CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 30, 2007, among SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., as the Borrower, GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Syndication Agent WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the...
EXECUTION
COPY
dated
as
of March 30,
2007,
among
as
the
Borrower,
XXXXXXX
XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Syndication
Agent
WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
the
Deposit Agent,
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
as
an LC
Issuer
and
the
Lenders Party Hereto
XXXXXXX
XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
and
BANC
OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Joint
Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Section
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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Section
1.01. Defined Terms
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Section
1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions
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34
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Section
1.03. Accounting Terms
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34
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Section
1.04. Rounding
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35
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Section
1.05. Times of Day
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35
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Section
1.06. Currency Equivalents Generally
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35
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Section
1.07. Designation as Senior Debt
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35
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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Section
2.01. The Loans
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Section
2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans
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36
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Section
2.03. LC Facility; Letters of Credit
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38
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Section
2.04. Prepayments
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46
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Section
2.05. Termination or Reduction of Commitments
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49
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Section
2.06. Repayment of Loans
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50
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Section
2.07. Interest
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Section
2.08. Fees
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51
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Section
2.09. Computation of Interest and Fees
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52
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Section
2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness
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52
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Section
2.11. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback
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52
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Section
2.12. Sharing of Payments by Lenders
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54
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ARTICLE
III
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TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
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Section
3.01. Taxes
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55
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Section
3.02. Illegality
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58
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Section
3.03. Inability to Determine Rates
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59
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Section
3.04. Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans
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59
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Section
3.05. Compensation for Losses
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60
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Section
3.06. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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61
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Section
3.07. Survival
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ARTICLE
IV
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Section
5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with
Laws
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64
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Section
5.02. Authorization; No Contravention
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65
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ii
Section
5.03. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
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65
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Section
5.04. Binding Effect
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65
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Section
5.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
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66
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Section
5.06. Litigation
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66
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Section
5.07. No Default
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66
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Section
5.08. Ownership of Property
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66
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Section
5.09. Environmental Compliance
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67
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Section
5.10. Insurance
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67
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Section
5.11. Taxes
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68
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Section
5.12. ERISA Compliance
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68
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Section
5.13. Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
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69
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Section
5.14. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
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69
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Section
5.15. Disclosure
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69
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Section
5.16. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc
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69
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Section
5.17. Solvency
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70
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Section
5.18. Senior Debt Status
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70
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ARTICLE
VI
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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Section
6.01. Financial Statements
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Section
6.02. Certificates; Other Information
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71
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Section
6.03. Notices
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Section
6.04. Nonpublic Information
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73
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Section
6.05. Payment of Obligations
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73
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Section
6.06. Preservation of Existence, Etc
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73
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Section
6.07. Maintenance of Properties
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74
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Section
6.08. Maintenance of Insurance
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74
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Section
6.09. Compliance with Laws
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74
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Section
6.10. Books and Records
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74
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Section
6.11. Inspection Rights
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74
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Section
6.12. Use of Proceeds
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75
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Section
6.13. Information Regarding Collateral; Additional
Subsidiaries
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75
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Section
6.14. Compliance with Environmental Laws
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75
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Section
6.15. Further Assurances
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76
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Section
6.16. Interest Rate Hedging
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76
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Section
6.17. Ratings
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76
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Section
6.18. Certain Post-Closing Collateral Obligations
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ARTICLE
VII
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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Section
7.01. Liens
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77
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Section
7.02. Indebtedness
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79
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Section
7.03. Investments
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81
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Section
7.04. Fundamental Changes
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83
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iv
Section
7.05. Dispositions
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84
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Section
7.06. Restricted Payments
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85
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Section
7.07. Change in Nature of Business
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86
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Section
7.08. Transactions with Affiliates
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86
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Section
7.09. Burdensome Agreements
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86
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Section
7.10. Use of Proceeds
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87
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Section
7.11. Senior Secured Leverage Ratio
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87
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Section
7.12. Capital Expenditures
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87
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Section
7.13. Amendment of Certain Documents
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88
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Section
7.14. Accounting Changes
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88
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Section
7.15. Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness
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88
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Section
7.16. Speculative Transactions
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88
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Section
7.17. Senior Debt Status
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ARTICLE
VIII
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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Section
8.01. Events of Default
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Section
8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default
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ARTICLE
IX
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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Section
9.01. Appointment of Agents
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91
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Section
9.02. Powers and Duties
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92
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Section
9.03. General Immunity
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92
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Section
9.04. Agents Entitled to Act as Lender
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93
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Section
9.05. Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and
Acknowledgments
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94
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Section
9.06. Right to Indemnity
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94
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Section
9.07. Successor Agents
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Section
9.08. Collateral Documents
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Section
9.09. No Arranger Duties
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
10.01. Amendments, Waivers, Etc
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Section
10.02. Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies
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98
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Section
10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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100
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Section
10.04. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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101
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Section
10.05. Payments Set Aside
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102
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Section
10.06. Successors and Assigns
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102
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Section
10.07. Confidentiality
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106
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Section
10.08. Right of Setoff
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107
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Section
10.09. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Integration
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107
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Section
10.10. Survival of Representations and Warranties
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107
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Section
10.11. Severability
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107
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Section
10.12. Replacement of Lenders
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108
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Section
10.13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc
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108
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Section
10.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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109
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Section
10.15. Patriot Act
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110
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Section
10.16. Concerning the Permitted ABL Facility
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110
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SCHEDULES
2.01
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Commitments,
LC Deposits and Applicable Percentages
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2.03
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Existing
Letters of Credit
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5.06
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Litigation
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5.08(b)
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Owned
Real Property
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5.08(c)
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Leased
Real Property
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5.09
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Environmental
Matters
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5.13
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Subsidiaries;
Other Equity Interests
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5.16
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Intellectual
Property Claims
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7.01(b)
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Existing
Permitted Liens
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7.02(h)
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Existing
Permitted Indebtedness
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7.03(f)
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Existing
Permitted Investments
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7.05
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Certain
Dispositions
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7.08
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Certain
Transactions with Affiliates
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7.09
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Certain
Existing Restrictions
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10.02
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Administrative
Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for
Notices
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EXHIBITS
A
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption
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B
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Form
of Committed Loan Notice
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C
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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D
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Form
of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
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Form
of ABL Facility Intercreditor Agreement
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F
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Subordination
Terms of Certain Intercompany
Indebtedness
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This
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of March 30, 2007, among Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Wisconsin
corporation (the “Borrower”),
each
lender from time to time party hereto (each, a “Lender”),
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P. (“GSCP”),
as
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Syndication Agent,
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as the Deposit Agent, and Bank of America,
N.A., as an LC Issuer.
The
parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section
1.01. Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“2013
New Indenture”
means
the Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2007, among the Borrower, the guarantors
named therein and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. as trustee.
“2013
New Notes”
means
the Variable Rate Toggle Pay-in-Kind Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 issued
pursuant to the 2013 New Indenture in connection with the Exchange
Offer.
“2013
Original Indenture” means
the
Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2003, among the Borrower, the guarantors
named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as heretofore
supplemented.
“2013
Original Notes”
means
the 8-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes of the Borrower due 2013, issued pursuant
to the 2013 Original Indenture.
“2013
Supplemental Indenture”
means
the Supplemental Indenture to the 2013 Original Indenture, dated as of March
30,
2007, among the Borrower, the guarantors named therein and the U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee, entered into in connection with the Exchange
Offer, and any other Supplemental Indenture to the 2013 Original Indenture
executed in connection with the Exchange Offer.
“2015
Indenture”
means
the Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2005, among the Borrower, the
guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee.
“2015
Notes”
means
the 7-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes of the Borrower due 2015, issued pursuant
to the 2015 Indenture.
“ABL
Collateral”
has
the
meaning specified in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.
“ABL
Intercreditor Agreement”
means
an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto,
with such modifications thereto as may be agreed to (a) by the Administrative
Agent, if, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, such modifications
would
not be adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect, or
(b)
the Required Lenders.
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“Acceptable
Bank”
has
the
meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.
“Acquisition”
means
any transaction or series of related transactions by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries for the purpose of, or resulting directly or indirectly in, (a)
the
acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any
business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of more than 50% of the
capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity 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 a Subsidiary).
“Administrative
Agent”
means
GSCP, in its capacity as the administrative agent under this Agreement, or
any
successor administrative agent.
“Administrative
Agent’s Office”
means
the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account set forth on
Schedule 10.02,
or such
other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time
notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative
Questionnaire”
means
an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative
Agent.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.
“Agents”
means,
collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Deposit Agent
and the Syndication Agent.
“Agreement”
means
this Credit Agreement.
“Applicable
Percentage”
means
(a) in respect of the Dollar Term B Facility, with respect to any
Dollar Term B Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth
decimal place) of the Dollar Term B Facility represented by (i) on or
prior to the Closing Date, such Dollar Term B Lender’s Dollar Term B
Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount
of such Dollar Term B Lender’s Dollar Term B Loans at such time, (b)
in respect of the Dollar Term B II Facility, with respect to any Dollar Term
B
II Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place)
of the Dollar Term B II Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the
Closing Date, such Dollar Term B II Lender’s Dollar Term B II Commitment at such
time and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of such Dollar
Term B II Lender’s Dollar Term B II Loans at such time, (c) in respect of the
Euro Term Facility, with respect to any Euro Term Lender at any time, the
percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Euro Term Facility
represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Euro Term Lender’s
Euro Term Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate
principal amount of such Euro Term Lender’s Euro Term Loans at such time
and (d) in respect of the LC Facility, with respect to any LC Lender at any
time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the LC Facility
represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such LC Lender’s LC
Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, such LC Lender’s LC Deposit at
such time (and if the LC Deposits have been returned to the LC Lenders or
applied to reimburse LC Disbursements, the Applicable Percentage in respect
of
the LC Facility shall be determined based upon the LC Deposits most recently
in
effect, giving effect to any assignments). The initial Applicable Percentage
of
each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such
Lender on Schedule 2.01
or in
the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party
hereto, as applicable.
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“Applicable
Rate”
means
(a) in the case of Dollar Term Loans, (i) 4.00% per annum with respect to
Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 3.00% per annum with respect to Base Rate
Loans and (b) in the case of Euro Term Loans, 4.50% per annum.
“Approved
Electronic Communications”
means
any notice, communication, information, document or other material that any
Loan
Party provides to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or
the
transactions contemplated therein that is distributed to the Lenders and the
LC
Issuers by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section
10.02(b).
“Arrangers”
means
GSCP and Banc of America Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint lead
arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Facilities.
“Assignment
and Assumption”
means
an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee
(with the consent of any party whose consent is required under Section 10.06(d)),
and
accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A
or any
other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assignment
Effective Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
10.06(c).
“Attributable
Indebtedness”
means,
on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the
capitalized amount of the remaining lease thereof that would appear on a balance
sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b)
in
respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the
remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable
agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other
agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease and (c) all
Synthetic Debt of such Person as of such date.
“Average
Dollar Equivalent”
means,
as of any date of determination in relation to any Indebtedness outstanding
on
such date denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the amount of Dollars
that could be purchased with an amount of such currency equal to the amount
of
such Indebtedness using the average of the foreign exchange spot rates of
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or another commercial bank reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of each of the 12 calendar
months preceding such date.
“Base
Rate”
means,
for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal
Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the Prime Rate in effect
on such day. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds
Rate or the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change
in
the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate, respectively.
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“Base
Rate Loan”
means
a
Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Borrower”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrowing”
means
a
Dollar Term B Borrowing, a Dollar Term B II Borrowing or a Euro Term
Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks
in New York are authorized to close under the Laws of New York or are in fact
closed in the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located, (b) if
such day relates to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a day on which banks are not
open
for general business in London and (c) if such day relates to a Eurocurrency
Rate Loan denominated other than in Euro, a day on which banks are not open
for
general business in the principal financial center of the country of that
currency or, if such day relates to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in
Euros, any day that is not a TARGET Day.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means,
with respect to any Person for any period, all expenditures that, in accordance
with GAAP, would be required to be capitalized and shown on the consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower, but excluding expenditures made with Net Cash
Proceeds of Dispositions that are reinvested as provided in Section 2.04(b)(ii)
or in
connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or trade-in of assets
to the extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries)
paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or
restored, (b) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent
domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced or (c) with a credit by
the
seller of such assets for assets being contemporaneously traded in.
“Capitalized
Leases”
means
all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as
capitalized leases.
“Cash
Collateral Account”
means
a
blocked deposit account of the Borrower at a commercial bank that is in the
name
of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the
Administrative Agent and in which the Administrative Agent has a perfected
security interest, all in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
“Cash
Equivalents”
means
any of the following types of Investments:
(a) readily
marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by
the
United States of America, an OECD Member, any member of the European Economic
Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more
than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided
that the
full faith and credit of the United States of America, such OECD Member or
such
member of the European Economic Union is pledged in support
thereof;
(b) time
deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of,
any commercial bank that (each such bank, an “Acceptable
Bank”)
(i)
(A) is a Lender, (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of
America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal
banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and
is
a member of the Federal Reserve System or (C) is a member of the applicable
central bank of any OECD Member or any member of the European Economic Union,
(ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described
in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus
of at least $250,000,000 (or the equivalent in the applicable currency), in
each
case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition
thereof;
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(c) commercial
paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United
States of America or the District of Columbia, any member state of the European
Economic Union or any OECD Member or any Acceptable Bank and rated at least
“Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or Fitch or at least
“A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, or guaranteed by any
industrial company with long-term unsecured debt rating (at the time of
investment) of at least Aa by Xxxxx’x or Fitch or at least AA by S&P, in
each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition
thereof;
(d) investments,
classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs that are administered
by
financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either
Xxxxx’x or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to
investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a),
(b) and (c) of this definition;
(e) repurchase
agreements with any Lender or any primary dealer maturing within 365 days from
the date of investment that are fully collateralized by investment instruments
that would otherwise be Cash Equivalents; provided
that the
terms of such repurchase agreements comply with the guidelines set forth in
the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Supervisory Policy —
Repurchase Agreements of Depository Institutions With Securities Dealers and
Others, as adopted by the Comptroller of the Currency on October 31,
1985;
(f) sterling
bills of exchange eligible for rediscount at the Bank of England and accepted
by
an Acceptable Bank (or their dematerialized equivalents);
(g) any
other
debt security approved by the Required Lenders; and
(h) any
investment made by a Foreign Subsidiary in its jurisdiction of organization
that
is of character, credit quality and maturity similar to one of the investments
described in clauses (a) through (f) above.
“Casualty
Event”
means
any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under any power of
eminent domain or condemnation or similar proceeding of, any assets of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“CERCLA”
means
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended.
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“CERCLIS”
means
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
“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, (b) any change in any Law 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.
“Change
of Control” means,
an
event or series of events by which:
(a) any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of
such
person or its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee,
agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than THLee
or
any group of which THLee is a member becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 (such right,
an
“option
right”),
whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of
time), directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of either the aggregate ordinary
voting power or the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower;
(b) during
any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board
of
directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower ceases to be
composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent
governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or
nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by
individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such
election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing
body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent
governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)
above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a
majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case
of
clauses (ii) and (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or
assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body
occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person
or
group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by
or
on behalf of the board of directors), or
(c) the
occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or a similar event, however denominated)
under, and as defined in, any Indenture or any agreement, instrument or document
governing or evidencing any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower that
refinanced Indebtedness under any Indenture (in each case, after giving effect
to any applicable grace period).
“Class”
refers
(a) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, to whether such Loan,
or
the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Dollar Term B Loans, Dollar Term B
II Loans or Euro Term Loans, (b) when used in reference to any Commitment,
to
whether such Commitment is a Dollar Term B Commitment, a Dollar Term B II
Commitment, a Euro Term Commitment or an LC Commitment and (c) when used in
reference to any Lender, to whether such Lender is a Dollar Term B Lender,
a Dollar Term B II Lender, a Euro Term Lender or an LC Lender.
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“Closing
Date”
means
the first date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in
Article IV
are
satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral”
means
all of the “Collateral”, “Mortgaged Property” and terms of similar import
referred to in the Collateral Documents and intended under the terms of the
Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral
Agent”
means
GSCP, in its capacity as the collateral agent under the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, or any successor collateral
agent.
“Collateral
Documents”
means,
collectively, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, the Foreign
Pledge Agreements, the deposit account or securities account control agreements
required to be entered into by this Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement and each other document or agreement that creates or purports to
create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties.
“Commitment”
means
a
Dollar Term B Commitment, a Dollar Term B II Commitment, a Euro Term
Commitment or an LC Commitment, as the context may require.
“Committed
Loan Notice”
means
a
notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Dollar Term Loans from one
Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, delivered
by
the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02(a),
which
shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Compliance
Certificate”
means
a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Consolidated
Current Assets”
means,
as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current
assets in accordance with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash
Equivalents.
“Consolidated
Current Liabilities”
means,
as of any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current
liabilities in accordance with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long-term
debt.
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“Consolidated
EBITDA” means,
for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,
an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(a)
without duplication and to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated
Net Income, the sum of: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period,
(ii)
the provision for Taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv)
severance costs for such period, (v) Restructuring Charges and cash
extraordinary or cash non-recurring losses or charges incurred by the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries for such period, provided
that
such Restructuring Charges and such cash extraordinary and cash non-recurring
losses and charges shall not exceed, in the aggregate since the Closing Date,
an
amount (such amount being referred to as the “Permitted
Basket Amount”)
equal
to (A) $50,000,000 minus
(B) the
aggregate amount of cash payments not deducted as set forth in clause (b)(ii)
below in reliance on the proviso set forth at the end of such clause, (vi)
non-cash extraordinary or non-cash non-recurring losses or charges for such
period (and excluding any such non-cash losses and charges in respect of an
item
that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period) and (vii) fees,
costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 in connection with the Exchange Offer
and the other Transactions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000
and
minus
(b) the sum of (i) without duplication and to the extent included in
calculating such Consolidated Net Income, extraordinary or non-recurring gains
for such period and (ii) all cash payments made during such period on account
of
non-cash losses and charges (other than any Restructuring Charges) that were
added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(vi) above in a prior period,
provided
that no
cash payment shall be required to be deducted pursuant to this clause (b)(ii)
to
the extent such payment does not exceed the Permitted Basket Amount as in effect
at the end of the period during which such payment was made (such Permitted
Basket Amount to be determined, for purposes of this calculation, without giving
effect to such payment); provided
that
(A) in the event the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall have consummated an
Acquisition, the Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which such
Acquisition shall have been consummated shall be calculated on a pro forma
basis
(based on the historical financial statements of the Person acquired or the
assets of which were acquired) to give effect to such Acquisition (including
any
resulting increase or reduction in Indebtedness) as if such Acquisition had
occurred on the first day of such period and (B) in the event the Borrower
or
its Subsidiaries shall have consummated a Specified Disposition, the
Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which such Specified Disposition
shall
have been consummated shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (based on the
historical financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) to give
effect to such Specified Disposition (including any resulting increase or
reduction in Indebtedness) as if such Specified Disposition had occurred on
the
first day of such period, in each case as reasonably determined by the Borrower.
The Compliance Certificate delivered for any period for which any adjustments
to
the Consolidated EBITDA set forth in clause (A) or (B) above shall have been
made shall include a computation of such adjustments in reasonable
detail.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense”
means,
for any period, the interest expense for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a
consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP. In
the
event the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have consummated an Acquisition
or a
Specified Disposition, the Consolidated Interest Expense for any period during
which such Acquisition or Specified Disposition shall have been consummated
shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to all increases or
decreases in Indebtedness directly related to such Acquisition or such Specified
Disposition as if such Acquisition or such Specified Disposition had occurred
on
the first day of such period, in each case as reasonably determined by the
Borrower. The Compliance Certificate delivered for any period for which any
adjustments to the Consolidated Interest Expense set forth in the preceding
sentence shall have been made shall include a computation of such adjustments
in
reasonable detail.
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“Consolidated
Net Income”
means,
for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,
the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period,
provided
that
there shall be excluded (a) the net income of any Subsidiary to the extent
that
the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such
Subsidiary from such income is not at the time permitted by the terms of its
charter or by-laws or any judgment, decree, order or other Law, or any
agreement, indenture or other instrument that is binding on such Subsidiary
(other than any agreement, indenture or other instrument the breach of which
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), (b)
the net income of any Person (other than the Borrower) in which any other Person
(other than the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or any director holding
qualifying shares, or any Person holding shares due to native ownership
requirements, in accordance with applicable Law) has a joint interest, except
to
the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid
by
such Person to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary during such period
and
(c) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to any Specified Disposition
or
returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan.
“Consolidated
Secured Indebtedness”
means,
as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate outstanding amount on such
date of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in clause (f) of
the
definition of such term) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis that (i) is secured by Liens on assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (ii) represents Attributable Indebtedness (other than Synthetic
Debt), minus
(or, if
negative, plus)
(b) the
amount (which may be negative) by which the Equivalent in Dollars of any such
Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency exceeds the Average Dollar
Equivalent of such Indebtedness, minus
(c) the
lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents
owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date and (ii)
$25,000,000.
“Consolidated
Working Capital”
means,
as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets
over
Consolidated Current Liabilities.
“Consolidated
Working Capital Adjustment”
means,
for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative
number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period
exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such
period.
“Contractual
Obligation”
means,
as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of
any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by
which it or any of its property is bound, other than the Loan
Documents.
“Control”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (a) to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, or (b) to vote 10% or more
of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members
of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person.
“Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
have
meanings correlative thereto.
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“Credit
Extension”
means
the making of a Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of a
Letter of Credit.
“Debtor
Relief Laws” means
the
Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar
debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from
time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“Default”
means
any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the
giving of any notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event
of
Default.
“Default
Rate”
means
(a) when used with respect to Obligations other than LC Lender Fees, an interest
rate per annum equal to (i) the Base Rate, plus
(ii) the
Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans, plus
(iii)
2.0% per annum; provided,
however,
that
with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest
rate per annum equal to the interest rate (including the Applicable Rate)
otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum; and (b) when used with
respect to LC Lender Fees, the aggregate rate per annum at which LC Lender
Fees
shall otherwise accrue hereunder plus
2.0% per
annum.
“Deposit
Agent”
means
Wachovia Bank, National Association, in its capacity as the deposit agent for
the LC Facility under this Agreement, or any successor deposit
agent.
“Disposition”
or
“Dispose”
means,
with respect to any Person, the sale, transfer, or other disposition of any
assets by such Person, including any sale and leaseback transaction (but
excluding other license or lease arrangements entered into in the ordinary
course of business or that are customarily entered into by the companies in
the
same or similar line of business).
“Dollar”
and
“$”
mean
lawful money of the United States.
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“Dollar
Term B Borrowing”
means
a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Dollar Term B Loans of the same Type and,
in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made
by
the Dollar Term B Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Dollar
Term B Commitment”
means,
as to each Lender, its obligation, if any, to make Dollar Term B Loans to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)
in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount
set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01
under
the caption “Dollar Term B Commitment” or opposite such caption in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto,
as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance
with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Dollar Term B
Commitments is $1,000,000,000.
“Dollar
Term B Facility”
means,
at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the
Dollar Term B Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate
principal amount of the Dollar Term B Loans of all Dollar Term B Lenders
outstanding at such time.
“Dollar
Term B Lender”
means
any Lender that has a Dollar Term B Commitment or holds a Dollar Term B
Loan.
“Dollar
Term B Loan”
means
an advance made by any Dollar Term B Lender under the Dollar Term B
Facility.
“Dollar
Term B II Borrowing”
means a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Dollar Term B II Loans of the same
Type
and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period
made by the Dollar Term B II Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Dollar
Term B II Commitment”
means,
as to each Lender, its obligation, if any, to make Dollar Term B II Loans
to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at
any one
time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name
on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Dollar Term B II Commitment” or opposite
such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender
becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from
time
to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount
of the
Lenders’ Dollar Term B II Commitments is $200,000,000.
“Dollar
Term B II Facility”
means,
at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount
of the
Dollar Term B II Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate
principal amount of the Dollar Term B II Loans of all Dollar Term B II
Lenders
outstanding at such time.
“Dollar
Term B II Lender”
means
any Lender that has a Dollar Term B II Commitment or holds a Dollar Term
B II
Loan.
“Dollar
Term B II Loan”
means an
advance made by any Dollar Term B II Lender under the Dollar Term B II
Facility.
“Dollar
Term Facility”
means a
Dollar Term B Facility or a Dollar Term B II Facility, as the context may
require.
“Dollar
Term Lender”
means a
Dollar Term B Lender or a Dollar Term B II Lender, as the context may
require.
“Dollar
Term Loan”
means
a
Dollar Term B Loan or a Dollar Term B II Loan, as the context may
require.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”
means
any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision
of
the United States.
“Dormant
Subsidiaries”
means
any Subsidiary so designated by the Borrower in a certificate to the
Administrative Agent as to the matters below, so long as, in the case of each
Subsidiary so designated, (a) such Subsidiary, taken together with all other
Subsidiaries so designated, does not have consolidated assets with a fair market
value in the aggregate in excess of 2.5% of the Total Assets and (b) such
Subsidiary transacts no business and has no operations other than activities
required to maintain its existence; provided
that no
Subsidiary may be a Dormant Subsidiary if the Borrower or any of its other
Subsidiaries provides any credit support thereto or is liable in any respect
for
the liabilities thereof greater in the aggregate than such Subsidiary’s fair
market value.
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“Eligible
Assignee”
means
(a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund (any two or
more Related Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes
hereof) and (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or
mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933) and which extends credit or
buys loans; provided
that
neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be an Eligible
Assignee.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations,
codes, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions,
grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating
to pollution, the protection of the environment or natural resources, or the
presence, management or release into the environment of any pollutants,
including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and
discharges to waste or public systems, or to health and safety
matters.
“Environmental
Liabilities”
means
all liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, claims, actions, suits,
judgments, orders, directives, fines, penalties, demands, investigations,
notices, notices of violation, fees, expenses and costs (including
administrative oversight costs, natural resource damages and the costs of any
investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal,
remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean
up or
xxxxx any Hazardous Materials), whether contingent or otherwise, arising out
of
or relating to (a) compliance or non-compliance with any Environmental
Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, manufacture, possession, presence,
processing, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials or (d) the Release or
threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.
“Environmental
Permit”
means
any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization
required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity
Interests”
means,
with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other
ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options
or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all
of
the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock
of
(or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights
or
options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or
such
other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such
Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether
voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights
or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“Equity
Issuance”
means
the issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Equity Interests,
or the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any capital
contribution, other than (a) any such issuance of Equity Interests to, or
receipt of any such capital contribution from, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) any such issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower to
directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business pursuant to compensation or incentive plans of
the
Borrower or (c) any such issuance of Equity Interests as directors’ qualifying
shares.
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“Equivalent”
in
Dollars of any foreign currency on any date means the equivalent in Dollars
of
such foreign currency determined by using the prevailing foreign exchange spot
rate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or another commercial bank reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and the “Equivalent” in any foreign
currency of Dollars on any date means the equivalent in such foreign currency
of
Dollars determined by using the prevailing foreign exchange spot rate of
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or such other commercial bank, for such
date.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with
the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b)
or
(c)
of the
Code (and Sections 414(m)
and
(o)
of the
Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412
of the
Code).
“ERISA
Event”
means
(a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the existence with
respect to any Pension Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined
in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), and, whether or not waived,
the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 412(m)
of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required
contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during
a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated
as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (d) a complete or
partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer
Plan, or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has
been
terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (e) the filing of a notice
of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a
termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(f)
an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA
for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) a determination that any Pension Plan
is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section
303(i)(4)(A) of ERISA or Section 403(i)(4)(A) of the Code); (h) the application
for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Pension Plan; (i) the imposition
of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due
but
not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate; (j) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within
the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result
in liability to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (k) any other event
similar to those described under (a) - (j) with respect to any Foreign
Plan.
“Euro”
and
“€”
means
the single currency of the participating members of the European
Union.
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“Euro
Term Borrowing”
means
a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Euro Term Loans having the same Interest
Period made by the Euro Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“Euro
Term Commitment”
means,
as to each Lender, its obligation, if any, to make Euro Term Loans to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c)
in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount
set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01
under
the caption “Euro Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment
and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance
with
this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Euro Term
Commitments is the Equivalent in Euros as of the Closing Date of $350,000,000
(€262,000,000).
“Euro
Term Facility”
means,
at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the
Euro Term Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal
amount of the Euro Term Loans of all Euro Term Lenders outstanding at such
time.
“Euro
Term Lender”
means
any Lender that has a Euro Term Commitment or holds a Euro Term
Loan.
“Euro
Term Loan”
means
an advance made by any Euro Term Lender under the Euro Term
Facility.
“Eurocurrency
Rate”
means,
for any Interest Period, with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate
per
annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) determined
by
the Administrative Agent as follows:
Eurocurrency
Rate =
|
Eurocurrency
Base Rate
1.00
- Eurocurrency Reserve
Percentage
|
“Eurocurrency
Base Rate”
means,
for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers
Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA
LIBOR”),
as
published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing
quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time
to
time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to
the
commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars or in Euros,
as
applicable (in each case, for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period)
with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available
at
such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Base Rate” for such Interest
Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to
be
the rate at which deposits in Dollars or in Euros, as applicable, for delivery
on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate
amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period
would be offered by the London Branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to major
banks in the London interbank eurocurrency market at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first
day
of such Interest Period.
“Eurocurrency
Rate Loan”
means
a
Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurocurrency Rate.
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“Eurocurrency
Reserve Percentage”
means,
for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as
a
decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether
or
not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by
the
FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency,
supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The Eurocurrency
Rate for each outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically
as of the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve
Percentage.
“Eurodollar
Rate Loan”
means
any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excess
Cash Flow”
means,
for any period, the remainder of
(a) the
sum,
without duplication, of
(i) Consolidated
EBITDA for such period
plus
(ii) to
the
extent deducted or not added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, the aggregate
amount of all extraordinary or non-recurring cash gains recognized by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period,
plus
(iii) the
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment for such period (if a positive
number),
less
(b) the
sum,
without duplication, of
(i) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to
make
repayments of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans pursuant to
Section 2.06,
scheduled principal repayments of any other long-term Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the portion of any scheduled payments with
respect to Capital Leases allocable to principal, provided,
in each
case, that such Indebtedness is permanently reduced as a result
thereof,
plus
(ii) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to
make
voluntary prepayments of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans pursuant
to Section 2.04(a),
voluntary principal prepayments of any other long-term Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the portion of any voluntary prepayments
with
respect to Capital Leases allocable to principal, provided,
in each
case, that such Indebtedness is permanently reduced as a result
thereof,
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plus
(iii) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to
make
Capital Expenditures,
plus
(iv) all
Taxes
paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period,
plus
(v) the
cash
component of Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such period,
plus
(vi) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to
pay
Restricted Payments permitted under Section
7.06(d)
or
(e),
plus
(vii) to
the
extent added or not deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, extraordinary
and non-recurring cash charges (including cash Restructuring Charges) for such
period,
plus
(viii) cash
expenses or charges incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such
period in connection with or in contemplation of any Investment permitted under
Section 7.03,
issuance of Equity Interests permitted hereunder and issuance or incurrence
of
Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02,
whether
or not consummated,
plus
(ix) to
the
extent added or not deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, cash costs,
fees and expenses (including any applicable premium) incurred by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries during such period in connection with the Transactions
or
exchanges, redemptions or refinancings of any Indebtedness that are permitted
by
this Agreement,
plus
(x) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to
consummate a Permitted Acquisition,
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plus
(xi) the
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment for such period (if a negative number),
represented by the absolute amount thereof,
plus
(xii) cash
from
operations used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to make payments in
satisfaction of non-current liabilities, other than Indebtedness, during such
period.
“Exchange
Offer”
means
the exchange offer and the related solicitation of consents to certain
amendments and waivers consummated pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Circular.
“Exchange
Offer Circular”
means
the Offering Circular and Consent Solicitation Statement of the Borrower dated
March 16, 2007.
“Excluded
Taxes”
means,
with respect to any Agent, any Lender, any LC Issuer or any other recipient
of
any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower
hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated), and franchise Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes),
by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of
which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located
or
in which it otherwise does business or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its
applicable Lending Office is located or in which it otherwise does business,
(b)
any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States, (c) in the case of a
Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower
under Section 10.12),
any
United States withholding tax with respect to the Borrower that is imposed
on
amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes
a
party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such
Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in
Law) to comply with Section 3.01(f),
except
to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled,
at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Tax pursuant to
Section 3.01(a)
and (d)
in the case of a Lender that is not a Foreign Lender, other than an assignee
pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.12,
any Tax
that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender
becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable
to such Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in
Law) to comply with Section 3.01(f),
except
to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled at the
time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Tax pursuant to
Section 3.01(a).
“Existing
Credit Agreement”
means
the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 7, 2005,
among the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto, the
lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and
the
other parties thereto, as heretofore amended.
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“Existing
Letters of Credit”
means
the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.03.
“Facility”
means
the Dollar Term B Facility, the Dollar Term B II Facility, the Euro Term
Facility or the LC Facility, as the context may require.
“Facilities
Reduction Amount”
means,
as of any date of determination, the amount by which (a) the sum of (i) the
aggregate principal amount of Loans and the aggregate amount of LC Deposits,
in
each case, made on the Closing Date exceeds (b) the sum of (i) the
aggregate principal amount of Loans and the aggregate amount of LC Exposure
and
unused LC Commitments outstanding on such date plus
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans prepaid on or prior to such
date pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(ii),
2.04(b)(iii),
2.04(b)(iv)
or
2.04(b)(viii).
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards,
if
necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of
the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published
by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided
that (a)
if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall
be
such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so
published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such
day shall be the average rate charged to the Administrative Agent, in its
capacity as a Lender, on such day on such transactions as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
“Fee
Letters”
means
(a) the Fee Letter dated March 11, 2007, between the Borrower and the Arrangers,
(b) the Fee Letter dated March 30, 2007, between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent and (c) the Fee Letter dated March 30, 2007, between the
Borrower and the Deposit Agent.
“Fitch”
means
Fitch Ratings and any successor thereto.
“Foreign
Government Scheme or Arrangement”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 5.12(c).
“Foreign
Lender”
means
any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the
United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia.
“Foreign
Plan”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 5.12(c).
“Foreign
Pledge Agreement”
means
a
pledge or similar agreement with respect to the Equity Interests of a Foreign
Subsidiary that is governed by the Law of a jurisdiction other than the United
States, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”
means
any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
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“FRB”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“GAAP” means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in
the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United
States, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority,
instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers
or
functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies
such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee”
means,
as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness
payable or performable by another Person (the “primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such
Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds
for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii)
to
purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring
the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment
or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain
working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition
or
liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable
the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) entered
into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect
of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof
or
to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part)
or
(b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other
obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise,
of
any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any
Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of
which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee”
as
a
verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement”
means
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan
Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Guarantee
and Collateral Requirement”
means,
at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the
Collateral Agent shall have received from each Loan Party either (i) a
counterpart of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement duly executed and
delivered on behalf of such Loan Party or (ii) in the case of any Person
that becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date, a supplement to the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and
delivered on behalf of such Loan Party;
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(b) all
outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary directly owned by any Loan
Party
shall have been pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
(except that the Loan Parties shall not be required to pledge any Equity
Interests of any Dormant Subsidiary or more than 65% of the outstanding voting
Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary) and the Collateral Agent shall
have
received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity
Interests, together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer
with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c) all
Indebtedness of the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan
Party
shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall have been pledged pursuant
to
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall have
received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of
transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d) all
documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements and documents required by Law or reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens
intended to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and perfect
such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, shall have been filed, registered or
recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or
recording;
(e) the
Collateral Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect
to each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner
or
lessee, as the case may be, of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or
policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance
company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first Lien on the
Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as
permitted by Section 7.01,
together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral
Agent may reasonably request, and (iii) such surveys, abstracts,
appraisals, legal opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged
Property;
(f) with
respect to the pledge of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary required
to
be pledged under clause (b) above, the Collateral Agent shall have received
a
counterpart, duly executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party, of such
Foreign Pledge Agreements that the Collateral Agent reasonably requests and
determines, based on the advice of counsel, to be required or advisable in
order
to create or perfect its security interest therein;
(g) with
respect to each deposit account maintained by any Loan Party (other than any
such account the average daily balance in which does not exceed at any time
$1,000,000 for any such account or $5,000,000 for all such accounts) and each
securities account maintained by any Loan Party (other than any such account
the
fair value of the securities or other investment property held in which does
not
exceed at any time $1,000,000 for any such account or $5,000,000 for all such
accounts), the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart, duly executed
and delivered by the applicable depositary, securities intermediary or other
financial institution, of a deposit account or securities account control
agreement that the Collateral Agent determines to be required or advisable
in
order to perfect its security interest therein; provided
that the
foregoing shall not require delivery of any such agreement with respect to
(i)
accounts maintained outside the United States or (ii) deposit accounts with
respect to which such a control agreement is prohibited under applicable Law
or
under agreements establishing such accounts (provided
that
such prohibitions in such agreements were not entered into in contemplation
of
the requirements set forth in this paragraph); and
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(h) each
Loan
Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained
by
it in connection with the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents
to
which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the
granting by it of the Liens thereunder, in each case, other than any such
consents and approvals that could not reasonably be expected to be material
to
the interests of the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
The
foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges
of
or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys or
control agreements with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as,
in
the judgment of the Collateral Agent, the cost of creating or perfecting such
pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance,
surveys or control agreements in respect of such assets shall be excessive
in
view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom. The Collateral
Agent may grant extensions of time for the delivery of consents and approvals
and the perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance
or surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond
the
Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the
Loan
Parties on such date) where it determines that such delivery or perfection
cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times
at
which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral
Documents.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
all radioactive substances, radioactive wastes, hazardous or toxic substances,
hazardous or toxic wastes, or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, hazardous materials and all other substances or wastes
of
any nature prohibited, limited or regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
“Indebtedness”
means,
as to any Person, without duplication, all of the following, each to the extent
treated as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments;
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(b) the
maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising
under letters of credit (whether standby or commercial), bankers’ acceptances,
bank guarantees, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the
ordinary course of business and (ii) any purchase price adjustment, earnout
or
deferred payment of a similar nature incurred in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition or a Disposition, but only to the extent no payment is then owed
pursuant to such purchase price adjustment, earnout or deferred payment
obligation);
(d) indebtedness
(excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or
being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional
sales or other title retention agreements) in an amount up to the lesser of
the
amount of indebtedness so secured and the fair market value of the property
securing such indebtedness, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been
assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(e) all
Attributable Indebtedness;
(f) all
obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
make any cash payment (other than, in each case, at the sole option of such
Person or pursuant to exercise by any holder of common stock of such Person,
or
of options with respect to such common stock, of a right under any equity
incentive plan of such Person to require a repurchase thereof in connection
with
any Taxes payable by such holder as a result of vesting, or lapse of
restrictions on transfer, of such common stock or options, to the extent the
payment made in any such repurchase does not exceed the amount of Taxes so
payable) in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person
or
any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the
case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(g) all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For
all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself
a
corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general
partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made
non-recourse to such Person.
“Indemnified
Liabilities”
means,
collectively, any and all liabilities (including Environmental Liabilities),
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including
the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of consultants and fees and
disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative,
administrative or judicial proceeding or hearing commenced or threatened by
any
Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or
a
potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in
enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether
based on any Laws (including Securities Laws, commercial Laws and Environmental
Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may
be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner
relating to or arising out of (a) this Agreement or the other Loan Documents
or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders’ and the
LC Issuers’ agreement to make Credit Extensions or the use or intended use of
the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including
any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral
or
the enforcement of any Guarantee of the Obligations)), (b) the commitment letter
(and the Fee Letters) delivered by any Agent or any Arranger to the Borrower
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (c) any
Environmental Liability or any Hazardous Materials relating to or arising from,
directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership
or practice of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
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“Indemnified
Taxes” means
Taxes arising from any payment hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
other
than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitees”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Indentures”
means,
collectively, the 2013 New Indenture, the 2013 Original Indenture, as
supplemented by the 2013 Supplemental Indenture, and the
2015 Indenture.
“Information
Memorandum”
means
the Information Memorandum dated March 2007, used by the Arrangers in
connection with the syndication of the Facilities.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means
(a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest
Period applicable to such Loan and the Term Maturity Date; provided,
however,
that if
any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the
respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such
Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base
Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December
and
the Term Maturity Date.
“Interest
Period”
means,
as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such
Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a
Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months
thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice or, to
the
extent agreed to by all applicable Lenders, nine or twelve months thereafter;
provided
that:
(a) 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 (i) such Business
Day falls in another calendar month or (ii) such Business Day falls more than
365 days after the commencement of such Interest Period (or if such Interest
Period includes February 29, 366 days), in which case such Interest Period
shall
end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) 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; and
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(c) no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Term Maturity Date.
“Internal
Control Event”
means
a
material fraud that involves management employees who have a significant role
in
the internal controls over financial reporting of the Borrower, in each case
as
described in the Securities Laws.
“Investment”
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such
Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity
Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to,
Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any
other debt interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition
(in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person
that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business
of,
such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment
shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent
increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IP
Rights”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 5.16.
“IRB
Debt”
means
Indebtedness of the Borrower arising as a result of the issuance of tax-exempt
industrial revenue bonds or similar tax-exempt public financing.
“IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Laws”
means,
collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes,
treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, and all applicable
administrative orders and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each
case having the force of law.
“LC
Availability Period”
means
the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier
of
the LC Maturity Date and the date of termination of the LC
Commitments.
“LC
Commitment” means,
as
to each Lender, its obligation, if any, to acquire participations in Letters
of
Credit pursuant to Section 2.03
not to
exceed the amount, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate
permitted amount of such LC Lender’s LC Exposure hereunder, set forth opposite
such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01
under
the caption “LC Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable,
as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ LC Commitments is
$50,000,000.
“LC
Deposit”
means,
as to each LC Lender at any time, the amount actually on deposit in the LC
Deposit Account to the credit of such Lender’s Sub-Account at such time. The
initial amount of each LC Lender’s LC Deposit is set forth opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01
under
the caption “LC Deposit” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ LC Deposits is
$50,000,000.
“LC
Deposit Account”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(m).
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“LC
Deposit Return”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(p).
“LC
Disbursement”
means
any payment made by an LC Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC
Exposure”
means,
at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit at such time plus
(b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been
reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of
any
LC Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC
Exposure at such time.
“LC
Facility”
means,
at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the
LC
Commitments of all LC Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate
amount of the LC Deposits of all LC Lenders outstanding at such
time.
“LC
Issuer”
means
(a) Bank of America, N.A. and (b) each Lender or other financial institution
designated as an LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(j),
in each
case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each LC Issuer
may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued
by Affiliates of such LC Issuer, in which case the term “LC Issuer” shall
include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such
Affiliate.
“LC
Lender”
means
any Lender that has an LC Deposit or an LC Exposure.
“LC
Lender Fees”
means
the fees payable by the Borrower to the LC Lenders as set forth in Section 2.03(p)
and the
participation fees payable by the Borrower to the LC Lenders as set forth in
Section 2.08(a).
“LC
Maturity Date”
means
the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Lender”
has
the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Lending
Office”
means,
as to any Term Lender, the office or offices of such Term Lender described
as
such in such Term Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or
offices as a Term Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
“Letter
of Credit”
means
any letter of credit issued and outstanding hereunder, including the Existing
Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be denominated in
Dollars.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other),
charge, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in
the
nature of a security interest of any kind (including (a) any conditional sale
or
other title retention agreement, (b) any easement, right of way or other
encumbrance on title to real property (c) any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but not
including the interest of a lessor under an operating lease).
“Loan”
means
an extension of credit in the form of a loan by a Lender to the Borrower under
Article
II,
and may
be a Dollar Term B Loan, a Dollar Term B II Loan or a Euro Term
Loan.
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“Loan
Documents”
means,
collectively, this Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the
Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents.
“Loan
Parties”
means,
collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
(a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the
operations, business, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) a material impairment of the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party
of
any Loan Document or of the rights and remedies, taken as a whole, of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender under any Loan
Document, or of the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform
their obligations under the Loan Documents.
“Material
Indebtedness”
means
any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries having an aggregate
principal amount, including undrawn committed or available amounts, of at least
the Threshold Amount.
“Moody’s”
means
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage”
means
a
mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, leasehold mortgage
or
other security document creating or purporting to create a Lien on any Mortgaged
Property in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties. Each Mortgage shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to
the Collateral Agent.
“Mortgaged
Property”
means
(a) each parcel of real property and the improvements thereto owned by a Loan
Party that (i) constitutes a “mortgaged property” under the Existing Credit
Agreement and with respect to which a Mortgage is requested by the Collateral
Agent or (ii) has an estimated fair market value of $5,000,000 or more and
(b)
each leasehold interest in real property held by a Loan Party to the extent
such
leasehold interest is material to the business or operations of the Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries and could not readily be replaced on terms not materially
less
favorable to the lessee.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to
make
contributions.
“Net
Cash Proceeds”
means:
(a) with
respect to any Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the
excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in
connection with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents
received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note
receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum
of
(A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness (x) that is secured by the Disposed
asset or (y) in the case of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary, that is
owed by such Foreign Subsidiary and, in each case under clause (x) or (y),
that
is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than
Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any interest, premium
or
penalties required to be paid in connection therewith, (B) the direct costs
and expenses (including sales commissions and legal, accounting and investment
banking fees but excluding costs and expenses owed to any Affiliate of the
Borrower (other than THLee)) incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in
connection with such transaction, (C) Taxes reasonably estimated to be actually
payable within one year of the date of such transaction (or receipt of a
deferred payment, as applicable) as a result of any gain recognized in
connection therewith, (D) any reserve for adjustment in respect of
(x) sale price of the Disposed assets established in accordance with GAAP
and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset and retained by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after such Disposition thereof, including
pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related
to
environmental matters or against any indemnifications obligations associated
with such transaction and (E) at any time when the Permitted ABL Facility shall
be in existence and the commitments thereunder shall be in effect, the aggregate
amount by which the “borrowing base” thereunder shall be reduced as a result of
such transaction;
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(b) with
respect to any Casualty Event, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash
Equivalents received in connection with such event, including insurance proceeds
(other than proceeds of any business interruption insurance) over (ii) the
sum
of (A) the principal amount of Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable
asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such event (other
than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), together with any interest, premium
or penalties required to be paid in connection therewith, and (B) Taxes
reasonably estimated to be actually payable within one year of the date of
such
event as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith;
and
(c) with
respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries or any Equity Issuance, the excess of (i) the sum of
the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction
over
(ii) the sales and underwriting discounts, fees and commissions and other
direct costs and expenses (including legal, accounting and investment banker
fees) incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection
therewith.
“Non-Consenting
Lender”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
10.01.
“Nonpublic
Information”
means
information that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available
to
investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated under
the
Securities Laws.
“NPL”
means
the National Priorities List under CERCLA.
“Obligations”
has
the
meaning specified in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
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“OECD”
means
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
“OECD
Member”
means a
country that signed or ratified the Convention on the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development and is thus a member of OECD.
“Organization
Documents”
means
(a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited
liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization
and
operating agreement and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture,
trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other
applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument,
filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation
or
organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction
of
its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles
of
formation or organization of such entity.
“Other
Taxes”
means
all present or future stamp, documentary, excise, property, intangible, mortgage
recording or similar taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment
made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery
or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.
“Overnight
Rate”
means,
with respect to any sum denominated in a foreign currency, the rate of interest
per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at
which deposits in such foreign currency, in the approximate amount of such
sum
and having a term of one Business Day, would be offered to major banks in the
London interbank market at their request at approximately 1:00 p.m., London
time.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan”
means
any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has
an
obligation to contribute or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could
have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan
has been or were to be terminated.
“Perfection
Certificate”
means
a
certificate in the form attached to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
or
any other form approved by the Collateral Agent.
“Permitted
ABL Facility”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.02(m).
“Permitted
Acquisition”
means
an Investment that is consummated in compliance with the requirements of
Section 7.03(h).
“Permitted
Liens”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
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“Plan”
means
any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Platform”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 6.04.
“Prime
Rate”
means
the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section
as
the Prime Rate (currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted
by
at least 75% of the nation’s 30 largest banks), as in effect from time to time.
The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest
or best rate actually charged to any customer. Any Agent or any Lender may
make
commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the
Prime Rate.
“Qualified
Foreign Credit Facility”
means
a
term loan, revolving credit or overdraft facility provided by a Lender, an
Arranger, an Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any other financial
institution to any Foreign Subsidiary, which facility (a) is permitted under
Section 7.02
and (b)
is designated as a “Qualified Foreign Credit Facility” in a written notice by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, provided
that the
aggregate principal amount of all such Qualified Foreign Credit Facilities
in
effect at any time shall not exceed $25,000,000.
“Register”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 10.06(b).
“Registered
Public Accounting Firm”
has
the
meaning specified by the Securities Laws and shall be independent of the
Borrower, within the meaning of the Securities Laws.
“Related
Fund”
means,
with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund, any other investment
fund
that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same
investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment
advisor.
“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.
“Release”
means
any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of
any
Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the
abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles
containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous
Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
“Reportable
Event”
means
any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events
for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.
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“Required
Dollar Term B Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Dollar Term B Lenders holding more than 50%
of
the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Term B Loans outstanding on such
date.
“Required
Dollar Term B II Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Dollar Term B II Lenders holding more than
50%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Term B II Loans outstanding
on
such date.
“Required
Euro Term Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Euro Term Lenders holding more than 50% of
the
aggregate principal amount of Euro Term Loans outstanding on such
date.
“Required
LC Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, LC Lenders holding LC Exposures and unused
LC
Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate LC
Exposure outstanding on such date and (b) the aggregate unused LC Commitments
in
effect on such date.
“Required
Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of
(a)
the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding on such date, (b) the
aggregate LC Exposure outstanding on such date and (c) the aggregate unused
Commitments in effect on such date.
“Required
Term Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Term Lenders holding more than 50% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding on such date.
“Responsible
Officer”
means,
in the case of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the chairman or vice
chairman, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, general
counsel, secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer (or such other officer
as
may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of the Borrower or
such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a
Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have
been
authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the
part of such Loan Party, and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively
presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restricted
Payment”
means
any dividend or other distribution with respect to any capital stock or other
Equity Interest of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment,
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination
of
any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return
of
capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of
any thereof).
“Restructuring
Charges”
means
all cash and noncash charges related to the integration of an acquisition or
non-recurring charges related to a non-recurring restructuring of operations
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries appearing on the consolidated statement of
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“S&P”
means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”
means
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding
to any of its principal functions.
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“Secured
Parties”
has
the
meaning specified in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Securities
Laws”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder, and the applicable accounting and auditing principles,
rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the
SEC
or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing
may
be amended and in effect on any applicable date under this
Agreement.
“Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio”
means,
as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured
Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the
four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or most recently
prior
to such date.
“Solvent”
and
“Solvency”
mean,
with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date
(a) the fair value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total
amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person,
(b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less
than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such
Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured,
(c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will,
incur debts or other liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts
and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in
business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a
transaction, for which such Person’s assets would constitute an unreasonably
small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be
computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected
to become an actual or matured liability.
“Specified
Disposition”
means
any Disposition referred to in Section
7.05(g)
or
7.05(h).
“Sub-Account”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(s).
“Subordinated
Notes” means
the
2013 New Notes, the 2013 Original Notes and the 2015 Notes.
“Subsidiary”
of
a
Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities
or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors
or
other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power
only
by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned,
or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person (including, for
the
avoidance of doubt, a company, corporation or partnership which is a “dependent
enterprise” (abhängiges
Unternehmen)
of such
Person within the meaning of Section 17 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz),
or
which is a “subsidiary” (Tochterunternehmen)
within
the meaning of Section 290 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch)
of such
Person, or where such Person has the power to direct the management and the
policies of such entity whether through the ownership of share capital, contract
or otherwise). Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of
the Borrower.
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“Subsidiary
Loan Parties”
means
any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Foreign Subsidiary or a Dormant
Subsidiary and that is a party to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
“Swap
Contract”
means
(a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative
transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,
forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond
or
bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price
or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign
exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions,
currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any
combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any
of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject
to
any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the
related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or
governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master
Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together
with any related schedules, a “Master
Agreement”),
including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master
Agreement.
“Swap
Termination Value”
means,
in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the
effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been
closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such
termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in
clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such
Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily
available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts
(which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Syndication
Agent”
means
GSCP, in its capacity as the syndication agent for the Facilities.
“Synthetic
Debt”
means,
with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person in respect of
transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily
as a borrowing of funds (including any minority interest transactions that
function primarily as a borrowing) but are not otherwise included in the
definition of Indebtedness or as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet
of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Synthetic
Lease Obligation”
means
the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance
sheet or tax retention lease or (b) an agreement for the use or possession
of
property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating
obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which,
upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be
characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting
treatment).
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“TARGET
Day”
means
any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express
Transfer payment system is open for the settlement of payments in
Euro.
“Taxes”
means
all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings,
assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority,
including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“Term
Facilities”
means,
collectively, the Dollar Term B Facility, the Dollar Term B II Facility and
the Euro Term Facility.
“Term
Lender”
means
a
Dollar Term B Lender, a Dollar Term B II Lender or a Euro Term
Lender.
“Term
Maturity Date”
means
the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.
“THLee”
means
Xxxxxx X. Xxx Partners, L.P. and its Affiliates.
“Threshold
Amount”
means
$15,000,000.
“Total
Assets”
means,
as of any day, the total consolidated assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet delivered pursuant
to
Section 6.01.
“Transactions”
means,
collectively, (a) the Exchange Offer, (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of the 2013 Supplemental Indenture and the issuance of the 2013
New
Notes, (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of the Loans and
the
use of the proceeds thereof, the obtaining of the Letters of Credit and the
creation and perfection of Liens granted under the Collateral Documents and
(d) the prepayment of loans, and termination of commitments, under the
Existing Credit Agreement.
“Type”
means,
with respect to a Dollar Term Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“Unfunded
Pension Liability”
means
the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA over the current value of that Pension Plan’s
assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the
Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan
year.
“United
States”
and
“U.S.”
mean
the United States of America.
“Wachovia”
means
Wachovia Bank, National Association.
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“Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary”
means
any Person in which, other than director’s qualifying shares or similar shares
owned by other Persons due to native ownership requirements, 100% of the capital
stock or other equity interests of each class is owned beneficially and of
record by the Borrower or by one or more other wholly-owned Subsidiaries of
the
Borrower; provided,
however,
that,
as such defined term is used in the definition of the term Consolidated Net
Income, the foregoing percentage shall be deemed to be replaced with
80%.
Section
1.02. Other
Interpretive Provisions. With
reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
forms
of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include,”
“includes”
and
“including”
shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation.”
The
word “will”
shall
be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”
Unless
the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document)
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document
as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to
any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein
or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall
be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words
“herein,”
“hereof”
and
“hereunder,”
and
words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed
to
refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision
thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and
Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear,
(v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory
provisions consolidating, amending replacing or interpreting such law and any
reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer
to
such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
and (vi) the words “asset”
and
“property”
shall
be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights.
(b) 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.”
(c) Article
and Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section
1.03. Accounting
Terms.
(a) Generally.
All
accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be
construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios
and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time
to
time, applied on a consistent basis in a manner consistent with that used in
preparing the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and
its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, except as
otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
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(b) Changes
in GAAP.
If at
any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio
or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the
Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the
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); provided
that,
until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed
in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower
shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements
and other documents required under this Agreement 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.
Section
1.04. Rounding.
Any
financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the
other
component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places
by
which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to
the
nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section
1.05. Times
of Day.
Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section
1.06. Currency
Equivalents Generally.
Unless
otherwise set forth herein, any amount specified in this Agreement in Dollars
shall include the Equivalent in Dollars of such amount in any foreign currency
and if any amount described in this Agreement is comprised of amounts in Dollars
and amounts in one or more foreign currencies, the Equivalent in Dollars of
such
foreign currency amounts shall be used to determine the total.
Section
1.07. Designation
as Senior Debt.
The
Loans and other Obligations hereunder are hereby designated as “Senior Debt” and
as “Designated Senior Debt” under, and for purposes of, each of the Indentures,
and are further given all such other designations (including designations as
“senior debt” and “designated senior debt”) as shall be required under the terms
of any other subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Subsidiary
Loan Parties in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment
blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of
senior Indebtedness under the terms of such subordinated
Indebtedness.
ARTICLE
II
THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section
2.01. The
Loans.
(a) The
Dollar Term B Borrowings.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Dollar Term B Lender
severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date
in a
principal amount not to exceed such Dollar Term B Lender’s Dollar Term B
Commitment. The Dollar Term B Loans shall be made by the Dollar Term B Lenders
in accordance with their respective Dollar Term B Commitments and shall be
denominated in Dollars. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)
and
repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Dollar Term B Loans may be Base
Rate
Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
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(b)
The
Dollar Term B II Borrowings.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Dollar Term B II Lender
severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date
in a
principal amount not to exceed such Dollar Term B II Lender’s Dollar Term B II
Commitment. The Dollar Term B II Loans shall be made by the Dollar Term B
II
Lenders in accordance with their respective Dollar Term B II Commitments
and
shall be denominated in Dollars. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b)
and
repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Dollar Term B II Loans may be Base
Rate
Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided
herein.
(c) The
Euro Term Borrowings.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Euro Term Lender severally
agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal
amount not to exceed such Euro Term Lender’s Euro Term Commitment. The Euro Term
Loans shall be made by the Euro Term Lenders in accordance with their respective
Euro Term Commitments and shall be denominated in Euros. Amounts borrowed under
this Section 2.01(c)
and
repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Euro Term Loans shall be Eurocurrency
Rate Loans.
Section
2.02. Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Each
Dollar Term Borrowing and each Euro Term Borrowing, each conversion of Dollar
Term Loans from one Type to the other and each continuation of Eurocurrency
Rate
Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative
Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by
the
Administrative Agent not later than (i) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior
to
the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the requested
date of any Borrowing or continuation of Euro Term Loans and (iii) 1:00 p.m.
on
the requested date of any Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. Each
telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)
must be
confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written
Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower. Each conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of
$500,000 in excess thereof, each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in
Euros shall be in a principal amount of €500,000
or a
whole multiple of €100,000
in
excess thereof, and each conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal
amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof;
provided,
however,
that in
the event the Borrowing of any Class is not a whole multiple of the multiple
thresholds set forth above, then the foregoing multiple thresholds shall not
be
applicable in circumstances where compliance therewith cannot be accomplished
as
a result thereof. Each telephonic request and each Committed Loan Notice shall
specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Dollar Term B Borrowing, a
Dollar Term B II Borrowing or a Euro Term Borrowing, a conversion of Dollar
Term
Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans,
(ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the
case may be, which date shall be a Business Day, (iii) the principal amount
and Class of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, expressed in the
applicable currency, (iv) in the case of Dollar Term Loans, the Type of Loans
to
be borrowed or to which existing Dollar Term Loans are to be converted and
(v)
in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period
with respect thereto. In the case of Dollar Term Loans, if the Borrower fails
to
specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails
to
give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation thereof, then
the
applicable Dollar Term Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.
In the case of Loans denominated in Euros, such Loans shall always be
Eurocurrency Rate Loans, and if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice
requesting a continuation thereof, then the applicable Loans shall be continued
for an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Base
Rate
Loans or automatic continuation for an Interest Period of one month shall be
effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect
to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing
of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such
Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be
deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
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(b) Following
receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each applicable Lender of its Applicable Percentage under the applicable
Facility of the applicable Dollar Term B Loans, Dollar Term B II Loans or
Euro Term Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is
provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each applicable
Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or
automatic continuation of an Interest Period of one month described in
Section 2.02(a).
Each
Lender shall make the amount of each Loan to be made by it hereunder available
to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative
Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the
applicable Committed Loan Notice. Subject to the satisfaction of the applicable
conditions set forth in Article IV,
the
Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower,
in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent, by wire transfer of
such
funds in accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative Agent
by
the Borrower, which instructions shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.
(c) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or
converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency
Rate
Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, no Dollar Term Loans may
be
requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans, and no Euro
Term Loans may be requested or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans with an
Interest Period of longer than one month, in each case, without the consent
of
the Required Dollar Term B Lenders, Required Dollar Term B II Lenders or
Required Euro Term Lenders, as applicable.
(d) The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the applicable
Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency
Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
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(e) After
giving effect to all Dollar Term Borrowings, all conversions of Dollar Term
Loans from one Type to the other and all continuations of Dollar Term Loans
as
Loans of the same Type, there shall be no more than 10 Interest Periods in
effect at any time in respect of the Dollar Term Facility. After giving effect
to all Euro Term Borrowings and all continuations of Euro Term Loans, there
shall be no more than five Interest Periods in effect at any time in respect
of
the Euro Term Facility.
Section
2.03. LC
Facility; Letters of Credit.
(a) General.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request any
LC
Issuer to issue Letters of Credit in Dollars for its own account or, so long
as
the Borrower is a joint and several co-applicant with respect thereto, for
the
account of any of the Subsidiaries, in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the applicable LC Issuer, at any time and from time
to
time during the LC Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions
of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by
the
Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an LC Issuer relating to
any
Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
On
and after the Closing Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed
to be
a Letter of Credit for all purposes hereof and shall be deemed to have been
issued hereunder on the Closing Date. The Borrower unconditionally and
irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for
the
account of any Subsidiary as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph,
it will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements, the
payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section
2.08(a)
to the
same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter
of
Credit (the Borrower hereby irrevocably waiving any defenses that might
otherwise be available to it as a guarantor of the obligations of any Subsidiary
that shall be an account party in respect of any such Letter of
Credit).
(b) Notice
of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal and Extension; Certain
Conditions.
To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or
extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver
or send by facsimile (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements
for doing so have been approved by the applicable LC Issuer) to the applicable
LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested
date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the
issuance of such Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be
amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension, as applicable (which shall be a Business Day), the date
on
which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 2.03(c)),
the
amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary
thereof, the account party for such Letter of Credit and such other information
as shall be necessary to enable the applicable LC Issuer to prepare, amend,
renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable LC Issuer,
the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the applicable
LC Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit.
A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and
upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the
Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect
to
such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the aggregate LC Exposures
will
not exceed the aggregate LC Commitments. Each LC Issuer agrees that it will
not
issue, renew, extend or increase the amount of any Letter of Credit without
first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that such
action is then permitted under this Agreement (it being understood that the
deemed issuance on the Closing Date of the Existing Letters of Credit pursuant
to Section 2.03(a)
shall be
permitted). The obligation of each LC Issuer to issue, amend, renew or extend
any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter
of
Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that): (A) the
representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in Article
V
or any
other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
as
of the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, except to the
extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier
date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects
as
of such earlier date; and (B) immediately after giving effect to such issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension, no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Bank of America,
N.A., shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit (other than the
deemed issuance of the Existing Letters of Credit on the Closing Date pursuant
to Section 2.03(a)),
or to
extend, increase, modify or amend any Letter of Credit.
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(c) Expiration
Date.
Each
Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the
earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such
Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one
year
after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business
Days prior to the LC Maturity Date; provided
that any
Letter of Credit may contain customary automatic renewal provisions agreed
upon
by the Borrower and the applicable LC Issuer pursuant to which the expiration
date shall be automatically extended for a period of up to 12 months (but not
to
a date later than the date set forth in clause (ii) above), subject to a right
on the part of such LC Issuer to prevent any such renewal from occurring by
giving notice to the beneficiary by a specified time in advance of any such
renewal.
(d) Participations.
By the
issuance of a Letter of Credit (including the deemed issuance on the Closing
Date of the Existing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section
2.03(a)),
or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof, and without
any
further action on the part of the applicable LC Issuer or the LC Lenders, such
LC Issuer hereby grants to each LC Lender, and each LC Lender hereby acquires
from such LC Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such
LC
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn
under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the
foregoing, each LC Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees that
if
an LC Issuer makes a LC Disbursement that is not reimbursed by the Borrower
on
the date due as provided in Section 2.03(e),
or is
required to refund any reimbursement payment in respect of a LC Disbursement
to
the Borrower for any reason, the applicable LC Issuer shall be reimbursed for
such LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such LC Disbursement
from such LC Lender’s LC Deposit as set forth in Section 2.03(e).
In the
event the LC Deposit Account is charged by the Deposit Agent to reimburse the
applicable LC Issuer for an unreimbursed LC Disbursement, the Borrower shall
pay
over to the Administrative Agent in reimbursement of the applicable LC
Disbursement an amount equal to the amount so charged, as provided in
Section 2.03(e),
and
such payment shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Deposit Agent
for deposit in the LC Deposit Account, and shall be so deposited by the Deposit
Agent. Each LC Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
and
fund participations in respect of Letters of Credit pursuant to this
Section 2.03(d)
is
unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance
whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of
Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or the return of the
LC
Deposits, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing,
each LC Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Deposit
Agent to apply amounts of its LC Deposit as provided in this Section 2.03.
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(e) Reimbursement.
If an
LC Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit,
the
Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to such LC Issuer an
amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 2:00 p.m. on (i) the
Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement, if
such
notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. on the day of receipt, or (ii) the
Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives notice
of
such LC Disbursement, if such notice is not received prior to such time on
the
day of receipt. If the Borrower fails to make any payment referred to in the
preceding sentence with respect to a Letter of Credit, the applicable LC Issuer
shall notify the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section
2.03(k),
and the
Administrative Agent shall in turn notify the Deposit Agent and each LC Lender
of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in
respect thereof and such LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof, and the
Deposit Agent shall withdraw from the LC Deposit Account and remit to the
Administrative Agent the amount of such LC Disbursement, and, upon receipt
thereof, the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable LC Issuer
each LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement. Such LC Issuer
shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Agent of any
amount subsequently received by it from the Borrower in respect of such LC
Disbursement, and shall remit to the Administrative Agent any such amount
promptly upon receipt thereof. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative
Agent of any such remittance or of any payment by the Borrower in respect of
such LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent shall remit such payment to
the
Deposit Agent for deposit in the LC Deposit Account. The Borrower acknowledges
that each payment made pursuant to this Section 2.03(e)
in
respect of any LC Disbursement is required to be made for the benefit of the
distributees indicated in the immediately preceding sentence. Any payment made
from the LC Deposit Account, or from funds of the Administrative Agent, pursuant
to this Section 2.03(e)
to
reimburse an LC Issuer for any LC Disbursement shall not constitute a loan
and
shall not relieve the Borrower (or any other account party in respect of the
relevant Letter of Credit) of its obligation to reimburse such LC
Disbursement.
(f) Obligations
Absolute.
The
Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section 2.03(e)
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 and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability
of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein,
(ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving
to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an LC Issuer
under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document
that
does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv) any other
event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03(f),
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff
against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent,
the Deposit Agent, the LC Lenders or the LC Issuers, or any of their Related
Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in
connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment
or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the
circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission,
interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice
or
other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any
document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation
of
technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of
an
LC Issuer; provided
that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any LC Issuer from liability to
the
Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential
damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the
extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused
by
such LC Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and
other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross
negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of an LC Issuer, such LC Issuer
shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In
furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the
parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their
face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit,
the
applicable LC Issuer may either accept and make payment upon such documents
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
or
information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such
documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of
such
Letter of Credit.
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(g) Disbursement
Procedures.
Each LC
Issuer shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents
purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit issued
by
it. Such LC Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery or facsimile) of such demand
for payment and whether such LC Issuer has made or will make an LC Disbursement
thereunder; provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower
of
its obligation to reimburse such LC Issuer and the LC Lenders with respect
to
any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim
Interest.
If an LC
Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse
such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the
unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including
the
date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower
reimburses such LC Disbursement, at a rate per annum (computed in accordance
with Section 2.07(a))
equal
to the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided
that, if
the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to
Section 2.03(e),
then
Section 2.07(b)
shall
apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this Section 2.03(h)
shall be
for the account of the applicable LC Issuer, except that interest accrued on
and
after the date of payment by any LC Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(e)
to
reimburse such LC Issuer shall be for the account of such LC Lender to the
extent of such payment.
(i) Termination
of an LC Issuer.
Any LC
Issuer may cease to be an LC Issuer at any time by written agreement among
the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such LC Issuer. The Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the Deposit Agent and the LC Lenders of any such
termination of an LC Issuer. At the time any such termination shall become
effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of
the
terminated LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.08(a).
After
the termination of an LC Issuer hereunder, such LC Issuer shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an LC Issuer
under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to
such termination, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.
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(j) Additional
LC Issuers.
The
Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) and the designated Person, designate one or more additional Lenders
or
another financial institution to act as an LC Issuer under the terms of this
Agreement, and any Lender so designated shall become an LC Issuer
hereunder.
(k) LC
Issuer Reports.
Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, each LC Issuer shall report
in
writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on or prior to each Business Day on
which such LC Issuer issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit,
the
date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the aggregate face
amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it
and
outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension (and whether the amount thereof shall have changed), (ii) on each
Business Day on which such LC Issuer makes any LC Disbursement, the date and
amount of such LC Disbursement, (iii) on any Business Day on which the Borrower
fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such LC
Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such LC
Disbursement and (iv) on any other Business Day, such other information as
the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued
by such LC Issuer and outstanding on such Business Day.
(l) Cash
Collateralization.
If any
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the
Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders
(or, if the maturity of any Loans has been accelerated, the Required LC Lenders)
demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.03(l),
the
Borrower shall deposit in an account designated by the Administrative Agent,
in
the name of the Administrative Agent and for the ratable benefit of the LC
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided
that the
obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately,
and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or
other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with
respect to the Borrower described in Section 8.01(f).
Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the Obligations under this Agreement. The Administrative
Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right
of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the
investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option
and
sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and
expense (provided
that
such cash collateral shall be invested solely in investments that provide for
preservation of capital), such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or
profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys
in
such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the
LC
Issuers for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to
the
extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement
obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity
of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of the Required
LC
Lenders), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement. If the Borrower is required to deposit cash collateral hereunder
as a
result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent
not
applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower (i) within three
Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived and (ii)
promptly upon the payment in full of all the Obligations and the reduction
of
the aggregate LC Exposure to zero.
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(m) Establishment
of LC Deposit Account.
On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Deposit Agent shall establish a deposit account
(the “LC
Deposit Account”)
of the
Deposit Agent at Wachovia with the title “Xxxxxxx Xxxxx f/b/o Lenders for
Spectrum Brands 2007 Credit Agreement LC Deposit Account”. No Person (other than
the Deposit Agent) shall have the right to make any withdrawal from the LC
Deposit Account or to exercise any other right or power with respect thereto,
except as expressly provided in Section 2.03(o)
or
Section 10.06(e).
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto acknowledges and
agrees that the LC Deposits are and will at all times be property of the LC
Lenders, and that no amount on deposit at any time in the LC Deposit Account
shall be the property of any of the Loan Parties, constitute Collateral under
the Loan Documents or otherwise be available in any manner to satisfy any
Obligations of any of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents. Each LC Lender
agrees that its right, title and interest in and to the LC Deposit Account
shall
be limited to the right to require amounts in its Sub-Account to be applied
as
provided in Section 2.03(o)
and that
it will have no right to require the return of its LC Deposit other than as
expressly provided in Section 2.03(o)
(each LC
Lender hereby acknowledging (i) that its LC Deposit constitutes payment for
its
participations in Letters of Credit issued or to be issued hereunder, (ii)
that
its LC Deposit and any investments made therewith shall secure its obligations
to the LC Issuers hereunder (each LC Lender hereby granting to the Deposit
Agent, for the benefit of the LC Issuers, a security interest in its LC Deposit
and agreeing that the Deposit Agent, as holder of the LC Deposits and any
investments made therewith, will be acting, inter alia,
as
collateral agent for the LC Issuers) and (iii) that the LC Issuers will be
issuing, amending, renewing and extending Letters of Credit in reliance on
the
availability of such LC Lender’s LC Deposit to discharge such LC Lender’s
obligations in accordance with Section 2.03(e)
in
connection with any LC Disbursement thereunder). The funding of the LC Deposits
and the agreements with respect thereto set forth in this Agreement constitute
arrangements among the Administrative Agent, the Deposit Agent, the LC Issuers
and the LC Lenders with respect to the funding obligations of the LC Lenders
under this Agreement, and the LC Deposits do not constitute loans or extensions
of credit to any Loan Party. No Loan Party shall have any responsibility or
liability to the LC Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Deposit Agent or
any
other Person in respect of the establishment, maintenance, administration or
misappropriation of the LC Deposit Account (or any Sub-Account) or with respect
to the investment of amounts held therein, including pursuant to Section 2.03(p)
below.
Wachovia hereby waives any right of setoff against the LC Deposits that it
may
have under applicable Law or otherwise with respect to amounts owed to it by
LC
Lenders (it being agreed that such waiver shall not reduce the rights of
Wachovia, in its capacity as an LC Issuer or otherwise, to apply or require
the
application of the LC Deposits in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement).
(n) LC
Deposits in LC Deposit Account.
The
following amounts will be deposited in the LC Deposit Account at the following
times:
(i) On
the
Closing Date, each LC Lender shall deposit in the LC Deposit Account an amount
in Dollars equal to such LC Lender’s LC Commitment. Thereafter, the LC Deposits
shall be available, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein,
for application pursuant to Section 2.03(e)
to
reimburse such LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage of LC Disbursements that are
not reimbursed by the Borrower.
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(ii) On
any
date prior to the LC Maturity Date on which the Administrative Agent receives
any reimbursement payment from the Borrower in respect of an LC Disbursement
with respect to which amounts were withdrawn from the LC Deposit Account to
reimburse any LC Issuer, or any remittance from any LC Issuer in respect of
such
LC Disbursement pursuant to Section
2.03(e),
subject
to clause (iii) below, the Administrative Agent shall remit such amounts to
the
Deposit Agent for deposit in the LC Deposit Account (and the Deposit Agent
shall
so deposit such amounts) and shall credit such amounts to the Sub-Accounts
of
the LC Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages.
(iii) If
at any
time when any amount is required to be deposited in the LC Deposit Account
under
clause (ii) above the sum of such amount and the aggregate amount of the LC
Deposits at such time would exceed the aggregate LC Commitments, then such
excess shall not be remitted to the Deposit Agent or deposited in the LC Deposit
Account and the Administrative Agent shall instead pay to each LC Lender its
Applicable Percentage of such excess.
(o) Withdrawals
From and Closing of LC Deposit Account.
Amounts
on deposit in the LC Deposit Account shall be withdrawn and distributed (or
transferred, in the case of clause (iv) below) as follows:
(i) On
each
date on which an LC Issuer is to be reimbursed by the LC Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.03(e)
for any
LC Disbursement, the Deposit Agent shall withdraw from the LC Deposit Account
the amount of such unreimbursed LC Disbursement (as notified to it by the
Administrative Agent) and make such amount available to the Administrative
Agent
in accordance with Section 2.03(e).
(ii) Concurrently
with each voluntary reduction of the LC Commitments pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 2.05(a),
if
after giving effect thereto the aggregate LC Deposits would exceed the greater
of the aggregate LC Commitments and the aggregate LC Exposure, the
Administrative Agent shall inform the Deposit Agent of the amount of such
excess, and the Deposit Agent shall withdraw from the LC Deposit Account and
remit to the Administrative Agent such amount and, upon receipt thereof, the
Administrative Agent shall pay to each LC Lender such LC Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of such amount.
(iii) Concurrently
with any reduction of the LC Commitments to zero pursuant to and in accordance
with Section 2.05(a)
or
Article
VIII,
the
Administrative Agent shall inform the Deposit Agent thereof and of the amount
of
the excess at such time of the aggregate amount of the LC Deposits over the
LC
Exposure, and the Deposit Agent shall withdraw from the LC Deposit Account
and
remit to the Administrative Agent such amount and, upon receipt thereof, the
Administrative Agent shall pay to each LC Lender such LC Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of such amount.
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(iv) Upon
the
reduction of each of the aggregate LC Commitments and the aggregate LC Exposure
to zero, the Administrative Agent shall inform the Deposit Agent thereof and
the
Deposit Agent shall withdraw from the LC Deposit Account the entire remaining
balance therein and remit to the Administrative Agent such amount (and shall
thereupon close the LC Deposit Account) and, upon receipt thereof, the
Administrative Agent shall pay to each LC Lender the entire remaining amount
of
such LC Lender’s LC Deposit.
Each
LC
Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that its LC Deposit may be applied
or withdrawn from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.03(o).
(p) Investment
of Amounts in LC Deposit Account.
The
Deposit Agent shall invest, or cause to be invested, the LC Deposit of each
LC
Lender so as to earn for the account of such LC Lender a return thereon (the
“LC
Deposit Return”)
for
each day at a rate per annum equal to (i) the one month Eurocurrency Rate as
determined by the Deposit Agent based on rates for deposits in Dollars (as
set
forth by Bloomberg L.P.-page BTMM or any other comparable publicly available
service as may be selected by the Deposit Agent) (the “Benchmark
Eurocurrency Rate”)
minus
(ii)
0.15% per annum (based on a 360 day year). The Benchmark Eurocurrency Rate
will
be reset on the first day of each calendar month to the one month Eurocurrency
Rate in effect on the second Business Day immediately prior to such first day.
The LC Deposit Return accrued through and including the first day of each
calendar month (or, if such first day is not a Business Day, the next Business
Day) shall be payable by the Deposit Agent to the Administrative Agent, for
distribution among the LC Lenders, on the third Business Day following such
first day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date,
and on the date on which each of the aggregate LC Deposits and the aggregate
LC
Exposure shall have been reduced to zero, and the Deposit Agent agrees to pay
to
the Administrative Agent, for distribution among the LC Lenders, the amounts
referred to in this sentence. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of each LC Lender, an additional amount
(payable in arrears on each date that participation fees are payable to each
such LC Lender in accordance with Section 2.08(a)),
accruing at the rate of 0.15% per annum (based on a 360 day year), on the daily
amount of the LC Deposit of such Lender during the period from and including
the
date hereof to but excluding the date on which each of the LC Deposits and
the
LC Exposure have been reduced to zero.
(q) Sufficiency
of LC Deposits to Provide for Undrawn/Unreimbursed LC Exposure.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, including any provision
of
this Section 2.03,
no
Letter of Credit shall be issued or increased as to its stated amount, if after
giving effect to such issuance or increase, the aggregate amount of the LC
Deposits would be less than the LC Exposure. The Administrative Agent agrees
to
provide, at the request of any LC Issuer, information to such LC Issuer as
to
the aggregate amount of the LC Deposits and the LC Exposure.
(r) Satisfaction
of LC Lender Funding Obligations.
The
Borrower and each LC Issuer acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any
other provision contained herein, the deposit by each LC Lender in the LC
Deposit Account on the Closing Date of funds equal to its LC Deposit will fully
discharge the obligation of such LC Lender to reimburse such LC Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of LC Disbursements that are not reimbursed by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(e),
and
that no other or further payments shall be required to be made by any LC Lender
in respect of any such reimbursement obligations.
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(s) Sub-Accounts.
The
Administrative Agent shall maintain records enabling it to determine at any
time
the amount of the interest of each LC Lender in the LC Deposit Account (the
interest of each LC Lender in the LC Deposit Account, as evidenced by such
records, being referred to as such LC Lender’s “Sub-Account”),
and
the amounts evidenced by such records shall be conclusive and binding on each
LC
Lender, absent manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall establish such
additional Sub-Accounts for assignee LC Lenders as shall be required pursuant
to
Section 10.06(e).
On the
Assignment Effective Date with respect to any assignment by an LC Lender of
all
or any portion of its LC Commitment or LC Deposit, the Administrative Agent
shall transfer from the Sub-Account of the assignor to the Sub-Account of the
assignee the corresponding portion of the LC Deposit credited to the Sub-Account
of the assignor (and, if required by Section
10.06(e),
close
the Sub-Account of the assignor), all in accordance with Section 10.06(e).
(t) Cooperation
of Agents.
The
Deposit Agent shall provide to the Administrative Agent such information with
respect to the LC Deposit Account as the Administrative Agent or an LC Issuer
may from time to time request. The Administrative Agent shall provide to the
Deposit Agent such information regarding the LC Lenders, the Letters of Credit
and the LC Issuers as the Deposit Agent may from time to time
request.
Section
2.04. Prepayments.
(a) Optional.
(i)
The
Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from
time
to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part; provided
that
(i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the proposed date of prepayment and
(ii) any such prepayment in part shall be in a principal amount of
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each such notice
shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and, in the case of Dollar
Term Loans, the Type of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will
promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice,
and
of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). Any such
prepayment notice given by the Borrower shall be in writing and shall be
irrevocable, and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and
payable on the date specified therein; provided
that the
Borrower may rescind any such notice of prepayment of all of the Loans in full
if the notice of such prepayment stated that it was conditioned on the
occurrence of a specified event and such event shall not have occurred. Each
prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section
2.04(a)
(1)
shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the
case
of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, any additional amounts required pursuant to
Section 3.05,
(2)
shall be applied to the Dollar Term B II Facility, for so long as any
Dollar Term B II Loans are outstanding, and thereafter, ratably to the remaining
Term Facilities and, within each Term Facility, to the remaining scheduled
installments of principal due under Section 2.06
at the
Borrower’s election, and (3) shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with
their Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the Term
Facilities.
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(ii) In
the
event that the Loans made on the Closing Date are prepaid in full, or
substantially in full, pursuant to this Section 2.04(a) on or prior to the
first
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the Term Lenders, in addition to the other amounts
due
at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, a prepayment premium on the amount
of
the aggregate principal amount of the Loans so prepaid equal to
1.00%.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Commencing
with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending September 30, 2007, within five
Business Days after each delivery of financial statements pursuant to
Section 6.01(a)
and the
related Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a)
(and in
any event within 90 days after the end of each such fiscal year of the
Borrower), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans
equal to (i) 75% of the Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year covered by such
financial statements if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day
of
such fiscal year is equal to or greater than 3.00 to 1.00 or (ii) 50% of
the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year if the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio
as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than 3.00 to 1.00.
(ii) If
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any assets in a Disposition
referred to in Section 7.05(g),
(h)
or
(i),
the
Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100%
of
all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom within two Business Days after receipt
thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall not be required to make any such prepayment with respect
to
any Disposition to the extent the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received from
such
Disposition do not exceed $1,000,000; provided further,
however,
that at
the option of the Borrower (as elected by the Borrower in writing to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Disposition), the Borrower
may, except in the case of a Disposition referred to in Section 7.05(g),
reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds (but not more than
$25,000,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date) in long-term operating
assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries so long
as
(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) within
270 days following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds a definitive agreement
for the purchase of such assets with such Net Cash Proceeds shall have been
entered into (and the Borrower shall have certified the same in writing to
the
Administrative Agent) and (C) within 450 days following the receipt of such
Net Cash Proceeds such purchase shall have been consummated (and the Borrower
shall have certified the same in writing to the Administrative Agent);
provided further,
however,
that
(1) any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so
reinvested shall be applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in
this
Section 2.04(b)
within
two Business Days of the termination of the applicable period and (2) (x)
any Net Cash Proceeds received from a Disposition of assets (including Equity
Interests) that constitute Collateral may only be reinvested in assets that
constitute Collateral and (y) any Net Cash Proceeds received from a Disposition
of assets that are directly owned by a Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which
constitute Collateral may only be reinvested in assets that constitute
Collateral or are directly owned by a Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which
constitute Collateral.
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(iii) Upon
the
occurrence of any Casualty Event, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate
principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received
therefrom within two Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries; provided,
however,
that at
the option of the Borrower (as elected by the Borrower in writing to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the date such Net Cash Proceeds are
received), the Borrower may apply all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds
to repair, restore or replace the assets in respect of which such Casualty
Event
shall have occurred or to acquire other long-term operating assets useful in
the
business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (provided
that, in
the case of such other long-term operating assets, the amount of such Net Cash
Proceeds used to acquire such assets shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the
aggregate since the Closing Date), in each case, so long as (A) in the case
of any such repair or restoration, such repair or restoration shall have been
commenced within 270 days following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and
shall thereafter be continued by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
in
good faith (and the Borrower shall have certified the same in writing to the
Administrative Agent upon the commencement thereof and on a quarterly basis
thereafter until completion) and (B) in the case of any such acquisition of
replacement assets or of other long-term operating assets, (1) within 270 days
following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds a definitive agreement for
the
acquisition thereof with such Net Cash Proceeds shall have been entered into,
(2) within 450 days following the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds such
acquisition shall have been consummated and (3) any Net Cash Proceeds received
from a Casualty Event in respect of assets that constitute Collateral shall
have
been reinvested only in assets that constitute Collateral (and the Borrower
shall have certified all of the foregoing in writing to the Administrative
Agent); provided further,
however,
that
any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested
(and not designated for such repair or restoration) shall be applied to the
prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.04(b)
within
two Business Days of the termination of the applicable period (or, as
applicable, promptly upon ceasing to be designated for such repair or
restoration).
(iv) Upon
the
incurrence or issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or
issued pursuant to Section 7.02),
the
Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100%
of
all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on the date of receipt thereof by
the
Borrower or such Subsidiary.
(v) Upon
the
consummation of any Equity Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate
principal amount of Loans equal to 50% of all Net Cash Proceeds received
therefrom within two Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or
any
of its Subsidiaries; provided,
however,
that no
prepayment under this clause (v) shall be required with respect to any such
Net
Cash Proceeds if at the time of the receipt thereof the Senior Secured Leverage
Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00.
(vi) Each
prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(b)
(A)
shall be accompanied by accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case
of
Eurocurrency Rate Loans, any additional amounts required pursuant to
Section
3.05,
(B)
shall be applied ratably to the Term Facilities and, within each Term Facility,
to the remaining scheduled installments of principal due under Section 2.06
on a pro
rata basis and (C) shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their
Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the Term Facilities.
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(vii) Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(b),
with
respect to any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans required to be made
hereunder the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, in lieu of prepaying such
Loans on the date due deposit, no later than such date due, into a Cash
Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to the amount of such required
prepayment (including any accrued interest). The Administrative Agent is hereby
authorized and directed (without any further action by or notice to or from
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply the amounts so deposited to the
prepayment of such Loans and accrued interest thereon in accordance with this
Section 2.04(b)
on the
last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if earlier, the date on which
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing).
(viii) Notwithstanding
any of the other provisions of this Section 2.04(b),
(A) if, following the occurrence of any “Asset Sale” (as defined in any of
the Indentures) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower is
required to commit by a particular date (a “Commitment
Date”)
to
apply or cause its Subsidiaries to apply an amount equal to any “Net Proceeds”
(as defined in such Indenture) thereof in a particular manner, or to apply
by a
particular date (an “Application
Date”)
an
amount equal to any such “Net Proceeds” in a particular manner, in either case
in order to excuse the Borrower from being required to make an “Asset Sale
Offer” (as defined in such Indenture) in connection with such “Asset Sale”, and
the Borrower shall have failed to so commit or to so apply an amount equal
to
such “Net Proceeds” before the applicable Commitment Date or Application Date,
as the case may be, or (B) if the Borrower at any other time shall have
failed to apply or commit or cause to be applied an amount equal to any such
“Net Proceeds” and thereafter, assuming no further application or commitment of
an amount equal to such “Net Proceeds”, the Borrower would otherwise be required
to make an “Asset Sale Offer” in respect thereof, then in either such case the
Borrower shall immediately pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent
such amount, to be applied to the prepayment of the Loans in the manner set
forth in this Section 2.04(b),
as
shall excuse the Borrower from making any such “Asset Sale Offer”.
Section
2.05. Termination
or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional.
The
Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate or from time
to
time permanently reduce the LC Commitments; provided
that
(i) any such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later
than 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or
reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount
of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and
(iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the LC Commitments if,
after giving effect thereto and any concurrent reimbursement of LC
Disbursements, the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the aggregate LC
Commitments. Any such termination or reduction notice shall be in writing and
shall be irrevocable; provided
that the
Borrower may rescind any such notice of termination of all of the LC Commitments
if the notice of such termination stated that it was conditioned on the
occurrence of a specified event and such event shall not have
occurred. In
the
event that the LC Commitments are terminated in full or substantially in full
pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) on or prior to the first anniversary of the
Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay on the date of such termination, to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Lenders, in addition to the
other
amounts due at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, a premium payment equal
to 1.00% of the aggregate amount of the LC Commitments so
terminated.
(b) Automatic.
(i) Each
of
the Dollar Term B Commitments, the Dollar Term B II Commitments and the
Euro Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the date of,
respectively, the Dollar Term B Borrowing, the Dollar Term B II Borrowing
or the Euro Term Borrowing.
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(ii) Each
of
the LC Commitments shall automatically terminate on the LC Maturity Date. The
obligation of any LC Issuer to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of
Credit shall terminate on the LC Maturity Date.
(c) Application
of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.
The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the LC Lenders of any termination
or
reduction of any LC Commitments under this Section 2.05.
Upon
any reduction of any of the LC Commitments, the LC Commitment of each LC Lender
shall be reduced by such LC Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such reduction
amount. All LC Lender Fees accrued on the amount of the LC Commitments so
terminated or reduced to, but excluding, the date of any such termination or
reduction shall be payable on the effective date of such termination or
reduction.
Section
2.06. Repayment
of Loans.
(a) Dollar
Term B Loans.
Subject
to adjustment for optional and mandatory prepayments as set forth in
Section 2.04,
the
Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of
the
Dollar Term B Lenders, the Dollar Term B Loans commencing on September 30,
2007, and continuing on the last day of each December, March, June and September
occurring thereafter and prior to the Term Maturity Date, in an aggregate
principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Dollar Term B Loans outstanding on the Closing Date.
(b)
Dollar
Term B II Loans. Subject to adjustment for optional and mandatory
prepayments as set forth in Section 2.04, the Borrower shall repay to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Dollar Term B II Lenders,
the Dollar Term B II Loans commencing on September 30, 2007, and continuing
on
the last day of each December, March, June and September occurring thereafter
and prior to the Term Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount for each
such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Term
B
II Loans outstanding on the Closing Date.
(c) Euro
Term Loans.
Subject
to adjustment for optional and mandatory prepayments as set forth in
Section 2.04,
the
Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of
the
Euro Term Lenders, the Euro Term Loans commencing on September 30, 2007,
and continuing on the last day of each December, March, June and September
occurring thereafter and prior to the Term Maturity Date, in an aggregate
principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Euro Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date.
(d) Term
Maturity Date.
To the
extent not previously paid, all Loans shall be due and payable on the Term
Maturity Date.
Section
2.07. Interest.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.07(b),
(i)
each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus
the
Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing or conversion
date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus
the
Applicable Rate.
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(b) (i)
If any
amount of principal of any Loan or any LC Disbursement is not paid when due
(without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity,
by
acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a
fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If
any
amount (other than any amount referred to in Section 2.07(b)(i))
payable
by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard
to
any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or
otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders such amount shall
thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times
equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Accrued
and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest
on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest
hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before
and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law.
Section
2.08. Fees.
(a) Letter
of Credit Fees.
The
Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
each LC Lender, a participation fee with respect to its participations and
commitment to participate in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the
Applicable Rate applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the average daily amount
of such LC Lender’s LC Deposit (excluding any portion thereof attributable to
unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Closing
Date to but excluding the date on which such LC Lender’s LC Deposit is returned
to it in full and (ii) to each LC Issuer a fronting fee, which shall accrue
at a rate separately agreed to by such LC Issuer and the Borrower, on the
average daily amount of the portion of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters
of Credit issued (or, in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit, deemed
issued) by such LC Issuer (excluding any portion thereof attributable to
unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Closing
Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the LC Commitments
and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as each
Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.
Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last
day
of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the
third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date
to
occur after the Closing Date; provided
that any
such fees accruing after the date on which the LC Commitments shall have
terminated shall be payable on demand. In addition to the foregoing fees, the
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each
LC
Lender, the fees set forth in Section 2.03(p).
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(b) Agent
Fees.
The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Agent, for the
respective accounts of the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Agent, fees
in
the amounts and at the times specified in the applicable Fee
Letter.
(c) General.
Fees
payable hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section
2.09. Computation
of Interest and Fees.
All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is
determined by reference to the Prime Rate shall be made on the basis of a year
of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other
computations of interest and fees shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year
and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on
which
the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for
the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive
and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section
2.10. Evidence
of Indebtedness.
The
Loans made by each Term Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or
records maintained by such Term Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the
ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and the Term Lenders shall be prima facie evidence absent
manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Term Lenders to the
Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Term Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent (as set forth in the Register) shall control in the absence of manifest
error.
Section
2.11. Payments
Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a) General.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments to be made by the Borrower
shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense,
recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at
the
Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars or in Euros, as applicable, and in
immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified
herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its
Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable
share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire
transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the
Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next
succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to
accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other
than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day
and such extension of time shall be reflected on computing interest or fees,
as
the case may be.
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(b) Payments
by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior
to
the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lenders or any LC Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such
payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such
payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or such LC Issuer, as the
case
may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made
such
payment, then each of the applicable Lenders or such LC Issuer, as the case
may
be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
the amount so distributed to such Lender or such LC Issuer, in immediately
available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the
date
such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate (in the case
of
Loans denominated in Dollars) or the Overnight Rate (in the case of Loans
denominated in Euros) and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A
notice
of the Administrative Agent to any Lender, any LC Issuer or the Borrower with
respect to any amount owing under this Section
2.11(b)
shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.
If any
Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent or the Deposit Agent funds
for any Loan or any LC Deposit to be made by such Lender as provided in the
foregoing provisions of this Article II,
and
such funds are not used as contemplated by this Article II because the
conditions precedent thereto set forth in Article IV
are not
satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative
Agent or the Deposit Agent, as applicable, shall return such funds (in like
funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without
interest.
(d) Obligations
of Lenders Several.
The
obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to make deposits required
under Section 2.03(a)
and to
make payments pursuant to Section 9.06
are
several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to make
any
such deposit or to make any such payments on any date required hereunder shall
not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such
date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender
to
so make its Loan or to so deposit or make its payments.
(e) Funding
Source.
Nothing
herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan
in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any
Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any
particular place or manner.
(f) Insufficient
Payment.
If at
any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay in full all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements,
interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)
first,
towards
payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due
to
such parties, and (ii) second,
towards
payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder,
ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of
principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such
parties.
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(g) Currency
Exchange.
To the
extent that the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the
amounts owing by the Borrower under or in respect of this Agreement in
currencies other than the currency or currencies required to enable the
Administrative Agent to distribute funds to the Lenders in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to convert
or exchange such funds into Dollars or into Euros, as the case may be, to the
extent necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to distribute such funds
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided
that the
Borrower and each of the Lenders hereby agree that the Administrative Agent
shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by
the
Borrower or such Lender as a result of any conversion or exchange of currencies
affected pursuant to this Section 2.11(g)
or as a
result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to effect any such conversion
or exchange; and provided further
that the
Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and
hold
the Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless, for any and all losses,
costs
and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any
conversion or exchange of currencies (or the failure to convert or exchange
any
currencies) or which result in the Administrative Agent or the Lenders receiving
a lower amount that they would have received had such currency not been required
to be so converted or exchanged, in accordance with this Section 2.11(g).
Section
2.12. Sharing
of Payments
by
Lenders. If
any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or any
right
in respect of Collateral or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any
principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations
in LC Disbursements held by it, resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of
a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued
interest thereon greater than its pro
rata
share thereof of the applicable Facility as provided herein, then the Lender
receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent
of such fact and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in
the Loans and subparticipations in LC Disbursements of the other Lenders, or
make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all
such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans
and participations in LC Disbursements, provided
that:
(i) if
any
such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion
of
the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or
subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the
extent of such recovery, without interest; and
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(i) the
provisions of this Section 2.12
shall
not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant
to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, (B) any
payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale
of a
participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in LC Disbursements
to
any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
other Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section
2.12
shall
apply) or (C) any payment made to a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to
Section 10.12(b).
The
Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively
do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation or
subparticipation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against
the
Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation
or
subparticipation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount thereof.
ARTICLE
III
TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section
3.01. Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes.
Any and
all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or
under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without
reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided
that if
the Borrower shall be required by applicable Law to deduct any Indemnified
Taxes
(including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable
shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this
Section 3.01)
an
Agent, a Lender or an LC Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal
to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the
Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay
the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance
with applicable Law.
(b) Payment
of Other Taxes by the Borrower.
Without
limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely
pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with
applicable law.
(c) Indemnification
by the Borrower.
The
Borrower shall indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer, within
30
days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified
Taxes
or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted
on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by such Agent,
such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest
and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto (provided
that
such penalties, interests and expenses are not attributable to the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent, such Lender or such LC Issuer),
whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as
to
the amount of such payment, setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation
and basis for such amount, delivered to the Borrower by an Agent (other than
the
Administrative Agent), a Lender or an LC Issuer (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or
on
behalf of a Lender or an LC Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
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(d) Change
in Place of Organization.
The
Borrower shall not be required pursuant to this Section 3.01
to pay
any additional amount to, or to indemnify, any Agent, any Lender or any LC
Issuer, as the case may be, to the extent such Agent, such Lender or LC Issuer
becomes subject to Taxes subsequent to the date on which such Agent, such Lender
or LC Issuer becomes a party to this Agreement as a result of a change in the
place of organization of such Agent, such Lender or LC Issuer, except to the
extent that any such change is requested or required by the Borrower (and
provided that nothing in this clause (d) shall be construed as relieving the
Borrower from any obligation to make such payments or indemnification in the
event of a Change in Law, including a Change in Law after the date of such
change of place of organization).
(e) Evidence
of Payments.
As soon
as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by
such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Status
of Lenders.
Any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for
tax
purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect
to
payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the
Borrower or the relevant Governmental Authority (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law as will permit
such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of
withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by
applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine
whether or not such Lender is subject to withholding or information reporting
requirements.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is resident for tax
purposes in the United States:
(i) any
Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
or to
such Persons as they may reasonably designate (in such number of copies as
shall
be requested by the recipient), on or prior to the date on which such Foreign
Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter
upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such
Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is
applicable:
(A) duly
completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility
for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a
party,
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(B) duly
completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
(C) in
the
case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio
interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate to the effect
that
such Foreign Lender is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of section
881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within
the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign
corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and
(B) duly completed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN,
or
(D) any
other
form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or
reduction in United States Federal withholding tax (including any successor
form
to those referenced in Sections 3.01(f)(i)-(iii))
duly
completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed
by
applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction
required to be made, and
(ii) any
Lender that is not a Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the
recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under
this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent) a duly completed Internal Revenue Service
Form W-9 (or successor form thereto) or shall otherwise prove that it is exempt
from backup withholding.
(g) Treatment
of Certain Refunds.
If any
Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuer becomes aware that it is entitled to claim
a
refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.01,
such
Agent, such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, shall promptly notify
the Borrower of the availability of such refund claim and, within 30 days after
receipt of a request by the Borrower, make a claim to such Governmental
Authority for such refund. If any Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuer determines,
in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or
Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect
to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section,
it
shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent
of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under
this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent, such Lender or such
LC
Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid
by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund),
provided
that the
Borrower, upon the request of such Agent, such Lender or such LC Issuer, agrees
to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest
or
other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent,
such Lender or such LC Issuer in the event such Agent, such Lender or such
LC
Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This
subsection shall not be construed to require any Agent, any Lender or any LC
Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating
to
its taxes that it reasonably deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other
Person.
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Section
3.02. Illegality.
If
any
Term Lender determines in good faith that any Change in Law has made it
unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing
Date
that it is unlawful, for such Term Lender or its applicable Lending Office
to
make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to determine or charge
interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority
has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Term Lender to
purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or Euros in the London
interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Term Lender to the Borrower
through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Term Lender to make
or
continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency
Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Term Lender notifies the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination
no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand
from such Term Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), (a) with
respect to Loans denominated in Dollars, prepay or, if applicable, convert
all
Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans and (b) with respect
to
Loans denominated in Euros, exchange all such Loans into the Equivalent thereof
in Dollars and convert such Loans to Base Rate Loans, in each case either on
the
last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Term Lender may lawfully
continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately,
if such Term Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency
Rate
Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay
accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and amounts due pursuant
to Section 3.05,
if any.
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Section
3.03. Inability
to Determine Rates. If
the
Required Term Lenders determine, for any reason in connection with any request
for a conversion to, or continuation as, Eurocurrency Rate Loans, that (a)
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency
Rate
for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate
Loan or (b) the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect
to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect
the
cost to such Term Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will
promptly so notify the Borrower and each Term Lender. Thereafter, until the
Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Term Lenders) revokes
such notice, (i) any request for a conversion of any Dollar Term Loan to, or
continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan as, a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be
ineffective and (ii) each outstanding Euro Term Loan, at the end of the Interest
Period then applicable thereto, shall bear interest at the Applicable Rate
for
Euro Term Loans plus a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be
representative of the Euro Term Lenders’ cost of funding such Loans. Each
determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
3.03
under
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section
3.04. Increased
Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
(a) Increased
Costs Generally.
If any
Change in Law shall:
(i) 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;
(ii) subject
any Lender or any LC Issuer 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of
payments to such Lender or any LC Issuer in respect thereof (except for
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01
and any
Excluded Tax); or
(iii) impose
on
any Lender or any LC Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition,
cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or
such LC Issuer of 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 or receivable by such
Lender or such LC Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other
amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such LC Issuer, the Borrower will
pay to such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount
or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may
be,
for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital
Requirements.
If any
Lender or any LC Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender
or such LC Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such
LC Issuer’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 such LC
Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding
company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments 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 such LC Issuer, to a level
below
that which such Lender or such LC Issuer or such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s
holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s policies and the policies of
such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such
LC Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such LC Issuer or such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s
holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c) Certificates
for Reimbursement.
A
certificate of a Lender or an LC Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or such LC Issuer or its holding company,
as
the case may be (which certificate shall set forth in reasonable detail the
basis for and calculation thereof), as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of
this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may
be,
the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after
receipt thereof.
(d) Delay
in Requests.
Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or any LC Issuer to demand compensation
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a
waiver of such Lender’s or such LC Issuer’s right to demand such compensation,
provided
that the
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an LC Issuer pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred
or
reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender
or
such LC Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in
Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such
LC Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then
the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period
of retroactive effect thereof).
Section
3.05. Compensation
for Losses. Upon
written demand of any Term Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent)
from
time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Term Lender for and
hold such Term Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it
as
a result of:
(a) any
continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loan
(whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise);
(b) any
failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender
to
make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(c) any
assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of
the
Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant
to
Section 10.12;
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excluding
any loss of anticipated profits, but including any loss or expense arising
from
the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan
or
from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.
The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such
Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For
purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under
this Section 3.05,
each
Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it
at
the Eurocurrency Base Rate used in determining the Eurocurrency Rate for such
Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurocurrency market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether
or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Section
3.06. Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation
of a Different Lending Office.
If any
Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04,
or the
Borrower is required to pay, or delivers to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent a certificate setting forth reasons it reasonably anticipates that it
will
be required to pay, any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01,
or if
any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02,
then
such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office
for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and
obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if,
in
the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate
or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01
or
3.04,
as the
case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to
Section 3.02,
as
applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such
Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment.
(b) Replacement
of Lenders.
If any
Lender requests compensation under Section 3.02
or 3.04,
or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01,
the
Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.12.
Section
3.07. Survival.
All of
the Borrower’s and Lenders’ obligations under this Article
III
shall
survive termination of the Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS
The
obligations of the Term Lenders to make Loans, of the LC Lenders to make the
LC
Deposits and of the LC Issuers to issue Letters of Credit hereunder (and the
designation of the Existing Letters of Credit as Letters of Credit hereunder)
is
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) The
Administrative Agent shall have received the following, in each case where
applicable properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party,
dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental
officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(i) a
counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of the Borrower;
(ii) such
certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the identity, authority
and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a
Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party, except to
the
extent the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) such
documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each
Loan
Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business
in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties
or
the conduct of its business requires such qualification;
(iv) a
favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to
the Loan Parties, addressed to each Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer and
dated the Closing Date, and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request;
(v) a
favorable opinion of such local counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case
addressed to each Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer and dated the Closing
Date, and covering such matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan
Documents, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(vi) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower either (A) attaching copies
of all material consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with
the
execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party and the validity against
any Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, which consents,
licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that
no
such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;
(vii) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the
conditions specified in clauses
(c)
and
(d)
of this
Article IV
have
been satisfied;
(viii) a
certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower attesting to the
Solvency of the Loan Parties before and after giving effect to the
Transactions;
(ix) a
certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower to the effect
that,
after giving effect to the Transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date,
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall have at least $70,000,000 of
unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents;
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(x) a
certified copy of the 2013 Supplemental Indenture, duly executed by the parties
thereto, which shall be consistent with the Exchange Offer Circular and
otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and which shall have become or shall simultaneously become effective
in
accordance with the terms of the 2013 Original Indenture;
(xi) a
certified copy of the 2013 New Indenture, duly executed by the parties thereto,
which shall be consistent with the Exchange Offer Circular and otherwise be
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(xii) a
notice
of borrowing under Section
2.02;
(xiii) a
Perfection Certificate, together with all attachments contemplated thereby,
including the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent)
filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated
by the Perfection Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar
documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements
are
Permitted Liens or have been released; and
(xiv) evidence
that the commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been, or
shall substantially concurrently be, terminated, all loans and other amounts
outstanding thereunder shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently
be,
paid in full and all Liens securing the obligations thereunder and under any
related agreements shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently be,
released.
(b) The
Guarantee and Collateral Requirement (other than the requirements set forth
in
clauses
(e),
(f)
and
(g)
of the
definition of such term) shall have been satisfied.
(c) The
Borrower (i) shall have accepted, or substantially concurrently shall accept,
for exchange all of the 2013 Original Notes validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer and issued 2013 New Notes in exchange
therefor and (ii) shall have received the Requisite Consents (as defined in
the Exchange Offer Circular).
(d)
(i) The
representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in Article V
or in
any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects
on
and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations
and
warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall
be
true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and
(ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from
such proposed making of Loans or application of the proceeds therefrom or from
the issuance of the Letters of Credit.
(e) The
Lenders shall have received the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05.
(f) The
Lenders shall have received financial projections of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the years 2007 through 2010, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Lenders.
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(g) The
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the insurance required
by
Section 6.08
and by
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is in effect.
(h) All
fees
required to be paid to the Agents and the Arrangers on or before the Closing
Date shall have been paid. All costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses, title premiums, survey charges and recording taxes and fees) required
to be paid to the Agents and the Arrangers shall have been paid to the extent
due and invoiced.
(i) There
shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(j) All
material governmental authorizations and all third party consents and approvals
necessary in connection with the Transactions shall have been obtained and
shall
remain in effect.
(k) The
Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required
by
bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money
laundering rules and regulations.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts
to procure and deliver, but shall nevertheless be unable to deliver, any
mortgages, foreign pledge agreements and control agreements required to perfect
Liens on the Collateral, or any related lien searches, agreements of third
parties or documents from public officials, such delivery shall not be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Term Lenders, the LC Lenders
or
the LC Issuers hereunder on the Closing Date, but shall be required to be
accomplished as provided in Section
6.18.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that:
Section
5.01. Existence,
Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.
Each
Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (other than any Dormant Subsidiaries)
(a) is duly organized or formed and validly existing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power
and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations (including
good standing), consents and approvals (i) to own or lease its assets and
carry on its business and (ii) to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is or is to be a party and
to
consummate the Transactions, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good
standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification or license and (d) is in compliance with all Laws and licenses,
authorizations and permits of Governmental Authorities in favor of such Loan
Party, except in the case of clauses (b)(i), (c) and (d), to the extent that
failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
5.02. Authorization;
No Contravention.
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document
to
which such Loan Party is or is to be a party are within such Loan Party’s
corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
or other organizational action and do not and will not, except to the extent
that such breach, contravention or conflict could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(a) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization
Documents, (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or
the
creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) under, or require any payment
to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is
a
party or, to such Loan Party’s knowledge, affecting such Loan Party or the
properties of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order,
injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award
to which such Loan Party or its property is subject, or (c) violate any Law
or
any license, authorization or permit of a Governmental Authority reasonably
necessarily in the conduct of such Loan Party’s business. Each Loan Party and
each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with all Contractual Obligations
referred to in clause (b)(i), except to the extent that failure to do so could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
5.03. Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents.
No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to,
or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or
required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by,
or
enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, except those approvals,
consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions the failure of which
to
obtain or take could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the grant by any Loan Party
of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the
perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents,
other than UCC filings and other filings specifically contemplated by the
Collateral Documents, or (d) the exercise by any Agent, any Lender or any
LC Issuer of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect
of
the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) filings
necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties
pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (ii) approvals, consents,
exemptions, authorizations, deletions, notices and filings that (A) have
been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect or
(B) the failure of which to obtain, take, give or make could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
5.04. Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document when delivered hereunder will
have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered
will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with
its
terms, except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by the effect
of
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by equitable principles relating to
enforceability.
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Section
5.05. Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The
Borrower has previously made available to the Lenders its consolidated balance
sheets and consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows (i) as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and
2004, reported on by KPMG LLP, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2006. Such financial statements (i) were prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except
as
otherwise expressly noted therein and except, in the case of such quarterly
financial statements, the normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence
of
footnotes, (ii) in all material respects fairly present the financial
condition and shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of
the dates thereof and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods
covered thereby and (iii) show all material Indebtedness and other liabilities,
direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates
thereof, including liabilities for taxes and material commitments.
(b) Except
with respect to any events disclosed in the Borrower’s Current Reports on Form
8-K dated January 10, 2007 and March 12, 2007, since September 30, 2006,
there has been no event or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
5.06. Litigation.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 5.06,
there
are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any
of
its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.07. No
Default.
Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to, or
a
party to, any Contractual Obligation that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.08. Ownership
of Property.
(a) The
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has (i) good title to, or valid
leasehold interest in, all of its personal property necessary or used in the
ordinary conduct of its business and (ii) good, indefeasible and insurable
title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property
necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except where failure
to have such title or other property interests could not, individually or in
the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Schedule 5.08(b)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all real property owned by each Loan
Party
that, as of the Closing Date, has an estimated fair market value of $5,000,000
or more, in each case showing as of the Closing Date the street address, county
or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner and estimated fair value
thereof. Each Loan Party has good, indefeasible and insurable fee simple title
to the real property owned by such Loan Party, free and clear of all Liens,
other than Permitted Liens.
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(c) Schedule 5.08(c)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all leases of real property under which
any Loan Party is the lessee and which would constitute, as of the date hereof,
Mortgaged Properties, showing as of the date hereof the street address, county
or other relevant jurisdiction, state, lessor, lessee and expiration date
thereof. Each such lease is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
lessor (assuming corporate power and authority and due execution and delivery
on
the part of the lessor with respect to such lease) thereof, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
Section
5.09. Environmental
Compliance.
(a) The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the facilities and properties owned or leased
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, are and have been in compliance with
all
Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance as would not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 5.09,
none of
the properties currently or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, formerly owned
or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for
listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local
list; and, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Hazardous Materials have not
been Released at, on, under or from any property currently or, to the knowledge
of the Borrower, formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.09
or as
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is
undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other
potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial
or
response action relating to any actual or threatened Release of Hazardous
Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant
to
the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental
Law; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored
at,
or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner
not
reasonably expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) There
are
no pending or threatened claims, actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any Government Authority
or
any other party arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, except
for
such claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations that, individually
or
in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
5.10. Insurance.
The
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in
such
amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following
standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily
carried by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses and owning
similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
operates.
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Section
5.11. Taxes.
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all material Federal, state and other
material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all
material Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income
or
assets otherwise due and payable, except (a) those that are not overdue by
more than 30 days, (b) those that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves
have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (c) to the extent that the
failure to make such filings could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed
tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made,
have
a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is
party to any tax sharing agreement with any other Person (other than the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) pursuant to which it is liable for any Taxes
of
any Person that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.12. ERISA
Compliance.
(a) Each
Plan
is in compliance in all material respects with its terms, the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws. Each Plan that
is
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and
to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred that could reasonably
be
expected to cause the loss of such qualification. There are no pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action
by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that, individually
or in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) No
ERISA
Event has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur that, individually
or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability, except
as
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) With
respect to each scheme or arrangement mandated by a Governmental Authority
outside the United States (a “Foreign
Government Scheme or Arrangement”)
and
with respect to each employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by
any
Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that is not subject to United
States law (a “Foreign
Plan”),
except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) any
employer and employee contributions required by law or by the terms of any
Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement or any Foreign Plan have been made,
or,
if applicable, accrued in accordance with normal accounting
practices;
(ii) the
fair
market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each
insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve
established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions,
is
sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of
the
date hereof, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign
Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used
to
account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted
accounting principles; and
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(iii) each
Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been
maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.
Section
5.13. Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests.
As of
the Closing Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those set forth
on
Schedule 5.13,
and all
of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Borrower or
its
Subsidiaries in the amounts specified on Schedule 5.13,
free
and clear of all Liens except those permitted under Section 7.01(a),
(c),
(h),
(j)
or
(m).
As of
the Closing Date, no Loan Party holds Equity Interests in any Person except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.13.
Section
5.14. Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Following
the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter
of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (of the Borrower only,
or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to
the
provisions of Section 7.01
or
Section 7.05
or
subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between
the
Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness
and within the scope of Section 8.01(e)
will be
margin stock.
(b) None
of
the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or is
required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Section
5.15. Disclosure.
The
Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known
to
it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor
any
report, financial statement, certificate or other written or formally presented
information furnished by or on behalf of the Loan Parties to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
and
the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other
Loan
Document (in each case taken as a whole and as modified or supplemented by
other
information so furnished) contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided
that,
with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed
by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being understood that
actual results may vary from such projections, and such variations may be
material.
Section
5.16. Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
The
Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights,
franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively,
“IP
Rights”)
that
are necessary for the operation of their businesses, without conflict with
the
rights of any other Person, except to the extent that the failure to so own
or
possess any such IP Rights (or any conflict pertaining thereto) could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the IP Rights
currently used, or currently contemplated to be used, by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries infringes upon any valid rights held by
any
other Person, except to the extent that such infringement could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.16,
no
claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
5.17. Solvency.
The Loan
Parties are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent.
Section
5.18. Senior
Debt Status.
On the
Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other obligations, other than the Obligations,
constitute “Designated Senior Debt” under any of the Indentures.
ARTICLE
VI
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan, any LC Disbursement
or any interest or fees payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied
or
any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than any Letter of Credit
the obligations of the Borrower under which shall have been cash collateralized
or supported by letters of credit of other banks naming the applicable LC Issuer
as the beneficiary in a manner satisfactory to such LC Issuer), the Borrower
shall, and, except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01,
6.02,
6.03,
6.11,
6.16
and
6.17
shall
cause each Subsidiary to:
Section
6.01. Financial
Statements.
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent, to be made available to the Lenders:
(a) as
soon
as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year
of the Borrower (or, if later, by the date the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
the
Borrower for such fiscal year would have been required to be filed under the
rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension
available thereunder for filing of such form), a consolidated balance sheet
of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP,
such
consolidated financial statements to be audited and accompanied by a report
and
opinion of a “big four” national accounting firm or other Registered Public
Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable Securities
Laws;
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(b) as
soon
as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the
first
three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if later, by
the
date the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Borrower for such fiscal quarter
would have been required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the
SEC,
giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for filing of
such
form), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
at
the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for
the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case
in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the
previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year,
all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer of the
Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and
the
absence of footnotes; and
(c) as
soon
as available, but in any event within 91 days after the end of each fiscal
year
of the Borrower, forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower, in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the operating budget
and
cash flow budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the succeeding fiscal
year, such projections to be accompanied by a certificate of the chief financial
officer of the Borrower to the effect that (i) such projections were prepared
by
the Borrower in good faith, (ii) the Borrower has a reasonable basis for the
assumptions contained in such projections and (iii) such projections have been
prepared in accordance with such assumptions, it being understood that actual
results may vary from such projections, and such variations may be
material.
As
to any
information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d),
the
Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under
Section 6.01(a)
or
(b),
but the
foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to
furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a)
and
(b)
at the
times specified therein.
Section
6.02. Certificates;
Other Information.
Deliver
to the Administrative Agent, to be made available to the Lenders:
(a) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a)
and
(b),
a duly
completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower, which shall include, to the extent applicable, the computations of
pro
forma calculations referred to in the definition of the terms Consolidated
EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense;
(b) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01(a),
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that all notices required
to be provided under Section 6.13
have
been provided;
(c) promptly
after any request by the Administrative Agent, copies of any final management
letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the
board
of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants;
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(d) promptly
after the same becomes publicly available, copies of each annual report, proxy
or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders
of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports
and registration statements that the Borrower files or is required to file
with
the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required
to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.02;
(e) promptly
after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to
any
holder of debt securities of the Borrower or of any of its Subsidiaries pursuant
to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not
otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.02;
(f) promptly
and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, notice of receipt of any notice or other
correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable
non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any material investigation or possible
material investigation or other material inquiry by such agency regarding
financial or other operational results of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, but not copies of any such notice or correspondence;
(g) promptly
after the occurrence thereof or any material development therein, notice of
any
Environmental Liability of, or any noncompliance with any Environmental Law
or
Environmental Permit by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(h) promptly,
such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or
corporate affairs of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance
with
the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender
may
from time to time reasonably request.
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a)
or
(b)
or
otherwise, to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise
filed with the SEC, may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall
be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which (i) the Borrower
posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s principal
publicly accessible website or (ii) such documents are posted on the
Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each
Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (which may be a commercial
or a
third-party website or a website sponsored by the Administrative Agent);
provided
that the
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such
documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic
versions (i.e.,
soft
copies) of such documents.
Section
6.03. Notices.
Promptly
notify the Administrative Agent of:
(a) the
occurrence of any Default;
(b) any
matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
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(c) the
occurrence of any ERISA Event;
(d) the
occurrence of any Disposition or Casualty Event, or the incurrence or issuance
of any Indebtedness or Equity Interests, in each case for which the Borrower
is
required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.04(b);
and
(e) the
occurrence of any Internal Control Event.
Each
notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a),
(b),
(c)
or
(e)
shall be
accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting
forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action
the
Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice
pursuant to Section 6.03(a)
shall
describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any
other Loan Document in respect of which a Default exists.
Section
6.04. Nonpublic
Information.
Concurrently with the delivery of any document or notice required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 6.01,
6.02
or
6.03,
indicate in writing whether such document or notice contains Nonpublic
Information. The Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that certain of the
Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive
material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries
or its or their securities) and, if documents or notices required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 6.01,
6.02
or
6.03,
or
otherwise, are being distributed through IntraLinks/IntraAgency, SyndTrak or
another relevant website or other information platform (the “Platform”),
any
document or notice that the Borrower has indicated contains Nonpublic
Information shall not be posted on that portion of the Platform designated
for
such public-side Lenders. If the Borrower has not indicated whether a document
or notice delivered pursuant to Section 6.01,
6.02
or
6.03
contains
Nonpublic Information, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to post
such
document or notice solely on that portion of the Platform designated for Lenders
who wish to receive Nonpublic Information with respect to the Borrower, its
Subsidiaries and its and their securities.
Section
6.05. Payment
of Obligations.
Pay,
discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable
(a) all material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or
levies upon it or its assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary,
except to the extent the failure to pay or discharge the same could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (b) all lawful claims that, if unpaid, would by Law
become a Lien upon its assets.
Section
6.06. Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
(a) Other
than as to Dormant Subsidiaries, preserve, renew and maintain in full force
and
effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization, except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04
or
7.05
and
except, other than with respect to the Borrower, to the extent the failure
to do
so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) take
all
reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and
franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except
to the extent the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) preserve
or renew all of its registered IP Rights, except to the extent the failure
to do
so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
6.07. Maintenance
of Properties.
Except
with respect to Dormant Subsidiaries and except where the failure to do so
could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its properties
and equipment that are necessary in the operation of its business in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) make
all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof in
accordance with prudent industry practice.
Section
6.08. Maintenance
of Insurance.
Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not
Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties in such
amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance (including with captive
insurance companies) compatible with the following standards), with such
deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies
engaged in the same or similar businesses and owning similar properties in
localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.
Section
6.09. Compliance
with Laws.
Comply
with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees
applicable to it or to its business or property, except where such requirement
of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or where the failure to comply
therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
6.10. Books
and Records.
Maintain
proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries
shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving
the
assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
in a
manner that permits the preparation of financial statements in accordance with
GAAP.
Section
6.11. Inspection
Rights.
Permit
representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and
each
Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate,
financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom,
and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers,
and independent public accountants, all at reasonable times during normal
business hours, in reasonable intervals and upon reasonable advance notice
to
the Borrower; provided,
that,
excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event
of
Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise
rights under this Section 6.11
and
the
Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than twice during
any calendar year and any one such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense;
provided further,
that
when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender may
do
any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal
business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower. The
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity
to
participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s accountants.
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Section
6.12. Use
of
Proceeds.
Use the
proceeds of the Loans solely to repay in full all amounts outstanding under
the
Existing Credit Agreement and to pay fees and expenses related to the
Transactions and, with respect to any remaining proceeds, for general corporate
purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document; and use
Letters of Credit solely to support obligations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Section
6.13. Information
Regarding Collateral; Additional Subsidiaries. ii)
Furnish
to the Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change in (i) any Loan
Party’s legal name, as reflected in its Organization Documents, (ii) any
Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or corporate structure and
(iii) any Loan Party’s identity, Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or
organization number, if any, assigned by the jurisdiction of its organization,
and not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made
under
the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the
Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid,
legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral.
(b) If
any
material assets (including any Equity Interests and any real properties or
leasehold interests that would constitute Mortgaged Properties) are acquired,
or
any deposit accounts or securities accounts described in the definition of
the
term Guarantee and Collateral Requirement are established, by the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary Loan Party (or held by any Person becoming a Subsidiary Loan
Party) after the Closing Date (other than assets (but not Equity Interests
or
any such accounts) constituting Collateral under the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement that become subject to the Lien created by the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement upon acquisition thereof, but only if such Lien thereon
shall be perfected), notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, if requested
by
the Collateral Agent, cause such assets or accounts to be subjected to a Lien
securing the Obligations and take such actions as shall be necessary or
reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect such Liens,
all at the expense of the Loan Parties.
(c) If
any
additional Subsidiary (other than a Dormant Subsidiary) is formed or acquired
after the Closing Date or if any Subsidiary ceases to be a Dormant Subsidiary,
notify, within 10 Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired
or
ceases to be a Dormant Subsidiary, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent
thereof and, promptly thereafter, cause the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement
to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary (if it is a Subsidiary Loan
Party) and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such
Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party.
Section
6.14. Compliance
with Environmental Laws.
Except
to the extent the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, comply, and cause
all
lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply,
with
all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew
all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and
conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any
cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up
all
Hazardous Materials from any of its properties in accordance with the
requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws; provided,
however,
that
neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake
any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action (a) to the extent that
its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper
proceedings diligently pursued and appropriate reserves are being maintained
in
accordance with GAAP with respect to such circumstances or (b) where
failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
6.15. Further
Assurances.
Promptly
upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the
Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be
discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing
or
recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record,
re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further
acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably require from time
to
time in order to cause the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement to be and remain
satisfied and assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and
confirm more effectively unto the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to such Persons
under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection
with any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is or
is to
be a party.
Section
6.16. Interest
Rate Hedging.
No later
than 90 days after the Closing Date, obtain and, at all times thereafter until
the third anniversary of the Closing Date cause to be maintained, protection
against fluctuations in interest rates pursuant to one or more Swap Contracts
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in
order
to ensure that not less than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the total
Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then
outstanding is either (i) subject to such Swap Contracts or
(ii) Indebtedness that bears interest at a fixed rate.
Section
6.17. Ratings.
Use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable after
the
Closing Date, and thereafter to maintain at all times, ratings issued by Xxxxx’x
and S&P with respect to senior secured debt of the Borrower.
Section
6.18. Certain
Post-Closing
Collateral Obligations.
As
promptly as practicable, and in any event within 60 days, after the Closing
Date, (a) cause the requirements set forth in clauses
(c)
(with
respect to Foreign Subsidiaries), (e),
(f)
and
(g)
of the
definition of the term Guarantee and Collateral Requirement to be satisfied
and
(b) deliver all mortgages, foreign pledge agreements, control agreements, lien
searches, agreements of third parties and documents from public officials that
would have been required to be delivered on the Closing Date but for the last
sentence of Article
IV,
in each
case except to the extent otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent pursuant
to the last two sentences of the definition of the term Guarantee and Collateral
Requirement.
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ARTICLE
VII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan, any LC Disbursement
or any interest or fees payable hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied
or
any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than any Letter of Credit
the obligations of the Borrower under which shall have been cash collateralized
or supported by letters of credit of other banks naming the applicable LC Issuer
as the beneficiary in a manner satisfactory to such LC Issuer), the Borrower
shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly:
Section
7.01. Liens.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its properties or assets,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (“Permitted
Liens”):
(a) Liens
created under any Loan Document;
(b) Liens
existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.01(b),
and any
renewals or extensions thereof; provided
that (i)
such Liens shall apply only to the assets to which they apply on the Closing
Date and (ii) such Liens shall secure only (A) those obligations that they
secure on the Closing Date and (B) refinancings, refundings, renewals and
extensions of such secured obligations permitted hereunder so long as the
aggregate principal amount of obligations secured under this Section
7.01(b)
does not
exceed at any time the sum of (x) the principal amount of the obligations
secured by such Liens on the Closing Date and (y) the aggregate amount of
reasonable premiums paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in
connection with such refinancings, refundings, renewals and
extensions;
(c) Liens
for
Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges that are not overdue
by
more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, (i) that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
for
which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or
(ii) with respect to which in the aggregate the failure to make payment
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) statutory
Liens of landlords, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen or other
like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure obligations
that are not overdue by more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue,
(i) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in
accordance with GAAP or (iii) with respect to which in the aggregate the
failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(e) pledges
and deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA, or (ii) securing
insurance premiums or reimbursement obligations under insurance policies, in
each case payable to insurance carriers that provide insurance to the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) pledges
and deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance
of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory
obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds,
performance and completion guarantees and other obligations of a like nature
(including those to secure health, safety and environmental
obligations);
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(g) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar
encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that do not secure
Indebtedness, that are incurred in the ordinary course of business and that
do
not materially and adversely affect the use of the property subject thereto
for
its intended purpose;
(h) Liens
securing judgments for the payment of money that have not resulted in an Event
of Default under Section 8.01(h);
(i) Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(c);
provided
that
(i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any assets other than the assets
financed by such Indebtedness or, if applicable, subject to such Capitalized
Lease and the proceeds and product thereof and accessions thereto and
(ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair
market value, whichever is lower, of the assets being encumbered at the time
such assets became so encumbered; provided further,
however,
that in
the event purchase money obligations are owed to any Person with respect to
financing of more than one purchase of equipment, Liens securing such purchase
money obligations shall be permitted to extend to all equipment so financed
by
such Person;
(j) Liens
securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal
amount at
any
time outstanding not
to
exceed $15,000,000; provided
that any
such Liens that extend to or cover any Collateral shall not secure Indebtedness
or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
in
excess of $10,000,000;
(k) Liens
arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating
to
banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit
or commodity trading or brokerage accounts or other funds maintained with a
creditor depository institution, provided
that
such accounts and funds are not primarily intended by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution or the commodity
intermediary;
(l) Liens
on
property of any Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan
Party;
(m) Liens
on
property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Foreign
Subsidiary permitted under Section 7.02(e);
(n) (i) leases,
licenses, subleases and sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business
and that do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of
the Borrower or any of its material Subsidiaries or (B) secure any
Indebtedness for borrowed money or (ii) the rights reserved or vested in
any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or by Law to terminate any such
lease, license, franchise, grant or permit or to require annual or periodic
payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
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(o) Liens
in
favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the
ordinary course of business;
(p) Liens
consisting of (i) agreements to Dispose of any property in a Disposition
permitted under Section 7.05
and
(ii) xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement entered into
in
connection with an Investment permitted under Section 7.03;
(q) any
Lien
existing on (i) any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary or (ii) any asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or
is
merged into or consolidated with any Subsidiary) after the date hereof prior
to
the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated);
provided
that (A)
such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets (other than the proceeds
or products of the assets originally subject thereto and, in the case of Liens
referred to in clause (ii), after-acquired assets subjected to a Lien pursuant
to requirements existing at the time such Person became a Subsidiary (or was
so
merged or consolidated), other than any such after-acquired assets that would
not have been subject to such Lien but for such Person becoming a Subsidiary
(or
so being merged or consolidated)), (ii) such Lien was not created in
contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming
a Subsidiary (or so being merged or consolidated), as the case may be, and
(iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.02(i);
(r) Liens
arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(s) Liens
deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements
permitted under Section 7.03;
(t) Liens
on
assets constituting ABL Collateral securing Indebtedness and other obligations
under the Permitted ABL Facility; provided
that the
Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the institution serving as collateral agent
for the Permitted ABL Facility shall have entered into the ABL Intercreditor
Agreement;
(u) Liens
that are contractual rights of set-off under agreements entered into with
customers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
and
(v) Liens
securing IRB Debt permitted by Section 7.02(n),
provided
that
Liens extend to and cover only the capital assets and improvements financed
with
such IRB Debt.
Section
7.02. Indebtedness.
Create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness
constituting (i) Investments permitted under Section 7.03(c),
provided
that
(A) any such Indebtedness that is owed to a Loan Party shall be evidenced
by a promissory note that shall have been pledged in accordance with the
Guarantee and Collateral Requirement, (B) any such Indebtedness of a Loan
Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subordinated
to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms
set
forth on Exhibit
F,
as
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, and (C) no Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall Guarantee obligations of the Borrower under
the
Permitted ABL Facility unless such Domestic Subsidiary shall have Guaranteed
the
Obligations and (ii) Guarantees by the Borrower of (A) Indebtedness of any
Foreign Subsidiary permitted under Section
7.02(e)
or (B)
Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary under a Qualified Foreign Credit
Facility;
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(b) Indebtedness
under the Loan Documents;
(c) Indebtedness
in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase
money
obligations to finance the purchase, repair or improvement of fixed or capital
assets; provided,
however,
that
the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness at any time outstanding shall not
exceed $15,000,000;
(d) Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries) in an aggregate principal
amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $25,000,000;
(e) Indebtedness
of Foreign Subsidiaries to Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
$25,000,000, it being understood that any such Indebtedness may be incurred
under a Qualified Foreign Credit Facility, subject to the limitation set forth
in the definition of such term;
(f) Guarantees
resulting from endorsement of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course
of
business;
(g) obligations
in respect of surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and
performance and completion guarantees required in the ordinary course of
business or in connection with the enforcement of rights or claims of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries or in connection with judgments that have not
resulted in an Event of Default under Section
8.01(h);
(h) Indebtedness
outstanding on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.02(h)
and any
refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, provided
that
(i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time
of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal
to a reasonable premium paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in
connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an
amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (ii) the
direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed as a result
of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension;
provided further
that
(A) the final maturity and the weighted average life to maturity thereof is
no shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed
or
extended and (B) the terms relating to collateral (if any) and subordination
(if
any), and other material terms (other than interest rates) taken as a whole,
of
any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of
any
agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith,
are
no less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders than the terms of
any
agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded,
renewed or extended;
(i) Indebtedness
of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or is merged into or consolidated
with
any Subsidiary) after the date hereof as a result of a Permitted Acquisition
or
is assumed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any
Permitted Acquisition (provided
that (i)
such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted
Acquisition and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted
by
this Section 7.02(i)
shall
not exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding), and any refinancings,
refunding, renewal or extension thereof that would have been permitted under
Section
7.02(h)
had such
Indebtedness been permitted under such Section;
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(j) Indebtedness
in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements
in each case in connection with cash management and deposit
accounts;
(k) Indebtedness
consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course
of
business or (ii) take or pay obligations contained in supply arrangements not
to
exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate;
(l) Indebtedness
incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement
obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course
of
business in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other
employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance, other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type
obligations regarding workers compensation claims and other Indebtedness in
respect of bankers’ acceptance, letter of credit, warehouse receipts or similar
facilities entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided
that
upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within five Business Days
following such drawing or incurrence;
(m) Indebtedness
under an asset based revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount
at any time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Facilities Reduction
Amount at such time and (ii) $300,000,000 (such facility, the “Permitted
ABL Facility”);
(n) IRB
Debt
in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
$20,000,000; and
(o) all
premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses,
charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in
clauses
(a)
through
(n)
above.
Section
7.03. Investments.
Make or
hold any Investments, except:
(a) Investments
in Cash Equivalents;
(b) advances
to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(i) for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business
purposes, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding, and (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity
Interests of the Borrower, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000
at
any time outstanding, in each case determined without regard to any write-downs
or write-offs of such advances;
(c) Investments
by the Borrower in any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary
in any other Subsidiary or in the Borrower (except Investments in Equity
Interests of the Borrower), provided
that (i)
the aggregate amount of Investments made since the Closing Date by the Loan
Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties shall not exceed
the sum of (A) $50,000,000, (B) $25,000,000 (provided
that
Investments made in reliance on this clause (B) shall be used by the recipient
thereof, promptly upon the receipt thereof, to repay Indebtedness of such
recipient or its Subsidiaries (subject to, in the case of any such Indebtedness
that is a revolving extension of credit, a corresponding permanent reduction
in
related commitments)) and (C) the aggregate amount of dividends paid, or loans
or advances repaid, by the Foreign Subsidiaries to, and Investments made by
the
Foreign Subsidiaries in, the Loan Parties since the Closing Date and (ii) any
such Investments by a Loan Party that constitute loans or advances to a
Subsidiary shall be evidenced by a promissory note that shall have been pledged
in accordance with the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement;
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(d) Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes
receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of
business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction
thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers
made in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Guarantees
permitted by Section 7.02;
(f) Investments
existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.03(f);
(g) Investments
by the Borrower in Swap Contracts;
(h) the
purchase or other acquisition of all of the Equity Interests in, or all or
substantially all of the property and assets constituting a line of business,
a
business unit or division of, any Person that, upon the consummation thereof,
will be owned by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (including as a
result of a merger or consolidation between such Person and any Subsidiary);
provided
that no
such purchase or other acquisition may be made prior to September 30, 2007
and
with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition made
thereafter:
(i) all
actions required to be taken under Section
6.13
with
respect to any Subsidiary that is the surviving or continuing Person in any
such
merger or consolidation, or any such purchased or otherwise acquired assets,
shall
have been taken;
(ii) the
lines
of business of the Person or assets to be so purchased or otherwise acquired
shall be reasonably related or similar to one or more lines of business that
are
the principal lines of businesses of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
(iii) (A) the
total cash and noncash consideration (excluding the fair market value of all
Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than any such Equity Interests that
would give rise to Indebtedness) issued or transferred to the sellers thereof,
but including all indemnities, earnouts and other contingent payment obligations
to, and the aggregate amounts paid or to be paid under noncompete, consulting
and other affiliated agreements with, the sellers thereof, all write-downs
of
property and assets and reserves for liabilities with respect thereto and all
assumptions of debt, liabilities and other obligations in connection therewith)
paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any such purchase
or other acquisition, when aggregated with the total cash and noncash
consideration (determined as set forth above) paid by or on behalf of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for all other purchases and other acquisitions
made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 7.03(h),
shall
not exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower or (B) such
Investment is made solely with the Equity Interests of the Borrower (other
than
any such Equity Interests that would give rise to Indebtedness);
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(iv) immediately
before and immediately after giving effect to any such purchase or other
acquisition, (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
and
(B) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with
the
covenant set forth in Section 7.11,
such
compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most
recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a)
or
(b)
as
though such purchase or other acquisition had been consummated as of the first
day of the fiscal period covered thereby; and
(v) the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least five
Business Days prior to the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition
is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that
all of the requirements set forth in this Section 7.03(h)
have
been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such
purchase or other acquisition;
(i) so
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, other Investments not exceeding $25,000,000 in the aggregate since
the Closing Date (with all such Investments valued at the time of Investment
at
the cash amount thereof, if in cash, the fair market value thereof as determined
by the board of directors of the Borrower, if in property, and at the maximum
amount thereof if in Guarantees);
(j) bank
deposits made in the ordinary course of business;
(k) promissory
notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Dispositions
permitted by Section 7.05;
(l) Investments
in the ordinary course of business consisting of (i) endorsements for
collection or deposit and (ii) customary trade arrangements with customers
consistent with past practices; and
(m) Investments
(including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with
the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person and in settlement of obligations
of, or other disputes with, such Persons arising in the ordinary course of
business and upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or
other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment.
Section
7.04. Fundamental
Changes.
Merge or
consolidate with or into another Person, except that, so long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom,
(a)
any
Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (i) the Borrower, provided
that the
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, other than in connection
with a merger the purpose of which is to reincorporate the Borrower in another
state of the United States so long as the surviving Person expressly assumes
all
of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (ii) any other
Subsidiary; provided
that
(A) in a merger or consolidation of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary with
another Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary and (B) in a merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary Loan
Party with another Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be
a
Subsidiary Loan Party; and (b) in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition, a Subsidiary may merge or consolidate
with any other Person, provided
that the
continuing or surviving Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
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Section
7.05. Dispositions. Make
any
Disposition, except:
(a) Dispositions
of no longer useful or used, surplus, obsolete or worn out assets in the
ordinary course of business;
(b) Dispositions
of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions
of equipment (i) in a transaction where such equipment is exchanged for
credit against the purchase price of similar replacement equipment or
(ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to
the purchase price of such replacement equipment;
(d) Dispositions
of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(e) Dispositions
of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary to any other Subsidiary; provided
that
(i) if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party, the transferee
thereof shall be a Loan Party and (ii) to the extent such transaction
constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.03;
(f) Dispositions
permitted under Section
7.06;
(g) Disposition
of (i) the Home and Garden division of the Borrower, in whole or in part, (ii)
assets constituting one or more other divisions or lines of business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (iii) any manufacturing plants or facilities,
in each case, made as part of a debt reduction program of the Borrower;
provided
that at
least 75% of the consideration received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in
any such Disposition shall be in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents;
(h) Dispositions
not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05;
provided
that
(i) at the time of such Disposition, no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the aggregate
book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this Section
7.03(h)
shall
not exceed $35,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower or $100,000,000 since
the Closing Date and (iii) at least 75% of the consideration received by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any such Disposition shall be in the form
of cash and Cash Equivalents;
(i) Dispositions
of property pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions; provided
that
(i) the aggregate fair market value of all property Disposed of in reliance
on this Section 7.03(i)
shall
not exceed $15,000,000 (which amount may, with prior approval by the
Administrative Agent, be increased to $25,000,000) since the Closing Date and
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration received by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in any such Disposition shall be in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents;
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(j) (i) sales
or discounts of accounts receivable without recourse arising in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof
(but
not as part of any securitization or factoring arrangement) and (ii) sales
or transfers of accounts receivable and related rights by any Foreign Subsidiary
pursuant to customary receivables financing facilities or factoring
arrangements;
(k) transfers
of property that is the subject of a Casualty Event upon receipt of insurance
or
other proceeds arising from such Casualty Event;
(l) Dispositions
of Equity Interests in Dormant Subsidiaries;
(m) Dispositions
of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant
to,
any buy/sell arrangement or any similar binding arrangement between joint
venture parties, in each case, that is in effect on the Closing
Date;
(n) Dispositions
of accounts receivable pursuant to retailer-mandated factoring programs in
an
aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 since the Closing Date;
(o) Dispositions
set forth on Schedule
7.05;
and
(p) Dispositions
in the ordinary course of business consisting of abandonment of IP Rights that,
in the good faith determination of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are
uneconomical, negligible, obsolete or otherwise not material in the conduct
of
its business;
provided,
however,
that
any Disposition pursuant to Sections 7.05(a),
(b),
(c),
(g),
(h),
(i),
(n)
and
(o)
shall be
made at least for the fair market value of the assets Disposed.
Section
7.06. Restricted
Payments.
Declare
or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except
that:
(a) each
Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary
or, in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to
any
other Person that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably
in
accordance with such Person’s ownership of the type of Equity Interest in
respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
(b) the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries may declare and make dividend payments
or
other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity
Interests of such Person;
(c) the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
its common Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially
concurrent issuance of new common Equity Interests of such Person (other than
any such issuance to the Borrower or a Subsidiary);
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(d) so
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may repurchase, retire or otherwise
acquire for value common stock or options with respect to common stock held
by
directors, officers, consultants or employees of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (or any persons that formerly held any such position), or by the
estate, family member, spouse or former spouse of any of the foregoing Persons,
in each case, (i) pursuant to the exercise by any holder thereof of a right
under the equity incentive plans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to require
such repurchase in connection with any Taxes payable by such holder as a result
of vesting, or lapse of restrictions on transfer, of such common stock or
options or (ii) in connection with the death or disability of any such director,
officer, consultant or employee (or any person that formerly held any such
position); provided
that
such Restricted Payments shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any
calendar year and the price paid for any such common stock or option shall
not
exceed the market value of such common stock or option at the time paid;
and
(e) so
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, the Borrower may make cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional
shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, provided
that any
such cash payment shall not be for the purpose of evading the limitations set
forth in this Section 7.06
(as
determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower (or any
authorized committee thereof)).
Section
7.07. Change
in Nature of Business.
Engage
in any material line of business substantially different from the lines of
business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date
or
any business reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
Section
7.08. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Enter
into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether
or
not in the ordinary course of business, other than (a) on terms
substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be
obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s
length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (b) transactions
among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (c) dividends, redemptions,
repurchases and other transactions permitted under Section 7.06,
(d) customary fees payable to any directors of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket costs of the
directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (e) employment and
severance arrangements between the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and their
respective officers and employees entered into in the ordinary course of
business, (f) the payment of customary fees and indemnities to directors,
officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business and (g) transactions pursuant to any agreement in effect
on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08,
as any
such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, provided
that the
terms thereof following any such amendment, supplement or modifications are
not,
individually or in the aggregate, more adverse in any material respect to the
Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms thereof in effect on the Closing
Date.
Section
7.09. Burdensome
Agreements. Enter
into, incur or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation that prohibits,
restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its
property or assets or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or
other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make
or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to
Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided
that
(i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by
Law or by any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to
restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on
Schedule 7.09
(but
shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification
expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the
foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained
in
agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided
such
restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold
and
such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall
not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to
secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or
conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness
and
(v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in
leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.
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Section
7.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
Use the
proceeds of any Credit Extension to purchase or carry margin stock (within
the
meaning of Regulation U of the FRB), to extend credit to others for the purpose
of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund Indebtedness originally
incurred for such purpose, in each case, in violation of Regulation T or U
of
the FRB.
Section
7.11. Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit
the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio at any time during any period set forth below
to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:
Period
|
Maximum
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio
|
|
April 1,
2007 to September 30, 2007
|
7.50
to 1.00
|
|
October
1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
|
6.25
to 1.00
|
|
October 1,
2008 to September 30, 2009
|
5.75
to 1.00
|
|
October 1,
2009 and thereafter
|
5.00
to 1.00
|
Section
7.12. Capital
Expenditures.
Make any
Capital Expenditures, other than (a) Permitted Acquisitions and
(b) other Capital Expenditures made in the ordinary course of business that
do not exceed (i) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, $50,000,000
in
the aggregate, (ii) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, $45,000,000
in the aggregate, (iii) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009,
$45,000,000 in the aggregate and (iv) for the fiscal year ending September
30,
2010 and for any fiscal year thereafter, $50,000,000 in the aggregate for any
such fiscal year. The amount of any Capital Expenditures permitted to be made
pursuant to clause (b) above in any fiscal year may, to the extent not expended
in such fiscal year, be carried over for expenditure in the next two fiscal
years, provided
that (A)
such Capital Expenditures made in any fiscal year shall be deemed to use, first,
the amount permitted for such fiscal year and, second, the amount carried over
from any prior year pursuant to this sentence and (B) at the time of making
of
any Capital Expenditure made in reliance on this sentence, no Event of Default
shall have occurred or be continuing.
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Section
7.13. Amendment
of Certain Documents. a) Amend,
supplement or otherwise modify any of its Organization Documents, except to
the
extent any of the foregoing could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Amend,
supplement or otherwise modify any Indenture or any other agreement, instrument
or document governing any Material Indebtedness, except to the extent any of
the
foregoing is not adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Loan
Documents in any material respect and except in connection with any refinancing,
refunding, renewal or extension of any Material Indebtedness permitted under
Section 7.02(h).
Section
7.14. Accounting
Changes.
Make any
change in (i) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as
required or permitted by GAAP, or (ii) its fiscal year, except with the
prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
Section
7.15. Prepayments,
Etc. of Indebtedness.
Pay or
make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other
distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect
of
principal of or interest on any subordinated Indebtedness (including the
Subordinated Notes), or any payment or other distribution (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 subordinated Indebtedness, except:
(a) regularly
scheduled or other mandatory interest and principal payments as and when due
in
respect of any such Indebtedness, other than any payments prohibited by the
subordination provisions thereof;
(b) refinancings
of such Indebtedness to the extent permitted under Section 7.02;
and
(c) prepayment
of Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any other Loan Party.
Section
7.16. Speculative
Transactions.
Enter
into any Swap Contract, other than Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its
liabilities.
Section
7.17. Senior
Debt Status.
Designate any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness under the Loan Documents
or the Permitted ABL Facility) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as
“Designated Senior Debt” under and as defined in any of the Indentures; or
permit the aggregate LC Exposure at any time to exceed the aggregate amount
of
Indebtedness that could be incurred by the Borrower at such time under the
covenants of the Indentures limiting Indebtedness (without reliance on any
provision permitting the incurrence of Indebtedness based upon the satisfaction
of any interest coverage or other financial ratio test).
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ARTICLE
VIII
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section
8.01. Events
of Default.
Any of
the following shall constitute an “Event
of Default”:
(a) Non-Payment.
The
Borrower or any other Loan Party fails (i) to pay when due any amount of
principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC
Disbursement, (ii) to pay within three days after the same becomes due, any
interest on any Loan or on any LC Disbursement or any fee due hereunder or
(iii)
to pay within five days after the same becomes due any other amount payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(b) Specific
Covenants.
The
Borrower (i) fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement
contained in Section 6.03(a),
6.06(a)
(with
respect to maintenance of existence of the Borrower to the extent required
thereunder) or 6.11
or in
Article
VII
or
(ii) fails to perform or observe any covenant or agreement contained in
Section 6.01(a)
or
(b)
and such
failure continues for 15 days;
(c) Other
Defaults.
Any
Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not
specified in Section 8.01(a)
or
(b)
above)
contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and
such
failure continues for 30 days after the date on which such Loan Party knew
or
should have known of such failure;
(d) Representations
and Warranties.
Any
representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed
made
by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other
Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection
herewith or therewith, shall be incorrect or misleading in any material
respect when
made
or deemed made;
(e) Cross-Default.
(i) Any
Loan Party (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled
maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) in respect
of
any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) and such failure
shall continue after the applicable grace period or (B) fails to observe or
perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Material Indebtedness
or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating
thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which failure or such other
event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of Material Indebtedness
to cause (after the applicable grace period, with the giving of notice if
required), such Material Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to
be
repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or
an
offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Material Indebtedness to
be
made, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract
an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from
(A)
any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B)
any
Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either
event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Loan Party or such Subsidiary
as a
result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount;
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(f) Insolvency
Proceedings, Etc.
Any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Dormant Subsidiary)
institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; applies for
or
consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material
part of its property; any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent
of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60
days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person
or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent
of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 days, or an order
for relief is entered in any such proceeding;
(g) Inability
to Pay Debts; Attachment.
(i) Any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Dormant Subsidiary)
becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay
its
debts as they become due or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution
or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of
the
property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within
30 days after its issue or levy;
(h) Judgments.
One or
more judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in
excess of the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by third-party
insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the potential claim
and
does not dispute coverage) is rendered against any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 45
consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively
stayed;
(i) ERISA.
(i) An
ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Foreign Plan, Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability
of
the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer
Plan or the PBGC, or similar liabilities of any Loan Party under a Foreign
Plan,
in each case where such liability could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any
applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal
liability under Section 4201
of ERISA
under a Multiemployer Plan, or a similar event occurs with respect to any
Foreign Plan, in each case where such failure could reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) Invalidity
of Loan Documents.
Any
material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and
delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder, including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04
or
Section 7.05,
or
satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and
effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the
validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan
Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any
provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind
any
provision of any Loan Document;
(k) Change
of Control.
There
occurs any Change of Control;
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(l) Senior
Debt Status.
The
Obligations shall cease to be “Senior Debt” and “Designated Senior Debt” for
purposes of any of the Indentures, or any Loan Party shall so assert in writing;
or
(m) Collateral
Document.
Any
Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01
or
6.13
shall
for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof, including as a result
of a transaction permitted under Section 7.05)
cease
to create a valid and perfected Lien on and security interest in the Collateral
purported to be covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall so assert in
writing.
Section
8.02. Remedies
Upon Event of Default.
If any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall,
at
the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any
or
all of the following actions:
(a) declare
the Commitment of each Lender to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments
shall
be terminated;
(b) declare
the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued
and
unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any
other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Borrower;
(c) require
that the Borrower cash collateralize the LC Exposure in accordance with
Section 2.03(l);
and
(d) exercise
on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it
and
the Lenders under the Loan Documents;
provided,
however,
that
upon the occurrence any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described
in Section 8.01(f),
the
Commitments shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all
outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall
automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to
cash
collateralize the LC Exposure as aforesaid shall automatically become effective,
in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
ARTICLE
IX
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
Section
9.01. Appointment
of Agents.
GSCP is
hereby appointed as the Syndication Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby
authorizes GSCP to act as the Syndication Agent in accordance with the terms
hereof and the other Loan Documents. GSCP is hereby appointed as the
Administrative Agent and as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents, and each Lender hereby authorizes GSCP to act as the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms
hereof and the other Loan Documents. Wachovia is hereby appointed as the Deposit
Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes Wachovia to act as the
Deposit Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Loan
Documents. Each Agent hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such upon the
express conditions contained herein and the other Loan Documents, as applicable.
The provisions of this Article
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are
solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders (and, in the case of
Section
9.09,
the
Arrangers), and no Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary
of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties
hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not
assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or
relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Syndication Agent, without consent of or notice to any party
hereto, may assign any and all of its rights or obligations hereunder to any
of
its Affiliates. As of the Closing Date, GSCP, in its capacity as the Syndication
Agent, shall have no obligations, but shall be entitled to all benefits of
this
Article
IX.
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Section
9.02. Powers
and
Duties.
Each
Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lender’s
behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under
the
other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent
by
the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies
as
are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent shall have only those duties
and
responsibilities as are expressly specified herein and in the other Loan
Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform
such duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have, by
reason hereof or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship
in
respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or in any of the other Loan Documents,
expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose
upon
any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Loan Documents
except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
Section
9.03. General
Immunity.
(a) No
Responsibility for Certain Matters.
No Agent
shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof
or
of any other Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals
or
statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements
or
in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates
or
any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to the Lenders or by or
on
behalf of any Loan Party or any Lender to any Agent or any Lender in connection
with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the
financial condition or business affairs of any Loan Party or any other Person
liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required
to
ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms,
conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan
Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence
or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any
disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability
arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the LC Exposure
or the component amounts thereof.
(b) Exculpatory
Provisions.
No Agent
or any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable
to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection
with any of the Loan Documents, except to the extent caused by such Agent’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain
from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an
action) in connection herewith or any of the other Loan Documents or from the
exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or
thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in
respect thereof from the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be
required to give such instructions under Section
10.01)
and,
upon receipt of such instructions from the Required Lenders (or such other
Lenders, as the case may be), such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where
so
instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or
authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and
shall
be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document
believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by
the
proper Person or Persons and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected
in
relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional
advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action
whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so
instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents
in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other
Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section
10.01).
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(c) Delegation
of Duties.
Each
Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers
under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through any one
or
more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent
may
perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or
through its Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions
of
this Section
9.03
and of
Section
9.06
shall
apply to the respective Affiliates of the Agents and shall apply to their
respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facilities
as
well as activities as an Agent. All of the rights, benefits, and privileges
(including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Section
9.03
and of
Section
9.06
shall
apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and
shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent
and
Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
with respect to each sub-agent appointed by any Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall
be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such
rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to
indemnification) and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party
beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights,
benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to
indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person,
against any or all of the Loan Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights,
benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to
indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such
sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to the Agent
that has appointed such sub-agent, and not to any Loan Party, any Lender or
any
other Person, and no Loan Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any
rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise,
against such sub-agent.
Section
9.04. Agents
Entitled to Act as Lender.
The
agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and
powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual
capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans
and the Letters of Credit, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers
hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not
performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term
“Lender” shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each
Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any
kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with the Borrower
or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified
herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for
services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for
the
same to the Lenders.
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Section
9.05. Lenders’
Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgments.
(a) Each
Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent
investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has
made
and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility,
either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or
any
such appraisal on behalf of the Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit
or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession
before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent
shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the
completeness of any information provided to the Lenders.
(b) Each
Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its
Loans
or making its LC Deposit on the Closing Date, or delivering its signature page
to an Assignment and Acceptance, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt
of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document
required to be approved by any Agent or Lenders, as applicable, on the Closing
Date.
Section
9.06. Right
to Indemnity.
Each
Lender, in proportion to its “pro rata share”, severally agrees to indemnify
each Agent, to the extent that such Agent shall not have been reimbursed by
any
Loan Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including
counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent
in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder
or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Agent
in
any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents; provided,
no
Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any
indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such
Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional
indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until
such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, in no event shall this
sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability,
obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or
disbursement in excess of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof; and
provided further,
this
sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent
against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment,
suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately
preceding sentence. For purposes of this paragraph, “pro rata share” means the
percentage obtained by dividing (a) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of Loans, LC Exposure and unused Commitment of a Lender by
(b)
an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Loans, LC
Exposures and unused Commitments of all Lenders.
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Section
9.07. Successor
Agents.
Each of
the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Agent may resign at any time by giving
30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower (and, in
the case of the Deposit Agent, the Administrative Agent). The Administrative
Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or
concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent and signed by the Required Lenders. The Deposit Agent
may
be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent
instruments in writing delivered to the Borrower and the Deposit Agent and
signed by the Required LC Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Upon any such
notice of resignation or any such removal, (a) the Required Lenders shall
have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent that shall have
been
approved by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and
(b) the Required LC Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
Deposit Agent that shall have been approved by the Borrower (such approval
not
to be unreasonably withheld). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the
Administrative Agent or as the Deposit Agent hereunder by a successor
Administrative Agent or a successor Deposit Agent, such successor Administrative
Agent or such successor Deposit Agent, as the case may be, shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall
promptly (i) transfer to such applicable successor Agent all sums and other
items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents and, in the case of
a
retiring or removed Deposit Agent, all sums in the LC Deposit Account, together
with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection
with
the performance of the duties of such successor Agent under the Loan Documents,
and (ii) in the case of a retiring or removed Administrative Agent, execute
and
deliver to such successor Administrative Agent such amendments to financing
statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate
in
connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent of the
security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such
retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and
obligations hereunder. Any resignation or removal of GSCP or its successor
as
the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section
9.07
shall
also constitute the resignation or removal of GSCP or its successor as the
Collateral Agent. After any retiring or removed Agent’s resignation or removal
hereunder as an Agent, the provisions of this Article
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shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while
it was such Agent hereunder. Any successor Administrative Agent appointed
pursuant to this Section
9.07
shall,
upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent
for all purposes hereof.
Section
9.08. Collateral
Documents.
(a) Concerning
Collateral Agent.
Each
Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent, on behalf of
and
for the benefit of Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative
of
the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Documents;
provided
that the
Collateral Agent shall owe no fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care,
duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of
Obligations with respect to any Swap Contract. Subject to Section
10.01,
without
further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, the Collateral
Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) in connection
with a Disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien
encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such Disposition
or to
which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such
consent under Section
10.01)
have
otherwise consented or (ii) release any Subsidiary Loan Party from its
obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other Collateral
Document in connection with a Disposition (including by merger or consolidation)
of all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Loan Party in accordance with
the terms hereof or any other transaction with respect to which the Required
Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under
Section
10.01)
have
otherwise consented.
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(b) Right
to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty.
Anything
contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each other Secured
Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually
to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the
Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies
hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the
Secured Parties, in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights
and
remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and (ii) in the event of
a
foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a
public or private sale or other disposition, the Collateral Agent or any Lender
may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such
sale or other disposition, and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and
representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its
or
their respective individual capacities unless Required Lenders shall otherwise
agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making
settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the
Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations
as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by
the
Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition. Each Secured Party, whether
or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of
the
Collateral and of the Guarantees of the Obligations provided under the Loan
Documents, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions.
Section
9.09. No
Arranger Duties.
Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no Arranger shall have any duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents solely
in its capacity as an Arranger.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.01. Amendments,
Waivers, Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan
Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan
Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required
Lenders and the Borrower or, in the case of any Loan Document other than this
Agreement, the applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given;
provided,
however,
that,
subject to Section
10.16,
no such
amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) extend
or
increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender
(it being understood that a waiver of any condition or precedent set forth
in
Article IV,
or
waiver of any Default or Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory
reduction of the Commitments, shall not constitute an extension or increase
of
any commitment of any Lender);
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(b) postpone
the maturity of any Loan, any date fixed for any scheduled payment of principal
amount of any Loan under Section
2.06,
any
date fixed for repayment of any LC Deposit or a portion thereof to any LC Lender
under Section
2.03(o),
the
required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement or any date for payment
of
interest or fees (including the LC Deposit Return and the LC Lender Fees)
payable hereunder, or forgive, waive or excuse any such payment, repayment
or
reimbursement or any amount thereof, in each case without the written consent
of
each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that a waiver of
any
Default or Event Default, or a waiver of any mandatory prepayment of the Term
Loans, shall not constitute a postponement of any date fixed for the payment
of
principal or interest);
(c) reduce
the principal amount of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan
or LC Disbursement, or reduce any LC Lender Fees or any other fees or premiums
payable hereunder or the rate of the LC Deposit Return on any LC Deposit, in
each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
provided,
however,
that
only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the
definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay
interest or LC Lender Fees at the Default Rate;
(d) change
Section
2.11(f)
or
2.12
in a
manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby
without the prior written consent of each Lender;
(e) change
any provision of this Section 10.01
or the
percentage set forth in the definition of the term Required Lenders or any
other
provision hereof or of any other Loan Document specifying the number or
percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to amend, waive or
otherwise modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any
consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender
of such Class, as the case may be);
(f) release
all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Collateral
Documents in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the
written consent of each Lender (it being understood that a transaction permitted
under Section 7.05
shall
not be deemed to constitute a release of all or substantially all of the
Collateral from the Liens of the Collateral Documents);
(g) release
all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Loan Parties from their Guarantees
under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (except as expressly provided
in
Section 9.08)
or
limit their liability in respect of such Guarantees, without the written consent
of each Lender (it being understood that a transaction permitted under
Section
7.05
shall
not be deemed to constitute a release of all or substantially all of the
Guarantees under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement); and
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(h) change
any provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document in a manner that
by
its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of collateral or payments
due
to Lenders of one Class differently than Lenders of any other Class without
the
written consent of (i) if such adversely affected Lenders are Dollar Term B
Lenders, the Required Dollar Term B Lenders, (ii) if such adversely affected
Lenders are Dollar Term B II Lenders, the Required Dollar Term B II Lenders,
(iii) if such adversely affected Lenders are Euro Term Lenders, the Required
Euro Term Lenders and (iv) if such adversely affected Lenders are LC Lenders,
the Required LC Lenders;
and
provided further
that,
subject to Section
10.16,
(i) no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an LC Issuer
in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such
LC Issuer under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) no amendment,
waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Deposit Agent or the Syndication Agent in
addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Deposit Agent or the Syndication
Agent, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
and
(iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure from, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document that by its terms affects the rights or
duties thereunder of (A) Lenders of one Class but not Lenders of any other
Class, (B) Term Lenders but not the LC Lenders or (C) LC Lenders but not the
Term Lenders, may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing signed
by
(x) the requisite percentage in interest of Lenders of the affected Class or
Classes that would be required under this Section
10.01
to
consent thereto if such Class or Classes of Lenders were the only Class of
Lenders hereunder at the time and (y) the Borrower or, in the case of any Loan
Document other than this Agreement, the applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties,
and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Section
2.03
may be
amended by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Deposit Agent or any
LC
Issuer, as the case may be, and without the consent of any Lender, to modify
provisions relating to the LC Deposits or the issuance and administration of
Letters of Credit issued by such LC Issuer as necessary to conform to the
systems, procedures and policies of the Deposit Agent or such LC Issuer;
provided,
that no
such amendment shall reduce or postpone the payment of any reimbursement, fee
or
other amount due to any LC Lender hereunder.
In
the
event that (a) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested the
Lenders to consent to a departure from or waiver of any provision of any Loan
Document or to agree to any amendment thereof, (b) the consent, waiver or
amendment in question requires under this Section
10.01
the
agreement of all affected Lenders or all Lenders of a certain Class and (c)
the
Required Lenders (or, in the case of a required agreement of all Lenders of
a
certain Class, the Required Dollar Term Lenders, the Required Euro Term Lenders
or the Required LC Lenders, as applicable) have agreed to such consent, waiver
or amendment, then any Lender that does not agree to such consent, waiver or
amendment shall be deemed to be a “Non-Consenting
Lender.”
The
Borrower shall be entitled to replace any Non-Consenting Lender in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10.12.
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Section
10.02. Notices
and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) Notices
Generally.
Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given
by telephone (and except as provided in Section
10.02(b)),
all
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified
or
registered mail, electronic mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all
notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given
by
telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as
follows:
(i) if
to the
Borrower, any Agent or any LC Issuer, to the address, facsimile number,
electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on
Schedule 10.02;
and
(ii) if
to any
other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or
telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices
sent by hand or overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given
when received; notices mailed by certified or registered mail shall be deemed
to
have been given four Business Days after deposit in the mails postage
prepaid; and notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when
sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient,
shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next
Business Day for the recipient); provided,
that no
notice to any Agent shall be effective until received by such Agent;
provided further,
that
any such notice or other communication shall at the request of any Agent be
provided to any sub-agent appointed by it pursuant to Section 9.03(c) hereto,
as
designated by such Agent from time to time. Notices delivered through electronic
communications to the extent provided in Section
10.02(b)
shall be
effective as provided in such Section.
(b) Electronic
Communications.
Notices, communications, information, documents and other materials delivered
or
furnished to the Lenders and the LC Issuers 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,
provided
that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any LC Issuer pursuant
to
Article
II
if such
Lender or such LC Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent
that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic
communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion,
agree to accept notices and other communications to each of them hereunder
by
electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided
that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.
Unless
the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other
communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the
sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by
the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other
written acknowledgement), provided
that if
such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours
of the recipient, such notice or communication 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 communication is available and identifying the website
address therefor.
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(c) The
Platform.
The
Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided “as is” and “as
available”. None of the Agents or any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisors or representatives (the “Agent
Affiliates”)
warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Approved Electronic
Communications or the Platform, and each of the Agents expressly disclaims
liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic
Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory,
including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code
defects is made by any Agent or any Agent Affiliates in connection with the
Platform or the Approved Electronic Communications. Each of the Loan Parties
understands that the distribution of material through an electronic medium
is
not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks
associated with such distribution, and agrees and assumes the risks associated
with such electronic distribution, except to the extent caused by the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative Agent. Each of the Loan
Parties, the Lenders, the LC Issuers and the other Agents agree that the
Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved
Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative
Agent’s customary document retention procedures and policies.
(d) Change
of Address, Etc.
Each of
the Borrower, any Agent or any LC Issuer may change its address, facsimile
number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each Lender
may
change its address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone
number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the LC Lenders, each LC Issuer.
In
addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to
time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective
address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail
address to which notices and other communications may be sent and
(ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.
(e) Reliance
by Administrative Agent, LC Issuers and Lenders. The
Agents, the LC Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon
any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given
by
or on behalf of an authorized representative of the Borrower even if
(i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were
incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice
specified herein or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient,
varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent,
each LC Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of the foregoing
from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance
by
such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower,
other than losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Person. All telephonic notices to
and
other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded
by
the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to
such
recording.
Section
10.03. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No
failure by any Lender, any LC Issuer or any Agent to exercise, and no delay
by
any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges provided hereunder and under each other Loan Document
are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges
provided by Law or otherwise.
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Section
10.04. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs
and Expenses.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrower
agrees to pay promptly (i) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses
of
preparation of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or
other
modifications thereto; (ii) all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel
for the Borrower and the other Loan Parties; (iii) the reasonable fees, expenses
and disbursements of counsel to the Agents and to either Arranger in connection
with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Loan
Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto
and any other documents or matters requested by the Borrower; (iv) all the
actual costs and reasonable expenses of creating, perfecting and recording
Liens
in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary
taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses
and
disbursements of counsel to any Agent and of counsel providing any opinions
that
any Agent or Required Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the
Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (v) all the actual costs
and
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants,
consultants or appraisers; (vi) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses
(including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers,
consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by the Collateral Agent
and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the
Collateral; (vii) all other actual and reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
any Agent or any Arranger in connection with the syndication of the Loans and
Commitments and the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan Documents
and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and the
transactions contemplated thereby; and (viii) after the occurrence of a Default
or an Event of Default, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
fees (including allocated actual costs of internal counsel) and costs of
settlement, incurred by any Agent, Lenders and LC Issuers in enforcing any
Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Loan Party hereunder
or under the other Loan Documents by reason of such Default or Event of Default
(including in connection with the sale, lease or license of, collection from,
or
other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of any Guarantee
of the Obligations) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring
of
the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out” or
pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings.
(b) Indemnification
by the Borrower.
In
addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section
10.04(a),
whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrower
agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees’ selection of counsel), indemnify, pay
and hold harmless, each Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer, and the officers,
partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents
and Affiliates of any of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnitee”),
from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided
that the
Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect
to
any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. To the
extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set
forth in this Section
10.04(b)
may be
unenforceable in whole or in part because they violate any Law or public policy,
the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay
and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all
Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.
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(c) Waiver
of Consequential Damages, Etc.
To the
extent permitted by applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby
waives, any claim against each Lender, each Agent and their respective
Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys, agents or sub-agents, on any theory
of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as
opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is
based
on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising
out of, in connection with, arising out of, as a result of, or in any way
related to, this Agreement or any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds
thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith,
and
the Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to xxx upon any such claim
or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or
suspected to exist in its favor.
(d) Payments.
All
amounts due under this Section
10.04
shall be
payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.
(e) Survival.
The
agreements in this Section
10.04
shall
survive the resignation or removal of any Agent, the replacement of any Lender,
the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge
of all the other Obligations.
Section
10.05. Payments
Set Aside.
To the
extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the
Administrative Agent, any LC Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent,
any LC Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment
or
the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such LC
Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver
or
any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law
or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in
full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had
not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each LC Issuer severally agrees to pay
to
the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication)
of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus
interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made
at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
The obligations of the Lenders and the LC Issuers under clause (b) of the
preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and
the
termination of this Agreement.
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Section
10.06. Successors
and Assigns.
(a) Generally.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and
the successors and assigns of Lenders and the Agents. No rights or obligations
of the Borrower hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated
by the Borrower without the prior written consent of each Lender. Nothing in
this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any
Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates
of
each of the Agents and Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or by reason of this Agreement
(b) Register.
The
Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain
at the Administrative Agent’s Office a register for the recordation of the names
and addresses of Lenders and the Commitments, Loans, LC Deposit and Sub-Account
of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”).
The
Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (with
respect to any entry relating to such Lender’s Commitments, Loans, LC Deposit or
Sub-Account) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice. The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded,
in
the Register the Commitments, Loans, LC Deposits and Sub-Accounts in accordance
with the provisions of this Section
10.06,
and
each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans
and
any repayment to the LC Lenders of its LC Deposit or any portion thereof, and
any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each
Lender, absent manifest error; provided
that
failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall
not affect any Lender’s Commitments or the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. The
Borrower hereby designates GSCP to serve as the Borrower’s agent solely for
purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section
10.06(b),
and the
Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent GSCP serves in such capacity, GSCP
and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and Affiliates shall
constitute “Indemnitees.”
(c)
The
Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed
as
Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding
Commitments, Loans and LC Deposits listed therein for all purposes hereof,
and
no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment, Loan or LC Deposit shall
be
effective, in each case, unless and until recorded in the Register following
receipt of an Assignment and Assumption effecting the assignment thereof,
together with the required forms and certificates regarding tax matters and
any
fees payable in connection with such assignment, in each case, as provided
in
Section 10.06(e).
Each
assignment shall be recorded in the Register on the Business Day the Assignment
and Assumption is received by the Administrative Agent, if received by 12:00
p.m., and on the following Business Day if received after such time, prompt
notice thereof shall be provided to the Borrower and a copy of such Assignment
and Assumption shall be maintained, as applicable. The date of such recordation
of an assignment shall be referred to herein as the “Assignment
Effective Date”.
Any
request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such
request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a
Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or
transferee of the corresponding Commitments, Loans or LC Deposits.
(d) Right
to Assign.
Each
Lender shall have the right at any time to assign all or a portion of its rights
and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its
Commitments, Loans and LC Deposit or of any other Obligations (provided,
however,
that
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,
except that this proviso shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment
of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in
respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans):
(i)
to
any Person meeting the criteria of clause (a) of the definition of the term
Eligible Assignee upon the giving of notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent; and
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(ii)
to
any
Person meeting the criteria of clause (b) of the definition of the term Eligible
Assignee upon the giving of notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent;
provided,
further
each such assignment pursuant to this Section
10.06(d)(ii)
shall be
in an aggregate amount of not less than $1,000,000, or such lesser amount as
may
be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or as shall constitute
the aggregate amount of the Dollar Term B Loans, the Dollar Term B II Loans
or
the Euro Term Loans, or the LC Deposit, of the assigning Lender.
(e) Mechanics.
Assignments and assumptions of Loans, Commitments and LC Deposits shall be
effected by manual execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of an
Assignment and Assumption. Assignments made pursuant to the foregoing provision
shall be effective as of the Assignment Effective Date. In connection with
all
assignments there shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent such forms,
certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal
income tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment and
Assumption may be required to deliver pursuant to Section
3.01(f),
together
with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee
of
$3,500 (except that no such registration and processing fee shall be payable
(i)
in connection with an assignment by or to GSCP or any Affiliate thereof or
(ii)
in the case of an Assignee that is already a Lender or is an Affiliate or
Related Fund of a Lender or a Person under common management with a
Lender).
In
connection with each assignment of an LC Commitment or an LC Deposit, the LC
Deposit of the assignor LC Lender shall not be released, but shall instead
be
purchased by the relevant assignee and continue to be held for application
(to
the extent not already applied) in accordance with Article
II
to
satisfy such assignee’s obligations in respect of its LC Exposure. Each LC
Lender agrees that on the Assignment Effective Date for any such assignment
(i)
the Administrative Agent shall establish a new Sub-Account in the name of the
assignee, (ii) a corresponding portion of the LC Deposit credited to the
Sub-Account of the assignor LC Lender shall be purchased by the assignee and
shall be transferred from the Sub-Account of the assignor to the Sub-Account
of
the assignee and (iii) if after giving effect to such assignment the LC Deposit
of the assignor LC Lender shall be zero, the Administrative Agent shall close
the Sub-Account of such assignor.
(f) Representations
and Warranties of Assignee.
Each
Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof or upon succeeding to an interest
in
the Commitments, Loans or LC Deposits, as the case may be, represents and
warrants as of the Closing Date or as of the Assignment Effective Date that
(i)
it is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making
of or investing in commitments or loans such as the applicable Commitments
or
Loans, as the case may be; and (iii) it will make or invest in, as the case
may
be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course and
without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning
of the Securities Laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions
of
this Section
10.06,
the
disposition of such Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at
all
times remain within its exclusive control).
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(g) Effect
of Assignment.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Section
10.06,
as of
the Assignment Effective Date with respect to any Assignment and Assumption,
(i)
the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder to the extent of its interest in the Loans, Commitments and LC Deposit
as reflected in the Register and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a Lender
for all purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to the assignee,
relinquish its rights (other than any rights which expressly survive the
termination hereof) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in
the
case of an assignment covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party
hereto on the Assignment Effective Date; provided,
anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding,
(A) an LC Issuer shall continue to have all rights and obligations thereof
with
respect to Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder until the cancellation
or
expiration of such Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn
thereunder and (B) such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the
benefit of all indemnities hereunder as specified herein with respect to matters
arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning Lender as a Lender
hereunder); and (iii) the Commitments and Applicable Percentages shall be
modified to reflect such assignment.
(h) Participations.
(i) Each
Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations
to
any Person (other than the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
other
Affiliates) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or other
Obligations.
(ii)
The
holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting
such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or
omit
to take any action hereunder, except with respect to any amendment, waiver
or
consent described in the first proviso to Section
10.01
that
affects such participant.
(iii) The
Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections
3.01,
3.04
and
3.05
to the
same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment
pursuant to Section
10.06(d);
provided
that (A)
a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section
3.01
or
3.04
than the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such participant and (B) a participant that would be
a
Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of
Section
3.01
unless
the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such participant and
such
participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section
3.01
as
though it were a Lender; provided further
that,
except as specifically set forth in clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence,
nothing herein shall require any notice to the Borrower or any other Person
in
connection with the sale of any participation. To the extent permitted by Law,
each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08
as
though it were a Lender, provided
(1) such
Participant agrees to be subject to Section
2.12
as
though it were a Lender and (2) the Borrower is notified of the participation
sold to such participant.
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(i) Certain
Other Assignments and Participations.
In
addition to any other assignment or participation permitted pursuant to this
Section
10.06,
any
Lender may assign and/or pledge all or any portion of its Loans and the other
Obligations owed to such Lender, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender,
including to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to
Regulation A of the FRB and any operating circular issued by such Federal
Reserve Bank; provided,
that no
Lender, as between the Borrower and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of
its
obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge; and
provided further,
that in
no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be
considered to be a “Lender” or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to
take or omit to take any action hereunder.
Section
10.07. Confidentiality.
Each
Agent, each Lender and each LC Issuer shall hold all non-public information
regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their businesses identified
as
such by the Borrower and obtained by such Agent, Lender or LC Issuer pursuant
to
the requirements hereof in accordance with such Agent’s, Lender’s or LC Issuer’s
customary procedures for handling confidential and non-public information of
such nature, it being understood and agreed by the Borrower that, in any event,
the Agents, the Lenders and the LC Issuers may make (a) disclosures of such
information to their respective Affiliates and to their respective agents and
advisors (and to other Persons authorized by such Agent, such Lender or such
LC
Issuer to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with
disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section
10.07),
(b)
disclosures of such information reasonably required by any bona fide or
potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the
contemplated assignment, transfer or participation of any Commitments or Loans
or any participations therein or by any direct or indirect contractual
counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative
transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations (provided
that
such assignees, transferees, participants, counterparties and advisors are
advised of and agree to be bound by either the provisions of this Section
10.07
or other
provisions at least as restrictive as this Section
10.07)),
(c)
disclosure to any rating agency when required by it, provided
that,
prior to any disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in writing to
preserve the confidentiality of any confidential and non-public information
relating to the Loan Parties received by it from any of the Agents or any Lender
and (d) disclosures required or requested by any governmental agency or
representative thereof or by the NAIC or pursuant to legal or judicial process;
provided,
unless
specifically prohibited by applicable Law, each Agent, each Lender and each
LC
Issuer shall make reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower of any request
by
NAIC or any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such
request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other
routine examination of such Person by such governmental agency), or pursuant
to
any legal or judicial process, for disclosure of any such non-public information
prior to disclosure of such information. In addition, each Agent, each Lender
and each LC Issuer may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the
information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service
providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the
Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.
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Section
10.08. Right
of Setoff.
If an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each
LC
Issuer is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency)
at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing
by such Lender or such LC Issuer to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the Obligations of
the
Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document to such Lender or such LC Issuer, irrespective of
whether or not such Lender or such LC Issuer shall have made any demand under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of
the
Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a
branch or office of such Lender or such LC Issuer different from the branch
or
office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of
each Lender and each LC Issuer under this Section
10.08
are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that
such Lender and such LC Issuer may have. Each Lender and each LC Issuer agrees
to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such
setoff and application, provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not be deemed to affect the validity of such
setoff and application.
Section
10.09. Counterparts;
Effectiveness;
Integration. (a)
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
in
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all
of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or
by an
electronically mailed scanned copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement. Except as provided in Article
IV,
this
Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each
of
the other parties hereto.
(b) This
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letters constitute the entire
agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede
any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating
to
the subject matter hereof.
Section
10.10. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document
or
other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith
or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such
representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent
and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender
or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have
had
notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and
shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other
Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit
shall remain outstanding.
Section
10.11. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of
the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not
be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith
negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with
valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to
that
of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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Section
10.12. Replacement
of Lenders.
If any
Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04,
or if
the Borrower is required to pay or delivers to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth reasons as to why it reasonably
anticipates that it will be required to pay, and such Lender and the
Administrative Agent agree with such reasons, any additional amount to any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant
to
Section 3.01,
if any
Lender ceases to make Eurocurrency Rate Loans as a result of a condition
described in Section 3.02
or
3.04,
if any
Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder
that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then
the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender
and
the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in
accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents
required by, Section 10.06),
all of
its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which
assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment),
provided
that:
(a) the
Borrower or assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the
registration and processing fee specified in Section
10.06(e);
(b) such
Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
outstanding principal amount of its Loans and all interest accrued thereon,
(ii) its LC Deposit and the LC Deposit Return accrued thereon,
(iii) all accrued and unpaid LC Lender Fees owing to such Lender and
(iv) all other amounts payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05)
from
the assignee (to the extent of the amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii)
and
(iii)) or the Borrower (in the case of the amounts referred to in clause
(iv));
(c) in
the
case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.04
or
payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01,
such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments
thereafter; and
(d) such
assignment does not conflict with applicable Law.
A
Lender
shall not be required to make any such assignment if, prior thereto, as a result
of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the
Borrower to require such assignment cease to apply.
Section
10.13. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) SUBMISSION
TO JURISDICTION.
EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND
ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN
ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN
RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH
NEW
YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
SUCH
FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY
SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT
THAT ANY AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY LC ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS
OF
ANY JURISDICTION.
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(c) WAIVER
OF VENUE.
THE
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING
OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE
DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE
OF PROCESS.
EACH
PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02
(OTHER
THAN BY EMAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION). NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT
WILL
AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW
Section
10.14. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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Section
10.15. Patriot
Act.
Each
Lender and each Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby
notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT
Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law on October 26, 2001)), it
is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower
and each Subsidiary Loan Party, which information includes the name and address
of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties and other information that
will
allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Loan Parties in accordance with such Act.
Section
10.16. Concerning
the Permitted ABL Facility.
The
Lenders acknowledge that obligations of the Borrower under the Permitted ABL
Facility may be secured by Liens on assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
that constitute ABL Collateral. At the request of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall enter into the ABL
Intercreditor Agreement establishing the relative rights of the Lenders and
of
the lenders under the Permitted ABL Facility with respect to the ABL Collateral.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent
and/or the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver ABL Intercreditor Agreement
and any documents relating thereto, in each case, on behalf of such Lender
and
without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Lender,
and
agrees that no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a result of any action taken
by
such Agent pursuant to this Section 10.16.
The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of the
provisions of Article
IX
with
respect to all actions taken by them pursuant to this Section 10.16
to the
full extent thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date
first above written.
SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., as the Borrower | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., as the Borrower | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
XXXXXXX XXXXX CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., individually and as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Syndication Agent | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Deposit Agent | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Managing Director |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an LC Issuer | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Title: SVP
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