AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO 5-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO 5-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of March 10, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) is between NOV Inc. (f/k/a National Oilwell Varco, Inc.) (the “Borrower”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms; Other Definitional Provisions. As used in this Agreement, each of the terms defined in the opening paragraph and the Recitals above shall have the meanings assigned to such terms therein. Each term defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, unless expressly provided to the contrary. 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.” Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. Any reference herein to any law or other Legal Requirement shall be construed as referring to such law or Legal Requirement as amended, modified, codified, or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time.
Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants that:
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Section 4. Condition to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and enforceable against the parties hereto upon the occurrence of the following conditions which may occur prior to or concurrently with the closing of this Agreement:
Section 5. Acknowledgments and Agreements. The Borrower acknowledges that on the date hereof all outstanding Obligations are payable in accordance with their terms and the Borrower waives any defense, offset, counterclaim, or recoupment with respect thereto. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent do hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and acknowledge and agree that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and remains in full force and effect, and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Credit Documents are not impaired in any respect by this Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. Nothing herein shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment of (a) any Default under any of the Credit Documents, (b) any of the agreements, terms, or conditions contained in any of the Credit Documents, (c) any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender, or any Lender with respect to the Credit Documents, or (d) the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender, or any Lender to collect the full amounts owing to it under the Credit Documents. This Agreement is a Credit Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Credit Documents. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its consent is not required to amend the Credit Agreement to implement the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes set forth in Annex A hereto.
Section 6. CDOR Benchmark Transition Event. On May 16, 2022, Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (“RBSL”), the administrator of CDOR, announced in a public statement (the “Announcement”) that the calculation and publication of all tenors of CDOR will permanently cease immediately following a final publication on Friday June 28, 2024. No successor administrator for RBSL was identified in such Announcement. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the Announcement resulted in the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to CDOR pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and that any obligation of the Administrative Agent to notify the Borrower of such Benchmark Transition Event pursuant to Section 2.6(f) of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be deemed satisfied.
Section 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, taken together, constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature or by other electronic submission and all such signatures shall be effective as originals.
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Section 8. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Section 9. Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.
Section 10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed a contract under, and shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles (other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York).
Section 11. Entire Agreement. THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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EXECUTED to be effective as of the date first above written.
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Vice President & Treasurer |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement
(NOV Inc.)
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Administrative Agent |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Director |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement
(NOV Inc.)
Annex A
[See attached.]
Annex A to Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement
(NOV Inc.)
ANNEX A
Published Deal CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
Published Revolver CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
$2,000,000,000
Dated as of June 27, 2017
Among
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
as Borrower,
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender and US Swingline Lender
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, DNB MARKETS, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.., UNICREDIT BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL),
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
as Co-Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners
DNB BANK ASA, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Syndication Agent
CITIBANK, N.A., UNICREDIT BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL),
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
as Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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Section 1.1 |
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Certain Defined Terms |
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1 |
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Section 1.2 |
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Computation of Time Periods |
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Section 1.3 |
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Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP; Foreign Currency Limits |
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28 |
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Section 1.4 |
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Types of Advances |
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29 |
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Section 1.5 |
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Change of Currency |
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29 |
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Section 1.6 |
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Miscellaneous |
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30 |
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Section 1.7 |
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Restricted Lenders |
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30 |
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Section 1.8 |
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Rates |
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30 |
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Section 1.9 |
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Divisions |
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ARTICLE II |
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THE ADVANCES AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT |
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31 |
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Section 2.1 |
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The Advances |
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Section 2.2 |
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Method of Borrowing |
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Section 2.3 |
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Fees |
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Section 2.4 |
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Reduction of Revolving Commitments |
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39 |
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Section 2.5 |
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Repayment of Advances |
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Section 2.6 |
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Interest |
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40 |
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Section 2.7 |
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Prepayments |
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44 |
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Section 2.8 |
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Breakage Costs |
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45 |
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Section 2.9 |
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Increased Costs |
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Section 2.10 |
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Payments and Computations |
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46 |
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Section 2.11 |
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Taxes |
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Section 2.12 |
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Illegality |
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51 |
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Section 2.13 |
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Letters of Credit |
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51 |
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Section 2.14 |
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Sharing of Payments, Etc |
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56 |
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Section 2.15 |
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Increase of Revolving Commitment |
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56 |
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Section 2.16 |
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Mitigation Obligations; Lender Replacement; Termination of Defaulting Lender |
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57 |
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Section 2.17 |
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Currency Fluctuations, Mandatory Prepayments and Deposits in the Cash Collateral Accounts |
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59 |
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Section 2.18 |
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Market Disruption |
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59 |
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Section 2.19 |
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Extension of Maturity Date |
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Section 2.20 |
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Defaulting Lender |
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ARTICLE III |
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CONDITIONS OF LENDING |
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Section 3.1 |
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings and the Initial Letter of Credit |
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65 |
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Section 3.2 |
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Conditions Precedent for each Borrowing or Letter of Credit |
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66 |
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Section 3.3 |
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Additional Condition Precedent for Initial Borrowing through Authorized Agents |
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67 |
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ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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68 |
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Section 4.1 |
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Corporate Existence; Subsidiaries |
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68 |
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Section 4.2 |
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Authorization and Validity |
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68 |
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Section 4.3 |
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Corporate Power |
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68 |
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Section 4.4 |
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Authorization and Approvals |
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68 |
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Section 4.5 |
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Enforceable Obligations |
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68 |
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Section 4.6 |
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Financial Statements |
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Section 4.7 |
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True and Complete Disclosure |
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Section 4.8 |
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Litigation |
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Section 4.9 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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69 |
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Section 4.10 |
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Investment Company Act |
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Section 4.11 |
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Taxes |
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Section 4.12 |
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Pension Plans |
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Section 4.13 |
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Reserved |
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Section 4.14 |
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Insurance |
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Section 4.15 |
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No Defaults |
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Section 4.16 |
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Permits, Licenses, etc |
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Section 4.17 |
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 4.18 |
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Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions |
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Section 4.19 |
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EEA Financial Institution |
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ARTICLE V |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 |
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Compliance with Laws, Etc |
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Section 5.2 |
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Insurance |
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Section 5.3 |
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Preservation of Existence, Etc |
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Section 5.4 |
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Payment of Taxes, Etc |
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Section 5.5 |
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Visitation Rights |
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Section 5.6 |
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Reporting Requirements |
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Section 5.7 |
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Maintenance of Property |
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Section 5.8 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Section 5.9 |
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Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions |
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ARTICLE VI |
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 |
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Liens, Etc |
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Section 6.2 |
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Indebtedness |
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Section 6.3 |
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Senior Notes |
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Section 6.4 |
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Limitation on Certain Restrictions |
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Section 6.5 |
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Merger, Consolidation; Asset Sales |
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Section 6.6 |
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Restricted Payments |
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Section 6.7 |
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Affiliate Transactions |
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Section 6.8 |
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Maximum Total Capitalization Ratio |
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Section 6.9 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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ARTICLE VII |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES |
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Section 7.1 |
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Events of Default |
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Section 7.2 |
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Optional Acceleration of Maturity |
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Section 7.3 |
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Automatic Acceleration of Maturity |
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Section 7.4 |
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Cash Collateral Account |
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Section 7.5 |
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Non-exclusivity of Remedies |
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Section 7.6 |
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Right of Set-off |
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Section 7.7 |
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Currency Conversion After Maturity |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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AGENCY AND ISSUING LENDER PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.1 |
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Authorization and Action |
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Section 8.2 |
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Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc |
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Section 8.3 |
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The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates |
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Section 8.4 |
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Lender Credit Decision |
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Section 8.5 |
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Indemnification |
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Section 8.6 |
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Successor Administrative Agent and Issuing Lenders |
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Section 8.7 |
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Co-Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, other Agency Titles |
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ARTICLE IX |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1 |
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Amendments, Etc |
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Section 9.2 |
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Notices, SyndTrak, Etc |
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Section 9.3 |
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No Waiver; Remedies |
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Section 9.4 |
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Costs and Expenses |
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Section 9.5 |
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Binding Effect |
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Section 9.6 |
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Lender Assignments and Participations |
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Section 9.7 |
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Indemnification |
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Section 9.8 |
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Execution in Counterparts |
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Section 9.9 |
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Survival of Representations, etc |
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Section 9.10 |
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Severability |
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Section 9.11 |
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Usury Not Intended |
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Section 9.12 |
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Confidentiality |
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Section 9.13 |
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Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction |
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Section 9.14 |
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Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 9.15 |
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Waiver of Consequential Damages |
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Section 9.16 |
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Judgment Currency |
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Section 9.17 |
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Headings Descriptive |
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Section 9.18 |
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Electronic Execution of Assignments |
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Section 9.19 |
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USA Patriot Act |
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Section 9.20 |
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Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
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Section 9.21 |
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Certain ERISA Matters |
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Section 9.22 |
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Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
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EXHIBITS: |
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Exhibit A |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit B |
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit C |
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Form of Notice of Borrowing |
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Exhibit D |
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Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation |
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Exhibit E |
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Form of Revolving Note |
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Exhibit F |
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Form of Swingline Note |
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Exhibit G-1 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit G-2 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit G-3 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit G-4 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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SCHEDULES: |
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Schedule 1.1(a) |
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Revolving Commitments |
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Schedule 1.1(b) |
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Mandatory Cost Formulae |
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Schedule 1.1(c) |
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Existing Letters of Credit |
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This 5-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of June 27, 2017, among NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (as defined below) and an Issuing Lender (as defined below), and each Lender (as defined below).
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise indicated, such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger, consolidation or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of related transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage of voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.
“Additional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15.
“Adjusted Base Rate” means, for any day, the fluctuating rate per annum of interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the sum of the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2% per annum, and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect of such day plus one percent (1.00%) (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Adjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable). Any change in the Adjusted Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or the Federal Funds Rate.
“Adjusted Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.6(a). All Adjusted Base Rate Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to Pounds Sterling, the greater of (i) the sum of (A) XXXXX for the day (such day, a “Sterling RFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) Business Days prior to (I) if such RFR Rate Day is a Business Day, such RFR Rate Day or (II) if such RFR Rate Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Rate Day, in each case, as such XXXXX is published by the XXXXX Administrator on the XXXXX Administrator’s Website; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. (London time) on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following any Sterling RFR Determination Day, XXXXX in respect of such Sterling RFR Determination Day has not been published on the XXXXX Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Pounds Xxxxxxxx has not occurred, then XXXXX for such Xxxxxxxx RFR Determination Day will be XXXXX as published in respect of the first preceding Business Day for which such XXXXX was published on the XXXXX Administrator’s Website; provided further that XXXXX as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes
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of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for no more than three (3) consecutive RFR Rate Days and (B) the XXXXX Xxxxxxxxxx and (ii) the Floor. Any change in Adjusted Daily Simple RFR due to a change in the applicable RFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the RFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.6(c).
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR for any determination shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of such determination.
“Administrative Agent” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders pursuant to Article VIII and any successor administrative agent in that capacity pursuant to Section 8.6.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire submitted to and accepted by the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Xxxxxx.
“Advance” means any Swingline Advance or any Revolving Advance.
“Affiliate” means, at any time, (a) as to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (i) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or (ii) any other Person owning beneficially or controlling thirty percent (30%) or more of the equity interests in such Person, and (b) as to any other Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or other equity interests, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of clause (b), a Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the controlled Person.
“Agreed Currency” means (a) Dollars, (b) Euro, (c) Pounds Sterling, (d) Canadian Dollars, (e) Norwegian Kroner, and (f) any other Eligible Currency which the Borrower requests the Administrative Agent to include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which is reasonably acceptable to all Lenders and, in connection with Letters of Credit, which is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Lender. If, after the designation of any currency as an Agreed Currency (including any Foreign Currency designated in clause (b) – (f) above) pursuant to the terms hereof, (x) currency control or other exchange regulations are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued with the result that different types of such currency are introduced, (y) such currency, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, no longer qualifies as an “Eligible Currency” or (z) in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, a Dollar Amount of such currency is not readily calculable, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower, and such currency shall no longer be an Agreed Currency until such time as the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender, or the Lenders, as required herein, agree to reinstate such currency as an Agreed Currency.
“Agreement” means this 5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2017 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders, as it may be hereafter amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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“Aggregate Exposure” means the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding Advances plus (b) the aggregate Letter of Credit Exposure.
“Amendment No. 1 Co-Lead Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of October 7, 2019 among the Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and Standard Chartered Bank.
“Amendment No. 1 DNB Markets Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of October 7, 2019 between the Borrower and DNB Markets, Inc.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means October 30, 2019.
“Amendment No. 1 Xxxxx Fargo Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of October 7, 2019, among the Borrower, Xxxxx Fargo and Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or its Affiliates or to any Lender or its Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or its Affiliates or to any Lender or its Affiliates or related to terrorism financing, money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping, including any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Margin” means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Advance, Commitment Fees or letter of credit fees (except as otherwise provided below), the following percentages based upon the ratings by Xxxxx’x, S&P, and/or Fitch (each, a “Rating Agency” and collectively, the “Rating Agencies”), respectively, applicable on such date to the Index Debt:
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Index Debt Rating
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RFR |
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SOFR |
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Advances |
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S&P |
Xxxxx’x |
Fitch |
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A or higher |
A2 or higher |
A or higher |
0.875% |
0.000% |
0.080% |
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A- |
A3 |
A- |
1.000% |
0.000% |
0.100% |
3 |
BBB+ |
Baa1 |
BBB+ |
1.125% |
0.125% |
0.125% |
4 |
BBB |
Baa2 |
BBB |
1.250% |
0.250% |
0.150% |
5 |
BBB- or lower |
Baa3 or lower |
BBB- or lower |
1.500% |
0.500% |
0.200% |
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For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only one Rating Agency provides a rating for Index Debt, the Tier corresponding to that rating shall apply, unless such rating is by Fitch, in which case the Tier shall be deemed to be Tier 5, (b) if only two Rating Agencies provide a rating for Index Debt, then (i) if both ratings correspond to the same Tier, that Tier shall apply, (ii) if there is a one Tier difference between the two ratings, then the Tier corresponding to the higher rating shall be used (with the rating for Tier 1 being the highest and the rating for Tier 5 being the lowest), and (iii) if there is a greater than one Tier difference between the ratings, then the Tier that is one Tier below the higher rating will be used, (c) if three Rating Agencies provide a rating for Index Debt, then (i) if all three ratings correspond to the same Tier, that Tier shall apply, (ii) if all three ratings are at different Tiers, the Tier that applies to the middle of the three ratings shall apply, and (iii) if two ratings correspond to the same Tier and the third rating is different, the Tier corresponding to the two same Tiers shall apply, (d) if none of the three Rating Agencies shall have in effect a rating for Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the next succeeding paragraph), then the Tier shall be deemed to be Tier 5, and (e) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by the Rating Agencies with respect to Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of such Rating Agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced or published by the applicable Rating Agency or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the effective date of such rating.
Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any Rating Agency shall change, or if any Rating Agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend these provisions to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such Rating Agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation; provided that, if the rating system of both Xxxxx’x and S&P shall change, or if both Xxxxx’x and S&P shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Tier shall be deemed to be Tier 5. From the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date until the first such ratings change, if any, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to Tier 3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date of the Borrower’s delivery of irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent stating that the Borrower wishes to include Fitch as a Rating Agency for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, Fitch shall be deemed not to provide an Index Debt rating for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin.
“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Designated Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Designated Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Swingline Lender or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Arrangers” means (a) Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (b) DNB Markets, Inc., and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (c) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (d) UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (e) ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (f) The Bank of Nova Scotia, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (g) Barclays Bank PLC, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (h) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (i) Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, (j) HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger, and (k) Standard Chartered Bank, and its successors, in its capacity as co-lead arranger.
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“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Xxxxxx and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A.
“Authorized Agent” means each officer of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, who has been duly authorized and appointed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to act on behalf of the Borrower in requesting Advances and Letters of Credit, including, the designation of the currency, amount, Conversions, continuations and prepayments of, and Interest Periods with respect to, Advances and the determination of the amounts, terms and beneficiaries of Letters of Credit.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.6(h)(iv).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (a) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or then-current Benchmark for Dollars, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.6(h), (b) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Pounds Sterling, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable for Pounds Sterling; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the then-current Benchmark for Pounds Sterling, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.6(h), and (c) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Euros, Canadian Dollars, or Norwegian Kroner, EURIBOR, CDOR, or the Offshore Rate, respectively; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to EURIBOR, CDOR, or the Offshore Rate as applicable, or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.6(h).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative
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Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Benchmark giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement for any determination would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of such determination.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency:
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:
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For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.6(h)(i) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.6(h)(i).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 CFR § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Borrowing.
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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Legal Requirements of, or are in fact closed in, Texas or New York, and:
“Canadian Dollars” means the lawful money of Canada.
“Canadian Reference Bank” means The Bank of Nova Scotia, or its successors and assigns, or such other bank that is a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule I under the Bank Act (Canada) as agreed to from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Canadian Swingline Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Canadian Swingline Lender” means The Bank of Nova Scotia as the swingline lender for the Canadian Swingline Advances, or any successor swingline lender for Canadian Swingline Advances hereunder.
“Capital Lease” means, for any Person, any lease of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease or finance lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capital Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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“Cash Collateral Accounts” means the special cash collateral account containing cash deposited pursuant to Sections 2.13(g), 2.17, 2.20, 7.2(b), or 7.3(b) to be maintained at the Administrative Agent’s offices in accordance with Sections 2.20(b) and 7.4.
“Cash Collateralize” means, to deposit into the Cash Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lenders, as collateral for Letters of Credit or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of the Letter of Credit Exposure or Swingline Advances, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“CDOR Rate” means, for each day in any period, the annual rate of interest that is the rate based on an average rate applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances for a term equal to the term of the relevant Interest Period appearing on the Reuters Monitor Screen Page CDOR at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time), on such date, or if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided that if such rate does not appear on the Reuters Monitor Screen Page CDOR as contemplated, then the CDOR Rate on such date shall be the rate quoted by the Canadian Reference Bank as its annual discount rate (determined by the Administrative Agent as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on such date), in each case that would be applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances for the relevant period quoted by such bank as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on such date or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day. No adjustment shall be made to account for the difference between the number of days in a year on which the rates referred to in this definition are based and the number of days in a year on the basis of which interest is calculated in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CDOR Rate at any determination is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of such determination under this Agreement.
“Change in Control” means the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such securities) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors, other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Closing Date” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 have been satisfied.
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“Co-Lead Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of June 7, 2017 between the Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Barclays Bank PLC.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute.
“Commitment Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the Borrower in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit B.
“Computation Date” means (a) the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, (b) the date of any proposed Borrowing, (c) the date of any proposed issuance, increase or extension of a Letter of Credit, (d) the date of any reduction of Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.4 or increase of Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, and (e) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Business Day at the Administrative Agent’s discretion or upon instruction by the Majority Lenders.
“Confidential Information” means information that the Borrower furnishes to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in a writing designated as confidential, but does not include any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public or that is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent or such Lender from a source other than the Borrower that is not, to the Administrative Agent’s or such Xxxxxx’s knowledge, acting in violation of a confidentiality agreement with the Borrower.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Adjusted Base Rate”, the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.8 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines (in consultation with the Borrower) that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of the accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, including, when used in reference to the Borrower, principles of consolidation consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Financial Statements.
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“Consolidated Net Worth” means at any time the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Convert”, “Conversion”, and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
“Credit Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Documents, the Fee Letters, and each other agreement, instrument or document executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any time in connection with this Agreement, including each Notice of Borrowing.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Legal Requirements of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means (a) an Event of Default or (b) any event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.20(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) (except, with regards to the funding of Swingline Advances, any Swingline Lender) fund all or any portion of its Advances within two Business Days of the date such Advances were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Advances) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) (except, with regards to the funding of Swingline Advances, any Swingline Lender) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) (except, with regards to the funding of Swingline Advances, any Swingline Lender) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of
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judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.20(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Lender.
“Designated Currency” means, (a) for a Revolving Borrowing, the Agreed Currency which is designated for such Revolving Borrowing, (b) for Swingline Advances, the Agreed Currency which is designated for such Advances, and (c) for any Letter of Credit, the Agreed Currency in which such Letter of Credit is issued.
“DNB Markets Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of June 7, 2017 between the Borrower and DNB Markets, Inc.
“Dollars” and “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Dollar Amount” of any currency at any date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency if such currency is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent in Dollars of any amount of such currency if such currency is any Foreign Currency, calculated using the Exchange Rate.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of the respective assigning Lender with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lenders, which approvals will not be unreasonably withheld, and (c) any other Person (other than a natural person) with the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lenders, and (provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the Borrower, which approvals will not be unreasonably withheld; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be deemed to have approved such assignee unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof, (ii) no Defaulting Lender nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (ii) shall be qualify as an Eligible Assignee, and (iii) “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Borrower.
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“Eligible Currency” means any Foreign Currency provided that: (a) quotes for loans in such currency are available in the London interbank deposit market; (b) such currency is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the London foreign exchange market, (c) no approval of a Governmental Authority in the country of issue of such currency is required to permit use of such currency by any Lender or Issuing Lender for making loans or issuing letters of credit, or honoring drafts presented under letters of credit in such currency, and (d) there is no restriction or prohibition under any applicable Legal Requirements against the use of such currency for such purposes.
“EMU” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
“Environmental Claim” means any third party (including governmental agencies and employees) action, lawsuit, claim, demand, regulatory action or proceeding, order, decree, consent agreement or notice of potential or actual responsibility or violation, including claims or proceedings under any Environmental Law (“Claims”) or any permit issued under any Environmental Law, including (a) any and all Claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Substances or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health or safety in relation to the environment.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Legal Requirements arising from, relating to, or in connection with the environment, health or safety, relating to (a) the protection of the environment, (b) the effect of the environment on human health, (c) emissions, discharges or releases of Hazardous Substances into surface water, ground water or land, or (d) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR” means, for each day in any period, the annual rate of interest that is equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate as administered by the European Money Markets Institute, or a comparable or successor administrator approved by the Administrative Agent, for a period comparable to the applicable Interest Period, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) on the applicable Rate Determination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if EURIBOR for any determination is less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of such determination.
“Euro” and “EUR” mean the lawful currency of the participating member states of the EMU.
“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means (a) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in Euros, the interest rate per annum equal to (i) EURIBOR divided by (ii) one minus 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 Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve
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requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities”), (b) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in Norwegian Kroner, the interest rate per annum equal to (i) the Offshore Rate divided by (ii) one minus 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 Federal Reserve Board 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”), (c) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars, the interest rate per annum equal to (i) the CDOR Rate divided by (ii) one minus 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 Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency supplemental or other marginal reserves requirement) with respect to a Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities”), and (d) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in an Agreed Currency other than (i) an Agreed Currency referenced in clause (a), (b), or (c) above, Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, or Dollars and (ii) as determined by the Administrative Agent, certain other Eligible Currencies designated as Agreed Currencies by all the Lenders from time to time, the rate designated by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Agreed Currency at the time such currency is approved by the Lenders pursuant to the definition of “Agreed Currency.” It is agreed that for purposes of this definition, Eurocurrency Rate Advances made hereunder shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities as defined in Regulation D and to be subject to the reserve requirements of Regulation D. The Eurocurrency Rate for each outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Advance shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the reserve percentage described in clause (a)(ii), (b)(ii) or (c)(ii) above.
“Eurocurrency Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.6(b).
“Events of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“Exchange Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent as the spot rate for the purchase by the Administrative Agent of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that, as to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency.
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“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Revolving Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Revolving Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.16 or reallocation pursuant to Section 2.20(a)(iv)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.11(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain 5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of September 28, 2012 among the Borrower, Xxxxx Fargo, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as amended from time to time.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit, if any, issued by an Issuing Lender prior to the Closing Date, for the account of the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower and set forth on Schedule 1.1(c).
“Expiration Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the date on which such Letter of Credit will expire or terminate in accordance with its terms.
“Extended Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a). “Extension Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“Facility” means, collectively, (a) the revolving credit facility described in Section 2.1(a), (b) the Swingline subfacilities, and (c) the letter of credit subfacility described in Section 2.13(a).
“FASB Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any law, regulation or official administrative practice adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average (or, if no such average is available, the weighted median) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for any such day on such transactions received by the Administrative
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Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that, if the Federal Funds Rate at any determination is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of such determination under this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any of its successors.
“Fee Letters” means (a) the Xxxxx Fargo Fee Letter, (b) the DNB Markets Fee Letter, (c) the Co-Lead Fee Letter, (d) the Amendment No. 1 Xxxxx Fargo Fee Letter, (e) the Amendment No. 1 DNB Markets Fee Letter, and (f) the Amendment No. 1 Co-Lead Fee Letter.
“Financial Contract” of a Person means (a) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, forward, swap or option contract or other financial instrument with similar characteristics, or (b) any Hedging Transaction.
“Financial Statements” means the financial statements described in Section 4.6.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings and any successor thereto which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0%.
“Foreign Currency” means any currency other than Dollars.
“Foreign Currency Amount” means with respect to an amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent in a Foreign Currency of such amount determined at the Exchange Rate for the purchase of such Foreign Currency with Dollars, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the Computation Date applicable to such amount.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Swingline Lender” means the Canadian Swingline Lender, the UK Swingline Lender, or the Norwegian Swingline Lender.
“Foreign Swingline Advance” means any Canadian Swingline Advance, UK Swingline Advance, or Norwegian Swingline Advance.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to any Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of outstanding Swingline Advances made by such Swingline Lender other than Swingline Advances as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the requirements of Section 1.3.
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“Governmental Authority” means any foreign governmental authority (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), the United States of America, any state of the United States of America and any subdivision of any of the foregoing, and any agency, central bank, department, commission, board, authority or instrumentality, bureau or court having jurisdiction over any Lender, the Borrower, or the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties.
“Hazardous Substance” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Acts of 1986, and shall also include substances regulated under any other Environmental Law, including pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, petroleum products, radionuclides, radioactive materials, and medical and infectious waste.
“Hazardous Waste” means the substances regulated as such pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Transactions” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into by a Person which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
“Hedging Obligations” of a Person means, without duplication, any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Financial Contract or other Hedging Transactions, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Financial Contract or Hedging Transactions.
“Indebtedness” of a Person means, without duplication, such Person’s (a) obligations for borrowed money (regardless of whether such obligations would be, in accordance with GAAP, shown as a short term debt or long term debt on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person), (b) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade, expense accruals, deferred employee compensation items arising in the ordinary course of business, and any amounts that are being contested and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP), (c) obligations of others which such Person has directly or indirectly, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person (but, if not otherwise assumed, limited to the extent of such Property’s fair market value), guaranteed or otherwise provided credit support therefor, (d) to the extent not included in clause (a) above, any obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other instruments, (e) reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of drawn or funded letters of credit, surety bonds, acceptance facilities, or drafts or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person; (f) obligations of such Person to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property, (g) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (h) liabilities of such Person in respect of Hedging Obligations, and (i) any other financial accommodation which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a short term debt or long term debt on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the amount of any Hedging Obligations on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
“Interest Period” means, for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance or Term SOFR Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Advance into a Eurocurrency Rate Advance or Term SOFR Advance, as applicable, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and Section 2.2 and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and Section 2.2. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, three or (except with respect to any Advance bearing interest based on the CDOR Rate) six months, in each case as the Borrower may select upon notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the day required under Section 2.2 in connection with a Revolving Borrowing of such Type of Advance; provided, however, that:
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Issuing Lender” means (a) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, the Lender that issued such Letter of Credit, (b) with respect to all other Letters of Credit, (i) Xxxxx Fargo, (ii) DNB Bank ASA, New York Branch, (iii) Citibank, N.A., (iv) UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch, (v) ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, (vi) The Bank of Nova Scotia, (vii) Barclays Bank PLC, (viii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (ix) Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), (x) HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and (xi) each other Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender hereunder with prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and with the written agreement of such Lender, in each case under this clause (b) in their respective capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and (c) any Xxxxxx acting as a successor issuing lender pursuant to Section 8.6. Any Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
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“Legal Requirement” means any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, injunction, rule, regulation or other restriction (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license, permit, concession, grant or franchise issued by, any Governmental Authority.
“Lenders” means each of the lenders party to this Agreement, including each Eligible Assignee that shall become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.6 and, unless the context requires otherwise, including a lender in its capacity as a Swingline Lender.
“Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for each Type of Advance in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Advances of such Type are to be made and maintained.
“Letter of Credit” means, individually, any letter of credit issued by any Issuing Lender under the Facility which is subject to this Agreement, including the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.1(c).
“Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit and any agreements, documents, and instruments entered into in connection with or relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the Dollar Amount of the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn maximum face amount of each Letter of Credit at such time and (b) the aggregate unpaid amount of all Reimbursement Obligations related to Letters of Credit at such time.
“Letter of Credit Maximum Amount” means (a) as to all the Issuing Lenders in the aggregate, $750,000,000, and (b) with respect to each Issuing Lender, a sublimit thereof as agreed between such Issuing Lender and the Borrower from time to time; provided that, (i) on and after the latest Maturity Date, the Letter of Credit Maximum Amount shall be zero and (ii) on and after the Maturity Date of such Issuing Lender, such Issuing Lender’s sublimit with respect to the Letter of Credit Maximum Amount shall be zero and the aggregate Letter of Credit Maximum Amount shall be immediately and automatically reduced on such Maturity Date by an amount equal to such Issuing Lender’s sublimit. The individual sublimits are as follows:
Issuing Lender |
Sublimit |
Xxxxx Fargo |
$105,000,000 |
DNB Bank ASA, New York Branch |
$105,000,000 |
Citibank, N.A. |
$67,500,000 |
UniCredit Bank AG, New York Branch |
$67,500,000 |
ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC |
$67,500,000 |
The Bank of Nova Scotia |
$67,500,000 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
$67,500,000 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
$67,500,000 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) |
$67,500,000 |
HSBC Bank USA, National Association |
$67,500,000 |
“Letter of Credit Obligations” means the obligations, whether actual or contingent, of the Borrower under this Agreement in connection with the Letters of Credit.
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“Lien” means any lien (statutory or otherwise), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, charge, deed of trust, security interest, encumbrance or other type of preferential arrangement, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise (including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement).
“Majority Lenders” means, as of the date of determination, two or more Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the unutilized aggregate Revolving Commitments plus the Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and in the Swingline Advances being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition). The Revolving Commitments and Outstandings of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Majority Lenders at any time.
“Mandatory Cost Rate” means, with respect to any period, the percentage rate per annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.1(b).
“Mandatory Revolving Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing comprised of Adjusted Base Rate Advances, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advances or Eurocurrency Rate Advances made to repay a Swingline Advance as provided in Section 2.1(b) or to reimburse an Issuing Lender for unpaid Reimbursement Obligations as provided in Section 2.13(d).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, Property, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents (other than Notices of Borrowing or Notices of Conversion or Continuations) to which it is a party, or (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents (other than Notices of Borrowing or Notices of Conversion or Continuations) or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
“Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) October 30, 2024, as such date may be extended under Section 2.19, and (b) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated in whole pursuant to this Agreement.
“Maximum Rate” means, as to any particular Lender, the maximum nonusurious interest rate permitted to such Lender under applicable Legal Requirements.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral for Letters of Credit, consisting of cash or deposit account balances in an amount equal to 100% of the Fronting Exposure of all Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, and (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral for Swingline Advances, consisting of cash or deposit account balances in an amount equal to 100% of the Fronting Exposure of all Swingline Lenders with respect to Swingline Advances outstanding at such time.
“Xxxxx’x” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA with respect to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability, contingent or otherwise.
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“Non-Approving Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment of or under any Credit Document that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 9.1 and (ii) has been approved by the Majority Lenders.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Norwegian Kroner” or “NOK” means lawful money of the Kingdom of Norway. “Norwegian Swingline Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Norwegian Swingline Lender” means DNB Bank ASA as the swingline lender for the Norwegian Swingline Advances, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Note” means a Revolving Note or a Swingline Note.
“Notice of Borrowing” means a notice of borrowing in the form of the attached Exhibit C and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or by an Authorized Agent on behalf of the Borrower.
“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” means a notice of conversion or continuation in the form of the attached Exhibit D and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or by an Authorized Agent on behalf of the Borrower.
“Obligations” means all Advances, Reimbursement Obligations, and any other fees, expenses, reimbursements, indemnities or other obligations payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lenders or any other indemnified party under the Credit Documents.
“OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“Offshore Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in Norwegian Kroner, the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the next 1/16 of 1%), as determined by the Administrative Agent, to be the rate at which deposits of Norwegian Kroner in immediately available funds for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period are being made or continued to leading banks in the offshore interbank market for Norwegian Kroner in the approximate amount of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period as determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11 a.m. London time (or such other time and day as the Administrative Agent may determine) 2 business days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if such rate at any determination is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of such determination under this Agreement.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Advance or Credit Document).
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“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.16).
“Outstandings” means, as of the date of determination, the sum of (a) Dollar Amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Advances and the Swingline Advances plus (b) the Dollar Amount of the Letter of Credit Exposure.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, applicable Issuing Lender, or applicable Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in such Foreign Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, applicable Issuing Lender or applicable Swingline Lender in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 9.6(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.6(e).
“Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
“Patriot Act” means the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted to exist pursuant to Section 6.1.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official.
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Pounds Sterling” and/or “£” means lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“Present Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Prime Rate” means at any time the rate of interest most recently announced by Xxxxx Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco, California as its prime rate, whether or not the Borrower has notice
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thereof, with the understanding that the Prime Rate is one of Xxxxx Fargo’s base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Xxxxx Fargo may designate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the day the change is announced by Xxxxx Fargo.
“Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender (a) the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment at such time to the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, (b) if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the sum of such Xxxxxx’s aggregate outstanding Revolving Advances and participation interest in the Letter of Credit Exposure and the Swingline Advances at such time to the aggregate outstanding Revolving Advances, Swingline Advances, and Letter of Credit Exposure of all the Lenders at such time, or (c) if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, all Letter of Credit Obligations have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired and all Advances have been paid in full, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) that was most recently in effect.
“Property” of any Person means any and all property (whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in the applicable interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent that such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Lender, as applicable.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 9.6.
“Reimbursement Obligations” means all of the obligations of the Borrower set forth in Section 2.13(d).
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, any Agreed Currency that is a Foreign Currency, (i) the central bank for the Agreed Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the Agreed Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
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“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan.
“Responsible Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, any Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or Manager of any Person.
“Restricted Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.7.
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any direct or indirect payment (other than scheduled payments), prepayment, redemption, defeasance, retirement, purchase of, or other acquisition of or deposit of funds or Property for the payment (other than scheduled payments), prepayment, redemption, defeasance, retirement, or purchase of Senior Notes, and (b) the making by any Person of any dividends or other distributions (in cash, property, or otherwise) on, or payment for the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of, any shares of any capital stock or other ownership interests of such Person, other than dividends payable in such Person’s stock or ownership interests.
“Revolving Advance” means an advance made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Advances made by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Converted by each Lender to Revolving Advances of a different Type pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the amount set opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) as its Revolving Commitment, or if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Acceptance or such Lender is an Additional Lender, the amount set forth for such Lender as its Revolving Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.6(d), as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.4.
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit E evidencing Indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from Revolving Advances owing to such Lender.
“RFR” means, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to Pounds Xxxxxxxx, XXXXX.
“RFR Rate Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Adjusted Daily Simple RFR”.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor thereof which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including, without limitation, OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, any applicable Canadian Governmental Authority, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or any other relevant sanctions
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authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, any applicable Canadian Governmental Authority, the European Union, any European Union member state, or Her Majesty’s Treasury, or (c) any other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. “Senior Notes” means any senior debt securities of the Borrower.
“Senior Note Documents” means any indenture, note or other agreement evidencing or governing the Senior Notes, as such indenture, note or other agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as permitted hereby.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) with net book value in excess of $100,000,000, calculated as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter end or (b) whose revenues for the immediately preceding twelve month period exceeded $100,000,000.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“XXXXX” means a rate equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average as administered by the XXXXX Administrator.
“XXXXX Xxxxxxxxxx” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“XXXXX Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“XXXXX Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the XXXXX Administrator from time to time.
“Sterling RFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Adjusted Daily Simple RFR”.
“Subsidiary” of a Person, at any time, means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding shares of capital stock (or other equivalent interests) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors or Persons performing similar functions (or, if there are no such directors or Persons, having general voting power) of such entity (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock (or other equivalent interests) of any other class or classes of such entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. 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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“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Financial Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Financial Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Financial Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) (including both debit and credit values) 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 mark-to-market value(s) (including both debit and credit values) for such Financial Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Financial Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swingline Advance” means a US Swingline Advance, a Canadian Swingline Advance, a UK Swingline Advance, or a Norwegian Swingline Advance.
“Swingline Borrowing” means the making of a Swingline Advance by a Swingline Lender under Section 2.1(b).
“Swingline Due Date” means the 14th and the last day of each calendar month.
“Swingline Lender” means the US Swingline Lender, Canadian Swingline Lender, UK Swingline Lender, or the Norwegian Swingline Lender.
“Swingline Rate” means, as to any Swingline Advance, the Adjusted Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Adjusted Base Rate Advances or such other rate per annum agreed to from time to time in writing between the Borrower and the applicable Swingline Lender.
“Swingline Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the applicable Swingline Lender in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit F, evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Swingline Lender from Swingline Advances owing to such Swingline Lender.
“Swingline Subfacilities” means the revolving credit facilities as provided by the applicable Swingline Lenders, in either case, as provided under Section 2.1(b) as a subfacility of the Facility.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system or the TARGET2 payment system (or, if either of such payment systems cease to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Tax Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
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“Term SOFR” means,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Advance, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an Adjusted Base Rate Advance on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Base Rate SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.6(d). All Term SOFR Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Event” means (a) the occurrence of a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, as described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder (other than a Reportable Event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under such regulations), (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the giving of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
“Total Capitalization Ratio” means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of the Borrower’s Total Funded Consolidated Indebtedness outstanding on such date to its Total Consolidated Capitalization outstanding on such date.
“Total Consolidated Capitalization” means the sum of the Total Funded Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated Net Worth.
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“Total Funded Consolidated Indebtedness” means at any time the aggregate Dollar Amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which is (a) of the type described in clause (a), (d), (e), (g) or (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or (b) of the type described in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness” to the extent that such lien secures or such guaranty covers Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a), (d), (e), (g) or (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness”.
“Type” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.
“UK Swingline Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“UK Swingline Lender” means Barclays Bank PLC as the swingline lender for the UK Swingline Advances, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(g)(ii)(B)(3).
“US Swingline Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“US Swingline Lender” means Xxxxx Fargo as the swingline lender for the US Swingline Advances, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Xxxxx Fargo” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association.
“Xxxxx Fargo Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of June 7, 2017 among the Borrower, Xxxxx Fargo and Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Section 1.2 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP; Foreign Currency Limits.
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Section 1.4 Types of Advances. Advances are distinguished by “Type”. The “Type” of an Advance refers to the determination whether such Advance is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, an Adjusted Base Rate Advance, an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advance, a Canadian Swingline Advance, a Norwegian Swingline Advance, a UK Swingline Advance, or a US Swingline Advance, each of which constitutes a Type.
Section 1.5 Change of Currency.
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Section 1.6 Miscellaneous. 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.” Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. Any reference herein to any law or other Legal Requirement shall be construed as referring to such law or Legal Requirement as amended, modified, codified, or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time.
Section 1.7 Restricted Lenders. With respect to each Restricted Lender, Sections 4.9, 4.18, 5.1, 5.9, and 6.9 shall only benefit such Restricted Lender to the extent that such provision would not result in any violation of, conflict with or liability under (a) the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2271/96 of 22 November 1996, as amended from time to time, or any law or regulation implementing such Council Regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom, (b) section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance (Auẞenwirtschaftsverordnung – AWV), or (c) any similar anti-boycott statute. In connection with any amendment, waiver, determination or direction relating to any part of Sections 4.9, 4.18, 5.1, 5.9, and 6.9 of which a Lender does not have the benefit, to the extent that on or prior to the date of such amendment, waiver, determination or direction (and until such time as such Lender shall advise the Administrative Agent in writing otherwise), such Xxxxxx has advised the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not have such benefit, the Commitments of that Restricted Lender will be excluded for the purpose of determining whether the consent of the Majority Lenders has been obtained or whether the determination or direction by the Majority Lenders has been made. The foregoing limitations are strictly limited to the Restricted Lenders and nothing contained in this paragraph shall affect the applicability or benefit of Sections 4.9, 4.18, 5.1, 5.9, and 6.9 to any other Lender or party hereto. For purposes of this Section 1.7, a “Restricted Lender” means any Lender to whom the Council Regulation (or law or regulation implementing the Council Regulation), section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance, or any similar anti-boycott statute in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom applies.
Section 1.8 Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, any Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, any Eurocurrency Rate or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(h), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, any Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, any Eurocurrency Rate, such Benchmark or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of a Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Section 1.9 Divisions. For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.
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ARTICLE II
THE ADVANCES AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 2.1 The Advances.
(i) On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (A) the US Swingline Lender agrees to, from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the US Swingline Lender’s Maturity Date, make advances (“US Swingline Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 outstanding at any time and denominated in US Dollars; (B) the Canadian Swingline Lender agrees to, from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Canadian Swingline Lender’s Maturity Date, make advances (“Canadian Swingline Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 outstanding at any time and denominated in Canadian Dollars or US Dollars; (C) the Norwegian Swingline Lender agrees to, from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Norwegian Swingline Lender’s Maturity Date, make advances (“Norwegian Swingline Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 outstanding at any time and denominated in Norwegian Kroner or US Dollars; provided that, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing, the aggregate Dollar Amount of all outstanding Revolving Advances, Swingline Advances and Letter of Credit Exposure which are denominated in Norwegian Kroner may not exceed $500,000,000 at any time; and (D) the UK Swingline Lender agrees to, from time-to-time on any Business Day during the period from the date of this Agreement until the UK Swingline Lender’s Maturity Date, make advances (“UK Swingline Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 outstanding at any time and denominated in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars;
provided that, (x) with respect to all Swingline Subfacilities, before and after giving effect to any such Borrowing, the aggregate Dollar Amount of the sum of all outstanding Revolving Advances, Swingline Advances and the Letter of Credit Exposure may not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time; (y) with respect to all Swingline Subfacilities, no Swingline Advance shall be made if the statements set forth in Section 3.2 are not true on the date of the making of such Swingline Advance, it being agreed by the Borrower that the giving
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of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Swingline Advance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Swingline Advance such statements are true; and (z) with respect to any Foreign Swingline Advance, whether denominated in US Dollars or any Foreign Currency, such Foreign Swingline Advance shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000. Subject to the other provisions hereof, the Borrower may from time-to-time borrow, prepay (in whole or in part) and reborrow Swingline Advances. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Advance, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Advance in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Advance.
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Section 2.2 Method of Borrowing.
(a) Notice. Each Revolving Borrowing shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing and given:
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The Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice on the day of receipt of timely Notice of Borrowing of such proposed Borrowing by facsimile. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be by telephone or facsimile, and if by telephone, confirmed promptly in writing (which confirmation may be provided by facsimile or with a “PDF” file delivered in an e-mail with a return acknowledgment requested), specifying the (i) requested date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) requested Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, (iv) if such Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Term SOFR Advances, the Interest Period for each such Advance, and (v) the Designated Currency of such Borrowing. In the case of a proposed Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advances, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the applicable interest rate under Section 2.6(b) or Section 2.6(c), as applicable. Each Lender shall, before 3:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing, make available for the account of its Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.2, or such other location as the Administrative Agent may specify by notice to the Lenders, in same day funds, such Xxxxxx’s Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing. Promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds (but in any event not later than 4:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing) and provided that the applicable conditions set forth in Article III have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower at its account with the Administrative Agent.
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Section 2.3 Fees.
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Section 2.4 Reduction of Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portion of the Revolving Commitments; provided that, each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be permanent, with no obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Revolving Commitments and the Commitment Fees provided for in Section 2.3(a) shall thereafter be computed on the basis of the Revolving Commitments, as so reduced.
Section 2.5 Repayment of Advances.
(a) Revolving Advances. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Advance on each Maturity Date and, for each Mandatory Revolving Borrowing made on or after the latest Maturity Date, on demand, and in any event, in the Designated Currency in which each such Advance was funded.
(b) Swingline Advances. The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of each Swingline Advance on the earlier of (i) the Swingline Due Date immediately following the date such Swingline Advance is made by the applicable Swingline Lender and (ii) the applicable Swingline Lender’s Maturity Date.
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Section 2.6 Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
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Section 2.7 Prepayments.
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Section 2.8 Breakage Costs. If (a) any payment of principal of any Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Rate Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance as a result of any payment hereunder or the acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise; (b) the Borrower fails to borrow, Convert, continue, repay or prepay any Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Rate Advance on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (other than default by a Lender); or (c) the Borrower fails to make a principal or interest payment with respect to any Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Rate Advance on the date such payment is due and payable, the Borrower shall, within 10 days of any written demand sent by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts (without duplication of any other amounts payable in respect of breakage costs) required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, out-of-pocket costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or nonpayment, including any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
Section 2.9 Increased Costs.
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, Converting to, continuing or maintaining any Advance or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Advance, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such other Recipient 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, Issuing Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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Section 2.10 Payments and Computations.
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Section 2.11 Taxes.
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(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine
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whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.11(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(j) For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under XXXXX, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
Section 2.12 Illegality. If any Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Legal Requirement makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful for such Lender or its Lending Office to perform its obligations under this Agreement to maintain any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, Term SOFR Advances, or Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advances of such Lender then outstanding hereunder or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or take deposits of, Dollars or any Foreign Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Borrower shall, if demanded by such Lender in its notice, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time), (a) if not prohibited by any Legal Requirement to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Advances, Term SOFR Advances, or Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advances, as applicable, for the duration of any applicable Interest Period or calendar quarter, on the last day of the applicable Interest Period for each outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Advance and Term SOFR Advance and on the last Business Day of the applicable calendar quarter for each outstanding Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advance of such Lender or (b) if prohibited by any Legal Requirement to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Term SOFR Advances for the duration of the Interest Period or such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Advances for the duration of the applicable calendar quarter, on the second Business Day following its receipt of such notice from such Lender, then (i) with respect to Revolving Advances denominated in a Foreign Currency, prepay such Advances of such Lender then outstanding and which are denominated in such affected currency or currencies together with all accrued interest on the amount so prepaid, and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.8 as a result of such prepayment being made on such date, and (ii) with respect to Revolving Advances denominated in Dollars, Convert all such Advances of such Lender then outstanding to Adjusted Base Rate Advances and pay accrued interest on the principal amount Converted to the date of such Conversion and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.8 as a result of such Conversion being made on such date. Each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such designation would avoid the effect of this paragraph and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
Section 2.13 Letters of Credit.
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except that the Borrower shall have a claim against such Issuing Lender, and such Issuing Lender shall be liable to, and shall promptly pay to, the Borrower, to the extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Xxxxxx’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing clause (f), the Issuing Lenders may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary and may refuse to accept documents that are not in strict conformity with the terms of the Letter of Credit, and any such acceptance or refusal shall not be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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Section 2.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off or otherwise) on account of its Advances or its share of Letter of Credit Obligations in excess of its Pro Rata Share of payments on account of the Advances or Letter of Credit Obligations obtained by all the Lenders, then such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders and forthwith purchase from the other Lenders, such participations in the Advances made by them or Letter of Credit Obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such Xxxxxx’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of the participation sold by such Lender to the purchasing Lender as a result of such excess payment to (b) the total amount of such excess payment) of such recovery, together with an amount equal to such Xxxxxx’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Xxxxxx’s required repayment to the purchasing Lender to (ii) the total amount of all such required repayments to the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered; provided further that, the provisions of this paragraph 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 (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral to address the fronting exposure of Defaulting Lenders as provided in Section 2.16, or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Advances or participations in Swingline Advances and Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless and until rescinded as provided above, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.15 Increase of Revolving Commitment.
(a) At any time prior to the latest Maturity Date, the Borrower may effectuate no more than two increases in the aggregate Revolving Commitments by an aggregate amount not greater than $1,000,000,000 (any such increase, a “Commitment Increase”), by designating either one or more of the existing Lenders (each of which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether to participate in such Commitment Increase and the amount by which it is willing to increase its Revolving Commitment) or one or more other banks or other financial institutions (reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lenders) that at the time agree, in the case of any such bank or financial institution that is an existing Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment as such Lender shall so select (an “Increasing Lender”) and, in the case of any other such bank or financial institution (an “Additional Lender”), to become a party to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate Revolving Commitments shall not at any time exceed $3,000,000,000 and (ii) the minimum amount of each such Commitment Increase shall not be less than $100,000,000. The sum of the increases in the Revolving Commitments of the Increasing Lenders plus the Revolving Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase shall not in the aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. The Borrower shall provide prompt notice of any proposed Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.15 to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
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Section 2.16 Mitigation Obligations; Lender Replacement; Termination of Defaulting Lender.
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Section 2.17 Currency Fluctuations, Mandatory Prepayments and Deposits in the Cash Collateral Accounts.
Section 2.18 Market Disruption. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of all conditions referred to herein with respect to any proposed Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Adjusted
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Daily Simple RFR Advances denominated in any Foreign Currencies, if there shall occur on or prior to the date of such Borrowing any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders, make it impracticable for such Borrowing to be denominated in the Agreed Currency designated by the Borrower, then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, and such Advances shall not thereafter be denominated and funded in such Agreed Currency but shall, except as otherwise set forth in Article II, be made on such date in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Notice of Borrowing, as the case may be, as Adjusted Base Rate Advances to the Borrower, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day before such date that it elects not to borrow on such date.
Section 2.19 Extension of Maturity Date.
Maturity Date of each extending Lender shall be extended only if the consenting Lenders (the “Consenting Lenders”) constitute Majority Lenders. If so extended, the Present Maturity Date, as to the Consenting Lenders, shall be extended to the applicable Extended Maturity Date effective as of the first date on which such necessary consent required pursuant to this clause (b) is obtained and the condition precedent specified below in this clause (b) is satisfied with respect to the applicable extension (such date, the “Extension Closing Date”). All non-consenting Lenders (“Non-Consenting Lenders”) shall continue to be subject to such Lender’s Present Maturity Date. The Borrower shall pay or prepay all Advances, interest thereon and all other amounts due each Non-Consenting Lender on or before the Present Maturity Date, and, if after giving effect thereto, the Outstandings exceed the Revolving Commitments of the Consenting Lenders the Borrower shall prepay the Advances (or if no Advances are then outstanding, Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Exposure) in the amount of such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall promptly confirm to the Lenders such extension and each Consenting Lender’s Extended Maturity Date. As a condition precedent to any such extension the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying that attached thereto is evidence that such extension is within the Borrower’s corporate authority and has been duly authorized by appropriate governing action and proceedings and (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article IV and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless
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already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.19, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.6 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 5.6, and (B) no Default has occurred and is continuing. If the Maturity Date has been extended, then on such applicable Present Maturity Date, each Consenting Lender shall automatically be deemed to have purchased participations in each Letter of Credit, the related Letter of Credit Exposure, and each Swingline Advance equal to such Consenting Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof after giving effect to the departure of the Non-Consenting Lenders and the elimination of their Revolving Commitments, but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Aggregate Exposure of any Lender whose Revolving Commitment does not terminate on such Maturity Date to exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the reallocation described in this Section 2.19(b) cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, or any Issuing Lender hereunder or under applicable Legal Requirement, (I) first, prepay Swingline Advances in an amount equal to the portion of each Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure that was attributable to each Lender whose Commitment terminates on such Maturity Date but was not so reallocated and (II) second, Cash Collateralize each Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure in an amount equal to the portion of such Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure (plus all related fees and expenses with respect to such Letters of Credit then outstanding over their remaining terms) that was attributable to each Lender whose Commitment terminates on such Maturity Date but was not so reallocated.
Section 2.20 Defaulting Lender.
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(b) Cash Collateral; Prepayment of Swingline. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ Fronting Exposure, as requested, with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Swingline Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall either (i) Cash Collateralize the Swingline Lenders’ Fronting Exposure, as requested, with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount or (ii) prepay Swingline Advances in an amount equal to the Swingline Lenders’ Fronting Exposure as to Swingline Advances.
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowings and the Initial Letter of Credit. The obligations of each Lender to make the initial Advance and of any Issuing Lender to issue an initial Letter of Credit, including the deemed issuance of any Existing Letters of Credit, shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a) Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
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Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent for each Borrowing or Letter of Credit. The obligation of each Lender to fund an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing (other than the Conversion or continuation of any existing Borrowing and other than a Mandatory Revolving Borrowing) and of each Issuing Lender to issue or increase or extend any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit such statements are true):
(a) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing or to the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit and to the application of the proceeds from such Borrowing, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case it shall have been true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.6 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 5.6; and
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(b) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
Section 3.3 Additional Condition Precedent for Initial Borrowing through Authorized Agents. The obligation of the Lenders (or the Issuing Lenders, as the case may be) to provide the first Borrowing, Conversion or continuation of an existing Borrowing, or issuance, increase or extension of a Letter of Credit that is requested by the Borrower through an Authorized Agent (“First Authorized Agent Request”), shall be subject to the further condition precedent that on or prior to the date of the First Authorized Agent Request, the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower (and the applicable Issuing Lender and applicable Swingline Lender shall have received from the Administrative Agent) a secretary’s certificate (a) confirming that the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower delivered in satisfaction of Section 3.1(a)(iv) are still in full force and effect, and have not been amended or revised, (b) attaching a true and correct copy of the instrument or agreement whereby such officer, or if appropriate, the director of the applicable Subsidiary of the Borrower was appointed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as an “Authorized Agent” and verifying the incumbency of such Responsible Officer, and (c) attaching a true and correct copy of an officer’s, or if appropriate, a director’s certificate of the relevant Subsidiary attesting to the incumbency of the Person so designated as the Authorized Agent (which shall include a specimen signature of such Person and show that such Person holds one of the offices specified in the Board Resolutions of the Borrower confirmed in clause (a).)
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Section 4.1 Corporate Existence; Subsidiaries. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and in good standing and qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or conduct of its business requires such qualification and where a failure to be qualified or to be in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Authorization and Validity. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) are within the Borrower’s power and authority, and (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
Section 4.3 Corporate Power. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) any Legal Requirement or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower or its Property, the contravention of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement. At the time of each Borrowing and each issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit, such Borrowing (including any requested by an Authorized Agent on behalf of the Borrower) and such issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit and the use of the proceeds thereof will be within the Borrower’s corporate xxxxxx, xxxx have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (A) will not contravene (1) the Borrower’s certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or (2) any Legal Requirement or contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower, the contravention of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (B) will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement.
Section 4.4 Authorization and Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. At the time of each Borrowing and each issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit, no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority will be required for such Borrowing, such issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 4.5 Enforceable Obligations. This Agreement, the Notes, and the other Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. Each Credit Document is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether considered in proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 4.6 Financial Statements. The audited Consolidated balance sheet and related Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries set forth in the Form 10-K filed by the Borrower on February 17, 2017 with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, fairly present in all material respects the Consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the results of the
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operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the year ended on such date, and such balance sheet and statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Section 4.7 True and Complete Disclosure. No information, exhibit, report, representation, warranty, or other statement furnished or made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances in which they were made as of the date of this Agreement. All projections, estimates, and pro forma financial information furnished by the Borrower or on behalf of the Borrower were prepared on the basis of assumptions, data, information, tests, or conditions believed to be reasonable at the time such projections, estimates, and pro forma financial information were furnished. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in the event a Beneficial Ownership Certification is delivered on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the information included in such Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct.
Section 4.8 Litigation. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of any of their executive officers, threatened (in writing), litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, inquiry, action or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator, which (a) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) purports to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note, or any other Credit Document.
Section 4.9 Use of Proceeds.
Section 4.10 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 4.11 Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, reports and statements required to be filed (after giving effect to any extension granted in the time for filing) by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group (collectively, the “Tax Group”) have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions in which such returns, reports and statements
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are required to be filed, except (a) where contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (b) where the non-filing thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All taxes and other impositions due and payable by the Tax Group have been timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss may be added thereto for non-payment thereof except (i) where contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where the non-payment thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Tax Group has given, or been requested to give, a waiver of the statute of limitations relating to the payment of any federal, state, local or foreign taxes or other impositions.
Section 4.12 Pension Plans. No Termination Event or Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan that would result in an Event of Default under Section 7.1(g) or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and, except for matters that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan has complied with and been administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. No failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred and there has been no excise tax imposed under Section 4971 of the Code except for the occurrence of such failure or the imposition of such taxes that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan for which there is any withdrawal liability that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or an Event of Default under Section 7.1(g). Except for matters that could not reasonably result in a Material Adverse Effect, as of the most recent valuation date applicable thereto, neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group would become subject to any liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower has received notice that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in endangered or critical status.
Section 4.13 Reserved.
Section 4.14 Insurance. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries carry insurance with reputable insurers in respect of such of their respective Properties, in such amounts and against such risks as is customarily maintained by other Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses or, self-insure to the extent that is customary for Persons of similar size engaged in similar businesses.
Section 4.15 No Defaults. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 4.16 Permits, Licenses, etc. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates of public convenience, authorizations, permits, licenses, patents, patent rights or licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names rights and copyrights which are material to the conduct of its business except where the failure to so possess could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.17 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable Legal Requirements (including Environmental Laws) having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective Property except for any failure to comply which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.18 Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.
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Section 4.19 EEA Financial Institution. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is an EEA Financial Institution.
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ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Obligation shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, or any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment hereunder, the Borrower agrees, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, to comply with the following covenants.
Section 5.1 Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all respects with all Legal Requirements (including Environmental Laws and ERISA) to which it or its Properties may be subject except for any failure to comply which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed and reasonably intended to procure compliance, in all material respects, by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.2 Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its material Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary operates, provided that the Borrower or such Subsidiary may self-insure to the extent and in the manner normal for similarly situated companies of like size, type and financial condition that are part of a group of companies under common control. Upon the written request of Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver certificates evidencing such insurance and copies of the underlying policies to the Administrative Agent as they become available.
Section 5.3 Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified, and cause each such Subsidiary to qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its business and operations or the ownership of its properties, and, in each case, where failure to qualify or preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises or privileges could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 5.3 shall prevent any transaction permitted by Section 6.5.
Section 5.4 Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each other member of the Tax Group to, timely file complete and correct United States federal and applicable foreign, state and local tax returns required by applicable Legal Requirements and pay and discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such member of the Tax Group or upon its income, profits or Property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to, by law, become a Lien upon the Property of such member of the Tax Group; provided, however, that no member of the Tax Group shall be required to file any such tax returns or pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, or claim (i) which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established, or (ii) the non-payment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Visitation Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause its material Subsidiaries to, permit the Administrative Agent or any of its agents or representatives thereof, and at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Lender or any of its agents or representatives thereof, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of the Borrower and each material Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account of the Borrower and each
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material Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each material Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, any of their respective officers or directors upon reasonable prior written notice (except such prior written notice shall not be required at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and at such reasonable times and intervals as may be mutually agreed upon by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, and the Borrower.
Section 5.6 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent:
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Section 5.7 Maintenance of Property. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its Property in good repair, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times except to the extent that the non-maintenance, non-preservation or non-protection of such Property in such condition could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.8 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Advances for the purposes set forth under Section 4.9. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances or the Letters of Credit to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U) in violation of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
Section 5.9 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions.
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Obligation shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, or any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment, the Borrower agrees, unless the Majority Lenders otherwise consent in writing, to comply with the following covenants.
Section 6.1 Liens, Etc. The Borrower will not, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, or suffer to exist, any Lien of any kind on or in respect of any Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (“Permitted Liens”):
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Section 6.2 Indebtedness.
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Section 6.3 Senior Notes. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any amendment or modification to the Senior Note Documents other than any such amendment, supplement, change or modification that could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Lenders.
Section 6.4 Limitation on Certain Restrictions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its material Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise permit to exist or become effective any material restriction on the ability of any of their Subsidiaries to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock, or any other interest or participation in its profits, owned by the Borrower or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower, or (ii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except in either case for restrictions existing under or by reason of any applicable Legal Requirement, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or in the Senior Note Documents and except for any restrictions existing in connection with any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower after the Closing Date which imposition applies solely on such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries, in which case the Borrower shall either promptly cause the removal or release of any such restrictions or not advance the proceeds of any Borrowing to such Subsidiary even if otherwise permitted by this Agreement. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not enter into any agreement other than this Agreement, the Credit Documents and the Senior Note Documents (A) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (except in connection with any Permitted Liens provided that restriction is limited to the property already subject to the Lien), or (B) prohibiting or restricting the ability of the Subsidiaries to guaranty the Obligations.
Section 6.5 Merger, Consolidation; Asset Sales.
Section 6.6 Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, except that (a) a Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) a Subsidiary of the Borrower may redeem any of its stock held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make any other Restricted Payment if no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.
Section 6.7 Affiliate Transactions. Other than transactions between or among the Borrower and/or any wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including, but not limited to, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the making of any
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investment, the giving of any guaranty, the assumption of any obligation or the rendering of any service) with any of their Affiliates unless such transaction or series of transactions is on terms (taken as a whole) substantially as favorable to the Borrower or the Subsidiary, as applicable, as those that could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not such an Affiliate; provided that, the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may guaranty or otherwise assume obligations of an Affiliate to the extent permitted under Section 6.2 hereof.
Section 6.8 Maximum Total Capitalization Ratio. The Borrower will not permit its Total Capitalization Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter.
Section 6.9 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall not request any Advance or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Advance or Letter of Credit, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, indirectly, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
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ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 7.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under any Credit Document:
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Section 7.2 Optional Acceleration of Maturity. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to paragraph (e) of Section 7.1) shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in any such event,
Section 7.3 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity. If any Event of Default pursuant to paragraph (e) of Section 7.1 shall occur,
Section 7.4 Cash Collateral Account.
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Section 7.5 Non-exclusivity of Remedies. No remedy conferred upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each remedy shall be cumulative of all other remedies existing by contract, at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 7.6 Right of Set-off. Upon (a) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default and (b) the making of the request or the granting of the consent, if any, specified by Section 7.2 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the Obligations due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 or the automatic acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Section 7.3, each Lender, each Issuing Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates 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, such Issuing Lender or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document to such Lender or such Issuing Lender or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, Issuing Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or such Issuing Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.20 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, each Issuing Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such Issuing Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and Issuing Xxxxxx 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 affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 7.7 Currency Conversion After Maturity. At any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default and the acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations owed to the Lenders hereunder, the Lenders shall be entitled to convert, with two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to the Borrower, any and all or any part of the then unpaid and outstanding Advances denominated in a Foreign Currency into Advances denominated in Dollars. Any such conversion shall be calculated so that the principal amount of the resulting Advances shall be the Dollar Amount of the principal amount of the Advance being converted on the date of conversion. Any accrued and unpaid interest denominated in such Foreign Currency at the time of any such conversion shall be similarly converted to Dollars, and such converted Advances and accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall thereafter bear interest in accordance with the terms hereof.
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ARTICLE VIII
AGENCY AND ISSUING LENDER PROVISIONS
Section 8.1 Authorization and Action. Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including enforcement or collection of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders or all Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of the Obligations; provided, however, that Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or applicable Legal Requirements. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
Section 8.2 Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither Administrative Agent nor any of its respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken (INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OWN NEGLIGENCE) by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until the Administrative Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document on the part of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Credit Document; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile, telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
Section 8.3 The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates. With respect to its Revolving Commitments, the Advances made by it and the Letters of Credit issued by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an agent hereunder. The term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. Administrative Agent and its respective Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if the Administrative Agent were not an agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
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Section 8.4 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.6 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.
Section 8.5 Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), according to their respective Pro Rata Shares from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including legal fees) which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Arranger or such Issuing Lender in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent, such Arranger, such Swingline Lender or such Issuing Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S, THE ARRANGER’S, SUCH SWINGLINE LENDER’S OR SUCH ISSUING LENDER’S OWN NEGLIGENCE), provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements found by a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Administrative Agent’s, such Arranger’s, such Swingline Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to (a) reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, modification or amendment of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower and (b) reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, in each case to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower. All obligations of the Lenders provided in this Section 8.5 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 8.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after demand therefor.
Section 8.6 Successor Administrative Agent and Issuing Lenders.
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Section 8.7 Co-Lead Arrangers, Joint Book Runners, other Agency Titles. The Arrangers, Joint Book Runners and any other agents identified on the cover sheet hereof (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have no duties, obligations or liabilities hereunder in its capacity as an Arranger, Joint Book Runner and such other agent. The Lenders shall have no right to replace any Arranger, Joint Book Runner or any such agent, and the Arrangers, Joint Book Runners and such other agents shall not have the right to assign its status as an arranger, book runner or such agent, as applicable, to any Person.
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Notes, or any other Credit Document (other than the Fee Letters or any Letter of Credit Document), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders and the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however (and subject to Section 2.20 with respect to any Defaulting Lender),
Section 9.2 Notices, SyndTrak, Etc.
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Section 9.3 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender, the Administrative Agent, or any Issuing Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 9.4 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand (a) all out-of- pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, modification and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents, (b) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Issuing Lenders and Swingline Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents, including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal
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or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (c) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any, of the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Lender (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Lender) in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and to the extent not included in the foregoing, the costs of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or continuation statement, and any related title or Uniform Commercial Code search conducted subsequent to such recordation, and other costs usual and customary in connection with the taking of a Lien.
Section 9.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and when the Administrative Agent shall have, as to each Lender, either received a counterpart hereof executed by such Lender or been notified by such Lender that such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender, each Swingline Lender, and each Issuing Lender.
Section 9.6 Lender Assignments and Participations.
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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 9.1 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.11 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.11(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 9.6(a); provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.16 as if it were an assignee under Section 9.6(a); and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.9 or 2.11, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.16 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Legal Requirement, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 7.6 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Credit Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. The Borrower hereby agrees that each Lender acting as its non-fiduciary agent solely for the purpose set forth above in this clause (e), shall not subject such Lender to any fiduciary or other implied duties, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
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Section 9.7 Indemnification. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Lender (including any lender which was a Lender hereunder prior to any full assignment of its Revolving Commitment), each Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from, and discharge, release, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims or damages to which any of them may become subject, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims or damages arise out of or result from (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower of the proceeds of any Advance or Letter of Credit, (iii) any breach by the Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iv) any Environmental Claim or requirement of Environmental Laws concerning or relating to the present or previously-owned or operated properties, or the operations or business, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (including any threatened investigation or proceeding) relating to the foregoing, and the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, the Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Lender, and each affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, upon demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, investigation, litigation, Environmental Claim or requirement, or other proceeding; and EXPRESSLY INCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY REASON OF THE PERSON BEING INDEMNIFIED’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY SUCH LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES FOUND BY A FINAL JUDGMENT
BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE PERSON TO BE INDEMNIFIED. All amounts due under this Section 9.7 shall be payable not later than 30 days after demand therefor.
Section 9.8 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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Section 9.9 Survival of Representations, etc. All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or made in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Credit Documents, the making of the Advances and any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders, none of which investigations shall diminish any Lender’s right to rely on such representations and warranties. All obligations of the Borrower provided for in Sections 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 9.4, 9.7 and 9.16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.
Section 9.10 Severability. In case one or more provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Legal Requirement, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 9.11 Usury Not Intended. It is the intent of the Borrower and each Lender in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws, including conflicts of law concepts, governing the Advances of each Lender including such applicable Legal Requirements of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof, each Lender and the Borrower stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay, as consideration for the use, forbearance or detention of money, interest at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate and that for purposes hereof “interest” shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged or received under this Agreement. In the event that the Obligations are accelerated by reason of any election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the Maximum Rate and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on the applicable Obligations (or, if the applicable Obligations shall have been paid in full, refunded to the Borrower). The provisions of this Section shall control over all other provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents which may be in apparent conflict herewith.
Section 9.12 Confidentiality. None of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lenders or Lenders shall disclose any Confidential Information to any Person without the consent of the Borrower, other than (a) to the Administrative Agent’s, Issuing Lender’s or Xxxxxx’s Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, (b) to actual or prospective Eligible Assignees and participants and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, (c) to any direct, indirect, actual or prospective counterparty (and its advisor) to any swap, derivative or securitization transaction related to the obligations under this Agreement, and then, in any event, only on a confidential basis, (d) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process, (e) as requested or required by any state, Federal or foreign authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or quasi-regulatory authority) regulating such Issuing Lender, such Lender or Administrative Agent, (f) to insurers, insurance brokers or direct or indirect providers of credit protection when required by it, provided that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the Borrower received by it from such Issuing Lender, such Lender or Administrative Agent, (g) to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the Borrower received by it from such Issuing Lender, such Lender or Administrative Agent, (h) in connection with any litigation or proceeding to which Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Lender or any of its Affiliates may be a party or (i) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Credit Document. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, nothing in this Agreement shall (a) restrict the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender from
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providing information to any bank or other regulatory or governmental authorities, including the Federal Reserve Board and its supervisory staff; (b) require or permit the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender to disclose to the Borrower that any information will be or was provided to the Federal Reserve Board or any of its supervisory staff; or (c) require or permit the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender to inform the Borrower of a current or upcoming Federal Reserve Board examination or any nonpublic Federal Reserve Board supervisory initiative or action.
Section 9.13 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
Section 9.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER, THE ISSUING LENDERS, THE SWINGLINE LENDERS, THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER.
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Section 9.15 WAIVER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, ANY ADVANCE OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.
Section 9.16 Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with usual and customary banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices in the United States of America on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.14, each Lender, Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to promptly remit such excess to the Borrower. All obligations of the Borrower provided in this Section 9.16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.
Section 9.17 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several Sections and paragraphs of the Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 9.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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Section 9.19 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
Section 9.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
Section 9.21 Certain ERISA Matters.
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Section 9.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Financial Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and, each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
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Exhibit C
[See attached.]
Exhibit C to Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement
(NOV Inc.)
EXHIBIT C
NOTICE OF BORROWING
[DATE]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement herein described
0000 Xxxxxxxx
C7300-034
Denver, Colorado 80274
Attention: Agency Syndication
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, NOV Inc. (f/k/a National Oilwell Varco, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), refers to the 5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2017 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement,” the defined terms of which are used in this Notice of Borrowing unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Borrowing), among the Borrower, the Lenders and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association as the Administrative Agent and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Revolving Borrowing, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such Revolving Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement:
made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [ month[s]].
[(e) The Designated Currency of the Proposed Borrowing is .]
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
(1) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of Proposed Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds from such Proposed Borrowing, as though made on and as of the date of such Proposed Borrowing, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date; and
(2) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
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Exhibit D
[See attached.]
Exhibit D to Amendment No. 2 to 5-Year Credit Agreement
(NOV Inc.)
EXHIBIT D
NOTICE OF CONVERSION OR CONTINUATION
[DATE]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement herein described
0000 Xxxxxxxx
C7300-034
Denver, Colorado 80274
Attention: Agency Syndication
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, NOV, Inc. (f/k/a National Oilwell Varco, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), refers to the 5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2017 (as the same may be further amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement," the defined terms of which are used in this Notice of Conversion or Continuation unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Conversion or Continuation), among the Borrower, the Lenders, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association as the Administrative Agent, and the other agents named therein and hereby gives you irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Conversion or continuation of an outstanding Revolving Borrowing, and in connection with that request sets forth below the information relating to such Conversion or continuation (the "Proposed Borrowing") as required by Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement:
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