URS CORPORATION CREDIT AGREEMENT
URS
CORPORATION
This
CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of November 15, 2007 and entered
into by and among URS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(“Company”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
FROM TIME TO TIME (each individually referred to herein as a
“Lender” and collectively as “Lenders”),
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR
FUNDING, INC. (“Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx”), as a joint-lead arranger and syndication agent for Lenders
(in such capacity, “Syndication Agent”), XXXXX FARGO
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Xxxxx Fargo”), as a
joint-lead arranger (collectively with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, in such capacity,
“Joint-LeadArrangers”) and administrative
agent for Lenders (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”),
and Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
as
co-documentation agents for Lenders (in such capacity, “Co-Documentation
Agents”).
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E C I T A L S
WHEREAS,
at the Effective Time (capitalized terms used in these recitals without
definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 1),
(i) Elk
Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of
Company (“First Merger Sub”), shall be
merged with and into Washington Group International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“WGII”), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, with
WGII being the surviving corporation (the “First Merger”) and
becoming a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company, and (ii) immediately following
the First Merger, Company shall cause WGII to merge with and into Bear Merger
Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company
(“Second Merger Sub”), pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, with Second Merger Sub being the surviving corporation (together
with
the First Merger, the “Merger”) and continuing its existence as
a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Company;
WHEREAS,
Lenders, at the request of Company, have agreed to extend certain credit
facilities to Company, the proceeds of which will be used (i) together with
Cash
and Capital Stock of Company, to fund the Acquisition Financing Requirements,
and (ii) to provide financing for working capital and other general corporate
purposes of Company and its Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS,
Company desires to secure all of the Obligations hereunder and under the
other
Loan Documents by granting to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders,
a
First Priority Lien on substantially all of its real, personal and mixed
property; and
WHEREAS,
Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the Obligations hereunder
and
under the other Loan Documents and to secure their guaranties by granting
to
Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, a First Priority Lien on
substantially all of their real, personal and mixed property;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, Company, Lenders, Joint-Lead
Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agents and Administrative
Agent
agree as follows:
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Section
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1
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Certain
Defined Terms.
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The
following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following
meanings:
“Acquisition”
means the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
“Acquisition
Financing Requirements” means the aggregate of all amounts necessary
(i) to finance the purchase price payable in connection with the
Acquisition, (ii) to refinance all Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing
Credit Agreements, and (iii) to pay Transaction Costs.
“Additional
Letter of Credit Facility” and“Additional Letter of Credit
Facilities” have the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
3.6.
“Administrative
Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement and also means and includes any successor Administrative Agent
appointed pursuant to subsection 9.5A.
“Affected
Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 2.6C.
“Affected
Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.6C.
“Affiliate”,
as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including,
with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under
common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or by contract or otherwise.
“Affiliated
Funds” means Funds that are administered, advised or managed by
(i) a single entity or (ii) entities that are Affiliates of each
other.
“Agents”
means Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agents,
Joint-Lead Arrangers, sub-agents appointed pursuant to subsection 9.1A,
Supplemental Collateral Agents and Related Parties.
“Aggregate
Amounts Due” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 10.5.
“Agreement”
means this Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2007.
“Approved
Fund” means any Fund that is managed or advised by a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or a Person or an Affiliate of a Person that manages
or
advises a Lender.
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“Asset
Sale” means the sale by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any
Person other than Company or any of its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries
of
(i) any of the Capital Stock of any of Company’s Subsidiaries (other than
any Capital Stock sold to licensed professionals employed by such Subsidiary
in
order to comply with licensing laws or any Capital Stock sold to qualify
directors if required by applicable law) or (ii) any other assets (whether
tangible or intangible) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
(a) inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (b) Cash
Equivalents, (c) sales, assignments, transfers or dispositions of accounts
in the ordinary course of business for purposes of bad debt collection, (d)
excess, surplus or obsolete property in the ordinary course of business,
(e) any
sale and leaseback of property entered into within 180 days of the acquisition
of such property, and (f) any such other assets to the extent that the
aggregate value of such assets sold in any single transaction or related
series
of transactions is equal to $10,000,000 or less).
“Assignment
Agreement” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit XII annexed hereto.
“Attributable
Indebtedness”, as applied to any Person, means, with respect to any
Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease
payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of
that
Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were
accounted for as a Capital Lease.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and
hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Base
Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the higher of (i) the
Prime Rate or (ii) the rate which is ½ of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the
effective date of such change.
“Base
Rate Loans” means Loans bearing interest at rates determined by
reference to the Base Rate as provided in subsection 2.2A.
“Base
Rate Margin” means the margin over the Base Rate used in determining
the rate of interest of Base Rate Loans pursuant to subsection
2.2A.
“Business
Day” means (i) for all purposes other than as covered by
clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is
a legal holiday under the laws of the State of California or New York or
is a
day on which banking institutions located in either such state are authorized
or
required by law or other governmental action to close, and (ii) with
respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection
with
the Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, any day that is a Business
Day
described in clause (i) above and that is also a day for trading by and
between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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“Capital
Lease”, as applied to any Person, means (i) any lease of any
property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that,
in
conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance
sheet
of that Person and (ii) any secured note evidencing such Person’s
obligation to pay all or any part of the purchase price of an asset;
provided that the Lien securing such note shall apply only to the asset
so acquired and proceeds thereof.
“Capital
Stock” means the capital stock of or other equity interests in a
Person.
“Cash”
means money, currency or a credit balance in a Deposit Account.
“Cash
Equivalents” means, as of any date of determination,
(i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally
guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or
(b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing
within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued
by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such
state
or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year
after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, the highest
rating obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x; (iii) commercial paper
maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having,
at
the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at
least P-1 from Xxxxx’x; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers’
acceptances maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted
by
any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any foreign country
recognized by the United States that (a) is at least “adequately
capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking
regulator), (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of
not less than $100,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and
(c)
has outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or
higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization
(as
defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act); and (v) shares of any money
market mutual fund that (a) has at least 95% of its assets invested
continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) above and (b) has net assets of not less than
$500,000,000.
“Certificate
of Merger” means, collectively, (i) the Certificate of Merger dated as
of November 15, 2007, merging First Merger Sub with and into WGII, with WGII
as
the surviving entity, and (ii) the Certificate of Merger dated as of November
15, 2007, merging WGII with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger
Sub
as the surviving entity, each in the form of an exhibit attached to the Merger
Agreement as such certificates may be amended from time to time thereafter
to
the extent permitted pursuant to subsection 7.12.
“Change
in Control” means (i) any Person, either individually or
acting in concert with one or more other Persons, shall have acquired beneficial
ownership, directly or indirectly, of Securities of Company (other than
Securities convertible into such Securities) representing 40% or more of
the
combined voting power of all Securities of Company entitled to vote in the
election of members of the Governing Body of Company, other than Securities
having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency; or
(ii) the occurrence of a change in the composition of the Governing Body of
Company such that a majority of the members of any such Governing Body are
not
Continuing Members.
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“Change
in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any
of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule,
regulation, treaty or order, (ii) any change in any law, rule regulation or
treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by
any
Government Authority, (iii) any determination of a court or other
Government Authority or (iv) the making or issuance of any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any
Government Authority.
“Class”,
as applied to Lenders, means each of the following four classes of
Lenders: (i) Lenders having Revolving Loan Exposure,
(ii) Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, (iii) Lenders having
Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, and (iv) Lenders having Tranche C Term Loan
Exposure.
“Closing
Date” means the date on which the initial Loans are made.
“Co-Documentation
Agents” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement.
“Collateral”
means, (i) during any Stock Pledge Period, all of the Pledged Collateral
in
which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents
as
security for the Obligations and (ii) during any Collateral Pledge Period,
collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property, including Pledged
Collateral, in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the
Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Collateral
Account” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Pledge
Agreement.
“Collateral
Documents” means (i) during any Stock Pledge Period, the Pledge
Agreement and all other instruments or documents delivered by any Loan Party
pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to
grant
to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, a Lien on the Capital Stock
of
each Subsidiary Guarantor as required thereunder and under this Agreement,
and
(ii) during any Collateral Pledge Period, the Pledge Agreement, the Foreign
Pledge Agreements, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and all other
instruments or documents delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to Administrative Agent,
on
behalf of Lenders, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property (including
Capital Stock) of that Loan Party as required thereunder and under this
Agreement.
“Collateral
Pledge Period” means any period during which the Company Debt Rating is
Ba2 or lower from Xxxxx’x or BB or lower from S&P.
“Combined
Pro Forma EBITDA” means the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for Company
and its Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period ended June 29, 2007 plus
(ii) Consolidated EBITDA (calculated in accordance with the definition of
“Consolidated EBITDA” but substituting WGII for Company) for WGII and its
Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period ended June 29, 2007 plus (iii)
$52,500,000 (representing the anticipated cost savings to be realized from
the
combination of the business of Company and WGII).
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“Combined
Pro Forma Total Debt” means, as at the Closing Date, Consolidated Total
Debt of Company, WGII and their respective Subsidiaries after giving effect
to
the Transaction.
“Commitments”
means the commitments of Lenders to make Loans as set forth in
subsections 2.1A and 3.3.
“Communications”
has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 10.8.
“Company”
has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to this
Agreement.
“Company
Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, Company’s
corporate family rating or equivalent rating from Xxxxx’x or Company’s corporate
rating or equivalent rating from S&P, as the case may be.
“Company
Disclosure Letter” means the letter dated the Closing Date delivered to
Administrative Agent by Company containing information with respect to Company
and its Subsidiaries.
“Compliance
Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit X annexed hereto.
“Consolidated
Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the sum of the aggregate
of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued
as a
liability and including that portion of Capital Leases which is capitalized
on
the consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries) by Company
and
its Subsidiaries during that period that, in conformity with GAAP, are included
in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or comparable items reflected in
the consolidated statement of cash flows of Company and its
Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of
equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing
equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Consolidated Capital
Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount of such purchase price
less
the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being
traded in at such time or the amount of such proceeds, as the case may
be.
“Consolidated
Cash Interest Expense” means, for any period, Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period, excluding, however, any interest expense not payable
in
Cash (including amortization of discount and amortization of debt issuance
costs).
“Consolidated
Current Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of all
inventory and accounts receivable of Company and its Subsidiaries determined
on
a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Current Liabilities” means, as of any date of determination, all
accounts payable of Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated
basis in conformity with GAAP.
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“Consolidated
EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the
amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated Net Income,
(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, (iii) provisions for taxes based
on income, (iv) total depreciation expense, (v) total amortization
expense, (vi) fees, costs and expenses incurred on or prior to the Closing
Date
in connection with this Agreement, (vii) for the period commencing with the
first Fiscal Quarter ending after the consummation of the Transaction through
the last Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008, $52,500,000 (amortized evenly
over
each Fiscal Quarter beginning with the first Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year
2008
and ending with the last Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008) in the aggregate
anticipated cost savings to be realized from the combination of the business
of
Company and WGII, (viii) cash restructuring charges in an amount not to exceed
(a) for Fiscal Year 2007, the lesser of (1) the actual cash restructuring
charges directly related to the Acquisition and (2) $35,000,000 and (b) for
Fiscal Year 2008, the lesser of (1) the actual cash restructuring charges
directly related to the Acquisition and (2) $33,000,000, (ix) non-cash
restructuring charges incurred by Company and WGII in connection with the
Transaction, all as approved by Joint-Lead Arrangers, and (x) other non-cash
items (other than any such non-cash item to the extent it represents an accrual
of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period), but only, in the
case
of clauses (ii)-(x), to the extent deducted in the calculation of
Consolidated Net Income, less other non-cash items added in the
calculation of Consolidated Net Income (other than any such non-cash item
to the
extent it will result in the receipt of cash payments in any future period),
all
of the foregoing as determined on a consolidated basis for Company and its
Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP; provided, however, that all
components of Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall include or exclude,
as
the case may be, without duplication, such components of Consolidated EBITDA
attributable to any Permitted Acquisition consummated during such period,
the
Acquisition if consummated during such period or any business or assets that
have been disposed of by Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the first
day
of such period and prior to the end of such period, in each case as determined
on a pro forma basis, in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or as may be agreed upon by Company and
Administrative Agent; and providedfurther, that (a) Consolidated
EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending December 28, 2007 shall
be
deemed to be $549,000,000, and (b) Consolidated EBITDA for any four Fiscal
Quarter period ending after such date shall be the sum of Consolidated EBITDA
for Company and its Subsidiaries and Consolidated EBITDA for WGII and its
Subsidiaries (calculated in accordance with this definition as though WGII
and
its Subsidiaries were “Company and its Subsidiaries” and without duplication of
any components of Consolidated EBITDA) for such period.
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“Consolidated
Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal
to (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of
(a) Consolidated EBITDA and (b) the Consolidated Working Capital
Adjustment minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts
for such period of (a) voluntary, scheduled and mandatory repayments of the
Obligations (but only to the extent the funds applied for such purpose are
included in the calculations of Consolidated EBITDA, and, in any case, excluding
repayments of Revolving Loans except to the extent the Revolving Loan Commitment
Amount is permanently reduced in connection with such repayments), (b) voluntary
repayments of Capital Leases, (c) scheduled repayments of Consolidated Total
Debt, (d) Consolidated Capital Expenditures (net of any proceeds of any
related financings with respect to such expenditures), (e) Consolidated
Cash Interest Expense, (f) current taxes based on income of Company and its
Subsidiaries and payable in cash with respect to such period, and (g) cash
restructuring charges added in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant
to clause (viii) of the definition thereof and paid in cash during such
period.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, for any period, total interest expense
(including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with
GAAP
and capitalized interest) of Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Company and its
Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, net
costs under Interest Rate Agreements and amounts referred to in
subsection 2.3 payable to Administrative Agent and Lenders that are
considered interest expense in accordance with GAAP, but excluding, however,
any
such amounts referred to in subsection 2.3 payable on or before the Closing
Date.
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of
(i) Consolidated Total Debt as at such date to (ii) Consolidated
EBITDA for the consecutive four Fiscal Quarters ending on such
date.
“Consolidated
Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Company,
its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures, on a consolidated basis determined in
conformity with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (i) the
income (or loss) of any Subsidiary or Joint Venture (other than the MIBRAG
Joint
Ventures) having directly or indirectly, created, incurred, assumed or otherwise
becoming or remaining directly or indirectly liable with respect to any
Non-Recourse Indebtedness to the extent such is not actually paid as dividends
or distributions, whether directly or indirectly, to any Loan Party, and
(ii) (to the extent not included in clause (i) above) any net
extraordinary gains or net non-cash extraordinary losses.
“Consolidated
Tangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total
amount of current assets plus net property, plant and equipment of
Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate
stated balance sheet amount of all Indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries
(including that portion of Capital Leases classified as a liability on a
balance
sheet), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated
Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, the excess (or
deficit) of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current
Liabilities.
“Consolidated
Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated
basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated
Working
Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than)
Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period.
“Contingent
Obligation”, as applied to any Person, means any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) with respect to any
Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another if the primary
purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent Obligation
is
to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another that such
obligation of another will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements
relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such obligation
will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof,
(ii) with respect to any letter of credit issued for the account of that
Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of
drawings, or (iii) under Hedge Agreements. Contingent
Obligations shall include (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement
(otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business),
co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person
of the
obligation of another, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar
payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or
parties
to an agreement, and (c) any liability of such Person for the obligation of
another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (1) to purchase,
repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor,
or to
provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in
the
form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise)
or
(2) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or
financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described
under
subclauses (1) or (2) of this sentence, the primary purpose or intent
thereof is as described in the preceding sentence. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation in the form of a letter of credit or a guaranty of
a
specified amount shall be equal to the face amount of the letter of credit
or
the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported, as the
case
may be, or, if less, the amount to which such Contingent Obligation is
specifically limited. The amount of any Contingent Obligation which
is not in the form of a guaranty of a specified amount shall be equal to
the
reasonably anticipated maximum amount of such Contingent Obligation as
determined by Company in good faith, net of reasonably anticipated insurance,
set off and other recovery relating thereto.
“Continuing
Member” means, during any period of twelve consecutive months after the
Closing Date, any member of the Governing Body of Company who (i) was a member
of such Governing Body at the beginning of such twelve-month period or (ii)
was
nominated for election or elected to such Governing Body with the affirmative
vote of a majority of the members who were either members of such Governing
Body
at the beginning of such twelve-month period or whose nomination or election
was
previously so approved.
“Contractual
Obligation”, as applied to any Person, means any provision of any
Security issued by that Person or of any material indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that
Person
is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it
or
any of its properties is subject.
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“Currency
Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap
agreement, futures contract, option contract, synthetic cap or other similar
agreement or arrangement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party.
“Deposit
Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or similar account
maintained with a Person engaged in the business of banking, including a
savings
bank, savings and loan association, credit union or trust company.
“Dollars”
and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Company that is incorporated or
organized under the laws of a state of the United States, any state thereof
or
in the District of Columbia.
“Dormant
Subsidiaries” means (i) all Foreign Subsidiaries of
Company listed on Schedule 1.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as such
Schedule may be updated from time to time and (ii) all other Foreign
Subsidiaries that are either (a) not actively engaged in any business or
(b) in
the process of being liquidated, dissolved or merged with an
Affiliate.
“Effective
Time” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Merger
Agreement.
“Eligible
Assignee” means (i) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and
any Approved Fund of any Lender; and (ii) any commercial bank, insurance
company, investment or mutual fund or other Person (other than a natural
Person)
that extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses; provided that
none of Company, any Affiliate of Company, or any Person acting at the direction
of, or in concert with, any such Person, shall be an Eligible
Assignee.
“Environmental
Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim,
action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive
(conditional or otherwise), by any Government Authority or any other Person,
arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged
violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) in connection with any Hazardous
Materials or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity, or
(iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or
harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment.
“Environmental
Laws” means any and all current or future statutes, ordinances, orders,
rules, regulations, guidance documents, judgments, Governmental Authorizations,
or any other requirements of any Government Authority relating to
(i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous
Materials Activity, (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or
disposal of Hazardous Materials, or (iii) occupational safety and health,
industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal
health
or welfare, in any manner applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or
any Facility.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time
to time, and any successor thereto.
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“ERISA
Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
under common control or treated as a single employer with Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
“ERISA
Event” means (i) a “reportable event” described in Section 4043(b)
or 4043(c)(1), (3), (5), (6), (8) or (9) of ERISA with respect to a Title
IV
Plan, (ii) the withdrawal of Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a
plan
year in which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2)
of
ERISA, (iii) the complete or partial withdrawal of Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan where the
Withdrawal Liability exceeds $5,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate),
(iv)
notice of reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan is received
by
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, (v) the filing of
a
notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA
or
the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(e)
of
ERISA, where such termination constitutes a “distress termination” under Section
4041(c) of ERISA, (vi) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title
IV
Plan by the PBGC, (vii) the failure without an appropriate waiver from the
IRS
to make any required contribution to a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan,
(viii) the imposition of a Lien under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue
Code
or Section 302 of ERISA on Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ix) any
other
event or condition that might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds
under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee
to
administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition
of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA.
“Eurodollar
Rate” means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date, with respect to
any Eurodollar Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the rate per annum obtained
by
dividing (i) the rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent
at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business
Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period by reference to the British
Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in Dollars (as set
forth by any service selected by Administrative Agent which has been nominated
by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the
purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to such Interest Period;
provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition the “Eurodollar Rate”
shall be the interest rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent to
be
the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered
for
such Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London,
England at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two
Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period by
(ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the stated maximum rate of all
reserve requirements (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special
or other reserves) applicable on such Interest Rate Determination Date to
any
member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of “Eurocurrency
liabilities” as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of
liabilities under Regulation D). Each determination by
Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
“Eurodollar
Rate Loans” means Loans bearing interest at rates determined by
reference to the Eurodollar Rate as provided in
subsection 2.2A.
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“Eurodollar
Rate Margin” means the margin over the Eurodollar Rate used in
determining the rate of interest of Eurodollar Rate Loans pursuant to
subsection 2.2A.
“Event
of Default” means each of the events set forth in Section
8.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to
time, and any successor statute.
“Exchange
Rate” means, (i) on the date of issuance, when an amount expressed in
a
currency other than Dollars is to be determined with respect to any Letter
of
Credit, the nominal rate of exchange of the Issuing Lender of such Letter
of
Credit in the New York foreign exchange market for the sale of such currency
in
exchange for Dollars at 12:00 Noon (New York City time) one Business Day
prior
to such date, expressed as a number of units of such currency per one Dollar
and
(ii) on any date thereafter (as determined in the discretion of Administrative
Agent) when an amount expressed in a currency other than Dollars is to be
determined with respect to any Letter of Credit, the nominal rate of exchange
of
Administrative Agent in the New York foreign exchange market for the sale
of
such currency in exchange for Dollars at 12:00 Noon (New York City time)
one
Business Day prior to such date, expressed as a number of units of such currency
per one Dollar.
“Excluded
Subsidiaries” means Washington Savannah River Company LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company, Washington Safety Management
Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, WSMS Mid-America, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company, and WSMS-MK, LLC, a Tennessee limited
liability company.
“Excluded
Taxes” means, with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of
Company hereunder (i) taxes that are imposed on the overall net income
(however denominated) and franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof (a) by
the United States, (b) by any other Government Authority under the laws of
which such Lender is organized or has its principal office or maintains its
applicable lending office, or (c) by any Government Authority solely as a
result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the
jurisdiction of such Government Authority (other than any such connection
arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered or performed
its
obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, any of the Loan
Documents), (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or
any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which Company is located,
and (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant
to a request of Company under subsection 2.9), any withholding tax that
(a) is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time it
becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), (b) is
attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a
result of a Change in Law) to comply with its obligations under
subsection 2.7B(iv), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its
assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending
office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Company with respect
to such withholding tax pursuant to subsection 2.7B, or (c) is
required to be deducted under applicable law from any payment hereunder on
the
basis of the information provided by such Foreign Lender pursuant to clause
(d)
of subsection 2.7B(iv).
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“Existing
Credit Agreements” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
June 28, 2005 by and among Company, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse,
New York Branch, as co-lead arranger and administrative agent, Xxxxx Fargo,
as
co-lead arranger and syndication agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and BNP
Paribas, as co-documentation agents, and (ii) that certain Second Amended
and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 14, 2005 by and among WGII, the
lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent, United Overseas
Bank, as documentation agent, and BNP Paribas and LaSalle Bank National
Association, as co-syndication agents.
“Existing
Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit issued for the account
of (i) Company and identified on Schedule 1.2 of the Company
Disclosure Letter and (ii) WGII and identified on Schedule 1.2of the
Company Disclosure Letter.
“Facilities”
means any and all real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other
improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased,
operated or used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective predecessors or Affiliates.
“Federal
Funds Effective Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest
rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the
rates
on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or,
if such
day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day
which
is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers
of recognized standing selected by Administrative Agent.
“Financial
Plan” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 6.1(ix).
“First
Merger” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“First
Merger Sub” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to
this Agreement.
“First
Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in
any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that (i) such Lien is
perfected and has priority over any other Lien on such Collateral (other
than
Permitted Encumbrances, subject to the exceptions set forth therein) and
(ii) such Lien is the only Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances and
Liens permitted pursuant to subsection 7.2) to which such Collateral is
subject.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of Company and its Subsidiaries ending
on the Friday nearest March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of
each
year.
“Fiscal
Year” means the fiscal year of Company and its Subsidiaries ending on
the Friday nearest December 31 of each year.
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“Flood
Hazard Property” means a Mortgaged Property located in an area
designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood
or
mud slide hazards.
“Foreign
Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than that in which Company is resident for tax
purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each
state thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute
a
single jurisdiction.
“Foreign
Pledge Agreement” means each pledge agreement or similar instrument
governed by the laws of a country other than the United States, executed
from
time to time after the Closing Date in accordance with subsections 6.7 and
6.10 by Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that owns Capital Stock of one
or
more Material Foreign Subsidiaries organized in such country, in form and
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
“Foreign
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Company that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“Fund”
means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged
in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.
“Funding
and Payment Office” means the office of Administrative Agent located at
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 or such other office of Administrative
Agent as may from time to time hereafter be designated as such in a written
notice delivered by Administrative Agent to Company and each
Lender.
“Funding
Date” means the date of the funding of a Loan.
“GAAP”
means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in
subsection 1.2, accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America as set forth in opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and
statements, pronouncements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case
as
the same are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination.
“Governing
Body” means the board of directors or other body having the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person
that is
a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company.
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“Government
Authority” means the government of the United States or any other
nation, or any state, regional or local political subdivision or department
thereof, and any other governmental or regulatory agency, authority, body,
commission, central bank, board, bureau, organ, court, instrumentality or
other
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, in each
case
whether federal, state, local or foreign (including supra national bodies
such
as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental
Authorization” means any permit, license, registration, authorization,
plan, directive, accreditation, consent, order or consent decree of or from,
or
notice to, any Government Authority.
“Granting
Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
10.1B(iv).
“Hazardous
Materials” means (i) any chemical, material or substance at any
time defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”,
“hazardous wastes”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous waste”, “acutely
hazardous waste”, “radioactive waste”, “biohazardous waste”, “pollutant”, “toxic
pollutant”, “contaminant”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “infectious waste”,
“toxic substances”, or any other term or expression intended to
define, list or classify substances by reason of properties harmful to health,
safety or the indoor or outdoor environment (including harmful properties
such
as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity,
reproductive toxicity, “TCLP toxicity” or “EP toxicity” or words of similar
import under any applicable Environmental Laws); (ii) any oil, petroleum,
petroleum fraction or petroleum derived substance; (iii) any drilling
fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration,
development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources;
(iv) any flammable substances or explosives; (v) any radioactive
materials; (vi) any asbestos-containing materials; (vii) urea
formaldehyde foam insulation; (viii) electrical equipment which contains
any oil or dielectric fluid containing polychlorinated biphenyls;
(ix) pesticides; and (x) any other chemical, material or substance,
exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Government
Authority or which may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of
the
owners, occupants or any Persons in the vicinity of any Facility or to the
indoor or outdoor environment.
“Hazardous
Materials Activity” means any past, current, proposed or threatened
activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Materials, including
the
use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location,
Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation,
processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal,
disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action
or
response action with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Hedge
Agreement” means an Interest Rate Agreement or a Currency Agreement
designed to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or currency values,
respectively.
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“Indebtedness”,
as applied to any Person, means (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money,
(ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is
properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with
GAAP,
(iii) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit
whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (iv) any
obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property
or services (excluding any such obligations incurred under ERISA), which
purchase price is (a) due more than six months from the date of incurrence
of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar
written instrument, excluding, in the case of both clauses (a) and (b), accounts
payable from Company and Subsidiary Guarantors arising in the ordinary course
of
business, (v) Attributable Indebtedness, and (vi) all indebtedness of
the type described in clauses (i) through (v) above secured by any Lien on
any
property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the
indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is
Non-Recourse Indebtedness of that Person. Obligations under Interest
Rate Agreements and Currency Agreements constitute (1) in the case of Hedge
Agreements, Contingent Obligations, and (2) in all other cases,
Investments, and in neither case constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified
Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 10.3.
“Indemnified
Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitee”
has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 10.3.
“Intellectual
Property” means all patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
technology, software, know-how and processes used in or necessary for the
conduct of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted
that are material to the condition (financial or otherwise), business or
operations of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Interest
Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, the
last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, commencing
on
December 28, 2007, and (ii) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the
last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided that
in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months, “Interest
Payment Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or a multiple
thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Interest
Period” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 2.2B.
“Interest
Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate
cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement
or
arrangement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
“Interest
Rate Determination Date”, with respect to any Interest Period, means
the second Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest
Period.
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“Internal
Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to
the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor
statute.
“Investment”
means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any Securities
of
any other Person (including any Subsidiary of Company), (ii) any direct or
indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for value,
by any
Subsidiary of Company from any Person other than Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, of any equity Securities of such Subsidiary, (iii) any direct
or indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for moving,
entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures
in
the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries to any other Person, excluding all indebtedness and accounts
receivable from that other Person that, (a) in the case of accounts receivable
from Persons other than Company and Subsidiary Guarantors, are current assets
or
arose from sales to that other Person and, (b) in the case of accounts
receivable from Company and Subsidiary Guarantors, arose in the ordinary
course
of business, regardless in the case of subclauses (a) and (b) of how such
accounts receivable may be evidenced from time to time or (iv) Interest
Rate Agreements or Currency Agreements not constituting Hedge
Agreements. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost
of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any
adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs
or
write-offs with respect to such Investment (other than adjustments for the
repayment of, or the refund of capital with respect to the original principal
amount of any such Investment (not to exceed the original cost of such
Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto)).
“IP
Collateral” means, collectively, the Intellectual Property that
constitutes Collateral under the Security Agreement.
“IP
Filing Office” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the
United States Copyright Office or any successor or substitute office in which
filings are necessary or, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, desirable
in
order to create or perfect Liens on, or evidence the interest of Administrative
Agent and Lenders in, any IP Collateral.
“IRS”
means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States or any successor
thereto.
“Issuing
Lender”, with respect to any Revolving Letter of Credit, means the
Revolving Lender that agrees or is otherwise obligated to issue such Revolving
Letter of Credit, determined as provided in subsection 3.1B(ii).
“Joint
Venture” means a joint venture, partnership or other similar
arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form.
“Joint-Lead
Arrangers” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement.
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“Lender”
and “Lenders” means (i) the Persons identified as “Lenders” and
listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and (ii) any Person that
becomes
a “Tranche C Lender” pursuant to subsection 2.1A(v), in each case, together with
their successors and permitted assigns pursuant to subsection 10.1, and the
term “Lenders” shall include each Swing Line Lender unless the context otherwise
requires; provided that the term “Lenders”, when used in the context of a
particular Commitment, shall mean Lenders having that Commitment.
“Letter
of Credit” or “Letters of Credit” means any letter of
credit or similar instrument issued or to be issued by an Issuing Lender
for the
account of Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement
for the
purpose of supporting (a) Indebtedness of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of industrial revenue or development bonds or
financings, (b) workers’ compensation liabilities of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (c) the obligations of third party insurers of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries arising by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction requiring
third party insurers, (d) obligations with respect to Capital Leases or
Operating Leases of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and
(e) documentary, performance, payment, deposit or surety obligations of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in any case if required by law or
governmental rule or regulation or in the ordinary course of business;
provided that Letters of Credit may not be issued for the purpose of
supporting any Indebtedness constituting “antecedent debt” (as that term is used
in Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code).
“Lien”
means any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or
encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any
security interest) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement
having the practical effect of any of the foregoing.
“Loan”
or “Loans” means one or more of the Loans made by Lenders to
Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A.
“Loan
Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit (and
any applications for, or reimbursement agreements or other documents or
certificates executed by Company in favor of an Issuing Lender relating to,
the
Letters of Credit), the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Collateral
Documents.
“Loan
Party” means each of Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor (including,
as of the Closing Date, WGII and its Subsidiaries executing the Subsidiary
Guaranty), and “Loan Parties” means all such Persons,
collectively.
“Margin
Stock” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation U of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time
to
time.
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“Material
Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse change in the
business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, liabilities
(whether contractual, environmental or otherwise), properties or prospects
of
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the material
impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform, or of Administrative
Agent or Lenders to enforce, the Obligations or of Administrative Agent or
Lenders to realize on the Collateral.
“Material
Domestic Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, each
Domestic Subsidiary now existing or hereafter acquired or formed by Company
which, exclusive of the Subsidiaries of such Domestic Subsidiary, had more
than
$10,000,000 of revenues for the most recently ended Fiscal Year;
provided, however, that (i) a Subsidiary of a Domestic Subsidiary
that is the direct or indirect parent of a Material Domestic Subsidiary shall
be
considered to be a Material Domestic Subsidiary, and (ii) Excluded Subsidiaries
shall not be considered to be Material Domestic Subsidiaries.
“Material
Foreign Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, each
Foreign Subsidiary now existing or hereafter acquired or formed by Company
which, exclusive of the Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiary, had more
than
$10,000,000 of revenues for the most recently ended Fiscal Year.
“Material
Real Property” means, as of any date of determination, any fee interest
in real property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries having a fair market
value of $10,000,000 or more.
“Merger”
has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Merger
Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
Company, WGII, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub dated as of May 27,
2007
in the form delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders on May 27,
2007.
“MIBRAG
Joint Ventures” means each of Mibrag B.V., a company organized and
existing under the laws of The Netherlands, and
MitteldeutscheBraunkohlengesellschaft GmbH, a company organized and existing
under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement.
“Mortgage”
means a security instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust or a mortgage
or by any similar title) executed and delivered by any Loan Party, in such
form
as may be approved by Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion. “Mortgages”
means all such instruments collectively.
“Mortgage
Policy” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 6.7D.
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“Mortgaged
Property” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 6.7D.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA, or to which Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate
has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Net
Asset Sale Proceeds”, with respect to any Asset Sale, means Cash
payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant
to, or
by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when
so
received) received from such Asset Sale, net of any bona fide direct costs
incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, including (i) income taxes
reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date
of such
Asset Sale as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset
Sale
and (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or
penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans)
that is
(a) secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is
required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale
and
(b) actually paid at the time of receipt of such cash payment to a Person
that is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party or of any Affiliate of a Loan
Party;
provided, however, that Net Asset Sale Proceeds shall not include
any Cash payments received from any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary unless
such proceeds may be repatriated (by reason of a repayment of an intercompany
note or otherwise) to the United States without (in the reasonable judgment
of
Company) resulting in a material Tax liability to Company.
“Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means any Cash payments or proceeds
received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) under any business
interruption or casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss
thereunder or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of Company or
any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain,
condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a
purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, in each case net
of any
actual and reasonable documented costs incurred by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims
of
Company or such Subsidiary in respect thereof; provided, however,
that Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds shall not include any Cash payments
received from any loss by a Foreign Subsidiary unless such proceeds may be
repatriated (by reason of a repayment of an intercompany note or otherwise)
to
the United States without (in the reasonable judgment of Company) resulting
in a
material Tax liability to Company.
“Net
Securities Proceeds” means the cash proceeds (net of underwriting
discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated
therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses) from
the issuance of Capital Stock of or incurrence of Indebtedness by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Non-Consenting
Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 2.9.
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“Non-Material
Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Subsidiary Guarantor which had
$10,000,000 or less of revenues for the Fiscal Year most recently ended prior
to
the date hereof.
“Non-Recourse
Indebtedness” means Indebtedness owing to a Person (that is not an
Affiliate of Company) in respect of which the source of repayment is
expressly limited to the assets of the obligor with respect to such
Indebtedness.
“Notes”
means one or more of the Tranche A Term Notes, Tranche B Term Notes, Tranche
C
Term Notes, Revolving Notes or Swing Line Notes or any combination
thereof.
“Notice
of Borrowing” means a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit I annexed hereto.
“Notice
of Conversion/Continuation” means a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit II annexed hereto.
“Notice
of Prepayment” means a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit IV annexed hereto.
“Obligations”
means all obligations of every nature of each Loan Party from time to time
owed
to Administrative Agent, Lenders or any of them under the Loan Documents,
whether for principal, interest, reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters
of
Credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“Officer”
means the president, chief executive officer, an executive vice president,
chief
financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer, controller, general
counsel, general partner (if an individual), managing member (if an individual)
or other individual appointed by the Governing Body or the Organizational
Documents of a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company
to
serve in a similar capacity as the foregoing.
“Officer’s
Certificate”, as applied to any Person that is a corporation,
partnership, trust or limited liability company, means a certificate executed
on
behalf of such Person by one or more Officers of such Person or one or more
Officers of a general partner or a managing member if such general partner
or
managing member is a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability
company.
“Operating
Lease”, as applied to any Person, means any lease (including leases
that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether
real,
personal or mixed) that is not a Capital Lease other than any such lease
under
which that Person is the lessor.
“Organizational
Documents” means the documents (including Bylaws, if applicable)
pursuant to which a Person that is a corporation, partnership, trust or limited
liability company is organized.
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“Other
Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges, fees, expenses or similar levies
arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document
or from
the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to,
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Participant”
means a purchaser of a participation in the rights and obligations under
this
Agreement pursuant to subsection 10.1C.
“Patriot
Act” means the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing
Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot
Act)
Act of 2001.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor
thereto.
“Permitted
Acquisition” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
7.3(viii).
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means the following types of Liens (excluding any such
Lien imposed pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal
Revenue Code or by ERISA and any such Lien relating to or imposed in connection
with any Environmental Claim):
(i) Liens
for
taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims the payment of which
is
not, at the time, required by subsection 6.3;
(ii) statutory
Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, utilities, mechanics, repairmen,
workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by law, in each case incurred
in the ordinary course of business (a) for amounts not yet overdue or
(b) for amounts that are overdue and that (in the case of any such amounts
overdue for a period in excess of five days) are being contested in good
faith
by appropriate proceedings, so long as (1) such reserves or other
appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been
made for any such contested amounts, and (2) in the case of a Lien with
respect to any portion of the Collateral, such contest proceedings operate
to
stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral on account of such
Lien;
(iii) Liens
arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating
to
banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to Deposit
Accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution;
provided that (a) such Deposit Account is not a dedicated cash
collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by Company
or any of its Subsidiaries owning the affected Deposit Account and (b) such
Deposit Account is not intended by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
provide
collateral to the depository institution;
(iv) any
attachment or judgment Lien not constituting an Event of Default under
subsection 8.8;
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(v) licenses
(with respect to Intellectual Property and other property), leases or subleases
granted to third parties in accordance with any applicable terms of the
Collateral Documents and not interfering in any material respect with the
ordinary conduct of the business of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
resulting in a material diminution in the value of any Collateral as security
for the Obligations, taken as a whole;
(vi) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, and other minor defects or
irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere
in any
material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries or result in a material diminution in the value of any
Collateral as security for the Obligations, taken as a whole;
(vii) any
(a) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease not
prohibited by this Agreement, (b) Lien or restriction that the interest or
title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to, or (c) subordination
of the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any Lien or
restriction referred to in the preceding clause (b), so long as the holder
of such Lien or restriction agrees to recognize the rights of such lessee
or
sublessee under such lease;
(viii) Liens
arising from filing UCC financing statements relating solely to leases, Capital
Leases and junior Liens permitted pursuant to this Agreement;
(ix) Liens
in
favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of
goods;
(x) any
zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Government Authority
to control or regulate the use of any real property;
(xi) Liens
granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents;
(xii) Liens
securing obligations (other than obligations representing Indebtedness for
borrowed money) under operating, reciprocal easement or similar agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business of Company and its Subsidiaries;
and
(xiii) Liens
in
favor of United States Government Authorities on Deposit Accounts in connection
with auctions conducted on behalf of such Government Authorities in the ordinary
course of business; provided that such Liens apply only to the amounts
actually obtained from auctions conducted on behalf of such Government
Authorities.
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“Permitted
Senior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries incurred from time to time; provided that (i) the proceeds
of such Indebtedness shall be used only for purposes of financing any Permitted
Acquisition, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not provide for any scheduled or
mandatory payments, prepayments, sinking fund or other repurchase or redemption
payments prior to the date which is six months after the later of the Tranche
B
Term Loan Maturity Date and the Tranche C Term Loan Maturity Date, (iii)
the
other terms thereof shall not be more adverse to the interests of Lenders
than
those customarily found in debt of a similar type issued by similar issuers
under Rule 144A of the Securities Act or in a public offering as reasonably
determined by Administrative Agent, and (iv) both before and after giving
effect
to the issuance of such Indebtedness, no Event of Default or Potential Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
“Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Company or any of
its Subsidiaries incurred from time to time and subordinated in right of
payment
to the Obligations: provided that (i) the proceeds of such Indebtedness
shall be used only for purposes of financing any Permitted Acquisition, (ii)
such Indebtedness shall not provide for any scheduled or mandatory payments,
prepayments, sinking fund or other repurchase or redemption payments prior
to
the date which is six months after the later of the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity
Date and the Tranche C Term Loan Maturity Date, (iii) the other terms thereof
(including the subordination provisions) shall not be more adverse to the
interests of Lenders than those customarily found in debt of a similar type
issued by similar issuers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act or in a public
offering as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent, and (iv) both
before
and after giving effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness, no Event of
Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
“Person”
means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general
partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships,
joint
stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks,
trust
companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or
not
legal entities, and Government Authorities.
“Platform”
means an electronic delivery system (which may be provided by Administrative
Agent, an Affiliate of Administrative Agent or any Person that is not an
Affiliate of Administrative Agent), such as IntraLinks or a substantially
similar electronic system.
“Pledge
Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by Company
and Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit XIII annexed hereto.
“Pledged
Collateral” means, collectively, all of the Capital Stock and
Indebtedness in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the
Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Potential
Event of Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
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“Pricing
Certificate” means an Officer’s Certificate of Company certifying the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any Fiscal Quarter and
setting
forth the calculation of such Consolidated Leverage Ratio in reasonable
detail.
“Primary
Syndication” means the period from the Closing Date to the date on
which Syndication Agent provides a written notice to Administrative Agent
that
the primary syndication of the Commitments and Loans has been
completed.
“Prime
Rate” means the rate that Xxxxx Fargo announces from time to time as
its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time. The Prime
Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or
best
rate actually charged to any customer. Xxxxx Fargo or any other
Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at,
above
or below the Prime Rate.
“Proceedings”
means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or
otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration.
“Project”
means any construction, engineering, remediation, consulting,
demolition, testing, mining, manufacturing, development, operation, maintenance,
flight training or other project consisting of the consummation of a transaction
or transactions contemplated in a set of Contractual Obligations (including
financial documents) with a Governmental Authority, customer, client, sponsor,
developer or other Person, including Contractual Obligations for the study,
development, design, engineering, construction, equipment procurement, testing,
commissioning, completion, remediation, management, operation, insurance,
maintenance and repair of certain facilities (at a specified location or
locations), resource extraction or performance of certain other works (whether
completed or uncompleted), demolition, or any other services.
“Project
Assets” means with respect to any bonded Project (i) any assets
directly relating to such Project (whether owned or leased), including Project
receivables, (ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents, and (iii) any other assets of
indemnitors for such Project directly or indirectly relating to bonded Projects
and of the type upon which a Lien is customarily granted to sureties in such
circumstances; provided, however, that the Capital Stock of a
Subsidiary shall not be considered a Project Asset.
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“Pro
Rata Share” means (i) with respect to all payments, computations
and other matters relating to the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment or the Tranche
A Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the
aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) with respect to
all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Tranche B Term
Loan
Commitment or the Tranche B Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained
by
dividing (a) the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender
by (b) the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders,
(iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating
to the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment or the Tranche C Term Loan of any Lender,
the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche C Term Loan
Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Tranche C Term Loan
Exposure of all Lenders, (iv) with respect to all payments, computations
and other matters relating to the Revolving Loan Commitment or the Revolving
Loans of any Lender or any Revolving Letters of Credit issued or participations
therein deemed purchased by any Lender or any assignments of any Swing Line
Loans deemed purchased by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) the Revolving Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the
aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, and (v) for all other
purposes with respect to each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing
(a) the sum of the Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender plus
the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the Tranche C Term
Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the Revolving Loan Exposure of that
Lender by (b) the sum of the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure
of all Lenders plus the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all
Lenders plus the aggregate Tranche C Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders
plus the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in
any such
case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted
pursuant to subsection 10.1. The initial Pro Rata Share of each
Lender for purposes of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) of the preceding
sentence will be set forth in an allocation letter delivered to such
Lender.
“PTO”
means the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any successor or
substitute office.
“Real
Property Asset” means, as of any date of determination, any interest
then owned by any Loan Party in any real property.
“Refunded
Swing Line Loans”has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.1A(iv).
“Register”
has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 2.1D.
“Regulation D”
means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
as in effect from time to time.
“Related
Agreements” means, collectively, the Merger Agreement and the
Certificate of Merger.
“Related
Parties” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
9.1A.
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“Release”
means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection,
escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or
migration of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment
(including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other
closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials), including the movement
of any Hazardous Materials through the air, soil, surface water or
groundwater.
“Request
for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance” means a request substantially
in the form of Exhibit III annexed hereto.
“Requirement
of Law” means, with respect to any Person, the common law and all
federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations, orders,
judgments, decrees and other determinations of any Government Authority or
arbitrator, applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property
or
to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Requisite
Class Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, (i) for the
Class of Lenders having Revolving Loan Exposure, Lenders having or holding
more
than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) for
the Class of Lenders having Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, Lenders having
or
holding more than 50% of the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all
Lenders, (iii) for the Class of Lenders having Tranche B Term Loan
Exposure, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the aggregate Tranche
B
Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, and (iv) for the Class of Lenders having
Tranche C Term Loan Exposure, Lenders having or holding more than 50% of
the
aggregate Tranche C Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
“Requisite
Lenders” means Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the sum of
the aggregate Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the
aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate
Tranche C Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Revolving
Loan Exposure of all Lenders.
“Responsible
Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive
officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting
officer, the treasurer, the controller, the general counsel, any other employee
who is a member of the Governing Body of such Person.
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“Restricted
Junior Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution,
direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable
solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class,
(ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase
or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any
class
of stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding,
(iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any
outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class
of
stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding,
and
(iv) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, interest
on, or fees with respect to, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance
(including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment
with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness. For the avoidance of
doubt, no payment with respect to Permitted Senior Indebtedness shall constitute
a Restricted Junior Payment.
“Revolving
Lender” means a Lender that has a Revolving Loan Commitment and/or that
has an outstanding Revolving Loan.
“Revolving
Letter of Credit” means (i) a Letter of Credit issued pursuant to
subsection 3.1 and (ii) the Existing Letters of Credit.
“Revolving
Letter of Credit Reimbursement Date” has the meaning assigned to that
term in subsection 3.3B.
“Revolving
Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum
of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is or at any time thereafter may
become available for drawing under all Revolving Letters of Credit then
outstanding plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under
Revolving Letters of Credit honored by Issuing Lenders and not theretofore
reimbursed out of the proceeds of Revolving Loans pursuant to
subsection 3.3B or otherwise reimbursed by Company. For purposes
of this definition, any amount described in clause (i) or (ii) of the
preceding sentence which is denominated in a currency other than Dollars
shall
be valued based on the applicable Exchange Rate for such currency as of the
applicable date of determination.
“Revolving
Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Revolving Lender to make
Revolving Loans to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iii), and
“Revolving Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all
Revolving Lenders in the aggregate.
“Revolving
Loan Commitment Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments of all Revolving
Lenders.
“Revolving
Loan Commitment Termination Date” means November 15, 2012.
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“Revolving
Loan Exposure”, with respect to any Revolving Lender, means, as of any
date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Loan
Commitments, the amount of that Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment,
and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the sum
of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of
that Revolving Lender plus (b) in the event that Revolving Lender is
an Issuing Lender, the aggregate Revolving Letter of Credit Usage in respect
of
all Revolving Letters of Credit issued by that Revolving Lender (in each
case
net of any participations purchased by other Revolving Lenders in such Revolving
Letters of Credit or in any unreimbursed drawings thereunder) plus
(c) the aggregate amount of all participations purchased by that Revolving
Lender in any outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed
drawings under any Revolving Letters of Credit plus (d) in the event that
Revolving Lender is a Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all Swing Line Loans of that Revolving Lender (net of any assignments
thereof deemed purchased by other Revolving Lenders) plus (e) the
aggregate amount of all assignments deemed purchased by that Revolving Lender
in
any outstanding Swing Line Loans.
“Revolving
Loans” means the Loans made by Revolving Lenders to Company pursuant to
subsection 2.1A(iii).
“Revolving
Notes” means any promissory notes of Company issued pursuant to
subsection 2.1E to evidence Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lenders,
substantially in the form of Exhibit V annexed hereto.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies.
“Second
Merger Sub” has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to
this Agreement.
“Securities”
means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates,
certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement
or
arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences
of
indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated, certificated
or
uncertificated, or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known
as
“securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in
temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or
any
right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time,
and any successor statute.
“Security
Agreement” means the Security Agreement executed and delivered by
Company and Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date or from time to time
thereafter, substantially in the form of Exhibit XV annexed
hereto.
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“Solvent”,
with respect to any Person, means that as of the date of determination both
(i)(a) the then fair saleable value of the property of such Person is
(1) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent
liabilities) of such Person and (2) not less than the amount that will be
required to pay the probable liabilities on such Person’s then existing debts as
they become absolute and due considering all financing alternatives and
potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (b) such
Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any
contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (c) such Person does not intend
to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur,
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due; and
(ii) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and
similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and
conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any
contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in
light
of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
“SPC”
has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 10.1B(iv).
“Stock
Pledge Period” means any period during which the Company Debt Rating is
higher than Ba2 from Moody’s and higher than BB from S&P.
“Subject
Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.9.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” means (i) any Indebtedness of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries incurred from time to time and subordinated in right of payment
to
the Obligations and (ii) any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Subsidiary”,
with respect to any Person, means any corporation, partnership, trust, limited
liability company, association, or other business entity of which more than
50%
of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in
the
election of the members of the Governing Body is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the
other
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided that in no
event shall any Joint Venture be considered to be a Subsidiary of any
Person.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary and any other
Domestic Subsidiary that executes and delivers a counterpart of the Subsidiary
Guaranty on the Closing Date or from time to time thereafter pursuant to
subsection 6.7.
“Subsidiary
Guaranty” means the Subsidiary Guaranty executed and delivered by
certain existing Subsidiaries of Company on the Closing Date and to be executed
and delivered by additional Subsidiaries of Company from time to time thereafter
in accordance with subsection 6.7 substantially in the form of
Exhibit XIV annexed hereto.
“Supplemental
Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 9.1B.
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“Surety
Acknowledgment” means, collectively, (i) that certain letter of
understanding dated as of the date hereof by and between Federal Insurance
Company and Administrative Agent, and (ii) that certain letter of understanding
dated as of the date hereof by and between American International Companies
and
Administrative Agent, in each case substantially in the form of
Exhibit XVI annexed hereto.
“Swap
Counterparty” means any Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a
Lender at the time it entered into a Hedge Agreement with Company or one
of its
Subsidiaries, the obligations under which are secured pursuant to the Collateral
Documents and guarantied pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Sweep
Agreements” means that certain Acceptance of Services or similar
agreement, pursuant to which Company agreed to utilize certain cash management
accounts and services provided by Xxxxx Fargo or any other Swing Line Lender
together with all other agreements and documents referred to therein or
otherwise related thereto.
“Swing
Line Funding and Payment Office” means (i) in the case of Xxxxx Fargo,
the office of Xxxxx Fargo located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, (ii) in the case of LaSalle Bank
National Association, the office of LaSalle Bank National Association located
at
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and (iii) in any case,
such
other offices of any Swing Line Lender as may from time to time be hereafter
designated as such in a written notice delivered by such Swing Line Lender
to
Company and each other Lender.
“Swing
Line Lenders” means (i) Xxxxx Fargo, (ii) LaSalle Bank National
Association or its successor, Bank of America, N.A., and (iii) any Person
serving as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder, in its capacity as
Swing
Line Lender hereunder; provided that there shall be no more than two
Swing Line Lenders at any time.
“Swing
Line Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Swing Line Lender to
make Swing Line Loans to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv), and
“Swing Line Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all
Swing Line Lenders in the aggregate.
“Swing
Line Loans” means the Loans made by Swing Line Lenders to Company
pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv).
“Swing
Line Notes” means any promissory note of Company issued pursuant to
subsection 2.1E to evidence the Swing Line Loans of any Swing Line Lender,
substantially in the form of Exhibit IX annexed hereto.
“Syndication
Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement.
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“Synthetic
Lease Obligation” means any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or
tax retention lease that does not appear on the balance sheet of such Person
but
which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized
as the borrowed money indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting
treatment).
“Tax”
or “Taxes” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty,
fee, assessment, deduction, withholding or other charge of any nature and
whatever called, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed, including interest, penalties, additions
to tax
and any similar liabilities with respect thereto.
“Term
Loans” means, collectively, the Tranche A Term Loans, the Tranche B
Term Loans and the Tranche C Term Loans.
“Term
Loan Commitments” means, collectively, the
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments, the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments and
the
Tranche C Term Loan Commitments.
“Title
Company” means one or more title insurance companies reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
“Title
IV Plan” means a pension plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, covered
by Title IV of ERISA, and to which Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
ERISA
Affiliate has any obligation or liability (contingent or
otherwise).
“Total
Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments” means, as of any date of
determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Revolving Loans plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount
of all outstanding Swing Line Loans plus (iii) the Revolving Letter
of Credit Usage.
“Tranche
A Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make a
Tranche A Term Loan to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(i), and
“Tranche A Term Loan Commitments” means such
commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.
“Tranche
A Term Loan Exposure”, with respect to any Lender, means, as of any
date of determination, (i) prior to the funding of the Tranche A Term
Loans, the amount of that Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, and
(ii), after the funding of the Tranche A Term Loans, the outstanding
principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loan of that Lender.
“Tranche
A Term Loan Maturity Date” means November 15, 2012.
“Tranche
A Term Loans” means the Loans made by Lenders to
Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(i).
“Tranche
A Term Notes” means any promissory notes of Company issued pursuant to
subsection 2.1E to evidence the Tranche A Term Loans of any Lenders,
substantially in the form of Exhibit VI annexed hereto.
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“Tranche
B Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make a
Tranche B Term Loan to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii), and
“Tranche B Term Loan Commitments” means such
commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.
“Tranche
B Term Loan Exposure”, with respect to any Lender, means, as of any
date of determination, (i) prior to the funding of the Tranche B Term
Loans, the amount of that Lender’s Tranche B Term Loan Commitment and
(ii) after the funding of the Tranche B Term Loans, the outstanding
principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan of that Lender.
“Tranche
B Term Loan Maturity Date” means May 15,
2013.
“Tranche
B Term Loans” means the Loans made by Lenders to Company pursuant to
subsection 2.1A(ii).
“Tranche
B Term Notes” means any promissory notes of Company issued pursuant to
subsection 2.1E to evidence the Tranche B Term Loans of any Lenders,
substantially in the form of Exhibit VII annexed
hereto.
“Tranche
C Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection
2.1A(v).
“Tranche
C Term Loan Commitment” means, from and after the Tranche C Term Loan
Commitment Effective Date, the commitment of a Lender to make a Tranche C
Term
Loan to Company pursuant to subsection 2.1A(v), and “Tranche C Term
Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the
aggregate; provided that the amount of the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment
of each Tranche C Lender shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignment
of
such Tranche C Term Loan Commitment pursuant to
subsection 10.1B.
“Tranche
C Term Loan Commitment Effective
Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 2.1A(v).
“Tranche
C Term Loan Exposure”, with respect to any Lender, means, as of any
date of determination, (i) prior to the funding of the Tranche C Term
Loans, the amount of that Lender’s Tranche C Term Loan Commitment and
(ii) after the funding of the Tranche C Term Loans, the outstanding
principal amount of the Tranche C Term Loan of that Lender.
“Tranche
C Term Loan Maturity Date” means the maturity date of
Tranche C Term Loans determined on the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment Effective
Date.
“Tranche
C Term Loans” means the Loans made by Lenders to Company pursuant to
subsection 2.1A(v).
“Tranche
C Term Notes” means any promissory notes of Company issued pursuant to
subsection 2.1E to evidence the Tranche C Term Loans of any Lenders,
substantially in the form of Exhibit VIII annexed
hereto.
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“Transaction”
means the Acquisition, Merger, refinancing of all Indebtedness outstanding
under
the Existing Credit Agreements and other related transactions.
“Transaction
Costs” means the fees, costs and expenses incurred by Company on or
before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the
Loan Documents and the Related Agreements.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation)
as
in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“Unasserted
Obligations” means, as of any date of determination, Obligations for
taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities
(except for (i) the principal of and interest on, and fees relating to, any
Indebtedness and (ii) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of
amounts
that may be drawn under Letters of Credit) in respect of which no claim or
demand for payment has been made (or, in the case of Obligations for
indemnification, no notice for indemnification has been issued by the
Indemnitee) at such time.
“Xxxxx
Fargo” has the meaning assigned to that term in the introduction to
this Agreement.
“WGII”
has the meaning assigned to that term in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Withdrawal
Liability” means, with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
as of any date of determination, the aggregate liability incurred (whether
or
not assessed) with respect to all Multiemployer Plans pursuant to Section
4201
of ERISA.
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Accounting
Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under
Agreement.
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Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all accounting terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity
with GAAP. Consolidated financial statements and other information
required to be delivered by Company to Lenders pursuant to and in accordance
with clauses (ii), (iii) and (ix) of subsection 6.1 shall be prepared
in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such
preparation). Calculations in connection with the definitions,
covenants and other provisions of this Agreement shall utilize GAAP as in
effect
on the date of determination, applied in a manner consistent with that used
in
preparing the financial statements referred to in
subsection 5.3. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect
the computation of any financial ratio or covenant set forth in Section 7,
and
Company, Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders shall so request,
Administrative Agent, Lenders and Company shall negotiate in good faith to
amend
such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light
of
such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of Requisite Lenders),
provided that, until so amended, such ratio or covenant shall continue to
be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and Company
shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders reconciliation statements
as
shall be reasonably necessary to determine compliance with such ratio or
covenant.
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1.3
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Other
Definitional Provisions and Rules of
Construction.
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A. Any
of
the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used
in
the singular or the plural, depending on the reference.
B. References
to “Sections” and “subsections” shall be to Sections and subsections,
respectively, of this Agreement unless otherwise specifically
provided. Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute
a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive
effect.
C. The
use
in any of the Loan Documents of the word “include” or “including”, when
following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to
limit
such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth
immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or
not
nonlimiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or
words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall
be
deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest
possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.
D. Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, references to Organizational Documents,
agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments
shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions,
supplements and other modifications thereto.
Section
2. AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND LOANS
2.1
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Commitments;
Making of Loans; the Register; Optional
Notes.
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A. Commitments. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of Company herein set forth, each Lender hereby
severally agrees to make the Loans described in subsections 2.1A(i),
2.1A(ii) and 2.1A(iii) and each Swing Line Lender hereby severally agrees
to
make the Swing Line Loans as described in subsection 2.1A(iv).
(i) Tranche
A Term Loans. Each Lender that has a Tranche A Term Loan
Commitment severally agrees to lend to Company on the Closing Date an amount
in
Dollars not exceeding its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Tranche
A Term Loan Commitments to be used for the purposes identified in
subsection 2.5A. The amount of each Lender’s Tranche A Term Loan
Commitment will be set forth in an allocation letter delivered to such Lender
and the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Term Loan Commitments is
$1,100,000,000; provided that the amount of the Tranche A Term Loan
Commitment of each Lender shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignment
of
such Tranche A Term Loan Commitment pursuant to
subsection 10.1B. Company may make only one borrowing under the
Tranche A Term Loan Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this
subsection 2.1A(i) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be
reborrowed.
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(ii) Tranche
B Term Loans. Each Lender that has a Tranche B Term Loan
Commitment severally agrees to lend to Company on the Closing Date an amount
in
Dollars not exceeding its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Tranche
B Term Loan Commitments to be used for the purposes identified in
subsection 2.5A. The amount of each Lender’s Tranche B Term Loan
Commitment will be set forth in an allocation letter delivered to such Lender
and the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments is $300,000,000;
provided that the amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitment of each
Lender shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignment of such Tranche
B Term
Loan Commitment pursuant to subsection 10.1B. Company may make
only one borrowing under the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments. Amounts
borrowed under this subsection 2.1A(ii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid
may not be reborrowed.
(iii) Revolving
Loans. Each Revolving Lender severally agrees, subject to the
limitations set forth below with respect to the maximum amount of Revolving
Loans permitted to be outstanding from time to time, to lend to Company from
time to time during the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the
Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date an aggregate amount in Dollars
not
exceeding its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan
Commitments to be used for the purposes identified in
subsection 2.5B. The original amount of each Revolving Lender’s
Revolving Loan Commitment will be set forth in an allocation letter delivered
to
such Lender and the original Revolving Loan Commitment Amount is $700,000,000;
provided that the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment of each
Revolving Lender shall be adjusted to give effect to any assignment of such
Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to subsection 10.1B and shall be reduced
from
time to time by the amount of any reductions thereto made pursuant to
subsection 2.4. Each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan
Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date
and
all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to
the
Revolving Loans and the Revolving Loan Commitments shall be paid in full
no
later than that date. Amounts borrowed under this subsection
2.1A(iii) may be repaid and reborrowed to but excluding the Revolving Loan
Commitment Termination Date. Anything contained in this Agreement to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Loan
Commitments shall be subject to the limitation that in no event shall the
Total
Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments at any time exceed the Revolving
Loan
Commitments then in effect. In addition, for purposes
of determining the amount available under the Revolving Loan
Commitments, Administrative Agent shall assume that the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Swing Line Loans of any Swing Line Lender other than
Xxxxx
Fargo is equal to the aggregate amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment
of such
other Swing Line Lender.
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(iv) Swing
Line Loans.
(a) General
Provisions. Each Swing Line Lender hereby severally agrees,
subject to the limitations set forth in the last sentence of subsection
2.1A(iii) and set forth below with respect to the maximum amount of Swing
Line
Loans permitted to be outstanding from time to time, to make a portion of
the
Revolving Loan Commitments available to Company from time to time during
the
period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment
Termination Date by making Swing Line Loans to Company in an aggregate amount
not exceeding the amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment to be used for
the
purposes identified in subsection 2.5B, notwithstanding the fact that such
Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with each Swing Line Lender’s outstanding
Revolving Loans and each Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving
Letter of Credit Usage then in effect, may exceed such Swing Line Lender’s
Revolving Loan Commitment. The original amount of each Swing Line
Lender’s Swing Line Loan Commitment is $25,000,000 and the original amount of
the Swing Line Loan Commitments is $50,000,000; provided that should a
Swing Line Lender (other than Xxxxx Fargo) be terminated, Xxxxx Fargo’s Swing
Line Loan Commitment shall be increased to $50,000,000;
providedfurther, that any reduction of the Revolving Loan
Commitment Amount made pursuant to subsection 2.4 that reduces the
Revolving Loan Commitment Amount to an amount less than the then current
amount
of the Swing Line Loan Commitment shall result in an automatic corresponding
reduction of the amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment to the amount of
the
Revolving Loan Commitment Amount, as so reduced, without any further action
on
the part of Company, Administrative Agent or any Swing Line
Lender. In the event that there are two Swing Line Lenders at the
time of such reduction, the Swing Line Loan Commitments of such Swing Line
Lenders shall be reduced on a prorata basis. The Swing
Line Loan Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination
Date and all Swing Line Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect
to the Swing Line Loans shall be paid in full no later than that
date. Amounts borrowed under this subsection 2.1A(iv) may be repaid
and reborrowed to but excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination
Date.
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(b) Swing
Line Loan Prepayment with Proceeds of Revolving Loans. With
respect to any Swing Line Loans that have not been voluntarily prepaid by
Company pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i), any Swing Line Lender may, at any
time
in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to Administrative Agent (with
a
copy to Company), no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first
Business Day in advance of the proposed Funding Date, a notice (which shall
be
deemed to be a Notice of Borrowing given by Company) requesting Revolving
Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on such Funding
Date in
an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans of such Swing Line
Lender
(the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date such
notice is given. Company hereby authorizes the giving of any such
notice and the making of any such Revolving Loans. Anything contained
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the proceeds of such
Revolving Loans made by Revolving Lenders other than such Swing Line Lender
shall be immediately delivered by Administrative Agent to such Swing Line
Lender
(and not to Company) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the
Refunded Swing Line Loans and (2) on the day such Revolving Loans are made,
such Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall
be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by such Swing
Line Lender, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid
shall
no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans and shall no longer be due under
the Swing Line Note, if any, of such Swing Line Lender but shall instead
constitute part of such Swing Line Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans and
shall be due under the Revolving Note, if any, of such Swing Line
Lender. If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid)
to such Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of Company
from
such Swing Line Lender in any bankruptcy proceeding, in any assignment for
the
benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall
be
ratably shared among all Lenders in the manner contemplated by
subsection 10.5.
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(c) Swing
Line Loan Assignments. On the Funding Date of each Swing Line
Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, purchase
an assignment of such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata
Share. If for any reason (1) Revolving Loans are not made upon
the request of any Swing Line Lender through Administrative Agent as provided
in
the immediately preceding paragraph in an amount sufficient to repay any
amounts
owed to such Swing Line Lender in respect of such Swing Line Loan or
(2) the Revolving Loan Commitments are terminated at a time when such Swing
Line Loan is outstanding, upon notice from such Swing Line Lender through
Administrative Agent as provided below, each Revolving Lender shall fund
the
purchase of such assignment in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share
(calculated, in the case of the foregoing clause (2) immediately prior to
such termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments) of the unpaid amount
of such
Swing Line Loan together with accrued interest thereon. Upon one
Business Day’s notice from such Swing Line Lender to Administrative Agent which
shall be immediately delivered by Administrative Agent to each Revolving
Lender,
each Revolving Lender shall deliver to such Swing Line Lender such amount
in
same day funds at the Funding and Payment Office. In order to further
evidence such assignment (and without prejudice to the effectiveness of the
assignment provisions set forth above), each Revolving Lender agrees to enter
into an Assignment Agreement at the request of such Swing Line Lender in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Swing Line Lender. In
the event any Revolving Lender fails to make available to any Swing Line
Lender
any amount as provided in this paragraph, such Swing Line Lender shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together
with interest thereon at the rate customarily used by such Swing Line Lender
for
the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter
at
the Base Rate. In the event any Swing Line Lender receives a payment
of any amount with respect to which other Revolving Lenders have funded the
purchase of assignments as provided in this paragraph, such Swing Line Lender
shall promptly distribute to each such other Revolving Lender its Pro Rata
Share
of such payment.
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(d) Revolving
Lenders’ Obligations. Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans for
the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to subsection
2.1A(iv)(b) and each Revolving Lender’s obligation to purchase an assignment of
any unpaid Swing Line Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including (1) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense
or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against any Swing Line
Lender, Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (2) the
occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default or a Potential Event of
Default; (3) the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect; (4) any
breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party thereto;
or
(5) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing; provided that such obligations of each
Revolving Lender are subject to the condition that (y) such Swing Line
Lender believed in good faith that all conditions under Section 4 to the
making of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing
Line
Loans, as the case may be, were satisfied at the time such Refunded Swing
Line
Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made or (z) the satisfaction of any
such condition not satisfied had been waived in accordance with
subsection 10.6 prior to or at the time such Refunded Swing Line Loans or
other unpaid Swing Line Loans were made.
(e) Accounts
Maintained with Swing Line Lenders.
(1) So
long
as any Sweep Agreement between Company and a Swing Line Lender is in full
force
and effect, Company and such Swing Line Lender may utilize procedures agreed
to
and set forth in the Sweep Agreement by which Company may request and such
Swing
Line Lender may disburse Swing Line Loans, including crediting one or more
of
Company’s deposit accounts with the proceeds of Swing Line Loans and debiting
one or more of Company’s deposit accounts and applying the proceeds of such
debits to repay outstanding Swing Line Loans, all pursuant to the terms and
provisions of the Sweep Agreement. Administrative Agent and Lenders
hereby acknowledge and agree that such Swing Line Lender may utilize any
such
procedures agreed upon by Company and such Swing Line Lender even though
such
procedures are different than the procedures set forth in subsection
2.1A(iv)(e)(2) and 2.1B and do not require Company to provide a Notice of
Borrowing.
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(2) If
at any
time the amounts to be drawn on (A) that certain concentration account of
Company maintained with Xxxxx Fargo as a Swing Line Lender (and regardless
of
whether Company maintains a Sweep Agreement with Xxxxx Fargo as a Swing Line
Lender) or (B) that certain concentration account of Company maintained with
LaSalle Bank National Association, or its successor, Bank of America, N.A.,
as a
Swing Line Lender shall exceed the funds deposited in such account,
(1) Company shall be deemed to have delivered a timely executed Notice of
Borrowing to such Swing Line Lender requesting such Swing Line Lender to
make a
Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall, and
(2) such Swing Line Lender shall make a Swing Line Loan to Company in the
amount of such shortfall, the proceeds of which shall be deposited into such
account and shall be deemed to have been applied to eliminate such shortfall
prior to such draws being made; provided that so long as any Swing Line
Loans of such Swing Line Lender are outstanding pursuant to this subsection,
all
funds on deposit in such account shall be applied on a daily basis to the
prepayment of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Swing
Line
Loans until such Swing Line Loans have been prepaid in full.
(v) Tranche
C Term Loan Commitments. Company may, at any time from and after
the Closing Date but prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date,
request an increase in the then effective aggregate principal amount of the
Term
Loan Commitments; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of the
Tranche C Term Loan Commitments pursuant to this subsection 2.1A(v) shall
not
exceed $300,000,000, (b) Company shall execute and deliver such documents
and
instruments and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent in connection with such Tranche C Term Loan Commitments,
(c) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be
continuing or would occur after giving effect to such Tranche C Term Loan
Commitments, (d) Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on
a pro
forma basis, with each of the financial covenants specified in subsection
7.6 as
of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter before and after
giving effect to such Tranche C Term Loan Commitments; (e) the Tranche C
Term
Loans made under this subsection 2.1A(v) shall have a maturity date no earlier
than the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date and shall have a weighted average
life to maturity no earlier than the weighted average life to maturity
applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans made under subsection 2.1A(ii), and
(f)
all other terms and conditions with respect to the Tranche C Term Loans made
pursuant to this subsection 2.1A(v) (other than pricing) shall be reasonably
acceptable to Administrative Agent. The request under this subsection
2.1A(v) shall be submitted by Company to Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly forward copies to all existing Lenders).
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At
the
time of sending such request, Company (in consultation with Administrative
Agent) shall specify the time period within which each existing Lender is
requested to respond (which in no event shall be more than ten Business Days
from the date of delivery of such request). Company may also specify
any fees offered to those existing Lenders or new lenders (collectively,
the
“Tranche C Lenders”) which agree to make a Tranche C Term Loan
Commitment, which fees may be variable based upon the amount of any such
Tranche
C Lender’s Tranche C Term Loan Commitment. No existing Lender shall
have any obligation, express or implied, to make any Tranche C Term Loan
Commitment. Only the consent of each Tranche C Lender shall be
required for an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan
Commitments pursuant to this subsection 2.1A(v). No existing Lender
which declines to make a Tranche C Term Loan Commitment may be replaced with
respect to its existing Commitment as a result thereof without such Lender’s
consent.
Each
existing Lender that has agreed to make a Tranche C Term Loan Commitment
shall
notify Administrative Agent within the time period specified above of the
amount
of the proposed Tranche C Term Loan Commitment that it is willing to make
and
Company shall accept the offered amount of each such existing Lender up to
such
existing Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Tranche C Term
Loan Commitments as in effect prior to giving effect to any Tranche C Term
Loan
Commitment. In the event that the Tranche C Term Loan Commitments of
the existing Lenders accepted by Company are less than the amount of the
requested increase in the Term Loan Commitments, Company may accept some
or all
of the offered amounts of each existing Lender in excess of such Lenders’ Pro
Rata Share or designate new lenders that qualify as Eligible Assignees and
that
are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent as additional Tranche C
Lenders hereunder in accordance with this subsection 2.1A(v). Subject
to the rights of the existing Lenders set forth above, Company and
Administrative Agent shall have discretion jointly to adjust the allocation
of
the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche C Term Loan Commitments among
Tranche C Lenders.
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Subject
to the foregoing, the increase in the Term Loan Commitments requested by
Company
shall be effective (the “Tranche C Term Loan Commitment Effective
Date”) upon delivery to Administrative Agent of each of the following
documents: (i) an originally executed copy of an instrument of
joinder signed by a duly authorized officer of each Tranche C Lender, in
form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, setting forth,
among other things, the interest rate, maturity date and amortization schedule
of Tranche C Term Loans; (ii) a Notice of Borrowing, signed by a duly authorized
officer of Company; (iii) an Officer’s Certificate of Company, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent as to the authority
of
the officer executing the instrument of joinder on behalf of Company and
all
conditions to such increase having been satisfied; (iv) to the extent requested
by any Tranche C Lender, executed Tranche C Term Notes issued by Company
in
accordance with subsection 2.1E; and (v) any other certificates or documents
that Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. The Tranche C Term
Loan Commitments shall be in a principal amount equal to (A) the principal
amount of Tranche C Term Loan Commitments made by existing Lenders and accepted
by Company in accordance with this subsection 2.1A(v) plus (B) the
principal amount of Tranche C Term Loan Commitments made by additional Tranche
C
Lenders, in either case as adjusted by Company and Administrative Agent pursuant
to this subsection 2.1A(v). Upon effectiveness of such increase, the
Commitments and Pro Rata Share of each Lender will be adjusted to give effect
to
the Tranche C Term Loan Commitments. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in subsection 10.6, Administrative Agent is expressly permitted
to
amend the Loan Documents to the extent necessary to give effect to the Tranche
C
Term Loan Commitments pursuant to this subsection 2.1A(v).
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B. Borrowing
Mechanics. Loans made as Base Rate Loans on any Funding Date
(other than Swing Line Loans, Revolving Loans made pursuant to a request
by any
Swing Line Lender pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv) or Revolving Loans made
pursuant to subsection 3.3B) shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of
$5,000,000 and multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that
amount. Loans made as Eurodollar Rate Loans on any Funding Date with
a particular Interest Period shall be in an aggregate minimum amount equal
to or
in excess of $5,000,000. Swing Line Loans made on any Funding Date
may be in any aggregate amount. Whenever Company desires that Lenders
make Term Loans or Revolving Loans it shall deliver to Administrative Agent
a
duly executed Notice of Borrowing no later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City
time) at least (i) three Business Days in advance of the proposed Funding
Date (in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan) or (ii) one Business Day in
advance of the proposed Funding Date (in the case of a Base Rate
Loan). Whenever Company desires that any Swing Line Lender make a
Swing Line Loan (other than pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv)(e)), it shall
deliver to such Swing Line Lender at the Swing Line Funding and Payment Office
a
duly executed Notice of Borrowing no later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the proposed Funding Date. Term Loans and Revolving Loans
may be continued as or converted into Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate
Loans
in the manner provided in subsection 2.2D. In lieu of delivering
a Notice of Borrowing, Company may give Administrative Agent (or in the case
of
Swing Line Loans, such Swing Line Lender) telephonic notice by the required
time
of any proposed borrowing under this subsection 2.1B; provided that such
notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of a duly executed
Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent (and such Swing Line Lender,
in the
case of Swing Line Loans) on or before the applicable Funding Date.
Neither
Administrative Agent nor any Lender (including any Swing Line Lender) shall
incur any liability to Company in acting upon any telephonic notice referred
to
above that Administrative Agent (or any Swing Line Lender, as applicable)
believes in good faith to have been given by an Officer or other Person
authorized to borrow on behalf of Company or for otherwise acting in good
faith
under this subsection 2.1B or under subsection 2.2D, and upon funding
of Loans by Lenders, and upon conversion or continuation of the applicable
basis
for determining the interest rate with respect to any Loans pursuant to
subsection 2.2D, in each case in accordance with this Agreement, pursuant
to any such telephonic notice Company shall have effected Loans or a conversion
or continuation, as the case may be, hereunder.
Company
shall notify Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Swing Line Loans, an
applicable Swing Line Lender) prior to the funding of any Loans in the event
that any of the matters to which Company is required to certify in the
applicable Notice of Borrowing is no longer true and correct in all material
respects as of the applicable Funding Date, and the acceptance by Company
of the
proceeds of any Loans shall constitute a re-certification by Company, as
of the
applicable Funding Date, as to the matters to which Company is required to
certify in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.
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Except
as
otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Notice of
Borrowing for, or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation for conversion to,
or
continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof)
shall be irrevocable on and after the date such Notice of Borrowing or Notice
of
Conversion/Continuation, as the case may be, is delivered and Company shall
be
bound to make a borrowing or to effect a conversion or continuation in
accordance therewith.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this subsection 2.1B, no initial Tranche B Term
Loans may be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans and no Tranche B Term Loans may
be
converted into a Eurodollar Rate Loan until the third Business Day after
the
Closing Date.
C. Disbursement
of Funds. All Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be made
by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata
Shares, it being understood that neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender
shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s
obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder nor shall the amount of the
Commitment of any Lender to make the particular type of Loan requested or
Pro
Rata Share of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default
by
any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested
hereunder. Promptly after receipt by Administrative Agent of a Notice
of Borrowing pursuant to subsection 2.1B (or telephonic notice in lieu
thereof), Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender for that type of
Loan. Each such Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to
Administrative Agent at the Funding and Payment Office not later than
12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date in same day
funds in Dollars. Except as provided in subsection 2.1A(iv) and
subsection 3.3B with respect to Revolving Loans used to repay Refunded
Swing Line Loans or to reimburse any Issuing Lender for the amount of a drawing
under a Revolving Letter of Credit issued by it, upon satisfaction or waiver
of
the conditions precedent specified in subsections 4.1 (in the case of Loans
made on the Closing Date) and 4.2 (in the case of all Loans), Administrative
Agent shall make the proceeds of such Loans available to Company on the
applicable Funding Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars
equal
to the proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders
to be credited to the account designated by Company in the applicable Notice
of
Borrowing.
Promptly
after receipt by any Swing Line Lender of a Notice of Borrowing pursuant
to
subsection 2.1B (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof), such Swing Line
Lender shall make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to Company
not
later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date,
in each case in same day funds in Dollars, at the Swing Line Funding and
Payment
Office. Except as set forth in subsection 2.1A(iv)(e), such Swing
Line Lender shall make the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan available to Company
on the applicable Funding Date by causing an amount of same day funds, in
Dollars, equal to the proceeds of such Swing Line Loan to be credited to
the
account designated by Company in the applicable Notice of
Borrowing.
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Unless
Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to a Funding
Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative
Agent
the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Funding Date, Administrative
Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to
Administrative Agent on such Funding Date and Administrative Agent may, in
its
sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to Company
a
corresponding amount on such Funding Date. If such corresponding
amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender,
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount
on
demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from
such
Funding Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent,
at the
customary rate set by Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among
banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If
such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative
Agent’s demand therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Company and
Company shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative
Agent
together with interest thereon, for each day from such Funding Date until
the
date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable under
this
Agreement for Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this subsection 2.1C
shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its
Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Company may have against
any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
D. The
Register. Administrative Agent, acting for these purposes
solely as an agent of Company (it being acknowledged that Administrative
Agent,
in such capacity, and its officers, directors, employees, agent and affiliates
shall constitute Indemnitees under subsection 10.3), shall maintain (and
make available for inspection by Company and any Joint-Lead Arranger upon
reasonable prior notice at reasonable times) at its address referred to in
subsection 10.8 a register for the recordation of, and shall record, the
names and addresses of Lenders and the respective amounts of the Tranche
A Term
Loan Commitment, Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, Tranche C Term Loan
Commitment, Revolving Loan Commitment, Swing Line Loan Commitment,
Tranche A Term Loan, Tranche B Term Loan, Tranche C Term Loan, Revolving
Loans
and Swing Line Loans of each Lender from time to time (the
“Register”). Company, Administrative Agent and
Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register
as
the holders and owners of the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed
therein
for all purposes hereof; all amounts owed with respect to any Commitment
or Loan
shall be owed to the Lender listed in the Register as the owner thereof;
and any
request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such
request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as
a
Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee
or
transferee of the corresponding Commitments or Loans. Each Lender
shall record on its internal records the amount of its Loans and Commitments
and
each payment in respect hereof, and any such recordation shall be conclusive
and
binding on Company, absent manifest error, subject to the entries in the
Register, which shall, absent manifest error, govern in the event of any
inconsistency with any Lender’s records. Failure to make any
recordation in the Register or in any Lender’s records, or any error in such
recordation, shall not affect any Loans or Commitments or any Obligations
in
respect of any Loans.
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E. Optional
Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to
Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date or at any time
thereafter, Company shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if
applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee
of such Lender pursuant to subsection 10.1) on the Closing Date (or, if
such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after Company’s
receipt of such notice) a promissory note or promissory notes to evidence
such
Lender’s Revolving Loans, Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche C
Term Loans or Swing Line Loans, substantially in the form of
Exhibit V, Exhibit VI, Exhibit VII,
Exhibit VIII, and Exhibit IX, annexed hereto, respectively, with
appropriate insertions.
2.2
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Interest
on the Loans.
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A. Rate
of Interest. Subject to the provisions of
subsections 2.6 and 2.7, each Term Loan and each Revolving Loan shall
bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through
maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate determined by
reference to the Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate. Subject to the
provisions of subsection 2.7, each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on
the
unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through maturity (whether
by
acceleration or otherwise) at a rate determined by reference to the Base
Rate. The applicable basis for determining the rate of interest with
respect to any Term Loan or any Revolving Loan shall be selected by Company
initially at the time a Notice of Borrowing is given with respect to such
Loan
pursuant to subsection 2.1B, and the basis for determining the interest
rate with respect to any Term Loan or any Revolving Loan may be changed from
time to time pursuant to subsection 2.2D; provided, however,
that Loans made on the Closing Date shall be Base Rate Loans. If on
any day a Term Loan or Revolving Loan is outstanding with respect to which
notice has not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement specifying the applicable basis for determining the
rate
of interest, then for that day that Loan shall bear interest determined by
reference to the Base Rate.
(i) Subject
to the provisions of subsections 2.2E, 2.2G and 2.7, the Tranche A Term
Loans and the Revolving Loans shall bear interest through maturity as
follows:
(a) if
a Base
Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin set
forth in the table below opposite the applicable Consolidated Leverage Ratio
for
the four Fiscal Quarter period for which the applicable Pricing Certificate
has
been delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv); or
(b) if
a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus the
Eurodollar Rate Margin set forth in the table below opposite the applicable
Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarter period for which
the
applicable Pricing Certificate has been delivered pursuant to
subsection 6.1(iv):
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Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
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Eurodollar
Rate Margin
|
Base
Rate Margin
|
|
Greater
than
Or
equal to
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3.5:1.0
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2.25%
|
1.25%
|
Greater
than or equal to
but
less than
|
2.5:1.0
3.5:1.0
|
2.00%
|
1.00%
|
Greater
than or equal to
but
less than
|
2.0:1.0
2.5:1.0
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1.75%
|
0.75%
|
Greater
than or equal to
but
less than
|
1.5:1.0
2.0:1.0
|
1.25%
|
0.25%
|
Less
than
|
1.5:1.0
|
1.00%
|
0%
|
;
provided that until the delivery of the first Pricing Certificate after
the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the applicable margin for
Tranche
A Term Loans and Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
2.00%
per annum and for Tranche A Term Loans and Revolving Loans that are Base
Rate
Loans shall be 1.00% per annum.
(ii) Subject
to the provisions of subsections 2.2E, 2.2G and 2.7, the Tranche B Term
Loans shall bear interest through maturity as follows:
(a) if
a Base
Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin set
forth in the table below opposite the applicable Consolidated Leverage Ratio
for
the four Fiscal Quarter period for which the applicable Pricing Certificate
has
been delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv); or
(b) if
a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, then at the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus the
Eurodollar Rate Margin set forth in the table below opposite the applicable
Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarter period for which
the
applicable Pricing Certificate has been delivered pursuant to
subsection 6.1(iv):
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
|
Eurodollar
Rate Margin
|
Base
Rate Margin
|
|
Greater
than or equal to
|
2.5:1.0
|
2.75%
|
1.75%
|
Greater
than
but
less than
|
2.0:1.0
2.5:1.0
|
2.50%
|
1.50%
|
Less
than or equal to
|
2.0:1.0
|
2.25%
|
1.25%
|
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;
provided that until the delivery of the first Pricing Certificate after
the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the applicable margin for
Tranche
B Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be 2.75% per annum and
for
Tranche B Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be 1.75% per
annum.
(iii) Upon
delivery of the Pricing Certificate by Company to Administrative Agent pursuant
to subsection 6.1(iv), the Base Rate Margin and the Eurodollar Rate Margin
shall be adjusted, such adjustment to become effective on the third succeeding
Business Day following the receipt by Administrative Agent of such Pricing
Certificate (subject to the provisions of the foregoing clauses (i) and
(ii)); provided that, if at any time a Pricing Certificate is not
delivered at the time required pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv), from the
time such Pricing Certificate was required to be delivered until the third
Business Day succeeding delivery of such Pricing Certificate, the applicable
margins shall be the maximum percentage amount for the relevant Loan set
forth
above.
(iv) Subject
to the provisions of subsections 2.2E, 2.2G and 2.7, the Swing Line Loans
shall
bear interest through maturity at the sum of the Base Rate plus the applicable
Base Rate Margin for Revolving Loans minus a rate equal to the commitment
fee
percentage then in effect as determined pursuant to
subsection 2.3A.
B. Interest
Periods. In connection with each Eurodollar Rate Loan,
Company may, pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, as the case may be, select an interest period (each
an
“Interest Period”) to be applicable to such Loan, which
Interest Period shall be, at Company’s option, either a one, two, three, six or,
if deposits in the interbank Eurodollar market are generally available for
such
period (as determined by each Lender making, converting to or continuing
such
Eurodollar Rate Loan), nine or twelve-month period; provided
that:
(i) the
initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan shall commence on the
Funding Date in respect of such Loan, in the case of a Loan initially made
as a
Eurodollar Rate Loan or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, in the case of a Loan converted to a Eurodollar
Rate
Loan;
(ii) in
the
case of immediately successive Interest Periods applicable to a Eurodollar
Rate
Loan continued as such pursuant to a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, each
successive Interest Period shall commence on the day on which the next preceding
Interest Period expires;
(iii) if
an
Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day,
such
Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day;
provided that, if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day
that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further
Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the
next preceding Business Day;
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(iv) any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month
(or on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (v) of this
subsection 2.2B, end on the last Business Day of a calendar
month;
(v) no
Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Tranche A Term Loans shall
extend beyond the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date, no Interest Period with
respect to any portion of the Tranche B Term Loans shall extend beyond the
Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date, no Interest Period
with
respect to any portion of the Tranche C Term Loans shall extend beyond the
Tranche C Term Loan Maturity Date, and no Interest Period with respect to
any
portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Loan Commitment
Termination Date;
(vi) no
Interest Period with respect to any type of Term Loans shall extend beyond
a
date on which Company is required to make a scheduled payment of principal
of
such type of Term Loans unless the sum of (a) the aggregate principal
amount of such type of Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus
(b) the aggregate principal amount of such type of Term Loans that are
Eurodollar Rate Loans with Interest Periods expiring on or before such date
equals or exceeds the principal amount required to be paid on such type of
Term
Loans on such date;
(vii) there
shall be no more than ten Interest Periods outstanding at any time;
and
(viii) in
the
event Company fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate
Loan
in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation,
Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month.
C. Interest
Payments. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2E,
interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on and to each Interest
Payment Date applicable to that Loan, upon any prepayment of that Loan (to
the
extent accrued on the amount being prepaid), and at maturity (including final
maturity); provided that in the event any Swing Line Loans or any
Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans are prepaid pursuant to subsection
2.4B(i), interest accrued on such Loans through the date of such prepayment
shall be payable on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date applicable
to Base
Rate Loans (or, if earlier, at final maturity).
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D. Conversion
or Continuation. Subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.6, Company shall have the option (i) to convert at any
time all or any part of its outstanding Term Loans equal to or in excess
of
$5,000,000 or all or any part of its outstanding Revolving Loans equal to
$5,000,000 and multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from Loans
bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to one basis to Loans
bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to an alternative basis or
(ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan that is a Term Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan
equal
to or in excess of $5,000,000 as a Eurodollar Rate Loan or upon the expiration
of any Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that is a Revolving
Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $5,000,000 and
multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan;
provided, however, that a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be
converted into a Base Rate Loan on the expiration date of an Interest Period
applicable thereto.
Company
shall deliver a duly executed Notice of Conversion/Continuation to
Administrative Agent no later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) at least
(i) one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the
case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) or (ii) three Business Days in
advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a
conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). In lieu
of delivering a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, Company may give
Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed
conversion/continuation under this subsection 2.2D; provided that
such notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of a duly
executed Notice of Conversion/Continuation to Administrative Agent on or
before
the proposed conversion/continuation date. Administrative Agent shall
notify each Lender of any Loan subject to a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation.
Except
as
otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation for conversion to, or continuation of, a Eurodollar
Rate
Loan (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable and Company
shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance
therewith.
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E. Default
Rate. From and after the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default, upon notice by Administrative Agent
at the
direction of Requisite Lenders, the outstanding principal amount of all Loans
and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments thereon
not paid when due and any fees and other amounts then due and payable hereunder,
shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws)
payable upon demand by Administrative Agent at a rate that is 2% per annum
in
excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement with respect
to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other amounts,
at
a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable
under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans); provided that, in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect
at
the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such Eurodollar
Rate
Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest
payable upon demand by Administrative Agent at a rate which is 2% per annum
in
excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base
Rate
Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest
provided for in this subsection 2.2E is not a permitted alternative to
timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default
or
otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Administrative Agent
or
any Lender.
F. Computation
of Interest. Interest on the Loans shall be computed
(i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day
year, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on
the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed
in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any
Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest
Period
applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted
from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate
Loan
to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date
of
payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable
to
such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar
Rate
Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided that if a Loan is
repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on
that Loan.
G. Maximum
Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
subsection 2.2, in no event shall the rate of interest payable by Company
with respect to any Loan exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to
be
charged under applicable law.
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2.3
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Fees.
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A. Commitment
Fees. Company agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for
distribution to each Revolving Lender in proportion to that Lender’s Pro Rata
Share, commitment fees for the period from and including the Closing Date
to and
excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date equal to the average
of
the daily excess of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount over the sum of
(i) the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (but not any
outstanding Swing Line Loans) plus (ii) the Revolving Letter of
Credit Usage multiplied by a rate per annum equal to the percentage set
forth in the table below opposite the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the
four
Fiscal Quarter period for which the applicable Pricing Certificate has been
delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv):
Consolidated
Leverage
Ratio
|
Commitment
Fee
Percentage
|
3.5:1.0
or greater
|
0.500%
|
2.0:1.0
or greater
but
less than 3.5:1.0
|
0.375%
|
Less
than 2.0:1.0
|
0.250%
|
,
such
commitment fees to be calculated on the basis of a 365/366-day year and the
actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on the
last
Business Day of each of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, commencing
on
December 28, 2007, and on the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date;
provided that until the delivery of the first Pricing Certificate after
the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the applicable commitment
fee
percentage shall be 0.375% per annum. Upon delivery of the Pricing
Certificate by Company to Administrative Agent pursuant to
subsection 6.1(iv), the applicable commitment fee percentage shall be
adjusted, such adjustment to become effective on the third succeeding Business
Day following the receipt by Administrative Agent of such Pricing Certificate;
provided that, if at any time a Pricing Certificate is not delivered at
the time required pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv), from the time such
Pricing Certificate was required to be delivered until delivery of such Pricing
Certificate, the applicable commitment fee percentage shall be the maximum
percentage amount set forth above.
B. Other
Fees. Company agrees to pay to Administrative Agent such
fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between Company
and
Administrative Agent.
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2.4
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Repayments,
Prepayments and Reductions of Revolving Loan Commitment Amount;
General
Provisions Regarding Payments; Application of Proceeds of Collateral
and
Payments Under Subsidiary
Guaranty.
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A. Scheduled
Payments of Term Loans.
(i) Scheduled
Payments of Tranche A Term Loans. Company shall make principal
payments on the Tranche A Term Loans in installments on the dates and in
the
amounts set forth below:
Date
|
Scheduled
Repayment
|
December
28, 2007
|
$13,750,000
|
March
28, 2008
|
$13,750,000
|
June
27, 2008
|
$13,750,000
|
September
26, 2008
|
$13,750,000
|
January
2, 2009
|
$13,750,000
|
April
3, 2009
|
$13,750,000
|
July
3, 2009
|
$13,750,000
|
October
2, 2009
|
$13,750,000
|
January
1, 2010
|
$27,500,000
|
April
2, 2010
|
$27,500,000
|
July
2, 2010
|
$27,500,000
|
October
1, 2010
|
$27,500,000
|
December
31, 2010
|
$27,500,000
|
April
1, 2011
|
$27,500,000
|
July
1, 2011
|
$27,500,000
|
September
30, 2011
|
$27,500,000
|
December
30, 2011
|
$192,500,000
|
March
30, 2012
|
$192,500,000
|
June
29, 2012
|
$192,500,000
|
Tranche
A Term Loan Maturity Date
|
$192,500,000
|
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;
provided
that the
scheduled installments of principal of the Tranche A Term Loans set forth
above
shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments
of
the Tranche A Term Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4B(iv); and
provided further, that the Tranche A Term Loans and all other
amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans shall be
paid in
full no later than the Tranche A Term Loan Maturity Date, and the final
installment payable by Company in respect of the Tranche A Term Loans on
such
date shall be in an amount, if such amount is different from that specified
above, sufficient to repay all amounts owing by Company under this Agreement
with respect to the Tranche A Term Loans.
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(ii) Scheduled
Payments of Tranche B Term Loans. Company shall make principal
payments on the Tranche B Term Loans in installments on the dates and in
the
amounts set forth below:
Date
|
Scheduled
Repayment
|
December
28, 2007
|
$750,000
|
March
28, 2008
|
$750,000
|
June
27, 2008
|
$750,000
|
September
26, 2008
|
$750,000
|
January
2, 2009
|
$750,000
|
April
3, 2009
|
$750,000
|
July
3, 2009
|
$750,000
|
October
2, 2009
|
$750,000
|
January
1, 2010
|
$750,000
|
April
2, 2010
|
$750,000
|
July
2, 2010
|
$750,000
|
October
1, 2010
|
$750,000
|
December
31, 2010
|
$750,000
|
April
1, 2011
|
$750,000
|
July
1, 2011
|
$750,000
|
September
30, 2011
|
$750,000
|
December
30, 2011
|
$750,000
|
March
30, 2012
|
$750,000
|
June
29, 2012
|
$71,625,000
|
September
28, 2012
|
$71,625,000
|
December
28, 2012
|
$71,625,000
|
Tranche
B Term Loan Maturity Date
|
$71,625,000
|
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;
provided
that the
scheduled installments of principal of the Tranche B Term Loans set forth
above
shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments
of
the Tranche B Term Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4B(iv); and
provided further, that the Tranche B Term Loans and all other
amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans shall be
paid in
full no later than the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date, and the final
installment payable by Company in respect of the Tranche B Term Loans on
such
date shall be in an amount, if such amount is different from that specified
above, sufficient to repay all amounts owing by Company under this Agreement
with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans.
B. Prepayments
and Unscheduled Reductions in Revolving Loan Commitments.
(i) Voluntary
Prepayments. Company may, upon written or telephonic notice to
any Swing Line Lender on or prior to 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the
date of prepayment, which notice, if telephonic, shall be promptly confirmed
in
writing, at any time and from time to time prepay any Swing Line Loan of
that
Swing Line Lender on any Business Day in whole or in part in any aggregate
amount. Company may, upon not less than one Business Day’s prior
written or telephonic notice, in the case of Base Rate Loans, and three Business
Days’ prior written or telephonic notice, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans,
in each case given to Administrative Agent by 2:00 P.M. (New York City
time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed
in
writing to Administrative Agent, who will promptly notify each Lender whose
Loans are to be prepaid of such prepayment, at any time and from time to
time
prepay, without premium or penalty (except as provided in subsection 2.6D),
any Term Loans or Revolving Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part
in an
aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and multiples of $1,000,000 in excess
of
that amount. All written notices delivered pursuant to this
subsection 2.4B(i) shall be in the form of a Notice of Prepayment and all
notices whether written or telephonic delivered pursuant to this subsection
2.4B(i) shall be irrevocable, and once given as aforesaid, the principal
amount
of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the
prepayment date specified therein. Any such voluntary prepayment
shall be applied as specified in subsection 2.4B(iv).
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(ii) Voluntary
Reductions of Revolving Loan Commitments. Company may, upon not
less than five Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in
writing to Administrative Agent or upon such lesser number of days’ prior
written or telephonic notice, as determined by Administrative Agent in its
sole
discretion, at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently
reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Loan Commitment
Amount
in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount
exceeds the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments at the time of
such
proposed termination or reduction; provided that any such partial
reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount shall be in an aggregate
minimum amount of $2,000,000 and multiples of $500,000 in excess of that
amount. Company’s notice to Administrative Agent (who will promptly
notify each Revolving Lender of such notice) shall designate the date (which
shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount
of any
partial reduction, and such termination or reduction shall be effective on
the
date specified in Company’s notice and shall reduce the amount of the Revolving
Loan Commitment of each Revolving Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata
Share. In addition, Company may, upon not less than five Business
Days’ prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in writing to Administrative
Agent or upon such lesser number of days’ prior written or telephonic notice, as
determined by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, at any time and
from
time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium
or penalty, the Swing Line Loan Commitment; provided that any such
partial reduction of the Swing Line Loan Commitment shall be in an aggregate
minimum amount of $2,000,000 and multiples of $500,000 in excess of that
amount. Company’s notice to Administrative Agent (who will promptly
notify each Revolving Lender of such notice) shall designate the date (which
shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount
of any
partial reduction, and such termination or reduction shall be effective on
the
date specified in Company’s notice and shall reduce the amount of the Swing Line
Loan Commitment of each Swing Line Lender proportionately.
(iii) Mandatory
Prepayments. The Loans shall be prepaid in the amounts and under
the circumstances set forth below, all such prepayments to be applied as
set
forth below or as more specifically provided in
subsection 2.4B(iv) and subsection 2.4D:
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(a) Prepayments
From Net Asset Sale Proceeds. No later than the fifth Business
Day following the date of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
any
Net Asset Sale Proceeds in respect of any Asset Sale, Company shall either
(1)
prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Asset Sale Proceeds
or
(2), so long as no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and to the extent that aggregate Net Asset Sale
Proceeds from the Closing Date through the date of determination do not exceed
$50,000,000, deliver to Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting
forth (A) that portion of such Net Asset Sale Proceeds that Company or such
Subsidiary intends to (x) reinvest in equipment or other productive assets
of
the general type used in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries or
reasonably similar or related to the nature or type of property and assets
of
Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) invest in a Person having property or
assets
of a similar nature or type as, or engaged in a similar business as, Company
and
its Subsidiaries, in each case within 365 days of such date of receipt and
(B)
the proposed use of such portion of the Net Asset Sale Proceeds and such
other
information with respect to such reinvestment as Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, and Company shall, or shall cause one or more of its
Subsidiaries to, promptly and diligently apply such portion to such reinvestment
purposes. In addition, Company shall, no later than 365 days after
receipt of such Net Asset Sale Proceeds that have not theretofore been applied
to the Obligations or that have not been so reinvested as provided above,
make
an additional prepayment of the Loans in the full amount of all such Net
Asset
Sale Proceeds.
(b) Prepayments
from Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds. No later than the fifth
Business Day following the date of receipt by Administrative Agent or by
Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that are required to be applied to prepay
the
Loans pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6.4C, Company shall prepay
the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds.
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(c) Prepayments
Due to Issuance of Equity Securities. No later than the fifth
Business Days following the date of receipt of the Net Securities Proceeds
from
the issuance of any Capital Stock of Company or of any Subsidiary of Company
(other than (1) the issuance of such Capital Stock (A) to finance a Permitted
Acquisition, (B) to directors and employees of Company and its Subsidiaries
pursuant to written employee benefit plans approved by Company’s Governing Body
and pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants issued under any such
plan,
(C) to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) to qualify members of a Governing
Body of any such Subsidiary if required by applicable law or (E) on a pro
rata
basis to the equity holders of a non-wholly owned Subsidiary; or (2) any
capital
contribution to Company or any Subsidiary of Company by any holder of Capital
Stock thereof after the Closing Date), Company shall prepay the Loans in
an
aggregate amount equal to 50% of such Net Securities Proceeds; provided
that (A) such percentage shall be reduced to 0% if the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding four-Fiscal Quarter
period
is less than 2.50:1.00 and (B) such percentage shall equal 100% at any time
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
(d) Prepayments
Due to Issuance of Indebtedness. No later than the fifth Business
Day following the date of receipt of the Net Securities Proceeds from the
issuance of any Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries after
the
Closing Date, other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1,
Company shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such
Net
Securities Proceeds; provided that (A) such percentage shall be reduced
to 50% if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately
preceding four-Fiscal Quarter period is less than 2.50:1.00 and (B) such
percentage shall equal 100% at any time after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default.
(e) Prepayments
from Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. In the event that there shall
be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal
Year 2008), Company shall, no later than 100 days after the end of such Fiscal
Year, prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of such Consolidated
Excess Cash Flow; provided that (A) such percentage shall be reduced to
0% if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year
is
less than 2.50:1.00 and (B) such percentage shall equal 100% at any time
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
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(f) Calculations
of Net Proceeds Amounts; Additional Prepayments Based on Subsequent
Calculations. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans
pursuant to subsections 2.4B(iii)(a)-(e), Company shall deliver to
Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate demonstrating the calculation of
the amount of the applicable Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds, Net Securities Proceeds, or Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, as the
case
may be, that gave rise to such prepayment. In the event that Company
shall subsequently determine that the actual amount was greater than the
amount
set forth in such Officer’s Certificate, Company shall promptly make an
additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to the amount of such
excess, and Company shall concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative
Agent
an Officer’s Certificate demonstrating the derivation of the additional amount
resulting in such excess.
(g) Prepayments
Due to Reductions of Revolving Loan Commitment Amount. Company
shall from time to time prepay first the Swing Line Loans and second the
Revolving Loans (and, after prepaying all Revolving Loans, Cash collateralize
any outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit by depositing the requisite amount
in the Collateral Account) to the extent necessary so that the Total Utilization
of Revolving Loan Commitments shall not at any time exceed the Revolving
Loan
Commitment Amount then in effect. For purposes of calculating the
Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments, any Revolving Letters of
Credit
denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be valued by Administrative
Agent based on the applicable Exchange Rate for such currency as of the
applicable date of determination once per calendar quarter or at such other
times as reasonably determined by Administrative Agent.
(iv) Application
of Prepayments.
(a) Application
of Voluntary Prepayments by Type of Loans and Order of
Maturity. Any voluntary prepayments pursuant to
subsection 2.4B(i) shall be applied as specified by Company in the
applicable notice of prepayment; provided that in the event Company fails
to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such
prepayment shall be applied first, to repay outstanding Swing Line Loans
to the full extent thereof, second, to repay outstanding Revolving Loans
to the full extent thereof and third, to repay outstanding Term Loans to
the full extent thereof. Any voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans
pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i) shall be applied to prepay the Tranche
A Term Loans, the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche C Term Loans on a
pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding
principal amounts thereof) and to reduce the scheduled installments of principal
of the Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans and Tranche C Term Loans
in
forward chronological order.
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(b) Application
of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans. Except as provided in
subsection 2.4D, any amount required to be applied as a mandatory
prepayment of the Loans pursuant to subsections 2.4B(iii)(a)-(f) shall be
applied first to prepay the Term Loans to the full extent thereof,
second, to the extent of any remaining portion of such amount,
to prepay
the Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof, and third, to the extent
of any remaining portion of such amount, to prepay the Revolving Loans to
the
full extent thereof.
(c) Application
of Mandatory Prepayments of Term Loans to Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B
Term
Loans, Tranche C Term Loans and the Scheduled Installments of Principal
Thereof. Except as provided in subsection 2.4D, any
mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to
subsection 2.4B(iii) shall be applied to prepay the Tranche A Term
Loans, the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche C Term Loans on a
prorata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding
principal amounts thereof) and shall be applied on a prorata basis
(in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof)
to
each scheduled installment of principal of the Tranche A Term Loans, the
Tranche
B Term Loans or the Tranche C Term Loans, as the case may be, that is unpaid
at
the time of such prepayment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of
any
mandatory prepayment of the Tranche B Term Loans or the Tranche C Term Loans,
Lenders of the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche C Term Loans may waive
the
right to receive the amount of such mandatory prepayment of the Tranche B
Term
Loans or Tranche C Term Loans, as the case may be. If any Lender or
Lenders elect to waive the right to receive the amount of such mandatory
prepayment, 50% of the amount that otherwise would have been applied to
mandatorily prepay the Tranche B Term Loans or the Tranche C Term Loans,
as the
case may be, of such Lender or Lenders shall be applied instead to the further
prepayment of the Tranche A Term Loans to the extent any are then
outstanding.
(d) Application
of Prepayments to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate
Loans. Considering Term Loans and Revolving Loans being prepaid
separately, any prepayment thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans
to
the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each
case in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be
made
by Company pursuant to subsection 2.6D.
C. General
Provisions Regarding Payments.
(i) Manner
and Time of Payment. All payments by Company of principal,
interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day
funds,
without defense, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition,
and delivered to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York
City time) on the date due at the Funding and Payment Office for the account
of
Lenders; funds received by Administrative Agent after that time on such due
date
shall be deemed to have been paid by Company on the next succeeding Business
Day.
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(ii) Application
of Payments to Principal and Interest. Except as provided in
subsection 2.2C, all payments in respect of the principal amount of any
Loan shall include payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being
repaid or prepaid, and all such payments shall be applied to the payment
of
interest before application to principal.
(iii) Apportionment
of Payments. Aggregate principal and interest payments in respect
of the Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be apportioned among all outstanding
Loans to which such payments relate, in each case proportionately to Lenders’
respective Pro Rata Shares; provided that all payments in respect of
Revolving Loans shall first be applied in the following priority to repay
any
amount owing to (a) first, Swing Line Lenders proportionately to the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loans of each Swing
Line Lender due to the failure of any Revolving Lender to (1) fund a Revolving
Loan for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loan pursuant to
subsection 2.1A(iv)(b) or (2) purchase an assignment of an unpaid Swing Line
Loan pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv)(c), and (b) second, Issuing Lender
due to the failure of any Revolving Lender to (1) fund a Revolving Loan for
the
purpose of repaying any unreimbursed amounts of a drawing under a Revolving
Letter of Credit pursuant to subsection 3.3B or (2) fund a participation
in any
such unreimbursed Revolving Letter of Credit drawing pursuant to subsection
3.3C. Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender,
at the account specified in the payment instructions delivered to Administrative
Agent by such Lender, its Pro Rata Share of all such payments received by
Administrative Agent and the commitment fees and letter of credit fees of
such
Lender, if any, when received by Administrative Agent pursuant to
subsections 2.3 and 3.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this subsection 2.4C(iii), if, pursuant to the provisions of
subsection 2.6C, any Notice of Conversion/Continuation is withdrawn as to
any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu
of
its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, Administrative Agent shall
give
effect thereto in apportioning interest payments received
thereafter.
(iv) Payments
on Business Days. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall
be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall
be
made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall
be
included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the
commitment fees hereunder, as the case may be.
(v) Notation
of Payment. Each Lender agrees that before disposing of any Note
held by it, or any part thereof (other than by granting participations therein),
that Lender will make a notation thereon of all Loans evidenced by that Note
and
all principal payments previously made thereon and of the date to which interest
thereon has been paid; provided that the failure to make (or any error in
the making of) a notation of any Loan made under such Note shall not limit
or
otherwise affect the obligations of Company hereunder or under such Note
with
respect to any Loan or any payments of principal or interest on such
Note.
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D. Application
of Proceeds of Collateral and Payments after Event of
Default.
Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, if requested
by
Requisite Lenders, or upon acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to
Section 8, (a) all payments received by Administrative Agent, whether
from Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or otherwise, and (b) all proceeds
received by Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from,
or
other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral under any Collateral
Document may, in the discretion of Administrative Agent, be held by
Administrative Agent as Collateral (unless Requisite Lenders direct
Administrative Agent to apply such proceeds in full or in part), and/or (then
or
at any time thereafter) applied in full or in part by Administrative Agent,
in
each case in the following order of priority:
(i) to
the
payment of all costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization,
all other expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Administrative
Agent in connection therewith, and all amounts for which Administrative Agent
is
entitled to compensation (including the fees described in subsection 2.3
and
reasonable compensation to Administrative Agent’s agents and counsel),
reimbursement and indemnification under any Loan Document and all advances
made
by Administrative Agent thereunder for the account of the applicable Loan
Party,
and to the payment of all costs and expenses paid or incurred by Administrative
Agent in connection with the Loan Documents, all in accordance with
subsections 9.4, 10.2 and 10.3 and the other terms of this Agreement and
the Loan Documents;
(ii) thereafter,
to the payment of all other Obligations and obligations of Loan Parties under
any Hedge Agreement between a Loan Party and a Swap Counterparty for the
ratable
benefit of the holders thereof (subject to the provisions of subsection
2.4C(ii)); and
(iii) thereafter,
to the payment to or upon the order of such Loan Party or to whosoever may
be
lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct.
2.5
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Use
of Proceeds.
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A. Term
Loans. The proceeds of the Tranche A Term Loans and Tranche
B Term Loans shall be applied by Company to fund the Acquisition Financing
Requirements. The proceeds of the Tranche C Term Loans shall be
applied by Company for working capital and other general corporate
purposes.
B. Revolving
Loans; Swing Line Loans. The proceeds of any Revolving Loans
in the amount not exceeding $50,000,000 may be applied by Company to fund
the
Acquisition Financing Requirements. The proceeds of any remaining
Revolving Loans and any Swing Line Loans shall be applied by Company for
working
capital and other general corporate purposes.
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C. Margin
Regulations. No portion of the proceeds of any borrowing
under this Agreement shall be used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in any
manner that might cause the borrowing or the application of such proceeds
to
violate Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such
Board
or to violate the Exchange Act, in each case as in effect on the date or
dates
of such borrowing and such use of proceeds.
2.6
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Special
Provisions Governing Eurodollar Rate
Loans.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the following provisions
shall govern with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans as to the matters
covered:
A. Determination
of Applicable Interest Rate. On each Interest Rate
Determination Date, Administrative Agent shall determine in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement (which determination shall, absent manifest error,
be
conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply
to
the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined
for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof
(in
writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Company and each applicable
Lender.
B. Inability
to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate
Determination Date, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London
interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the
interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the
definition of “Eurodollar Rate,” Administrative Agent shall on such date give
notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Company
and
each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as,
or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as Administrative
Agent
notifies Company and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice
no longer exist and (ii) any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation given by Company with respect to the Loans in respect
of
which such determination was made shall be deemed to be for a Base Rate
Loan.
C. Illegality
or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans. In the event
that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall
be
conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after
consultation with Company and Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining
or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a
result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty,
governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with
any
such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having
the
force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful)
or
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(ii) has
become impracticable, or would cause such Lender material hardship, as a
result
of contingencies occurring after the date of this Agreement which materially
and
adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of such Lender
in
that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an
“Affected Lender” and it shall on that day give notice (by
telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Company and
Administrative Agent of such determination. Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each other Lender of the receipt of such
notice. Thereafter (a) the obligation of the Affected Lender to
make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended
until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender, (b) to the
extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar
Rate
Loan then being requested by Company pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing or
a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan
as
(or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (c) the
Affected Lender’s obligation to maintain its outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans
(the “Affected Loans”) shall be terminated at the earlier to
occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect
to
the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (d) the Affected Loans
shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such
termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a
determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan then being requested by Company pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing
or a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation, Company shall have the option, subject
to the
provisions of subsection 2.6D, to rescind such Notice of Borrowing or
Notice of Conversion/Continuation as to all Lenders by giving notice (by
telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Administrative Agent
of
such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of
its
determination as described above. Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each other Lender of the receipt of such notice. Except as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this
subsection 2.6C shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an
Affected Lender to make or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar
Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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D. Compensation
For Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest
Periods. Company shall compensate each Lender, upon written
request by that Lender pursuant to subsection 2.8, for all reasonable
losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by that Lender
to
lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans
and
any reasonable loss, expense or liability sustained by that Lender in connection
with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds) which that Lender may
sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by that
Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date
specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or a telephonic request therefor,
or
a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, does not occur
on a
date specified therefor in a Notice of Conversion/Continuation or a telephonic
request therefor, (ii) if any prepayment (including any prepayment pursuant
to subsection 2.4B(i) or 2.4B(iii)) or other principal payment or any conversion
of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (including any prepayment or conversion
occasioned by the circumstances described in subsection 2.6C) occurs on a
date
prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan,
(iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on
any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by Company, or (iv) as a
consequence of any other default by Company in the repayment of its Eurodollar
Rate Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement.
E. Booking
of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Any Lender may make, carry or
transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch
offices or the office of an Affiliate of that Lender.
F. Assumptions
Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Calculation of
all amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection 2.6 and under
subsection 2.7A shall be made as though that Lender had funded each of its
Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing
interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of
“Eurodollar Rate” in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan
and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period, whether
or not
its Eurodollar Rate Loans had been funded in such manner.
G. Eurodollar
Rate Loans After Default. After the occurrence of and during
the continuation of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default,
(i) Company may not elect to have a Loan be made or maintained as, or
converted to, a Eurodollar Rate Loan after the expiration of any Interest
Period
then in effect for that Loan and (ii) subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.6D, any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation given by Company with respect to a requested borrowing
or conversion/continuation that has not yet occurred shall be deemed to be
for a
Base Rate Loan or, if the conditions to making a Loan set forth in
subsection 4.2 cannot then be satisfied, to be rescinded by
Company.
2.7
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Increased
Costs; Taxes; Capital
Adequacy.
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A. Compensation
for Increased Costs. Subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.7B (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters
covered thereby), in the event that any Lender (including any Issuing Lender)
shall reasonably determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error,
be
final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any Change
in
Law:
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(i) subjects
such Lender to any additional tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to
this
Agreement or any of its obligations hereunder (including with respect to
issuing
or maintaining any Letters of Credit or purchasing or maintaining any
participations therein or maintaining any Commitment hereunder) or any payments
to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable
hereunder (except for the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any
Excluded Tax payable by such Lender);
(ii) imposes,
modifies or holds applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits
or
other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other
credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such
Lender (other than any such reserve or other requirements with respect to
Eurodollar Rate Loans that are reflected in the definition of “Eurodollar
Rate”); or
(iii) imposes
any other condition (other than with respect to Taxes) on or affecting such
Lender or its obligations hereunder or the London interbank market;
and
the
result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of
agreeing to make, making or maintaining its Loans or Commitments or agreeing
to
issue, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or agreeing to purchase,
purchasing or maintaining any participation therein or to reduce any amount
received or receivable by such Lender with respect thereto; then, in any
such
case, Company shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon receipt of the statement
referred to in subsection 2.8A, such additional amount or amounts (in the
form
of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or
otherwise as such Lender reasonably shall determine) as may be necessary
to
compensate such Lender on an after-tax basis for any such increased cost
or
reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder; provided,
however, that Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender
pursuant to this subsection 2.7A for any increased cost or reduction in
respect of a period occurring more than 90 days prior to the date on which
such
Lender notifies Company of such Change in Law and such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor, except if the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased cost or reduction is retroactive, no such time limitation shall
apply
so long as such Lender requests compensation within 90 days from the date
on
which the applicable Government Authority informed such Lender of such Change
in
Law.
B. Taxes.
(i) Payments
to Be Free and Clear. Any and all payments by or on account of
any obligation of Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be made free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding
on
account of, any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes.
(ii) Grossing-up
of Payments. If Company or any other Person is required by law to
make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any sum paid
or
payable by Company to Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the
Loan
Documents:
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(a) Company
shall notify Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in
any
such requirement as soon as Company becomes aware of it;
(b) Company
shall timely pay any such Tax to the relevant Government Authority when such
Tax
is due, in accordance with applicable law;
(c) unless
such Tax is an Excluded Tax, the sum payable by Company shall be increased
to
the extent necessary to ensure that, after making the required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this
subsection 2.7B(ii)), Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may
be,
receives on the due date a net sum equal to the sum it would have received
had
no such deduction been required or made; and
(d) within
30
days after paying any sum from which it is required by law to make any such
deduction, and within 30 days after the due date of payment of any Tax which
it
is required by clause (b) above to pay, Company shall deliver to Administrative
Agent the original or a certified copy of an official receipt or other document
satisfactory to the other affected parties to evidence the payment and its
remittance to the relevant Government Authority.
(iii) Indemnification
by Company. Company shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each
Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this subsection 2.7B(iii)) paid by Administrative
Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and
reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or
not
such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Government Authority. A certificate as to
the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Company by a Lender
(with a
copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf
or
on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Tax
Status of Lenders. Unless not legally entitled to do
so:
(a) any
Lender, if requested by Company or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such
forms or other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably
requested by Company or Administrative Agent as will enable Company or
Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to
backup withholding or information reporting requirements;
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(b) any
Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of any
Tax
with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
deliver to Company and Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date on which
such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time
to time
thereafter, as may be necessary in the determination of Company or
Administrative Agent, each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion),
such
properly completed and duly executed forms or other documentation prescribed
by
applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding
or at
a reduced rate of withholding;
(c) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Company is resident
for tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to
Company and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested
by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes
a
Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter, as may be
necessary in the determination of Company or Administrative Agent, each in
the
reasonable exercise of its discretion), whichever of the following is
applicable:
(1) properly
completed and duly executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN
claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United
States is a party,
(2) properly
completed and duly executed copies of Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8ECI,
(3) in
the
case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption “portfolio
interest” under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (A) a duly executed
certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (i) a “bank”
within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code,
(ii) a
ten-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code) of Company or (iii) a controlled foreign corporation
described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code and (B) properly
completed and duly executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN.
(4) properly
completed and duly executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable
law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in any
Tax,
in
each
case together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed
by
applicable law to permit Company and Administrative Agent to determine the
withholding or deduction required to be made, if any;
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(d) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Company is resident
for tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender that does not act
or
ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums
paid
or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in
the
case of a typical participation by such Lender) shall deliver to Administrative
Agent and Company (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the
recipient), on or prior to the date such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender,
or on
such later date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account
with
respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and from time to
time
thereafter, as may be necessary in the determination of Company or
Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its
discretion):
(1) duly
executed and properly completed copies of the forms and statements required
to
be provided by such Foreign Lender under clause (c) of
subsection 2.7B(iv), to establish the portion of any such sums paid or
payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account and may
be
entitled to an exemption from or a reduction of the applicable Tax,
and
(2) duly
executed and properly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) properly completed and duly executed
by such Foreign Lender, together with any information, if any, such Foreign
Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or
statement of exemption required under the Internal Revenue Code or the
regulations thereunder, to establish that such Foreign Lender is not acting
for
its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such
Foreign Lender;
(e) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Company is resident
for tax purposes in the United States, any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender
and has not otherwise established to the reasonable satisfaction of Company
and
Administrative Agent that it is an exempt recipient (as defined in
section 6049(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and the United States
Treasury Regulations thereunder) shall deliver to Company and Administrative
Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on
or
prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter as prescribed by applicable law or upon
the
request of Company or Administrative Agent), duly executed and properly
completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9;
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(f) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender hereby agrees, from
time
to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, whenever
a
lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates
or
other evidence so delivered obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect,
that
such Lender shall promptly (1) deliver to Administrative Agent and Company
two original copies of renewals, amendments or additional or successor forms,
properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, together with any other
certificate or statement of exemption required in order to confirm or establish
that such Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of any Tax
with
respect to payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents and, if applicable,
that such Lender does not act for its own account with respect to any portion
of
such payment, or (2) notify Administrative Agent and Company of its
inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence;
and
(g) If
an
Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that is has received
a
refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by
Company or with respect to which Company has paid additional amounts pursuant
to
this Section, it shall pay over such refund to Company (but only to the extent
of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid by Company under this
Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund),
net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Government Authority
with
respect to such refund); provided that Company, upon the request of such
Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Company
(plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Government Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent
or
such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Government
Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require any
Agent or Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to Company or any other
Person.
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C. Capital
Adequacy Adjustment. If any Lender shall have determined
that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy has or would have the effect
of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation
controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s
Loans or Commitments or Letters of Credit or participations therein or other
obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit
to a
level below that which such Lender or such controlling corporation could
have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration the policies
of
such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy),
then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by Company
from
such Lender of the statement referred to in subsection 2.8A, Company shall
pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or such controlling corporation for such reduction, increased to the
extent necessary to take into account any tax incurred or payable by such
Lender
as a result of the obligation of Company to pay such additional amounts;
provided, however, that Company shall not be required to
compensate a Lender pursuant to this subsection 2.7C for any reduction in
respect of a period occurring more than 90 days prior to the date on which
such
Lender notifies Company of such Change in Law and such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor, except, if the Change in Law giving rise to
such
reduction is retroactive, no such time limitation shall apply so long as
such
Lender requests compensation within 90 days from the date on which the
applicable Government Authority informed such Lender of such Change in
Law.
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Statement
of Lenders; Obligation of Lenders and Issuing Lenders to
Mitigate.
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A. Statements. Each
Lender claiming compensation or reimbursement pursuant to subsection 2.6D,
2.7
or 2.8B shall deliver to Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) a
written
statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of the calculation
of
such compensation or reimbursement, which statement shall be conclusive and
binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.
B. Mitigation. Each
Lender and Issuing Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the
officer of such Lender or Issuing Lender responsible for administering the
Loans
or Letters of Credit of such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be,
becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition
that
would cause such Lender to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle
such
Lender or Issuing Lender to receive payments under subsection 2.7, it will
use reasonable effort to make, issue, fund or maintain the Commitments of
such
Lender or the Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender or Issuing Lender
through another lending or letter of credit office of such Lender or Issuing
Lender, if (i) as a result thereof the circumstances which would cause such
Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional amounts
which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender or Issuing Lender
pursuant to subsection 2.7 would be materially reduced and (ii) as
determined by such Lender or Issuing Lender in its sole discretion, such
action
would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or Issuing Lender;
provided that such Lender or Issuing Lender will not be obligated to
utilize such other lending or letter of credit office pursuant to this
subsection 2.8B unless Company agrees to pay all incremental expenses
incurred by such Lender or Issuing Lender as a result of utilizing such other
lending or letter of credit office as described above.
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2.9
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Replacement
of a Lender.
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If
Company receives a statement of amounts due pursuant to subsection 2.8A
from a Lender, a Revolving Lender defaults in its obligations to fund a
Revolving Loan pursuant to this Agreement, a Lender (a “Non-Consenting
Lender”) refuses to consent to an amendment, modification or waiver of
this Agreement (other than a consent to participate in the extensions of
credit
provided for in subsections 2.1A(v) and 3.6) that, pursuant to
subsection 10.6, requires consent of 100% of the Lenders or 100% of the
Lenders with Obligations directly affected or a Lender becomes an Affected
Lender (any such Lender, a “Subject Lender”), so long as such
Lender is not an Issuing Lender with respect to any Letters of Credit
outstanding (unless all such Letters of Credit are terminated or arrangements
acceptable to such Issuing Lender (such as a “back-to-back” letter of credit)
are made), Company may require the Subject Lender to assign all of its Loans
and
Commitments to such other Lender, Lenders, Eligible Assignee or Eligible
Assignees pursuant to the provisions of subsection 10.1B; provided
that, prior to or concurrently with such replacement, (1) the Subject
Lender shall have received payment in full of all principal, interest, fees
and
other amounts (including all amounts under subsections 2.6D, 2.7 and/or
2.8B (if applicable)) through such date of replacement and a release from
its
obligations under the Loan Documents, (2) the processing fee required to be
paid by subsection 10.1B(i) shall have been paid to Administrative Agent,
(3) all of the requirements for such assignment contained in
subsection 10.1B, including the consent of Administrative Agent (if
required) and the receipt by Administrative Agent of an executed Assignment
Agreement executed by the assignee (Administrative Agent being hereby authorized
to execute any Assignment Agreement on behalf of a Subject Lender relating
to
the assignment of Loans and/or Commitments of such subject Lender) and other
supporting documents, have been fulfilled, (4) in the event such Subject
Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, each assignee shall consent, at the time
of
such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such Subject Lender was
a
Non-Consenting Lender and Company also requires each other Subject Lender
that
is a Non-Consenting Lender to assign its Loans and Commitments, and (5)
Requisite Lenders or Requisite Class Lenders, as the case may be, shall have
approved such amendment, modification or waiver of this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Lender is a
Non-Consenting Lender solely because it refused to consent to an amendment,
modification or waiver that required the consent of 100% of Lenders with
Obligations directly affected thereby (which amendment, modification or waiver
did not accordingly require the consent of 100% of all Lenders), Company
may,
with prior consent from Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), require such Non-Consenting Lender to
assign
only those Loans and Commitments of such Non-Consenting Lender that constitute
the Obligations directly affected by the amendment, modification or waiver
to
which such Non-Consenting Lender refused to provide its consent.
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Section
3. LETTERS
OF CREDIT
3.1
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Issuance
of Revolving Letters of Credit and Lenders’ Purchase of Participations
Therein.
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A. Revolving
Letters of Credit. Company or any of its Subsidiaries may
request, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1, from
time to time during the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the
Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date, that one or more Revolving Lenders
issue Revolving Letters of Credit for the account of Company or such Subsidiary
for the purposes specified in the definition of “Letters of
Credit.” Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties of Company herein set forth,
any one or more Revolving Lenders may, but (except as provided in subsection
3.1B(ii)) shall not be obligated to issue such Revolving Letters of Credit
in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1; provided that
Company shall not request that any Revolving Lender issue (and no Revolving
Lender shall issue):
(i) any
Revolving Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, the
Total
Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments would exceed the Revolving Loan
Commitment Amount then in effect;
(ii) any
Revolving Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, the
Revolving Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $700,000,000;
(iii) any
Revolving Letter of Credit having an expiration date later than five Business
Days prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date; it being
understood that any Issuing Lender may agree to issue a Revolving Letter
of
Credit that will automatically be extended for one or more successive periods
unless such Issuing Lender elects not to extend for any such additional period;
provided that such Issuing Lender shall elect not to extend such
Revolving Letter of Credit if it has knowledge that an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing (and has not been waived in accordance with
subsection 10.6) at the time such Issuing Lender must elect whether or not
to allow such extension; providedfurther, that in no event shall
an expiration date of any Revolving Letter of Credit so extended be later
than
the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date;
(iv) Revolving
Letters of Credit issued for the purpose of supporting trade payables in
an
aggregate face amount greater than $300,000,000; or
(v) Revolving
Letters of Credit issued for the purpose of supporting any Indebtedness
constituting “antecedent debt” (as such term is used in Section 547 of the
Bankruptcy Code).
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On
and
after the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed for
all
purposes, including for purposes of the fees to be collected pursuant to
subsection 3.2, and reimbursement of costs and expenses to the extent
provided herein, to be Revolving Letters of Credit outstanding under this
Agreement and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and shall be governed by the applications and agreements pertaining
thereto and by this Agreement; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no fees with respect
to
the issuance of the Existing Letters of Credit shall be due
hereunder.
B. Mechanics
of Issuance.
(i) Request
for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance. Whenever Company desires
the issuance of a Revolving Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to a Revolving
Lender (which shall be the Issuing Lender with respect thereto), with a copy
to
Administrative Agent, a Request for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance no
later
than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) at least three Business Days, or such
shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender in any particular
instance, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. The Issuing Lender,
in
its reasonable discretion, may require changes in the text of the proposed
Revolving Letter of Credit or any documents described in or attached to the
Request for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance. In furtherance of
the provisions of subsection 10.8, and not in limitation thereof, Company
may
submit Requests for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance by telefacsimile
and
Administrative Agent and Issuing Lenders may rely and act upon any such Request
for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance without receiving an original signed
copy thereof. No Revolving Letter of Credit shall require payment
against a conforming demand for payment to be made thereunder on the same
business day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the office of the
Issuing Lender to which such demand for payment is required to be presented
is
located) on which such demand for payment is presented if such presentation
is
made after 10:00 A.M. (in the time zone of such office of the Issuing
Lender) on such business day.
Company
shall notify the applicable Issuing Lender (and Administrative Agent, if
Administrative Agent is not such Issuing Lender) prior to the issuance of
any
Revolving Letter of Credit in the event that any of the matters to which
Company
is required to certify in the applicable Request for Revolving Letter of
Credit
Issuance is no longer true and correct in all material respects as of the
proposed date of issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit, and upon the
issuance of any Revolving Letter of Credit, Company shall be deemed to have
re-certified, as of the date of such issuance, as to the matters to which
Company is required to certify in the applicable Request for Revolving Letter
of
Credit Issuance.
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(ii) Determination
of Issuing Lender. Company may request any Revolving Lender to
issue a Revolving Letter of Credit by delivering to such Revolving Lender,
with
a copy to Administrative Agent, a Request for Revolving Letter of Credit
Issuance pursuant to subsection 3.1B(i) requesting the issuance of such
Revolving Letter of Credit. In the event that such Revolving Lender,
in its sole discretion, elects not to issue such Revolving Letter of Credit,
such Revolving Lender shall promptly so notify Company and Administrative
Agent,
whereupon Company may request any other Revolving Lender to issue such Revolving
Letter of Credit by delivering to such Revolving Lender a copy of the applicable
Request for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance. Any Revolving Lender
so requested to issue such Revolving Letter of Credit shall promptly notify
Company and Administrative Agent whether or not, in its sole discretion,
it has
elected to issue such Revolving Letter of Credit, and any such Revolving
Lender
that so elects to issue such Revolving Letter of Credit shall be the Issuing
Lender with respect thereto. In the event that all other Revolving
Lenders requested by Company have declined to issue such Revolving Letter
of
Credit, Xxxxx Fargo shall be obligated to issue such Revolving Letter of
Credit
and shall be the Issuing Lender with respect thereto, notwithstanding the
fact
that the Revolving Letter of Credit Usage with respect to such Revolving
Letter
of Credit and with respect to all other Revolving Letters of Credit issued
by
Administrative Agent, when aggregated with Administrative Agent’s outstanding
Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, may exceed the amount of Administrative
Agent’s Revolving Loan Commitment then in effect; provided that the
Issuing Lender shall not be obligated to issue any Revolving Letter of Credit
denominated in a foreign currency which in the judgment of Administrative
Agent
is not readily and freely available.
(iii) Issuance
of Revolving Letter of Credit. Upon satisfaction or waiver (in
accordance with subsection 10.6) of the conditions set forth in
subsection 4.3, the Issuing Lender shall issue the requested Revolving
Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Lender’s standard operating
procedures.
(iv) Notification
to Revolving Lenders. Upon the issuance of or amendment to any
Revolving Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify
Administrative Agent and Company of such issuance or amendment in writing
and
such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Revolving Letter of Credit
or
amendment. Upon receipt of such notice (or, if Administrative Agent
is the Issuing Lender, together with such notice), Administrative Agent shall
notify each Revolving Lender in writing of such issuance or amendment and
the
amount of such Revolving Lender’s respective participation in such Revolving
Letter of Credit or amendment, and, if so requested by a Revolving Lender,
Administrative Agent shall provide such Revolving Lender with a copy of such
Revolving Letter of Credit or amendment. In the event any Issuing
Lender is other than Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender will send
by
facsimile transmission to Administrative Agent, promptly upon the first Business
Day of each calendar quarter, a report of its daily aggregate maximum amount
available for drawing under Letters of Credit for the previous
week. Upon receipt of such report, Administrative Agent shall notify
each Revolving Lender in writing of the contents thereof.
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C. Revolving
Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Revolving Letters of
Credit. Immediately upon the issuance of each Revolving
Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees
to, have irrevocably purchased from the Issuing Lender a participation in
such
Revolving Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount
equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the maximum amount that is or at any
time may become available to be drawn thereunder.
3.2
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Revolving
Letter of Credit Fees.
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Company
agrees to pay the following amounts with respect to Revolving Letters of
Credit
issued hereunder:
(i) with
respect to each Revolving Letter of Credit, (a) a fronting fee, payable directly
to the applicable Issuing Lender for its own account, equal to 0.125% per
annum
of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Revolving Letter of
Credit,
(b) a letter of credit fee for financial Revolving Letters of Credit, payable
to
Administrative Agent for the account of Revolving Lenders, equal to the
applicable Eurodollar Rate Margin for Revolving Loans, plus, upon the
application of increased rates of interest pursuant to subsection 2.2E, 2%
per annum, multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn under
such Revolving Letter of Credit, and (c) a letter of credit fee for performance
Revolving Letters of Credit, payable to Administrative Agent for the account
of
Revolving Lenders, equal to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Margin for Revolving
Loans minus 0.25% per annum, plus, upon the application of
increased rates of interest pursuant to subsection 2.2E, 2% per annum,
multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn under such Revolving
Letter of Credit, each such fronting fee or letter of credit fee to be payable
in arrears on and to (but excluding) the last Business Day of each Fiscal
Quarter of each year and computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual
number of days elapsed; and
(ii) with
respect to the issuance, amendment or transfer of each Revolving Letter of
Credit and each payment of a drawing made thereunder (without duplication
of the
fees payable under clause (i) above), documentary and processing charges
payable directly to the applicable Issuing Lender for its own account in
accordance with such Issuing Lender’s standard schedule for such charges in
effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the
case
may be.
For
purposes of calculating any fees payable under clause (i) of this
subsection 3.2, (1) the daily amount available to be drawn under any
Revolving Letter of Credit shall be determined as of the close of business
on
any date of determination and (2) any amount described in such clause that
is denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be valued based on
the
applicable Exchange Rate for such currency as of the applicable date of
determination.
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3.3
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Drawings
and Reimbursement of Amounts Paid Under Revolving Letters of
Credit.
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A. Responsibility
of Issuing Lender With Respect to Drawings. In determining
whether to honor any drawing under any Revolving Letter of Credit by the
beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender thereof shall be responsible only
to
examine the documents delivered under such Revolving Letter of Credit with
reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be
in
accordance with the terms and conditions of such Revolving Letter of
Credit.
B. Reimbursement
by Company of Amounts Paid Under Revolving Letters of
Credit. In the event an Issuing Lender has determined to
honor a drawing under a Revolving Letter of Credit issued by it, such Issuing
Lender shall immediately notify Company and Administrative Agent, and Company
shall reimburse such Issuing Lender on or before the Business Day immediately
following the date on which such drawing is honored (the “Revolving
Letter of Credit Reimbursement Date”) in an amount in Dollars (which
amount, in the case of a payment under a Revolving Letter of Credit which
is
denominated in a currency other than Dollars, shall be calculated by reference
to the applicable Exchange Rate) or, at the option of such Issuing Lender,
in
the case of a Revolving Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other
than
Dollars, in such other currency and in same day funds equal to the amount
of
such payment; provided that, anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless Company shall have notified
Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender prior to 10:00 A.M. (New York
City time) on the date such drawing is honored that Company intends to reimburse
such Issuing Lender for the amount of such payment with funds other than
the
proceeds of Revolving Loans, Company shall be deemed to have given a timely
Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent requesting Revolving Lenders
to make
Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Revolving Letter of Credit
Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars (which amount, in the case of
a
payment under a Revolving Letter of Credit which is denominated in a currency
other than Dollars, shall be calculated by reference to the applicable Exchange
Rate) equal to the amount of such payment and (ii) subject to satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions specified in subsection 4.2B, Revolving Lenders
shall, on the Revolving Letter of Credit Reimbursement Date, make Revolving
Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such payment, the proceeds
of
which shall be applied directly by Administrative Agent to reimburse such
Issuing Lender for the amount of such payment; and
providedfurther, that if for any reason proceeds of Revolving
Loans are not received by such Issuing Lender on the Revolving Letter of
Credit
Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such payment, Company
shall reimburse such Issuing Lender, on demand, in an amount in same day
funds
equal to the excess of the amount of such payment over the aggregate amount
of
such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this
subsection 3.3B shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Lender from its
obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth
in this
Agreement, and Company shall retain any and all rights it may have against
any
Revolving Lender resulting from the failure of such Revolving Lender to make
such Revolving Loans under this subsection 3.3B.
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C. Payment
by Lenders of Unreimbursed Amounts Paid Under Revolving Letters of
Credit.
(i) Payment
by Revolving Lenders. In the event that Company shall fail for
any reason to reimburse any Issuing Lender as provided in subsection 3.3B
in an
amount (calculated, in the case of a payment under a Revolving Letter of
Credit
denominated in a currency other than Dollars, by reference to the applicable
Exchange Rate) equal to the amount of any payment by such Issuing Lender
under a
Revolving Letter of Credit issued by it, such Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender
of
the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Revolving Lender’s
respective participation therein based on such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata
Share. Each Revolving Lender (other than such Issuing Lender) shall
make available to Administrative Agent an amount equal to its respective
participation, in Dollars, in same day funds, at the Funding and Payment
Office,
not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the first Business Day
after
the date notified by Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent shall
make
available to such Issuing Lender in Dollars in same day funds, at the office
of
such Issuing Lender on such Business Day the aggregate amount of the payments
so
received by Administrative Agent. In the event that any Revolving
Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent on such Business Day
the
amount of such Revolving Lender’s participation in such Revolving Letter of
Credit as provided in this subsection 3.3C, such Issuing Lender shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together
with interest thereon at the rate customarily used by such Issuing Lender
for
the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter
at
the Base Rate. Nothing in this subsection 3.3C shall be deemed
to prejudice the right of Administrative Agent to recover, for the benefit
of
Revolving Lenders, from any Issuing Lender any amounts made available to
such
Issuing Lender pursuant to this subsection 3.3C in the event that it is
determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that
the
payment with respect to a Revolving Letter of Credit by such Issuing Lender
in
respect of which payments were made by Revolving Lenders constituted gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing
Lender.
(ii) Distribution
to Lenders of Reimbursements Received From Company. In the event
any Issuing Lender shall have been reimbursed by other Revolving Lenders
pursuant to subsection 3.3C(i) for all or any portion of any payment by such
Issuing Lender under a Revolving Letter of Credit issued by it, and
Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender thereafter receives any payments
from Company in reimbursement of such payment under the Revolving Letter
of
Credit, to the extent any such payment is received by such Issuing Lender,
such
Issuing Lender shall distribute such payment to Administrative Agent and
Administrative Agent shall distribute to each other Revolving Lender that
has
paid all amounts payable by it under subsection 3.3C(i) with respect to such
payment such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently
received by Administrative Agent or by such Issuing Lender from
Company. Any such distribution shall be made to a Revolving Lender at
the account specified in subsection 2.4C(iii).
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D. Interest
on Amounts Paid Under Revolving Letters of Credit.
(i) Payment
of Interest by Company. Company agrees to pay to Administrative
Agent, with respect to payments under any Revolving Letters of Credit issued
by
any Issuing Lender, interest on the amount paid by such Issuing Lender in
respect of each such payment from the date a drawing is honored to but excluding
the date such amount is reimbursed by Company (including any such reimbursement
out of the proceeds of Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 3.3B) at a
rate equal to (a) for the period from the date such drawing is honored to
but excluding the Revolving Letter of Credit Reimbursement Date, the rate
then
in effect under this Agreement with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base
Rate Loans and (b) thereafter, a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of
the rate of interest otherwise payable under this Agreement with respect
to
Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. Interest payable pursuant
to this subsection 3.3D(i) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
for
the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues and
shall be payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which
the
related drawing under a Revolving Letter of Credit is reimbursed in
full.
(ii) Distribution
of Interest Payments by Administrative Agent. Promptly upon
receipt by Administrative Agent of any payment of interest pursuant to
subsection 3.3D(i) with respect to a payment under a Revolving Letter of
Credit,
(a) Administrative Agent shall distribute to (x) each Revolving Lender
(including the Issuing Lender) out of the interest received by Administrative
Agent in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but
excluding the date on which the applicable Issuing Lender is reimbursed for
the
amount of such payment (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds
of
Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 3.3B), the amount that such
Revolving Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter
of
credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Revolving Letter
of
Credit for such period pursuant to subsection 3.2 if no drawing had been
honored under such Revolving Letter of Credit and (y) such Issuing Lender
the amount, if any, remaining after payment of the amounts applied pursuant
to
clause (x), and (b) in the event such Issuing Lender shall have been
reimbursed by other Revolving Lenders pursuant to subsection 3.3C(i) for
all or
any portion of such payment, Administrative Agent shall distribute to each
Revolving Lender (including such Issuing Lender) that has paid all amounts
payable by it under subsection 3.3C(i) with respect to such payment such
Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any interest received by Administrative
Agent in respect of that portion of such payment so made by Revolving Lenders
for the period from the date on which such Issuing Lender was so reimbursed
to
but excluding the date on which such portion of such payment is reimbursed
by
Company. Any such distribution shall be made to a Revolving Lender at
the account specified in subsection 2.4C(iii).
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3.4
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Obligations
Absolute.
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The
obligation of Company to reimburse each Issuing Lender for payments under
the
Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by
Revolving Lenders pursuant to subsection 3.3B, and the obligations of
Revolving Lenders under subsection 3.3C(i) shall be unconditional and
irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances including any of the following
circumstances:
(i) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;
(ii) the
existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which Company or
any
Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any
Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting),
any Issuing Lender, any other Revolving Lender or any other Person or, in
the
case of a Revolving Lender, against Company, whether in connection with this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction
(including any underlying transaction between Company or one of its Subsidiaries
and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);
(iii) any
draft
or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged,
fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(iv) payment
by the applicable Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit against presentation
of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the
terms
of such Letter of Credit;
(v) any
Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) any
breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party
thereto;
(vii) any
other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing; or
(viii) the
fact
that an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default shall have occurred
and
be continuing;
provided,
in each case, that payment by the applicable Issuing Lender under the
applicable Letter of Credit shall not have constituted gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender under the circumstances
in question (as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction).
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3.5
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Nature
of Issuing Lenders’
Duties.
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As
between Company and any Issuing Lender, Company assumes all risks of the
acts
and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing
Lender by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, such Issuing Lender shall
not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency,
accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party
in
connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit,
even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or
sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to
transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of
any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in
order
to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions,
interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail,
cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher;
(v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or
delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to make
a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof;
(vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of
the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Lender,
including any act or omission by a Government Authority, and none of the
above
shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of such Issuing Lender’s
rights or powers hereunder.
In
furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions
set
forth in the first paragraph of this subsection 3.5, any action taken or
omitted by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with the Letters of
Credit
issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken
or
omitted in good faith, shall not put such Issuing Lender under any resulting
liability to Company.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this subsection 3.5, Company shall
retain any and all rights it may have against any Issuing Lender for any
liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
such Issuing Lender, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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3.6
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Additional
Letter of Credit
Facilities.
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Company
may, at any time and from time to time from and after the Closing Date but
prior
to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, elect to add one or more
additional letter of credit facilities under this Agreement (each an
“Additional Letter of Credit Facility” and collectively,
“Additional Letter of Credit Facilities”); provided that
(i) the aggregate outstanding Letters of Credit issued under all such Additional
Letter of Credit Facilities shall not exceed $500,000,000, (ii) Company shall
execute and deliver such documents and instruments and take such other actions
as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with
the
addition of any Additional Letter of Credit Facility, (iii) no Potential
Event
of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would
occur after giving effect to such Additional Letter of Credit Facility, and
(iv)
Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis,
with
subsection 7.6A, as of the last day of the most
recently ended Fiscal Quarter before and after giving
effect to such Additional Letter of Credit Facility. Any request
under this subsection 3.6 shall be submitted by Company to Administrative
Agent
(which shall promptly forward copies to Lenders). At the time of
sending such request, Company (in consultation with Administrative Agent)
shall
specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond
(which
in no event shall be more than ten Business Days from the date of delivery
of
such request). Company may also specify any fees offered to those
Lenders which agree to provide commitments pursuant to any Additional Letter
of
Credit Facility, which fees may be variable based upon the amount of the
commitment which any such Lender is willing to provide under such
Additional Letter of Credit Facility. No Lender shall have
any obligation, express or implied, to provide a commitment under any Additional
Letter of Credit Facility. No Lender which declines to provide a
commitment under any Additional Letter of Credit Facility may be replaced
with
respect to its existing Commitment as a result thereof without such Lender’s
consent. Each Lender which has agreed to provide a commitment under
any Additional Letter of Credit Facility shall notify Administrative Agent
within the time period specified above of the proposed amount of its
commitment. Company may accept some or all of the offered amounts or
designate new lenders that qualify as Eligible Assignees and that are reasonably
acceptable to Administrative Agent to provide a commitment under any Additional
Letter of Credit Facility hereunder in accordance with this subsection
3.6. Company and Administrative Agent shall have discretion jointly
to adjust the allocation of the amounts of all commitments provided under
any
Additional Letter of Credit Facility. Subject to the foregoing, any
Additional Letter of Credit Facility requested by Company shall be effective
upon delivery to Administrative Agent of each of the following
documents: (i) an originally executed copy of an amendment to this
Agreement signed by Company, Requisite Lenders and any new Lenders; (ii)
a
notice to Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative
Agent, signed by a duly authorized officer of Company; (iii) an Officer’s
Certificate of Company, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Administrative Agent as to the authority of the officer executing the amendment
on behalf of Company; and (iv) any other certificates or documents that
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent. The aggregate amount of any
Additional Letter of Credit Facility shall be an amount equal to the aggregate
amount of the commitments provided by Lenders under such Additional Letter
of
Credit Facility. Upon effectiveness of any Additional Letter of
Credit Facility, the Pro Rata Share of each Lender will be adjusted to give
effect to the commitments provided under such Additional Letter of Credit
Facility.
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Section
4. CONDITIONS
TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
The
obligations of Lenders to make Loans and the issuance of Revolving Letters
of
Credit hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions.
4.1
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Conditions
to Term Loans and Initial Revolving Loans and Swing Line
Loans.
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The
obligations of Lenders to make the Term Loans and any Revolving Loans and
Swing
Line Loans to be made on the Closing Date are, in addition to the conditions
precedent specified in subsection 4.2, subject to prior or concurrent
satisfaction of the following conditions:
A. Loan
Party Documents. On or before the Closing Date, Company
shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party (other than the Non-Material
Subsidiary Guarantors in the case of the items described in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) below and schedules to the Pledge Agreement, the Security
Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty to be delivered by such Non-Material
Subsidiary Guarantors and described in clause (iv) below) to, deliver to
Lenders
(or to Joint-Lead Arrangers with sufficient originally executed copies, where
appropriate, for each Lender) the following with respect to Company or such
Loan
Party, as the case may be, each, unless otherwise noted, dated the Closing
Date:
(i) Copies
of
the Organizational Documents of such Person, certified by the Secretary of
State
of its jurisdiction of organization or, if such document is of a type that
may
not be so certified, certified by the secretary or similar officer of the
applicable Loan Party, together with a good standing certificate from the
Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of organization and, to the extent
generally available, a certificate or other evidence of good standing as
to
payment of any applicable franchise or similar taxes from the appropriate
taxing
authority of such jurisdiction, each dated a recent date prior to the Closing
Date;
(ii) Resolutions
of the Governing Body of such Person approving and authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, certified
as of the Closing Date by the secretary or similar officer of such Person
as
being in full force and effect without modification or amendment;
(iii) Signature
and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Person executing the
Loan
Documents to which it is a party;
(iv) Executed
originals of the Loan Documents (other than Foreign Pledge Agreements) to
which
such Person is a party; and
(v) Such
other documents as Administrative Agent or Joint-Lead Arrangers may reasonably
request.
B. Fees. Company
shall have paid to Administrative Agent, for distribution (as appropriate)
to
Administrative Agent or other Agents, Joint-Lead Arrangers and Lenders, the
fees
payable on the Closing Date referred to in subsection 2.3.
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C. Corporate
and Capital Structure; Ownership. The corporate
organizational structure, capital structure and ownership of Company and
its
Subsidiaries, both before and after giving effect to the Acquisition and
the
Merger, shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1Cof the Company Disclosure
Letter.
D. Representations
and Warranties; Performance of Agreements. Company shall
have delivered to Joint-Lead Arrangers an Officer’s Certificate, in form and
substance satisfactory to Joint-Lead Arrangers, to the effect that the
representations and warranties in Section 5 are true, correct and complete
in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date to the same extent as
though
made on and as of that date (or, to the extent such representations and
warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations
and
warranties were true, correct and complete in all material respects on and
as of
such earlier date) and that Company shall have performed in all material
respects all agreements and satisfied all conditions which this Agreement
provides shall be performed or satisfied by it on or before the Closing Date
except as otherwise disclosed to and agreed to in writing by Joint-Lead
Arrangers; provided that, if a representation and warranty, covenant or
condition is qualified as to materiality, the applicable materiality qualifier
set forth above shall be disregarded with respect to such representation
and
warranty, covenant or condition.
E. Financial
Statements; Pro Forma Financial Statements. On or before the
Closing Date, Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have received from Company
(i) publicly available audited financial statements of WGII and its
Subsidiaries for Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2004, December 30, 2005
and
December 29, 2006, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years,
audited by Deloitte & Touche and prepared in conformity with GAAP, together
with such accountants’ report thereon, (ii) publicly available audited financial
statements of Company and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years ended October
31, 2004, December 30, 2005 and December 29, 2006, audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers and prepared in conformity with GAAP, together with
such
accountants’ report thereon, and unaudited financial statements for the
two-month period ended December 31, 2004, in each case consisting of
consolidated balance sheets and the related statements of income, stockholders’
equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years or two-month period ended December
31, 2004, as applicable, (iii) publicly available unaudited interim
financial statements of WGII and its Subsidiaries as at June 29, 2007,
consisting of a balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of
income
and cash flows for the six-month period ending on such date, all in reasonable
detail and certified by the chief financial officer of WGII that they fairly
present the financial condition of WGII and its Subsidiaries as at the dates
indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the
periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end
adjustments, (iv) publicly available unaudited interim financial statements
of Company and its Subsidiaries as at June 29, 2007, consisting of a balance
sheet and the related consolidated statements of income and cash
flows for the six-month period ending on such date, all in reasonable detail
and
certified by the chief financial officer of Company that they fairly present
the
financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods
indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end
adjustments,
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(v)
a
proforma consolidated balance sheet of Company, WGII and their
respective Subsidiaries as at the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with
GAAP
and giving effect to the Transaction, which pro forma financial statements
shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to Joint-Lead Arrangers together with
a
certificate from the chief financial officer of Company to the effect that
such
balance sheet fairly presents the pro forma financial position of Company,
WGII
and their respective Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Transaction,
in
accordance with GAAP, and (vi) forecasted financial statements (including
balance sheets, and income and cash flow statements) of Company and its
Subsidiaries for the seven-year period after the Closing Date, such financial
statements to be on a quarterly basis for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 and
on an
annual basis thereafter, giving effect to transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, all of the foregoing in form and substance satisfactory to Joint-Lead
Arrangers.
F. Opinions
of Counsel to Loan Parties. Lenders shall have received
originally executed copies of one or more favorable written opinions of Xxxxxx
Godward Kronish LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Joint-Lead
Arrangers and their counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and setting forth
substantially the matters in the opinions designated in Exhibit XI
annexed hereto and as to such other matters as Joint-Lead Arrangers acting
on
behalf of Lenders may reasonably request, and favorable written opinions
of
other counsel to the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Joint-Lead Arrangers setting forth such matters as Joint-Lead Arrangers
may
reasonably request (this Agreement constituting a written request by Company
to
such counsel to deliver such opinions to Lenders).
G. Security
Interests in Collateral. Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have
received evidence satisfactory to them that Company and Subsidiary Guarantors
shall have taken or caused to be taken all such actions, executed and delivered
or caused to be executed and delivered all such agreements, documents and
instruments, and made or caused to be made all such filings and recordings
(other than the filing or recording of items described in clauses (ii),
(iii) and (iv) below) that may be necessary or, in the opinion of Joint-Lead
Arrangers, desirable in order to create in favor of Administrative Agent,
for
the benefit of Lenders, a valid and (upon such filing and recording) perfected
First Priority security interest in all Collateral. Such actions
shall include the following:
(i) Stock
Certificates and Instruments. Delivery to Joint-Lead Arrangers of
(a) certificates (which certificates shall be accompanied by irrevocable
undated stock powers, duly endorsed in blank and otherwise satisfactory in
form
and substance to Joint-Lead Arrangers) representing all Capital Stock pledged
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable,
to
the extent such Capital Stock is certificated (other than any
certificates representing certificated Capital Stock of the Subsidiaries
of
Non-Material Subsidiary Guarantors (other than Material Domestic Subsidiaries
and Material Foreign Subsidiaries) and accompanying stock powers) and
(b) all promissory notes or other instruments (duly endorsed, where
appropriate, in a manner satisfactory to Joint-Lead Arrangers) evidencing
any
Collateral required to be pledged;
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(ii) UCC
Financing Statements and Fixture Filings. Delivery to Joint-Lead
Arrangers of duly completed UCC financing statements and, where appropriate,
fixture filings, with respect to all Collateral of such Loan Party, for filing
in all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Joint-Lead
Arrangers, desirable to perfect the security interests created in such
Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents;
(iii) Lien
Searches and UCC Termination Statements. Delivery to Joint-Lead
Arrangers of (a) the results of a recent search, by a Person satisfactory
to Joint-Lead Arrangers, of all effective UCC financing statements and fixture
filings and all judgment and tax lien filings which may have been made with
respect to any personal or mixed property of any Loan Party, together with
copies of all such filings disclosed by such search, and (b) duly completed
UCC termination statements and authorization of the filing thereof from the
applicable secured party as may be necessary to terminate any effective UCC
financing statements or fixture filings disclosed in such search (other than
any
such financing statements or fixture filings in respect of Liens permitted
to
remain outstanding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement); and
(iv) Cover
Sheets, etc. Delivery to Joint-Lead Arrangers of all cover sheets
or other documents or instruments required to be filed with any IP Filing
Office
in order to create or perfect Liens in respect of any IP Collateral, together
with releases duly executed (if necessary) of security interests by all
applicable Persons for filing in all applicable jurisdictions as may be
necessary to terminate any effective filings in any IP Filing Office in respect
of any IP Collateral (other than any such filings in respect of Liens permitted
to remain outstanding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
H. Environmental
Reports. Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have received all
reports and other information regarding environmental matters relating to
the
Facilities which have been obtained and relating to WGII and its Subsidiaries
obtained in connection with the Merger Agreement.
I. Matters
Relating to Existing Indebtedness of Company and its
Subsidiaries. On the Closing Date, Company and its
Subsidiaries shall (a) repay in full all Indebtedness outstanding under the
Existing Credit Agreements, (b) terminate any commitments to lend or make
other
extensions of credit thereunder, (c) deliver to Joint-Lead Arrangers all
documents or instruments necessary to release all Liens securing Indebtedness
or
other obligations of Company, WGII and their respective Subsidiaries thereunder,
and (d) make arrangements satisfactory to Joint-Lead Arrangers with respect
to
any letters of credit outstanding thereunder.
J. Completion
of Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings taken or
to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all
documents incidental thereto not previously found acceptable by Joint-Lead
Arrangers, acting on behalf of Lenders, and their counsel shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to Joint-Lead Arrangers and such counsel, and Joint-Lead
Arrangers and such counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals
or
certified copies of such documents as Joint-Lead Arrangers may reasonably
request.
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K. Company
Disclosure Letter. Company shall have delivered to
Joint-Lead Arrangers the Company Disclosure Letter.
L. Subsidiary
Guarantor Gross Revenues. The aggregate gross revenues of
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors on a consolidated basis for the Fiscal
Year ended December 29, 2006 shall be equal to at least 90% of the aggregate
gross revenues of Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis
for such Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the Transaction, and each Material
Domestic Subsidiary shall have executed the Subsidiary Guaranty as of the
Closing Date. Company shall deliver to Joint-Lead Arrangers a
certificate demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with such
requirements.
M. Patriot
Act Compliance. Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have received, at
least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and
other
information required by bank regulatory authorities under the applicable
“know
your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the Patriot Act.
N. Evidence
of Insurance. Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have received a
certificate from Company’s insurance broker or other evidence satisfactory to
them that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to
subsection 6.4 is in full force and effect and that Administrative Agent on
behalf of Lenders has been named as additional insured and/or loss payee
thereunder to the extent required under subsection 6.4.
O. Necessary
Governmental Authorizations and Consents; Expiration of Waiting Periods,
Etc. Company shall have obtained all Governmental
Authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are
necessary in connection with the Acquisition and the Merger, the other
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Related Agreements
and
each such Governmental Authorization and consent shall be in full force and
effect, in each case other than those the failure to obtain or maintain which,
either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. All applicable waiting periods
shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent
authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions
on
the Acquisition and the Merger or the financing thereof. No action,
request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal
with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any
applicable Government Authority to take action to set aside its consent on
its
own motion shall have expired.
P. Related
Agreements.
(i) Acquisition
and Merger. Any material change
in the Acquisition or Merger contemplated in the draft of the Merger Agreement
delivered to Joint-Lead Arrangers on May 27, 2007 shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Joint-Lead Arrangers.
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(ii) Related
Agreements in Full Force and Effect. Joint-Lead Arrangers shall
have received a fully executed or conformed copy of each Related Agreement
and
any documents executed in connection therewith, and each Related Agreement
shall
be in full force and effect and in compliance in all material respects with
applicable laws and regulations (other than the Certificate of Merger which
shall be in full force and effect promptly after the making of the initial
Loans) and no provision of the Merger Agreement shall have been amended,
supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in any material respect without
the
prior written consent of Joint-Lead Arrangers.
Q. Consummation
of Acquisition and Merger.
(i) All
conditions to the Acquisition and the Merger set forth in Article VI of the
Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or the fulfillment of any such
conditions shall have been waived and in the case of a waiver of any such
conditions in any material respect Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have consented
to
such waiver.
(ii) Concurrently
with the making of the Loans, the Acquisition shall have become effective
in
accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and the Merger shall have
become effective in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the
Certificate of Merger and the laws of the State of Delaware, and Joint-Lead
Arrangers shall have received satisfactory evidence of the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
(iii) Joint-Lead
Arrangers shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of Company to the effect
set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above and stating that Company will proceed
to
consummate the Acquisition and the Merger immediately upon the making of
the
initial Loans.
R. Leverage
Ratio. As of the Closing Date, the ratio of Combined Pro
Forma Total Debt to Combined Pro Forma EBITDA shall not exceed 3.50:1.00,
and
Joint-Lead Arrangers shall have received an Officer’s Certificate executed by a
financial officer of Company setting forth such ratio and the calculation
thereof.
S. Credit
Rating. Company shall have received, at least 30 days prior
to the Closing Date, (i) a corporate family rating, after giving pro forma
effect to the consummation of the Transaction, from Xxxxx’x and (ii) a corporate
rating, after giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the Transaction,
from S&P.
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Conditions
to All Loans.
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The
obligation of each Lender to make its Loans on each Funding Date are subject
to
the following further conditions precedent:
A. Administrative
Agent shall have received before that Funding Date, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 2.1B, a duly executed Notice of Borrowing, in each
case signed by a duly authorized Officer of Company.
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B. As
of
that Funding Date:
(i) The
representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents
(a) that do not contain a materiality qualification shall be true, correct
and
complete in all material respects on and as of that Funding Date to the same
extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in
which
case such representations and warranties shall have been true, correct and
complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; and (b)
that
contain a materiality qualification shall be true, correct and complete on
and
as of that Funding Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that
date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall have been true, correct and complete on and as of such earlier
date;
(ii) No
event
shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation
of
the borrowing contemplated by such Notice of Borrowing that would constitute
an
Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default;
(iii) Each
Loan
Party shall have performed in all material respects all agreements and satisfied
all conditions which this Agreement provides shall be performed or satisfied
by
it on or before that Funding Date; and
(iv) No
order,
judgment or decree of any arbitrator or Government Authority shall purport
to
enjoin or restrain such Lender from making the Loans to be made by it on
that
Funding Date.
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Conditions
to Revolving Letters of
Credit.
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The
issuance of any Revolving Letter of Credit hereunder (whether or not the
applicable Issuing Lender is obligated to issue such Revolving Letter of
Credit)
is subject to the following conditions precedent:
A. On
or
before the date of issuance of the initial Revolving Letter of Credit pursuant
to this Agreement, the initial Loans shall have been made.
B. On
or
before the date of issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit, Administrative
Agent shall have received, in accordance with the provisions of subsection
3.1B(i), an originally executed Request for Revolving Letter of Credit Issuance
(or a facsimile copy thereof), in each case signed by a duly authorized Officer
of Company, together with all other information specified in
subsection 3.1B(i), and such other documents or information as the
applicable Issuing Lender may reasonably require in connection with the issuance
of such Revolving Letter of Credit.
C. On
the
date of issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit, all conditions precedent
described in subsection 4.2B shall be satisfied to the same extent as if
the issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit were the making of a Loan
and
the date of issuance of such Revolving Letter of Credit were a Funding
Date.
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Section
5. COMPANY’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In
order
to induce Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, to
induce
Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit, Company represents and warrants
to
each Lender:
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Organization,
Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business and
Subsidiaries.
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A. Organization
and Powers. Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization
as specified on Schedule 5.1A of the Company Disclosure
Letter. Each Loan Party has all requisite power and authority to own
and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and
as
proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents and the Related
Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated
thereby.
B. Qualification
and Good Standing. Each Loan Party is qualified to do
business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are
located
and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, in each
case
except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
has not had and would not be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
C. Conduct
of Business. Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged only
in the businesses permitted to be engaged in pursuant to
subsection 7.9.
D. Subsidiaries. All
of the Subsidiaries of Company as of the Closing Date and their jurisdictions
of
organization are identified on Schedule 5.1D of the Company
Disclosure Letter. The Capital Stock of each of the Domestic
Subsidiaries identified on Schedule 5.1D of the Company Disclosure
Letter is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
none
of such Capital Stock constitutes Margin
Stock. Schedule 5.1D of the Company Disclosure Letter
correctly sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the ownership interest of Company
and each of its Subsidiaries in each of the Subsidiaries of Company identified
therein and of WGII and each of its Subsidiaries in each of the Subsidiaries
of
WGII identified therein.
E. Dormant
Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, each Dormant
Subsidiary is either (i) not actively engaged in any business or (ii) in
the
process of being liquidated, dissolved or merged with an Affiliate.
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Authorization
of Borrowing, etc.
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A. Authorization
of Borrowing. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents and the Related Agreements have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of each Loan Party that is a party
thereto.
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B. No
Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by each
Loan Party of the Loan Documents and the Related Agreements to which it is
a
party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents and the Related Agreements do not and will not (i) violate any
provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable to
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Organizational Documents of Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries or any order, judgment or decree of any court or
other
Government Authority binding on Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries in any manner that would be likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect; (iii) result in or require the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents
in favor of Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders or Permitted
Encumbrances); or (iv) require any approval of stockholders or any approval
or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or consents which will be obtained
on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders.
C. Governmental
Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by each
Loan Party of the Loan Documents and the Related Agreements to which it is
a
party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents and the Related Agreements do not and will not require any
Governmental Authorization, except as have been obtained.
D. Binding
Obligation. Each of the Loan Documents and the Related
Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is
a
party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan
Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally
or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
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Financial
Condition.
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Company
has heretofore delivered to Lenders, at Lenders’ request, the financial
information set forth in subsection 4.1E. All such statements
(other than pro forma financial statements and projected financial statements)
were prepared in conformity with GAAP and present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position (on a consolidated basis) of the entities
described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof
and
the results of operations and cash flows (on a consolidated basis) of the
entities described therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in
the
case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from
audit
and normal year-end adjustments.
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No
Material Adverse
Change.
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Since
December 31, 2006, no event or change has occurred that has resulted in or
evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.5
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Title
to Properties; Liens; Real Property; Intellectual
Property.
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A. Title
to Properties; Liens. Company and its Subsidiaries have
(i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in
real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold
interests in real or personal property), or (iii) good title to (in the
case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties
and
assets reflected in the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3
or in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
subsection 6.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date
of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise
permitted pursuant to subsection 7.7. Except as permitted
pursuant to this Agreement, all such properties and assets are free and clear
of
Liens.
B. Real
Property. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.5B of
the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true, accurate and complete list
of all
fee interests in any Real Property Assets.
C. Intellectual
Property. As of the Closing Date, Company and its
Subsidiaries own or have the right to use, all Intellectual Property used
in the
conduct of their business, except where the failure to own or have such right
to
use in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. No claim has been asserted and is pending by any
Person challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property
or
the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does
Company know of any valid basis for any such claim, except for such claims
that
in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. The use of such Intellectual Property by Company and
its Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for
such
claims and infringements that, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All federal, state
and foreign registrations of and applications for Intellectual Property,
and all
unregistered Intellectual Property, that are owned or licensed by Company
or any
of its Domestic Subsidiaries on the Closing Date are described on Schedule
5.5C of the Company Disclosure Letter. All federal, state and
material foreign registrations of and applications for Intellectual Property,
and all material unregistered Intellectual Property, that are owned or licensed
by any of Foreign Subsidiaries of Company on the Closing Date are described
on
Schedule 5.5C of the Company Disclosure Letter.
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Litigation;
Adverse Facts.
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Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there
are no Proceedings (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any court or other
Government Authority (including any Environmental Claims) that are pending
or,
to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Company, threatened against
or
affecting Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries and that, individually or in the aggregate, would be
likely
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any applicable laws (including
Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, would be likely
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) is subject to or in default
with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or
regulations of any court or other Government Authority, that, individually
or in
the aggregate, would be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Payment
of Taxes.
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Except
to
the extent permitted pursuant to subsection 6.3 or to the extent that
failure to perform would not be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
all tax returns and reports of Company and its Subsidiaries required to be
filed
by any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns
to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges
upon Company and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective properties, assets,
income, businesses and franchises that are due and payable have been paid
when
due and payable. Company knows of no proposed tax assessment against
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by
Company or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;
provided that such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as
shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided
therefor.
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Governmental
Regulation.
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Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal
Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940
or
under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its
ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion
of the Obligations unenforceable.
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Securities
Activities.
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Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of
its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of
purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.
Following
application of the proceeds of each Loan, not more than 25% of the value
of the
assets (either of Company only or of Company and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of subsection 7.2 or 7.7
or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument, between
Company and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, relating to Indebtedness
and within the scope of subsection 7.2, will be Margin Stock.
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ERISA.
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A. Each
employee benefit plan of Company or any of its Subsidiaries intended to qualify
under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code does so qualify where applicable,
and any trust created thereunder is exempt from tax under the provisions
of
Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, except where such failures, in
the
aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
B. Each
Title IV Plan is in compliance in all material respects with applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Requirements
of Law except for non-compliances that, in the aggregate, would not result
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
C. There
has
been no, nor is there reasonably expected to occur, any ERISA Event other
than
those that, in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
D. As
of
December 29, 2006, the amount of unfunded benefit liabilities (as defined
in
Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA), individually or in the aggregate for all Title
IV
Plans maintained by Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding for purposes
of such
computation any Title IV Plans with respect to which assets exceed benefit
liabilities), does not exceed $100,000,000.
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Environmental
Protection.
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Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.11 of the Company Disclosure
Letter:
(i) neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of each Responsible
Officer of Company, any of their respective Facilities or operations are
subject
to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement
with
any Person relating to (a) any Environmental Law, (b) any
Environmental Claim, or (c) any Hazardous Materials Activity that,
individually or in the aggregate, would be likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(ii) there
are
and, to the knowledge of each Responsible Officer of Company, have been no
conditions, occurrences, or Hazardous Materials Activities that could reasonably
be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would be likely
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) compliance
by Company and its Subsidiaries with all current or reasonably foreseeable
future requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Employee
Matters.
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There
is
no strike or work stoppage in existence or threatened involving Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries that would be likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Solvency.
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Each
Loan
Party is, and upon the incurrence of any Obligations by such Loan Party on
any
date on which this representation is made will be, Solvent.
5.14
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Matters
Relating to
Collateral.
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A. Governmental
Authorizations. No authorization, approval or other action
by, and no notice to or filing with, any Government Authority is required
for
either (i) the pledge or grant by any Loan Party of the Liens purported to
be created in favor of Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Collateral
Documents or (ii) the exercise by Administrative Agent of any rights or
remedies in respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created
pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or created or provided for by
applicable law), except for filings or recordings contemplated by the Collateral
Documents and except as may be required, in connection with the disposition
of
any Collateral, by laws generally affecting the offering and sale of
securities.
B. Absence
of Third-Party Filings. Except such as may have been filed
in favor of Administrative Agent as contemplated by the Collateral Documents
and
to evidence permitted lease obligations and other Liens permitted pursuant
to
subsection 7.2 or have been filed pursuant to the Existing Credit
Agreements and are to be terminated in connection with the refinancing of
the
obligations thereunder, (i) no effective UCC financing statement, fixture
filing
or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral
is on file in any filing or recording office and (ii) no document granting
any
rights to any third party with respect to any Intellectual Property of Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has been recorded with the PTO.
C. Margin
Regulations. The pledge of the Collateral pursuant to the
Collateral Documents does not violate Regulation T, U or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
D. Information
Regarding Collateral. All information supplied to
Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Loan Party with respect to any
of
the Collateral (in each case taken as a whole with respect to any particular
Collateral) is accurate and complete in all material respects; provided,
however, that this provision shall not apply during any period in
which
such Collateral has been released pursuant to subsection 10.14B.
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Disclosure.
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No
representation or warranty of Company or any of its Subsidiaries contained
in
any Loan Document, Related Agreement or in any other document, certificate
or
written statement furnished to Lenders by or on behalf of Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, including the Company Disclosure Letter, contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact (known to
Company, in the case of any document not furnished by it) necessary in order
to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of
the
circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro
forma financial information contained in such materials are based upon good
faith estimates and assumptions believed by Company to be reasonable at the
time
made, it being recognized by Lenders that such projections as to future events
are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or
periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected
results.
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Foreign
Assets Control Regulations,
etc.
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Neither
the making of the Loans to, or issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of,
Company nor its use of the proceeds thereof will violate in any material
respect
the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets
control
regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B,
Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating
thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (a) is or will become a Person whose property
or
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order
13224
of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66
Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) or (b) to its knowledge engages or
will engage in any dealings or transactions, or be otherwise associated,
with
any such Person. Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates are in
compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot Act.
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Related
Agreements.
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A. Delivery
of Related Agreements. Company has delivered to Lenders
complete and correct copies of each Related Agreement and of all exhibits
and
schedules thereto.
B. WGII’s
Warranties. Except to the extent otherwise set forth therein
or in the schedules thereto, each of the representations and warranties given
by
WGII to Company in the Merger Agreement (i) that does not contain a materiality
qualification is true and correct in all material respects on and as of each
date when made pursuant to the Merger Agreement; and (ii) that contains a
materiality qualification is true and correct on and as of the each date
when
made pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
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C. Warranties
of Company. Subject to the qualifications set forth therein
or in the schedules thereto, each of the representations and warranties given
by
each of Company, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to WGII in the Merger
Agreement (i) that does not contain a materiality qualification is true and
correct in all material respects on and as of each date when made pursuant
to
the Merger Agreement; and (ii) that contains a materiality qualification
is true
and correct on and as of each date when made pursuant to the Merger
Agreement.
D. Survival. Notwithstanding
anything in the Merger Agreement to the contrary, the representations and
warranties of WGII and Company set forth in subsections 5.17B and 5.17C shall,
solely for purposes of this Agreement, survive the Closing Date for the benefit
of Lenders.
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Certain
Fees.
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Except
as
agreed to be paid to Joint-Lead Arrangers in connection with this Agreement,
no
broker’s or finder’s fee or commission will be payable with respect to this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
payable in connection with the Merger or the Acquisition, and Company hereby
indemnifies Lenders against, and agrees that it will hold Lenders harmless
from,
any claim, demand or liability for any such broker’s or finder’s fees alleged to
have been incurred in connection herewith or therewith and any expenses
(including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel) arising
in
connection with any such claim, demand or liability.
Section
6. COMPANY’S
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Company
covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Commitments hereunder shall
remain in effect and until payment in full of all of the Loans and other
Obligations (other than Unasserted Obligations) and the cancellation or
expiration of all Letters of Credit, unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise
give prior written consent, Company shall perform, and shall cause each of
its
Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6.
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Financial
Statements and Other
Reports
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Company
will maintain, and cause each of the Domestic Subsidiaries to maintain, a
system
of accounting established and administered in accordance with sound business
practices to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP. Company will deliver to Administrative Agent:
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(i) Events
of Default, etc.: promptly upon any Responsible Officer of
Company obtaining knowledge (a) of any condition or event that constitutes
an
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default, or becoming aware that any
Lender has given any notice (other than to Administrative Agent) or taken
any
other action with respect to a claimed Event of Default or Potential Event
of
Default, or (b) that any Person has given any notice to Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to a claimed default
or
event or condition of the type referred to in subsection 8.2, an Officer’s
Certificate specifying the notice given or action taken by any such Person
and
the nature of such claimed Event of Default, Potential Event of Default,
default, event or condition, and what action Company has taken, is taking
and
proposes to take with respect thereto;
(ii) Quarterly
Financials: (a) as soon as available and in any event within
55 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each
Fiscal Year, the consolidated balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries
as
at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated statements
of
income and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter,
and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to
the end
of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal
Year,
all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer or
chief
accounting officer of Company that they present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows
for the
periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnotes, and (b) as soon as available and
in
any event within 90 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal
Quarters of each Fiscal Year, a summary of such consolidated statements setting
forth in comparative form the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan
for
the current Fiscal Year and a narrative report describing the operations
of
Company and its Subsidiaries in each case in the form prepared for presentation
to the Governing Body of Company for such Fiscal Quarter, and for the period
from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal
Quarter;
(iii) Company
Year-End Financials: as soon as available and in any event within
100 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, (a) the consolidated
balance sheet of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal
Year
and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth
in
each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous
Fiscal
Year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer
or
chief accounting officer of Company that they present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows
for the
periods indicated,
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(b) a
summary of such consolidated statements setting forth in comparative form
the
corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year
and a
narrative report describing the operations of Company and its Subsidiaries
in
each case in the form prepared for presentation to the Governing Body of
Company
for such Fiscal Year, and (c) in the case of such consolidated financial
statements, a report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers or other independent
certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by
Company
and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which report shall be
unqualified, shall express no doubts about the ability of Company and its
Subsidiaries to continue as a going concern, and shall state that such
consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the
consolidated financial position of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
dates
indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the
periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with
prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements)
and
that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated
financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards;
(iv) Officer’s
Pricing and Compliance Certificates: together with each delivery
of financial statements pursuant to subdivisions (ii) and (iii) above,
(a) an Officer’s Certificate of Company stating that the signers have
reviewed the terms of this Agreement and have made, or caused to be made
under
their supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and
condition of Company and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered
by such financial statements and that such review has not disclosed the
existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that the signers
do not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of such Officer’s
Certificate, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default
or
Potential Event of Default, or, if any such condition or event existed or
exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action
Company has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto; and
(b) a Compliance Certificate demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance
during and at the end of the applicable accounting periods with the restrictions
contained in subsections 7.1(iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), and (xi), 7.2A(viii)
and (ix), 7.3(v), (viii) and (xi), 7.4(ii) and (ix), 7.5(vii), 7.6 and 7.7(iv),
in each case to the extent compliance with such restrictions is required
to be
tested at the end of the applicable accounting period; in addition, on or
before
the 55th day following the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a Pricing Certificate
demonstrating in reasonable detail the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as of the end of the four-Fiscal Quarter period then ended;
(v) Accountants’
Reports: promptly upon receipt thereof (unless restricted by
applicable professional standards), copies of all reports submitted to Company
by independent certified public accountants in connection with each annual,
interim or special audit of the financial statements of Company and its
Subsidiaries made by such accountants;
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(vi) SEC
Filings: promptly upon their becoming available, copies of
(a) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or
made available generally by Company to its security holders or by any Subsidiary
of Company to its security holders other than Company or another Subsidiary
of
Company, and (b) all regular and periodic reports and all registration
statements (other than on Form X-0, 0, 0, 0, 0-X, Xxxxxxxx 13D, Schedule
13G, and Correspondence or any similar form) and prospectuses, if any, filed
by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
(vii) Litigation
or Other Proceedings: (a) promptly upon any Responsible
Officer of Company obtaining knowledge of (1) the institution of, or
non-frivolous threat of, any Proceeding against or affecting Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or any property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries not
previously disclosed in writing by Company to Lenders is reasonably likely
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect or (2) any material development in any
Proceeding that is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
written notice thereof together with such other information as may be reasonably
available to Company to enable Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such
matters;
(viii) ERISA
Matters: (a) promptly and in any event within 30 days after
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows, or has reason
to
know, that any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with another
ERISA Event, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to Company,
any
Subsidiary and/or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount exceeding
$10,000,000, written notice describing such event; (b) promptly and in any
event
within ten days after Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate
knows or has reason to know that a request for a minimum funding waiver under
Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been filed with respect to any
Title IV Plan, a written statement of a Responsible Officer of Company
describing such waiver request and the action, if any, Company, its Subsidiaries
and ERISA Affiliates propose to take with respect thereto and a copy of any
notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining thereto; and (c) simultaneously
with the date that Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate
files
with the PBGC a notice of intent to terminate any Title IV Plan, if, at the
time
of such filing, such termination would require material additional contributions
in order to be considered a standard termination with the meaning of Section
4041(b) of ERISA, a copy of each notice;
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(ix) Financial
Plans: as soon as practicable and in any event no later than
90 days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated financial
plan for the then current Fiscal Year (the “Financial Plan” for
such Fiscal Year), including, (a) a forecasted consolidated balance sheet
and forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Company
and
its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, together with a projected Compliance
Certificate for such Fiscal Year and an explanation of the assumptions on
which
such forecasts are based, (b) forecasted consolidated statements of income
and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for each Fiscal Quarter of
such
Fiscal Year, together with an explanation of the assumptions on which such
forecasts are based, and (c) such other information and projections as any
Lender may reasonably request;
(x) New
Subsidiaries or Change in Status of Subsidiaries: annually within
100 days of the end of each Fiscal Year, (a) all of the data required to
be set
forth on Schedule 5.1D of the Company Disclosure Letter with respect
to all Domestic Subsidiaries, (b) a list of all Material Domestic Subsidiaries
and a list of all Subsidiaries of Company that have executed a guaranty in
respect of the obligations of Company under any indenture or agreement relating
to Securities of Company that have been privately placed pursuant to Rule
144A
of the Securities Act or publicly registered under the Securities Act, and
(c)
an Officer’s Certificate, together with supporting documentation in form and
substance satisfactory to Requisite Lenders, setting forth the aggregate
gross
revenues for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year of (1) all Subsidiary
Guarantors and (2) Company and all Domestic Subsidiaries;
(xi) Patriot
Act, etc.: with reasonable promptness, information to confirm compliance
with the representations contained in subsection 5.16 reasonably requested
by
any Lender through Administrative Agent;
(xii) Environmental
Notices: promptly upon a Responsible Officer of Company becoming
aware of receipt by Company or any of its Subsidiaries on its own behalf
any
letter or request for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
§ 9604) or any comparable state law if the facts underlying the letter or
request could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(xiii) Other
Information: with reasonable promptness, such other information
and data with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries as from time
to time
may be reasonably requested by any Lender.
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Financial
statements and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to this
subsection 6.1 (to the extent any such financial statements or other documents
are included in reports or other materials otherwise filed with the SEC)
may be
delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date on which (1) Company posts such financial statements
or other documents, or provides a link thereto, on Company’s website on the
Internet or (2) such financial statements or other documents are posted on
Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each
Lender and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party
website or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that
(x) Company shall deliver paper copies of such financial statements and
other documents to Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests Company
to
deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper
copies is given by Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be,
and
(y) Company shall notify Administrative Agent of the posting of any such
financial statements and other documents and provide to Administrative Agent
electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) thereof.
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Corporate
Existence, etc.
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Except
as
permitted pursuant to subsection 7.7, Company will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect
its
existence in the jurisdiction of organization specified on Schedule 5.1D
of the Company Disclosure Letter and all rights and franchises material to
its
business; provided, however, that (i) neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise
if
the Governing Body of Company or such Subsidiary shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business
of
Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the loss thereof
is not
disadvantageous in any material respect to Company, such Subsidiary or Lenders;
(ii) Company may discontinue the operations of Banshee Construction Company,
Inc., Radian International LLC or any Dormant Subsidiary; and
(iii) Company may discontinue any operation (including the
dissolution of any of its Subsidiaries) which the Governing Body of Company
believes to be no longer in the best interest of Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, to preserve, provided that Company shall not
discontinue or dissolve any Subsidiary Guarantor or Material Domestic Subsidiary
other than as permitted pursuant to this Agreement.
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Payment
of Taxes and Claims; Tax
Consolidation.
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A. Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all taxes, assessments
and
other governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets
or
in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty
accrues thereon, and all claims (including, claims for labor, services,
materials and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that
by
law have or may become a Lien upon any of its properties or assets, prior
to the
time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred with respect thereto, except
where the failure to pay such taxes, assessments and governmental charges
would
not be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that no
such tax, assessment, charge or claim need be paid if it is being contested
in
good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
conducted, so long as (i) such reserve or other appropriate provision, if
any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor
and (ii) in the case of a tax, assessment, charge or claim which has or may
become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such proceedings conclusively
operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such
charge
or claim.
B. Company
will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent
to the
filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person (other than
Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any Joint Ventures in which Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries has an interest).
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Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance; Application of Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds.
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A. Maintenance
of Properties. Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working
order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties
used or useful in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries (including
all
Intellectual Property) and from time to time will make or cause to be made
all
appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof the failure of which
would be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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B. Insurance. Company
will maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable
insurers, such public liability insurance, third party property damage
insurance, business interruption insurance and property insurance with respect
to liabilities, losses or damage in respect of the assets, properties and
businesses of Company and its Subsidiaries as may customarily be carried
or
maintained under similar circumstances by corporations of established reputation
engaged in similar businesses, in each case in such amounts (giving effect
to
self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise
on
such terms and conditions as shall be customary for corporations similarly
situated in the industry. Subject to subsection 6.10, each such
policy of insurance shall (i) name Administrative Agent for the benefit of
Lenders as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and
(ii) in the case of each business interruption and casualty insurance
policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, satisfactory in form
and
substance to Administrative Agent, that names Administrative Agent for the
benefit of Lenders as the loss payee thereunder and provides for at least
30
days prior written notice to Administrative Agent of cancellation of such
policy
for any reason whatsoever. In connection with the renewal of each
such policy of insurance, Company promptly shall deliver to Administrative
Agent
a certificate from Company’s insurance broker or other evidence satisfactory to
Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders has been
named as additional insured and/or loss payee thereunder.
C. Application
of Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds.
(i) Business
Interruption Insurance. Upon receipt by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any business interruption insurance proceeds constituting
Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, (a) so long as no Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Company
or
such Subsidiary may retain and apply such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds
for working capital purposes, and (b) if an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Company shall apply
an
amount equal to such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds to prepay the Loans
as
provided in subsections 2.4B and 2.4D.
(ii) Other
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds. Upon receipt by Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or by Administrative Agent as loss payee of any Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds other than from business interruption
insurance:
(a) if
the
aggregate amount of Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received (and reasonably
expected to be received) does not exceed $50,000,000, so long as no Event
of
Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Administrative Agent, if it received such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds,
shall deliver them to Company, and Company shall, or shall cause one or more
of
its Subsidiaries to, promptly and diligently apply any such Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds to pay or reimburse the costs of repairing,
restoring or replacing the assets in respect of which such Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds were received or, to the extent not so applied,
to prepay the Loans as provided in subsection 2.4B;
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(b) if
the
aggregate amount of Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received (and reasonably
expected to be received) exceeds $50,000,000, so long as no Event of Default
or
Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative
Agent, if it received such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, shall hold
such
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, and Company shall deliver any such Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that it or one or more of its Subsidiaries
received to Administrative Agent to be held, in the Collateral Account pursuant
to the terms of the Pledge Agreement and, so long as Company or any of its
Subsidiaries proceeds diligently to repair, restore or replace the assets
of
Company or such Subsidiary in respect of which such Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds were received, Administrative Agent shall from time to time disburse
to
Company or such Subsidiary from the Collateral Account, to the extent of
any
such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds remaining therein in respect of
the
applicable covered loss, amounts necessary to pay the cost of such repair,
restoration or replacement after the receipt by Administrative Agent of invoices
or other documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent relating
to the amount of costs so incurred and the work performed (including, if
required by Administrative Agent, lien releases and architects’ certificates);
and
(c) if
at any
time (1) an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or (2) Administrative Agent reasonably determines, whether
clause (ii)(a) or clause (ii)(b) is applicable, (A) that Company or
such Subsidiary is not proceeding diligently with such repair, restoration
or
replacement, (B) that such repair, restoration or replacement cannot be
completed with the Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, together with funds
otherwise available to Company for such purpose, or (C) that such repair,
restoration or replacement cannot be completed within 365 days after the
receipt
by Company and/or Administrative Agent of such Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds, Administrative Agent, if it holds such Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds, is hereby authorized by Company to, and Company, if it or one of
its
Subsidiaries holds such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, shall, apply
such
Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds to prepay the Loans as provided in
subsection 2.4B and subsection 2.4D.
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Inspection
Rights; Lender
Meeting.
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A. Inspection
Rights. Company shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by
Administrative Agent, including representatives designated by Administrative
Agent at the request of any Requisite Class Lenders, to visit and inspect
any of
the properties of Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy
and
take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to
discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers
and independent public accountants (provided that Company may, if it so
chooses, be present at or participate in any such discussion), all upon
reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours
one
time in each Fiscal Year as Administrative Agent may request and, following
the
occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, at any time
or
from time to time. Notwithstanding anything in this subsection 6.5A
or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, in no event shall Agents or
any
Lender be permitted access to properties or information to the extent that
access to such properties or information would require Company or any Subsidiary
to submit a Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests or similar report
pursuant to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual or
similar
rules in order to obtain or maintain Facilities Security Clearance or any
similar government security clearance.
B. Lender
Meeting. Company will, upon the request of Administrative
Agent or Requisite Lenders, participate in a meeting or, at Company’s option,
teleconference with Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each Fiscal
Year to be held at such location and at such time as may be agreed to by
Company
and Administrative Agent.
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Compliance
with Laws, etc.
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Company
shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any
Government Authority (including all Environmental Laws), noncompliance with
which would be likely to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
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Execution
of Subsidiary Guaranty and Personal Property Collateral Documents
by
Certain Additional Subsidiaries; Matters Relating to Real Property
Collateral.
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A. Execution
of Subsidiary Guaranty and Personal Property Collateral
Documents.
(i) Subsidiary
Guaranty. In the event that any Person becomes a Material
Domestic Subsidiary after the date hereof, and such Material Domestic Subsidiary
has not previously executed the Subsidiary Guaranty, Company will promptly
notify Administrative Agent of that fact and cause such Material Domestic
Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a counterpart of
the
Subsidiary Guaranty. In addition, in the event that the aggregate
gross revenues for any Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending
December 28, 2007, of Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors are less than
90% of the aggregate gross revenues of Company and the Domestic Subsidiaries
on
a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Year, Company shall, within 60 days
after
the end of such Fiscal Year, cause one or more additional Domestic Subsidiaries
to execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Subsidiary
Guaranty such that the aggregate gross revenues for such Fiscal Year of Company
and all Subsidiary Guarantors shall be equal to at least 90% of the aggregate
gross revenues of Company and all Domestic Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis
for such Fiscal Year.
(ii) Pledge
Agreement. In addition, but subject to subsection 6.7C, during
any Collateral Pledge Period or any Stock Pledge Period, Company shall, and
shall cause each such Subsidiary Guarantor promptly to execute a counterpart
of
the Pledge Agreement or Foreign Pledge Agreements, as applicable, and take,
and
cause each such Subsidiary Guarantor to take, all such further actions and
execute all such further documents and instruments as may be necessary
(including supplements and amendments to the Pledge Agreement) or, in the
opinion of Administrative Agent, desirable to create in favor of Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a valid First Priority Lien on all Capital
Stock of each Subsidiary Guarantor owned by each such Subsidiary Guarantor
other
than any equity interests in Persons that are subject to prohibitions on
granting a security interest or otherwise transferring such equity interests
under state or local laws or under such Person’s Organizational Documents but
only if such Organizational Documents may not be amended or otherwise modified
to permit the granting of a security interest under the Pledge
Agreement. In addition, as provided in the Pledge Agreement, Company
shall, or shall cause the Subsidiary that owns the Capital Stock of each
such
Subsidiary Guarantor to, execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a
supplement to the Pledge Agreement and to deliver to Administrative Agent
all
certificates representing such Capital Stock of each such Subsidiary Guarantor
(accompanied by irrevocable undated stock powers, duly endorsed in
blank).
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(iii) Security
Agreement and Other Collateral Documents. In addition, (a)
promptly, if, during any Collateral Pledge Period, a Person becomes a Subsidiary
Guarantor or (b) within 60 days following the first day of any Collateral
Pledge
Period, Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to execute
and
deliver to Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Security Agreement and
to
take all such further actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed
and delivered, all such further documents and instruments (including actions,
documents and instruments comparable to those described in subsections 4.1G
and 6.10C) as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Administrative Agent,
desirable to create in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
Lenders, a valid and perfected First Priority Lien on all of the Collateral
other than any equity interests in Persons that are subject to prohibitions
on
granting a security interest or otherwise transferring such equity interests
under state or local laws or under such Person’s Organizational Documents but
only if such Organizational Documents may not be amended or otherwise modified
to permit the granting of a security interest under the Security
Agreement.
B. Subsidiary
Organizational Documents, Legal Opinions, Etc. Company shall
deliver to Administrative Agent, together with such Loan Documents required
pursuant to subsection 6.7A, (i) certified copies of the Organizational
Documents of each Subsidiary Guarantor executing a counterpart of the Subsidiary
Guaranty and the Pledge Agreement, Foreign Pledge Agreements or Security
Agreement, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection 6.7A or any Subsidiary
the
Capital Stock of which has been pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement,
the
Security Agreement or the Foreign Pledge Agreements, as the case may be,
together with a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of
the
jurisdiction of its organization and, to the extent generally available,
a
certificate or other evidence of good standing as to payment of any applicable
franchise or similar taxes from the appropriate taxing authority of such
jurisdiction, each to be dated a recent date prior to their delivery to
Administrative Agent, (ii) a certificate executed by the secretary or
similar officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor as to (a) the fact that the
attached resolutions of the Governing Body of such Subsidiary Guarantor
approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of such
Loan
Documents are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended
and
(b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers of such Subsidiary
Guarantor executing such Loan Documents, and (iii) if reasonably requested
by Administrative Agent, a favorable opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary
Guarantor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent
and its counsel, as to (a) the due organization and good standing of such
Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) the due authorization, execution and delivery by
such Subsidiary Guarantor of such Loan Documents, (c) the enforceability of
such Loan Documents against such Subsidiary Guarantor and (d) such other
matters (including matters relating to the creation and perfection of Liens
in
any Collateral pursuant to such Loan Documents) as Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, all of the foregoing to be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel.
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C. Foreign
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection 6.7A, (i) no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to
execute and deliver the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement or the
Security Agreement, (ii) no Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary shall be
required to be pledged pursuant to the provisions of the Pledge Agreement,
any
Foreign Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement, in each case to the extent
that such pledge by Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor would exceed 66% of
the
Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary, (iii) no Foreign Subsidiary shall
be
required to pledge any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, and (iv)
no
Capital Stock of a Dormant Subsidiary shall be required to be pledged pursuant
to the provisions of the Pledge Agreement, any Foreign Pledge Agreement or
the
Security Agreement.
D. Matters
Relating to Real Property Collateral. (a) Promptly, if
Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor acquires any Material Real Property,
(b)
promptly, in the event that any Person becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor during
a
Collateral Pledge Period and such Person owns or holds any Material Real
Property, or (c) within 60 days following the first day of any Collateral
Pledge
Period if Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owns any Material Real Property,
in each case excluding such Real Property Asset the encumbrancing of which
requires the consent of any then-existing senior lienholder, where Company
and
its Subsidiaries have attempted in good faith, but are unable, to obtain
such
senior lienholder’s consent (any such non-excluded Material Real Property being
a “Mortgaged Property”), Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor
shall deliver to Administrative Agent, as soon as practicable after such
Person
acquires such Mortgaged Property or becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the
case
may be:
(i) Mortgage. A
fully executed and notarized Mortgage in proper form for recording in all
appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering the interest
of
such Loan Party in such Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Opinion
of Local Counsel. If reasonably requested by Administrative
Agent, an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory
to
Administrative Agent) in the state in which such Mortgaged Property is located
with respect to the enforceability of the form of such Mortgage to be recorded
in such state and such other matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably
request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent;
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(iii) Title
Insurance. (a) An ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy or
unconditional commitment therefor (any such policy or commitment therefore
being
a “Mortgage Policy”) issued by the Title Company with respect
to the such Mortgaged Property, in an amount not less than the amount designated
therein with respect to such Mortgaged Property, insuring fee simple title
to
each such Mortgaged Property vested in such Loan Party and assuring
Administrative Agent that such Mortgage creates valid and enforceable First
Priority mortgage Liens on such Mortgaged Property encumbered thereby, subject
only to such standard survey exceptions and other exceptions as Administrative
Agent shall approve, which such Mortgage Policy (1) shall include an endorsement
for mechanics’ liens, for future advances under this Agreement and for any other
matters reasonably requested by Administrative Agent and (2) shall provide
for
affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and (b) evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent that such Loan Party has (i) delivered
to the Title Company all certificates and affidavits required by the Title
Company in connection with the issuance of such Mortgage Policy and
(ii) paid to the Title Company or to the appropriate Government Authorities
all expenses and premiums of the Title Company in connection with the issuance
of such Mortgage Policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage
recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording such
Mortgage in the appropriate real estate records;
(iv) Title
Reports. A title report issued by the Title Company with respect
to such Mortgaged Property, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date
of
such Mortgage and satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative
Agent;
(v) Copies
of Documents Relating to Title Exceptions. Copies of all recorded
documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to in such
Mortgage Policy or in the title reports delivered pursuant to
subsection 6.7D(iv);
(vi) Matters
Relating to Flood Hazard Properties. (a) Evidence, which may
be in the form of a letter from an insurance broker or a municipal engineer,
as
to whether (1) such Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property and
(2) the community in which any such Flood Hazard Property is located is
participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, (b) if such
Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property, such Loan Party’s written
acknowledgement of receipt of written notification from Administrative Agent
(1) as to the existence of such Flood Hazard Property and (2) as to
whether the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is
participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and (c) in the event
such Flood Hazard Property is located in a community that participates in
the
National Flood Insurance Program, evidence that Company has obtained flood
insurance in respect of such Flood Hazard Property to the extent required
under
the applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System;
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(vii) Environmental
Reports. Reports and other information, in form, scope and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, regarding
environmental matters relating to such Mortgaged Property, which reports
shall
include (i) a Phase I environmental assessment for such Mortgaged Property
which
(a) conforms to the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site
Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, E 1527, (b) was
conducted no more than six months prior to the date of such Mortgage by one
or
more environmental consulting firms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, (c) includes an assessment of asbestos-containing materials at such
Mortgaged Property, and (d) is accompanied by an estimate of the reasonable
worst-case cost of investigating and remediating any Hazardous Materials
Activity identified in such Phase I environmental assessments as giving rise
to
an actual or potential material violation of any Environmental Law or as
presenting a material risk of giving rise to a material Environmental Claim,
and
(ii) a current compliance audit setting forth an assessment of such Loan
Party’s and such Mortgaged Property current and past compliance with
Environmental Laws and an estimate of the cost of rectifying any non-compliance
with current Environmental Laws identified therein and the cost of compliance
with reasonably anticipated future Environmental Laws identified
therein.
(viii) Environmental
Indemnity. If requested by Administrative Agent, an environmental
indemnity agreement, satisfactory in form and substance to
Administrative
Agent
and
its counsel, with respect to the indemnification of Administrative Agent,
Joint-Lead Arrangers and Lenders for any liabilities that may be imposed
on or
incurred by any of them as a result of any Hazardous Materials Activity;
and
(ix) Real
Estate Appraisals. If requested by Administrative Agent, Company
shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit an independent
real
estate appraiser satisfactory to Administrative Agent, upon reasonable notice,
to visit and inspect such Mortgaged Property for the purpose of preparing
an
appraisal of such Mortgaged Property satisfying the requirements of any
applicable laws and regulations (in each case to the extent required under
such
laws and regulations as determined by Administrative Agent in its
discretion).
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Interest
Rate Protection.
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Not
later
than the date that is 55 days after the last day of the second full Fiscal
Quarter following the Closing Date, Company shall enter into one or more
Interest Rate Agreements with respect to the Term Loans, in an aggregate
notional principal amount of not less than 50% of the Term Loans outstanding
on
the Closing Date for a term of at least three years after the Closing Date,
each
such Interest Rate Agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Administrative Agent. In addition, not later than the date that is
55 days after the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment Effective Date, Company
shall
enter into one or more Interest Rate Agreements with respect to the Tranche
C
Term Loans, in an aggregate notional principal amount of not less than 50%
of
the Tranche C Term Loans outstanding on the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment
Effective Date for a term of at least three years after the Tranche C Term
Loan
Commitment Effective Date, each such Interest Rate Agreement to be in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Interest Rate
Agreements shall be required during any Fiscal Quarter in the event the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended
Fiscal
Quarter is less than 3.25:1.00. Company shall maintain in effect each
such Interest Rate Agreement during its term subject to the early termination
proviso in the preceding sentence.
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Ratings.
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Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a Company Debt
Rating.
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Post
Closing Matters.
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A. Insurance. Within
30 days of the Closing Date, or such later date agreed to by Administrative
Agent and Company, Company shall comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection
6.4B with respect to WGII and its Subsidiaries.
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B. Tax
Good Standing Certificates; IP Collateral; Liens;
etc. Within 30 days of the Closing Date, or such later date
agreed to by Administrative Agent and Company, Company shall (i) comply with
subsection 4.1A(i) with respect to the delivery of tax good standing
certificates of the Loan Parties listed in subsection (i) of Schedule
6.10of the Company Disclosure Letter; (ii) deliver to Administrative Agent
evidence of recordation with the appropriate IP Filing Office of all documents
or instruments necessary to reflect the correct owner of the IP Collateral
listed in subsection (ii) of Schedule 6.10of the Company Disclosure
Letter; (iii) use best efforts to terminate the filings with respect to the
IP
Collateral listed in subsection (iii) of Schedule 6.10of the Company
Disclosure Letter; (iv) deliver to Administrative Agent evidence of termination
of the UCC-1 financing statements listed in subsection (iv) of Schedule
6.10of the Company Disclosure Letter; (v) deliver to Administrative Agent
evidence of amendment of the Organizational Documents listed in subsection
(v)
of Schedule 6.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and take or cause to be taken all such
actions, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such
agreements, documents and instruments, and make or caused to be made all
such
filings and recordings that may be necessary or, in the opinion of
Administrative Agent, desirable in order to create in favor of Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a valid and (upon such filing and recording)
perfected First Priority security interest in the Capital Stock of Subsidiary
Guarantors listed in subsection (v) of Schedule 6.10 of the Company
Disclosure Letter; and (vi) deliver to Administrative Agent
(a) certificates (which certificates shall be accompanied by irrevocable
undated stock powers, duly endorsed in blank and otherwise satisfactory in
form
and substance to Administrative Agent) representing the Capital Stock of
Persons
listed in subsection (vi) of Schedule 6.10 of the Company Disclosure
Letter.
C. Matters
Relating to Foreign Subsidiaries. Within 60 days of the
Closing Date, or such later date agreed to by Administrative Agent and Company,
Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor, to deliver
to Administrative Agent (i) Foreign Pledge Agreements with respect to
66% of the Capital Stock owned by Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor of all
first-tier Material Foreign Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries)
with
respect to which Administrative Agent deems a Foreign Pledge Agreement necessary
or advisable to perfect or otherwise protect the First Priority Liens granted
to
Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders in such Capital Stock; (ii) certified
copies of the Organizational Documents of each Subsidiary the Capital Stock
of
which has been pledged pursuant to such Foreign Pledge Agreements; and (iii)
if
reasonably requested by Administrative Agent a favorable opinion of local
counsel to Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel, as to
(a) the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company or such
Subsidiary Guarantor of such Foreign Pledge Agreements, (b) the
enforceability of such Foreign Pledge Agreements against Company or such
Subsidiary Guarantor and (c) such other matters (including matters relating
to the creation and perfection of Liens in any Collateral pursuant to such
Foreign Pledge Agreements) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
all
of the foregoing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and its counsel; and to take all such other actions
under
the laws of such jurisdictions as Administrative Agent may deem necessary
or
advisable to perfect or otherwise protect such Liens.
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D. Matters
Relating to Non-Material Subsidiary Guarantors. Within 75
days of the Closing Date, or such later date agreed to by Administrative
Agent
and Company, Company shall cause each Non-Material Subsidiary Guarantor to
deliver to Administrative Agent (i) the items described in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) of subsection 4.1A; (ii) schedules to the Pledge Agreement,
the
Security Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty to be delivered by such
Non-Material Subsidiary Guarantors and described in clause (iv) of subsection
4.1A; (iii) any certificates representing certificated Capital Stock of the
Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) of such Non-Material Subsidiary
Guarantor not delivered on the Closing Date (which certificates shall be
accompanied by irrevocable undated stock powers, duly endorsed in blank and
otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to Joint-Lead Arrangers); and
(iv)
the opinions described in subsection 4.1F with respect to such Non-Material
Subsidiary Guarantors.
E. Matters
Relating to Surety Acknowledgment. On or prior to November
30, 2007, Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Surety
Acknowledgment executed by Federal Insurance Company and American International
Companies and shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence of
termination of the UCC-1 financing statements listed in subsection (vii)
of
Schedule 6.10of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section
7. COMPANY’S
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Company
covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Commitments hereunder shall
remain in effect and until payment in full of all of the Loans and other
Obligations (other than Unasserted Obligations) and the cancellation or
expiration of all Letters of Credit, unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise
give prior written consent, Company shall perform, and shall cause each of
its
Subsidiaries to perform, the covenants applicable to them in this
Section 7.
7.1
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Indebtedness.
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Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain
directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness,
except:
(i) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to the
Obligations;
(ii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
Obligations permitted pursuant to subsection 7.4 and, upon any matured
obligations actually arising pursuant thereto, the Indebtedness corresponding
to
the Contingent Obligations so extinguished;
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(iii) Company
may become and remain liable with respect to Indebtedness to any Subsidiary
(other than a Dormant Subsidiary), and any Subsidiary Guarantor may become
and
remain liable with respect to Indebtedness to Company or any other Subsidiary
(other than a Dormant Subsidiary); provided that (a) a security
interest in all such intercompany Indebtedness held by Company or a Subsidiary
Guarantor shall have been granted to Administrative Agent for the benefit
of
Lenders and (b) if such intercompany Indebtedness is evidenced by a
promissory note or other instrument, such promissory note or instrument shall
have been pledged to Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement
or
the Security Agreement, as applicable; provided, however,
that promissory notes with a face amount of $10,000,000 or less shall
not be required to be pledged unless the aggregate face amount
of such promissory notes is $25,000,000 or more;
(iv) any
Subsidiary of Company (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Dormant
Subsidiary) may become and remain liable with respect to Indebtedness to
Company
or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that (a) the aggregate principal
amount of all such Indebtedness plus the aggregate amount of Investments
permitted pursuant to subsection 7.3(xi) does not exceed at any time outstanding
$200,000,000, which amount shall be increased by $25,000,000 each Fiscal
Year
following the Fiscal Year ended December 26, 2008; (b) a security interest
in all such intercompany Indebtedness shall have been granted to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Lenders; and (c) if such intercompany Indebtedness
is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument, such promissory note
or
instrument shall have been pledged to Administrative Agent pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable; provided,
however, that promissory notes with a face amount of
$10,000,000 or less shall not be required to be pledged unless the aggregate
face amount of such promissory notes is $25,000,000 or more;
providedfurther, that the restrictions set forth in clauses (a),
(b) and (c) above shall not apply to any such Indebtedness if, at the time
Company or such Subsidiary incurs such Indebtedness and after giving pro
forma
effect thereto, the Company Debt Rating shall be at least Ba1 from Xxxxx’x and
at least BB+ from S&P;
(v) any
Subsidiary of Company (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Dormant
Subsidiary) may become and remain liable with respect to Indebtedness to
any
other Subsidiary of Company (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or a
Dormant Subsidiary);
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(vi) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries), as applicable, may
remain liable with respect to Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
at
any time outstanding not to exceed the maximum principal amount (including
the
maximum amount of any committed lease or other lines of credit) of the
Indebtedness described on Schedule 7.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter
and may become and remain liable with respect to any refinancings, refundings,
renewals, replacements or extensions thereof; provided that the aggregate
principal amount of all such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of
any
such refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension except by
an
amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and
fees
and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing,
refunding, renewal, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any
existing commitments unutilized thereunder;
(vii) Company
and Subsidiary Guarantors may become and remain liable with respect to (a)
unsecured Permitted Senior Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
not to
exceed $250,000,000 at any time outstanding and (b) unsecured Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness, in each case following the date of the announcement
of a Permitted Acquisition or within six months following the consummation
of a
Permitted Acquisition; provided, however, that the restriction as
to the amount of Permitted Senior Indebtedness shall not apply to any such
Permitted Senior Indebtedness if, at the time Company or such Subsidiary
Guarantor becomes liable with respect to such Permitted Senior Indebtedness
and
after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company Debt Rating shall be at
least
Ba1 from Xxxxx’x and at least BB+ from S&P (it being understood that if the
Company Debt Rating shall cease to be at least Ba1 from Xxxxx'x and at least
BB+
from S&P, the limitation under this proviso shall be (1) increased to the
then outstanding principal amount of Permitted Senior Indebtedness made while
the Company Debt Rating was at least Ba1 from Xxxxx'x and at least BB+ from
S&P and (2) decreased as such Permitted Senior Indebtedness is repaid but
not below $250,000,000);
(viii) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted pursuant to
subsection 7.2A(iv) and Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases, and may
become and remain liable with respect to any refinancings, refundings, renewals,
replacements or extensions thereof, in an aggregate principal amount for
all
such Indebtedness, refinancings, refundings, renewals, replacements and
extensions not to exceed $90,000,000 as of the Closing Date; provided
that such amount shall be increased by $10,000,000 as of the first day of
each
Fiscal Year commencing with Fiscal Year 2008;
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(ix) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to Indebtedness of any Person assumed in connection with
a
Permitted Acquisition and a Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary
of Company as a result of a Permitted Acquisition may remain liable with
respect
to Indebtedness on the date of such Permitted Acquisition; provided that
(a) such Indebtedness is not created in anticipation of such Permitted
Acquisition, and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness
that is secured does not exceed $30,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(x) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to other Indebtedness to Persons other than Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000
at any time outstanding; provided that the aggregate principal amount of
all such Indebtedness that is secured does not exceed $50,000,000 at any
time
outstanding;
(xi) Foreign
Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain liable
with
respect to Indebtedness to Persons other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount (including the amount of any such Indebtedness
listed on Schedule 7.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter) not to exceed
$50,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(xii) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to Indebtedness relating to insurance premium financings
incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted pursuant to
subsection 7.2A(xii);
(xiv) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may become and remain
liable with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary
course
of business; provided that both before and after giving effect to the
issuance of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, no Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(xv) Company,
the Excluded Subsidiaries and Subsidiary Guarantors may make intercompany
transfers among and between cash management accounts maintained by Company,
the
Excluded Subsidiaries and Subsidiary Guarantors.
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7.2
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Liens
and Related Matters.
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A. Prohibition
on Liens. Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit
to
exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind
(including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts
receivable) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit
the
filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other
similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income
or
profits under the UCC or under any similar recording or notice statute,
except:
(i) Permitted
Encumbrances;
(ii) Liens
granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents;
(iii) Liens
listed on Schedule 7.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter;
(iv) Liens
on
any asset existing at the time of acquisition of such asset by Company or
a
Subsidiary of Company, or Liens to secure the payment of all or any part
of the
purchase price of an asset upon the acquisition of such asset by Company
or a
Subsidiary of Company or to secure any Indebtedness permitted hereby incurred
by
Company or a Subsidiary of Company at the time of or within 180 days after
the
acquisition of such asset, which Indebtedness is incurred for the purpose
of
financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof; provided,
however, that (a) the Lien shall apply only to the asset so acquired
and
proceeds thereof, and (b) all such Liens do not in the aggregate secure
Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the amount permitted
pursuant to subsections 7.1(vi) and 7.1(viii) at any time;
(v) Liens
on
foreign assets of any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Capital Stock of
any
Foreign Subsidiary owned by a Domestic Subsidiary) to secure
Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1(xi);
(vi) Liens
arising as a result of progress payments and retainage amounts arising in
the
ordinary course of business under contracts to which Company or one of its
Subsidiaries is a party;
(vii) Liens
incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the
Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in clauses (iii) and (iv) above;
provided that such Liens shall apply only to the assets subject to the
existing Lien;
(viii) Liens
assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition and Liens on assets of
a
Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Company after the
date of
this Agreement in a Permitted Acquisition, provided, however, that
such Liens exist at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Company
and are
not created in anticipation of such Permitted Acquisition and, in any event,
do
not in the aggregate secure Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
in
excess of $30,000,000 at any time;
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(ix) other
Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate amount not
to
exceed $50,000,000 outstanding at any time;
(x) Liens
securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection
7.1(xiv);
(xi) Liens
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations,
bid
and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts,
performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive
of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), so long as no foreclosure,
sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion
of
the Collateral on account thereof other than Liens incurred or deposits made
in
connection with surety bonds permitted pursuant to subsection
7.2A(xii);
(xii) Liens
incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with
surety bonds; provided that with respect to surety bonds issued in
connection with specific Projects, (a) only the Project Assets may be subject
to
the Liens permitted pursuant to this subsection 7.2A(xii), (b) no such surety
arrangements may require contractual subordination of the Liens granted pursuant
to the Collateral Documents and (c) such surety bonds shall be consistent
with
industry practice and incurred in the ordinary course of business of Company
and
its Subsidiaries; and
(xiii) Liens
securing insurance premium financing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
subsection 7.1(xii).
B. Equitable
Lien in Favor of Lenders. If Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall create or assume any Lien upon any of its properties or
assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Liens permitted
pursuant to subsection 7.2A, it shall make or cause to be made effective
provision whereby the Obligations will be secured by such Lien equally and
ratably with any and all other Indebtedness secured thereby as long as any
such
Indebtedness shall be so secured; provided that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, this covenant shall not be construed as a consent by Requisite
Lenders to the creation or assumption of any such Lien not permitted pursuant
to
subsection 7.2A.
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C. No
Further Negative Pledges. Neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or
assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now
owned
or hereafter acquired, except (i) restrictions on the encumbrance of specific
property encumbered to secure payment of particular permitted Indebtedness
or to
be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to a sale of such
assets,
(ii) customary non-assignment provisions contained in leases, subleases,
licenses and sublicenses permitted pursuant to this Agreement, (iii)
restrictions contained in agreements relating to Indebtedness of Company
and its
Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1(x) that expressly permit
Liens
in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders (or the
administrative agent under any successor or replacement credit facility),
(iv)
restrictions on the encumbrance of specific property encumbered to secure
payment of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to subsection
7.1(xi), (v) restrictions contained in agreements relating to Indebtedness
of
Company and its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1(xiv), (vi)
restrictions contained in joint venture agreements or other Contractual
Obligations of Joint Ventures, or (vii) restrictions on the encumbrance of
specific property encumbered to secure payment of performance bonds contained
in
indemnity agreements relating to such performance bonds; provided that
such restrictions do not apply to the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary owned
by
Company or a Domestic Subsidiary.
D. No
Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions to Company or Other
Subsidiaries. Company will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability
of any such Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions
on any of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock owned by Company or any other
Subsidiary of Company, (ii) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such
Subsidiary to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, (iii) make loans
or advances to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company, or (iv) transfer
any of its property or assets to Company or any other Subsidiary of Company,
except for (a) customary non-assignment provisions contained in leases,
subleases, licenses and sublicenses, (b) restrictions on the transfer of
ownership interests in Joint Ventures, (c) restrictions in an executed
agreement with respect to a sale of such assets, (d) restrictions imposed
by any
agreements governing any Non-Recourse Indebtedness to pay dividends or make
any
other distributions on any of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock owned by Company
or any other Subsidiary of Company, and (e) restrictions contained in the
terms
of any Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to subsection
7.1(xi) if such restriction applies only in the event of a default in such
Indebtedness, Company determines that any such restriction will not materially
affect Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Loans and
the restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to Lenders than is
customary in comparable financings.
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Investments;
Acquisitions.
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Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint
Venture, or acquire, by purchase or otherwise, all or substantially all the
business, property or fixed assets of, or Capital Stock of any Person, or
any
division or line of business of any Person, except:
(i) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Cash and Cash
Equivalents;
(ii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make and own intercompany loans to the extent permitted
pursuant to subsections 7.1(iii), (iv) and (v);
(iii) any
Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Dormant Subsidiary) may
make
and own Investments in any other Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor
or a Dormant Subsidiary);
(iv) Company
and Subsidiary Guarantors may make and own Investments in Company and Subsidiary
Guarantors;
(v) Company
and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them and
described on Schedule 7.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter;
provided that additional Investments not described on Schedule 7.3
may be made to the extent the Investments described on Schedule 7.3 are
sold or otherwise disposed of but not above $200,000,000;
(vi) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make capital expenditures in the ordinary course
of
business;
(vii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may acquire Securities in connection with the satisfaction
or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or as security for any such Indebtedness or claim;
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(viii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may acquire assets (including Capital Stock and including
Capital Stock of Subsidiaries of Company formed in connection with any such
acquisition) of (a) any Person in the same or similar line of business (or
any
related, ancillary or complementary business, including business services)
as
Company having a fair market value not in excess of $50,000,000 individually
and
$100,000,000 in the aggregate in any one Fiscal Year (1) through the issuance
of
Capital Stock of Company or any Subsidiary, (2) with Cash, (3) with the proceeds
of Permitted Senior Indebtedness or Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness or
(4)
with any combination of the foregoing, in each case if after giving effect
to
such acquisition, no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall
have
occurred or be continuing; or (b) any Person in the same or similar line
of
business (or any related, ancillary or complementary business, including
business services) as Company (1) through the issuance of Capital Stock of
Company or any Subsidiary, (2) with Cash, (3) with the proceeds of Permitted
Senior Indebtedness or Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness or (4) with any
combination of the foregoing, in each case if after giving effect to such
acquisition, (A) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall
have
occurred or be continuing, (B) at least $100,000,000 is available in Revolving
Loan Commitments, and (C) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio determined on a
pro
forma basis is equal to or less than 2.50:1.00 (each a “Permitted
Acquisition”); provided, however, that the restrictions
set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above shall not apply if, at the time Company
or such Subsidiary makes such acquisition and after giving pro forma effect
thereto, the Company Debt Rating shall be at least Ba1 from Xxxxx’x and at least
BB+ from S&P;
(ix) any
Person who becomes a Subsidiary of Company or who is merged or consolidated
into
a Subsidiary of Company after the date hereof pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition may continue to own Investments owned by such Person on the date
of
such Permitted Acquisition; provided that (a) such Investment was not
incurred in connection with, or anticipation or contemplation of, such Permitted
Acquisition and (b) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than
such
Person or the Subsidiary of Company into which such Person is merged or
consolidated) shall become liable with respect to such Investment;
(x) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments consisting of non-Cash
consideration in the form of Capital Stock, notes or similar obligations
in
connection with any sale of assets permitted pursuant to subsection
7.7;
(xi) Company
and its Subsidiaries (other than Dormant Subsidiaries) may make and own other
Investments; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such
Investments plus the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness
permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1(iv) does not exceed at any time
$200,000,000 which amount shall be increased by $25,000,000 each Fiscal Year
following the Fiscal Year ended December 26, 2008; provided,
however, that the restriction as to the amount of such Investments
shall
not apply to any such Investment if, at the time Company or such Subsidiary
makes such Investment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Company
Debt Rating shall be at least Ba1 from Xxxxx’x and at least BB+ from
S&P;
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(xii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments (including capital
contributions in or loans to) in Joint Ventures in the ordinary course of
business;
(xiii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms
and
conditions of the Merger Agreement; and
(xiv) Company,
the Excluded Subsidiaries and Subsidiary Guarantors may make and own Investments
in the form of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection
7.1(xv).
7.4
|
Contingent
Obligations.
|
Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create or become or remain liable with respect to any Contingent
Obligation, except:
(i) Subsidiaries
of Company may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent Obligations
in respect of the Subsidiary Guaranty;
(ii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and Company and its Subsidiaries
may
become and remain liable with respect to Contingent Obligations in respect
of
other letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time
$30,000,000;
(iii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
Obligations in respect of customary indemnification and purchase price
adjustment obligations incurred in connection with sales of assets;
(iv) Company
may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent Obligations under
Hedge
Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(v) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
Obligations described on Schedule 7.4 of the Company Disclosure
Letter;
(vi) (a)
Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may become and remain liable with respect
to Contingent Obligations in respect of any Indebtedness of Company or any
of
the Subsidiary Guarantors permitted pursuant to subsection 7.1; provided,
however, that in the event such Indebtedness is Subordinated
Indebtedness, any Contingent Obligation in respect thereof shall be subordinated
to the Subsidiary Guaranty to the same extent such Subordinated Indebtedness
is
subordinated to the Obligations of Company or such Domestic Subsidiary, as
the
case may be; and (b) Subsidiaries of Company (other than Subsidiary Guarantors)
may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent Obligations in respect
of Indebtedness of Company or any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant
to
subsection 7.1;
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(vii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to Contingent
Obligations in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety
bonds, and similar obligations provided in the ordinary course of business
to
support the obligations of such Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; provided
that with respect to surety bonds issued in connection with specific Projects,
(a) only the Project Assets may be subject to the Liens permitted pursuant
to
subsection 7.2A(xii), (b) no such surety arrangements may require contractual
subordination of the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and
(c)
such surety bonds shall be consistent with industry practice and incurred
in the
ordinary course of business of Company and its Subsidiaries;
(viii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out deferred compensation
and similar obligations incurred in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition;
(ix) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to other
Contingent Obligations; provided that the maximum aggregate liability,
contingent or otherwise, of Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of all
such
other Contingent Obligations shall not exceed the greater of (a) $50,000,000
at
any time or (b) 2% of Consolidated Tangible Assets (determined as of the
end of
the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter) at the time Company or such Subsidiary
becomes liable with respect to such Contingent Obligation;
(x) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to any guaranties
by Company or such Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of business of
any
obligations of a Subsidiary of Company under a contract for the performance
of
or delivery of work or services (a) to a customer of such Subsidiary or (b)
where the party to the contract is a Joint Venture in which Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest; provided that such guaranty
does not require any payment obligation by or on behalf of Company or such
Subsidiary; and
(xi) Company
and its Subsidiaries may become and remain liable with respect to any guaranties
by Company or such Subsidiary made under real estate leases entered into
in the
ordinary course of business.
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7.5
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Restricted
Junior Payments; Payments on Certain Other
Indebtedness.
|
Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted
Junior Payment; provided that (i) Company may make regularly
scheduled payments of interest in respect of any Permitted Subordinated
Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of, and only to the extent required
by, and subject to the subordination provisions contained in, the indenture
or
other agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness
was
issued; (ii) Company may repurchase common stock of Company that constitutes
odd
lots pursuant to a program established by Company for the repurchase of such
odd
lots in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000; (iii) any Subsidiary
of
Company (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) may declare and pay dividends
to
Company or any other Subsidiary of Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor may
declare and pay dividends to Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor;
(iv) Company and its Subsidiaries may purchase shares of Capital Stock of
any Subsidiary of Company owned by professional engineers in connection with
licensing requirements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000; (v)
Company may purchase shares of Capital Stock of Company from the employees,
officers and directors of WGII pursuant to the stock options and restricted
stock grants that have vested in connection with the Acquisition; (vi) Company
may purchase shares of Capital Stock of Company and any warrants or other
rights
with respect to the Capital Stock of Company from its employees, officers
and directors by net exercise, pursuant to the terms of any employee stock
option, restricted stock or incentive stock plan; and (vii) Company may purchase
shares of Capital Stock of Company and any warrants or other rights with
respect
to the Capital Stock of Company from its officers and directors in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in any Fiscal Year other than by net exercise
permitted pursuant to clause (vi) above; provided that the amount for any
Fiscal Year shall be increased by an amount equal to the sum of (1) the excess,
if any, of such amount for the previous Fiscal Year (without giving effect
to
any adjustment in accordance with this proviso) over the actual amount of
purchases of Capital Stock during such previous Fiscal Year and (2) $10,000,000;
provided, however, that the restriction on declaring, ordering,
paying, making or setting apart any sum for any Restricted Junior Payment
shall
not apply to any Restricted Junior Payment if, after giving pro forma effect
thereto, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than
1.00:1.00.
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7.6
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Financial
Covenants.
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A. Minimum
Interest Coverage Ratio. Company shall not permit the ratio
of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense
for any four Fiscal Quarter period ending during any of the periods set forth
below to be less than the correlative ratio indicated:
Period
|
Minimum
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007
|
4.0:1.0
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
4.0:1.0
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
4.5:1.0
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
4.5:1.0
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
4.5:1.0
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
4.5:1.0
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
4.5:1.0
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
4.5:1.0
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
5.0:1.0
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
5.0:1.0
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
5.0:1.0
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
5.0:1.0
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
5.5:1.0
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
|
5.5:1.0
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
|
5.5:1.0
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
|
5.5:1.0
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
and
each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
|
6.0:1.0
|
;
provided that, for purposes of calculating Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense with respect to the calculation of such ratio for the four consecutive
Fiscal Quarter period ending (a) December 28, 2007, Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense shall be deemed to be actual Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for
the
Fiscal Quarter ending on December 28, 2007 multiplied by four, (b) March
28, 2008, Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall be deemed to be actual
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for the two Fiscal Quarter period ending
on
March 28, 2008 multiplied by two, and (c) June 27, 2008, Consolidated
Cash Interest Expense shall be deemed to be actual Consolidated Cash Interest
Expense for the three Fiscal Quarter period ending on June 27, 2008
multiplied by one and one-third.
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B. Maximum
Leverage Ratio. Company shall not permit the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter ending during any
of the
periods set forth below to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:
Period
|
Maximum
Leverage Ratio
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007
|
3.500:1.00
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
3.500:1.00
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
3.000:1.00
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
3.000:1.00
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
|
2.750:1.00
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
2.750:1.00
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
2.750:1.00
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
2.750:1.00
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
|
2.375:1:00
|
1st
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
2.375:1:00
|
2nd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
2.375:1:00
|
3rd
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
|
2.375:1:00
|
4th
Fiscal
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
and
each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
|
2.000:1:00
|
7.7
|
Restriction
on Fundamental Changes; Asset
Sales.
|
Company
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, alter the corporate,
capital or legal structure of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or enter
into
any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease
or
sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, in
one
transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business,
property or assets (including its notes or receivables and Capital Stock
of a
Subsidiary of Company, whether newly issued or outstanding), whether now
owned
or hereafter acquired, except:
(i) any
Subsidiary of Company may be merged with or into Company or any wholly-owned
Subsidiary Guarantor, or be liquidated, wound up or dissolved, or all or
any
part of its business, property or assets may be conveyed, sold, leased,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, to Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided that, in the case of such a merger, Company or such wholly-owned
Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(ii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of assets in transactions
that do not constitute Asset Sales;
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(iii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may dispose of obsolete, worn out or surplus property
in
the ordinary course of business;
(iv) Company
and its Subsidiaries may make Asset Sales of assets having a fair market
value
not in excess of $50,000,000 during any Fiscal Year (less the aggregate amount
of the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof in respect of which Company has delivered
an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to subsection 2.4B(iii)(a) setting forth its
intent to reinvest such Net Asset Sale Proceeds within 365 days of such sale
or
other disposition); provided that the amount for any Fiscal Year shall be
increased by an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such amount for the
previous Fiscal Year (without giving effect to any adjustment in accordance
with
this proviso) over the actual amount of sales and other dispositions during
such
previous Fiscal Year; provided, however, that (a) the
consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal
to
the fair market value thereof; (b) any non-Cash consideration received for
such assets shall be consistent with past practice and the ordinary course
of
business of Company and its Subsidiaries; (c) no Potential Event of Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect
thereto; and (d) the proceeds of such Asset Sales shall be applied as
required by subsection 2.4B(iii)(a) or subsection 2.4D;
provided, however, that the restrictions set forth in clauses (a),
(b) and (c) above shall not apply if, at the time Company or such
Subsidiary makes such Asset Sale and after giving pro forma effect
thereto, the Company Debt Rating shall be at least Ba1 from Xxxxx’x and at least
BB+ from S&P;
(v) in
order
to resolve disputes that occur in the ordinary course of business, Company
and
its Subsidiaries may discount or otherwise compromise for less than the face
value thereof, notes or accounts receivable;
(vi) Company
and its Subsidiaries may sell or dispose of shares of Capital Stock of any
of
its Subsidiaries in order to qualify members of the Governing Body of any
such
Subsidiary if required by applicable law;
(vii) the
Acquisition and the Merger may occur in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Merger Agreement;
(viii) any
Person may be merged with or into any Subsidiary of Company if the acquisition
of the Capital Stock of such Person by Company or such Subsidiary would have
been permitted pursuant to subsection 7.3; provided that if a Subsidiary
of Company is not the surviving or continuing Person, the surviving Person
becomes a Subsidiary of Company and complies with the provisions of subsection
6.7 and (c) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred or be continuing after giving effect thereto;
(ix) licenses
or sublicenses by Company and its Subsidiaries of software, trademarks, patents
and other intellectual property in the ordinary course of business and which
do
not materially interfere with the business of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(x) transfers
of condemned property to the respective governmental authority or agency
that
has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise),
and transfers of properties that have been subject to a casualty to the
respective insurer of such property or its designee as part of an insurance
settlement;
(xi) Company
and its Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of Cash Equivalents permitted
to be made or owned pursuant to subsection 7.3(i);
(xii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may discontinue any operation (including the dissolution
of
any of its Subsidiaries) in accordance with subsection 6.2;
(xiii) Company
and its Subsidiaries may sell and leaseback any property within 180 days
of the
acquisition of such property;
(xiv) any
Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Dormant Subsidiary) may
transfer assets to any other Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor
or a
Dormant Subsidiary); and
(xv) any
Foreign Subsidiary of Company may be merged with or into any other Foreign
Subsidiary of Company.
7.8
|
Transactions
with Affiliates.
|
Except
as
described on Schedule 7.8 of the Company Disclosure Letter, Company shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale,
lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any
Affiliate of Company on terms that are less favorable to Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the
time
from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the
foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Company
and
any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or between any of its wholly-owned
Subsidiaries, (ii) the payment of reasonable fees and compensation to
officers and directors of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and reasonable
indemnification arrangements entered into by Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
including any issuance of Securities, or other payments, awards or grants
in
cash, Securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment
arrangements, employee stock options and employee stock ownership plans approved
by the Governing Body of Company, (iii) existing related party transactions
described in Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2006 Fiscal Year or in
Company’s Definitive Proxy for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (iv)
existing related party transactions described in WGII’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the 2006 Fiscal Year or in WGII’s Definitive Proxy for its 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, (v) any Restricted Junior Payment permitted pursuant
to
subsection 7.5, (vi) transactions (a) approved by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Governing Body of Company or (b) for which Company
or any Subsidiary shall deliver to Administrative Agent a written opinion
of a
nationally recognized investment banking, accounting, valuation or appraisal
firm stating that the transaction is fair to Company or such Subsidiary from
a
financial point of view,
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(vii)
any
payments or other transaction pursuant to any tax sharing agreement between
Company and any other Person with which Company files a consolidated
tax return or with which Company is part of a consolidated group for
tax purposes, and (viii) Investments permitted pursuant to subsection
7.3.
7.9
|
Conduct
of Business.
|
From
and
after the Closing Date, Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) the businesses
engaged in by Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and similar
line
of business (or any related, ancillary or complementary business, including
business services) and (ii) such other lines of business as may be
consented to by Requisite Lenders.
7.10
|
Fiscal
Year.
|
Company
shall not change any Fiscal Year-end from the 52-53 week period ending on
the
Friday nearest December 31.
7.11
|
Compliance
with ERISA.
|
Company
shall not cause or permit to occur, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
or ERISA Affiliates to cause or permit to occur, ERISA Events that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect in the
aggregate.
7.12
|
Amendments
or Waivers of Certain
Agreements.
|
Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will agree to any material amendment
to, or
waive any of its material rights under, any Related Agreement after the Closing
Date without in each case obtaining the prior written consent of Requisite
Lenders to such amendment or waiver.
Section
8. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
If
any of
the following conditions or events (“Events of Default”) shall
occur:
8.1
|
Failure
to Make Payments When
Due.
|
Failure
by Company to pay any installment of principal of any Loan when due, whether
at
stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by
mandatory prepayment or otherwise; failure by Company to pay when due any
amount
payable to an Issuing Lender in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter
of
Credit; or failure by Company to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee
or any
other amount due under this Agreement within five days after the date due;
or
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8.2
|
Default
in Other Agreements.
|
(i) Failure
of Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary to pay when due any principal
of
or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items
of
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in subsection 8.1) or
Contingent Obligations in an individual principal amount of $50,000,000 or
more
or with an aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 or more, in each case
beyond the end of any grace period provided therefor; or
(ii) breach
or
default by Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary with respect to any
other
material term of (a) one or more items of Indebtedness or Contingent
Obligations with payment obligations thereunder in the individual or aggregate
principal amounts referred to in clause (i) above or (b) any loan
agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s)
of
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation(s), if the effect of such breach or
default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Indebtedness
or
Contingent Obligation(s) (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders)
to
cause, that Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation(s) to become or be declared
due and payable prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any
underlying obligation, as the case may be (upon the giving or receiving of
notice, lapse of time, both, or otherwise); or
8.3
|
Breach
of Certain Covenants.
|
Failure
of Company to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in
subsection 2.5, 6.1(i) (with respect to any condition or event that
constitutes an Event of Default), 6.2 or Section 7 of this Agreement;
or
8.4
|
Breach
of Warranty.
|
Any
representation, warranty, certification or other statement made by Company
or
any Material Domestic Subsidiary in any Loan Document or in any statement
or
certificate at any time given by Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary
in
writing pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith
shall
be false in any material respect on the date as of which made; or
8.5
|
Other
Defaults Under Loan
Documents.
|
Any
Loan
Party shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained
in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, other than any such
term
referred to in any other subsection of this Section 8, and such default
shall not have been remedied or waived within 30 days after the earlier of
(i) a Responsible Officer of Company becoming aware of such default or
(ii) receipt by Company and such Loan Party of notice from Administrative
Agent or any Lender of such default; or
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8.6
|
Involuntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver,
etc.
|
(i) A
court
having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief
in
respect of Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary in an involuntary
case
under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed;
or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal
or
state law; or
(ii) an
involuntary case shall be commenced against Company or any Material Domestic
Subsidiary under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order
of a
court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar
powers over Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary, or over all or a
substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall
have
occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other
custodian of Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary for all or a
substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or
similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the
property of Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary, and any such event
described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 60 days unless dismissed,
bonded or discharged; or
8.7
|
Voluntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver,
etc.
|
(i) Company
or any Material Domestic Subsidiary shall have an order for relief entered
with
respect to it or commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under
any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter
in
effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary
case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under
any
such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by
a
receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its
property; or Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary shall make any
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(ii) Company
or any Material Domestic Subsidiary shall be unable, or shall fail generally,
or
shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become
due;
or the Governing Body of Company or any Material Domestic Subsidiary (or
any
committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any
action
to approve any of the actions referred to in clause (i) above or this
clause (ii); or
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8.8
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Judgments
and Attachments.
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Any
money
judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process involving (i) in
any individual case an amount in excess of $50,000,000 or (ii) in the
aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $50,000,000 (in either case
to the
extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and
unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered
or
filed against Company or any of its Material Domestic Subsidiaries or any
of
their respective assets and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded
or
unstayed for a period of 60 days (or in any event later than five days
prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or
8.9
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Dissolution.
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Any
order, judgment or decree shall be entered against Company or any of its
Material Domestic Subsidiaries decreeing the dissolution or split up of Company
or that Material Domestic Subsidiary and such order shall remain undischarged
or
unstayed for a period in excess of 30 days; or
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ERISA.
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There
shall occur an ERISA Event and the amount of all liabilities and deficiencies
resulting therefrom imposed, or which could reasonably be expected to be
imposed, directly on Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not
assessed, when taken together with all other ERISA Events exceeds $50,000,000
in
the aggregate; or
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Change
in Control.
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A
Change
in Control shall have occurred; or
8.12
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Failure
to Consummate Acquisition or
Merger.
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The
Acquisition or the Merger shall not be consummated in accordance with this
Agreement and the applicable Related Agreements concurrently with the making
of
the initial Loans, or the Acquisition or the Merger shall be unwound, reversed
or otherwise rescinded in whole or in part for any reason; or
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8.13
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Invalidity
of Loan Documents; Guaranty; Failure of Security; Repudiation of
Obligations.
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(i) At
any
time after the execution and delivery thereof, (a) any Loan Document (other
than
the Collateral Documents) or any provision thereof for any reason, other
than
the satisfaction in full of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force
and
effect (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to
be null
and void, or (b) any Loan Party shall contest the validity or
enforceability of any Loan Document (other than the Collateral Documents)
or any
provision thereof in writing or deny in writing that it has any further
liability, including with respect to future advances by Lenders, under any
Loan
Document (other than the Collateral Documents) or any provision thereof to
which
it is a party; or
(ii) (a)
any
Collateral Document or any provision thereof for any reason, other than the
satisfaction in full of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force
and
effect (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to
be null
and void, (b) Administrative Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a
valid and perfected First Priority Lien in any material part of the Collateral
purported to be covered by the Collateral Documents, in each case for any
reason
other than the failure of Administrative Agent or any Lender to take any
action
within its control, or (c) any Loan Party shall contest the validity or
enforceability of any Collateral Document or any provision thereof in writing
or
deny in writing that it has any further liability, including with respect
to
future advances by Lenders, under any Collateral Document or any provision
thereof to which it is a party;
THEN
(i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in
subsection 8.6 or 8.7 with respect to Company or any Material Domestic
Subsidiary, each of (a) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest
on the Loans, (b) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any
time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (whether or not
any
beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall
be
entitled at such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates
required to draw under such Letter of Credit), and (c) all other
Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which
are
hereby expressly waived by Company, and the obligation of each Lender to
make
any Loan and the obligation of the Issuing Lenders to issue any Letter of
Credit
hereunder shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of any other Event of Default, Administrative Agent
shall, upon the written request or with the written consent of Requisite
Lenders, by written notice to Company, declare all or any portion of the
amounts
described in clauses (a) through (c) above to be, and the same shall
forthwith become, immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by Company, and the obligation of each Lender to make any Loan and
the
obligation of the Issuing Lenders to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder
shall
thereupon terminate; provided that the foregoing shall not affect in any
way the obligations of Revolving Lenders under subsection 3.3C(i) or the
obligations of Revolving Lenders to purchase assignments of any unpaid Swing
Line Loans as provided in subsection 2.1A(iv).
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Any
amounts described in clause (b) above, when received by Administrative
Agent, shall be held by Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the
Pledge
Agreement and shall be applied as therein provided.
Section
9. ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
9.1
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Appointment.
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A. Appointment
of Administrative Agent. Xxxxx Fargo is hereby appointed
Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents. Each Lender (including any Lender in its capacity as a
counterparty to a Hedge Agreement with Company or one of it Subsidiaries)
hereby
authorizes Administrative Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Xxxxx Fargo agrees to
act upon the express conditions contained in this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 9 are
solely for the benefit of Agents and Lenders and no Loan Party shall
have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions
thereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement,
Administrative Agent (other than as provided in subsection 2.1D) shall act
solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed
to
have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with
or
for Company or any other Loan Party.
Administrative
Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact appointed by
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Administrative Agent and
any such sub-agent may perform any and all of the duties of Administrative
Agent
and exercise the rights and powers of Administrative Agent by or through
their
respective Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates (“Related
Parties”). The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall
apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of Administrative
Agent
and any such sub-agent.
Administrative
Agent hereby appoints Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx as its agent for purposes of making
all
Loans to be made on the Closing Date and exercising the consent rights of
Administrative Agent to any assignment pursuant to subsection 10.1 during
the
Primary Syndication.
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B. Appointment
of Supplemental Collateral Agents. It is the purpose of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of
any
law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations
or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such
jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of
the
enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case Administrative Agent
deems
that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not
exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of
the
other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or
necessary in connection therewith, it may be necessary that Administrative
Agent
appoint an additional individual or institution as a separate trustee,
co-trustee, collateral agent or collateral co-agent (any such additional
individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a
“Supplemental Collateral Agent” and collectively as
“Supplemental Collateral Agents”).
In
the
event that Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Collateral Agent
with
respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or
duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to Administrative Agent with
respect
to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental
Collateral Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable
such
Supplemental Collateral Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges
with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to
such
Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents
and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental
Collateral Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either Administrative
Agent
or such Supplemental Collateral Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this
Section 9 and of subsections 10.2 and 10.3 that refer to
Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Collateral
Agent and all references therein to Administrative Agent shall be deemed
to be
references to Administrative Agent and/or such Supplemental Collateral Agent,
as
the context may require.
Should
any instrument in writing from Company or any other Loan Party be required
by
any Supplemental Collateral Agent so appointed by Administrative Agent for
more
fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers,
privileges and duties, Company shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to,
execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon
request by Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Collateral
Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign
or
be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental
Collateral Agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised
by Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Collateral
Agent.
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9.2
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Powers
and Duties; General
Immunity.
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X. Xxxxxx;
Duties Specified. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes
Administrative Agent to take such action on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise
such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
as
are specifically delegated or granted to Administrative Agent by the terms
hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Administrative Agent shall have only
those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified in this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents. Administrative Agent may exercise such
powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents
or
employees. Administrative Agent shall not have, by reason of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship in
respect of any Lender or Company; and nothing in this Agreement or any of
the
other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so
construed as to impose upon Administrative Agent any obligations in respect
of
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents except as expressly set
forth
herein or therein.
B. No
Responsibility for Certain Matters. No Agent shall be
responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness,
validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this Agreement
or any
other Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or
statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements
or
in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates
or
any other documents furnished or made by such Agent to Lenders or by or on
behalf of Company to such Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial
condition or business affairs of Company or any other Person liable for the
payment of any Obligations, nor shall such Agent be required to ascertain
or
inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions,
provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents
or as
to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the use of the Letters of Credit
or
as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, Administrative Agent shall not have any liability
arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the Revolving
Letter of Credit Usage or the component amounts thereof.
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C. Exculpatory
Provisions. No Agent or any of its officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted
by such Agent under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents except
to
the extent caused by such Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. An Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the
taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or from the exercise
of
any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless
and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof
from
Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such
instructions under subsection 10.6) and, upon receipt of such instructions
from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), such
Agent
shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or
to
exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such
instructions; provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action
that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent
to
liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable
law. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,
(i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in
relying, upon any communication (including any electronic message, Internet
or
intranet website posting or other distribution), instrument or document believed
by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper
person or persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in
relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for
Company
and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors
selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action
whatsoever against an Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so
instructed) refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other
Loan
Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders (or such
other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under
subsection 10.6).
D. Agents
Entitled to Act as Lender. The agency hereby created shall
in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any
duties
or obligations upon, an Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender
hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans and the
Letters of Credit, an Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder
as
any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not performing
the
duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term “Lender” or
“Lenders” or any similar term shall, unless the context clearly otherwise
indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. An Agent
and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, acquire equity
interests in and generally engage in any kind of commercial banking, investment
banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with Company or any
of its
Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and
may
accept fees and other consideration from Company for services in connection
with
this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to
Lenders.
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9.3
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Representations
and Warranties; No Responsibility For Appraisal of
Creditworthiness.
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Each
Lender agrees that it has made its own independent investigation of the
financial condition and affairs of Company and its Subsidiaries in connection
with the making of the Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder
and
that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the
creditworthiness of Company and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have
any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to
make
any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide
any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether
coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time
or
times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect
to the
accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to
Lenders.
9.4
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Right
to Indemnity.
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Each
Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify
each
Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, professional
advisors and Affiliates to the extent that any such Person shall not have
been
reimbursed by Company, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses
(including counsel fees and disbursements and fees and disbursements of any
financial advisor engaged by Agent) or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against an Agent
or
any other Persons in exercising the powers, rights and remedies of an Agent
or
performing the duties of an Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents
or
otherwise in its capacity as an Agent in any way relating to or arising out
of
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that no Lender shall
be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of
an
Agent resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. If any indemnity furnished to an Agent or other Persons
for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become
impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not
commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity
is
furnished.
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9.5
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Resignation
of Agents; Successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line
Lenders.
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A. Resignation;
Successor Administrative Agent. Any Agent may resign at any
time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and
Company. Upon any such notice of resignation by Administrative Agent,
Requisite Lenders shall have the right, and if no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, in consultation with Company, upon five Business Days’ notice
to Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no such
successor shall have been so appointed by Requisite Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative
Agent
gives notice of its resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent may, on
behalf of Lenders, and if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
in
consultation with Company, appoint a successor Administrative
Agent. If Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders and Company that
no Person has accepted such appointment as successor Administrative Agent,
such
resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with Administrative
Agent’s notice and (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, except that any
Collateral held by Administrative Agent will continue to be held by it until
a
Person shall have accepted the appointment of successor Administrative Agent,
and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made
by,
to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made by, to or through
each
Lender directly, until such time as Requisite Lenders appoint a successor
Administrative Agent in accordance with this subsection 9.5A. Upon
the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement
(if not already discharged as set forth above). After any retiring
Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it
was an
Agent under this Agreement.
B. Resignation;
Successor Swing Line Lenders. Any Swing Line Lender may
resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders
and Company. Upon any such notice of resignation by such Swing Line
Lender, Company shall have the right, upon five Business Days’ notice to
Lenders, to appoint a successor Swing Line Lender. If no such
successor shall have been so appointed by Company and shall have accepted
such
appointment within 30 days after the retiring Swing Line Lender gives notice
of
its resignation, such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in
accordance with such Swing Line Lender’s notice and (i) the retiring Swing Line
Lender shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and
(ii) if
there is no other Swing Line Lender remaining under this Agreement, no Swing
Line Loans may be made until such time as Company appoints a successor Swing
Line Lender in accordance with this subsection 9.5B. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as a Swing Line Lender hereunder, that successor
Swing Line Lender shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swing Line Lender and
the
retiring Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
under this Agreement.
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9.6
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Collateral
Documents, Guaranties and Surety
Acknowledgment.
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Each
Lender (which term shall include, for purposes of this subsection 9.6, any
Swap Counterparty) hereby further authorizes Administrative Agent, on behalf
of
and for the benefit of Lenders, to enter into each Collateral Document as
secured party, to be the agent for and representative of Lenders under the
Subsidiary Guaranty and to enter into the Surety Acknowledgment or any similar
arrangement with another surety, and each Lender agrees to be bound by the
terms
of each Collateral Document, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Surety Acknowledgment
and any similar arrangement with another surety; provided that
Administrative Agent shall not (i) enter into or consent to any material
amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision contained
in any
Collateral Document or the Subsidiary Guaranty or (ii) release any
Collateral (except as otherwise expressly permitted or required pursuant
to the
terms of this Agreement or the applicable Collateral Document), in each case
without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant
to
subsection 10.6, all Lenders); providedfurther,
however, that, without further written consent or authorization
from
Lenders, Administrative Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary
to (a) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the
subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder or to
which
Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented (other than a sale or other
disposition to an Affiliate of Company), (b) release any
Subsidiary Guarantor from the Subsidiary Guaranty if (i) all of the Capital
Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor is sold to any Person (other than an
Affiliate of Company) pursuant to a sale or other disposition permitted
hereunder or to which Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented or (ii)
Company
provides written notice to Administrative Agent that such Subsidiary Guarantor
is no longer a Material Domestic Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary required
to
execute the Subsidiary Guaranty, (c) release the Liens encumbering the
Collateral in accordance with subsection 10.14B, or (d) subordinate the
Liens of Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, to any Liens permitted
pursuant to subsections 7.2A(iii), (iv), (vii) and (viii); provided that,
in the case of a sale of such item of Collateral or stock referred to in
subdivision (a) or (b), the requirements of subsection 10.14A are
satisfied. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the
contrary notwithstanding, Company, Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby
agree that (1) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon
any of the Collateral under any Collateral Document or to enforce the Subsidiary
Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies
under the Collateral Documents and the Subsidiary Guaranty may be exercised
primarily by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance
with
the terms thereof, and (2) in the event of a foreclosure by Administrative
Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale,
Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of
such
Collateral at any such sale and Administrative Agent, as agent for and
representative of Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their
respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise
agree
in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement
or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral
sold
at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit
on
account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by Administrative
Agent
at such sale.
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9.7
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Duties
of Other Agents.
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Syndication
Agent, each of the Co-Documentation Agents and each of the Co-Agents shall
have
no right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this
Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without
limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have
a
fiduciary relationship with any Lender.
9.8
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Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of
Claim.
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In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to Company or any of the Subsidiaries of Company,
Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall
then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise
and
irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on
Company) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding
or
otherwise
(i) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and
unpaid in respect of the Loans and any other Obligations that are owing and
unpaid and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of Lenders and Agents (including any
claim
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
Lenders
and Agents and their agents and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders
and
Agents under subsections 2.3 and 10.2) allowed in such judicial proceeding,
and
(ii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same;
and
any
custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other
similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by
each
Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that
Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly
to
Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Agents and their agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due Agents under subsections 2.3 and
10.2.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations
or the rights of any Lenders or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote
in
respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
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Section
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
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Successors
and Assigns; Assignments and Participations in Loans and Letters
of
Credit.
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A. General. This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and
the successors and assigns of Lenders (it being understood that Lenders’ rights
of assignment are subject to the further provisions of this subsection
10.1). Neither Company’s rights or obligations hereunder nor any
interest therein may be assigned or delegated by Company without the prior
written consent of all Lenders (and any attempted assignment or transfer
by
Company without such consent shall be null and void). No sale,
assignment or transfer or participation of any Letter of Credit or any
participation therein may be made separately from a sale, assignment, transfer
or participation of a corresponding interest in the Revolving Loan Commitment
and the Revolving Loans of the Revolving Lender effecting such sale, assignment,
transfer or participation. Anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, except as provided in subsection 2.1A(iv) and subsection
10.5,
the Swing Line Loan Commitment and the Swing Line Loans of any Swing Line
Lender
may not be sold, assigned or transferred as described below to any Person
other
than a successor Swing Line Lender to the extent contemplated by subsection
9.5. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be
construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Affiliates of each of Administrative Agent and Lenders
and Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement. In addition, no sale, assignment, transfer
or participation of any Loan or Commitment by any Lender shall, without consent
of Company, require Company to file a registration statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission or apply to qualify such sale, assignment, transfer
or
participation under the securities laws of any state.
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B. Assignments.
(i) Amounts
and Terms of Assignments. Any Lender may assign to one or more
Eligible Assignees all or any portion of its rights and obligations under
this
Agreement; provided that (a), except (1) in the case of an
assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement or (2) in the case of an assignment to a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Exposure, Tranche A Term Loan
Exposure, Tranche B Term Loan Exposure or Tranche C Term Loan Exposure
of the assigning Lender and the assignee subject to each such assignment
shall
not be less than $2,000,000 with respect to the Revolving Loan Exposure or
Tranche A Term Loan Exposure or $1,000,000 with respect to the Tranche B
Term
Loan Exposure or the Tranche C Term Loan Exposure (in each case aggregating
concurrent assignments by or to two or more Affiliated Funds for purposes
of
determining such minimum amount), unless each of Administrative Agent and,
with
respect to the Revolving Loan Exposure only and so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, Company otherwise consents (each such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however,
that no consent of Company shall be required in connection with the Primary
Syndication, (b) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of
a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitments assigned, and
any
assignment of all or any portion of a Revolving Loan Commitment, Revolving
Loans
and Revolving Letter of Credit participations shall be made only as an
assignment of the same proportionate part of the assigning Lender’s Revolving
Loan Commitment, Revolving Loans and Revolving Letter of Credit participations,
(c) the parties to each assignment shall (A) electronically execute and
deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement via an electronic
settlement system acceptable to Administrative Agent or (B) manually execute
and
deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (unless the assignee is an Affiliate
or
an Approved Fund of the assignor or a Lender, in which case no fee shall
be
required, and provided that only one such processing and recordation fee
shall be required in connection with concurrent assignments by or to two
or more
Affiliated Funds), at Administrative Agent’s discretion, and the Eligible
Assignee, if it shall not already be a Lender, shall deliver to Administrative
Agent information reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, including
an
administrative questionnaire and such forms, certificates or other evidence,
if
any, with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters
as the
assignee under such Assignment Agreement may be required to deliver to
Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iv) and with respect to
information requested under the Patriot Act, and (d) except in the case of
an assignment to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund of
a Lender, each of (1) Administrative Agent, (2) with respect to assignments
of
Revolving Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments, each Issuing Lender and each
Swing Line Lender and (3) with respect to the Revolving Loan Exposure only
and
if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Company, shall have
consented thereto (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed); provided, however, that no consent of Company shall be
required in connection with the Primary Syndication.
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Upon
acceptance and recording by Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (ii)
below,
from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment Agreement,
(y) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such
Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder and shall be deemed to have made all of the agreements of a Lender
contained in the Loan Documents arising out of or otherwise related to such
rights and obligations and (z) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to
the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it
pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights (other than
any
rights which survive the termination of this Agreement under subsection 10.9B)
and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case
of
an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to
be a party hereto; provided that, anything contained in any of the Loan
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, if such Lender is an Issuing Lender
such Lender shall continue to have all rights and obligations of an Issuing
Lender until the cancellation or expiration of any Letters of Credit issued
by
it and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder). The
assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly
thereafter as practicable, surrender its Notes, if any, to Administrative
Agent
for cancellation, and thereupon new Notes shall, if so requested by the assignee
and/or the assigning Lender in accordance with subsection 2.1E, be issued
to the
assignee and/or to the assigning Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit
V, Exhibit VI, Exhibit VII, or Exhibit VIII annexed
hereto, as the case may be, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the amounts
of the new Commitments and/or outstanding Revolving Loans and/or outstanding
Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche C Term Loans, as the
case may be, of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender. Other than
as provided in subsection 2.1A(iv) and subsection 10.5, any assignment or
transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does
not
comply with this subsection 10.1B shall be treated for purposes of this
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with subsection 10.1C.
(ii) Acceptance
by Administrative Agent; Recordation in Register. Upon its
receipt of an Assignment Agreement executed by an assigning Lender and an
assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with the
processing and recordation fee referred to in subsection 10.1B(i) and any
forms,
certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income
tax
withholding matters that such assignee may be required to deliver to
Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iv), Administrative Agent
shall, if Administrative Agent and Company have consented to the assignment
evidenced thereby (in each case to the extent such consent is required pursuant
to subsection 10.1B(i)), (a) accept such Assignment Agreement by executing
a counterpart thereof as provided therein (which acceptance shall evidence
any
required consent of Administrative Agent to such assignment), and
(b) record the information contained therein in the Register. No
assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has
been
recorded in the Register as provided in this clause (ii).
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(iii) Deemed
Consent by Company. If the consent of Company to an assignment or
to an Eligible Assignee is required hereunder (including a consent to an
assignment which does not meet the minimum assignment thresholds specified
in
subsection 10.1B(i)), Company shall be deemed to have given its consent five
Business Days after the date notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning
Lender (through Administrative Agent or the electronic settlement
system used in connection with any such assignment) unless such consent is
expressly refused by Company prior to such fifth Business Day.
(iv) Special
Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may
grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (a “SPC”),
identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to
Administrative Agent and Company, the option to provide to Company all or
any
part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to
make
to Company pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing
herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan, and
(ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to
provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated
to
make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by
an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the
same
extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each
party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity
or
similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which
shall
remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing,
each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination
of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after
the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior
indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other
person
in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States
or any
state thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this subsection 10.1B(iv), any SPC may (i) with notice to, but
without the prior written consent of, Company and Administrative Agent and
without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its
interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions
(consented to by Company and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or
credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or
maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any
non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial
paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity
enhancement to such SPC. This subsection 10.1B(iv) may not be amended
without the written consent of the SPC. Each Granting Lender shall,
acting for this purpose as an agent of Company, maintain at one of its offices
a
register substantially similar to the Register for the recordation of the
names
and addresses of its assignees and the amount and terms of its assignments
pursuant to this subsection 10.1(B)(iv) and no such assignment shall be
effective until and unless it is recorded in such register.
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C. Participations. Any
Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, Company or Administrative
Agent, sell participations to one or more Persons (other than a natural Person
or Company or any of its Affiliates) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights
and/or obligations under this Agreement; provided that (i) such Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender
shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance
of
such obligations and (iii) Company, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with
such
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement
or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall
provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement
and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of
this
Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that
such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any
amendment, modification or waiver directly affecting (i) the extension of
the regularly scheduled maturity of any portion of the principal amount of
or
interest on any Loan allocated to such participation or (ii) a reduction of
the principal amount of or the rate of interest payable on any Loan allocated
to
such participation. Subject to the further provisions of this
subsection 10.1C, Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled
to the
benefits of subsections 2.6D and 2.7 to the same extent as if it were a Lender
and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection
10.1B. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be
entitled to the benefits of subsection 10.4 as though it were a Lender,
provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to subsection 10.5 as
though it were a Lender. A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under subsections 2.6D and 2.7 than the applicable
Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation
sold to such Participant unless the sale of the participation to such
Participant is made with Company’s prior written consent. No
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of subsection 2.7 unless Company
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of Company, to comply with subsection 2.7B(iv) as
though
it were a Lender.
D. Pledges
and Assignments. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign
a security interest in all or any portion of its Loans, and the other
Obligations owed to such Lender, to secure obligations of such Lender, including
any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to any Federal Reserve Bank;
provided that (i) no Lender shall be relieved of any of its
obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment or pledge and
(ii) in no event shall any assignee or pledgee be considered to be a
“Lender” or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take
any action hereunder.
E. Information. Each
Lender may furnish any information concerning Company and its Subsidiaries
in
the possession of that Lender from time to time to assignees and participants
(including prospective assignees and participants), subject to subsection
10.19.
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F. Agreements
of Lenders. Each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof
hereby agrees, and each Lender that becomes a party thereto pursuant to an
Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to agree (i) that it is an Eligible
Assignee described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof; (ii) that it
has
experience and expertise in the making of or purchasing loans such as the
Loans;
and (iii) that it will make or purchase Loans for its own account in the
ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such
Loans
within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal
securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this
subsection 10.1, the disposition of such Loans or any interests therein shall
at
all times remain within its exclusive control). Each Lender that
becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement shall be deemed
to
represent that such Assignment Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Lender, enforceable against such Lender in accordance
with
its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
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Expenses.
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Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, Company
agrees
to pay promptly (i) all actual and reasonable costs and expenses of
negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan Documents and any consents,
amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (ii) all costs and
expenses of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Company required hereunder
and of Company’s performance of and compliance with all agreements and
conditions on its part to be performed or complied with under this Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents; (iii) all reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of counsel to Administrative Agent (including allocated costs
of
internal counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution
and
administration of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers
or
other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested
by
Company; (iv) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses of creating and
perfecting Liens in favor of Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders pursuant
to any Collateral Document, including filing and recording fees, expenses
and
taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums,
and
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Administrative
Agent
and of counsel providing any opinions required hereunder; (v) all actual
costs and reasonable expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection
with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (vi) all actual
costs and reasonable expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection
with the syndication of the Commitments; (vii) all actual costs and reasonable
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including allocated costs of
internal counsel) and fees, costs and expenses of accountants, advisors and
consultants, incurred by Administrative Agent and its counsel relating to
efforts to (a) evaluate or assess any Loan Party, its business or financial
condition and (b) protect, evaluate, assess or dispose of any of the Collateral;
and
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(viii)
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including
allocated costs of internal counsel), fees, costs and expenses of accountants,
advisors and consultants and costs of settlement, incurred by Administrative
Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments
due from any Loan Party hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (including
in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon
any
of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Loan Documents) or in connection
with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided
under
this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or
bankruptcy proceedings.
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Indemnity.
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In
addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to subsection 10.2, whether
or not
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, Company agrees
to
defend (subject to Indemnitees’ selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold
harmless Agents and Lenders (including Issuing Lenders), and the officers,
directors, trustees, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys and Affiliates
of
Agents and Lenders (collectively called the “Indemnitees”),
from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities (as hereinafter defined);
provided that Company shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee
hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such
Indemnified Liabilities arise solely from the gross negligence, willful
misconduct or breach of a contractual undertaking of that Indemnitee as
determined by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
As
used
herein, “Indemnified Liabilities” means, collectively, any and
all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource
damages), penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims (including Environmental
Claims), costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling,
testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action
necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or xxxxx any Hazardous Materials
Activity), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees
(including allocated costs of internal counsel) in connection with any
investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened
by
any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party
or
a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees
in
enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and
whether
based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations
(including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations
and
Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or
otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such
Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement,
the
other Loan Documents or the Related Agreements or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby (including Lenders’ agreement to make the Loans hereunder or
the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof or the issuance
of Letters of Credit hereunder or the use or intended use of any
thereof, the failure of an Issuing Lender to honor a drawing under a Letter
of
Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful,
of any
present or future de jure or de facto Government Authority, or any enforcement
of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or
other
realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Subsidiary
Guaranty)),
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(ii)
the
statements contained in the commitment letter delivered by any Lender to
Company
with respect thereto, or (iii) any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous
Materials Activity relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any
past
or present activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries.
To
the
extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless
set
forth in this subsection 10.3 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because
they are violative of any law or public policy, Company shall contribute
the
maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable
law to
the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by
Indemnitees or any of them.
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action,
such
Indemnitee shall use reasonable efforts to notify Company of the commencement
of
such action.
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Set-Off.
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In
addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and
not by
way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default each of Lenders and their Affiliates
is
hereby authorized by Company at any time or from time to time, without notice
to
Company or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived,
to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general
or
special, time or demand, provisional or final, including Indebtedness evidenced
by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including
trust accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by that
Lender or any Affiliate of that Lender to or for the credit or the account
of
Company and each other Loan Party against and on account of the Obligations
of
Company or any other Loan Party to that Lender (or any Affiliate of that
Lender)
or to any other Lender (or any Affiliate of any other Lender) under this
Agreement, the Letters of Credit and participations therein and the other
Loan
Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out
of or
connected with this Agreement, the Letters of Credit and participations therein
or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not (i) that Lender
shall
have made any demand hereunder or (ii) the principal of or the interest on
the
Loans or any amounts in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amounts
due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 8 and
although said obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent
or
unmatured.
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Ratable
Sharing.
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Lenders
hereby agree among themselves that if any of them shall, whether by voluntary
or
mandatory payment (other than a payment or prepayment of Loans made and applied
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), by realization upon security,
through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim
or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Loan Documents
or
otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral
under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of
the
aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters
of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to that Lender hereunder
or
under the other Loan Documents (collectively, the “Aggregate Amounts
Due” to such Lender) that is greater than the proportion received by
any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender,
then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall, unless
such proportionately greater payment is required by the terms of this Agreement
(i) notify Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of
such payment and (ii) apply a portion of such payment to purchase
assignments (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller
of an
assignment simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion
of such
payment) of the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such
recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion
to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided that (A) if all or
part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing
Lender
is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization
of Company or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase
prices paid for such assignments shall be returned to such purchasing Lender
ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest and (B) the
foregoing provisions shall not apply to (1) any payment made by Company
pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or
(2) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment
(other than an assignment pursuant to this subsection 10.5) of or the sale
of a
participation in any of its Obligations to any Eligible Assignee or Participant
pursuant to subsections 10.1B and 10.1C. Company expressly consents
to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any purchaser of an assignment
so
purchased may exercise any and all rights of a Lender as to such assignment
as
fully as if that Lender had complied with the provisions of subsection 10.1B
with respect to such assignment. In order to further evidence such
assignment (and without prejudice to the effectiveness of the assignment
provisions set forth above), each purchasing Lender and each selling Lender
agree to enter into an Assignment Agreement at the request of a selling Lender
or a purchasing Lender, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to each such Lender.
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Amendments
and Waivers.
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No
amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or of the Notes, and no consent to any departure by Company therefrom,
shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite
Lenders; provided that no such amendment, modification, termination,
waiver or consent shall, without the written consent of:
(a) each
Lender with Obligations directly affected (whose consent shall be sufficient
for
any such amendment, modification, termination or waiver without the consent
of
Requisite Lenders) (1) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, (2) postpone
the
scheduled final maturity date of any Loan (including by extension of the
Term
Loan Commitments), or postpone the date or reduce the amount of any scheduled
payment (but not prepayment) of principal of any Loan, (3) postpone the date
on
which any interest or any fees are payable, (4) decrease the interest rate
borne
by any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate
applicable to any of the Loans pursuant to subsection 2.2E) or the amount
of any
fees payable hereunder (other than any waiver of any increase in the fees
applicable to Revolving Letters of Credit pursuant to subsection 3.2 following
an Event of Default), (5) reduce the amount or postpone the due date of any
amount payable in respect of any Letter of Credit, (6) extend the expiration
date of any Revolving Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Loan Commitment
Termination Date, (7) extend the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date,
or
(8) change in any manner the obligations of Revolving Lenders relating to
the
purchase of participations in Revolving Letters of Credit;
(b) each
Lender, (1) change in any manner the definition of “Class” or the
definition of “Pro Rata Share” or the definition of “Requisite Class Lenders” or
the definition of “Requisite Lenders” (except for any changes resulting solely
from an increase in the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments pursuant
to subsection 2.1A(v) or approved by Requisite Lenders), (2) change in any
manner any provision of this Agreement that, by its terms, expressly requires
the approval or concurrence of all Lenders, (3) increase the maximum
duration of Interest Periods permitted hereunder, (4) release any Lien granted
in favor of Administrative Agent with respect to all or substantially all
of the
Collateral or release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under
the
Subsidiary Guaranty, in each case other than in accordance with the terms
of the
Loan Documents, (5) change in any manner or waive the provisions contained
in
subsection 2.4D, subsection 8.1, subsection 10.5 or this subsection 10.6,
or (6)
change in any manner the provisions in subsections 2.1C and 2.4C(iii) relating
to the apportionment of payments and disbursements by and to Lenders in
accordance with their Pro Rata Shares;
(c) each
Swap
Counterparty, change the provisions contained in subsection 2.4D in a manner
adverse to any Swap Counterparty with outstanding obligations under any Hedge
Agreement between a Loan Party and such Swap Counterparty.
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In
addition, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision
(i)
of any Note shall be effective without the written concurrence of the Lender
which is the holder of that Note, (ii) of subsection 2.1A(iv) or of any other
provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line Loan Commitment or
the
Swing Line Loans shall be effective without the written concurrence of all
Swing
Line Lenders, (iii) of Section 3 shall be effective without the written
concurrence of Administrative Agent and, with respect to the purchase of
participations in Letters of Credit, without the written concurrence of each
Issuing Lender that has issued an outstanding Letter of Credit or has not
been
reimbursed for a payment under a Letter of Credit, (iv) of Section 9 or of
any other provision of this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires
the approval or concurrence of Administrative Agent shall be effective without
the written concurrence of Administrative Agent, (v) of subsection 2.4 that
has the effect of changing any voluntary or mandatory prepayments, or Commitment
reductions applicable to a Class in a manner that disproportionately
disadvantages such Class relative to any other Class shall be effective without
the written concurrence of Requisite Class Lenders of such affected Class
(it
being understood and agreed that any amendment, modification, termination
or
waiver of any such provision which only postpones or reduces any interim
scheduled payment, voluntary or mandatory prepayment, or Commitment reduction
from those set forth in subsection 2.4 with respect to one Class but not
any
other Class shall be deemed to disproportionately disadvantage such one Class
but not to disproportionately disadvantage any such other Class for purposes
of
this clause (v)); and (vi) that increases the amount of a Commitment of a
Lender
shall be effective without the consent of such Lender (it being understood
and
agreed that a waiver of a condition precedent set forth in Section 4 or of
any
Potential Event of Default or Event of Default is not considered an increase
or
extension in Commitments of any Lender); and (vii) that increases the maximum
amount of Letters of Credit shall be effective without the consent of Revolving
Lenders constituting Requisite Class Lenders.
Administrative
Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender,
execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of that
Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No
notice to or demand on Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other
or
further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any
amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance
with this subsection 10.6 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time
outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by Company, on
Company.
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Independence
of Covenants.
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All
covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular
action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that
it
would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the
limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of an Event
of
Default or Potential Event of Default if such action is taken or condition
exists.
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Notices;
Effectiveness of
Signatures.
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Unless
otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication
herein
required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally
served, or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service
and
shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier
service, upon receipt of telefacsimile in complete and legible form, or three
Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage
prepaid
and properly addressed; provided that notices to Administrative Agent,
any Swing Line Lender and any Issuing Lender shall not be effective until
received. For the purposes hereof, the address of each party hereto
shall be as set forth under such party’s name on the signature pages hereof or
(i) as to Company and Administrative Agent, such other address as shall be
designated by such Person in a written notice delivered to the other parties
hereto and (ii) as to each other party, such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice delivered to Administrative
Agent. Electronic mail and Internet and intranet websites may be used
to distribute routine communications, such as financial statements and other
information as provided in subsection 6.1. Administrative Agent or
Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications
to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved
by
it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to
particular notices or communications. Loan Documents and notices
under the Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by telefacsimile
and
by signatures delivered in ‘PDF’ format by electronic mail; provided,
however, that no signature with respect to any notice, request,
agreement, waiver, amendment or other document that is intended to have binding
effect may be sent by electronic mail.
The
effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable
law, have the same force and effect as an original copy with manual signatures
and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, Agents and
Lenders. Administrative Agent may also require that any such
documents and signature be confirmed by a manually-signed copy thereof;
provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver any such
manually-signed copy shall not affect the effectiveness of any facsimile
document or signature.
156
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Company agrees that Administrative Agent may make any material
delivered by Company to Administrative Agent, as well as any amendments,
waivers, consents and other written information, documents, instruments and
other materials relating to Company, any of their respective Subsidiaries,
or
any other materials or matters relating to the Loan Documents or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby that Administrative Agent is required or
authorized pursuant to the terms hereof or of any Loan Document to provide
to
Lenders (collectively, the “Communications”) available to
Lenders by posting such notices on a Platform; provided, however,
that any Communications that Company deems to contain material non-public
information and are identified in writing to Administrative Agent as such
may
also be designated in writing by Company as unauthorized for posting on a
Platform and Administrative Agent will not so post such
Communications. Company acknowledges that (a) the distribution of
material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that
there
are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (b)
a
Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (c) neither Administrative
Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, completeness, timeliness,
sufficiency, or sequencing of the Communications posted on a
Platform. Administrative Agent and its Affiliates expressly disclaim
with respect to a Platform any liability for errors in transmission, incorrect
or incomplete downloading, delays in posting or delivery, or problems accessing
the Communications posted on such Platform and any liability for any losses,
costs, expenses or liabilities that may be suffered or incurred in connection
with such Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or
other
code defects, is made by Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in
connection with any Platform.
Each
Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying
that any Communication has been posted to a Platform shall for purposes of
this
Agreement constitute effective delivery to such Lender of such information,
documents or other materials comprising such Communication. Each
Lender agrees (1) to notify, on or before the date such Lender becomes a
party
to this Agreement, Administrative Agent in writing of such Lender’s e-mail
address to which a notice may be sent (and from time to time thereafter to
ensure that Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address
for
such Lender) and (2) that any notice may be sent to such e-mail
address.
10.9
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and
Agreements.
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A. All
representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and
the
issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder.
B. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements
of
Company set forth in subsections 2.6D, 2.7, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.17 and 10.18
and the agreements of Lenders set forth in subsections 9.2C, 9.4, 10.5 and
10.18
shall survive the payment of the Loans, the cancellation or expiration of
the
Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder,
and the
termination of this Agreement.
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10.10
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Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies
Cumulative.
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No
failure or delay on the part of an Agent or any Lender in the exercise of
any
power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any
default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any
such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof
or of
any other power, right or privilege. All rights and remedies existing
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative to, and
not
exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
10.11
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Marshalling;
Payments Set Aside.
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Neither
any Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets
in
favor of Company or any other party or against or in payment of any or all
of
the Obligations. To the extent that Company makes a payment or
payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent for
the
benefit of Lenders), or Agents or Lenders enforce any security interests
or
exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be
repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law,
any
other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the
extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended
to
be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto,
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment
or
payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not
occurred.
10.12
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Severability.
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In
case
any provision in or obligation under this Agreement or the Notes shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such
provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
10.13
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Obligations
Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights; Damage
Waiver.
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The
obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible
for the obligations or Commitments of any other Lender
hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document,
and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed
to
constitute Lenders, or Lenders and Company, as a partnership, an association,
a
Joint Venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time
hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and, subject
to subsection 9.6, each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its
rights arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any
other
Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
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To
the
extent permitted by law, (i) Company shall not assert, and hereby waives,
any
claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)
and
(ii) except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Agent and Lender
shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against Company, any of its
Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents
and
Affiliates, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential
or
punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages), in each case arising
out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement (including
subsection 2.1C), any other Loan Document, any transaction contemplated by
the
Loan Documents, any Loan or the use of proceeds thereof. No
Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended
recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through
telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems
in
connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated
thereby.
10.14
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Release
of Security Interest or
Guaranty.
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A. Upon
the
proposed sale or other disposition of any Collateral to any Person (other
than
an Affiliate of Company) that is permitted by this Agreement or to which
Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented, or the sale or other disposition
of
all of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor to any Person (other than
an
Affiliate of Company) pursuant to a sale or other dispositions that is permitted
hereunder or to which Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented or in the
event
Company provides written notice to Administrative Agent that any Subsidiary
Guarantor is no longer a Material Domestic Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary
required to execute the Subsidiary Guaranty, for which a Loan Party desires
to
obtain a security interest release or a release of the Subsidiary Guaranty
from
Administrative Agent, such Loan Party shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate (i)
stating that the Capital Stock subject to such disposition is being sold
or
otherwise disposed of in compliance with the terms hereof or (ii) stating
that
such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Material Domestic Subsidiary or
a
Domestic Subsidiary required to execute the Subsidiary Guaranty. Upon
the receipt of such Officer’s Certificate, Administrative Agent shall, at such
Loan Party’s expense, so long as Administrative Agent has no reason to believe
that the facts stated in such Officer’s Certificate are not true and correct,
execute and deliver such releases of its security interest in such Capital
Stock
or such Subsidiary Guaranty, as may be reasonably requested by such Loan
Party.
B. In
the
event that, at any time, the Company Debt Rating is higher than Ba2 from
Xxxxx’x
and higher than BB from S&P, Administrative Agent shall, at Company’s
expense, execute and deliver such releases of its security interest in all
Collateral, other than the Pledged Collateral in respect of any Capital Stock
of
any Subsidiary Guarantor, as may be reasonably requested by such Loan
Party. Notwithstanding any such release, Company shall comply with
the provisions of subsection 6.7 with respect to any Collateral Pledge Period
that occurs following such release.
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10.15
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Applicable
Law.
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THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH
IN ANY SUCH LOAN DOCUMENT) AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW
YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE
APPLICATION OF ANOTHER LAW.
10.16
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Construction
of Agreement; Nature of
Relationship.
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Each
of
the parties hereto acknowledges that (i) it has been represented by counsel
in
the negotiation and documentation of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) it
has
had full and fair opportunity to review and revise the terms of this Agreement,
(iii) this Agreement has been drafted jointly by all of the parties hereto,
and
(iv) neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender or other Agent has any
fiduciary relationship with or duty to Company arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship
between Administrative Agent, the other Agents and Lenders, on one hand,
and
Company, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely
that
of debtor and creditor. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto
acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall not be construed
against or in favor of another party.
10.17
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Consent
to Jurisdiction and Service of
Process.
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ALL
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND
THEREUNDER, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION IN XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX. BY EXECUTING
AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, COMPANY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH
ITS
PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY
(I) ACCEPTS
GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF
SUCH
COURTS;
(II) WAIVES
ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS;
(III) AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY
BE MADE
BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO COMPANY AT
ITS
ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION 10.8;
160
(IV) AGREES
THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (III) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL
JURISDICTION OVER COMPANY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND
OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY
RESPECT;
(V) AGREES
THAT LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED
BY
LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST COMPANY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION; AND
(VI) AGREES
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION 10.17 RELATING TO JURISDICTION AND
VENUE
SHALL BE BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
NEW
YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1402 OR OTHERWISE.
10.18
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
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EACH
OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO
A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS
WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY
BE
FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION,
INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER
COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP,
THAT
EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND
THAT
EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE
DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT
HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE
MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER
SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SUBSECTION 10.18 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS
MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE
FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
161
10.19
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Confidentiality.
|
Each
Lender shall hold all non-public information obtained pursuant to the
requirements of this Agreement that has been identified in writing as
confidential by Company in accordance with such Lender’s customary procedures
for handling confidential information of this nature, it being understood
and
agreed by Company that in any event a Lender may make disclosures (a) to
its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such information and instructed to keep such information
confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Government Authority,
(c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this
Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or
any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement
of
rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as those of this subsection 10.19, to (i) any
Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee
of
or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
or
(ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty or prospective
counterparty (or such contractual counterparty’s or prospective counterparty’s
professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction relating to
obligations of Company, (g) with the written consent of Company,
(h) to the extent such information (i) becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this subsection 10.19 or (ii) becomes
available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis
from
a source other than Company, so long as Administrative Agent or such Lender
had
no knowledge that such other source provided such information in violation
of
any confidentiality agreement with Company or (i) to the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization
or any
nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about
a
Lender’s or its Affiliates’ investment portfolio in connection with ratings
issued with respect to such Lender or its Affiliates and that no written
or oral
communications from counsel to an Agent and no information that is or is
designated as privileged or as attorney work product may be disclosed to
any
Person unless such Person is a Lender or a Participant hereunder;
provided that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court
order, each Lender shall notify Company of any request by any Government
Authority or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection
with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination
of
such Lender by such Government Authority) for disclosure of any such non-public
information prior to disclosure of such information; and
providedfurther, that in no event shall any Lender be obligated or
required to return any materials furnished by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. In addition, Administrative Agent and Lenders may
disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement
to
market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry,
and
service providers to Administrative Agent and Lenders, and Administrative
Agent
or any of its Affiliates may place customary “tombstone” advertisements relating
hereto in publications (including publications circulated in electronic form)
of
its choice at its own expense.
162
Agents
and Lenders acknowledge that Company and its Subsidiaries perform classified
contracts funded by or for the benefit of the United States Government and,
accordingly, neither Company nor any Subsidiary will be obligated to release,
disclose or otherwise make available any classified or special nuclear material
to any parties not in possession of a valid security clearance and authorized
by
the appropriate agency of the United States Government to receive such
material. Agents and Lenders agree that in connection with any
exercise of a right or remedy the United States Government may remove classified
information or government-issued property prior to any remedial action
implicating such classified information or government-issued
property. Upon notice from Company, Agents and Lenders shall take
such steps in accordance with this Agreement as may reasonably be requested
by
Company to enable Company or any Subsidiary thereof to comply with the Foreign
Ownership Control or Influence requirements of the United States Government
imposed from time to time.
10.20
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness.
|
This
Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto or
in
connection herewith may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages
may
be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same
document. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of
a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto.
10.21
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USA
Patriot Act.
|
Each
Lender hereby notifies Company that pursuant to the requirements of
the Patriot Act , it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies Loan Parties, which information includes the
name
and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such
Lender
to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.
163
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.
URS CORPORATION | |||
By:
|
/s/ H. Xxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: H. Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Notice Address: | |||
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
00xx Xxxxx | |||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 |
S-1
LENDERS:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as
Joint-Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent
/s/Jaap
Tonckens
Name: Jaap
Tonckens
Title: Vice
President
Notice
Address:
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Payment
Instructions:
ABA
# 021 000
089
For
Acct: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc.,
Ref: URS
Account #
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Individually
and as Joint-Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent
/s/
Xxxxxxx X Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X Xxxxx
Title:
Executive Vice President
Notice
Address: 000 Xxxxx Xx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Telefacsimile:
Payment
Instructions:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
XXX
#0000-00000
Xxx
Xxxx.:
Ref: URS
Corporation
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Bank, as Lender
/s/
Jaap Tonckens
Name:
Jaap Tonckens
Title:
Vice President
Bank
of America, N.A., as Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
The
Royal Bank of Scotland, plc., as a Lender
/s/
L.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
L.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
BNP
Paribas, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
HSBC
Bank USA, N.A., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxx X. Hants
Name:
Xxxxx X. Hants
Title:
Senior Vice President and Commercial Executive
LaSalle Bank,
National Association, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Commerzbank
A.G., New York and Grand Cayman Branches, as a Lender
/s/
Yangling J. Si
Name:
Yangling J. Si
Title:
Vice President
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
Wachovia
Bank, N.A., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Fortis
Capital Corp., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
Mizuho
Corporate Bank, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
Authorized Signer
Union
Bank of California, N.A., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corp., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
General Manager
The
Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
SCOTIABANC
Inc., as a Lender
/s/
X.X. Xxxx
Name:
X.X. Xxxx
Title:
Managing Director
U.S.
Bank National Association, as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
BARCLAYS
BANK PLC, as a Lender
/s/
Xxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Associate Director
Citibank
N.A., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Taipei
Fubon Commercial Bank, L.T.D., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx Xx
Name:
Xxxxx Xx
Title:
AVP/General Manager
Mega
International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch, as a
Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx–Xxx Xxx
Name:
Xxxxx–Xxx Xxx
Title:
VP
and DGM
MB
Financial Bank, N.A., as Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx Vessel
Name:
Xxxxx Vessel
Title:
Vice President
First
Bank, as a Lender
/s/
R.
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Name:
R.
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Allied
Irish Bank, Plc., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
/s/
Xxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxx
Xxxxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
United
Overseas Bank Limited, New York Agency, as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title:
SVP and GM
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
AVP
State
Bank of India, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Head (of Credit) New York Branch
North
Fork Business Capital Corporation, as a Lender,
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Title:
VP
Abu
Dhabi International Bank, Inc., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
By:
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title:
Executive Vice President
General
Electric Capital Corp., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
Duly Authorized Signatory
Caterpillar
Financial Services Corp., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxxx
By:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Global Operations Manager, Capital Markets
Manufacturers
and Traders Trust Co., as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
Administrative Vice President
Australia
and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, as a Lender,
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxx
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
Director
KBC
Bank, N.V., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
First Vice President
Westpac
Banking Corporation, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President, Corporate
Bayerische
Landesbank, N.Y. Branch, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
/s/
Xxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Bank, FSB, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President - Senior Corporate Banker
National
City Bank, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
BMO
Capital Markets Financing Inc., as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Fifth
Third Bank, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Sun
Trust Bank, as a Lender
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
EXECUTION
VERSION
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
DATED
AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007
AMONG
URS
CORPORATION,
as
Borrower,
THE
LENDERS LISTED HEREIN,
as
Lenders,
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as
Joint-Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and Sub-Agent of Administrative
Agent
and
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Joint-Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent
and
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
BNP
PARIBAS
and
THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
plc,
as
Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
|
SECTION
1.DEFINITIONS
|
|
1.1
|
Certain
Defined Terms
|
2
|
|
1.2
|
Accounting
Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under
Agreement
|
34
|
1.3
|
Other Definitional Provisions and Rules of Construction | 35 |
|
SECTION
2.AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND LOANS
|
|
2.1
|
Commitments;
Making of Loans; the Register; Optional Notes
|
35
|
|
2.2
|
Interest
on the Loans
|
47
|
|
2.3
|
Fees
|
53
|
|
2.4
|
Repayments,
Prepayments and Reductions of Revolving Loan Commitment Amount;
General
Provisions Regarding Payments; Application of Proceeds of Collateral
and
Payments Under Subsidiary Guaranty
|
54
|
|
2.5
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
64
|
|
2.6
|
Special
Provisions Governing Eurodollar Rate Loans
|
65
|
|
2.7
|
Increased
Costs; Taxes; Capital Adequacy
|
67
|
|
2.8
|
Statement
of Lenders; Obligation of Lenders and Issuing Lenders to
Mitigate
|
73
|
|
2.9
|
Replacement
of a Lender
|
74
|
|
SECTION
3.LETTERS OF CREDIT
|
|
3.1
|
Issuance
of Revolving Letters of Credit and Lenders’ Purchase of Participations
Therein
|
75
|
|
3.2
|
Revolving
Letter of Credit Fees
|
78
|
|
3.3
|
Drawings
and Reimbursement of Amounts Paid Under Revolving Letters of
Credit
|
79
|
|
3.4
|
Obligations
Absolute
|
82
|
|
3.5
|
Nature
of Issuing Lenders’ Duties
|
83
|
|
3.6
|
Additional
Letter of Credit Facilities
|
84
|
|
SECTION
4.CONDITIONS TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF
CREDIT
|
|
4.1
|
Conditions
to Term Loans and Initial Revolving Loans and Swing Line
Loans
|
85
|
|
4.2
|
Conditions
to All Loans
|
90
|
|
4.3
|
Conditions
to Revolving Letters of Credit
|
91
|
|
SECTION
0.XXXXXXX’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
|
|
5.1
|
Organization,
Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business and
Subsidiaries
|
92
|
|
5.2
|
Authorization
of Borrowing, etc
|
92
|
|
5.3
|
Financial
Condition
|
93
|
|
5.4
|
No
Material Adverse Change
|
93
|
|
5.5
|
Title
to Properties; Liens; Real Property; Intellectual
Property
|
94
|
|
5.6
|
Litigation;
Adverse Facts
|
95
|
|
5.7
|
Payment
of Taxes
|
95
|
|
5.8
|
Governmental
Regulation
|
95
|
|
5.9
|
Securities
Activities
|
95
|
|
5.10
|
ERISA
|
96
|
|
5.11
|
Environmental
Protection
|
96
|
|
5.12
|
Employee
Matters
|
96
|
|
5.13
|
Solvency
|
97
|
|
5.14
|
Matters
Relating to Collateral
|
97
|
|
5.15
|
Disclosure
|
98
|
|
5.16
|
Foreign
Assets Control Regulations, etc
|
98
|
|
5.17
|
Related
Agreements
|
98
|
|
5.18
|
Certain
Fees
|
99
|
|
SECTION
0.XXXXXXX’S AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
|
|
6.1
|
Financial
Statements and Other Reports
|
99
|
|
6.2
|
Corporate
Existence, etc
|
104
|
|
6.3
|
Payment
of Taxes and Claims; Tax Consolidation
|
105
|
|
6.4
|
Maintenance
of Properties; Insurance; Application of Net Insurance/Condemnation
Proceeds
|
105
|
|
6.5
|
Inspection
Rights; Lender Meeting
|
108
|
|
6.6
|
Compliance
with Laws, etc
|
108
|
|
6.7
|
Execution
of Subsidiary Guaranty and Personal Property Collateral Documents
by
Certain Additional Subsidiaries; Matters Relating to Real Property
Collateral
|
109
|
|
6.8
|
Interest
Rate Protection
|
114
|
|
6.9
|
Ratings
|
114
|
|
6.10
|
Post
Closing Matters
|
114
|
|
SECTION
0.XXXXXXX’S NEGATIVE COVENANTS
|
|
7.1
|
Indebtedness
|
116
|
|
7.2
|
Liens
and Related Matters
|
120
|
|
7.3
|
Investments;
Acquisitions
|
123
|
|
7.4
|
Contingent
Obligations
|
125
|
|
7.5
|
Restricted
Junior Payments; Payments on Certain Other
Indebtedness
|
127
|
|
7.6
|
Financial
Covenants
|
128
|
|
7.7
|
Restriction
on Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales
|
129
|
|
7.8
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
131
|
|
7.9
|
Conduct
of Business
|
132
|
|
7.10
|
Fiscal
Year
|
132
|
|
7.11
|
Compliance
with ERISA
|
132
|
|
7.12
|
Amendments
or Waivers of Certain Agreements
|
132
|
|
SECTION
0.XXXXXX OF DEFAULT
|
|
8.1
|
Failure
to Make Payments When Due
|
132
|
|
8.2
|
Default
in Other Agreements
|
132
|
|
8.3
|
Breach
of Certain Covenants
|
133
|
|
8.4
|
Breach
of Warranty
|
133
|
|
8.5
|
Other
Defaults Under Loan Documents
|
133
|
|
8.6
|
Involuntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc 134
|
|
8.7
|
Voluntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc
|
134
|
|
8.8
|
Judgments
and Attachments
|
135
|
|
8.9
|
Dissolution
|
135
|
|
8.10
|
ERISA
|
135
|
|
8.11
|
Change
in Control
|
135
|
|
8.12
|
Failure
to Consummate Acquisition or Merger
|
135
|
|
8.13
|
Invalidity
of Loan Documents; Guaranty; Failure of Security; Repudiation of
Obligations
|
136
|
|
SECTION
9.ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
|
|
9.1
|
Appointment
|
137
|
|
9.2
|
Powers
and Duties; General Immunity
|
139
|
|
9.3
|
Representations
and Warranties; No Responsibility For Appraisal of
Creditworthiness
|
141
|
|
9.4
|
Right
to Indemnity
|
141
|
|
9.5
|
Resignation
of Agents; Successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line
Lenders
|
142
|
|
9.6
|
Collateral
Documents, Guaranties and Surety Acknowledgment
|
143
|
|
9.7
|
Duties
of Other Agents
|
144
|
|
9.8
|
Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim
|
144
|
|
SECTION
10.MISCELLANEOUS
|
|
10.1
|
Successors
and Assigns; Assignments and Participations in Loans and Letters
of
Credit
|
145
|
|
10.2
|
Expenses
|
150
|
|
10.3
|
Indemnity
|
151
|
|
10.4
|
Set-Off
|
152
|
|
10.5
|
Ratable
Sharing
|
153
|
|
10.6
|
Amendments
and Waivers
|
154
|
|
10.7
|
Independence
of Covenants
|
155
|
|
10.8
|
Notices;
Effectiveness of Signatures
|
156
|
10.9
|
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements | 157 |
10.10 | Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative | 158 |
10.11 | Marshalling; Payments Set Aside | 158 |
10.12 | Severability | 158 |
10.13 | Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights; Damage Waiver | 158 |
10.14 | Release of Security Interest or Guaranty | 159 |
10.15 | Applicable Law | 160 |
10.16 | Construction of Agreement; Nature of Relationship | 160 |
10.17 | Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process | 160 |
10.18 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 161 |
10.19 | Confidentiality | 162 |
10.20 | Counterparts; Effectiveness | 163 |
10.21 | USA Patriot Act | 163 |
EXHIBITS
I
|
FORM
OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
|
II
|
FORM
OF NOTICE OF
CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
|
III
|
FORM
OF REQUEST FOR REVOLVING LETTER OF CREDIT
ISSUANCE
|
IV
|
FORM
OF NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT
|
V
|
FORM
OF REVOLVING NOTE
|
VI
|
FORM
OF TRANCHE A TERM NOTE
|
VII
|
FORM
OF TRANCHE B TERM NOTE
|
VIII
|
FORM
OF TRANCHE C TERM NOTE
|
IX
|
FORM
OF SWING LINE NOTE
|
X
|
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
|
XI
|
FORM
OF OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL
|
XII
|
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT
|
XIII
|
FORM
OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
|
XIV
|
FORM
OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
|
XV
|
FORM
OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
|
XVI
|
FORM
OF SURETY ACKNOWLEDGMENT
|
SCHEDULES
1.1 DORMANT
SUBSIDIARIES
1.2 EXISTING
LETTERS OF CREDIT
4.1C CORPORATE
AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
5.1A ORGANIZATION
AND POWERS
5.1D SUBSIDIARIES
5.5B REAL
PROPERTY
5.5C INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
5.6 LITIGATION;
ADVERSE FACTS
5.11 ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
6.10 POST
CLOSING MATTERS
7.1 INDEBTEDNESS
7.2 EXISTING
LIENS
7.3 INVESTMENTS;
ACQUISITIONS
7.4 CONTINGENT
OBLIGATIONS
7.8 TRANSACTIONS
WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND AFFILIATES