SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.14
EXECUTION VERSION
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 12, 2007 (this
“Amendment” or this “Second Amendment”), among Mitel Networks, Inc.
(“MNI”), Mitel US Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), Inter-Tel (Delaware), Incorporated
(together with MNI and Holdings, each, a “U.S. Borrower” and collectively, the “U.S.
Borrowers”), Mitel Networks Corporation (the “Canadian Borrower” and together with the
U.S. Borrowers, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the various
financial institutions and other Persons (including Canadian Facility Lenders acting through their
U.S. branches, agencies or Affiliates (each as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below))
listed on the signature pages hereof (each a “Lender” and collectively, the
“Lenders”), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”), as the U.S.
Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “U.S. Administrative Agent”);
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the U.S. Administrative Agent, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated, as the Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Bank, as U.S. Issuer (in such capacity, the “U.S. Issuer”), and as U.S. Swing Line
Lender (in such capacity, the “U.S. Swing Line Lender”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding
(Nova Scotia) Co., as Canadian Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Canadian
Administrative Agent”), as Canadian Issuer (in such capacity, the “Canadian Issuer”)
and Canadian Swing Line Lender (in such capacity, the “Canadian Swing Line Lender”), are
all parties to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2007 (as amended or
otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and as
amended by this Amendment and as further amended or otherwise modified from time to time the
“Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the
Existing Credit Agreement, including to permit (i) the employee stock purchase plan described on
Annex I hereto (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) and (ii) the sale and leaseback of the
property located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxx, and the Required Lenders are willing to
agree to such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein;
WHEREAS, the Parent is required, pursuant to Section 7.1.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, to
deliver to the Administrative Agent within 90 days after the end of the Fiscal Quarter ending July
31, 2007, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end
of such Fiscal Quarter and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter, certified as complete and correct by the chief financial or
accounting Authorized Officer of the Parent (collectively, the “July 2007 Financials”);
WHEREAS, the Parent is required, pursuant to Section 7.1.1(d) of the Credit Agreement, to
notify the Administrative Agent within 3 Business Days of it having knowledge of any Default;
WHEREAS, the Parent has not delivered the July 2007 Financials to the Administrative Agent or
notified the Administrative Agent of the Default arising as a result thereof within the requisite
time period;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms Generally. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings provided therefore in the Existing Credit Agreement.
SECTION 1.2. Certain Definitions. The following terms when used in this Amendment
shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and
plural forms thereof);
“Amendment” and “Second Amendment” are defined in the preamble.
“Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital.
“Existing Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital.
“July 2007 Financials” is defined in the third recital.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” is defined in Article III.
“S-O-X” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
SECTION 2.1. The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 2.1.1. Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means the plan offered by the Parent to its employees,
officers and directors pursuant to which such employees, officers and directors have the option to
purchase Capital Securities of the Parent, which, purchase may, to the extent permitted by law
(including S-O-X), be financed by a loan from the Parent, all as described in Annex I to
the Second Amendment.
“Reno Facility Sale and Lease Back” means the sale and leaseback of the property owned
by Inter-Tel (Delaware) Incorporated (the “Seller”) located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx,
Xxxxxx pursuant to which, among other things, the Seller will sell such property to a purchaser
(the “Purchaser”) and who will then lease it back to the Seller or another Obligor
provided, that (i) the sale price of the facility shall not be less than $17,500,000, (ii)
the lease terms shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably and (iii) such
sale and leaseback will comply with Section 7.2.14 to the extent relevant.
“Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of
December 12, 2007, among the Borrowers and the Lenders party thereto.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” means the Second Amendment Effective Date as that
term is defined in the Second Amendment.
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SECTION 2.1.2. Clause (d) of Section 3.1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(d) concurrently with the receipt by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Net Equity Proceeds or Net Debt Proceeds, the Borrowers shall make, or cause to be
made, a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 40% of such Net
Equity Proceeds (provided that such percentage shall be reduced to 0% if
the Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 7.1.1 by the Parent to the Administrative
Agents immediately preceding the event giving rise to the Net Equity Proceeds was
less than 3.00.1) and 100% of such Net Debt Proceeds provided that with
respect to any Net Equity Proceeds received in respect of or related to the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, such prepayment shall only be required to be made on
the last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which any loans made to fund purchases under
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan have been repaid to the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries and no prepayments shall be required to he made hereunder at the time
that Capital Securities are issued in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.”
SECTION 2.1.3. Clause (e) of Section 3.1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(e) The Parent shall, within three Business Days following the receipt of any Net
Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, (x) deliver to the Administrative Agent a calculation of the amount of
such proceeds and, (y) except for any such proceeds received in respect of the Reno
Facility Sale and Leaseback, to the extent the aggregate amount of such proceeds
received by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in any Fiscal Year exceeds $2,000,000, make,
or cause to be made, a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of
the aggregate amount of such Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds in excess
of $2,000,000; provided that, (A) 50% of the aggregate amount of Net Disposition
Proceeds received in respect of the Reno Facility Sale and Leaseback shall, within three
Business Days following receipt thereof, be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the
Loans, and (B) pursuant to written notice referred to above delivered by the Parent to
the Administrative Agent in connection with the calculation not more than three Business
Days following receipt of any such Net Disposition Proceeds (including Net Disposition
Proceeds in respect of the Reno Facility Sate and Leaseback not otherwise subject to
clause (A) above) or Net Casualty Proceeds, so long as no Default has occurred
and is continuing, all such other Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds, as
the case may be, may be retained by the Parent or any such Subsidiary, as the case may
be (and be excluded from the prepayment requirements of this clause (e) (other than
clause (A) hereof)), if (i) the Parent informs the Administrative Agent in such notice
of its good faith intention to apply (or cause one or more of the Subsidiaries to apply)
such Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds to the acquisition of
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other assets or properties in the U.S. consistent with the businesses permitted to be
conducted pursuant to Section 7.2.1 (including by way of merger or Investment);
provided further that, so long as such assets or properties will be
owned by a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, such assets or properties may be located
outside of the United States, and (ii) within 270 days following the receipt of such Net
Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds, such proceeds are applied or committed to
such acquisition. The amount of such Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds
(including the portion of any Net Disposition Proceeds received in respect of the Reno
Facility Sale and Leaseback and not applied pursuant to clause (A) above) not applied
after such 270 day period (or committed within such 270 day period but not applied
within 90 days after such 270 day period) shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of
the Loans as required pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (e) without giving
effect to the provisos therein.”
SECTION 2.1.4. Section 7.2.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word
“and” immediately prior to clause (iii) and inserting the following language immediately following
clause (iii), “or (iv) issuance (for cash consideration) of Capital Securities to one or more of
the Permitted Holders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 over the term of this
Agreement; provided that no cash amounts (whether in respect of interest, dividends, distributions,
redemptions or otherwise) may be paid on or in respect of any such Capital Securities except in
accordance with Section 7.2.6 of the Credit Agreement.”
SECTION 2.1.5. Section 7.2.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (x) deleting the
word “or” at the end of clause (c), (y) deleting the period (“.”) at the end of clause (d)
and replacing it with a “; or”, and (z) inserting a new clause (e) which shall read as follows:
“(e) the Reno Facility Sale and Leaseback.”
SECTION 2.1.6. Clause (b) of Section 7.2.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following language at the end of such Clause; “; provided that proceeds from
the Reno Facility Sale and Leaseback shall only be required to be applied in accordance with
clause (e) of Section 3.1.1”.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
SECTION 3.1. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon
the prior or simultaneous satisfaction of each of the following conditions in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the date when all such conditions are so satisfied being
the “Second Amendment Effective Date”):
SECTION 3.1.1. Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received (a)
counterparts to this Amendment, executed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders and (b) a fully
executed copy of an amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, substantially in the form of
this Amendment.
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SECTION 3.1.2. Certificate of Authorized Officer. The Borrowers shall have delivered a
certificates of Authorized Officers, solely in their capacity as Authorized Officers of the
Borrowers, certifying that, both immediately before and after giving effect to the this Amendment
on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the statements set forth in Article IV hereof are true and
correct.
SECTION 3.1.3. Obligor Acknowledgment and Consent. The Parent and each
Obligor (other than the Borrowers) shall execute and deliver an Acknowledgment and Consent in
substantially the form of Annex II hereto.
SECTION 3.1.4. Legal Matters. All legal matters incident to this Amendment shall be
satisfactory to the U.S. Administrative Agent and its counsel.
SECTION 3.1.5. Payment of Expenses. The Borrowers shall have paid all reasonable fees,
costs and expenses of the Agents in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the administration of the Credit Agreement, including without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to the
Lenders as set forth below:
SECTION 4.1. Representations and Warranties, No Event of Default. The representations
and warranties contained herein, in Article VI of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan
Document, certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor to any Secured
Party on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date (except that any
representation and warranty expressly made as of a specific date shall be true and correct only as
of such specific date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, assuming
effectiveness of this Amendment, and be continuing on the Second Amendment Effective Date or would
result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 4.2. Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution, delivery and
performance by each Obligor of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and each Loan
Document executed or to be executed by it are in each case within such Person’s powers, have been
duly authorized by all necessary action and do not (a) contravene any (i) Obligor’s Organic
Documents, (ii) court decree or order binding on or affecting any Obligor or (iii) law or
governmental regulation binding on or affecting any Obligor; or (b) result in (i) or require the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any Obligor’s properties (except as permitted by the Credit
Agreement) or (ii) a default under any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting any
Obligor.
SECTION 4.3. Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization or approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person (other
than those that have been, or on the Second Amendment Effective Date will be, duly obtained or
made and which are, or on the Second Amendment Effective Date will be, in full force and
effect) is required for the consummation of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby or the due
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execution, delivery or performance by any Obligor of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby or any Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 4.4. Validity, etc. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby)
and each Loan Document to which any Obligor is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with their respective
terms (except, in any case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by principles
of equity).
ARTICLE V
CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
SECTION 5.1. Continued Effectiveness of Credit Agreement. Each Borrower hereby (a)
confirms and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in
full force and is herby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Second
Amendment Effective Date all references in any such Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement,”
“thereto,” “thereof,” “thereunder” or words of like imports referring to the Credit Agreement shall
mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (b) confirms and agrees that to the
extent that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Collateral Agent, or grant
to the Collateral Agent, a Lien on any collateral as security for the Obligations of the Borrowers
from time to time existing in respect of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, such pledge,
assignment and/or grant of a Lien is ratified and confirmed in all respects.
ARTICLE VI
WAIVER
SECTION 6.1. Waiver. The Required Lenders herby waive the requirement of the Parent to
deliver the July 2007 Financials to the Administrative Agent within 90 days of the end of the
Fiscal Quarter ended July 31, 2007 as set forth in Section 7.1.1 (a) of the Credit Agreement;
provided that the Parents shall deliver such July 2007 Financials to the Administrative
Agent on or before December 15, 2007 and the failure of the Parent to make such delivery shall
constitute an immediate Event of Default. The Required Lenders herby waive the Default arising
under Section 7.1.1(d) of the Credit Agreement arising as a result of the failure of the Parent to
notify the Administrative Agent within the requisite time period of the Default arising as a result
of the failure of the Parent to deliver the July 2007 Financials.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.1. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in
several counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be an original and all of
which shall constitute together one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of
a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile (or other electronic transmission) shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
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SECTION 7.2. Cross-References. References in this Amendment to any Article or Section
are, unless otherwise specified, to such Article or Section of this Amendment.
SECTION 7.3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 7.4. Loan Document Pursuant to Credit Agreement. This Amendment constitutes a
“Loan Document” under the Credit Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an Event of Default under the
Credit Agreement if (a) any representation or warranty made by an Obligor under or in connection
with this Amendment shall have been untrue, false or misleading in any material respect when made,
or (b) an Obligor shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in
this Amendment.
SECTION 7.5. No Waiver. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment is not,
and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of or consent to any Event of Default, event with which the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both may result in an Event of Default, or other
non-compliance now existing or hereafter arising under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
SECTION 7.6. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 7.7. Fees and Expenses. The Borrowers shall pay on demand all out-of-pocket
costs and expenses of the Agents in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses and other reasonable
charges of legal counsel to the Agents.
SECTION 7.8. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER, EACH ISSUER
AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, SUCH LENDER, SUCH ISSUER OR SUCH BORROWER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH BORROWER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION
(AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS
PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND EACH ISSUER
ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Second Amendment as of
the date first above written.
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
MITEL NETWORKS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
MITEL US HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President | |||
INTER-TEL (DELAWARE), INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the U.S. Administrative Agent and a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | XXXXXXX X. XXXX | |||
Title: | VP |
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[OTHER LENDERS] Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital Corp. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | XXXXXXX XXXXXX | |||
Title: | VICE PRESIDENT |
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ANNEX I
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan will be offered to certain employees of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries located in North America, the United Kingdom, certain countries in the European Union,
Hong Kong and Australia, beginning on or about November 26, 2007.
2. Officers and directors of the Parent and its Subsidiaries may participate in the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, provided that they may only receive loans to the extent permitted by S-O-X.
3. The Parent has reserved 15,000,000 common shares for 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
4. The price per share under the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is US$1.32.
5. In connection with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Parent will provide interest-free loans
to eligible employees up to a maximum of US$20,000 per employee to be paid back over a period not
to exceed 24 months by way of payroll deduction. The first US$10,000 must be paid within the first
12 month repayment period after the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan closes (currently scheduled
for December 14, 2007) and the remaining portion of the loan (if any) must be repaid in full with
24 months of the closing of the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
6. In connection with the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Parent will, prior to the closing
date of the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, make a loan to each employee who so requests a loan
(subject to the restrictions above) and such employee shall provide the Parent with a post-dated
check (dated as of the closing date of the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan) in the amount the
employee wishes to invest. On or after the closing date of the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
the Parent will deposit the proceeds of the loan (which will match the amount on the employee’s
post-dated check) into the employee’s bank account (typically the same account the employee
receives his/her direct deposit pay). Within 2 Business Days of such deposit, Mitel will cash the
employee’s check. The Parent will then deduct equal amounts from that employee’s pay over the next
24 months to pay back the loan.
7. In the event the employment of an employee or eligible officer or director is terminated, such
employee or eligible officer or director shall be required to repay the loans granted pursuant to
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan in accordance with the terms of the related loan documentation.
Any share certificates held by the Parent or its Subsidiaries as collateral for such loans shall be
retained by the Parent or its Subsidiaries until repayment in full of the related loans.
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ANNEX II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
Form of Acknowledgement and Consent
Reference is made to (i) the Credit Agreement, dated August 16, 2007 (as amended or otherwise
modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) among Mitel Networks,
Inc. (“MNI”), Mitel US Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), Inter-Tel (Delaware),
Incorporated (together with MNI and Holdings, each, a “U.S. Borrower” and collectively, the
“U.S. Borrowers”), Mitel Networks Corporation (the “Canadian Borrower” and together
with the U.S. Borrowers, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the
various financial institutions and other Persons (including Canadian Facility Lenders acting
through their U.S. branches, agencies or Affiliates) listed on the signature pages hereof (each a
“Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc.
(“MSSF”), as the U.S. Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “U.S. Administrative
Agent”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, as the Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the
“Collateral Agent”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bank, as U.S. Issuer (in such capacity, the “U.S.
Issuer”), and as U.S. Swing Line Lender (in such capacity, the “U.S. Swing Line
Lender”), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding (Nova Scotia) Co., as Canadian Administrative Agent
(in such capacity, the “Canadian Administrative Agent”), as Canadian Issuer (in such
capacity, the “Canadian Issuer”) and Canadian Swing Line Lender (in such capacity, the
“Canadian Swing Line Lender”) and (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as
of December 12, 2007 (the “Second Amendment”; the Existing Credit Agreement as subsequently
amended or otherwise modified, including pursuant to the Second Amendment, being herein referred to
as the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein
have the same meanings as if used in the Credit Agreement.
Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, represents and warrants as follows:
(a) It is a Guarantor and a party to one or more Loan Documents.
(b) It acknowledges and consents to the terms of, and the execution, delivery and performance
by the Borrowers of, the Second Amendment.
(c) It hereby reaffirms, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, that immediately after
giving effect to the Second Amendment, each of the following remain in full force and effect: (i)
the covenants and agreements made by it and contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party,
(ii) with respect to the Guaranty to which it is party, its guarantee of payment of the Obligations
pursuant to the terms of such Guaranty, and (iii) with respect to each Security Agreement, Mortgage
or any other security or collateral document to which it is a party, its pledges and other grants
of Liens in respect of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of any such Loan Document.
(d) It hereby represents and warrants, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, that
immediately after giving effect to the Second Amendment, each Loan Document to which it is a party
continues to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such
party in accordance with its terms subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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(e) It hereby represents and warrants, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, that both
before and after giving effect to the Second Amendment, the representations and warranties set
forth in each Loan Document to which it is a party are, in each case, true and correct (i) in the
case of representations and warranties not qualified by references to “materiality” or a Material
Adverse Effect, in all material respects and (ii) otherwise, in all respects, in each case with the
same effect as if then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Acknowledgment and
Consent as of the 12 day of December, 2007.
[NAME OF GUARANTOR] |
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
October 24, 2007
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