
Borrowing is given pursuant to Section 2.4 or at the time a Notice of Conversion or
Continuation is given pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(ii).
(ii) The Borrowers shall have the option to (A) convert at any time following the third
Business Day after the Closing Date all or any portion of any outstanding Base Rate Loans
(other than Swingline Loans) in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple
of $500,000 in excess thereof into one or more Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) upon the
expiration of any Interest Period, (x) convert all or any part of its outstanding Eurodollar
Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in
excess thereof into Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans) or (y) continue such
Eurodollar Rate Loans as Eurodollar Rate Loans; provided that, in the case of a
conversion of Base Rate Loans into, or the continuation of, Eurodollar Rate Loans, no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Whenever any Borrower desires to convert
or continue Loans as provided above, the Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower
shall give the Administrative Agent
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irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
H hereto (a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”) not later than 11:00 a.m.
three (3) Business Days before the day on which a proposed conversion or continuation of
such Loan is to be effective specifying (1) the Loans to be converted or continued, and, in
the case of any Eurodollar Rate Loan to be converted or continued, the last day of the
then-current Interest Period therefor, (2) the effective date of such conversion or
continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (3) the principal amount of such Loans to be
converted or continued, and (4) the Interest Period to be applicable to such converted or
continued Eurodollar Rate Loan. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders
of such notice.
(iii) No more than five (5) Interest Periods may be in effect at any one time with
respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(iv) Any Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be automatically continued as a Eurodollar Rate
Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month upon the last day of the applicable Interest
Period, unless the Administrative Agent has received a request to continue or convert such
Eurodollar Rate Loan in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) Default Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i)
immediately, automatically and without notice to the Borrowers, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default under Section 11.1(a), (f) or (g), or
(ii) at Required Lenders’ option and upon prior written notice by the Administrative Agent to the
Administrative Borrower, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of
Default, (A) the Borrowers shall no longer have the option to request Eurodollar Rate Loans or
Letters of Credit, (B) all outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate per
annum of two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable
to Eurodollar Rate Loans until the end of the applicable Interest Period and thereafter at a rate
equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable
to Base Rate Loans and (z) all outstanding Base Rate Loans and other Obligations arising hereunder
or under any other Loan Document shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%)
in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans or such
other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document. Interest shall continue to
accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against any Borrower of any petition seeking any
relief in bankruptcy or under any act or law pertaining to insolvency or debtor relief, whether
state, federal or foreign.
(d) Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in no event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all
amounts that are contracted for, charged or received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and that are deemed
interest under applicable law exceed the Maximum Interest Rate (including, to the extent
applicable, the provisions of Section 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America
as amended, 12 U.S.C. Section 85, as amended). In no event shall any Borrower or Guarantor be
obligated to pay interest or such amounts as may be deemed interest under applicable law in amounts
which exceed the Maximum Interest Rate. In the event any interest or deemed interest is charged or
received in excess of the Maximum Interest Rate (such excess amount, the “Excess”), each
Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and stipulates that any such charge or receipt shall be the
result of an accident and bona fide error, and that any Excess received by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender shall be first, applied to the payment of then outstanding and unpaid
principal hereunder; second, applied to the payment of the other Obligations then
outstanding and unpaid; and third, returned to such Borrower or Guarantor. All monies paid
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
whether at maturity or by prepayment, shall be subject to any rebate of unearned interest as and to
the extent required by applicable
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law. For the purpose of determining whether or not any Excess has been contracted for,
charged or received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all interest at any time contracted
for, charged or received from any Borrower or Guarantor in connection with this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated,
allocated and spread during the entire term of this Agreement in accordance with the amounts
outstanding from time to time hereunder and the Maximum Interest Rate from time to time in effect
in order to lawfully charge the maximum amount of interest permitted under applicable laws. The
provisions of this Section 3.1 shall be deemed to be incorporated into each of the other
Loan Documents (whether or not any provision of this Section 3.1 is referred to therein).
(e) Interest Payment and Computations. Interest on Base Rate Loans shall be payable
by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, monthly in arrears not later than the first day of each calendar month. Interest on any
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be payable on the last day of each applicable Interest Period. Interest
on Base Rate Loans bearing interest based on the “prime rate” shall be calculated on the basis of
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 days. All other computations of interest and fees
hereunder shall be made on the basis of actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. The
interest rate on non-contingent Obligations (other than Eurodollar Rate Loans) shall change
simultaneously with each change in the Base Rate.
Section 3.2 Fees.
(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender from and after the date such Lender became
a Defaulting Lender), a fee on the unused amount of the Aggregate Commitments (a “Commitment
Fee”), which shall be payable on the first day of each calendar month in arrears, determined by
multiplying: (i) the amount, if any, by which (A) the Aggregate Commitment exceeds (B) the average
daily amount of Total Outstandings (other than outstanding Swingline Loans and Special Agent
Advances) during the immediately preceding calendar month (or part thereof) by (ii) the Applicable
Margin. The obligation of the Borrowers to pay any Commitment Fees that remain unpaid shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) Letter of Credit Fee. In consideration for the issuance of Letters of Credit
hereunder, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders
(other than any Defaulting Lender from and after the date such Lender became a Defaulting Lender),
a fee at a per annum rate for each day from the date of issuance thereof to the date of expiration
equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for letter of credit fees (the “Letter of Credit
Fees”) on the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all of such Letters of
Credit for the immediately preceding calendar month (or part thereof), payable in arrears as of the
first day of each succeeding calendar month, computed for each day from the date of issuance to the
date of expiration. The obligation of the Borrowers to pay any Letter of Credit Fees that remain
unpaid shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(c) Letter of Credit Fronting Fee. In addition to the Letter of Credit Fees provided
above, the Borrowers shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account (without sharing with the
Lenders) a letter of credit fronting fee of one-fourth of one percent (0.25%), payable in arrears
as of the first day of each succeeding calendar month, of the average daily maximum amount
available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit computed at a per annum rate for each day from
the date of issuance to the date of expiration thereof, negotiation fees agreed to by the Borrowers
and the Issuing Lender from time to time, the customary charges from time to time of the Issuing
Lender with respect to the issuance,
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amendment, transfer, administration, cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such
Letters of Credit and in the case of documentary Letters of Credit, the Issuing Lender’s customary
processing fees.
(d) Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent the other fees
and amounts payable to the Administrative Agent as set forth in the Fee Letter in the amounts and
at the times specified therein. To the extent payment in full of the applicable fee is received by
the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers on or about the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent
shall pay to each Lender its share of such fees in accordance with the terms of the arrangements
of the Administrative Agent with such Lender.
Section 3.3 Loan Accounts. The Loans made by each Lender (and the purchases by such
Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) hereunder shall be evidenced by
one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the
ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and
each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the
Lenders to the Borrowers (and the purchases by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit
and Swingline Loans) and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error
in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder
to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the
accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the
Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note which shall evidence such Lender’s Commitment in addition to such
accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date,
amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Section 3.4 Pro Rata Treatment, Sharing of Payments, Funding by Lenders, Etc.
(a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed by the
Lenders: (i) the making and conversion of Loans shall be made among the Lenders based on their
respective Pro Rata Shares as to the Loans and (ii) each payment on account of any Obligations to
or for the account of one or more of the Lenders in respect of any Obligations due on a particular
day shall be allocated among the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) entitled to such payments
based on their respective Pro Rata Shares and shall be distributed accordingly.
(b) Each Loan Party agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of
setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have,
while any Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each of their
respective Affiliates shall be entitled, at its option (but subject, as among the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, to the provisions of Section 12.3(b) and Section 3.4(c)), to
offset balances held by it for the account of such Loan Party at any of its offices, in Dollars or
in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any Loans owed to such Person or any
other amount payable to such Person hereunder (regardless of whether such balances are then due to
such Loan Party), in which case it shall promptly notify the Administrative Borrower and the
Administrative Agent thereof; provided that such Person’s failure to give such notice shall
not affect the validity thereof.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, if any Lender (including the
Administrative Agent) shall obtain from any Loan Party payment of any principal of or interest on
any Loan owing to it or payment of any other amount under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents through the exercise of any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim or similar
right or otherwise (other than from the Administrative Agent as provided herein), and, as a result
of such
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payment, such Lender shall have received more than its Pro Rata Share of the principal of the
Loans or more than its share of such other amounts then due hereunder or thereunder by any Loan
Party to such Lender than the percentage thereof received by any other Lender, it shall promptly
pay to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, the amount of such excess and
simultaneously purchase from such other Lenders a participation in the Loans or such other amounts,
respectively, owing to such other Lenders (or such interest due thereon, as the case may be) in
such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end
that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such excess payment (net of any expenses that may
be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such excess payment) in accordance with their
respective Pro Rata Shares or as otherwise agreed by the Lenders. To such end all the Lenders
shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or
otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored.
(d) Each Loan Party agrees that any Lender purchasing a participation (or direct interest) as
provided in this Section 3.4 may exercise, in a manner consistent with this Section
3.4, all rights of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such
participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans or other amounts (as the
case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such participation.
(e) Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any right of setoff,
banker’s lien, counterclaims or similar rights or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise,
and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other Indebtedness or
obligation of any Loan Party. 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 3.4
applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, assign such rights to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Lenders and, in any event, exercise its rights in respect of such secured
claim in a manner consistent with the rights of Lenders entitled under this Section 3.4 to
share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of any borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent
such Lender’s share of such borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.4(b) and may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount.
In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable borrowing available to
the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to, but
excluding, the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be
made by such Lender, the greater of the daily average Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by
the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and
(ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Base
Rate Loans. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent
for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the
Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays
its share of the applicable borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall
constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be
without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to
make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(g) Nothing in this Section 3.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents shall be deemed to require the Administrative Agent to advance funds on behalf of any
Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to
prejudice
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any rights that any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any
Lender hereunder in fulfilling its Commitment.
Section 3.5 Payments Generally.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in clause (b) below, each payment by the Borrowers on account
of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts payable to
the Lenders under this Agreement shall be made not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified for
payment under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent Payment Account, in Dollars, in
immediately available funds and shall be made without any set-off, counterclaim or deduction
whatsoever. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made on the next
succeeding Business Day for all purposes hereunder. If any payment under this Agreement shall be
specified to be made upon a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in
computing any interest if payable along with such payment. All principal, interest, fees, costs,
expenses and other charges provided for in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be
charged directly to the loan account(s) of any applicable Borrower maintained by the Administrative
Agent in the manner set forth in clause (b) below and the Administrative Agent shall notify the
applicable Borrower from time to time or upon the request of any such Borrower, of any charge to
such Borrower’s loan account for interest, fees, costs, expenses and other charges (other than
principal).
(b) All amounts that shall have been swept into the Administrative Agent Payment Account
pursuant to Section 6.3(a) as of the end of a Business Day shall be applied to the
Obligations at the beginning of the next Business Day. If, as a result of such application, a
credit balance exists in the Administrative Agent Payment Account, the balance shall not accrue
interest in favor of the Company. The Company irrevocably waives the right to direct the
application of any payments or Collateral proceeds, and agrees that the Administrative Agent shall
have the continuing, exclusive right to apply and reapply the same against the Obligations then due
and owing, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 11.3, all amounts applied to repay the Obligations pursuant to this Section
3.5(b) shall be applied in the manner determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed
by the Administrative Borrower, or unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Administrative Agent shall not apply any payments which it receives (or any amounts
applied to repay the Obligations pursuant to clause (b) above) to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, except
(i) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Eurodollar Rate Loans or
(ii) in the event that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans; provided that the
Administrative Agent will attempt to honor any written request received from the Administrative
Borrower to hold such payment until the expiration of the applicable Interest Period, it being
understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall have no liability for any failure to do
so.
(d) To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent receives any payment or proceeds of
Collateral which payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to
be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to
the extent of such payment or proceeds repaid, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds
had not been received by the Administrative Agent. This Section 3.5(d) shall remain
effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may be taken by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in reliance upon such payment or
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proceeds. This Section 3.5 shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.6 Settlement Procedures.
(a) In order to administer the Credit Facility in an efficient manner and to minimize the
transfer of funds between the Administrative Agent and Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, at
its option, subject to the terms of this Section 3.6, make available, on behalf of Lenders,
the full amount of the Revolving Loans requested or charged to any Borrower’s loan account(s) or
otherwise to be advanced by Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, without requirement of prior
notice to Lenders of the proposed Revolving Loans (each such advance by the Administrative Agent, a
“Settlement Advance”).
(b) With respect to (i) all Swingline Loans and (ii) all Revolving Loans made by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders as provided in this Section 3.6, the amount of
each Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Loans shall be computed weekly, and shall be
adjusted upward or downward on the basis of the amount of the outstanding Loans as of 5:00 p.m. on
the Business Day immediately preceding the date of each settlement computation; provided
that the Administrative Agent retains the absolute right at any time or from time to time to make
the above described adjustments at intervals more frequent than weekly. The Administrative Agent
shall deliver to each of the Lenders after the end of each week, or at such lesser period or
periods as the Administrative Agent shall determine, a summary statement of the amount of
outstanding Loans for such period (such week or lesser period or periods being hereinafter referred
to as a “Settlement Period”). If the summary statement is sent by the Administrative Agent
and received by a Lender prior to 12:00 noon, then such Lender shall make the settlement transfer
described in this Section 3.6 by no later than 3:00 p.m. on the same Business Day and if
received by a Lender after 12:00 noon, then such Lender shall make the settlement transfer by not
later than 3:00 p.m. on the next Business Day following the date of receipt. If, as of the end of
any Settlement Period, the amount of a Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans is more
than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans as of the end of the previous Settlement
Period, then such Lender shall forthwith (but in no event later than the time set forth in the
preceding sentence) transfer to the Administrative Agent by wire transfer in immediately available
funds the amount of the increase. Alternatively, if the amount of a Lender’s (other than a
Defaulting Lender) Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans in any Settlement Period is less than
the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans for the previous Settlement
Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith transfer to such Lender by wire transfer in
immediately available funds the amount of the decrease. The obligation of each of the Lenders to
transfer such funds and effect such settlement shall be irrevocable and unconditional and without
recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and each Lender
agrees to xxxx its books and records at the end of each Settlement Period to show at all times the
dollar amount of its Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit. Each Lender
shall only be entitled to receive interest on its Pro Rata Share of the Loans to the extent such
Loans have been funded by such Lender. Because the Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders may
be advancing and/or may be repaid Loans prior to the time when Lenders will actually advance and/or
be repaid such Loans, interest with respect to Loans shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent
in accordance with the amount of Loans actually advanced by and repaid to each Lender and the
Administrative Agent and shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are so advanced to,
but excluding, the date such Loans are either repaid by the Borrowers or actually settled with the
applicable Lender as described in this Section 3.6. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees
that its obligation to refund Loans in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.6 is
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including,
without limitation, non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 5. Further,
each Lender agrees and acknowledges that if prior to the refunding of any outstanding Loans
pursuant to this Section 3.6, one of the events described in Section 11.1(f) or
(g) shall have occurred, each Lender will, on the date the applicable Loan would have been
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made, purchase an undivided participating interest in any Loan to be refunded in an amount
equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of such Loan.
(c) To the extent that the Administrative Agent has made any such amounts available and the
settlement described above shall not yet have occurred, upon repayment of any Revolving Loans by a
Borrower or with the collected proceeds on deposit in the Administrative Agent Payment Account as
described in Section 3.5(b), the Administrative Agent may apply such amounts repaid
directly to any amounts made available by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
3.6. In lieu of weekly or more frequent settlements, the Administrative Agent may, at its
option, at any time require each Lender to provide the Administrative Agent with immediately
available funds representing its Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Loan, prior to the Administrative
Agent’s disbursement of such Revolving Loan to Borrower. In such event, all Revolving Loans under
this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata
Shares.
(d) If the Administrative Agent is not funding a particular Revolving Loan to a Borrower (or
the Administrative Borrower for the benefit of such Borrower) pursuant to subsections (a)
and (b) above on any day, but is requiring each Lender to provide the Administrative Agent
with immediately available funds on the date of such Revolving Loan as provided in subsection
(c) above, the Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender will make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan requested or otherwise made
on such day and the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to,
cause a corresponding amount to be made available to or for the benefit of such Borrower on such
day. If the Administrative Agent makes such corresponding amount available to a Borrower and such
corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the
date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during
such period and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of the Administrative Agent’s
demand, at the highest interest rate provided for in Section 3.1 applicable to Base Rate
Loans. During the period in which such Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to the
Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents, the amount so advanced by the Administrative Agent to or for the
benefit of any Borrower shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made by the
Administrative Agent for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Lender to pay the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Administrative
Borrower of such failure and Borrowers shall pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative
Agent for its own account within five (5) Business Days of the Administrative Borrower’s receipt of
such notice.
(e) Nothing in this Section 3.6 or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents shall be deemed to require the Administrative Agent to advance funds on behalf of any
Lender (including, without limitation, a Defaulting Lender) or to relieve any Lender from its
obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that any Borrower may
have against any Lender as a result of any default by any Lender hereunder in fulfilling its
Commitment. In the event that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to refrain from remitting settlement amounts to the Defaulting Lender and, instead, shall
be entitled to elect to implement the provisions set forth in Section 3.9.
Section 3.7 Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights. The
obligation of each Lender hereunder is several, and no Lender shall be responsible for any default
by any other Lender in the other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested (or deemed requested)
hereunder nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the
default by any other Lender in the other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan hereunder. Nothing
contained in this Agreement or any of the
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other Loan Documents and no action taken by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto shall be
deemed to constitute the Lenders to be a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other
kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and
independent debt, and subject to Section 12.3, each Lender shall be entitled to protect and
enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender
to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
Section 3.8 Bank Products. Each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed a third party
beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents solely for purposes of any
reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom the Administrative Agent is acting. The
Administrative Agent hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue
of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be
automatically deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent as its agent and to have accepted
the benefits of the Loan Documents; it being understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of
each Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product
Provider’s being a beneficiary of the Liens and security interests (and, if applicable, guarantees)
granted to the Administrative Agent and the right to share in payments and collections out of the
Collateral as more fully set forth herein. In addition, each Bank Product Provider, by virtue of
entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically deemed to have agreed that the
Administrative Agent shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish, maintain,
relax, or release reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if reserves are
established there is no obligation on the part of the Administrative Agent to determine or insure
whether the amount of any such reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such
distribution of payments or proceeds of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled
to assume no amounts are due or owing to any Bank Product Provider (including, without limitation,
Bank Product Providers that provide Noticed Bank Products and any other Bank Product Provider)
unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written certification (setting forth a reasonably
detailed calculation) to the Administrative Agent as to the amounts that are due and owing to it
and such written certification is received by the Administrative Agent a reasonable period of time
prior to the making of such distribution. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to
calculate the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the
written certification of the amount due and payable from the relevant Bank Product Provider. In
the absence of an updated certification, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that
the amount due and payable to the relevant Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to
the Administrative Agent by such Bank Product Provider as being due and payable (less any
distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on account thereof). The Loan Parties may obtain
Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although no Loan Party is required to do so. Each
Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that the providing of Bank Products by any Bank Product Provider
is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no provider or holder of any Bank
Product shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder (or be deemed a Lender) solely by virtue
of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or products or the Obligations owing
thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder be required (other than in their
capacities as Lenders, to the extent applicable) for any matter hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the Collateral or the release of Collateral
or Guarantors.
Section 3.9 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Reallocation of Payments. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to
transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent for
the Defaulting Lender’s benefit or any collections or proceeds of Collateral that would otherwise
be remitted hereunder to the Defaulting Lender, and, in the absence of such transfer to the
Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall transfer any such payments (A) first, to the
Swingline Lender to the extent of
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any Swingline Loans that were made by the Swingline Lender and that were required to be, but
were not, repaid by the Defaulting Lender, (B) second, to the Issuing Lender, to the extent of the
portion of the Letter of Credit Obligations that were required to be, but were not, repaid by the
Defaulting Lender, (C) third, to each non-Defaulting Lender ratably in accordance with their
Commitments (but, in each case, only to the extent that such Defaulting Lender’s portion of a Loan
(or other funding obligation) was funded by such other non-Defaulting Lender), (D) fourth, to a
suspense account maintained by the Administrative Agent, the proceeds of which shall be retained by
the Administrative Agent and may be made available to be re-advanced to or for the benefit of any
Borrower as if such Defaulting Lender had made its portion of such Loans (or other funding
obligations) hereunder, and (E) fifth, from and after the date on which all other Obligations have
been paid in full, to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 11.3. Subject to
the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may hold and, in its sole discretion, re-lend to any
Borrowers for the account of such Defaulting Lender the amount of all such payments received and
retained by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender.
(b) Reallocation of Pro Rata Shares to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in
which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each
non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans or Letters of
Credit pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the “Pro Rata Share” of each
non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of such Defaulting
Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date
the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists and (ii)
the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations
in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (A)
the Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (B) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Loans of that Lender.
(c) General. The provisions of this Section 3.9 shall remain effective with
respect to such Defaulting Lender until the earlier of (y) the date on which the non-Defaulting
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall have waived, in writing, the application
of this Section 3.9 to such Defaulting Lender, or (z) the date on which such Defaulting
Lender makes payment of all amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder, pays to the
Administrative Agent all amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender in respect of the amounts that it
was obligated to fund hereunder, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, provides adequate
assurance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent of its ability to perform its future
obligations hereunder. The operation of this Section 3.9 shall not be construed to
increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by
such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and obligations hereunder or to relieve or
excuse the performance by any Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to the
Administrative Agent or to the Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any failure by a
Defaulting Lender to fund amounts that it was obligated to fund hereunder shall constitute a
material breach by such Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle the Loan Parties, at
their option, to arrange for a substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender
in the manner set forth in Section 4.9(b). In the event of a direct conflict between the
priority provisions of this Section 3.9 and any other provision contained in this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read
together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the
event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and
provisions of this Section 3.9 shall control and govern.
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ARTICLE 4
YIELD PROTECTION
Section 4.1 Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. If the Administrative
Agent shall determine in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and
conclusive and binding on all parties hereto) that on any date by reason of circumstances affecting
the London interbank market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest
rate applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted
Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (such notice, the “Initial
Notice”) to the Administrative Borrower and each Lender of such determination. Thereafter, no
Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans, until such time as the Administrative
Agent notifies the Administrative Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to
such Initial Notice no longer exist (in which case the Administrative Agent shall give prompt
notice to the Administrative Borrower and the Lenders). Upon receipt of the Initial Notice, the
Administrative Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation or Conversion
then submitted by it. If the Administrative Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders
shall make, convert or continue such Loans, as proposed by the Administrative Agent, in the amount
specified in such notice submitted by the Administrative Borrower, but such Loans shall be made,
converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Section 4.2 Changed Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if (i) any change in any law or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority makes
it unlawful for a Lender to make or maintain a Eurodollar Rate Loan or to maintain any Commitment
with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, (ii) the Required Lenders determine in good faith (which
determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties
hereto) that it has become impracticable as a result of a circumstance that adversely affects the
London interbank market or the position of such Lender in such market or (iii) the Required Lenders
determine that the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a
proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of
funding such Loan, then, in each case, such Lender or Lenders shall give notice thereof to the
Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower and may (A) declare that Eurodollar Rate Loans
will not thereafter be made by such Lender, such that any request for Eurodollar Rate Loans from
such Lender shall be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan, unless such Lender’s declaration
has been withdrawn (and it shall be withdrawn promptly upon the cessation of the circumstances
described in clause (i) or (ii) above) and (B) require that all outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans
made by such Lender be converted to Base Rate Loans immediately, in which event all outstanding
Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender shall be so converted.
Section 4.3 Increased Costs. If any Change in Law shall: (a) impose, modify or deem
applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by,
any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate) or the
Issuing Lender; (b)(i) subject any Lender or the Issuing Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever
with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or
any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or (ii) change the basis of taxation of payments to such
Lender or the Issuing Lender in respect thereof (in each case of clause (i) or (ii), except for
Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 4.5 or Excluded Taxes and the imposition of, or any
change in the rate of, any taxes payable by such Lender or the Issuing Lender described in
Section 4.5(d)); or (c) impose on any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the London interbank
market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement, Eurodollar Rate Loans made by
such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein, and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate
Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such
Lender or the Issuing Lender of
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participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its
obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum
received by such Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any
other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the Issuing Lender, Borrowers will pay to such
Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
Section 4.4 Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines in
good faith that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any lending office
of such Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the
Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding
company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitment of such Lender or the Loans
made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit
issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such
Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law
(taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such
Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time
to time Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s
or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
Section 4.5 Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any of the Obligations shall be made free and
clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any setoff, counterclaim,
defense, duties, taxes, levies, imposts, fees, deductions, charges, withholdings, liabilities,
restrictions or conditions of any kind imposed by any Governmental Authority, excluding all
Excluded Taxes (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, fees, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”).
(b) If any Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any sum payable
in respect of the Obligations to any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (i) the
sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.5), such
Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount
equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the relevant
withholding agent shall make such deductions, (iii) the relevant withholding agent shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with
applicable law and (iv) the relevant withholding agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower evidence of such payment.
(c) In addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof or any applicable foreign jurisdiction, and all liabilities with
respect thereto, in each case arising from any payment made hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to,
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (collectively, “Other Taxes”).
(d) Each Loan Party shall indemnify each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative
Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by
any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 4.5) paid by such Lender, the
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Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including
for penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not
such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be made
within ten (10) days from the date such Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (as
the case may be) makes written demand therefor (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement
setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable
detail) in accordance with customary practice of such Lender, the Issuing Lender or the
Administrative Agent. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Administrative Borrower by a Lender, the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent)
or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Lender,
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loan Parties shall
not be obligated to make any payment in respect of, or indemnify any Lender, the Issuing Lender or
the Administrative Agent for, any penalties, interest or similar liabilities attributable to any
Taxes to the extent such penalties, interest or similar liabilities are attributable to the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Lender, Issuing Lender or Administrative Agent, as
applicable.
(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by any Loan Party, such
Loan Party or the withholding agent shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, at
its address referred to herein, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements of any Loan Party hereunder or
under any of the other Loan Documents, the agreements and obligations of such Loan Party contained
in this Section 4.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full
of the Obligations.
(g) Any Foreign Lender (including a Foreign Lender that is an Issuing Lender) that is entitled
to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
applicable Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a
party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall deliver to
the Administrative Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the Closing
Date or, in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this
Agreement (unless the respective Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such
assignment or transfer) on or prior to the date of assignment, and at such other time or times
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Borrower or the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as is reasonably requested by the recipient),
whichever of the following is applicable (but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do
so): (i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from, or
a reduction to, withholding tax under an income tax treaty, or any successor form, (ii) duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI claiming exemption from withholding
because the income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business or any successor form,
(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio
interest under Sections 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, a certificate of the Foreign Lender to the
effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of a Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the
Code or a “controlled foreign corporation” described and Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and duly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from withholding under
the portfolio interest exemption or any successor form, (iv) duly completed copies of Internal
Revenue Service Form W-81MY (together with all required attachments and supporting documents) or
(v) any other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by applicable law as a basis for
claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States withholding tax duly completed together
with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit a Borrower
to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. Unless the Administrative Borrower
and the
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Administrative Agent have received forms or other documents reasonably satisfactory to them
indicating that payments hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents to or for a Foreign
Lender are not subject to United States withholding tax or are subject to such tax at a rate
reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent shall withhold
amounts required to be withheld by applicable requirements of law from such payments at the
applicable statutory rate.
(h) Any Lender, Issuing Lender or Administrative Agent claiming any additional amounts payable
pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal
policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending
office if the making of such a change would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such
additional amounts that would be payable or may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole
determination of such Lender, Issuing Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
(i) If the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender determines, in its sole
discretion, that it has received a refund (including by way of Tax offset) of an additional amount
from any Loan Party pursuant to Section 4.5(b), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender or such Lender shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund, net of all
out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender, as the case
may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority
with respect to such refund. Each Loan Party, upon request of the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any
penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or
any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which
it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(j) The Administrative Agent and each Lender (including Issuing Lender), that is not a Foreign
Lender (each such Lender, a “U.S. Lender”) that is (A) a party hereto on the Closing Date
or (B) becomes an assignee or transferee of any interest under this Agreement, shall (w) on or
prior to the date such U.S. Lender or Administrative Agent becomes a party hereunder, (x) on or
prior to the date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (y) after
the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously
delivered by it, and (z) from time to time if requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent,
provide Borrower and Administrative Agent with two completed originals of Form W-9 (certifying that
such U.S. Lender is entitled to an exemption from U.S. backup withholding tax) or any successor
form.
(k) Each Lender, Issuing Lender and Administrative Agent shall provide any forms,
documentation, or other information as shall be prescribed by the IRS to demonstrate that the
relevant Lender has complied with the applicable requirements of FATCA (including, without
limitation, those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), so that
such payments made to such Lender, Issuing Lender or Administrative Agent, respectively, hereunder
would not be subject to U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed by FATCA.
Section 4.6 Breakage Indemnity. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent
its customary administrative charge and to each Lender all losses, expenses and liabilities
(including any interest paid by such Lender to the Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry
its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection
with the liquidation or redeployment of such) that it sustains (a) if for any reason (other than a
default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified
therefor in a request for
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borrowing, or a conversion to, or continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on
a date specified therefor in a request for conversion or continuation, (b) if any prepayment or
other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date
prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan, or (c) if any prepayment of
any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given
by a Borrower (or on its behalf by the Administrative Borrower). This covenant shall survive the
termination or non-renewal of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.
Section 4.7 Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing
Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing
Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Sections 4.3 or
4.4 (together with the calculations of such amount or amounts) and delivered to the
Administrative Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such
Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
Section 4.8 Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the
Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to Sections 4.3 or 4.4 shall not
constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation;
provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender
pursuant to this such Sections for any increased costs incurred or reductions occurring more than
one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case
may be, becomes aware of the event giving rise to such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s claim for
compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions is retroactive, then the one hundred eighty (180) day period referred to above shall be
extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
Section 4.9 Mitigation; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If Section 4.2 applies, any Lender requests compensation under Sections
4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, or the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to
any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
4.5, then such Lender shall promptly, and in any event if so requested by the Administrative
Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to
designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its
rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates or to take such
other actions as such Lender or the Administrative Agent determines, if, in the judgment of such
Lender, such designation, assignment or other action (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable
pursuant to such Sections in the future and (ii) would not subject the Administrative Agent or such
Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and the Administrative Agent or such Lender would not
suffer any economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage. Nothing in this Section 4.9 shall
affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrowers or the rights of the Administrative
Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 4.9. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay on
demand all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If Section 4.2 applies, any Lender requests compensation under Section
4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or the Borrowers are
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or Governmental Authority pursuant to
Section 4.5, then within one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter, the Administrative
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent, replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to assign and delegate (and such Lender shall
be obligated to assign and delegate), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in Section 14.11), all of its interests, rights and obligations
under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations; provided
that (i) the Administrative Borrower has received the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent and the
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Issuing Lender, in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of Section 14.11,
(ii) the Administrative Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
specified in Section 14.11, (iii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount
equal to the outstanding principal amount of its Loans and participations in Letter of Credit
Obligations and Swingline Loans that it has funded, if any, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees
and other amounts payable to it hereunder (other than, in the case of a Defaulting Lender, Bank
Product Obligations owed thereto), from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal)
and the Administrative Borrower (in the case of accrued interest, fees and other amounts, including
amounts under Section 4.6), (iv) such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation and payments, and (v) such assignment does not conflict with applicable laws or
regulations. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior
thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the
Administrative Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Nothing in this
Section 4.9 shall impair any rights that any Borrower or the Administrative Agent may have
against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender.
Section 4.10 No Requirement of Match Funding. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be required to
acquire Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or any other offshore Dollar market to fund
any Eurodollar Rate Loan or to otherwise match fund any Obligations as to which interest accrues
based on the Eurodollar Rate. All of the provisions of this Article 4 shall be deemed to
apply as if the Administrative Agent, each Lender or any Participant had acquired such deposits to
fund any Eurodollar Rate Loan or any other Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the
Eurodollar Rate by acquiring such Dollar deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the
Eurodollar Rate Loans or other applicable Obligations.
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 5.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans and Letters of Credit. The
obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Loans or of Issuing Lender to issue the initial
Letters of Credit hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of, or waiver of, immediately prior to
or concurrently with the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit of each of
the following conditions precedent:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Agreement, (ii) for
the account of each Lender requesting a promissory note, a Note and (iii) counterparts of all other
Loan Documents and all instruments and documents (including, without limitation, the Information
Certificate) required to be delivered hereunder, in each case conforming to the requirements
hereunder and thereunder and executed by a duly authorized officer or director of each party
thereto or of the general partner of any partnership party thereto, and in each case in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
acknowledges and agrees that the drafts of the Pledge Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement
circulated for review on or about January 21, 2011 are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
(subject to modifications satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers to reflect
changes to the terms of the Transaction agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers
subsequent to January 21, 2011);
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, (i) all releases, terminations and such other documents as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request to evidence and effectuate the termination of the Existing Term Loan
Agreement, including, but not limited to, a payoff letter, and (ii) the termination and release by
Xxxxx Fargo as lender under the Existing Term Loan Agreement of any interest in and to any assets
and properties of each Loan Party, duly authorized, executed and delivered by it or each of them,
including, but not limited to, (A) UCC termination statements for all UCC financing statements
previously filed by it
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or any of them or their predecessors, as secured party and any Loan Party, as debtor and (B)
satisfactions and discharges of any mortgages, deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt by any Loan
Party in favor of it or any of them, in form acceptable for recording with the appropriate
Governmental Authority;
(c) the Loan Parties shall have adopted all requisite corporate action and proceedings in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall
have received all information and copies of all documents, which the Administrative Agent may
reasonably have requested in connection therewith and, where requested by the Administrative Agent
or its counsel, the Loan Parties shall have used their commercially reasonable efforts to cause
such documents to be certified by appropriate corporate officers of Governmental Authority (and
including a copy of the certificate of incorporation or formation of each Loan Party which shall
set forth the same complete corporate name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and
certificates of good standing in (i) the state of organization, (ii) the state where such Loan
Party’s principal place of business is located and (iii) each state where such Loan Party owns
material real property, in each case, certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent
Governmental Authority), the bylaws or articles of each Loan Party and resolutions of the board of
directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby);
(d) the Administrative Agent or its counsel shall have received, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (i) all consents with respect to Intellectual
Property, solely to the extent such consent is necessary or desirable to perfect the Administrative
Agent’s security in and Lien upon such Intellectual Property, and (ii) all necessary Collateral
Access Agreements;
(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) all filings and recordations that are
necessary to perfect the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral, (ii) all
instruments constituting Collateral other than Senior Notes Priority Collateral and (iii) evidence,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that upon such filings
and recordations, the Administrative Agent will have a valid perfected (A) first priority Lien upon
all of the ABL Priority Collateral and (B) second priority Lien upon all of the Senior Notes
Priority Collateral;
(f) the Administrative Agent shall have received and reviewed Lien and judgment search results
for the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party; and the jurisdiction of the chief
executive office of each Loan Party, which search results shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received a duly completed and executed Instrument of
Assignment and Notice of Assignment for each Material Government Contract, to the extent not
previously obtained prior to March 1, 2011;
(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received reasonable evidence (including confirmation
by the Senior Notes Agent) that the Senior Notes Agent has received originals of certificates
representing all of the issued and outstanding certificated shares (or similar units) of the
Capital Stock of each Loan Party (other than Holdings) and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party which
certificated shares (or similar units) are required to be pledged under the Senior Notes Indenture,
in each case, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank
by the registered owner thereof;
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance and loss payee
endorsements required hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and certificates of insurance policies and/or
endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee and additional insured;
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(j) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, customary opinion letters of special legal counsel to the
Loan Parties, with respect to the Loan Parties, which such opinions shall permit reliance by
successors and permitted assigns of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders subject to
customary limitations;
(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by an authorized officer of the Company
certifying that (i) no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since December 31, 2010, (ii)
neither the Company nor Holdings shall have paid any Cash Dividend since December 31, 2010 and
(iii) immediately after giving effect to this Agreement (including the initial extensions of credit
hereunder), the other Loan Documents, and all the transactions contemplated therein or thereby to
occur on such date, (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) all representations and
warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as
of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate
solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true
and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); provided that any
representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or
similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in
all respects on such respective dates, (C) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are
Solvent and (D) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent;
(l) the Administrative Agent shall have received an initial Borrowing Base Certificate
including, inter alia, calculations demonstrating that Excess Availability as of
the Closing Date is not less than $45,000,000, in each case, after giving pro forma
effect to (A) the payment of fees and expenses of the Transactions, (B) the initial Revolving Loans
made or to be made and Letters of Credit issued or to be issued in connection with the Transactions
and (C) the payment of the Cash Distribution;
(m) the pro forma capital and ownership structure, the shareholding arrangements and the
management of the Company and its Subsidiaries (and all agreements relating thereto) shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; it being understood that such structure,
arrangements and management of the Company and its Subsidiaries as described in the “Marketing
Information” (as such term is defined in the Commitment Letter) previously delivered to the
Administrative Agent is satisfactory;
(n) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory thereto, (i) an opening pro forma balance sheet of the Borrowers as of
the Closing Date prepared after giving effect to the Transactions; (ii) projected pro
forma financial budgets for Holdings and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the
Transactions, which shall be quarterly for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and annually
thereafter for the term of the Loan Agreement, with the results and assumptions set forth therein
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and not inconsistent
with information provided to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date); (iii) monthly financial detail
for the projected Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculations and Borrowing Base calculations; (iv)
audited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2010 (including the accompanying notes thereto); (v) financial statement reconciliation detail
on a historical and projected basis from Holdings to the Company; and (vi) supporting back-up
detail for EBITDA adjustments, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent;
(o) the Administrative Agent shall have completed, to its reasonable satisfaction, its review
of all Material Contracts and Material Government Contracts (and any amendments thereto) delivered
on or after March 1, 2011;
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(p) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate provided by the Company that
sets forth information required by the Patriot Act including, without limitation, the identity of
each Loan Party, the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with
the Act, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(q) substantially simultaneously with the closing of this Agreement, the Senior Notes shall
have been issued on the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Notes Indenture. The
Administrative Agent shall have received final certified copies of the Senior Notes Documents, duly
executed by the parties thereto, together with all material agreements, instruments and other
documents delivered in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request,
including certification by a Responsible Officer of the Company that such documents are in full
force and effect as of the Closing Date;
(r) the Loan Parties shall have received governmental, shareholder and third party consents
(including, to the extent applicable, consents from third parties with respect to Material
Contracts) and approvals necessary in connection with the Transactions unless the absence of any
such consent or approval could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(s) the Administrative Agent shall have received a reasonably satisfactory funds flow
memorandum in connection with the Transactions setting forth the sources and uses and accompanied
by payment instructions therefor; and
(t) the Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder,
including without limitation, under the Fee Letter and all fees and expenses invoiced on or before
the Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Administrative Borrower and the Lenders that the
conditions specified in Section 5.1 have been satisfied or waived and that the Closing Date
has occurred, and such notice, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding.
Section 5.2 Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit. The obligation
of the Lenders to make the Loans, including the initial Loans, or of the Issuing Lender to issue
any Letter of Credit, including the initial Letters of Credit, is subject to the further
satisfaction of, or waiver of, immediately prior to or concurrently with the making of each such
Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit of each of the following conditions precedent:
(a) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall
be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the making of each such Loan or providing
each such Letter of Credit and after giving effect thereto, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date);
provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”,
“Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any
qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates;
(b) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing on and as of
the date of the making of such Loan or providing each such Letter of Credit and after giving effect
thereto; and
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(c) Total Outstandings (after giving effect to such requested Loan or Letter of Credit) shall
not exceed the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Aggregate Commitment.
ARTICLE 6
SECURITY INTEREST AND COLLECTION
Section 6.1 Grant of Security Interest. To secure payment and performance of all
Obligations, each Loan Party hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for itself and the benefit
of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, a Lien upon, and a right of set off
against, and hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent, for itself and the benefit of the Secured
Parties, as security, of such Loan Party’s right, title and interest in and to the following,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired or existing, and wherever located (together with all other
collateral security for the respective Obligations at any time granted to or held or acquired by
the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, collectively, the “Collateral”):
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all Inventory;
(c) all deposit accounts and securities accounts;
(d) all tax refunds, rebates or other similar payments or credits;
(e) all contracts, contract rights, general intangibles, including, without limitation, all
payment intangibles and Intellectual Property, commercial tort claims described on Schedule
6.1, chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), documents, instruments
and supporting obligations;
(f) all goods, including, without limitation, Equipment;
(g) all Real Property and fixtures;
(h) all books and records and related data processing software;
(i) all documents;
(j) all letters of credit, banker’s acceptances and similar instruments and including all
letter-of-credit rights;
(k) all supporting obligations and all present and future liens, security interests, rights,
remedies, title and interest in, to and in respect of other Collateral, including (i) rights and
remedies under or relating to guaranties, contracts of suretyship, letters of credit and credit and
other insurance related to the Collateral, (ii) rights of stoppage in transit, replevin,
repossession, reclamation and other rights and remedies of an unpaid vendor, lienor or secured
party, (iii) goods described in invoices, documents, contracts or instruments with respect to, or
otherwise representing or evidencing, other Collateral, including returned, repossessed and
reclaimed goods, and (iv) deposits by and property of account debtors or other persons securing the
obligations of account debtors;
(l) all (A) investment property (including securities, whether certificated or uncertificated,
securities accounts, security entitlements, commodity contracts or commodity accounts) and (B)
monies, credit balances, deposits and other property of any Loan Party now or hereafter held or
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received by or in transit to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or its Affiliates or at any
other depository or other institution from or for the account of any Loan Party, whether for
safekeeping, pledge, custody, transmission, collection or otherwise; and
(m) all accessions to, substitutions for and all replacements, products and proceeds of any of
the items described in clauses (a) through (l) above, in any form, including without limitation
insurance proceeds, all claims against third parties for loss or damage to or destruction of or
other involuntary conversion of any kind or nature of any or all of the other Collateral, letters
of credit and letter of credit rights.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall in no event include more than 65% of the issued
and outstanding shares of Foreign Subsidiaries owned directly by a Domestic Subsidiary and shall
not include any shares of Foreign Subsidiaries that are not owned directly by a Domestic
Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the security interests granted under
this Section 6.1 shall not extend to, and the “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded
Property.
Section 6.2 Perfection of Security Interests.
(a) Each Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes the Administrative Agent (or
its agent) to prepare and file at any time and from time to time such financing statements,
together with any amendments and continuations with respect thereto, with respect to the Collateral
naming the Administrative Agent or its designee as the secured party and such Loan Party as debtor,
as the Administrative Agent may require, and including any other information with respect to such
Loan Party or otherwise as the Administrative Agent may determine, and as may be required by
Article 9 of the UCC to perfect the security interest granted by such Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement which authorization shall apply to all financing
statements filed on, prior to or after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, any
financing statement that describes the Collateral as “all personal property” or “all assets” of
such Loan Party or that describes the Collateral in some other manner as the Administrative Agent
reasonably deems necessary. Each Loan Party hereby ratifies and approves all financing statements
naming the Administrative Agent or its designee as secured party and such Loan Party, as the case
may be, as debtor with respect to the Collateral (and any amendments with respect to such financing
statements) filed by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date and
ratifies and confirms the authorization of the Administrative Agent to file such financing
statements (and amendments, if any). Each Loan Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to
adopt on behalf of such Loan Party any symbol required for authenticating any electronic filing.
In the event that the description of the Collateral in any financing statement naming the
Administrative Agent or its designee as the secured party and any Loan Party as debtor includes
assets and properties of such Loan Party that do not at any time constitute Collateral, whether
hereunder, under any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise, the filing of such financing
statement shall nonetheless be deemed authorized by such Loan Party to the extent of the Collateral
included in such description and it shall not render the financing statement ineffective as to any
of the Collateral or otherwise affect the financing statement as it applies to any of the
Collateral. In no event shall any Loan Party at any time file, or permit or cause to be filed, any
continuation, amendment or termination with respect to any financing statement naming the
Administrative Agent or its designee as secured party and such Loan Party as debtor.
(b) No Loan Party has any chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic) or instruments as of
the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 6.2(b). In the event that any Loan Party
shall be entitled to or shall receive any chattel paper or instrument after the Closing Date, Loan
Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as the
Administrative Agent may agree) notify the Administrative Agent thereof in writing. Promptly upon
the receipt thereof by or on behalf of any Loan Party (including by any agent or representative),
such Loan
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Party shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent, all such tangible
chattel paper and instruments (other than any tangible chattel paper or instruments which are
Senior Notes Priority Collateral), accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly
executed in blank as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify, in each case except as
the Administrative Agent may otherwise agree. At the Administrative Agent’s option, each Loan
Party shall, or the Administrative Agent may at any time on behalf of any Loan Party, cause the
original of any such instrument or chattel paper to be conspicuously marked in a form and manner
acceptable to the Administrative Agent with the following legend referring to chattel paper or
instruments as applicable: “This [chattel paper][instrument] is subject to the security interest of
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent and any sale, transfer,
assignment or encumbrance of this [chattel paper][instrument] violates the rights of such secured
party.” Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, no such notice or delivery shall be
required if the amount of such chattel paper or instruments, individually or in the aggregate, is
less than $500,000, except upon the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in Section
6.2(h)(ii)(A), (B) or (C).
(c) In the event that any Loan Party shall at any time hold or acquire an interest in any
electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record” (as such term is defined in Section 201 of
the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or in Section 16 of the
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction), such Loan Party
shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as the
Administrative Agent may agree) notify the Administrative Agent thereof in writing. Promptly upon
the Administrative Agent’s request, such Loan Party shall take, or cause to be taken, such actions
as the Administrative Agent may request to give the Administrative Agent control of such electronic
chattel paper under Section 9-105 of the UCC and control of such transferable record under Section
201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may
be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as in effect in such jurisdiction.
(d) No Loan Party owns or holds, directly or indirectly, beneficially or as record owner or
both, any deposit account, as of the Closing Date, or other similar account with any bank or other
financial institution, as of the Closing Date, in each case except for the deposit accounts
identified on Schedule 8.10. Subject to Section 6.3(a), Loan Parties shall not,
directly or indirectly, after the Closing Date open, establish or maintain any deposit account
(other than an Excluded Bank Account) unless on or before the opening of such deposit account, such
Loan Party shall have obtained a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such deposit
account, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Loan Party and the bank at which such
deposit account is opened and maintained.
(e) No Loan Party owns or holds, directly or indirectly, beneficially or as record owner or
both, any investment property, as of the Closing Date, or have any investment account, securities
account, commodity account, futures account or other similar account with any bank or other
financial institution or other securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or futures
intermediary as of the Closing Date, in each case except for investment, securities and commodities
accounts identified on Schedule 8.10 and securities identified on Schedule 8.12.
(i) In the event that any Loan Party shall be entitled to or shall at any time after
the Closing Date hold or acquire any certificated securities (other than any certificated
securities that are Senior Notes Priority Collateral), such Loan Party shall promptly (and
in any event within five (5) Business Days) endorse, assign and deliver the same to the
Administrative Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly
executed in blank as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify. If any
securities, now or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party are uncertificated and are issued to
such Loan Party or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof (other than any uncertificated
securities that are Senior Notes Priority
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Collateral), such Loan Party shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business
Days) notify the Administrative Agent thereof and shall as the Administrative Agent may
specify, either cause the issuer to agree to comply with instructions from the
Administrative Agent as to such securities, without further consent of any Loan Party or
such nominee, or arrange for the Administrative Agent to become the registered owner of the
securities.
(ii) Loan Parties shall not, directly or indirectly, after the Closing Date open,
establish or maintain any investment account, securities account, commodity account, futures
account or any other similar account (other than an Excluded Bank Account) with any
securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or futures intermediary unless each of the
following conditions is satisfied: the Administrative Agent shall have received prior
written notice of the intention of such Loan Party to open or establish such account which
notice shall specify in reasonable detail and specificity the name of the account, the owner
of the account, the name and address of the securities intermediary, commodity intermediary
or futures intermediary at which such account is to be opened or established, the individual
at such intermediary with whom such Loan Party is dealing and the purpose of the account,
the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary (as the case may be) where such
account is opened or maintained shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
and on or before the opening of such investment account, securities account or other similar
account with a securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or futures intermediary, such
Loan Party shall as the Administrative Agent may specify either (A) execute and deliver, and
cause to be executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, an Investment Property
Control Agreement with respect thereto duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Loan
Party and such securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or futures intermediary or
(B) arrange for the Administrative Agent to become the entitlement holder with respect to
such investment property on terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Loan Parties are not the beneficiary or otherwise entitled to any right to payment under
any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument as of the Closing Date. In the
event that any Loan Party shall be entitled to or shall receive any right to payment under any
letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or any similar instrument whether as beneficiary thereof or
otherwise after the Closing Date, such Loan Party shall promptly (and in any event within two (2)
Business Days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree) notify the
Administrative Agent thereof in writing. Such Loan Party shall immediately, as the Administrative
Agent may specify, either (i) deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, with
respect to any such letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument, the written
agreement of the issuer and any other nominated person obligated to make any payment in respect
thereof (including any confirming or negotiating bank), in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, consenting to the assignment of the proceeds of the
letter of credit to the Administrative Agent by such Loan Party and agreeing to make all payments
thereon directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent may otherwise direct or
(ii) cause the Administrative Agent to become, at the Borrowers’ expense, the transferee
beneficiary of the letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument (as the case may
be).
(g) The Loan Parties do not have any commercial tort claims as of the Closing Date. In the
event that any Loan Party shall at any time after the Closing Date have any such commercial tort
claims (excluding any commercial tort claim where a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party has
reasonably determined that the amount likely to be recovered in respect of such claim will not
exceed $500,000), such Loan Party shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or
such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree) notify the Administrative Agent thereof
in writing, which notice shall (i) set forth in reasonable detail the basis for and nature of such
commercial tort claim and (ii) include the express grant by such Loan Party to the Administrative
Agent of a security interest in such
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commercial tort claim (and the proceeds thereof). In the event that such notice does not
include such grant of a security interest, the sending thereof by such Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to constitute such grant to the Administrative Agent. Upon
the sending of such notice, any commercial tort claim described therein shall constitute part of
the Collateral and shall be deemed included therein. Without limiting the authorization of the
Administrative Agent provided in Section 6.2(a) or otherwise arising by the execution by
such Loan Party of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is
hereby irrevocably authorized from time to time and at any time to file such financing statements
naming the Administrative Agent or its designee as secured party and such Loan Party as debtor, or
any amendments to any financing statements, covering any such commercial tort claim as Collateral.
In addition, each Loan Party shall promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request, execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such other agreements,
documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require in connection with
such commercial tort claim.
(h) Material Government Contracts.
(i) No Loan Party is party to any Material Government Contract except for Material
Government Contracts identified on Schedule 8.15 (as such schedule may be updated
from time to time after the Closing Date to reflect (x) the addition of any new Material
Government Contracts entered into after the Closing Date and (y) the deletion of any
Material Government Contracts upon the expiration or termination thereof after the Closing
Date or if any scheduled Government Contract is no longer a Material Government Contract).
In the event that any Loan Party shall at any time after the Closing Date become a party to
any Material Government Contract, such Loan Party shall promptly (and in any event within
five (5) Business Days) deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a copy of such Material
Government Contract and (B) a duly executed and completed Instrument of Assignment and
Notice of Assignment with respect to such Material Government Contract. In addition, in the
event that any Material Government Contract is terminated or amended in any manner
materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Loan Parties shall promptly (and
in any event within five (5) Business Days) notify the Administrative Agent thereof in
accordance with Section 9.6(b)(ii).
(ii) If and only if (A) at any time, Excess Availability is less than the Filing
Threshold Amount, (B) a Material Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or
(C) any other Event of Default (other than a Material Event of Default) shall have occurred
and be continuing without waiver or cure for sixty (60) consecutive days after the
occurrence thereof (which sixty (60) consecutive days shall be inclusive of any applicable
grace period with respect to such Event of Default required to elapse in order for the
corresponding Default, if any, to mature into such Event of Default), then, in any such case
(but only in such case), the Administrative Agent may deliver all Instruments of Assignment
and all Notices of Assignment to the applicable U.S. Governmental Authority for each
Material Government Contract and the Loan Parties shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to have such Notices of Assignment acknowledged in writing by the applicable U.S.
Governmental Authority.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 8.2, the Loan Parties do not have any goods,
documents of title or other Collateral in the custody, control or possession of a third party as of
the Closing Date, except for goods located in the United States in transit to a location of a Loan
Party set forth in Schedule 8.2 in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party in
the possession of the carrier transporting such goods. In the event that any goods, documents of
title or other Collateral are at any time after the Closing Date in the custody, control or
possession of such carriers, Loan Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business
Days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree) notify the Administrative Agent
thereof in writing. Promptly upon the Administrative
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Agent’s request, Loan Parties shall take all reasonable steps to deliver to the Administrative
Agent a Collateral Access Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by such person and the
Loan Party that is the owner of such Collateral.
(j) Loan Parties shall take any other actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
from time to time to cause the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of the
Administrative Agent to enforce, the security interest of the Administrative Agent in any and all
of the Collateral (subject only to the Liens permitted under Section 10.2 and as described
in the Intercreditor Agreement), including, without limitation, (i) executing, delivering and,
where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating thereto under the UCC and
other applicable law, to the extent, if any, that any Loan Party’s signature thereon is required
therefor, (ii) causing the Administrative Agent’s name to be noted as secured party on any
certificate of title for a titled good if such notation is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of the Administrative Agent to enforce, the security interest of the
Administrative Agent in such Collateral, (iii) complying with any provision of any statute,
regulation or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral if compliance with such provision is
a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of the Administrative Agent to
enforce, the security interest of the Administrative Agent in such Collateral, and (iv) obtaining
the consents and approvals of any Governmental Authority or third party, including, without
limitation, any consent of any licensor, lessor or other person obligated on Collateral.
(k) Neither the Borrowers nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to take action (i)
outside the United States to perfect a security interest in any Collateral located outside the
United States or (ii) to perfect a security interest if the Administrative Agent (in the case of
ABL Priority Collateral) or the Senior Notes Agent (in the case of the Senior Notes Priority
Collateral) determines in good faith that the burden or cost of obtaining the perfection is
excessive when compared to the benefit of such perfection.
Section 6.3 Collection of Accounts.
(a) The Borrowers shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer
period as the Administrative Agent may agree) deposit and direct their respective account debtors
to directly remit all payments on Accounts and all payments constituting proceeds of Inventory or
other Collateral in the identical form in which such payments are made, whether by cash, check or
other manner, into one or more deposit accounts of the Borrowers subject to a Deposit Account
Control Agreement (the “Blocked Accounts”). Each Deposit Account Control Agreement entered
into with respect to a Blocked Account shall provide that all payments to the Blocked Accounts
shall be swept daily to the Administrative Agent Payment Account. Each Loan Party agrees that all
payments made to such Blocked Accounts or other funds received and collected by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, whether in respect of the Accounts, as proceeds of Inventory or other
Collateral or otherwise shall be treated as payments to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
respect of the Obligations and therefore shall constitute the property of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders to the extent of then outstanding Obligations. All payments to the Blocked
Accounts shall be swept daily to the Administrative Agent Payment Account and applied to repay the
Obligations in the manner set forth in Section 3.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts
on deposit in the Mar-Vel Bank Account shall not be required to be swept to the Administrative
Agent Payment Account until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) For purposes of calculating (i) the amount of the Loans available to each Borrower and
(ii) interest on the Obligations, such payments will be applied (conditional upon final collection)
to the Obligations on the Business Day of receipt by the Administrative Agent of immediately
available funds in the Administrative Agent Payment Account provided such payments and notice
thereof
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are received in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s usual and customary practices as in
effect from time to time and within sufficient time to credit such Borrower’s loan account on such
day, and if not, then on the next Business Day.
(c) The Borrowers, promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer
period as the Administrative Agent may agree) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent a schedule of all deposit accounts (other than deposit accounts
described in clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Bank Account), that are maintained by the
Loan Parties, which schedule shall include, with respect to each depository (i) the name and
address of such depository, (ii) the account name and number(s) maintained with such depository and
(iii) a contact person at such depository.
(d) Each Loan Party and their respective employees, agents and Subsidiaries shall, acting as
trustee for the Administrative Agent, receive, as the property of the Administrative Agent, any
monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or proceeds of Collateral (other
than Senior Notes Priority Collateral) which come into their possession or under their control and
immediately upon receipt thereof, shall deposit or cause the same to be deposited in a Blocked
Account, or remit the same or cause the same to be remitted, in kind, to the Administrative Agent.
In no event shall the same be commingled with any Loan Party’s other funds. The Borrowers agree to
reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for any amounts owed or paid to any bank or other
financial institution at which a Blocked Account or any other deposit account or investment account
is established or any other bank, financial institution or other person involved in the transfer of
funds to or from the Blocked Accounts arising out of the Administrative Agent’s payments to or
indemnification of such bank, financial institution or other person. The obligations of the
Borrowers to reimburse the Administrative Agent for such amounts pursuant to this Section
6.3(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 7
COLLATERAL REPORTING AND COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Collateral Reporting.
(a) The Administrative Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with the following
documents in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) as soon as available after the end of each month (but in any event within ten (10)
Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis (A) a Borrowing Base Certificate,
(B) perpetual Inventory reports and Inventory reports by location and category (and
including the amounts of Inventory and the Value thereof at any leased locations and at
premises of warehouses, processors or other third parties), (C) agings of accounts
receivable (together with a reconciliation to the previous month’s aging and general ledger)
and agings of accounts payable (and including information indicating the amounts owing to
owners and lessors of leased premises, warehouses, processors and other third parties from
time to time in possession of any Collateral) and (D) schedules of sales made, credits
issued and cash received, as well as purchases made; and
(ii) such other reports as to the Collateral as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request from time to time.
(b) If any Loan Party’s records or reports of the Collateral are prepared or maintained by an
accounting service, contractor, shipper or other agent, such Loan Party hereby
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irrevocably authorizes such service, contractor, shipper or agent to deliver such records,
reports, and related documents to the Administrative Agent and to follow the Administrative Agent’s
instructions with respect to further services at any time that an Event of Default exists or has
occurred and is continuing.
(c) If Excess Availability falls below the Threshold Amount or an Event of Default exists or
has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent will require more frequent reporting of
certain of the foregoing information set forth in this Section 7.1, such frequency to be
determined in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion (including, without limitation,
delivery of weekly Borrowing Base Certificates).
Section 7.2 Accounts Covenants.
(a) The Administrative Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly of: (i) any
material delay in any Borrower’s performance of any of its material obligations to any account
debtor or the assertion of any material claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any account
debtor, or any material disputes with account debtors, in each case, where the amount in
controversy is $1,000,000 or more, or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof, (ii) all
material adverse information known to any Loan Party relating to the financial condition of any
account debtor obligated in respect of Accounts having an aggregate value of $1,000,000 or more and
(iii) any event or circumstance which, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan
Party, would cause any then existing Accounts having a value of $1,000,000 or more to no longer
constitute Eligible Accounts. No credit, discount, allowance or extension or agreement for any of
the foregoing shall be granted to any account debtor, except in the ordinary course of any Loan
Party’s business in accordance with practices and policies or as otherwise disclosed to the
Administrative Agent. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan
Parties may settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any
account debtor. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall, at its option, have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise
any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with account debtors or grant any credits, discounts or
allowances.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time or times, in the name of any
applicable Loan Party, in the Administrative Agent’s name or in the name of a nominee of the
Administrative Agent, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Accounts
or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise; provided,
however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
prior to conducting any such verifications, the Administrative Agent shall consult with the
Borrowers and after such consultation, the Administrative Agent may use third party government
billing systems (“My Invoice”) or another similar system to make such verifications.
Section 7.3 Inventory Covenants; Appraisals.
With respect to the Inventory:
(a) Each Loan Party shall at all times maintain inventory records reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, keeping correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind,
type, quality and quantity of Inventory and such Loan Party’s cost therefore and daily withdrawals
therefrom and additions thereto;
(b) the Loan Parties shall conduct a physical count of the Inventory at least once each year
but at any time or times as the Administrative Agent may request upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default or if Excess Availability falls below the Threshold
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Amount, and promptly following such physical inventory shall supply the Administrative Agent
with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent concerning such physical count;
(c) the Loan Parties shall not remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted
herein, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, except for sales of
Inventory in the ordinary course of its business and except to move Inventory directly from one
location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped
from the manufacturer thereof to such Loan Party which is in transit to the locations set forth or
permitted herein;
(d) from time to time as requested by the Administrative Agent, at the cost and expense of the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to obtain an Inventory appraisal, which
appraisal shall (i) be in form, scope and methodology acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (ii)
be addressed to the Administrative Agent and (iii) expressly permit reliance thereon by
Administrative Agent and the Lenders; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall
not be required to incur the costs and expenses of more than one (1) such appraisal during any
twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period; provided, further, that if Excess
Availability is less than the Threshold Amount or upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of an Event of Default, there shall be no limit on the number of appraisals which may be requested
by the Administrative Agent, each at the Borrowers’ expense;
(e) the Loan Parties shall produce, use, store and maintain the Inventory with all reasonable
care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity
with applicable laws (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related thereto);
(f) none of the Inventory or other Collateral constitutes farm products or the proceeds
thereof;
(g) each Loan Party assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the
production, use, sale or other disposition of the Inventory;
(h) the Loan Parties shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition;
(i) the Loan Parties shall not sell Inventory to any customer on approval, or any basis which
entitles the customer to return or may obligate any Loan Party to repurchase such Inventory (except
in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s business in accordance with practices and policies and
as disclosed to the Administrative Agent); and
(j) the Loan Parties shall not, without prior written notice to the Administrative Agent or
the specific identification of such Inventory in a report with respect thereto provided by the
Administrative Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a), acquire or
accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.
Section 7.4 Equipment and Real Property Covenants. With respect to the Equipment and
Real Property: (a) The Loan Parties shall keep the Equipment in good order, repair, running and
marketable condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted); (b) the Loan Parties shall use the
Equipment and Real Property with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable
standards of any insurance and in conformity with all applicable laws; (c) the Equipment is and
shall be used in the business of Loan Parties and not for personal, family, household or farming
use; (d) the Loan Parties shall not remove any Equipment from the locations set forth or permitted
herein, except to the extent necessary to have any Equipment repaired or maintained in the ordinary
course of its business or to move
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Equipment directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location
and except for the movement of motor vehicles used by or for the benefit of such Loan Party in the
ordinary course of business; (e) the Equipment is now and shall remain personal property and Loan
Parties shall not permit any of the Equipment to be or become a part of or affixed to real
property; and (f) each Loan Party assumes all responsibility and liability arising from the use of
the Equipment and Real Property.
Section 7.5 Power of Attorney. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints the Administrative Agent (and all persons designated by the Administrative Agent) as such
Loan Party’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such
Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s name, to: (a) at any time an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing (i) demand payment on Accounts or other Collateral, (ii) enforce payment
of Accounts by legal proceedings or otherwise, (iii) exercise all of such Loan Party’s rights and
remedies to collect any Account or other Collateral, (iv) sell or assign any Account upon such
terms as permitted by applicable law, for such amount and at such time or times as the
Administrative Agent deems advisable, (v) settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew an Account,
(vi) discharge and release any Account, (vii) prepare, file and sign such Loan Party’s name on any
proof of claim in bankruptcy or other similar document against an account debtor or other obligor
in respect of any Accounts or other Collateral, (viii) notify the post office authorities to change
the address for delivery of remittances from account debtors or other obligors in respect of
Accounts or other proceeds of Collateral to an address designated by the Administrative Agent, and
open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Loan Party and handle and store all mail relating to
the Collateral; (ix) endorse such Loan Party’s name upon any chattel paper, document, instrument,
invoice, or similar document or agreement relating to any Account or any goods pertaining thereto
or any other Collateral, including any warehouse or other receipts, or bills of lading and other
negotiable or non-negotiable documents, (x) clear Inventory the purchase of which was financed with
a Letter of Credit through U.S. Customs or foreign export control authorities in such Loan Party’s
name, the Administrative Agent’s name or the name of the Administrative Agent’s designee, and to
sign and deliver to customs officials powers of attorney in such Loan Party’s name for such
purpose, and to complete in such Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s name, any order, sale
or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith and collect the proceeds
thereof; (xi) sign such Loan Party’s name on any verification of Accounts and notices thereof to
account debtors or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof and (xii) do all
acts and things which are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s determination, to fulfill such
Loan Party’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at any time, to
(i) take control in any manner of any item of payment in respect of Accounts or constituting
Collateral or otherwise received in or for deposit in the Blocked Accounts or otherwise received by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) have access to any lockbox or postal box into which
remittances from account debtors or other obligors in respect of Accounts or other proceeds of
Collateral are sent or received, and (iii) endorse such Loan Party’s name upon any items of payment
in respect of Accounts or constituting Collateral or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent
and any Lender and deposit the same in the Administrative Agent Payment Account for application to
the Obligations. Each Loan Party hereby releases the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and
their respective officers, employees and designees from any liabilities arising from any act or
acts under this power of attorney and in furtherance thereof, whether of omission or commission,
except to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s own gross negligence
or willful misconduct as determined pursuant to a final non-appealable order of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 7.6 Right to Cure. The Administrative Agent may, upon notice to the
Administrative Borrower and upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
(a) cure any default by any Loan Party under any material agreement with a third party that affects
the Collateral, its value or the ability of the Administrative Agent to collect, sell or otherwise
dispose of the Collateral or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
therein or the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the
other Loan Documents, (b) pay or bond on appeal
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any judgment entered against any Loan Party, (c) discharge taxes, liens, security interests or
other encumbrances at any time levied on or existing with respect to the Collateral and (d) pay any
amount, incur any expense or perform any act which, in the Administrative Agent’s judgment, is
necessary or appropriate to preserve, protect, insure or maintain the Collateral and the rights of
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto. The Administrative Agent may add
any amounts so expended to the Obligations and charge any Borrower’s account therefor, such amounts
to be repayable by the Borrowers on demand. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be
under no obligation to effect such cure, payment or bonding and shall not, by doing so, be deemed
to have assumed any obligation or liability of any Loan Party. Any payment made or other action
taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Section 7.6 shall be without
prejudice to any right to assert an Event of Default hereunder and to proceed accordingly.
Section 7.7 Access to Premises; Field Audits. From time to time as requested by the
Administrative Agent, at the cost and expense of the Borrowers, (a) the Administrative Agent or its
designee shall have complete access to all of each Loan Party’s premises during normal business
hours and after reasonable prior notice to the Administrative Borrower, or at any time and without
notice to the Administrative Borrower if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, for
the purposes of inspecting, verifying and auditing the Collateral and all of each Loan Party’s
books and records, including the Records, and (b) each Loan Party shall promptly furnish to the
Administrative Agent such copies of such books and records or extracts therefrom as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the
Administrative Agent’s designee may use during normal business hours such of any Loan Party’s
personnel, equipment, supplies and premises as may be reasonably necessary for the foregoing and,
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, for the collection of Accounts and
realization of other Collateral. In addition to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall be
permitted to conduct no more than two (2) field examinations (it being understood that for the
purposes hereof a single field examination may consist of examinations conducted at multiple
relevant sites and involving each of the relevant Loan Parties and their assets) during any twelve
(12) consecutive fiscal month period, each at the Borrowers’ expense; provided that if
Excess Availability is less than the Threshold Amount or upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default, there shall be no limit on the number of field examinations
which may be conducted by the Administrative Agent, each at the Borrowers’ expense.
ARTICLE 8
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, hereby represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender the following (which shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement):
Section 8.1 Corporate Existence, Power and Authority. Each Loan Party and each
Subsidiary thereof is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other legal
entity duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and
is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or
other legal entity and in good standing in all states or other jurisdictions where the nature and
extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership of assets makes such qualification
necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder (a)
are all within each Loan Party’s corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other
comparable powers, (b) have been duly authorized, (c) are not in contravention of law or the terms
of any Loan Party’s certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, operating
agreement, limited partnership agreement or other organizational documentation, or any indenture,
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agreement, undertaking or Material Contract to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any
Loan Party or its property are bound and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of, or
require or give rise to any obligation to grant, any Lien upon any property of any Loan Party
(other than (i) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the Secured
Parties or (ii) Liens permitted under Section 10.2). This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which any Loan Party is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; provided that the
enforceability hereof and thereof is subject in each case to general principles of equity and to
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
Section 8.2 Name; State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral Locations.
(a) The exact legal name of each Loan Party as of the Closing Date is as set forth on the
signature page of this Agreement and in Schedule 8.2. No Loan Party has, during the five
(5) year period ending on the date of this Agreement, been known by or used any other corporate or
fictitious name or been a party to any merger or consolidation, or acquired all or substantially
all of the assets of any Person, or acquired any of its property or assets out of the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in Schedule 8.2.
(b) As of the Closing Date, each Loan Party is an organization of the type and organized in
the jurisdiction set forth in Schedule 8.2. Schedule 8.2 accurately sets forth as
of the Closing Date the organizational identification number of each Loan Party or accurately
states that such Loan Party has none and accurately sets forth the federal employer identification
number of each Loan Party.
(c) As of the Closing Date, the chief executive office and primary mailing address of each
Loan Party and each Loan Party’s Records concerning Accounts and all other Collateral locations are
set forth in Schedule 8.2.
Section 8.3 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. All financial
statements relating to Holdings and its Subsidiaries and all financial statements relating to the
Company and its Subsidiaries which have been or may hereafter be delivered by any Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders have been prepared on a consolidated basis (and, as applicable
for historical periods, combined basis) in accordance with GAAP (except as to any monthly financial
statements, to the extent such monthly statements are subject to normal month-end and year-end
adjustments and do not include any notes) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated (and, as applicable for historical periods, combined basis) financial condition and
the results of operation of Holdings and its Subsidiaries or the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, as at the dates and for the periods set forth therein. Since December 31, 2010, there
has been no act, condition or event having, or that could reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect. The projections that have been delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 5.1(n) or any projections hereafter delivered to the Administrative
Agent have been prepared in light of the past operations of the businesses of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries or the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and are based upon estimates and
assumptions stated therein, all of which the Loan Parties have determined to be reasonable and fair
in light of then current conditions and current facts and reflect the good faith and reasonable
estimates of the Loan Parties of the future financial performance of Holdings and its Subsidiaries
or the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and of the other information projected therein
for the periods set forth therein (it being understood that actual results may differ from those
set forth in such projections).
Section 8.4 Priority of Liens; Title to Properties. The Liens granted to the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute valid and
perfected first priority Liens and security interests in and upon the ABL Priority Collateral or,
in the case of the Senior Notes
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Priority Collateral, second priority Liens and security interests, in all right, title and
interest of the grantors thereunder in such Collateral, in each case subject only to the Liens
permitted under Section 10.2. Each Loan Party has good and marketable fee simple title to
or valid leasehold interests in all of its Real Property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct
of its business and good, valid and merchantable title to all of its other properties and assets,
subject only to the Liens permitted under Section 10.2.
Section 8.5 Tax Returns. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof has filed, or
caused to be filed, in a timely manner all Federal and all material State, county, local and
foreign income, excise, property and other material tax returns which are required to be filed by
it. All information in such tax returns, reports and declarations is complete and accurate in all
material respects. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof has paid or caused to be paid all
material taxes due and payable or claimed due and payable in any assessment received by it, except
taxes the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently
pursued and available to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary and with respect to which adequate
reserves have been set aside on its books. Adequate provision has been made for the payment of all
accrued and unpaid Federal, and all material State, county, local, foreign and other material taxes
whether or not yet due and payable and whether or not disputed. Notwithstanding the foregoing to
the contrary, solely with respect to IRS Forms 5500, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof
represents that it has filed such Forms in a timely manner except to the extent the failure to do
so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.6 Litigation. Except for matters existing on the Closing Date and as set
forth in Schedule 8.6, (a) there is no investigation by any Governmental Authority pending,
or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party threatened, against or affecting
any Loan Party, its or their assets or business and (b) there is no action, suit, proceeding or
claim by any Person pending, or to the best of any Loan Party’s knowledge threatened, against any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or its or their assets or goodwill, or against or affecting
any transactions contemplated by this Agreement before any court or arbitrator or any governmental
body, agency or official, in each case under clause (a) or (b) above, which has or could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.7 Compliance with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws.
(a) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are not in default in any respect under, or in
violation in any material respect of the terms of, any Material Contract or, in violation in any
respect of the terms of, any Material Government Contract. The Loan Parties are in compliance with
the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental
Authority relating to their respective businesses, including, without limitation, those set forth
in or promulgated pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, ERISA, the Code, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and all Environmental Laws, except, in each case, for noncompliance which could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have obtained all permits, licenses, approvals,
consents, certificates, orders or authorizations of any Governmental Authority required for the
lawful conduct of its business (the “Permits”), except for those Permits for which the
failure to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All such
Permits are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect. There are no actions, claims or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, threatened
that seek the revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification of any such Permits.
Section 8.8 Environmental Compliance.
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(a) No Loan Party and no Subsidiary thereof has generated, used, stored, treated, transported,
manufactured, handled, produced or disposed of any Hazardous Materials, on or off its premises
(whether or not owned by it) in any manner which at any time violates in any respect any applicable
Environmental Law or Permit, except for any violation which could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. The operations of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof
comply with all Environmental Laws and all Permits, except for noncompliance which could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for matters that have been resolved with no further obligation on the part of any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary, there has been no investigation by any Governmental Authority or any
proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice by any Governmental Authority or
any other person nor is any pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan
Party, threatened, with respect to any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any
Environmental Law by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or the release, spill or discharge,
threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Material or the generation, use, storage, treatment,
transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials or any
other environmental, health or safety matter, which in any of the foregoing cases could reasonably
be expected to, in any individual case, result in costs or liabilities to the Loan Parties in
excess of $1,000,000.
(c) Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability (contingent or
otherwise) in connection with a release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous
Materials or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture, handling,
production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials that has had or could reasonably be expected to
result in costs or liabilities to the Loan Parties in excess of $1,000,000.
(d) The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have all Permits required to be obtained or filed
in connection with the operations of the Loan Parties under all Environmental Laws and all of such
licenses, certificates, approvals or similar authorizations and other Permits are valid and in full
force and effect, except, in each case where the failure to so obtain or maintain such Permits
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.9 Employee Benefits.
(a) As of the Closing Date, each material Plan is set forth in Schedule 8.9. Each
Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or State
law, except where any noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each Pension Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has
received a favorable determination letter or is subject to an opinion letter on which it is
entitled to rely from the Internal Revenue Service and to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer
of any Loan Party, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification. Each
Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates have made all required contributions to any Plan subject to
Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any
amortization period pursuant to Section 412, 430 or 431 of the Code has been made with respect to
any Plan.
(b) There are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to
any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party.
There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with
respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Loan
Party.
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(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur which could reasonably
be expected to result in a material liability to any Loan Party, to the extent not already
qualified by materiality under the definition of ERISA Event; (ii) each Loan Party, and their ERISA
Affiliates, have not incurred and do not reasonably expect to incur, any material liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) each Loan Party, and their ERISA Affiliates, have not incurred and do
not reasonably expect to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of
notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of
ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) each Loan Party, and their ERISA Affiliates,
have not engaged in a transaction that would be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA that
could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party.
Section 8.10 Bank Accounts. As of the Closing Date, all of the deposit accounts,
investment accounts, securities accounts, commodity accounts, futures accounts or any other similar
accounts in the name of or used by any Loan Party maintained at any bank or other financial
institution or securities intermediary are set forth in Schedule 8.10.
Section 8.11 Intellectual Property. Each Loan Party owns or licenses or otherwise has
the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary and material for the operation of its business
as presently conducted or presently proposed by its management to be conducted. As of the Closing
Date, the Loan Parties do not have any Intellectual Property registered, or subject to pending
applications, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or
any similar office or agency in the United States, any State thereof, any political subdivision
thereof or in any other country, other than those described in Schedule 8.11. As of the
Closing Date, none of the Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties is the subject of any licensing
or franchising agreement pursuant to which such Loan Party is the licensor or franchisor, except as
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the
Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, no event has occurred which permits or would permit after
notice or passage of time or both, the revocation, suspension or termination of such ownership, use
and license rights. To the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, no slogan or
other advertising device, product, process, method, substance or other Intellectual Property or
goods bearing or using any Intellectual Property presently contemplated to be sold by or employed
by any Loan Party infringes any patent, trademark, servicemark, tradename, copyright, license or
other Intellectual Property owned by any other Person presently and no claim or litigation is
pending or threatened in writing against any Loan Party contesting any Loan Party’s right to sell
or use any of such Loan Party’s Intellectual Property. Schedule 8.11 sets forth all of the
agreements or other arrangements of each Loan Party pursuant to which such Loan Party has a license
or other right to use any trademarks, logos, designs, representations or other Intellectual
Property owned by another person (not including off-the-shelf software, vendor, supply or
distribution agreements that allow incidental use of Intellectual Property in connection with the
sale of such vendor, supplier or distributor’s products or services) as in effect on the Closing
Date (collectively, together with such agreements or other arrangements as may be entered into by
any Loan Party after the Closing Date, collectively, the “License Agreements” and individually, a
“License Agreement”). No trademark, servicemark, copyright or other Intellectual Property at any
time used by any Loan Party which is owned by another person, or owned by such Loan Party subject
to any Lien in favor of any person other than the Administrative Agent, is affixed to any Eligible
Inventory, except (a) to the extent permitted under the term of the License Agreements listed on
Schedule 8.11 (not including vendor, supply, or distribution agreements that allow
incidental use of Intellectual Property in connection with the sale of such vendor, supplier, or
distributor’s products or services) and (b) to the extent the sale of Inventory to which such
Intellectual Property is affixed is permitted to be sold by such Loan Party under applicable law
(including the United States Copyright Act of 1976).
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Section 8.12 Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency.
(a) As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party has any direct or indirect Subsidiaries or
Affiliates and is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership except as set forth in
Schedule 8.12.
(b) As of the Closing Date, each Loan Party is the record and beneficial owner of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each of its Subsidiaries listed in Schedule
8.12 as being owned by such Loan Party and there are no proxies, irrevocable or otherwise, with
respect to such shares and, except as set forth in Schedule 8.12, no equity securities of
any of the Loan Parties are or may become required to be issued by reason of any options, warrants,
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any kind or nature and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Loan Party is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of it Capital Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such
shares.
(c) As of the Closing Date, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each
Loan Party are directly and beneficially owned and held by the persons indicated in Schedule
8.12, and in each case all of such shares have been duly authorized, in the case of
corporations, and are fully paid and non-assessable, and are free and clear of all claims, liens,
pledges and encumbrances of any kind, except as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent
prior to the Closing Date.
(d) (i) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent and (ii) the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent and, in each case, will continue to be Solvent
immediately after the creation or incurrence from time to time of the Obligations, the security
interests of the Administrative Agent and the other transactions contemplated hereunder.
Section 8.13 Labor Disputes.
(a) Set forth in Schedule 8.13 is a list (including dates of termination) of all
collective bargaining or similar agreements between or applicable to each Loan Party and any union,
labor organization or other bargaining agent in respect of the employees of any Loan Party on the
Closing Date.
(b) There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against any Loan Party or, to the
knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, threatened against it, before the National
Labor Relations Board, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
would likely result in the termination of a Material Government Contract, and no grievance or
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is pending on
the Closing Date against any Loan Party or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan
Party, threatened against it, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or would likely result in the termination of a Material Government Contract, and (ii) no strike,
labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against any Loan Party or, to the knowledge of any
Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or would likely result in the termination of a Material
Government Contract.
Section 8.14 Burdensome Restrictions. Except as permitted in Section 10.7,
there are no contractual or consensual restrictions on any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
that (a) prohibit or otherwise restrict the transfer of cash or other assets (i) between any Loan
Party and any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) between any Subsidiaries of any Loan Party or (b)
prohibit or otherwise restrict the ability of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to incur
Indebtedness or grant Liens to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the Collateral.
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Section 8.15 Material Contracts and Material Government Contracts. Schedule
8.15 (as such schedule may be updated from time to time after the Closing Date) sets forth all
Material Contracts and Material Government Contracts to which any Loan Party is a party or is
bound. The Loan Parties have delivered true, correct and complete copies of all Material Contracts
and Material Government Contracts (in each case, with redactions as deemed appropriate) in
existence on the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent. No Loan Party is in breach of or in
default under any Material Contract or Material Government Contract.
Section 8.16 Real Property. Schedule 8.16 contains a list of all Real
Property owned or leased by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date. Each Loan Party has (a) good
and marketable fee simple title to or valid leasehold interests in all of its Real Property and (b)
good and marketable title to all of its other property (including without limitation, all property
in each case as reflected in the financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent
hereunder), and in case of each (a) and (b) subject to no Liens other than permitted Liens pursuant
to Section 10.2. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed
possession of all its Real Property and there is no pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible
Officer of any Loan Party, threatened condemnation proceeding relating to any such Real Property.
No default exists under any leases evidencing any leasehold interests of the Loan Parties (the
“Leases”) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the
Real Property owned, leased or used by each Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of
their respective businesses is (i) structurally sound with no known defects which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) in good operating condition and repair, subject
to ordinary wear and tear, (iii) not in need of maintenance or repair except for ordinary, routine
maintenance and repair the cost of which is immaterial, (iv) sufficient for the operation of the
businesses of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and (v) in compliance
with all applicable laws, ordinances, orders, regulations and other requirements (including
applicable zoning, motor vehicle safety, occupational safety and health laws and regulations)
relating thereto, except where any noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.17 Payable Practices. No Loan Party has made any material change in its
historical accounts payable practices from those in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date.
Section 8.18 Accuracy and Completeness of Information. All information furnished by
or on behalf of any Loan Party in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or
thereby is, and all such information thereafter furnished, when taken as a whole, will be, true,
accurate and complete in every material respect on the date as of which such information is dated
or certified and does not omit any material fact necessary in order to make such information not
misleading in light of the circumstances in which such information was provided. No event or
circumstance has occurred which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, which has not been fully and accurately disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing
prior to the Closing Date.
Section 8.19 Margin Security and Investment Company Act. No Loan Party owns any
margin stock and no portion of the proceeds of any Loans or Letters of Credit shall be used by any
Borrower for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or for any other purpose which violates
the provisions or Regulation T, U or X of said Board of Governors or for any other purpose in
violation of any applicable statute or regulation, or of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. In addition, none of the Loan Parties is an “investment company” registered or required
to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or is, directly or
indirectly, controlled by such a company.
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Section 8.20 Insurance. The properties of the Loan Parties are insured with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Loan Party, in such
amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies
engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Loan Parties
operate.
Section 8.21 Accounts; Inventory. Each Account (a) is genuine and enforceable in
accordance with its terms except for such limits thereon arising from bankruptcy and similar laws
relating to creditor’s rights; (b) is not subject to any deduction or discount (other than as
stated in the invoice and disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing), defense, set off,
claim or counterclaim of a material nature against any Loan Party except as to which the Loan
Parties would have notified the Administrative Agent in writing; (c) is not subject to any other
circumstances that would impair the validity, enforceability or a material amount of such
Collateral except as to which the Loan Parties have notified the Administrative Agent in writing;
(d) arises from a bona fide sale of goods or delivery of services in the ordinary course of
business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of any applicable purchase order, contract
or agreement; (e) is free of all Liens except Liens permitted by Section 10.2; and (f) is
for a liquidated amount maturing as stated in the invoice therefor. To the knowledge of the
Responsible Officers of each Loan Party, each Account included in any Borrowing Base Certificate,
report or other document as an Eligible Account meets all the requirements of an Eligible Account
set forth in this Agreement and each item of Inventory included in the Borrowing Base as Eligible
Inventory meets all of the requirements of Eligible Inventory set forth in this Agreement.
Section 8.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws. Neither the making of the Loans hereunder nor the
Borrowers’ use of the proceeds thereof will violate the Patriot Act, OFAC, the Trading with the
Enemy Act, as amended, any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury
Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended), or any enabling legislation in force in the
United States or executive order relating thereto, or is in violation of any Federal statute or
Presidential Executive Order, including without limitation Executive Order 13224 66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(September 25, 2001) (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit,
Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism), in each case, to the extent applicable to any Borrower.
None of the Borrowers, any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower: (a) is a
Sanctioned Person, (b) has any of its assets in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives any of its
operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned
Entities, in each case, in a manner, that would constitute a violation of applicable laws. The
proceeds of any Loan will not be used and have not been used to fund any operations of, finance any
investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.
Section 8.23 Senior Indebtedness. The monetary Obligations hereunder rank at least
pari passu in right of payment (to the fullest extent permitted by law) with all other senior
indebtedness of the Borrowers; provided that the prior secured claims of any other senior
indebtedness solely with respect to particular collateral will not be deemed to result in such
Obligations not being at least pari passu in right of payment to such other senior indebtedness.
Section 8.24 Survival of Warranties; Cumulative. All representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been made again to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders on the date of the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit (and on
the effective date of any Facility Increase) and shall be conclusively presumed to have been relied
on by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders regardless of any investigation made or information
possessed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender. The representations and warranties set forth
herein shall be cumulative and in addition to any other representations or warranties which any
Loan Party shall now or
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hereafter give, or cause to be given, to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any
other Loan Documents.
ARTICLE 9
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 9.1 Maintenance of Existence.
(a) Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 10.4 or 10.5, each Loan
Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times (i) preserve, renew and keep
in full force and effect its legal existence and, (ii) except those that expire or otherwise
terminate in accordance with their terms, maintain in full force and effect all registrations,
approvals, authorizations, consents and Permits necessary to carry on the business as presently or
from time to time proposed to be conducted.
(b) No Loan Party shall change its name, its type of organization, its jurisdiction of
organization or legal structure unless each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) the
Administrative Agent shall have received prior written notice from the Administrative Borrower of
such proposed change, which notice shall accurately set forth the new name, type of organization,
jurisdiction or structure, as applicable and (ii) not more than thirty (30) days following the
effectiveness of such change, the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the amendment
to the certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation or other organizational document of
such Loan Party providing for such change certified by the Secretary of State or other applicable
government official of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such Loan Party or
other similar Governmental Authority as soon as it is available.
(c) No Loan Party shall change its chief executive office or its primary mailing address or
organizational identification number (or if it does not have one, shall not acquire one) unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received prior written notice from the Administrative Borrower of
such proposed change, which notice shall accurately set forth such change and the Administrative
Agent shall have received such agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require in
connection therewith.
Section 9.2 New Collateral Locations. From time to time, each Loan Party may open new
locations owned or leased by such Loan Party on which Collateral is stored or located only within
the continental United States or Canada (or other locations so long as any Collateral held at such
locations is deemed ineligible to be included in the Borrowing Base) provided such Loan Party gives
the Administrative Agent prior written notice of the intended opening of any such new location.
Section 9.3 Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Etc.
(a) Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times, comply
with all laws, rules, regulations, licenses, approvals, orders and other Permits applicable to it
and duly observe all requirements of any Governmental Authority in each case, except where the
failure to so comply or observe could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
provided that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to Intellectual Property (which is
the subject of Section 9.9 below).
(b) The Loan Parties shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent immediately upon
any Loan Party’s receipt of any notice of, or any Loan Party’s otherwise obtaining knowledge of,
(i) the occurrence of any event involving the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of
any Hazardous Material that is reasonably likely to result in costs or liabilities to the Loan
Parties in excess of $1,000,000 or (ii) any investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive,
claims,
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citation or notice with respect to: any non-compliance with or violation of any Environmental
Law by any Loan Party or the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous
Material if the threatened or actual release, spill or discharge, or the alleged or actual
non-compliance or violation of Environmental Law by any Loan Party that is reasonably likely to
result in costs or liabilities to the Loan Party in excess of $1,000,000 (collectively for purposes
of this Section 9.3, a “Material Release or Non-Compliance”). Upon request of the
Administrative Agent, copies of all environmental surveys, audits, assessments, feasibility studies
and results of remedial investigations (if any) shall be promptly furnished, or caused to be
furnished, by such Loan Party to the Administrative Agent. Each Loan Party shall take prompt
action to respond to any Material Release or Non-Compliance as required by applicable Environmental
Law and shall regularly report to the Administrative Agent on such response, if so requested by the
Administrative Agent.
(c) Except with respect to losses to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, each Loan Party shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Administrative Agent and Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents, invitees, representatives, successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses) directly or indirectly arising out of or attributable to the use, generation,
manufacture, reproduction, storage, release, threatened release, spill, discharge, disposal or
presence, at or from any Real Property, of a Hazardous Material, including the costs of any repair,
cleanup or other remedial work required by applicable Environmental Law and the preparation and
implementation of any required closure, remedial or other required plans. All representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnifications in this Section 9.3 shall survive the payment of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.4 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge all Federal taxes and all other material taxes,
assessments and other similar governmental charges upon or against it or its properties or assets,
except for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the validity of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, as the case may be, and with respect to
which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books to the extent required by GAAP.
Section 9.5 Insurance. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, at all times, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers insurance
against loss or damage and all other insurance of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured
against or carried by Persons of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses
and similarly situated (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption insurance).
Said policies of insurance shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to
form, amount and insurer. Loan Parties shall furnish certificates, policies or endorsements to the
Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require as proof of such
insurance, and, if any Loan Party fails to do so, the Administrative Agent is authorized, but not
required, to obtain such insurance at the expense of the Borrowers. All policies insuring loss or
damage to Collateral shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent of any cancellation or reduction of coverage and that the Administrative Agent
may act as attorney for each Loan Party in obtaining, and at any time an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, adjusting, settling, amending and canceling such insurance. The Loan
Parties shall cause the Administrative Agent to be named as a lender’s loss payee on any policies
of property insurance covering the Collateral and an additional insured on any policies of general
liability insurance (but without any liability for any premiums) and the Loan Parties shall obtain
non-contributory lender’s loss payable endorsements to all insurance policies for property
insurance covering the Collateral in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent. Such lender’s loss payable endorsements shall specify that the proceeds of
such insurance shall be payable to the Administrative Agent as its interests may appear and further
specify that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall
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be paid regardless of any act or omission by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates. Without
limiting any other rights of the Administrative Agent or Lenders, any insurance proceeds received
by the Administrative Agent at any time with respect to Collateral shall be applied to payment of
the Obligations, whether or not then due, in accordance with Section 2.5(c)(ii). Upon
application of such proceeds to the applicable Revolving Loans, such Revolving Loans may be
available subject and pursuant to the terms hereof to be used for the costs of repair or
replacement of the Collateral lost or damages resulting in the payment of such insurance proceeds.
Section 9.6 Financial Statements and Other Information.
(a) Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary to, keep proper books and records in
which true and complete entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions of or in relation to
the Collateral and the business of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP
(other than the books and records of Foreign Subsidiaries (if any) that are kept in accordance with
local accounting rules and converted to GAAP monthly). The Loan Parties shall furnish or cause to
be furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the following:
(i) promptly upon becoming available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the
end of each fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, an audited consolidated balance
sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related
audited consolidated statements of income and loss, statements of cash flow and statements
of shareholders’ equity for such fiscal year and a report containing management’s discussion
and analysis of such financial statements for the fiscal year then ended, including the
accompanying notes thereto, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material
respects the consolidated financial position and the results of the operations of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such fiscal year, in each case, setting forth
in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of the preceding
fiscal year certified by the chief financial officer, treasurer, or corporate controller of
Holdings as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, together with the
unqualified opinion of KPMG LLP or other independent certified public accountants of
nationally recognized standing selected by the Administrative Borrower and acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, that such audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP, and present fairly in all material respects the results of
operations and financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and for
the fiscal year then ended. The foregoing shall be accompanied by (x) a Compliance
Certificate, along with a schedule in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent of the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (computed for the twelve (12)
consecutive fiscal month period then ending) and (y) a representation by the chief financial
officer, controller or treasurer of Holdings that no Event of Default has occurred or is
continuing;
(ii) promptly upon becoming available and in any event thirty (30) days after the end
of each fiscal month of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than a fiscal month ending
on a fiscal quarter end, in which case, within forty-five (45) days after such fiscal
month), (A) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for
such fiscal month, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and loss and
a summary of cash flow items for such fiscal month in substantially the same form as
delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date (or such other form as may
be mutually agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower), fairly
presenting in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the results of
the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and through such fiscal
month and (B) an unaudited balance sheet of Holdings for such fiscal month and the related
unaudited statements of income and loss and a
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summary of cash flow items for such fiscal month (without consolidation for the
Variable Interest Entities) in substantially the same form as delivered to the
Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date (or such other form as may be mutually agreed
to by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower), fairly presenting in all
material respects the financial position and the results of the operations of Holdings
(without consolidation for the Variable Interest Entities), as of the end of and through
such fiscal month, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding period or periods of the preceding fiscal year, accompanied by (I) a
Compliance Certificate, along with a schedule in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent of the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (computed for the
twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period then ending) and (II) a representation by the
chief financial officer, controller or treasurer of the Company that no Event of Default has
occurred or is continuing. For each fiscal month ending on a fiscal quarter end or a fiscal
year end, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the foregoing shall be accompanied by a
reconciliation between the monthly financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries
to the quarterly or annual financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable;
(iii) promptly upon becoming available, but in any event at least thirty (30) days
before the end of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries ending December 31, 2011) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, a projected
consolidated financial budget (including forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and
loss and summary cash flow items) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the immediately
following fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, and in a format reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent, together with such supporting information as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request. Such projected financial budget shall also include projected
borrowings and Letter of Credit usage and pro forma calculations of Excess Availability and
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Such projected consolidated financial budget shall be
prepared on a monthly basis for the immediately following fiscal year and on an annual basis
for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter. Such projected consolidated financial budget
shall represent the reasonable best estimate by the Loan Parties of the future consolidated
financial performance of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein and
shall have been prepared on the basis of the assumptions set forth therein that the Loan
Parties believe are fair and reasonable as of the date of preparation in light of current
and reasonably foreseeable business conditions (it being understood that actual results may
differ from those set forth in such projected financial budget). The Loan Parties shall
provide to the Administrative Agent a quarterly update to such projected consolidated
financial budget for each upcoming quarter or, at any time a Default or Event of Default
exists or has occurred and is continuing or if Excess Availability falls below the Threshold
Amount, more frequently as the Administrative Agent may request; and
(iv) promptly upon becoming available, but in no event later than ten (10) days after
the end of the sixth and twelfth month of each fiscal year or, as otherwise requested by the
Administrative Agent, a contract backlog report of all Government Contracts and all other
Material Contracts (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent but including, without limitation, such contract’s end date, the tenor of such
contract, the renewal options of such contract, the type of contract and whether the
applicable Loan Party party thereto is a prime contractor or a sub-contractor with respect
thereto).
The Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if, at any time, the consolidated
Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Loan Parties either (1) own, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of ten percent (10%) of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or (2) earn, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of ten percent (10%) of the
consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and, if requested by the Administrative
Agent, shall provide management-
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prepared consolidating annual and monthly financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, together with the figures, in comparative form, for the corresponding period or
periods of the most recent applicable consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Such management-prepared consolidating financial statements shall be delivered
concurrently with, and within the same delivery periods applicable to, the financial statements
required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.6(a)(i) and (ii) above.
(b) The Loan Parties shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary thereof to, promptly (and in any
event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree)
notify the Administrative Agent in writing of the details of (i) any loss, damage, investigation,
action, suit, proceeding or claim relating to Collateral having a value of more than $750,000 or
which if adversely determined would result in any Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any Material
Contract or Material Government Contract being terminated or amended in any manner materially
adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any notification from a counterparty to a Material
Government Contract of its non-renewal or non-extension of such contract in accordance with the
renewal or extension options contained therein, or any new Material Contract or new Material
Government Contract entered into (in which event the Loan Parties shall provide the Administrative
Agent with (x) a copy of such Contract, if requested by the Administrative Agent, (y) an updated
Schedule 8.15 and (z) with respect to any new Material Government Contract, a Notice of
Assignment and Instrument of Assignment with respect to such Material Government Contract in
accordance with Section 6.2(h)(i)), (iii) any order, judgment or decree in excess of
$750,000 shall have been entered against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or
their respective properties or assets, (iv) any notification of a violation of laws or regulations
received by any Responsible Officer of a Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (v) any ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to result in a
material liability to any Loan Party, to the extent not already qualified by materiality under the
definition of ERISA Event, and (vi) upon any Responsible Officer having knowledge thereof, the
occurrence of any Material Release or Non-Compliance and (vii) upon any Responsible Officer having
knowledge thereof, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
(c) Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as the
Administrative Agent may agree) after the sending or filing thereof, the Loan Parties shall send to
the Administrative Agent copies of (i) all reports and registration statements which Holdings, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities Exchange Commission, any national or
foreign securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and (ii) all
other statements concerning material changes or developments in the business of a Loan Party made
available by any Loan Party to the public.
(d) Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days or such longer period as the
Administrative Agent may agree) upon receipt thereof, the Borrowers shall send to the
Administrative Agent copies of any letter, notice, subpoena, court order, pleading or other
document issued, given or delivered by any U.S. Governmental Authority or by any prime contractor
to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof asserting or seeking to investigate any alleged fraud,
malfeasance or other willful misconduct of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to
any Material Government Contract or any subcontract with remaining payments of at least $1,000,000.
(e) Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Administrative Agent copies of all notices, reports, certificates and other
information furnished to or received from any of the holders of the Senior Notes or any other debt
holders, or any other trustee, agent or representative of such holders (including any notices or
other documents relating to any default or potential default thereunder, but in any event excluding
routine notices, reports and certificates of an administrative nature).
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(f) Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Administrative Agent such budgets, forecasts, projections, auditors’ reports and
management letters and other information respecting the Collateral, the financial condition and the
business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, as the Administrative Agent may, from time to time,
reasonably request.
(g) Subject to Section 14.9, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to deliver
a copy of any financial statement or any other information relating to the business of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries or the Company and its Subsidiaries to any court or other Governmental Authority
requesting such information or to any Lender or Participant or bona fide prospective Lender or
Participant or any Affiliate of any Lender or Participant. Any documents, schedules, invoices or
other papers delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be destroyed or otherwise
disposed of by the Administrative Agent or such Lender one (1) year after the same are delivered to
the Administrative Agent or such Lender, except as otherwise designated by the Administrative
Borrower to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in writing.
(h) Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 9.6 shall be deemed
to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or other reports containing such
information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on an IntraLinks, SyndTrak Online
or similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access; provided that Holdings or
the Company, as applicable, shall deliver paper copies of such information to the extent the
Administrative Agent or any Lender requests such delivery.
Section 9.7 Compliance with ERISA. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its
ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal and State law, except to the extent that
noncompliance would not result in a material liability to such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate;
(b) cause each Pension Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such
qualification; (c) not terminate any Pension Plan so as to incur any material liability to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (d) not allow or suffer to exist any prohibited transaction
involving any Plan or any trust created thereunder which would subject such Loan Party or such
ERISA Affiliate to a material tax or other material liability on prohibited transactions imposed
under Section 4975 of the Code or ERISA; (e) make all required contributions to any Plan which it
is obligated to pay under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 436 of the Code; (f) not allow or suffer
to exist any accumulated funding deficiency, whether or not waived, with respect to any such
Pension Plan; (g) not engage in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of
ERISA that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party; or (h)
not allow or suffer to exist any occurrence of a reportable event or any other event or condition,
in each case, which presents a material risk of termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation of any Plan that is a single employer plan, which termination could result in any
material liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Section 9.8 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. Each Loan Party shall, for
financial reporting purposes, cause its, and each of its Subsidiaries’ (a) fiscal years to end on
December 31 of each year and (b) fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31 each year.
Section 9.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Each Loan Party (either itself or through licensees or sublicensee thereof) shall refrain
from taking any act that knowingly infringes, misappropriates, or dilutes the Intellectual Property
rights of any other third party.
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(b) Each Loan Party (either itself or through licensees or sublicensee thereof) will (i) not
abandon any Trademark used in connection with any goods and services reflected in current catalogs,
brochures and price lists unless the Loan Party discontinues the associated goods or services or
determines to change the Trademark used in connection therewith, (ii) maintain as in the past the
quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) use best efforts to use such
Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and all other notices and legends required by
applicable law, (iv) not adopt or use any xxxx which is confusingly similar or a colorable
imitation of any such Trademark unless the Administrative Agent, shall obtain a perfected Lien upon
such Trademark pursuant to this Agreement subject to the limitation of Section 6.1(e), and
(v) not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do
any act whereby such Trademark may become abandoned, diluted, unenforceable or dedicated to the
public; other than where the Loan Party has determined, in its reasonable business judgment, to
abandon or cancel such Trademark.
(c) Each Loan Party (either itself or through licensees or sublicensee thereof) will not do
any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent may become forfeited,
abandoned, unenforceable (including due to a lack of standing to xxx or lack of patent markings) or
dedicated to the public other than where the Loan Party has determined, in its reasonable business
judgment, to abandon or cancel such Patent.
(d) Each Loan Party (either itself or through licensees or sublicensee thereof) will not do
any act or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any material Copyright may become abandoned or
dedicated to the public other than where the Loan Party has determined, in its reasonable business
judgment, to abandon or cancel such Copyright.
(e) Each Loan Party will notify the Administrative Agent and Lenders immediately if it knows,
or has reason to know, that any of the registered Intellectual Property is the subject of any order
of any Governmental Authority declaring that the Loan Party does not own the registered
Intellectual Property or the registered Intellectual Property is invalid or unenforceable.
(f) Concurrently with the next delivery of financial statements of such Loan Party pursuant to
Section 9.6, the Loan Parties shall provide an update as to all registered Intellectual
Property then owned by the Loan Parties, including therewith the information described in
Section 8.11. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Loan Party shall execute
and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’
Lien upon such registered Intellectual Property (subject to the limitations of Section
6.1(e)) and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Loan Party relating thereto or
represented thereby consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
(g) In the event that a Loan Party becomes aware that any owned Intellectual Property is
infringed upon or misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Loan Party shall (i) take such
actions as such Loan Party shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect
such owned Intellectual Property and (ii) if such owned Intellectual Property is of material
economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent after it learns of its infringement,
misappropriation or dilution and, to the extent such Loan Party determines in its reasonable
business judgment it appropriate under the circumstances, xxx for infringement, misappropriation or
dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such
infringement, misappropriation or dilution.
Section 9.10 After Acquired Real Property. Subject to the last sentence of this
Section 9.10, if any Loan Party hereafter acquires any Real Property or fixtures in the
U.S. and such Real Property or fixtures has a fair market value in an amount greater than
$2,000,000, without limiting any other rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or duties
or obligations of any Loan Party, upon the
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Administrative Agent’s request, such Loan Party shall execute and deliver (no later than
ninety (90) days after any such acquisition) to the Administrative Agent a mortgage, deed of trust
or deed to secure debt, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, as to any provisions relating to specific
state laws, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in form appropriate for
recording in the real estate records of the jurisdiction in which such Real Property or other
property is located granting to the Administrative Agent a valid Lien and mortgage on such Real
Property or fixtures and such other agreements, documents and instruments as the Administrative
Agent may require in connection therewith, including, without limitation, a flood plain
certification and evidence of flood insurance in an amount, with endorsements and by an insurer
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, if the Real Property is within a flood plain;
provided that such Loan Party will not be required to grant Liens or execute mortgages on
such after-acquired Real Property unless Liens and mortgages are granted and executed on such
after-acquired Real Property to secure the Senior Notes. Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, no Loan Party shall be required to grant a mortgage on any leasehold
interest in Real Property, whether such leasehold interest is now owned or acquired in the future
unless a mortgage is granted and executed on such leasehold interest to secure the Senior Notes.
Section 9.11 Further Assurances. At the request of the Administrative Agent at any
time and from time to time, each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at
its expense, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, such further
agreements, documents and instruments, and do or cause to be done such further acts as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably determine to be necessary or proper to evidence, perfect,
maintain and enforce the Liens and the priority thereof in the Collateral and to otherwise
effectuate the provisions or purposes of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 9.12 Additional Borrowers and Guarantors. Within thirty (30) days (or such
later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of any Person
becoming a direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, the Administrative Borrower will
provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in
reasonable detail describing all of the assets of such Person and shall (a) cause such Subsidiary
to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit E, causing such Subsidiary to become a party to (i) this Agreement, as a joint and
several “Borrower” (provided that only a wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be permitted to be a
Borrower), granting a first priority Lien upon its ABL Priority Collateral and a second priority
Lien upon its Senior Notes Priority Collateral, subject to permitted Liens under Section
10.2 and (ii) as appropriate and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Pledge Agreement,
as a joint and several “Pledgor”, causing all of its issued and outstanding shares of Capital
Stock, together with all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of its Domestic
Subsidiaries and sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Capital Stock
of each of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries to be delivered to the Administrative Agent
(together with undated stock powers signed in blank and pledged to the Administrative Agent), (b)
cause any such Subsidiary that is added as a Borrower to execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent Notes in favor of the Lenders, if so requested by the Lenders, and, if it owns any Real
Property in the U.S. that has a fair market value in an amount greater than $2,000,000, no later
than ninety (90) days after any such Subsidiary becomes a Borrower, a mortgage or deed of trust
thereon in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in favor of the
Administrative Agent if and only if a mortgage or deed of trust on such Real Property is required
under the Senior Notes Documents, and (c) deliver such other documentation as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing, including, without limitation,
appropriate UCC-1 financing statements, Deposit Account Control Agreements, Investment Property
Control Agreements, certified resolutions and other organizational and authorizing documents of
such Subsidiary and upon the request of the Administrative Agent favorable opinions of counsel to
such Subsidiary (which shall cover, among other things, the
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legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to above),
all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing, at the option of the
Administrative Agent (and so long as the Company has consented to the exercise of such option in
lieu of joining such Person as a Borrower), the Loan Parties shall cause such Subsidiary that is a
Domestic Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit E causing such Subsidiary to become a party to the
Guaranty as a joint and several “Guarantor”, and each of the documents described in clauses
(a)(ii), (b) and (c) above, as applicable, and with the same effect set forth above, all as the
Administrative Agent reasonably shall request. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the
contrary, a Domestic Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of which are stock or stock
equivalents of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, shall not be required to become a Loan Party
pursuant to this Section 9.12, however, (A) one hundred percent (100%) of the Capital Stock
of such Domestic Subsidiary shall be required to be pledged to secure the Obligations in a manner
consistent with clause (a)(ii) above (provided that only sixty-five percent (65%) of the Capital
Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary shall be required to be pledged if the pledge of a greater
percentage could reasonably be expected to have material adverse tax consequences for the Company)
and (B) sixty-five percent (65%) of the Capital Stock of each of such Domestic Subsidiary’s
first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries shall be required to be pledged to secure the Obligations in a
manner consistent with clause (a)(ii) above.
Section 9.13 Use of Proceeds. Loans made or Letters of Credit provided to or for the
benefit of any Borrower pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be used by such Borrower only for
general corporate purposes of such Borrower not otherwise prohibited by the terms hereof, including
(a) to finance Permitted Acquisitions, (b) the refinancing of the Existing Loan Agreement (and the
repayment of Indebtedness under the Existing Term Loan Agreement), (c) to make the distributions
permitted pursuant to Section 10.6(c) and (d) the payment of costs, expenses and fees in
connection with the Transactions. None of the proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly, for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or for the purposes of reducing or retiring
any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any
other purpose which might cause any of the Loans to be considered a “purpose credit” within the
meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
Section 9.14 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
(a) If Excess Availability on any day shall be less than 12.5% of the Aggregate Commitment or
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (any such event being a “Covenant
Trigger”), the Borrowers shall, as of the end of each fiscal month (commencing with the last
month for which financial statements have been delivered prior to the Covenant Trigger), maintain a
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.10 to 1.00; provided that (i) a breach of
such covenant when so tested shall not be cured by a subsequent increase in Excess Availability
above the applicable limit set forth above and (ii) such requirement to maintain a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.10 to 1.00 shall no longer apply if Excess Availability on each
day during any period of ninety (90) consecutive days commencing after the date of such Covenant
Trigger shall be at least equal to 12.5% of the Aggregate Commitment and no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing during such period, after which time the requirement to comply with
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not apply unless a subsequent Covenant Trigger occurs.
(b) Upon an Event of Default as a result of the failure of the Borrowers to comply with the
financial covenant above, such Event of Default shall, subject to the limitations set forth below,
be deemed cured and cease to exist in the event that any one or more of the Permitted Holders or
any one of their Affiliates, within five (5) Business Days after written notice by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrowers of such Event of Default (or such longer period as the
Administrative Agent may agree),
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makes a cash equity capital contribution to the Company in exchange for Capital Stock of the
Company (provided, however, that any such cash equity capital contribution to the
Company in exchange for Capital Stock of the Company shall not result in a Change of Control), the
proceeds of which capital contribution will be deemed to increase EBITDA for purposes of compliance
with the financial covenant above for applicable periods and shall be applied, on the date of
receipt thereof, to repay any outstanding Loans. Each such equity contribution is referred to as a
“Cure Action”. No more than two Cure Actions may be taken during the term of the Credit
Facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Holdings makes and declares a dividend
pursuant to Section 10.6(c) during the period in which a Cure Action is included in the
financial covenant compliance calculations as an increase in EBITDA, the amount of such Cure Action
included in such calculations shall be reduced by the amount of any such dividend.
Section 9.15 Post-Closing Conditions. The Borrowers shall perform the obligations set
forth on Schedule 9.15, in each case within the time limits set forth on Schedule
9.15 or such longer period as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE 10
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 10.1 Limitations on Indebtedness. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit
any Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or
permit to exist, any Indebtedness, or guarantee, assume, endorse, or otherwise become responsible
for (directly or indirectly), the Indebtedness, performance, obligations or dividends of any other
Person, except:
(a) the Obligations;
(b) Indebtedness entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to a Hedge Agreement
in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange rate or commodity price risks;
provided that (i) such arrangements are not for speculative purposes, and (ii) such
Indebtedness shall be unsecured, except to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes part of the
Obligations arising under or pursuant to Hedge Agreements with a Bank Product Provider that are
secured under the terms hereof;
(c) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 10.1 and any
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such Indebtedness;
(d) Indebtedness incurred in connection with Capital Leases and Indebtedness incurred to
finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property,
plant or equipment of such Person (provided that such Indebtedness is incurred not more
than one hundred eighty (180) days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction,
repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of such property, plant or
equipment), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(e) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person became a Subsidiary or
Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, to the extent that (i) such
Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Subsidiary or the acquisition of such assets, (ii) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (other
than such Person or any other Person that such Person merges with or that acquires the assets of
such Person) shall have any liability or other obligation with respect to such Indebtedness and
(iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 at
any time outstanding;
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(f) guarantees with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsections (a) through (e)
of this Section 10.1;
(g) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness owed by (i) any Loan Party to any other Loan Party,
(ii) any Non-Loan Party to any other Non-Loan Party, (iii) any Loan Party to any Non-Loan Party
(provided that any Indebtedness permitted by this clause (iii) shall be subordinated to the
Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (iv) so long as no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, any Non-Loan Party to a Loan Party in an amount, when added together with all
Investments made pursuant to Section 10.3(b)(ii), not to exceed $10,000,000 in the
aggregate at any time;
(h) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of any
check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of
business;
(i) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, that in
the case of each incurrence of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (i) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the incurrence of such Subordinated
Indebtedness, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received reasonably satisfactory written
evidence that the Company would be in compliance with all covenants contained in this Agreement on
a pro forma basis after giving effect to the issuance of any such Subordinated
Indebtedness, and (iii) such Subordinated Indebtedness does not require principal payments to be
made at any time prior to the Maturity Date;
(j) Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds, release, appeal and similar bonds,
statutory obligations or with respect to workers’ compensation claims, in each case incurred in the
ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;
(k) Indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Notes, including any guarantees thereof by the Loan
Parties and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness related thereto;
(l) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that any Indebtedness incurred
under this clause (l) shall only be used for working capital purposes of any such Foreign
Subsidiary and, if secured by the assets of any such Foreign Subsidiary, shall be without recourse
to the assets of the Loan Parties;
(m) unsecured Indebtedness so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing as of the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness or after giving effect thereto, (ii)
the stated maturity of such Indebtedness is not earlier than six months after the Maturity Date,
(iii) the amortization of such Indebtedness is not greater than 1% per annum, (iv) Excess
Availability, after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (on the date of such
incurrence and for the thirty (30) consecutive days most recently ended prior to such date) is
greater than the Threshold Amount, (v) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended
twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period for which financial statements have been delivered to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6 is at least 1.10 to 1.00 after giving
pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (vi) the Leverage Ratio
for the most recently ended twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period for which financial
statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6 is not
greater than 4.50 to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such
Indebtedness;
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(n) customary indemnity obligations incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection
with a disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement;
(o) Indebtedness incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions under agreements providing
for customary indemnification, customary adjustments of the purchase price or similar adjustments
and customary earnouts; and
(p) additional Indebtedness not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.1 in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;.
Section 10.2 Limitations on Liens. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any
Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any nature whatsoever on any of
its assets or properties, including the Collateral, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to
remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any
such assets or properties, except:
(a) (i) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and (ii) subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement, Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Senior Notes Agent securing the
Senior Notes pursuant to the terms of the Senior Notes Documents and any Liens incurred in
connection with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 10.1(k);
(b) Liens in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 10.2, including
Liens incurred in connection with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section
10.1(c);
(c) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies (excluding any Lien
imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or Environmental Laws) (i) not yet due or as to
which the period of grace (not to exceed thirty (30) days), if any, related thereto has not expired
or (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves
are maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(d) the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors or landlords for
labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, that (i) are not
overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP, (ii) do
not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the
business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not secure Indebtedness;
(e) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation, or to secure the performance
of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds
(other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a
like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case, so long as no foreclosure
sale or similar proceeding has been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on
account thereof;
(f) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements and rights
or restrictions of record on the use of real property and other similar defects, which do not, in
any case, materially detract from the value of such property or impair in any material respect the
use thereof in the ordinary conduct of business;
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(g) any title exceptions referred to in the title insurance policies delivered to the
Administrative Agent in connection with any mortgages or deeds of trust placed on any Real Property
in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement;
(h) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease permitted by this Agreement
and matters affecting the interest or title of a lessor or sublessor to any Real Property;
(i) ground leases in respect of Real Property on which facilities owned or leased by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries are or may be located;
(j) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating
solely to personal property leased pursuant to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course
of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1(d); provided that
(i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition or lease of the
related asset, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property
financed by such Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased
and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed one
hundred percent (100%) of the original purchase price or lease payment amount of such property at
the time it was acquired;
(l) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default
under Section 11.1(e) or securing appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments;
provided that (i) such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently pursued, (ii) adequate reserves or other appropriate provision, if any, as
are required by GAAP have been made therefor, (iii) a stay of enforcement of any such Liens is in
effect and (iv) the Administrative Agent may establish a Reserve with respect thereto;
(m) Liens on tangible property or tangible assets (i) of any Subsidiary which are in existence
at the time that such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and (ii) of any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such tangible property or tangible
assets are purchased or otherwise acquired by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary thereof pursuant
to a transaction permitted pursuant to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to each
of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), (A) such Liens (1) are not incurred in connection with, or
in anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition, purchase or other acquisition, (2) are applicable
only to specific tangible property or tangible assets (excluding Accounts and Inventory of Loan
Parties), (3) are not “blanket” or all asset Liens on assets of Loan Parties and (4) do not attach
to any other property or assets of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (B) the Indebtedness
secured by such Liens is permitted under Section 10.1(e);
(n) (i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section
4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, (ii) Liens of any
depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and
recoupment with respect to any deposit account of any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof and (iii)
Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in
the ordinary course of business;
(o) (i) contractual or statutory Liens of landlords to the extent relating to the property and
assets relating to any lease agreements with such landlord, and (ii) contractual Liens of suppliers
(including sellers of goods) or customers to the extent limited to the property or assets relating
to such contract;
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(p) Liens on cash of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness in respect
of letters of credit with financial institutions that are not Bank Product Providers to the extent
that such Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(p);
(q) Liens on the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing their respective Indebtedness
permitted under Section 10.1(l);
(r) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a
Permitted Acquisition or an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 10.3 or to be applied
against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to dispose of
any property in a disposition permitted under Section 10.5, in each case, solely to the
extent such Investment or Asset Sale, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of
the creation of such Lien: and
(s) Liens not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.2 on assets other than
any Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, which secure Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not
to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.
Section 10.3 Limitations on Investments. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make or agree to make, any Investment in any other Person,
except:
(a) Investments existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 10.3;
(b) Investments made after the Closing Date to or in (i) any Loan Party or (ii) so long as no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of such Investment or after giving
effect thereto, any Non-Loan Party in an amount, when added together with Indebtedness outstanding
under Section 10.1(g)(iii), not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(c) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(d) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or
other obligations as permitted by Section 10.2;
(e) Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 10.1;
(f) (i) Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) Investments (excluding Acquisitions) in an aggregate
amount for both clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed $30,000,000 (plus fifty percent (50%) of any
unused amount from the immediately preceding fiscal year but not more than $15,000,000) in any
fiscal year, so long as, in each case, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing as of the date of such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or after giving effect
thereto and either (A)(1) Pro Forma Acquisition Excess Availability (in the case of a Permitted
Acquisition) or Excess Availability (in the case of an other Investment), after giving effect to
any such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (on the date thereof (both immediately before
and immediately after giving effect thereto) and for the thirty (30) consecutive days most recently
ended prior to such date) is greater than the Threshold Amount and (2) the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio for the most recently ended twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period for which financial
statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6 is at
least 1.10 to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to such Permitted Acquisition or
other Investment or (B) to the extent such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment is made solely
from the proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, (1) the terms of such
Qualified Capital Stock, if not common stock, of the Company are reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and (2) EBITDA for the most recently ended twelve (12) consecutive fiscal
month period for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 9.6 after
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giving pro forma effect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment
shall not be less than the amount thereof prior to giving pro forma effect to such
Permitted Acquisition or other Investment;
(g) Investments in the form of loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of
business, which, in the aggregate, do not exceed at any time $1,000,000;
(h) Investments in the form of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(g)(i)
and (g)(ii);
(i) guaranties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section
10.1;
(j) stock or obligations issued to any Loan Party by any Person (or the representative of such
Person) in respect of Indebtedness of such Person owing to such Loan Party in connection with the
insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership or reorganization of such Person or a composition or
readjustment of the debts of such Person;
(k) any Arsenal Venture Partners Investment; provided that (i) Excess Availability,
both immediately before and after giving effect to such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in
connection therewith, is greater than the Threshold Amount as of the date of such Investment, (ii)
after giving pro forma effect to the making of such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in
connection therewith, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and
(B) the Loan Parties and their respective subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial
covenants contained in this Agreement, (iii) other than as expressly provided in the Arsenal
Venture Partnership Agreement, the documentation governing the Arsenal Venture Partnership shall
provide that the Company shall not be liable for any loss, costs, expenses or other amounts of the
Arsenal Venture Partnership to the extent such loss, costs, expenses or other amounts exceed, on an
aggregate basis, the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) the capital commitment of the Company as set
forth in the Arsenal Venture Partnership Agreement and (iv) the Company shall pledge its rights,
title and interests in the Arsenal Venture Partnership and the Arsenal Venture Partnership
Agreement and take all action in connection therewith necessary to evidence or perfect the pledge
as contemplated by this Agreement; and
(l) other additional Investments not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.3
not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this
Section 10.3, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made,
purchased or acquired less any amount realized in respect of such Investment upon the sale,
collection or return of capital (not to exceed the original amount invested).
Section 10.4 Limitations on Fundamental Changes. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it
permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate with or into any other
Person or dissolve or liquidate (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except:
(a) (i) any Loan Party may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any other Loan
Party (provided that if the transaction involves a Borrower, then such Borrower shall be
the continuing or surviving entity) or (ii) any Non-Loan Party may be merged, amalgamated or
consolidated with or into any other Subsidiary or any Borrower (provided that if the
transaction involves a Loan Party, the Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving entity or
simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Loan Party,
and if the transaction involves a Borrower, a Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity
or simultaneously with such transaction, the
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continuing or surviving entity shall become a Borrower, and the Company, in each case, shall
comply with Section 9.12 in connection therewith);
(b) (i) any Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise) to any other Loan Party, (ii) any Non-Loan Party
may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding up or otherwise) to any Loan Party and (iii) any Non-Loan Party may dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise)
to any Non-Loan Party;
(c) dispositions permitted by Section 10.5; and
(d) any Subsidiary of the Company may merge with or into the Person such Subsidiary was formed
to acquire in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or, any Person may merge into the Company or
any Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, provided that in each case, the
Company shall comply with Section 9.12 in connection therewith).
Section 10.5 Limitations on Asset Dispositions. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it
permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, sell, issue, assign, lease, license, transfer,
abandon, or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock, Indebtedness, or any or all of its assets
(whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) to any other Person except
(a) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the sale of obsolete, worn-out or surplus assets no longer used or usable in the business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) the transfer of assets to any Loan Party pursuant to Section 10.4(a) and any other
transaction permitted pursuant to Section 10.4;
(d) the Company or any Subsidiary may write-off, discount, sell or otherwise dispose of
defaulted or past due receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and
not as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction;
(e) (i) issuances of Capital Stock in the ordinary course of business and (ii) the issuance of
Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to an employee stock incentive plan or
grant or similar equity plan or 401(k) plans of the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of
directors, officers, employees or consultants;
(f) the disposition of any Hedge Agreement;
(g) dispositions of Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(h) (i) any Loan Party may transfer assets to any Loan Party, (ii) any Non-Loan Party may
transfer assets to any Non-Loan Party or (iii) any Loan Party may transfer assets to any Non-Loan
Party so long as (A) such transfer of assets is permitted by Section 10.3(b), (B) no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of such transfer of assets or after giving
effect thereto and (C) to the extent such transfer involves the transfer of Collateral included in
the Borrowing Base, the Borrowers shall have delivered a pro forma Borrowing Base
Certificate to the Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to such transfer of
assets, which shall demonstrate that after giving effect to such transfer of assets, the Borrowers
will not be required to make a prepayment of the Loans or, if a
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prepayment would be required to avoid an Overadvance, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment
prior to, or concurrent with, such transfer of assets;
(i) dispositions in connection with insurance and condemnation events; provided that
the requirements of Section 2.5(c) are complied with in connection therewith;
(j) the disposition of all or a portion of the Arsenal Venture Partners Investments;
(k) the disposition of the Law Enforcement Business Unit; provided that (i) no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of such disposition or after giving effect
thereto and (ii) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least two (2)
Business Days prior to such disposition (A) a pro forma Borrowing Base Certificate
which shall demonstrate that after giving effect to such disposition, the Borrowers will not be
required to make a prepayment of the Loans or, if a prepayment would be required to avoid an
Overadvance, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment prior to, or concurrent with, such
disposition and (B) a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers setting forth the
value of the assets to be disposed;
(l) the disposition of Mar-Vel; provided that, (i) no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing as of the date of such disposition or after giving effect thereto and (ii) if the
Accounts or Inventory of Mar-Vel are then included in the Borrowing Base, then the Borrowers shall
have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least two (2) Business Days prior to such
disposition (A) a pro forma Borrowing Base Certificate which shall demonstrate that
after giving effect to such disposition, the Borrowers will not be required to make a prepayment of
the Loans or, if a prepayment would be required to avoid an Overadvance, the Borrowers shall make
such prepayment prior to, or concurrent with, such disposition and (B) a certificate from a
Responsible Officer of the Borrowers setting forth the value of the assets to be disposed;
provided, however, that if Mar-Vel’s Accounts or Inventory are not then included in
the Borrowing Base at the time of the disposition, then the proceeds from such disposition shall
not be required to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 2.5(c);
(m) other dispositions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in any calendar year;
provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of such
disposition or after giving effect thereto and (ii) to the extent such disposition involves the
disposition of Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, the Borrowers shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent, at least two (2) Business Days prior to such disposition (A) a pro
forma Borrowing Base Certificate which shall demonstrate that after giving effect to such
disposition, the Borrowers will not be required to make a prepayment of the Loans or, if a
prepayment would be required to avoid an Overadvance, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment
prior to, or concurrent with, such disposition and (B) a certificate from a Responsible Officer of
the Borrowers setting forth the value of the assets to be disposed; and
(n) dispositions not otherwise permitted by this Section 10.5 in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $250,000 in any calendar year.
Section 10.6 Limitations on Restricted Payments. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it
permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment, except:
(a) Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof may declare and pay dividends in shares of its own
Qualified Capital Stock;
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(b) any Subsidiary of Holdings may pay cash dividends to Holdings or any Subsidiary Loan Party
or ratably to all holders of its outstanding Qualified Capital Stock;
(c) Holdings may declare and pay (i) the Cash Dividend on the Closing Date and (ii) dividends
after the Closing Date, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing as of the date of such dividend or after giving effect thereto, (B) Excess Availability,
after giving effect to any such dividend (on the date of such dividend and for the 30 consecutive
days most recently ended prior to such dividend) is greater than the Threshold Amount and (C) the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period
for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 9.6 is at least 1.20 to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to such
dividend. Solely for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (c), the calculation of
Excess Availability shall be reduced by an amount equal to the accrued but unpaid interest on the
Senior Notes which is due and payable on the interest payment date for the Senior Notes next
following the payment of any such dividends;
(d) (i) so long as Holdings is a Subchapter S corporation (or a qualified subsidiary thereof
or is otherwise a “disregarded entity” for federal income tax purposes), Holdings may make
quarterly distributions to the owners of its Capital Stock (the “Holdings Owners”), for the
sole purpose of allowing the Holdings Owners to pay federal, state and local income taxes on the
estimated amount of the taxable income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is allocated to such
Holdings Owners, as determined in good faith by Holdings in consultation with its tax advisors and
after taking into account all available credits and deductions (provided, that Holdings
shall not make any distribution to any Holdings Owner in any amount greater than such Holdings
Owner’s share of such taxes arising out of Holdings’ consolidated net income and actually due and
payable by such Holdings Owner, and in no event, shall the aggregate amount of all such
distributions for income taxes in any period exceed 42% of Holdings’ consolidated net income that
is allocated to such Holdings Owners for such period (provided, that such percentage may be
increased upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of reasonably satisfactory evidence of the
application of a higher tax bracket); provided, further that the amount of such
quarterly distribution may be adjusted such that the distributions will be proportionate to the
Holdings Owners if required to maintain S Corporation or similar pass-through status) (the
“Permitted Tax Distributions”) and (ii) if Holdings converts to a Subchapter C corporation,
the Loan Parties may make quarterly distributions to other Loan Parties for the sole purpose of
allowing the Loan Parties to pay federal, foreign, state and local income taxes on the actual or
estimated amount of the taxable income of the Loan Parties (or any consolidated, combined or
unitary group of which the Loan Parties are a part) (as determined in good faith by the Company in
consultation with its tax advisors and after taking into account all available credits and
deductions);
(e) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, Holdings may redeem, retire or otherwise acquire shares of its Capital Stock or other
equity or phantom equity in respect of its Capital Stock from present or former officers,
employees, directors or consultants (or their family members or trusts or other entities for the
benefit of any of the foregoing) or make severance payments to such Persons in connection with the
death, disability or termination of employment or consultancy of any such officer, employee,
director or consultant in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 during any fiscal year;
provided that such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed
the cash proceeds of key-man life insurance policies received by Holdings during such fiscal year.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the foregoing $2,000,000 limit plus any
increase from the cash proceeds of key-man life insurance policies in such fiscal year
(collectively the “Base Amount”), if not utilized in such fiscal year, may be carried over
for use in the subsequent two fiscal year period; provided that, if any such amount is so
carried over, it will be deemed used after the Base Amount is used in each subsequent fiscal year;
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(f) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
Holdings may make Restricted Payments on the Closing Date to pay the Transaction Costs in
connection with the Transactions and as provided for in the funds flow and payment instructions for
the Transactions described in Section 5.1(s);
(g) the Company may distribute the shares and/or assets of Mar-Vel and the Law Enforcement
Business Unit in connection with a permitted disposition made pursuant to Section 10.5(l)
and Section 10.5(k), respectively, to Holdings to allow Holdings to distribute such assets
to its shareholders;
(h) if the Employee Bonus Pool has not been fully distributed to employees of Holdings or its
Subsidiaries by December 31, 2011, Holdings may make a Restricted Payment of such remaining amount
on such date; and
(i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
Holdings may make any Restricted Payment not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section
10.6 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 during any fiscal year.
Section 10.7 Transactions with Affiliates. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit
any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly enter into any transaction, including, without
limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of assets, the rendering of any service or the
payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with (a) any officer, director, holder of any
Capital Stock in, or other Affiliate of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any
Affiliate of any such officer, director or holder, other than:
(i) any transaction between or among any Loan Parties and any transaction between or
among any Non-Loan Parties,
(ii) transactions permitted by Section 10.6;
(iii) transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 10.7;
(iv) other transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms as favorable as
would be obtained by it on a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an independent,
unrelated third party;
(v) if the Holdings converts to a Subchapter C corporation, tax sharing agreements
among the Loan Parties and other member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated
group with which the Loan Parties file their taxes;
(vi) employment and severance arrangements (including stock option or equity-based
plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements) with their respective officers and
employees in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) the non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of
business to permit the commercial exploitation of Intellectual Property between or among the
Loan Parties and/or Affiliates and Subsidiaries of any Loan Party;
(viii) payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities
for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Company and its
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Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the
ownership or operation of Holdings, the Company and its Subsidiaries; and
(ix) the Transactions and the payment of any Transaction Costs.
Section 10.8 Limitation on Certain Accounting Changes and Amendments to Organizational
Documents. No Loan Party shall (a) change its fiscal year end, or make (without the consent of
the Administrative Agent) any material change in its accounting treatment and reporting practices
except as required by GAAP or (b) amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation (or
corporate charter or other similar organizational documents) or amend, modify or change its bylaws
(or other similar documents) in any manner which would materially and adversely affect the rights
or interests of the Lenders.
Section 10.9 Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Other Indebtedness. No Loan
Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
(a) amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit the modification, amendment, waiver or
supplement of) any of the terms or provisions of any Other Indebtedness in any respect which would
materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
hereunder;
(b) cancel, forgive, make any payment or prepayment on, or redeem or acquire for value
(including, without limitation, (i) by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto
money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due and (ii) at the maturity thereof)
any Other Indebtedness, except:
(A) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect
of any Other Indebtedness;
(B) the payment of interest, expenses and indemnities in respect of any Other
Indebtedness;
(C) the payment of nominal amortization relating to any Specified Unsecured
Indebtedness;
(D) mandatory prepayment of the Senior Notes as required pursuant to the Senior
Notes Documents in connection with the disposition of assets that constitute “Notes
Priority Collateral” as such term is defined in the Senior Notes Documents as in
effect on the Closing Date; and
(E) other payments or prepayments of any Other Indebtedness so long as (1) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of such
prepayment or after giving effect thereto and (2)(x) Excess Availability, after
giving effect to any such prepayment, on the date of such prepayment and for the
thirty (30) consecutive days most recently ended prior to such date, is greater than
the Threshold Amount and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended
twelve (12) consecutive fiscal month period for which financial statements have been
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6 is at least
1.10 to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to any such prepayment or
(y) Excess Availability, after giving effect to any such prepayment, on the date of
such prepayment and for the thirty (30) consecutive days
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most recently ended on such date, is greater than the greater of (I)
$50,000,000 and (II) the lesser of 30% of (a) the Borrowing Base and (b) the
Aggregate Commitment.
Section 10.10 Limitation on Modifications of Material Contracts and Material Government
Contracts. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit the modification, amendment, waiver or
supplement of) any of the terms or provisions of any Material Contract (other than any Senior Notes
Document or any agreement in respect of Permitted Refinancing of the Senior Notes) or any Material
Government Contract, in either case, in any respect which would materially and adversely affect the
rights or interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder (without limiting the
foregoing, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of
the Arsenal Venture Partnership Agreement that (a) increases the capital commitment or other
monetary obligations of the Company thereunder or (b) expands the liability of the Company
thereunder shall, in each case, be material and adverse to the rights and interests of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder).
Section 10.11 No Further Negative Pledges; Restrictive Agreements. No Loan Party
shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or
suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay
any Indebtedness owed to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, (b) make loans or
advances to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, (c) transfer any of its
properties or assets to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or (d) create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law,
(ii) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting
or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of
such Loan Party, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in
reciprocal easement agreements of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, (v) any
agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Loan Party prior to
the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Loan Party and outstanding on such
acquisition date, (vi) customary restrictions contained in an agreement related to the sale of
assets (to the extent such sale is permitted pursuant to Section 10.5) that limit the
transfer of such assets pending the consummation of such sale, (vii) customary provisions
restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (viii) any
document or agreement evidencing contractual obligations in existence on the Closing Date or the
extension or continuation of such obligations; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions
contained in any document or agreement evidencing an extension or continuation are no less
favorable to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and
restrictions under or pursuant to the contractual obligations so extended or continued, (ix)
Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 10.1(d);
provided, further, that any encumbrance or restriction shall be effective only
against the assets financed thereby or the proceeds thereof and (x) the Senior Notes Documents and
any agreement or agreements governing the Permitted Refinancing of the Senior Notes.
Section 10.12 Nature of Business. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any
Subsidiary to, engage or own any interest in any business other than a Permitted Line of Business.
Section 10.13 Disposal of Subsidiary Interests. No Loan Party will permit any
Subsidiary to be a non-wholly-owned Subsidiary except as a result of or in connection with a
dissolution, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or disposition permitted by Section 10.4
or 10.5.
Section 10.14 Limitation on Holdings. Holdings shall not engage in any business or
other activity other than (a) the ownership of all outstanding Capital Stock of the Company and the
issuance of
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its Capital Stock, (b) maintaining its corporate existence, (c) participating in tax,
accounting and other administrative activities as part of a consolidated group of companies,
including the Loan Parties, (d) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the Senior
Notes Documents (and any documentation governing any amendment, supplement or waiver, or Permitted
refinancing Indebtedness, in respect thereof) to which it is a party, the performance of its
obligations thereunder and any activities incidental thereto, (e) the Transactions, (f) converting
its federal income tax status to that of a Subchapter C corporation, (g) the consummation of an
IPO, (h) as otherwise permitted hereby and (i) activities incidental to the businesses or
activities described in clauses (a) through (h) of this Section.
ARTICLE 11
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 11.1 Events of Default. The occurrence or existence of any one or more of the
following events are referred to herein individually as an “Event of Default”, and collectively as
“Events of Default”:
(a) Payment Default. The Borrowers fail to pay when due (i) any principal of Loans or
any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit or (ii) any interest on the Loans,
any fees payable hereunder or under the Fee Letter or any other Obligation and such failure to pay
under clause (ii) continues for three (3) or more Business Days.
(b) Covenant Default. Any Loan Party fails to perform:
(i) any of the covenants contained in Sections 6.2(d), 6.3(a),
(b) or (d), 7.7(other than clause (b)), 9.1(a)(i),
9.6(b)(vii), 9.12, 9.13, 9.14 or 9.15 or Article
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(ii) any of the covenants contained in Section 9.6(a) and such failure shall
continue for five (5) days after the earlier of receipt by such Loan Party of notice thereof
from the Administrative Agent or any Lender or after any Responsible Officer of the
Administrative Borrower or of such Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof;
(iii) any of the covenants contained in Sections 7.1(a), 7.1(c),
7.7(b) or 9.6(b)(v) (except to the extent required due to clauses (a), (e),
(g) and (i) of the definition of ERISA Event) and such failure shall continue for three (3)
Business Days after the earlier of receipt by such Loan Party of notice thereof from the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or after any Responsible Officer of the Administrative
Borrower or of such Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof; or
(iv) any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions contained in this Agreement
(other than as specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 11.1(b)) or
any of the other Loan Documents and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after
the earlier of receipt by such Loan Party of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or
any Lender or after any Responsible Officer of the Administrative Borrower or of such Loan
Party obtains knowledge thereof.
(c) Misrepresentation. Any representation, warranty or statement of fact made by or
on behalf of any Loan Party in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other written
agreement, certificate, schedule or confirmatory assignment delivered in connection with this
Agreement that (i) is subject to a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification shall be
false or misleading when made or deemed made or (ii) is not subject to a materiality or Material
Adverse Effect qualification shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made or
deemed made.
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(d) Guarantor Default. Any Guarantor revokes or terminates or purports to revoke or
terminate or fails to perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of the
Guaranty.
(e) Judgment. Any judgment for the payment of money is rendered against any Loan
Party in an amount that exceeds, individually or in the aggregate with all unsatisfied judgments
against all Loan Parties, $7,500,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance where the insurer has
assumed responsibility in writing for such judgment) and shall remain undischarged or unvacated for
a period in excess of thirty (30) days or execution shall at any time not be effectively stayed or
bonded pending appeal or otherwise, or any judgment other than for the payment of money, or
injunction, attachment, garnishment or execution having a value in excess of $7,500,000 is rendered
against any Loan Party or any of the Collateral.
(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code
now or hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership, readjustment of
debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other jurisdiction now or hereafter in
effect (whether at law or in equity) is filed against any Loan Party or all or any part of its
respective properties and such petition or application is not dismissed within thirty (30) days
after the date of its filing or any Loan Party shall file any answer admitting or not contesting
such petition or application or indicates its consent to, acquiescence in or approval of, any such
action or proceeding or the relief requested is granted sooner.
(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code
or hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership, readjustment of debt,
dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect (whether
at a law or equity) is filed by any Loan Party or for all or any part of its respective property or
any Loan Party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, makes or sends notice of a bulk
transfer or calls a meeting of its creditors or principal creditors in connection with a moratorium
or adjustment of the Indebtedness due to them.
(h) Indebtedness Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i)
default in respect of the Senior Notes and such default results in an “Event of Default” (or the
equivalent term) under, and as defined in, the Senior Notes Documents, (ii) default in the payment
of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
hereunder) the aggregate outstanding amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of $7,500,000 beyond
the period of grace if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness
was created, or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition
relating to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders hereunder) the aggregate outstanding amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of
$7,500,000 or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or
any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or
agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of
time, if required, any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity (any applicable
grace period having expired), including, without limitation, any “put” of such Indebtedness to any
such Loan Party or Subsidiary.
(i) Failure of Agreements. Any material provision hereof or of any of the other Loan
Documents shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable with respect to any party
hereto or thereto (other than the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the
Swingline Lender) in accordance with its terms, or any such party shall challenge the
enforceability hereof or thereof, or shall assert in writing, or take any action or fail to take
any action based on the assertion that any provision hereof or of any of the other Loan Documents
has ceased to be or shall, as asserted by any Loan Party, have ceased to be, or is otherwise not
valid, binding or enforceable in accordance with its
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terms, or any Lien provided for herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall cease to be
a valid and perfected first priority Lien in any of the ABL Priority Collateral or a valid
perfected second priority Lien in any of the Senior Notes Priority Collateral purported to be
subject thereto (except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents).
(j) ERISA Event. An ERISA Event shall occur that results in or could reasonably be
expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in an aggregate amount
in excess of $7,500,000.
(k) Change of Control. Any Change of Control shall occur.
(l) Material Contract; Material Government Contract. (i) A termination of any
Material Contract or Material Government Contract, which termination could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) a default under any (A) Material Contract (other than any
Material Contract for Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1) or (B) Material Government
Contract, shall exist beyond (1) the expiration of any cure period, after notice of such default
(if required under such contract), available to any Loan Party or Subsidiary party thereto pursuant
to the terms of such contract or (2) the date on which the other contracting party is entitled to
exercise its rights and remedies under such contract as a consequence of such default, in either
clause (A) or (B) above, the result of which default could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; provided that, with respect to clause (ii)(A) only, no default
shall occur under this Agreement if, and for so long as, the existence of such contract default is
being contested by the Company or any such Loan Party in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
adequate reserves in respect thereof have been established on the books of the Company or such Loan
Party to the extent required by GAAP.
(m) Governmental Authority. (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is debarred
or suspended from contracting with the United States or any of its departments, agencies or
instrumentalities; (ii) a notice of debarment or suspension has been issued to or received by any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof under any Government Contract which individually or in the
aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) an investigation
or inquiry by any Governmental Authority relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof and
involving fraud, deception or willful misconduct shall have been commenced in connection with any
Material Government Contract or Material Contract or any Loan Party’s or any Subsidiary’s
activities which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iv) the actual
termination of any Government Contract due to alleged fraud, deception or willful misconduct which,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
provided, that with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, no Event of Default shall
occur under clause (m)(ii) or (m)(iii), as applicable, if, and for so long as, the existence of
Governmental Authority actions in such clauses (m)(ii) or (m)(iii) is not final and conclusive and
is being contested by the Company or any other Loan Party in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and adequate reserves in respect thereof have been established on the books of the Company to the
extent required by GAAP.
Section 11.2 Remedies.
(a) At any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have all rights and remedies provided in this Agreement,
the other Loan Documents, the UCC and other applicable law, all of which rights and remedies may be
exercised without notice to or consent by any Loan Party, except as such notice or consent is
expressly provided for hereunder or required by applicable law. All rights, remedies and powers
granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, under any of the other Loan
Documents, the UCC and other applicable law, are cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable, in the
Administrative Agent’s
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discretion, alternatively, successively, or concurrently on any one or more occasions, and
shall include, without limitation, the right to apply to a court of equity for an injunction to
restrain a breach or threatened breach by any Loan Party of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents. Subject to Section 13, the Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of
the Required Lenders shall, at any time or times, proceed directly against any Loan Party to
collect the Obligations without prior recourse to the Collateral.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time an Event of Default exists
or has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may, at its option and shall upon the
direction of the Required Lenders, (i) upon notice to the Administrative Borrower, accelerate the
payment of all Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) and demand immediate payment
thereof to the Administrative Agent for itself and the benefit of the Lenders (provided
that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 11.1(f) and
11.1(g), all Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) shall automatically become
immediately due and payable) and/or (ii) terminate the Commitments whereupon the obligation of each
Lender to make any Loan and the Issuing Lender to issue any Letter of Credit shall immediately
terminate (provided that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in
Sections 11.1(f) and 11.1(g), the Commitments and any other obligation of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or a Lender hereunder shall automatically terminate).
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and
is continuing, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (i) with or without judicial process
or the aid or assistance of others, enter upon any premises on or in which any of the Collateral
may be located and take possession of the Collateral or complete processing, manufacturing and
repair of all or any portion of the Collateral, (ii) require any Loan Party, at the Borrowers’
expense, to assemble and make available to the Administrative Agent any part or all of the
Collateral at any place and time designated by the Administrative Agent, (iii) collect, foreclose,
receive, appropriate, setoff and realize upon any and all Collateral, (iv) remove any or all of the
Collateral from any premises on or in which the same may be located for the purpose of effecting
the sale, foreclosure or other disposition thereof or for any other purpose, (v) sell, lease,
transfer, assign, deliver or otherwise dispose of any and all of the Collateral (including entering
into contracts with respect thereto, public or private sales at any exchange, broker’s board, at
any office of the Administrative Agent or elsewhere) at such prices or terms as the Administrative
Agent may deem reasonable, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery, with the Administrative
Agent having the right to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral at any such public sale,
all of the foregoing being free from any right or equity of redemption of any Loan Party, which
right or equity of redemption is hereby expressly waived and released by Loan Parties and/or (vi)
terminate this Agreement. If any of the Collateral is sold or leased by the Administrative Agent
upon credit terms or for future delivery, the Obligations shall not be reduced as a result thereof
until payment therefor is finally collected by the Administrative Agent. If notice of disposition
of Collateral is required by law, ten (10) days prior notice by the Administrative Agent to the
Administrative Borrower designating the time and place of any public sale or the time after which
any private sale or other intended disposition of Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be
reasonable notice thereof and Loan Parties waive any other notice. In the event the Administrative
Agent institutes an action to recover any Collateral or seeks recovery of any Collateral by way of
prejudgment remedy, each Loan Party waives the posting of any bond which might otherwise be
required.
(d) At any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the Administrative
Agent’s or the Issuing Lender’s request, the Borrowers will either, as the Administrative Agent
shall specify, furnish cash collateral to the Issuing Lender to be used to secure and fund the
reimbursement obligations to the Issuing Lender in connection with any Letter of Credit Obligations
or furnish cash collateral to the Administrative Agent for the Letter of Credit Obligations. Such
cash collateral shall be in the amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the amount of
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Credit Obligations plus the amount of any fees and expenses payable in connection
therewith through the end of the latest expiration date of the Letters of Credit giving rise to
such Letter of Credit Obligations.
(e) At any time or times that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing,
the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, enforce the rights of any Loan Party against any
account debtor, secondary obligor or other obligor in respect of any of the Accounts. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, at such
time or times (i) notify any or all account debtors, secondary obligors or other obligors in
respect thereof that the Accounts have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and that the
Administrative Agent has a Lien therein and the Administrative Agent may direct any or all account
debtors, secondary obligors and other obligors to make payment of Accounts directly to the
Administrative Agent, (ii) extend the time of payment of, compromise, settle or adjust for cash,
credit, return of merchandise or otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions, any and all Accounts
or other obligations included in the Collateral and thereby discharge or release the account debtor
or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof without affecting any of the
Obligations, (iii) demand, collect or enforce payment of any Accounts or such other obligations,
but without any duty to do so, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be liable for
any failure to collect or enforce the payment thereof nor for the negligence of its agents or
attorneys with respect thereto and (iv) take whatever other action the Administrative Agent may
deem necessary or desirable for the protection of its interests and the interests of the Lenders.
At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the Administrative Agent’s
request, all invoices and statements sent to any account debtor shall state that the Accounts and
such other obligations have been assigned to the Administrative Agent and are payable directly and
only to the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
such originals of documents evidencing the sale and delivery of goods or the performance of
services giving rise to any Accounts as the Administrative Agent may require. In the event any
account debtor returns Inventory when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Borrowers shall, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, hold the returned Inventory in trust for
the Administrative Agent, segregate all returned Inventory from all of its other property, dispose
of the returned Inventory solely according to the Administrative Agent’s instructions, and not
issue any credits, discounts or allowances with respect thereto without the Administrative Agent’s
prior written consent.
(f) To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner (which duties cannot be waived under such
law), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for the
Administrative Agent or any Lender (i) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to
complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for
disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed
of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain consents of any Governmental
Authority or other third party for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or
disposed of, (iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors, secondary
obligors or other persons obligated on Collateral or to remove liens or encumbrances on, or any
adverse claims against, Collateral, (iv) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors
and other persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and
other collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or
media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (vi) to
contact other persons, whether or not in the same business as any Loan Party, for expressions of
interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (vii) to hire one or more professional
auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the collateral is of a
specialized nature, (viii) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites that provide for
the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable
capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets in
wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim disposition warranties,
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(xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (xii)
to the extent deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent, to obtain the services of other
brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist the Administrative Agent
in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Each Loan Party acknowledges that the
purpose of this Section 11.2(f) is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or
omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender would not be commercially unreasonable in the
exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of remedies against the Collateral and that
other actions or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall not be deemed
commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this Section 11.2(f).
Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 11.2(f) shall be
construed to grant any rights to any Loan Party or to impose any duties on the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law
in the absence of this Section 11.2(f).
(g) For the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise the rights and remedies
hereunder, each Loan Party hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, to the extent assignable, an
irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable only at any time an Event of Default shall exist or
have occurred and be continuing) without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Loan
Party, to use, assign, license or sublicense any of the trademarks, service-marks, trade names,
business names, trade styles, designs, logos and other source of business identifiers and other
Intellectual Property and general intangibles now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party,
wherever the same may be located, including in such license reasonable access to all media in which
any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the
compilation or printout thereof; provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 11.2(g) shall require a Loan Party to grant any license that is prohibited by a
rule of law, statute or regulation, or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under
or results in the termination of any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document
evidencing, giving rise to or theretofore granted, with respect to such property or otherwise
unreasonably prejudices the value thereof to the relevant Loan Party; provided
further that such license granted hereunder with respect to the right to use Trademarks
shall be subject to the Trademark owner’s trademark usage policy and quality standards, in
existence when the Event of Default first occurred, and shall be sufficient to preserve the
validity of such Trademarks.
(h) At any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative
Agent may apply the cash proceeds of Collateral actually received by the Administrative Agent from
any sale, lease, foreclosure or other disposition of such Collateral to payment of the Obligations,
in whole or in part and in accordance with the terms hereof, whether or not then due or may hold
such proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations. The Loan Parties shall remain liable to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the payment of any deficiency with interest at the highest
rate provided for herein and all costs and expenses of collection or enforcement, including
attorneys’ fees and expenses.
(i) Without limiting the foregoing, (i) at any time a Default or an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may, at the
Administrative Agent’s option, and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default at the direction of
the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall, without notice, cease making
Loans or arranging for Letters of Credit or reduce the lending formulas or amounts of Loans and
Letters of Credit available to the Borrowers and (ii) the Administrative Agent may, at its option,
establish such Reserves as the Administrative Agent determines, without limitation or restriction,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.
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Section 11.3 Crediting Payments and Proceeds.
(a) In the event that the Obligations have been accelerated or the Commitments have been
terminated pursuant to Section 11.2 or the Administrative Agent or any Lender has exercised
any remedy set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, all payments received by the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders upon the Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement
of all the Obligations (including proceeds of any Collateral) shall be applied as follows (except
as otherwise provided herein with respect to Defaulting Lenders):
first, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due
to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, each in their
capacity as such, from any Loan Party (ratably among the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause first payable to them);
second, to pay interest due in respect of Special Agent Advances
(ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this
clause second payable to them);
third, to pay principal due in respect of Special Agent Advances
(ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this
clause third payable to them);
fourth, to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements then
due to the Lenders from any Loan Party (ratably among the Lenders in proportion to
the respective amounts described in this clause fourth payable to them);
fifth, to pay interest due in respect of Swingline Loans and
Settlement Advances (ratably to the Swingline Lender and the
Administrative Agent in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause fifth payable to them);
sixth, to pay principal in respect of any Swingline Loans and
Settlement Advances (ratably to the Swingline Lender and the
Administrative Agent in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause sixth payable to them);
seventh, to pay interest due in respect of any Revolving Loans (ratably
among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
seventh payable to them);
eighth, to (a) pay principal in respect of all Revolving Loans, (b) to
pay any Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Noticed Bank Products
consisting of Hedge Agreements up to the amount of Hedge Agreement Reserves (on a
pro rata basis among such Noticed Bank Products and, in each case,
based on amounts then certified (in the manner described in Section 3.8) by
the applicable Bank Product Provider to the Administrative Agent to be due and
payable to such Bank Product Provider), (c) to pay the aggregate amount of all
drawings under Letters of Credit for which the Issuing Lender has not at such time
been reimbursed and (d) to cash collateralize any other Letter of Credit Obligations
pursuant to Section 11.2(d) (ratably among the Lenders, the Bank Product
Providers and the Issuing Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described
in this clause eighth payable to them);
ninth, to pay or repay any Obligations arising under or pursuant to any
Noticed Bank Products (other than Noticed Bank Products consisting of Hedge
Agreements that have been provided for under clause “eighth” above), on a
pro rata basis among such
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Noticed Bank Products and, in each case, based on amounts then certified (in
the manner described in Section 3.8) by the applicable Bank Product Provider
to the Administrative Agent to be due and payable to such Bank Product Provider;
tenth, to pay or prepay any and all other Obligations then due and
owing (other than Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders) including Bank Product
Obligations (based on amounts then certified (in the manner described in Section
3.8) by the applicable Bank Product Provider to the Administrative Agent to be
due and payable to such Bank Product Provider), on a pro rata basis;
eleventh, to pay or prepay any and all Obligations owed to Defaulting
Lenders; and
last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been
indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any of the Loan Documents, to the
extent any Borrower uses any proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit to acquire rights in or the
use of any Collateral or to repay any Indebtedness used to acquire rights in or the use of any
Collateral, payments in respect of the Obligations shall be deemed applied first, to the
Obligations arising from Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations that were not used for such
purposes, and second, to the Obligations arising from Loans and Letter of Credit
Obligations the proceeds of which were used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral in
the chronological order in which such Borrower acquired such rights in or the use of such
Collateral.
Section 11.4 Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership,
insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether
the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall
have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such
proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and
unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Obligations that are
owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have
the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and
their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent under Sections 3.2 and 14.4) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the
Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of
such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 3.2
and 14.3. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or
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composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the
Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
ARTICLE 12
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 12.1 Appointment, Powers and Immunities. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender
irrevocably designates, appoints and authorizes (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement,
each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint and authorize) Xxxxx Fargo to act
as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents with such powers as are
specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and of the other
Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
Administrative Agent (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth
in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, and shall not by reason of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document be a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender; (b) shall not be responsible to the
Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or
in any of the other Loan Documents, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided
for in, or received by any of them under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the
value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for any
failure by any Loan Party or any other Person to perform any of its obligations hereunder or
thereunder; and (c) shall not be responsible to the Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any other document or instrument
referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith, except for
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of
a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent may employ agents, bailees, custodians
and attorneys in fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such
persons selected by it in good faith. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any
note as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until the assignment thereof pursuant
to an agreement (if and to the extent permitted herein) in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent shall have been delivered to and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent.
Section 12.2 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by
telephone, telecopy, telex, telegram or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements
of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent.
As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
hereunder or thereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Required Lenders or all of the
Lenders as is required in such circumstance, and such instructions of the Administrative Agent and
any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all the Lenders.
Section 12.3 Events of Default.
(a) The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence
of a Default or an Event of Default or other failure of a condition precedent to the Loans and
Letters of Credit hereunder, unless and until the Administrative Agent has received written notice
from a Lender, or Borrower specifying such Event of Default or any unfulfilled condition precedent,
and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default or Failure of Condition”. In the event that
the Administrative Agent receives such a Notice of Default or Failure of Condition, the
Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent
shall (subject to Section 13.9)
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take such action with respect to any such Event of Default or failure of condition precedent
as shall be directed by the Required Lenders (and shall direct the Issuing Lender and the Swingline
Lender in a manner consistent with any such direction); provided that unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall
not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to or by
reason of such Event of Default or failure of condition precedent, as it shall deem advisable in
the best interest of the Lenders (and shall direct the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender in a
manner consistent with this standard).
(b) Except with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no Lender or Issuing
Lender may assert or exercise any enforcement right or remedy in respect of the Loans, Letter of
Credit Obligations or other Obligations, as against any Loan Party or any of the Collateral or
other property of any Loan Party.
Section 12.4 Xxxxx Fargo in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its Commitment
and the Loans made and Letters of Credit issued or caused to be issued by it (and any successor
acting as the Administrative Agent), so long as Xxxxx Fargo shall be a Lender hereunder, it shall
have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though
it were not acting as the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless
the context otherwise indicates, include Xxxxx Fargo in its individual capacity as Lender
hereunder. Xxxxx Fargo (and any successor acting as the Administrative Agent) and its Affiliates
may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) lend money to, make investments in and
generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers (and any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates) as if it were not acting as the Administrative Agent, and Xxxxx Fargo and its
Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries
and Affiliates for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to
account for the same to the Lenders.
Section 12.5 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative
Agent, the Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, each acting in its capacity as such (to the extent
not reimbursed by the Borrowers hereunder and without limiting any obligations of the Borrowers
hereunder) ratably, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, for any and all claims of any kind
and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Persons
(including by any Lender) arising out of or by reason of any investigation in or in any way
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other documents
contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
(including the costs and expenses that such Person is obligated to pay hereunder) or the
enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents, provided that no
Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified as determined by a final non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment
of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.6 Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender
agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis of Loan Parties and has made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make
its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to
the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any term or provision of this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or
to inspect the properties or books of any Loan Party. The Administrative Agent will use reasonable
efforts to provide the Lenders with any
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information received by the Administrative Agent from any Loan Party which is required to be
provided to the Lenders or deemed to be requested by the Lenders hereunder and with a copy of any
Notice of Default or Failure of Condition received by the Administrative Agent from any Borrower or
any Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Lender for any
failure to do so, except to the extent that such failure is attributable to the Administrative
Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly
required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent or deemed requested by the
Lenders hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide
any Lender with any other credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition
or business of any Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent.
Section 12.7 Failure to Act. Except for action expressly required of the
Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall
in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it
shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from the Lenders of their indemnification
obligations under Section 12.6 against any and all liability and expense that may be
incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
Section 12.8 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender
authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by the Administrative Agent or Required
Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and the exercise
by the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders of their respective powers set forth therein or
herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding
upon all of the Lenders.
Section 12.9 Field Audit, Examination Reports and other Information; Disclaimer by
Lenders. By signing this Agreement, each Lender:
(a) is deemed to have requested that the Administrative Agent furnish such Lender, promptly
after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report and report with
respect to the Borrowing Base prepared or received by the Administrative Agent (each field audit or
examination report and report with respect to the Borrowing Base being referred to herein as a
“Report”), appraisals with respect to the Collateral, financial statements with respect to
Holdings and its Subsidiaries and financial statements with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries received by the Administrative Agent;
(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Administrative Agent (i) does not make any
representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, appraisal or financial statement or
(ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report, appraisal or financial
statement;
(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or
examinations, that the Administrative Agent or any other party performing any audit or examination
will inspect only specific information regarding Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon Loan
Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of Loan Parties’ personnel; and
(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use in accordance
with the terms of Section 14.9, and not to distribute or use any Report in any other
manner.
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Section 12.10 Collateral Matters.
(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement,
each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint and authorize) the Administrative
Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any security interest in, mortgage or Lien
upon, any of the Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction of
all of the Obligations and delivery of cash collateral to the extent required under Section
14.12 below, or (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Administrative
Borrower or any Loan Party certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is
made in compliance with Section 10.5 (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on
any such certificate, without further inquiry), or (iii) constituting property in which any Loan
Party did not own an interest at the time the security interest, mortgage or Lien was granted or at
any time thereafter, or (iv) if required or permitted under the terms of any of the other Loan
Documents, or (v) subject to Section 14.2, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing
by the Required Lenders, or (vi) having a value in the aggregate in any twelve (12) consecutive
fiscal month period of less than $5,000,000, and to the extent the Administrative Agent may release
its security interest in, and Lien upon, any such Collateral pursuant to the sale or other
disposition thereof, such sale or other disposition shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.
Except as provided above, the Administrative Agent will not release any of the Administrative
Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Lenders; provided that the
Administrative Agent may release the Administrative Agent’s Liens on Collateral which constitutes
“Notes Priority Collateral”, as such term is defined in the Senior Notes Documents as in effect on
the Closing Date, if required pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement. Upon request by the
Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will promptly confirm in writing the Administrative
Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section
12.10. In no event shall the consent or approval of Issuing Lender or any Bank Product
Provider (in its capacity as such) to any release of Collateral be required.
(b) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement,
each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to designate, appoint and authorize) the Administrative
Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release a Borrower as a “Borrower” or a Guarantor
from the Guaranty so long as: (i) such Borrower or Guarantor has ceased to be, or simultaneously
with such release will cease to be, a Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section
10.4 or 10.5, (ii) in the case of a Guarantor, such Guarantor has ceased to be, or
simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Subsidiary, (iii) no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of such
release, and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received, at least ten (10) Business Days (or
such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed date of
release of a Borrower, such information as shall be required for the Administrative Agent to adjust
the Borrowing Base to reflect such release. In no event shall the consent or approval of Issuing
Lender or any Bank Product Provider (in its capacity as such) to any release of any Borrower or
Guarantor be required.
(c) Without in any manner limiting the Administrative Agent’s authority to act without any
specific or further authorization or consent by the Required Lenders, each Lender agrees to confirm
in writing, upon request by the Administrative Agent, the authority to release Collateral or Loan
Parties conferred upon the Administrative Agent under this Section 12.10. The
Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such
documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Loan Party or security interest,
mortgage or Liens granted to the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral to the extent set forth
above; provided that (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such
document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion, would expose the
Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than
the release of such Loan Party, security interest, mortgage or Liens without recourse or warranty
and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge,
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affect or impair the Obligations or any security interest, mortgage or Lien upon (or
obligations of any Loan Party in respect of) the Collateral retained by such Loan Party.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender, Issuing Lender
or any other Person to investigate, confirm or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any
Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that any particular
items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable in respect of the Loans or Letters of
Credit hereunder, or whether any particular reserves are appropriate, or that the Liens and
security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto or any of the Loan Documents
or otherwise have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or
enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular
manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the
rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Administrative Agent in this Agreement
or in any of the other Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the
Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, subject to the other terms and
conditions contained herein, the Administrative Agent may act in any manner it may deem
appropriate, in its discretion, given the Administrative Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as
a Lender and that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other
Lender or Issuing Lender.
(d) Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender that it in good
faith is not, directly or indirectly (by negative pledge or otherwise), relying upon any Margin
Stock as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement.
Section 12.11 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender and Issuing Lender hereby appoints
(and by entering into a Bank Product Agreement, each Bank Product Provider shall be deemed to
designate, appoint and authorize) the Administrative Agent and each other Lender and Issuing Lender
as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and Liens upon the
Collateral which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession (or
where the security interest of a secured party with possession has priority over the security
interest of another secured party) and each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the
Issuing Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of any such Collateral for the benefit
of the Secured Parties. Should any Lender or Issuing Lender obtain possession of any such
Collateral, such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, shall notify the Administrative
Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such
Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties to the Administrative Agent or in accordance with the
Administrative Agent’s instructions.
Section 12.12 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any
time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Company. If the Administrative Agent
resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor
agent for the Lenders. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the
resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting
with the Lenders and the Company, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance by
the Lender so selected of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall
succeed to all of the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term
“Administrative Agent” as used herein and in the other Loan Documents shall mean such successor
agent and the retiring Administrative Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative
Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article 12 and Section 14.4 shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted by it while it was the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent
by the date which is thirty (30) days after the date of a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of
resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless thereupon
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become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided
for above (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the existing Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall
continue to hold such Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties until such time as a successor
Administrative Agent is appointed).
Section 12.13 Other Agent Designations. The Administrative Agent may at any time and
from time to time determine that a Lender may, in addition, be a “Syndication Agent”,
“Documentation Agent” or similar designation hereunder and enter into an agreement with such Lender
to have it so identified for purposes of this Agreement. Any such designation shall be effective
upon written notice by the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Borrower of any such
designation. Any Lender that is so designated as a Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent or such
similar designation by the Administrative Agent shall have no right, power, obligation, liability,
responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents other than those
applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, the Lenders so identified shall
not have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender and no Lender shall be
deemed to have relied, nor shall any Lender rely, on a Lender so identified as a Syndication Agent,
Documentation Agent or such similar designation in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in
taking or not taking action hereunder.
ARTICLE 13
GUARANTY
Section 13.1 The Guaranty. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this
Agreement and to extend credit hereunder or any Lender (or its Affiliates) to provide any Bank
Products and in recognition of the direct benefits to be received by the Guarantors from the
extensions of credit hereunder and the provision of Bank Products, each Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally, guarantees as primary obligor and not
merely as surety, the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, of any and all of the Obligations. Each Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty is a
continuing, unconditional guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, and that its
obligations under this Guaranty shall be primary, absolute and unconditional. If any or all of the
Obligations becomes due and payable hereunder or in connection with any Bank Product, each
Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such Obligations to the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders, the Issuing Lender or their respective order, on demand, together with any and all
reasonable expenses that may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in collecting
any of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan
Documents, (i) no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to guarantee any Obligation and (ii) 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 or federal law relating to
fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of each such Guarantor hereunder shall be
limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law (whether federal or state).
Section 13.2 Bankruptcy. Additionally, each of the Guarantors unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, the payment of any and all Obligations whether or
not due or payable by any Borrower upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in
Sections 11.1(f) and 11.1(g), and unconditionally promises to pay such Obligations
to the Administrative Agent for the account of itself and the Lenders, or order, on demand, in
lawful money of the United States. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that to the extent that
any Loan Party shall make a payment or a transfer of an interest in any property to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, which payment or transfer or any part thereof is subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, or otherwise is avoided,
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and/or required to be repaid to a Loan Party, the estate of a Loan Party, a trustee, receiver,
interim receiver, monitor or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state, federal, provincial
or foreign law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such avoidance or repayment,
the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force and effect as if said payment had not been made.
Section 13.3 Nature of Liability. The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is
exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Obligations whether executed
by any such Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and no Guarantor’s liability
hereunder shall be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by a
Borrower or by any other party, (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum
liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the Obligations, (c) any payment on or in
reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, (d) any dissolution or termination of, or
increase, decrease or change in personnel by, a Loan Party, or (e) any payment made to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Obligations that the Administrative Agent or such
Lenders repay a Loan Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each of the Guarantors waives any right to the
deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
Section 13.4 Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are
independent of the obligations of any other Loan Party in respect of the Obligations, and a
separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor whether or not
action is brought against any other Loan Party and whether or not any other Loan Party is joined in
any such action or actions.
Section 13.5 Authorization. Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative
Agent and each Lender without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute
and cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to
time to (a) renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for
payment of, or otherwise change the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof in accordance with
this Agreement or the agreements governing Bank Products, including any increase or decrease of the
rate of interest thereon, (b) take and hold security from any Guarantor or any other party for the
payment of this Guaranty or the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such
security, (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their discretion may determine and (d) release or
substitute any one or more endorsers or obligors.
Section 13.6 Reliance. It is not necessary for the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Borrower or other obligor of the Obligations
or the officers, directors, members, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf,
and any Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be
guaranteed hereunder.
Section 13.7 Waiver.
(a) Each of the Guarantors waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable law and
cannot be waived) to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to (i) proceed against any
Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held
from any Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or (iii) pursue any other remedy in the
Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s power whatsoever. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense
based on or arising out of any defense of any Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party
other than payment in full of the Obligations, including without limitation any defense based on or
arising out of the disability of any Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or the
unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any
cause of the liability of any
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Borrower other than payment in full of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent may, at its
election, foreclose on or otherwise enforce its rights under any security held by the
Administrative Agent by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales (to the extent such sale is
permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Administrative Agent or any
Lender may have against any Borrower or any other party, or any security, without affecting or
impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Obligations
have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of the Guarantors waives any
defense arising out of any such election by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, even
though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or
other right or remedy of the Guarantors against any Borrower or any other party or any security.
(b) Each of the Guarantors waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and
notices, including without limitation notices of nonperformance, notice of protest, notices of
dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or
incurring of new or additional Obligations. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being
and keeping itself informed of each Borrower’s or other obligor’s financial condition and assets,
and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the
nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees
that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty to advise such Guarantor
of information known to it regarding such circumstances or risks.
(c) Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees it will not exercise any rights of subrogation that
it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section
509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) to the claims of the Lenders against any Borrower or any
other guarantor or other obligor of the Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders (collectively, the “Other Parties”) and all contractual, statutory or common law
rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity from any Other Party that it may at any time
otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty until such time as the Obligations shall have been paid
in full and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of the Guarantors hereby further agrees not
to exercise any right to enforce any other remedy which the Administrative Agent or the Lenders now
have or may hereafter have against any Other Party, any endorser or any other guarantor of all or
any part of the Obligations of any Borrower and any benefit of, and any right to participate in,
any security or collateral given to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
to secure payment of the Obligations until such time as the Obligations shall have been paid in
full and the Commitments have been terminated.
Section 13.8 Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that
another Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder,
such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other
Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s
right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section
13.7. The provisions of this Section 13.8 shall in no respect limit the obligations
and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and
each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties for
the full amount of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
Section 13.9 Limitation on Enforcement. The Lenders agree that this Guaranty may be
enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent acting upon the instructions of the
Required Lenders and that no Lender or Bank Product Provider shall have any right individually to
seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and
remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the
Lenders under the terms of
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this Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the other Lenders further agree that this
Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the
Guarantors.
Section 13.10 Confirmation of Payment. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders will,
upon request after payment of the Obligations that are the subject of this Guaranty and termination
of the Commitments relating thereto, confirm to the Borrowers, Guarantors or any other Person that
such Obligations have been paid and the Commitments relating thereto terminated, subject to the
provisions of Section 14.2.
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.1 Notices.
(a) All notices, requests and demands hereunder shall be in writing and deemed to have been
given or made: if delivered in person, immediately upon delivery; if by telex, telegram or
facsimile transmission, immediately upon sending and upon confirmation of receipt; if by nationally
recognized overnight courier service with instructions to deliver the next Business Day, one (1)
Business Day after sending; and if by certified mail, return receipt requested, five (5) days after
mailing. Notices delivered through electronic communications shall be effective to the extent set
forth in Section 14.1 below. All notices, requests and demands upon the parties are to be
given to the following addresses (or to such other address as any party may designate by notice in
accordance with this Section 14.1):
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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be
delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet
websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent or as otherwise determined by
the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any
Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 2 if such Lender or Issuing Lender, as
applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under
such Section by electronic communication. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise requires, (i)
notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the
sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt
requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement);
provided that if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business
hours of the recipient, such notice shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on
the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet
or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at
its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or
communications is available and identifying the website address therefor.
Section 14.2 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be
amended, waived, discharged or terminated unless such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination
is in writing signed by the Required Lenders or at the Required Lenders’ option, by the
Administrative Agent with the authorization or consent of the Required Lenders, and as to
amendments to any of the Loan Documents, by each Loan Party (except for amendments to Article
12 that relate solely to the rights, duties and obligations of the Administrative Agent or the
Issuing Lender and are not adverse to the interests of the Loan Parties) and such amendment,
waiver, discharge or termination shall be effective and binding as to the Administrative Agent, all
of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given; except, that, no such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall:
(i) reduce the interest rate or any fees or extend the time of payment of principal,
interest or any fees or reduce the principal amount of any Loan or Letter of Credit
Obligations, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it
being understood and agreed that any change to the definition of Average Excess Availability
or Excess Availability or in each case in the component definitions thereof shall not
constitute a reduction in the rate of interest); provided that only the consent of
the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay
interest at the Default Rate during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(ii) increase the Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect or
provided hereunder, in each case without the consent of such Lender,
(iii) subordinate the priority of any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent under
the Loan Documents to Liens granted to any other Person (other than Liens permitted pursuant
to Sections 10.2(e), (k), (m), (n), (p), (r)
and (s) and as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement) without the consent of all
of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender);
(iv) release all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral or release all or
substantially all of the value of the Guaranties of the Guarantors under the Loan Documents
(except as expressly required hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or
applicable
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law and except as permitted under Section 12.10), without the consent of all of
the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender),
(v) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders without the
consent of all of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender),
(vi) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Loan Party of any of their rights and
obligations under this Agreement (except as permitted pursuant to Section 10.4),
without the consent of all of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender),
(vii) amend, modify or waive any terms of this Section 14.2, the definition of
Pro Rata Shares or the application of payments in Section 3.4 or 11.3, or
Section 4.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, without the consent of all of the
Lenders, and
(viii) increase the advance rates constituting part of the Borrowing Base (or amend or
modify any of the defined terms used therein that would have the direct effect of increasing
the Borrowing Base or Excess Availability) or increase the Letter of Credit Limit, without
the consent of all of the Lenders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a):
(A) this Agreement may be amended to increase the interest rate or any fees
hereunder solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers;
(B) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to reflect
definitional, technical and conforming modifications to the extent necessary to
effectuate any Facility Increase pursuant to Section 2.7 with the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties and each Lender or
Eligible Assignee participating in such Facility Increase pursuant to documentation
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties without the consent of
any other Lender or Issuing Lender;
(C) modifications to the Loan Documents may be made to the extent necessary to
(1) add additional Loan Parties or release Loan Parties in accordance with the terms
hereof, (2) grant a security interest in additional collateral to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties with the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties pursuant to documentation satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties without the consent of any Lender or
Issuing Lender or release Liens in any Collateral in accordance with the terms
hereof or (3) to join the representatives of holders of Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness to the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(D) if the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower shall have
jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or
immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the
Administrative Agent and the Administrative Borrower shall be permitted to amend
such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action
or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.
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(b) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender shall
not, by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have expressly or impliedly waived any
of its or their rights, powers and/or remedies unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed as
provided herein. Any such waiver shall be enforceable only to the extent specifically set forth
therein. A waiver by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Lender of any right, power
and/or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to, or waiver of, any such right,
power and/or remedy which the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion, whether similar in kind or otherwise.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 14.2(a) above, in
connection with any amendment, waiver, discharge or termination, in the event that any Lender whose
consent thereto is required shall fail to consent or fail to consent in a timely manner (such
Lender being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), but the consent of the
Required Lenders to such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is obtained, then the
Administrative Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, replace such Non-Consenting Lender
within one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter by requiring such Non-Consenting Lender to sell,
assign and transfer to an Eligible Assignee, without recourse, the Commitment of such
Non-Consenting Lender and all rights and interests of such Non-Consenting Lender pursuant thereto;
provided that such Eligible Assignee consents to such amendment, waiver, discharge or
termination. The Administrative Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent and the
Non-Consenting Lender with prior written notice of its intent to exercise its right under this
Section 14.2(c), which notice shall specify the date on which such purchase and sale shall
occur. Such purchase and sale shall be made in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of
Section 14.11 (including, without limitation, payment to the Administrative Agent by the
Administrative Borrower of the assignment fee specified in Section 14.11) and pursuant to
the terms of an Assignment and Assumption (whether or not executed by the Non-Consenting Lender),
except that on the date of such purchase and sale, such Eligible Assignee specified by the
Administrative Borrower, shall pay to the Non-Consenting Lender (except as the Eligible Assignee
and such Non-Consenting Lender may otherwise agree) the amount equal to: (i) the principal balance
of the Loans held by the Non-Consenting Lender outstanding as of the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the effective date of such purchase and sale, plus (ii)
amounts accrued and unpaid in respect of interest and fees payable to the Non-Consenting Lender to
the effective date of the purchase (but in no event shall the Non-Consenting Lender be deemed
entitled to any early termination fee). The Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably appointed
as attorney-in-fact to execute any such Assignment and Assumption if the Non-Consenting Lender
fails to execute the same.
(d) The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for any amendment, waiver or
consent affecting the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any of the
other Loan Documents, in addition to the consent of the Lenders otherwise required by this
Section 14.2, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of its rights hereunder
with respect to Reserves or Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory shall not be deemed an
amendment to the advance rates provided for in this Section 14.2. The consent of the
Issuing Lender shall be required for any amendment, waiver or consent affecting the rights or
duties of the Issuing Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, in addition to the
consent of the Lenders otherwise required by this Section 14.2, provided that the
consent of Issuing Lender shall not be required for any other amendments, waivers or consents. The
consent of the Swingline Lender shall be required for any amendment, waiver or consent affecting
the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, in
addition to the consent of the Lenders otherwise required by this Section 14.2.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 14.2(a) above, (i) in the
event that the Administrative Agent shall agree that any items otherwise required to be delivered
to the Administrative Agent as a condition of the initial Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder may
be delivered after the Closing Date (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section
9.15), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, agree to extend the
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date for delivery of such items to a date not later than 180 days after the Closing Date or
take such other action as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate as a result of the failure
to receive such items as the Administrative Agent may determine or may waive any Event of Default
as a result of the failure to receive such items, in each case without the consent of any Lender
and (ii) the Administrative Agent may consent to any change in the type of organization,
jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement and amend the terms hereof or of any of the other
Loan Documents as may be necessary or desirable to reflect any such change, in each case without
the approval of any Lender.
(e) The consent of the Administrative Agent and a Bank Product Provider that is providing Bank
Products and has outstanding any such Bank Products at such time that are secured hereunder shall
be required for any amendment to the priority of payment of Obligations arising under or pursuant
to any such Hedge Agreements of a Loan Party or other Bank Products as set forth in Section
11.3.
Section 14.3 Costs and Expenses. Subject to any and all limitations and restrictions
on the obligation of the Loan Parties to pay fees, costs and expenses contained elsewhere in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Loan Parties, jointly and severally, shall pay (a) to the
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses
(including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent),
filing fees and taxes paid or payable in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution,
delivery, recording, syndication, and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents
and all other documents related hereto or thereto, including any amendments, supplements or
consents which may hereafter be contemplated (whether or not executed) or entered into in respect
hereof and thereof, (b) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in
connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand
for payment thereunder, (c) to the Administrative Agent all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the
Administrative Agent), filing fees and taxes paid or payable in connection with the collection,
liquidation, enforcement and defense of the Obligations and the Administrative Agent’s rights in
the Collateral, including, without limitation: (i) all costs and expenses of filing or recording
(including UCC financing statement filing taxes and fees, documentary taxes, intangibles taxes and
mortgage recording taxes and fees, if applicable); (ii) costs and expenses and fees for insurance
premiums, inspections, appraisal fees and search fees, costs and expenses of Patriot Act
compliance, costs and expenses of remitting loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of
payment, and establishing and maintaining the Blocked Accounts, together with the Administrative
Agent’s customary charges and fees with respect thereto; (iii) costs and expenses of preserving and
protecting the Collateral; (iv) costs and expenses paid or actually incurred in connection with
obtaining payment of the Obligations, enforcing the Liens of the Administrative Agent, selling or
otherwise realizing upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforcing the provisions of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents or defending any claims made or threatened against the Administrative
Agent or any Lender arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including
preparations for and consultations concerning any such matters) and (v) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and costs heretofore and from time to time hereafter incurred by the
Administrative Agent during the course of periodic field examinations of the Collateral and such
Loan Party’s operations, plus a per diem charge at the Administrative Agent’s then standard rate
for the Administrative Agent’s examiners in the field and office (which rate as of the Closing Date
is $1,000 per person per day) and (d) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender)
actually incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (i) in connection
with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section
14.3 or (ii) in connection with the Loans made or the Letters of Credit issued hereunder,
including all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred
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during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of any Loans or Letters of
Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 14.3 shall not apply to Taxes or Other
Taxes covered by Sections 4.3 or 4.5 or Excluded Taxes.
Section 14.4 Indemnification. Each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, indemnify
and hold the Administrative Agent (and each sub-agent thereof), each Lender and Issuing Lender and
the Arranger, and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, partners, advisors and
counsel and their respective affiliates (each such person being an “Indemnitee”), harmless
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including
reasonable fees, disbursements, settlement costs and other reasonable charges of counsel) imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against any of them in connection with any litigation, investigation,
claim or proceeding commenced or threatened related to (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents,
or any syndication, underwriting, undertaking or proceeding related to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any act, omission, event or transaction related or attendant
thereto, including amounts paid in settlement, court costs, and the fees and expenses of counsel or
(iii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or any documents, drafts or acceptances relating thereto, or the
use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom or any action taken by the Issuing Lender with
respect to any Letter of Credit (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for
payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not
strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, that Loan Parties shall not
have any obligation under this Section 14.4 to indemnify an Indemnitee to the extent such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (B) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against
an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other
Loan Document and such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on
such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that the undertaking
to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 14.4 may be unenforceable
because it violates any law or public policy, each Loan Party shall pay the maximum portion which
it is permitted to pay under applicable law to the Indemnitees in satisfaction of indemnified
matters under this Section 14.4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party
shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of
liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any of the other
Loan Documents or any undertaking or transaction contemplated hereby. No Indemnitee referred to
above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other
information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or the transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. All amounts due under this
Section 14.4 shall be payable upon demand. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the
payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Section 14.4 shall not apply to Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Sections 4.3
or 4.5 or Excluded Taxes.
Section 14.5 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial Waiver.
(a) The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (except as otherwise provided therein) and any dispute arising out of the relationship
between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by
the internal laws of the State of
New York but excluding any principles of conflicts of law or
other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the
laws of the State of
New York.
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(b) The Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender irrevocably
consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New York and the
United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York, whichever the Administrative
Agent may elect, and waive any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any
action instituted therein arising under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in any
way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto in respect of
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions related hereto or thereto, in
each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity or
otherwise, and agree that any dispute with respect to any such matters shall be heard only in the
courts described above (except that the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right to
bring any action or proceeding against any Loan Party or its or their property in the courts of any
other jurisdiction which the Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate in order to
realize on the Collateral or to otherwise enforce its rights against any Loan Party or its or their
property).
(c) Each Loan Party hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents
that all such service of process may be made by certified mail (return receipt requested) directed
to its address set forth in Section 14.1 herein and service so made shall be deemed to be
completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so deposited in the U.S. mail, or, at the
Administrative Agent’s option, by service upon any Loan Party (or the Administrative Borrower on
behalf of such Loan Party) in any other manner provided under the rules of any such courts. Within
thirty (30) days after such service, such Loan Party shall appear in answer to such process,
failing which such Loan Party shall be deemed in default and judgment may be entered by the
Administrative Agent against such Loan Party for the amount of the claim and other relief
requested.
(d) THE LOAN PARTIES, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE ISSUING LENDER EACH HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR
HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE LOAN PARTIES, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE ISSUING LENDER EACH 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 LOAN PARTY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE ISSUING LENDER MAY FILE AN
ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT
OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
(e) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender shall not have any liability
to any Loan Party (whether in tort, contract, equity or otherwise) for losses suffered by such Loan
Party in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions or
relationships contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection
herewith, unless it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment or court order binding on
the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Issuing Lender, that the losses were the result of
acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct. In any such litigation, the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to the benefit of the
rebuttable presumption that it acted in good faith and with the exercise of ordinary care in the
performance by it of the terms of this Agreement. Each Loan Party: (i) certifies that neither the
Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Issuing Lender nor any representative, the Administrative
Agent or attorney acting for or on behalf of the Administrative Agent,
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the Lender or the Issuing Lender has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender would not, in the event of litigation,
seek to enforce any of the waivers provided for in this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents and (ii) acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender are relying upon, among other things,
the waivers and certifications set forth in this Section 14.5 and elsewhere herein and
therein.
Section 14.6 Waiver of Notices. To the extent permitted under applicable law, each
Loan Party hereby expressly waives demand, presentment, protest and notice of protest and notice of
dishonor with respect to any and all instruments and chattel paper, included in or evidencing any
of the Obligations or the Collateral, and any and all other demands and notices of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, the Collateral and this Agreement, except such
as are expressly provided for herein. No notice to or demand on any Loan Party which the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may elect to give shall entitle such Loan Party to any other or
further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
Section 14.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
Section 14.8 Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate this Agreement
as a whole, but this Agreement shall be construed as though it did not contain the particular
provision held to be invalid or unenforceable and the rights and obligations of the parties shall
be construed and enforced only to such extent as shall be permitted by applicable law.
Section 14.9 Confidentiality.
(a) Each Lending Party agrees to keep confidential any Information (as hereinafter defined);
provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lending Party from disclosing such
Information (i) to any other Lending Party or any Affiliate of any Lending Party, or any officer,
director, employee, agent, auditor, attorney or advisor of any Lending Party or Affiliate of any
Lending Party (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), (ii) to any other Person if it is reasonably necessary for the administration of the
Credit Facility provided hereunder (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), (iii) as required by any law, rule, or regulation, (iv) upon the order
of any court or administrative agency, (v) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or
authority, (vi) that is or becomes available to the public or that is or becomes available to any
Lending Party (or any Affiliate of any Lender Party) on a non-confidential basis other than as a
result of a disclosure by any Lending Party prohibited by this Agreement, (vii) if required in
connection with any litigation to which such Lending Party or any of its Affiliates may be a party,
(viii) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, (ix) subject to provisions substantially similar to those contained in
this Section 14.9, to any actual Participant or Eligible Assignee or any Person proposed in
good faith to become a Participant or Eligible Assignee and (x) to Gold Sheets and other similar
bank trade publications (such information to consist of deal terms and other information
customarily found in such publications). Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent
to use the name, logos and other insignia of such Borrower provided hereunder in any “tombstone” or
comparable advertising, on its website or in other marketing materials of the Administrative Agent.
As used herein, the term “Information” means all written and electronic information
concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is furnished (whether before or after the
date hereof) in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, by, or on behalf of the Company or any such Subsidiary by
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any of its respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisors or authorized
agents (collectively, “Representatives”) to any Lender Party, including, but not limited
to, all information, data or documents about any Loan Party’s finances, organization, operations,
research and development, manufacturing, technology, sales, pricing, costs, cost structure,
strategies, contracts, marketing, management, processes and procedures, products or other business
information, as well as any other information related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all analyses, notes, compilations, or other
documents prepared by any Lender Party which contain, reflect or are derived from any such
information.
(b) In no event shall this Section 14.9 or any other provision of this Agreement, any
of the other Loan Documents or applicable law be deemed to (i) apply to or restrict disclosure of
information that has been or is made public by any Loan Party or any third party or otherwise
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure in violation
hereof, (ii) apply to or restrict disclosure of information that was or becomes available to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) or Issuing Lender on a
non-confidential basis from a person other than a Loan Party or (iii) require the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to return any materials furnished by a Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Lender or prevent the Administrative Agent, a Lender
or the Issuing Lender from responding to routine informational requests in accordance with the Code
of Ethics for the Exchange of Credit Information promulgated by The Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Associates or
other applicable industry standards relating to the exchange of credit information. The
obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender under this Section
14.9 shall supersede and replace the obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the Issuing Lender under any confidentiality letter signed prior to the Closing Date or any other
arrangements concerning the confidentiality of information provided by any Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(c) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that (i) Information may include
material non-public information concerning a Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof; (ii) it has
developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information; and (iii) it
will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including
federal and state securities laws.
Section 14.10 Successors. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other
document referred to herein or therein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, Loan Parties and their
respective successors and assigns, except that a Borrower may not assign its rights under this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other document referred to herein or therein without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Any such purported
assignment without such express prior written consent shall be void. No Lender may assign its
rights and obligations under this Agreement, except as provided in Section 14.11 below.
The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are for the purpose of
defining the relative rights and obligations of Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and except as otherwise provided
herein, there shall be no third party beneficiaries of any of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 14.11 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. No Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any
of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security
interest subject to the restrictions
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of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party
hereto 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, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and,
to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such
assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case
of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no
minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section
14.11, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes
Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in
effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender
subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and
Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent
or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade
Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and,
so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative
Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed); provided that the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have
given its consent five (5) Business Days after the date written notice thereof has
been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to the
Administrative Borrower unless such consent is expressly refused by the
Administrative Borrower prior to such fifth (5th) Business Day;
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. 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 Loan or the Commitment assigned;
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment
except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section 14.11 and, in
addition:
(A) the consent of the Administrative Borrower (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment
is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided, that
the Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment
unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within
five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
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(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a
Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the consents of the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender (such consents
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The assignor and assignee to each assignment
shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together
with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment (provided, that
only one such fee will be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more
Approved Funds by a Lender), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to
Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a
natural person.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c)
of this Section 14.11, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the
interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning 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 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5,
4.6 and 14.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the
effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations
under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 paragraph (d) of this Section.
(c)
Register. The Administrative Agent shall, acting as agent for the Borrowers
solely for this purpose, maintain at one of its offices in
New York,
New York, a copy of each
Assignment and Assumption and accession agreement delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amounts
of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the
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Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and
the Borrowers, 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 Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural
person or Holdings, the Company or any of the their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, 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 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
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hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative
Agent and Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender 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, modification or waiver or modification described in Section 14.2 that
directly affects such Participant and could not be affected by a vote of the Required Lenders.
Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6
to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section 14.11, but shall not be entitled to recover greater
amounts under such Sections than the selling Lender would be entitled to recover subject to
paragraph (e) of this Section 14.11. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also
shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 14.4 as though it were a Lender, provided such
Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.4 as though it were a Lender.
(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights.
(i) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 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 Administrative Borrower’s prior written consent. No Participant shall be entitled to
the benefits of Section 4.5 unless the Administrative Borrower is notified of the
participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the
Borrower, to comply with Section 4.5 as though it were a Lender.
(ii) Each Lender who sells a participation shall, acting as agent for the Borrowers
solely for this purpose, maintain a register on which it will record the names and addresses
of the Participant, and the Commitment of, and principal amounts of and interest on the Loan
owing to, each Participant pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the
“Participant Register”). No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 until such
participation is recorded on the Participant Register. The entries in the Participant
Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error).
(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its
obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(g) Assignment by Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender. Any Lender that is an Issuing
Lender or the Swingline Lender may at any time assign all of its Commitments as Issuing Lender or
Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 14.11. If such Issuing Lender or Swingline
Lender ceases to be a Lender, it may, at its option, resign as Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender.
Upon such resignation, the Issuing Lender’s or Swingline Lender’s obligations to issue Letters of
Credit or make Swingline Loans shall terminate but it shall retain all of the rights and
obligations of the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder with respect to Letters of Credit
or Swingline Loans outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation and all Letter of Credit
Obligations or Swingline Loans with respect thereto (including
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the right to require the Lenders to
make Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations or Swingline
Loans), shall continue.
Section 14.12 Term.
(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become effective as of the date set
forth on the first page hereof and shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the
Maturity Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition, the Borrowers
may terminate this Agreement at any time upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), such termination to become effective upon
the repayment in full of the Obligations. Upon the Maturity Date or any other effective date of
termination of the Loan Documents, the Obligations shall be repaid in full and the Commitments
shall be terminated.
(b) Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment or
payment in full of the Obligations shall mean that the Borrowers shall:
(i) pay to the Administrative Agent all outstanding and unpaid Obligations (including,
without limitation, loan fees, service fees, professional fees, interest (including interest
accrued after the commencement of any case under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar domestic
or foreign similar statute), default interest, interest on interest, and expense
reimbursements, whether or not the same would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole or in
part in any case under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute in any jurisdiction, but
excluding (A) contingent obligations in respect of indemnification, (B) Bank Product
Obligations, (C) interest to the extent paid in excess of amounts based on the pre-default
rates (but not any other interest) and (D) fees paid in respect of the waiver of an Event of
Default, in each case as to amounts under clauses (C) and (D) above only to the extent that
such amounts are disallowed in any case under the Bankruptcy Code); and
(ii) furnish cash collateral to the Administrative Agent (or at the Administrative
Agent’s option, a letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrowers and at the
Borrowers’ expense, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, by an issuer reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and payable to the
Administrative Agent as beneficiary) in such amounts as the Administrative Agent determines
in good faith are reasonably necessary to secure the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the
Issuing Lender and the Bank Product Providers from loss, cost, damage or expense, (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with:
(A) any contingent Obligations (including issued and outstanding Letter of
Credit Obligations and checks or other payments provisionally credited to the
Obligations and/or as to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender has not yet
received full and final payment);
(B) any continuing obligations of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
pursuant to any Deposit Account Control Agreement; and
(C) any of the Obligations arising under or in connection with any Bank
Products in such amounts as the Bank Product Provider providing such Bank Products
may require (as certified to the Administrative Agent pursuant to and in accordance
with Section 3.8 (unless such Obligations arising under or in connection
with any Bank Products are paid in full in cash and terminated in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to such Bank Product Provider)).
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The amount of such cash collateral (or letter of credit, as the Administrative Agent may
determine) as to any Letter of Credit Obligations shall be in the amount equal to one hundred five
percent
(105%) of the amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations plus the amount of any fees
and expenses payable in connection therewith through the end of the latest expiration date of the
Letters of Credit giving rise to such Letter of Credit Obligations. Such payments in respect of
the Obligations and cash collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available
federal funds to the Administrative Agent Payment Account or such other bank account of the
Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, designate in writing to
the Administrative Borrower for such purpose. Interest and fees shall be due until and including
the next Business Day, if the amounts so paid by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent Payment
Account or other bank account designated by the Administrative Agent are received in such bank
account later than 2:00 p.m.
(c) No termination of the Commitments, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall
relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its respective duties, obligations and covenants under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents until all Obligations have been fully and finally
discharged and paid, and the Administrative Agent’s continuing Lien upon the Collateral and the
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, under the other Loan
Documents and applicable law, shall remain in effect until all such Obligations have been fully and
finally discharged and paid. Accordingly, each Loan Party waives any rights it may have under the
UCC to demand the filing of termination statements with respect to the Collateral and the
Administrative Agent shall not be required to send such termination statements to Loan Parties, or
to file them with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated in
accordance with its terms and all Obligations paid and satisfied in full; provided that the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to (and shall) release such security interests and take such
further actions as authorized pursuant to Section 12.10.
Section 14.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any
supplements hereto or thereto, and any instruments or documents delivered or to be delivered in
connection herewith or therewith represents the entire agreement and understanding concerning the
subject matter hereof and thereof between the parties hereto, and supersede all other prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments,
proposals, offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written. In
the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any schedule or exhibit
hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
Section 14.14 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender subject to the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III
of Pub.L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Patriot Act”)) hereby notifies
the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies each person or corporation who opens an account
and/or enters into a business relationship with it, which information includes the name and address
of the Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such person in
accordance with the Patriot Act and any other applicable “Know-Your-Customer” law. Loan Parties
are hereby advised that any Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder are subject to satisfactory
results of such verification.
Section 14.15 Counterparts, Etc. This Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by telefacsimile or other electronic method of
transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed
counterpart of this Agreement or any of such other Loan Documents. Any party delivering an
executed counterpart of any such agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of
transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall
not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of such agreement.
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Section 14.16 Amendment and Restatement; No Novation. This Agreement constitutes an
amendment and restatement of the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended, effective from and after the
Closing Date. The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any
indebtedness or other obligations owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the
Existing Loan Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement. On the Closing Date, the credit facilities described in the Existing
Loan Agreement, as amended, shall be amended, supplemented, modified and restated in their entirety
by the credit facilities described herein, and all loans and other obligations of the Borrower
outstanding as of such date under the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended, shall be deemed to be
loans and obligations outstanding under the corresponding facilities described herein, without any
further action by any Person, except that the Administrative Agent shall make such transfers of
funds as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such Loans, together with any Loans
funded on the Closing Date, reflect the respective Commitment of the Lenders hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Loan Parties have caused
these presents to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Syndication Agent and a Lender |
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender |
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Managing Director |
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