FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 3, 2016 among INCEPTION PARENT, INC., as Holdings, INCEPTION MERGER SUB, INC. (to be merged on the Closing Date with and into RACKSPACE HOSTING, INC.), as Borrower, THE LENDERS AND ISSUING BANKS PARTY...
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
CONFIDENTIAL
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dated as of NovemberΒ 3, 2016
among
INCEPTION PARENT, INC.,
as Holdings,
INCEPTION MERGER SUB, INC.
(to be merged on the Closing Date with and into RACKSPACE HOSTING, INC.),
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS AND ISSUING BANKS PARTY HERETO,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,
and
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
and
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
as Syndication Agents,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
and
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
as Documentation Agents
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APOLLO GLOBAL SECURITIES, LLC,
as Co-Manager
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLEΒ I Definitions | Β Β | Β | 1 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 1.01 | Β | Defined Terms |
Β Β | Β | 1 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.02 | Β | Terms Generally |
Β Β | Β | 61 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.03 | Β | Effectuation of Transactions |
Β Β | Β | 62 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.04 | Β | Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents |
Β Β | Β | 62 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.05 | Β | Additional Alternate Currencies for Loans |
Β Β | Β | 62 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.06 | Β | Change of Currency |
Β Β | Β | 63 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.07 | Β | Timing of Payment or Performance |
Β Β | Β | 63 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.08 | Β | Times of Day |
Β Β | Β | 63 | Β |
SectionΒ 1.09 | Β | Holdings |
Β Β | Β | 63 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ II The Credits | Β Β | Β | 64 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 2.01 | Β | Commitments |
Β Β | Β | 64 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.02 | Β | Loans and Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 64 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.03 | Β | Requests for Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 65 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.04 | Β | Swingline Loans |
Β Β | Β | 66 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.05 | Β | Letters of Credit |
Β Β | Β | 67 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.06 | Β | Funding of Borrowings |
Β Β | Β | 72 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.07 | Β | Interest Elections |
Β Β | Β | 73 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.08 | Β | Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
Β Β | Β | 74 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.09 | Β | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
Β Β | Β | 75 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.10 | Β | Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans |
Β Β | Β | 75 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.11 | Β | Prepayment of Loans |
Β Β | Β | 77 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.12 | Β | Fees |
Β Β | Β | 79 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.13 | Β | Interest |
Β Β | Β | 80 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.14 | Β | Alternate Rate of Interest |
Β Β | Β | 81 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.15 | Β | Increased Costs |
Β Β | Β | 81 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.16 | Β | Break Funding Payments |
Β Β | Β | 82 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.17 | Β | Taxes |
Β Β | Β | 82 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.18 | Β | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
Β Β | Β | 86 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.19 | Β | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
Β Β | Β | 87 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.20 | Β | Illegality |
Β Β | Β | 89 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.21 | Β | Incremental Commitments |
Β Β | Β | 89 | Β |
SectionΒ 2.22 | Β | Defaulting Lender |
Β Β | Β | 98 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ III Representations and Warranties | Β Β | Β | 100 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 3.01 | Β | Organization; Powers |
Β Β | Β | 100 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.02 | Β | Authorization |
Β Β | Β | 100 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.03 | Β | Enforceability |
Β Β | Β | 100 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.04 | Β | Governmental Approvals |
Β Β | Β | 101 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.05 | Β | Financial Statements |
Β Β | Β | 101 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.06 | Β | No Material Adverse Effect |
Β Β | Β | 101 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.07 | Β | Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases |
Β Β | Β | 101 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.08 | Β | Subsidiaries |
Β Β | Β | 102 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.09 | Β | Litigation; Compliance with Laws |
Β Β | Β | 102 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.10 | Β | Federal Reserve Regulations |
Β Β | Β | 102 | Β |
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SectionΒ 3.11 | Β | Investment Company Act |
Β Β | Β | 102 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.12 | Β | Use of Proceeds |
Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.13 | Β | Tax Returns |
Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.14 | Β | No Material Misstatements |
Β Β | Β | 103 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.15 | Β | Employee Benefit Plans |
Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.16 | Β | Environmental Matters |
Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.17 | Β | Security Documents |
Β Β | Β | 104 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.18 | Β | Location of Real Property |
Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.19 | Β | Solvency |
Β Β | Β | 105 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.20 | Β | Labor Matters |
Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.21 | Β | Insurance |
Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.22 | Β | No Default |
Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.23 | Β | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. |
Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.24 | Β | Senior Debt |
Β Β | Β | 106 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.25 | Β | USA PATRIOT Act; OFAC |
Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
SectionΒ 3.26 | Β | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ IV Conditions of Lending | Β Β | Β | 107 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 4.01 | Β | All Credit Events |
Β Β | Β | 107 | Β |
SectionΒ 4.02 | Β | First Credit Event |
Β Β | Β | 108 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ V Affirmative Covenants | Β Β | Β | 111 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 5.01 | Β | Existence; Business and Properties |
Β Β | Β | 111 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.02 | Β | Insurance |
Β Β | Β | 111 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.03 | Β | Taxes |
Β Β | Β | 112 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.04 | Β | Financial Statements, Reports, etc. |
Β Β | Β | 113 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.05 | Β | Litigation and Other Notices |
Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.06 | Β | Compliance with Laws |
Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.07 | Β | Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections |
Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.08 | Β | Use of Proceeds |
Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.09 | Β | Compliance with Environmental Laws |
Β Β | Β | 115 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.10 | Β | Further Assurances; Additional Security |
Β Β | Β | 116 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.11 | Β | Rating |
Β Β | Β | 119 | Β |
SectionΒ 5.12 | Β | Post-Closing |
Β Β | Β | 119 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ VI Negative Covenants | Β Β | Β | 119 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 6.01 | Β | Indebtedness |
Β Β | Β | 119 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.02 | Β | Liens |
Β Β | Β | 125 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.03 | Β | Sale and Lease-Back Transactions |
Β Β | Β | 131 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.04 | Β | Investments, Loans and Advances |
Β Β | Β | 131 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.05 | Β | Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions |
Β Β | Β | 136 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.06 | Β | Dividends and Distributions |
Β Β | Β | 139 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.07 | Β | Transactions with Affiliates |
Β Β | Β | 142 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.08 | Β | Business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries |
Β Β | Β | 145 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.09 | Β | Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc. | Β Β | Β | 145 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.10 | Β | Fiscal Year |
Β Β | Β | 148 | Β |
SectionΒ 6.11 | Β | Financial Covenant |
Β Β | Β | 148 | Β |
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ARTICLEΒ VII Events of Default | Β Β | Β | 148 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 7.01 | Β | Events of Default |
Β Β | Β | 148 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.02 | Β | Treatment of Certain Payments |
Β Β | Β | 151 | Β |
SectionΒ 7.03 | Β | Right to Cure |
Β Β | Β | 151 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ VIII The Agents | Β Β | Β | 152 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 8.01 | Β | Appointment |
Β Β | Β | 152 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.02 | Β | Delegation of Duties |
Β Β | Β | 153 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.03 | Β | Exculpatory Provisions |
Β Β | Β | 153 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.04 | Β | Reliance by Agents |
Β Β | Β | 154 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.05 | Β | Notice of Default |
Β Β | Β | 154 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.06 | Β | Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders |
Β Β | Β | 155 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.07 | Β | Indemnification |
Β Β | Β | 155 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.08 | Β | Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
Β Β | Β | 156 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.09 | Β | Successor Administrative Agent |
Β Β | Β | 156 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.10 | Β | Arrangers, Syndication Agents, Documentation Agents and Co-Manager |
Β Β | Β | 156 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.11 | Β | Security Documents and Collateral Agent |
Β Β | Β | 157 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.12 | Β | Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantees |
Β Β | Β | 157 | Β |
SectionΒ 8.13 | Β | Withholding Tax |
Β Β | Β | 158 | Β |
ARTICLEΒ IX Miscellaneous | Β Β | Β | 158 | Β | ||
SectionΒ 9.01 | Β | Notices; Communications |
Β Β | Β | 158 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.02 | Β | Survival of Agreement |
Β Β | Β | 159 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.03 | Β | Binding Effect |
Β Β | Β | 160 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.04 | Β | Successors and Assigns |
Β Β | Β | 160 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.05 | Β | Expenses; Indemnity |
Β Β | Β | 165 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.06 | Β | Right of Set-off |
Β Β | Β | 167 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.07 | Β | Applicable Law |
Β Β | Β | 167 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.08 | Β | Waivers; Amendment |
Β Β | Β | 167 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.09 | Β | Interest Rate Limitation |
Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.10 | Β | Entire Agreement |
Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.11 | Β | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.12 | Β | Severability |
Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.13 | Β | Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
Β Β | Β | 171 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.14 | Β | Headings |
Β Β | Β | 172 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.15 | Β | Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
Β Β | Β | 172 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.16 | Β | Confidentiality |
Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.17 | Β | Platform; Borrower Materials |
Β Β | Β | 173 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.18 | Β | Release of Liens and Guarantees |
Β Β | Β | 174 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.19 | Β | Judgment Currency |
Β Β | Β | 175 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.20 | Β | USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
Β Β | Β | 176 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.21 | Β | Affiliate Lenders |
Β Β | Β | 176 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.22 | Β | Agency of the Borrower for the Loan Parties |
Β Β | Β | 177 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.23 | Β | No Liability of the Issuing Banks |
Β Β | Β | 177 | Β |
SectionΒ 9.24 | Β | Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
Β Β | Β | 178 | Β |
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Exhibits and Schedules | ||
ExhibitΒ A |
Β | Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
ExhibitΒ B |
Β | Form of Administrative Questionnaire |
ExhibitΒ C |
Β | Form of Solvency Certificate |
ExhibitΒ D-1 |
Β | Form of Borrowing Request |
ExhibitΒ D-2 |
Β | Form of Swingline Borrowing Request |
ExhibitΒ E |
Β | Form of Interest Election Request |
ExhibitΒ F |
Β | Form of Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance |
ExhibitΒ G |
Β | Form of First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
Exhibit H |
Β | Form of First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement |
ExhibitΒ I |
Β | Form of Non-Bank Tax Certificate |
ExhibitΒ J |
Β | Form of Intercompany Subordination Terms |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(A) |
Β | Certain Excluded Equity Interests |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(B) |
Β | [Reserved] |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(C) |
Β | Existing Roll-Over Letters of Credit |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(D)Β Β Β Β |
Β | Closing Date Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(E) |
Β | Mortgaged Properties |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(F) |
Β | Specified L/C Sublimit |
ScheduleΒ 1.01(G) |
Β | Cash Management Banks and Hedge Banks |
ScheduleΒ 2.01 |
Β | Commitments |
ScheduleΒ 3.01 |
Β | Organization and Good Standing |
ScheduleΒ 3.04 |
Β | Governmental Approvals |
ScheduleΒ 3.05 |
Β | Financial Statements |
Schedule 3.07(c) |
Β | Notices of Condemnation |
ScheduleΒ 3.08(a) |
Β | Subsidiaries |
ScheduleΒ 3.08(b) |
Β | Subscriptions |
ScheduleΒ 3.13 |
Β | Taxes |
ScheduleΒ 3.21 |
Β | Insurance |
ScheduleΒ 3.23 |
Β | Intellectual Property |
ScheduleΒ 5.12 |
Β | Post-Closing Items |
ScheduleΒ 6.01 |
Β | Indebtedness |
ScheduleΒ 6.02(a) |
Β | Liens |
ScheduleΒ 6.04 |
Β | Investments |
ScheduleΒ 6.07 |
Β | Transactions with Affiliates |
ScheduleΒ 9.01 |
Β | Notice Information |
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FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of NovemberΒ 3, 2016 (this βAgreementβ), among INCEPTION PARENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (βHoldingsβ), INCEPTION MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation (βMerger Subβ), the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the βAdministrative Agentβ) for the Lenders and Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.
WHEREAS, Holdings, Merger Sub and Rackspace Hosting, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the βCompanyβ), have entered into the Merger Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the βMergerβ), with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend credit as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLEΒ I
Definitions
SectionΒ 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
βABRβ shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect for such day plus 0.50%, (b)Β the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (c)Β the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one-month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00%; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) by reference to the ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rates (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a LIBO Rate available) for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a LIBO Rate available) as an authorized vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates). Any change in such rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may be.
βABR Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
βABR Loanβ shall mean any ABR Term Loan, ABR Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan.
βABR Revolving Facility Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Revolving Loans.
βABR Revolving Loanβ shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of ArticleΒ II.
βABR Term Loanβ shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the ABR in accordance with the provisions of ArticleΒ II.
βAdjusted LIBO Rateβ shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x)Β (a)Β the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period divided by (b)Β one minus the Statutory Reserves applicable to such Eurocurrency Borrowing, if any; provided that if the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be less than zero pursuant to this clause (x), such interest rate shall be deemed to be zero and (y)Β in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings composed of Eurocurrency Term Loans, 1.00%.
βAdjustment Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βPricing Grid.β
βAdministrative Agentβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.
βAdministrative Agent Feesβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.12(c).
βAdministrative Questionnaireβ shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of ExhibitΒ B or such other form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
βAffiliateβ shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.
βAffiliate Lenderβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.21(a).
βAgentsβ shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
βAgreementβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraphΒ of this Agreement, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βAgreement Currencyβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.19.
βAll-in Yieldβ shall mean, as to any Loans (or Pari Term Loans, if applicable), the yield thereon payable to all Lenders (or other lenders, as applicable) providing such Loans (or Pari Term Loans, if applicable) in the primary syndication thereof, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, up-front fees, rate floors or otherwise; provided, that original issue discount and up-front fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the life of such Loans (or Pari Term Loans, if applicable)); and provided, further, that βAll-in Yieldβ shall not include arrangement, commitment, underwriting, structuring or similar fees and customary consent fees for an amendment paid generally to consenting lenders.
βAlternate Currencyβ shall mean (i)Β with respect to any Letter of Credit, Canadian Dollars, Euros, PoundΒ Sterling, Swiss Francs, Mexican Pesos, Australian Dollars and any other currency other than Dollars as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank with respect thereto in their sole discretion and (ii)Β with respect to any Loan, any currency other than Dollars that is approved in accordance with SectionΒ 1.05.
βAlternate Currency Equivalentβ shall mean, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternate Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternate Currency with Dollars.
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βAlternate Currency Letter of Creditβ shall mean any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency.
βAlternate Currency Loanβ shall mean any Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency.
βAnti-Corruption Lawsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.26.
βApplicable Commitment Feeβ shall mean for any day (i)Β with respect to any Revolving Facility Commitments relating to Initial Revolving Loans, 0.50% per annum; provided, however, that on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by SectionΒ 5.04 upon the completion of one full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date, the βApplicable Commitment Feeβ will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid; or (ii)Β with respect to any Other Revolving Facility Commitments, the βApplicable Commitment Feeβ set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.
βApplicable Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.08(f).
βApplicable Marginβ shall mean for any day (i)Β with respect to any Term B Loan, 4.00% per annum in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan and 3.00% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan; (ii)Β with respect to any Initial Revolving Loan, 4.00% per annum in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan and 3.00% per annum in the case of any ABR Loan; provided, however, that on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after delivery of the financial statements and certificates required by SectionΒ 5.04 upon the completion of one full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date, the βApplicable Marginβ with respect to an Initial Revolving Loan will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid; and (iii)Β with respect to any Other Term Loan or Other Revolving Loan, the βApplicable Marginβ set forth in the Incremental Assumption Agreement relating thereto.
βApplicable Periodβ shall mean an Excess Cash Flow Period or an Excess Cash Flow Interim Period, as the case may be.
βApproved Fundβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii).
βArrangersβ shall mean, collectively, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, RBC Capital Markets1 and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
βAsset Saleβ shall mean any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any Disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets and any mortgage or lease of Real Property) to any person of, any asset or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
βAssigneeβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(i).
βAssignment and Acceptanceβ shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by SectionΒ 9.04), in the form of ExhibitΒ A or such other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower.
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1Β | RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets businesses of Royal Bank of Canada and its Affiliates. |
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βAssignorβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(i).
βAvailability Periodβ shall mean, with respect to any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date (or, if later, the effective date for such ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments) to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Facility Maturity Date for such ClassΒ and, in the case of each of the Revolving Facility Loans, Revolving Facility Borrowings, Swingline Loans, Swingline Borrowings and Letters of Credit, the date of termination of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class.
βAvailable Unused Commitmentβ shall mean, with respect to a Revolving Facility Lender under any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount by which (a)Β the applicable Revolving Facility Commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time exceeds (b)Β the applicable Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Revolving Facility Lender at such time.
βBail-In Actionβ shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
βBail-In Legislationβ shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
βBelow Threshold Asset Sale Proceedsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βCumulative Creditβ.
βBoardβ shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
βBoard of Directorsβ shall mean, as to any person, the board of directors or other governing body of such person, or if such person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity.
βBorrowerβ shall mean (a)Β Merger Sub prior to the consummation of the Merger, and (b)Β the Company from and after the consummation of the Merger.
βBorrower Materialsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.17(a).
βBorrowingβ shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type under a single Facility, and made on a single date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
βBorrowing Minimumβ shall mean (a)Β in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, $1,000,000, (b)Β in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 and (c)Β in the case of Swingline Loans, $500,000.
βBorrowing Multipleβ shall mean (a)Β in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, $500,000, (b)Β in the case of ABR Loans, $250,000 and (c)Β in the case of Swingline Loans, $100,000.
βBorrowing Requestβ shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of SectionΒ 2.03 and substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ D-1 or another form approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent).
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βBudgetβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.04(e).
βBusiness Dayβ shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in NewΒ York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term βBusiness Dayβ shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in Dollars in the London interbank market.
βCapital Expendituresβ shall mean, for any person in respect of any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in βadditions to property, plant or equipmentβ or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such person.
βCapitalized Lease Obligationsβ shall mean, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP; provided that obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or of a special purpose or other entity not consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, either existing on the Closing Date or created thereafter that (a)Β initially were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as capital lease obligations and were subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or, in the case of such a special purpose or other entity becoming consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were required to be characterized as capital lease obligations upon such consolidation, in either case, due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, or (b)Β did not exist on the Closing Date and were required to be characterized as capital lease obligations but would not have been required to be treated as capital lease obligations on the Closing Date had they existed at that time, shall for all purposes not be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.
βCapitalized Software Expendituresβ shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a person during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in accordance with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of such person and its subsidiaries.
βCash Collateralizeβ shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Banks or Lenders, as collateral for Revolving L/C Exposure or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of Revolving L/C Exposure, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank. βCash Collateralβ and βCash Collateralizationβ shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
βCash Interest Expenseβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Interest Expense for such period to the extent such amounts are paid in cash for such period, excluding, without duplication, in any event (a)Β pay-in-kind Interest Expense or other non-cash Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase accounting), (b)Β to the extent included in Interest Expense, the amortization of any financing fees paid by, or on behalf of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including such fees paid in connection with the Transactions or upon entering into a Permitted Securitization Financing, and (c)Β the amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Hedging Agreements; provided, that Cash Interest Expense shall exclude any one time financing fees, including those paid in connection with the Transactions, or upon entering into a Permitted Securitization Financing or any amendment of this Agreement.
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βCash Management Agreementβ shall mean any agreement to provide to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.
βCash Management Bankβ shall mean any person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement (or on the Closing Date), is (a)Β an Agent, an Arranger, a Lender or an Affiliate of any such person, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement or (b)Β listed in Schedule 1.01(G).
βCFCβ shall mean a βcontrolled foreign corporationβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 957(a) of the Code.
A βChange in Controlβ shall be deemed to occur if:
(a)Β Β Β Β (i)Β at any time prior to a Qualified IPO, (x)Β the Permitted Holders in the aggregate shall at any time cease to have, directly or indirectly, the power to vote or direct the voting of at least 35% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or (y)Β any person, entity or βgroupβ (within the meaning of SectionΒ 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person, entity or βgroupβ and its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower that is greater than the percentage of such voting power of such Voting Stock in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders or (ii)Β at any time on and after a Qualified IPO, any person, entity or βgroupβ (within the meaning of SectionΒ 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person, entity or βgroupβ and its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders (or any holding company parent of the Borrower owned directly or indirectly by the Permitted Holders), shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower having more than 50.1% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the Borrower, unless in the case of either clauseΒ (i)Β or (ii)Β of this clauseΒ (a), the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower; or
(b) a βChange of Controlβ (as defined in (i)Β the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, (ii)Β any indenture or credit agreement in respect of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the Senior Unsecured Notes constituting Material Indebtedness or (iii)Β any indenture or credit agreement in respect of any Junior Financing constituting Material Indebtedness) shall have occurred; or
(c) Holdings shall fail to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than in connection with or after a Qualified IPO of the Borrower).
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βChange in Lawβ shall mean (a)Β the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b)Β any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c)Β compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of SectionΒ 2.15(b), by any Lending Office of such Lender or by such Lenderβs holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x)Β all requests, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating thereto and (y)Β all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under or in connection with, all interpretations and applications of, or any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating to International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to BaselΒ III, shall in each case under clausesΒ (x)Β and (y)Β be deemed to be a βChange in Lawβ but only to the extent a Lender is imposing applicable increased costs or costs in connection with capital adequacy requirements similar to those described in clausesΒ (a)Β and (b)Β of SectionΒ 2.15 generally on other borrowers of loans under United States of America cash flow term loan credit facilities.
βChargesβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.09.
βClassβ shall mean, (a)Β when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, whether such Loan or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are Term B Loans, Other Term Loans, Initial Revolving Loans. Extended Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans; and (b)Β when used in respect of any Commitment, whether such Commitment is in respect of a commitment to make Term B Loans, Other Term Loans, Initial Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans. Other Term Loans, Extended Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans that have different terms and conditions (together with the Commitments in respect thereof) from the Term B Loans or the Initial Revolving Loans, respectively, or from other Other Term Loans or other Extended Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall each be construed to be in separate and distinct Classes.
βClassΒ Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.08(f).
βClosing Dateβ shall mean NovemberΒ 3, 2016.
βCo-Managerβ shall mean Apollo Global Securities, LLC.
βCodeβ shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
βCo-Investorsβ shall mean (a)Β the Fund and Fund Affiliates (excluding any of their portfolio companies), (b) one or more investment funds affiliated with Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. and their respective Affiliates (excluding any of their portfolio companies) and (c)Β the Management Group.
βCollateralβ shall mean all the βCollateralβ as defined in any Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties and all other property that is subject to any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Subagent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to any Security Document.
βCollateral Agentβ shall mean the Administrative Agent acting as collateral agent for the Secured Parties, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.
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βCollateral Agreementβ shall mean the Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party and the Collateral Agent.
βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ shall mean the requirement that (in each case subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 4.02, SectionsΒ 5.10(d), (e) and (g)Β and ScheduleΒ 5.12):
(a) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)Β from the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party, a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement and (ii)Β from each Subsidiary Loan Party, a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and (iii)Β from Holdings, a counterpart of the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, in each case duly executed and delivered on behalf of such person;
(b) on the Closing Date, (i)(x) all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and all other outstanding Equity Interests, in each case, directly owned by the Loan Parties, other than Excluded Securities, and (y)Β all Indebtedness owing to any Loan Party, other than Excluded Securities, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement or the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, as applicable, and (ii)Β the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests (other than certificates or instruments issued by subsidiaries of the Company that are not received from the Company on or prior to the Closing Date after using commercially reasonable efforts) and any notes or other instruments required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, together with stock powers, note powers or other instruments of transfer (if any) with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c) in the case of any person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)Β a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and (ii)Β supplements to the other Security Documents, if applicable, in the form specified therefor or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary Loan Party;
(d) after the Closing Date, (x)Β all outstanding Equity Interests of any person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date and (y)Β subject to SectionΒ 5.10(g), all Equity Interests directly acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party (and any Equity Interests of the Borrower directly acquired by Holdings) after the Closing Date, other than Excluded Securities, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (or the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, as applicable), together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer (if any) with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(e) except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Document, all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, and filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and all other actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (including those required by applicable Requirements of Law) to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been delivered, filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Security Document;
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(f) within the time periods set forth in SectionΒ 5.10 with respect to Mortgaged Properties encumbered pursuant to said SectionΒ 5.10, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)Β counterparts of each Mortgage to be entered into with respect to each such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property and suitable for recording or filing in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and enforceable Lien subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens, at the time of recordation thereof, (ii)Β with respect to the Mortgage encumbering each such Mortgaged Property, opinions of counsel regarding the enforceability, due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages and such other matters customarily covered in real estate counsel opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii)Β with respect to each such Mortgaged Property, the Flood Documentation and (iv)Β such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request that are available to the Borrower without material expense with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property;
(g) within the time periods set forth in SectionΒ 5.10 with respect to Mortgaged Properties encumbered pursuant to said SectionΒ 5.10, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)Β a policy or policies or marked up unconditional binder of title insurance with respect to properties located in the United States of America, or a date-down and modification endorsement, if available, paid for by the Borrower, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and which are available at commercially reasonable rates in the jurisdiction where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located and (ii)Β a survey of each Mortgaged Property (including all improvements, easements and other customary matters thereon reasonably required by the Administrative Agent), as applicable, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid with respect to properties located in the United States of America, which is (A)Β complying in all material respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association and American Congress of Surveying and Mapping as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey and (B)Β sufficient for such title insurance company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the title insurance policy relating to such Mortgaged Property and issue the customary survey related endorsements or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(h) the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence of the insurance required by the terms of SectionΒ 5.02 hereof; and
(i) after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received (i)Β such other Security Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.10 or the Collateral Agreement, and (ii)Β upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of SectionΒ 5.10.
βCommitment Feeβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.12(a).
βCommitmentsβ shall mean (a)Β with respect to any Lender, such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment and Term Facility Commitment and (b)Β with respect to any Swingline Lender, its Swingline Commitment (it being understood that a Swingline Commitment does not increase the applicable Swingline Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment).
βCommodity Exchange Actβ shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7Β U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
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βCompanyβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
βCompany Material Adverse Effectβ shall mean any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that exist or have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, (A)Β has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial or other condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (B)Β would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the Merger. Solely with respect to clauseΒ (A), none of the following (by itself or when aggregated) to the extent occurring after the date of the Merger Agreement will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur (subject to the limitations set forth below): (i) changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (ii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A)Β changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (B)Β changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C)Β any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except, in each case, to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (iii) changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (iv) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (v) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or general worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (vii) any Effect resulting from the public announcement of the Merger Agreement or the pendency of the Merger, including the impact thereof on the relationships,
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contractual or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors or any other third Person (it being understood that the exceptions in this clauseΒ (vii) will not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect set forth in the representations contained in SectionΒ 3.5 of the Merger Agreement (and in SectionΒ 7.2(a) and SectionΒ 8.1(c) of the Merger Agreement to the extent related to such portions of such representations and warranties)); (viii) any action taken or refrained from being taken by the Company at the request or with the consent of Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, after disclosure to Parent and Merger Sub by the Company of all material and relevant facts and information to the Knowledge of the Company; (ix)Β any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing following the date of the Merger Agreement, after disclosure to Parent and Merger Sub by the Company of all material and relevant facts and information to the Knowledge of the Company; (x)Β changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or Law (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (xi) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or Indebtedness of the Company, in each case in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (xii) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet (A)Β any public estimates or expectations of the Companyβs revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B)Β any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred) and (xiii)Β the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub; and the initiation or pendency of any Transaction Litigation or other Legal Proceeding threatened, made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, any of its executive officers or other employees or any member of the Company Board arising out of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this definition of βCompany Material Adverse Effect,β other than the definition of βMerger Agreementβ, shall have the same meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
βConduit Lenderβ shall mean any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender; provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a)Β be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 9.05 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender unless the designation of such Conduit Lender is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), which consent shall specify that it is being made pursuant to the proviso in the definition of βConduit Lenderβ and provided that the designating Lender provides such information as the Borrower reasonably requests in order for the Borrower to determine whether to provide its consent or (b)Β be deemed to have any Commitment.
βConsolidated Debtβ at any date shall mean the sum of (without duplication) all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money and Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis on such date in accordance with GAAP.
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βConsolidated Net Incomeβ shall mean, with respect to any person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such person and its subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that, without duplication,
(i) any net after-tax extraordinary, exceptional, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses (including any cost or expense related to employment of terminated employees), any expenses related to any New Project or any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to closing costs, rebranding costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, opening costs, recruiting costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, and expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, any Investment, acquisition, Disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, issuance, repayment, repurchase, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, any transition-related expenses, and Transaction Expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), in each case, shall be excluded,
(ii) any net after-tax income or loss from Disposed of, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations or fixed assets and any net after-tax gain or loss on the Dispositions of Disposed of, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations or fixed assets shall be excluded,
(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business Dispositions or asset Dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower) shall be excluded,
(iv) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment or buy-back of indebtedness, Hedging Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(v)Β Β Β Β (A) the Net Income for such period of any person that is not a subsidiary of such person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such referent person) in respect of such period and (B)Β the Net Income for such period shall include any dividend, distribution or other payment in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) received by the referent person or a subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such referent person) from any person in excess of, but without duplication of, the amounts included in subclauseΒ (A),
(vi) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period shall be excluded,
(vii) effects of purchase accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such person and its subsidiaries and including the effects of adjustments to (A)Β deferred rent, (B)Β Capitalized Lease Obligations or other obligations or deferrals attributable to capital spending funds with suppliers or (C)Β any deferrals of revenue) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP, resulting from the application of purchase accounting or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
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(viii) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles and other fair value adjustments arising pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,
(ix) any (a)Β non-cash compensation charge or (b)Β costs or expenses realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights shall be excluded,
(x) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date and that are so required to be established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP or as a result of adoption or modification of accounting policies shall be excluded,
(xi) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretation shall be excluded,
(xii) any gain, loss, income, expense or charge resulting from the application of any LIFO method shall be excluded,
(xiii) any non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances shall be excluded,
(xiv) any currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness, and any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Agreements for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded,
(xv) any deductions attributable to minority interests shall be excluded,
(xvi) [reserved],
(xvii) (A) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (x)Β not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (y)Β in fact reimbursed within 365 days following the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded; and (B)Β amounts estimated in good faith to be received from insurance in respect of lost revenues or earnings in respect of liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be included (with a deduction for amounts actually received up to such estimated amount to the extent included in Net Income in a future period),
(xviii) without duplication, an amount equal to the amount of distributions actually made to any parent or equity holder of such person in respect of such period in accordance with SectionΒ 6.06(b)(v)Β shall be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such person for such period, and
(xix) Capitalized Software Expenditures and software development costs shall be excluded.
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βConsolidated Total Assetsβ shall mean, as of any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the consolidated Subsidiaries without giving effect to any impairment or amortization of the amount of intangible assets since the Closing Date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 4.02(g), 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), as applicable, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any acquisition or Disposition of a person or assets that may have occurred on or after the last day of such fiscal quarter.
βContinuing Letter of Creditβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(k).
βControlβ shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and βControllingβ and βControlledβ shall have meanings correlative thereto.
βCredit Eventβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in ArticleΒ IV.
βCumulative Creditβ shall mean, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:
(a) $75,000,000, plus
(b) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time, plus
(c) the aggregate amount of proceeds received after the Closing Date and prior to such time that would have constituted Net Proceeds pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition thereof, except for the operation of clauseΒ (x), (y)Β or (z)Β of the second proviso thereof (the βBelow Threshold Asset Sale Proceedsβ), plus
(d) the aggregate amount of any Declined Proceeds, plus
(e) (i)Β the cumulative amount of proceeds (including cash and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) from the sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity after the Closing Date and on or prior to such time (including upon exercise of warrants or options), which proceeds have been contributed as common equity to the capital of the Borrower, and (ii)Β common Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity issued upon conversion of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Loan Obligations in right of payment) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary owed to a person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary; provided, that this clause (e)Β shall exclude Permitted Cure Securities, sales of Equity Interests financed as contemplated by SectionΒ 6.04(e) or used as described in clause (ix)Β of the definition of βEBITDAβ, any amount used to incur Indebtedness under SectionΒ 6.01(l)) and any amounts used to finance the payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to SectionΒ 6.09(b), plus
(f) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions as common equity to the capital of the Borrower received in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash) after the Closing Date (subject to the same exclusions as are applicable to clause (e)Β above); plus
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(g) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness (including the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness issued to a Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) in the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, plus
(h) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in cash (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of property other than cash received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from:
(A) the issuance or sale (other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or
(B) any dividend or other distribution by an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus
(i) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Investments of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), plus
(j) an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(j)(Y), minus
(k) any amounts thereof used to make Investments pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(j)(Y)Β after the Closing Date prior to such time, minus
(l) the cumulative amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.06(e) prior to such time, minus
(m) any amount thereof used to make payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings pursuant to SectionΒ 6.09(b)(i)(E) (other than payments made with proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests that were excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit pursuant to clause (e)Β above);
provided, however, (A)Β for purposes of SectionΒ 6.06(e), the calculation of the Cumulative Credit shall not include any Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds except to the extent they are used as contemplated in clausesΒ (k) and (m)Β above, and (B)Β Cumulative Credit shall only be increased pursuant to clause (a)Β above to the extent that Excess Cash Flow for any Excess Cash Flow Period exceeds the ECF Threshold Amount (or, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Interim Period, a pro rata portion of such amount).
βCumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amountβ shall mean, at any date, an amount (which shall not be less than zero in the aggregate) determined on a cumulative basis equal to:
(a) the aggregate cumulative sum of the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date, plus
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(b) for each Excess Cash Flow Interim Period ended prior to such date but as to which the corresponding Excess Cash Flow Period has not ended, an amount equal to the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Interim Period, minus
(c) the cumulative amount of all Retained Excess Cash Flow Overfundings as of such date.
βCure Amountβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.03.
βCure Rightβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.03.
βCurrent Assetsβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, the sum of (a)Β all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current assets at such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, and (b)Β gross accounts receivable comprising part of the Securitization Assets subject to such Permitted Securitization Financing.
βCurrent Liabilitiesβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a)Β the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b)Β accruals of Interest Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c)Β accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d)Β accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e)Β accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i)Β severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii)Β bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f)Β accruals for add-backs to EBITDA included in clausesΒ (a)(iv), (a)(v), and (a)(vii)Β of the definition of such term.
βDebt Fund Affiliate Lenderβ shall mean entities managed by the Fund or funds advised by its affiliated management companies that are primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and for which no personnel making investment decisions in respect of any equity fund which has a direct or indirect equity investment in Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has the right to make any investment decisions.
βDebt Serviceβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Cash Interest Expense for such period, plus scheduled principal amortization of Consolidated Debt for such period.
βDebtor Relief Lawsβ shall mean the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
βDeclined Proceedsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.10(c)(i).
βDeclining Lenderβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.10(c)(i).
βDeemed Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.01.
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βDefaultβ shall mean any event or condition that upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
βDefaulting Lenderβ shall mean, subject to SectionΒ 2.22, any Lender that (a)Β has failed to (i)Β fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder or (ii)Β pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b)Β has notified the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank in writing that it does not intend or expect to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, or has made a public statement to that effect, (c)Β has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c)Β upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or (d)Β has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i)Β become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii)Β had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii)Β become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided, that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a)Β through (d)Β above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to SectionΒ 2.22) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
βDesignated Non-Cash Considerationβ shall mean the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth such valuation, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
βDisinterested Directorβ shall mean, with respect to any person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.
βDisposeβ or βDisposed ofβ shall mean to convey, sell, lease, sell and leaseback, assign, farm-out, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property, business or asset. The term βDispositionβ shall have a correlative meaning to the foregoing.
βDisqualified Stockβ shall mean, with respect to any person, any Equity Interests of such person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a)Β matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the
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holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Loan Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b)Β is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c)Β provides for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d)Β is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91)Β days after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of issuance thereof (provided, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock). Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i)Β any Equity Interests issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employeeβs termination, death or disability and (ii)Β any class of Equity Interests of such person that by its terms authorizes such person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.
βDocumentation Agentsβ shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
βDollar Equivalentβ shall mean, at any time, (a)Β with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b)Β with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other applicable date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.
βDollarsβ or β$β shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
βDomestic Subsidiaryβ shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
βEBITDAβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period plus (a)Β the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described in subclausesΒ (i) through (xiii)Β of this clause (a)Β reduced such Consolidated Net Income (and were not excluded therefrom) for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined):
(i) provision for Taxes based on income, profits or capital of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes (including penalties and interest related to taxes or arising from tax examinations),
(ii) Interest Expense (and to the extent not included in Interest Expense, (x)Β all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock and (y)Β costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period,
(iii) depreciation and amortization expenses of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees, original issue discount and Capitalized Software Expenditures, amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits,
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(iv) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges or reserves (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the effect of inventory optimization programs, facility, branch, office or business unit closures, facility, branch, office or business unit consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges) and Pre-Opening Expenses,
(v) any other non-cash charges; provided, that for purposes of this subclauseΒ (v)Β of this clauseΒ (a), any non-cash charges or losses shall be treated as cash charges or losses in any subsequent period during which cash disbursements attributable thereto are made (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),
(vi) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and similar fees and related expenses paid to the Co-Investors (or any accruals related to such fees and related expenses) during such period not in contravention of this Agreement,
(vii) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense as described in the preceding subclauseΒ (iii)) related to any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment, acquisition, New Project, Disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (x)Β such fees, expenses or charges related to the Senior Unsecured Notes and this Agreement, (y)Β any amendment or other modification of the Obligations or other Indebtedness and (z)Β commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Permitted Securitization Financing,
(viii) the amount of loss or discount in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing, including amortization of loan origination costs and amortization of portfolio discounts,
(ix) any costs or expense incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party (other than contributions received from the Borrower or another Subsidiary Loan Party) or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock),
(x) [reserved],
(xi) the amount of any loss attributable to a New Project, until the date that is 12 months after the date of completing the construction, acquisition, assembling or creation of such New Project, as the case may be; provided, that (A)Β such losses are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and (B)Β losses attributable to such New Project after 12 months from the date of completing such construction, acquisition, assembling or creation, as the case may be, shall not be included in this subclauseΒ (xi),
(xii) with respect to any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary and solely to the extent relating to any net income referred to in clauseΒ (v)Β of the definition of βConsolidated Net Income,β an amount equal to the proportion of those items described in subclausesΒ (i)Β and (ii)Β above relating to such joint venture corresponding to the Borrowerβs and the Subsidiariesβ proportionate share of such joint ventureβs Consolidated Net Income (determined as if such joint venture were a Subsidiary), and
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(xiii) one-time costs associated with commencing Public Company Compliance;
minus (b)Β the sum of (without duplication and to the extent the amounts described in this clause (b)Β increased such Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which EBITDA is being determined) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such items (A)Β in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (B)Β which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period).
βECF Threshold Amountβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.11(c).
βEEA Financial Institutionβ shall mean (a)Β any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b)Β any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a)Β of this definition, or (c)Β any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a)Β or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
βEEA Member Countryβ shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
βEEA Resolution Authorityβ shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
βEMU Legislationβ shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
βEnvironmentβ shall mean ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
βEnvironmental Lawsβ shall mean all applicable laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, binding agreements, decrees or judgments, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, use, transport, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to public or employee health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the Environment or Hazardous Materials).
βEnvironmental Permitsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.16.
βEquity Contributionβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 4.02(f).
βEquity Interestsβ of any person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity or ownership of such person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.
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βERISAβ shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
βERISA Affiliateβ shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414(b) or (c)Β of the Code, or, solely for purposes of SectionΒ 302 of ERISA and SectionΒ 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under SectionΒ 414 of the Code.
βERISA Eventβ shall mean (a)Β any Reportable Event or the requirements of SectionΒ 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a Plan; (b)Β with respect to any Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c)Β a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in βat-riskβ status (as defined in SectionΒ 303(i)(4) of ERISA or SectionΒ 430(i)(4) of the Code); (d)Β the filing pursuant to SectionΒ 412(c) of the Code or SectionΒ 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under SectionΒ 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e)Β the incurrence by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f)Β the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under SectionΒ 4042 of ERISA; (g)Β the incurrence by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h)Β the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the impending imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or in βendangeredβ or βcriticalβ status, within the meaning of SectionΒ 432 of the Code or SectionΒ 305 of ERISA; (i)Β the conditions for imposition of a lien under SectionΒ 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; or (j)Β the withdrawal of any of Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to SectionΒ 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a βsubstantial employerβ as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under SectionΒ 4062(e) of ERISA.
βEU Bail-In Legislation Scheduleβ shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
βEuroβ shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
βEurocurrency Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Loans.
βEurocurrency Loanβ shall mean any Eurocurrency Term Loan or Eurocurrency Revolving Loan.
βEurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans.
βEurocurrency Revolving Loanβ shall mean any Revolving Facility Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of ArticleΒ II.
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βEurocurrency Term Loanβ shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of ArticleΒ II.
βEvent of Defaultβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 7.01.
βExcess Cash Flowβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Applicable Period, EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Applicable Period, minus, without duplication, (A):
(a) Debt Service for such Applicable Period,
(b) the amount of any voluntary payment permitted hereunder of term Indebtedness during such Applicable Period (other than any voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans, which shall be the subject of SectionΒ 2.11(c)(ii)(A)) and the amount of any voluntary payments of revolving Indebtedness to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions of any revolving facility commitments during such Applicable Period (other than any voluntary prepayments of the Revolving Facility Commitment, which shall be the subject of SectionΒ 2.11(c)(ii)(B)), so long as the amount of such prepayment is not already reflected in Debt Service,
(c)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period that are paid in cash and (ii)Β the aggregate consideration paid in cash during the Applicable Period in respect of Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures and other Investments permitted hereunder (excluding Permitted Investments, intercompany Investments in Subsidiaries and Investments made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(j)(Y) (unless made pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition of Cumulative Credit)) and payments in respect of restructuring activities,
(d) Capital Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures or other permitted Investments (excluding Permitted Investments and intercompany Investments in Subsidiaries), or payments in respect of planned restructuring activities, that the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall, during such Applicable Period, become obligated to make or otherwise anticipated to make payments with respect thereto but that are not made during such Applicable Period; provided, that (i)Β the Borrower shall deliver a certificate to the Administrative Agent not later than the date required for the delivery of the certificate pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and certifying that payments in respect of such Capital Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures or other permitted Investments or planned restructuring activities are expected to be made in the following Excess Cash Flow Period, and (ii)Β any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period,
(e) Taxes paid in cash by Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period or that will be paid within six months after the close of such Applicable Period and the amount of any distributions made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.06(b)(iii) and SectionΒ 6.06(b)(v) during such Applicable Period or that will be made within six months after the close of such Applicable Period; provided, that with respect to any such amounts to be paid or distributed after the close of such Applicable Period, (i)Β any amount so deducted shall not be deducted again in a subsequent Applicable Period, and (ii)Β appropriate reserves shall have been established in accordance with GAAP,
(f) an amount equal to any increase in Working Capital (other than any increase arising from the recognition or de-recognition of any Current Assets or Current Liabilities upon
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an acquisition or disposition of a business) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Applicable Period and, at the Borrowerβs option, any anticipated increase, estimated by the Borrower in good faith, for the following Excess Cash Flow Period,
(g) cash expenditures made in respect of Hedging Agreements during such Applicable Period, to the extent not reflected in the computation of EBITDA or Interest Expense,
(h) permitted Restricted Payments paid in cash by the Borrower during such Applicable Period and permitted Restricted Payments paid by any Subsidiary to any person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries during such Applicable Period, in each case in accordance with SectionΒ 6.06 (other than SectionΒ 6.06(e) (unless made pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition of Cumulative Credit)),
(i) amounts paid in cash during such Applicable Period on account of (A)Β items that were accounted for as non-cash reductions of Net Income in determining Consolidated Net Income or as non-cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income in determining EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in a prior Applicable Period and (B)Β reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting,
(j) to the extent not deducted in the computation of Net Proceeds in respect of any asset disposition or condemnation giving rise thereto, the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created hereunder or under any other Loan Document), together with any interest, premium or penalties required to be paid (and actually paid) in connection therewith,
(k) the amount related to items that were added to or not deducted from Net Income in calculating Consolidated Net Income or were added to or not deducted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent such items represented a cash payment (other than in respect of Transaction Expenses) which had not reduced Excess Cash Flow upon the accrual thereof in a prior Applicable Period, or an accrual for a cash payment, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or did not represent cash received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period, and
(l) the amount of (A)Β any deductions attributable to minority interests that were added to or not deducted from Net Income in calculating Consolidated Net Income and (B)Β EBITDA of joint ventures and minority investees added to Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA,
plus, without duplication, (B):
(a) an amount equal to any decrease in Working Capital (other than any decrease arising from the recognition or de-recognition of any Current Assets or Current Liabilities upon an acquisition or disposition of a business) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Applicable Period,
(b) all amounts referred to in clausesΒ (A)(b), (A)(c) and (A)(d)Β above to the extent funded with the proceeds of the issuance or the incurrence of Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, but excluding proceeds of extensions of credit under any revolving credit facility), the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests (including any capital contributions) and any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets and any mortgage or lease of Real Property) to any person of any asset or assets, in each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction from Excess Cash Flow above,
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(c) to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures or permitted Investments or payments in respect of planned restructuring activities referred to in clauseΒ (A)(d) above do not occur in the following Applicable Period of the Borrower specified in the certificate of the Borrower provided pursuant to clauseΒ (A)(d) above, the amount of such Capital Expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, New Project expenditures or permitted Investments or payments in respect of planned restructuring activities that were not so made in such following Applicable Period,
(d) cash payments received in respect of Hedging Agreements during such Applicable Period to the extent (i)Β not included in the computation of EBITDA or (ii)Β such payments do not reduce Cash Interest Expense,
(e) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain realized in cash during such Applicable Period (except to the extent such gain consists of Net Proceeds subject to SectionΒ 2.11(b)), and
(f) the amount related to items that were deducted from or not added to Net Income in connection with calculating Consolidated Net Income or were deducted from or not added to Consolidated Net Income in calculating EBITDA to the extent either (i)Β such items represented cash received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii)Β such items do not represent cash paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case on a consolidated basis during such Applicable Period.
βExcess Cash Flow Interim Periodβ shall mean, (x)Β during any Excess Cash Flow Period, any one, two, or three-quarter period (a)Β commencing on the later of (i)Β the end of the immediately preceding Excess Cash Flow Period and (ii)Β if applicable, the end of any prior Excess Cash Flow Interim Period occurring during the same Excess Cash Flow Period and (b)Β ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter (other than the last day of the fiscal year) during such Excess Cash Flow Period for which financial statements are available and (y)Β during the period from the Closing Date until the beginning of the first Excess Cash Flow Period, any period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available.
βExcess Cash Flow Periodβ shall mean each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending DecemberΒ 31, 2017.
βExchange Actβ shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
βExcluded Contributionsβ shall mean the cash and the fair market value of assets other than cash (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from: (a)Β contributions to its common Equity Interests, and (b)Β the sale or issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interest is sold or issued, as the case may be.
βExcluded Indebtednessβ shall mean all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of SectionΒ 6.01.
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βExcluded Propertyβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.10(g).
βExcluded Securitiesβ shall mean any of the following:
(a) any Equity Interests or Indebtedness with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost or other consequences of pledging such Equity Interests or Indebtedness in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents are likely to be excessive in relation to the value to be afforded thereby;
(b) in the case of any pledge of voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (in each case, that is owned directly by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party) to secure the Obligations, any voting Equity Interest of such Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such class;
(c) in the case of any pledge of voting Equity Interests of any FSHCO (in each case, that is owned directly by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party) to secure the Obligations, any voting Equity Interest of such FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such class;
(d) any Equity Interests or Indebtedness to the extent the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any Requirement of Law;
(e) any Equity Interests of any person that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the extent (A)Β that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by (i)Β any applicable organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement or (ii)Β any other contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party not in violation of SectionΒ 6.09(c) binding on such Equity Interests to the extent in existence on the Closing Date or on the date of acquisition thereof and not entered into in contemplation thereof (other than in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness of the type contemplated by SectionΒ 6.01(i)) (other than, in this subclause (A)(ii), customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under ArticleΒ 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirements of Law), (B)Β any organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement (or other contractual obligation referred to in subclause (A)(ii)Β above) prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided, that this clause (B)Β shall not apply if (1)Β such other party is a Loan Party or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or (2)Β consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent) and shall only apply for so long as such organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (C)Β a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Loan Party or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) to any organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement governing such Equity Interests (or other contractual obligation referred to in subclause (A)(ii)Β above) the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than, in the case of other contractual obligations referred to in subclause (A)(ii), customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under ArticleΒ 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirement of Law);
(f) any Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary;
(g) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of, or other Equity Interests owned by, a Foreign Subsidiary;
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(h) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Borrower;
(i) any Equity Interests or Indebtedness that are set forth on ScheduleΒ 1.01(A) to this Agreement or that have been identified on or prior to the Closing Date in writing to the Agent by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent;
(j)Β Β Β Β (x) any Equity Interests owned by Holdings, other than Equity Interests of the Borrower, and (y)Β any Indebtedness owned by or owing to Holdings; and
(k) any Margin Stock.
βExcluded Subsidiaryβ shall mean any of the following (except as otherwise provided in clause (b)Β of the definition of Subsidiary Loan Party):
(a) each Immaterial Subsidiary,
(b) each Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary),
(c) each Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited from Guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations by any Requirement of Law or that would require consent, approval, license or authorization of a Governmental Authority to Guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received),
(d) each Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable contractual requirement from Guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations on the Closing Date orΒ at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary not in violation of SectionΒ 6.09(c) (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect),
(e) any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary,
(f) any Foreign Subsidiary,
(g) any Domestic Subsidiary (i)Β that is an FSHCO or (ii)Β that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC,
(h) any other Domestic Subsidiary with respect to which, (x)Β the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost or other consequences of providing a Guarantee of or granting Liens to secure the Obligations are likely to be excessive in relation to the value to be afforded thereby or (y)Β in the case of any person that becomes a Domestic Subsidiary after the Closing Date, providing such a Guarantee or granting such Liens could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as determined in good faith by the Borrower,
(i) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, and
(j) with respect to any Swap Obligation, any Subsidiary that is not an βeligible contract participantβ as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.
βExcluded Swap Obligationβ shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by
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such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantorβs failure for any reason to constitute an βeligible contract participantβ as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, unless otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
βExcluded Taxesβ shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (i)Β Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income or branch profits (however denominated, and including (for the avoidance of doubt) any backup withholding in respect thereof under SectionΒ 3406 of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes), in each case by a jurisdiction (including any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized in, having its principal office in, or in the case of any Lender, having its applicable Lending Office in, such jurisdiction, or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than any such connection arising solely from this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any transactions contemplated thereunder), (ii)Β U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed on any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is required to be imposed on amounts payable to a Lender (other than to the extent such Lender is an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under SectionΒ 2.19(b) or 2.19(c)) pursuant to laws in force at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts or indemnification payments from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, (iii)Β any withholding Tax imposed on any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is attributable to the Administrative Agentβs, any Lenderβs or any other recipientβs failure to comply with SectionΒ 2.17(d) or (e)Β or (iv)Β any Tax imposed under FATCA.
βExcluded Transaction Debtβ shall mean all Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in connection with the Transactions consisting of, or incurred to fund the payment of, any original issue discount or upfront fees in respect of the Term B Loans, the Revolving Facility and/or the Senior Unsecured Notes, in each case, pursuant to the βmarket flexβ provisions of the Fee Letter.
βExisting ClassΒ Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.08(f).
βExisting Credit Agreementβ shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of NovemberΒ 25, 2015 and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
βExisting Notesβ shall mean, collectively, the 6.5% Senior Notes due 2024 of the Company issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of NovemberΒ 25, 2015, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, between the Company and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
βExisting Roll-Over Letters of Creditβ shall mean those letters of credit or bank guarantees issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 1.01(C), which shall each be deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued hereunder on the Closing Date.
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βExtended Revolving Facility Commitmentβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βExtended Revolving Loanβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βExtended Term Loanβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βExtending Lenderβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βExtensionβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βFacilityβ shall mean the respective facility and commitments utilized in making Loans and credit extensions hereunder, it being understood that, as of the Closing Date there are two Facilities (i.e., the Term B Facility and the Revolving Facility Commitments established on the Closing Date and the extensions of credit thereunder) and thereafter, the term βFacilityβ may include any other ClassΒ of Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder.
βFATCAβ shall mean SectionsΒ 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), or any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or official administrative interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to SectionΒ 1471(b)(1) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such SectionsΒ of the Code.
βFederal Funds Effective Rateβ shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of NewΒ York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a)Β if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, (b)Β if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1.00%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it and (c)Β if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
βFee Letterβ shall mean that certain Fee Letter dated as of AugustΒ 26, 2016 (as supplemented by that certain Additional Lender Agreement dated as of SeptemberΒ 9, 2016) by and among Holdings, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and the other parties thereto.
βFeesβ shall mean the Commitment Fees, the L/C Participation Fees, the Issuing Bank Fees and the Administrative Agent Fees.
βFinancial Covenantβ shall mean the covenant of the Borrower set forth in SectionΒ 6.11.
βFinancial Officerβ of any person shall mean the Chief Financial Officer or an equivalent financial officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such person.
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βFirst Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreementβ shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ G hereto, or such other customary form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βFirst Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreementβ shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ H hereto, or such other customary form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βFlood Documentationβ shall mean, with respect to each Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America or any territory thereof, (i)Β a completed βlife-of-loanβ Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination (to the extent a Mortgaged Property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, together with a notice about Special Flood Hazard Area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Loan Party relating thereto) and (ii)Β evidence of flood insurance as required by SectionΒ 5.02(c) hereof and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall (A)Β be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a βstandardβ or βNewΒ Yorkβ lenderβs loss payable or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable), (B)Β name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as additional insured and loss payee/mortgagee, (C)Β identify the address of each property located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, the applicable flood zone designation and the flood insurance coverage and deductible relating thereto and (D)Β be otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
βFlood Insurance Lawsβ shall mean, collectively, (i)Β the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii)Β the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii)Β the Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
βForeign Lenderβ shall mean any Lender (a)Β that is not disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that is not a βUnited States personβ as defined by SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code or (b)Β that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose regarded owner is not a βUnited States personβ as defined in SectionΒ 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
βForeign Subsidiaryβ shall mean any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
βFronting Exposureβ shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a)Β with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Facility Percentage of Revolving L/C Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank other than such Revolving L/C Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lenderβs participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b)Β with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lenderβs Swingline Exposure other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenderβs participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
βFSHCOβ shall mean any Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than the Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and/or of one or more FSHCOs.
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βFundβ shall mean, collectively, investment funds managed by Affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC.
βFund Affiliateβ shall mean (i)Β each Affiliate of the Fund that is neither a βportfolio companyβ (which means a company actively engaged in providing goods or services to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a βportfolio companyβ and (ii)Β any individual who is a partner or employee of Apollo Management, L.P. or Apollo Management VIII, L.P.
βGAAPβ shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a consistent basis, subject to the provisions of SectionΒ 1.02; provided, that any reference to the application of GAAP in SectionsΒ 3.13(b), 3.20, 5.03, 5.07 and 6.02(e) to a Foreign Subsidiary (and not as a consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower) shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary.
βGovernmental Authorityβ shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body.
βGuaranteeβ of or by any person (the βguarantorβ) shall mean (a)Β any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another person (the βprimary obligorβ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i)Β to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii)Β to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii)Β to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv)Β entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b)Β any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness or other obligation (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness or other obligation to be secured by such a Lien) of any other person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by the guarantor; provided, however, that the term βGuaranteeβ shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such person in good faith.
βguarantorβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βGuarantee.β
βGuarantorsβ shall mean the Loan Parties other than the Borrower.
βHazardous Materialsβ shall mean all pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including, without limitation, explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum by products or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas or pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers or other agricultural chemicals, of any nature subject to regulation or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
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βHedge Bankβ shall mean any person that is (or an Affiliate thereof is)Β (a) an Agent, an Arranger or a Lender on the Closing Date (or any person that becomes an Agent, Arranger or Lender or Affiliate thereof after the Closing Date) and that enters into a Hedging Agreement, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Hedging Agreement or (b)Β listed in Schedule 1.01(G).
βHedging Agreementβ shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reserve repurchase transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction, spot contracts, fixed price physical delivery contracts, or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case of the foregoing, whether or not exchange traded; provided, that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.
βHoldingsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
βHoldings Guarantee and Pledge Agreementβ shall mean the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, between Holdings and the Collateral Agent.
βImmaterial Subsidiaryβ shall mean any Subsidiary that (a)Β did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 4.02(g), 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date, and (b)Β taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, did not have assets with a value in excess of 10% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 10% of total revenues of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date; provided, that the Borrower may elect in its sole discretion to exclude as an Immaterial Subsidiary any Subsidiary that would otherwise meet the definition thereof.
βIncreased Amountβ of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount or deferred financing fees, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness or in the form of Equity Interests, as applicable, the accretion of original issue discount, deferred financing fees or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.
βIncremental Amountβ shall mean, at the time of the establishment of the commitments in respect of the Indebtedness to be incurred utilizing this definition (or, at the option of the Borrower, at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness), the sum of:
(i) the excess (if any) of (a)Β $700,000,000 over (b)Β the sum of (x)Β the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, in each case incurred or established after the Closing Date and outstanding at such time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21 utilizing this clause (i)Β (other than Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments in respect of Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, respectively) and (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under SectionΒ 6.01(z) at such time that was incurred utilizing this clause (i); plus
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(ii) any amounts so long as immediately after giving effect to the establishment of the commitments in respect thereof utilizing this clause (ii) (and assuming any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments established at such time utilizing this clause (ii)Β are fully drawn unless such commitments have been drawn or have otherwise been terminated) (or, at the option of the Borrower, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of the Incremental Loans thereunder) and the use of proceeds of the loans thereunder, (a)Β in the case of Incremental Loans secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Term B Loans or the Initial Revolving Loans, the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 2.50 to 1.00 and (b)Β in the case of Incremental Loans secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Term B Loans and the Initial Revolving Loans, the Net Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 3.00 to 1.00; provided that, for purposes of this clauseΒ (ii),Β net cash proceeds funded by financing sources upon the incurrence of Incremental Loans incurred at such time shall not be netted against the applicable amount of Consolidated Debt for purposes of such calculation of the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio or the Net Secured Leverage Ratio at such time; plus
(iii) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Term B Loans outstanding on the Closing Date and Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a) (and accompanied by a reduction of Revolving Facility Commitments pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08(b) in the case of a prepayment of Revolving Facility Loans) made prior to such time except to the extent funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness);
provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, (A)Β amounts may be established or incurred utilizing clause (ii)Β above prior to utilizing clause (i)Β or (iii) above and (B)Β any calculation of the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio or the Net Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to clause (ii)Β above may be determined, at the option of the Borrower, without giving effect to any simultaneous establishment or incurrence of any amounts utilizing clause (i)Β or (iii) above.
βIncremental Assumption Agreementβ shall mean an Incremental Assumption Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, one or more Incremental Term Lenders and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders.
βIncremental Commitmentβ shall mean an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment.
βIncremental Loanβ shall mean an Incremental Term Loan or an Incremental Revolving Loan.
βIncremental Revolving Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Incremental Revolving Loans.
βIncremental Revolving Facilityβ shall mean any ClassΒ of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Loans made thereunder.
βIncremental Revolving Facility Commitmentβ shall mean the commitment of any Lender, established pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21, to make Incremental Revolving Loans to the Borrower.
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βIncremental Revolving Facility Lenderβ shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Revolving Loan.
βIncremental Revolving Loanβ shall mean (i)Β Revolving Facility Loans made by one or more Revolving Facility Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment to make additional Initial Revolving Loans and (ii)Β to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 2.21 and provided for in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, Other Revolving Loans (including in the form of Extended Revolving Loans or Replacement Revolving Loans, as applicable), or (iii)Β any of the foregoing.
βIncremental Term Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Incremental Term Loans.
βIncremental Term Facilityβ shall mean any ClassΒ of Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans made thereunder.
βIncremental Term Lenderβ shall mean a Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
βIncremental Term Loan Commitmentβ shall mean the commitment of any Lender, established pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21, to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower.
βIncremental Term Loan Installment Dateβ shall have, with respect to any ClassΒ of Incremental Term Loans established pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement, the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.10(a)(ii).
βIncremental Term Loansβ shall mean (i)Β Term Loans made by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(c) consisting of additional Term B Loans and (ii)Β to the extent permitted by SectionΒ 2.21 and provided for in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, Other Term Loans (including in the form of Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, as applicable), or (iii)Β any of the foregoing.
βIndebtednessβ of any person shall mean, if and to the extent (other than with respect to clauseΒ (i)) the same would constitute indebtedness or a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, (a)Β all obligations of such person for borrowed money, (b)Β all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c)Β all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such person, (d)Β all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than such obligations accrued in the ordinary course), to the extent that the same would be required to be shown as a long term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (e)Β all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such person, (f)Β all net payments that such person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedging Agreements, (g)Β the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, (h)Β the principal component of all obligations of such person in respect of bankersβ acceptances, (i)Β all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness described in clauses (a)Β to (h)Β above and (j)Β the amount of all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (A)Β trade and other ordinary-course payables, accrued expenses, and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (B)Β prepaid or deferred revenue, (C)Β purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of
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such asset, (D)Β Obligations under or in respect of Permitted Securitization Financings, (E)Β earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such person in accordance with GAAP, (F)Β obligations in respect of Third Party Funds, (G)Β in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (I)Β all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business and (II)Β intercompany liabilities in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or (H)Β obligations under or in respect of the Merger Agreement. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness limits the liability of such person in respect thereof.
βIndemnified Taxesβ shall mean all Taxes imposed on or with respect to or measured by any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document other than (a)Β Excluded Taxes and (b)Β Other Taxes.
βIndemniteeβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.05(b).
βIneligible Institutionβ shall mean (i)Β the persons identified as βDisqualified Lendersβ in writing to the Arrangers by Holdings or the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii)Β the persons as may be identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower from time to time thereafter (in the case of this clause (ii)) in respect of bona fide business competitors of the Borrower (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), by delivery of a notice thereof to the Administrative Agent setting forth such person or persons (or the person or persons previously identified to the Administrative Agent that are to be no longer considered βIneligible Institutionsβ); provided, that no such updates pursuant to this clause (ii)Β shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Ineligible Institutions.
βInformationβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.14(a).
βInformation Memorandumβ shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated October 2016, as modified or supplemented prior to the Closing Date.
βInitial Revolving Loanβ shall mean a Revolving Facility Loan made (i)Β pursuant to the Revolving Facility Commitments in effect on the Closing Date (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement) or (ii)Β pursuant to any Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment on the same terms as the Revolving Facility Loans referred to in clause (i)Β of this definition.
βIntellectual Propertyβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
βIntercreditor Agreementβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 8.11.
βInterest Coverage Ratioβ shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a)Β EBITDA to (b)Β Cash Interest Expense, in each case, for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
βInterest Election Requestβ shall mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with SectionΒ 2.07 and substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ E or another form approved by the Administrative Agent.
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βInterest Expenseβ shall mean, with respect to any person for any period, the sum of (a)Β gross interest expense of such person for such period on a consolidated basis, including the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense and excluding amortization of deferred financing fees and original issue discount, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees and non-cash interest expense attributable to movement in xxxx to market of obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements or other derivatives (in each case permitted hereunder) under GAAP and (b)Β capitalized interest of such person, minus interest income for such period. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received and costs incurred by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to Hedging Agreements, and interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
βInterest Payment Dateβ shall mean, (a)Β with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, (i)Β the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part, (ii)Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three monthsβ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three monthsβ duration been applicable to such Borrowing and (iii)Β in addition, the date of any refinancing or conversion of such Borrowing with or to a Borrowing of a different Type, (b)Β with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and (c)Β with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Swingline Loan is required to be repaid pursuant to SectionΒ 2.09(a).
βInterest Periodβ shall mean, as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (or 12 months, if at the time of the relevant Borrowing, all relevant Lenders make interest periods of such length available or, if agreed to by the Administrative Agent, any shorter period), as the Borrower may elect; provided, however, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
βIntermediate Holdingsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 1.09.
βInvestmentβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.04.
βInvestment Incurrence Clausesβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.04.
βIPO Entityβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βQualified IPOβ.
βIRSβ means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
βIssuing Bankβ shall mean (i)Β each of Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and, (ii)Β for purposes of the Existing Roll-Over Letters of Credit, the Issuing Bank set forth on Schedule 1.01(C), and (iii)Β each other Issuing Bank designated pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(l), in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity. An Issuing Bank
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may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term βIssuing Bankβ shall include any such branch or Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such branch or Affiliate.
βIssuing Bank Feesβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.12(b).
βJoint Bookrunnersβ shall mean, collectively, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, RBC Capital Markets and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
βJudgment Currencyβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.19.
βJunior Financingβ shall mean any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations.
βJunior Liensβ shall mean Liens on the Collateral that are junior to the Liens thereon securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the Term B Loans) pursuant to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (it being understood that Junior Liens are not required to be pari passu with other Junior Liens, and that Indebtedness secured by Junior Liens may have Liens that are senior in priority to, or pari passu with, or junior in priority to, other Liens constituting Junior Liens).
βL/C Disbursementβ shall mean a payment or disbursement made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
βL/C Participation Feeβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.12(b).
βLatest Maturity Dateβ shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest of the latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date and the latest Term Facility Maturity Date, in each case then in effect on such date of determination.
βLenderβ shall mean each financial institution listed on ScheduleΒ 2.01 (other than any such person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04), as well as any person that becomes a βLenderβ hereunder pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 or SectionΒ 2.21. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term βLendersβ shall include any Swingline Lender.
βLending Officeβ shall mean, as to any Lender, the applicable branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender designated by such Lender to make Loans.
βLetter of Creditβ shall mean any letter of credit or bank guarantee issued pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05, including any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit. Each Existing Roll-Over Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued hereunder on the Closing Date for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
βLetter of Credit Commitmentβ shall mean, with respect to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05.
βLetter of Credit Sublimitβ shall mean the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments of the Issuing Banks, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) or such larger amount not to exceed the Revolving Facility Commitment as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank may agree.
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βLIBO Rateβ shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the ICE Benchmark Administration Interest Settlement Rates (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making such rates available) for Dollar deposits (as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or its successor) 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 βLIBO Rateβ shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which Dollar deposits are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the 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.
βLienβ shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a)Β any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar monetary encumbrance in or on such asset and (b)Β the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided, that in no event shall an operating lease or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
βLoan Documentsβ shall mean (i)Β this Agreement, (ii)Β the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, (iii)Β the Security Documents, (iv)Β each Incremental Assumption Agreement, (v)Β any Intercreditor Agreement, (vi)Β any Note issued under SectionΒ 2.09(e), (vii) the Letters of Credit and (viii)Β solely for the purposes of SectionsΒ 4.02 and 7.01 hereof, the Fee Letter.
βLoan Obligationsβ shall mean (a)Β the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i)Β the unpaid principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans made to the Borrower under this Agreement, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii)Β each payment required to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide Cash Collateral and (iii)Β all other monetary obligations of the Borrower owed under or pursuant to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), and (b)Β the due and punctual payment of all obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to each of the Loan Documents.
βLoan Partiesβ shall mean Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
βLoansβ shall mean the Term Loans, the Revolving Facility Loans and the Swingline Loans.
βLocal Timeβ shall mean NewΒ York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable); provided that, with respect to any Alternate Currency Loan, βLocal Timeβ shall mean the local time of the applicable Lending Office.
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βMajority Lendersβ of any Facility shall mean, at any time, Lenders under such Facility having Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding under such Facility and unused Commitments under such Facility at such time (subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 9.08(b)).
βManagement Groupβ shall mean the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, as the case may be, on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions together with (a)Β any new directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for election by the equityholders of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, as the case may be, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, as the case may be, then still in office who were either directors on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and (b)Β executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, as the case may be, hired at a time when the directors on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be.
βMargin Stockβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
βMarket Capitalizationβ shall mean an amount equal to (i)Β the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common (or common equivalent) Equity Interests of the IPO Entity on the date of the declaration of the relevant Restricted Payment multiplied by (ii)Β the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of the common (or common equivalent) Equity Interests for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.
βMaterial Adverse Effectβ shall mean a material adverse effect on the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
βMaterial Indebtednessβ shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $75,000,000; provided that in no event shall any Permitted Securitization Financing be considered Material Indebtedness.
βMaterial Real Propertyβ shall mean any parcel or parcels of Real Property located in the United States now or hereafter owned in fee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party and having a fair market value (on a per-property basis) of at least $5,000,000 as of (x)Β the Closing Date, for Real Property now owned or (y)Β the date of acquisition, for Real Property acquired after the Closing Date, in each case as determined by the Borrower in good faith; provided, that βMaterial Real Propertyβ shall not include (i)Β any Real Property in respect of which the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party does not own the land in fee simple or (ii)Β any Real Property which the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party leases to a third party.
βMaterial Subsidiaryβ shall mean any Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary.
βMaximum Rateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.09.
βMergerβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
βMerger Agreementβ shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of AugustΒ 26, 2016, by and among Holdings, Merger Sub and the Company, and any other agreements or instruments contemplated thereby, in each case, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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βMerger Subβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
βMinimum L/C Collateral Amountβ shall mean, at any time, in connection with any Letter of Credit, (i)Β with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 102% of the Revolving L/C Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit at such time and (ii)Β otherwise, an amount sufficient to provide credit support with respect to such Revolving L/C Exposure as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks in their sole discretion.
βMoodyβsβ shall mean Xxxxxβx Investors Service, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
βMortgaged Propertiesβ shall mean each Material Real Property encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to SectionΒ 5.10.
βMortgagesβ shall mean, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents, and other security documents (including amendments to any of the foregoing) delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties in a customary form for Affiliates of the Fund and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βMultiemployer Planβ shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in SectionΒ 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m)Β or (o) of Code SectionΒ 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding six plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
βNet First Lien Leverage Ratioβ shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (A)Β (i)Β the sum of, without duplication, (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of any Consolidated Debt consisting of Loan Obligations outstanding as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date (other than Excluded Transaction Debt and other than Loan Obligations secured only by Junior Liens) and (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of any other Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period that is then secured by Liens on the Collateral that are Other First Liens (other than Excluded Transaction Debt) less (ii)Β without duplication, the Unrestricted Cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, to (B)Β EBITDA for such Test Period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
βNet Incomeβ shall mean, with respect to any person, the net income (loss) of such person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
βNet Proceedsβ shall mean:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation awards, but only as and when received) from any Asset Sale under SectionΒ 6.05(g) (or Sale-Leaseback Transactions under SectionΒ 6.03(b)(x)), net of (i)Β attorneysβ fees, accountantsβ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance
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premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, required debt payments and required payments of other obligations relating to the applicable asset to the extent such debt or obligations are secured by a Lien permitted hereunder (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) on such asset, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (ii)Β Taxes paid or payable (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) as a result thereof (including the amount of any distributions in respect thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 6.06(b)(iii) or SectionΒ 6.06(b)(v)), (iii)Β the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clauseΒ (i)Β or (ii)Β above) (x)Β related to any of the applicable assets and (y)Β retained by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction (however, the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be cash proceeds of such Asset Sale occurring on the date of such reduction) and (iv)Β payments made on a ratable basis (or less than ratable basis) to holders of non-controlling interests in non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale; provided, that, if Holdings or the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent promptly following receipt of any such proceeds setting forth Holdingsβ or the Borrowerβs intention to use any portion of such proceeds, within 12 months of such receipt, to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or to make Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder (excluding Permitted Investments or intercompany Investments in Subsidiaries) or to reimburse the cost of any of the foregoing incurred on or after the date on which the Asset Sale giving rise to such proceeds was contractually committed, such portion of such proceeds shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not, within 12 months of such receipt, so used or contractually committed to be so used (it being understood that if any portion of such proceeds are not so used within such 12 month period but within such 12 month period are contractually committed to be used, then such remaining portion if not so used within six months following the end of such 12Β month period shall constitute Net Proceeds as of such date without giving effect to this proviso); provided, further, that (x)Β no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $25,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds), (y)Β no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing shall constitute Net Proceeds in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds otherwise constituting Net Proceeds pursuant to the foregoing clause (x)Β in such fiscal year shall exceed $75,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds) and (z)Β if at the time of receipt of such net cash proceeds or at any time during the 12 month (or 18 month, as applicable) reinvestment period contemplated by the immediately preceding proviso, if Holdings or the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent certifying that on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to the Asset Sale and the application of the proceeds thereof or at the relevant time during such 12 month (or 18 month, as applicable) period, (I)Β the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00 but greater than 1.25 to 1.00, 50% of such net cash proceeds that would otherwise constitute Net Proceeds under this proviso shall not constitute Net Proceeds or (II)Β the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00, none of such net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds; and
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness), net of all taxes and fees (including investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.
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βNet Secured Leverage Ratioβ shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (A)Β (i)Β the sum of, without duplication, (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of any Consolidated Debt consisting of Loan Obligations outstanding as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date (other than Excluded Transaction Debt) and (y)Β the aggregate principal amount of any other Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period that is then secured by Liens on the Collateral (other than Excluded Transaction Debt) less (ii)Β without duplication, the Unrestricted Cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, to (B)Β EBITDA for such Test Period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Net Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
βNet Total Leverage Ratioβ shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (A)Β (i) without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of any Consolidated Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended as of such date (other than Excluded Transaction Debt) less (ii)Β without duplication, the Unrestricted Cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such Test Period, to (B)Β EBITDA for such Test Period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that the Net Total Leverage Ratio shall be determined for the relevant Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis.
βNew ClassΒ Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.08(f).
βNew Projectβ shall mean (x)Β each plant, facility, branch, office or business unit which is either a new plant, facility, branch, office or business unit or an expansion, relocation, remodeling, refurbishment or substantial modernization of an existing plant, facility, branch, office or business unit owned by the Borrower or the Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (y)Β each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit, product line or information technology offering to the extent such business unit commences operations or such product line or information technology is offered or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market or through a new distribution method or channel.
βNon-Bank Tax Certificateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.17(e)(i).
βNon-Consenting Lenderβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.19(c).
βNon-Defaulting Lenderβ shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
βNoteβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.09(e).
βObligationsβ shall mean, collectively, (a)Β the Loan Obligations, (b)Β obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (c)Β obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement.
βOFACβ shall have the meaning provided in SectionΒ 3.25(b).
βOther First Lien Debtβ shall mean obligations secured by Other First Liens.
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βOther First Liensβ shall mean Liens on the Collateral that are pari passu with the Liens thereon securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the Term B Loans) pursuant to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.
βOther Revolving Facility Commitmentsβ shall mean Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments to make Other Revolving Loans.
βOther Revolving Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21.
βOther Taxesβ shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise, transfer, sales, property, intangible, mortgage recording or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, registration, delivery or enforcement of, consummation or administration of, from the receipt or perfection of security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, the Loan Documents (but excluding any Excluded Taxes).
βOther Term Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21 (including in the form of Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, as applicable).
βParent Entityβ shall mean any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower.
βPari Term Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.02.
βPari Yield Differentialβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.02.
βParticipantβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(d)(i).
βParticipant Registerβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(d)(ii).
βParticipating Member Stateβ shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
βPBGCβ shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.
βPerfection Certificateβ shall mean the Perfection Certificate with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be supplemented from time to time to the extent required by SectionΒ 5.04(f).
βPermitted Business Acquisitionβ shall mean any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or all or substantially all the Equity Interests (other than directorsβ qualifying shares) not previously held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a person or division or line of business of a person (or any subsequent investment made in a person or division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (i)Β no Event of Default under clause (b), (c), (h) or (i)Β of SectionΒ 7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, provided, however, that with respect to a proposed acquisition pursuant to an executed acquisition agreement, at the option of the Borrower, the determination of whether such an Event of Default shall exist shall be made solely at the time of the execution of the acquisition agreement related to such Permitted Business Acquisition; (ii)Β all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable laws; (iii)Β with respect to any such acquisition or investment with cash consideration in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance immediately after giving effect to such acquisition or investment and any related
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transaction; (iv)Β any acquired or newly formed Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness except for Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01; (v)Β to the extent required by SectionΒ 5.10, any person acquired in such acquisition, if acquired by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary, shall be merged into the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or become upon consummation of such acquisition a Subsidiary Loan Party; and (vi)Β the aggregate cash consideration in respect of such acquisitions and investments by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party in assets that are not owned by the Borrower or Subsidiary Loan Parties or in Equity Interests of persons that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties or do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties, in each case upon consummation of such acquisition, shall not exceed the greater of (x)Β $225,000,000 and (y)Β 0.35 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period (excluding for purposes of the calculation in this clause (vi), (A) any such assets or Equity Interests that are not directly owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (B)Β acquisitions and investments made at a time when, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, which acquisitions and investments shall be permitted under this clause (v)Β without regard to such calculation).
βPermitted Cure Securitiesβ shall mean any Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity issued pursuant to the Cure Right other than Disqualified Stock.
βPermitted Holder Groupβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of βPermitted Holders.β
βPermitted Holdersβ shall mean (i)Β the Co-Investors (and each other person that owns Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions), (ii) any person that has no material assets other than the Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity and that, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires beneficial ownership of 100% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests of the Borrower, and of which no other person or βgroupβ (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than any of the other Permitted Holders, beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests thereof and (iii)Β any βgroupβ (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) the members of which include any of the other Permitted Holders and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the voting Equity Interests of the Borrower (a βPermitted Holder Groupβ), so long as (1)Β each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member (or more favorable voting rights, in the case of any Permitted Holders specified in clause (i)Β or (ii)) and (2)Β no person or other βgroupβ (other than the other Permitted Holders) beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests held by the Permitted Holder Group.
βPermitted Investmentsβ shall mean:
(a) direct obligations of the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the European Union or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, money market deposits, bankerβs acceptances and other bank deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250,000,000 and whose long-term debt, or whose parent holding companyβs long-term debt, 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));
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(c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a)Β above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b)Β above;
(d) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of P 1 (or higher) according to Xxxxxβx, F 1 (or higher) according to Fitch, or A 1 (or higher) according to S&P (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));
(e) securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, issued or fully guaranteed by any State, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least A by S&P, A by Xxxxxβx or A by Fitch (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));
(f) shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such fundsβ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a)Β through (e) above;
(g) money market funds that (i)Β comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a 7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii)Β are rated by any two of (1)Β AAA by S&P, (2)Β Aaa by Xxxxxβx or (3)Β AAA by Fitch and (iii)Β have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000;
(h) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, money market deposits, bankerβs acceptances and other bank deposits in an aggregate face amount not in excess of 0.5% of the total assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the end of the Borrowerβs most recently completed fiscal year; and
(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a)Β through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States of America to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.
βPermitted Junior Intercreditor Agreementβ shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be junior to any Liens securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the TermΒ B Loans) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, junior Liens pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21(b)(ii) or (v)), either (as the Borrower shall elect) (x)Β the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement if such Liens secure βSecond Lien Obligationsβ (as defined therein), (y)Β another intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the Lenders vis-Γ -vis such junior Liens than the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z)Β another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a junior basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such liens, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the exercise of reasonable judgment.
βPermitted Liensβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.02.
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βPermitted Loan Purchaseβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(i).
βPermitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptanceβ shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender as an Assignor and Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as an Assignee, as accepted by the Administrative Agent (if required by SectionΒ 9.04) in the form of ExhibitΒ F or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
βPermitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreementβ shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be pari passu with the Liens securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the TermΒ B Loans), either (as the Borrower shall elect) (x)Β the First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (y)Β another intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the Lenders vis-Γ -vis such pari passu Liens than the First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z)Β another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a pari passu basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such liens, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the exercise of reasonable judgment.
βPermitted Refinancing Indebtednessβ shall mean any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to βRefinanceβ), the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness); provided, that (a)Β the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions, expenses, plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized thereunder and letters of credit undrawn thereunder), (b)Β except with respect to SectionΒ 6.01(i), (i)Β the final maturity date of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is on or after the earlier of (x)Β the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (y)Β the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence thereof and (ii)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the lesser of (i)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the ClassΒ of Term Loans then outstanding with the greatest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity, (c)Β if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Loan Obligations on terms in the aggregate not materially less favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d)Β no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have obligors that are not (or would not have been) obligated with respect to the Indebtedness being so Refinanced (except that a Loan Party may be added as an additional obligor) and (e)Β if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by Liens on any Collateral (whether senior to, equally and ratably with, or junior to the Liens on such Collateral securing the Loan Obligations or otherwise), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by such Collateral (including any Collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clausesΒ to the extent any such Collateral secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being Refinanced) on terms in the aggregate that are substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties than, the Indebtedness being refinanced or on terms otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 6.02.
βPermitted Securitization Documentsβ shall mean all documents and agreements evidencing, relating to or otherwise governing a Permitted Securitization Financing.
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βPermitted Securitization Financingβ shall meanΒ one or more transactions pursuant to which (i)Β Securitization Assets or interests therein are sold or transferred to or financed by one or more Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries, and (ii)Β such Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries finance (or refinance) their acquisition of such Securitization Assets or interests therein, or the financing thereof, by selling or borrowing against Securitization Assets (including conduit and warehouse financings) and any Hedging Agreements entered into in connection with such Securitization Assets; provided, that recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in connection with such transactions shall be limited to the extent customary (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for similar transactions in the applicable jurisdictions (including, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with the delivery of a βtrue saleβ/βabsolute transferβ opinion with respect to any transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary).
βpersonβ shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
βPlanβ shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is (i)Β subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or SectionΒ 412 of the Code or SectionΒ 302 of ERISA, (ii)Β sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate, and (iii)Β in respect of which Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under SectionΒ 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an βemployerβ as defined in SectionΒ 3(5) of ERISA.
βPlatformβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.17(a).
βPledged Collateralβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.
βPre-Opening Expensesβ shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (other than interest expense) incurred that are classified as βpre-opening rentβ, βpre-opening expensesβ or βopening costsβ (or any similar or equivalent caption).
βPricing Gridβ shall mean, with respect to the Loans and Revolving Facility Commitments, the table set forth below:
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Net First Lien Leverage Ratio |
Β Β | ApplicableΒ MarginΒ for ABR Loans |
Β | ApplicableΒ MarginΒ for Eurocurrency Loans |
Greater than 1.50 to 1.00 |
Β Β | 3.00% | Β | 4.00% |
Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 but greater than 1.00 to 1.00 |
Β Β | 2.75% | Β | 3.75% |
Less than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00 |
Β Β | 2.50% | Β | 3.50% |
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Pricing Grid for Revolving Facility Commitments | ||
Net First Lien Leverage Ratio |
Β Β | ApplicableΒ CommitmentΒ Fee |
Greater than 1.50 to 1.00 |
Β Β | 0.50% |
Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 |
Β Β | 0.375% |
For the purposes of the Pricing Grid, changes in the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from changes in the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the βAdjustment Dateβ) that is three Business Days after the date on which the relevant financial statements are delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04 for each fiscal quarter beginning with the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended after the Closing Date, and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to in the preceding sentence are not delivered within the time periods specified in SectionΒ 5.04, then, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, until the date that is three Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the pricing level that is one pricing level higher than the pricing level theretofore in effect shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such financial statements were to have been delivered but were not delivered. Each determination of the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio pursuant to the Pricing Grid shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to SectionΒ 6.11.
βprimary obligorβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βGuarantee.β
βPrime Rateβ shall mean the rate of interest per annum as announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in NewΒ York City.
βPro Forma Basisβ shall mean, as to any person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the βReference Periodβ): (i)Β pro forma effect shall be given to any Disposition, any acquisition, Investment, capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation (including the Transactions) (or any similar transaction or transactions not otherwise permitted under SectionΒ 6.04 or 6.05 that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders and such waiver or consent has been obtained), any dividend, distribution or other similar payment, any designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary Redesignation, New Project, and any restructurings of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries has determined to make and/or made and in the good faith determination of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower are expected to have a continuing impact and are factually supportable, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and similar operational and other cost savings, which adjustments the Borrower determines are reasonable as set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (the foregoing, together with any transactions related thereto or in connection therewith, the βrelevant transactionsβ), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21 or ArticleΒ VI (other than SectionΒ 6.11), occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the relevant transaction is consummated), (ii)Β in making any determination
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on a Pro Forma Basis, (x)Β all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes and amounts outstanding under any Permitted Securitization Financing, in each case not to finance any acquisition) issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21 or ArticleΒ VI (other than SectionΒ 6.11), occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the relevant transaction is consummated) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid at the beginning of such period, (y)Β Interest Expense of such person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in the preceding clauseΒ (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods, and (z)Β in giving effect to clause (i)Β above with respect to each New Project which commences operations and records not less than one full fiscal quarterβs operations during the Reference Period, the operating results of such New Project shall be annualized on a straight line basis during such period, taking into account any seasonality adjustments determined by the Borrower in good faith, and (iii) (A)Β for any Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, effect shall be given to such Subsidiary Redesignation and all other Subsidiary Redesignations after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the respective Subsidiary Redesignation then being designated, collectively, and (B)Β for any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, effect shall be given to such designation and all other designations of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the then applicable designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, collectively.
In the event that EBITDA or any financial ratio is being calculated for purposes of determining whether Indebtedness or any Lien relating thereto may be incurred or whether any Investment may be made, the Borrower may elect pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent to treat all or any portion of the commitment relating thereto as being incurred at the time of such commitment, in which case any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an incurrence at such subsequent time.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term βPro Forma Basisβ shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and may include adjustments to reflect (1)Β operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from any relevant pro forma event (including, to the extent applicable, the Transactions), (2)Β all adjustments of the nature used in connection with the calculation of βPro Forma Adjusted EBITDAβ as set forth in the βSummary Historical and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Dataβ portion of the βSummaryβ section of the Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Memorandum to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such Reference Period and (3)Β adjustments to EBITDA anticipated to result from (i)Β the termination of contracts with existing customers and (ii)Β the anticipated run-rate earnings expected to be achieved from new business with such customers under new contracts to be entered into and the achievement of the related operational efficiencies associated therewith, in each case as determined by the Borrower in good faith as of the date of determination and, in each case, such adjustments pursuant to this clause (3) (i) are expected by the Borrower in good faith to be achieved within 15 months of the relevant contract termination and (ii)Β shall not exceed 15% of EBITDA for the applicable four fiscal quarter period (calculated prior to giving effect to such capped adjustments (but, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to other uncapped pro forma adjustments)). The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth such operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and adjustments pursuant to clause (2)Β above, and information and calculations supporting them in reasonable detail.
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For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars based on the average exchange rate for such currency for the most recent twelve month period immediately prior to the date of determination in a manner consistent with that used in calculating EBITDA for the applicable period.
βPro Forma Complianceβ shall mean, at any date of determination, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant transactions (including the assumption, the issuance, incurrence and permanent repayment of Indebtedness), with the Financial Covenant recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for which the financial statements and certificates required pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04 have been delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, Pro Forma Compliance shall be tested without regard to whether or not the Financial Covenant was or was required to be tested on the applicable quarter end date.
βPro Rata Extension Offersβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(e).
βPro Rata Shareβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.08(f).
βProjectionsβ shall mean the projections and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked business) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.
βPublic Company Complianceβ shall mean compliance with the requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules of national securities exchange listed companies (in each case, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public), including procuring directorsβ and officersβ insurance, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees.
βPublic Lenderβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.17(b).
βQualified Equity Interestsβ shall mean any Equity Interest other than Disqualified Stock.
βQualified IPOβ shall mean an underwritten public offering of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity (the βIPO Entityβ) which generates (individually or in the aggregate together with any prior underwritten public offering) gross cash proceeds of at least $50,000,000.
βRateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βType.β
βReal Propertyβ shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee or leased by any Loan Party, whether by lease, license, or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
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βReceivables Assetsβ shall mean accounts receivable (including any bills of exchange) and related assets and property from time to time originated, acquired or otherwise owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
βReference Periodβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βPro Forma Basis.β
βRefinanceβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βPermitted Refinancing Indebtedness,β and βRefinancedβ and βRefinancingsβ shall have a meaning correlative thereto.
βRefinancing Effective Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(j).
βRefinancing Notesβ shall mean any secured or unsecured notes or loans issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party (whether under an indenture, a credit agreement or otherwise) and the Indebtedness represented thereby; provided, that (a)Β 100% of the Net Proceeds of such Refinancing Notes are used to permanently reduce Loans and/or replace Commitments substantially simultaneously with the issuance thereof; (b)Β the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Notes does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the aggregate portion of the Loans so reduced and/or Commitments so replaced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); (c)Β the final maturity date of such Refinancing Notes is on or after the Term Facility Maturity Date or the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, as applicable, of the Term Loans so reduced or the Revolving Facility Commitments so replaced; (d)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Notes is greater than or equal to the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans so reduced or the Revolving Facility Commitments so replaced, as applicable; (e)Β in the case of Refinancing Notes in the form of notes issued under an indenture, the terms thereof do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to the Term Facility Maturity Date of the Term Loans so reduced or the Revolving Facility Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility Commitments so replaced, as applicable (other than customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayment provisions upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default); (f)Β the other terms of such Refinancing Notes (other than interest rates, fees, floors, funding discounts and redemption or prepayment premiums and other pricing terms), taken as a whole, are substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to the Term B Loans (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time such Refinancing Notes are issued or those that are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as determined by the Borrower in good faith (or, if more restrictive, the Loan Documents are amended to contain such more restrictive terms to the extent required to satisfy the foregoing standard); (g) there shall be no obligor in respect of such Refinancing Notes that is not a Loan Party; and (h)Β Refinancing Notes that are secured by Collateral shall be subject to the provisions of a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.
βRefinancing Term Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(j).
βRegisterβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(iv).
βRegulation Tβ shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
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βRegulation Uβ shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
βRegulation Xβ shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
βRelated Fundβ shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank or commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and is advised or managed by (a)Β such Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of such Lender or (c)Β an entity (or an Affiliate of such entity) that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
βRelated Partiesβ shall mean, with respect to any specified person, such personβs Controlled or Controlling Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such personβs Controlled or Controlling Affiliates.
βRelated Sectionsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.04.
βReleaseβ shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through the Environment.
βReplacement Revolving Facilitiesβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.20(l).
βReplacement Revolving Facility Commitmentsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(l).
βReplacement Revolving Facility Effective Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(l).
βReplacement Revolving Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(l).
βReportable Eventβ shall mean any reportable event as defined in SectionΒ 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in SectionΒ 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m)Β or (o) of SectionΒ 414 of the Code).
βRequired Amount of Loansβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term βRequired Lenders.β
βRequired Lendersβ shall mean, at any time, Lenders having (a)Β Loans (other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (b)Β Revolving L/C Exposures, (c)Β Swingline Exposures and (d)Β Available Unused Commitments that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of (w)Β all Loans (other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (x)Β all Revolving L/C Exposures, (y)Β all Swingline Exposure and (z)Β the total Available Unused Commitments at such time; provided, that (i)Β the Loans, Revolving L/C Exposures, Swingline Exposures and Available Unused Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time and (ii)Β the portion of any Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders in the aggregate in excess of 49.9% of the Required Amount of Loans shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time. For purposes of the foregoing, βRequired Amount of Loansβ shall mean, at any time, the amount of Loans required to be held by Lenders in order for such Lenders to constitute βRequired Lendersβ (without giving effect to the foregoing clauseΒ (ii)).
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βRequired Percentageβ shall mean, with respect to an Applicable Period, 50%; provided, that (a)Β if the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as at the end of the Applicable Period is less than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00 but greater than 1.25 to 1.00, such percentage shall be 25% and (b)Β if the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as at the end of the Applicable Period is less than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00, such percentage shall be 0%.
βRequired Prepayment Lendersβ shall mean, at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans at such time (subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 9.08(b)).
βRequired Revolving Facility Lendersβ shall mean, at any time, Revolving Facility Lenders having (a)Β Revolving Facility Loans (other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (b)Β Revolving L/C Exposures, (c)Β Swingline Exposures and (d)Β Available Unused Commitments that, taken together, represent more than 50% of the sum of (w)Β all Revolving Facility Loans (other than Swingline Loans) outstanding, (x)Β all Revolving L/C Exposures, (y)Β all Swingline Exposures and (z)Β the total Available Unused Commitments at such time; provided, that the Revolving Facility Loans, Revolving L/C Exposures, Swingline Exposures and Available Unused Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Facility Lenders at any time.
βRequirement of Lawβ shall mean, as to any person, any law, treaty, rule, regulation, statute, order, ordinance, decree, judgment, consent decree, writ, injunction, settlement agreement or governmental requirement enacted, promulgated or imposed or entered into or agreed by any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such person or any of its property or assets or to which such person or any of its property or assets is subject.
βResponsible Officerβ of any person shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such person and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such person in respect of this Agreement, or any other duly authorized employee or signatory of such person.
βRestricted Paymentsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.06. The amount of any Restricted Payment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).
βRestricted Payments Incurrence Clauseβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.06.
βRetained Excess Cash Flow Overfundingβ shall mean, at any time, in respect of any Excess Cash Flow Period, the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Cumulative Credit attributable to the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Interim Periods used in such Excess Cash Flow Period exceeds the actual Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period.
βRetained Percentageβ shall mean, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period (or Excess Cash Flow Interim Period), (a)Β 100% minus (b)Β the Required Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period (or Excess Cash Flow Interim Period).
βRevaluation Dateβ shall mean (a)Β with respect to any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i)Β each date of issuance, extension or renewal of an Alternate Currency
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Letter of Credit, (ii)Β each date of an amendment of any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii)Β each date of any payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, and (iv)Β such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require and (b)Β with respect to any Alternate Currency Loans, each of the following: (i)Β each date of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, (ii)Β each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency pursuant to SectionΒ 2.07, and (iii)Β such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Majority Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall require.
βRevolving Facilityβ shall mean the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ and the extensions of credit made hereunder by the Revolving Facility Lenders of such ClassΒ and, for purposes of SectionΒ 9.08(b), shall refer to all such Revolving Facility Commitments as a single Class.
βRevolving Facility Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Facility Loans of the same Class.
βRevolving Facility Commitmentβ shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Facility Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender to make Revolving Facility Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(b), expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Revolving Facility Lenderβs Revolving Facility Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a)Β reduced from time to time pursuant to SectionΒ 2.08, (b)Β reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender under SectionΒ 9.04, and (c)Β increased (or replaced) as provided under SectionΒ 2.21. The initial amount of each Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment is set forth on ScheduleΒ 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance or Incremental Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Facility Commitment (or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment), as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Lendersβ Revolving Facility Commitments on the Closing Date is $225,000,000. On the Closing Date, there is only one ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments. After the Closing Date, additional Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments may be added or created pursuant to Incremental Assumption Agreements.
βRevolving Facility Credit Exposureβ shall mean, at any time with respect to any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments, the sum of (a)Β the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility Loans of such ClassΒ outstanding at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof), (b)Β the Swingline Exposure applicable to such ClassΒ at such time and (c)Β the Revolving L/C Exposure applicable to such ClassΒ at such time minus, for the purpose of SectionsΒ 6.11 and 7.03, the amount of Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to the Minimum L/C Collateral Amount at such time. The Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall be the product of (x)Β such Revolving Facility Lenderβs Revolving Facility Percentage of the applicable ClassΒ and (y)Β the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such ClassΒ of all Revolving Facility Lenders, collectively, at such time.
βRevolving Facility Lenderβ shall mean a Lender (including an Incremental Revolving Facility Lender) with a Revolving Facility Commitment or with outstanding Revolving Facility Loans.
βRevolving Facility Loanβ shall mean a Loan made by a Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(b). Unless the context otherwise requires, the term βRevolving Facility Loansβ shall include the Other Revolving Loans.
βRevolving Facility Maturity Dateβ shall mean, as the context may require, (a)Β with respect to the Revolving Facility in effect on the Closing Date, NovemberΒ 3, 2021 and (b)Β with respect to any other Classes of Revolving Facility Commitments, the maturity dates specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.
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βRevolving Facility Percentageβ shall mean, with respect to any Revolving Facility Lender of any Class, the percentage of the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ represented by such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment of such Class. If the Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ have terminated or expired, the Revolving Facility Percentages of such ClassΒ shall be determined based upon the Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04.
βRevolving Facility Termination Eventβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(k).
βRevolving L/C Exposureβ of any ClassΒ shall mean at any time the sum of (a)Β the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit applicable to such ClassΒ outstanding at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (b)Β the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Disbursements applicable to such ClassΒ that have not yet been reimbursed at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). The Revolving L/C Exposure of any ClassΒ of any Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall mean its applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure applicable to such ClassΒ at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce No.Β 590, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be βoutstandingβ in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
βS&Pβ shall mean StandardΒ & Poorβs Ratings Group, Inc. and its successors and assigns.
βSale and Lease-Back Transactionβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.03.
βSanctionsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.25(b).
βSanctions Lawsβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 3.25(b).
βSECβ shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
βSecured Cash Management Agreementβ shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank, or any Guarantee by any Loan Party of any Cash Management Agreement entered into by and between any Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank, in each case to the extent that such Cash Management Agreement or such Guarantee, as applicable, is not otherwise designated in writing by the Borrower and such Cash Management Bank to the Administrative Agent to not be included as a Secured Cash Management Agreement.
βSecured Hedge Agreementβ shall mean any Hedging Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, or any Guarantee by any Loan Party
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of any Hedging Agreement entered into by and between any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank, in each case to the extent that such Hedging Agreement or such Guarantee, as applicable, is not otherwise designated in writing by the Borrower and such Hedge Bank to the Administrative Agent to not be included as a Secured Hedge Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of the Loan Documents, any Guarantee of, or grant of any Lien to secure, any obligations in respect of a Secured Hedge Agreement by a Guarantor shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations.
βSecured Partiesβ shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Secured Hedge Agreement, each Cash Management Bank that is party to any Secured Cash Management Agreement and each sub-agent appointed pursuant to SectionΒ 8.02 by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating to the Loan Documents or by the Collateral Agent with respect to matters relating to any Security Document.
βSecurities Actβ shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
βSecuritization Assetsβ shall mean any of the following assets (or interests therein) from time to time originated, acquired or otherwise owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any rights or interests, in each case, without regard to where such assets or interests are located: (a)Β Receivables Assets, (b)Β franchise fees, royalties and other similar payments made related to the use of trade names and other Intellectual Property, business support, training and other services, (c)Β revenues related to distribution and merchandising of the products of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (d)Β rents, real estate taxes and other non-royalty amounts due from franchisees, (e)Β Intellectual Property rights relating to the generation of any of the types of assets listed in this definition, (f)Β parcels of or interests in real property, together with all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof, (g)Β any Equity Interests of any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary and any rights under any limited liability company agreement, trust agreement, shareholders agreement, organization or formation documents or other agreement entered into in furtherance of the organization of such entity, (h)Β any equipment, contractual rights with unaffiliated third parties, website domains and associated property and rights necessary for a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary to operate in accordance with its stated purposes; (i)Β any rights and obligations associated with gift card or similar programs, and (j)Β other assets and property (or proceeds of such assets or property) to the extent customarily included in securitization transactions of the relevant type in the applicable jurisdictions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).
βSecurity Documentsβ shall mean the Mortgages, the Collateral Agreement, the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, the IP Security Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), and each of the security agreements, pledge agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to SectionΒ 5.10.
βSenior Unsecured Note Documentsβ shall mean the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture and the other βNote Documentsβ under and as defined in the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, as each such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
βSenior Unsecured Notesβ shall mean the $1,200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrowerβs Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 issued pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture.
βSenior Unsecured Notes Indentureβ shall mean the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture, dated NovemberΒ 3, 2016, among the Borrower, as issuer, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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βSenior Unsecured Notes Offering Memorandumβ shall mean the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated OctoberΒ 17, 2016, as supplemented by the supplement dated OctoberΒ 24, 2016, as supplemented by the pricing supplement dated OctoberΒ 25, 2016, in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes.
βSimilar Businessβ shall mean any business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from (i)Β business or activities conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, (ii)Β any business that is a natural outgrowth or reasonable extension, development or expansion of any such business or any business similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary to any of the foregoing or (iii)Β any business that in the Borrowerβs good faith business judgment constitutes a reasonable diversification of businesses conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
βSpecial Flood Hazard Areaβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 5.02(c).
βSpecial Purpose Securitization Subsidiaryβ shall mean (i)Β a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing for the acquisition of Securitization Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in the event Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or other insolvency law) and (ii)Β any subsidiary of a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary.
βSpecified L/C Sublimitβ shall mean, with respect to any Issuing Bank, the amounts set forth beside such Issuing Bankβs name on Schedule 1.01(F) hereto or, in each case, such other amount as specified in the agreement pursuant to which such person becomes an Issuing Bank hereunder or, in each case, such larger amount not to exceed the Revolving Facility Commitment as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank may agree or, with respect to the Issuing Bank under an Existing Roll-Over Letter of Credit, the additional amount of such Existing Roll-Over Letter of Credit.
βSpot Rateβ shall mean, with respect to any currency, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m., Local Time on the date three Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made or if such rate cannot be computed as of such date such other date as the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank shall reasonably determine is appropriate under the circumstances; provided, that the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank if the person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.
βStandby Letters of Creditβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(a).
βStatutory Reservesβ shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject
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for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
βSubagentβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 8.02.
βsubsidiaryβ shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to as the βparentβ), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a)Β of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, directly or indirectly, owned, Controlled or held, or (b)Β that is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
βSubsidiaryβ shall mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and except for purposes of the definition of βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ contained herein) an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
βSubsidiary Guarantee Agreementβ shall mean the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of the Closing Date as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, between each Subsidiary Loan Party and the Collateral Agent.
βSubsidiary Loan Partyβ shall mean (a)Β each Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and (b)Β any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that may be designated by the Borrower (by way of delivering to the Collateral Agent a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and a supplement to the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, in each case, duly executed by such Subsidiary) in its sole discretion from time to time to be a guarantor in respect of the Obligations and the obligations in respect of the Loan Documents, whereupon such Subsidiary shall be obligated to comply with the other requirements of SectionΒ 5.10(d) as if it were newly acquired.
βSubsidiary Redesignationβ shall have the meaning provided in the definition of βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ contained in this SectionΒ 1.01.
βSuccessor Borrowerβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 6.05(o).
βSwap Obligationβ shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a βswapβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
βSwingline Borrowingβ shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Swingline Loans.
βSwingline Borrowing Requestβ shall mean a request by the Borrower substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ D-2 or such other form as shall be approved by the Swingline Lender.
βSwingline Commitmentβ shall mean, with respect to each Swingline Lender, the commitment of such Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04. The aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitments on the Closing Date is $30,000,000. The Swingline Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility Commitments.
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βSwingline Exposureβ shall mean at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Borrowings at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Facility Lender at any time shall mean its applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
βSwingline Lenderβ shall mean (a)Β the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans, and (b)Β each Revolving Facility Lender that shall have become a Swingline Lender hereunder as provided in SectionΒ 2.04(d), each in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
βSwingline Loansβ shall mean the swingline loans made to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04.
βSyndication Agentsβ shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
βTaxesβ shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, withholdings or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis and any interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax with respect to the foregoing.
βTerm B Borrowingβ shall mean any Borrowing comprised of Term B Loans.
βTerm B Facilityβ shall mean the Term B Loan Commitments and the Term B Loans made hereunder.
βTerm B Facility Maturity Dateβ shall mean NovemberΒ 3, 2023.
βTerm B Loan Commitmentβ shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term B Loans hereunder. The amount of each Lenderβs Term B Loan Commitment as of the Closing Date is set forth on ScheduleΒ 2.01. The aggregate amount of the Term B Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $2,000,000,000.
βTerm B Loan Installment Dateβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.10(a)(i).
βTerm B Loansβ shall mean (a)Β the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(a), and (b)Β any Incremental Term Loans in the form of Term B Loans made by the Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.01(c).
βTerm Borrowingβ shall mean any Term B Borrowing or any Incremental Term Borrowing.
βTerm Facilityβ shall mean the Term B Facility and/or any or all of the Incremental Term Facilities.
βTerm Facility Commitmentβ shall mean the commitment of a Lender to make Term Loans, including Term B Loans, Incremental Term Loans and/or Other Term Loans.
βTerm Facility Maturity Dateβ shall mean, as the context may require, (a)Β with respect to the Term B Facility in effect on the Closing Date, the Term B Facility Maturity Date and (b)Β with respect to any other ClassΒ of Term Loans, the maturity dates specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.
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βTerm Loan Installment Dateβ shall mean any Term B Loan Installment Date or any Incremental Term Loan Installment Date.
βTerm Loansβ shall mean the Term B Loans and/or the Incremental Term Loans.
βTerm Yield Differentialβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.21(b)(vii).
βTermination Dateβ shall mean the date on which (a)Β all Commitments shall have been terminated, (b)Β the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document and all other Loan Obligations shall have been paid in full (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims not then due) and (c)Β all Letters of Credit (other than those that have been Cash Collateralized) have been cancelled or have expired and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder have been reimbursed in full.
βTesting Conditionβ shall be satisfied at any time if as of such time (i)Β the sum of without duplication (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans and Swingline Loans at such time (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and (y)Β the aggregate stated amount (based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof) of Letters of Credit issued hereunder (other than $25,000,000 of undrawn Letters of Credit and any Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(j)) exceeds (ii)Β an amount equal to 30% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments at such time.
βTest Periodβ shall mean, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then most recently ended (taken as one accounting period) for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04(a) or 5.04(b); provided that prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the four fiscal quarter period ended JuneΒ 30, 2016.
βThird Party Fundsβ shall mean any segregated accounts or funds, or any portion thereof, received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as agent on behalf of third parties in accordance with a written agreement that imposes a duty upon Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries to collect and remit those funds to such third parties.
βTotal Pro Forma Consolidated Capitalization of Holdingsβ shall mean, the sum of (x)Β 100% of the aggregate principal amount of funded Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding, for purposes of this determination, Excluded Transaction Debt and any outstanding Letters of Credit (to the extent undrawn)) and (y)Β the total amount of Equity Interests of Holdings (including roll-over and contributed Equity Interests).
βTrade Letters of Creditβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(a).
βTransaction Documentsβ shall mean the Merger Agreement, the Loan Documents and the Senior Unsecured Note Documents.
βTransaction Expensesβ shall mean any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Merger Agreement and the Senior Unsecured Note Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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βTransactionsβ shall mean, collectively, the transactions to occur pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including (a)Β the consummation of the Merger; (b)Β the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and the initial borrowings hereunder; (c)Β the execution, delivery and performance of the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents; (d)Β the repayment in full of, and the termination of all obligations and commitments under, the Existing Credit Agreement; (e)Β the redemption and repayment in full, and discharge of, the Existing Notes and (f)Β the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid and owing in connection with the foregoing.
βTypeβ shall mean, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, the term βRateβ shall include the Adjusted LIBO Rate and the ABR.
βUniform Commercial Codeβ shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of NewΒ York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
βUnreimbursed Amountβ shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SectionΒ 2.05(e).
βUnrestricted Cashβ shall mean cash or cash equivalents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would not appear as βrestrictedβ on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
βUnrestricted Subsidiaryβ shall mean (1)Β any Subsidiary of the Borrower identified on ScheduleΒ 1.01(D), (2)Β any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, whether now owned or acquired or created after the Closing Date, that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date so long as (a)Β no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b)Β immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Covenant as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test Period, (c)Β such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be capitalized (to the extent capitalized by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) through Investments as permitted by, and in compliance with, SectionΒ 6.04, and any prior or concurrent Investments in such Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have been made under SectionΒ 6.04, and (d)Β without duplication of clauseΒ (c), any net assets owned by such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the initial designation thereof shall be treated as Investments pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04; and (3)Β any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a βSubsidiary Redesignationβ); provided, that (i)Β no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii)Β the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officerβs certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officerβs knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clauseΒ (i).
βU.S. Bankruptcy Codeβ shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
βU.S. Lenderβ shall mean any Lender other than a Foreign Lender.
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βUSA PATRIOT Actβ shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (TitleΒ III of Pub. L. No.Β 107 56 (signed into law OctoberΒ 26, 2001)).
βVoting Stockβ shall mean, with respect to any person, such personβs Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors of such person under ordinary circumstances.
βWeighted Average Life to Maturityβ shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a)Β the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i)Β the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii)Β the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b)Β the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
βWholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaryβ shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is also a Domestic Subsidiary.
βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ of any person shall mean a subsidiary of such person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directorsβ qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such person or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such person. Unless the context otherwise requires, βWholly Owned Subsidiaryβ shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
βWithdrawal Liabilityβ shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
βWorking Capitalβ shall mean, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided, that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a)Β any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b)Β the effects of purchase accounting.
βWrite-Down and Conversion Powersβ shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
SectionΒ 1.02Β Β Β Β Terms Generally. The definitions set forth or referred to in SectionΒ 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words βinclude,β βincludesβ and βincludingβ shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitation.β All references herein to Articles, Sections, ExhibitsΒ and SchedulesΒ shall be deemed references to Articles and SectionsΒ of, and ExhibitsΒ and SchedulesΒ to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document shall mean such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided, that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof
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on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any changes in GAAP after the Closing Date, any lease of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, or of a special purpose or other entity not consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the time of its incurrence of such lease, that would be characterized as an operating lease under GAAP in effect on the Closing Date (whether such lease is entered into before or after the Closing Date) shall not constitute Indebtedness or a Capitalized Lease Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as a result of such changes in GAAP.
SectionΒ 1.03Β Β Β Β Effectuation of Transactions. Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement (and all corresponding definitions) are made after giving effect to the Transactions as shall have taken place on or prior to the date of determination, unless the context otherwise requires.
SectionΒ 1.04Β Β Β Β Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a)Β The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rate as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit and Alternate Currency Loans. Such Spot Rate shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rate employed in converting any amounts between the Dollars and each Alternate Currency until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial ratios hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement. No Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars in ArticleΒ VI or clauseΒ (f) or (j)Β of SectionΒ 7.01 being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which such determination occurs or in respect of which such determination is being made.
(b)Β Β Β Β Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurocurrency Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternate Currency, such amount shall be the Alternate Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternate Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable.
SectionΒ 1.05Β Β Β Β Additional Alternate Currencies for Loans.
(a)Β Β Β Β The Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Revolving Loans be made in a currency other than Dollars; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent.
(b)Β Β Β Β Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Event (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Facility Lender thereof. Each Revolving Facility Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., 10 Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans in such requested currency.
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(c)Β Β Β Β Any failure by a Revolving Facility Lender to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Facility Lender to permit Eurocurrency Revolving Loans to be made in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Revolving Facility Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Revolving Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternate Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Eurocurrency Revolving Loans. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this SectionΒ 1.05, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.
SectionΒ 1.06Β Β Β Β Change of Currency.
(a)Β Β Β Β Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b)Β Β Β Β Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
(c)Β Β Β Β Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.
SectionΒ 1.07Β Β Β Β Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, when the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
SectionΒ 1.08Β Β Β Β Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references herein to times of day shall be references to NewΒ York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SectionΒ 1.09Β Β Β Β Holdings. From time to time after the Closing Date, Holdings may form one or more new Subsidiaries to become direct or indirect parent companies of the Borrower; provided that, prior to a Qualified IPO, contemporaneously with the formation of the new direct parent company of the Borrower (an βIntermediate Holdingsβ), such person enters into a supplement to the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (or, at the option of such person, a new Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement in substantially similar form or such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) duly executed and delivered on behalf of such person. Immediately after any Intermediate
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Holdings complying with the proviso in the foregoing sentence, the Guarantee incurred by the then existing Holdings of the Obligations shall automatically terminate and Holdings shall be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, shall cease to be a Loan Party and any Liens created by any Loan Documents on any assets or Equity Interests owned by Holdings shall automatically be released (unless, in each case, the Borrower shall elect in its sole discretion that such release of Holdings shall not be effective), and thereafter Intermediate Holdings shall be deemed to be Holdings for all purposes of this Agreement (until any additional Intermediate Holdings shall be formed in accordance with this SectionΒ 1.09).
ARTICLEΒ II
The Credits
SectionΒ 2.01Β Β Β Β Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(a)Β Β Β Β each Lender agrees to make Term B Loans in Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Term B Loan Commitment,
(b)Β Β Β Β each Lender agrees to make Revolving Facility Loans of a ClassΒ in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i)Β such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such ClassΒ exceeding such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment of such ClassΒ or (ii)Β the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such ClassΒ exceeding the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Facility Loans,
(c)Β Β Β Β each Lender having an Incremental Term Loan Commitment agrees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Incremental Term Loan Commitment, and
(d)Β Β Β Β amounts of Term B Loans borrowed under SectionΒ 2.01(a) or SectionΒ 2.01(c) that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
SectionΒ 2.02Β Β Β Β Loans and Borrowings. (a)Β Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans under the same Facility and of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments under the applicable Facility (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, in accordance with their respective Swingline Commitments); provided, however, that Revolving Facility Loans of any ClassΒ shall be made by the Revolving Facility Lenders of such ClassΒ ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Facility Percentages on the date such Loans are made hereunder. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided, that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lenderβs failure to make Loans as required.
(b)Β Β Β Β Subject to SectionΒ 2.14, each Borrowing (other than a Swingline Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. Each Lender at its option may make any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided, that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be entitled to any amounts payable under SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17 solely in respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time of such exercise.
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(c)Β Β Β Β At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. At the time that each ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided, that an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused available balance of the Revolving Facility Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.05(e). Each Swingline Borrowing shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing that, if made, would result inΒ more than (i)Β 10 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under all Term Facilities at any time and (ii)Β 10 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding under all Revolving Facilities at any time. Borrowings having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Borrowings.
(d)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing of any ClassΒ if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the Term Facility Maturity Date for such Class, as applicable.
SectionΒ 2.03Β Β Β Β Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Facility Borrowing and/or a Term Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request electronically (a)Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 12:00Β noon, Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b)Β in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m. Local Time, on the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing; provided, that, (i)Β to request a Eurocurrency Borrowing or ABR Borrowing on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone not later than 5:00 p.m., Local Time, one Business Day prior to the Closing Date (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree), (ii)Β any such notice of an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as contemplated by SectionΒ 2.05(e) may be given not later than 12:00Β noon, Local Time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing and (iii)Β any such notice of an Incremental Revolving Borrowing or Incremental Term Borrowing may be given at such time as provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable (other than in the case of any notice given in respect of the Closing Date, which may be conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger or, in the case of notice given in respect of Incremental Commitments, which may be conditioned as provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement) and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or electronic means to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
(i)Β Β Β Β whether such Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of Term B Loans, Revolving Facility Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Replacement Revolving Loans as applicable;
(ii)Β Β Β Β the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(iii)Β Β Β Β the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
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(iv)Β Β Β Β whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(v)Β Β Β Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Periodβ;
(vi)Β Β Β Β in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowing, the currency in which such Borrowing is to be denominated (which shall be Dollars or an Alternate Currency); and
(vii)Β Β Β Β the location and number of the Borrowerβs account to which funds are to be disbursed.
If no election as to the currency of any Revolving Facility Borrowing is made, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this SectionΒ 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenderβs Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SectionΒ 2.04Β Β Β Β Swingline Loans. (a)Β Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i)Β the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Commitment or (ii)Β the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of the applicable ClassΒ exceeding the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class; provided, that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Borrowing. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b)Β Β Β Β To request a Swingline Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender of such request by telephone (confirmed by a Swingline Borrowing Request by electronic means), not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Borrowing. Each such notice and Swingline Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i)Β the requested date of such Swingline Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (ii)Β the amount of the requested Swingline Borrowing. The Swingline Lender shall consult with the Administrative Agent as to whether the making of the Swingline Loan is in accordance with the terms of this Agreement prior to the Swingline Lender funding such Swingline Loan. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, to the account of the Borrower (or, in the case of a Swingline Borrowing made to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(e), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank).
(c)Β Β Β Β The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Facility Lenders of the applicable ClassΒ to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the outstanding Swingline Loans made by it. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of such Swingline Loans in which the Revolving Facility Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each such Lender, specifying in such notice such Revolving Facility Lenderβs applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.
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Each Revolving Facility Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Revolving Facility Lenderβs applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that its respective obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Facility Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Facility Lender (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Facility Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph (c), and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Facility Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided, that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
(d)Β Β Β Β The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Swingline Lenders one or more Revolving Facility Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Revolving Facility Lender of an appointment as a Swingline Lender hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Swingline Lender, and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i)Β such Revolving Facility Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement and (ii)Β references herein to the term βSwingline Lenderβ shall be deemed to include such Revolving Facility Lender in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
SectionΒ 2.05Β Β Β Β Letters of Credit. (a)Β General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of one or more letters of credit or bank guarantees in Dollars or any Alternate Currency in the form of (x)Β trade letters of credit or bank guarantees in support of trade obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (such letters of credit or bank guarantees issued for such purposes, βTrade Letters of Creditβ) and (y)Β standby letters of credit issued for any other lawful purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (such letters of credit issued for such purposes, βStandby Letters of Creditβ; each such letter of credit or bank guarantee, issued hereunder, a βLetter of Creditβ and collectively, the βLetters of Creditβ) for its own account or for the account of any Subsidiary in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the applicable Availability Period and prior to the date that is five Business Days prior to the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date; provided, that (x)Β Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch shall not be required to issue Trade Letters of Credit, (y)Β the Borrower shall remain primarily liable in the case of a Letter of Credit issued for the account of a Subsidiary and (z)Β the applicable Issuing
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Bank shall not be obligated to issue Letters of Credit if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Requirements of Law binding upon such Issuing Bank or the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b)Β Β Β Β Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension: Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal (other than an automatic extension in accordance with paragraph (c)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05) or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (at least three Business Days (or, in the case of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit where the Issuing Bank is Barclays Bank PLC, at least five Business Days) in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank in their sole discretion may agree) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05), the amount and currency (which may be Dollars or any Alternate Currency) of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, whether such Letter of Credit constitutes a Standby Letter of Credit or a Trade Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to issue, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bankβs standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (i)Β the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments, (ii)Β the Revolving L/C Exposure shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (iii)Β with respect to the applicable Issuing Bank, the stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall not exceed the applicable Specified L/C Sublimit of such Issuing Bank then in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to issue an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit if such Issuing Bank does not otherwise issue letters of credit in such Alternate Currency.
(c)Β Β Β Β Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i)Β the date one year (unless otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank in their sole discretion) after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension thereof, one year (unless otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank in their sole discretion) after such renewal or extension) and (ii)Β the date that is five Business Days prior to the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date; provided, that any Letter of Credit with a one year tenor may provide for automatic renewal or extension thereof for additional one year periods (which, in no event, shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii)Β of this paragraph (c)) so long as such Letter of Credit permits the applicable Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof within a time period during such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued; provided, further, that if such Issuing Bank consents in its sole discretion, the expiration date on any Letter of Credit may extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii)Β above, provided, that if any such Letter of Credit is outstanding or is issued under the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ after the date that is
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five Business Days prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date for such ClassΒ the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank in an amount equal to the face amount of each such Letter of Credit on or prior to the date that is five Business Days prior to such Revolving Facility Maturity Date or, if later, such date of issuance.
(d)Β Β Β Β Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) under the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Revolving Facility Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Facility Lender under such Class, and each such Revolving Facility Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Facility Lenderβs applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (calculated, in the case of Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Facility Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, in Dollars, such Revolving Facility Lenderβs applicable Revolving Facility Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason (calculated, in the case of any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof). Each Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments or the fact that, as a result of changes in currency exchange rates, such Revolving Facility Lenderβs Revolving Facility Credit Exposure at any time might exceed its Revolving Facility Commitment at such time (in which case SectionΒ 2.11(f) would apply), and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e)Β Β Β Β Reimbursement. If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount in Dollars equal to such L/C Disbursement (or, in the case of an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, the Dollar Equivalent thereof) not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the first Business Day after the Borrower receives notice under paragraph (g)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05 of such L/C Disbursement (or the second Business Day, if such notice is received after 12:00 noon, Local Time), together with accrued interest thereon from the date of such L/C Disbursement at the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Facility Loans of the applicable Class; provided, that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with SectionΒ 2.03 or 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing or a Swingline Borrowing of the applicable Class, as applicable, in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowerβs obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Facility Borrowing or Swingline Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to reimburse any L/C Disbursement when due, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each other applicable Revolving Facility Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof (the βUnreimbursed Amountβ) and, in the case of a Revolving Facility Lender, such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Facility Lender with a Revolving Facility Commitment of the applicable ClassΒ shall pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars its Revolving Facility Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount in the same manner as provided in SectionΒ 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and SectionΒ 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Facility Lenders), and the Administrative Agent
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shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Facility Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Facility Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any L/C Disbursement (other than the funding of an ABR Revolving Loan or a Swingline Borrowing as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
(f)Β Β Β Β Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e)Β of this SectionΒ shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii)Β any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii)Β payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv)Β any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowerβs obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Bank, or any of the circumstances referred to in clauses (i), (ii)Β or (iii)Β of the first sentence; provided, that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are determined by final and binding decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by such Issuing Bankβs failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g)Β Β Β Β Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by electronic means) of any such demand for payment under a Letter of Credit and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided, that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Facility Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
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(h)Β Β Β Β Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans of the applicable Class; provided, that, if such L/C Disbursement is not reimbursed by the Borrower when due pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this Section, then SectionΒ 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Facility Lender pursuant to paragraph (e)Β of this SectionΒ 2.05 to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Revolving Facility Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i)Β Β Β Β Replacement of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to SectionΒ 2.12. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i)Β the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii)Β references herein to the term βIssuing Bankβ shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j)Β Β Β Β Cash Collateralization Following Certain Events. If and when the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize any Revolving L/C Exposure relating to any outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to any of SectionΒ 2.05(c), 2.11(e), 2.11(f), 2.11(g), 2.22(a)(v)Β or 7.01, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with or at the direction of the Collateral Agent, in the name of the Collateral Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, an amount in cash in Dollars equal to the Revolving L/C Exposure as of such date (or, in the case of SectionsΒ 2.05(c), 2.11(e), 2.11(f), 2.11(g) and 2.22(a)(v), the portion thereof required by such sections). Each deposit of Cash Collateral (x)Β made pursuant to this paragraph or (y)Β made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(ii), in each case, shall be held by the Collateral Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of (i)Β for so long as an Event of Default shall be continuing, the Collateral Agent and (ii)Β at any other time, the Borrower, in each case, in Permitted Investments and at the risk and expense of the Borrower, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Collateral Agent to reimburse each Issuing Bank for L/C Disbursements for which such Issuing Bank has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the Revolving L/C Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with Revolving L/C Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total Revolving L/C Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the
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occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of a Defaulting Lender or the occurrence of a limit under SectionΒ 2.11(e), (f) or (g)Β being exceeded, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or the termination of the Defaulting Lender status or the limits under SectionsΒ 2.11(e), (f) and (g)Β no longer being exceeded, as applicable.
(k)Β Β Β Β Cash Collateralization Following Termination of the Revolving Facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of the prepayment in full of all outstanding Revolving Facility Loans and the termination of all Revolving Facility Commitments (a βRevolving Facility Termination Eventβ) in connection with which the Borrower notifies any one or more Issuing Banks that it intends to maintain one or more Letters of Credit initially issued under this Agreement in effect after the date of such Revolving Facility Termination Event (each, a βContinuing Letter of Creditβ), then the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral under the Security Documents may be terminated in accordance with SectionΒ 9.18 if each such Continuing Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to the Minimum L/C Collateral Amount, which shall be deposited with or at the direction of each such Issuing Bank.
(l)Β Β Β Β Additional Issuing Banks. From time to time, the Borrower may by notice to the Administrative Agent designate any Lender (in addition to the initial Issuing Banks) each of which agrees (in its sole discretion) to act in such capacity and is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as an Issuing Bank. Each such additional Issuing Bank shall execute a counterpart of this Agreement upon the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and shall thereafter be an Issuing Bank hereunder for all purposes.
(m)Β Β Β Β Reporting. Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall (i)Β provide to the Administrative Agent copies of any notice received from the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(b) no later than the next Business Day after receipt thereof and (ii)Β report in writing to the Administrative Agent (A)Β on or prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment or extension, and the aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension occurred (and whether the amount thereof changed), and such Issuing Bank shall be permitted to issue, amend or extend such Letter of Credit if the Administrative Agent shall not have advised such Issuing Bank that such issuance, amendment or extension would not be in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, (B)Β on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any L/C Disbursement, the date of such L/C Disbursement and the amount of such L/C Disbursement and (C)Β on any other Business Day, such other information with respect to the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
SectionΒ 2.06Β Β Β Β Funding of Borrowings. (a)Β Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, Local Time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided, that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in SectionΒ 2.04. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account or accounts designated by the Borrower as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided, that ABR Revolving Loans and Swingline Borrowings made to finance the reimbursement of a L/C Disbursement and reimbursements as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.
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Agent such Lenderβs share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with clause (a)Β of this SectionΒ 2.06 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i)Β in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of (A)Β the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (B)Β a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii)Β in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans at such time. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenderβs Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(c)Β Β Β Β The foregoing notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may from its own funds make a Revolving Facility Loan on behalf of the Lenders (including by means of Swingline Loans to the Borrower). In such event, the applicable Lenders on behalf of whom the Administrative Agent made the Revolving Facility Loan shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for all or any portion of such Revolving Facility Loan made on its behalf upon written notice given to each applicable Lender not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the Business Day such reimbursement is requested. The entire amount of interest attributable to such Revolving Facility Loan for the period from and including the date on which such Revolving Facility Loan was made on such Lenderβs behalf to but excluding the date the Administrative Agent is reimbursed in respect of such Revolving Facility Loan by such Lender shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for its own account.
SectionΒ 2.07Β Β Β Β Interest Elections. (a)Β Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b)Β Β Β Β To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone, by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under SectionΒ 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or electronic means to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower.
(c)Β Β Β Β Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with SectionΒ 2.02:
(i)Β Β Β Β the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions
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thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clausesΒ (iii)Β and (iv)Β below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)Β Β Β Β the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)Β Β Β Β whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv)Β Β Β Β if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term βInterest Period.β
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one monthβs duration. If less than all the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing shall be converted or continued, then each resulting Borrowing shall be in an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum and satisfy the limitations specified in SectionsΒ 2.02(c) regarding the maximum number of Borrowings of the relevant Type.
(d)Β Β Β Β Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender to which such Interest Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Lenderβs portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e)Β Β Β Β If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request through electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i)Β no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii)Β unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SectionΒ 2.08Β Β Β Β Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a)Β Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Facility Commitments of each ClassΒ shall terminate on the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date for such Class. On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Term B Loans to be made on such date), the Term B Loan Commitments of each Lender as of the Closing Date will terminate.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Facility Commitments of any Class; provided, that (i)Β each reduction of the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $250,000 and not less than $1,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class) and (ii)Β the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Facility Loans in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11 and any Cash Collateralization of Letters of Credit in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(j) or (k), the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of such Class (excluding any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit) would exceed the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class.
(c)Β Β Β Β The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ under paragraph (b)Β of this SectionΒ 2.08Β at
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least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction (or such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent), specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.08Β shall be irrevocable; provided, that a notice of termination or reduction of the Revolving Facility Commitments of any ClassΒ delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements or other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any ClassΒ shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.
SectionΒ 2.09Β Β Β Β Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a)Β The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Facility Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Facility Loan to the Borrower on the Revolving Facility Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Facility Loans, (ii)Β to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in SectionΒ 2.10 and (iii)Β to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan applicable to any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments on the earlier of the Revolving Facility Maturity Date for such ClassΒ and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided, that on each date that a Revolving Facility Borrowing is made by the Borrower, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
(b)Β Β Β Β Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i)Β the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Facility and Type thereof and the Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii)Β the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii)Β any amount received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lenderβs share thereof.
(d)Β Β Β Β The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to clause (b)Β or (c)Β of this SectionΒ 2.09 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e)Β Β Β Β Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note (a βNoteβ). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable Lender, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if requested by such payee, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SectionΒ 2.10Β Β Β Β Repayment of Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans. (a)Β Subject to the other clausesΒ of this SectionΒ 2.10 and to SectionΒ 9.08(e),
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(i)Β Β Β Β the Borrower shall repay Term B Loans incurred on the Closing Date on the last day of each March, June, SeptemberΒ and DecemberΒ of each year (commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower after the Closing Date) and on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (each such date being referred to as a βTerm B Loan Installment Dateβ), in an aggregate principal amount of such Term B Loans equal to (A)Β in the case of quarterly payments due prior to the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such Term B Loans outstanding immediately after the Closing Date, and (B)Β in the case of such payment due on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date, an amount equal to the then unpaid principal amount of such Term B Loans outstanding;
(ii)Β Β Β Β in the event that any Incremental Term Loans are made, the Borrower shall repay such Incremental Term Loans on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the related Incremental Assumption Agreement (each such date being referred to as an βIncremental Term Loan Installment Dateβ); and
(iii)Β Β Β Β to the extent not previously paid, outstanding Term Loans shall be due and payable on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date.
(b)Β Β Β Β To the extent not previously paid, outstanding Revolving Facility Loans shall be due and payable on the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date.
(c)Β Β Β Β Prepayment of the Loans from:
(i)Β Β Β Β all Net Proceeds pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b) and Excess Cash Flow pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(c) shall be allocated to the ClassΒ or Classes of Term Loans determined pursuant to SectionΒ 2.10(d), with the application thereof to reduce in direct order amounts due on the succeeding Term Loan Installment Dates under such Classes as provided in the remaining scheduled amortization payments under such Classes; provided, that any Lender, at its option, may elect to decline any such prepayment of any Term Loan held by it if it shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent thereof by 5:00 p.m. Local Time at least three Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (any such Lender, a βDeclining Lenderβ) and on the date of any such prepayment, any amounts that would otherwise have been applied to prepay Term Loans owing to Declining Lenders (such amounts, the βDeclined Proceedsβ) shall instead be retained by the Borrower for application for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, and
(ii)Β Β Β Β any optional prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a) shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term Loans under the applicable ClassΒ or Classes as the Borrower may in each case direct.
(d)Β Β Β Β Any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b) or (c)Β shall be applied so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among the Term B Loans and the Other Term Loans, if any, pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term B Loans and Other Term Loans, if any; provided, that, subject to the pro rata application to Loans outstanding within any ClassΒ of Term Loans, the Borrower may allocate such prepayment in its discretion among the ClassΒ or Classes of Term Loans as the Borrower may specify (so long as such allocation complies with SectionΒ 2.21(b) or SectionΒ 2.21(f), as applicable). Prior to any prepayment of any Loan under any Facility hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings under the applicable Facility to be prepaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by electronic means) of such selection not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, (i)Β in the case of an ABR Borrowing, at least one Business Day before the scheduled date of such prepayment (or in the case of a Swingline Loan, on the scheduled date of such prepayment) and (ii)Β in the case of a
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Eurocurrency Borrowing, at least three Business Days before the scheduled date of such prepayment (or, in each case such shorter period acceptable to the Administrative Agent); provided, that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements or other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Each repayment of a Borrowing (x)Β in the case of the Revolving Facility of any Class, shall be applied to the Revolving Facility Loans included in the repaid Borrowing such that each Revolving Facility Lender receives its ratable share of such repayment (based upon the respective Revolving Facility Credit Exposures of the Revolving Facility Lenders of such ClassΒ at the time of such repayment) and (y)Β in all other cases, shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing. All repayments of Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.13(d).
SectionΒ 2.11Β Β Β Β Prepayment of Loans. (a)Β The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Loan in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to SectionΒ 2.12(d) and SectionΒ 2.16), in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the amount outstanding, subject to prior notice in accordance with SectionΒ 2.10(d).
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower shall apply all Net Proceeds promptly upon receipt thereof to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clauses (c)Β and (d)Β of SectionΒ 2.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may use a portion of such Net ProceedsΒ to prepay or repurchase any Other First Lien Debt, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x)Β the amount of such Net Proceeds and (y)Β a fraction, (A)Β the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such Other First Lien Debt and (B)Β the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Other First Lien Debt and the outstanding principal amount of all Classes of Term Loans.
(c)Β Β Β Β Not later than 5 Business Days after the date on which the annual financial statements are, or are required to be, delivered under SectionΒ 5.04(a) with respect to each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period and the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to (i)Β the amount by which the Required Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow exceeds $5,000,000 (the βECF Threshold Amountβ) minusΒ (ii) to the extent not financed using the proceeds of the incurrence of funded term Indebtedness, the sum of (A)Β the amount of any voluntary payments during such Excess Cash Flow Period (plus, without duplication of any amounts previously deducted under this clauseΒ (A), the amount of any voluntary payments after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but before the date of prepayment under this clauseΒ (c)) of (x)Β Term Loans (it being understood that the amount of any such payment constituting a below-par Permitted Loan Purchase shall be calculated to equal the amount of cash used and not the principal amount deemed prepaid therewith) and (y)Β Other First Lien Debt (provided that (i)Β in the case of the prepayment of any revolving Indebtedness, there was a corresponding reduction in commitments and (ii)Β the maximum amount of each such prepayment of Other First Lien Debt that may be counted for purposes of this clause (A)(y) shall not exceed the amount that would have been prepaid in respect of such Other First Lien Debt if such prepayment had been applied on a ratable basis among the Term Loans and such Other First Lien Debt (determined based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and the aggregate principal amount of such Other First Lien Debt on the date of such prepayment)) and (B)Β the amount of any permanent voluntary reductions during such Excess Cash Flow Period (plus, without duplication of any amounts previously deducted under this clauseΒ (B), the amount of any permanent voluntary reductions after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but before the date of prepayment under this clauseΒ (c)) of Revolving Facility Commitments to the extent that an equal amount of Revolving Facility Loans was simultaneously repaid (I)Β to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clauses (c)Β and (d) of SectionΒ 2.10 or (II)Β to prepay Term Loans in accordance with clauses (c)Β and (d) of
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SectionΒ 2.10 and to prepay any Other First Lien Debt in accordance with the agreement(s) governing such Other First Lien Debt so long as the prepayments under this clause (II)Β are applied in a manner such that the Term Loans are prepaid on at least a ratable basis with such Other First Lien Debt (determined based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Other First Lien Debt being prepaid under this clause (II)Β on the date of such prepayment). Such calculation will be set forth in a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, the amount of any required prepayment in respect thereof and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.
(d)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding any other provisions of this SectionΒ 2.11 to the contrary, (i)Β to the extent that any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary or Excess Cash Flow attributable to a Foreign Subsidiary would otherwise be required to be applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b) or SectionΒ 2.11(c) but is prohibited, restricted or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States of America, the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans or Other First Lien Debt at the times provided in SectionΒ 2.11(b) or SectionΒ 2.11(c) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States of America, and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans or Other First Lien Debt pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b) or SectionΒ 2.11(c), to the extent provided therein and (ii)Β to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would otherwise be required to be applied pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(b) or SectionΒ 2.11(c) would have a material adverse tax consequence with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Subsidiary to promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions within the reasonable control of the Borrower that are reasonably required to eliminate such tax effects).
(e)Β Β Β Β In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any ClassΒ exceeds the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class (other than as a result of changes in currency exchange rates), the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Facility Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings of such Class (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, provide Cash Collateral in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(f)Β Β Β Β In the event that the Revolving L/C Exposure exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit (other than as a result of changes in currency exchange rates), at the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(g)Β Β Β Β If as a result of changes in currency exchange rates, on any Revaluation Date, (i)Β the total Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any ClassΒ exceeds the total Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ or (ii)Β the Revolving L/C Exposure exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, within ten (10)Β days of such Revaluation Date (A)Β prepay Revolving Facility Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings or (B)Β provide Cash Collateral pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j), in an aggregate amount such that the applicable exposure does not exceed the applicable commitment sublimit or amount set forth above.
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SectionΒ 2.12Β Β Β Β Fees. (a)Β The Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the date that is three Business Days after the last day of March, June, SeptemberΒ and DecemberΒ in each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee (a βCommitment Feeβ) on the daily amount of the applicable Available Unused Commitment of such Lender during the preceding quarter (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated) at a rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee accrued up to the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. For purposes of calculating any Lenderβs Commitment Fee, the outstanding Swingline Loans during the period for which such Lenderβs Commitment Fee is calculated shall be deemed to be zero. The Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower from time to time agrees to pay (i)Β to each Revolving Facility Lender of each Class (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the date that is three Business Days after the last day of March, June, SeptemberΒ and DecemberΒ of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a fee in Dollars (an βL/C Participation Feeβ) on such Lenderβs Revolving Facility Percentage of the daily aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure (excluding the portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements) of such Class, during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Revolving Facility Borrowings of such ClassΒ effective for each day in such period accrued up to the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and (ii)Β to each Issuing Bank, for its own account (x)Β on the date that is three Business Days after the last day of March, June, SeptemberΒ and DecemberΒ of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Facility Commitments of all the Lenders shall be terminated, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the termination of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate equal to 1/8 of 1.00% per annum of the Dollar Equivalent of the daily stated amount of such Letter of Credit, plus (y)Β in connection with the issuance, amendment or transfer of any such Letter of Credit or any L/C Disbursement thereunder, such Issuing Bankβs customary documentary and processing fees and charges (collectively, βIssuing Bank Feesβ). All L/C Participation Fees and Issuing Bank Fees that are payable on a per annum basis shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
(c)Β Β Β Β The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the βSenior Facilities Administration Feeβ as set forth in the Fee Letter, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, at the times specified therein (the βAdministrative Agent Feesβ).
(d)Β Β Β Β In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall (x)Β make a prepayment of the Term B Loans pursuant to SectionΒ 2.11(a) with the proceeds of any new or replacement tranche of long-term secured term loans that are broadly syndicated to banks and other institutional investors in financings similar to the Term B Loans and have an All-in Yield that is less than the All-in Yield of such Term B Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to securitizations) or (y)Β effect any amendment to this Agreement which reduces the All-in Yield of the Term B Loans (other than, in the case of each of clauses (x)Β and (y), in connection with a Qualified IPO, a Change in Control or a transformative acquisition referred to in the last sentence
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of this paragraph), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term Loan Lenders, (A)Β in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans so prepaid and (B)Β in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Term B Loans for which the All-in Yield has been reduced pursuant to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of such prepayment or the effective date of such amendment, as the case may be. For purposes of this SectionΒ 2.12(d), a βtransformative acquisitionβ is any acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is (i)Β not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or (ii)Β if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, would not provide the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
(e)Β Β Β Β All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that Issuing Bank Fees shall be paid directly to the applicable Issuing Banks. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
SectionΒ 2.13Β Β Β Β Interest. (a)Β The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i)Β in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding clausesΒ of this SectionΒ 2.13 or (ii)Β in the case of any other overdue amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in clause (a)Β of this Section; provided, that this clause (c)Β shall not apply to any Event of Default that has been waived by the Lenders pursuant to SectionΒ 9.08.
(d)Β Β Β Β Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i)Β on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, (ii)Β in the case of Revolving Facility Loans, upon termination of the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments and (iii)Β in the case of the Term Loans, on the applicable Term Facility Maturity Date; provided, that (A)Β interest accrued pursuant to clause (c)Β of this SectionΒ 2.13 shall be payable on demand, (B)Β in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of a Revolving Facility Loan that is an ABR Loan that is not made in conjunction with a permanent commitment reduction), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (C)Β in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e)Β Β Β Β All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the ABR at times when the ABR is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable ABR, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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SectionΒ 2.14Β Β Β Β Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a)Β Β Β Β the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b)Β Β Β Β the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or electronic means as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i)Β any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and such Borrowing shall be converted to or continued as on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto an ABR Borrowing, and (ii)Β if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
SectionΒ 2.15Β Β Β Β Increased Costs. (a)Β If any Change in Law shall:
(i)Β Β Β Β impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or Issuing Bank; or
(ii)Β Β Β Β subject any Lender to any Tax with respect to any Loan Document (other than (i)Β Taxes indemnifiable under SectionΒ 2.17 or (ii)Β Excluded Taxes); or
(iii)Β Β Β Β impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)Β Β Β Β If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements or liquidity has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs capital or on the capital of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs policies and the policies of such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lenderβs or such Issuing Bankβs holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)Β Β Β Β A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in clause (a)Β or (b)Β of this SectionΒ 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided, that any such certificate claiming amounts described in clause (x)Β or (y)Β of the definition of βChange in Lawβ shall, in addition, state the basis upon which such amount has been calculated and certify that such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs demand for payment of such costs hereunder, and such method of allocation is not inconsistent with its treatment of other borrowers which, as a credit matter, are similarly situated to the Borrower and which are subject to similar provisions. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d)Β Β Β Β Promptly after any Lender or any Issuing Bank has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.15, such Lender or Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.15 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs right to demand such compensation; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.15 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SectionΒ 2.16Β Β Β Β Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a)Β the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b)Β the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c)Β the failure to borrow (other than due to the default of the relevant Lender), convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d)Β the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to SectionΒ 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be the amount determined by such Lender (it being understood that the deemed amount shall not exceed the actual amount) to be the excess, if any, of (i)Β the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue a Eurocurrency Loan, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii)Β the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in Dollars of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SectionΒ 2.17Β Β Β Β Taxes. (a)Β Any and all payments made by or on behalf of a Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes; provided, that if a Loan Party, the Administrative Agent
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or any other applicable withholding agent shall be required by applicable Requirement of Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from such payments, then (i)Β the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions or withholdings as are reasonably determined by the applicable withholding agent to be required by any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii)Β the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority within the time allowed and in accordance with applicable Requirement of Law, and (iii)Β to the extent withholding or deduction is required to be made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions and withholdings have been made (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this SectionΒ 2.17) the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. Whenever any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by a Loan Party, as promptly as possible thereafter, such Loan Party shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of a Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an official receipt (or other evidence acceptable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, acting reasonably) received by the Loan Party showing payment thereof. Without duplication, after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this SectionΒ 2.17, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, a copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by applicable Requirements of Law to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes.
(c)Β Β Β Β The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender within 15 Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as the case may be (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this SectionΒ 2.17), and any 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 Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or by the Administrative Agent (as applicable) on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)Β Β Β Β Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A)Β whether or not any payments made hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to withholding of Taxes, (B)Β if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C)Β such Lenderβs entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, any such withholding of Taxes in respect of any payments to be made to such Lender by any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or otherwise to establish such Lenderβs status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.
(e)Β Β Β Β Without limiting the generality of SectionΒ 2.17(d), each Foreign Lender with respect to any Loan made to the Borrower shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so:
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(i)Β Β Β Β deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, prior to the date on which the first payment to the Foreign Lender is due hereunder, two copies of (A)Β in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under SectionΒ 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of βportfolio interest,β IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, (or any applicable successor form) (together with a certificate (substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ I hereto, such certificate, the βNon-Bank Tax Certificateβ) certifying that such Foreign Lender is not a bank for purposes of SectionΒ 881(c) of the Code, is not a β10-percent shareholderβ (within the meaning of SectionΒ 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Borrower and is not a CFC related to the Borrower (within the meaning of SectionΒ 864(d)(4) of the Code), and that the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the conduct by such Lender of a trade or business within the United States of America), (B)Β IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or Form W-8ECI (or any applicable successor form), in each case properly completed and duly executed by such Foreign Lender claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrower under this Agreement, (C)Β IRS Form W-8IMY (or any applicable successor form) and all necessary attachments (including the forms described in clauses (A)Β and (B)Β above, provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership, and one or more of the partners is claiming portfolio interest treatment, the Non-Bank Tax Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such partners) or (D)Β any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(ii)Β Β Β Β deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of any such form or certification (or any applicable successor form) on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete or invalid, after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
Any Foreign Lender that becomes legally ineligible to update any form or certification previously delivered shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such Foreign Lenderβs inability to do so.
Each person that shall become a Participant pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 or a Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 shall, upon the effectiveness of the related transfer, be required to provide all the forms and statements required pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17(e); provided that a Participant shall furnish all such required forms and statements to the person from which the related participation shall have been purchased.
In addition, each Agent shall deliver to the Borrower (x)(I) prior to the date on which the first payment by the Borrower is due hereunder or (II)Β prior to the first date on or after the date on which such Agent becomes a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 8.09 on which payment by the Borrower is due hereunder, as applicable, two copies of a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 certifying its exemption from U.S. federal backup withholding or such other properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law certifying its entitlement to an available exemption from applicable U.S. federal withholding taxes in respect of any payments to be made to such Agent by any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document including, as applicable, an IRS Form W-8IMY certifying that the Agent is a U.S. branch and intends to be treated as a U.S. person for purposes of withholding under Chapter 3 of the Code pursuant to SectionΒ 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)Β of the
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Treasury Regulations, and (y)Β on or before the date on which any such previously delivered documentation expires or becomes obsolete or invalid, after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent documentation previously delivered by it to the Borrower, and from time to time if reasonably requested by the Borrower, two further copies of such documentation.
(f)Β Β Β Β If any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax for which a payment has been made by a Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, which refund in the good faith judgment of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is attributable to such payment made by such Loan Party, then the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Loan Party for such amount (net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and without interest other than any interest received thereon from the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund) as the Lender or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion to be the proportion of the refund as will leave it, after such reimbursement, in no better or worse position (taking into account expenses or any Taxes imposed on the refund) than it would have been in if the Indemnified Tax or Other Tax giving rise to such refund had not been imposed in the first instance; provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Lender or the Administrative Agent agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Lender or the Administrative Agent in the event the Lender or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. In such event, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrowerβs request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that such Lender or the Administrative Agent may delete any information therein that it deems confidential). A Lender or the Administrative Agent shall claim any refund that it determines is available to it, unless it concludes in its sole discretion that it would be adversely affected by making such a claim. No Lender nor the Administrative Agent shall be obliged to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party in connection with this clause (f)Β or any other provision of this SectionΒ 2.17.
(g)Β Β Β Β If the Borrower determines that a reasonable basis exists for contesting an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax for which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts or indemnification payments, each affected Lender or Agent, as the case may be, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower as the Borrower may reasonably request in challenging such Tax. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold each Lender and Agent harmless against any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such person in connection with any request made by the Borrower pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.17(g). Nothing in this SectionΒ 2.17(g) shall obligate any Lender or Agent to take any action that such person, in its sole judgment, determines may result in a material detriment to such person.
(h)Β Β Β Β Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two IRS Forms W-9 (or substitute or successor form), properly completed and duly executed, certifying that such U.S. Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding (i)Β on or prior to the Closing Date (or on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement), (ii)Β on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete or invalid, (iii)Β after the occurrence of a change in the U.S. Lenderβs circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (iv)Β from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
(i)Β Β Β Β If a payment made to any Lender or any Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such
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Lender or such Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in SectionΒ 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender or such Agent shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by SectionΒ 1471(b)(3)(C)(i)Β of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lenderβs obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this SectionΒ 2.17(i), βFATCAβ shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(j)Β Β Β Β The agreements in this SectionΒ 2.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable under any Loan Document.
For purposes of this SectionΒ 2.17, the term βLenderβ includes any Issuing Bank and the terms βapplicable lawβ and βapplicable Requirement of Lawβ include FATCA.
SectionΒ 2.18Β Β Β Β Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a)Β Unless otherwise specified, the Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of L/C Disbursements, or of amounts payable under SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds. Each such payment shall be made without condition or deduction for any defense, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the applicable account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to the applicable Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05 shall be made directly to the persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments made under the Loan Documents shall be made in Dollars (or, in the case of Alternate Currency Loans or Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, in the applicable Alternate Currency). Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.
(b)Β Β Β Β Subject to SectionΒ 7.02, if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)Β first, towards payment of interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, (ii)Β second, towards payment of principal of Swingline Loans and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due to such parties, and (iii)Β third, towards payment of principal then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
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(c)Β Β Β Β If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of, or interest on, any of its Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements or Swingline Loans of a given ClassΒ resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans of such ClassΒ and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender entitled to receive the same proportion of such payment, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase participations in the Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans of such ClassΒ of such other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all such Lenders entitled thereto ratably in accordance with the principal amount of each such Lenderβs respective Term Loans, Revolving Facility Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans of such ClassΒ and accrued interest thereon; provided, that (i)Β if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii)Β the provisions of this clause (c)Β shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements to any assignee or participant. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d)Β Β Β Β Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e)Β Β Β Β If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to SectionΒ 2.04(b), 2.05(d) or (e), 2.06 or 2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lenderβs obligations under such SectionsΒ until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SectionΒ 2.19Β Β Β Β Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a)Β If any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 or any event that gives rise to the operation of SectionΒ 2.20, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i)Β would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to SectionΒ 2.15 or 2.17 or mitigate the applicability of SectionΒ 2.20, as applicable, in the future and (ii)Β would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
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(b)Β Β Β Β If (i)Β any Lender requests compensation under SectionΒ 2.15 or gives notice under SectionΒ 2.20, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, or (iii)Β any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require any such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in SectionΒ 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i)Β the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks), to the extent consent would be required under SectionΒ 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consent, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii)Β such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii)Β in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under SectionΒ 2.15, payments required to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 or a notice given under SectionΒ 2.20, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. Nothing in this SectionΒ 2.19 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender. No action by or consent of the removed Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment the Borrower, Administrative Agent, such removed Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with SectionΒ 9.04, provided, that if such removed Lender does not comply with SectionΒ 9.04 within one Business Day after the Borrowerβs request, compliance with SectionΒ 9.04 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
(c)Β Β Β Β If any Lender (such Lender, a βNon-Consenting Lenderβ) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which pursuant to the terms of SectionΒ 9.08 requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then the Borrower shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent) at its sole expense (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii)(B)) to replace such Non-Consenting Lender by requiring such Non-Consenting Lender to (and any such Non-Consenting Lender agrees that it shall, upon the Borrowerβs request) assign its Loans and its Commitments (or, at the Borrowerβs option, the Loans and Commitments under the Facility that is the subject of the proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination) hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable toΒ (i)Β the Administrative Agent (unless such assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) and (ii)Β if in respect of any Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks; provided, that: (a)Β all Loan Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender being replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment, (b)Β the replacement Lender shall purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and the replacement Lender or, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay any amount required by SectionΒ 2.12(d)(y), if applicable, and (c)Β the replacement Lender shall grant its consent with respect to the applicable proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination. No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such assignment, which shall be immediately
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and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment the Borrower, Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with SectionΒ 9.04; provided, that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with SectionΒ 9.04 within one Business Day after the Borrowerβs request, compliance with SectionΒ 9.04 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
SectionΒ 2.20Β Β Β Β Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Loans, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to convert ABR Borrowings to Eurocurrency Borrowings shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), convert all Eurocurrency Borrowings of such Lender to ABR Borrowings, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Borrowings to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.
SectionΒ 2.21Β Β Β Β Incremental Commitments. (a)Β The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, request Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount available at the time such Incremental Commitments are established (or at the time any commitment relating thereto is entered into or, at the option of the Borrower, at the time of incurrence of the Incremental Loans thereunder) from one or more Incremental Term Lenders and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders (which may include any existing Lender) willing to provide such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as the case may be, in their own discretion; provided, that each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender providing a commitment to make revolving loans shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and, to the extent the same would be required for an assignment under SectionΒ 9.04, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender is a Revolving Facility Lender. Such notice shall set forth (i)Β the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments being requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $5,000,000 and a minimum amount of $10,000,000, or equal to the remaining Incremental Amount or, in each case, such lesser amount approved by the Administrative Agent), (ii)Β the date on which such Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are requested to become effective, (iii)Β in the case of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, whether such Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are to be (x)Β commitments to make additional Revolving Facility Loans on the same terms as the Initial Revolving Loans or (y)Β commitments to make revolving loans with pricing terms, final maturity dates, participation in mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions and/or other terms different from the Initial Revolving Loans (βOther Revolving Loansβ) and (iv)Β in the case of Incremental Term Loan Commitments, whether such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be (x)Β commitments to make term loans with terms identical to Term B Loans or (y)Β commitments to make term loans with pricing, maturity, amortization, participation in mandatory prepayments and/or other terms different from the Term B Loans (βOther Term Loansβ).
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower and each Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Lender and/or Incremental
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Revolving Facility Commitment of such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments; provided, that:
(i)Β Β Β Β any commitments to make additional Term B Loans and/or additional Initial Revolving Loans shall have the same terms as the Term B Loans or Initial Revolving Loans, respectively,
(ii)Β Β Β Β the Other Term Loans incurred pursuant to clause (a)Β of this SectionΒ 2.21 shall rank pari passu or, at the option of the Borrower, junior in right of security with the Term B Loans (provided, that if such Other Term Loans rank junior in right of security with the Term B Loans, such Other Term Loans shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be subject to clause (vii)Β below),
(iii)Β Β Β Β the final maturity date of any such Other Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Term B Facility Maturity Date and, except as to pricing, amortization, final maturity date, participation in mandatory prepayments and ranking as to security (which shall, subject to the other clauses of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Term Lenders in their sole discretion), shall have (x)Β substantially similar terms as the Term B Loans or (y)Β such other terms (including as to guarantees and collateral) as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(iv)Β Β Β Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any such Other Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term B Loans,
(v)Β Β Β Β the Other Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to clause (a)Β of this SectionΒ 2.21 shall rank pari passu or, at the option of the Borrower, junior in right of security with the Initial Revolving Loans (provided, that if such Other Revolving Loans rank junior in right of security with the Initial Revolving Loans, such Other Revolving Loans shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement),
(vi)Β Β Β Β the final maturity date of any such Other Revolving Loans shall be no earlier than the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the Initial Revolving Loans and, except as to pricing, final maturity date, participation in mandatory prepayments and commitment reductions and ranking as to security (which shall, subject to the other clauses of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders in their sole discretion), shall have (x)Β substantially similar terms as the Initial Revolving Loans or (y)Β such other terms (including as to guarantees and collateral) as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(vii)Β Β Β Β with respect to any Other Term Loan incurred prior to the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to clause (a)Β of this SectionΒ 2.21 that ranks pari passu in right of security with the Term B Loans, the All-in Yield shall be the same as that applicable to the Term B Loans on the Closing Date, except that the All-in Yield in respect of any such Other Term Loan may exceed the All-in Yield in respect of such Term B Loans on the Closing Date by no more than 0.50%, or if it does so exceed such All-in Yield by more than 0.50% (such difference, the βTerm Yield Differentialβ) then the Applicable Margin (or the βLIBOR floorβ as provided in the following proviso) applicable to such Term B Loans shall be increased such that after giving effect to such increase, the Term Yield Differential shall not exceed 0.50%; provided that, to the extent any portion of the Term Yield Differential is attributable to a higher βLIBOR floorβ being applicable to such Other Term Loans, such floor shall only be included in the calculation of the Term Yield Differential to the extent such floor is greater than the Adjusted
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LIBO Rate in effect for an Interest Period of three monthsβ duration at such time, and, with respect to such excess, the βLIBOR floorβ applicable to the outstanding Term B Loans shall be increased to an amount not to exceed the βLIBOR floorβ applicable to such Other Term Loans prior to any increase in the Applicable Margin applicable to such Term B Loans then outstanding;
(viii)Β Β Β Β (A) such Other Revolving Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not a greater than pro rata basis) than the Initial Revolving Loans in (x)Β any voluntary or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction hereunder and (y)Β any Borrowing at the time such Borrowing is made and (B)Β such Other Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not a greater than pro rata basis) than the Term B Loans in any mandatory prepayment hereunder; and
(ix)Β Β Β Β there shall be no obligor in respect of any Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments that is not a Loan Party.
Each party hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and/or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in SectionΒ 9.08(e). Any amendment to this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is necessary to effect the provisions of this SectionΒ 2.21 and any such collateral and other documentation shall be deemed βLoan Documentsβ hereunder and may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrowerβs consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.
(c)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall become effective under this SectionΒ 2.21 unless (i)Β on the date of such effectiveness, (A)Β to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, the conditions set forth in clause (c)Β of SectionΒ 4.01 shall be satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and (B)Β if such Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment is established for a purpose other than financing any Permitted Business Acquisition or any other acquisition that is permitted by this Agreement, no Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i)Β shall have occurred or be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii)Β the Administrative Agent shall have received customary legal opinions, board resolutions and other customary closing certificates and documentation as required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement and, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under SectionΒ 4.02 and such additional customary documents and filings (including amendments to the Mortgages and other Security Documents and title endorsement bringdowns) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to assure that the Incremental Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Loans in respect of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments are secured by the Collateral ratably with (or, to the extent set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, junior to) one or more Classes of then-existing Term Loans and Revolving Facility Loans.
(d)Β Β Β Β Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that (i)Β all Incremental Term Loans (other than Other Term Loans of a different Class), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of the outstanding applicable ClassΒ of Term Loans on a pro rata basis, and (ii)Β all Revolving Facility Loans in respect of Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments (other than Revolving Facility Loans of a different Class), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of the applicable ClassΒ of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans on a pro rata basis. The Borrower agrees that SectionΒ 2.16 shall apply to any conversion of Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to effect the foregoing.
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(e)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including SectionΒ 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clausesΒ (e) through (i)Β of this SectionΒ 2.21), pursuant to one or more offers made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of any ClassΒ of Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Commitments, on a pro rata basis (based, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any ClassΒ of Term Loans, on the aggregate outstanding Term Loans of such ClassΒ and, in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Revolving Facility, on the aggregate outstanding Revolving Facility Commitments under such Revolving Facility, as applicable) and on the same terms (βPro Rata Extension Offersβ), the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate transactions with individual Lenders from time to time to extend the maturity date of such Lenderβs Loans and/or Commitments of such ClassΒ and to otherwise modify the terms of such Lenderβs Loans and/or Commitments of such ClassΒ pursuant to the terms of the relevant Pro Rata Extension Offer (including, without limitation, increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Lenderβs Loans and/or Commitments and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Lenderβs Loans). For the avoidance of doubt, the reference to βon the same termsβ in the preceding sentence shall mean, (i)Β in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any ClassΒ of Term Loans, that all of the Term Loans of such ClassΒ are offered to be extended for the same amount of time and that the interest rate changes and fees payable with respect to such extension are the same and (ii)Β in the case of an offer to the Lenders under any Revolving Facility, that all of the Revolving Facility Commitments of such Facility are offered to be extended for the same amount of time and that the interest rate changes and fees payable with respect to such extension are the same. Any such extension (an βExtensionβ) agreed to between the Borrower and any such Lender (an βExtending Lenderβ) will be established under this Agreement by implementing an Incremental Term Loan for such Lender if such Lender is extending an existing Term Loan (such extended Term Loan, an βExtended Term Loanβ) or an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment for such Lender if such Lender is extending an existing Revolving Facility Commitment (such extended Revolving Facility Commitment, an βExtended Revolving Facility Commitmentβ and any Revolving Facility Loans made thereunder, βExtended Revolving Loansβ). Each Pro Rata Extension Offer shall specify the date on which the Borrower proposes that the Extended Term Loan shall be made or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment shall become effective, which shall be a date not earlier than five Business Days after the date on which notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
(f)Β Β Β Β The Borrower and each Extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments of such Extending Lender. Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments; provided, that (i)Β except as to interest rates, fees and any other pricing terms (which interest rates, fees and other pricing terms shall not be subject to the provisions set forth in SectionΒ 2.21(b)(vii)), and amortization, final maturity date and participation in prepayments and commitment reductions (which shall, subject to clausesΒ (ii)Β and (iii)Β of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the Pro Rata Extension Offer), the Extended Term Loans shall have (x)Β the same terms as an existing ClassΒ of Term Loans or (y)Β such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii)Β the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans shall be no earlier than the latest Term Facility Maturity Date in effect on the date of incurrence, (iii)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the ClassΒ of Term Loans to which such offer relates, (iv)Β except as to interest rates, fees, any other pricing terms, participation in mandatory prepayments and commitment reductions and final maturityΒ (which shall be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the Pro Rata Extension
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Offer), any Extended Revolving Facility Commitment shall have (x)Β the same terms as an existing ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments or (y)Β have such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in respect of any other terms that would affect the rights or duties of any Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, such terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, (v)Β any Extended Revolving Facility Commitments may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) than the Initial Revolving Loans in any voluntary or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction hereunder and (vi)Β any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not a greater than pro rata basis) than the Term B Loans in any mandatory prepayment hereunder. Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in SectionΒ 9.08(e). Any such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrowerβs consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto. If provided in any Incremental Assumption Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Facility Commitments, and with the consent of each Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit shall be reallocated to lenders holding such Extended Revolving Facility Commitments in the manner specified in such Incremental Assumption Agreement, including upon effectiveness of such Extended Revolving Facility Commitment or upon or prior to the maturity date for any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments.
(g)Β Β Β Β Upon the effectiveness of any such Extension, the applicable Extending Lenderβs Term Loan will be automatically designated an Extended Term Loan and/or such Extending Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment will be automatically designated an Extended Revolving Facility Commitment. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i)Β if such Extending Lender is extending a Term Loan, such Extending Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Term Loan having the terms of such Extended Term Loan and (ii)Β if such Extending Lender is extending a Revolving Facility Commitment, such Extending Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment having the terms of such Extended Revolving Facility Commitment.
(h)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, this SectionΒ 2.21), (i)Β the aggregate amount of Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Facility Commitments will not be included in the calculation of the Incremental Amount, (ii)Β no Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, (iii)Β any Extending Lender may extend all or any portion of its Term Loans and/or Revolving Facility Commitment pursuant to one or more Pro Rata Extension Offers (subject to applicable proration in the case of over participation) (including the extension of any Extended Term Loan and/or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment), (iv)Β there shall be no condition to any Extension of any Loan or Commitment at any time or from time to time other than notice to the Administrative Agent of such Extension and the terms of the Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Facility Commitment implemented thereby, (v)Β all Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Facility Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Loan Obligations of the relevant Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations relating to an existing ClassΒ of Term Loans of the relevant Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (vi)Β no Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender shall be obligated to provide Swingline Loans or issue Letters of Credit under such Extended Revolving Facility Commitments unless it shall have consented thereto and (vii)Β there shall be no obligor in respect of any such Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Facility Commitments that is not a Loan Party.
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(i)Β Β Β Β Each Extension shall be consummated pursuant to procedures set forth in the associated Pro Rata Extension Offer; provided, that the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent prior to making any Pro Rata Extension Offer to establish reasonable procedures with respect to mechanical provisions relating to such Extension, including, without limitation, timing, rounding and other adjustments.
(j)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including SectionΒ 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clausesΒ (j) through (o)Β of this SectionΒ 2.21), the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent establish one or more additional tranches of term loans under this Agreement (such loans, βRefinancing Term Loansβ), the net cash proceeds of which are used to Refinance in whole or in part any ClassΒ of Term Loans. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a βRefinancing Effective Dateβ) on which the Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, which shall be a date not earlier than five Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided, that:
(i)Β Β Β Β before and after giving effect to the borrowing of such Refinancing Term Loans on the Refinancing Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 shall be satisfied to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement governing such Refinancing Term Loans;
(ii)Β Β Β Β the final maturity date of the Refinancing Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Term Facility Maturity Date of the refinanced Term Loans,
(iii)Β Β Β Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans shall be no shorter than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the refinanced Term Loans;
(iv)Β Β Β Β the aggregate principal amount of the Refinancing Term Loans shall not exceed the outstanding principal amount of the refinanced Term Loans plus amounts used to pay fees, premiums, costs and expenses (including original issue discount) and accrued interest associated therewith;
(v)Β Β Β Β all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (other than provisions relating to original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates and any other pricing terms (which original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates and other pricing terms shall not be subject to the provisions set forth in SectionΒ 2.21(b)(vii)) and optional prepayment or mandatory prepayment or redemption terms, which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans) taken as a whole shall be substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to the Term B Loans (except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the Term B Facility Maturity Date or are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as determined by the Borrower in good faith. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may establish Refinancing Term Loans to refinance and/or replace all or any portion of a Revolving Facility Commitment (regardless of whether Revolving Facility Loans are outstanding under such Revolving Facility Commitments at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans), so long as (1)Β the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Term Loans does not exceed the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments terminated at the time of incurrence thereof, (2)Β if the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure outstanding on the Refinancing Effective Date would exceed the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments outstanding in each case after giving effect to the termination of such Revolving Facility Commitments, the Borrower shall take one or more actions such that
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such Revolving Facility Credit Exposure does not exceed such aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments in effect on the Refinancing Effective Date after giving effect to the termination of such Revolving Facility Commitments (it being understood that (x)Β such Refinancing Term Loans may be provided by the Lenders holding the Revolving Facility Commitments being terminated and/or by any other person that would be a permitted Assignee hereunder and (y)Β the proceeds of such Refinancing Term Loans shall not constitute Net Proceeds hereunder), (3)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinancing Term Loans (disregarding any customary amortization for this purpose) shall be no shorter than the remaining life to termination of the terminated Revolving Facility Commitments, (4)Β the final maturity date of the Refinancing Term Loans shall be no earlier than the termination date of the terminated Revolving Facility Commitments and (5)Β all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans (other than provisions relating to original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates and any other pricing terms (which original issue discount, upfront fees, interest rates and other pricing terms shall not be subject to the provisions set forth in SectionΒ 2.21(b)(vii)) and optional prepayment or mandatory prepayment or redemption terms, which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans) taken as a whole shall be substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to the Term B Loans (except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the Term B Facility Maturity Date or are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as determined by the Borrower in good faith;
(vi)Β Β Β Β with respect to Refinancing Term Loans secured by Liens on the Collateral that rank pari passu or junior in right of security to the Term B Loans, such Liens will be subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable; and
(vii)Β Β Β Β there shall be no obligor in respect of such Refinancing Term Loans that is not a Loan Party.
(k)Β Β Β Β The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other person that would be a permitted Assignee pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans; provided, that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated an additional ClassΒ of Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement governing such Refinancing Term Loans, be designated as an increase in any previously established ClassΒ of Term Loans made to the Borrower.
(l)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including SectionΒ 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clauses (l)Β through (o) of this SectionΒ 2.21), the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent establish one or more additional Facilities providing for revolving commitments (βReplacement Revolving Facilitiesβ and the commitments thereunder, βReplacement Revolving Facility Commitmentsβ and the revolving loans thereunder, βReplacement Revolving Loansβ), which replace in whole or in part any ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments under this Agreement. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a βReplacement Revolving Facility Effective Dateβ) on which the Borrower proposes that the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall become effective, which shall be a date not less than five Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that:
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(i)Β before and after giving effect to the establishment of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments on the Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date, each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 shall be satisfied to the extent required by the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement governing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments; (ii)Β after giving effect to the establishment of any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and any concurrent reduction in the aggregate amount of any other Revolving Facility Commitments, the aggregate amount of Revolving Facility Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments outstanding immediately prior to the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date; (iii)Β no Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall have a final maturity date (or require commitment reductions or amortizations) prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence for the Revolving Facility Commitments being replaced; (iv)Β all other terms applicable to such Replacement Revolving Facility (other than provisions relating to (x)Β fees, interest rates and other pricing terms and prepayment and commitment reduction and optional redemption terms which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and (y)Β the amount of any letter of credit sublimit and swingline commitment under such Replacement Revolving Facility, which shall be as agreed between the Borrower, the Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, the Administrative Agent and the replacement issuing bank and replacement swingline lender, if any, under such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments) taken as a whole shall be substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than, the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to the Initial Revolving Loans (except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the latest Revolving Facility Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence or are otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent); and (v)Β there shall be no obligor in respect of such Replacement Revolving Facility that is not a Loan Party. In addition, the Borrower may establish Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments to refinance and/or replace all or any portion of a Term Loan hereunder (regardless of whether such Term Loan is repaid with the proceeds of Replacement Revolving Loans or otherwise), so long as the aggregate amount of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments does not exceed the aggregate amount of Term Loans repaid at the time of establishment thereof (it being understood that such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment may be provided by the Lenders holding the Term Loans being repaid and/or by any other Person that would be a permitted Assignee hereunder) so long as (i)Β before and after giving effect to the establishment such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments on the Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date each of the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 shall be satisfied to the extent required by the relevant agreement governing such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments, (ii)Β the remaining life to termination of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity then applicable to the refinanced Term Loans, (iii)Β the final termination date of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments shall be no earlier than the Term Facility Maturity Date of the refinanced Term Loans, (iv)Β with respect to Replacement Revolving Loans secured by Liens on Collateral that rank junior in right of security to the Initial Revolving Loans, such Liens will be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (v)Β the requirement of clause (v)Β in the preceding sentence shall be satisfied mutatis mutandis. Solely to the extent that an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender is not a replacement issuing bank or replacement swingline lender, as the case may be, under a Replacement Revolving Facility, it is understood and agreed that such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender shall not be required to issue any letters of credit or swingline loans under such Replacement Revolving Facility and, to the extent it is necessary for such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender to withdraw as an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, at the time of the establishment of such Replacement Revolving Facility, such withdrawal shall be on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in its sole discretion. The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in full upon demand, for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket cost or expense attributable to such withdrawal.
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(m)Β Β Β Β The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other person that would be a permitted Assignee of a Revolving Facility Commitment pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04 to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments; provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment. Any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment made on any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date shall be designated an additional ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments may, to the extent provided in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement, be designated as an increase in any previously established ClassΒ of Revolving Facility Commitments.
(n)Β Β Β Β On any Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each of the Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ shall purchase from each of the other Lenders with Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such Class, at the principal amount thereof and in the applicable currencies, such interests in the Replacement Revolving Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ then outstanding on such Replacement Revolving Facility Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Replacement Revolving Loans and participations of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments of such ClassΒ will be held by the Lenders thereunder ratably in accordance with their Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments.
(o)Β Β Β Β For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i)Β if a Lender is providing a Refinancing Term Loan, such Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Term Loan having the terms of such Refinancing Term Loan and (ii)Β if a Lender is providing a Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment, such Lender will be deemed to have an Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment having the terms of such Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, this SectionΒ 2.21), (i)Β the aggregate amount of Refinancing Term Loans and Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments will not be included in the calculation of the Incremental Amount, (ii)Β no Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, (iii)Β there shall be no condition to any incurrence of any Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Revolving Facility Commitment at any time or from time to time other than those set forth in clausesΒ (j) or (l)Β above, as applicable, and (iv)Β all Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(p)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, (i)Β for the purpose of determining the number of outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowings upon the incurrence of any Incremental Loans, (x)Β to the extent the last date of Interest Periods for multiple Eurocurrency Borrowings under the Term Facilities fall on the same day, such Eurocurrency Borrowings shall be considered a single Eurocurrency Borrowing and (y)Β to the extent the last date of Interest Periods for multiple Eurocurrency Borrowings under the Revolving Facilities fall on the same day, such Eurocurrency Borrowings shall be considered a single Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii)Β the initial Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing of Incremental Loans may, at the Borrowerβs option, be of a duration of a number of Business Days that is less than one month, and the Adjusted LIBO Rate with respect to such initial Interest Period shall be the same as the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to any then-outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing as the Borrower may direct, so long as the last day of such initial Interest Period is the same as the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing.
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SectionΒ 2.22Β Β Β Β Defaulting Lender. (a)Β Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)Β Β Β Β Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenderβs right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of βRequired Lendersβ or βRequired Revolving Facility Lenders.β
(ii)Β Β Β Β Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, following an Event of Default or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to SectionΒ 9.06 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder, second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder, third, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banksβ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(j), fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent, fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x)Β satisfy such Defaulting Lenderβs potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y)Β Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banksβ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with SectionΒ 2.05(j), sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenderβs breach of its obligations under this Agreement, seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenderβs breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this SectionΒ 2.22 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)Β Β Β Β Certain Fees. (A)Β No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender.
(B)Β Β Β Β Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive L/C Participation Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its pro rata share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral.
(C)Β Β Β Β With respect to any Commitment Fee or L/C Participation Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A)Β or (B)Β above, the Borrower shall (x)Β pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lenderβs participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv)Β below, (y)Β pay to each Issuing
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Bank and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bankβs or Swingline Lenderβs Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z)Β not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)Β Β Β Β Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lenderβs participation in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective pro rata Commitments (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lenderβs Commitment) but only to the extent that (x)Β the conditions set forth in SectionΒ 4.01 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation and (y)Β such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lenderβs Revolving Facility Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lenderβs increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v)Β Β Β Β Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (iv)Β above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, within three (3)Β Business Days following the written request of (i)Β the Administrative Agent or (ii)Β the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank, as applicable (with a copy to the Administrative Agent)Β (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lenderβs Fronting Exposure and (y)Β second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banksβ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in SectionΒ 2.05(j).
(b)Β Β Β Β Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Facility Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Facility Commitments (without giving effect to SectionΒ 2.22(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that, no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenderβs having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c)Β Β Β Β New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i)Β the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii)Β the Issuing Banks shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
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ARTICLEΒ III
Representations and Warranties
On the date of each Credit Event, the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:
SectionΒ 3.01Β Β Β Β Organization; Powers. Except as set forth on ScheduleΒ 3.01, each of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries (a)Β is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status under the laws of any jurisdiction of organization outside the United States of America) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b)Β has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c)Β is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d)Β has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder.
SectionΒ 3.02Β Β Β Β Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties and, in the case of SectionΒ 3.02(a) and 3.02(b)(i)(B), Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the borrowings hereunder (a)Β have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership or limited liability company action required to be obtained by Holdings, the Borrower and such Subsidiary Loan Parties and (b)Β will not (i)Β violate (A)Β any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Holdings, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, (B)Β the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreements) or by-laws of Holdings, the Borrower, or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, (C)Β any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party or (D)Β any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii)Β result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clauseΒ (i)Β or (ii)Β of this SectionΒ 3.02(b), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii)Β result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to (x)Β any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Loan Party, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens, or (y)Β any Equity Interests of the Borrower now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), other than Liens created by the Loan Documents or Liens permitted by ArticleΒ VIA.
SectionΒ 3.03Β Β Β Β Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party that is party thereto and the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement when executed and delivered by Holdings will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against the Borrower, such Subsidiary Loan Party and Holdings, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject to (i)Β the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditorsβ rights generally, (ii)Β general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
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proceeding in equity or at law), (iii)Β implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing and (iv)Β any foreign laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties.
SectionΒ 3.04Β Β Β Β Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is or will be required for the execution, delivery or performance of each Loan Document to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party is a party, except for (a)Β the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, (b)Β filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and comparable offices in foreign jurisdictions and equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions, (c)Β recordation of the Mortgages, (d)Β such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e)Β such actions, consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f)Β filings or other actions listed on ScheduleΒ 3.04 and any other filings or registrations required by the Security Documents.
SectionΒ 3.05Β Β Β Β Financial Statements. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheets as of DecemberΒ 31, 2014 and DecemberΒ 31, 2015 and the statements of income, stockholdersβ equity, and cash flow for the fiscal years ended DecemberΒ 31, 2013, DecemberΒ 31, 2014 and DecemberΒ 31, 2015 for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and (b)Β the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income, stockholdersβ equity and cash flow as of and for the fiscal quarter ended JuneΒ 30, 2016 for the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the notes thereto, if applicable, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein and the results of operations and, if applicable, cash flows for the periods then ended, and, except as set forth on ScheduleΒ 3.05, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except, in the case of interim period financial statements, for the absence of notes and for normal year-end adjustments and except as otherwise noted therein.
SectionΒ 3.06Β Β Β Β No Material Adverse Effect. Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with other events or circumstances, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 3.07Β Β Β Β Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a)Β Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has valid title in fee simple or equivalent to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its Real Properties (including all Mortgaged Properties) and has valid title to its personal property and assets, in each case, except for Permitted Liens and except for defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Liens or Liens arising by operation of law. The Equity Interests of the Borrower owned by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) are free and clear of Liens, other than Liens permitted by ArticleΒ VIA.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has complied with all material obligations under all leases to which it is a party, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, and all such leases are in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Β Β Β Β As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any material portion of the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation that remains unresolved as of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3.07(c).
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(d)Β Β Β Β As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is obligated under any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein, except as permitted under SectionΒ 6.02 or 6.05 or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)Β Β Β Β Schedule 1.01(E) lists each Material Real Property owned by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date.
SectionΒ 3.08Β Β Β Β Subsidiaries. (a)Β ScheduleΒ 3.08(a) sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or by any such Subsidiary.
(b)Β Β Β Β As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors (or entities controlled by directors) and shares held by directors (or entities controlled by directors)) relating to any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, except as set forth on ScheduleΒ 3.08(b).
SectionΒ 3.09Β Β Β Β Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a)Β There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any such person (including those that involve any Loan Document) that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, except for any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration which has been disclosed in any of the Companyβs or Merger Subβs public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Closing Date or which arises out of the same facts and circumstances, and alleges substantially the same complaints and damages, as any action, suit or proceeding so disclosed and in which there has been no material adverse change since the date of such disclosure.
(b)Β Β Β Β None of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law, rule or regulation (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permit, but excluding any Environmental Laws, which are the subject of SectionΒ 3.16) or any restriction of record or agreement affecting any Mortgaged Property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 3.10Β Β Β Β Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the making of any Loan (or the extension of any Letter of Credit) hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board.
SectionΒ 3.11Β Β Β Β Investment Company Act. None of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is required to be registered as an βinvestment companyβ within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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SectionΒ 3.12Β Β Β Β Use of Proceeds. (a)Β The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Revolving Facility Loans and Swingline Loans, and may request the issuance of Letters of Credit, solely for general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for the Transactions, Permitted Business Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures and Transaction Expenses and, in the case of Letters of Credit, for the back-up or replacement of existing letters of credit); provided the amount of Revolving Facility Loans incurred on the Closing Date shall not exceed the sum of (i) $35,000,000, (ii) the amount required to fund original issue discount or upfront fees in respect of Indebtedness incurred on the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions and (iii)Β the amount required to fund any ordinary course working capital requirements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date; provided, further, that the amounts drawn on the Closing Date under clauses (i)Β and (iii) above shall not exceed $35,000,000 and (b)Β the Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term B Loans made on the Closing Date to finance a portion of the Transactions and for the payment of Transaction Expenses.
SectionΒ 3.13Β Β Β Β Tax Returns. Except as set forth on ScheduleΒ 3.13:
(a)Β Β Β Β Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and non-U.S. Tax returns required to have been filed by it (including in its capacity as withholding agent) and each such Tax return is true and correct;
(b)Β Β Β Β Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable by it on the returns referred to in clause (a)Β and all other Taxes or assessments (or made adequate provision (in accordance with GAAP) for the payment of all Taxes due), except Taxes or assessments that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with SectionΒ 5.03 and for which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (as the case may be) has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; and
(c)Β Β Β Β Other than as would not be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date, with respect to the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries, there are no claims being asserted in writing with respect to any Taxes.
SectionΒ 3.14Β Β Β Β No Material Misstatements. (a)Β All written factual information (other than the Projections, forward looking information and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the βInformationβ) concerning the Borrower, the Subsidiaries, the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby included in the Information Memorandum or otherwise prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby (to the extent such Information relates to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date, to the Companyβs knowledge), when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Closing Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto).
(b)Β Β Β Β The Projections and other forward looking information and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that such Projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, such Projections are subject to
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significant uncertainties and contingencies and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ significantly from the projected results, and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized), as of the date such Projections and information were furnished to the Lenders.
SectionΒ 3.15Β Β Β Β Employee Benefit Plans. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i)Β no Reportable Event has occurred during the past five years as to which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate was required to file a report with the PBGC, other than reports that have been filed; (ii)Β no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; and (iii)Β none of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates has received any written notification that any Multiemployer Plan has been terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
SectionΒ 3.16Β Β Β Β Environmental Matters. Except as to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (i)Β no written notice, request for information, order, complaint or penalty has been received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and there are no judicial, administrative or other actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Borrowerβs knowledge, threatened which allege a violation of or liability under any Environmental Laws, in each case relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)Β each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has all environmental permits, licenses and other approvals necessary for its operations to comply with all Environmental Laws (βEnvironmental Permitsβ) and is in compliance with the terms of such Environmental Permits and with all other Environmental Laws, (iii)Β no Hazardous Material is located at, on or under any property currently or, to the Borrowerβs knowledge, formerly owned, operated or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, and no Hazardous Material has been generated, used, treated, stored, handled, disposed of or controlled, transported or Released at any location in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, (iv)Β there are no agreements in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or undertaken responsibility for any known or reasonably likely liability or obligation of any other person arising under or relating to Environmental Laws, which in any such case has not been made available to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, and (v)Β there has been no material written environmental assessment or audit conducted (other than customary assessments not revealing anything that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of any property currently or, to the Borrowerβs knowledge, formerly owned or leased by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that has not been made available to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.
SectionΒ 3.17Β Β Β Β Security Documents. (a)Β Each of the Collateral Agreement and the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), in each case, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. As of the Closing Date, in the case of the Pledged Collateral described in the Collateral Agreement, when certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Collateral and required to be delivered under the applicable Security Document are delivered to the Collateral Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Collateral Agreement (other than the Intellectual Property), when financing statements and other filings specified in the Perfection Certificate are filed in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and, subject to SectionΒ 9-315 of the NewΒ York Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person (except Permitted Liens).
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(b)Β Β Β Β When the Collateral Agreement or an ancillary document thereunder is properly filed and recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in clause (a)Β above, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a fully perfected (subject to exceptions arising from defects in the chain of title, which defects in the aggregate do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect hereunder) Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties thereunder in the material United States Intellectual Property included in the Collateral (but, in the case of the United States registered copyrights included in the Collateral, only to the extent such United States registered copyrights are listed in such ancillary document filed with the United States Copyright Office) listed in such ancillary document, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on material registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights acquired by the Loan Parties after the Closing Date).
(c)Β Β Β Β The Mortgages executed and delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to SectionΒ 5.10 shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all of the Loan Partiesβ rights, titles and interests in and to the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and when such Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording offices, and all relevant mortgage taxes and recording charges are duly paid, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have valid Liens with record notice to third parties on, and security interests in, all rights, titles and interests of the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable, subject to SectionΒ 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other person, except for Permitted Liens.
(d)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything herein (including this SectionΒ 3.17) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Borrower or any other Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign law.
SectionΒ 3.18Β Β Β Β Location of Real Property. The Perfection Certificate lists correctly, in all material respects, as of the Closing Date all Material Real Property owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the addresses thereof. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties own in fee all the Real Property set forth as being owned by them in the Perfection Certificate except to the extent set forth therein.
SectionΒ 3.19Β Β Β Β Solvency. (a)Β As of the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date, (i)Β the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ii)Β the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii)Β the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct,
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subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv)Β the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date.
(b)Β Β Β Β As of the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date, the Borrower does not intend to, and the Borrower does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.
SectionΒ 3.20Β Β Β Β Labor Matters. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a)Β there are no strikes or other labor disputes pending or threatened against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries; (b)Β the hours worked and payments made to employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing with such matters; and (c)Β all payments due from the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or for which any claim may be made against the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any material collective bargaining agreement to which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is a party or by which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is bound.
SectionΒ 3.21Β Β Β Β Insurance. ScheduleΒ 3.21 sets forth a true, complete and correct description, in all material respects, of all material insurance (excluding any title insurance) maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of such date, such insurance is in full force and effect.
SectionΒ 3.22Β Β Β Β No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SectionΒ 3.23Β Β Β Β Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as set forth in ScheduleΒ 3.23, (a)Β the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the right to use, all Intellectual Property used or held for use in or otherwise reasonably necessary for the present conduct of their respective businesses, (b)Β to the knowledge of the Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating Intellectual Property of any person, and (c)Β (i)Β no claim or litigation regarding any of the Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened and (ii)Β to the knowledge of the Borrower, no claim or litigation regarding any other Intellectual Property described in the foregoing clauses (a)Β and (b)Β is pending or threatened.
SectionΒ 3.24Β Β Β Β Senior Debt. The Loan Obligations constitute βSenior Debtβ (or the equivalent thereof) under the documentation governing any Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party permitted to be incurred hereunder constituting Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations.
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SectionΒ 3.25Β Β Β Β USA PATRIOT Act; OFAC.
(a)Β Β Β Β The Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with the material provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, and, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent all information related to the Loan Parties (including names, addresses and tax identification numbers (if applicable)) reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent not less than ten (10)Β Business Days prior to the Closing Date and mutually agreed to be required under βknow your customerβ and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, to be obtained by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(b)Β Β Β Β None of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (βOFACβ) or the U.S. Treasury Department, the European Union or relevant member states of the European Union, the United Nations Security Council or Her Majestyβs Treasury (βSanctionsβ). The Borrower will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit or otherwise make available such proceeds to any person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that is currently the target of any Sanctions or for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction with or in any country that is the target of the Sanctions, to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by sanctions laws and regulations administered by the United States, including OFAC and the U.S. State Department, the United Nations Security Council, Her Majestyβs Treasury, the European Union or relevant member states of the European Union (collectively, the βSanctions Lawsβ), or in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions Laws applicable to any party hereto.
SectionΒ 3.26Β Β Β Β Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, their directors, officers, agents or employees, are in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or similar law of a jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct their business and to which they are lawfully subject (βAnti-Corruption Lawsβ), in each case, in all material respects. No part of the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder will be used to make any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
ARTICLEΒ IV
Conditions of Lending
The obligations of (a)Β the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and (b)Β any Issuing Bank to issue, amend, extend or renew Letters of Credit or increase the stated amounts of Letters of Credit hereunder (each, a βCredit Eventβ) are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with SectionΒ 9.08) of the following conditions:
SectionΒ 4.01Β Β Β Β All Credit Events. On the date of each Borrowing and on the date of each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit (in each case, other than pursuant to an Incremental Assumption Agreement):
(a)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a Borrowing, a Borrowing Request as required by SectionΒ 2.03 (or a Borrowing Request shall have been deemed given in accordance with the last paragraphΒ of SectionΒ 2.03) or, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting the issuance of such Letter of Credit as required by SectionΒ 2.05(b).
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(b)Β Β Β Β (i)Β In the case of each Credit Event that occurs on the Closing Date, the representations and warranties made by the Company (with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries) in the Merger Agreement that are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such) (but only to the extent that Holdings has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement) shall be true and correct in all material respects, and the representations and warranties made in respect of the Borrower, and, to the extent applicable, the Guarantors, in SectionsΒ 3.01(a) and (d), 3.02(a) and (b)(i)(B), 3.03, 3.10, 3.11, 3.17 (limited to creation, validity and perfection except as provided in the last paragraph of SectionΒ 4.02), 3.19, 3.25 and 3.26 shall be true and correct in all material respects; and (ii)Β in the case of each other Credit Event that occurs after the Closing Date (other than an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit without any increase in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit), the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, in each case, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
(c)Β Β Β Β In the case of each Borrowing or other Credit Event that occurs after the Closing Date, at the time of and immediately after such Borrowing or issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit (other than an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit without any increase in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit), as applicable, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(d)Β Β Β Β Each Borrowing and other Credit Event that occurs after the Closing Date shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing, issuance, amendment, extension or renewal as applicable, as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b)Β and (c) of this SectionΒ 4.01.
SectionΒ 4.02Β Β Β Β First Credit Event. On or prior to the Closing Date:
(a)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (i)Β a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)Β written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include delivery of a signed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission (e.g., βpdfβ)) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank, a written opinion of Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, XxxxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxxx LLP, as special counsel for the Loan Parties (A)Β dated the Closing Date, (B)Β addressed to each Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and (C)Β in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering such matters relating to the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(c)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of each Loan Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i)Β Β Β Β a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation or other equivalent constituent and governing documents, including all amendments thereto, of such Loan Party, (1)Β in the case of a corporation, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, or (2)Β otherwise certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party or other person duly authorized by the constituent documents of such Loan Party,
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(ii)Β Β Β Β a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official),
(iii)Β Β Β Β that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing documents) of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clauseΒ (iv)Β below,
(iv)Β Β Β Β that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Loan Party (or its managing general partner or managing member) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents dated as of the Closing Date to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(v)Β Β Β Β as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party, and
(vi)Β Β Β Β as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party or, to the knowledge of such person, threatening the existence of such Loan Party.
(d)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, and the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent), tax and judgment, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are Permitted Liens or have been, or will be simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the closing under this Agreement, released (or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for such release shall have been made).
(e)Β Β Β Β The Merger shall have been consummated or shall be consummated simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the closing under this Agreement on the terms described in the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification thereof by Holdings that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such) unless it is approved by the Arrangers (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(f)Β Β Β Β Prior to, simultaneously, or substantially concurrently with the closing under this Agreement, the Co-Investors shall have contributed, directly or indirectly, to Holdings an aggregate amount in cash in the form of common equity or other Equity Interests on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and which shall be further contributed in the form of common equity to the Borrower (the βEquity Contributionβ), which will cause the Equity Interests of Holdings (including roll-over or contributed Equity Interests not to exceed 3.0% of the Total Pro Forma Consolidated Capitalization of Holdings as of the Closing Date) to represent not less than 27.5% of the Total Pro Forma Consolidated Capitalization of Holdings as of the Closing Date.
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(g)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received the financial statements referred to in SectionΒ 3.05.
(h)Β Β Β Β On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall have any third party Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a)Β of the definition thereof other than (i)Β the Loans and other extensions of credit under this Agreement (including the Existing Roll-Over Letters of Credit, which shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under and subject to this Agreement), (ii) the Senior Unsecured Notes, (iii)Β other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred or outstanding on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (iv)Β other Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 or approved by the Arrangers in their reasonable discretion.
(i)Β Β Β Β The Lenders shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of ExhibitΒ C and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower confirming the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date.
(j)Β Β Β Β The Agents shall have received all fees payable thereto or to any Lender on or prior to the Closing Date and, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Xxxxxx XxxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxx LLP) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties hereunder or under any Loan Document on or prior to the Closing Date (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Loans).
(k)Β Β Β Β Except as set forth in ScheduleΒ 5.12 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall override the applicable clausesΒ of the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ) and subject to the grace periods and post-closing periods set forth in such definition, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be satisfied (or waived) as of the Closing Date.
(l)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information required by SectionΒ 3.25(a), to the extent such information has been requested not less than ten (10)Β Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(m)Β Β Β Β Since the date of the Merger Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Β Β Β Β The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in SectionΒ 4.01(b)(i) and SectionΒ 4.02(m) hereof.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this SectionΒ 4.02, each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto and, in the case of a Borrowing, such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lenderβs ratable portion of the initial Borrowing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, it is understood that to the extent any security interest in the intended Collateral or any deliverable (including those referred to in Sections 4.02(d) and (k)) related to the perfection of security interests in the intended Collateral (other than any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement or the possession of the stock certificates (if any) of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary (to the extent, with respect to such Subsidiaries, such stock certificates are received from the Company on or prior to the Closing Date
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after using commercially reasonable efforts)) is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Closing Date (1)Β without undue burden or expense or (2)Β after the Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the provision and/or perfection of such security interest(s) or deliverable shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Commitments on the Closing Date but, to the extent otherwise required hereunder, shall be delivered after the Closing Date in accordance with SectionΒ 5.12.
ARTICLEΒ V
Affirmative Covenants
The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SectionΒ 5.01Β Β Β Β Existence; Business and Properties. (a)Β Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Borrower, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as otherwise permitted under SectionΒ 6.05, and except for the liquidation or dissolution of Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution; provided, that Subsidiary Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and Domestic Subsidiaries may not be liquidated into Foreign Subsidiaries (except in each case as permitted under SectionΒ 6.05).
(b)Β Β Β Β Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i)Β lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, Intellectual Property, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, and (ii)Β at all times maintain, protect and preserve all property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as permitted by this Agreement).
SectionΒ 5.02Β Β Β Β Insurance. (a)Β Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, cause the Collateral Agent to be listed as a co-loss payee on property and casualty policies with respect to Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America and as an additional insured on liability policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may self-insure with respect to such risks with respect to which companies of established reputation engaged in the same general line of business in the same general area usually self-insure.
(b)Β Β Β Β Except as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, cause all such property and casualty insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a βstandardβ or βNewΒ Yorkβ lenderβs loss payable endorsement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, deliver a certificate of an insurance broker to the Collateral Agent; cause each
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such policy covered by this clause (b)Β to provide that it shall not be cancelled or not renewed upon less than 30 daysβ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Collateral Agent; deliver to the Collateral Agent, prior to or concurrently with the cancellation or nonrenewal of any such policy of insurance covered by this clause (b), a copy of a renewal or replacement policy (or other evidence of renewal of a policy previously delivered to the Collateral Agent), or insurance certificate with respect thereto, together with evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of payment of the premium therefor, in each case of the foregoing, to the extent customarily maintained, purchased or provided to, or at the request of, lenders by similarly situated companies in connection with credit facilities of this nature.
(c)Β Β Β Β If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area (each a βSpecial Flood Hazard Areaβ) with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, (i)Β maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii)Β deliver to the Collateral Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including a copy of the flood insurance policy and declaration page relating thereto.
(d)Β Β Β Β In connection with the covenants set forth in this SectionΒ 5.02, it is understood and agreed that:
(i)Β Β Β Β the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their respective agents or employees shall not be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this SectionΒ 5.02, it being understood that (A)Β the Loan Parties shall look solely to their insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B)Β such insurance companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies, as a matter of the internal policy of such insurer, do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then each of Holdings and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and behalf of each of its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and further agrees to cause each of their Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank and their agents and employees;
(ii)Β Β Β Β the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance coverage by the Collateral Agent (including acting in the capacity as the Collateral Agent) under this SectionΒ 5.02 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Collateral Agent or the Lenders that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or the protection of their properties; and
(iii)Β Β Β Β the amount and type of insurance that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has in effect as of the Closing Date satisfies for all purposes the requirements of this SectionΒ 5.02.
SectionΒ 5.03Β Β Β Β Taxes. Pay its obligations in respect of all Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (i)Β the amount or validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP or (ii)Β the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SectionΒ 5.04Β Β Β Β Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such information to the Lenders):
(a)Β Β Β Β within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ending DecemberΒ 31, 2016 and within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and ownersβ equity showing the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of their operations during such year and, starting with the fiscal year ending DecemberΒ 31, 2016, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior fiscal year, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows and ownersβ equity shall be accompanied by customary managementβs discussion and analysis and audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary as a going concern, other than solely with respect to, or resulting solely from, an upcoming maturity date under any series of Indebtedness occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that the delivery by the Borrower of annual reports on Form 10-K (or any successor or comparable form) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this SectionΒ 5.04(a) to the extent such annual reports include the information specified herein);
(b)Β Β Β Β within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending SeptemberΒ 30, 2016), a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of their operations during such fiscal quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the fiscal year and, starting with the fiscal quarter ending SeptemberΒ 30, 2017, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be in reasonable detail, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows shall be accompanied by customary managementβs discussion and analysis and which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower on behalf of the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood that the delivery by the Borrower of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the requirements of this SectionΒ 5.04(b) to the extent such quarterly reports include the information specified herein); provided, that with respect to the fiscal quarter ending SeptemberΒ 30, 2016, the requirements under this clause (b)Β shall be satisfied if the Borrower, at its option, delivers the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended SeptemberΒ 30, 2016 substantially in the form of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 4.02(g);
(c)Β Β Β Β (x) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a)Β or (b)Β above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i)Β certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred since the date of the last certificate delivered pursuant to this SectionΒ 5.04(c) or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii)Β commencing with the end of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, setting forth computations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenant and (iii)Β setting forth the calculation and uses of
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the Cumulative Credit for the fiscal period then ended if the Borrower shall have used the Cumulative Credit for any purpose during such fiscal period and (y)Β concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clauseΒ (a) above, if the accounting firm is not restricted from providing such a certificate by its policies office, a certificate of the accounting firm opining on or certifying such statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such statements of any Default or Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations);
(d)Β Β Β Β promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other publicly available reports, proxy statements and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, other materials filed by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the SEC, or after an initial public offering, distributed to its stockholders generally, as applicable; provided, however, that such reports, proxy statements, filings and other materials required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (d)Β shall be deemed delivered for purposes of this Agreement when posted to the website of the Borrower (or Holdings or any Parent Entity referred to in SectionΒ 5.04(i)) or the website of the SEC and written notice of such posting has been delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(e)Β Β Β Β within 90 days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) after the beginning of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending DecemberΒ 31, 2017), a consolidated annual budget for such fiscal year consisting of a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income (collectively, the βBudgetβ), which Budget shall in each case be accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that the Budget is based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof;
(f)Β Β Β Β upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent not more frequently than once a year, an updated Perfection Certificate (or, to the extent such request relates to specified information contained in the Perfection Certificate, such information) reflecting all changes since the date of the information most recently received pursuant to this clauseΒ (f) or SectionΒ 5.10(f);
(g)Β Β Β Β promptly, from time to time, such other customary information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document as in each case the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (for itself or on behalf of any Lender);
(h)Β Β Β Β no later than 10 Business Days after the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to clauses (a)Β and (b) of this SectionΒ 5.04, commencing with the financial statements for the first full fiscal period ending after the Closing Date, upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall hold a customary conference call for Lenders; and
(i)Β Β Β Β in the event that Holdings or any Parent Entity reports on a consolidated basis, such consolidated reporting at Holdings or such Parent Entityβs level in a manner consistent with that described in clauses (a)Β and (b)Β of this SectionΒ 5.04 for the Borrower (together with a reconciliation showing the adjustments necessary to determine compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the Financial Covenant) will satisfy the requirements of such paragraphs.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that all financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (d)Β above are hereby deemed to be Borrower Materials suitable for distribution, and to be made available, to Public Lenders as contemplated by SectionΒ 9.17 and may be treated by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as if the same had been marked βPUBLICβ in accordance with such paragraph (unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to delivery thereof).
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SectionΒ 5.05Β Β Β Β Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter furnish to the Lenders) written notice of the following promptly after any Responsible Officer of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) or the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof:
(a)Β Β Β Β any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b)Β Β Β Β the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)Β Β Β Β any other development specific to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is not a matter of general public knowledge and that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d)Β Β Β Β the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.06Β Β Β Β Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, that this SectionΒ 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are the subject of SectionΒ 5.09, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject of SectionΒ 5.03. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions Laws.
SectionΒ 5.07Β Β Β Β Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Maintain all financial records in accordance with GAAP and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at reasonable times, upon reasonable prior notice to Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) or the Borrower, and as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Administrative Agent or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon reasonable prior notice to Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) or the Borrower to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (so long as the Borrower has the opportunity to participate in any such discussions with such accountants), in each case, subject to reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract.
SectionΒ 5.08Β Β Β Β Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans made and Letters of Credit issued in the manner contemplated by SectionΒ 3.12.
SectionΒ 5.09Β Β Β Β Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and make reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying its properties to comply, with all Environmental
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Laws applicable to its operations and properties; and obtain and renew all material authorizations and permits required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, in each case in accordance with Environmental Laws, except, in each case with respect to this SectionΒ 5.09, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SectionΒ 5.10Β Β Β Β Further Assurances; Additional Security.
(a)Β Β Β Β Execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents), that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, those required by applicable law), to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and provide to the Collateral Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
(b)Β Β Β Β If any asset (other than Real Property) that has an individual fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in an amount greater than $10,000,000 is acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date or owned by an entity at the time it becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party (in each case other than (x)Β assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien of such Security Document upon acquisition thereof and (y)Β assets constituting Excluded Property), the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Party, as applicable, will (i)Β notify the Collateral Agent of such acquisition or ownership and (ii)Β cause such asset to be subjected to a Lien (subject to any Permitted Liens) securing the Obligations by, and take, and cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in clause (a)Β of this SectionΒ 5.10, all at the expense of the Loan Parties, subject to clauseΒ (g) below.
(c)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Grant and cause each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties to grant to the Collateral Agent security interests in, and Mortgages on, any Material Real Property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Parties, as applicable, that are acquired after the Closing Date, within 120 days after the acquisition thereof (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) in a customary form for Affiliates of the Fund and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, which security interest and mortgage shall constitute valid and enforceable Liens subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens, (ii)Β record or file, and cause each such Subsidiary to record or file, the Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) required to be granted pursuant to the Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges required to be paid in connection with such recording or filing, in each case subject to clauseΒ (g) below, and (iii)Β deliver to the Collateral Agent an updated Schedule 1.01(E) reflecting such Mortgaged Properties. Unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent, with respect to each such Mortgage, the Borrower shall cause the requirements set forth in clauses (f)Β and (g) of the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee Requirementβ to be satisfied with respect to such Material Real Property.
(d)Β Β Β Β If any additional direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (with any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary being deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Subsidiary) and if such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party, within 15 Business Days after the date such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable
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discretion), notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, within 20 Business Days after the date such Subsidiary is formed or acquired or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion (or, with respect to clausesΒ (f), (g) and (h)Β of the definition of βCollateral and Guarantee Requirement,β within 120 days after such formation or acquisition or such longer period as set forth therein or as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, as applicable), cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, subject to clauseΒ (g) below.
(e)Β Β Β Β If any additional Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower is formed or acquired after the Closing Date (with any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary being deemed to constitute the acquisition of a Subsidiary) and if such Subsidiary is a βfirst tierβ Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party, within 15 Business Days after the date such Foreign Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, within 50 Business Days after the date such Foreign Subsidiary is formed or acquired or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion, cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to any Equity Interest in such Foreign Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, subject to clauseΒ (g) below.
(f)Β Β Β Β Furnish to the Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change (A)Β in any Loan Partyβs corporate or organization name, (B)Β in any Loan Partyβs identity or organizational structure, (C)Β in any Loan Partyβs organizational identification number, (D)Β in any Loan Partyβs jurisdiction of organization or (E)Β in the location of the chief executive office of any Loan Party that is not a registered organization; provided, that the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within 30 days following such change (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), under the Uniform Commercial Code that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by such filing, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
(g)Β Β Β Β The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other provisions of this SectionΒ 5.10 and the other Loan Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to any of the following (collectively, the βExcluded Propertyβ): (i)Β any Real Property other than Material Real Property, (ii)Β motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, letter of credit rights (in each case, other than to the extent a Lien on such assets or such rights can be perfected by filing a UCC-1) and commercial tort claims with a value of less than $10,000,000, (iii)Β pledges and security interests prohibited by applicable law, rule, regulation or contractual obligation (with respect to any such contractual obligation, only to the extent such restriction is permitted under SectionΒ 6.09(c) and such restriction is binding on such assets (1)Β on the Closing Date or (2)Β on the date of the acquisition thereof and not entered into in contemplation thereof (other than in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness of the type contemplated by SectionΒ 6.01(i))) (in each case, except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of ArticleΒ 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) or which could require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to be pledged (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (iv)Β assets to the extent a security interest in such assets could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as determined in good faith by the Borrower, (v)Β any lease, license or other agreement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or create a right of termination in favor of any
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other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of ArticleΒ 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (vi)Β those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost or other consequence of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby, (vii)Β any governmental licenses or state or local licenses, franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of ArticleΒ 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, (viii)Β any βintent-to-useβ applications for trademark or service xxxx registrations filed pursuant to SectionΒ 1(b) of the Xxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. Β§0000, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under SectionΒ 1(c) or 1(d) of the Xxxxxx Act has been filed, (ix)Β other customary exclusions under applicable local law or in applicable local jurisdictions set forth in any applicable Security Documents or otherwise separately agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (x)Β Securitization Assets sold to any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary or otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold in connection with any Permitted Securitization Financing, and any other assets subject to Liens securing Permitted Securitization Financings, (xi)Β any Excluded Securities, (xii)Β any Third Party Funds, (xiii)Β any equipment or other asset that is subject to a Lien permitted by any of clauses (c), (i), (j), (aa), (mm) or (oo) of SectionΒ 6.02 or is otherwise subject to a purchase money debt or a Capitalized Lease Obligation, in each case, as permitted by SectionΒ 6.01, if the contract or other agreement providing for such debt or Capitalized Lease Obligation prohibits or requires the consent of any person (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor) as a condition to the creation of any other security interest on such equipment or asset and, in each case, such prohibition or requirement is permitted hereunder (after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (xiv) all assets of Holdings other than, prior to a Qualified IPO, Equity Interests of the Borrower directly held by Holdings and pledged pursuant to the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement and (xv)Β any other exceptions mutually agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Borrower may in its sole discretion elect to exclude any property from the definition of βExcluded Property.β Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A)Β the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time or waiver of requirement for the creation or perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of insurance (including title insurance) or surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or obtaining of such items cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (B)Β no control agreement or control, lockbox or similar arrangement shall be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts, (C)Β no landlord, mortgagee or bailee waivers shall be required, (D)Β no foreign-law governed security documents or perfection under foreign law shall be required, (E)Β no notice shall be required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third parties prior to an Event of Default, (F)Β Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to, or any other requirements of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and (G)Β to the extent any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction with mortgage recording or similar tax, the amount secured by the Security Document with respect to such Mortgaged Property shall be limited to the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property as determined in good faith by the Borrower (subject to any applicable laws in the relevant jurisdiction or such lesser amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent).
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SectionΒ 5.11Β Β Β Β Rating. Exercise commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and to maintain (a)Β public ratings (but not to obtain a specific rating) from Xxxxxβx and S&P for the Term B Loans and (b)Β public corporate credit ratings and corporate family ratings (but, in each case, not to obtain a specific rating) from Xxxxxβx and S&P in respect of the Borrower.
SectionΒ 5.12Β Β Β Β Post-Closing.Β Β Β Β Take all necessary actions to satisfy the items described on ScheduleΒ 5.12 within the applicable period of time specified in such ScheduleΒ (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion).
ARTICLEΒ VI
Negative Covenants
The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders (or, in the case of SectionΒ 6.11, the Required Revolving Facility Lenders voting as a single Class) shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to:
SectionΒ 6.01Β Β Β Β Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a)Β Β Β Β (i) Indebtedness existing or committed on the Closing Date (provided, that any such Indebtedness that is (x)Β not intercompany Indebtedness and (y)Β in excess of $5,000,000 shall be set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.01) and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness Refinanced with Indebtedness owed to a person not affiliated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary);
(b)Β Β Β Β (i) Indebtedness created hereunder (including pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21) and under the other Loan Documents and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;
(c)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to Hedging Agreements entered into for non-speculative purposes;
(d)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any person providing workersβ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such person, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;
(e)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness of the Borrower to Holdings or any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided, that (i)Β Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party owing to the Loan Parties incurred pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(e) shall be subject to SectionΒ 6.04 and (ii)Β Indebtedness owed by any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party incurred pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(e) shall be subordinated to the Loan Obligations under this Agreement on subordination terms described in the intercompany note substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto or on substantially identical subordination terms or other subordination terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
(f)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;
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(g)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or a person merged or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date and Indebtedness otherwise incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of assets or Equity Interests (including a Permitted Business Acquisition), where such acquisition, merger or consolidation is not prohibited by this Agreement; provided, that, (w)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness secured by Liens on Collateral that are Other First Liens, the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or consolidation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is (I)Β not greater than 2.50 to 1.00 or (II)Β no greater than the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior thereto, (x)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness secured by Liens on Collateral that are Junior Liens, the Net Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or consolidation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is (I)Β not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 or (II)Β no greater than the Net Secured Leverage Ratio in effect immediately prior thereto, (y)Β in the case of any other such Indebtedness, the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or consolidation, the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions is (I)Β not less than 2.00 to 1.00 or (II)Β no less than the Interest Coverage Ratio in effect immediately prior thereto and (z)Β in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred under this clause (h)Β by a Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Loan Party that is incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or consolidation, the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any related transactions shall not exceed, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding at such time pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(q)(i), SectionΒ 6.01(r)(i) and SectionΒ 6.01(s)(i) that are incurred by Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; provided, further, that the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (h)(i) incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation shall be subject to the last paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.01 and the incurrence (but not assumption) of any such term loan Indebtedness that is secured by Other First Liens shall be subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.02; and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any such Indebtedness;
(i)Β Β Β Β (i) Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings and other Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days after the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of the respective property (real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interest of any person owning such property) permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement, in an aggregate principal amount that immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(i)(i), would not exceed the greater of $225,000,000 and 0.35 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, (ii)Β Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred by the
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Borrower or any Subsidiary to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the acquisition, lease, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of computer equipment (including servers), storage equipment, networking equipment and other equipment and similar assets related to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any finance lease obligations not prohibited hereunder and (iii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing;
(j)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Capitalized Lease Obligations and any other Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising from any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction that is permitted under SectionΒ 6.03, (ii) Capitalized Lease Obligations or other obligations or deferrals attributable to capital spending and (iii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing;
(k)Β Β Β Β (i)Β other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(k), would not exceed the greater of $350,000,000 and 0.475 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(l)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not greater than 100% of the amount of net cash proceeds received by the Borrower from (x)Β the issuance or sale of its Qualified Equity Interests or (y)Β a contribution to its common equity with the net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale by Holdings or a Parent Entity of its Qualified Equity Interests or a contribution to its common equity (in each case of (x)Β and (y), other than proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests to, or contributions from, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), to the extent such net cash proceeds do not constitute Excluded Contributions or Permitted Cure Securities;
(m)Β Β Β Β Guarantees (i)Β by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii)Β by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party to the extent such Guarantees are permitted by SectionΒ 6.04 (other than SectionΒ 6.04(v)), (iii)Β by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, and (iv)Β by the Borrower of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties incurred for working capital purposes in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under SectionΒ 6.01(t) to the extent such Guarantees are permitted by SectionΒ 6.04 (other than SectionΒ 6.04(v)); provided, that Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party under this SectionΒ 6.01(m) of any other Indebtedness of a person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such person shall be expressly subordinated to the Loan Obligations to at least the same extent as such underlying Indebtedness is subordinated;
(n)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations (including earn-outs), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Business Acquisition, other Investments or the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement;
(o)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practices;
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(p)Β Β Β Β [reserved];
(q)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness secured by Liens on Collateral that are Other First Liens so long as immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 2.50 to 1.00; provided, that (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (q)(i)Β at such time that is incurred by a Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not exceed, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(h)(i) (to the extent set forth therein), this SectionΒ 6.01(q)(i), SectionΒ 6.01(r)(i) and SectionΒ 6.01(s)(i) that are incurred by Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period and (y)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (q)(i) shall be subject to the last paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.01 and the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (q)(i) in the form of term loans shall be subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.02, and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(r)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness secured by Liens on Collateral that are Junior Liens so long as immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the Net Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 3.00 to 1.00; provided, that (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (r)(i) at such time that is incurred by a Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not exceed, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(h)(i) (to the extent set forth therein), SectionΒ 6.01(q)(i), this SectionΒ 6.01(r)(i) and SectionΒ 6.01(s)(i) that are incurred by Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period and (y)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (r)(i) shall be subject to the last paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.01, and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(s)Β Β Β Β (i)Β other Indebtedness so long as immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not less than 2.00 to 1.00; provided, that (x)Β the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (s)(i) at such time that isΒ incurred by a Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not exceed, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(h)(i) (to the extent set forth therein), SectionΒ 6.01(q)(i), SectionΒ 6.01(r)(i) and this SectionΒ 6.01(s)(i) that are incurred by Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period and (y)Β the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (s)(i) shall be subject to the last paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.01, and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(t)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount outstanding that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(t), would not exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 0.15 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(u)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided, that such obligations are
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incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Hedging Agreements;
(v)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower (or, to the extent such work is done for the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(w)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness in connection with Permitted Securitization Financings;
(x)Β Β Β Β obligations in respect of Cash Management Agreements;
(y)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Refinancing Notes and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof;
(z)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed at the time of incurrence the Incremental Amount available at such time; provided that the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to this clause (z)(i) shall be subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.01 and the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money secured by Liens on Collateral that are Other First Liens pursuant to this clause (z)(i) in the form of term loans shall be subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.02 and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(aa)Β Β Β Β [reserved];
(bb)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness of, incurred on behalf of, or representing Guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint ventures in an aggregate principal amount that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, together with the aggregate principal amount of any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(bb), would not exceed the greater of $125,000,000 and 0.175 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, andΒ (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(cc)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees thereof or of Holdings or any Parent Entity, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity permitted by SectionΒ 6.06;
(dd)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such person in connection with the Transactions and Permitted Business Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;
(ee)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to or on behalf of any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including with respect to intercompany self-insurance arrangements) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(ff)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness consisting of (i)Β the financing of insurance premiums or (ii)Β take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
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(gg)Β Β Β Β Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit (or a letter of credit issued under any other revolving credit or letter of credit facility permitted by SectionΒ 6.01);
(hh)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Indebtedness, including in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.01(hh)(i) not to exceed $1,200,000,000 and (ii)Β any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(ii)Β Β Β Β all premium (if any, including tender premiums) expenses, defeasance costs, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a)Β through (hh) above or refinancings thereof.
For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 6.01 or SectionΒ 6.02, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Closing Date, on the date on which such Indebtedness was incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided, that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i)Β the outstanding or committed principal amount, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii)Β the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender premiums), accrued interest, defeasance costs and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.
Further, for purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 6.01, (A)Β Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in SectionsΒ 6.01(a) through (ii) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of βIncremental Amountβ) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof, (B)Β in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in SectionsΒ 6.01(a) through (ii) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the clauses set forth in the definition of βIncremental Amountβ), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this SectionΒ 6.01 and at the time of incurrence, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause (or portion thereof) at such time; provided, that (x)Β all Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date under this Agreement shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 6.01 and (y)Β all Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date under the Senior Unsecured Notes shall at all times be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (hh) of this SectionΒ 6.01, (C) in connection with (1)Β the incurrence of revolving loan Indebtedness under this SectionΒ 6.01 or (2)Β any commitment relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness under this SectionΒ 6.01 and the granting of any Lien to secure such Indebtedness, the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary may
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designate the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the granting of such Lien therefor as having occurred on the date of first incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the βDeemed Dateβ), and any related subsequent actual incurrence and the granting of such Lien therefor will be deemed for purposes of this SectionΒ 6.01 and SectionΒ 6.02 of this Agreement to have been incurred or granted on such Deemed Date, including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating usage of any baskets hereunder (if applicable), the Net Total Leverage Ratio, the Net Secured Leverage Ratio, the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio and EBITDA (and all such calculations, without duplication, on the Deemed Date and on any subsequent date until such commitment is funded or terminated or such election is rescinded without the incurrence thereby shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the deemed incurrence, the granting of any Lien therefor and related transactions in connection therewith) and (D)Β for purposes of calculating the Net Secured Leverage Ratio and the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio under SectionΒ 6.01(h), (q), (r) and/or (z)Β on any date of incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to such SectionΒ 6.01(h), (q), (r) and/or (z), the net cash proceeds funded by financing sources upon the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred at such time shall not be netted against the applicable amount of Consolidated Debt for purposes of such calculation of the Net Secured Leverage Ratio or the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, as applicable, at such time. In addition, with respect to any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred hereunder on the date of such incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such incurrence.
This Agreement will not treat (1)Β unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured or (2)Β senior Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.
With respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred under SectionΒ 6.01(h)(i) (solely to the extent set forth therein), 6.01(q)(i), 6.01(r)(i), 6.01(s)(i) and 6.01(z)(i), (A) in the form of term Indebtedness, (1)Β the stated maturity date of any such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Term B Facility Maturity Date as in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (2)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term B Loans in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (B)Β in the form of revolving Indebtedness, (1)Β the stated maturity date of any such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Revolving Facility Maturity Date as in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (2)Β the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Revolving Loans in effect at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.
SectionΒ 6.02Β Β Β Β Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except the following (collectively, βPermitted Liensβ):
(a)Β Β Β Β Liens on property or assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date (or created following the Closing Date pursuant to agreements in existence on the Closing Date requiring the creation of such Liens) and, to the extent securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.02(a) and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided, that such Liens shall secure only those obligations that they secure on the Closing Date (and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such obligations permitted by SectionΒ 6.01) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than (A)Β after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, and (B)Β proceeds and products thereof;
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(b)Β Β Β Β any Lien created under the Loan Documents (including Liens created under the Security Documents securing obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) or permitted in respect of any Mortgaged Property by the terms of the applicable Mortgage;
(c)Β Β Β Β any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(h); provided, that (i)Β in the case of Liens that do not extend to the Collateral, such Lien does not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries not securing such Indebtedness at the date of the acquisition of such property or asset and accessions and additions thereto and proceeds and products thereof (other than after-acquired property required to be subjected to such Lien pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness (and refinancings thereof)), (ii)Β in the case of Liens on the Collateral that are (or are intended to be) junior in priority to the Liens securing the Term B Loans, such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (iii)Β in the case of Liens on the Collateral that are (or are intended to be) pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Term B Loans, (x)Β such Liens shall be subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y)Β any Indebtedness for borrowed money in the form of term loans secured by such Liens shall be subject to the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.02;
(d)Β Β Β Β Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent by more than 30 days or that are being contested in compliance with SectionΒ 5.03;
(e)Β Β Β Β Liens imposed by law, such as landlordβs, carriersβ, warehousemenβs, mechanicsβ, materialmenβs, repairmenβs, supplierβs, construction or other like Liens, securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP;
(f)Β Β Β Β (i)Β pledges and deposits and other Liens made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workersβ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii)Β pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(g)Β Β Β Β deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(h)Β Β Β Β zoning restrictions, easements, survey exceptions, trackage rights, leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations on or with respect to the use of Real Property, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that are of a minor nature and that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
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(i)Β Β Β Β Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(i) or (j); provided, that such Liens do not apply to any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the property or assets acquired, leased, constructed, replaced, repaired or improved with such Indebtedness (or the Indebtedness Refinanced thereby) or sold in the applicable Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, and accessions and additions thereto, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and related property; provided, further, that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender (and its Affiliates) (it being understood that with respect to any Liens on the Collateral being incurred under this clause (i)Β to secure Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, if Liens on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if any) were Junior Liens, then any Liens on such Collateral being incurred under this clause (i)Β to secure Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall also be Junior Liens);
(j)Β Β Β Β Liens arising out of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted under SectionΒ 6.03, so long as such Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any accessions and additions thereto or proceeds and products thereof and related property;
(k)Β Β Β Β Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(j);
(l)Β Β Β Β Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered on or subsequent to the Closing Date and pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, SectionΒ 5.10 or ScheduleΒ 5.12 and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided, that such replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such replacement, extension or renewal; provided, further, that the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Lien are permitted by this Agreement;
(m)Β Β Β Β any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(n)Β Β Β Β Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (and related pledges) (i)Β relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks and other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii)Β relating to pooled deposits, sweep accounts, reserve accounts or similar accounts of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including with respect to credit card charge-backs and similar obligations, or (iii)Β relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers, suppliers or service providers of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(o)Β Β Β Β Liens (i)Β arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankerβs liens, rights of set-off or similar rights, (ii)Β attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii)Β encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes, (iv)Β in respect of Third Party Funds or (v)Β in favor of credit card companies pursuant to agreements therewith;
(p)Β Β Β Β Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, bankersβ acceptances or similar obligations permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(f), (k) or (o)Β and covering the property (or the documents of title in respect of such property) financed by such letters of credit, bankersβ acceptances or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof;
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(q)Β Β Β Β leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including with respect to Intellectual Property) granted to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(r)Β Β Β Β 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;
(s)Β Β Β Β Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of any Investment permitted hereunder;
(t)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Liens with respect to property or assets of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party securing obligations of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 and (ii)Β Liens with respect to property or assets of the applicable joint venture or the Equity Interests of such joint venture securing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01(bb) (it being understood that with respect to any Liens on the Collateral being incurred under this clause (t)(ii) to secure Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, if Liens on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if any) were Junior Liens, then any Liens on such Collateral being incurred under this clause (t)(ii) to secure Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall also be Junior Liens);
(u)Β Β Β Β Liens on any amounts held by a trustee or agent under any indenture or other debt agreement issued in escrow pursuant to customary escrow arrangements pending the release thereof, or under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions;
(v)Β Β Β Β the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(w)Β Β Β Β agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(x)Β Β Β Β Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases or other obligations not constituting Indebtedness;
(y)Β Β Β Β Liens (i)Β on Equity Interests of, or loans to, joint ventures (A)Β securing obligations of such joint venture or (B)Β pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement and (ii)Β on Equity Interests of, or loans to, Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(z)Β Β Β Β Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Permitted Investments under clause (c)Β of the definition thereof;
(aa)Β Β Β Β Liens in respect of Permitted Securitization Financings that extend only to the assets subject thereto and Equity Interests of Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries;
(bb)Β Β Β Β Liens securing insurance premiums financing arrangements; provided, that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums;
(cc)Β Β Β Β in the case of Real Property that constitutes a leasehold interest, any Lien to which the fee simple interest (or any superior leasehold interest) is subject;
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(dd)Β Β Β Β Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligation (i)Β of the Borrower or a Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party and (ii)Β of any Subsidiary that is not Loan Party in favor of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;
(ee)Β Β Β Β Liens (i)Β on not more than $15,000,000 of deposits securing Hedging Agreements entered into for non-speculative purposes and (ii)Β on cash or Permitted Investments securing Hedging Agreements in the ordinary course of business submitted for clearing in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law;
(ff)Β Β Β Β Liens on goods or inventory the purchase, shipment or storage price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankersβ acceptance issued or created for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided, that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or bankerβs acceptance to the extent permitted under SectionΒ 6.01;
(gg)Β Β Β Β Liens on Collateral that are Junior Liens, so long as immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of the Indebtedness secured by such Junior Liens and the use of proceeds thereof, the Net Secured Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 3.00 to 1.00;
(hh)Β Β Β Β Liens on Collateral that are Other First Liens, so long as immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of the Indebtedness secured by such Other First Liens and the use of proceeds thereof, the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis is not greater than 2.50 to 1.00; provided that any Indebtedness for borrowed money in the form of term loans secured by such Liens shall be subject to the last paragraph of this SectionΒ 6.02;
(ii)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Liens on Collateral that are Other First Liens, so long as such Other First Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(b), 6.01(h)(i)(w), 6.01(q), 6.01(y) or 6.01(z) (and, in each case, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), (ii) Liens on Collateral that are Junior Liens, so long as such Junior Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(b), 6.01(h)(i)(x), 6.01(i), 6.01(r), 6.01(y) or 6.01(z) (and, in each case, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) and (iii)Β Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(i) (and, in each case, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof);
(jj)Β Β Β Β Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(kk)Β Β Β Β Liens to secure any Indebtedness issued or incurred to Refinance (or successive Indebtedness issued or incurred for subsequent Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by this SectionΒ 6.02; provided, however, that (v)Β with respect to any Liens on the Collateral being incurred under this clause (kk), if Liens on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if any) were Junior Liens, then such Liens on such Collateral being incurred under this clause (kk) shall also be Junior Liens, (w)Β with respect to any Liens on the Collateral being incurred under this clause (kk), if Liens on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if any) were Other First Liens, then such Liens on such Collateral being incurred under this clause (kk) may also be Other First Liens or Junior Liens, (x)Β (other than Liens contemplated by the foregoing clauses (v)Β and (w)) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same type of property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on and accessions to such property, proceeds and products thereof, customary security deposits and any other assets pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent such assets secured (or would have secured) the Indebtedness being Refinanced), (y)Β the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A)Β the outstanding principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) or, if greater, committed
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amount of the applicable Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Lien permitted hereunder, (B)Β unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) and (C)Β an amount necessary to pay any associated underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses, and (z)Β on the date of the incurrence of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens, the grantors of any such Liens shall be no different from the grantors of the Liens securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced or grantors that would have been obligated to secure such Indebtedness or a Loan Party;
(ll)Β Β Β Β other Liens with respect to property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Liens, would not exceed the greater of $350,000,000 and 0.475 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period;
(mm)Β Β Β Β Liens on property of, or on Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, any person existing at the time (A)Β such person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (B)Β such person or property is acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i)Β such Liens do not extend to any other assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than accessions and additions thereto and proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property) and (ii)Β such Liens secure only those obligations which they secure on the date such person becomes a Subsidiary or the date of such acquisition (and any extensions, renewals, replacements or refinancings thereof);
(nn)Β Β Β Β Liens (i)Β on inventory held by and granted to a local distribution company in the ordinary course of business and (ii)Β in accounts purchased and collected by and grated to a local distribution company that has agreed to make payments to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for such amounts in the ordinary course of business; and
(oo)Β Β Β Β Liens in respect of Indebtedness secured by mortgages on the corporate headquarters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
For purposes of determining compliance with this SectionΒ 6.02, (A)Β a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in SectionsΒ 6.02(a) through (oo) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B)Β in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in SectionsΒ 6.02(a) through (oo), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this SectionΒ 6.02 and at the time of incurrence, classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clausesΒ (or any portion thereof) and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or any portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Liens or Indebtedness that may be incurred, classified or reclassified pursuant to any other clause (or any portion thereof) at such time. In addition, with respect to any revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment to incur Indebtedness that is designated to be incurred on any Deemed Date pursuant to clause (C)Β of the third paragraph of SectionΒ 6.01, any Lien that does or that shall secure such Indebtedness may also be designated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to be incurred on such Deemed Date and, in such event, any related subsequent actual incurrence of such Lien shall be deemed for purposes of SectionΒ 6.01 and 6.02 of this Agreement, without duplication, to be incurred on such prior date (and on any subsequent date until such commitment is funded or terminated or such election is rescinded), including for purposes of calculating usage of any Permitted Lien. In addition, with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness.
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With respect to (x)Β Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred prior to the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date in the form of term loans that are secured by Liens on the Collateral that are Other First Liens incurred under SectionΒ 6.02(hh) or (y)Β any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred (but not assumed) in the form of term loans pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(h)(i)(w) or any Indebtedness for borrowed money in the form of term loans incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01(q)(i) or SectionΒ 6.01(z)(i), in each case, prior to the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date that is secured by Liens on the Collateral that are Other First Liens (any such Indebtedness, βPari Term Loansβ), if the All-in Yield in respect of such Pari Term Loans exceeds the All-in Yield in respect of the Term B Loans on the Closing Date by more than 0.50% (such difference, the βPari Yield Differentialβ), then the Applicable Margin (or βLIBOR floorβ as provided in the following proviso) applicable to such Term B Loans on the Closing Date shall be increased such that after giving effect to such increase, the Pari Yield Differential shall not exceed 0.50%; provided that, to the extent any portion of the Pari Yield Differential is attributable to a higher βLIBOR floorβ being applicable to such Pari Term Loans, such floor shall only be included in the calculation of the Pari Yield Differential to the extent such floor is greater than the Adjusted LIBO Rate in effect for an Interest Period of three monthsβ duration at such time, and, with respect to such excess, the βLIBOR floorβ applicable to such outstanding Term B Loans shall be increased to an amount not to exceed the βLIBOR floorβ applicable to such Pari Term Loans prior to any increase in the Applicable Margin applicable to such Term B Loans.
SectionΒ 6.03Β Β Β Β Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter, as part of such transaction, rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a βSale and Lease-Back Transactionβ); provided, that a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction shall be permitted (a)Β with respect to (i)Β Excluded Property, (ii)Β property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party that is acquired after the Closing Date so long as such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is consummated within 365 days of the acquisition of such property or (iii)Β property owned by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party regardless of when such property was acquired, and (b)Β with respect to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, (x)Β if such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction is of property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party as of the Closing Date, the Net Proceeds therefrom are used to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by SectionΒ 2.11(b) and (y)Β with respect to any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to this clauseΒ (b) with Net Proceeds in excess of $5,000,000 individually or $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, the requirements of the last paragraph of SectionΒ 6.05 shall apply to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction to the extent provided therein.
SectionΒ 6.04Β Β Β Β Investments, Loans and Advances. (i)Β Purchase or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with a person that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger) any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other person, (ii)Β make any loans or advances to or Guarantees of the Indebtedness of any other person (other than in respect of (A)Β intercompany liabilities incurred in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and (B)Β intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-overs or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practices), or (iii)Β purchase or otherwise acquire, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (x)Β all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another person or (y)Β assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such person (each of the foregoing, an βInvestmentβ), except:
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(a)Β Β Β Β the Transactions;
(b)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii)Β intercompany loans from the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (iii)Β Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided, that as at any date of determination, the aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value) of (A)Β Investments made after the Closing Date by the Loan Parties pursuant to subclauseΒ (i)Β in Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties, plus (B)Β net outstanding intercompany loans made after the Closing Date by the Loan Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties pursuant to subclauseΒ (ii), plus (C)Β outstanding Guarantees by the Loan Parties of Indebtedness after the Closing Date of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties pursuant to subclauseΒ (iii)Β shall not exceed the sum of (X)Β the greater of $225,000,000 and 0.35 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period plus (Y)Β an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;
(c)Β Β Β Β Permitted Investments and Investments that were Permitted Investments when made;
(d)Β Β Β Β Investments arising out of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of non-cash consideration for the Disposition of assets permitted under SectionΒ 6.05;
(e)Β Β Β Β loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i)Β in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value) not to exceed $20,000,000, (ii)Β in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business and (iii)Β in connection with such personβs purchase of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) solely to the extent that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity;
(f)Β Β Β Β accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;
(g)Β Β Β Β Hedging Agreements entered into for non-speculative purposes;
(h)Β Β Β Β Investments existing on, or contractually committed as of, the Closing Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.04 and any extensions, renewals, replacements or reinvestments thereof, so long as the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this clauseΒ (h) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investment existing or committed on the Closing Date (other than pursuant to an increase as required by the terms of any such Investment as in existence on the Closing Date or as otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.04);
(i)Β Β Β Β Investments resulting from pledges and deposits under SectionsΒ 6.02(f), (g), (o), (r), (s), (ee) and (ll);
(j)Β Β Β Β other Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value) not to exceed the sum of (X)Β the greater of $225,000,000 and 0.35 times the
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EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, plus (Y)Β any portion of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this SectionΒ 6.04(j)(Y), which such election shall (unless such Investment is made pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition of βCumulative Creditβ) be set forth in a written notice of a Responsible Officer thereof, which notice shall set forth calculations in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied, and plus (Z)Β an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment pursuant to clause (X); provided, that if any Investment pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(j) is made in any person that was not a Subsidiary on the date on which such Investment was made but becomes a Subsidiary thereafter, then such Investment may, at the option of the Borrower, upon such person becoming a Subsidiary and so long as such person remains a Subsidiary, be deemed to have been made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b) (to the extent permitted by the proviso thereto in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) and not in reliance on this SectionΒ 6.04(j);
(k)Β Β Β Β Investments constituting Permitted Business Acquisitions;
(l)Β Β Β Β intercompany loans between Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and Guarantees by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties permitted by SectionΒ 6.01(m);
(m)Β Β Β Β Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business or Investments acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
(n)Β Β Β Β Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a person merged into the Borrower or merged into or consolidated with a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, in each case, (i)Β to the extent such acquisition, merger or consolidation is permitted under this SectionΒ 6.04, (ii)Β in the case of any acquisition, merger or consolidation, in accordance with SectionΒ 6.05 and (iii)Β to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(o)Β Β Β Β acquisitions by the Borrower of obligations of one or more officers or other employees of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such officerβs or employeeβs acquisition of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent Entity, so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;
(p)Β Β Β Β Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(q)Β Β Β Β Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity; provided, that the issuance of such Equity Interests are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit;
(r)Β Β Β Β Investments in the Equity Interests of one or more newly formed persons that are received in consideration of the contribution by Holdings, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary of assets (including Equity Interests and cash) to such person or persons; provided, that (i)Β the fair market value of such assets, determined in good faith by the Borrower, so contributed pursuant to this
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clauseΒ (r) shall not in the aggregate exceed $10,000,000 and (ii)Β in respect of each such contribution, a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall certify, in a form to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (x)Β immediately after giving effect to such contribution, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (y)Β the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the assets so contributed and (z)Β that the requirements of clauseΒ (i)Β of this proviso remain satisfied;
(s)Β Β Β Β Investments consisting of Restricted Payments permitted under SectionΒ 6.06;
(t)Β Β Β Β Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code ArticleΒ 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code ArticleΒ 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;
(u)Β Β Β Β [reserved];
(v)Β Β Β Β Guarantees permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 (except to the extent such Guarantee is expressly subject to this SectionΒ 6.04);
(w)Β Β Β Β advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(x)Β Β Β Β Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including loans to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, if the Borrower or any other Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to make a Restricted Payment in such amount (provided, that the amount of any such Investment shall also be deemed to be a Restricted Payment under the appropriate clause of SectionΒ 6.06 for all purposes of this Agreement);
(y)Β Β Β Β Investments consisting of Securitization Assets or arising as a result of Permitted Securitization Financings;
(z)Β Β Β Β [reserved];
(aa)Β Β Β Β to the extent constituting Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of Intellectual Property in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(bb)Β Β Β Β Investments received substantially contemporaneously in exchange for Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity; provided, that the issuance of such Equity Interests are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit;
(cc)Β Β Β Β Investments in joint ventures; provided that the aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) of Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(cc) (excluding for purposes of the calculation in this proviso any Investment made at a time when, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, which Investment shall be permitted under this SectionΒ 6.04(cc) without regard to such calculation) shall not exceed the sum of (X)Β the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, plus (Y)Β an aggregate amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment; provided, that if any Investment pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(cc) is made in any person that was not a Subsidiary on the date on which such Investment was made but becomes a Subsidiary thereafter, then such Investment may, at
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the option of the Borrower, upon such person becoming a Subsidiary and so long as such person remains a Subsidiary, be deemed to have been made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b) (to the extent permitted by the proviso thereto in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) and not in reliance on this SectionΒ 6.04(cc);
(dd)Β Β Β Β Investments in Similar Businesses in an aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) not to exceed the sum of (X)Β the greater of $225,000,000 and 0.35 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period plus (Y)Β an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment; provided, that if any Investment pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(dd) is made in any person that was not a Subsidiary on the date on which such Investment was made but becomes a Subsidiary thereafter, then such Investment may, at the option of the Borrower, upon such person becoming a Subsidiary and so long as such person remains a Subsidiary, be deemed to have been made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b) (to the extent permitted by the proviso thereto in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) and not in reliance on this SectionΒ 6.04(dd);
(ee)Β Β Β Β Investments in any Unrestricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to the applicable Investments, in an aggregate outstanding amount (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value) not to exceed the sum of (X)Β the greater of $100,000,000 and 0.15 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period plus (Y)Β an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment; provided, that if any Investment pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.04(ee) is made in any person that was not a Subsidiary on the date on which such Investment was made but becomes a Subsidiary thereafter, then such Investment may, at the option of the Borrower, upon such person becoming a Subsidiary and so long as such person remains a Subsidiary, be deemed to have been made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b) (to the extent permitted by the proviso thereto in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) and not in reliance on this SectionΒ 6.04(ee);
(ff)Β Β Β Β other Investments so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Investment, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00; and
(gg)Β Β Β Β Investments made pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
The amount of Investments that may be made at any time pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04(b), 6.04(j) or 6.04(dd) (such Sections, the βRelated Sectionsβ) may, at the election of the Borrower, be increased by the amount of Investments that could be made at such time under the other Related Section; provided, that the amount of each such increase in respect of one Related SectionΒ shall be treated as having been used under the other Related Section.
Any Investment in any person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this SectionΒ 6.04 may be made through intermediate Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to any clause set forth above. The amount of any Investment made other than in the form of cash or cash equivalents shall be the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A)Β an Investment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Investments (or portion thereof) described
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in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B)Β in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such permitted Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in one of the categories of permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses. In the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) is classified or reclassified under SectionΒ 6.04(k), (cc) or (ff) (such clauses and related definitions, the βInvestment Incurrence Clausesβ), the determination of the amount of such Investment that may be made pursuant to the Investment Incurrence Clauses shall be made without giving pro forma effect to any substantially concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness to finance any other Investment (or any portion thereof) classified or reclassified under any of the above clauses other than an Investment Incurrence Clause.
SectionΒ 6.05Β Β Β Β Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions. Merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or Dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or any part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or Dispose of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all of the assets of any other person or division or line of business of a person, except that this SectionΒ 6.05 shall not prohibit:
(a)Β Β Β Β (i)Β the purchase and Disposition of inventory, or the sale of receivables pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii)Β the acquisition or lease (pursuant to an operating lease) of any other asset in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, with respect to operating leases, otherwise for fair market value on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (iii)Β the Disposition of surplus, obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or other property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm or determined in good faith by the Borrower to be no longer used or useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv)Β assignments by the Borrower and any Subsidiary in connection with insurance arrangements of their rights and remedies under, and with respect to, the Merger Agreement in respect of any breach by the Company of its representations and warranties set forth therein or (v)Β the Disposition of Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;
(b)Β Β Β Β if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i)Β the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary with or into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the survivor, (ii)Β the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary with or into any Subsidiary Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is or becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party and, in the case of each of clausesΒ (i)Β and (ii), no person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party receives any consideration (unless otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 6.04), (iii)Β the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, (iv)Β the liquidation or dissolution or change in form of entity of any Subsidiary if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (v)Β any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04 so long as the continuing or surviving person shall be a Subsidiary (unless otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 6.04), which shall be a Loan Party if the merging or consolidating Subsidiary was a Loan Party (unless otherwise permitted by SectionΒ 6.04) and which together with each of its Subsidiaries shall have complied with any applicable requirements of SectionΒ 5.10 or (vi)Β any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other person in order to effect an Asset Sale otherwise permitted pursuant to this SectionΒ 6.05;
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(c)Β Β Β Β Dispositions to the Borrower or a Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided, that any Dispositions by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party in reliance on this clause (c)Β shall be made in compliance with SectionΒ 6.04;
(d)Β Β Β Β Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by SectionΒ 6.03;
(e)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Investments permitted by SectionΒ 6.04, Permitted Liens and Restricted Payments permitted by SectionΒ 6.06 and (ii)Β any Disposition made pursuant to the Merger Agreement or in connection with the Transactions;
(f)Β Β Β Β Dispositions of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing transaction;
(g)Β Β Β Β other Dispositions of assets; provided, that the Net Proceeds thereof, if any, are applied in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(b) to the extent required thereby;
(h)Β Β Β Β Permitted Business Acquisitions (including any merger, consolidation or amalgamation in order to effect a Permitted Business Acquisition); provided, that following any such merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving entity or the requirements of SectionΒ 6.05(o) are otherwise complied with;
(i)Β Β Β Β leases, licenses or subleases or sublicenses of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;
(j)Β Β Β Β Dispositions of inventory or Dispositions or abandonment of Intellectual Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(k)Β Β Β Β acquisitions and purchases made with the proceeds of any Asset Sale pursuant to the first proviso of clause (a)Β of the definition of βNet Proceedsβ;
(l)Β Β Β Β the purchase and Disposition (including by capital contribution) of (i)Β Securitization Assets including pursuant to Permitted Securitization Financings and (ii)Β any other Securitization Assets subject to Liens securing Permitted Securitization Financing;
(m)Β Β Β Β to the extent constituting a Disposition, any termination, settlement or extinguishment of obligations in respect of any Hedging Agreement;
(n)Β Β Β Β any exchange of assets for services and/or other assets used or useful in a Similar Business of comparable or greater value; provided, that (i)Β to the extent the consideration received consists of assets, at least 90% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of assets that will be used in a business or business activity permitted hereunder, (ii)Β in the event of a swap with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $10,000,000, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower with respect to such fair market value and (iii)Β in the event of a swap with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) in excess of $15,000,000, such exchange shall have been approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings or the Borrower; provided, further, that (A)Β no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (B)Β the Net Proceeds, if any, thereof are
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applied in accordance with SectionΒ 2.11(b) to the extent required thereby and (C)Β with respect to any exchange of assets for services, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance; and
(o)Β Β Β Β if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, any Subsidiary or any other person may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower, provided that (A)Β the Borrower shall be the surviving entity or (B)Β if the surviving entity is not the Borrower (such other person, the βSuccessor Borrowerβ), (1) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (2)Β the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (3)Β each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, as applicable, confirmed that its guarantee thereunder shall apply to any Successor Borrowerβs obligations under this Agreement, (4)Β each Subsidiary Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to any applicable Security Document affirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to its guarantee as reaffirmed pursuant to clause (3), (5) each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have affirmed that its obligations under the applicable Mortgage shall apply to its guarantee as reaffirmed pursuant to clause (3)Β and (6) the Successor Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (x)Β an officerβs certificate stating that such merger or consolidation does not violate this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y)Β if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the effect that such merger or consolidation does not violate this Agreement or any other Loan Document and covering such other matters as are contemplated by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be covered in opinions of counsel (it being understood that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in SectionΒ 6.05 above, no Disposition of assets under SectionΒ 6.05(g) or, solely with respect to Sale and Lease-Back Transactions referred to in clause (b)(y) of SectionΒ 6.03, under SectionΒ 6.05(d), shall be permitted unless (i)Β such Disposition is for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or if not for fair market value, the shortfall is permitted as an Investment under SectionΒ 6.04, and (ii)Β at least 75% of the proceeds of such Disposition (except to Loan Parties) consist of cash or Permitted Investments; provided, that the provisions of this clauseΒ (ii)Β shall not apply to any individual transaction or series of related transactions involving assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of less than $15,000,000 or to other transactions involving assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of not more than the greater of $50,000,000 and 0.075 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period in the aggregate for all such transactions during the term of this Agreement; provided, further, that for purposes of this clauseΒ (ii), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (a)Β the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Borrowerβs or such Subsidiaryβs most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or are otherwise cancelled in connection with such transaction, (b)Β any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received), (c)Β any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c)Β that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period ended immediately prior to
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the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), (d) the amount of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is no longer a Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, to the extent that Holdings, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary are released from any guarantee of payment of such Indebtedness in connection with the Asset Sale and (e)Β consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Obligations) received from persons who are not Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with the Asset Sale and that is cancelled. For purposes of this SectionΒ 6.05, the fair market value of any assets Disposed of by the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower and may be determined either, at the option of the Borrower, at the time of such Disposition or as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Disposition.
SectionΒ 6.06Β Β Β Β Dividends and Distributions. Declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, with respect to any of its Equity Interests (other than dividends and distributions on Equity Interests payable solely by the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the person paying such dividends or distributions) or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire) any of the Borrowerβs Equity Interests or set aside any amount for any such purpose (other than through the issuance of additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the person redeeming, purchasing, retiring or acquiring such shares) (all of the foregoing, βRestricted Paymentsβ); provided, however, that:
(a)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made to the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or, in the case of non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis (or more favorable basis from the perspective of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) based on their relative ownership interests);
(b)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made in respect of (i)Β general corporate operating and overhead, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses of Holdings or any Parent Entity, (ii)Β fees and expenses related to any public offering or private placement of Equity Interests or Indebtedness of Holdings or any Parent Entity whether or not consummated, (iii)Β franchise and similar taxes and other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of its (or any Parent Entityβs) existence and its (or any Parent Entityβs indirect) ownership of the Borrower, (iv)Β payments permitted by SectionΒ 6.07(b) (other than SectionΒ 6.07(b)(vii)), (v) in respect of any taxable period for which the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar tax group for U.S. federal and/or applicable state, local or foreign tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent, or for which the Borrower is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a C corporation for U.S. federal and/or applicable state, local or foreign tax purposes, Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the amount of any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign income taxes that the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, would have paid for such taxable period had the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, been a stand-alone corporate taxpayer or a stand-alone corporate group and (vi)Β customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees and consultants of Holdings or any Parent Entity, in each case in order to permit Holdings or any Parent Entity to make such payments; provided, that in the case of subclausesΒ (i)Β and (iii), the amount of such Restricted Payments shall not exceed the portion of any amounts referred to in such subclausesΒ (i)Β and (iii)Β that are allocable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (which (x)Β shall be 100% at any time that, as the case may be, (1)Β Holdings owns no material assets other than the Equity Interests of the Borrower
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and assets incidental to such equity ownership or (2)Β any Parent Entity owns directly or indirectly no material assets other than Equity Interests of Holdings and any other Parent Entity and assets incidental to such equity ownership and (y)Β in all other cases shall be as determined in good faith by the Borrower);
(c)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made to Holdings, the proceeds of which are used to purchase or redeem the Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent Entity (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then present or former directors, consultants, officers or employees of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or by any Plan or any shareholdersβ agreement then in effect upon such personβs death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or under the terms of any such Plan or any other agreement under which such shares of stock or related rights were issued; provided, that the aggregate amount of such purchases or redemptions under this clause (c)Β shall not exceed in any fiscal year $20,000,000 (which shall increase to $40,000,000 subsequent to a Qualified IPO) (plus (x)Β the amount of net proceeds contributed to the Borrower that were (x)Β received by Holdings or any Parent Entity during such calendar year from sales of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent Entity to directors, consultants, officers or employees of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements; provided, that such proceeds are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit, (y)Β the amount of net proceeds of any key-man life insurance policies received during such calendar year, and (z)Β the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to members of management, directors or consultants of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions that are foregone in return for the receipt of Equity Interests), which, if not used in any year, may be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year; and provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary from members of management of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of Holdings or any Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this SectionΒ 6.06;
(d)Β Β Β Β any person may make non-cash repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options;
(e)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made in an aggregate amount equal to a portion of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this SectionΒ 6.06(e), which such election shall (unless such Restricted Payment is made pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition of Cumulative Credit) be set forth in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, which notice shall set forth calculations in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied; provided, that (i)Β no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii)Β after giving effect thereto, the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall be no less than 2.00 to 1.00;
(f)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, including payments and distributions to dissenting stockholders or stockholders exercising appraisal rights pursuant to applicable law;
(g)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made to pay, or to allow Holdings or any Parent Entity to make payments, in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such person;
(h)Β Β Β Β after a Qualified IPO, Restricted Payments may be made to pay, or to allow Holding or any Parent Entity to pay, dividends and make distributions to, or repurchase or redeem shares from, its equity holders in an amount per annum no greater than 6.0% of the Market Capitalization; provided, that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
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(i)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made to Holdings or any Parent Entity to finance any Investment that if made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly would be permitted to be made pursuant to SectionΒ 6.04; provided, that (A)Β such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B)Β such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1)Β all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary or (2)Β the merger, consolidation or amalgamation (to the extent permitted in SectionΒ 6.05) of the person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Subsidiary in order to consummate such Permitted Business Acquisition or Investment, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of SectionΒ 5.10;
(j)Β Β Β Β other Restricted Payments may be made in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $200,000,000 and 0.30 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the Test Period ended immediately prior to the date of such Restricted Payment; provided, that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(k)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made under the Merger Agreement;
(l)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments may be made in an amount equal to Excluded Contributions;
(m)Β Β Β Β other Restricted Payments may be made; provided that, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 2.75 to 1.00; and
(n)Β Β Β Β any consideration, payment, dividend, distribution or other transfer in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i)Β the foregoing provisions of SectionΒ 6.06 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of notice, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii)Β solely for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any equity contribution or purchase of Equity Interests to fund shares that have selected appraisal rights (including any settlement in respect thereof) shall be deemed to have been made on the Closing Date, and any payment to the holders of such shares shall be deemed to have been made on the Closing Date, in each case, as part of the Transactions.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A)Β a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B)Β in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such permitted Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and at the time of classification or reclassification will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in one of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments (or any portion thereof) described in the above clauses. In the event that a Restricted
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Payment (or any portion thereof) is classified or reclassified under SectionΒ 6.06(m) (such clause, the βRestricted Payments Incurrence Clauseβ), the determination of the amount of such Restricted Payment that may be made pursuant to the Restricted Payments Incurrence Clause shall be made without giving pro forma effect to any substantially concurrent Incurrence of Indebtedness to finance any other Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) classified or reclassified under any of the above clauses other than the Restricted Payments Incurrence Clause.
SectionΒ 6.07Β Β Β Β Transactions with Affiliates. (a)Β Sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower, Holdings, and the Subsidiaries or any person that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) in a transaction (or series of related transactions) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25,000,000, unless such transaction is (i)Β otherwise permitted (or required) under this Agreement or (ii)Β upon terms that are substantially no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable armβs-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in good faith.
(b)Β Β Β Β The foregoing clause (a)Β shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement,
(i)Β Β Β Β any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or of the Borrower,
(ii)Β Β Β Β loans or advances to employees or consultants of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in accordance with SectionΒ 6.04(e),
(iii)Β Β Β Β transactions among the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction (including via merger, consolidation or amalgamation in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the surviving entity),
(iv)Β Β Β Β the payment of fees, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and indemnities to directors, officers, consultants and employees of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (limited, in the case of any Parent Entity, to the portion of such fees and expenses that are allocable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (which (x)Β shall be 100% for so long as Holdings or such Parent Entity, as the case may be, owns no assets other than the Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity and assets incidental to the ownership of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (y)Β in all other cases shall be as determined in good faith by management of the Borrower)),
(v)Β Β Β Β subject to the limitations set forth in SectionΒ 6.07(b)(xiv), if applicable, the Transactions and any transactions pursuant to the Transaction Documents and permitted transactions, agreements and arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and, to the extent involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5,000,000, set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.07 or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof or similar arrangement to the extent such amendment, replacement or arrangement is not adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole in any material respect (as determined by the Borrower in good faith),
(vi)Β Β Β Β (A) any employment agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (B)Β any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar
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rights with employees, officers or directors, and (C)Β any employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers employees, and any reasonable employment contract and transactions pursuant thereto,
(vii)Β Β Β Β Restricted Payments permitted under SectionΒ 6.06, including payments to Holdings (and any Parent Entity), and Investments permitted under SectionΒ 6.04,
(viii)Β Β Β Β any purchase by Holdings of the Equity Interests of the Borrower; provided, that any Equity Interests of the Borrower purchased by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO of the Borrower) shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent (and deliver the relevant certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests to the Collateral Agent) on behalf of the Lenders to the extent required by the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement,
(ix)Β Β Β Β payments by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to any Co-Investor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith,
(x)Β Β Β Β transactions for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(xi)Β Β Β Β any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally recognized standing that is in the good faith determination of the Borrower qualified to render such letter, which letter states that (i)Β such transaction is on terms that are substantially no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable armβs-length transaction with a person that is not an Affiliate or (ii)Β such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, from a financial point of view,
(xii)Β Β Β Β subject to subclauseΒ (xiv)Β below, if applicable, the payment of all fees, expenses, bonuses and awards related to the Transactions, including fees to any Co-Investor,
(xiii)Β Β Β Β transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm,
(xiv)Β Β Β Β any agreement to pay, and the payment of, monitoring, consulting, management, transaction, advisory or similar fees payable to any Co-Investor (A)Β in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the sum of (1)Β the greater of $10,000,000 and 2.00% of EBITDA for any such fiscal year, plus reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith in any fiscal year and unpaid amounts for any prior periods from and including the fiscal year in which the Closing Date occurs; plus (2)Β any deferred, accrued or other fees in respect of any fiscal years from and including the fiscal year in which the Closing Date occurs (to the extent such fees in the aggregate do not exceed the amounts described in clauseΒ (A)(1) above in respect of such fiscal years), plus (B)Β 1.00% of the value of transactions with respect to any Co-Investor provides any transaction, advisory or other services (including in connection with the Transactions), plus (C)Β so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the present value of all future amounts payable pursuant to any agreement referred to in clauseΒ (A)(1) above in connection with the termination of such agreement with a Co-Investor; provided, that if any
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such payment pursuant to clause (C)Β is not permitted to be paid as a result of an Event of Default, such payment shall accrue and may be payable when no Events of Default are continuing to the extent that no further Event of Default would result therefrom,
(xv)Β Β Β Β the issuance, sale or transfer of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to Holdings (or any Parent Entity) and capital contributions by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
(xvi)Β Β Β Β the issuance of Equity Interests to the management of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions,
(xvii)Β Β Β Β payments by Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower and the Subsidiaries pursuant to a tax sharing agreement or arrangement (whether written or as a matter of practice) that complies with clause (v)Β of SectionΒ 6.06(b),
(xviii)Β Β Β Β transactions pursuant to any Permitted Securitization Financing,
(xix)Β Β Β Β payments, loans (or cancellation of loans) or advances to employees or consultants that are (i)Β approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or the Borrower in good faith, (ii)Β made in compliance with applicable law and (iii)Β otherwise permitted under this Agreement,
(xx)Β Β Β Β transactions with customers, clients or suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower or the Subsidiaries (in the good faith determination of the Borrower),
(xxi)Β Β Β Β transactions between the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries and any person, a director of which is also a director of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower; provided, however, that (A)Β such director abstains from voting as a director of the Borrower or such direct or indirect parent company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other person and (B)Β such person is not an Affiliate of the Borrower for any reason other than such directorβs acting in such capacity,
(xxii)Β Β Β Β transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of SectionΒ 6.05,
(xxiii)Β Β Β Β intercompany transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any covenant set forth herein, and
(xxiv)Β Β Β Β Investments by any Co-Investor in securities of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries so long as (A)Β the Investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B)Β the Investment constitutes less than 5.0% of the outstanding issue amount of such class of securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund, any portfolio company that is an Affiliate of the Fund or a Fund Affiliate shall not be considered an Affiliate of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with respect to any transaction, so long as such transaction is in the ordinary course of business.
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SectionΒ 6.08Β Β Β Β Business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, engage at any time to any material respect in any business or business activity substantially different from any business or business activity conducted by any of them on the Closing Date or any Similar Business, and in the case of a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary, Permitted Securitization Financings.
SectionΒ 6.09Β Β Β Β Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc.(a) Amend or modify in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or grant any waiver or release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination shall be materially adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), the articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Loan Parties.
(b)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of, or in respect of, principal of or interest on any Junior Financing, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing, except for:
(A)Β Β Β Β Refinancings with any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under SectionΒ 6.01;
(B)Β Β Β Β payments of regularly-scheduled interest and fees due thereunder, other non-principal payments thereunder, any mandatory prepayments of principal, interest and fees thereunder, scheduled payments thereon necessary to avoid the Junior Financing from constituting βapplicable high yield discount obligationsβ within the meaning of SectionΒ 163(i)(l) of the Code, and, to the extent this Agreement is then in effect, principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing (or within twelve months thereof);
(C)Β Β Β Β payments or distributions in respect of all or any portion of the Junior Financing with the proceeds contributed to the Borrower by Holdings from the issuance, sale or exchange by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock made within eighteen months prior thereto; provided, that such proceeds are not included in any determination of the Cumulative Credit;
(D)Β Β Β Β the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity;
(E)Β Β Β Β so long as (i)Β no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii)Β after giving effect to such payments or distributions, the Interest Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis shall be no less than 2.00 to 1.00, payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to any scheduled maturity made, in an aggregate amount, not to exceed a portion of the Cumulative Credit on the date of such election that the Borrower elects to apply to this SectionΒ 6.09(b)(i)(E), which such election shall (unless such payment or distribution is made pursuant to clause (a)Β of the definition of Cumulative Credit) be set forth in a written notice of a Responsible Officer thereof, which notice shall set forth calculations in reasonable detail of the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied;
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(F)Β Β Β Β other payments and distributions in an aggregate amount (valued at the time of the making thereof and without giving effect to any subsequent change in value) not to exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 0.20 times the EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; provided, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(G)Β Β Β Β other payments and distributions in respect of Junior Financing; provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and, after giving effect to such payment or distribution, the Net Total Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis would not exceed 2.75 to 1.00; or
(ii)Β Β Β Β Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of any Junior Financing that constitutes Material Indebtedness, or any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that (A)Β are not materially adverse to Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and that do not affect the subordination or payment provisions thereof (if any) in a manner adverse to the Lenders when taken as a whole (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (B)Β otherwise comply with the definition of βPermitted Refinancing Indebtedness.β
(c)Β Β Β Β Permit any Material Subsidiary to enter into any agreement or instrument that by its terms restricts (i)Β the payment of dividends or distributions or the making of cash advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary or (ii)Β the granting of Liens by the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary that is a Loan Party pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case other than those arising under any Loan Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:
(A)Β Β Β Β restrictions imposed by applicable law;
(B)Β Β Β Β contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including under Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on ScheduleΒ 6.01, the Senior Unsecured Note Documents, any Refinancing Notes or any agreements related to any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such Indebtedness and, in each case, any similar contractual encumbrances or restrictions and any amendment, modification, supplement, replacement or refinancing of such agreements or instruments that does not materially expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);
(C)Β Β Β Β any restriction on a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Equity Interests or assets of a Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;
(D)Β Β Β Β customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(E)Β Β Β Β any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(F)Β Β Β Β any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to SectionΒ 6.01 or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, to the extent such restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in this Agreement or are market terms at the time of issuance (in each case as determined in good faith by the Borrower);
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(G)Β Β Β Β customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of Intellectual Property and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(H)Β Β Β Β customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;
(I)Β Β Β Β customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(J)Β Β Β Β customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset permitted under SectionΒ 6.05 pending the consummation of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;
(K)Β Β Β Β customary restrictions and conditions contained in the document relating to any Lien, so long as (1)Β such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien, and (2)Β such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this SectionΒ 6.09;
(L)Β Β Β Β customary net worth provisions contained in Real Property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations;
(M)Β Β Β Β any agreement in effect at the time such subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary;
(N)Β Β Β Β restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under SectionΒ 6.01 of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party;
(O)Β Β Β Β customary restrictions contained in leases, subleases, licenses or Equity Interests or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby as long as such restrictions relate to the Equity Interests and assets subject thereto;
(P)Β Β Β Β restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(Q)Β Β Β Β restrictions contained in any Permitted Securitization Document with respect to any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary; and
(R)Β Β Β Β any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in SectionΒ 6.09(c)(i)Β and 6.09(c)(ii)Β above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of or similar arrangements to the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (A)Β through (Q) above; provided, that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements, refinancings or similar arrangements are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions as contemplated by such provisions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement, refinancing or similar arrangement.
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SectionΒ 6.10Β Β Β Β Fiscal Year. In the case of the Borrower, permit any change to its fiscal year without prior notice to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.
SectionΒ 6.11Β Β Β Β Financial Covenant. With respect to the Revolving Facility only, permit the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the end of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date), solely to the extent that on such date the Testing Condition is satisfied, to exceed 3.50 to 1.00.
ARTICLE VIA
Holdings Negative Covenants
Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) hereby covenants and agrees with each Lender that, from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, (a)Β Holdings will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien other than (i)Β Liens created under the Loan Documents and (ii)Β Liens not prohibited by SectionΒ 6.02 on any of the Equity Interests issued by the Borrower held by Holdings and (b)Β Holdings shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence; provided, that so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Holdings may merge with any other person (and if it is not the survivor of such merger, the survivor shall assume Holdingsβ obligations, as applicable, under the Loan Documents).
ARTICLEΒ VII
Events of Default
SectionΒ 7.01Β Β Β Β Events of Default. In case of the happening of any of the following events (each, an βEvent of Defaultβ):
(a)Β Β Β Β any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or any certificate or document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made or deemed made and such false or misleading representation or warranty (if curable) shall remain false or misleading for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; provided, that the failure of any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party (other than the representations and warranties referred to in clauseΒ (i)Β of SectionΒ 4.01(b)) to be true and correct in any material respect on the Closing Date will not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
(b)Β Β Β Β default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c)Β Β Β Β default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Disbursement or in the payment of any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (b)Β above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
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(d)Β Β Β Β default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in, SectionΒ 5.01(a), 5.05(a) or 5.08 or in ArticleΒ VI; provided, that any breach of the Financial Covenant shall not, by itself, constitute an Event of Default under any Term Facility and the Term Loans may not be accelerated as a result thereof unless there are Revolving Facility Loans outstanding that have been accelerated by the Required Revolving Facility Lenders pursuant to the penultimate sentence of this SectionΒ 7.01 as a result of such breach of the Financial Covenant;
(e)Β Β Β Β default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) of Article VIA or by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Loan Parties of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clausesΒ (b), (c)Β and (d)Β above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days (or 60 days if such default results solely from the failure of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to duly observe or perform any such covenant, condition or agreement) after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;
(f)Β Β Β Β (i)Β any event or condition occurs that (A)Β results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Material Indebtedness with respect to Permitted Securitization Financings) or (B)Β enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; or (ii)Β the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall fail to pay the principal of any Material Indebtedness at the stated final maturity thereof; provided, that this clauseΒ (f) shall not apply to any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness;
(g)Β Β Β Β there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
(h)Β Β Β Β an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i)Β relief in respect of the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii)Β the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or (iii)Β the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (except in a transaction permitted hereunder); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i)Β Β Β Β the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i)Β voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii)Β consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in clauseΒ (h) above, (iii)Β apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, (iv)Β file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v)Β make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi)Β become unable or admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
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(j)Β Β Β Β the failure by the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to pay one or more final judgments aggregating in excess of $75,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 45 consecutive days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(k)Β Β Β Β (i)Β an ERISA Event shall have occurred, (ii)Β the PBGC shall institute proceedings (including giving notice of intent thereof) to terminate any Plan or Plans, (iii)Β the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or (iv)Β the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall engage in any βprohibited transactionβ (as defined in SectionΒ 406 of ERISA or SectionΒ 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan; and in each case in clausesΒ (i) through (iv)Β above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(l)Β Β Β Β (i)Β any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO of the Borrower), the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto (other than in accordance with its terms), (ii)Β any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document and to extend to assets that constitute a material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party not to be (other than, in each case, in accordance with its terms), a valid and perfected security interest (perfected as or having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Security Document and subject to such limitations and restrictions as are set forth herein and therein) in the securities, assets or properties covered thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Agreement or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and except to the extent that such loss is covered by a lenderβs title insurance policy and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer, or (iii)Β a material portion of the Guarantees pursuant to the Security Documents by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO of the Borrower) or the Subsidiary Loan Parties guaranteeing the Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO of the Borrower) or any Subsidiary Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than in accordance with the terms thereof); provided, that no Event of Default shall occur under this SectionΒ 7.01(l) if the Loan Parties cooperate with the Collateral Agent to replace or perfect such security interest and Lien, such security interest and Lien is replaced and the rights, powers and privileges of the Secured Parties are not materially adversely affected by such replacement;
then, and in every such event (other than (x)Β an event with respect to the Borrower described in clauseΒ (h) orΒ (i)Β above and (y)Β an event described in clause (d)Β above arising with respect to a failure to comply with the Financial Covenant, unless the conditions of the first proviso contained in clause (d)Β above have been satisfied), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)Β terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii)Β declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document,
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shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding and (iii)Β if the Loans have been declared due and payable pursuant to clause (ii)Β above, demand Cash Collateral pursuant to SectionΒ 2.05(j); and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in clauseΒ (h) orΒ (i)Β above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have made a demand for Cash Collateral to the full extent permitted under SectionΒ 2.05(j), without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding. In the case of an Event of Default under clause (d)Β above arising with respect to a failure to comply with the Financial Covenant, unless the conditions of the first proviso contained in clause (d)Β above have been satisfied, and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, subject to SectionΒ 7.03, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Revolving Facility Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)Β terminate forthwith the Revolving Facility Commitments and (ii)Β declare the Revolving Facility Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Revolving Facility Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder with respect to such Revolving Facility Loans, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding
For purposes of clauses (h), (i) and (j)Β of this SectionΒ 7.01, βMaterial Subsidiaryβ (1)Β shall mean any Subsidiary that would not be an Immaterial Subsidiary under clause (a)Β of the definition thereof and (2)Β shall exclude any Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary.
SectionΒ 7.02Β Β Β Β Treatment of Certain Payments. Subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, any amount received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from any Loan Party (or from proceeds of any Collateral) following any acceleration of the Obligations under this Agreement or any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower under SectionΒ 7.01(h) or (i), in each case that is continuing, shall be applied: (i)Β first, ratably, to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from the Borrower (other than in connection with any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement), (ii)Β second, towards payment of interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, (iii)Β third, towards payment of principal of Swingline Loans and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due to such parties, (iv)Β fourth, towards payment of other Obligations (including Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement) then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such Obligations then due to such parties and (v)Β last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Requirements of Law.
SectionΒ 7.03Β Β Β Β Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in SectionΒ 7.01, in the event that the Borrower fails (or, but for the operation of this SectionΒ 7.03, would fail) to comply with the requirements of the Financial Covenant, from the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter until the expiration of the 10th Business Day subsequent to the date the certificate calculating such Financial Covenant is required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04(c), Holdings, the Borrower and
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any Parent Entity shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure Securities for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of such entities, and in each case, to contribute any such cash to the capital of the Borrower (collectively, the βCure Rightβ), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the βCure Amountβ), pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right, the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to a pro forma adjustment by which EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable quarter and any four-quarter period that contains such quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided, that (i)Β in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which a Cure Right is not exercised, (ii)Β a Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times during the term of the Revolving Facility, (iii)Β for purposes of this SectionΒ 7.03, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Covenant and (iv)Β there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of the exercise of the Cure Right for determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Cure Right is exercised (either directly through prepayment or indirectly as a result of the netting of unrestricted cash). If, after giving effect to the adjustments in this SectionΒ 7.03, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Financial Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLEΒ VIII
The Agents
SectionΒ 8.01Β Β Β Β Appointment. (a)Β Each Lender (in its capacities as a Lender and the Swingline Lender (if applicable) and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and each Issuing Bank (in such capacities and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including as the Collateral Agent for such Lender and the other Secured Parties under the Security Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Security Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lenderβs or Issuing Bankβs behalf. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
(b)Β Β Β Β In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender (in its capacities as a Lender and the Swingline Lender (if applicable) and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements) and each Issuing Bank (in such capacities and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential counterparties to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) hereby appoints and authorizes the
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Collateral Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Agent (and any Subagents appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to SectionΒ 8.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights or remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent) shall be entitled to the benefits of this ArticleΒ VIII (including, without limitation, SectionΒ 8.07) as though the Collateral Agent (and any such Subagents) were an βAgentβ under the Loan Documents, as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
SectionΒ 8.02Β Β Β Β Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may execute any of their respective duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof)) by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. Each Agent may also from time to time, when it deems it to be necessary or desirable, appoint one or more trustees, co-trustees, collateral co-agents, collateral subagents or attorneys-in-fact (each, a βSubagentβ) with respect to all or any part of the Collateral; provided, that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Should any instrument in writing from the Borrower or any other Loan Party be required by any Subagent so appointed by an Agent to more fully or certainly vest in and confirm to such Subagent such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by such Agent. If any Subagent, or successor thereto, shall become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Subagent, to the extent permitted by law, shall automatically vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent until the appointment of a new Subagent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, attorney-in-fact or Subagent that it selects with reasonable care.
SectionΒ 8.03Β Β Β Β Exculpatory Provisions. None of the Agents, or their respective Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (a)Β liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such personβs own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (b)Β responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party. No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a)Β no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b)Β no Agent shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The
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Agents shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank. No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i)Β any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii)Β the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii)Β the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv)Β the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (v)Β the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi)Β the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ArticleΒ IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. No Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of SectionΒ 7.02, any Guarantee or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guarantee or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.
SectionΒ 8.04Β Β Β Β Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or conversation believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to any Credit Event, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or any Issuing Bank, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to such Credit Event. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to Holdings or the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. Each Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all or other Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all or other Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
SectionΒ 8.05Β Β Β Β Notice of Default. Neither Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless such Agent has received written notice
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from a Lender, Holdings or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a βnotice of default.β In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all or other Lenders); provided, that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
SectionΒ 8.06Β Β Β Β Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender and Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender and Issuing Bank represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of, the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
SectionΒ 8.07Β Β Β Β Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent and the Revolving Facility Lenders agree to indemnify each Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, in each case, in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Holdings or the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Holdings or the Borrower to do so), in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its aggregate Revolving Facility Credit Exposure and, in the case of the indemnification of each Agent, outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments hereunder; provided, that the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans owing to the Swingline Lender and of L/C Disbursements owing to any Issuing Bank shall be considered to be owed to the Revolving Facility Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Facility Credit Exposure) (determined at the time such indemnity is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent or such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agentβs, Issuing Bankβs or Swingline
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Lenderβs gross negligence or willful misconduct. The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, for its ratable share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, for such other Lenderβs ratable share of such amount. The agreements in this SectionΒ shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
SectionΒ 8.08Β Β Β Β Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from, and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued, or Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan participated in, by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms βLenderβ and βLendersβ shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
SectionΒ 8.09Β Β Β Β Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent upon 10 daysβ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Borrower shall have the right, subject to the reasonable consent of the Required Lenders (so long as no Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i)Β shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case the Required Lenders shall have the right), to appoint a successor which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the term βAdministrative Agentβ shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agentβs rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agentβs notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective (except in the case of the Collateral Agent holding collateral security on behalf of such Secured Parties, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed), and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Borrower (or the Required Lenders) appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agentβs resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this SectionΒ 8.09 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SectionΒ 8.10Β Β Β Β Arrangers, Syndication Agents, Documentation Agents and Co-Manager. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, each of the persons named on the cover page hereof as Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger, Syndication Agents, Documentation Agents or Co-Manager is named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no rights, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except that each such person and its Affiliates shall be entitled to the rights expressly stated to be applicable to them in SectionsΒ 9.05 and 9.17 (subject to the applicable obligations and limitations as set forth therein).
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SectionΒ 8.11Β Β Β Β Security Documents and Collateral Agent . The Lenders and the other Secured Parties authorize the Collateral Agent to release any Collateral or Guarantors in accordance with SectionΒ 9.18 or if approved, authorized or ratified in accordance with SectionΒ 9.08.
The Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize and instruct the Collateral Agent to, without any further consent of any Lender or any other Secured Party, enter into (or acknowledge and consent to) or amend, renew, extend, supplement, restate, replace, waive or otherwise modify any First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any other Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, any other Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is not prohibited (including with respect to priority) under this Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof (any of the foregoing, an βIntercreditor Agreementβ). The Lenders and the other Secured Parties irrevocably agree that (x)Β the Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are not prohibited and (y)Β any Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding on the Secured Parties, and each Lender and the other Secured Parties hereby agrees that it will take no actions contrary to the provisions of, if entered into and if applicable, any Intercreditor Agreement. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to any provider of any Indebtedness not prohibited by SectionΒ 6.01 hereof to extend credit to the Loan Parties and such persons are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions. Furthermore, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i)Β to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clausesΒ (c), (i), (j), (aa) or (mm)Β of SectionΒ 6.02 or SectionΒ 6.02(a) (if the Liens thereunder are of a type that is contemplated by any of the foregoing clauses) in each case to the extent the contract or agreement pursuant to which such Lien is granted prohibits any other Liens on such property or (ii)Β that is or becomes Excluded Property; and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall do so upon request of the Borrower; provided, that prior to any such request, the Borrower shall have in each case delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (x)Β that such Lien is permitted under this Agreement, (y)Β in the case of a request pursuant to clause (i)Β of this sentence, that the contract or agreement pursuant to which such Lien is granted prohibits any other Lien on such property and (z)Β in the case of a request pursuant to clause (ii)Β of this sentence, that (A)Β such property is or has become Excluded Property and (B)Β if such property has become Excluded Property as a result of a contractual restriction, such restriction does not violate SectionΒ 6.09(c).
SectionΒ 8.12Β Β Β Β Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantees. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, (i)Β the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise (A)Β to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of any or all of the Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent and any Subagents allowed in such judicial proceeding, and (B)Β to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and (ii)Β any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any
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amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.
Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (a)Β no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Security Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent, and (b)Β in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other Disposition.
SectionΒ 8.13Β Β Β Β Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Requirement of Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the IRS or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by any applicable Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any applicable Loan Party to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including penalties, fines, additions to Tax and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this SectionΒ 8.13.
ARTICLEΒ IX
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SectionΒ 9.01Β Β Β Β Notices; Communications. (a)Β Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in SectionΒ 9.01(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or other electronic means as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
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(i)Β Β Β Β if to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks as of the Closing Date or the Swingline Lender to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such person on ScheduleΒ 9.01; and
(ii)Β Β Β Β if to any other Lender or any other Issuing Bank, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(b)Β Β Β Β Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by them, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c)Β Β Β Β Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in SectionΒ 9.01(b) above shall be effective as provided in such SectionΒ 9.01(b).
(d)Β Β Β Β Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
(e)Β Β Β Β Documents required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 5.04 may be delivered electronically (including as set forth in SectionΒ 9.17) and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i)Β on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrowerβs website on the Internet at the website address listed on ScheduleΒ 9.01, or (ii)Β on which such documents are posted on the Borrowerβs behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender entitled to access thereto and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided, that the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Except for such certificates required by SectionΒ 5.04(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
SectionΒ 9.02Β Β Β Β Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans and the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations contained herein (including pursuant to SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05) shall survive the Termination Date.
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SectionΒ 9.03Β Β Β Β Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
SectionΒ 9.04Β Β Β Β Successors and Assigns. (a)Β The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i)Β except as permitted by SectionΒ 6.05, the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii)Β no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this SectionΒ 9.04. 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 (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in clause (c)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04), and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(b)Β Β Β Β (i)Β Subject to the conditions set forth in subclause (ii)Β below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an βAssigneeβ) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A)Β Β Β Β the Borrower, which consent, with respect to the assignment of a Term B Loan, will be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10)Β Business Days after the delivery of any request for such consent; provided, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of a Term B Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below), or in the case of assignments during the primary syndication of the Commitments and Loans to persons identified to and agreed by the Borrower in writing prior to the Closing Date, or for an assignment of a Revolving Facility Commitment or Revolving Facility Loan to a Revolving Facility Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Facility Lender or Approved Fund with respect to a Revolving Facility Lender, or, in each case, if an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing, any other person; and
(B)Β Β Β Β the Administrative Agent; provided, that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund, the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower made in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04(i)Β or SectionΒ 9.21; and
(C)Β Β Β Β the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender; provided, that no consent of the Issuing Banks and Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.
(ii)Β Β Β Β Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)Β Β Β Β except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenderβs Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of
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the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than (x)Β $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof in the case of Term Loans and (y)Β $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof in the case of Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided, that such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds (with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Related Funds shall be treated as one assignment), if any;
(B)Β Β Β Β the parties to each assignment shall (1)Β execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (2)Β if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, in each case together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent (and which the Administrative Agent agrees to waive for all parties to the Fee Letter));
(C)Β Β Β Β the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17; and
(D)Β Β Β Β the Assignee shall not be the Borrower or any of the Borrowerβs Affiliates or Subsidiaries except in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04(i)Β or SectionΒ 9.21.
For the purposes of this SectionΒ 9.04, βApproved Fundβ shall mean any person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a)Β a Lender, (b)Β an Affiliate of a Lender or (c)Β an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, no Lender shall be permitted to assign or transfer any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to (A)Β any Ineligible Institution, (B)Β any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing persons described in this clauseΒ (B), or (C)Β a natural person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Lender or potential Lender is an Ineligible Institution and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment made to an Ineligible Institution. Any assigning Lender shall, in connection with any potential assignment, provide to the Borrower a copy of its request (including the name of the prospective assignee) concurrently with its delivery of the same request to the Administrative Agent irrespective of whether or not an Event of Default under SectionΒ 7.01(b), (c), (h) or (i)Β has occurred and is continuing.
(iii)Β Β Β Β Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to subclause (v)Β below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.05 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections)); provided, that an Assignee shall not be entitled to receive any
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greater payment pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17 than the applicable Assignor would have been entitled to receive had no such assignment occurred. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this SectionΒ 9.04 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 clause (d)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04 (except to the extent such participation is not permitted by such clause (d)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04, in which case such assignment or transfer shall be null and void).
(iv)Β Β Β Β The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal and interest amounts of the Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the βRegisterβ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; provided, that no Lender shall, in such capacity, have access to, or be otherwise permitted to review any information in the Register other than information with respect to such Lender.
(v)Β Β Β Β Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assigneeβs completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04, if applicable, and any written consent to such assignment required by clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04 and any applicable tax forms, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this subclause (v).
(c)Β Β Β Β [Reserved].
(d)Β Β Β Β (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations in Loans and Commitments to one or more banks or other entities other than (I)Β any Ineligible Institution (to the extent that the list of Ineligible Institutions has been made available to all Lenders; provided, that regardless of whether the list of Ineligible Institutions has been made available to all Lenders, no Lender may sell participations in Loans or Commitments to an Ineligible Institution without the consent of the Borrower if the list of Ineligible Institutions has been made available to such Lender) or (II)Β any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing persons described in this clause (II)Β (a βParticipantβ) in all or a portion of such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided, that (A)Β such Lenderβs obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B)Β such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C)Β the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenderβs rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to
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approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, that (x)Β such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that both (1)Β requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to clausesΒ (i), (ii), (iii)Β or (vi)Β of the first proviso to SectionΒ 9.08(b) and (2)Β directly adversely affects such Participant (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any waiver of any Default or Event of Default) and (y)Β no other agreement with respect to amendment, modification or waiver may exist between such Lender and such Participant. Subject to clauseΒ (d)(iii)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionsΒ 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the limitations and requirements of those SectionsΒ and SectionΒ 2.19) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of SectionΒ 9.06 as though it were a Lender; provided, that such Participant shall be subject to SectionΒ 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine whether any Participant or potential Participant is an Ineligible Institution and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any participation made to an Ineligible Institution.
(ii)Β Β Β Β Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts and interest amounts of each Participantβs interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the βParticipant Registerβ). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and each party hereto shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Without limitation of the requirements of this SectionΒ 9.04(d), no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of a Participant Register to any person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participantβs interest in any Commitments, Loans or other Loan Obligations under any Loan Document), except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other Loan Obligation is in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes or is otherwise required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(iii)Β Β Β Β A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under SectionΒ 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowerβs prior written consent, which consent shall state that it is being given pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.04(d)(iii); provided, that each potential Participant shall provide such information as is reasonably requested by the Borrower in order for the Borrower to determine whether to provide its consent.
(e)Β Β Β Β Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank and in the case of any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender, including to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, and this SectionΒ 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;
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provided, that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f)Β Β Β Β The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in clauseΒ (e)Β above.
(g)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto and each Loan Party for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
(h)Β Β Β Β If the Borrower wishes to replace the Loans or Commitments under any Facility with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Daysβ advance notice to the Lenders under such Facility, instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be replaced, to (i)Β require the Lenders under such Facility to assign such Loans or Commitments to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii)Β amend the terms thereof in accordance with SectionΒ 9.08 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to SectionΒ 9.08(d)). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans and Commitments to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders under such Facility in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid or such Commitments were being optionally reduced or terminated by the Borrower), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to SectionΒ 9.05(b). By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders under such Facility shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans or Commitments under such Facility pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment and Acceptance attached hereto as ExhibitΒ A, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this clauseΒ (h) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.
(i)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, including SectionΒ 2.18(c) (which provisions shall not be applicable to clausesΒ (i)Β or (j)Β of this SectionΒ 9.04), any of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, may purchase by way of assignment and become an Assignee with respect to Term Loans at any time and from time to time from Lenders in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04(b) hereof (each, a βPermitted Loan Purchaseβ); provided, that, in respect of any Permitted Loan Purchase, (A)Β no Permitted Loan Purchase shall be made from the proceeds of any extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility, (B)Β upon consummation of any such Permitted Loan Purchase, the Loans purchased pursuant thereto shall be deemed to be automatically and immediately cancelled and extinguished in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04(j), (C)Β in connection with any such Permitted Loan Purchase, any of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower and such Lender that is the assignor (an βAssignorβ) shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance (and for the avoidance of doubt, (x)Β shall make the representations and warranties set forth in the Permitted Loan Purchase Assignment and Acceptance and (y)Β shall not be required to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to SectionΒ 9.04(b)(ii)(B)) and shall otherwise comply with the conditions to assignments under this SectionΒ 9.04 and (D)Β no Default or Event of Default would exist immediately after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Permitted Loan Purchase.
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(j)Β Β Β Β Each Permitted Loan Purchase shall, for purposes of this Agreement be deemed to be an automatic and immediate cancellation and extinguishment of such Term Loans and the Borrower shall, upon consummation of any Permitted Loan Purchase, notify the Administrative Agent that the Register be updated to record such event as if it were a prepayment of such Loans.
(k)Β Β Β Β In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x)Β pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swingline Lender or any other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y)Β acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Revolving Facility Percentage; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
SectionΒ 9.05Β Β Β Β Expenses; Indemnity. (a)Β The Borrower agrees to pay(i)Β all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Xxxxxx XxxxxxΒ & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers and the Co-Manager, and, if necessary, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one local counsel per jurisdiction, and (ii)Β all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Agents, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of their rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in connection with the Loans made or the Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including the fees, charges and disbursements of a single counsel for all such persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all such persons, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where such person affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Borrowerβs prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), of another firm of counsel for such affected person).
(b)Β Β Β Β The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the Co-Manager, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, each of their respective Affiliates, successors and assignors, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and members (each such person being called an βIndemniteeβ) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (excluding the allocated costs of in house counsel and limited to not more than one counsel for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single local
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counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Borrowerβs prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i)Β the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)Β the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the use of any Letter of Credit (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii)Β any violation of or liability under Environmental Laws by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv)Β any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials at, under, on, from or to any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (v)Β any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries or Affiliates; provided, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x)Β are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties, (y)Β arose from a material breach of such Indemniteeβs or any of its Related Partiesβ obligations under any Loan Document (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment) or (z)Β arose from any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding against any Agent, Arranger or the Co-Manager in its capacity as such). None of the Indemnitees (or any of their respective affiliates) shall be responsible or liable to the Fund, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or stockholders or any other person or entity for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, which may be alleged as a result of the Facilities or the Transactions. The provisions of this SectionΒ 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender. All amounts due under this SectionΒ 9.05 shall be payable within 15 days after written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.
(c)Β Β Β Β Except as expressly provided in SectionΒ 9.05(a) with respect to Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative with any amounts paid pursuant to SectionΒ 2.17, this SectionΒ 9.05 shall not apply to any Taxes (other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses resulting from a non-Tax claim), which shall be governed exclusively by SectionΒ 2.17 and, to the extent set forth therein, SectionΒ 2.15.
(d)Β Β Β Β To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Holdings and the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the 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 this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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(e)Β Β Β Β The agreements in this SectionΒ 9.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Issuing Bank, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
SectionΒ 9.06Β Β Β Β Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any Subsidiary against any of and all the obligations of Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) or the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although the obligations may be unmatured; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x)Β all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of SectionΒ 2.22 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y)Β the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this SectionΒ 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have.
SectionΒ 9.07Β Β Β Β Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.
SectionΒ 9.08Β Β Β Β Waivers; Amendment. (a)Β No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by clause (b)Β below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party in any case shall entitle such person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
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(b)Β Β Β Β Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x)Β as provided in SectionΒ 2.21, (y)Β in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower and the Required Lenders (or, (A)Β in respect of any waiver, amendment or modification of SectionΒ 6.11 (or any Default or Event of Default in respect thereof) or of SectionΒ 4.01 after the Closing Date, the Required Revolving Facility Lenders voting as a single Class, rather than the Required Lenders, or (B)Β in respect of any waiver, amendment or modification of SectionΒ 2.11(b) or (c), the Required Prepayment Lenders, rather than the Required Lenders), and (z)Β in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Loan Party party thereto and the Administrative Agent and consented to by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall:
(i)Β Β Β Β decrease or forgive the principal amount of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Loan or any L/C Disbursement, or extend the stated expiration of any Letter of Credit beyond the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date (except as provided in SectionΒ 2.05(c)), without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification); provided, that any amendment to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i),
(ii)Β Β Β Β increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender, or decrease the Commitment Fees, L/C Participation Fees or any other Fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification); provided, that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default, mandatory prepayments or of a mandatory reduction in the aggregate Commitments shall not constitute an increase or extension of the Commitments of any Lender for purposes of this clause (ii),
(iii)Β Β Β Β extend or waive any Term Loan Installment Date or reduce the amount due on any Term Loan Installment Date or extend any date on which payment of interest on any Loan or any L/C Disbursement or any Fees is due, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification),
(iv)Β Β Β Β amend the provisions of SectionΒ 7.02 with respect to the pro rata application of payments required thereby in a manner that by its terms modifies the application of such payments required thereby to be on a less than pro rata basis, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby (which, notwithstanding the foregoing, such consent of such Lender directly adversely affected thereby shall be the only consent required hereunder to make such modification),
(v)Β Β Β Β amend or modify the provisions of this SectionΒ 9.08 or the definition of the terms βRequired Lenders,β βMajority Lenders,β βRequired Revolving Facility Lendersβ or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, in each case except, for the avoidance of doubt, as otherwise provided in SectionΒ 9.08(d) and (e) (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this
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Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Loans and Commitments are included on the Closing Date),
(vi)Β Β Β Β release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Loan Parties from their respective Guarantees under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, unless, in the case of a Subsidiary Loan Party, all or substantially all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Loan Party is sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender,
(vii)Β Β Β Β effect any waiver, amendment or modification that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments or collateral of Lenders participating in any Facility differently from those of Lenders participating in another Facility, without the consent of the Majority Lenders participating in the adversely affected Facility except, for the avoidance of doubt, as otherwise provided in SectionΒ 9.08(d) and (e) (it being agreed that the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment or Commitment reduction required by SectionΒ 2.11 so long as the application of any prepayment or Commitment reduction still required to be made is not changed);
provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank acting as such at the effective date of such agreement, as applicable. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this SectionΒ 9.08 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this SectionΒ 9.08 shall bind any Assignee of such Lender.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have the right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be affected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x)Β the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y)Β any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
(c)Β Β Β Β Without the consent of any Lender or Issuing Bank, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to include holders of Other First Liens in the benefit of the Security Documents in connection with the incurrence of any Other First Lien Debt, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Agreement or in each case to otherwise enhance the rights or benefits of any Lender under any Loan Document.
(d)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) and the Borrower (a)Β to permit additional extensions of credit to be outstanding hereunder from time to time and the accrued interest and fees and other obligations in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility Loans and the accrued interest and fees and other obligations in
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respect thereof and (b)Β to include appropriately the holders of such extensions of credit in any determination of the requisite lenders required hereunder, including Required Lenders, Required Prepayment Lenders and the Required Revolving Facility Lenders.
(e)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (but without the consent of any Lender) to the extent necessary (A)Β to integrate any Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments in a manner consistent with SectionΒ 2.21, including, with respect to Other Revolving Loans or Other Term Loans, as may be necessary to establish such Incremental Term Loan Commitments or Revolving Facility Commitments as a separate ClassΒ or tranche from the existing Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, as applicable, and, in the case of Extended Term Loans, to reduce the amortization schedule of the related existing ClassΒ of Term Loans proportionately, (B)Β to integrate any Other First Lien Debt or (C)Β to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency.
(f)Β Β Β Β Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be necessary to ensure that all Term Loans established pursuant to SectionΒ 2.21 after the Closing Date that will be included in an existing ClassΒ of Term Loans outstanding on such date (an βApplicable Dateβ), when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Term Loans of such Class (the βExisting ClassΒ Loansβ), on a pro rata basis, and/or to ensure that, immediately after giving effect to such new Term Loans (the βNew ClassΒ Loansβ and, together with the Existing ClassΒ Loans, the βClassΒ Loansβ), each Lender holding ClassΒ Loans will be deemed to hold its Pro Rata Share of each ClassΒ Loan on the Applicable Date (but without changing the amount of any such Lenderβs Term Loans), and each such Lender shall be deemed to have effectuated such assignments as shall be required to ensure the foregoing. The βPro Rata Shareβ of any Lender on the Applicable Date is the ratio of (1)Β the sum of such Lenderβs Existing ClassΒ Loans immediately prior to the Applicable Date plus the amount of New ClassΒ Loans made by such Lender on the Applicable Date over (2)Β the aggregate principal amount of all ClassΒ Loans on the Applicable Date.
(g)Β Β Β Β With respect to the incurrence of any secured or unsecured Indebtedness (including any intercreditor agreement relating thereto), the Borrower may elect (in its discretion, but shall not be obligated) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer at least three Business Days prior to the incurrence thereof (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), together with either drafts of the material documentation relating to such Indebtedness or a description of such Indebtedness (including a description of the Liens intended to secure the same or the subordination provisions thereof, as applicable) in reasonably sufficient detail to be able to make the determinations referred to in this paragraph, which certificate shall either, at the Borrowerβs election, (x)Β state that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such Indebtedness satisfies the requirements of the applicable provisions of SectionsΒ 6.01 and 6.02 (taking into account any other applicable provisions of this SectionΒ 9.08), in which case such certificate shall be conclusive evidence thereof, or (y)Β request the Administrative Agent to confirm, based on the information set forth in such certificate and any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, that such Indebtedness satisfies such requirements, in which case the Administrative Agent may determine whether, in its reasonable judgment, such requirements have been satisfied (in which case it shall deliver to the Borrower a written confirmation of the same), with any such determination of the Administrative Agent to be conclusive evidence thereof, and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to make such determinations.
(h)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, waived or otherwise modified with the written consent of the Required Revolving Facility Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) and the Borrower with respect to (i)Β the
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provisions of SectionΒ 4.01, solely as they relate to the Revolving Facility Loans, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit and (ii)Β the provisions of SectionΒ 6.11 (or Article VII or any other provision incorporating such SectionΒ 6.11 with respect to the effects thereof).
(i)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, with the written consent of each Revolving Facility Lender, the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower to the extent necessary to integrate any Alternate Currency.
SectionΒ 9.09Β Β Β Β Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the βChargesβ), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender or any Issuing Bank, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the βMaximum Rateβ) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided, that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender or such Issuing Bank on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.
SectionΒ 9.10Β Β Β Β Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the agreements regarding certain Fees referred to herein constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SectionΒ 9.11Β Β Β Β WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)Β CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)Β ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
SectionΒ 9.12Β Β Β Β Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SectionΒ 9.13Β Β Β Β Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.
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(a)Β Β Β Β This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in SectionΒ 9.03. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.
(b)Β Β Β Β The words βexecution,β βexecuteβ, βsigned,β βsignature,β and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Acceptances, amendments, Borrowing Requests, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
SectionΒ 9.14Β Β Β Β Headings. ArticleΒ and SectionΒ headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SectionΒ 9.15Β Β Β Β Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process(a) . (a)Β The Borrower and each other Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, or any Affiliate of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of NewΒ York sitting in NewΒ York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of NewΒ York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such NewΒ York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)Β Β Β Β Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any NewΒ York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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(c)Β Β Β Β Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in SectionΒ 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SectionΒ 9.16Β Β Β Β Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders, each Issuing Bank and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower and any Subsidiary furnished to it by or on behalf of Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than information that (a)Β has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party, (b)Β has been independently developed by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Agent without violating this SectionΒ 9.16 or (c)Β was available to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Agent from a third party having, to such personβs knowledge, no obligations of confidentiality to Holdings, any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any other Loan Party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its directors, trustees, officers, employees and advisors with a need to know and any numbering, administration or settlement service providers or to any person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this SectionΒ 9.16), except: (A)Β to the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded, (B)Β as part of normal reporting or review procedures to, or examinations by, Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory authorities, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., (C)Β to its parent companies, Affiliates or auditors (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this SectionΒ 9.16), (D)Β in order to enforce its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding, (E)Β to any pledgee under SectionΒ 9.04(d) or any other prospective assignee of, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this SectionΒ 9.16) and (F)Β to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Hedging Agreements or such contractual counterpartyβs professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this SectionΒ 9.16); provided that, in the case of clauses (E)Β and (F), no information may be provided to any Ineligible Institution or person who is known to be acting for an Ineligible Institution.
SectionΒ 9.17Β Β Β Β Platform; Borrower Materials. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a)Β the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, βBorrower Materialsβ) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the βPlatformβ), and (b)Β certain of the Lenders may be βpublic-sideβ Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information (or, if Holdings is not at the time a public reporting company, material information of a type that would not reasonably be expected to be publicly available if Holdings was a public reporting company) with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities) (each, a βPublic Lenderβ). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i)Β all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked βPUBLICβ which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word βPUBLICβ shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii)Β by marking Borrower Materials βPUBLIC,β the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Manager, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as solely containing information that is either (A)Β publicly available information or (B)Β not material (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that such Borrower Materials shall be
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treated as set forth in SectionΒ 9.16, to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute information subject to the terms thereof), (iii)Β all Borrower Materials marked βPUBLICβ are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated βPublic Investor;β and (iv)Β the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked βPUBLICβ as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated βPublic Investor.β
SectionΒ 9.18Β Β Β Β Release of Liens and Guarantees.
(a)Β Β Β Β The Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released: (i)Β in full upon the occurrence of the Termination Date as set forth in SectionΒ 9.18(d) below; (ii)Β upon the Disposition of such Collateral by any Loan Party to a person that is not (and is not required to become) a Loan Party in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iii)Β to the extent that such Collateral comprises property leased to a Loan Party, upon termination or expiration of such lease (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iv)Β if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with SectionΒ 9.08), (v)Β to the extent that the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee in accordance with the Holdings Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement or clause (b)Β below (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (vi)Β as provided in SectionΒ 8.11 (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), and (vii)Β as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents. Any such release (other than pursuant to clause (i)Β above) shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those being released) upon (or obligations (other than those being released) of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents.
(b)Β Β Β Β In addition, (i)Β the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Guarantors shall be automatically released from the Guarantees upon consummation of any transaction not prohibited hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Subsidiary Loan Party or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), and (ii)Β immediately prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO of the Borrower, the Guarantee incurred by Holdings of the Obligations shall automatically terminate and Holdings shall be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, shall cease to be a Loan Party and any Liens created by any Loan Documents on any assets or Equity Interests owned by Holdings shall automatically be released (unless, in each case, Holdings shall elect in its sole discretion that such release of Holdings shall not be effected).
(c)Β Β Β Β The Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence and confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this SectionΒ 9.18 and to return to Holdings or the Borrower all possessory collateral (including share certificates (if any)) held by it in
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respect of any Collateral so released, all without the further consent or joinder of any Lender or any other Secured Party. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be made. In connection with any release hereunder, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall promptly (and the Secured Parties hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower and at the Borrowerβs expense in connection with the release of any Liens created by any Loan Document in respect of such Subsidiary, property or asset; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing such certifications as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request and any such release should be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.
(d)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, on the Termination Date, all Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral and all obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under any Loan Documents (other than such obligations that expressly survive the Termination Date pursuant to the terms hereof) shall, in each case, be automatically released and, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to evidence the release its security interest in all Collateral (including returning to Holdings or the Borrower all possessory collateral (including all share certificates (if any)) held by it in respect of any Collateral), and to evidence the release of all obligations under any Loan Document (other than such obligations that expressly survive the Termination Date pursuant to the terms hereof), whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (i)Β obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements or any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (ii)Β any contingent indemnification obligations or expense reimburse claims not then due; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing such certifications as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Any such release of obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (and their respective representatives) in connection with taking such actions to release security interest in all Collateral and all obligations under the Loan Documents as contemplated by this SectionΒ 9.18(d).
(e)Β Β Β Β Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement (after giving effect to all netting arrangements relating to such Secured Hedge Agreements) shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed. No person shall have any voting rights under any Loan Document solely as a result of the existence of obligations owed to it under any such Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall require the consent of any holder of obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or any Secured Cash Management Agreements.
SectionΒ 9.19Β Β Β Β Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking
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procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the βJudgment Currencyβ) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the βAgreement Currencyβ), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
SectionΒ 9.20Β Β Β Β USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
SectionΒ 9.21Β Β Β Β Affiliate Lenders.
(a)Β Β Β Β Each Lender who is an Affiliate of the Borrower, excluding (x)Β Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries and (y)Β any Debt Fund Affiliate Lender (each, an βAffiliate Lenderβ; it being understood that (x)Β neither Holdings, the Borrower, nor any of their Subsidiaries may be Affiliate Lenders and (y)Β Debt Fund Affiliate Lenders and Affiliate Lenders may be Lenders hereunder in accordance with SectionΒ 9.04, subject in the case of Affiliate Lenders, to this SectionΒ 9.21), in connection with any (i)Β consent (or decision not to consent) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document, (ii)Β other action on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii)Β direction to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, agrees that, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action (1)Β described in clausesΒ (i), (ii), (iii)Β or (iv)Β of the first proviso of SectionΒ 9.08(b) or (2)Β that adversely affects such Affiliate Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a disproportionately adverse manner as compared to other Lenders, such Affiliate Lender shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in such proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliate Lenders. Each Affiliate Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Affiliate Lenderβs attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Affiliate Lender and in the name of such Affiliate Lender, from time to time in the Administrative Agentβs discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this clauseΒ (a).
(b)Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Affiliate Lender shall have any right to (1)Β attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present, (2)Β receive any information or material prepared by Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among Administrative Agent and/or one or more Lenders, except to
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the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives, (3)Β make or bring (or participate in, other than as a passive participant in or recipient of its pro rata benefits of) any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender with respect to any duties or obligations or alleged duties or obligations of such Agent or any other such Lender under the Loan Documents, (4)Β purchase any Term Loan if, immediately after giving effect to such purchase, Affiliate Lenders in the aggregate would own Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding or (5)Β purchase any Revolving Facility Loans or Revolving Facility Commitments. It shall be a condition precedent to each assignment to an Affiliate Lender that such Affiliate Lender shall have (x)Β represented to the assigning Lender in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance, and notified the Administrative Agent, that it is (or will be, following the consummation of such assignment) an Affiliate Lender and that the aggregate amount of Term Loans held by it giving effect to such assignments shall not exceed the amount permitted by clauseΒ (4) of the preceding sentence and (y)Β represented in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance that it is not in possession of material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities (or, if Holdings is not at the time a public reporting company, material information of a type that would not be reasonably expected to be publicly available if Holdings were a public reporting company) that (A)Β has not been disclosed to the assigning Lender or the Lenders generally (other than because any such Lender does not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries) and (B)Β could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, the assigning Lenderβs decision make such assignment.
SectionΒ 9.22Β Β Β Β Agency of the Borrower for the Loan Parties. Each of the other Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower as its agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the giving and receipt of notices and the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein and therein and all modifications hereto and thereto.
SectionΒ 9.23Β Β Β Β No Liability of the Issuing Banks. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letter of Credit. Neither any Issuing Bank nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a)Β the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b)Β the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c)Β payment by such Issuing Bank against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; or (d)Β any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, except that the Borrower shall have a claim against such Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall be liable to the Borrower, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower that the Borrower proves were caused by (i)Β such Issuing Bankβs willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction in determining whether documents presented under any Letter of Credit comply with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii)Β such Issuing Bankβs willful failure to make lawful payment under a Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificates strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, such Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.
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SectionΒ 9.24Β Β Β Β Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)Β Β Β Β the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)Β Β Β Β the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)Β Β Β Β a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)Β Β Β Β a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)Β Β Β Β the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
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INCEPTION PARENT, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: President | |
INCEPTION MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Vice President |
CITIBANK, N.A. | ||
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank and as a Lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Β | Title: Vice President |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH as Issuing Bank and as a Lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Β | Title:Β Β Managing Director | |
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Β | Title:Β Β Director |
BARCLAYS BANK PLC as Issuing Bank and as a Lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Β | Title:Β Β Managing Director |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA as Issuing Bank and as a Lender | ||||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Β | Name: | Β | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Β | Title: | Β | Managing Director, Head of Global Leveraged Finance |
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH | ||
as issuing Bank and as a lender | ||
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Β | Title: Authorized Signatory | |
By: | Β | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx |
Β | Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Β | Title: Authorized Signatory |